The week ahead

By Times staff writer

© St. Petersburg Times, published November 5, 2000

TODAY

MUSIC IN THE GARDEN: The Latin jazz trio Caribe performs their pure syncopated Latin rhythms from noon to 4 p.m. on the Wedding Lawn at Sunken Gardens, 1825 Fourth St. N, St. Petersburg. Free with park admission. Call 551-3100.

ART IS THE BRIDGE: Artist-in-residence Nan Colton performs a interactive presentation highlighting the spiritual aspects of artworks in the museum's collection at 3 p.m. in the Museum of Fine Art, 255 Beach Drive, NE, St. Petersburg. Free. Call 896-2667 or visit the website at http://www.fine-arts.org.

MONDAY

MARINE MAMMAL AND SEA TURTLE STRANDING: Jim Rice, senior member of the New England Aquarium's rescue and rehabilitation team, speaks at 7 p.m. in Dendy-McNair Auditorium of Eckerd College, 4200 54th Ave. S, St. Petersburg. He and his colleagues are responsible for rescuing animals, researching the causes of their stranding, caring for them at the scene of the stranding and in captivity and rehabilitating them for eventual return to the wild. Free. Call 864-8297.

TUESDAY

ART OF THE SPIRIT -- UNDERSTANDING EACH OTHER THROUGH ART: Irwin Sharp Fish, a native American, discusses Lakota art forms and compares traditional art to contemporary pan-native American art form at 7 p.m. in the Museum of Fine Art. Free, reservations requested 896-2667.

WEDNESDAY

CANDLELIGHT VIGIL: The Alzheimer's Association holds a night of rememberance at 7 p.m. in the courtyard of The Pier, overlooking Tampa Bay, 800 Second Ave. NE, St. Petersburg. Family members of those affected by the disease are encouraged to bring a photo of their loved one for the Memory Wall, a collage of pictures dedicated at last year's vigil. Call 578-2558.

FESTA AMERICANA: The St. Petersburg Junior College Concert Chorus and Madrigalians present their first concert at the new music center at 7:30 p.m. on the St. Petersburg campus corner of 66th Street and Fifth Ave. N. Program includes choral adaptations of old American songs by Aaron Copland, spirituals, Appalachian folksongs and Alleluia. Free. Call 341-4678.

THURSDAY

"SUGAR': The St. Petersburg Little Theater, 4025 31st St. S, presents the Jule Styne-Bob Merrill musical comedy Sugar, set in Chicago in the 1920s. Joe and Jerry, two down and out musicians, witness a gang rub-out and to avoid becoming the next hits they disguise themselves as Joephine and Daphne and join an all-girls band. The production is based on the movie Some Like It Hot. Performance dates are 8 p.m. Nov. 9, 10, 11 and Nov. 16, 17, 18 with matinees at 2 p.m. Nov. 12 and Nov. 19. $16, $8 students with I.D. Call 866-1973.

FRIDAY

CONTEMPORARY JAZZ VIOLIN: Mark O'Connor, violinist, composer and fiddler heralded as one of America's most gifted contemporary musicians performs with guitarist Frank Vignola and bassist Jon Burr at 8 p.m. in the Bayfront Center's Mahaffey Theater, 400 First St. S, St. Petersburg. The trio's performance pays homage to French master jazz violinist Stephane Grappelli. $27-$33. Call 892-5767, or check the Web site at http://www.stpete.org/mahaffey.htm.

"DALI'S FREUD, FREUD'S DALI': Join Dr. Robert Lubar, author of the Dali Museum's newest collection catalog and associate Professor of Fine Arts at New York University's Institute of Fine Art, discusses Dali's work and the new museum show at 6 p.m. in the Salvador Dali Museum, 1000 Third St. S, St. Petersburg. Book signing follows. Free. Call 823-3767 or check the website at http://www.salvadordalimuseum.org.

SATURDAY

HAPPY 100th, AARON COPLAND: Guest Conductor Michael Christie and speaker James E. Tokley Sr. and the Florida Orchestra performs at 8 p.m. in the Mahaffey Theater. Program includes Copland's El Salon Mexico, Quiet City, Orchestral Variations, Rodeo, and Lincoln Portrait. $20-$38. Call 892-5767.

INTRODUCTION TO JENSHARI: Jen and Sharimiki are tricks used to "age" a bonsai. The dead wood technique is used to give the impression that a tree has suffered some trauma long ago. Pat Bradley gives a presentation on Jinshari at 11:30 a.m. in the Oak Pavilion of Sunken Gardens, 1825 Fourth St. N, St. Petersburg. Free with park admission. Call 551-3100.

FLEA MARKET AND CRAFTS SALE: The John Paul I Lodge 2427, 3615 37th St. S, St. Petersburg, will have a flea market from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with crafts, furniture, appliances, children's bikes and a continental breakfast and lunch. Proceeds go to charity. Call 867-2669.

ART ARBOR FESTIVAL: The 20th Annual festival featuring activities for all ages is held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 11 and 12 at Boyd Hill Nature Park, 1101 Country Club Way S, St. Petersburg. Arts and crafts people, live music, food court, reptile and and bird of prey shows, petting zoo, kid's crafts, environmental exhibitors. $2, $1 children. Call 893-7326.

ST. PETERSBURG TIMES FESTIVAL OF READING: Eckerd College, 4200 54th Ave. S, St. Petersburg hosts this popular yearly event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 11 and 12. Featured are well known authors and journalists, including some Pulitzer winners and Florida writers, speaking on their works. Three open air stages of entertainment, Storyland, an area designed just for kids with bookmaking, writing, puppeteers, storytelling and a free books tent and parades of children's book characters. The American Civil Liberties Union presents the Banned Book Marathon, Christie's does book appraisals and Venue Theatre presents Famous Dead Authors. Free. Call 892-2358.

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