Out and about

By Times Staff Writer
Published December 21, 2007

Today

Family outing: The Third Friday Music Series, a family event, features shopping, dining and live entertainment from 6 to 10 p.m. along Main Street from Bayshore Boulevard to Sixth Avenue in Safety Harbor. Santa will make an appearance. Free admission and parking. Call (727) 724-1572.

Live nativity scene: The Crystal Cove Community Church, 6900 County Road 95, Palm Harbor, will offer the presentationfrom 8-9 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Call 771-8600.

A good time: Dance to the music or listen to the 25-piece Suncoast String Band playing favorites from the 1920s through the 1990s from 7 to 10 p.m. the first and third Friday of the month at VFW Post 2550, 360 Douglas Ave., Dunedin. Admission is $5, sodas are 50 cents and snacks are free. BYOB. Call (727) 733-6107.

Friday night fun: 5 to 8 p.m. every Friday at American Legion Post 119, 130 First Ave. SW, Largo. Seafood or chicken dinners will be available. Cost is $6 to $6.50. Bill Johnson and his karaoke machine will entertain from 7 to 11 p.m. Call (727) 584-2038.

Saturday

Book signing: Chris Kuzneski, author of The Plantation and the Sign of the Cross, will sign copies of his books, including his latest thriller, Sword of God, at 1 p.m. at Borders, 2683 Gulf-to-Bay Blvd., Clearwater. Call (727) 723-2300.

Farmers market: The Market in the Park, 12520 Ulmerton Road, Largo, offers farm-fresh, local produce, gourmet foods and plants as well as free seminars on gardening, nutrition and cooking from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Music provided by Frank Brandenburg. Free admission. For information, call (727) 582-2100 or visit www.pinellascounty.org/events or pinellas.ifas.ufl.edu/market/index.html.

Opera DVD: The Pinellas Opera League in partnership with the Leepa Rattner Museum of Art will show the DVD, A Christmas Carol, by Carl Davis and Massimo Morriscone, performed by the Northern Ballet of England at 1:30 p.m. in the video center of the Leepa Rattner Museum of Art, 600 Klosterman Road, Tarpon Springs. Free. Call (727) 784-9512.

Holiday camp: Children in grades K-5 can sign up for six days of fun at the city of Clearwater's 2007 Holiday Camp from 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. at the Countryside Recreation Center, 2640 Sabal Springs Drive. The event features games, arts and crafts and field trips. Two sessions are scheduled. Week 1 runs Dec. 26-28. Week 2 runs Jan. 2-4, 2008. Camp fees per session are $36 with Play Pass, $48 with rec card, $60 without card. Call (727) 669-1914.

Sunday

Benefit concert: Four members of the Dunedin High School Chorus will give a benefit performance of holiday music from 1-4 p.m. Sunday at Purple Moon, 833 Douglas Ave., Dunedin. Donations are accepted and a portion of all merchandise sales during this event will be donated to the school's chorus. Call (727) 738-1540.

Safety Harbor Museum of Regional History: See artifacts and memorabilia from Safety Harbor and the surrounding area from circa 10,000 B.C. through the early 20th century. The museum's Happy HollyDays exhibit celebrates Christmas past and present. There will be a silent auction of decorated trees and holiday arrangements. Free admission to the museum with a new toy donation. The exhibit continues through Dec. 31. Hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 1-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Admission is $3 adults, $2 seniors, teens and ages 7-12. 329 S Bayshore Blvd., Safety Harbor. Call (727) 726-1668.

Today

Family outing: The Third Friday Music Series, a family event, features shopping, dining and live entertainment from 6 to 10 p.m. along Main Street from Bayshore Boulevard to Sixth Avenue in Safety Harbor. Santa will make an appearance. Free admission and parking. Call (727) 724-1572.

A good time: Dance to the music or listen to the 25-piece Suncoast String Band playing favorites from the 1920s through the 1990s from 7 to 10 p.m. the first and third Friday of the month at VFW Post 2550, 360 Douglas Ave., Dunedin. Admission is $5, sodas are 50 cents and snacks are free. BYOB. Call (727) 733-6107.

Friday night fun: 5 to 8 p.m. every Friday at American Legion Post 119, 130 First Ave. SW, Largo. Seafood or chicken dinners will be available. Cost is $6 to $6.50. Bill Johnson and his karaoke machine will entertain from 7 to 11 p.m. Call (727) 584-2038.

Saturday

Book signing: Chris Kuzneski, author of The Plantation and the Sign of the Cross, will sign copies of his books, including his latest thriller, Sword of God, at 1 p.m. at Borders, 2683 Gulf-to-Bay Blvd., Clearwater. Call (727) 723-2300.

Farmers market: The Market in the Park, 12520 Ulmerton Road, Largo, offers farm-fresh, local produce, gourmet foods and plants as well as free seminars on gardening, nutrition and cooking from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Music provided by Frank Brandenburg. Free admission. For information, call (727) 582-2100 or visit www.pinellascounty.org/events or pinellas.ifas.ufl.edu/market/index.html.

Opera DVD: The Pinellas Opera League in partnership with the Leepa Rattner Museum of Art will show the DVD, A Christmas Carol, by Carl Davis and Massimo Morriscone , performed by the Northern Ballet of England at 1:30 p.m. in the video center of the Leepa Rattner Museum of Art, 600 Klosterman Road, Tarpon Springs. Free. Call (727) 784-9512.

Holiday camp: Children in grades K-5 can sign up for six days of fun at the city of Clearwater's 2007 Holiday Camp from 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. at the Countryside Recreation Center, 2640 Sabal Springs Drive. The event features games, arts and crafts and field trips. Two sessions are scheduled. Week 1 runs Dec. 26-28. Week 2 runs Jan. 2-4, 2008. Camp fees per session are $36 with Play Pass, $48 with rec card, $60 without card. Call (727) 669-1914.

Sunday

Benefit concert: Four members of the Dunedin High School Chorus will give a benefit performance of holiday music from 1-4 p.m. Sunday at Purple Moon, 833 Douglas Ave., Dunedin. Donations are accepted and a portion of all merchandise sales during this event will be donated to the school's chorus. Call (727) 738-1540.

Stafford House Historic Museum

Safety Harbor Museum of Regional History: See artifacts and memorabilia from Safety Harbor and the surrounding area from circa 10,000 B.C. through the early 20th century. The museum's Happy HollyDays exhibit celebrates Christmas past and present. There will be a silent auction of decorated trees and holiday arrangements. Free admission to the museum with a new toy donation. The exhibit continues through Dec. 31. Hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 1-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Admission is $3 adults, $2 seniors, teens and ages 7-12. 329 S Bayshore Blvd., Safety Harbor. Call (727) 726-1668.

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