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Weekend best bets
Cool ideas for your time off
By WILMA NORTON
Published December 16, 2005
GOING APE OVER "KONG'
King Kong, which opened Wednesday, is the weekend's monumental release. St. Petersburg Times film critic Steve Persall gave it an A. But if you've seen Kong already or the big guy isn't your style, there's The Family Stone, a new comedy with an all-star cast that includes Diane Keaton, Sarah Jessica Parker and Dermot Mulroney. Persall gave it a B+
FREE "BLACK NATIVITY' SHOWS
The Christmas theatrical productions continue with a free production of Langston Hughes' Black Nativity today through Sunday at the Palladium Theater in St. Petersburg. Tickets are free, but it's advisable to check with the box office for availability. Shows are at 7:30 tonight and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Sunday's show will feature an American Sign Language translator. 727 822-3590; www.mypalladium.org
ORPHAN ANNIE DROPS IN
Everybody's favorite orphan is on stage through Sunday at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center in Tampa. Marissa O'Donnell stars as Annie, with Conrad John Schuck as Daddy Warbucks and Mackenzie Phillips as Lily St. Regis. Shows are at 8 tonight, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday. $31.50-$67.50. 813 229-7827; www.tbpac.org
MUSIC WHEREVER YOU GO
Smooth jazz, major funk, hot blues and Christian pop highlight the weekend concerts. Peter White, Rick Braun and Mindi Abair are at 8 tonight at Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater. $35-$45. (727) 791-7400. George Clinton with friends from P-Funk perform at 7 tonight at Jannus Landing, St. Petersburg. $15. (727) 896-2276. John Hammond and Roy Book Binder are at 8 tonight at Skipper's Smokehouse, Tampa. $15. (813) 977-6474. And Michael W. Smith plays at 8 p.m. Saturday at Ruth Eckerd Hall. $39-$49. (727) 791-7400.
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