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By TIMES STAFF WRITER
Published July 1, 2006
Broadway actor heads home for 'Wild Party' Michelle Dowdy, the 2005 Gibbs High School graduate who appeared as Tracy Turnblad in the Broadway hit Hairspray, will return home to the Tampa Bay area next month to perform in The Wild Party at the Palladium Theater in St. Petersburg. Performances are Aug. 18-20. Dowdy was profiled in a St. Petersburg Times series in December. The Wild Party tells the story of Queenie and Burrs, a vaudeville dancer and a vaudeville clown who share a Manhattan apartment. Their relationship is marked by vicious behavior and recklessness, mirroring the era in which they live. They decide to throw a party to end all parties. For ticket information, visit www.mypalladium.org or call (727) 822-3590. Before dining out with dog, check local laws The state's doggie dining law takes effect today, but you won't be able to take Fido and Fluffy to a restaurant until local officials approve it for their jurisdictions. So far, Pinellas and Hillsborough county officials are making no move to open dining doors to dogs. If the measure ever gets local approval, it will be only for restaurants with outdoor seating. Some restaurants with fresh-air dining already permit dogs. If the owners are aware of the potential $1,000 fines, they don't seem to care. Back-to-school fair desperate for supplies About 1,500 homeless and needy children are expected at a back-to-school fair in Tampa on July 18-19 to pick up school supplies. But there is one major snag: Metropolitan Ministries, the fair's organizer, said it has collected 114 backpacks and only 5 percent of the supplies that the children will need for school. The shortage hinders the fair's goal to equip needy children for the new school year. For those who can help: School supplies, uniforms or money donations are being accepted through July 15. Drop donations off Monday through Saturday at the Ministries Donation Center, 2101 N Florida Ave. For hours and more information, go to www.metromin.org or call (813)209-1060.
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