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Through February 10
"Miniature Art Show," annual exhibition of
the Miniature Art Society of Florida, including works from the
world's finest miniature artists. Gulf Coast Museum of Art, 12211
Walsingham Rd., Largo. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tues.-Sat.; noon-4
p.m. Sun. Call 727-518-6833.
Through February 17
Les Slesnick: Private Spaces--The Dunedin
Project, new series chronicling the lives and homes of small-town
America by award-winning photographer Les Slesnick. Third town in
the series and first in Florida. Also featuring: "James Perry
Walker: The Preacher and His Congregation," 55 photographs dating
from 1976 to 1994; and, "Photo-Synthesis: DFAC Photographers,"
works by DFAC faculty and students. "The Artist as Inventor"
exhibition also will be featured in teaching tours and continues in
the Children's Hands-On Museum through August. Hours: 10 a.m.-5
p.m. Mon.-Fri.; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sat.; 1-4 p.m. Sun. Dunedin Fine Art
Center, 1143 Michigan Blvd., Dunedin. Call 727-298-DFAC (3322).
"Moonlight and Magnolias," a Hollywood
dream-factory farce; an homage to American movie making.
Performances: 7:30 p.m. Tues.-Thurs.; 8 p.m. Fri.-Sat.; 3 p.m.
Sat.-Sun. in the 29th and final season in the current building.
American Stage, 211 Third St. S., St. Petersburg. Call 727-823-PLAY
(7529).
Kiaralinda's "Wacky Wired People's
Party," featuring wacky wire figurative garden sculpture by The
Whimsy Twins, Kiaralinda and Todd Ramquist of Safety Harbor. Clay
and Paper and The Painted Fish Gallery, 350 Main St., Dunedin.
Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Call 727-736-0934 or 727-734-5060.
Through February 22
"Highly Recommended," an exhibition of
works by 13 artists recommended by other artists. Also featuring,
"...And So Much More," a solo exhibition by Liliana Crespi-Weston.
Florida Craftsmen, Inc., 501 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. Hours:
10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Call 727-821-7391.
Through February 24
"Sacred India, Sacred Tibet," exhibition
of bronzes, wood sculptures and paintings inspired by Hinduism and
Buddhism. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat.; 1-5 p.m. Sun. Museum of
Fine Arts, 255 Beach Dr. NE, St. Petersburg. Call 727-896-2667.
Waves of Meaning: Robert Stackhouse and
Carol Mickett, site-specific exhibition of sculpture and
multi-disciplinary works. Artist reception: 6-8 p.m. Fri., Feb. 8.
The Arts Center, 719 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. Call
727-822-7872.
Through February 28
"Schoepf and Montgomery," exhibition of
works by well known Pinellas artists and Indian Rocks Beach
neighbors, Betsy Schoepf and Ralph Montgomery. Featuring acrylics,
oils, drawings and watercolors. Oldsmar City Hall Art Gallery, 100
State St. W., Oldsmar. Hours: 8:30 a.m.-4:40 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Call
813-749-1260.
Through March 9
"Taking Shape: Pinellas County 6-8,"
annual middle school art show. Gulf Coast Museum of Art, 12211
Walsingham Rd., Largo. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tues.-Sat.; noon-4
p.m. Sun. Call 727-518-6833.
"The Highwaymen," two exhibitions of works
by Florida's famed African American artists, including the
premiere of the George Algernon Speer Jr. Collection and a
traveling exhibition from the Orange County Regional History
Center. Also, through Feb. 24, "Quilters Crossing of Palm Harbor
2008 Challenge -- a Tribute to Florida in Fabric," an exhibition in
the auditorium of quilts created as a complement to the Highwaymen
exhibition. Leepa Rattner Museum of Art, St. Petersburg College
Tarpon Springs Campus, 600 Klosterman Rd., Tarpon Springs. Hours:
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat.; open to 9 .m. Thurs. and 1-5 p.m. Sun.
Free admission Sundays; docent tours available. Call
727-712-5222.
Through March 16
Images of Native Americans Exhibit,
paintings by Herman Trappman and Elizabeth Neily and pottery by
Marty Haythorn, Strum Gallery. Also featuring, "Queen of Hearts"
exhibit through Mar. 31 in the Benoist Gallery; and, "Links to the
Next Generation" exhibit in the Neighborhood Gallery through Feb.
28. St. Petersburg Museum of History, 335 Second Ave. NE, St.
Petersburg. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat.; 1-5:30 p.m. Sun. Call
727-894-1052.
Through March 31
Highwaymen Art Exhibit, an exhibition of
works by some of Florida's most famous African-American artists,
featuring art from the Delaplane Collection, currently on loan to
the museum. Safety Harbor Museum of Regional History, 329 Bayshore
Blvd., Safety Harbor. Hours 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tues.-Fri.; 1-4 p.m.
Sat. and Sun. Call 727-726-1668.
"Theater in Ancient Art: The William
Knight Zewadski Collection," exhibition of 50 Greek and Roman works
related to theater. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat.; 1-5 p.m. Sun.
Museum of Fine Arts, 255 Beach Dr. NE, St. Petersburg. Call
727-896-2667.
Through April 13
A Blessing To One Another: Pope John Paul
II & the Jewish People, an interactive exhibition that allows
visitors to follow John Paul II's footsteps from his childhood to
his role as head of the world's largest church, including his
historic visit to Israel. Also featuring through Apr. 6,
"Jehovah's Witnesses: Faith Under Fire" about a Christian
community persecuted by the Nazis. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Daily.
Florida Holocaust Museum, 55 Fifth St. S., St. Petersburg. Call
727-820-0100.
Through April 30
Hot Art Glass Show, featuring fine quality
art glass from more than 350 studios around the world. New works in
mixed media of glass and copper, Dino Rosin's calcadonia glass and
many others. Glass Canvas Gallery, 146 Second St. N., St.
Petersburg. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Call 727-821-6767.
Through May 11
"Hats! The Musical," 7:30 p.m. Tues.-Sun.;
2 p.m. Sat. and Sun., musical celebration inspired by stories of
the Red Hat Society and featuring original music by Marcia Milgrom
Dodge and Anthony Dodge. Jaeb Theater, TBPAC. Call 813-229-STAR
(7827).
Through June 22
"Tous Ensemble," a contemporary artistic
project created by French artist, Marc Ash, including mixed media
paintings, photographs, sculpture and installation, paying homage
to victims of intolerance and extremist ideology. Also featuring
"Humanity Beyond Barbed Wire" through April 27. Hours: 10 a.m.-5
p.m. Daily. Florida Holocaust Museum, 55 Fifth St. S., St.
Petersburg. Call 727-820-0100.
Through July 31
"Revelations: Works by Self-Taught
African-American Artists," exhibition of 20 works from the 1940s to
the present by self-taught artists. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Tues.-Sat.; 1-5 p.m. Sun. Museum of Fine Arts, 255 Beach Dr. NE,
St. Petersburg. Call 727-896-2667.
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