Thursday, November 20, 2008

Do It Today

Posted by Leilani Polk on Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 6:00 AM

Museum of Fine Arts and Sunscreen Film Festival team up to bring locals a new "Movies at the Museum" screening series. The first kicks off tonight; the featured selection is The Blues Brothers starring Dan Akroyd and John Belushi (pictured). The screening begins at 7 p.m., but guests are encouraged to arrive early and browse MFA'a permanent collection galleries from 6 to 7 p.m. $10, the Marly Room at MFA.

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Tonight's "Side Door Jazz" event at Palladium Theater in St. Petersburg features pianist Kym Purling and his quartet for an evening of jazz vocals and piano, "Love Songs: Sweet ‘n Swingin’." 7:30 p.m., $20.

A panel discussion on the human element of global warming, "Feel the Heat: Climate Change, Vulnerability and Environmental Justice," is held tonight at St. Petersburg's Studio at 620. 6-7 p.m. reception, 7-9 p.m. discussion, free admission.

A new traveling exhibit in celebration of New Orleans' new Insectarium, a bug museum, stops at Museum of Science and Industry for a four-day event. MOSI visitors can see and touch an array of bugs, compete in cockroach races and cricket spitting contests, and even taste insect treats by "bug chef" David George Gordon, author of The How to Eat a Bug Cookbook. Nov. 20-23, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. each day, $20.95 adults/$18.95 seniors/$16.95 children ages 2-12.

St. Pete College's resident dance company, CoMotion Dance Theatre, stages its fall concert, which includes modern dance choreographed by college faculty and locally-based guest artists. 8 p.m. Thurs.-Sat., Nov. 20-22, SPC Music Center, Clearwater, free admission.

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