Albrecht Durer: Art in Transition, Masterpieces from the Graphic Collection of Hessian St. Museum - Museum of Fine Arts, 255 Beach Drive NE, St. Petersburg. This is one of only three U.S. venues. Durer is the most important German Renaissance artist and one of the most significant figures in the history of art. Though a painter and draftsman, he is especially known for his role in the development of printmarking and for transforming the art of engraving.
Africian-American Heritage Day: Largo, FL (727) 582-2123
Beauty in Common Things: American Arts and Crafts Pottery from the Two Red Roses Foundation - Museum of Fine Arts, 255 Beach Drive NE, St. Petersburg (727) 896-2667. The show features approximately 80 examples of pottery from the American Arts and Crafts movement by esteemed potteries as Rookwood, Grueby, Newcomb College, Marblehead, Teco, Saturday Evening Girls, and Overbeck. Furniture and paintings will place the ceramic objects in context and create environments which will enhance understanding of the Arts and Crafts movement in America: www.fine-arts.org
Big East/Big Ten Baseball Challenge - Various stadiums throughout Pinellas County. Eight teams from the Big East and ten teams from the Big Ten college baseball conferences will compete in this inaugural baseball challenge. Games will be played in Progress Energy Park, BrightHouse Field and Knology Park, as well as historic Jack Russell Stadium and the Naimoli Complex.
BODY WORLDS 3 - The Story of the Heart - Museum of Science and Industry, 4801 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa (813) 987-6080. Dr. von Hagen's BODY WORLDS 3 offers insights on the human body and disease, looking closely at the heart. This is the only exhibition of donor bodies with more than 8,900 registered donors. www.mosi.org
Body Worlds - MOSI, Museum of Science & Industry 4801 E Fowler Ave Tampa, FL 33617 813 987-6000 The exhibit is an unforgettable anatomy lesson that allows visitors to see and understand physiology and health and features 200 authentic specimens, including entire bodies and individual organs. www.bodyworlds.com cost
Clearwater Threshers Basball, Clearwater, FL (727) 441-8638
Christopher Still: Coming Home - 12211 Walsingham Road, Largo (727) 518-6833. Still is best known for his artful representations of Florida life, history and culture. To achieve the accuracy and detail he requires, he has traipsed into the Florida wilderness, used a specialized painting box to paint underwater, interviewed scholars and descendants of historical figures and researched countless aspects of Florida history. Fee. www.gulfcoastmuseum.org
Dali, Freud and Surrealism - Salvador Dali Museum, 1000 Third Street S., St. Petersburg (727) 823-3767. Dali was greatly influenced by the writings of Sigmund Freud; this exhibit translates them into a visual language. www.salvadordalimuseum.org
Downtown Farmers Market, Clearwater, FL (727) 461-7674 112 S. Osceola Ave., Clearwater. Features fresh produce, plants, bakery products, seafood, weekly entertainment.
Dunedin Blue Jays Baseball - Blue Jays Stadium, Dunedin (727) 733-0429. Minor league baseball.
Epiphany Celebration, Tarpon Springs, FL (727) 937-3540
Florida Gulf Beaches Halfathon, Clearwater, FL (888) 548-2786
Florida State Fair, Tampa, FL (813) 621-7821
Florida Strawberry Festival, Plant City, FL (813) 754-1996
Fun `N Sun Festival, Clearwater, FL (727) 562-4804
Gasparilla Pirate Fest, Tampa, FL (813) 254-1363
Greyhound Racing, St. Petersburg, FL (727) 576-1361
Highland Games Military Tattoo, Dunedin, FL (727) 733-3197
Highland Scottish Games, Dunedin, FL (727) 733-3197
Holiday Garden Lights - Florida Botanical Gardens, 12520 Ulmerton Road (inside Pinewood Cultural Park), Largo (727) 582-2100. Stroll through Florida Botanical Gardens' illuminated garden. This is Pinellas County's premier holiday light event with over 425,000 lights. Free. www.flbg.org
Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, St. Petersburh, FL (727) 824-7223
Knology Sea-Blues Festival - Coachman Park, downtown Clearwater (727) 562-4804. Enjoy a variety of seafood vendors as well as two days of great blues music. Free.
Mardi Gras Celebration, Dunedin, FL (727) 538-4394
Mainsail Arts Festival, St. Petersburg, FL (727) 892-5885
Myth in Dali's Art - Salvador Dali Museum, 1000 Third Street S, St. Petersburg (727) 823-3767. Selections of the museum's permanent collection examine how Dali used mythology to embody his fears and desires. www.salvadordalimuseum.org
New York Yankees Spring Training, Tampa, FL (813) 879-2244
Outback Bowl Football, Tampa, FL (813) 847-2695
Philadelphia Phillies Spring Training Baseball - BrightHouse Networks Field, Clearwater (727) 442-8496. Major league baseball.
Pinellas Folk Festival, Heritage Village, Largo, FL (727) 528-2123. Features traditional folk music, storytelling and pioneer crafts and performances by skilled artisans. Sheep to shawl activities, vintage 1890's baseball, traditional rug hooking and embroidery show, food court.
PODS Championship Golf Tournament, Palm Harbor, FL (727) 942-5566
Sanctuary: Photographs by Anna Tomczak - Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, 600 Klosterman Road, Tarpon Springs (727) 712-5762. Tomczak uses a large-scale Polaroid camera to create eginmatic photographic images. www.spcollege.edu/museum
SEC Men's Basketball - The 2009 SEC Men's Basketball tournament will be held at St. Pete Times Forum. www.sptimesforum.com
St. Anthony's Triatholan, St. Petersburg, FL (727) 825-1271
Sunsets at Pier 60 - Pier 60, Clearwater Beach (727) 449-1036. Artisans, street performers, musicians and more perform two hours before sunset and two hours after. Artisians must display their own hand crafted work. www.sunsetsatpier60.com
Tampa Bay Devil Rays Baseball - Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg (727) 898-RAYS. Major league baseball. www.devilrays.com
Toronto Blue Jays Spring Training Baseball - Blue Jays Stadium, Dunedin (727) 733-0429. Major league baseball.
Tampa Bay Lightning Hockey, Tampa, FL (813) 229-2658
Thoroughbred Racing, Oldsmar, FL (813) 855-4401
Tampa Bay Devil Rays Baseball - Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg (727) 825-3334). Major league baseball. www.devilrays.com
Tampa Bay Lightning Hockey, Tampa, FL (813) 229-2658
Tampa Bay Marathon Swim, St. Petersburg, FL (727) 531-7999
Tampa Yankees Spring Training Baseball - Legends Field, Tampa (813) 673-3018. Major league baseball. www.legendsfieldtampa.com
Theater in Ancient Art: The William Knight Zewadski Collection - Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg (727) 896-2667. 50 fascinating Greek and Roman works recreate a theatrical experience recognizing the theater was not only entertainment but was an integral, ritualistic part of these civilizations. www.fine-arts.org
Thoroughbred Racing, Oldsmar, FL (813) 855-4401
Toronto Blue Jays Spring Training Baseball - Blue Jays Stadium, Dunedin (727) 733-0429. Major league baseball.
Verizon Classic, Senior PGA Tour Professionals, Tampa, FL (813) 265-4653
Wifredo Lam in North America - Salvador Dali Museum, 1000 Third Street South, St. Petersburg (727) 823-3767. Over 50 paintings, drawings, photos and letters by Wifredo Lam, the celebrated 20th century Cuban-born artist, focus on the artist's impact on the development of modern art in America, tracing the way in which he combined aspects of the European avant-garde with Afro-Cuban myths and art forms. www.salvadordalimuseum.org