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Notebook: Barnes & Noble to host monthly book clubs

By MEAGHAN FORBES and AMY SCHERZER
Published January 6, 2006

NORTH BON AIR - Barnes & Noble is starting several monthly book clubs in January beginning with the fiction book group at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at 213 N Dale Mabry Highway.

The mystery book group will meet the third Wednesday of every month starting Jan. 18, the science fiction group will meet the third Thursday starting Jan. 19, the women's fiction group will meet the fourth Tuesday starting Jan. 24 and the nonfiction group will meet the fourth Wednesday starting Jan. 25.

All meetings begin at 7:30 p.m. Call 871-2228 for book titles.

DOWNTOWN - The world's largest poem debuts on the east side of the Park Tower office building Saturday.

The Outdoor Arts Foundation is installing its eighth mural, replacing the heart-shaped American flag that has been on the tower for the past 21/2 years.

The foundation teamed with Tampa poet laureate James Tokley, Davis Islands artist Eileen Goldenberg and Tampa Preparatory students to create the piece.

Tokley's poem, Leviathan, tells the tale of a majestic whale. Goldenberg used the piece to create an original painting featuring the words of the poem framed on a turquoise background. Fifty students then created small drawings that serve as the border.

The final product that will grace the tower is a vinyl reproduction measuring 45 by 63 feet. It will remain on the tower for about two years.

For more information, go to www.outdoorartsfoundation.com

HYDE PARK NORTH - Have fun and win prizes at Nola Cafe's puzzle night Saturday at 301 W Platt St.

Word games include Battleship Search, Movie Quotes and Add Some Letters. Bring a friend or play individually. The free event starts at 7 p.m. Call 258-8778 for information.

DOWNTOWN - Buddhist teachings in the modern world is the subject of a new monthly series at the Lotus Room, 1101 W Kennedy Blvd.

On the second Sunday of each month, the public is invited to a free discussion of topics reflecting a variety of American Buddhist viewpoints and experiences.

Frank Tedesco will be the featured speaker at 7 p.m. Sunday. He will discuss socially engaged Buddhism in Asia. Tedesco spent many years in Asia and received a doctorate in Buddhist studies from a Korean university. He serves as Buddhist chaplain for the Pinellas County Jail.

Additional speakers have been scheduled through June. For more information, call 238-9713.

TAMPA - The Junior League of Tampa recently awarded the Tampa Museum of Art a $2,489 grant to further its outreach efforts in the museum's Artspace program. The award will provide additional resources in 2006 to establish permanent art stations at Metropolitan Ministries, Haven Poe Runaway Shelter and the Spring.

For more than seven years, the Artspace program has exposed at-risk youths to art exhibitions and museum activities in an effort to increase self-esteem and self-awareness.

The grant will expand the museum's outreach visits at each site and fund the purchase of art supplies and educational resources for the children.

Since the program's inception, the Tampa Museum of Art has served more than 4,000 area children and worked closely with several organizations, including the Children's Home, Joshua House and the Lake Magdalene Emergency Shelter.

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