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By Compiled by KATHLEEN LANG
© St. Petersburg Times, published May 18, 2000
Things to do
If you're a woman who loves to read and yearns to share your thoughts, check out the Women's Book Discussion Group, which meets tonight at 7 at Barnes & Noble, 23654 U.S. 19 N, Clearwater. This month's feature is At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon. And for the kids today, the bookstore hosts 1987 Caldecott Medal Honor winner Suse MacDonald, author of Alphabatics and Sea Shapes, for a book signing at 7 p.m. MacDonald's books are geared toward preschool and early elementary-age children. Call (727) 669-1688.
Take a stab at sketching from reality during a Life Drawing class from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Tampa Museum of Art, 600 N Ashley Drive, Tampa. These self-directed sessions feature a live model each month. Bring your own materials. The cost is $7, $5 for members. Call (813) 274-8130.
Hear the sounds of the centuries when Eckerd College hosts the Danielle Herman -- Senior Recital at 8 tonight in the Roberts Music Center, Room 104, 4200 54th Ave. S, St. Petersburg. The performance includes vocal works from the baroque, classical, romantic and contemporary periods. Free. Call (727) 864-8297.
Tune in for Bay News 9's local coverage of Drug Control Strategies: A Town Hall Meeting with Governor Bush, shown live from St. Petersburg. Bush and Florida Drug Control Director James McDonough will speak in front of invited guests, including community leaders, drug prevention specialists, law enforcement officers, criminal court representatives and people who have been in drug recovery programs. 7:30 p.m.
Florida's educators are honored in a live broadcast from Orlando in The 2001 Burdines Florida Teacher of the Year Awards tonight on WEDU. Among the five finalists for Florida's Teacher of the Year are local educators James Manos of Lecanto Middle School in Citrus County and Anete Vasquez of Palm Harbor University High School in Pinellas County. 8 p.m.
Court TV profiles America's first female serial killer, Aileen Wuornos, tonight on Crime Stories. Wuornos, now on death row, was convicted May 7, 1992, of three murders, including the slaying of Charles "Dick" Humphreys of Crystal River. 10 p.m.
-- Kathleen Lang can be reached at lang@sptimes.com