Print

Email story

Comment

Email editor

Neighborhhod report

Notebook: 'Salute to Our Troops' is fall festival's theme

By ANNE ARSENAULT
Published October 14, 2005

FAIR OAKS/MANHATTAN MANOR - Enjoy carnival rides, food and live entertainment at the 42nd annual South Tampa Fall Festival this weekend at St. Patrick Catholic School, 4518 S Manhattan Ave. The festival runs from 1 to 11 p.m. today and Saturday and from 1 to 7 p.m. Sunday.

This year's theme is "A Salute to Our Troops" and will feature performances by local high school ROTCs. Activities for kids include crafts, games and hair braiding. Adults can check out the sports tent and a beer garden, featuring a big screen television showing football throughout the day.

Ride tickets cost $1 each. Food and game tickets cost 50 cents each. Admission is free. For information, call 839-5056 or go to www.stpatricktampa.org/school and click on the festival.

CARVER CITY/LINCOLN GARDENS - Mayor Pam Iorio will host a town hall meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Jefferson High School, 4401 W Cypress St. Residents are invited to talk about issues pertaining to South Tampa neighborhoods.

The mayor will discuss the city's strategic goals, projects and initiatives. City administrators and department representatives will be available to answer questions. For information, call 274-7835.

TAMPA - Celebrate the third anniversary of the TECO Line Streetcar by riding for 5 cents during Streetcar Fest from 7 a.m. Saturday to 2 a.m. Sunday. Early service is provided to accommodate walkers participating in the Making Strides Breast Cancer Walk. Parking is available along the Streetcar line. For maps or information, visit www.tecolinestreetcar.org

TAMPA - Visit the second annual Sacred Path Gathering at 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at A La Carte Pavilion, 4050 Dana Shores Drive. About 75 exhibitors, including artists, craftspeople, healers and musicians, are scheduled to attend.

Cost is $7. For information, call 269-4372 or e-mail mujktj@msn.com

HYDE PARK NORTH - Discover how meditation can deepen relationships at a free workshop, "Mindfulness and Intimate Relationships: Allowing Space for Coming Together," from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the Lotus Room Yoga Studio, 1101 W Kennedy Blvd. Led by psychologist Steve Shealy, the workshop is designed for couples and singles seeking intimate partnership. To register, visit www.bemindful.org or call 989-9910.

TAMPA - Robb & Stucky Interiors hosts the "Edible Centerpiece, Napkin Folding and Table Setting" at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at its store in International Plaza. Lucinda Snyder will demonstrate how to make an edible centerpiece and set a striking table for the holidays.

Seminar space is limited and reservations are requested. To register, call 319-6700 ext. 3.

HISTORIC HYDE PARK - Burton McNeely, owner of Creative Color, presents "From Flash Bulbs to Digital," a lecture and slide show, at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the fountain area of Old Hyde Park Village at Swann and Dakota avenues. The event is free and open to the public.

PALMA CEIA - The Colombian Volunteer Ladies of Tampa Bay will host the 21st annual dinner gala at 7 p.m. Saturday at Palma Ceia Golf and Country Club, 1601 S MacDill Ave. Patsy Feliciano, director of scholarship programs at the University of South Florida, will speak.

Cost is $75. Proceeds benefit Operation Smile, the USF Latino Scholarship and the Institute for Blind Children. For information, call 963-6718 or 963-6478.

DOWNTOWN - High school seniors and prospective transfer students can get a preview of the University of Tampa during an open house from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Guests can explore the new student center and visit residence halls, learn about new programs and scholarship opportunities, and attend panels on campus life. Faculty members will be on hand to discuss their courses, and a financial aid representative will conduct an information session.

Registration is in the lobby of Plant Hall, 401 W Kennedy Blvd. For information, call 253-6211 or go to www.ut.edu/admissions/new/campus_visit.html

DOWNTOWN - The Henry B. Plant Museum, 401 W Kennedy Blvd., is looking for people of all ages to lead museum tours. No prior experience is necessary. Classes for becoming a docent are from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday, 4 to 5 p.m. Oct. 24 and 10 to 11 a.m. Oct. 28. To register, call 258-7304.

DOWNTOWN - Nationally syndicated newspaper columnist Martin Schram will give a free lecture at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Reeves Theatre at the University of Tampa, 401 W Kennedy Blvd. Schram has been a Washington journalist, newspaper editor, television documentary executive and author for more than three decades. His column is distributed to more than 400 newspapers.

For information, e-mail francesca.yabraian@gmail.com

YBOR CITY - Enjoy an evening of dance at 7:30 tonight at Hillsborough Community College's Ybor Campus Theater. Tampa Dances features local dancers, choreographers and participants from arts magnet school programs, including Blake High School, Lockhart Elementary School and Orange Grove Middle School.

Tickets are $5 at the door. For information, call 253-7623 or cacosta@hccfl.edu

CLEARWATER - Chinese Children Adoption International will hold a Chinese adoption informational seminar from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Countryside Library, 2741 State Road 580.

For information, call 727 822-5418, e-mail ccaifl@chinesechildren.org or visit www.chinesechildren.org

[Last modified October 13, 2005, 08:20:12]