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Weekend best bets
Cool things to do on your time off.
By WILMA NORTON
Published February 23, 2007
REVELING IN HISTORY, HERITAGE Outdoor festivals that celebrate history, music and food traditions include the Florida African-American Heritage Celebration, 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Pinewood Cultural Park, Walsingham Road and 125th Street N, Largo. (727) 588-6342; www.pinellascounty.org/unity.htm. Free. And Ybor City Fiesta Day, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday throughout Ybor City. Free. (813) 248-0721; www.cc-events.org. Undulating sounds in Clearwater Clearwater throws its inaugural Sea-Blues Festival with music by headliners Coco Montoya (6:30 p.m. Saturday), Johnny Winter (8:30 p.m. Saturday), Tinsley Ellis (3:30 p.m. Sunday) and Eric Lindell (5:30 p.m. Sunday). Music from 1 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday and noon to 9 p.m. Sunday. Coachman Park. Free. (727) 562-4839; www.myclearwater.com. Soak in Blues of a different kind Blue Man Group, above, brings its sendup of arena rock, "How to be a MegaStar 2," to Tampa at 8 p.m. Saturday, St. Pete Times Forum. $56.75-$86.75. (813) 301-2500. Musical variety takes center stage On the music front: Liza Minnelli, 8 tonight, Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater. $62-$125. (727) 791-7400. Hinder, 7 tonight, Jannus Landing, St. Petersburg. $23. (727) 896-2276. Southern Culture on the Skids, 8 tonight, Skipper's Smokehouse, Tampa. $15. (813) 977-6474. Harry Connick Jr., 8 p.m. Saturday, Ruth Eckerd Hall. $47-$77. The boys of summer are back Pitchers and catchers have reported for duty, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays Fan Fest is ready to get folks revved up for the team's 10th season. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg. Free. Toll-free 1-888-326-7297; www.devilrays.com. Beads and baubles old and new Collectors have two shows at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa: Bead and Jewelry Show, noon to 6 p.m. today, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. $5. (813) 621-7821, toll-free 1-866-667-3232; www.thedownthestreet beadshow.com. Tampa Bay Antique and Collectibles Fair, 1 to 5 p.m. today, $12; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. $8-$9. (813) 621-7821; www.21centuryexpo.com. - Wilma Norton, Times staff writer . ON THE WEB Celebrity status For more news and events, go to entertainment. tampabay.com.
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