Weekend best bets
Cool things to do on your time off.
By WILMA NORTON
Published November 17, 2006
ART THAT IS BEAUTIFUL AND PRACTICAL, TOO
Some of the best fine craft artisans show their works at CraftArt 2006. Most of the objects are functional, but can and should be enjoyed as art. Works in clay, fiber, metal, paper, glass, jewelry and mixed media are included. The juried festival is sponsored by Florida Craftsmen. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Coliseum, 535 Fourth Ave. N, St. Petersburg. $5 admission; free demonstrations daily. (727) 821-7391.
Bond and birds are newest film draws
The winter movie season kicks into high gear today with a new Bond in Casino Royale (Times movie critic Steve Persall gives it a B) and animated, dancing penguins in Happy Feet (which gets a C+ from Times reviewer Janet K. Keeler).
Music composed of fond memories
The weekend's music menu includes some legends: Bob Weir and his post-Grateful Dead group Ratdog, 8 tonight, Jannus Landing, St. Petersburg. $30-$35. (727) 896-1244. Temps and Tops, 8 p.m. Saturday, Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater. $46-$75. (727) 791-7400. Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys, 8 p.m. Saturday, Skipper's Smokehouse, Tampa. Sold out. (813) 971-0666.
An outdoor fest for almost every taste
Celebrate seafood, pirates, Celts or cigars at outdoor festivals. Hudson Seafest, 5 to 10 p.m. today, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, USA Flea Market, U.S. 19 and State Road 52, Hudson. Free. www.hudsonseafest.com. Florida Pirate Festival, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. today and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Coachman Park, downtown Clearwater. $12, $8 ages 4-12; $6 after 6 p.m. (727) 518-5341; www.piratefair.com. Dunedin Celtic Festival, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Highlander Park, Pinehurst Road and Michigan Avenue, Dunedin. $20, younger than 10 free. (727) 733-3197; www.dunedin highlandgames.com. Cigar Heritage Festival, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Centennial Park, Ybor City. $5 donation. (813) 247-1434; www.cigar heritagefestival.com.
A tour filled with giggles, Wiggles
The Wiggles have been entertaining preschoolers for 15 years. The anniversary tour comes to the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa at 1:30 and 5 p.m. Saturday. $17.25-$34.25. (813) 301-2500; www.st petetimes forum.com.
Wilma Norton, Times staff writer