Paradise News November 2023

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DIRECT WATERFRONT CONDO in luxury Yacht & Tennis Club of St. Pete Beach Offered at $580,000 Jane McCroary | 727.348.3888

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5BR/3.5BA/3CG/6339SQFT. Stunning executive home in the prestigious gated community of Grand Hampton, premium lot. Offered at $1,450,000 Kayla Biathrow | 727.656.8156

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Marina Bay

Bacopa Bay

Beautiful water views abound from this 3BR in gated community of Bacopa Bay! Oversized balconies are great for entertaining!

Fitness, tennis and two swimming pools! $895,000 Allison and Dave Estabrooks (727) 460-4061

1 BD 1 BA 910 Sq. Ft. Condo Tropical Views. Near beach, restaurants, and stores.

List Price: $295,000

Soaring ceilings, 3BR’s and a partial view of the Bay! Oversized 3 car garage plus carport! $699,900

Allison and Dave Estabrooks (727) 460-4061

ISLA DEL SOL

Panoramic water views abound from this Bahia Vista condo!

Enjoy a 25 foot seaside balcony overlooking the world-famous Don CeSar! Designer decorated at $675,000 Allison and Dave Estabrooks (727) 460-4061

ISLA DEL SOL

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Lovely 1st floor 2BR, 2BA with new LPV flooring and designer furnishings. Great golf course location!

Weekly rentals! $469,900

Water views abound from this totally updated 1st floor condo! 2BR, 2BA with brand new kitchen, baths & more! $435,000

Charming 2BR bungalow in an ideal location!

Fabulous updates throughout with lush landscaping! $371,500

Allison and Dave Estabrooks (727) 460-4061

Allison and Dave Estabrooks (727) 460-4061

Allison and Dave Estabrooks (727) 460-4061

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Carol Giovannoni, Chris Graus and Team (727)481-9909

Furnished and Renovated 2br/2ba Gulf Front Condo!

Perfect Full time/Second/or Vacation Rental Home New Hurricane Rated Slider, and Laundry in Unit $724,900

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Diana Sames (727)776-0122

1 BD/ 1 BA 785 Sq. Ft. plus Patio. Steps to the sands of St. Pete Beach, and Restaurant, & your parking space. List Price: $350,000 Diana Sames (727)776-0122

2 Bed, 2 Bath 1,175 Sq. Ft. 55+ Condo, Remodeled and Turn Key with 4 pools, 2 Piers and Big Clubhouse List Price: $293,000, Diana Sames (727)776-0122.

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DOWNTOWN ST. PETERSBURG Happy Feet Plus Hollander Hotel St. Pete Chamber Florida CraftArt Hawthorne Bottle Shop So Chic Consignment

ReMax Metro lobby Vinoy Hotel St. Pete City Store The Hangar Sundial Fergs

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CONTENTS 24-25 FASHION

COVER STORY 17 ISLAND GRILLE & RAW BAR Tierra Verde’s premiere restaurant.

Dine, drink, music & tiki bar!

Shop local ideas, Radix Collection, Natural Comfort, Diny’s Jewelers

26 BLUSH BEAUTY CENTER St. Pete’s most luxurious spa

FEATURES

27 ORIENTAL RUG BAZAAR

12,21 GOOD DEEDS

Give thanks by helping local charities Beautiful rugs that last

BY STEVE TRAIMAN, NANETTE WISER a lifetime Food banks need your help

BY HOLLY HARGETT

28-29 HOME REPAIR

Rescreen Rescue, The Shutter Guy

13 SUNCOAST JAZZ

Jazz, blues and more Nov. 17-19!

32-33 ST. PETE ROCKS

18 DINING

NOVEMBER 2023 Paradise NEWS Reaching 100,000+ in print, online, social media, web content, weekly eblasts, and more!

DEPARTMENTS Publishers Message...........6 Centre of SPB News...........7 Tidbits......................8, 10-11 Spirits................................15 Cooking/Thanksgiving......23 Vaughn Property Law.......30 Our Children Have Rights.31 Live Life Better.............34-35 Health & Wellness............36 Achieve Acupuncture........37

Horizon 2024, Enchant, DTSP Fun, Eco...................................38 New Year’s Eve @St. Pete Coliseum Caron’s Art News.........40-41

By Brian Hargett & Nanette Wiser

Thanksgiving, brunch, new restos

BY NANETTE WISER

20-22 RESTAURANT ROW 39,45 MUSIC & NIGHTLIFE Mastry’s & The Kitchen The Wharf Restaurant & Sports Bar

Holiday concerts around town

57 HOLIDAY TRAVEL & HOME Florida fun & seasonal decorating

Artists Spotlight…………..42 Arts & Leisure..............43-55 Events..........................44-48 Book Nook………………..52 Sports & Rec……………..55 Pet Health.........................57 Classified Ads.............58, 61

Blush Beauty Center

Oriental Rug Bazaar

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Tierra Verde/Isla Del Sol...60

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Encouraging Words..........62 COVER Design: Janet Nummi Photo: Island Grille & Raw Bar

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The Wharf

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Cody’s Road House Ancient Healing

GULFPORT Welcome Center Library/City Hall Sail Market Stellas

Habana Café Gulfport Casino Maddy Spa Town Shores Lobby

ISLA DEL SOL & BAYWAY ISLES Regions Bank Isla Yacht & CC

Island Salon Patchingtons

TIERRA VERDE Billy’s TD Bank Phila Deli Tony & Nello’s

Century 21 Mariott Wong Lee’s Island Grille

SOUTH PASADENA Ace Hardware Winn Dixie Regions Bank

Spiro’s Deli Fountains Towers

PASS-A-GRILLE Merry Pier The Wharf Hurley Realty Don CeSar

The SeaHorse Suntan Art Center The Wharf

ST. PETE BEACH Basil Leaf Nikko’s Dog Bar Resort Realty Library/City Hall Nori Thai Sushi Larry’s Ice Cream Baird Realty TBB Chamber Gulf to Bay Bait UPS Store Skidders

Basil Leaf Sushi Sea Dog Brewery Vito & Michael’s Riptides Lounge Synovus Bank Odi’s Kitchen Coldwell Banker RE ReMax Preferred Dolphin Landings 5th/3rd Bank Dolphin Bch Resort

COREY AREA DISTRICT Chill Restaurant Frog Pond

SPB Post Office Beach Theatre

TREASURE ISLAND Bilmar Hotel TI & MB Chamber

T.I. Hardware Keller Williams Realty

JOHN’S PASS VILLAGE Kilwin’s Ice Cream Chamber Kiosk

Spice & Tea Exchange

MADEIRA BEACH Waterfront Realty Recreation Center

Post Office City Hall Library

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PUBLISHERS MESSAGE So Much To Be Thankful For PETER & RENEE ROOS

You can look in almost any direction these days and find people and conditions worse than our own. Earthquakes flatten entire villages in Afghanistan. Russia is still trying to recapture Ukraine. In the Middle East, Israel is at war. We pray for peace. And on Nov. 11th, we are thankful every day for those serving in the armed forces now and the veterans who sacrificed and served to keep America safe.

Here at home, Tampa Bay experienced six tornados and hurricane damage in the last few weeks. It could have been so much worse. Ft. Myers Beach is still rebuilding from Ian. Meanwhile Renee and I saw a perfect “ring of fire” in New Mexico on Oct. 14 and went to the largest hot air balloon event in the world within 24 hours. We are reminded how blessed we are. We love that we found a career that contributes in many ways and brings enjoyment to people for almost 30 years and counting.

Last month, Paradise News saluted a few of the eco heroes that protect and clean our beaches and the Gulf waters we love. You can help too. Volunteer for a beach clean-up.

Trash Pirates in Madeira Beach, for example, meet at Waterfront Realty early on first Saturdays. Lots of other volunteer opportunities inside this issue.

What are you thankful for? If you are a local, you can celebrate the break from highs in the nineties. If you are a visitor, you can be thankful for the recently replenished sand on the beaches and for your freedom to travel where you wish. If you are a returning seasonal resident helping support the shops, restaurants, and services we enjoy all year: welcome back, we are thankful for you, too. When you encounter our advertisers, please thank them for advertising in Paradise NEWS, so we can continue to send them to you.

Renee and I are thankful too for the efforts of Buddy Baker, our Arts and Leisure and Events column editor. His listings have been swelling with options for your enjoyment.

If you love the way the magazine looks, thank the talented Janet Nummi, our art and production director. In addition to our expanded content list – mostly by Executive Editor Nanette Wiser, Art News editor Caron Schwartz and Encouraging Word’s Dennis Merritt Jones – we have robust dining and home improvement sections and a growing health section. This month, we also feature how you can give back in articles by Steve Traiman and Holly Hargett.

Thanks to our digital coordinator who celebrates ten years on our team and does a terrific job with our website www.paradisenewsfl.com, Thursday eblast, and social media.

Thanks to our advertisers, especially our faithful realtors, old and new for your continued support and to our loyal readers, without whom our lives would feel far less fulfilled.

If you know a good company that could use more business, suggest us. Give them your old copy. When you encounter our advertisers, please thank them for advertising in Paradise NEWS, so we can continue to send you your favorite magazine. Happy Thanksgiving! www.ParadiseNewsFL.com Check out Paradise NEWS online, in print, and like us on social media.

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CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES JAMES TURNS 5 Get your tickets for Honey’s Mini Therapy Adventures’ 1st Annual Gala, Mini Miracles at The James Museum, celebrating their 5th Year anniversary 11/9 6:30-8:30pm. Come dressed in your best boots and bling attire while enjoying cocktails and appetizers.

FREE MOVIES in Largo Central Park are back.

11/10 Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse, 11/17 Barbie with concessions on site; no alcohol permitted.

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SHOP Keep St. Pete Lit’s new online store showcases three local artists: Cecilia Lueza with her “Reading Mermaid,” James McDole with his “Boo Book” design (perfect for the spooky season), and Leticia Cruz with her “The Writing Process.”

More designs to come www.keepstpetelit.org/ collections/lit-swag

BABY RHINO! In October, ZooTampa’s southern white rhino crash (the term for a group of rhinos) celebrated the birth of a newborn male calf!

The baby rhino appears to be strong and is nursing alongside his experienced mother,

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19-year-old Kidogo. Kidogo was paired with male Mufasa as part of the Species Survival Plans, overseen by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums which ensures the survival of protected, threatened, and endangered species. And just in time for the holidays, you can book a private holiday photo session with an animal ambassador and scenic zoo location and help support their conservation efforts. https://bit.ly/46Ar4fq MOVERS & SHAKERS Pinellas County Administrator Barry A. Burton named Brian Lowack the President/ CEO of Visit St. Pete/ Clearwater.

Lowack had served as the head of the official Pinellas County tourism marketing and management organization in an interim capacity since June. In October, Lowack named Kylie Diaz as the organization’s vice president of community engagement.

In her role, Diaz will oversee the Visit St. Pete/Clearwater community relations, brand activations, and funding programs – including the Elite Event programming.

Diaz joins Visit St. Pete/ Clearwater from the Clearwater Marine Aquarium where she served as the director of tourism since 2018. Lowack also hired Tampa Bay native Jason Latimer as director of public relations after years of sports experience working with the Tampa Bay Rays, New York Yankees, Miami Marlins, and University of Florida football.

Pamela Joy Trow

JINGLE BALL Niall Horan, “The Voice” coach and former member of One Direction, will headline iHeartRadio’s Jingle Ball tour in Tampa this year.

Horan, along with Teddy Swims, Zara Larsson, Doechii, Paul Russell, Kaliii and Lawrence will stop at Amalie Arena 11/26 @7pm.

UP UP & AWAY In October, a remodeled Aldi grocery store reopened in Skyway Marina and a new Aldi store is coming to west St. Petersburg in the shopping center next to Tyrone Square Mall, taking over the Hitchcock’s Green Market space. Also moving forward for Skyway Marina is Altis Cardinal Development’s 34.3-acre Skyway Village, a multi-phased mixed-use development featuring 2,084 housing units, 80,920 square feet of commercial space, 22,500 square feet of office space, 119,160 square feet of accessory self-storage use and 4,000 parking spaces and hopefully Sprouts Farmers Market.

LOCAL ARTIST Pamela Joy Trow’s newest public artwork debuted in October. She has been awarded 11 signal and utility boxes through four public arts commissions: eight boxes in the city of Pompano Beach, two boxes in the city of Sunrise, and now, one box in Pinellas County. Creative Pinellas and Pinellas County chose her to do one of the nine new signal boxes in Pinellas County. Says Trow: “My signal box pays homage to the beautiful birds of Florida. Although not a profound subject, I wanted to approach it using bold patterned graphics, cropping tightly to each bird, in a light Florida palette. I could not be happier with the end result. The ‘Birds of a Feather’ box is located in Palm Harbor between the highly trafficked streets Sandy Point Rd and East Lake Rd at the Pinellas Trail. This location gave me a gift. My sister, who was so excited to see this box, passed away three months ago, and my parents, several years ago now.

My box is located around the corner of where they both lived for over 20 years. What were the chances?”

“Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.” –Eckhart Tolle

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MADEIRA BEACH The Gulf Lane Project started 10/9, with Keystone Excavators mobilizing for the Gulf Lane milling and resurfacing for the next 120 days. The project consists of installing 600 feet of pervious concrete, new curb, and milling and resurfacing Gulf Lane and beach access from 135th to Johns Pass Park.

Staging area for materials during the project will be at the 132nd Parking lot on the east side of Gulf Lane. Please use caution in the area while crews are at work. For details, Public Works 727-543-8154.

PROTECT & SUPPORT Mental health is a growing issue, and SPC is stepping up to train law enforcement officers on helping peers cope with emotional challenges. Some law enforcement officers in the greater Tampa Bay region are taking classes as part of a new applied mental health certificate program launched this summer after the Sun Coast Police Benevolent Association approached the college about a growing need for support services.

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TIERRA VERDE In Sept., Pinellas County told Tierra Verde they hope to provide the proposed agreement for the Rec Center before the end of the year. The county expects a response from TVCA prior to bid-out for construction in late spring. Also in Oct., Pinellas County sent the TVCA a tentative timeline for the Grand Canal Dredging Project with a budget estimate of $ 1,500,000 and project duration of 120 consecutive calendar days.

Alex Harris, winner of the TBBCA prestigious BCA Artist Achievement Impact Award.

Alex Harris

KUDOS Tammy McNelis holds the position of principal at The CPM Team, a real estate group specializing in St. Petersburg.

As a founding member at Compass in downtown St. Petersburg, Tammy is deeply rooted in the community.

As a resident of Pass-A-Grille, she actively volunteers at the Pass-A-Grille Women’s Club. Together with her husband Michael, Tammy is a strong supporter of various philanthropic endeavors in the area. They extend their assistance to organizations like CASA, The Celma Mastry Ovarian Cancer Foundation, and the Women’s Service League. In October, Tammy was one of the committee members helping to make PARC’s black tie gala a huge success. Over 100k was raised for Parc. Parc Center for Disabilities has been serving children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities since 1953. Tammy worked on setting up the venue as well as gathering donations.

She and The CPM Team also sponsored the Firefly 360 photo booth.

Seminole High School Marching Band

Tierra Verde Proposed Rec Center

Tammy & Michael McNelis (right) PARC gala

CONGRATS Seminole High School Marching Band is one of 20 bands chosen to perform at the 2025 Rose Bowl Parade.

RIDE & RUN Since 1993, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Ride And Run With The Stars event has given hope and help to children and families in need. On 12/2, starting at Fort De Soto Park, help raise money with Ride And Run With The Stars (the largest law enforcement-organized holiday charity fundraiser in the Tampa Bay Area). Participants enjoy cycling and walking events as well as a certified 5K road race.

With a visit from Santa Claus, there’s food and fun for the whole family. The Agency members personally deliver the packages of food, clothing, and children’s toys to victims of crimes and disadvantaged families. You can also adopt a family; contact Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Victim Advocate, at sgarcia-olivares@pcsonet.com or 727-582-6465 for additional information.

Sand dunes have already been constructed on Sunset Beach to provide storm protection lost through erosion caused by the storm. A contractor is now planting vegetation (mostly sea oats) to help hold the sand in place. “We are planting four different native species of grasses,” said Pinellas County Environmental Specialist Lauren Doing. “We are hoping by planting this vegetation that

Residents and visitors are reminded to stay off the dunes and outside of the active beach construction areas, for their own safety and to preserve the dunes. Emergency beach restoration is also ongoing at Pass-a-Grille, Belleair Beach and Upham Beach. Indian Rocks Beach is scheduled next for restoration.

To place the necessary sand and construct dunes, Pinellas County must obtain shortterm construction easements from some property owners.

These county easements are temporary and different from the perpetual easements required by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USSACE) project.

Pinellas County is investing visitor-generated Hotel Bed Tax funds (known as the Pinellas County Tourist Development Tax) from tourists’ overnight stays to pay for the emergency beach reconstruction and other important tourism-related initiatives, such as the new Rays Stadium.

CHAMBER POWER Businesses love our Chamber of Commerce organizations for networking and developing new customers. Ribbon cuttings for new businesses are always in demand. Paradise News belongs to five local chambers: St. Petersburg, Tampa Bay Beaches, Gulfport Merchants Chamber, Skyway Marina District, and Treasure Island/ Madeira Beach. In addition to advocacy efforts, fun events,

TBBC Taverna Ribbon Cutting

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BEACH RESTORATION UPDATE Pinellas County’s efforts continue with emergency sand dune construction nearing completion on Sunset Beach in Treasure Island. Vegetation planting in the dunes is ongoing; residents and visitors reminded to stay off the dunes.

The county’s tourism tax is funding the emergency beach restoration and other important tourism-related projects.

Helping to restore critical dune areas ravaged by Hurricane Idalia is a massive endeavor.

“We lost whole dunes, back to the parking lot in some areas,” said Pinellas County Coastal Management Coordinator Dr. John Bishop. “These dunes add a lot of added protection for our community, for the infrastructure, public infrastructure, the homes, they help to stop the storm surge.

But they don’t help do that if they are gone.”

it will provide that extra layer of stabilization, but in order for the dunes to be able to protect from wave energy, and from winds and from storm surges even, it is important they remain intact and stable.”

visitor information centers and lunch/learns, their ambassador teams coach and counsel with business expertise and make owners feel welcome in our community. TBBC has a terrific online directory and guidebook where you can learn more about the Tampa Bay beach communities, local businesses, attractions, transportation, and even non-profit organizations.

St. Pete has a fabulous shop with local artists and unique souvenirs. TIMB’s community events are fun and festive.

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PROTECT ST. PETE BEACH ADVOCACY GROUP Come meet your neighbors making a difference at their booth at the Sunday Corey Avenue Market.

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Giving Thanks

By Steve Traiman & Nanette Wiser

Thanksgiving is the season of giving thanks for all we have and cherish. But there are many less fortunate families in the Tampa Bay area – especially those with kids who are looking forward to holiday gifts and clothes. We are blessed with many groups who spearhead toy and gift drives in our area. All request unwrapped toys and clothes so they can be gift-wrapped for age-appropriate kids.

You can do more than donate clothes, toys, and gifts. Volunteers and financial donations are needed at all these organizations, especially Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Tampa Bay, PARC Center for Disabilities, Hands Across The Bay and many more.

