Calendar

By WILMA NORTON

© St. Petersburg Times,
published August 26, 2001

To do

SPARROWS: Screening of the 1926 silent film starring Mary Pickford, with live organ accompaniment by Rosa Rio. 3 p.m., Tampa Theatre, 711 Franklin Street Mall, Tampa. $4-$7. (813) 274-8286 or (813) 274-8981.

DAN MCMILLION JAZZ ORCHESTRA: 16-piece big band plays music of Maynard Ferguson, Stan Kenton, Woody Herman, Duke Ellington, Count Basie and others. Doors 1:30 p.m., show 2:30, Catherine A. Hickman Theater of Gulfport, 5501 27th Ave. S. $7-$8. (727) 893-1070.

A NIGHT OF TANGO: Dinner by Latam at the Centro 4:30-7 p.m., show 7:30, dancing until 11:30, Centro Asturiano, 1913 Nebraska Ave., Ybor City. $45. RSVP (727) 573-9271 or www.tampatango.com.

FLORIDA PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL: Final production. Presented by Florida Studio Theatre; part of Sarasota Festival of New Plays. Florida Shorts 2001 -- Under Consideration, by Larry Parr, Jack Fournier, Sylvia Reed and others, 3 p.m., 1241 N Palm Ave., Sarasota. $25. (941) 366-9000.

TINSLEY ELLIS, 7 p.m., Skipper's Smokehouse, 910 Skipper Road, Tampa. $8 advance, $11 day of show. (813) 977-6474.

To view

KINDERGARTEN: New reality series for the very young follows a suburban New York kindergarten class. 7:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., HBO Family.

LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES: Championship game live from Williamsport, Pa. 6:30 p.m., WFTS-Ch. 28.

WALKING SHADOW: Joe Mantegna returns to the role of Robert B. Parker's detective Spenser with Marcia Gay Harden as girlfriend Susan. 9 p.m., A&E.

THE HUMAN FACE: Host John Cleese looks at the "science and psychology of faces" with comedy skits mingled among serious material. 9 p.m., TLC.

MADONNA LIVE: THE DROWNED WORLD TOUR: From her hometown of Detroit. 9 p.m., HBO.

To click

WEB SITE OF THE DAY: Looking for a Big Boy dinner plate? Aloha Airlines swizzle sticks? An American Export Isbrandtsen steamship line luggage tag? www.cabinclass.com sells steamship, railroad, airline and restaurant memorabilia.

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