Times staff
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Downtown
Book sale Saturday at UT's Plant Hall
Sift through more than 1,000 used books selling for as little as a quarter from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at University of Tampa Plant Hall, 401 W Kennedy Blvd. Proceeds support the handcraft and antique letterpress printing activities of the Tampa Book Arts Studio. Call 813-257-3099.
Historic Ybor
Singing Stone presents Latin pop art painter
Meet and greet John Gascot, a Latin pop art painter, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Singing Stone, 1903 N 19th St. Free admission and parking. Call (813) 247-2787.
Hillsborough
Apply now for Patel spring financial aid
The Patel Conservatory is offering financial aid for its spring 2011 classes. Applications are due Monday. To apply, visit patelconservatory.org or call (813) 222-1002.
Arabic bazaar seeks vendors, entertainers
The Arabic Bazaar and Cultural Festival is calling for food, entertainment, and arts and crafts vendors from the Arabic culture to participate in the festival on Dec. 11 and 12. For more information, call (813) 987-6077.
Agency offers free landscape evaluation
The Hillsborough County Extension offers free evaluations and tips to neighborhood associations wanting to build Florida-friendly and environmentally safe landscapes. For more information call Maria Carver at (813) 744-5519, ext. 142.
It's a crucial year for Foster Angel Program
The Foster Angel Program has more needy children this year than in any previous year. The program gives Christmas gifts to thousands of foster children in Hillsborough County. To donate new, unwrapped Christmas gifts to the program, call (813) 677-7376.
Ballast Point
Support group focus: Parkinson's disease
Friends and families dealing with Parkinson's disease patients may attend this monthly support group that meets on the first Tuesday of each month, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Grand Court Tampa, 4902 Bayshore Blvd. Use off-site parking next to Kojak's BBQ at Gandy Boulevard and Elberon Street. Free. Call (813) 835-4475.
Carver City/ Lincoln Gardens
Realtors' networking event features author
The Suncoast Real Estate Investor's Association will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Double Tree Hotel, 4500 W Cypress St. John Schaub, author of Building Wealth One House at a Time, will talk at the networking meeting. Free for members, $20 for guests. Call (813) 287-1515.
MacDill Air Force Base
Chief petty officers invited to meeting
The Tampa Bay Chief Petty Officers Association invites Navy and Coast Guard chief petty officers to its meetings on the second Thursday of each month. The organization meets at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at SeaScapes Beach Club, 9951 Marina Bay Drive. Free. Call (813) 951-1898.
Gray Gables
Cancer support group meets twice a month
The new local cancer support group, iCare, provides support and discussion on the second and fourth Thursday of every month. The group meets at 7 p.m. Thursday at Unity Church of Tampa, 3302 W Horatio St. Free. Call 831-0731, ext. 205.
Tampa
Seminar presents foreclosure alternatives
Homeowners may attend a free seminar, hosted by a local real estate attorney and a team of professionals, on alternatives to foreclosure, from 3 to 5 p.m. today at Keller Williams, 3450 Buschwood Park Drive, Suite 345. Reservation required. Call (813) 354-4733.
Bayside West
Race on for home with best Christmas display
The Bayside West Neighborhood Association will hold its fifth annual Christmas House Lighting Contest, where neighbors display Christmas decorations to be judged the weekend before Christmas. Drive through the neighborhood within the boundaries of W Euclid and S Manhattan avenues, Gandy Boulevard and Tampa Bay to view a holiday spectacle. Call (813) 507-9664.