This glass bowl by Andrew Madvin will be on sale at the 47th annual Art
Festival at Temple Beth-El in St. Petersburg during this year’s art event.
Films Celebrate the Planet
and its People
The Dunedin International Film Festival’s second
year of short films and feature length films will take
place Wednesday, January 8th through Tuesday,
January 14th in downtown Dunedin. There will be
a horror category on Friday and Saturday night, a
special drag culture screening on opening night,
film panels and workshops on Saturday and Sunday, and a B-movies category.
Free movies will be shown at Pioneer Park, the Dunedin Public Library, Andrews
Memorial Chapel and the Dunedin VFW, thanks to the public charity of the Dunedin
Film Festival Inc. Festival tickets are now available at diffestival.com. The box office
at the Dunedin History Museum will be open only from noon to 10 p.m. January
8th-14th during the festival. For information, call (407) 491-7576.
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Art Festival Beth-El
The 47th annual Art Festival Beth-El at Temple Beth-El in St. Petersburg
will be held from Saturday, January 25th through Monday, January 27th
at 400 Pasadena Ave. S. This highly acclaimed fine art exhibit and sale is
filled with original paintings, wood sculptures, ceramics, glass pieces,
photographs and jewelry. There will also be a large outdoor sculpture
garden with a variety of fun and unusual works of art. The exhibit is free
and open to the public on Sunday and Monday. For more information,
call the temple at (727) 347-6136.
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Queen’s
Tea Party
The Royal High Tea that takes place daily
during the Bay Area Renaissance Festival
in Tampa will once again feature tea from
Driftwood Tea Company, the private awardwinning
tea label of The White Heron Tea &
Gifts in New Port Richey. This year’s festival
is Saturdays and Sundays from February
15th through March 29th, plus Friday,
March 27th at 11315 N. 46th St. in Tampa.
Each day at 4 p.m. at the Red Lion Inn, a
special events tent on the festival grounds,
the festival queen and princesses will regale
guests with stories and songs for the Royal
High Tea. Guests will enjoy a variety of tea
treats while sipping on some of the finest
Driftwood teas. The tea party admission,
$20, is separate from festival admission.
For information, call (727) 203-3504, or visit
bayarearenfest.com.
The Royal High Tea at the Bay Area
Renaissance Festival in Tampa will
feature the private tea line of The White
Heron Tea & Gifts of New Port Richey.
Characters such as Lady Deborah will be
among the participants.
Things to Do
In her second addition of 100 Things
to Do in Tampa Bay Before You Die,
Kristen Hare has included ideas such
as watching flamenco dancers at the
Columbia Restaurant in Ybor City and
eating a grouper sandwich at Frenchy’s
on Clearwater Beach. Her suggestion
to swim with the sharks at The Florida
Aquarium in its coral reef exhibit is one
that is sure to delight any adventurer, as
is the Caladesi Island Ferry that leaves
from Honeymoon Island State Park
throughout the day in Dunedin. The
book can be purchased at amazon.com
and at better booksellers such as Barnes
and Noble.