Out and about
By Times Staff Writer
Published January 3, 2008
Today
Music and dance: The Tamburitzans of Duquesne University perform the music and dance of Eastern Europe at 7:30 p.m. today at the Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center, 324 Pine St. Tickets are $23 and $25. Call (727) 942-5605 or visit www.tarponarts.org.
Gardens aglow: Tonight from 6 to 10 is the last evening to enjoy the illuminated gardens, with more than 425,000 lights, at the Florida Botanical Gardens, 12520 Ulmerton Road, Largo. Call (727) 582-2100.
Friday
Try hypnosis: Participate in the fourth annual World Hypnotism Day from 3-7:30 p.m. Friday at UP Hypnosis Institute, Suite A-1, 800 Tarpon Woods Blvd., Palm Harbor. Free refreshments, presentations, private hypnosis sessions and door prizes. Voluntary, tax-deductible donations benefit the Palm Harbor Chamber Foundation and local charities. Call (727) 943-5003, 1-866-537-7746 or visit www.worldhypnotismday.com.
Unique interpretations: Castalia, a Wiccan entertainer from Canada, will perform pagan music with a Celtic flair from 7:30-10 p.m. Friday at The Witch's Brew, 1219 Florida Ave., Palm Harbor. Free. Call (727) 483-9210 or visit www.TheWitchsBrew.com.
Saturday
Ride the rails: Kids and adults can experience large-scale model railroading and the hobby of live steam firsthand with a ride on the Largo Central Railroad. There are approximately 1.2 miles of main line track with numerous passing sidings running through beautifully landscaped Largo Central Park, 101 Central Park Drive. The train is open for public runs the first full weekend of each month from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Donations welcome. Call (727) 585-9835.
Free cooking class: Debby DeGraaff teaches how to make quinoa loaf with seeds, creamy kale sauce and apple cream pie at 11 a.m. Saturday at Nature's Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater. Call (727) 443-6703.
Bird hike: The Clearwater Audubon Society plans an easy trek on shell trail and boardwalks to find resident songbirds, raptors and waterbirds in oak and xeric hammocks at 9 a.m. Saturday at Moccasin Lake Nature Park, 2750 Park Trail Lane, Clearwater. Call Madeleine Bohrer at (727) 518-6241 or visit clearwater-fl.com/gov/depts/parksrec/facilities/mlnp.asp.
Book signing: Author Frederick Meyers will sign his latest book, Cry Judas, at 1 p.m. Saturday at Barnes & Noble, 23654 U.S. 19 N, Clearwater. Call (727) 669-1688.
Opera DVD: The Pinellas Opera League and Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art will show the DVD The Merry Widow by Frank Lehar and performed by the National Ballet of Canada at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, 600 Klosterman Road, Tarpon Springs. Free. Call (727) 784-9512.
Sunday
Pristine Florida: Meet nine of the original 26 artists known as The Highwaymen as they share their traditions and painting techniques with the public from 1-5 p.m. Sunday at the Safety Harbor Resort & Spa, 105 N Bayshore Blvd. Paintings available for purchase. Admission $5. Call (727) 726-1668.
Dixieland Jazz: We Three Plus One will perform 2-5 p.m. Sunday at the East Bay Country Club, 702 Country Club Drive, Largo. Members $15, guests $20. Reservations recommended. Call (727) 724-3379.
Powerful living: Hear what Dr. Ed Carlson has to say about "Core Health" and how it can assist in managing personal energy from 2-4 p.m. Sunday at the Clearwater Main Library, 100 N Osceola Ave. Call (727) 443-6703 or (727) 562-4970.
Art exhibition: The work of several award-winning artists from the Largo Art Association will be exhibited during January and February at the Largo Community Center, 65 Fourth Ave. NW. Hours are 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday through Friday, 7 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturday. Call (727) 518-3131.
Today
Hot artists
Paintings, bronzes and giclees from wildlife and Western artists will be exhibited through Jan. 30 at the Plainsmen Gallery, 2450 Sunset Point Road, Clearwater. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. Call (727) 726-5100.
Special to the Times
In the Face of Battle, above, is oil on canvas by David Yorke. Seminole Warrior, left, is a giclee print on canvas by David Yorke.