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20 things to do September 27, 2012
Working Women of Tampa Bay Fall Food Festival
Working Women of Tampa Bay puts on this first annual festival of food for the fall, with participating restaurants such as Pizzailolo Bavaro, Ricky P ... Price: $10 members, $20 non-members, $35 VIP. Egypt Shriners Activities Building4050 Dana Shores Drive, Tampa, 33634
Our Town Conversations: Beth Houghton and Scott Wagman
Editor's pick Host Carol Mickett, philosopher and artist, leads this monthly series of talks with local heroes about their visions, accomplishments and contributions to shaping the identity ... This month's guests are Beth Houghton and Scott Wagman. The married community leaders have served on numerous the boards of many community organizations such ... Price: $5 (reservations required), free for members. Dali MuseumOne Dali Blvd. (Bayshore Drive SE and Fifth Avenue SE), St. Petersburg, 33701
Cabaret
Editor's pick freeFall Theatre opens its 2012-2013 season with a remount of the kinky classic that had a popular run earlier this summer. Set in 1931 Berlin ... Price: $39-$46. Freefall Theatre6099 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, 33710
Wyclef Jean Book Signing
Editor's pick The former Fugee frontman will be in Tampa to sign his book Purpose: An Immigrant's Story. The top-selling musician is also a former presidential ... Price: Booktalk free; signing free with purchase of book at Inkwood Books. Palma Ceia Presbyterian Church3501 San Jose St., Tampa, 33629
Howl-O-Scream
Busch Gardens' Halloween celebrates its unlucky 13th year with haunted houses, scare zones, roller coasters in the dark and spooky live shows. This year's ... Price: $44.99 advance at participating locations, $79.99 general; $35 additional for Front Line Fear; $50 additional for Front Line Fear Extreme. Busch Gardens3605 Bougainvillea Ave., Tampa, 33612
You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up!
The play, written by real-life married couple Annabelle Gurwitch (Dinner and a Movie, Fired!) and Jeff Kahn (The Ben Stiller Show, Forty Year Old Virgin ... Price: $25. Jaeb Theater at David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts1010 N MacInnes Place, Tampa, 33602
Fahrenheit 451
Jobsite Theater presents Fahrenheit 451, a play based on the Ray Bradbury novel of the same name. The book is set in a future American ... Price: $28. Shimberg Playhouse at David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts1010 N MacInnes Place, Tampa, 33602
Hysteria
Editor's pick This play is based on a meeting between two of the world's most eccentric men: Sigmund Freud and Salvador Dalí. Set in London in ... Price: $39-$49; $29 previews and Wednesday matinees; students $20 advance, $10 rush 30 minutes before show. American Stage Theatre Company at Raymond James Theater163 Third St. N, St. Petersburg, 33701
Adam Ant
The indie/new wave rocker formed the punk group Adam and the Ants in the late '70s. He made a comeback in the early '90s ... Price: $25. Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino5223 N Orient Road, Tampa, 33610
Volunteer Fair and Fun Fest
If you're a senior, a volunteer, or want to become a volunteer, come out for entertainment, give-a-ways and refreshments. Price: Free. Largo Community Center400 Alt Keene Road, Largo, 33771
Swaptember at Lowry Park Zoo, MOSI and the Florida Aquarium
Zoo Pass holders (with valid ID) receive free admission to the Florida Aquarium and MOSI in September. In turn, members of the Florida Aquarium and ... Lowry Park Zoo1101 W Sligh Ave., Tampa, 33604
$5 Admission to Glazer Museum
Editor's pick To celebrate the children's museum's second birthday, admission is reduced to $5 Sept. 15-30. Normal admission is $15 for adults, $9.50 for ... Price: $5. Glazer Children's Museum110 W Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa, 33602
Moon Over Buffalo
George and Charlotte Hay are traveling actors performing in a repertory company in Buffalo, but nerves take over when George receives a call from film ... Price: $29.90. Early Bird Dinner Theatre200 S McMullen-Booth Road, Clearwater, 33759
Moon Over Buffalo
George and Charlotte Hay are traveling actors performing in a repertory company in Buffalo, but nerves take over when George receives a call from film ... Price: $29.90. Early Bird Dinner Theatre200 S McMullen-Booth Road, Clearwater, 33759
Uptown Block Party and Cruise-In
The free family event will include live music, food vendors, cars on display, and beer and wine. The cruise-in is coordinated by Monster Transmission. Activities ... Price: Free. Brooksville City Hall Art Gallery201 Howell Ave., Brooksville, 34601
Yappy Hour
Bring your dog for a yappy hour with special Dogtini's and Yapitizers for them and free beer and wine for you. Also, raffles, giveaways ... Price: Free. Woof Gang Bakery and Grooming2516 McMullen-Booth Road, Clearwater, 33761
Ladies Night Out- Shop and Glam
Coming a week after Tampa Bay Fashion Week, this fashion event benefits the Rapunzel Project, which helps chemotherapy patients keep their hair during treatment. Price: Product prices vary. The Blowbar310 South Dale Mabry, Tampa, 33609
Sacred Arts Exhibit Opening Reception
The exhibit explores how religion has been the inspiration for an array of artistic creations, from architecture to painting, music, vestments, needle arts, ritual and ... Price: Free. Tarpon Springs Cultural Center101 S Pinellas Ave. , Tarpon Springs, 34689
Cooking With GE
See the latest in kitchen technology and watch as guest chef cooks up treats for sampling. Email RSVP to: rsvp@famoustate.com by Sept. 21. Price: Free, but registration required. Famous Tate Appliance and Bedding Center3790 Tampa Road, Oldsmar, 34677
Halloween Horror Nights
Editor's pick On select nights in September and October, Universal Studios is transformed into a nightmarish labyrinth of haunted houses, including one tied to AMC’s hugely ... Price: $88.99 general admission for access to one event night. Universal Studios1000 Universal Studios Plaza , Orlando, 32819
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Family Fun and BOGO'S
Clearwater Marine Aquarium BOGO offer!
Visit the MOSI Ticket Office or Membership desk to get your voucher while supplies last!
One free admission to Clearwater Marine Aquarium with each paid general admission of equal or greater value. Plus, free admission to Winter's Dolphin Tale Adventure, our 2nd facility, with each CMA admission. Photo-ops, encounters and boat tours not included. Offer expires 11/30/2012
Visit the MOSI Ticket Office or Membership desk to get your voucher while supplies last!
One free admission to Clearwater Marine Aquarium with each paid general admission of equal or greater value. Plus, free admission to Winter's Dolphin Tale Adventure, our 2nd facility, with each CMA admission. Photo-ops, encounters and boat tours not included. Offer expires 11/30/2012
Friday, August 24, 2012
Run for the Fallen.
Kids and Family 
Run for the Fallen
This is the annual memorial run hosted by Tampa Area Marine Parents Association (TAMPA), a free 10K, 5K and 1 mile run/walk. Sunday in Riverview.
Friday, August 10, 2012
~Night In the Tropics~ 08/10/2012
Night in the Tropics
The Caribbean style event beings spicy entertainment to the streets including live music on three stages, island flair food, tropical drinks, beer, street performers and more. Saturday in New Port Richey.Friday, July 27, 2012
Watch the Rays game at the Beach!
Rays Watch Party
When the Rays are out of town, catch the game on the beach at a family-friendly watch party with a giant screen set up on the sand outside the Tradewinds. Sunday on St. Pete Beach.Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Movie Under The Stars!
Friday Flicks in the Park: Featuring 'Big Miracle'
Friday, July 13 at 8:30 p.m.
- Treasure Island Community Park
One Park Place & 106th Ave, Treasure Island FL 33706 - Bring a blanket or lawn chair for a movie under the stars. The night begins at 7 p.m. with food vendors and children's activities. Movies start at 9 p.m.The PG-rated drama starring Drew Barrymore, John Krasinski and John Pingayak is set in small town Alaska as a news reporter recruits his ex-girlfriend on a campaign to save a family of gray whales trapped by rapidly forming ice in the Arctic Circle.
- Price: Free.
- Categories: Film series
- Phone: (727) 547-4575, ext. 237
- More in this neighborhood: South Pinellas beaches
- More dates for this event:
- July 27 8:30 p.m. Featuring 'Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows'
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
4th of July!!!
Variously known as the Fourth of July and Independence Day, July 4th has been a federal holiday in the United States since 1941, but the tradition of Independence Day celebrations goes back to the 18th century and the American Revolution (1775-83). In June 1776, representatives of the 13 colonies then fighting in the revolutionary struggle weighed a resolution that would declare their independence from Great Britain. On July 2nd, the Continental Congress voted in favor of independence, and two days later its delegates adopted the Declaration of Independence, a historic document drafted by Thomas Jefferson. From 1776 until the present day, July 4th has been celebrated as the birth of American independence, with typical festivities ranging from fireworks, parades and concerts to more casual family gatherings and barbecues.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Island Nights
ADVENTURE ISLAND
10001 McKinley Drive, Tampa FL 33612
Adventure Island extends their hours for a tropical family event with live entertainment, food, a Duval Street style market, Polynesian style dancers, fire performers and island fun.
