Kids & Family

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    Memorial Day Sand Bar Concert

    • Anchor your boat Sunday on the sandbar near the cut bridge off Weedon Island Preserve or wade from shore to a floating concert on a party barge featuring music by the Cross Creek Blues Band and other guest musicians.
    May 25, 2012 at 2:18 p.m.
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    Sunshine Sunday

    • The Glazer Children's Museum is opening its doors early Sunday for families with kids with special needs.
    May 25, 2012 at 2:16 p.m.
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    Sunflower Maze

    • Follow the paths cut into a five-acre patch of eight to 10-foot sunflowers. Weekends in Masaryktown.
    May 25, 2012 at 2:08 p.m.
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    Summer Safari Night

    • Lowry Park Zoo’s summer series features free rides after 5 p.m. and special animal encounters. Select Saturdays through Aug. 11.
    May 25, 2012 at 2:07 p.m.
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    Once Upon a Time

    • This week-long program at the Glazer Children's Museum is all about the magical world of fairy tales. Families can create their own fairy tales, make a puppet, and take part in a fairytale fitness activity.
    May 25, 2012 at 2:02 p.m.
    • Children's Museum
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    Oldsmar Freedom Fest

    • A Memorial Day festival with two stages of live music by area bands, wing eating contest, stein holding, kids carnival, a bike show and more.
    May 25, 2012 at 1:43 p.m.
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    Bands on the Sand

    • The fourth annual Memorial Day weekend beach concert at Treasure Island is a weekend of family events including arts and crafts vendors, food and drink concessions and live music from some of the area's best.
    May 25, 2012 at 1:42 p.m.
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    Sunset Cinema at Pier 60

    • Bring blankets, low lawn chairs or towels to plop on Clearwater Beach on Friday to catch Judy Moody and the Not So Bummer Summer, rated PG.
    May 24, 2012 at 12:14 p.m.
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    Circus Florida Festival

    • A full scale circus arrives this weekend at the state fairgrounds featuring European style performances, pony rides, a petting zoo, children's attractions, pig racing and live music.
    May 24, 2012 at 12:08 p.m.
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    Want to win some summer fun?

    • Starting Thursday, May 24, enter to win 2 nights at Gaylord Palms, including a ShrekFeast character meal, Splash 'n' Screen movie, meet-and-greats and more.
    May 23, 2012 at 3:02 p.m.
    • Contests
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    Not worth the time travel

    • That memory-erasing Neuralizer used by agents J and K comes in handy with Men in Black 3, a threequel so lethargic that it can't even muster a Roman numeral in the title.
    May 23, 2012 at 11:55 a.m.
    • Movie Reviews
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    Blast Friday

    • Clearwater's family-friendly street celebration features entertainment, unique vendors, fun foods, family activities and contests. This month features music by the Edgar Winter Band, the legendary band that created such classic hits as Frankenstein and Free Ride.
    May 23, 2012 at 11:36 a.m.
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    Lego Mania

    • St. Pete's James Weldon Johnson Branch Library brings out boxes of Legos for kids to use their imaginations. Select Wednesdays through December.
    May 22, 2012 at 11:04 a.m.
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    Star Wars Weekends

    • A sci-fi fan-fest at Disney's Hollywood Studios with a Hyperspace Hoopla stage show, Jedi Training Academy, parades and meet-and-greet sessions featuring Star Wars characters and actors. Through June 10.
    May 21, 2012 at 2:21 a.m.
    • Disney
    • Theme Parks
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    Sink this 'Battleship'

    • Battleship is "a loud one, cacophonous enough to prevent nodding off during long stretches of character underdevelopment and gung-ho declarations," our critic writes.
    May 18, 2012 at 11:29 a.m.
    • Movie Reviews
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    Glass is star at museum

    • Contemporary glass is a good subject for a summer show, and one opening Saturday at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg offers deals and programs to parents looking for activities out of the sun and heat.
    May 17, 2012 at 11:05 a.m.
    • Museums
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    Planetarium shows

    • Ages 5 and older are invited to the "star theater" at St. Petersburg College, where a professor points out what you can see currently in the Tampa Bay sky. Fridays through June 29.
    May 16, 2012 at 10:31 a.m.
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    Larger than life

    • MOSI's Mummies of the World exhibition is great for school-age kids and  runs through Labor Day at the museum in Tampa. We also have video and a photo gallery
    May 7, 2012 at 11:47 a.m.
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    Good guys make great fun

    • The Avengers, the superheroes mashup teased for seven years through five blockbusters, is absolutely worth the wait.
    May 7, 2012 at 11:33 a.m.
    • Movie Reviews
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    Have fun and stay cool

    • It’s starting to warm up and that means the area’s many spraygrounds, public pools and splash zones will be opening up for the height of heat season.
    May 7, 2012 at 10:58 a.m.