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Events

By Ruth Walsh
Published November 17, 2006

Family & Festivals

St. Petersburg Boat Show: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. today, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Sat. and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sun., Bayfront Center Yacht Basin, St. Petersburg. $8, $4 ages 6-12. Toll-free 1-800-940-7642. Today-Sun.

Plant City Pig Jam: State barbecue championship; music, kids' activities. 10 a.m-5 p.m. Randy Larson Softball Four-Plex, 1810 E Park Road, Plant City. Free admission; fee for food, beer. (813) 754-3707. Sat.

Tellabration! 2006: Part of international celebration of storytelling. 7 p.m. Pinellas Park Public Library, 7770 52nd St. N. Donations requested. (727) 647-8057. Sat.

VillageFest 2006: Crafts, music, plants, food. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Carrollwood Village soccer fields, 13420 S Village Drive, Tampa. Free; fee for food. (813) 842-7066. Sat.

Channelside Tree Lighting: Holiday kickoff; also snowfall, entertainment, pictures with Santa. 6-9 p.m. Channelside area, downtown Tampa. (813) 223-4250. Free. Sat.

Music

Opera: La Boheme. 8 p.m. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater. $35-$45.(727) 791-7400 or toll-free 1-800-875-8682. Today

Eun Soo Son: Piano recital; works by Beethoven and Schumann. 8 p.m. St. Petersburg College Music Center, 6605 Fifth Ave. N, St. Petersburg. Free. (727) 341-3460. Today

Super Charity Bash 2006: Appearance by American Idol's Melissa McGhee. 8 p.m. Club Underground, 801 E Whiting St., Tampa. $20, $10 college students. (813) 601-2660. Today

Mute Math: 7 p.m. State Theatre, 687 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, $12. (727) 895-3045. Today

Florida Orchestra: "Brahms & Dvorak." 8 p.m. today, Tampa Bay Performing Arts, Tampa; 8 p.m. Sat., Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg; 7:30 p.m. Sun., Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater. $17-$52. (813) 286-2403, toll-free 1-800-662-7286. Today-Sun.

Suncoast Dixieland Jazz Classic: Sheraton Sand Key Resort, 1160 Gulf Blvd., Clearwater Beach. $90 weekend badge. (727) 536-0064. Today-Sun.

And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead: With the Blood Brothers, Celebration, and Brothers and Sisters. 7 p.m. Jannus Landing, 16 Second St. N, St. Petersburg. $15. (727) 896-1244. Sat.

North Mississippi Allstars: 8 p.m. State Theatre, 687 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. $20. (727) 895-3045. Sat.

Kenny Drew Jr.: Concert by jazz pianist. 3 p.m. Saffron's restaurant, 1700 Park St. N, St. Petersburg. $20. (727) 343-5410. Sun.

Jean Francois Latour: 2 p.m. Octagon Arts Center, 2470 Nursery Road, Clearwater. $25. (727) 531-7704. Sun.

Art Events

New Tampa Arts Festival: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat.-Sun. Palm Lake at Tampa Palms office complex, 15310 Amberly Drive. Free. (813) 276-8250. Sat.-Sun.

Museum of Fine Arts: "Witness to the Moment: Images by Photojournalists" opens. 255 Beach Drive NE, St. Petersburg. (727) 896-2667; www.fine-arts.org. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun. $7-$8, $4 students. Sat.

Syd Entel Galleries: "John James Audubon's The Birds of America: Audubon Centennial Edition." Opening reception, 6-8 p.m. 247 Main St., Safety Harbor. Sat.

Arts, Eats and Beats: Outdoor festival with music, art by Jules Burt, others, food from area restaurants, kids' activities. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Museum of Science and Industry, Tampa. $12, $11 seniors, $10 ages 2-12. Sat.-Sun.

Other

Crafty Ladies' Winter Craft Show: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. today and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat. Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, 1555 Windmill Pointe Road, Palm Harbor. (727) 784-3632. Today-Sat.

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