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Friday Night Rewind It doesn't matter which team you cheer for. We've got video previews of every high school football program in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco and Hernando County.
Grab a bottle of Patron, because Monday is Cinco de Mayo and every taco hut in town will be overflowing with Coronas and mariachi music. Here are some of the parties. — Compiled by Sharon Kennedy Wynne
Dia de los Muertos The Deadite Empire, the zombie social club (what, you aren't a member yet?), is putting on a Cinco de Mayo pub crawl with lots of gunslinger zombie costumes that recall Clint Eastwood in The Good, The Bad and The Ugly at The Dirty Shame, 1929 Seventh Ave. in Ybor City. Doors open at 5 p.m. Saturday, and the crawl starts at 10; $6. See myspace.com/the_deadite_empire.
Tampa Bay Storm The Arena Football League heroes host the Chicago Rush for a game televised on ESPN and a Cinco de Mayo party sponsored by Dos Equis. Kickoff is 8 p.m. Monday at the St. Pete Times Forum, 401 Channelside Drive, Tampa. Tickets start at $10. tampabaystorm.com.
Cinco De Mayo at Channelside The party mall in Tampa's Channelside district will celebrate Mexican food, culture and music from 4 to 11 p.m. on Monday, co-sponsored by radio station The Point 101.5-FM
Tijuana Flats Tijuana Flats is holding a family friendly One Hot Cinco Celebration Monday with specials and giveaways all day.
Tia's Tex-Mex There will be four bands and two DJs entertaining the party on the back patio Monday at 2815 E Fowler Ave. in Tampa.
[Last modified: May 01, 2008 01:54 PM]
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