FREE CONCERT: Orquesta Infinidad's performance during the city of Clearwater/St. Petersburg Times-sponsored six-week summer concert series was rained out June 22, so the city has rescheduled the band for 7 to 9 tonight at Coachman Park off Cleveland Street in downtown Clearwater. The 11-member band is pure Latin America, with heaps of salsa, merengue, cumbia and romanicas. They have two vocalists, a section of trumpets, trombone, flute and sax, a bass player, keyboard player and three percussionists. Best of all, it's free. Coolers allowed, no alcohol. For information, call (727) 562-4813.

GUN DISPLAY: Early American history buffs should appreciate a longrifle exhibit that opened this week at the Safety Harbor Museum of Regional History. The weapons on display are modeled after those used by settlers, soldiers and the militia in the United States from the 1770s to 1820. The original weapons were used for hunting and defense and were instrumental in securing an American victory against the British in the Revolutionary War. The longrifles are on loan to the museum courtesy of Clearwater collector Bill Ruggie, who had them made by Fred Anderson Riley, a Tampa gunsmith. The museum is at 329 S Bayshore Blvd., Safety Harbor. Hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission is $2 for adults, $1 for children under 12. For information, call (727) 726-1668.

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