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Tickets for Robin Trower, Blessid Union go on sale
British blues rock guitarist Robin Trower will perform at Jannus Landing on Aug. 2. Tickets are $16 and go on sale at 10 a.m. today at all Ticketmaster outlets or by calling (727) 898-2100 or (813) 287-8844.

Clear Channel secures high ground for storms
TEMPLE TERRACE -- A Category 3 hurricane probably would damage the complex that houses Clear Channel Communications' eight local stations. The building is in a low area off Gandy Boulevard, and the parking lot floods even during lesser storms.

Dr. Laura overhears comments, cancels interview with WFTS
In a move that hints at her reputation for prickly reactions, talk radio advice guru Dr. Laura Schlessinger backed out of a planned interview for WFTS-Ch. 28's morning show last week, minutes before the segment was to start.

Seize the day
Best bets for Friday.

Days Off
Art and crafts and sea breezes
Saturday and Sunday, Corey Avenue (also known as 74th Avenue) comes alive with the St. Pete Beach Craft Festival, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.

The women of the '70s
When Garry Winogrand first showed his photo series of women in 1975, there were few accolades.

Art
'Spring for Art'
Tampa's art venues present a streamlined night of open houses for charity.

Caution: Summer hours are here
It's nowhere near the threat of a hurricane or red tide or even sunburn, but we still need to issue a seasonal cautionary note before you go trotting off to an art center, gallery or museum: Call first

Theater In Review
Accidental Death of an Anarchist, Jobsite Theater at Off Center Theater, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center.

The Web
Web site we like
http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLV

Movies
'Big Momma' thin on quality
If human beings couldn't be obese, sexually aroused or suffering diarrhea, there wouldn't be any jokes stored in Big Momma's House. There must be more to comedy than a big booty.

Panning for gold at the Florida Film Festival
Ah, summer, when moviegoers can dodge the heat and hype at the Florida Film Festival in Orlando.

Movies on the edge
UP AT THE VILLA (PG-13) (115 min.) -- As an actor, Sean Penn can successfully convey many traits, but propriety isn't one of them. Penn is terribly miscast as a suave American playboy in pre-World War II Italy, his familiar rough edges muted by the era's etiquette.

Pop Music
Notebook
WATERS AT ICE PALACE -- Former Pink Floyd front guy Roger Waters kicks off his "In the Flesh" world tour by bringing the hits -- both Floyd's and his solo stuff -- to the Ice Palace in Tampa at 8 tonight.

Audio files
Sound bites
NEW EDITION, ALL THE NUMBER ONES (HIP-O) -- I confess: I was a punk rock snob in the days these tunes were huge..