The American Legions and VFW in Tampa Bay also provide support to those who serve and consider finding out what your local first responders might need (bake cookies, make a meal) and what holiday fundraisers they are involved with. On 12/3, The OCC Roadhouse Annual Toy Bike Ride will rev their engines and gather toys for a good cause. www.occroadhouse.com Habitat for Humanity More than 70 families are currently waiting to build a Habitat home. Your support gives these individuals and their families a chance at a more stable life. If your heart is in their mission, please consider supporting them in any way possible. All Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas and West Pasco Counties donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law and will be acknowledged with a letter you may use for those purposes. Volunteers needed, whether you are a builder or have never used a hammer, YOU can make a difference in your community. www.habitatpwp.org

The Kind Mouse More than 7,000 children in Pinellas County live with chronic hunger and more than 36,000 live every day with food insecurities. Kind Mouse feeds children who have nothing outside of school. www.thekindmouse.org U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Most Tampa Bay area towns support this drive annually, with the local Post Office providing drop-off gift bins. www.toysfortots.org Salvation Army Angel Tree: A spokesperson for St Pete Beach City Clerk Amber LaRue says that many residents and businesses have supported their Angel Tree for many years. www.saangeltree.org CASA Pinellas Their mission is challenging the societal acceptance of all forms of domestic violence. If you missed the recent Scavenger Hunt fundraiser, you can bring donations to the store on 1st Ave. N, make a financial donation or volunteer. Volunteer opportunities include thrift store support, community education, outreach support, crisis intervention and providing safe environments for survivors of domestic violence and their children. www.casapinellas.org 12

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SUNCOAST JAZZ FESTIVAL

By Nanette Wier

The 33rd Suncoast Jazz Festival on Clearwater’s Sand Key returns 11/17-19 featuring dozens of genres including two-time Grammy award winning Ranky Tanky on Saturday. New Orleans fave Kermit Ruffins and the Barbecue Swingers laissez le bon temps roulez on Friday and Saturday. Festival director Joan Dragon says, “this is going to be a fantastic year with live performances from 70 musicians.”

On Thursday 11/16, the Suncoast Jazz Festival Gala will be held at the Sand Key Sheraton featuring dinner and entertainment

by Jason Marsalis and Friends, Tom Hook and the Hounds and Pepper and Friends in Pepper’s Place after the Gala.

Friday kicks off with a New Orleans-style Parasol Parade and The Anachronisticrats and you can swing dance from 7:30pmmidnight with Tom Hook and the Hounds, Tom Rigney & Flambeau, Professor Cunningham & His Old School, and the Dave Bennett Quartet.

Saturday highlights include Sunset Music Waterside featuring Theo Valentin and Friends and Ona K with La Lucha, rocking Dave Bennett and at 10:30pm the sexy calendar launch party with Professor

Cunningham & His Old School. Rise and shine Sunday to the sounds of Dave Bennett Quartet with Theo Valentin and from 10am-noon, the jazz brunch sizzles with Cynthia Sayer and Her Joyride Band, Rossano Sportiello, Ed Metz, Don Mopsick, Synia Carroll followed by the Al Downing Tampa Bay Jazz Association’s Women in Jazz Celebrate Gershwin starring Valerie Gillespie (Leader), Cynthia Sayer, Jen Hodge, Theo Valentin, and Synia Carroll with guests John O’Leary, and Eddie Metz.

beloved Nate Najar and Daniela Soledade.

Held inside two resort settings on Sand Key at the Sheraton Sand Key Resort and Marriott suites, the festival features performers from across the nation and around the world from New Orleans, San Francisco and New York to Italy, Brazil, Australia and Rio showcasing a cornucopia of musical genres (Big Easy-Flavored Jazz, American Songbook, Timeless Gullah Jazz, Modern Acoustic Jazz, Swing, Blues, Zydeco and a touch of Rockabilly and Gospel).

Local jazz legends are once again making appearances, including John Lamb.

The beloved American Jazz double bassist was a member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra. The musical line-up also includes dozens of local, regional, and national musicians including St. Petersburg’s

The Jolley Trolley offers a free shuttle between hotels and free parking at Sand Key Park. Ticket options range from $40 (after 6 pm) to $225 for three days of non-stop music.

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HOCKEY HOORAY Going to a Lightning game just got tastier with the introduction of sensational sips including Copper Cane Wines (Section 206), Cutwater Spirits (Section 306) and Cigar City Brewing’s local crafts throughout the arena. Connoisseurs can sip Casamigos Tequila, Jack Daniel’s® Tennessee Whiskey, 6 O’Clock Gin, Proper No. Twelve Irish Whiskey, New Amsterdam Vodka, and limited release mezcals, whiskies and bourbons can be savored at various bars throughout the arena. As a post-game destination, the Budweiser Biergarten on the terrace level provides stunning views of the Tampa skyline, while the Corona Cantina and Cigar City Brewing Taproom Downtown on Ford Thunder Alley offer the perfect atmosphere to celebrate Lightning victories. AI tech debuts with the TendedBar experience at the Tampa Bay Club (Section 209). This Florida-based marvel utilizes facial recognition and automation to serve up fan-favorite mixed drinks with lightning speed and precision. Fans can enjoy their beverages hassle-free, thanks to this pioneering technology.

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HOLIDAY PARTY HOTSPOTS At 3 Daughters Brewing DTSP, The Nook is their new conference/party room: email jacki@ 3dbrewing.com for more info. Other great holiday party locations include Mastry’s Brewing/The Kitchen, Sea Dog Brewing Co., Stan’s Epicurean, Elizabeth’s Wine Bar, Slyce Pizza, The Emporium/Coffee Mill, Sea Salt St. Pete, The James Museum and more. For catering, Bayou Catering & Market serve up sensational food and many cuisines, including breakfast and Cajun Mardi Gras.

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Under the seasoned eye of owner Steve Westphal, one of Florida’s most respected restaurateurs, you’ll be delighted by the spectacular appetizers, mussels, fresh seafood (grouper, salmon, tuna, crab cakes), raw bar and steaks (Black Angus sirloin or tenderloin). Cold water oysters (raw, steamed, or fried) or char-grilled oysters with tantalizing sauces (garlic butter and parmesan, chipotle lime, casino-style) and the cream cheese and crab oven-baked oysters are the best in town. Shrimp your way can be grilled, Cajun, fried or coconut and the seafood baskets of oysters, grouper nuggets or shrimp come with tasty fries and coleslaw.

This island-inspired restaurant on Tierra Verde serves up great food, crafted cocktails, attentive service with a smile, bars both indoors and outdoors and live music (steel drum, jazz, island, acoustic) nightly and on Sunday, noon-4pm. There’s something for everyone. You can swim, drink, or dine poolside ($5 day pass) or watch your NFL/college sports on the flat screen LED TVs, even dance the night away al fresco. Boat in, drive over, or pedal on by. It’s worth the trip.

Go Island-style with shrimp and crab pasta, Calypso pork chop or po-boy. Fan favorites are the Island tacos, jerk BBQ chicken, lobster sliders, chopped salad, spicy tuna bowl, shrimp ceviche, lobster and crab-stuffed mushrooms and lobster mac n’ cheese. There’s also a terrific kids’ menu (chicken bites, fried shrimp, cheese quesadilla) and if you catch a fish, they’ll cook it and serve it family style! Save room for dessert, especially the drunken bread pudding and key lime pie.

The Island Grille is always upgrading and innovating.

There’s a new chef, seasonal specials, an expanded raw oyster bar, new early bird three-course menu Mon.-Fri. 3-5:30pm (salad, entrée + 2 sides, dessert), new patio furniture, umbrellas, luxe floating docks, and interior embellishments (new carpet, booths, tableware) plus reimagined private dining areas.

Book your NEXT EVENT or PARTY large or small at Island Grille. Chef Eric will customize a menu for a sit-down dinner, multi-course lunch or dinner buffet or mix and mingle with hors d’oeuvres. During the holidays, Island Grille is offering a HOLIDAY BUFFET SPECIAL (minimum 20) for only $25/person. Call 727-767-0020 and tell us what you want!

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JW Marriott Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa is hosting a special Thanksgiving dinner at its signature Latitude 28° restaurant and serving up four new festive fall cocktails at both Latitude 28° and its rooftop restaurant, The Deep End. The Thanksgiving dinner menu at Latitude 28° is a three-course Prix Fixe offering that includes traditional options such as Turkey Breast with all the fixings, or specialties like Poached Lobster Pappardelle to satisfy more coastal cravings. For just $99 per adult (13+), the three-course menu includes the choice of one appetizer, one entrée, and one dessert. A $10 to $20 a la carte children’s menu is also available. (beverage, tax, and gratuity not included.)

Additionally, both Latitude 28° and The Deep End are pouring on the autumn vibes with three new fall cocktails: Fall Forward

Taverna on the Bay, serving delicious Greek dishes, savory steaks and seafood and hand-crafted cocktails. The back room has a view of the bay, and there’s a delightful private room for holiday parties.

Looking for the best brunches in town?

The owners of Coastal Pizza and Coastal Taco are now serving brunch at Stan’s Epicurean on Sunday. In St. Pete Beach, we love 82 Degrees, The Helm’s weekend brunch and avocado toast at Chill with a mimosa during the market.

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America’s top pitmasters cooking up their best dishes and 20 backyard BBQ teams competing for $10,000 in grand prizes and bragging rights, all cooking for a cause.

Ticket holders will enjoy music and delicious food samples from the cook teams, pitmasters, and BBQ partners. The public is invited to participate as judges in a competition showcasing 20 chefs and sample a diverse range of BBQ styles.

There will be two awards for the local cook teams: Grand Champion and Reserve Champion. While you’re eating, enjoy live music with Griffin House, DJ Wiz Kidd and musician Kelly Daniels. The event benefits non-profit organizations FARA (Friedriech’s Ataxia Research Alliance), Operation BBQ Relief and the Special Operations Memorial Foundation. www.BBQLovefest.com

Treasure Island’s Sea Dog Brewing Co. serves an awesome breakfast from 8am-noon daily as they have expanded their breakfast hours; their Ice Pik Vodka Bloody Mary’s and GM Charlie’s sausage gravy (his grandma’s recipe) wow us every time. Special Thanksgiving buffet will be 11/23 from 12-6pm.

In Pass-A-Grille, Berkeley Beach Club’s rooftop lounge and The Dewey are the perfect Sunday respite with your gal pals and on Friday, there’s al fresco music.

The Dewey brunch menu is extraordinary, especially the bourbon peach pancakes, steak Oscar omelette and brunch burger.

The culinary program at the Dewey is designed and overseen by Chef Marty Blitz and the guest care comes from a team led

by Maryann Ferenc. The two are Chef and Proprietor of Mise en Place – an iconic Tampa Bay restaurant known for its culinary innovation and legendary hospitality.

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Enjoy Award-Winning Brews & Delicious Food @ Mastry’s For nine years, Mastry’s Brewing Company has been one of St. Pete Beach’s favorite hangouts for celebrating and catching up.

Foodies rave about their award-winning brews and sensational “something for everyone” menu from The Kitchen, their onsite restaurant.

Mastry’s Brewing Co. is the craft brewery and kitchen locals and visitors love. With 15+ rotating house brews, seltzer, cider, wine and more takes traditional styles and combines influences from exotic locales.

Mastry’s Brewing elevates the beach beer experience with selections like the MADE Coffee Porter, a chocolate coffee porter using fresh cacao and locally roasted coffee beans; Pais Tropical, a tropical hazy juicy IPA; and their wildly popular Hefeweizen, a 2017 Best Florida Beer Gold Medal Winner. With a relaxing and open setting on beautiful St. Pete Beach, Mastry’s brings you a true experience and taste of a vacation in a glass.

It’s always happy hour at Mastry’s. CEO and founder Matthew Dahm is proud of his drink prices,“the best value on the beach.”

Enjoy nightly specials on drink and food. Hospitality Monday is $4 drafts and 20% off to-go orders. Teacher Tuesday is $2 off drinks or BOGO and 50% off on to-go orders. Wine Wednesday is 1/2 off bottles or $2 off wine by the glass. There’s Taco Tuesday and Wing Special Wednesday, even a kids’ menu.

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Nibble fries with beer cheese, Masala-style or shoestring, and delicious with a chicken, sweet Thai chili grilled shrimp or crab cake. Dip into the hummus platter, local smoked fish spread, stacked nachos with chicken, grilled shrimp or mahi and the tender beer-battered chicken tenders. Hand-helds can be served as rice bowls, and best of show are the chicken or shrimp tacos, balsamic chicken pita, BLAT or mahi sliders. Save room for the awesome cheesecake!

Now is the time to book your next event or holiday party at Mastry’s; The Kitchen can whip up a terrific buffet that will wow your guests for groups up to 75 people. Meet up at Open Mic Wed. and Trivia Night Thurs. @7pm.

Enjoy live music Fri.-Sat. 7-10pm, Sun. 3-6pm.

Mastry’s Brewing Co. is open noon to 10pm Mon.-Thurs. (11pm Fri.-Sat., 9pm. Sun.) for fun in the sun and after dark with neighbors and friends. The Kitchen serves food noon-9pm Mon.Thurs., Fri.-Sat. 9:30pm and 8pm Sun. You can dine in on the shaded patio in private nooks cooled by ceiling fans or at the bar.

For game day or nesting at home, take The Kitchen’s yummy dishes and beer home; you can order online too.

Follow Mastry’s on social for specials, seasonal brews and entertainment schedule. www.facebook.com/mastrysbrewingco www.instagram.com/mastrysbrewingco Mastry’s Brewing Co. & The Kitchen 7701 Blind Pass Rd., St. Pete Beach 727-202-8045 www.mastrysbrewingco.com

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The spirit of Thanksgiving is about coming together as a community and ensuring that everyone has a reason to be thankful. By supporting these charitable organizations, you help bring smiles and nourishment to countless families during the season of giving and gratitude. In addition to faithbased organizations, Salvation Army, Hope Villages of America Food Bank, Pinellas County Food Pantry and Meals on Wheels, these are some of the organizations that need your food or financial donations at the holidays and all year round. Consider a neighborhood or office food drive to help them now.

Metropolitan Ministries You can shop directly from the Metropolitan Ministries website and order their most needed items including frozen turkeys, hams, cereal, canned yams, bagged or boxed stuffing, and cranberry sauce. Also, in demand are bagged or canned beans, soup, bags of rice, canned or boxed potatoes, gravy packets, dessert mixes, canned fruit, canned vegetables, and boxed macaroni and cheese. Consider organizing a food drive in your neighborhood or office. www.metromin.org/holiday-central The Kind Mouse The Kind Mouse is committed to eradicating childhood

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hunger in Pinellas County. As Thanksgiving approaches, they strive to provide holiday meals to underprivileged families. Your contribution will help make sure that no child goes to bed hungry. They have an immediate need for baby formula, snacks, juice boxes, fruit snacks, pudding, and Jello cups. www.thekindmouse.org/donate Tampa Bay Harvest Volunteers at Tampa Bay Harvest pick up leftover food, saledated and quality excess food items from local grocery stores, restaurants, and food-related businesses. The rescued food is then delivered to over 100 local charities served by TBH. Donations are needed to operate their warehouse and free grocery store that serves community citizens directly. www.tampabayharvest.org/donate.html

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The Wharf Restaurant & Sports Bar big portions, and something for everyone on the menu, all reasonably priced.

Save room for Key Lime Pie.”

Locals love drinking, dining, and rooting for their favorite teams at this legendary Pass-a-Grille restaurant and bar. With a waterfront view, nine docks, weekend live music, 17 TVs and an awesome happy hour, this Old Florida resto opened in 1994.

Their Oct. 28 Halloween party is as famous as their hand crafted secret Bloody Mary mix.

Long time friend and customer Jim Miller bought The Wharf from owners Bill and Diane Rodrigues who owned it for 20 years.

Miller loved the vibe and didn’t want it to become condos. Customers were thrilled that The Wharf’s menu, a taste of Cajun and Floribbean fare heavy on seafood, will rock on including the spicy gumbo, peel n’ eat shrimp, weekend shucked oysters, grouper Reuben, jalapeno conch fritters, and coconut shrimp.

Says General Manager Stanton Chevalier: “Everyone is welcome, locals, visitors, and families; we even have a kid’s menu.

We have good seafood, comfort dishes,

Indulge in delicious daily rotating specials and a rocking happy hour Mon.-Fri. 3:306pm. Tuesday features the popular Fish Fry served with fries, slaw and hushpuppies, Patty Melt and Roast Beef Dip. There’s Taco Wednesday (two served with beans and rice), Shrimp Po’ Boy on Thursday, Soft-shell Crab Basket or fried Fish Basket on Friday, Grouper Nuggets Saturday and Ceviche or Quesadilla (chicken, shrimp) on Sunday.

Start with shrimp stuffed with cheese and jalapenos, grilled, blackened, fried or Buffalo or seafood apps (smoked fish spread, fried calamari, lobster bites or seared sesame tuna). Soups, salads, baskets of boneless wings or fish, alfredo bowls (shrimp, chicken, lobster) and dozens of sandwiches or burgers beckon. The Reubens (grouper, crab, corned beef) and Wharf steak and cheese are fabulous especially with a side of homemade chips with Ranch. Dinner seafood entrees (mahi, shrimp, scallop, grouper, crabcake, salmon, yellowfin tuna) are bestsellers and come with two sides.

A full bar and friendly bartenders whip up specialty cocktails and there’s an excellent small wine and beer list. On weekends, they shuck oysters outside where you can perch on VERY tall Adirondack chairs and sip away and often, there’s live entertainment. Food-to-go available. MENU 2001 Pass-A-Grille Way, St. Pete Beach Wharfpag.com 727-367-9469

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COOKING CORNER CULINARY GIFTS Whip up a basket for your favorite cook with locally made delights from local market vendors and shops. such as Mazzaro’s, Decosmo Italian Market, Fresh Market, Kalamazoo Olive Company, Savory Spice Shop, The Spice & Tea Exchange Treasure Island, Kahwa Coffee, Bandit Coffee, Sunshine Health Food Store, House of Sweets, William Dean Chocolates, CocoAddiction, Salty Sisters Gourmet Popcorn, Vine & Grind, Bayou Market, and others.

At Shopapalooza 11/24-25 in downtown St. Pete’s Vinoy Park, check out 15 Olives, Baked in the Burg, The Sunshine Pickle Company, True Honey Teas, The Licorice Guy, Sun Bear Specialty Coffee Roasters, Moonlit Macarons, Mama Mel’s Pet Food, Just Cause Chocolates, Florida Pure Sea Salt and others.

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seniors and $25 for kids ages 5-12. Reservations are required and can be made by calling 727-363-2290. Thanksgiving dinner specials will also be offered in RumFish Grill at RumFish Beach Resort and Palm Court Italian Grill at the Island Grand.

SPECTACULAR SIDES Family traditions start with Thanksgiving side dishes. Mom served our faves, sweet potato casserole with tiny marshmallow, cream cheese/green olive dip, potatoes au gratin and creamed spinach but we nixed the brussels sprouts and oysters in the stuffing. We’re spicing up our mashed potatoes this year with sour cream, horseradish and chopped fresh chives, and suggest you serve Sylvia’s EZ Green Beans with Cream Cheese.

Ingredients Two 14.5 oz. cans green beans, 2 TB butter, 2 TB softened cream cheese, salt and cracked black pepper to taste.

Instructions Drain most of the water from green beans and add beans to a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 10 minutes. Add butter and cream cheese to the saucepan with green beans. Stir until melted and well incorporated, 3 to 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

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FASHION

By Lady Sadie

As you search for holiday attire, why not consider something unique, vintage, or bespoke from local artists: Pippa Pelure, Sartorial, Elizabeth’s Boutique, Paris Isabella, Misred Outfitters, ArtPool, REtreat, Valhalla Resale, Pieces of a Dream, Designer Consigner, So Chic or Sign of the Dolphin. Diny’s Jewelers in Treasure Island is the best spot for custom designs, diamonds, gems, rings, earrings, and necklaces. For shoes and casual wear, check out Fish Hippie and Natural Comfort on Corey Ave. and downtown St. Pete.

Commission a dress from artist/fashion designer Janna Kennedy Hyten, a costume designer whose creations have appeared at

the Florida CraftArt Gallery, Disney Stores and Suenos de Dali’s galas.

