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Senior Voice America
JANUARY 2016
Senior Happenings Smoking Cessation Class
ma, Japan to Florida landscapes. Held in the Willis Smith Gallery. Remains on display through Feb. 20. St. Joseph’s Hospital’s Medical Arts Bldg. 4:30 p.m. Free. January 13 Ringling College is located at 2700 N. Tamiami Trail, This two-hour class provides valuable tools to help Sarasota, FL. eliminate tobacco consumption. It covers a quit plan, coping with craving and physical and emotional sympTampa Bay Black Heritage Festival 5K toms associated with quitting. Participants will be asked Curtis Hixon Park to quit on or before the third week after the class. It also January 16 includes four weeks of patches, gum or lozenges. Free This run/walk emphasizes healthy living while eduquitting aids are available while supplies last and if medcating the community about health disparities among ically appropriate. 6:00 p.m. Free. St. Joseph’s is located at 3001 W. Dr. Martin Luther African-Americans. Bring a towel or mat for a post event Annual Jewish Food Festival King Jr. Blvd., Tampa, FL. For more information (813) yoga cool down. 7:00 a.m. Free. Curtis Hixon Park is located at 600 N. Ashley Drive, 443-2046. Temple Sinai Tampa, FL. January 10 Manatee County Fair The 7th Annual Jewish Food Festival features health Suncoast Arts Fest Manatee County Fairgrounds vendors, arts and crafts, plant and used book sales as The Shops at Wiregrass January 14 - 24 well as children’s activities and food! Free admission. January 16 It’s not peanuts and crackerjack, but cotton candy, el9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. More than 125 juried artists present their creations at Temple Sinai is located at 4631 S. Lockwood Ridge ephant ears, lots of food, games, prizes and rides galore! As every year, the fair features exciting exhibits and ven- this annual festival with live music, sidewalk chalk art, Road, Sarasota, FL. dors, livestock shows and auctions, competitions, a an interactive youth art area and a maker space. 10:00 Balcony-to-Backstage Tours thrill-packed midway, a variety of great entertainment a.m. Free. The Shops at Wiregrass is located at 28211 Paseo and, of course, fair food — all packed into ten days and Tampa Theatre Drive, Wesley Chapel, FL. nights. General admission: $7 for ages 13 and older, $6 January 12 This guided tour of Tampa Theatre, built in 1926, in- for seniors 55 and older, $5 for kids 6-12, free for ages 5 Plant City Martin Luther King Jr. Carnival and Parade cludes demonstration of Mighty Wurlitzer Theatre Or- and under. Manatee County Fairgrounds are located at 1303 Martin Luther King Jr. Rec. Center (Plant City) gan and the old movie house’s secrets, stories, art and January 16 architecture. Benefits Tampa Theatre’s restoration and 17th St. W., Palmetto, FL. Plant City celebrates the holiday early with a street operations. 11:30 a.m. Tickets: $10, $8 ages 2-12, Tampa German American Club Inaugural Ball festival including arts and crafts vendors, live music, a Theatre members/one and younger free. Hernando County Shrine Club drum line show down, car show and a “Celebrating 30 Tampa Theatre is located at 711 Franklin St., Tampa, Years: Faith, Culture, Community and Unity” themed January 15 FL. The installation of the 2016 board of directors will be parade through historic downtown (1:00 p.m.). 10:30 Florida RV SuperShow held. Dress is elegant to semi-formal. Music provided by a.m. Free. Event location is 1601 E Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Florida State Fairgrounds Manni Daum. Doors open at 4 p.m., hors d’oeuvres at Blvd., Plant City, FL. 4:30 p.m., dancing from 6 to 10 p.m. Bring your own January 13 - 15 The 31st annual outdoor recreation event includes beverage. 4:00 p.m. Tickets: Advance tickets are $11 for St. Pete Beach Classic representation from every major RV manufacturer as members, $14 for guests. Sirata Beach Resort Hern. Cty Shrine Club is located at 13400 Montour well as hundreds of accessory booths exhibitors, outdoor January 16 & 17 kitchens, seminars and free shuttle service. A favorite of St., Brooksville, FL. With a 5K, 10K, half marathon, Kids Classic and 3.8all visitors is the free entertainment, from clowns and Amer Kobaslija - A 10 Year Survey mile beach fun run, this weekend of races includes beach unicycle riders, to barbershop quartets and bagpipe Ringling College of Art and Design parties, food and a bonfire on Saturday night. 7:00 a.m. bands. From 9:00 a.m. all days Tickets: $10; 15 and January 15 Tickets: $20-$115; Kids Classic free for ages 4-8. younger free. Sirata Beach Resort is located at 5300 Gulf Blvd., St. The FL St. Fairgrounds are located at 4802 U.S. 301 The opening for the selection of more than two dozen N, Tampa, FL. For more information (813) 741-0488 or of the artist’s large and small-scale paintings, ranging a Pete Beach, FL. www.frvta.org. variety of subjects from the tsunami-devasted Kesennu-