10001 McKinley Drive, Tampa FL 33612
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Memorial Day History
Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service. There are many stories as to its actual beginnings, with over two dozen cities and towns laying claim to being the birthplace of Memorial Day. There is also evidence that organized women's groups in the South were decorating graves before the end of the Civil War: a hymn published in 1867, "Kneel Where Our Loves are Sleeping" by Nella L. Sweet carried the dedication "To The Ladies of the South who are Decorating the Graves of the Confederate Dead" (Source: Duke University's Historic American Sheet Music, 1850-1920). While Waterloo N.Y. was officially declared the birthplace of Memorial Day by President Lyndon Johnson in May 1966, it's difficult to prove conclusively the origins of the day. It is more likely that it had many separate beginnings; each of those towns and every planned or spontaneous gathering of people to honor the war dead in the 1860's tapped into the general human need to honor our dead, each contributed honorably to the growing movement that culminated in Gen Logan giving his official proclamation in 1868. It is not important who was the very first, what is important is that Memorial Day was established. Memorial Day is not about division. It is about reconciliation; it is about coming together to honor those who gave their all.
Memorial Day was officially proclaimed on 5 May 1868 by General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, in his General Order No. 11, and was first observed on 30 May 1868, when flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. The first state to officially recognize the holiday was New York in 1873. By 1890 it was recognized by all of the northern states. The South refused to acknowledge the day, honoring their dead on separate days until after World War I (when the holiday changed from honoring just those who died fighting in the Civil War to honoring Americans who died fighting in any war). It is now celebrated in almost every State on the last Monday in May (passed by Congress with the National Holiday Act of 1971 (P.L. 90 - 363) to ensure a three day weekend for Federal holidays), though several southern states have an additional separate day for honoring the Confederate war dead: January 19 in Texas, April 26 in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi; May 10 in South Carolina; and June 3 (Jefferson Davis' birthday) in Louisiana and Tennessee. In 1915, inspired by the poem "In Flanders Fields," Moina Michael replied with her own poem:
She then conceived of an idea to wear red poppies on Memorial day in honor of those who died serving the nation during war. She was the first to wear one, and sold poppies to her friends and co-workers with the money going to benefit servicemen in need. Later a Madam Guerin from France was visiting the United States and learned of this new custom started by Ms.Michael and when she returned to France, made artificial red poppies to raise money for war orphaned children and widowed women. This tradition spread to other countries. In 1921, the Franco-American Children's League sold poppies nationally to benefit war orphans of France and Belgium. The League disbanded a year later and Madam Guerin approached the VFW for help. Shortly before Memorial Day in 1922 the VFW became the first veterans' organization to nationally sell poppies. Two years later their "Buddy" Poppy program was selling artificial poppies made by disabled veterans. In 1948 the US Post Office honored Ms Michael for her role in founding the National Poppy movement by issuing a red 3 cent postage stamp with her likeness on it.
Traditional observance of Memorial day has diminished over the years. Many Americans nowadays have forgotten the meaning and traditions of Memorial Day. At many cemeteries, the graves of the fallen are increasingly ignored, neglected. Most people no longer remember the proper flag etiquette for the day. While there are towns and cities that still hold Memorial Day parades, many have not held a parade in decades. Some people think the day is for honoring any and all dead, and not just those fallen in service to our country.
There are a few notable exceptions. Since the late 50's on the Thursday before Memorial Day, the 1,200 soldiers of the 3d U.S. Infantry place small American flags at each of the more than 260,000 gravestones at Arlington National Cemetery. They then patrol 24 hours a day during the weekend to ensure that each flag remains standing. In 1951, the Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts of St. Louis began placing flags on the 150,000 graves at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery as an annual Good Turn, a practice that continues to this day. More recently, beginning in 1998, on the Saturday before the observed day for Memorial Day, the Boys Scouts and Girl Scouts place a candle at each of approximately 15,300 grave sites of soldiers buried at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park on Marye's Heights (the Luminaria Program). And in 2004, Washington D.C. held its first Memorial Day parade in over 60 years.
To help re-educate and remind Americans of the true meaning of Memorial Day, the "National Moment of Remembrance" resolution was passed on Dec 2000 which asks that at 3 p.m. local time, for all Americans "To voluntarily and informally observe in their own way a Moment of remembrance and respect, pausing from whatever they are doing for a moment of silence or listening to 'Taps."
The Moment of Remembrance is a step in the right direction to returning the meaning back to the day. What is needed is a full return to the original day of observance. Set aside one day out of the year for the nation to get together to remember, reflect and honor those who have given their all in service to their country.
But what may be needed to return the solemn, and even sacred, spirit back to Memorial Day is for a return to its traditional day of observance. Many feel that when Congress made the day into a three-day weekend in with the National Holiday Act of 1971, it made it all the easier for people to be distracted from the spirit and meaning of the day. As the VFW stated in its 2002 Memorial Day address: "Changing the date merely to create three-day weekends has undermined the very meaning of the day. No doubt, this has contributed greatly to the general public's nonchalant observance of Memorial Day."
On January 19, 1999 Senator Inouye introduced bill S 189 to the Senate which proposes to restore the traditional day of observance of Memorial Day back to May 30th instead of "the last Monday in May". On April 19, 1999 Representative Gibbons introduced the bill to the House (H.R. 1474). The bills were referred the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Government Reform.
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| We cherish too, the Poppy red That grows on fields where valor led, It seems to signal to the skies That blood of heroes never dies. |
She then conceived of an idea to wear red poppies on Memorial day in honor of those who died serving the nation during war. She was the first to wear one, and sold poppies to her friends and co-workers with the money going to benefit servicemen in need. Later a Madam Guerin from France was visiting the United States and learned of this new custom started by Ms.Michael and when she returned to France, made artificial red poppies to raise money for war orphaned children and widowed women. This tradition spread to other countries. In 1921, the Franco-American Children's League sold poppies nationally to benefit war orphans of France and Belgium. The League disbanded a year later and Madam Guerin approached the VFW for help. Shortly before Memorial Day in 1922 the VFW became the first veterans' organization to nationally sell poppies. Two years later their "Buddy" Poppy program was selling artificial poppies made by disabled veterans. In 1948 the US Post Office honored Ms Michael for her role in founding the National Poppy movement by issuing a red 3 cent postage stamp with her likeness on it.
Traditional observance of Memorial day has diminished over the years. Many Americans nowadays have forgotten the meaning and traditions of Memorial Day. At many cemeteries, the graves of the fallen are increasingly ignored, neglected. Most people no longer remember the proper flag etiquette for the day. While there are towns and cities that still hold Memorial Day parades, many have not held a parade in decades. Some people think the day is for honoring any and all dead, and not just those fallen in service to our country.
There are a few notable exceptions. Since the late 50's on the Thursday before Memorial Day, the 1,200 soldiers of the 3d U.S. Infantry place small American flags at each of the more than 260,000 gravestones at Arlington National Cemetery. They then patrol 24 hours a day during the weekend to ensure that each flag remains standing. In 1951, the Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts of St. Louis began placing flags on the 150,000 graves at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery as an annual Good Turn, a practice that continues to this day. More recently, beginning in 1998, on the Saturday before the observed day for Memorial Day, the Boys Scouts and Girl Scouts place a candle at each of approximately 15,300 grave sites of soldiers buried at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park on Marye's Heights (the Luminaria Program). And in 2004, Washington D.C. held its first Memorial Day parade in over 60 years.
To help re-educate and remind Americans of the true meaning of Memorial Day, the "National Moment of Remembrance" resolution was passed on Dec 2000 which asks that at 3 p.m. local time, for all Americans "To voluntarily and informally observe in their own way a Moment of remembrance and respect, pausing from whatever they are doing for a moment of silence or listening to 'Taps."
The Moment of Remembrance is a step in the right direction to returning the meaning back to the day. What is needed is a full return to the original day of observance. Set aside one day out of the year for the nation to get together to remember, reflect and honor those who have given their all in service to their country.
But what may be needed to return the solemn, and even sacred, spirit back to Memorial Day is for a return to its traditional day of observance. Many feel that when Congress made the day into a three-day weekend in with the National Holiday Act of 1971, it made it all the easier for people to be distracted from the spirit and meaning of the day. As the VFW stated in its 2002 Memorial Day address: "Changing the date merely to create three-day weekends has undermined the very meaning of the day. No doubt, this has contributed greatly to the general public's nonchalant observance of Memorial Day."
