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Workshop focus will be black and white

By TIMES WIRES
Published December 27, 2006

LARGO

Heritage Village, 11909 125th St. N, will serve as a backdrop for students studying black-and-white photography.

Participants will meet from noon to 4 p.m. Jan. 13 and 14. The class will be taught at the Gulf Coast Museum of Art's photography studio, and the shooting will take place at Heritage Village.

Instructor Ric Savid will teach fundamental aspects of black-and-white image-making with a manual 35mm camera.

The class also will cover the wet-process darkroom and discuss aperture, shutter speed and light variations. Savid was a St. Petersburg Times reporter before teaching photography to at-risk youth and adults.

The workshop fee is $100 per person, with a 10 percent discount for members of the Pinellas County Historical Society and Gulf Coast Museum of Art, and a $15 materials fee.

Participants do not need their own cameras because 35mm cameras will be on loan for the workshop.

To register, call 582-2426.

DUNEDIN

Sit back, eat and hear a tale of a fateful trip

Enjoy a potluck dinner at 7 p.m. Jan. 10 at First Presbyterian Church of Dunedin, 455 Scotland St., and hear the story of how a crew sponsored by Odyssey Marine Exploration of Tampa found the wreck of the Civil War ship SS Republic off the coast of Savannah, Ga., with millions of dollars in gold and silver coins.

David Fisher of Odyssey Marine will describe how the crew discovered the ship upright in 1,700 feet of water in 2003.

The ship sank in 1865 on its way to New Orleans with goods, gold and silver to help restore the economy of the South.

All are welcome. For more information, call 733-2318.

DUNEDIN

Coast Guard Auxiliary offers boating course

Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 11-10 will hold a safe boating and seamanship course Jan. 3 through Jan. 31. Classes will be Mondays and Wednesdays 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at 51 Main St., above the fish market. The program costs $40 and includes materials. Call (727) 735-0737, 734-0215 or 736-1191.

DUNEDIN

Public is invited to weekly peace vigil

The public is invited to participate in a weekly peace vigil from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays at Edgewater Park, next to the Dunedin Marina, at Alt. U.S. 19 and Main Street.

For more information, call (727) 733-1177 or (727) 734-8945 or visit www.stpeteforpeace.org.

CLEARWATER

Scholarships available from Italy groups

Applications for two $1,000 scholarships are available from the Clearwater chapter of the Order Sons of Italy in America.

The Daughters of Italy Lodge 2825 is offering two $1,000 scholarships. Applicants must be 2007 Florida high school graduates and of Italian descent. To receive an application or for more information, call Daughters of Italy Lodge 2825 scholarship chairwoman Clara Shaw at (727) 785-6428.

Also available are applications for a $1,000 scholarship offered by the Grand Lodge of Florida, Order Sons of Italy in America. Information and applications can be found at www.daughtersofitaly.com.

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