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Weekend best bets
Cool things to do on your time off.
By WILMA NORTON
Published September 15, 2006
Grover near The Sesame Street gang is back again, singing and dancing onstage and teaching us a thing or two. This time, the star is lovable blue guy Grover, who finds out he can't have super powers if he lives on junk food. Sesame Street Live: Super Grover! Ready for Action is at 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. today, 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday and 1 and 4:30 p.m. Sunday at the St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa. (813) 301-2500, www.stpetetimesforum.com. $13.75-$17.75. Picture this The former Tampa Gallery of Photographic Arts reopens today with a new name and a new location: Florida Museum of Photographic Arts at 200 Tampa St., Tampa. The opening exhibit is "Aaron Siskind: Harlem Document (1932-1940)." The opening party is from 5 to 8 tonight. Dr. Robert Draper will give a gallery talk at 2 p.m. Sunday. Regular hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. (813) 221-2222, www.fmopa.org. Free, with a suggested donation of $2. Tunes around Tampa Bay Musical selections include Hootie and the Blowfish, 7:30 p.m. today, Ford Amphitheatre, Tampa. $27.50-$35. Donated school supplies for Hillsborough County Schools and A Gift for Teaching of Tampa collected at the gate. (813) 740-2446. Wolfmother, 8 p.m. Saturday, Jannus Landing, St. Petersburg. $15 advance, $18 day of show. (727) 896-2276. WMNF Birthday Bash with 13 bands on three stages, 7 p.m. Saturday, Cuban Club, Ybor City. $22 advance, $27 at the door, $10 at the door (teenagers). (813) 239-9663 or (813) 238-8001. Jobsite Rocks III with Nessie, the Vodkanauts and more, 8 p.m. Saturday, New World Brewery, Ybor City. $6. (813) 248-4969. Kamelot, 8 p.m. Saturday, State Theatre, St. Petersburg. $22. (727) 895-3045. Dan McMillion Jazz Orchestra, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center. $16. (727) 942-5605. Akwid, Arturo Sandoval and more, 8 p.m. Sunday, moved to the State Theatre, St. Petersburg. $15 advance, $20 day of show. (727) 896-2276. - WILMA NORTON, Times staff writer
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