On January 19, 1999 Senator Inouye introduced bill S 189 to the Senate which proposes to restore the traditional day of observance of Memorial Day back to May 30th instead of "the last Monday in May". On April 19, 1999 Representative Gibbons introduced the bill to the House (H.R. 1474). The bills were referred the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Government Reform.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Disney's new resort Art of Animation!
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Friday, May 11, 2012
Events for Mother's Day!
Yacht StarShip Dining Cruises
Yacht StarShip
603 Channelside Drive
Tampa, FL 33602
Phone: 813-223-7999 Fax: 813-223-7924
MOTHER'S DAY BRUNCH CRUISES
May 13th, 2012 - SUNDAY
Treat Mom to a spectacular brunch aboard Yacht StarShip, America's first 3-diamond rated dining yacht by AAA. A Mother's Day Dinner Cruise is also available.
Cruise Times
Early Cruise
Boards: 10:30 am
Departs: 11:00 am
Returns: 1:00 pm
Late Cruise
Boards: 2:00 pm
Departs: 2:30pm
Returns: 4:30 pm
Prices
Adults: $44.95*
Children: $29.95*
*plus tax, port fee, and gratuity.
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Mother's Day Weekend at the Zoo
May 12th and 13th from 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Bring mom to the Zoo for Mother's Day and she gets in for free! On Saturday, May 12 or Sunday, May 13, moms receive free admission with the purchase of their son's or daughter's full-priced admission ticket (paid ticket can be child or adult admission, as applicable).
For moms to receive free ticket offer, the paid ticket must be purchased on May 12 or 13 only. Offer not combinable with other discounts.
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Mummies Day
Sunday, May 13 at 9 a.m.
Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI)
4801 E Fowler Ave., Tampa FL 33617
Mom gets into the museum free today with the purchase of another ticket.
Phone: (813) 987-6000
http://www.mosi.org/
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Mother's Day Dine
Sunday, May 13 at 12:30 p.m.
Busch Gardens
3605 Bougainvillea Ave., Tampa FL 33612
Your family will enjoy delicious food served buffet-style, character meet and greets with the lovable Sesame Street characters, family together time and a special treat for Mom.
Price: $22, $15 children. Park admission required.
Phone: (888) 800-5447
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Mother's Day Brunch at Maestro's
David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts
1010 North W.C. MacInnes Place Tampa, Florida 33602
Join us for Mother's Day Brunch at Maestro's Restaurant at the Straz Center!
Sunday, May 13, at 11 a.m., 1 and 3 p.m.
To make a reservation, call the 813.229.STAR (7827)
*Tax and gratuity not included.
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Free Admission to Florida Aquarium, Tampa Mother's Day Weekend
Give mom a break from the everyday. A mother's love is priceless. This Mother's Day treat mom to a sea of memories that she will never forget. Introduce her to our awe-inspiring Sand Tiger Sharks and over 20,000 other amazing sea creatures.
Moms can enjoy free admission on May 12 and 13, 2012 with the purchase of a full paid admission.
Kids: tell mom you need to bring along wet-wear and a towel for Explore A Shore, The Florida Aquarium's 2-acre outdoor water adventure zone lets you cool off while parents relax under the shade of the Cantina bar and grill while keeping an eye on your fun.
The Florida Aquarium has 200,000 square-feet of exhibits with 20,000 aquatic plants and marine animals from Florida and around the world. See river otters, alligators, stingrays, and sharks and a 500,000 gallon floor-to-ceiling Coral Reef tank. You can also meet a penguin up close.
http://www.flaquarium.org/
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"Celebrate Women" Mother's Day Tea
Saturday, May 12, 2012 11:00am - 5:00pm
Milk N' Honey Tea Room
2092 W. Busch Blvd., Tampa, FL 33612
We are accepting reservations for our Special 'Celebrate Women' Mother's Day Tea to be held on Saturday, May 12, with seatings at 11am, 1pm, and 3pm. Bring your Mom, Grandmothers, Aunts, Sisters, Daughters, Nieces, Cousins and Best Friends! Celebrate this day with the most important women in your life!
We will have special recognition at each seating for the Oldest Mom, Youngest Mom, Newest Mom, and our Mom with the Most children. There will be a special gift for the family that has the most generations present.
For Tea Rooms, this is the busiest day of the Year! Please make your reservations early to make sure we have a table to accommodate all of the special people in your life!
Regular Menu Prices apply but no discounts, coupons, or vouchers will be accepted on this day.
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Mother's Day Buffet Makes It Easy to Celebrate at Breakfast, Lunch, Brunch or Dinner at Pelagia Trattoria
4200 Jim Walter Blvd., Tampa, FL 33607
(813) 313-3235
Throughout the day, the restaurant creates an enticing array of cooked-to-order to ready-to-eat dishes that include the opportunity for young chefs to create custom pancakes at the Make-Mom-a-Pancake station.
Celebrate Mother's Day your way by making reservations for the ideal meal time from 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. call 813-313-3235 or make reservations online at:
http://www.opentable.com/pelagia-trattoria-reservations-tampa?restref=3311
The bountiful buffet features hot and cold foods, carving stations, cooked-to-order egg station that converts to a pasta station at 3 p.m. along with selections of baked goods, salads, desserts and much more.
The fixed price buffet is $40 per person for adults and $16 per person for children, ages 12 and under.
Mother's Day is a time for families to enjoy time together, whether it is for a special breakfast, spending time together for lunch or brunch or gathering that evening to celebrate. Youngsters can also take an interactive role in honoring mom by creating a customized pancake just for her.
Featured Mother's Day buffet selections include:
Make-Mom-a-Pancake station until 5 p.m.
Omelet and egg station until 3 p.m.
Pasta station from 3 p.m.
Oven roasted prime rib carving station
Applewood smoked bacon and pork sausage until 3 p.m.
Assorted pizzas from 3 p.m.
Breakfast potatoes with sauteed onions until 3 p.m.
Herb roasted fingerling potatoes from 3 p.m.
Assorted quiches
Crab-crusted corvina
Minted baby carrots
Caesar salad with herb focaccia, parmesan cheese and Caesar dressing
Display of organic greens with condiments and dressings
Orzo pasta salad
Boccaccio mozzarella salad with sundried tomatoes
Lemon-poached shrimp and crab claws with citrus and cocktail sauce
Tortellini salad with grilled vegetables and red wine vinaigrette
Tuna nicoise salad
Green bean salad with toasted almonds
Yacht StarShip
603 Channelside Drive
Tampa, FL 33602
Phone: 813-223-7999 Fax: 813-223-7924
MOTHER'S DAY BRUNCH CRUISES
May 13th, 2012 - SUNDAY
Treat Mom to a spectacular brunch aboard Yacht StarShip, America's first 3-diamond rated dining yacht by AAA. A Mother's Day Dinner Cruise is also available.
Cruise Times
Early Cruise
Boards: 10:30 am
Departs: 11:00 am
Returns: 1:00 pm
Late Cruise
Boards: 2:00 pm
Departs: 2:30pm
Returns: 4:30 pm
Prices
Adults: $44.95*
Children: $29.95*
*plus tax, port fee, and gratuity.
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Mother's Day Weekend at the Zoo
May 12th and 13th from 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Bring mom to the Zoo for Mother's Day and she gets in for free! On Saturday, May 12 or Sunday, May 13, moms receive free admission with the purchase of their son's or daughter's full-priced admission ticket (paid ticket can be child or adult admission, as applicable).
For moms to receive free ticket offer, the paid ticket must be purchased on May 12 or 13 only. Offer not combinable with other discounts.
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Mummies Day
Sunday, May 13 at 9 a.m.
Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI)
4801 E Fowler Ave., Tampa FL 33617
Mom gets into the museum free today with the purchase of another ticket.
Phone: (813) 987-6000
http://www.mosi.org/
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Mother's Day Dine
Sunday, May 13 at 12:30 p.m.
Busch Gardens
3605 Bougainvillea Ave., Tampa FL 33612
Your family will enjoy delicious food served buffet-style, character meet and greets with the lovable Sesame Street characters, family together time and a special treat for Mom.
Price: $22, $15 children. Park admission required.
Phone: (888) 800-5447
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Mother's Day Brunch at Maestro's
David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts
1010 North W.C. MacInnes Place Tampa, Florida 33602
Join us for Mother's Day Brunch at Maestro's Restaurant at the Straz Center!
Sunday, May 13, at 11 a.m., 1 and 3 p.m.
To make a reservation, call the 813.229.STAR (7827)
*Tax and gratuity not included.
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Free Admission to Florida Aquarium, Tampa Mother's Day Weekend
Give mom a break from the everyday. A mother's love is priceless. This Mother's Day treat mom to a sea of memories that she will never forget. Introduce her to our awe-inspiring Sand Tiger Sharks and over 20,000 other amazing sea creatures.
