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By TIMES STAFF
Published August 19, 2007

Today

Jazz concert: The American jazz fusion band Spyro Gyra will appear in concert at 8 p.m. in the Tonne Playhouse at the Largo Cultural Center, 105 Central Park Drive. Tickets are $35 and available at the box office only. Call (727) 587-6793.

Art explained: The Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art offers a complimentary docent tour at 2 p.m. every Sunday. Meet in the lobby of the museum, located on the Tarpon Springs campus of St. Petersburg College, 600 Klosterman Road. Admission is free on Sundays. Call (727) 712-5762.

Monday

Dixieland dance: The Bayside Banjo Band plays Dixieland and old-time songs from 7:30-9:30 p.m. every Monday at American Legion Post 7, 1760 Turner St., Clearwater. Call (727) 447-9204.

Thespians unite: Adults interested in drama, dance, music appreciation and performance can meet like-minded enthusiasts at a gathering of the Performing Arts Club from 6:30-8 p.m. every Monday in the Safety Harbor Library Meeting Room, 101 2nd St. N. Free. Call (727) 724-1525 ext. 224.

Tuesday

...Razrs aren't just for shaving: Had any luck persuading grandpa to stop using your cellphone as a nutcracker? Does Aunt Doris use CDs as coasters? If you know a great way to interest seniors in embracing today's technology, write about it and share it at the next Writer's Club meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Palm Harbor Library, 2330 Nebraska Avenue. Call (727)784-3332.

Show your stuff: Studio 1212, founded in 1970 and the oldest art cooperative in the Tampa Bay area, invites all artists to bring in their paintings for a free critique from 10-11:30 a.m. the third Tuesday of each month at the Studio 1212 Gallery, 1405 Cleveland Street, Clearwater. Call (727) 446-4566.

East Asian artistry: Learn more about Sumi-e, the technique of East Asian brush painting, from artist and educator Robbie Miles, who will be the featured guest at a presentation co-sponsored by the Clearwater Sister Cities, Inc., and the Cultural Affairs Division of the City of Clearwater. The free event is open to the public and begins at 7 p.m. at the Clearwater East Library, 2251 Drew Street, Clearwater. Free. For more information, call Clearwater Sister Cities, Inc. president Lois Sewell at (727) 726-0260.

Dinner dance: Indulge your continental tastes with a pasta dinner and dance from 5-8:30 p.m. every Tuesday at the Italian American Club of Greater Clearwater, 200 McMullen Booth Road. Cost is $7 for members, $9 for nonmembers. Call (727)791-8698.

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