Nancy Niss is an artist, designer, inventor, and writer. She created an amazing dress for Jenny Bleackley based on one of her beautiful paintings, printing it on linen.

“A painting is a rectangle with linear edges, but the body has shoulders, which I needed to construct. I also couldn’t cut a traditional neck opening because that would cut into the design and impede visual flow. From extra fabric I cut out individual flowers and leaves, turned under the edges and used a teeny tiny blanket stitch around the edges, piecing together an entire neckline and yoke/shoulder section. On other printed parts I stitched around the leaf edges to look as if they had been appliqued, so it has a 3-D effect. On some of the flower centers embroidery enhances the 3-D look.

A tiny hand-made cloth button fastens at the neck.” Like her on FB: nancyniss.artdesign The Radix Collection debuts their Fall 2023 collection and we can’t get enough

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What’s your personal style? At every age, choosing a signature look is a bit of crisis.

Right now, I’m a fan of Iris Apfel, 70s disco, 60s hippie and Diane Keaton updated in this year’s purple, olive, and dark brown hues.

Fast fashion isn’t for me, and it’s not sustainable.

of Saumitra Chandratreya’s Spice Market clothing line. The motifs were designed by scanning actual dried chili peppers from K. R. Market in Bengaluru. He made these overall patterns for screen printed scrolls and are available in The Spice Market Chili Pepper pattern in two color patterns – Chili Pepper Red, Green and Yellow or Black and White – and adorns silky kimonos, perfect for evenings when you want to chill at home with your favorite spicy takeout!

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S T. P E T E ’ S

Most Luxurious Spa Rejuvenate, refresh, and relaunch your look (and life) at St. Pete’s most luxurious spa. Blush Beauty Center.

Owner Jen Warden is a Paramedical Esthetician, and Master Permanent Cosmetic Artist, with 29 years of experience. The beautiful remodel of her spa and treatment/glamour rooms are FABULOUS and so is her talented team!

In 2009, Warden founded JenSpa Advanced Esthetics, now located inside Blush Beauty Center. JenSpa Advanced Esthetics specializes in Medical Skin Care, Permanent Cosmetics (lip blushing, eyeliner, eyebrows, beauty marks, 3D areola tattooing, scar camouflage, scalp pigmentation), Microneedling, Microneedling RF, LightStim, Anti-Aging Solutions, Diamond Glow Facials, Stem Cell Facials, Exfoliation, Chemical Peels, Dermaplaning, LED Treatments, Dermabrasions, Waxing (eyebrows, lip, nose), Relaxation Facials, Eyebrow Tinting, Lash Lift and Tint, and Teen and Adult Acne.

“I absolutely love making people look and feel beautiful. We pamper you in a luxurious spa environment offering a wide range of services for women and men to help you look and feel your best. I always tell my guests: Maintain your beauty to build your confidence,” says Warden, and hundreds of satisfied customers agree!

“Simply the best. I have been coming here for 10+ years. Diamond Glow is my favorite! I have had many services including hydrafacials, microneedling RF. They renovated the spa and it looks gorgeous. The boutique items make for cute gifts. I love the sitting area, coffee and lemon water and other complimentary treats…I would not go anywhere else in the Tampa Bay Area.”

SPA SERVICES “My favorite service is permanent makeup, making my client’s life easier by giving them permanent cosmetics, allowing them to feel beautiful when they wake up,” says Warden. “It fosters the development of self-confidence from within. We specialize in medical grade skincare products and treatments, permanent cosmetics, anti-aging treatments, acne treatments, eyelash services and waxing.”

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Blush Beauty Center offers guests affordable Membership Packages for savings on stylish services and products. Click on the QR code for a list of all Blush Beauty Center services.

See for yourself. Go to www.colormeblush.com/ before-after-results. To learn more about treatments, go to www.colormeblush.com/blog Reserve Your Spot Now for these amazing NOVEMBER SPECIALS! • $199 Microneedling Session (regularly $399) includes Free Light Stem Treatment (reduces fine lines and wrinkles, increases collagen production) • $89 Microdermabrasion Facial (Regularly $129) includes Free Light Stem Treatment • 20% off Retail Products • $99 Lash Lift & Tint SHOP OUR BOUTIQUE Do you need recommendations for the latest, most innovative beauty products, skincare, and other personal products backed by science and endorsed by dermatologists? We offer colorscience, IMAGE Skincare, ALASTIN Skincare, SkinCeuticals, ZO® Skin Health, Jane Iredale Skincare Makeup.

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Functional Beautiful Rugs That Last a Lifetime Area rugs are art you can walk on, adding color and comfort to a room. Trending now, and forever classic and sophisticated, is adding an Oriental, contemporary or Persian rug, antique or new. Whether framed by hardwood, terrazzo or tile, these rugs add sophistication to any home. These handmade, one-of-a-kind masterpieces in subdued or vibrant colors give any room warmth and style without interfering with other decorative elements. Combining handsomely with both contemporary and traditional décor, these carpets have been treasured for centuries and utilized around the world for their practicality.

If you’re looking for the best in Tampa Bay, Oriental Rug Bazaar is regarded by interior designers and consumers as the piece de resistance. For 35 years, Mike Dabiri and daughter Gita Dabiri have owned and operated Oriental Rug Bazaar. The Dabiri family have been direct importers of genuine handwoven Persian and Oriental rugs, with years of experience caring for rugs and expertise in cleaning, repair, and appraisals. Oriental Rug Bazaar offers the best selection, best prices, continued service, and support with a 3-year warranty in workmanship as well as interior design consulting.

Mike Dabiri has done everything from design rugs to train rug weavers and repair specialists. He has travelled across the globe, visiting countries like India, China, Pakistan, Persia, and Nepal in search of area rugs that combine the finest materials with unparalleled workmanship, and latest designs and trends for every room and décor. Oriental Rug Bazaar boasts a huge selection of imported fine quality handmade rugs – from classic and traditional patterns to contemporary designs, at great prices!

Recently, they turned operations over to their daughter, Gita, vice president, and son, Amir who also runs a creative services company, www.DabiriDesigns.com. Visiting the showroom is like a day in a museum, and the helpful staff can help you select a beautiful handmade rug from around the world. With our try-at-home-policy, you can even take one home to see how it enhances your room beforehand!

Says Vice President, Gita Dabiri: “Our rugs are hand-selected one by one, among thousands of pieces. Each piece is carefully inspected to make sure that it meets our high-quality standards.

We work with the most reputable manufacturers and are continuously working with them in creating new designs based on our clients’ valuable input.”

If you have rugs that need cleaning or repair, Oriental Rug Bazaar will happily pick up from and deliver to Paradise News readers. If you are looking for unique, high-quality area rugs that will be like works of art on your floors and last a lifetime visit Oriental Rug Bazaar.

They make wonderful gifts for friends, family…and your home!

Oriental Rug Bazaar is at 924 McMullen Booth Rd., Clearwater in the Shoppes at the Savoy across from Kapok Tree near Ruth Eckerd Hall. Mon.-Sat. 10:30-6pm, Closed Sunday.

Visit www.rugbazaar.com or call 727-726-8787.

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RESCREEN RESCUE CELEBRATES 10 YEARS – Your Trusted Partner for Screen Repair!

As the seasons change, the residents of Tampa Bay are gearing up to enjoy the most beautiful time of the year. It is the perfect time to open the windows and entertain outdoors. However, if your screens have taken a beating over time, you don’t need to worry. Your first response for screen repair is here to rescue your outdoor haven.

Rescreen Rescue, a family owned and operated business with over a decade of service to Pinellas County and Tampa Bay, is your trusted partner for screen repair, hardware replacement, and full rescreen services for pool, patio, lanai screens, and more!

At Rescreen Rescue, we pride ourselves on being a family-oriented company that understands the value of a cozy, well-protected outdoor space. Our mission is to provide high-quality materials, competitive prices, and expert workmanship that you and your family can count on. What began as a side hustle for former firefighter, Justin, has grown into a business with a team of professionals and hundreds of satisfied customers. Now, Holly and Justin, the dedicated owners of Rescreen Rescue, have been serving the community for a decade.

“For the past decade, we’ve poured our passion into creating beautiful outdoor spaces for families in Tampa Bay. With a commitment to providing high-quality screen solutions, we ensure that every customer can revel in their outdoor haven to the fullest.

At Rescreen Rescue, you’re not just another client; you are a part of our family,” says Holly, co-owner of Rescreen Rescue.

Screen Repair Over time, the elements can take their toll on your screen enclosures. Holes, tears, and structural damage are not just nuisances; they can jeopardize the sanctuary you’ve created in your backyard. That’s where our exceptional team comes into play.

Our screen repair experts specialize in reviving all types of screens, from pool enclosures to lanai screens. By addressing these issues promptly, we safeguard the functionality of your outdoor space for years to come. Trust Rescreen Rescue to breathe new life into your outdoor oasis.

Hardware Replacement As your outdoor sanctuary ages, the hardware that holds it together can deteriorate. Rust, corrosion, or damage can mar the appearance and compromise the security of your enclosure. Rescreen Rescue takes pride in offering a diverse range of hardware replacement services designed to not only enhance the aesthetics but also fortify the structure of your enclosure. Our hardware replacement services include: Stainless Steel Bolt Replacement, Base Bolt Replacement, Hurricane Anchor Cable Replacement, Replacement Hardware, Bug Sweep Replacement, Screen Door & Pet Door Installation, Kick Plates, Wind Bracing Installation and more!

Full Rescreen Our team excels in full rescreening services, ensuring your outdoor area remains pristine and bug-free. Our skilled team will expertly replace old and torn screens, preserving your unobstructed view of the great outdoors while safeguarding your pool area. What sets us apart is our efficiency and affordability.

Our rescreening services are designed to minimize disruptions to your daily routine, allowing you to continue enjoying your outdoor paradise without interruption. With Rescreen Rescue, protect and enjoy your outdoor space in all its glory. Call/Text 727-348-4307 for a FREE Consultation/Quote! www.rescreenrescue.com

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WINDOW TREATMENT SPECIALISTS A view of the outdoors, especially one of the rising or setting sun over open water, is a top feature sought after by home and condominium buyers here in Paradise. We all need window treatments that protect our eyes and possessions from harsh UV rays. Many windows are custom sizes, so finding the right window treatment requires professional expertise.

Paradise News loves to introduce our readers to businesses they can trust to get the job done and treat them right. If new window treatments are on your to-do list this season, do yourselves a favor and call Frank and Gloria at Service 1st Installers, also known as The Shutter Guy - St. Pete, your Window Treatment Specialists.

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Customers give The Shutter Guy five-star reviews, which you can find on their website or Angi’s Home Advisor. Said Danielle V.: “I have huge windows in my office and did not think there would be a way to install shades to block out the light that would not look terrible.

Service 1st Installers made it happen and my shades look great.”

“Frank was awesome, he did a great job, and we are very happy with the sun shades he installed. I would highly recommend him,” said Celeste M. Get a free estimate!

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With 35 years in the business, The Shutter Guy-St. Pete know what they’re doing when it comes to custom blinds, shutters, shades, and window treatments, even shades to keep your car cooler. There are shutters, blinds, and shades to choose from in a variety of styles and colors. You can even get them motorized with a remote control.

They can also advise you on child-safe window treatments and help you choose the right window treatment for chilly Florida winters and blistering summers.

This veteran-owned business is a family-run company that comes to you with service and a smile. They will measure your windows; show you samples and give you a free estimate. Their products are all made in America, and many are from local vendors.

Your One-Stop-Shop to keep you going!

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VAUGHN VOYAGE

By Danielle L. Vaughn, Esq., B.C.S., LL.M.

Navigating Property Law and Estate Planning Residential Real Estate Transactions: A Legal Perspective Residential real estate transactions can be exciting yet intricate endeavors, often laden with legal complexities. Amidst the anticipation of finding that dream home or closing a sale, it’s imperative to have a legal expert by your side – enter the real estate attorney.

Their role in these transactions is pivotal, serving as the guardians of legality and ensuring a smooth journey for clients.

Role of a Real Estate Attorney Real estate attorneys are legal stalwarts, safeguarding the interests of their clients in the labyrinth of property transactions. From the inception of the process to the closing stages, these professionals bring their legal expertise to bear on every aspect. They draft, review, and negotiate contracts, ensuring that all terms are fair, comprehensive, and legally sound. Additionally, they conduct thorough due diligence, examining titles, surveys, and other critical documents to confirm the legitimacy of the transaction.

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Common Legal Issues In the realm of residential property transactions, legal issues can emerge like hidden obstacles. Encumbrances on the property title, boundary disputes, or undisclosed property defects are some common challenges.

Real estate attorneys act as the first line of defense against such issues. They meticulously investigate the property’s history to identify potential roadblocks and work diligently to resolve any legal hindrances that might impede the transaction.

Navigating the Process Navigating a residential real estate transaction can be like sailing uncharted waters. Real estate attorneys are akin to skilled navigators, guiding clients through the turbulent legal waters. They explain the legal jargon, rights, and obligations to clients, empowering them to make informed decisions. Their presence during negotiations and at the closing table provides a sense of security and assurance that all legal aspects are in order.

In essence, a real estate attorney acts as a legal compass, guiding clients through the

complex landscape of residential real estate transactions. Their expertise helps avoid potential pitfalls, enabling a seamless process and providing peace of mind to all parties involved. So, when embarking on your real estate journey, consider the invaluable partnership of a qualified real estate attorney to navigate the legal intricacies and protect your interests. If you need legal representation regarding your next purchase or sale of real property, or have questions about the closing of your property, schedule a consultation with Vaughn Law 727-223-6080.

Danielle L. Vaughn, Esq., B.C.S., LL.M. Board Certified Real Estate Attorney VAUGHN LAW, PLLC 350 Corey Ave. St. Pete Beach, FL 33706 Phone: (727) 223-6080 Fax: (727) 645-4226 www.dvaughnlaw.com

FAMILY MATTERS: Representing Yourself in Family Court

By Jake Hornstein, OurChildrenHaveRights.org When parents split up, or are not together, and both parents want legal access to their child(ren), child custody arrangements must be determined. A commonly overlooked option while navigating the child custody process is representing yourself, or “Filing Pro Se.” Navigating this process through the court system can be emotional and complicated. Many parents choose to retain an attorney but others decide to file Pro Se or “on one’s behalf.” When performed properly, filing Pro Se can be a powerful tool that could minimize or even eliminate the need for paid legal aid while achieving a successful custody and co-parenting outcome. It’s a major responsibility. Before you decide, ask yourself these questions: Did The Other Parent Hire an Attorney? If yes, they could be in a more advantageous position.

Do I Understand How Court Procedures Work? Use your resources… Online resources (OCHR.org), libraries, and your local court clerk. Seek out the court clerk, develop a friendly rapport and level of comfortability for asking questions.

Can I Afford to Hire an Attorney? Research the anticipated costs.

Contact attorneys in the county of your court case to inquire about fees and estimated costs.

What Alternative Options Do I Have? Finances are the main driver behind choosing to file Pro Se. Explore options and resources for Pro Bono legal aid (we can help with this). You may qualify for legal assistance from various agencies depending on your circumstances.

Will My Ideal Custody Arrangements Be Too Difficult to Achieve? Consider the custody arrangement that you desire and how that aligns with the best interests of your child. Have a clear understanding of the wishes of the co-parent as well.

Am I Familiar with the Required Court Documents?

Review sample documents online or at your local courthouse.

Determine your comfortability interpreting and completing those documents. Ask the court clerk for help identifying the correct forms, when they are due, and how they should be submitted.

OUR CHILDREN HAVE RIGHTS OCHR.org is a Pinellas based nonprofit that serves children by helping their parents navigate their

child custody and co-parenting journeys, at no cost to the family.

We’ve built an online Educational Resource Center and offer no cost consultations on an on-going and as needed basis. In September, OCHR.org won the 2023 AMPLIFY Clearwater “Community Spirit Award” Recognizing Business Excellence. The award pays tribute to an organization that although small, makes a big difference in the lives of others and is committed to corporate social responsibility. If you or someone you know needs our assistance, we’re here for you. We’re on a mission to protect the rights of children to have access to both responsible parents by providing education, resources, and support services for successful co-parenting. Email us at JakeHornstein@OurChildrenHaveRights.org or visit www.OCHR.org.

To donate, visit www.ourchildrenhaverights.org/donate.

To learn more, email Jake at JakeHornstein@ OurChildrenHaveRights.org or visit OCHR.org.

To donate, visit www.ourchildrenhaverights.org/donate.

Support of our mission is vital, and we kindly ask our community to consider a small financial contribution to our program.

As our organization grows, we will provide more services to parents with a minor child, but we can only accomplish that with the generous support of donors like you.

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HORIZON 2024 DOWNTOWN ST. PETE

By Brian Hartz

technology even tees up the ball for you.

The partly membership-based business will also feature a high-end restaurant that can seat up to 300 guests.

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ONE St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg’s downtown skyline has changed dramatically over the past decade with the opening of several major condo towers, including ONE St. Petersburg and Saltaire St. Petersburg. The 4th Street North corridor, already a busy commercial district, has also been abuzz with development activity. But how will these two key parts of the city’s core look in 2024?

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Reflection Less than a year from now, downtown St. Pete’s Mirror Lake neighborhood will have a much different vibe thanks to the opening of Reflection, an 18-story condo building that will tower above the surrounding area. Reflection, located at 777 Third Ave. N., will boast 88 residential units along with 2,800 square feet of ground-floor retail and a rooftop “oasis” that boast a resort-style pool, spa, and sauna.

Some of the residences will be as large as 2,285 square feet.

Cordova Inn This quaint historic hotel, which has just 32 rooms and a cozy café and bar, is getting a total makeover a century after it was first built. Located at 253 2nd Ave. N. in downtown St. Pete, the Cordova Inn is undergoing an ambitious expansion that will nearly triple its size.

The owners, New Hotel Collection and TDZ Capital Partners, acquired and razed adjacent properties and are building a five-story addition that will add 65 rooms to the hotel, as well as a first-floor restaurant and rooftop bar.

GolfSuites City Club The long-dormant Hofbrauhaus property at 123 4th St. S will finally get a new tenant in summer 2024 when GolfSuites City Club opens in downtown St. Pete. The 17,000-square-foot space will house eight golf simulators that allow you to hit the links almost any time of day or year – no cart needed, and the

Whole Foods After years of “will they or won’t they?” speculation, Whole Foods is coming to St. Pete’s 4th Street North corridor. The specialty grocer is setting up shop at 201 38th Ave. N., the site of a shopping plaza that housed Suncoast Fitness, Dollar General, Sun Country Cleaners, and a drive-through Kahwa Coffee café. The intersection of 4th Street North and 38th Avenue North is already home to two Publix supermarkets, so Whole Foods will face stiff competition from the get-go.

275 5th St. S. Focus

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400 Central We’d be remiss not to mention this massive, 46-story mixed-use project under construction in the heart of downtown St. Pete, where – for those of you who remember – the old “cheese grater” buildings used to stand. While it won’t officially open until 2025, 400 Central is already changing the look and feel of an entire city block. With 40,000 square feet of Class A office space and 25,000 square feet of ground floor retail space, 400 Central will be a destination even for people who don’t live in one of the building’s 301 residences.

The Nolen This 23-story condo tower will be located at 126 4th Ave. NE, offering residents an easy stroll to the St. Pete Pier and views of Straub Park and the North Yacht Basin. Slated to open in 2024, The Nolen will soar to 388 feet but offer only 31 residences. Its ground floor will have 1,260 square feet of retail space.

275 5th St. S. Focus, a Chicago-based developer, has received approval for a 24-story, yet-to-be-named, mixed-use project at 275 5th St. S, just two blocks south of Central Avenue, in downtown St. Petersburg. The building will include 367 luxury apartments, 6,000 feet of commercial space, and a 369-space parking garage.