Moms can enjoy free admission on May 12 and 13, 2012 with the purchase of a full paid admission.
Kids: tell mom you need to bring along wet-wear and a towel for Explore A Shore, The Florida Aquarium's 2-acre outdoor water adventure zone lets you cool off while parents relax under the shade of the Cantina bar and grill while keeping an eye on your fun.
The Florida Aquarium has 200,000 square-feet of exhibits with 20,000 aquatic plants and marine animals from Florida and around the world. See river otters, alligators, stingrays, and sharks and a 500,000 gallon floor-to-ceiling Coral Reef tank. You can also meet a penguin up close.
http://www.flaquarium.org/
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"Celebrate Women" Mother's Day Tea
Saturday, May 12, 2012 11:00am - 5:00pm
Milk N' Honey Tea Room
2092 W. Busch Blvd., Tampa, FL 33612
We are accepting reservations for our Special 'Celebrate Women' Mother's Day Tea to be held on Saturday, May 12, with seatings at 11am, 1pm, and 3pm. Bring your Mom, Grandmothers, Aunts, Sisters, Daughters, Nieces, Cousins and Best Friends! Celebrate this day with the most important women in your life!
We will have special recognition at each seating for the Oldest Mom, Youngest Mom, Newest Mom, and our Mom with the Most children. There will be a special gift for the family that has the most generations present.
For Tea Rooms, this is the busiest day of the Year! Please make your reservations early to make sure we have a table to accommodate all of the special people in your life!
Regular Menu Prices apply but no discounts, coupons, or vouchers will be accepted on this day.
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Mother's Day Buffet Makes It Easy to Celebrate at Breakfast, Lunch, Brunch or Dinner at Pelagia Trattoria
4200 Jim Walter Blvd., Tampa, FL 33607
(813) 313-3235
Throughout the day, the restaurant creates an enticing array of cooked-to-order to ready-to-eat dishes that include the opportunity for young chefs to create custom pancakes at the Make-Mom-a-Pancake station.
Celebrate Mother's Day your way by making reservations for the ideal meal time from 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. call 813-313-3235 or make reservations online at:
http://www.opentable.com/pelagia-trattoria-reservations-tampa?restref=3311
The bountiful buffet features hot and cold foods, carving stations, cooked-to-order egg station that converts to a pasta station at 3 p.m. along with selections of baked goods, salads, desserts and much more.
The fixed price buffet is $40 per person for adults and $16 per person for children, ages 12 and under.
Mother's Day is a time for families to enjoy time together, whether it is for a special breakfast, spending time together for lunch or brunch or gathering that evening to celebrate. Youngsters can also take an interactive role in honoring mom by creating a customized pancake just for her.
Featured Mother's Day buffet selections include:
Make-Mom-a-Pancake station until 5 p.m.
Omelet and egg station until 3 p.m.
Pasta station from 3 p.m.
Oven roasted prime rib carving station
Applewood smoked bacon and pork sausage until 3 p.m.
Assorted pizzas from 3 p.m.
Breakfast potatoes with sauteed onions until 3 p.m.
Herb roasted fingerling potatoes from 3 p.m.
Assorted quiches
Crab-crusted corvina
Minted baby carrots
Caesar salad with herb focaccia, parmesan cheese and Caesar dressing
Display of organic greens with condiments and dressings
Orzo pasta salad
Boccaccio mozzarella salad with sundried tomatoes
Lemon-poached shrimp and crab claws with citrus and cocktail sauce
Tortellini salad with grilled vegetables and red wine vinaigrette
Tuna nicoise salad
Green bean salad with toasted almonds
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Check Out Sea World's Turtle Trek!
The theme park's $30 million-plus TurtleTrek attraction features the world's first 3D film projected on a wraparound 360-degree dome, which is 60 feet in diameter.
If you're a pass member you have 2 hours before the attraction opens to the public to try it out for yourself! 8am - 10 am weekends only
Friday, May 4, 2012
In Honor of 5 de Mayo
History of Cinco de Mayo: Battle of Puebla
In 1861 the liberal Mexican Benito Juárez (1806-1872) became president of a country in financial ruin, and he was forced to default on his debts to European governments. In response, France, Britain and Spain sent naval forces to Veracruz to demand reimbursement. Britain and Spain negotiated with Mexico and withdrew, but France, ruled by Napoleon III (1808-1873), decided to use the opportunity to carve a dependent empire out of Mexican territory. Late in 1861, a well-armed French fleet stormed Veracruz, landing a large French force and driving President Juárez and his government into retreat.Certain that success would come swiftly, 6,000 French troops under General Charles Latrille de Lorencez (1814-1892) set out to attack Puebla de Los Angeles, a small town in east-central Mexico. From his new headquarters in the north, Juárez rounded up a rag-tag force of 2,000 loyal men—many of them either indigenous Mexicans or of mixed ancestry—and sent them to Puebla. Led by Texas-born General Ignacio Zaragoza (1829-1862), the vastly outnumbered and poorly supplied Mexicans fortified the town and prepared for the French assault. On May 5, 1862, Lorencez drew his army, well provisioned and supported by heavy artillery, before the city of Puebla and led an assault from the north. The battle lasted from daybreak to early evening, and when the French finally retreated they had lost nearly 500 soldiers. Fewer than 100 Mexicans had been killed in the clash.
Although not a major strategic win in the overall war against the French, Zaragoza's success at Puebla represented a great symbolic victory for the Mexican government and bolstered the resistance movement. Six years later—thanks in part to military support and political pressure from the United States, which was finally in a position to aid its besieged neighbor after the end of the Civil War—France withdrew. The same year, Austrian Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, who had been installed as emperor of Mexico by Napoleon in 1864, was captured and executed by Juárez's forces. Puebla de Los Angeles was renamed for General Zaragoza, who died of typhoid fever months after his historic triumph there.
Cinco de Mayo in Mexico
Within Mexico, Cinco de Mayo is primarily observed in the state of Puebla, where Zaragoza’s unlikely triumph occurred, although other parts of the country also take part in the celebration. Traditions include military parades, recreations of the Battle of Puebla and other festive events. For many Mexicans, however, May 5 is a day like any other: It is not a federal holiday, so offices, banks and stores remain open.Cinco de Mayo in the United States
In the United States, Cinco de Mayo is widely interpreted as a celebration of Mexican culture and heritage, particularly in areas with substantial Mexican-American populations. Chicano activists raised awareness of the holiday in the 1960s, in part because they identified with the victory of indigenous Mexicans over European invaders during the Battle of Puebla. Today, revelers mark the occasion with parades, parties, mariachi music, Mexican folk dancing and traditional foods such as tacos and mole poblano. Some of the largest festivals are held in Los Angeles, Chicago and Houston.Confusion with Mexican Independence Day
Many people outside Mexico mistakenly believe that Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of Mexican independence, which was declared more than 50 years before the Battle of Puebla. That event is commemorated on September 16, the anniversary of the revolutionary priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla’s famous “Grito de Dolores” (“Cry of Dolores”), a call to arms that amounted to a declaration of war against the Spanish colonial government in 1810.Thursday, May 3, 2012
Why Pets are Good for You
Pets have been given a bad reputation in recent years, especially in connection with health. Furry friends have been demonized for causing asthma and breathing difficulties, whilst reptiles were labeled as unsanitary. However, studies repeatedly show that the benefits of pets often outweigh the risks. It is similar to the manner in which plants have been recommended against, due to the pollen that they produce. Plants have health benefits of their own, both by cleaning the air, and by reducing stress. Here are some of the ways that pets may improve our health.
1. While it may seem surprising, having pets can actually lead to reduced allergies, asthma attacks, and lower incidences of colds. This may be because closely-bonded animals have the ability to lower stress, and provide happiness. Reduced stress produces a strengthened immune system.
2. Studies have repeatedly linked pets with better heart health. Due to this, some insurance companies offer reduced rates for elderly people if they own a pet.
3. Some pets, particularly dogs, encourage their owners to exercise. Whether it involves a daily stroll, or playing with the pet, enjoyable physical activities are much more common for pet owners. We live in an era of technology, where people exercise much less than they did in previous generations. This lack of exercise plagues modern society by causing rampant chronic diseases and obesity.
4. Pets are particularly beneficial for those experiencing loneliness or grief. This is another reason why pets are often given to elderly people. Pets provide them with a sense of companionship, and can be a distraction from grief.
5. Pets teach children about having responsibility, improves their self-esteem, and helps them to cope with traumatic events. Children who have pets are also much less likely to develop a pet allergy during adulthood.
