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Beautiful outdoor evening at Yummy’s in Gulfport, Florida

November 21, 2010
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Last night was almost the full moon (tonight is the actual full moon). The temperature was somewhere in the low seventies, I think–long sleeve weather, but not jacket weather…the kind of weather that makes folks want to move to Florida. A friend and I walked down to the Gulfport, Florida, Art Walk which is held [...]

Philfest 2010

March 31, 2010
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Can there be any doubt that the mix of family, friends, and food is one of life’s greatest pleasures? One look at the pictures accompanying this article should be proof. Those smiles are deeply felt. Joined in common cause, these families and friends celebrate their Filipino community while preparing their culture’s foods. “Backstage” is where [...]

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Mount Dora, Florida

February 25, 2010
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OVERLOOKING LAKE DORA FROM LAKESIDE INN Mount Dora is a small town in central Florida on the edge of Lake Dora. As you can see in the map below, Lake Dora is just one of dozens of lakes, large and small, scattered throughout this area adjoining the Ocala National Forest.   View Larger Map This [...]

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Antiques Show at St. Pete Coliseum

January 7, 2010
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Tomorrow, the Sunshine City Antiques and Collectibles Show opens at the St. Pete Coliseum. Here’s the details from the City of St. Petersburg Events page. January 8-10 Sunshine City Antiques and Collectibles Show, Friday 5pm to 8pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am to 5pm, $6 adults, 12 and under are free. This nationally recognized show features [...]

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Geckofest and other festivals

October 10, 2009
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It’s that time of the year in Florida. The hot, humid days of late summer are just beginning to pass away. There’s the occasional cool front that comes through (we never seem to have real cold fronts). And the festivals begin. A couple weeks ago I went to the Geckofest (geckofest.com) in one of my [...]

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Oktoberfest

October 3, 2009
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If you are looking for something fun to do tonight—especially if you’re a family—go to the final night of the German American Society of Pinellas County OKTOBERFEST! (8098 66th St. N., Pinellas Park, FL 33781). They serve food from 6 pm-8:30 pm and the event (and beer!) continues until 11:30 pm. Admission is $6, food [...]

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SPIFFS 2009 International Folk Fair

April 4, 2009

click here for larger image This past weekend, March 27-29, was the St. Petersburg International Folk Fair Society (SPIFFS) 34th annual International Folk Fair at the Vinoy Park on the waterfront. The weather was beautiful but very breezy, but that just made for great surf to watch when taking a break and feasting on some [...]

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St. Pete Shuffle India Night

February 28, 2009

(Note: all the pictures in this post, including the individual small ones, link to larger images in Flickr; just click on the smaller images you see here.) Recently, in a post on the The St. Pete Shuffle, I mentioned that I’d missed their India Night last year. Fortunately they gave another one last night. It [...]

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Arbors Records

February 25, 2009

click here for larger image FIRST ANNUAL ARBORS RECORDS INVITATIONAL JAZZ PARTY   Recently, I had the opportunity to photograph backstage at the Arbors Records First Annual Arbors Records Invitational Piano Jazz Party at the Sheraton Sand Key Resort on Clearwater Beach. There’s a lot of jazz in Florida and a lot here in the [...]

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SPIFFS — 2nd Annual Asian Pacific Rim Festival 2008

October 15, 2008

  This past weekend, October 11th and 12th, SPIFFS (the St. Petersburg International Folkfair Society) presented its 2nd Annual Asian Pacific Rim Festival 2008. I was fortunate to be able to attend their first one last year. It was a good beginning and this year was even better. I hope this becomes successfully established and [...]

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Creative Clay Folkfest

October 1, 2008

EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AT THE 2008 CREATIVE CLAY FOLKFEST   This past weekend I attended the Creative Clay Folkfest, the second annual Street Arts Festival. Creative Clay (1124 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, FL. 33705; 727-825-0515) is an organization in St. Pete with widespread and enthusiastic support in the community. Their mission, as expressed on their [...]

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