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Weekend best bets
Fun things to do with your weekend.
By WILMA NORTON
Published April 7, 2006
A CHANGE IN SCRIPTAmerican Stage in the Park moves away from Shakespeare with Crowns, a gospel-flavored musical that theater officials hope will have a broader appeal than adaptations of the Bard. The play opens tonight at Demens Landing on the downtown St. Petersburg waterfront and runs through May 7. Shows are at 8 tonight through Sunday, then 8 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. $10-$25. Wednesdays are "pay what you can." (727) 823-7529; americanstage.org. JOIN THE FESTIVITIESFestivals abound, including the final weekend of the Bay Area Renaissance Festival today through Sunday in Tampa; PhilFest today through Sunday near Tampa; the Sun 'n Fun Fly-In through Monday in Lakeland; the USF Botanical Gardens' Spring Plant Festival Saturday and Sunday in Tampa; Family Earthfest Saturday in Largo; Dunedin Highland Games Saturday in Dunedin; Tampa-Hillsborough County Storytelling Festival today and Saturday in Tampa; Festa Italiana Saturday and Sunday in Ybor City; and PierFest Saturday and Sunday in St. Petersburg. See Page 2E for all the details. SOUNDS OF MUSICThe music lineup is as varied as the festival schedule. Highlights include Heart, 8 p.m. today, Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater. Sold out. (727) 791-7400. Little Feat, 9 p.m. today, State Theatre, St. Petersburg. $25. (727) 895-3045. Pointer Sisters, 8 p.m. Saturday, Ruth Eckerd Hall. $39-$50. A Flock of Seagulls, 9 p.m. Saturday, State Theatre. $12-$15. Ween, 7 p.m. Saturday, Jannus Landing, St. Petersburg. $25. (727) 896-2276. Florida Orchestra, "Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony," 7:30 p.m. Saturday through Monday; Saturday at Pasadena Community Church, St. Petersburg; Sunday at Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater; Monday at Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Tampa. $15.50-$50.50. (813) 286-2403. Stella Star with the Editors. 8 p.m. Sunday, State Theatre. $10-$12. DREAMY CONCOCTIONCirque du Soleil mixes songs from its popular shows with dance and theater in a multimedia event called Delirium. Unlike the touring Cirque tent shows that arrive for several weeks, this one is here for two performances only: 8 p.m. Sunday and Monday at the St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa. $71.25-$111.75. (813) 301-2500.
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