While each family is different, pet ownership generally has advantages regardless of those differences. From children to the elderly, pets have been shown to improve both the physical and psychological health. Some people may enjoy the company of a dog, while others will prefer a lizard, fish, or a bird. The ideal type of pet is dependent on the individual, and the most important benefit of a pet is how it will bring both parties happiness and friendship.\Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Seagrapes @ the Florida Aquarium 2012
Fine Wine & Food Festival 2012
April 28, 2012
8-11 pm
Purchase Tickets Online!
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April 28, 2012
8-11 pm
Purchase Tickets Online!
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Friday, April 20, 2012
Earth Day 2012 Going GREEN checklist!
Helping Your Family Go Green Checklist
Everywhere you turn you are probably seeing and hearing the following phrases: “go green,” “eco-friendly,” and “environmentally conscious.” The push, especially for Americans, to reduce pollution and help save the environment is based on evidence that the decisions we have made, and continue to make, are damaging the air we breathe and the land we live on. Read our tips and tricks to help you get started in living a green lifestyle.
If you are looking for more information on what you can do to help save the environment, read The Green Book, by Elizabeth Rogers and Thomas M. Kostigen.
Save water by decreasing your shower time -- or rather take a bath, which uses less water than a shower.
Get in the habit of brushing your teeth with the water off, and encourage your children to do so, as well.
Recycle – junk mail, cell phones, paper products, plastic bags, and more.
Switch from paper and plastic bags to reusable bags and totes. Try Envirosax or Dogeared’s neat styles.
Forget the electric or gas dryer, and hang dry your clothing.
Opt for direct deposit, online banking, and paperless statements to reduce your paper usage.
Try your hand at composting (planting scraps from fruits, veggies, and coffee grounds outside), which will help create better soil and less landfill waste.
Don’t purchase disposable water bottles, but rather use recyclable (and refillable) beverage containers that you can fill with filtered water.
Unplug all of your appliances when you leave the house to save energy (and prevent a fire hazard).
If possible, take public transportation or walk.
Don’t use plastic storage containers, and definitely do not heat food within a plastic container in the microwave.
Keep one set of dishes at the office, including: a cup, utensils, bowl, and plate. This will prevent you from reaching for disposable utensils, cups, and plates.
Save stained or ill-fitting clothing to use for dusting and cleaning.
Use rechargeable batteries -- Duracell now has a line of pre-charged rechargeable batteries!
DONATE!!!
Purchase used items from thrift stores, garage sales, flea markets, and more.
Rent movies and borrow books, instead of purchasing. Netflix and Blockbuster make it easy by delivering the flicks right to your door.
If you are in the market for a new car, purchase a hybrid model.
Select products made of recyclable materials. Nahui Ollin, a handbag designer, has a created line of bags, made from recycled candy wrappers, that are cute and affordable.
Buy groceries in bulk, as it reduces packaging and the number of trips you take to the grocer. Purchase a membership to a wholesale club, such as Costco or BJ’s.
If possible, buy items that use less packaging.
Purchase locally produced food at farmer’s markets and even road-side stands.
Purchase fresh fruits and vegetables, instead of jarred, canned, or frozen.
Purchase organic foods, as they don’t contain pesticides and harmful chemicals, in addition to organic cotton.
Follow the celebrity trend and use cloth diapers, as opposed to disposable diapers, which cause landfill waste.
Select soy or beeswax candles, instead of paraffin candles.
Use healthy and environmentally friendly cosmetics, such as mineral-based cosmetics and natural bath products.
If you are looking for more information on what you can do to help save the environment, read The Green Book, by Elizabeth Rogers and Thomas M. Kostigen.
Day-to-Day
Save water by decreasing your shower time -- or rather take a bath, which uses less water than a shower.
Get in the habit of brushing your teeth with the water off, and encourage your children to do so, as well.
Recycle – junk mail, cell phones, paper products, plastic bags, and more.
Switch from paper and plastic bags to reusable bags and totes. Try Envirosax or Dogeared’s neat styles.
Forget the electric or gas dryer, and hang dry your clothing.
Opt for direct deposit, online banking, and paperless statements to reduce your paper usage.
Try your hand at composting (planting scraps from fruits, veggies, and coffee grounds outside), which will help create better soil and less landfill waste.
Don’t purchase disposable water bottles, but rather use recyclable (and refillable) beverage containers that you can fill with filtered water.
Unplug all of your appliances when you leave the house to save energy (and prevent a fire hazard).
If possible, take public transportation or walk.
Don’t use plastic storage containers, and definitely do not heat food within a plastic container in the microwave.
Keep one set of dishes at the office, including: a cup, utensils, bowl, and plate. This will prevent you from reaching for disposable utensils, cups, and plates.
Save stained or ill-fitting clothing to use for dusting and cleaning.
Use rechargeable batteries -- Duracell now has a line of pre-charged rechargeable batteries!
DONATE!!!
Purchase used items from thrift stores, garage sales, flea markets, and more.
Rent movies and borrow books, instead of purchasing. Netflix and Blockbuster make it easy by delivering the flicks right to your door.
If you are in the market for a new car, purchase a hybrid model.
Select products made of recyclable materials. Nahui Ollin, a handbag designer, has a created line of bags, made from recycled candy wrappers, that are cute and affordable.
Buy groceries in bulk, as it reduces packaging and the number of trips you take to the grocer. Purchase a membership to a wholesale club, such as Costco or BJ’s.
If possible, buy items that use less packaging.
Purchase locally produced food at farmer’s markets and even road-side stands.
Purchase fresh fruits and vegetables, instead of jarred, canned, or frozen.
Purchase organic foods, as they don’t contain pesticides and harmful chemicals, in addition to organic cotton.
Follow the celebrity trend and use cloth diapers, as opposed to disposable diapers, which cause landfill waste.
Select soy or beeswax candles, instead of paraffin candles.
Use healthy and environmentally friendly cosmetics, such as mineral-based cosmetics and natural bath products.
Thursday, April 19, 2012
In Memory of Dick Clark
In memory of Dick Clark I would like to thank him for all the fond memories I have from American Bandstand. You will be missed.
R.I.P. Dick Clark Nov. 30,1929 - April 18, 2012
http://youtu.be/j1R2gPysQsU
R.I.P. Dick Clark Nov. 30,1929 - April 18, 2012
http://youtu.be/j1R2gPysQsU
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
SUNSETS AT PIER 60!!!
SUNSETS AT PIER 60
Current Hours 6 - 10 PM
7 Days a week (weather permitting)
Sunsets at Pier 60 is a daily festival that celebrates the end of the day.
The Sunsets at Pier 60 Festival is a nightly sunset celebration that takes place in Pier 60 Park on Clearwater Beach, Florida.This free family event features artisans, crafters, street performers and musical entertainment, weather permitting.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Friday the 13th Superstitions....
Friday the 13th, 'the most widespread superstition'
The sixth day of the week and the number 13 both have foreboding reputations said to date from ancient times. It seems their inevitable conjunction from one to three times a year (there will be three such occurrences in 2012, exactly 13 weeks apart) portends more misfortune than some credulous minds can bear. According to some sources it's the most widespread superstition in the United States today. Some people refuse to go to work on Friday the 13th; some won't eat in restaurants; many wouldn't think of setting a wedding on the date.
How many Americans at the beginning of the 21st century suffer from this condition? According to Dr. Donald Dossey, a psychotherapist specializing in the treatment of phobias (and coiner of the term paraskevidekatriaphobia, also spelled paraskavedekatriaphobia), the figure may be as high as 21 million. If he's right, no fewer than eight percent of Americans remain in the grips of a very old superstition.
Exactly how old is difficult to say, because determining the origins of superstitions is an inexact science, at best. In fact, it's mostly guesswork.
The sixth day of the week and the number 13 both have foreboding reputations said to date from ancient times. It seems their inevitable conjunction from one to three times a year (there will be three such occurrences in 2012, exactly 13 weeks apart) portends more misfortune than some credulous minds can bear. According to some sources it's the most widespread superstition in the United States today. Some people refuse to go to work on Friday the 13th; some won't eat in restaurants; many wouldn't think of setting a wedding on the date.
How many Americans at the beginning of the 21st century suffer from this condition? According to Dr. Donald Dossey, a psychotherapist specializing in the treatment of phobias (and coiner of the term paraskevidekatriaphobia, also spelled paraskavedekatriaphobia), the figure may be as high as 21 million. If he's right, no fewer than eight percent of Americans remain in the grips of a very old superstition.
Exactly how old is difficult to say, because determining the origins of superstitions is an inexact science, at best. In fact, it's mostly guesswork.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Rockfest 4/28/2012
98 Rockfest is back! Going down on Saturday, April 28 at the Tampa Bay Times Forum, Rockfest will feature the biggest and best acts in alternative rock and metal today.