Focus, in a news release, says construction will commence in the first quarter of 2024, with a goal of opening the building to residential and commercial tenants in early 2026.

DOWNTOWN CONCIERGE

By Nanette Wiser

ENCHANT St. Pete returns to Tropicana Field 11/24-12/31 with ice skating, holiday food/drink, vendors, and a Reindeer Games theme.

Forest animal friends of Santa’s reindeer thought it would be fun to fly Santa’s sleigh and steal the reindeer bells. Journey through Enchant’s newest adventure Reindeer Games, a captivating, larger-than-life light maze and help find the magic bells. From 11/2-5, Garden Bros Nuclear Circus’s “Humans Gone Wild” will wow you outside Tropicana Field.

SIP & SUP St. Pete Saturday Morning Market is back and better than ever. SAVOR St. Pete Food & Wine Festival 11/4-11/5 in Vinoy Park kicks off a spirited season. Good Burger Awards Nov. 14 at Jannus Landing is always lively, with music, good eats and mingling with DTSP powerbrokers.

DTSP is a haven for sweets, with incoming Central Ave. newbies Le Macaron and Sourdough Co. Bakery & Café. On 1st Ave South next to Pinellas Ale Works Brewery, a gluten free bakery, Adieu-glu, joins Hale Life Bakery for delicious, healthy treats. Miami’s Qargo Coffee will open a café inside Central Flats on Central and up the street, Under Grounds Coffee & Juice Bar will open next to Journey into Fitness. On the horizon, Mullet’s Fish Camp & Market will open a dessert bar on 6th Ave. S in the former Coquina Meat Market.

FUN St. Pete Mini-Golf Par Bar celebrated their 2nd anniversary with two new virtual golf resto concepts coming downtown (GolfSuites in the historic Tramor Cafeteria) as well as Ferg’s upstairs golf lounge.

Yee ha, there’s live music Thurs.-Sun. at Grand Central’s Ride “Em Cowboy, a country bar at 2451 Central. On the third Friday of every month, get your party pants on and join us for The Fairgrounds St. Pete’s Art After Dark, a monthly event featuring a spotlight artist talk, a live DJ mixing beats, and a cash bar serving wine, beer, and other drinks.

ECO Enjoy a Guided Bird Walk at Crescent Lake Park 11/8 from 8-10am known for its great vibe, banyan trees and avian diversity with Advanced Florida Master Naturalists and bird lovers Lindsay and Tom Bell. You may see late fall migrant songbirds, White Pelicans, Ring-necked Ducks, Limpkins. Whatever species we may find, you can count on learning more about our local and visiting feathered friends, their behaviors and habits and maybe even learn a new bird by ear!

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LIVE LIFE BETTER “It’s already here. It is who you are, once you are free from all the obstructions that routinely block you from experiencing that truth.”

McCourt’s 12 keys to sustainable happiness include Awaken the Observer, Know Thyself, Understand Joy’s Obstacles, Feel to Heal and more. A podcaster, former popular CBS Radio host and joyful singer in Michael Beckwith’s Agape Choir, she brings her passion and unique blend of skillsets to an eclectic career path that is ever mysteriously unfolding, just the way she likes it.

Available on Amazon.

JOY TO THE WORLD Lisa McCourt’s books about love and joy have sold over 9 million copies and her newest book, Free Your Joy: The 12 Keys to Sustainable Happiness, is the culmination of everything she has taught in her online Joy School and Do Joy! podcast. “To be clear, joy is not a thing I’m going to help you create, chase, or manifest,” McCourt writes in the book.

PEACEFUL INTERLUDES Instructor Rev. Carla Beetar leads Family Meditation classes 11/4, 11/18, 12/2 and 12/6 at Largo’s George C. McGough Park where families can explore accessible and powerful meditation practices in the beauty of nature.

Enjoy various practices that allow people to refine their meditation, deepen their awareness of the natural world, and open to qualities of delight, insight, and awe. On 12/16, take a Crystal Chakra class with Denise Hughes Conlon LMHC MCAP. Historically, various cultures have identified with chakras, the energy centers of the body, and using crystals as a method of managing them.

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Learn both the science and metaphysics of crystals and stones, gaining the confidence to heal yourself and others with crystals.

Experience this unique practice in the beautiful setting of our nature preserve. On 11/28 and 12/27, experience a Full Moon Meditation & Workshop with Michele Venturo.

Enjoy accessible and powerful meditation practices in the beauty of nature during the Moonlight Hours. Enjoy various practices that allow people to refine their meditation, deepen their awareness of the natural world, and open to qualities of delight, insight, and awe.

the audience. Sign up for her monthly email newsletter that answers the question everyone always asks: “What keeps you inspired?”

You can attend her True Stories events here in downtown St. Pete when she is not on tour (this fall, Chicago and Pittsburgh). The local author, journalist, and award-winning screen writer has lived a life in search for nirvana. That search took her from university halls in the Persian Gulf to the streets of Manhattan to a sex cult in India.

In her stunning new memoir Kirchner chronicles her journey to recovery from substance abuse, the abrupt ending to her marriage, and finding a life grounded in physical and spiritual wellness. If you are a writer in search of a coach or want to share your story on stage in a themed story slam that meets on the last Thursday of the month at DTSP’s Green Light Cinema, visit www.llkirchner.com.

LIFE IS A STORY When L.L. Kirchner appeared at Tombolo Books to speak and read excerpts from her book Blissful Thinking: A Memoir of Overcoming the Wellness Revolution, she mesmerized

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HERBALICIOUS The Herbal Apothecary on Park Blvd. in Seminole tantalizes with potions, lotions, teas, candles, green tea and rose creams, lip butters, essential oils, sugar body scrubs, loofahs and soaps. Every month, they conduct classes in a lovely room that doubles as a haven for the stressed. You can learn about botanical printmaking, mindfulness and soap making at the in-store workshops. Their deep stress relief tea is just in time for the busy holiday season and includes a calming herbal blend of nervine adaptogenic herbs (passionflower, skullcap, lemon balm, lavender, and chamomile). One whiff of their Doterra lavender essential oil calms the spirit and the oil’s linalool soothes the GI tract, eases intestinal spasms, and prompts digestive enzyme release. The store celebrates one year in December. They are part of the outdoor market with vendors, free yoga 10-11am and live music noon-2pm in the parking lot (Market @ Crossroads).

Get there early and grab breakfast in the same location at Clear Sky on Park @8am.

DRINK WISELY Are women who drink sugar-sweetened beverages every day at greater risk of developing liver cancer and chronic liver disease? Yes, says a new study published in JAMA Network Open. The study looked at nearly 100,000 postmenopausal women who participated in the Women’s Health Initiative. Women in the study reported their daily soft drink and fruit drink consumption, not including fruit juice. After three years they also reported artificially sweetened drink consumption. They were followed for a median of more than two decades. Researchers looked at self-reported liver cancer incidence and death due to chronic liver disease, including fibrosis, cirrhosis, or chronic hepatitis. Results showed that 6.8% of women who participated in the study drank one or more sugar-sweetened beverages every day. Of those women, 85% had a higher risk of liver cancer and a 68% higher risk of dying from chronic liver disease compared with those who had fewer than three sugar-sweetened beverages per month.

“One of the sugars that’s present is fructose, and that can be stored as fat in the liver,” said Dr. Gina DeNicola, interim chair of the Department of Metabolism and Physiology at Moffit Cancer Center. “That fat can cause a lot of inflammation and damage to the liver, which can lead to the risk of cancer formation.”

Gut microbiome can also play a role in potentially developing liver disease. The bacteria in the gut can process that sugar, which makes the building blocks for fat. While this process doesn’t start in the liver, it can have an influence on the entire body, including liver function.

Pain Relief on the Move “At Achieve Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine, Dr. Gibbons and Dr. Nino both specialize in treating chronic pain and complicated conditions by seamlessly blending acupuncture with modern medical solutions like ATP Resonance BioTherapy™.

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“I had knee surgery over a year ago and I was still suffering from residual pain,” shares Preston B. “I complained to my surgeon and my family doctor, and they just kept writing me prescriptions for tramadol and hydrocodone. Sure, they took the pain away, but it was just a band-aid, a band-aid that made me sleepy and dizzy and irritable. I wanted to get back to boating with my wife, not spend the rest of my life asleep in the recliner.”

It wasn’t until Preston discovered acupuncture that he had found a real solution. Acupuncture has been used for thousands of years to treat a myriad of conditions and according to the National Institute of Health (NIH) works particularly well in treating chronic pain. “I was seeing an acupuncturist in New Jersey when my wife told me she wanted to move to St. Pete Beach. Spending the rest of our days actually enjoying our boat more than 3 months a year really excited me, but I was concerned about finding an experienced acupuncturist to keep up with my progress.”

“[My acupuncturist] referred me to Dr. Gibbons and I started treatment less than a week after we settled into our new home. My care went uninterrupted and that to me is just amazing. Just yesterday we had the boat out and I was able to jump off for a swim and then climb back on without pain. It’s just incredible.

“I don’t think it’s a secret that acupuncture doesn’t work like a Tylenol. It takes repeated and consistent treatments to help our patients achieve the pain free life they’re looking for. In some cases, Dr. Gibbons recommends 3 to 5 months of comprehensive care and committing yourself to that can sometimes feel overwhelming; a number of our patients only live on the Tampa Bay Area part-time.

Our referral network provides continuity of care while you continue to live your life!”

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Dr. Gibbons and her team specialize in treating chronic pain, complicated neurological conditions, infertility, and autoimmune diseases.

Call 727-272-3587 and a Care Coordinator would be happy to schedule your consultation to determine if you are a candidate for their treatments.

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In a wonderful twist of fate, Preston discovered that his acupuncturist in New Jersey actually knew Dr. Gibbons from a seminar they both attended on treating chronic pain.

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TAKE FLIGHT Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge is one of Florida’s treasures.

The 140,000-acre refuge may be one of the best places to see birds during the winter months including ducks, geese, swans, herons, egrets, ibis, roseate spoonbills, white pelicans, even American bald eagles. You can hike and boat and explore the seven habitats, 500 species of wildlife and 1,000+ plant species. https://bit.ly/4680dqN Just minutes from Indian Rocks Beach is Largo’s George C. McGough Park – better known as the turtle park. You can visit the rescue animals: Sarge the eagle, vultures, an iguana, Harry Potter owls and red-tail hawks. The nature center is home to adorable small owls and kestrels, snakes, turtles and a tarantula, hands-on activities for children and a private room for parties and environmental educational programs. On Sunday and Tuesday, noon-1pm, there is a bird show where you can get up close with native Florida raptors and see training sessions.

There are gardening and compost classes, nature watercolor painting for adults and night hikes 11/11 and 12/8 from 6:30-8pm. Explore the playground, butterfly garden, turtle feeding stations, hiking trails and Intracoastal overlook and don’t miss the Christmas Craft Sale 11/18 9am-1pm. www.playlargo.com/recprograms/nature_and_parks.php WATER WISE Join the City of St. Pete for a webinar on Intro to Micro-Irrigation 11/14 noon-1pm and learn the difference between micro and drip irrigation and how you can save up to 60% on your water use. There are many benefits of using micro irrigation including water savings; it’s highly adaptable, can be used as a temporary watering system for new plants, sod and seeds; minimizes soil erosion and weed seed sprouting by directing rain runoff to plant roots and decreases the number of pollutants running into local water bodies. www.TampaBayWaterWise.org Tampa Bay Water awards grants to local organizations that share their environmental stewardship goals to help protect drinking water sources and engage the community on source water education. Tampa Bay Water’s Source Water Protection Mini-grant Program is available to non-profit groups, schools or teachers, and community groups. Grants range from $2,000 to $10,000 per organization, for a total of $30,000 available annually for the program. Apply at tampabaywater.org/grant for 2024 grants; due 11/10 by 5pm. To qualify, the proposed projects must relate to protecting Tampa Bay area drinking water sources from Hillsborough River, Alafia River, Tampa Bypass Canal, Tampa Bay and several groundwater wellfields in Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas counties.

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By Nanette Wiser

Concert tickets are the best gifts, ever! Give the gem of a shared experience for a holiday show at The Duke Energy Center-Mahaffey, The Palladium, Ruth Eckerd Hall, The Sound, Straz, Central Arts Performing Center, Tarpon Springs Performing Center and other venues in our Events or Arts & Leisure listings.

Niall Horan, “The Voice” coach and former member of One Direction will headline iHeartRadio’s Jingle Ball tour in Tampa this year on Nov. 26@7pm. Horan, along with Teddy Swims, Zara Larsson, Doechii, Paul Russell, Kaliii and Lawrence will stop at Amalie Arena for one of the most anticipated holiday events of the year. Get your tickets now online at www.ticketmaster.com/event/0D005F3C82580B9C.

Our friend and philanthropist Alex Harris has big news, as he is under consideration for a GRAMMY. Says Harris: “I ask for your review/listen (if you haven’t heard: www.spotify.link/ZN8m2YksRDb) and consideration for my nomination in the aforementioned categories” during the voting period for his song Lose My Religion from his upcoming LP, written by Shannon Sanders and Alex Harris, produced by David (SwagG R’Celious) Harris and Alex Harris under the label Shanachie Ent. On 11/11, plan to attend Dunedin Wines The Blues for an exclusive wine tasting and musical adventure. With your stroll event ticket, you’ll embark on a tantalizing wine-tasting journey and savor meticulously curated wine selections from Stirling Wine, Wine at The Docks, and Grape Bottle Merchants. Tickets are $75/ person, and you can enjoy live entertainment by Bette Fox, RJ Howson with Berry Duane Oakley and Garrett Dawson and other fabulous musicians.

Must be 21+. www.dunedinwinestheblues.com/wine-tasting-event

Get your tickets NOW for the Connie Han Trio at Central Park Performing Arts Center 1/11/24. Hailed as “The Jazz Warrior-Goddess” in Downbeat Magazine, Connie Han possesses “a skill and ferocity unmatched by all but the most accomplished of pianists” with “the muscularity of Art Tatum in the body of an Instagram model.” Pianist and provocateur Connie Han has created an edgy blend of modern and traditional jazz with her incendiary Mack Avenue Records debut CRIME ZONE. At 26, this young lioness is on a fast-climbing trajectory to jazz stardom with rave reviews from The New York Times, Jazziz Magazine, Downbeat Magazine, and more. According to Downbeat Magazine, Han has “already absorbed the post-bop piano masters” with “all the technical mastery she’ll ever need.” The New York Times describes her as “the rare musician with fearsome technical chops, a breadth of historical knowledge and enough originality to write tunes that absorb your ear easily.”

Weaving in and out of the tradition, Han pays tribute to McCoy Tyner, Mulgrew Miller, and Kenny Kirkland with her own unique edge and fire at the piano. Also on tap at the venue are Jay and The Americans 11/8, The Brubeck Brothers Quartet 12/3, Christmas With The King Elvis Tribute 12/14, The Blind Boys of Alabama 12/16 and the Death By Chocolate fundraiser 12/1.

For tickets, www.largoarts.com/ticket.php.

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ART NEWS Laughter Anyone Coastal Creative presents something to laugh about: Giulio Gallarotti (11/10-11), Sam Miller (11/1718), and Ben Bailey (12/8). www.coastalcreativetv.com

Free Beer The Choir of Man has extended its stay at the Straz to 12/10. Known as “the ultimate feel-good show,” The Choir of Man offers 90 minutes of singing and dancing in an onstage bar with real taps.

And free Coppertail beer for all! www.strazcenter.org Holiday Fun Leave it to Largo to present holiday entertainment for the entire family. From Martin Barre of Jethro Tull (11/11) and Dave Brubeck’s kids Chris and Dan (12/3) to Christmas with Elvis (12/14) and The Nutcracker (12/17), you’ve got the holidays covered!

Central Park Performing Arts Center www.largoarts.com

Creative Clay Benefit St. Pete’s ArtWalk 11/11 should be a blast! It’s also an opportunity to support Creative Clay during a benefit featuring Faces & Dogs: The Folk Art of Marie & Rusty Hammer, along with live music and refreshments. www.creativeclay.org 40

Book ‘Em Danno The Museum of the Arts & Crafts Movement celebrates a new acquisition of Roycroft handmade books on 11/16, 6-7:30pm. View these exquisite books in the museum’s library while enjoying libations and light bites. www.museumaacm.org

Font Of Glass Mike da Ponte’s Communication, on exhibit at Duncan McClennan Gallery through December, is an ongoing investigation of two-dimensional typography and 3D glass casting and their storytelling abilities. www.dmglass.com

Big Top Bonanza Feld Entertainment’s plans to reboot the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus have come to fruition. The revamped Greatest

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Show on Earth features never-before-seen acrobatic stunts, extreme skateboarding, bombastic dancing, and more – but no animals. See it all 1/5-7/2024 at the Amelia Arena. www.ringling.com Circus Circus The Circus Arts Conservatory, the nation’s only nonprofit organization that combines professional circus performances and youth circus training, launches its 2023-2024 season with holiday shows: Brave New Wonderland, 11/1812/31 featuring Nik Wallenda, and youth circus program Sailor Circus Academy’s Candyland, 12/27-31. www.circusarts.org

The American West Immerse yourself in stories of resiliency and self-determination in the James Museum’s From Far East to West: The Chinese American Frontier. From the Gold Rush and Transcontinental Railroad to Angel Island and Chinatowns, the work of contemporary ChineseAmerican artists transports you back in time to when Chinese immigrants helped build the American West.

Now through 1/28/2024. www.thejamesmuseum.org She Persisted Chabad of St. Pete presents the incredible journey of resilience and hope from one of the last Holocaust survivors, Helga Melmed, who survived the horrors of Auschwitz and the brutal conditions of labor camps during World War II. Her story is one of courage, strength, and the unbreakable human spirit.

The Palladium, 11/6, 6pm. https://bit.ly/48KbzmD

Classical Gas The Perlman Music Program Suncoast presents the music of Beethoven and Ravel played by the Tobias Quartet, alumni of the program, 11/15, 7pm at the Sarasota Art Museum, and a free outdoor concert 11/18, 5pm at The Green at UTC. https://bit.ly/3ZRczRS Joy at the James You are invited to Honey’s Mini Therapy Adventures’ First Annual Gala, Mini Miracles at The James Museum, 11/9, 6:30-8:30pm, celebrating the museum’s fifth anniversary. Come dressed in your best boots and bling and help us commemorate the miracles we facilitate while enjoying cocktails and appetizers. www.minitherapy.org

Arts Advocates is pleased to feature its member artists who have served in the US Armed Forces in an exhibit 11/25, 2-4pm, featuring the works of Diana De Avila, Jessica Hartman, John Quigley, and Mark Wiseman. www.artsadvocates.org This world is but a canvas to our imagination.

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Gifts Galore An autumn destination for art favored by enthusiasts, collectors, and holiday shoppers, the Florida CraftArt Festival returns to St. Pete 11/18-19. Artist demonstrations, music, a children’s activity tent, food trucks, wine and craft beer will add to the festivities. The juried festival is dedicated to showcasing the best in contemporary fine craft. https://bit.ly/3ZTsMWO Feel Good @freeFall Get nostalgic at freeFall Theatre’s Miracle on 34th Street: A Live Musical Radio Play. When a department store Santa claims he’s the real Kris Kringle, his case gets taken all the way to the Supreme Court, and a little girl’s belief makes all the difference. 11/24-12/24 www.freefalltheatre.com American Stage presents Acts of Faith, a story about the power of belief, the disillusionment of youth, and the eternal struggle between good and evil.

