The week ahead

By Times staff writer

© St. Petersburg Times,
published August 12, 2001

TODAY

SUMMER MUSIC SERIES: Critically acclaimed pianist Ning An performs at 2 p.m. at the Museum of Fine Arts, 255 Beach Drive NE, St. Petersburg. The program includes Beethoven's Eroica Variations (Op. 35), Chopin andante Spianato and Grand Polinaise, Rachmaninov 2 Preludes (Op. 32) and Liszt Dante Sonata. Cost is $15, $7 for students 22 and younger. Seating is limited. Reservations are requested. Call 896-2667.

GOSPEL CONCERT: The multigenerational Mighty Sons of Zion celebrate their 42nd anniversary with a concert at 6:30 p.m. at Bethel Metropolitan Baptist Church, 3455 26th Ave. S, St. Petersburg. The professional recording artists organized locally in 1959, with descendants and other professional musicians still carrying on the tradition. Three of the original members are still active. Also performing: the Rev. F. Tarver and the Florida Spiritualaires, the Tampa Bay Mass Choir, the Gospel Warriors of Tampa and others. Free. Call 327-0554 or 864-1849.

MONDAY

MEDICAID SEMINAR: 2-4 p.m. at Seminole Community Library, 9199 113th St. N. Topics include advance directives, planning for long-term care, using Medicaid and reorganizing assets. Free. Call 397-2112.

NIGHT HIKE: Boyd Hill Nature Park, 1101 Country Club Way S, St. Petersburg. Meet in library parking lot at 8:30 p.m. Free. Call 893-7326.

WEDNESDAY

NATURE WALK: 3-4:30 p.m. at Boyd Hill Nature Park. Free. Call 893-7326.

THURSDAY

SURREALISTIC CINEMA: The Salvador Dali Museum, 1000 Third St. S, St. Petersburg, shows the outrageous dark comedy/fantasy Being John Malkovich at 6 p.m. Directed by Spike Jonze and starring John Cusack and Cameron Diaz, the story follows a street puppeteer who discovers a portal into the mind of John Malkovich. Free with museum admission (half-price after 5 p.m.). Call 823-3767 or check www.salvadordalimuseum.org.

FRIDAY

NEW VISIONS PRODUCTION: American Stage, 211 Third St. S, St. Petersburg, presents Darkfall by David Davalos at 8 p.m. Audiences and theater management chose the work from among eight readings to receive a full-scale production. The relationship between good and evil is explored with corporate America as the backdrop to a cosmic battle for the universe. Today through Sept. 2. Shows at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. $15. Call 823-7529.

SATURDAY

TEA TALES: Professional storytellers LilliStarr and StoreeBrooke perform at 10 a.m. in the Pinellas Room of Heritage Village, 11909 125th St. N, Largo. Listen to stories that trace tea leaves, tea pots and tea party traditions around the world. Registration, $5, required. Call 823-9131 or 347-2100.

BUTTERFLY GARDENING: Horticulturist Cindy Peacock demonstrates how to plant a garden to attract butterflies at 10 a.m. in the Tropical Pavilion of the Florida Botanical Gardens, 12175 125th St. N, Largo. The gardens is a part of the Pinewood Cultural Park campus, also home of the Extension Service, Gulf Coast Museum of Art, and Heritage Village. Free. Call 582-2124.

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