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Get Out!
By Times Staff Writer
Published December 23, 2007
26 Wednesday Holiday teen games: Students ages 11-15 with a library card can participate in games from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, Pinellas Park Public Library, 7770 52nd St. On Wednesday, enjoy word games such as Scrabble, Upwords and Hang Man. Thursday is board games and Friday is library trivia. Teens can win a $25 gift certificate or books. Free. Registration required. Call Gary Bogart for more information or to donate games at 541-0718. 29 Saturday New Year's dance and comedy night: Enjoy a pre-New Year's show and dance featuring comedian Shuckey Duckey and singers Howard Hewett and Lenny Williams, 8 p.m., Coliseum, 535 Fourth Ave. N, St. Petersburg. $35 advance; $45 at the door. Cash bar. To order tickets by phone, call 892-5202 or (813) 287-8844. Fire station open house: Shore Acres Station No. 12 celebrates the 100th anniversary of Fire and Rescue, 9 a.m.-noon, 1651 Bayou Grande Blvd. NE, St. Petersburg. Meet local firefighters, get a close look at the trucks, take a tour of the station and ring the 100-year-old bell. Free. Call 893-7218. Winter art walk: Third annual show and sale of arts and crafts by local artists, music, food and greyhound adoption, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Bay Walk, Second Avenue and Second Street N, St. Petersburg. Call 384-6000. Forever young dancers: A midlife crisis has never been something to laugh about until now. See a group of sassy senior citizens shake it up and lose their inhibitions in this celebration of seniority, 7:30 p.m., Catherine A. Hickman Theater, 5501 27th Ave. S, Gulfport. Also at 2 p.m. Sunday. Proceeds benefit Wildlife Haven. $15, age 65 and older $12.50. Call 893-1070. 30 Sunday The Great Weedon Bird Quest: Learn identifying marks and behaviors of feathered year-round residents and seasonal visitors, while helping compile an annual checklist of the preserve's birds, 8 a.m., Weedon Island Preserve, 1800 Weedon Island Drive, St. Petersburg. Best for adults. Free. Call to register 453-6500.
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