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This week: Pinellas

By Times Staff Writer
Published March 3, 2006

IMAGO ART GROUP EXHIBIT: An exhibit of works by Ron Eichar and Marlene Glickman opens with a reception from 6:30 to 9 p.m. today at 464 Douglas Ave., Dunedin. The event is free, and refreshments will be served. Imago Art Group is a professional artist co-op featuring the working studios of 16 area artists. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call 733-5607 or 736-6172.

WINE TASTING AT TARPON SHOPS: More than 20 art galleries, antique and gift shops in historic downtown Tarpon Springs will be open from 5 to 8 p.m. today and serving wines from around the world. Call 942-4675.

"BEAUTY AND THE BEAST': A production of the musical Beauty and the Beast will open today and continue through March 19. Shows are Thursday through Sunday at the Eight O'Clock Theatre at the Largo Cultural Center, 105 Central Park Drive, Largo. For information, call the cultural center at 587-6751 or the theater at 726-8686.

SPRING ANTIQUES FAIR: The city of Dunedin's annual Spring Antiques Fair is from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday along Main Street. More than 70 dealers from throughout the state are to participate in the fair. Carl Amundson and the Modern Guitar Quintet will perform from noon to 3 p.m. Spritz the clown will give out free sculptured balloons, temporary tattoos, stickers and do face painting from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call 298-3261 or 298-3260.

TREE FESTIVAL AND GIVEAWAY: The annual Largo Tree Festival is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Largo Central Park Nature Preserve, 150 Highland Ave., behind Winn-Dixie. The event will include entertainment, recycled crafts, games, exhibits and free trees. Call 518-3047.

PIPE BAND CONCERT: The Dunedin Pipe Band will perform at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Pavilion in Highlander Park, at Michigan Boulevard and Pinehurst Road. Bring a lawn chair. Call 298-3286.

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HIGHWAYMEN ART EXHIBIT: The Seventh Annual Highwaymen Art Exhibit is on display through March 31 at the Safety Harbor Community Center, 650 Ninth Ave. S. The Highwaymen are African-American artists from the Fort Pierce area who sold paintings along the highways of South Florida in the 1950s. In March 2004, they were inducted into the Florida Hall of Fame. Admission is $5. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The show is sponsored by the Safety Harbor Museum of Regional History. For information, call 726-1668.

JURGEN GORG EXHIBIT: An exhibit of recent paintings, etchings, lithographs and bronze sculptures by German artist Jurgen Gorg through Wednesday at Syd Entel Galleries, 247 Main St., Safety Harbor. The human body is the artist's predominant subject, focusing on body language and movement. His work is exhibited in Germany, Switzerland, England, Japan and the United States. Gallery hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, closed Sunday. For information, call 725-1808.

FOR THE LOVE OF ART EXHIBIT: The Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art presents "For the Love of Art" exhibit through Thursday in the museum auditorium. Artists featured include Roger Bansemer, Lin Carte, Mic Knight, Jack Roseman and Josette Urso. The museum is on the Tarpon Springs campus of St. Petersburg College, 600 Klosterman Road. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, until 9 p.m. on Thursday, and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and free to children and students with identification. Admission is free to all on Sunday, with docent tours at 2 p.m. Call the museum at 712-5762.

AMERICAN ARTS & CRAFTS HOME, 1900-1915: The exhibit is a sampling of the American arts and crafts movement from 1900 to 1915 and features furniture, metal works and pottery. Works by Gustav Stickley, Newcomb College students and Grueby Pottery are on display through April 16 at the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art. The exhibit is from the Two Red Roses Foundation Collection. A catalog is available. The museum is on the Tarpon Springs campus of St. Petersburg College, 600 Klosterman Road. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, until 9 p.m. on Thursday, and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and free to children and students with identification. Admission is free to all on Sunday, with docent tours at 2 p.m. Call the museum at 712-5762.

QUILTS AND CRAFTS EXHIBIT: An exhibit of crafts and 18 quilts with patterns representing the Earth and the elements will be displayed through May 26 at the Clearwater Main Library, 100 N Osceola Ave. Hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday. Call 562-4970, ext. 5284.

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