On the radar

By Times Staff Writer
Published January 21, 2008

LARGO

Folk Festival Filled with free Fun for Family

Music, storytelling, dancing and an array of crafts are planned for the 15th annual Pinellas Folk Festival at Heritage Village on Saturday. The free event is from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Among the acts scheduled to perform are the Pleasant Family Old Time String Band; Fackeldy and Webber; Brendan Nolan; Banjos Unlimited; and more. Visitors are encouraged to bring their own instruments and participate in the jam circles. For information, call (727) 582-2123 or www.pinellascounty.org/heritage.

DADE CITY

Kumquat Festival suits many tastes

The 11th annual Kumquat Festival takes over downtown Dade City on Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event includes a 10K family walk, a Kumquat Kiddie Corral, entertainment, an arts and craft show, a farmers market and a vintage fashion show. There also will be lots of events leading up to Saturday, including a quilt challenge on Thursday and a Kumquat growers open house. For information, visit www.dadecitychamber.org or call (352) 567-3769.

OLDSMAR

Library's grand opening Saturday

Come celebrate a big addition to Oldsmar. The new Oldsmar Public Library, 400 St. Petersburg Drive E, will have free grand opening festivities from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday featuring music, events and food. The ribbon-cutting is at noon, then a street team from Radio Disney AM 1380 will play music and lead games until 2 p.m. There will be face-painting and vintage Oldsmobiles, and the library will be open for tours. Call (813) 749-1178.

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Reader reactions from blogs.tampabay.com.

Rays sign Pena for 3 years, $24M

(The Heater, Jan. 18)

"Well, whattaya know ??? The 'Sternberg Group' IS backing up its word. . . . I, for one, will make it a point to attend more games this season. See how it works?? You be honest with me (on certain points) and I spend money on your product."

Pop music critictaken to school

(Pop Life, Jan. 17)

Sean Daly heard from a seventh-grade class at John Hopkins Middle School in St. Petersburg. The students had a few pointed things to say about his Soulja Boy review.

They wrote: "We could not understand what you were talking about. As one student noted, when it comes to vocabulary, 'Mr. Daly be tripping.'

"We went through the story and found the dictionary definition of all the words we didn't know." They listed 29 and finally asked: "What's with all the big words, dude?"

Sean's reply: "Point taken, gang."

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