Hot Stuff! By PAMELA DAVIS © St. Petersburg Times, published November 5, 2001 Send a message to Afghanistan Talk show host Glenn Beck, who does two programs on radio station WFLA-AM 970, wants to help kids in America send messages of friendship and peace to children in Afghanistan. Kids are asked to make a card, write a letter or poem or draw a picture and send it to Glenn, who will then turn over the sentiments to the United Nations, which will deliver them. Send your messages and artwork to: Glenn Beck's Crayon Coalition, P.O. Box 130795, Tampa, FL 33681-0795. Gravity Games medalist Wakeboarding champ and central Florida resident Parks Bonifay takes home the silver medal in Sunday's edition of the Gravity Games on WFLA-Ch. 8 at 4 p.m. Parks, 20, lives in Winter Haven. The Gravity Games took place in September in Providence, R.I. Sing along with 'Nicktoons' The Newest Nicktoons, a 52-track CD compilation of songs from Nickelodeon's most popular TV shows -- SpongeBob SquarePants, Rugrats, Rocket Power, Hey Arnold!, CatDog, Angry Beavers and others -- is available in stores for $13.98 ($9.98 on cassette). Smart stuff Put your brain to the test with Are You Smart or What? A Bizarre Book of Games & Fun for Everyone (International Puzzle Features, $9.95). The paperback book is filled with word games such as this one: What country is suggested by each of the following clues? Here's an example -- Clue: A space shuttle. Answer: Colombia 1. An animal 2. A prepared food 3. Famished 4. Dinnerware 5. A lubricant 6. An explosive shell (Answers: 1. Turkey 2. Chile 3. Hungary 4. China 5. Greece 6. Grenada) Are You Smart or What? isn't currently available in bookstores. To order by phone call toll-free 1-866-386-1818 or order online at www.cleverpuzzles.com or www.amazon.com. Scooby comes to the stage The Scooby-Doo cartoon will come to life in the theatrical presentation of Scooby-Doo in Stagefright at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center Wednesday through Sunday. Actors portraying Scooby, Shaggy, Velma, Daphne and Fred will solve a classic Scooby-style mystery on stage. Tickets are $11, $21 and $26, call (813) 229-7827. Show times are: 7 p.m. Wednesday through Friday; 11 a.m., 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday; and 11 a.m., 2 and 5 p.m. Sunday. Past 14 Days March 16, 2008 March 15, 2008 March 14, 2008 March 13, 2008 March 12, 2008 March 11, 2008 March 10, 2008 March 9, 2008 March 8, 2008 March 7, 2008 March 6, 2008 March 5, 2008 March 4, 2008 March 3, 2008 Search further back Here's the rest of today's Xpress Hot Stuff! A monstrous hit Up in smoke? The misery of moving Today is the deadline for Xpressions!