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By Times Staff
Published May 7, 2006

AUTHOR APPEARANCES

- Tracey Henry Suburban Diva: From the Real Side of the Picket Fence, 1 p.m., today, Barnes & Noble, 23654 U.S. 19 N, Clearwater.

- Patti Callahan Henry (When Light Breaks), 6 p.m., Tuesday, Inkwood Books, 216 S Armenia Ave., Tampa; 1 p.m., Wednesday, Circle Books, 478 John Ringling Blvd., Sarasota.

- Jennifer Schwirzer (Dying to be Beautiful), 11 a.m., Thursday, Circle Books, Sarasota.

- Dorothy Michaels (Wringing the Truth), 11 a.m., Saturday, Circle Books, Sarasota.

- Eliot Schrefer (Glamorous Disasters), 2 p.m., Saturday, Barnes & Noble, Clearwater.

EVENTS

- Author Richard Alfieri, director Todd Olson and cast members will offer a preview of the American Stage production of Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks today at 2 p.m. at the St. Pete Beach Library, 365 73rd Ave., St. Pete Beach. Open to the public. For information, call (727) 552-1762.

- Older Women's Legacy Project: Writing Our Lives, a series of memoir-writing workshops, is being held from 2 to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesdays through May 31 at the Largo Public Library, 120 Central Park Drive. Space is limited. To register, call (727) 587-6715.

- Former New York Yankee Ron Blomberg, baseball's first designated hitter, will sign copies of his book, Designated Hebrew: The Ron Blomberg Story, at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Temple Ahavat Shalom, 1575 Curlew Road, Palm Harbor. For information, call (727) 785 8811.

- The Florida Writers Association, St. Petersburg Group, presents Terra Pressler, who will speak on techniques outlined in her book, Creative Juice: Eight Weeks to Authentic Writing. The event is at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the St. Petersburg Main Library, 3745 Ninth Ave. N. For information, call Richard Budin, (727) 461-3897.

- Andrew Kohut, director of the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press and the Pew Global Attitudes Project, and author of America Against the World: How We Are Different and Why We Are Disliked, will speak at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Hyatt Sarasota, 1000 Boulevard of the Arts, Sarasota. The cost is $10 for Forum 2005 members or $15 for nonmembers. Call (941) 349-8350 or log on to www.forum2005.org.

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