The story follows Faith, a young woman who gets mistaken for a prophet and whose travels test her convictions. 11/12-12/17 www.americanstage.org American Stage also presents White Rabbit Red Rabbit as part of its Beyond the Stage series. Each night, a different actor steps on stage with a script they’ve never seen before. The true meaning of one-night-only, it’s emotionally vulnerable at times and hilarious at others. No rehearsals.

No director. No do-over. 11/2-19 On The Mark Drew Marc Gallery, the newest gallery at The Factory St. Pete, features national contemporary art. The first exhibition, which showcases artwork from about a dozen

nationally acclaimed artists, will be on display until 11/10.

The gallery will host an opening every Second Saturday ArtWalk. www.drewmarcgallery.com Backstage Blues The Heirs of Pretending by Jared Eberlein runs through 11/19 at LAB Theater Project, with taped performances available through 11/30. Set backstage at a theater, this melancholy comedy charts what happens when the dream of being on stage again runs up against the realities of age, family, rivalry, and the nature of theater itself. www.labtheaterproject.com Art & History The Florida Center for Partnerships in Arts Integrated Teaching (PAInT), received a $2.6 million US Dept. of Education grant to launch “Bill of Writes Storytellers (BOWS),” a program to include arts in the teaching of social studies. Through BOWS, teachers will develop artistic skills in performance, visual, and/or literary arts, to empower students to use art to demonstrate their understanding of American history, government, civics, and geography. https://bit.ly/46rVhNG

Sticky notes Stickman’s Against the Wall: The New Works, is on display at Michael Murphy Gallery 11/17-25.

Trevor “Stickman” Stickel specializes in musically based visual art that captures legendary moments, powerful ideas, and raw emotion. His work is described as gritty-yet-fresh, complex-yet-simple. You can meet the artist at receptions 11/17 and 18 6-9pm. RSVP https://bit.ly/3FiePrY www.mmgart.com

Fortunate Finds An English woman paid $100 for a 12-inch sculpture at a flea market. She took it to the BBC’s Fake or Fortune (the British version of Antiques Roadshow) and it turned out to be an Elisabeth Frink “Small Warrior,” one of a series of 10, worth $72,000.

The St. Pete Museum of Fine Arts recently discovered its own fortunate find. In 1969, the MFA was gifted a pastel portrait long believed to be by noted British painter Francis Cotes.

This attribution, which remained unchallenged for over 50 years, is incorrect. The artist is almost certainly Katherine Reed, another equally important, though historically less well-known, artist.

THE JAMES MUSEUM

OCT. 14, 2023 - JAN. 28, 2024

thejamesmuseum.org This exhibition is organized by The James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art. Mian Situ (b. 1953), Toy Peddler of Dupont Street, San Francisco Chinatown, 1905, 2011, oil on canvas.

The Tom and Mary James Collection. © Mian Situ. Photograph by St. Cate Fine Arts.

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ARTISTS SPOTLIGHT

By Nanette Wiser

ART IN THE GARDEN Visit self-taught artist Catherine Weaver at 2nd Saturday Art Walk and enjoy a creative experience in her Uniquely Original Art Studio outdoor bamboo garden (915 24th St. S, DTSP) where you can visit with the artist or create your very own masterpiece 10/11 or 12/9 5-9pm. The building has been in her family since 1947 when it was built by her grandfather, and she is in the process of remodeling the studio.

She will be launching a wearable art line as well that will feature t-shirts, shoes, tote bags, jackets, jeans and hats. Weaver was one of a group of artists chosen to paint the Black Lives Matter mural in front of the Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum. In an interview in Weekly Challenger, Weaver describes her cultural art painting parties. “Uniquely Original Art Studio is a place where your creative expression can be put on canvas, expressed through spoken words, or felt by the rhythm of the African drum during one of our drum circles,” she shared. “We are a cultural art studio in the heart of the African American community.”

Follow her on www.facebook.com/originalartbycatherine.

MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS On 11/9 @6pm the MFA hosts an Artist Talk with Jose Alvarez (D.O.P.A.). Globally renowned and celebrated for his exquisitely crafted lush and brilliant works, Jose Alvarez (D.O.P.A.) brings an extraordinary life story to a rich and compelling body of work in a variety of media. Born Deyvi Orangel Peña Arteaga, using his moniker Jose Alvarez (D.O.P.A.), creates paintings/collages on mica, videos, installations, and performances, through which he breaks down belief systems into intersecting components of science, spirituality, and mysticism. In 1987, artist Jose Alvarez (D.O.P.A) fled Venezuela to escape persecution.

Twenty-five years later, Alvarez was charged with identity theft and falsifying a passport and was detained at Krome Detention Center in Miami for two months in 2012. During this time, he created a series of portraits of his fellow detainees using ballpoint pens and whatever paper he could find. From its remarkably arduous and modest beginnings, his art has matured into a thriving creative practice, gaining acknowledgment from significant institutions worldwide.

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GREEN LIGHT CINEMA Artsy and independent films plus provocative talks and actor showcases live at this charming downtown St. Pete theater. www.greenlight stpete.com Crime thriller Anatomy of a Fall runs 11/10-23.

Directed and written by Justine Triet, it’s an unsettling psychological journey. For the past year, Sandra, her husband Samuel, and their 11-year-old son Daniel have lived a secluded life in a remote town in the French Alps. When Samuel is found dead in the snow below their chalet, the police question whether he was murdered or committed suicide. Samuel’s suspicious death is presumed murder, and Sandra becomes the main suspect. View trailer www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUXawkH-ONM&t=1s HOLIDAY SHOPPING Imagine Museum’s Free Friday Night Art Market is enchanting.

Explore the vibrant world of creativity every 1st + 3rd Friday from 5-10pm in downtown St. Petersburg on Central Ave. Watch in awe as blank canvases morph into masterpieces and raw materials turn into stunning works of art. Indulge in mouth-watering delicacies from some of the city’s favorite food trucks and enjoy live music. For $5 more, you can tour the museum; tickets www.imaginemuseum.com/events. Next markets 11/3, 11/17, 12/1, 12/15.

Arts & Leisure Buddy Baker | Events, Arts & Leisure Coordinator IN THIS ISSUE: ART CENTERS/CLASSES ART – GALLERIES ARTS – PERFORMING MUSEUMS MUSIC OPERA FILM ECO GARDENS FERRIES LIBRARIES MARKETS SPIRITUAL ZOOS/AQUARIUMS CLUBS – SERVICE/SOCIAL CLUBS – ATHLETIC HEALTH THRIFT SHOPS VOLUNTEERING YOGA TOASTMASTERS

Morean Glass Studio 714 First Ave. N, St. Pete 727-822-7872 moreanartscenter.org Daily demonstrations every hour noon to 4pm. Classes available.

ART CENTERS/CLASSES

The Hive 559 49th St. S, St Pete 727-290-6515 thehivestpete.com Classes, open studio, pottery, jewelry sales

Online at www.paradisenewsfl.com.

Events are subject to change.

Beach Art Center 1515 Bay Palm Blvd., Indian Rocks Beach 727-596-4331 beachartcenter.org 11/20-12/22 – “Gifted” Holiday Show & Sale Charlie Parker Pottery 2724 Sixth Ave. S, St. Pete 727-321-2071 charlieparkerpottery.com Heart of Pinellas Decorative Artists Pinellas Park Art Center, Roe’s Deli, 5851 Park Blvd., Pinellas Park.

Local chapter of National Society of Decorative Painters 727-244-4321 hpdafl.com

Pinellas Arts Village 5663 Park Blvd., Pinellas Park • Studios @ 5663 Fourth Saturday block party and indoor market.

Pinellas Park Art Society Park Station Building 5851 Park Blvd., Pinellas Park Members’ work shown at Pinellas Park Library and Pinellas Park City Hall 727-360-4406 Suntan Art Center at Don Vista Arts Center 3300 Gulf Blvd., suntanart.org Classes, Art Mart every weekend

Treasure Island Art Guild treasureislandartguild.org Painting workshops weekly Veterans Art Center 6798 Crosswinds Dr. N, St. Pete 813-504-3092 vactb.org Opportunities for military and veterans to develop and showcase arts.

Zen Glass Studio & Gallery 600 27th St. S, St. Pete 727-323-3141 zenglass.com Classes and workshops.

Morean Arts Center 719 Central Ave., St. Pete 727-822-7872 moreanartscenter.org Contemporary art gallery.

Art classes year-round.

ART GALLERIES

Morean Center for Clay 420 22nd St. S, St. Pete 727-821-7162 ext 2311 moreanartscenter.org Largest pottery in the Southeast

Art Fusion Galleries 106 Central Ave., St. Pete artfusiongalleries.com

Art at 400 Studios 400 23rd St. S, St. Pete art-at-400.com By appointment, Art Walk

ARTicles/Leslie Curran Gallery 1234 Dr. MLK Jr St. N, St. Pete 727-898-6061 articlesstpete.com

ArtLofts (second floor) Florida CraftArt Gallery 10 Fifth St. N, St. Pete 727-504-8788 theartlofts.com Open ArtWalk or by appointment ARTpool Gallery 2030 Central Ave., St. Pete 727-324-3878 artpoolrules.com Open Wed.-Sun., noon-5pm ArtsXchange 515 22nd St. S, St. Pete Open Fri.-Sat., 11am-5pm Atelier de SoSi 2380 Sixth Ave. S, St. Pete 727-370-4192 atelierdesosi.com Brenda McMahon Gallery 2901 Beach Blvd. S #104 Gulfport 518-692-7742 brendamcmahongallery.com

Craftsman House 2955 Central Ave., St. Pete craftsmanhousegallery.com Gallery-Café-Pottery Studio Creative Clay Cultural Arts Center 1846 First Ave. S, St. Pete 727-825-0515 creativeclay.org 11/9 – Arts Annual 2023: The Party 11/11 – Arts Annual 2023: ARTSventure 11/18 – Third Saturday at Pinewood Creative Pinellas 12211 Walsingham Rd., Largo 727-460-5477 Gallery noon-5pm Wed-Sun creativepinellas.org 11/9-12/31 – Arts Annual 2023: Discovery 11/11 – Arts Annual 2023: ARTSventure festival

Bula Barua 2534 Terminal Drive S, St. Pete 727-900-1063 bulagallery.com Blown glass on canvas

Crossroads Gallery St. Petersburg College, 2464 Drew St., Clearwater spcollege.edu/friends-partners/ community-resources

Chasen Galleries 1830 S Osprey Ave., Sarasota 941-260-5787 chasengalleries.com/sarasota

Custom House Décor 2901 Beach Blvd., Gulfport 727-317-5936 customhousedecor.com

Chihuly Collection 720 Central Ave., St. Pete 727-822-7872 ext 5102 moreanartscenter.org

D Gallerie 1234 Dr. MLK Jr. St. N, Unit C, St. Pete d-gallerie.com

Clyde Butcher Galleries clydebutcher.com/galleries Venice Gallery & Studio 237 Warfield Ave. S, Venice Big Cypress Gallery 52388 Tamiami Trail, Ochopee

DRV Fine Art Studios & Gallery 5401 Gulfport Blvd. S, Gulfport drvgallery.com 11/3-11/27 – Rhonda Care exhibition 12/2-3 – ArtJones Studio Tour

Cobb Gallery Eckerd College, Library Circle, 4200 54th Ave. S, St. Pete eckerd.edu/visualarts/program Through 11/10 – The 15th Annual IA Show

Duncan McClellan Gallery 2342 Emerson Ave. S, St. Pete 813-760-6600 dmglass.com Through 12/31 – Mike Da Ponte: Communication 11/11-12/14 – David Patchen: Fluid Structures 11/13-27 – Christian Zvonik: Hot Shop Residency 12/9-2/4 – David Thai: Portals

Collectors Exchange Gallery 1234 Dr. MLK Jr. St. N, St. Pete articlestpete.com Open Sat. 11am-5pm

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RECURRING EVENTS

First Fridays • 10am-2pm, Creative Clay Outdoor Art Market, 1846 First Ave. S, St. Petersburg • 5-9pm, First Friday Art Walk, Downtown Gulfport • 6-9pm, Concert in front of Studio Movie Grill, Seminole City Center, 11201 Park Blvd. N, Seminole Last Friday • 6-9pm, live music at the John’s Pass Bell Tower, John’s Pass Boardwalk and Shopping Village, 12902 Village Blvd., Madeira Beach 1st Saturday • 8am Beach Cleanup, Archibald Park, 15100 Gulf Blvd. Mad. Beach.

2nd Saturday • 8:30am, Beach Cleanup. Municipal Pavilion, 11260 Gulf Blvd., Treasure Island, 11185 Gulf Blvd.• The Market Marie,10am-3pm, Coachman Park, 300 Cleveland St., Clearwater • 5-9pm, St. Pete Artwalk. Artists and gallery owners from 40 studios and galleries in five arts districts show off their latest works.

Take the trolley, drive or park and walk. stpeteartsalliance.org/artwalk 3rd Saturday • 10am-2pm, Crossroads Market, Crossroads Christian Church, 1645 Seminole Blvd., Largo • 10am-5pm, Creative Pinellas at Pinewood, 12211 Walsingham Road, Largo • 5-9pm, Indie Faire, Beach Blvd., Gulfport. Outdoor, socially distanced event in Gulfport features local art, handmade crafts, jewelry, and pottery to locally sourced botanicals.

4th Saturday • Pinellas Arts Walk 4-8pm, Pinellas Arts Village Walk, 5600-5800 Park Blvd. (north side), Pinellas Park. Pinellas Park Art Society, Donnelly COVE, Complete Sweet Shoppe, Pompei Factory, Studios @5663, Painting with a Twist, Bottles Pub, and Swartz Gallery.

ONGOING

Through 12/23 – Amy Santoferraro: Kowtow Mountain Free, Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm, Gamble Family Gallery, Dunedin Fine Arts Center. Santoferraro’s works combine kitschy collectibles and crafted clay elements that make the familiar, unfamiliar.

Through 12/23 – Nancee Clark: Insights and Follies Free, Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm, Entel Family Gallery, Dunedin Fine Arts Center. Clark has exhibited nationally and internationally.

Through 12/23 – At Home with “City of Ghosts” Free, Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm, Douglas-Whitely Gallery, Dunedin Fine Arts Center. Features the personal artwork of 17 “City of Ghosts” creators, highlighting their individual visions, passion projects, and more.

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ARTS & LEISURE Dunedin Fine Art Center 1143 Michigan Blvd., Dunedin 727-298-3322 dfac.org Through 12/23 – Fall Exhibits

Soft Water Gallery 515 22nd St. S, St. Pete 727-327-3473 softwatergallery.com

Ekeko Gallery 290 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr St. N, St. Pete 727-685-5577 facebook.com/Ekeko-Gallery

SPACE 855 28th St. S, St. Pete Warehouse Arts District facebook.com/spacestpete

Factory St. Pete 2622 Fairfield Ave. S, St. Pete thefactorystpete.com

Stirling Art Studios & Gallery 730 Broadway (second floor) Studio 12, Dunedin 800-325-2050 facebook.com/StirlingArtDunedin

Fairgrounds St. Pete 800 28th St. S, St. Pete Works by more than 60 local and international artists fairgrounds.art

Syd Entel Galleries 247 Main St., Safety Harbor 727-725-1808 sydentelgalleries.com

Five Deuces Gallerie 2101 Third Ave. S, St. Pete Open by appointment & Art Walk Facebook.com/five22222

The Domingo Studio 2620 Beach Blvd. S, Gulfport 727-821-2315 facebook.com/The-Domingo-Studio

Florida CraftArt Gallery 501 Central Ave., St. Pete 727-821-7391 floridacraftart.org Sat. Mural Walk

The Werk 2210 First Ave. S., St. Pete 727-289-8685 https://thewerk.gallery

Gulf Coast Artists Alliance St. Pete ArtWorks, 2604 Central Ave., St. Pete 727-738-8010 gcaa-fl.org Heiress 2622 Fairfield Ave S, Bldg. 7, Studio A, St. Pete heiressgallery.com Luis Sottil Studios 400 Beach Drive NE, Suite 150, St. Pete 727-220-1567 facebook.com/luissottilstpete Mirella Cimato Art Gallery 2145 First Ave. S, St. Pete (inside St. Petersburg Opera) 727-543-9190 facebook.com/MirellaCimatoGallery Nielsen Center for Visual Arts Eckerd College, 4200 54th Ave. S, St. Pete 800-454-9009 eckerd.edu/visualarts/program Through 12/11 – Reminded Daily Red Cloud Indian Arts 214 Beach Dr. NE, St. Pete 727-821-5824 redcloudindianarts.com Representing authentic Native American arts

Uniquely Original Art Studio 915 24th St. S, St. Pete 727-239-3696 https://tinyurl.com/mrx4c253 Original Afrocentric art, open by appointment and during Art Walk Vince Anthony Fine Art Gallery 10611 Bay Pines Blvd. #5, St. Pete 727-401-2886 fineartamerica.com/art/ vince+anthony Woodfield Fine Art Gallery 2323 Central Ave., St. Pete 727-254-6981 woodfieldfineart.com 11/10-1/6/24 – Brilliantly Nuanced: The Art of John & Margaret Bayals

ARTS PERFORMING Amalie Arena 401 Channelside Drive, Tampa 813-301-2500 amaliearena.com 11/5 – $uicideboy$ 11/7 – Luis Miguel 11/15 – Romeo Santos 11/17 – Jo Koy 11/24 – Doja Cat 11/26 – 93.3 FLZ’s Jingle Ball 12/8 – Lauryn Hill & Fugees 12/9 – Nate Bargatze 12/23 – Trans-Siberian Orchestra

American Stage Raymond James Theatre 163 Third St. N, St. Pete 727-823-7529 americanstage.org 11/21-12/17 – Acts of Faith Asolo Repertory Theatre 5555 N Tamiami Trail, Sarasota 800-361-8388 asolorep.org Masks requested inside building 11/15-1/4 – Crazy for You Bilheimer Capitol Theatre 405 Cleveland St., Clearwater 727-791-7400 rutheckerdhall.com 11/1-2 – Graham Nash 11/3 – Here Come the Mummies 11/4 – Gary Gulman 11/5 – Steep Canyon Rangers 11/8 – Big Bad Voodoo Daddy 11/10 – Christopher Cross 11/11 – The Fixx 11/12 – Jimi Hendrix: Are You Experienced 11/17 – Celebrating Billy Joel 11/18 – Bruce Hornsby 11/24 – Shaun Cassidy 11/25 – A Very Darren Crissman 11/28 – Croce Plays Croce 12/1 – Whose Live Anyway?

