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Things To Do For The Week Of Oct. 1-8

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: October 1, 2008

Things To Do is a list of some interesting upcoming events.

FRIDAY

A Triple Bill

Counting Crows and Maroon 5 take to the stage with special guest Augustana starting at 7 p.m. at the Ford Amphitheatre, 4802 U.S. 301 N., Tampa.

Tickets range from $46.50 to $157 for reserved seating and $36.50 for general admission. To purchase tickets, visit www.livenation.com, www.ticketmaster.com or call (813) 287-8844. Tickets are also available at the amphitheater's box office.

SATURDAY

Charity Bazaar

Have fun while supporting the Easter Seals Foundation by coming out to the Beggins Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parking lot of Century 21 Beggins Enterprises, 6542 U.S. 41 N., Apollo Beach.

The event will include baked goods, grilled hot dogs and hamburgers. A car wash will be going on, as well as a yard sale. Personnel from the Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office will fingerprint children for safety and there will be a fire truck for the little ones to explore.

Call (813) 658-1552.

Fido, Say Cheese

Needing that perfect picture of Rover? If so, then head over to Give A Dog A Bone, 6114, U.S. 41 N., Apollo Beach, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and let Pawprint Photography snap a shot or two.

Photos are $15 and there is no sitting fee. For an appointment, call (813) 641-3734.

SUNDAY

Just Peachy

Travel with James inside the largest peach the world has ever seen during the presentation of "James and the Giant Peach" in Ferguson Hall at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, 1010 MacInnes Place, Tampa.

Two performances at 2 and 4 p.m. are on tap. Actors will speak the lines and also sign them in American Sign Language so that both hearing and deaf patrons can follow along.

Tickets are $8.50, $10.50 and $12.50, and available at www.tbpac.org or by calling (813) 229-7827.

It's A Classic

Classical music buffs need to pencil in 3 p.m. so they can attend the first of seven fine arts concerts at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 1239 W. Del Webb Blvd, Sun City Center.

Slated to perform are Robert Winslow on piano, Amy Collins on oboe and Kim McCormick on flute. Tickets are available in the church office, at the door, or by calling Judy Voorhees at (813) 642-8125. Individual concert tickets are $9, season tickets are $35.

ALL WEEKEND

Step Back In Time

Civil War aficionados can commemorate the Hillsborough River Raid on Saturday and Sunday at Hillsborough County Veterans Memorial Park, 3602 U.S. 301 N., Tampa.

Relive the war's only land battle in Tampa when re-enactors portray the 1863 skirmish at 1:30 p.m. each day.

For information, call (813) 744-5502.

Sweet Rides

Slamfest XVII custom car and truck show rolls into the Florida State Fairgrounds' Expo Hall, 4800 U.S. 301 N., Tampa, this weekend with 1,400 custom vehicles.

Saturday's hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday's are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Admission is $15, with 12 and younger admitted for free. Vehicle registration is $50. For entry forms, visit www.mini madness.com. For information, call (941) 366-9123.

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