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By Times Staff Writer
Published December 17, 2005

"LANGSTON HUGHES' BLACK NATIVITY:' 7:30 p.m. Palladium Theater, 253 Fifth Ave. N, St. Petersburg. Free; advance tickets suggested. 727 822-3590; www.mypalladium.org

"ANNIE:' 2 and 8 p.m. Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, 1010 N MacInnes Place, Tampa. $31.50-$67.50. 813 229-7827; www.tbpac.org

FLORIDA ORCHESTRA: Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 with Master Chorale of Tampa Bay. 7:30 p.m. Pasadena Community Church, 227 70th St. S, St. Petersburg. $15.50-$50.50. (813) 286-2403 or 1-800-662-7286.

CIRQUE DU SOLEIL "VAREKAI:' 4 and 8 p.m. Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg. $35-$70, $31.50-$63 seniors, $24.50-$49 children. 1-800-678-5440; www.cirquedusoleil.com

THE GRAND DUKE: Gilbert & Sullivan Players. 8 p.m. Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center, 324 Pine St. $14-$16. (727) 942-5605.

"JACOB MARLEY'S CHRISTMAS CAROL:' 3 and 8 p.m. American Stage, 211 Third St. S, St. Petersburg. $21-$34. (727) 823-7529.

MICHAEL W. SMITH: 8 p.m. Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 McMullen-Booth Road, Clearwater. $39-$49. 727 791-7400 or www.rutheckerdhall.com

TAMPA HOLIDAY FEST LIGHTED BOAT PARADE: 6:30 p.m., viewed from Wyndham Harbor Island Hotel and Channelside locations. (813) 471-1541.

TAMPA RAIL FAIR AND MODEL TRAIN SHOW AND SALE: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Florida State Fairgrounds, U.S. 301 off Interstate 4, Tampa. $7, kids free. Parking $5-$10. (813) 621-7821.

WINTER CLASSIC MOVIE SERIES: It's a Wonderful Life, (1946). 3 p.m. Tampa Theatre, 711 Franklin St. $7. (813) 274-8981.

PAT TRAVERS: With Mojo Gurus. 8 p.m. State Theatre, 687 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. $15. (727) 895-3045.

WILD WONDERLAND: 6-9 p.m. Lowry Park Zoo, 7530 N Boulevard, Tampa. $13, $11 ages 3-11. (813) 935-8552.

VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS STROLL: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Henry B. Plant Museum, 401 W Kennedy Blvd., Tampa. $9, $3 ages 12 and under. (813) 254-1891.

"CHRISTMAS CABARET:' 2 and 7:30 p.m. Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Tampa. (813) 229-7827.

HOMOSASSA SPRINGS BOAT PARADE: Begins 5:30 p.m. on Homosassa River at Marker 75. (352) 628-2666.

TARPON SPRINGS CHRISTMAS PARADE: Begins 10 a.m. at Alt. U.S. 19 and Morgan Street. Ends at Craig Park, with games, refreshments and Santa. (727) 937-6109.

SAFETY HARBOR HOLIDAY PARADE: Begins 1 p.m. and moves along Main Street. (727) 724-1530.

INDIAN ROCKS BEACH LIGHTED BOAT PARADE: Begins 7 p.m. just south of Holiday Inn Harbourside, 401 Second St. and goes north. (727) 595-6889.

MADEIRA BEACH BOAT PARADE: Begins 6:30 p.m. behind City Hall, 300 Municipal Drive, to John's Pass, then back to American Legion. (727) 391-9951.

INVERNESS HOLIDAY BOAT PARADE OF LIGHTS: 6-8 p.m. Wallace Brooks Park on Lake Henderson. (352) 726-3913.

PLANT CITY CAR SHOWS: Mason Dixon Classic Car Show, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., $15 participants. Also Strawberry Classic Car Show, 4-9 p.m., participants free. McCall Park, 100 N Collins St. Free for spectators. (813) 754-3707, 1-800-760-2315.

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