12/3 – Ann Wilson of Heart & Tripsitter 12/5 – Live from Laurel Canyon 12/7 – Peter White Christmas 12/8-9 – The Outlaws 12/10 – Andy Summers 12/13 – Michael W. Smith 12/14 – Daniel O’Donnell 12/16 – Zebra 12/17 – Sutton Foster 12/21 – Jim Brickman 12/22 – Rockapella Christmas 12/23 – Celtic Angels Christmas 12/30 – Pink Floyd Bininger Theater Eckerd College, 4200 54th Ave. S, St. Pete 727-867-1166 eckerd.edu/theatre 11/3-4 – The Rocky Horror Picture Show (film – shadow cast) 11/15-18 – Ordinary Days Catherine Hickman Theater 5501 27th Ave. S, Gulfport 727-893-1070 mygulfport.us 12/2– Betty Fox and The Band 12/12 – New Horizons Band Holiday Concert Central Park Performing Arts Center 105 Central Park Dr., Largo 727-587-6793 largoarts.com Through 11/5 – Xanadu 11/8 – Jay and the Americans 11/11 – Jethro Tull’s Martin Tulle Band 11/16 – The Edwards Twins 11/26 – Let’s Hang On

12/1 – Death by Chocolate 12/3 – The Brubeck Brothers Quartet 12/7 – Flying High Again & Legend Has it 12/9 – Santa’s Holiday Revue 12/14 – Christmas w/The King 12/16 – The Blind Boys of Alabama 12/17 – The Nutcracker Early Bird Dinner Theater 13355 49th St. N, Clearwater 727-466-5998 earlybirddinnertheater.com/site 11/4-12/17 – Making God Laugh Eckerd College International Film Series Free, 7pm, Miller Auditorium, 4200 54th Ave. S, St. Pete 727-867-1166 www.eckerd.edu/internationalcinema/ 11/3 – Trenque Lauquen, parts I and II (Argentina) 11/5 – Blue Heart (Cuba) 11/10 – Chile ’76 (Chile) 11/17 – Scarlet (France) 12/1 – Scrapper (England)

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Eight O’Clock Theatre 105 Central Park Dr., Largo 727-587-6793 eightoclocktheatre.com Through 11/5 – Xanadu Floridian Social Club 687 Central Ave., St. Pete 727-322-4600 thefloridiansocial.com 11/1 – Top of the Fire Escape 11/2 – Dia de los Muertos 11/3 – 80s Night featuring The Spazmatics 11/4 – Oona Dahl & James Demon 11/9 – Kristopher James, Ashley Smith and The Random Occurrence, Speakeasy 11/12-13 – Joey McIntyre 11/17 – Dave Matthews Tribute Band 11/27 – Motown Monday 12/6 – Top of the Fire Escape 12/14 – The Mountain Gods 12/18 – Motown Monday 12/30 – Magic City Hippies 12/31 – NYE w/ Frick Frack Blackjack Francis Wilson Playhouse 302 Seminole St., Clearwater 727-446-1360 franciswilsonplayhouse.org 11/30-12/27 – Elf

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ARTS & LEISURE freeFall Theatre Company 6099 Central Ave., St. Pete 727-498-5205 freefalltheatre.com Through 11/5 – Nightsweat 11/24-12/24 – Miracle on 34th Street: A Live Musical Radio Play

HOLIDAY EVENTS Central Park Performing Arts Center 11/16 – The Edwards Twins: The Ultimate Christmas Variety Show 12/9 – Santa’s Holiday Revue 12/14 – Christmas with the King 12/17 – The Nutcracker VETERANS DAY

11/10 – 11am: MacDill Park on The Riverwalk, 100 N. Ashley St. Thank veterans, meet members of the leadership team from MacDill Air Force Base.

11/11 – 11am, C.W. Bill Young Veterans Medical Center, 10000 Bay Pines Blvd., St. Pete 11/11 – 11am, Largo Central Park, 101 Central Park Drive 11/11 – 11am, Veterans Memorial Park, 110 Veterans Memorial Lane, Safety Harbor 11/12 – 8am, Veterans Day Bike Ride, 3500 Pinellas Bayway S, Tierra Verde. Registration: https://tinyurl.com/sc2pr2a6

THANKSGIVING

11/23 – Tampa Bay Turkey Trot Downtown Clearwater. Races include 5K Wingding (7am start) and 1 Mile Abe’s Gobbler (8:30am start) Prices increase after Nov. 18. https://tinyurl.com/mx46nmsr 11/23 – Coffee Pot Turkey Trot Loops around Coffee Pot Bayou in St. Pete. 7:45am start, registration fee $35 https://tinyurl.com/mry4zf7k 11/23 – Thanksgiving on Gulfport Beach Noon-4pm Bring a dish to share, utensils and place settings for your group as well as beverages. Four turkeys and a large pan of roasted veggies will be provided.

Musicians are welcome to play.

UPCOMING

11/1-5 and 11/9 – Auction for a Cause 130 126th Ave. E, Treasure Island. Annual fundraiser for Soothe Our Souls, which supports those facing an SOS life situation through wellness, nature and sailing. Online auction 11/1-5, silent in-person auction 11/9 6-9pm. https://tinyurl.com/ubfnxw6r 11/2-19 – The Heir of Pretending 8pm Thurs-Sat/3pm Sun; LAB Theater Project, 813 E. Henderson Ave., Tampa. Lab Theater Project produces only plays by emerging playwrights. labtheaterproject.com 11/4 – Taste of Indian Rocks Beach Free, 3-9pm, Chief Chic-A-Si Park. Features food from local restaurants, beer, wine, soda and water. Music by North 2 South.

No coolers or dogs.

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Gulfport Casino 5500 Shore Blvd. S, Gulfport 813-840-3715 mygulfport.us/recreation/casino Weekly dancing/instruction Gulfport Community Players Back Door Theater 1619 49th St. S, Gulfport gulfportcommunityplayers.org Jannus Live 200 First Ave. N, St. Pete 727-565-0550 jannuslive.com 11/1 – We Came as Romans 11/2 – Ashley McBryde 11/4 – The Interrupters 11/5 – Tennis 11/11 – Blackberry Smoke 11/15 – Phoenix 11/16 – Fit for an Autopsy & Exodus 11/17 – Red 11/18 – Dylan Scott 11/27 – Manchester Orchestra w/The Get Up Kids 12/6 – DVSN 12/8 – Roosevelt Collier’s Jim meets Funx X Steeln’ Peaches 12/9 – Action Bronson 12/10 – Dark Star Orchestra 12/20 – Eem Triplin 12/28 – The Elovaters 12/31 – Papadosio NYE w/Mystic Grizzly, Mindex, 5AM & Funkshway LAB Theater Project 812 E. Henderson Ave., Tampa 813-586-4272 labtheaterproject.com Produces only works from emerging playwrights.

11/2-19 – The Heir of Pretending written by Jared Eberlein M.A.D. Theatre of Tampa (Music Acting Dance Theatre of Tampa) @ The Straz Center, 1010 N W.C. MacInnes Place, Tampa 813-229-7827 madtheatre.com Manatee Performing Arts Center 502 Third Ave. W, Bradenton 941-748-5875 manateeperformingartscenter.com Through 11/5 – The Drowsy Chaperone 11/11 – Peace of Woodstock

11/18 – The Elvis Presley Experience 11/30 – She Loves Me MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre Florida State Fairgrounds 4802 US Hwy. 301 N, Tampa 813-740-2446 midflorida.com/amphitheatre 11/3-4 – Zac Brown Band National Theatre Live Eckerd College, Miller Auditorium 4200 54th Ave. S, St. Pete Performances in HD https://www.campusce.net/eckerd/ course/course.aspx?catid=159 11/4 – Othello New Tampa Performing Arts Center 8550 Hunters Village Road, Tampa 813-829-2760 newtampaartscenter.org 11/2 – Carvin Jones, The King of Strings 11/5 – New Tampa In Concert: Pieces of Eight (Chicago Tribute) 11/8 – Bollywood Film Series: Dabangg (Hindi with English subtitles) 11/10 – Tampa Bay Symphony’s Fall 2023 “Passion & Power” 11/16 – Dave Stryker, American Jazz Guitarist 11/18 – Kids Film Series: Pixar’s Ratatouille 11/19 – New Tampa Unplugged: Acme Jazz Garage 12/6-7 – Last Out: Elegy of a Green Beret 12/9 – Kids Film Series: The Muppet Christmas Carol 12/9 – ATLAS Modern Ballet & New Tampa Players 12/17 – The Nutcracker from Tampa City Ballet Patel Conservatory 1010 N W.C. MacInnes Place, Tampa, Dance / Theater / Music / Adult Classes 813-222-1002 patelconservatory.org 11/30-12/3 – It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play 12/3 – Holiday Music Concert

Pinellas Park Performing Arts Center 4951 78th Ave. N, Pinellas Park 727-369-5746 pinellas-park.com/161/ Performing-Arts-Center.com 12/16 – A Carpenters Christmas Tribute Concert Raymond James Stadium 4201 N Dale Mabry Hwy., Tampa 813-350-6500 raymondjamesstadium.com Riverwalk Tampa thetampariverwalk.com Second Sundays – 11am-3pm: Market + Art Walk, Armature Works 11/10 – CRISP Veterans Day ceremony, MacDill Park, 100 N. Ashley St. 11/26 – Wellness Walk, Waterworks Park 12/3 – Santa Fest & Tree Lighting, Curtis Hixon Park Ruth Eckerd Hall 1111 N McMullen Booth Rd., Clearwater 727-791-7400 rutheckerdhall.com 11/1 – Lake Street Dive 11/6 – All County Chorus Festival 11/8 – TFO: Natural Wonders 11/11 – Encanto: The Sing-Along Film Concert 11/13-14 – Chicago The Musical 11/15 – Bush 11/16 – Mariachi Sol de Mexico de Jose Hernandez 11/17 – Floyd Nation 11/18 – Ben Rector 11/19 – TFO: Brahms Symphony No. 1 11/22– Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse 11/24 – Rumours of Fleetwood Mac 11/25 – Dave Koz and Friends 11/26 – Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance 11/29 – TFO: Mythic Masterpieces 11/30 – Johnny Cash: The Official Concert Experience 12/2 – Michael Carbonaro 12/8 – Bowzer’s Holiday Rock ‘n’ Roll Party 12/10 – Three Dog Night 12/12 – Sarah Brightman 12/15 – Tony Hinchcliffe 12/16 – Wheel of Fortune Live 12/17 – TFO: Holiday Pops 12/22 – Cirque Musica 12/29 – Jen Kramer’s Magical Holiday Show 12/31 – Salute to Vienna

Safety Harbor Art & Music Center 706 Second St. N, Safety Harbor 727-725-4018 safetyharborartandmusic center.com 11/5 – Albert Cummings 11/12 – Southern Gothic album release 11/18 – Popa Chubby 11/19 – Honey What 12/2 – JP Soars feat. Anne Harris 12/9 – Albert Castiglia 12/15 – John Paul White 12/16 – Leon Majcen 12/17 – Selwin Birchwood/ Damon Fowler 12/22 – Mike Zito Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino 5223 Orient Rd., Tampa 813-627-6649 seminolehardrocktampa.com 11/1-2 – Dane Cook 11/5 – Ednita Nazario 11/9 – Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening 11/15 – Tech N9ne & Hollywood Undead 11/19 – Anthony Jeselnik 11/21 – Babyface 11/29 – Dante Gebel 11/30 – Fonseca 12/5 – US 103.5 Jingle Y’all 12/11 – Derek Hough 12/14 – John Mulaney Skipper’s Smokehouse 910 Skipper Rd., Tampa 813-971-0668 skipperssmokehouse.com 11/2 – Uncle John’s Band 11/3 – Alex Lopez Xpress CD release party 11/4 – WMNF Presents: A Tribute to the Rolling Stones 11/11 – The Ain’t Sisters + Vision Crystal + The Wandering Hours 11/12 – The Dirty Grass Band + Shadowgrass 11/16 – Big Al and the Heavyweights 11/19 – Walter Trout 12/1 – Grateful Dead Night 12/2 – The Stevie Nicks Experience 12/9 – Impulse 12/14 – Bob Marley Tribute 12/15 – The Black Honkeys 12/16 – Damon Fowler 12/30-31 – Donna the Buffalo

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ARTS & LEISURE Sparkman Wharf 615 Channelside Drive, Tampa • Jotoro • LightHaus • Noble Rice • Splitsville • Whatever Pops • BurgerFI • Shortwave Coffee sparkmanwharf.com

11/4-5 – 59th Annual Art Harvest Free admission, 10am-5pm, Highlander Park, Dunedin. A highly respected juried show of high-quality art involving over 200 artists.

11/11 – Arts Annual 2023: ARTSventures Free, 10am-4pm, Gallery at Creative Pinellas, Largo.

A family-friendly event with an arts and crafts market, live performances, gallery exhibition, craft activities, food and more!

11/16-19 and 11/25-26 – Sanding Ovations Free, 10am-10pm Fri-Sat; 10am-6pm, Thur & Sun, Treasure Island.

See what happens when master sculptors use their imaginations and turn piles of sand and buckets of water into “outSANDing” works of art. Fireworks the night of the 18th.

11/17 – Arts Legacy REMIX: A Journey Across India Free, 7:30pm, Riverwalk Stage, Straz Center, Tampa. A colorful evening of music, dance, ritual and pageantry honoring the cultural diversity of Tampa.

11/17-19 – Tarpon Springs Seafood Festival Free admission, Noon-9pm Friday/10am-9pm Sat/10am-5pm Sun. Craig Park. Free parking/shuttles at the Splash Park and Tarpon Towers.

11/18 – Dunedin Celtic Music & Craft Beer Festival 10am-6pm, Highlander Park, 903 Michigan Blvd. This annual outdoor festival features regional, national, and international Celtic music artists along with the city of Dunedin Pipe Band. No pets or cooler.

Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/ykar334h 11/18-19 – Downtown Dunedin Craft Festival Free admission, 10am-5pm, 271 Main St. Meet 150 of the nation’s most talented artists showcasing life-size sculptures, spectacular paintings, one-of-a-kind jewelry, photography and ceramics.

11/18-19 – Florida CraftArt Festival Free admission, 10am-5pm Sat/10am-4pm Sun, 501 Central Ave., St. Pete. A show and sale of work from artists who participated in the Emerging Artists Program.

11/18-4/28/24 – Dali & the Impressionists: Monet, Degas, Renoir & More Dali Museum, Downtown St. Petersburg. Dali paintings are paired with those of Impressionists to show the depth of Dali’s engagement with the movement. Tickets: https://thedali.org/visit/buy-tickets/ 11/24-12/31 – Florida Botanical Gardens Holiday Lights 5:30-9:30pm., 12520 Ulmerton Road, Largo. The Gardens will sparkle with 1 million twinkling LED lights in a multitude of colors. Vibrant laser lights and lighted figures round out the display Suggested donation of $10/person ages 13+.

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St. Petersburg City Theatre 4025 31st St. S, 727-866-1973 spcitytheatre.org 12/8-17 – A Christmas Carol Stageworks Theater 1120 E Kennedy Blvd., West Bldg., #151, Tampa 813-374-2416 stageworkstheatre.org Through 11/12 – Poirot Returns 12/1-17 – The Great Christmas Cookie Bake Off Straz Center for the Performing Arts 1010 N W.C. MacInnes Place, Tampa 813-229-7827 strazcenter.org Through 11/12 – Frankenstein Through 12/10 – The Choir of Man 11/1 – Panto USA Cinderella 11/3 – Women Rock 11/3-4 – Jeff Dunham 11/4 – Fran Lebowitz 11/5 – Tampa Bay Symphony 11/8 – William Shatner 11/10 – Stavros Halkias 11/11 – When a Woman’s Fed Up 11/12 – The Secret Agency 11/14 – Jimmy Carr 11/16 – Voices of the Community Town Hall 11/17 – Arts Legacy REMIX : A Journey Across India 11/17 – TFO: Brahm’s Symphony No. 1 11/19 – Gilberto Santa Rosa 11/25 – Coco in Concert 11/28-Dec. 3 – Funny Girl 12/1 – Lucia Micarelli & Leo Amuedo 12/8 – TFO: Handel’s Messiah 12/9 – Nurse Blake 12/9 – Eddie Griffin 12/15 – TFO: Holiday Pops 12/21-22 – Next Generation Ballet’s Nutcracker Riverwalk Stage (free performances) 11/3 – Rev RC 11/10 – TBD 11/11 – Eliana Blanchard 11/18 – Danielle Mohr 11/19 – Frankie Raye 11/24 – Eden Shireen

11/25 – Chris Flowers 12/1 – TBD 12/2 – Jason Frilot 12/8 – Fo’I Meleah 12/9 – Redhouse Duo 12/15 – Durik 12/21 – Frankie Raye 12/22 – Taylor Reed 12/23 – Jarryd Dollard Studio Grand Central 2260 First Ave. S, St. Pete 727-202-7019 theoffcentral.com 11/9-19 – No Exit Sunshine City Comedy Club 5501 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach 727-435-0327 sunshinecitycomedyclub.com Tampa Theatre 711 N Franklin St. Tampa 813-274-8286 tampatheatre.org One of America’s most elaborate movie palaces 11/4 – Taylor Tomlinson 11/16 – Welcome to Night Vale 11/17 – Hannah Berner 11/18 – Ancient Aliens Live 11/30 – The Fab Four tribute 12/8 – Sam Morril Tarpon Springs Cultural Center 101 S Pinellas Ave., Tarpon Springs 727-942-5605 tarponarts.org 11/12 – Elizabeth Indianos Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center 324 Pine St., Tarpon Springs 727-942-5605 tarponarts.org 11/4 – A Night of Comedy w/Maryellen Hooper & Gary DeLena 11/17 – Frontiers: A Tribute to the Music of Journey 12/3 – Soultown to Motown feat.

The Sensational Cruisers 12/9 – A Well-Strung Christmas The Mahaffey Theater 400 First St. S, St. Pete 727-300-2000 themahaffey.com 11/2 – TFO: Steve Hackman’s Tchaikovsky X Drake 11/3 – Kidz Bop 11/4 – Women Rock 11/5 – Taylor Tomlinson 11/6 – Numbers Don’t Lie 11/8 – BAM: Improv Festival 11/9 – TFO: Natural Wonders 11/10 – Everglow 11/11 – TFO: Hollywood’s Golden Age 11/12 – 99.5 QYK Guitar Pull

11/18 – TFO: Brahms’ Symphony No. 1 11/21 – Cirque Dreams Holidaze 11/22 – Peppa Pig’s Sing-Along Party 11/24 – Legacy Reunion: Earth, Wind & Fire Alumni 11/25 – The Floyd Experience 11/30 – TFO: Mythic Masterpieces 12/1 – Randy Rainbow 12/2 – Dr. Suess’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas 12/7-8 – On Your Feet!

12/9 – TFO: Handel’s Messiah 12/14 – Lewis Black 12/15 – A Very Broadway Christmas 12/16 – TFO: Holiday Pops 12/17 – The Illusionists 12/19 – Il Divo 12/20 – A Christmas with Soul 12/28 – Fortune Feimster 12/30 – Nutcracker The Palladium 253 Fifth Ave. N, St. Pete 727-822-3590 mypalladium.org 11/2 – Indi-Ed’s Annual Comedy Show 11/3 – Brian Culbertson 11/4 – A Night of Classic Burlesque, Vol. 5 11/6 – Auschwitz Survivor Helga Melmed 11/7 – Tampa Bay Symphony 11/8 – Sauce Boss Gumbo Blues 11/9 – Michael Ross and Co. 11/10 – Intern John’s Find Your Happy 11/11 – Tampa Bay Times Festival of Reading 11/12 – Tampa Bay Symphony 11/15 – The Ehnes Quartet 11/16 – Dailey & Vincent 11/17 – Henry Rollins 11/18 – Kyle Schroeder 11/28 – The Motowners Christmas Kickoff Concert 12/1-3 – St. Pete Ballet’s Nutcracker 12/4 – Second Time Arounders Marching Band Holiday Spectacular 12/6 – Andrea Del Principe 12/9 – Clara’s New York City Christmas The Sound Coachman Park 301 Drew St., Clearwater 727-791-7400 rutheckerdhall.com 11/10 – Chris Young 11/16 – Mannheim Steamroller 11/18 – Dwight Yoakam 12/3 – 97X Next Big Thing 12/14 – Steve Miller Band

The Studio@620 620 First Ave. S, St. Pete 727-895-6620 thestudioat620.org Masks requested while in building 11/3 – Stand-Up Comedy Night 11/4-19 – Bridges: Future/Present, Future/Past USF Yuengling Center 12499 USF Bull Run Drive, Tampa 813-974-3111 yuenglingcenter.com 11/3 – Fantasia & Joe 12/14 – Kevin Gates Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall 777 N Tamiami Trail, Sarasota 941-953-3368 vanwezel.org 11/1 – Celtic Thunder 11/8 – John Waite 11/9 – Bruce Hornsby 11/10 – Neil Berg’s 50 Years of Rock & Roll Pt. VI 11/11 – William Shatner 11/17 – Straight No Chaser 11/18 – Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons 11/19 – Mannheim Steamroller 11/24 – Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance 11/25 – Rumours of Fleetwood Mac 11/26 – Johnny Cash: The Official Concert Experience 11/27 – Pretty Woman: The Musical 11/29 – Dave Koz and Friends 11/30 – Joe Bonamassa 12/1 – Liverpool Legends 12/4 – A Neil Diamond Christmas 12/5 – Carl Hiaasen 12/9 – Derek Hough 12/12 – Allman Betts Family Revival 12/13 – Marie Osmond 12/14 – Sarah Brightman 12/15 – Daniel O’Donnell 12/16 – The Illusionists 12/17 – Wheel of Fortune Live!

