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This week: Pinellas

By Times Staff Writer
Published April 29, 2005

CONCERT IN THE PARK: A Fifth Friday Concert in Ulmer Park Gazebo, 301 West Bay Drive, will be today from 6 to 9 p.m., with the sounds of Les Brook. Bring lawn chairs or sit in the grass. Meals will be sold for $3. Call Downtown Largo Main Street office at 518-8442.

BLUES FEST: The Oldsmar Blues Fest will be Saturday from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. at R.E. Olds Park, 107 Shore Drive W. There will be live music, a classic car show and concessions. Admission and parking are free. Call (813) 749-1260.

FREE MUSEUM DAY: The Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, 600 Klosterman Road, will participate in Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day on Saturday. The day is a celebration of culture, learning and the dissemination of knowledge and emulates the free-admission policy of the Smithsonian Institution. Museums participating in the program will admit two adults free with the presentation of a Museum Day card from the April 2005 issue of Smithsonian Magazine. The Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art will extend that invitation and admission to the museum will be free to all, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Docent-led tours will be offered at 2 p.m. on Saturdays.

TOUCH A TRUCK: The city of Dunedin will hold the fourth annual Touch-A-Truck event on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Highlander Park, 1141 Michigan Blvd. The event is free and will include a petting zoo, pony rides, moonwalks, face painting and concessions. Proceeds benefit Dunedin for Youth Scholarship Program. The event showcases all types of vehicles including fire engines, cars, trucks, heavy equipment, helicopters, motorcycles and emergency vehicles. The U.S. Special Operations Command Parachute Team will make an appearance. Call 298-3290.

MUSIC FESTIVAL: The Sunburst Music Festival will be Saturday from noon to 9 p.m. at the Safety Harbor Marina. The event features music, food, crafts and children's activities to celebrate spring. Local bands offer a variety of music, including Celtic, bluegrass, funk, world beat and reggae. There will be puppet shows and jugglers, a petting zoo and handcrafts. Admission is $3, free to children under 16. Proceeds benefit the nonprofit School of the Suncoast.

PIPE BAND CONCERT: The Dunedin Pipe Band will hold a concert in the park Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the Highlander Park Pavilion, 1141 Michigan Blvd., Dunedin. Bring lawn chairs. Call 733-6240.

"AUNTIE MAME": Francis Wilson Playhouse, 302 Seminole St., Clearwater, presents Auntie Mame, the original rollicking comical romp, through Sunday. Auntie Mame was written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. Cost is $14 for adults and $10 for students. For reservations, call 446-1360.

ART EXHIBIT: The Dunedin Fine Art Center's annual student, member and faculty exhibitions will run through May 13. These exhibitions offer the opportunity for current members or students to exhibit their best work. The work is displayed along with the work of the Center'sfaculty members. Cash and place awards are included. The center is at 1143 Michigan Blvd., Dunedin. Call 298-3322.

ART EXHIBIT: "Images of My Imagination" by artist Karen Mason of Largo will be at The Packinghouse Gallery, 10900 Oakhurst Road, Largo, through June 30. Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 596-7822.

ART EXHIBIT: Painted Fish Gallery, 350 Main St., Dunedin, will show landscapes and paintings of coastal life by gallery owner Bill Renc, and circular stained glass windows depicting butterfly and insect life by Diana Eagles, through May 29. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ART EXHIBIT: "Saso in Spring," an exhibit of work by Clearwater artist Frank Saso, is on display through today at the art gallery in Oldsmar City Hall, 100 State St. Among Saso's previous work is a commemorative painting of the 1991 Gulf War that hangs in the Pentagon. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call (813) 855-4693.

LANDSCAPES: Syd Entel Galleries, 247 Main St., Safety Harbor, will exhibit the work of Sally C. Evans through May 5. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Evans' subject matter ranges from the beaches and landscapes of Florida to the deserts of the Southwest. Call 725-1808.

MIXED MEDIA: "Lived Art," a mixed-media exhibit by John DiSanza, will be held May 7 through June 29 at Tarpon Springs Cultural Center, 101 S Pinellas Ave. DiSanza, a Dunedin resident, is also an author and actor. An opening reception will be May 7 from 7 to 9 p.m. Exhibit hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday noon to 4 p.m. Free admission.

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