Get out!
By Times Staff Writer
Published December 16, 2007
16 TODAY
Concert: Opera baritone Sherrill Milnes joins his wife, soprano Maria Zouves, and the VOICExperience Singers in a concert of holiday favorites at 7 p.m. at the Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center, 324 Pine St. Reserved seating $15, center members $13. Call (727) 942-5605.
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Opera presentation: The Pinellas Opera League will show the opera DVDs/videos Diva On the Verge and Une Education Manquee at 1:15 p.m. at Dunedin Community Center, 1920 Pinehurst Road. Free. Call (727) 812-4529.
Gallery show: Works by Liz Minor, inspired by the subtropics and featuring a color-rich palette, will be exhibited in the Carnegie and Osceola galleries of the Clearwater Main Library, 100 N Osceola Ave., until Feb 26. Call (727) 562-4970, ext. 5284.
17 MONDAY
Gardens aglow: Enjoy the Illuminated Gardens at Florida Botanical Gardens nightly from 6 to 10 p.m. through Jan. 3. More than 425,000 lights welcome the holiday season with style. The gardens are at 12520 Ulmerton Road, Largo. For information, call (727) 582-2100.
Light the bayou: Set the bayou aglow with holiday spirit. For just $1 you can personalize a lambatha bag and it will be placed with hundreds more that annually edge Spring Bayou in Tarpon Springs on the evening of Dec. 24. Call Sunset Hills Elementary School for information at (727) 943-5523.
18 TUESDAY
B-I-N-G-O: Try your luck as the numbers are called every Tuesday evening at the AMVETS Post 67, 1825 Highland Ave., Clearwater. Early bird game begins at 6:30 p.m., regular session starts at 7:30. Call (727) 631-0067.
Wreath sale: The Humane Society of Pinellas, 3040 State Road 590, Clearwater, is offering holiday wreaths made from fresh noble fir and accented with cedar, juniper and ponderosa pine cones. Two sizes are available, $30 and $40. Call (727) 797-7722 or visit www.humanesocietyofpinellas.org.
Free critique:Studio 1212 invites artists to bring in their paintings for a free critique from 10-11:30 a.m. at the gallery at 1405 Cleveland St., Clearwater. Call (727) 446-4566.
Holiday concert:The Dunedin Concert Band will perform a holiday show at 7:30 p.m. at the new Dunedin Community Center, 1920 Pinehurst Road. Free, but donations are welcome. Call (727) 812-4533.
Artistic memories: Artists Paula Chaplinsky and Bernadette Weiers host "Creative Escapes," an exhibit of memory items created with paper, vintage photos, old books, tins, postcards, stamps and buttons, at the Clearwater Main Library, 100 N Osceola Ave., until Feb. 26, 2008. Call (727) 562-4970 ext. 5284.
Dinner dance: Indulge your continental tastes with a pasta dinner and dance from 5 to 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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Bird walk: Take a morning trail walk from 9-11 a.m. at Brooker Creek Preserve, 3940 Keystone Road, Tarpon Springs, and learn to identify common birds by sight, behavior and sound. Best for ages 10 and older. Free. Registration required by calling (727) 453-6800.
DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD Times (2004)