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12/2 – Betty Fox Blues Concert 7pm, Catherine Hickman Theater, Gulfport. Fundraiser for Gulfport Senior Center Building Fund campaign. As part of this same performing arts series, psychic medium Victor Paruta will appear 12/15. Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/2p95vysp

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12/2-3 – 29th Annual St. Pete Beach Corey Area Craft Festival Free admission, 10am-5pm both days, Corey Avenue. Contemporary crafts from more than 100 of the nation’s most talented artisans.

Green Market as well.

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12/2-3 – ArtJones Studio Tour Free, 10am-4pm. A self-guided tour, show and sale of fine art and contemporary craft located in all four residential districts in Gulfport.

Studios are hidden in backyards and down alleys. Download map at https://tinyurl.com/4prn2j9h 12/3 – Indian Rocks Christmas Street Parade 1pm. This city-wide parade includes local merchants, small floats and holiday music. The parade runs through neighborhood streets and participants often throw candy, dog biscuits, ad specialties, and beads along the parade route.

Upcoming Concerts: 12/3 – Holiday Sail-a-Bration

Free, 6:30-8pm. This one-of-a-kind waterless boat parade features Brahms’ Brass Seminole’s best and brightest along Holiday 113th Street. Parade route Symphony No. 1 Center starts at the Seminole Recreation at the Decand 7,ends 9 &10 Seminole Center.

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Handel’s Messiah 12/8 –Seuss’ Holiday Winter Fest and Tree Lighting Dr. How Dec 8&9 Free, 5:30-9:30pm, Seminole Recreation Department, 9100 113th the Grinch Stole Ave. N. Includes holiday craft market, live entertainment, visit andNew! Holiday Pops $20 Kid Christmas meet with Santa. Snow Hill sledding and Bounce House Zone ($7). s Dec 2

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12/9 – Palm Harbor Holiday Market Support your Florida Orchestra Free, 10am-2pm, 1190 Georgia Ave. The market willtoday feature 60-plus vendors with giftFloridaOrchestra.org/donate items (handmade, upcycled, retail, resale, etc.).

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MUSEUMS Florida Holocaust Museum 55 Fifth St. S, St. Pete 727-820-0100 flholocaustmuseum.org Through 11/12 – From Refugee to Interrogator: The Wartime Experience of Paul Raber Through 5/5/24 – We Share the Same Sky: A Family’s Story Retold Florida Museum of Photographic Arts 1630 E 7th Ave., Ybor City, Tampa 813-221-2222 fmopa.org Through 12/10 – Angelika Kollin 12/12-1/14 – Members’ Show Glazer Children’s Museum 110 W Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa 813-443-3851 glazermuseum.org Created specifically for children 10 and under.

Great Explorations Children’s Museum 1925 Fourth St. N, St. Pete 727-821-8992 greatex.org First Sun. of month open special hours for special needs families.

Families with a SNAP, EBT, or WIC card get in free every Tues.

Limited hours.

Gulf Beaches Historical Museum 115 10th Ave., St. Pete Beach 727-552-1610 gulfbeachesmuseum.com Gulfport History Museum 5301 28th Ave. S, Gulfport 727-201-8687 gulfporthistoricalsociety.org Henry Plant Museum 401 W Kennedy Blvd., Tampa 813-254-1891 plantmuseum.com Live classical music performances every third Thur.

Most Sundays – Upstairs/ Downstairs at the Tampa Bay Hotel Through 12/23 – Captain’s Log: Voyages in the Age of Steam Heritage Museum 100 Beekman Lane, Tarpon Springs 727-942-5605 tarponarts.org History and culture of the Greek community 11/14 – Dr. Mary Safford & Dr. Fidelia Whitcomb: Reformers, Humanitarians, and Friends 11/19 – Flip Flop Opera

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Imagine Museum 1901 Central Ave., St. Pete 727-300-1700 imaginemuseum.com Contemporary American Studio Glass. Thur. $5 after 5pm John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art 5401 Bay Shore Road., Sarasota 941-359-5700 ringling.org Mon. – Free admission all day Thurs. – Art After 5 Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art 600 E Klosterman Road., Tarpon Springs 727-712-5762 leeparattner.org Museum of the American Arts And Crafts Movement 355 Fourth St. N, St. Pete 727-440-4859 museumaacm.org.

Sun. Film Series – 12:30/2pm Daily Arts and Crafts-inspired films Museum of Fine Arts 255 Beach Dr. NE, St. Pete 727-894-4368 mfastpete.org Thur. $10 after 5pm Through 1/7 – Explore the Vaults Through 3/17 – Time Flies, Hours Flee Through 4/14 The Nature of Art – 11/9: Artist Talk – Jose Alvarez Palm Harbor Museum 2043 Curlew Road, Palm Harbor 727-724-3054 palmharbormuseum.com Thur.-Sat. 10am-2pm 11/4 – Wine Around Palm Harbor Safford House Museum 23 Parkin Court, Tarpon Springs 727-942-5805 tarponarts.org Restored 1883 Victorian home 12/16-17 – Victorian Christmas St. Petersburg Museum of History 335 Second Ave. NE 727-894-1052 spmoh.com Happy Hour with the Historian 11/9 – Pia Jordan: Memories of a Tuskegee Airmen Nurse 12/7 – Gary McKechnie: What in the World?: How Walt Build Disney Sarasota Art Museum 1001 S Tamiami Trail, 941-309-4300 sarasotaartmuseum.org

Tampa Bay Automobile Museum 3301 Gateway Centre, Pinellas Park. 727-579-8226 tbauto.org Tampa Bay History Center 801 Old Water St., Tampa 813-226-0097 tampabayhistorycenter.org Walking tours of Tampa neighborhoods Tampa Museum of Art 120 W Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa 813-259-1720 tampamuseum.org Thur. 4-8pm: pay-as-you-will admission Through 11/12 – Taking Pictures: Women of Independent Spirit Through 1/7 – Frontiers of Impressionism Through 2/18 – Pepe Mar: Myth and Magic Through 3/17 – A Passion for Haitian Art: The Albrecht and Heller Collection Through 4/21– Garry Winograd: Women are Beautiful Through 6/23 – Reframing Haitian Art Tarpon Springs Railroad Depot Historical Museum Free. 160 E Tarpon Ave., Tarpon Springs 727-943-4624 tarponspringsarea historicalsociety.org The Dalí Museum One Dali Blvd., St. Pete 727-823-3767 thedali.org Thur. and Fri. reduced admission after 5pm Advanced-purchase timed tickets recommended Through 1/7 – Leonora Carrington: Writer, Painter, Visionary 11/18-4/28 – Dali & the Impressionists: Monet, Degas, Renoir & More The James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art 150 Central Ave., St. Pete 727-892-4200 thejamesmuseum.org Tues. $10 all day Through 1/28 – From Far East to West: The Chinese American Frontier USF Contemporary Art Museum Institute for Research in Art 3821 USF Holly Drive, Tampa 813-974-3503 ira.usf.edu Through 11/22 – Superflex: This Is the Tip of the Iceberg Through 12/1 – Native America: in Translation

USF Graphicstudio 3702 Spectrum Blvd., Ste 100, Tampa 813-974-3503, free admission graphicstudio.usf.edu/GS/ gs_about.html Woodson African American Museum of Florida 2240 Ninth Ave. S, St. Pete 727-323-1104 woodsonmuseum.org One City Chorus – Mon. 7pm 11/18-19 – White Rabbit, Red Rabbit

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BOOK NOOK

This holiday season, why not make your gift-giving extra special with a book by a talented local author?

Start by shopping independent bookstores like Tombolo Books, Book + Bottle, Oxford Exchange, Pieces of A Dream, Back in the Day, Books on the Beach and the new bookstore opening on Corey Avenue. For comic books, Emerald City and Wilson’s Book Store are a trip, and museums such as The Dali proffer an eclectic collection.

You can shop for gifts and meet a former local author at Tombolo Books when award winning journalist Anne Hull talks about her new book set in the South’s racist ‘60s, Through the Groves, with Colette Bancroft, Tampa Bay Times’ Book Critic. Pick up Paul Wilborn’s Florida Hustle, Tom Gribbin’s The Last Florida Boy, Roy Peter Clark’s Tell It Like It Is: A Guide to Clear and Honest Writing, Gary Mormino’s Dreams in the

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New Century: Instant Cities, Shattered Hopes and Florida’s Turning Point, L. L. Kirchner’s Blissful Thinking, Craig Pittman’s The State You’re in: Florida Men, Florida Women, and Other Wildlife, Bill DeYoung’s Vintage St. Pete & Pinellas Vol. 3, and Carol J. Perry’s Now You See It. Tara Lush’s Gator Queen is a hoot! Lush’s cozy mysteries are fan faves.

Here, Maggie Andrews returns to her Florida hometown to uphold her father’s gator-trapping legacy, while her sister Vera pursues her dream of opening a bookstore. Trouble ensues when a rival gator trapper is murdered, making Vera the prime suspect. With the bookstore’s opening looming, they must catch the real killer and restore their family’s reputation.

Dr. Thomas Hallock delves into cultivating contentment through poetry and prose in Happy Neighborhood.

He explores how individuals, especially men, reconcile their pasts to find happiness at home. These meditations blend daily life in St. Petersburg with personal, literary and cultural reflections on diverse topics (infidelity, fatherhood).

Jennifer McMahon’s My Darling Girl is a chilling Christmas tale.

Alison reluctantly welcomes her dying, estranged, and abusive mother, Mavis, into her Vermont home. As eerie occurrences unfurl, Alison suspects a sinister presence in her family, testing her resolve to shield her loved ones.

Andrea Rinard’s Murmurations serves up 26 short stories featuring diverse women navigating the complexities of everyday life. Her stark, surreal, and heartfelt tales distill the essence of human experiences, offering moments both familiar and profound.

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ARTS & LEISURE OPERA Metropolitan Opera: HD Live Miller Auditorium, Eckerd College, 4200 54th Ave. S, St. Pete Live high-definition broadcasts of the Metropolitan Opera 727-864-7600 campusce.net/eckerd/course/ course.aspx?catid=156 Opera Tampa at Straz Center, 1010 N W.C. MacInnes Place, Tampa 813-229-7827 strazcenter.org Sarasota Opera House 61 N Pineapple Ave., 941-328-1300 sarasotaopera.org St. Pete Opera 2145 First Ave. S, 727-823-2040 stpeteopera.org Various performance location St. Petersburg Opera Guild stpeteoperaguild.org The Pinellas Opera League Wed.: October-June Thur.: Opera at the Dali pinellasoperaleague.com

ECO Boyd Hill Nature Preserve 1101 Country Club Way S, St. Pete 727-893-7326 stpeteparksrec.org/ boydhillpreserve Closed Mon. Brooker Creek Preserve 3940 Keystone Rd., Tarpon Springs 727-453-6800 brookercreekpreserve.org Tram Tours Sat.

Weedon Island Preserve 1800 Weedon Dr. NE, St. Pete 727-453-6500 weedonislandpreserve.org Guided hikes, birding, and photography tours.

Classes and webinars.

GARDENS Florida West Coast Orchid Society Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, 10891 102nd Ave. N, Seminole 727-420-7230 fwcos.org New meeting location 11/11 – Plant Sale (Botanical Gardens) Garden Club of St. Petersburg 500 Sunset Dr. S, 727-381-8920 gardenclubstpetersburg.org Ikebana International 500 Sunset Drive, St. Pete (Garden Club building) ikebanastpetersburg.com Marie Selby Botanical Gardens 1534 Mound St., Sarasota 941-366-5731 selby.org Through 11/26 – The Orchid Show 2023: A 50th Anniversary Celebration Pinewood Cultural Park 12520 Ulmerton Road, and 12211 Walsingham Road, Largo Heritage Village pinellascounty.org/heritage Creative Pinellas – creativepinellas.org Florida Botanical Gardens – Free 100-acre park flbg.org Third Saturday – Gardens open 7am-5pm; Creative Pinellas open noon-5pm; Heritage Village open 10am-4pm

Fort De Soto Park 3500 Pinellas Bayway S, Tierra Verde 727-552-1862 pinellascounty.org/park Campgrounds, ferry services to Egmont and Shell Keys.

Sunken Gardens 1825 Fourth St. N, St. Pete Adult and child classes sunkengardens.org

Tampa Bay Watch Discovery Center 700 Second Ave. NE, at The St. Pete Pier 727-291-4103 tbwdiscoverycenter.org Daily boat tours of Tampa Bay ecosystem

Crossbay Ferry Connecting Downtown Tampa to Downtown St. Pete Wed.-Sun. through May 727-273-5932 thecrossbayferry.com

FERRIES

“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more.

If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.” – Oprah Winfrey

Rescue, rehab and release Home of Winter and Hope, stars of Dolphin Tale I & II

Egmont Key Ferry Fort De Soto Boat Ramp 727-398-6577 hubbardsmarina.com Shell Key Ferry Fort De Soto Boat Ramp 727-398-6577 hubbardsmarina.com See website for overnight camping

LIBRARIES Gulf Beaches Public Library 200 Municipal Drive, Madeira Beach 727-391-2828 gulfbeacheslibrary.org Gulfport Public Library 5501 28th Ave. S, Gulfport 727-893-1074 mygulfport.us/gpl St. Pete Beach Public Library 365 73rd Ave., St. Pete Beach 727-363-9238 Mon/Wed 10-8 Tues/Thurs/Fri 10-6 Sat 10-2; Sun closed Library closed: • 11/10-11/11 • 11/22 (5pm) • 11/23-11/25 See spblibrary.com for daily events President Barack Obama Main Library 3745 Ninth Ave. N, St. Pete 727-893-7724 splibraries.org Closed for renovation

Florida Aquarium 701 Channelside Drive, Tampa 813-273-4000 flaquarium.org Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium 1600 Ken Thompson Pkwy., Sarasota 941-388-4441 mote.org Seaside Seabird Sanctuary 18328 Gulf Blvd., Indian Shores 727-391-6211 seasideseabirdsanctuary.org Free. Donations accepted. Tours.

ZooTampa at Lowry Park 1101 W Sligh Ave., Tampa 813-935-8552 zootampa.org

CLUBS-SERVICE/SOCIAL Gulfport Lions Club Second and fourth Tues. 6:30pm Gulfport Lions Clubhouse 4630 Tifton Dr. S, Gulfport 727-709-6694 facebook.com/Gulfport-Lions-Club Pass-A-Grille Shuffleboard January through March Tues./Thurs./Sat., 10am–noon Pass-A-Grille Park, Ninth & 10th Ave. Member $20/yr., open to public.

Preserve The ‘Burg 727-824-7802 preservetheburg.org

SPIRITUAL Sacred Lands 1700 Park St. N, St. Pete 727-347-0354 sacredlandspreservation.org Drum circle first Fri.; Sun. tours, meditations, special events Soothe Our Souls (S.O.S.) 4737 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach 727-360-7411 sootheoursouls.org Provides complimentary sailing for seriously health-challenged people and their support groups Spiritual Conditioning Program 153 107th Ave., Treasure Island Pat Jano at 727-324-9222 Small group Bible study

ZOOS/AQUARIUMS Clearwater Marine Aquarium 249 Windward Passage, Clearwater 727-441-1790 cmaquarium.org

Rotary Club of Gulf Beaches Tues., Noon. VFW, 12901 Gulf Blvd., Madeira Beach facebook.com/RotaryGulfBeaches/ Second Saturday Singers Second Sat. 9am–noon, Oct-April Pasadena Community Church, 227 70th St. S, St. Pete bobd@pccumc.org St. Petersburg Audubon Society 727-753-9731 stpeteaudubon.org St. Petersburg Chess Club 540 Fourth Ave. N, St. Pete Open every Fri. for members 6-11pm; Sun. 2-4pm group lessons and friendly games. chessclubjoy.webs.com St. Petersburg Shuffleboard Club 559 Mirror Lake Drive N, St. Pete Fri., 7-10pm, Free. stpeteshuffle.com

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ARTS & LEISURE Suncoast Bonsai Society Seminole Recreation Center 9100 113th St. Third Sat. 10am suncoastbonsaisociety.org

Mad Dogs Triathlon Club Wed. night swims through summer, 6pm, Hurley Park Shelter, Pass-AGrille Beach. stpetemaddogs.org

Suncoast Quilting Circle Works to preserve and promote the art of quilt making. suncoastquiltingcircle.org

Tampa Bay Beach Bums Gulfport 727-437-2867 https://tinyurl.com/5n8s8f2k

Tampa Bay Surface Guild Good Samaritan Church 6085 Park Blvd., Pinellas Park.

Second Mon., 6:30-8:30pm Coloring, patterning, structuring and transformation of fabric, fiber, and other materials surfacedesignguild.com Through 12/30 – Art for the Seasons Holiday Show (Morean Arts Center)

St. Pete Road Runners Walkers, joggers, non-competitive & competitive runners. facebook.com/StPeteRoadRunners

HEALTH Jazzercise Exercise Classes Treasure Island City Hall, Mon. & Wed. 5:30pm 727-687-6695 https://tinyurl.com/43caxjwr

The Contemporaries Support group of Members of Museum of Fine Arts. Monthly lectures, gatherings and field trips supporting contemporary artists of Tampa Bay. mfastpete.org

Memory Café – Gulfport Neptune Grille, 5501 Shore Blvd.

S, Third Mon. 12:15-2pm RSVP 727-327-0167 sensol@seniorsmile.com catemcarty@gmail.com

Treasure Island Historical Society Treasure Island Community Center Garden Room, 154 106th Ave. Jan.-April/Sept.-Dec., Second Mon., 5pm facebook.com/ treasureislandFLhistoricalsociety

Memory Café – St. Petersburg Carrabba’s St. Pete, 1951 Fourth St. N, Second Mon. 11am-1pm sensol@seniorsmile.com catemcarty@gmail.com

Treasure Islettes Treasure Island Community Center, 154 106th Ave. Bingo Thursdays 6:30pm treasureislettes.weebly.com Supports charity and college scholarships U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary 1500 Pass-A-Grille Way, St. Pete Beach Safe Boating Program, Tues. 7pm Warren Webster Building, wow.uscgaux.info/content. php?unit=070-07-08 Tampa Bay Women In Tourism Third Fri. various venues. tampabaywomenintourism.com Clearwater/St. Petersburg Ski Club Mike’s Pizza & Deli Station, 13560 49th St., Clearwater. Second Tues.

6:30pm, Sept.-May. 727-743-3108 snowshark.org Pinellas County’s only ski club.

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Wednesday Walkers Second and fourth Wed. 9am, varying locations. 727-893-1244.