Enjoy two stages - indoor and outdoor - of rock all day. The Rockfest lineup includes headliners Shinedown and Evanescence alongside other rock and metal bands including P.O.D., Five Finger Death Punch, Trivium, and Halestorm.
Tickets prices range from $29.99 to $150. General admission (pit) and first level tickets are $59.99, second level tickets are $39.99, and third level tickets are $29.99. VIP tickets for the two closest sections to the stage are $150 and get you early entry, parking, private acoustic performances, a commemorative laminate, and more.
Enjoy two stages - indoor and outdoor - of rock all day. The Rockfest lineup includes headliners Shinedown and Evanescence alongside other rock and metal bands including P.O.D., Five Finger Death Punch, Trivium, and Halestorm.
Tickets prices range from $29.99 to $150. General admission (pit) and first level tickets are $59.99, second level tickets are $39.99, and third level tickets are $29.99. VIP tickets for the two closest sections to the stage are $150 and get you early entry, parking, private acoustic performances, a commemorative laminate, and more.
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Easter Fun for the Family!!!
- Cotton Tail Express - Usually on the Saturday before Easter, See their website for the 2012 date at 9 am, 12 pm & 3 pm
Florida Railroad Museum, 12210 83rd St East, Parrish, FL 34219. Cost: 18 adults; $14 kids age 3-11. The Museum will be operating diesel powered excursions to our Easter Egg patch today! Upon arrival, many activities are planned including our annual Easter Egg Hunt. Mr. Bunny will also be available to greet all the children. The entire round-trip will last approximately 2.5 hours. The Party Caboose is also available for charter. Train Departs with the Party Caboose at: 9:00 AM, 12:00 PM and 3:00 PM. - Easter Ape Hunt EGGstravaganza - the Saturday and Sunday before Easter, from 10 am to 4 pm; check their website
Suncoast Primate Sanctuary, 4600 Alternate 19, Palm Harbor, FL. Phone: (727) 410-5491. Email acstrinityrelay@hotmail.com. Cost: $5 per person; Parking is FREE. Join the Sanctuary and Relay For Life on April 16 & 17 to raise awareness and funds for both charities. Enjoy food, music, games, egg hunt, bounce house, The Easter Bunny and more. Admission is ONLY $5 and directly benefits both the Suncoast Primate Sanctuary and the American Cancer Society Relay For Life. Event is from 10am to 4pm. Easter Egg Hunt at 2pm. Food and beverages will be available for purchase. - EGGSPO - Usually on the Saturday before Easter, See their website for the 2012 date; hours from 9 am to 6 pm
Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI), 4801 E. Fowler Avenue, Tampa, Florida 33617. Cost: EGGSPO is a celebration of the egg. Activities at EGGSPO include an egg scavenger hunt, egg toss and catapult and a safe egg drop. This year, EGGSPO will also discuss insects that are hatched from eggs. Free to MOSI members and free with paid general admission to MOSI. - Highland’s Flashlight Egg Hunt - See their website for the 2012 date, at 7 pm
Highland Recreation Complex, 400 Highland Ave NE, Largo, FL 33770-2551. Cost: $8 per child. Children ages walking to 12 years old will be placed into age groups and let loose to gather eggs and win prizes. Kids will also enjoy glow in the dark miniature golf, crafts, music and a visit from the Easter Bunny. Age group hunts are held every 30 minutes, beginning at 7:15 pm The event will wrap up with a parent hunt beginning at 9:15 pm. Don’t forget to bring a basket and a flashlight! - Homosassa Springs Wildlife Park Easter Egg Hunt - Usually on the Saturday before Easter, See their website for the 2012 date at 8 am
Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, 4150 S. Suncoast Blvd., Homosassa, FL 34446. Phone: (352) 628-5343.
The Friends of Homosassa Springs Wildlife Park will hold an Easter Egg Hunt for area children. Activities include an Easter Egg hunt for plastic eggs, which can be redeemed for goodies and trinkets. Parents can take children's photos with the Easter Bunny and other costumed characters. Cost: Donation of $5.00 for children includes admission to park. Adults receive a 33% discount on park admission. Directions: Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park is located in Homosassa Springs, 75 miles north of Tampa on U.S. 19 and 90 miles northwest of Orlando. - Horse Power for Kids Spring fest fundraiser - Easter egg hunts for toddlers, Easter egg hunts for children, The Easter bunny will make an appearance, Visits and photos with the Easter Rabbit, Cancelled in inclement weather (call if the weather looks bad), There is an admission fee, Children's crafts, Other activities for children, Bring a basket to collect the eggs!, Farm animals are present, restrooms, picnic area, face painting, Bounce house, pony rides, petting zoo, farm animals
8005 Race Track Rd, Tampa, FL 33635. Phone: 813 855 8992. Alternate Phone: 8138558992. Email: mailto:4dreams@horsepowerforkids.com?subject=Inquiry%20from%20a%20visitor%20to%20www.EasterEggHuntsAndEvents.org. Open: March 31 2012 April 1 2012 April 7 2012 12:00 to 5:00 pm. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. pony rides,train rides,farm animals,hayrides,face painting,music,egg hunt ,easter bunny,hot dog and drink.All included in price of admission. Children $10 Adults $6 . free parking. (UPDATED: March 25, 2012) (ADDED: September 07, 2011) - Hydro Harvest Farms - FREE admission, Children's crafts, Other activities for children, Honey from hives on the farm, Fresh eggs, concessions / refreshment stand, porta-potties, picnic area, birthday parties, school tours
1101 Shell Point Road E, Ruskin , FL 33570. Phone: 813-645-6574. Alternate Phone: 941-915-7208. Email: mailto:john@hydroharvestfarms.com?subject=Inquiry from a visitor to www.easteregghuntsandevents.org. Open: Our Easter Event is FREE; The Date and Time will be announced soon. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: Take I 75 to Exit 240, Ruskin. Go west and at second light turn right (21 street east). Go to stop sign (Shell Point Road E), turn left. farm will be 1/2 mile on the left. Click here for a map and directions. Strawberries December 1 pm to June 1, Pumpkin Patch October 6 to November 5, Christmas Trees December 1 through December 25;. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, SFMNP Vouchers. Click here for our Facebook page. Hydro Harvest Farms is a family farm. We believe in Community and want every child to have a chance to see how food is grown. We go to schools and give demonstrations in the class. We are always invited to the Florida State Fair in the AgVenture, to demonstrate Hydroponic Growing. We are invited every year to the Epcot International Flower and Garden Show, to demonstrate our farm. This is the future, but actually it is NOW!. (UPDATED: October 14, 2011) - Manatee County Parks Easter Egg Hunt - Usually on the Saturday before Easter, See their website for the 2012 date; hours from 9 am to 12 pm
G.T. Bray Park, 3001 59th St. W, Bradenton, FL 34209. Cost: FREE (but donations will be accepted at the gate). Manatee County Parks and Recreation continues to host its annual Easter Egg Hunt at G.T. Bray Park. Features a 36,000 egg hunt for children ages eight years and younger, carnival games, and interactive bounce houses. Donations will be accepted at the gate. - Northdale Park Easter Egg Hunt - Usually on the Saturday before Easter, See their website for the 2012 date at 10-11 am, FREE
Northdale Park, 15550 Spring Pine Drive, Tampa, FL 33624. Cost: FREE Admission and Parking. Children 10 years and younger are invited to participate in an Easter Egg Hunt. There will be door prizes, and kids can meet the Easter Bunny. - Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Coachman Park - Last year was on Easter Sunday; See their website for the 2012 date, hours from 12:00 Noon and goes until 2:00 pm
Coachman Park, 301 Drew Street, Clearwater, Florida 33755. Cost: Egg Hunt is FREE; small charge for refreshments and some rides.
