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It’s Women’s Health Heart Day. Get regular checkups to make sure your heart (and the rest of you) is as healthy as possible.
Today is the birthday of Rosa Parks, one of the great faces of the desegregation movement, and Betty Friedan, author of The Feminine Mystique.
Mardi Gras! Take this chance to be as naughty as possible.
Today is Girls and Women in Sports Day. Kick a ball around with your daughter, sister, or best friend.
Random Acts of Kindness Week starts today. Get inspired to help others!
Today is V-Day, dedicated to stopping violence against women. Visit vday.com for more info.
Happy Birthday, Susan B. Anthony!
Mourn the anniversary of the last episode of “Sex and the City” by cracking open your complete season DVDs and having a day of remembrance.
He is coming to the Tampa Bay area for one night only, and we’re feeling good. Michael Buble brings soft, jazzy sounds and charm to the St. Pete Times Forum for his intimate Call Me Irresponsible tour stop. Show starts at 8pm. 813.301.2500.

Climb 42 floors in the American Lung Association’s 3rd Annual Climb Tampa held at Bank of America Plaza in downtown Tampa. Those participating can enjoy a brunch buffet at the top of the building following the event. Starts at 7am. stairclimbtampabay.com

Get a free, early glimpse of the art of dragon boat racing at the Tampa Convention Center docks from 8-11am. If your office is signed up to take part in the 2008 International Dragon Boat Races on May 3rd, this is a great opportunity to learn firsthand what’s required of paddlers. tampabaydragonboats.com

Get festive and celebrate Ybor City’s ethnic heritage, food, arts and culture at this annual free Fiesta Day and Flan Festival. Held in Centennial Park, corner of Eighth Avenue and 19th Street from 10am to 6pm. 

Watch Youth Production celebrate Black History Month on the Mahaffey Theatre stage through song, poetry and dramatic performance. Show starts at 4pm. 727.327.0015.

Check out a a free film festival running Feb. 24 through Mar. 1 with movies focused on the state of the wilderness, the seas and the Earth at Eckerd College, St. Petersburg. Films start each evening at 7pm.  727.864.7979.

Take part in a free interactive presentation and discussion “Between Sisters: What Does It Mean To Be A Black Woman In America,” hosted by the USF Office of Multicultural Affairs, St. Pete campus. To be held in the Davis Building, Room 130. Starts at 5pm. 727.873.4767.

Be a kid. Tackle a coaster or just hunt down the funnel cake vendor and indulge yourself today. It’s time for the annual Florida Strawberry Festival. Check out arts and crafts, horticulture exhibits and this year’s concert lineup.Runs from 2/28-3/9 in Plant City. 10am-7:30pm daily. 813.752.9194.

Take in this feminist comedy from Suzanne Willett at the Studio@620 in St. Petersburg. In “Feminazi,” Willett addresses the derogatory label,” negative feminist stereotypes, the real perils of the Virgin Mary and the challenges facing older women. A share of the proceeds benefit CASA of St. Petersburg. Tickets, $15. Starts at 8pm. casa-stpete.org.


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