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By CONNIE DREW

© St. Petersburg Times, published October 12, 2000

Brandon/Valrico

Painting class offered for children

Center Place Fine Arts & Civic Association, 619 Vonderburg Drive, will offer its next decorative painting class for children ages 7 through teens, from 6 to 8:15 p.m. Oct. 24. Bonnie Phillips, a certified instructor, will teach the techniques of brush strokes and composition in painting; water-friendly oils will be used. The painting subject will be a Persian cat with bow. The cost is $12 for members, $17 for non-members. Center Place offers a wide variety of monthly art classes for children and adults. For information, call (813) 685-8888.

Carrollwood/Northdale/Odessa

The Bob Sierra YMCA, 4029 Northdale Blvd., is offering a master swimming program for adults age 19 and older interested in competitive swimming. Classes will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Sundays beginning next week or from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. The cost is $28 for facility members, $52 for program members. The program will concentrate on competing in short distance swim meets, open water swimming and triathlons as well as staying in shape. There will also be specific training programs for each individual, goal setting, physical fitness and preparing for various competitive events. For information, call (813) 962-3220

Ruskin/Sun City Center

The American Association of University Women -- Sun City Center Branch will host a luncheon meeting at Freedom Plaza Club on Upper Creek Drive at American Eagle Boulevard. A general board meeting will begin at 10:15 a.m. Saturday, with a business meeting at 11 a.m. Lunch will be served at noon, with a program afterward. The cost for lunch is $8.75. For information, call (813) 633-5564

New Tampa/University/Lutz

The Museum of Science and Industry, 4801 E Fowler Ave., will present its second annual "Magical Morning at MOSI" from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday. The make-believe event will feature entertainment by WTVT-Fox 13 reporters Nancy Alexander and Russell Rhodes, the singing group PYT and more. Other events will revolve around some of the most popular children's books, featuring celebrity readers, costumed characters, Mr. Greenjeans of The New Captain Kangaroo Show, Vicky, the Radio Disney Fun Squad Fairy, the Landers Sisters and Uncle Huggabug from the The Huggabug Club. Colorful vignettes depicting categories of food, humor, imagination, nighttime dreams and water and weather will provide backdrops for the storybooks, the readers and the accompanying crafts activity. Also, breakfast will be available. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for children. Proceeds will be used to support a new preschool gallery, "O is for Oranges," which will offer activities to encourage math and science readiness. For information, call (813) 987-6300.c

Tampa

Clayton Galleries hosts reception

Artist Lynn Davison will present a one-person show of her paintings at Clayton Galleries, 4105 S MacDill Ave., through Nov. 11. An opening reception will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. The exhibition, titled Lynn Davison-New Paintings, features more than 30 works on paper and canvas. Davison's figurative works reflect the influence of Goya and Michelangelo as well as contemporary artist Odd Nerdrum. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. For information, call (813) 831-3753.

West Shore

The Tampa Super Bowl Task Force is seeking volunteers to assist with Super Bowl XXXV, which will be at Raymond James Stadium on Jan. 28, 2001. Training sessions will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday and Oct. 28 at WestShore Plaza, Westshore and Kennedy boulevards. People interested in volunteering can pick up an application and list of volunteer requirements from the WestShore Plaza Guest Service Center. Official volunteer uniforms will be provided. For information, call (813) 286-0790

The county

First United Church of Tampa, 7308 E Fowler Ave. (one-half mile west of Interstate 75), will sponsor the 30th annual International Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. There will be a wide selection of unique hand-crafted items from around the world at moderate prices. The items were made for UNICEF, the United Nations children's fund and SERRV, a self-help handicrafts program that assures the crafters in poor countries receive a fair price for their work. For information, call (813) 988-4321.

-- Information about meetings and events can be sent to Connie Drew, the St. Petersburg Times, 14358-B N Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa, FL 33618, or faxed to 226-3352. The deadline is two weeks before the event

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