The surrogate
It begins with a woman who yearns for a baby and another who is willing and able to give her one. You can imagine the motives of the prospective parents. But what about the woman willing to carry a baby, give birth and then walk away?
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.
Shell club: The Suncoast Conchologists Shell Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of Trinity Presbyterian Church, 2001 Rainbow Drive, Clearwater. A promotional video and photos of a recent convention are planned. Visit suncoastconchologists.org or call (727) 796-4117.
Today
Tiny Tales: Children age 5 and younger will hear stories about farm animals at 10 a.m. at the Dunedin Community Center, 1920 Pinehurst Road. Call (727) 298-3080.
Writers meeting: The Palm Harbor Writers Group meets at 6:30 p.m. at the Palm Harbor Community Center, 1500 16th St. Writers past, present or future are invited for an interesting evening. Call Joydine at (727) 786-3133.
Free movie: See The Bucket List at 1 p.m. at the Tarpon Springs Community Center, 400 S Walton Ave. Call (727) 942-5628.
Wednesday
Books with bite: Each month a book from the Twilight Series by Stephanie Meyer will be read and discussed in the Teen Room at 4 p.m. at the Largo Public Library, 120 Central Park Drive. Visit largopubliclibrary.org.
Modern art: "Wave 1," a monumental work by master painter Robert Schoeller, will be exhibited 9-5 a.m. weekdays through Nov. 21 across the lobby skywalk of Clearwater City Hall, 112 S Osceola Ave. For details call Elizabeth Minor at (727) 562-4814.
Family fun: Children and their parents or grandparents can dance, play old-fashioned games and make lemonade at the Preschool Village Ramblers Lemonade Social 10-11:30 a.m. at Heritage Village, 119090 125th St. N, Largo. Fee, prepaid registration required. Two adults admitted free per child. Call (727) 582-2426 or e-mail heritagevillage@ pinellascounty.org.
Thursday
Volunteer recognition: An inaugural event to benefit the Safety Harbor Library Foundation will take place 6-10 p.m. at the Safety Harbor Resort and Spa, 105 N Bayshore Drive and includes a themed dinner, cash bar, music, and live and silent auctions. Reservations are $75 and available at the Safety Harbor Public Library, 101 Second St. N. Call Linda Marshall at (727) 797-0542 or Nadine Nickeson at (727) 0660.
Friday
Classic Shakespeare: Hamlet will be performed 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday at Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center, 324 Pine St. $18; $16 center members and children/students 16 and younger. Call (727) 942-5605 or visit tarponarts.org.
Cut a rug: Learn to tango, waltz, fox trot, line dance and more with dance instruction by Gina Fridays at noon at the Golda Meir/Kent Jewish Center, 2010 Greenbriar Blvd., Clearwater. $8 per person. Register in advance at (727) 736-1494.
Monday-Friday
Garden explorer: Check out a Discovery Backpack containing "I-spy" sheets, binoculars and a map and take a free, self-guided tour through Florida Botanical Gardens, 12520 Ulmerton Road, Largo, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Call (727) 582-2581.
Continuing
Have a picnic: Largo Central Park is a beautiful 70-acre park at 101 Central Park Drive with picnic pavilions, restroom facilities, James S. Miles & Richard A. Leandri Military Court of Honor and Rainbow Rotary Playground, one of the only playgrounds in the bay area completely accessible to disabled users. Open 5 a.m.-11 p.m. daily. Call (727) 586-7415 for rental information.
Beach concert: Celebrate the end of the day with arts, crafts and entertainment at Sunsets at Pier 60, ClearwaterBeach, and hear a variety of music nightly. Event begins two hours before sunset, ends two hours after, weather permitting. Call (727) 449-1036.
Supporting veterans: Attend weekly dinner, dancing and bingo events at American Legion Turner-Brandon Post 7, 1760 Turner St., Clearwater. Memberships are available for all veterans and immediate family members. For event days and times call (727) 447-9204.
[Last modified: Sep 01, 2008 07:12 PM]
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