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The Salvador Dali museum presents French comic Jacques Tati's Mon Oncle, a 1958 Oscar-winning comedy about not fitting in with one's surroundings. Chaos and mayhem are around every corner as Uncle Hulot (Tati) and his nephew Gerald find themselves at odds with Hulot's sister's ultramodern house that contains time-saving gadgets and devices that dominate every aspect of life. The film is shown at 6 tonight at the museum, 1000 Third St. S, St. Petersburg. Free refreshments. Admission after 5 p.m. is $4.50 adults, $3.50 seniors, $2.50 students with I.D. Free for Friends of the Dali. Call (727) 823-3767.

By KATHLEEN LANG

The Salvador Dali museum presents French comic Jacques Tati's Mon Oncle, a 1958 Oscar-winning comedy about not fitting in with one's surroundings. Chaos and mayhem are around every corner as Uncle Hulot (Tati) and his nephew Gerald find themselves at odds with Hulot's sister's ultramodern house that contains time-saving gadgets and devices that dominate every aspect of life. The film is shown at 6 tonight at the museum, 1000 Third St. S, St. Petersburg. Free refreshments. Admission after 5 p.m. is $4.50 adults, $3.50 seniors, $2.50 students with I.D. Free for Friends of the Dali. Call (727) 823-3767.

Meet writer Kim Davies, author of Me, Amazon Woman: What Every Woman Needs to Know About LCIS Breast Cancer, at 7 p.m. today at Inkwood Books, 216 S Armenia Ave., Tampa. Call (813) 253-2638.

Country star Anita Cochran and country upstart Craig Morgan perform at 10:30 p.m. today at Round Up, 13918 W Hillsborough Ave., Tampa. Cochran, whose most recent album is Anita, started playing guitar at age 4. Morgan's debut album was Something to Write Home About. Tickets are $5. Call (813) 855-1464.

Daddy, Please Don't Leave, a Gospel musical about drug use based on Romans 6:23, performs tonight at 8 at Bayfront Center, 400 First St. S, St. Petersburg. Tickets are $20. Call (727) 892-5767.

T H I N G S T O V I E W . . .

The critically-acclaimed and controversial Murder One returns to the small screen tonight as A&E begins weekly showings of the Emmy Award-winning series. The 1995 legal drama is about a group of Los Angeles lawyers who defend a local philanthropist accused of murdering his mistress' 15-year-old sister. 9 p.m.

See if comedian Drew Carey can Turn Ben Stein On tonight on the Comedy Channel as Stein's offbeat talk show begins its second season. 10:30 p.m.

-- Compiled by Times staff writer Kathleen Lang. She can be reached at lang@sptimes.com.

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