They have a petting zoo, pony rides, bouncy house, giant blow up slide, face painting, live entertainment, and more, plus the main event—the Easter Egg Hunt—which happens exactly at 12:30 pm. Please do not be late or your child will miss the chance to find the very coveted Golden Eggs that win a number of lucky children a free stuffed bunny. Each year there are several areas that are fenced off just for the little ones, as well as the main area for the bigger kids. Be sure your child brings an Easter basket or a bag to put all of his eggs into, and be sure to bring a camera as you may want to take pictures with our wandering Easter Bunnies. - Oldsmar Easter Egg Hunt - Usually on a Saturday before Easter, See their website for the 2012 date at 9 am; FREE
R.E. Olds Park, 107 Shore Drive W., Oldsmar, FL 34677. Phone: (813) 749-1260. Children up to age 12. 5,000 eggs filled with small toys, candy and a few special mystery prizes. The hunts will be broken down by age groups. - Spring Fest Fundraiser at HorsePower for Kids - Easter egg hunts for toddlers, Easter egg hunts for children, The Easter bunny will make an appearance, Visits and photos with the Easter Rabbit, Cancelled in inclement weather (call if the weather looks bad), There is an admission fee, Children's crafts, Children's music and storytelling, Other activities for children, Bring a basket to collect the eggs!, Farm animals are present, gift shop, restrooms, picnic area, face painting, Bouncy castle, pony rides, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, events at your location (call for info)
8005 Racetrack Rd, Tampa, FL 33635. Phone: 813-855-8992. Email: mailto:4dreams@horsepowerforkids.com?subject=Inquiry%20from%20a%20visitor%20to%20www.EasterEggHuntsAndEvents.org. Open: Saturday April 9 Sunday April 10 Saturday April 16 Sunday April 17 Saturday April 23 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Open: Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: Two blocks south Tampa Road /Hillsborough Ave. Payment: Cash, only. Pony rides, hayrides, train rides, petting zoo, face painting ,bounce house ,games ,prices, music, baby chicks ,bunnies, ducks. Hot dog and drink all included in price .Children $10 adults $6 This is a fundraiser Our mission at HorsePower for Kids is to serve inner-city children, at-risk children, and any child that could benefit from riding, learning about, and loving horses. Studies show that horses improve self-esteem, character, work ethic, social skills, and academic performance. (ADDED: March 15, 2011) - Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center Easter Eggstravaganza - April - Call for this year's date!
Tampa, Florida. Phone: Julia freeman, 727-579-2000. Hunt for 50,000 Easter Eggs at the Performing Arts Center. Many activities, from free photos with the Easter Bunny to a free breakfast, face painting, petting zoo and other activities. In conjunction with Magic 94.9 F.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
The Renaissance Festival
Bay Area Renaissance Festival At Mosi
Event Profile Description
Join us for Human Combat Chess & Live Armored Joust Shows.Discover an enchanted realm of wizards and warriors amongst gourmet treats and unforgettable entertainment. Wander past EIGHT lively STAGES and street theater featuring jugglers, magicians, fire eaters and specialty acts. Check out LIVE ARMORED CONTACT JOUSTING twice daily, HUMAN CHESS MATCHES, minstrels, maidens faire, peasants, fools, and Royalty.
Dates and times
Open Weekends 10am - 6pm, February 23rd - April 6th, 2008February 23, 2008 to April 6, 2008
From 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
From 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Address
1920 Lake Avenue SE #5Tampa, FL 33771
Directions:
Great New Location!
Fowler Avenue and 46th Street
(Adjacent to the Museum of
Science and Industry, MOSI)
11315 North 46th Street
Tampa, FL 33617
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Top 8 Beaches in Tampa Bay
Top 8 Tampa Bay Beaches
Enjoy sun, sand and fun at the area's top beaches
From Lee Zumpe, former About.com Guide
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Build sandcastles beneath blue skies, scan the sands for shells or sharks’ teeth, cast a line out in the surf and complete the day with a romantic evening stroll while watching the sun sink beneath the Gulf of Mexico. If any of this sounds tempting, check out these area beaches.
Caladesi Island State Park
Accessible by private boat or by the Caladesi Connection ferry service from Honeymoon Island State Park, Caladesi is one of the few unspoiled natural islands along Florida’s Gulf Coast. In addition to swimming, sunbathing and shelling, visitors can enjoy a three-mile nature trail or a glide through mangroves along the three-mile kayak trail.Ads
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Sand Key County Park
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This 95-acre park rests on a barrier island just south of Clearwater Pass. More tranquil than neighboring Clearwater Beach, visitors will find cabana rentals, two beach wheel-chairs, nine outdoor shower towers and two bath houses. Lifeguards are on duty from March through September.
Fort De Soto County Park, North Beach
Lee Clark Zumpe
Named No. 1 Beach by Dr. Beach in 2005 and America’s Top Beach by TripAdvisor in 2008, Fort De Soto County Park’s pristine North Beach features soft white sand, clear waters and great shelling. Nearby picnic shelters, grills and playground equipment make it a favorite destination with residents and tourists.
Egmont Key State Park
Egmont Key State Park is first and foremost a wildlife refuge, but the island offers excellent shelling opportunities and a chance to wander along secluded stretches of beach. Accessible only by boat, Egmont Key also is home to the ruins of Fort Dade and features nature trails, picnic areas and fishing.Greer Island Beach
Located on the west side of Gulf Drive just south of the Longboat Key Bridge on Longboat Key, this beach offers no amenities other than beautiful beaches and fishing … and that’s precisely what makes it special. With the crowded Coquina Beach just the other side of the inlet, this lesser-known destination is a perfect place for a romantic stroll at sunset.Siesta Beach
Recognized at 1987’s Great International White Sand Beach Challenge for having the “whitest and finest sand in the world,” Siesta Beach offers 2,400 linear feet of gulf beach frontage along with ball fields, concessions, a fitness trail, playground equipment, tennis and volleyball courts and special events scheduled throughout the year. Lifeguards are on duty year-round.Caspersen Beach
Internationally known for a high concentration of prehistoric sharks’ teeth, Caspersen Beach boasts 177 acres of land and 9,150 linear feet of gulf beach frontage. Amenities include a boardwalk and nature trail, fishing, picnic area and exceptional shelling.Blind Pass Beach
Found on Manasota Key Road, Blind Pass Beach is a little more laid-back than some of its neighbors to the north. With 2,940 linear feet of gulf beach frontage, it features a canoe launch, dune wildflowers, fishing, a nature trail and a large picnic shelter.Friday, March 23, 2012
Friday, March 16, 2012
Tips for Spring Cleaning
Tips for cleaning walls:
For cleaning interior walls you would need Wall cleaner, mix 1/2 c. ammonia, 1/4 c. white vinegar, and 1/4 c. baking soda to 1 gal. warm water. If you have a textured walls use nylon socks instead of a sponge or cloth to avoid leaving material chunks behind. You can tie a dust cloth over your broom and work from the top down, to dust wall paper. If you have naughty kids, who have filled non-washable papers with pencil marks and drawings with other non-greasy spots, use an art-gum eraser t remove that. You can also remove remove greasy spots or crayon by applying a paste of cleaning fluid and fuller’s earth and cornstarch. Let the wall dry and brush off residue. Repeat the treatment until the spot is gone.
For exterior walls Use a water hose to spray the outside of your house. This will remove siding cobwebs and dirt.
If you have textured siding, attach a car-washing brush to the hose to remove dirt.
Tips to Clean Windows:
You can make your own spray cleaner. Its easy. Fill a spray bottle with 3 tablespoons ammonia, 1 tablespoon vinegar & the remainder with water. After that Dust blinds by wrapping a cloth around a ruler. Spray cloth with a dusting spray and run the flat end across each blind. After that shine the windows using an old newspaper. To avoid streaks, clean windows on an average temperature, preferably on a cloudy day. Dry windows outside in one direction then inside in the other direction so that If you see a streak, you will know which side is the mistake. To clean window sills, pour diluted rubbing alcohol on a cloth and rub the entire surface. Then dust off the sill with a clean cloth.
Tips to clean Bathroom:
If the bathroom mirror is not clean, to remove the dull haze, rub alcohol on the surface. Rubbing alcohol can remove the dull haze from mirrors. Rubbing alcohols also removes spots from bathroom fixtures. But for having a sparkling Glass shower doors, clean it with white vinegar. If the shower is dirty then use a solution of 1/2 cup vinegar, 1 cup ammonia, and 1/4 cup baking soda added to one gallon of warm water to clean it.
Water spots on metal frames are a great pain in the bathroom. To clean those use the Lemon furniture oil.
Rusty tile marks can be removed with kerosene. Running the shower on hot for five minutes will steam the dirt loose. To clean Grout Wash with 2 tablespoons chlorine bleach in one quart of water. Dry thoroughly, and then apply Several coats of lemon oil. Let dry one hour between coats. Dull walls will shine when washed with vinegar and water and polished with a dry cloth. Lighter fluid will remove most stains from porcelain sinks and bathtubs.
How to keep your kitchen clean:
Remove stubborn water spots from a stainless sink with a cloth dampened with rubbing alcohol. These spots can be removed with vinegar. If the stainless steel is rusty then rub stainless steel sinks with lighter fluid. For a sparkling white porcelain sink, place paper towels across the bottom of your sink and saturate with house hold bleach. Let it rinse for 8 hour. Be careful and donot use bleach in colored sinks.
To fight with refrigerator odor keep an open box of baking soda. It will absorb odors for a month or so. Can also use a few drops vanilla extract on a piece of cotton placed in the refrigerator. This will eliminate odors.
Wipe refrigerator with vinegar to prevent mildew and Use your vacuum on the front of the coils and motor to remove dust and dirt from the refrigerator.
