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Weekend best bets
Cool ideas for your time off
By WILMA NORTON
Published December 30, 2005
GREAT WAYS TO GREET 2006
New Year's Eve is Saturday, and there are lots of chances to welcome the new year with pizazz for families and partiers alike. Two of the biggest fetes: First Night St. Petersburg and New Year's Eve Party with the Barenaked Ladies. First Night includes art, music, dance and other entertainment throughout downtown after 5 p.m. and, for the first time, in the afternoon along 22nd Street S. Admission buttons are $8 advance, $10 at the gate for adults, $5 for ages 6 to 12. Fireworks are at 8:30 p.m. and midnight on the downtown waterfront. The Barenaked Ladies party starts at 8:30 p.m. at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa. The band takes the stage at 10 and then hosts the countdown to the new year. Tickets are $26.75 to $61.75 for the show, with inclusive packages available for up to $150. 813 301-2500 or www.stpetetimesforum.com For more New Year's Eve happenings, see Page 4E.
LORDLY HIGH-STEPPING
Michael Flatley isn't dancing any more, but his Lord of the Dance remains popular. It is performed at 8 tonight and at 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday in Morsani Hall at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Tampa. Tickets are $40 to $60. A New Year's Eve party after the 8 p.m. performance Saturday is $45. RSVP at 813 229-7827 or www.tbpac.org
CIRQUE TENT ABOUT TO FOLD
Cirque du Soleil's Varekai wraps up a monthlong run in St. Petersburg on Saturday. Remaining performances are at 4 and 8 p.m. today, 1 and 5 p.m. Saturday under the Grand Chapiteau in the parking lot of Tropicana Field. Tickets range from $24.50 to $70 with VIP tickets more. Toll-free 1-800-678-5440 or www.cirquedusoleil.com
COMEDY WITH ATTITUDE
Comic Lewis Black brings his caustic commentary to the Tampa Improv at 7:30 and 10 p.m. today and Saturday. Tonight's shows are $30; Saturday's are $70. (813) 864-4000.
GET YOUR SPIRIT IN TUNE
For pre-New Year's entertainment, check out these concerts tonight: Clay Aiken, 8 p.m. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater. $55-$62.50. (727) 791-7400. Dave Mason and Leon Russell, 8 p.m. Tampa Theatre, Tampa. $39.50-$50. (813) 274-8981. The Benevento/Russo Duo featuring Mike Gordon, 8 p.m. Jannus Landing, St. Petersburg. $25. (727) 896-2276.
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