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By ANDREW MEACHAM
Published August 5, 2005

PARKING LOT SALE: An insurance company's agents and customers are unloading their extra furniture and household items Saturday to benefit the Warrick Dunn Foundation's Homes for the Holidays program for single mothers and their children. The sale runs from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Prudential Tropical Realty's South Tampa office, 1529 S Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa. Call 961-8388.

SUZUKI VIOLIN: Parents who want to help their children learn violin can register with Music Showcase, where instructor Stephanie Guajardo will soon start fall sessions for children ages 3 and up in the Suzuki method. The style of instruction began in the 1950s, when violinist Shinichi Suzuki began teaching young children to play by ear, rather than by reading notes; and to listen, absorb and copy. An orientation session for parents starts at 10 a.m. Saturday at Music Showcase, 402 Oakfield Drive, Brandon. Classes run $90 for six weeks starting Aug. 13. Smaller-sized violins are available. Call 685-5998.

MICROSOFT WORD 101: Get up to speed with Word at the Bloomingdale Regional Library. Instructors will teach a free introduction to the popular word-processing software at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Bloomingdale Regional Library, 1906 Bloomingdale Ave. Must register. Call 273-3652.

COMPUTER GROUP: Group regular Parker Monroe will demonstrate how to back up a computer's contents on an external USB drive. Meetings are free and open to the public. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Brandon High School, 1101 Victoria St., Room 129. Call 685-6622.

TOASTMASTERS: The South Shore Toastmasters, a group which develops public speaking skills, meets at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Trinity Baptist Church, 702 Del Webb Blvd. W. Call 641-0816.

BINGO: Join the Women of the Moose for bingo, Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Brandon Moose Family Center, 804 S Miller Road, Valrico. Call 689-6043.

PARENTING GROUP: The La Leche League, which hosts discussion on parenting and breastfeeding, meets at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Oakfield Medical Plaza, 119 Oakfield Drive, S. 262, Brandon. Call 932-3664.

ALATEEN: The Brandon/Valrico Alateen group, for youth affected by someone else's drinking, meets at 8:15 p.m. Wednesdays at Holy Innocents' Episcopal Church, 604 N Valrico Road, Valrico. Call 881-9372.

BARBERSHOP GROUP: The Greater Sun City Barbershop Singers are inviting men of all ages, with or without singing experience, to join them Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 701 Valley Forge Blvd., Sun City. Reading music is not necessary. Call 634-8200.

ACTING CLASSES: The Village Players theater group is offering acting classes to youth ages 7 to 14. The Theatre Dynamics course covers sports onstage, scene work, character development, and vocal projection. Classes cost $40 a month and are held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Wednesdays at the Janes McCabe Theatre, 505 Fifth Street, Valrico. Call 685-1664, after 2 p.m.

NETWORKING GROUP: So-Biz, a recently formed business networking group, meets at noon Thursday at Yianni's Steak and Seafood, 706 E Brandon Blvd. Call 645-9529.

PROFESSIONAL WOMEN: Greater Brandon's Business and Professional Women meets at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at River Hills Country Club, 3943 New River Hills Parkway, Valrico. Dinner is served at 7 p.m. and costs $25 for nonmembers. Call 643-3281.

KNIT WITS: A knitting and crocheting group can help you practice the craft at no charge. The group next meets at 9 a.m. Aug. 12 at the Ruskin Branch Library, 1 Dickman Drive SE, Ruskin. Call 273-3652.

FOR THE HEARING-IMPAIRED: A provider of special equipment which allows people who have trouble hearing to use the telephone will explain how to use the devices at area libraries. A Florida Telecommunications Relay representative conducts a free training session from 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 12, at Brandon Regional Library, 619 Vonderburg Drive, Brandon. Call 273-3652.

Tell us about your club, meetings or events. Please send information to Andrew Meacham, Brandon Times, 426 W Brandon Blvd. Brandon, FL 33511 or e-mail it to ameacham@sptimes.com Fax: 661-2427. Include the date, time, cost and a contact phone number. Information must be received at least two weeks before the event.

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