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Library Celebration Marks 1st Year

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By BARBARA ROUTEN, Tribune correspondent

Published: November 7, 2007

Updated: 11/05/2007 11:11 pm

RUSKIN - The Friends of the SouthShore Regional Library, 15816 Beth Shields Way, will host extravaganza Saturday celebrating the library's first anniversary.

Beginning at 10 a.m. and again at 11:30, Manuel Escudero will play piano. About 10:30 a.m., student art contest winners - determined by judges Doreen Donovan, president of the Brandon League of Fine Arts, and Virginia Laudano, education director for the Sun City Center Art Club - will be announced and prizes awarded. The students' full-color paintings representing the theme "The Natural World around Us and How It's Disappearing" will be on display.

"The winners' paintings will be printed as notecards," said Joan Shalleck, director of the arts for the Friends of the South Shore Regional Library and event chairwoman. "They should be available for purchase by early December to benefit the Friends" who will use the money to support the library.

Leah Jackson will teach half-hour cartoon classes for children between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Beginning at noon, Fred Jacobsen, Mark Dunn and Mac Miller will outline the history of Ruskin. Dunn, with the help of some of his Cypress Creek Elementary School students, will describe how he teaches history.

John Ruskin's books, on loan from the Ruskin Library, will be exhibited in a glass case.

Dolly Cummings will set up a display about the Camp Bayou Outdoor Learning Center, of which she is education director. From 1 to 1:30 p.m. the Front Porch Pickers will perform.

A Harry Potter and the Library Cup Tournament will try to baffle Muggle (a term for nonwizards) contestants of all ages with trivia questions from all of the books in the series.

A Team Trivia Challenge for teams of any four people is set for 2 p.m., and at 4 p.m. there will be Family Trivia Challenge for groups of up to three related people and an Individual Entries Trivia Challenge. Entrants must register at the library up to half an hour before the event.

For details, call the library at (813) 672-1155 and ask for Bill Harris or Leah Jackson.

Animals To Benefit From Wine Tasting
SUN CITY CENTER - An evening of wine, food and song to benefit Critter Adoption and Rescue Effort will take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 15 at Payant Financial Services, 653 Sun City Center Plaza.

"Everything has been donated," said Elaine Armstrong, assistant to the event and outreach coordinator, who is Linda Earles.

A concert artist will be provided by Fletcher Music Centers; wine will be donated by PRP Wine International; and cheeses and heavy hors d'oeuvres will be contributed by several restaurants. All of the money taken in will go to CARE for the animals' food and medical supplies.

"All the workers at CARE are volunteers, except the vet techs," Armstrong said.

Seating is limited, so tickets are available in advance for a $25 per person donation at CARE, 1528 27th St., Ruskin, or by calling CARE, (813) 645-2273, or Armstrong, (813) 634-6434, or Payant Financial Services, (813) 633-7333.

Salute Veterans At Patriotic Program
SUN CITY CENTER - A patriotic program involving many community organizations will take place at 10 a.m. Monday at Community Hall, 1910 S. Pebble Beach Blvd., in observance of Veterans Day.

Sponsored by Sun City Center military veterans organizations, the event will include a color guard from East Bay High School's Jr. ROTC program, musical selections by James Feist and the Trinity Singers, and Lily Marlane. The guest speaker will be Cmdr. Peter Bernardi from U.S. Special Operations Command at MacDill Air Force Base.

For details, call Blaine Brown, (813) 633-5671.

Tickets Available For Toe-Tapping Fun
SUN CITY CENTER - The Sun City Center Community Association will be selling tickets for upcoming performances by John Davidson, Charlie Thomas' The Drifters, New Odyssey and others from 9 a.m. to noon beginning today at the Atrium Kiosk, 945 N. Course Lane.

Sunday afternoon shows will be from 2:30 to 4:30, and the Friday night shows are from 7 to 10 in Community Hall, 1910 S. Pebble Beach Blvd.

The series will begin Sunday with Ken Shepski, who has performed on Broadway in "Anything Goes" and "Meet Me in St. Louis," and on television on "Days of Our Lives." He will appear with singer Mikki Taylor. Tickets are $10.

The first Friday night show is Nov. 16, with the Legends of Doo Wop performing hits from the early years of rock 'n' roll. Tickets are $20.

For information, contact Judy Schings, entertainment director, at (813) 642-2001.

European Concert Pianist To Give Clinic

TAMPA - The Mid-State Music Teachers' Association, the University of Tampa and Piano Distributors will offer a free miniclinic with internationally known concert pianist and UT visiting instructor Grigorios Zamparas at 10:30 a.m. Friday in the Grand Salon in Plant Hall at the University of Tampa, 401 W. Kennedy Blvd.

His clinic, titled Love at First Sight and Forever: Insider Tips to Exceptional Note Reading and Memorization, will follow the association's business meeting. The nonprofit association is made up of music teachers from Brandon, Riverview and Tampa.

Zamparas has performed as a soloist, in chamber music ensembles, as a clinician and with orchestras in Bulgaria, Latin America, Russia, Yugoslavia, the United States and his native Greece. He is teaching world music, performance and studio lessons on piano and harpsichord at UT.

For information, call Theo Boylan, (813) 662-1215.

Legion To Show Troops We Care

RIVERVIEW - American Legion Post 148, 7240 U.S. 301 S., will launch Operation We Care from 1 to 10 p.m. Saturday.

Residents are invited to support the troops while enjoying karaoke, auctions, community camaraderie and food.

The post "will be the staging area for the collection of personal-care items, socks and goodies, and for donations of money for putting together packages from home to be sent to our troops, our young men and women who will be spending their holidays in the deserts of Iraq or the mountains of Afghanistan," said Ken Ferrin, past commander.

A list of authorized items can be picked up at the post or can be requested by e-mailing legion148@tampa bay.rr.com.

"The success of Operation We Care will depend on the response of our communities," Ferrin said. "Once again, we need you. Your outpouring of love and support at our fundraiser for Pfc. Jace Badia and his family in July was above and beyond the call or of our expectations."

Items and donations can be dropped off at the post between 11 a.m. and 9 p.m. today, Thursday or Friday. For information, call the post at (813) 677-6529.

Mummers Strutting At Prince of Peace
SUN CITY CENTER - The Mummers will strut their stuff at 6 p.m. Nov. 15 at Prince of Peace Catholic Church, 702 Valley Forge Blvd.

The Good Timers String Band also will perform.

The Knights of Columbus Assembly No. 2533 will host the event. Cheese, crackers and soft drinks will be provided; attendees may bring preferred beverages.

Tickets are $15 per person and will be on sale from 9 a.m. to noon Monday.

Stress Is Subject Of Cancer Talk

The Women with Cancer Concerns group will meet from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday at United Community Church, 1501 La Jolla Ave., Sun City Center.

John Kleinbaum of the Wellness Community Center will discuss "Coping with Stress, Stress, Stress."

For information, call Hazel Martin, (813) 642-9020.

Send news and photos of community interest to Barbara Routen at The Tampa Tribune, 505 W. Robertson St., Brandon FL 33511, e-mail neighbors@tampabay .rr.com or call (813) 657-4531.

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