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By Times Staff
Published June 23, 2006

CRAFT DEMONSTRATIONS: Guest artists Grace Potter, Jennifer Schuele and Arlene Lane will demonstrate how to weave reed baskets, sculpt clay fantasy animals and create handmade books from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at Painted Fish Gallery, 350 Main St., Dunedin. Summer gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Call 734-5060 or visit the Web site at www.paintedfishgallery.com.

OPERA AT THE PARK: Rachmaninoff's opera Francesca Da Rimini will be shown at 1 p.m. Sunday in the auditorium at Pinewood Cultural Center Park, 12211 Walsingham Road, Largo. The free program is sponsored by the Pinellas Opera League and the Gulf Coast Museum of Art. Call 518-6833.

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RICHARD FLORSHEIM: AN ART LEGACY AND 'DRAWN FROM LIFE' EXHIBITS: Exhibits of prints and paintings by 20th century American artist and educator Richard Florsheim and "Drawn From Life: Works on Paper'' by American artists of the early to mid 20th century at the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art on the Tarpon Springs campus of St. Petersburg College, 600 Klosterman Road. The exhibits continue through Sunday. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday (open until 9 p.m. Thursdays) and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors, and free to children and students with ID. Free admission on Sunday. Call 712-5762.

FUSED GLASS EXHIBIT: The fused glass works of artist Lisa Vogt are on display this month in the gallery exhibit cases at the Largo Public Library, 120 Central Park Drive. Her work has been exhibited in cities throughout the country, and her 5- by 15-foot iron and fused glass kite series, Kites in Flight, is installed at Tampa International Airport. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Call 587-6715, ext. 2514, for more information.

'WILL BOYS BE BOYS?' EXHIBIT: Bringing together the works of 19 nationally recognized artists, "Will Boys Be Boys?" examines the nature of adolescent masculinity in art from the past five years in an exhibition through July 2 at the Gulf Coast Museum of Art, 12211 Walsingham Road, Largo. Works include paintings, photographs, sculptures and video works. The show is accompanied by videos and films on the subject. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday. Admission is $8 adults, $6 seniors, $5 students. Children age 9 and younger and museum members are admitted free. Call 518-6833.

FROM FUR TO FEATHERS EXHIBIT: "Reflections of Nature - From Fur to Feathers'' is open though July 26 at the Plainsmen Gallery, 2450 Sunset Point Road, Clearwater. The show features a selection of new works by award-winning wildlife artists Grant Hacking, Matthew Hillier, John Seerey-Lester and Ernest Simmons; realistic bird and fish bronzes by Geoffrey Smith and Frank DiVita; and detailed western bronzes by Dave McGary. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, closed Sunday and Monday. Call 726-5100.

BROOKE ALLISON PASTELS: The award-winning pastels of artist Brooke Allison are on display through July 31 in the Largo Public Library gallery, 120 Central Park Drive. Her work has been featured in American Artist magazine and is included in the corporate collections of Walt Disney World Co., Dean Witter, Raymond James Financial and Central Florida Community College. She is an art instructor at the Dunedin Fine Art Center and president of the local Professional Association of Visual Artists. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Call 587-6715, ext. 2514, for more information.

TOY SOLDIERS AS HISTORY: 2,000 miniature toy soldiers hand-painted by artist Bill Renc and representing historical periods from Stonehenge to Queen Victoria are on display through Aug. 25 at the Clearwater Main Library first-floor lobby, 100 N Osceola Ave. Hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Call 562-4970, ext. 5284.

PLUMB HOUSE MUSEUM TOURS: Free tours of the historic Plumb House Museum continue through Nov. 2. Tours are from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on the first and third Thursday of each month. The house is the birthplace of one of Clearwater's first public school teachers. It was built in 1896 and includes period furnishings, vintage photo collections, artifacts and documents of historic significance. The house is supported by the Clearwater Historical Society. For more information, call 449-1186, 446-2676 or 399-1412.

NATIONAL ARMED SERVICES & LAW ENFORCEMENT MUSEUM: Artifacts range from the Revolutionary War to the present at the museum, 500 Douglas Ave., Dunedin. Hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, closed Sunday and Monday. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for children 15 and younger. For information, call 734-0700.

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