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Notebook: Festival recounts Stanley Cup victory

By ANNE ARSENAULT
Published June 3, 2005

CHANNEL DISTRICT - Relive the Tampa Bay Lightning's historic Stanley Cup championship at Stanfest: The One Year Anniversary Celebration on Tuesday at the St. Pete Times Forum, 401 Channelside Drive.

The all-day festival begins at 11 a.m. with a free barbecue lunch in Chrysler/Jeep Plaza. Enjoy live entertainment, locker room tours and a memorabilia auction to benefit the Lightning Foundation.

All eight trophies, including the Stanley Cup won by the Lightning in 2004, will be on display.

Doors to the Forum open at 5 p.m. for season ticketholders and 6:30 p.m. for the public. A replay of Game 7 for the Stanley Cup begins at 8 p.m. The first 5,000 fans to enter the Forum will receive a free copy of the Lightning's Championship DVD and Thundersticks.

For information, visit www.tampabaylightning.com

DOWNTOWN - The Downtown YMCA Wellness Center is celebrating more than 20 years of service to the downtown community with a week of festivities Monday-June 11.

Visitors will receive door prizes, including workout towels, shower towels, T-shirts and food from Great Harvest Bread on Monday through Thursday. Enjoy chair massages from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday. On June 11, the Fort Brooke Family Fun 5K Run, Walk, Jog or Bike begins at 8 a.m.

Downtown YMCA Wellness Centers are located at 104 S Franklin St. and 100 N Tampa St. For information, call 229-1305 or 224-1334 or visit www.tampaymca.org

HISTORIC YBOR - DELTA Inc., a nonprofit corporation, presents Summer Jazz featuring Five Men on a Stool at 6 p.m. Saturday at Centro Asturiano de Tampa, 1913 N Nebraska Ave.

Five Men on a Stool, an Atlanta contemporary R&B/Jazz ensemble, blends music and spoken word for an unusual performance.

Tickets are $40 and can be purchased at Books for Thought, 10910 N 56th St., or by calling 748-7848.

TAMPA - Refresh your home's decor with tips from the design team at Robb & Stucky Interiors at International Plaza, 2223 N West Shore Blvd.

Robb & Stucky designers are hosting a variety of seminars throughout June about design techniques, introductions to the latest trends and guidelines for home accessorizing.

On Wednesday from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Craig Zehms and Claire Kennedy from Lalique crystal will have a Lalique Jewelry Trunk Show.

At 6 p.m. June 14, interior designer David Easton will share his ideas on how technology and population growth affect our homes, furniture and interior design.

For other seminars, go to www.robbstucky.com Click on seminars in Tampa.

Space is limited and reservations are requested. Call 319-6700, ext. 3.

BAYSHORE GARDENS - The Tampa Garden Club hosts its annual fundraiser, "Vineyard by the Bay," to preserve green space along Bayshore Boulevard.

Visit the garden club, 2629 Bayshore Blvd., from 7 to 10 p.m. today for a wine tasting, hors d'oeuvres, music and auctions.

Tickets are $50 and will be available at the door. For information, call the Garden Club at 251-5059 or Kathy Echevarria at 240-5272.

BAYSHORE GARDENS - Personalize your stationery with flowers at the Moonlight Garden Circle's June program at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Tampa Garden Club, 2629 Bayshore Blvd. Make pressed flower note cards and hear from speaker Martha Hall.

The program is free and open to the public and new members. For information, call 251-5753 or e-mail michelevat@att.net

TAMPA - Keep Me In Stitches sewing boutique celebrates its fifth anniversary and 2004 Tampa Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year award from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Saturday.

The customer appreciation celebration includes trunk shows, free workshops, discounts, door prizes and food at the South Tampa store, 4237 W Kennedy Blvd., and the Carrollwood location, 14833 N Dale Mabry Highway.

Keep Me In Stitches specializes in sewing machines, educational classes, furniture and fabrics. For information, visit www.kmisinc.com

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