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events for may3, 2008
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Relay for Life Honor those touched by cancer and raise money for the fight against the disease at the American Cancer Society Relay for Life to be held at the following Pinellas locations: Bright House Networks Field at 601 Old Coachman Rd. in Clearwater; Carillon Office Park at 570 Carillon Parkway in Carillon; Lakewood High School at 1400 54th Ave. S. in Skyway; and the Tarpon Sports Complex at 150 Jasmine Ave. in Palm Harbor. Teams of 10-15 participants can walk or run; others may participate in other fun activities at the track. Starts Friday, May 2 at 6pm and runs through Saturday, May 3 at noon. 727.546.9822. Pinellas Living Green Expo Pick up valuable conservation solutions for the home at the Pinellas Living Green Expo at HarborviewCenter in Clearwater. Learn how to lead healthy lives while having less impact on the environment. FREE. Saturday, 9am-5pm. Sunday, 10am-4pm. pinellaslivinggreenexpo.org. Women's Car Care Clinic Feel empowered when it comes to what you know about your automobile. Attend the Women’s Car Care Clinic led by performance vehicle specialist Doug Turner at Vortex Motorsport in Tampa. Get basic car maintenance information, learn how to distinguish between good and faulty car parts and arm yourself with the knowledge to protect yourself as a driver and consumer. 10:30am-1pm. FREE, with donations suggested for Wheels For Success, a nonprofit program providing transportation for lower-income families. vortexmotorsport.com. Sea Grapes Wine & Food Festival Sample some of the Bay area’s finest cuisine at the 7th Annual Sea Grapes Fine Wine & Food Festival at the Florida Aquarium in Tampa. Evening includes a wine tasting from over 100 wines, live music and an auction. $85. 7-10pm. flaquarium.org. 10th Annual White Party Join the 13 Ugly Men Foundation for its signature event, the 10th Annual White Party, being held at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tampa. The event traditionally draws over a thousand attendees who arrive dressed completely in white attire to eat, drink and mingle. