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By TIMES WIRES
Published January 12, 2007

17 Wednesday

Do ya think I'm sexy? It's not for me to say.

12 Today

Steppin': High school and middle school step teams from across the state will compete for cash and trophies from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Marshall Middle's gym, 18 S Maryland Ave., Plant City. Admission is $10 at the door. Later, there will be an after-party and teen dance, 9 to 11:30 p.m. at the Martin Luther King Jr. Sports Complex, 1601 E Dr. MLK Jr. Blvd., Plant City.

Florida Orchestra: The orchestra stages the works of two great composers: Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6, the Pathetique and Stravinksy's Rite of Spring. 8 p.m.; Morsani Hall, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Tampa; $17-$52. Call 229-7827.

'All the Great Books (Abridged)': From Shakespeare to American history to the Bible, the crew from the Jobsite Theater has taken these works and created a reduction of literary delight. The theater is going to give you a 90-minute crash course on the world's great books. Performance runs through Feb. 2. Show times are 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 7 p.m. Sundays. Shimberg Playhouse, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Tampa. $21. Call 229-7827.

'BapBomb': BapBomb is the FBI code name for the 1963 Ku Klux Klan bombing of a Baptist church in Birmingham, Ala., that killed four black girls. The play, set in 1988, finds a politically connected man concerned about his discovered wiretap tapes of the civil rights movement. Runs through Jan. 28. Show times 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays; and 7 p.m. Thursdays. Gorilla Theatre, 4419 N Hubert Ave., Tampa; $10-$25. Call 879-2914.

Bob Seger: With a greatest-hits collection selling more than 7-million copies and other multiplatinum albums, Bob Seger tonight will perform his hits, plus songs from his new album, Face The Promise. 8 p.m.; St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa; $65.00.

13 Saturday

Jazz at the Market: Local singer Tracy Monteleone will perform at the Brandon Fresh Market, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Bloomingdale Avenue and Providence Road. Visit www.brandonfreshmarket.com.

Hyde Park Sidewalk Sale: The village turns into a pirate's treasure chest. The family-oriented sidewalk sale also features free kids' activities from noon to 2 p.m. The sale runs from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Hyde Park Village, Tampa; free. Call 254-6210.

'The Ant and the Grasshopper': Aesop's Fable follows a fiddle-playing grasshopper and a hard-working ant through a year of seasons. 1, 3 and 5 p.m.; TECO Theater, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Tampa; $6.50. Call 229-7827.

15 Monday

Possibilities Expo: The East Hillsborough chapter of the National Federation of the Blind presents Possibilities Expo for Visually Impaired Seniors, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Florida Room of the Atrium, 945 N Course Lane, Sun City Center. The expo will provide information about programs, services and products for seniors. Light refreshments. Call 626-2789.

17 Wednesday

Daughters of the American Revolution Meeting: The Col. George Mercer Brooke Chapter DAR meets at 1 p.m. in the Florida Room of the Atrium, 945 N Course Lane, Sun City Center. The topic:the Liberty Bell. Call 634-6017.

Adult Grief Support Group: New Beginnings, an adult grief support group offered by LifePath Hospice, meets 3:30 to 5 p.m. at the LifePath Hospice Sun City Center Community Resource Center, 3725 Upper Creek Drive. Free.

Next week

Florida Orchestra, Jan. 19, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Tampa.

Paula Poundstone, Jan. 19, TBPAC, Tampa.

Line & Hopscotch, Jan 19, Silver Meteor Gallery, Ybor City.

Newsong's Winter Jam, Jan. 19, USF Sun Dome, Tampa. $10.

'Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,' Jan. 19, Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater.

Children's Gasparilla Parade and Piratechnic Extravaganza, Jan. 20, downtown Tampa.

[Last modified January 11, 2007, 19:35:35]