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Weekend best bets

Fun things to do on your time off.

By WILMA NORTON
Published March 17, 2006

Bring on the blarney

Happy St. Patrick's Day. For a list of festivities, see Page 4E.

Alfresco fun close to home

It's shaping up to be another great weekend to be outdoors. Check out one of these hometown festivals: Chili Blaze and Bike Show, 6 to 11 p.m. today, England Brothers Band Shell, Pinellas Park. Free admission. All-you-can-sample chili wristband, $7. (727) 687-4494. Seminole Pow Wow, 5-11 p.m. today, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, with parade at 10 a.m. and fireworks at 8:45 p.m. Saturday, Holland Mangum Recreation Center, Seminole. (727) 391-8345. Free admission. Country in the Park, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday, Town Square Plaza Park, Pinellas Park. (727) 541-0721. Free. Bark in the Park, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Al Lopez Park, Tampa. Minimum $45 donation for pet walk, other activities free. (813) 876-4150. World War II Salute and Home Front Experience, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Heritage Village, Largo. Free. (727) 582-2123.

From Broadway to bagpipes

Nashville mandolin legend Sam Bush, 9 tonight, State Theatre, St. Petersburg. $23. (727) 895-3045. Florida Orchestra, "Bravo Broadway!," Richard Kaufman, conductor, the Bravo Broadway Vocal Ensemble, and Debbie Gravitte, vocalist. 8 tonight, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Tampa; 8 p.m. Saturday, Pasadena Community Church, St. Petersburg; 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater. $15.50-$50.50. (813) 286-2403 or toll-free 1-800-662-7286. Traditional Scottish sounds from the Battlefield Band, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center. $16-$18. (727) 942-5605. Organ virtuoso Paul Jacobs, 3 p.m. Saturday, Christ United Methodist Church, St. Petersburg. $10. (727) 822-3343. 4 p.m. Sun., St. Boniface Episcopal Church, Sarasota. $5, $12. (941) 349-5616.

Lights in the night

A new display for the Lights On Tampa project debuts tonight: Jeff Whipple's Illuminations of Ruminations, a 300-foot mural, and Long Time No See, a video and sound installation. Both will be projected on the Tampa Museum of Art from 7 p.m. to midnight, with a repeat performance on Saturday. They will continue Fridays and Saturdays through April 8. Free. Also at the museum, the exhibit "Keith Haring: Art & Commerce, A Tribute to the Pop Shop" opens Saturday.

Legends get back into the game

Lots of big-name former Major Leaguers (plus a football player or two) take the field again Sunday at the Legends of Baseball Game. The roster is subject to change, but the greats expected include Wade Boggs, Harmon Killebrew, Steve Carlton, Ferguson Jenkins, Bob Feller and Brooks Robinson. The Celebrity Home Run Derby is at 5 p.m., with the game at 6 at Bright House Networks Field, U.S. 19 and Drew Street, Clearwater. $10-$25. (727) 467-4457 or www.philliesspringtraining.com.

- WILMA NORTON, Times staff writer

For more weekend highlights, see page 4E.

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