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Crystal River launches manatee celebration
By JORGE SANCHEZ © St. Petersburg Times, published January 13, 2001 The Florida Manatee Festival begins its two-day visit to downtown Crystal River today, offering manatee-sightseeing boat tours, fine art, crafts, food and entertainment. Free boat trips to see manatees on Kings Bay will be offered from noon to 3 p.m. both days of the festival. Tickets for the boat rides will be given out at the Citrus County Chamber of Commerce information booth at N Citrus Avenue and NW Seventh Street. The boats will depart from Crystal River Manatee Dive and Tour, 267 NW Third St. Shuttle buses will take people from the nearby First Baptist Church parking lot to the dive shop. An exhibit area with all types of manatee information will be on Citrus Avenue at Heritage Village. Manatee videos and films will be shown at City Hall on U.S. 19 both days of the festival. A fine arts show sponsored by the St. Petersburg Times and a craft show sponsored by the Crystal River Rotary are part of the festival. Admission is $1. Parking will be the most plentiful at Crystal River Mall, U.S. 19, a mile or so north of the festival. A free shuttle-bus will take people to the festival. In other events, the Razz Ma Tazz dixieland band performs a special manatee festival show at Rock Crusher Canyon Garden Pavilion beginning at 7 p.m. today. Admission is $15, which includes a buffet. On Sunday, Jon Semmes and Florida Friends perform from 2:30 to 4:45 p.m. at the Sunday Sampler concert series at the Historic Theater at Dunnellon Middle School on Park Avenue. Admission is $7. Call (352) 489-2181. * * * Here is a list of live music at area venues: THE BOATHOUSE: 1470 U.S. 19 S, Homosassa Springs. -- Gil Allen, piano music 7 to 11 p.m. today in the lounge. 795-4454. CASEY'S PUB: 948 U.S. 41 S, Inverness. -- Aripeka, classic rock, 9 p.m. today. No cover. Karaoke Wednesday. CLUB EXCESS: 3936 U.S. 19 S, Homosassa Springs. -- Dance music by DJs 8 p.m. today. Admission $5. 628-6329. CYBERSURF CAFE: 155 U.S. 19 S, Crystal River. -- Mad Hatter, classic rock, 9 p.m. today. $3 cover. Rock and roll DJ 8 p.m. Monday. No cover. Open mike/jam session 9 p.m. Wednesday. No cover. 564-9595. HAYWIRE'S BAR & GRILL: 3891 N Lecanto Highway (CR 491), Beverly Hills. -- DJ Connie T., 9 p.m. today and Wednesday. No cover. 746-1144. ROCK CRUSHER CANYON: 275 S Rock Crusher Road, Crystal River. -- Razz Ma Tazz with special guest singer Ruth Crews as "Red Hot Momma" 7 to 10 p.m. today at the Garden Pavilion. Admission $15, which includes a buffet. 795-1313. JAKE'S BAR & GRILL: 8501 W Miss Maggie Drive, Chassahowitzka. -- Karaoke with Kamakaze Jay 8 p.m. today. No cover. 382-2427. THE SALOON BAR & GRILL: 4828 US 19 S Homosassa Springs. -- Dave Adams & Co. 6 p.m. today. No cover. 628-6968. SHAMROCK INN: 8343 E Orange Ave., Floral City. -- Karaoke Sunday. No cover. 726-6414. STUDIO ART CENTER: 114 NE Fifth St., Crystal River. -- Folk music open mike 8 p.m. today. $3 admission. 795-2615. SUNDAY SAMPLER: Historic Dunnellon Theater, Dunnellon Middle School, Park Avenue, Dunnellon. -- Jon Semmes and Florida Friends, acoustic folk and country, 2:30 to 4:45 p.m. Sunday. Admission $7. Call (352) 465-0452.. T.J. MICHAEL'S RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE: 4335 U.S. 41 S, Inverness. -- Strange Brew 9 p.m. today. No cover. 341-1200. VFW POST 7122: 8191 U.S. 41 S, Floral City. -- Jim and Carol Kinnon 7 p.m. today. Karaoke 3 p.m. Sunday. No cover. 637-0100.
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