Appliances Care:
Yellowing of white appliances is a perennial problem. To stop that mix 1/2 cup bleach, 1/4 cup baking soda and 4 cups of warm water. Apply with a sponge & keep for 10 minutes. After that rinse & dry thoroughly. You can also use car wax to wax large appliances and make them shine. You can also use it to remove small scratches as well.
Wood Floors:
You can make your own floor cleaner. It is very easy to make. Make a solution of 1/2 cup of white vinegar in 1 gallon of warm water. Damp mop with a mop squeezed nearly dry. It is safer to mist the mop with the cleaner than to apply to floor. Do a section at a time and throw an old towel on the floor and scoot back and forth with foot to dry and prevent streaks. Standing liquid from mopping, spills, and pet accidents can damage floors.
The greatest damage done to wood floors is from grit. Mats at doors are necessary to collect grit and it’s important to keep these clean. Frequent dust mopping in high traffic areas to collect grit is the best prevention. This should be done based on the amount of traffic, which may require dust mopping several times a day in an active household. The brush attachment of a vacuum can be used (no beater bars). Felt and furniture protectors should be installed on furniture. Never scoot furniture on wood. Put a piece of waxed paper under your dust mop. Dirt will stick to the mop and the wax will shine your floors.
Removing Stains
Stains are our greatest enemies and to fight them is even easier if you are prepared.
Water Stains: Rub the spot with No. 2 steel wood and rewax. For more serious water stains, lightly sand with fine
Sand paper, clean the spot with No. 1 or 00 steel wool and mineral spirits or floor cleaner then refinish and wax.
Cigarette Burns: If not severe, the burn can be removed by rubbing with steel wool moistened with soap and
water.
Heel and Caster Marks: Rub vigorously with fine steel wool and floor cleaner. Wipe dry and polish.
Ink Stains and Other Dark Spots: Use No. 2 steel wool and floor cleaner to clean the spot and surrounding area.
Thoroughly wash the affected area. If the spot remains, sand with fine sandpaper, re-wax and polish. Stubborn
stains may require that you replace the affected area.
Chewing Gum and Wax Deposits: Ice until the deposit is brittle and crumbles off. Pour floor cleaner around the
stain so the fluid soaks under and loosens it.
Alcohol Spots: Rub the spot with liquid or paste wax
Tips to keep Carpets Clean:
To clean dry spots, loosen soil and vacuum away prior to moistening it. When taking out stains, always use a white cloth. If you have dropped Wax on carpet or upholstery and want to clean it then set a clean, absorbent cloth over the wax stain and hold a hot iron on it. Then remove the cloth. Coat mildly greasy stains with aerosol shaving cream, use a hair dryer to speed dry. Then vacuum. Sprinkle a greasy stain with baking soda, cornstarch or talcum powder. Leave on at least 8 hours, and then vacuum. The works done.
Apply these simple and effective tips and have a happy spring!!
For cleaning interior walls you would need Wall cleaner, mix 1/2 c. ammonia, 1/4 c. white vinegar, and 1/4 c. baking soda to 1 gal. warm water. If you have a textured walls use nylon socks instead of a sponge or cloth to avoid leaving material chunks behind. You can tie a dust cloth over your broom and work from the top down, to dust wall paper. If you have naughty kids, who have filled non-washable papers with pencil marks and drawings with other non-greasy spots, use an art-gum eraser t remove that. You can also remove remove greasy spots or crayon by applying a paste of cleaning fluid and fuller’s earth and cornstarch. Let the wall dry and brush off residue. Repeat the treatment until the spot is gone.
For exterior walls Use a water hose to spray the outside of your house. This will remove siding cobwebs and dirt.
If you have textured siding, attach a car-washing brush to the hose to remove dirt.
Tips to Clean Windows:
You can make your own spray cleaner. Its easy. Fill a spray bottle with 3 tablespoons ammonia, 1 tablespoon vinegar & the remainder with water. After that Dust blinds by wrapping a cloth around a ruler. Spray cloth with a dusting spray and run the flat end across each blind. After that shine the windows using an old newspaper. To avoid streaks, clean windows on an average temperature, preferably on a cloudy day. Dry windows outside in one direction then inside in the other direction so that If you see a streak, you will know which side is the mistake. To clean window sills, pour diluted rubbing alcohol on a cloth and rub the entire surface. Then dust off the sill with a clean cloth.
Tips to clean Bathroom:
If the bathroom mirror is not clean, to remove the dull haze, rub alcohol on the surface. Rubbing alcohol can remove the dull haze from mirrors. Rubbing alcohols also removes spots from bathroom fixtures. But for having a sparkling Glass shower doors, clean it with white vinegar. If the shower is dirty then use a solution of 1/2 cup vinegar, 1 cup ammonia, and 1/4 cup baking soda added to one gallon of warm water to clean it.
Water spots on metal frames are a great pain in the bathroom. To clean those use the Lemon furniture oil.
Rusty tile marks can be removed with kerosene. Running the shower on hot for five minutes will steam the dirt loose. To clean Grout Wash with 2 tablespoons chlorine bleach in one quart of water. Dry thoroughly, and then apply Several coats of lemon oil. Let dry one hour between coats. Dull walls will shine when washed with vinegar and water and polished with a dry cloth. Lighter fluid will remove most stains from porcelain sinks and bathtubs.
How to keep your kitchen clean:
Remove stubborn water spots from a stainless sink with a cloth dampened with rubbing alcohol. These spots can be removed with vinegar. If the stainless steel is rusty then rub stainless steel sinks with lighter fluid. For a sparkling white porcelain sink, place paper towels across the bottom of your sink and saturate with house hold bleach. Let it rinse for 8 hour. Be careful and donot use bleach in colored sinks.
To fight with refrigerator odor keep an open box of baking soda. It will absorb odors for a month or so. Can also use a few drops vanilla extract on a piece of cotton placed in the refrigerator. This will eliminate odors.
Wipe refrigerator with vinegar to prevent mildew and Use your vacuum on the front of the coils and motor to remove dust and dirt from the refrigerator.
Appliances Care:
Yellowing of white appliances is a perennial problem. To stop that mix 1/2 cup bleach, 1/4 cup baking soda and 4 cups of warm water. Apply with a sponge & keep for 10 minutes. After that rinse & dry thoroughly. You can also use car wax to wax large appliances and make them shine. You can also use it to remove small scratches as well.
Wood Floors:
You can make your own floor cleaner. It is very easy to make. Make a solution of 1/2 cup of white vinegar in 1 gallon of warm water. Damp mop with a mop squeezed nearly dry. It is safer to mist the mop with the cleaner than to apply to floor. Do a section at a time and throw an old towel on the floor and scoot back and forth with foot to dry and prevent streaks. Standing liquid from mopping, spills, and pet accidents can damage floors.
The greatest damage done to wood floors is from grit. Mats at doors are necessary to collect grit and it’s important to keep these clean. Frequent dust mopping in high traffic areas to collect grit is the best prevention. This should be done based on the amount of traffic, which may require dust mopping several times a day in an active household. The brush attachment of a vacuum can be used (no beater bars). Felt and furniture protectors should be installed on furniture. Never scoot furniture on wood. Put a piece of waxed paper under your dust mop. Dirt will stick to the mop and the wax will shine your floors.
Removing Stains
Stains are our greatest enemies and to fight them is even easier if you are prepared.
Water Stains: Rub the spot with No. 2 steel wood and rewax. For more serious water stains, lightly sand with fine
Sand paper, clean the spot with No. 1 or 00 steel wool and mineral spirits or floor cleaner then refinish and wax.
Cigarette Burns: If not severe, the burn can be removed by rubbing with steel wool moistened with soap and
water.
Heel and Caster Marks: Rub vigorously with fine steel wool and floor cleaner. Wipe dry and polish.
Ink Stains and Other Dark Spots: Use No. 2 steel wool and floor cleaner to clean the spot and surrounding area.
Thoroughly wash the affected area. If the spot remains, sand with fine sandpaper, re-wax and polish. Stubborn
stains may require that you replace the affected area.
Chewing Gum and Wax Deposits: Ice until the deposit is brittle and crumbles off. Pour floor cleaner around the
stain so the fluid soaks under and loosens it.
Alcohol Spots: Rub the spot with liquid or paste wax
Tips to keep Carpets Clean:
To clean dry spots, loosen soil and vacuum away prior to moistening it. When taking out stains, always use a white cloth. If you have dropped Wax on carpet or upholstery and want to clean it then set a clean, absorbent cloth over the wax stain and hold a hot iron on it. Then remove the cloth. Coat mildly greasy stains with aerosol shaving cream, use a hair dryer to speed dry. Then vacuum. Sprinkle a greasy stain with baking soda, cornstarch or talcum powder. Leave on at least 8 hours, and then vacuum. The works done.
Apply these simple and effective tips and have a happy spring!!
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