Sponsored by Gulfport Senior Center, 5501 27th Ave. S, Gulfport

THRIFT SHOPS Anona Thrift Shoppe 12025 Indian Rocks Road, Largo Mon., Wed.-Sat. 10am-3pm handsofhealinginc.org/thrift-shoppe Attic Shoppe 316 Corey Ave., St. Pete Beach facebook.com/albansministry CASA Thrift Shop 1011 First Ave. N, St. Pete casa-stpete.org Creative Thrift Art Store (at Creative Clay) 1846 First Ave. S, St. Pete creativeclay.org/creative-thrift HEP Thrift Store 1212 N Betty Lane, Clearwater Facebook.com/hepthriftstore

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Pass-A-Grille Beach Community Church Thrift Shop 107 16th Ave. & Pass-A-Grille Way, Tues., Thurs., Sat. 9am-noon pagchurch.org

State of Florida Guardian ad Litem Program Sixth Judicial Circuit Court of FL, 14250 49th St. N, Suite 4000, Clearwater. guardianadlitem.org

St. Vincent’s Thrift Store 180 34th St. N, St. Pete https://tinyurl.com/yc4kjb2u

St. Petersburg Arts Alliance 100 Second Ave. N, Suite 150 727-754-6404 stpeteartsalliance.org

Church by the Sea Thrift Store 495 137th Ave. Circle, Madeira Beach Tues., Thurs., Sat. 10am-2pm churchbythesea.com/thrift-store

VOLUNTEERING AARP Various volunteer opportunities aarp.org/giving-back Daystar Life Center 1055 28th St. S., St. Pete Needs volunteers 727-825-0442 facebook.com/DaystarLifeCenter Empath Health Suncoast Hospice Training provided empathhealth.org

St. Petersburg Free Clinic 863 Third Ave. N stpetersburgfreeclinic.org Tampa Bay Watch 3000 Pinellas Bayway S, Tierra Verde tampabaywatch.org

YOGA Beach Yoga Pinellas Beachyogapinellas.com Salty Souls Yoga saltysoulsyoga.com Silver Sneakers Yoga Community Center, St. Pete Beach Fri. 11:15am spbrec.com

Friends of Strays 2911 47th Ave. N, St. Pete Nonprofit, no-kill shelter friendsofstrays.com/home

South Pasadena Gentle Yoga Thursdays, 9:30-10:30am South Pasadena City Hall barbmoeller1@gmail.com

Hope Villages of America, Inc. 727-587-7747 rcspinellas.org/Volunteer

Sunken Gardens 1825 Fourth St. N, St. Pete 727-560-7317 Mon. & Wed. 10:30am

Marine Exploration Center Needs volunteers 727-209-7115 mecstpete.org Meals on Wheels 13945 Evergreen Ave., Clearwater Needs volunteer drivers.

727-573-9444 neighborly.org “When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears.” – Anthony Robbins

Sunset Yoga at The St. Pete Pier First Wed. 7-8pm. Free https://tinyurl.com/3m2wbmc6 The Centre of St. Pete Beach 7525 Blind Pass Road, 727-258-2001 thecentreSPB.com/calendar1 Yoga at The Dali Dali Museum, third Sun., 9-10am https://tinyurl.com/bd6e88mz

ARTS & LEISURE MARKETS

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Corey Avenue Sunday Market 10am-2pm/June-Oct. 9am-1pm Corey Ave., St. Pete Beach coreyave.com

Gulfport Tuesday Fresh Market 9am-3pm, Oct. through April 9am-2pm, May through Sept.

Beach Blvd. below 28th Ave. S, Second Tues. Clothing Swap: Russian Club, 2920 Beach Blvd. S visitgulfportflorida.com WEDNESDAYS Madeira Beach Market Nov.-May 10am-2pm 15000 Madeira Way FRIDAYS St. Petersburg Artisan Market First and third Fri. nights, parking lot of Imagine Museum, 1901 Central Ave., St. Pete.

Creative Clay Outdoor Art Market First Fridays, 10am-2pm 1846 First Ave. S, St. Pete Treasure Island Friday Market Dec.-April, 9am-2pm Community Center Park islandneighborschamber.org FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Dunedin Downtown Market 9am-1pm, Pioneer Park, 420 Main St., Fri. market Nov.-May until 2pm; Sat. market year-round.

SATURDAYS Crossroads Market Third Saturdays, 10am-2pm, Crossroads Christian Church 1645 Seminole Blvd., Largo St. Petersburg Saturday Morning Market Oct.-May, 9am-2pm Al Lang Stadium parking lot, 230 First St. SE June-Sept. 9am-1pm, Williams Park, 350 Second Ave. N saturdaymorningmarket.com The Market Marie Second Saturdays, 10am-3pm Coachman Park, 300 Cleveland St., Clearwater

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Indian Shores Sunday Market Nov.-April, 9am-1pm Indian Shores Town Hall, 19305 Gulf Blvd., Indian Shores facebook.com/ IndianShoresSundayMarket/ St. Petersburg Sunday Market Third Sun. of the month, Noon-6pm Arts Xchange 515 22nd St. S, St. Pete

TOASTMASTERS Bay Pines Toastmasters Wed. 5:15-6:30pm, St. Pete baypinestoastmasters. toastmastersclubs.org Downtown St. Pete Toastmasters Thur. 6:15-8pm St. Petersburg College, Room DC125, 244 Second Ave. N, downtownstpetetoastmasters.com See website for Zoom link Gulfport Toastmasters Wed. 6:30-7:45pm Senior Community Center, 5501 27th Ave. S, Gulfport gulfporttoastmasters.com St. Pete Beach Toastmasters Thur. 6:30pm, Suntan Art Center (next door to Don Cesar), 3300 Gulf Blvd., stpetebeachtoastmasters.com St. Petersburg Toastmasters Tues. 6:30pm, 1950 Second Ave. N stpetetoastmasters.org Toast of the Bay Toastmasters Thur. 7:30-8:30am, St. Pete College, 244 Second Ave. N facebook.com/ ToastOfTheBayToastmasters/ “Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” – Marcel Proust

BOAT PARADES Decorate your boat or throw a holiday viewing party for the 57th Annual Madeira Beach Festival of Lights Holiday Boat Parade which begins at the American Legion Post 273 at 6:30pm, travels all the finger canals through the city, and ends at John’s Pass at approx. 9:45/10pm. Watch it from R.O.C. Park, also host to the Merry Market 2-8pm with 150 vendors and live music while enjoying live music. Also 12/9 is the Clearwater Yacht Club’s 49th Annual Holiday Lighted Boat Parade. On 12/17 Indian Rocks Beach hosts their annual boat parade.

CHOPPER POWER On 11/4 @ 5pm, OCC Road House and The Magazine Lifestyle are hosting the first-ever “Salute to American Heroes” celebrity benefit concert for veterans with Rita Cosby, Emmy-winning television host and daughter of a WWII POW. Musical performers include Grammy-nominated Jimmie Allen and USA national recording artist Dave Bray. Also appearing are Paul Teutul Sr. of Orange County Choppers, and Nate Boyer, Green Beret, former NFL player and actor. The event will be filmed and later broadcast on Discovery Channel and other national networks. A tribute to humanitarians as well as an awards ceremony honoring two American heroes will also take place.

A portion of the event proceeds will benefit Operation Healing Heroes and Oscar Mike. OCC Bikefest revs up 11/16-19 with concerts (20 bands), Athletes for Hearts Skyway Bridge Ride, vendor showcase and more. Headliner bands: 11/16 The Iron Maidens w/Special Guest Liliac, 11/17 Queensryche w/Special Guest Texas Hippie Coalition, 11/18 Lead Singer Tommy Decarlo w/Special Guest Beyond Frontiers. www.SaintPeteBikeFest.com SPORTING GIFTS Fishing or golf gear, pickleball lessons, sports tickets and memberships (TopGolf, Freedom Boat Rentals) might thrill your significant other. How about a fishing excursion from Dolphin Landing, a parasail experience from Gulf Beach hotels, kayaking tours or tickets for the Innisbrook Resort’s annual PGA golf tournament? Or get creative and start a walking or biking club, a weekly Zumba meet-up and Saturday paddleboarding excursion for your friends’ work out and catch up. Motion is lotion and tonic for the mind/body/spirit. Just do it!

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HOLIDAY TRAVEL & HOME HOLIDAY REVELS Walk off that Thanksgiving dinner with visits to Tampa Bay’s holiday extravaganzas. At Christmas in the Wild ZooTampa, you will be thrilled

by Tampa Bay’s largest light displays, festive treats, jolly wildlife encounters (penguins), holiday shows, live seasonal music and more. Take the kids to Christmas Town at Busch Gardens and ride the Holly Jolly Express train and visit Santa in his workshop. At Legoland, holiday character experiences, light displays

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and sweet treats beckon. There’s also a Winter’s Village in Curtis Hixon Park sparkling with lights, ice skating and more. In Pinellas County, the Florida Botanical Gardens light up nightly, Enchant Christmas takes over Tropicana Field with ice skating and Santa sightings and the St. Pete Pier hosts magical events with annual downtown Menorah and Christmas tree lighting.

Under a canopy of twinkling lights on Amelia Island, the annual Dickens on Centre festival (Dec. 7-10) will once again transform historic downtown Fernandina Beach into the largest Christmas Market in Northeast Florida. The free event offers an immersive Victorian holiday experience featuring stages adorned with entertainers, vendor booths decked with holiday gifts, music filling the air, and shops bustling day and night with good cheer.

On 12/2-3 10am-5pm, Lakewood Ranch Holiday of the Arts on Main St features painting, sculpting, jewelry, photography, candles, scented oils, ceramics, fiber and wearable art, mixed-media, woodworking, and more art pieces. The 2nd annual Bradenton Riverwalk Holiday of the Arts 12/16-17 10am-5pm showcases original artwork by 100+ artisans.

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MAGIC & MUSIC This year’s Miami Beach Classical Music Festival celebrates the magic of the season at the Miami Beach Holiday Festival of Lights at The Gabriel South Beach, a fabulous art deco hotel located along the lively Ocean Drive 12/15-16 at 6:30, 7:30, 8:30pm. The holiday season is getting a whole lot brighter with this enchanting family-friendly event celebrating international holiday traditions through live music and projection mapping displays.

The Miami Beach Holiday Festival of Lights is a must-see experience featuring a series of live musical performances that span a diverse range of genres, allowing attendees to revel in the joyous sounds of the holiday season. Adding to the excitement are beloved holiday characters who will make live appearances throughout the show, including Santa Claus, The Grinch, and Elsa. During the festival (12/18-1/7) the Ocean Drive café’s will be extended into the street for Fri.-Mon. To start the new year off right, the Miami Beach Classical Music Festival will be hosting a New Year’s Day free concert in Lummus Park on Monday, Jan. 1. Don’t miss the spectacular fireworks at midnight!

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SARASOTA FESTIVALS Sarasota boasts world-class destinations and entertainment such as Selby Gardens, The Ringling Museum, St. Armands Square, Asolo Theater and Van Wezel.

There are also dozens of free festivals worth a day trip.

At JD Hamel Park at Gulfstream and Main Street, the Sarasota Fall Fine Art Festival runs 11/18-19 10am-5pm and the Sarasota Food Truck Rally & Music Festival tunes up 11/24 4-10pm, 11/25 11am-10pm and until 6pm 11/26. At Siesta Key Pavilion, enjoy the Seafood & Music Festival 12/1 noon-9pm, 12/22 11am-9 pm and 12/3 until 6pm.

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HISTORIC HOTELS During the holidays, Orlando’s Gaylord Palms is Christmas central. Closer to home, we have beautiful historic hotels with holiday flair and special menus including the Don CeSar, the spectacular newly relaunched Vinoy Resort (Lottie’s desserts!), Hollander Hotel and Fenway Hotel. One of my favorites is Avon Park’s “gracious lady,” The Hotel Jacaranda. It is listed on the National Historic Register and the epitome of Southern repose, visited by Babe Ruth, Clark Gable, and other celebrities.

Today, the hotel radiates unequaled elegance with comfortable, spacious guestrooms, a sprawling veranda, complimentary breakfast, a Sunday grand buffet and lunch/dinner served Tues.-Fri. in the restaurant. It’s a perfect spot to refresh after a visit to nearby Bok Sanctuary and other Orlando attractions.

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By Dr. Johnathan Pierce

producing anything. Even trying to make the pet vomit with a full belly raises the possibility of aspirating into the lungs, causing pneumonia.

Have a Happy Holiday!

Most of us are wary pet owners that know the various foods that are toxic to our pets. Onions, grapes, garlic, sugar-free xylitol-containing foods, etc. But what about other foods, maybe in excess. The holidays bring celebration too. This can be very tempting for your pet.

As veterinarians, we see a variety of food related illness other than toxin related illness. Dogs have eaten whole holiday hams causing obstructions and food bloat.

That’s right, when opportunity knocks your pet may not be able to help him or herself. This could be a surgical condition, especially if the pet is vomiting and not

Dough is another tempting treat for pets.

Unfortunately, a small amount of rising dough can cause major issues. The dough may continue to rise in the stomach causing distention of the stomach which can lead to bloat and possible stomach torsion or GDV. The fermentation process creates carbon dioxide and alcohol which can cause disorientation and even alcohol poisoning.

Chicken, ham, and beef bones are highly tempting and while digestible, large fragments or large quantities of bone can cause vomiting, compromise the lining of the stomach and intestine causing bleeding or even perforation of the organs depending on the sharpness of the pieces.

The bottom line is to be aware of what your pet has access to, where you are storing or leavening foods, and thawing your meats and frozen food. Pushing your food away from the edge of the counter may not be enough. Consider placing room temperature goods in your microwave or oven if not otherwise in use. Happy Holidays everyone and as always if your pet experiences any issues then please contact your veterinarian.

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Ingestion of fatty foods or foods that your pet is not used to can lead to upset stomach, diarrhea, vomiting, etc. More severe consequences can be pancreatitis which can be very painful and in rare cases can even be fatal.

HOLIDAY HOME Deck the halls with local art and ornaments this season from local stores and Shopapalooza 11/25-26 10am-5pm. Madeira Beach has a cute city boutique with historical photos on the walls, festive t-shirts, and dozens of local artist-made ornaments with a beachy feel. Sign of the Dolphin, The Emporium and Corey Avenue boutiques feature ornament collections and décor big on nautical, beach vibe, mermaids, shells, and whimsy.

The St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce’s City Store at 100 2nd Ave. N celebrates its 8th birthday in November and showcases wares from local artists including ornaments from Allan Gutcher, Beach Puddles, Mungo Key’s tropical collection and Seaglass Ornaments. They started with 21 artists and now they feature 107 local talents. Stop by the shops at The Imagine Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Museum of American Arts & Crafts and The Dali for one-of-a-kind holiday décor. For Hanukkah, Kwaanza and Christmas, downtown St. Pete’s Shapiro Gallery is the spot for artistic décor, gifts for the home and jewelry. Shop local and spread cheer by

visiting artists’ galleries for décor and gifts such as Duncan McClellan Gallery. Holidays are more than just a Christmas tree, pine, fir garlands and poinsettias. There are so many ways to transform your holiday home with winter greenery. Perhaps a garland of pothos plants on your mantel with simple candlesticks, hung with matching white and green stockings you’ve personalized with names and cross-stitched or felt cut-out plants. If space is tight, why not create a Charlie Brown-inspired tree out of a small houseplant and trimmed with tiny light strings and ornaments? Place your plants in a Santa or Hanukkah mug, holiday bowls or containers you find at the dollar stores or thrift shops. Recycle your ugly holiday sweater and hot glue it to a pot for a touch of whimsy.

Next, pick a holiday theme. Are you going Barbie, fairy pastel, blue ocean hues, farmhouse or classic with bright red and gold décor on your tree or room? Modern alternatives feature bright blue or blush pink ornaments against a flocked or white Christmas tree or a fully neutral or monochromatic palette against darker greenery.

This year’s Pantone Color Viva Magenta works well with a mixture a metallics, gold, champagne and bronze combined with neutrals, royal blues, and forest greens. Create a holiday tableau that matches your passion. Do you collect wind-up toys, nutcrackers, or teddy bears?

Dress them up and display creatively on your mantel and for your precious shells, spray paint them and create wreaths.

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ENCOURAGING WORDS

By Dr. Dennis Merritt Jones

Old Age Doesn’t Have to Be a Slow March Into Enemy Territory

This month marks my 74th sojourn around the sun and the only thing I can say is the journey has gone by more quickly than I was prepared for. Can you relate? I’ve concluded that growing old(er) with grace, ease, and acceptance is a large part of the lesson we’ve come to the earth school to learn; too many of us are dragged into our elderhood kicking and screaming. Perhaps we need to see the aging process as a badge of honor rather than a punishment. What I know is that we can run from that lesson (and lord knows many of us try), but we can’t hide because the body we live in goes wherever we do.

The physical garment that we’ve been gifted with appears to be the primary learning-laboratory in which we experience that lesson in a multitude of ways. The first layer of learning is about transcending our

where I don’t need or want it and less on my top of my head where I do need and want it seems like minutiae compared to the rest of the aging dilemma. Whenever I think about this, I wonder what kind of sense of humor God must have. Without fail, about this point in my lamenting, my higher Self pops in and says, “Hey, it beats the alternative, right?”

Yup, it does; indeed, Any day above ground is a good day.

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Have you ever caught yourself looking into the mirror and been startled by the image of the “old person” staring back at you?

Ya, me too. Perspective matters.

Irrespective of our age, most of us don’t feel as old as the person we see gazing back at us in the mirror. It was disconcerting for me when recently I spoke to one of my high school classmates on FaceTime.

All I could see was an “old” man – clearly much older than me; I felt like I was talking to my grandpa. I thought (hopefully not out loud) OMG, what happened – he looks ancient. When we finished our call, I took one look in the mirror and saw precisely what had happened; it’s called the vicissitudes of living in a human skin for over seven decades, LOL!

“I will never be an old man. To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am.” ~ Francis Bacon attachments to the way things once were.

Impermanence is a fact of life. Change is inevitable and we need to honor it rather than resist it. To push back against change is not only fruitless, it’s painful. A few months ago, I hired a trainer at my gym to help me deal with the changes my 74-year-old body is going through. When I leave our training sessions, I realize this skinsuit I wear doesn’t fit comfortably as it once did.

It isn’t as strong, fixable, flexible, fit, fast, or pleasing to the eye as it once was. I am learning I have muscles I never knew I had, and they ache in ways I don’t fancy.

Relatively speaking, the fact that I now have more hair growing out of my body in places

Change happens, and it’s not always painless, but it still trumps not having a body to complain about. When discussing this topic recently with my older brother, his retort was, “Old age is like a slow march into enemy territory – no one comes back alive.” Growing old is not for the faint of heart or sissies; it requires courage to face the fact that we are all on a one-way trip to the great “next yet to be.” This is when our perspective matters. The garment of flesh and bones we see gazing back at us in the mirror isn’t the whole story.

Balancing the awareness of our spiritual nature with the temporal fragility of the human condition is the practice of a lifetime.

Our physical body is merely the delivery device that allows our soul to touch the earth; what it looks like now and how it functions is secondary to the fact that we’ve been blessed with the privilege of using it for as long as we have. With this awareness, we can look into the rearview mirror and smile with a grateful heart, knowing old age is not a slow march into enemy territory; it’s a necessary glide path to the next great “yet to be” and that is a beautiful thing.

Perspective matters.

Peace, Dr. Dennis Merritt Jones • Copyright © 2023 - DMJ Presentations LLC • www.DennisMerrittJones.com Dennis Merritt Jones’ vision is “Guiding People to Purpose.” He is an award-winning author of six books, a keynote speaker, and personal mentor/coach who loves living in St. Petersburg. If you would like more information regarding his availability as a speaker, his mentoring programs, and his books, please visit his website at DennisMerrittJones.com.

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3 BED | 3 BATH | 2,235 SF | $2.5M

Over $44M sales in the past year #1 Realtor in Sales in St Pete Beach Top 20 Realtor® in Pinellas County Who’s Who in Real Estate by TBBJ

PENDING 2105 PASS A GRILLE WAY $2.8M

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727.455.6633

727.455.6633 | mpletcher@smithandassociates.com | melindapletcher.com

SOLD 2910 SUNSET WAY $6.25M