Center Place Fine Arts & Civic Association, 619 Vonderburg Drive, offers a variety of monthly art classes for children and adults. Classes include oil painting, design and watercolor, artventures, drawing, mixed media drawing, basket weaving, watercolor, Just for Kids, decorative painting, home schoolers art study, Discovery, and kid's clay. Call (813) 685-8888.

Tampa

Cigar Heritage Festival is Saturday

The fourth annual Cigar Heritage Festival will be held in Centennial Park in Ybor City. Festivities will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and will feature live entertainment. Highlights of the free event, produced by Clear Channel Broadcasting of Tampa Bay, will include product displays and samples from cigar manufacturers, retailers and exhibitors, ethnic food, entertainment, and family activities. Nationally syndicated Cigar Dave will broadcast his radio show, Smoke This, from noon to 2 p.m. and will kick off the National Lightation Ceremony. Atlanta Rhythm Section will be featured at 2:30 p.m. There also will be a Harley-Davidson motorcycle display, a bocci ball tournament and a children's activity area. Also, local radio celebrities will be on hand. Call (813) 247-1434.

Hispanic Chamber sponsors job fair

The Tampa Bay Hispanic Chamber of Commerce will present Job Fair 2000 free from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday at the Ramada Airport Hotel and Conference Center, 5303 W Kennedy Blvd. Representatives will be on hand from banking, telecommunications, finance, health, government, military, investments, education, insurance and other career fields. Admission is free. The event is open to the public. A luncheon will begin at noon, with John Ramil, president of TECO Energy, as the keynote speaker. Cost is $15 for members, $20 for non-members. There will also be a networking reception from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Cost is $10. For information or reservations, call (813) 414-9411.

Pledges sought for AIDSWalk 2000

Individual walkers and teams of walkers are needed to collect pledges for the AIDSWalk Tampa Bay 2000 scheduled for 9 a.m. Dec. 2 at Al Lopez Park on Himes Avenue. The family-friendly, 2-mile walk is designed to raise awareness and funds for HIV/AIDS. The event will feature live entertainment, children's activities and educational material. Refreshments will be available. Participants are encouraged to register and turn in pledges by Friday. Registration also will be held at 8 a.m. the day of the event. An awards ceremony will follow the walk. Call (813) 914-8888, ext. 227 or ext. 240.

Training session set for Voyager series

A training session for the Voyager series will be offered from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday in the auditorium at the John F. Germany Public Library, 900 N Ashley Drive. The Voyager series, published by New Readers Press, is the publishing arm of Laubach Literacy used by tutors for students with some literacy skills. Parking is available in the Poe parking garage; tutors need to bring their yellow parking stubs to be validated. For information or to register, call Dionne at (813) 273-3650.

Antique appraisal set for Saturday

An antique appraisal will be held starting at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the Plant Hall lobby at the University of Tampa, 401 W Kennedy Blvd. Doors open at 10 a.m. The event is sponsored by the Henry B. Plant Museum and local antique appraisers. The appraisal cost is $5 per item. Limit of 3 items. Tickets will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis; available between 10 a.m. and noon. If furniture is too large, bring a good photograph. Items to be appraised can include collectibles, American paintings, furniture, maps, silver, documents, paintings, prints, estate jewelry and 19th century European antiques. Parking is available in the faculty and staff parking lot on the west side of Plant Hall. Call (813) 254-1891, ext. 23.

West Shore

Cancer education series offered

The fall education series sponsored by the Florida Cancer Education Network will be held at the Centre Club, One Urban Centre, 123 S Westshore Blvd. The first session will be 7:15 to 8:45 a.m. Friday. Dr. Alison Calkins will present a program on "New Techniques for Treating Prostate Cancer." Dr. Timothy Yeatman will present a program on "Understanding Colon/Rectum Cancer" from 7:15 to 8:45 a.m. Dec. 15. Breakfast will be served. The series is free and open to the public to raise awareness of early detection screenings, treatment and support services. Reservations are requested; seating is limited. Call (813) 806-2800. -- 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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