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Juneteenth celebration planned Saturday
By TIMES WIRES
Published June 13, 2007
st. petersburg Don't forget about the annual Juneteenth community event celebrating the end of slavery, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at Campbell Park, 601 14th St. S, St. Petersburg. It will include music, food, a wellness pavilion, rides and a historical presentation. Free parking will be available at Tropicana Field Lots 1, 2 and 3, Campbell Park Elementary School and Campbell Park Recreation Center, with handicapped parking on 14th Street S in front of the community center. Parking is also available at John Hopkins Middle School for $2. ST. PETERSBURG Florida Craftsman will feature art from Japan Artlink Japan 2007, a multicultural exhibit featuring an exchange of art between St. Petersburg and similar programs in Japan, opens Friday at Florida Craftsman Gallery, 501 Central Ave. The opening reception is from 6 to 9 p.m. The exhibit runs through July 31. Artlink, which began in 1999, is presented by Creative Clay, a St. Petersburg nonprofit group whose mission is to make the arts accessible to all. Creative Clay director Grace-Anne Alfiero conceived the project and visited five cities in Japan this year to collect art for this year's exhibit. There will be a performance at 7 p.m. Sunday at American Stage featuring three Artlink teams and additional community performances from American Stage's educational programs. ST. PETERSBURG Beacon House benefit is Friday at the Trop The St. Petersburg Free Clinic's Beacon House will hold the Urban Oasis Benefit at 8 p.m. Friday in the Cuesta Ray cigar bar at Tropicana Field. The purpose is to raise money for the men's shelter. Tickets are $50 each with a 10 percent discount for groups of 10 or more. Call Rebecca Russell-Gootee at 821-1200, ext. 114, for information. BOCA CIEGA Rained-out golf tourney rescheduled for June 23 The Boca Ciega Alumni Association "Pirate" golf tournament, rained out by Tropical Storm Barry on June 2, has been rescheduled for June 23. WASHINGTON, D.C. Sign petition to try to make pet food safer Defend Our Pets is seeking pet owners to sign a petition that will be presented to Congress before the summer session is over, in hopes of passing a bill to protect pets through tougher laws and regulations concerning the quality of pet food sold in the United States. For more information visit www.defendourpets.org or e-mail attorney Jay Edelson at jay@blimlaw.com. indian rocks beach Grand old flags can be retired A flag retirement ceremony featuring the MacDill Air Force Base Honor Guard will be held at noon June 14 at Chic-A-Si Park, Fourth Avenue and Second Street, Indian Rocks Beach. American flags that are torn or tattered can be brought to the ceremony or dropped off at Indian Rocks Beach City Hall, 1507 Bay Palm Blvd.; or at VFW Post 10094, 14288 Walsingham Road. Refreshments will be served after the ceremony. To donate a flag to be retired, call 733-8646 or 518-0060.
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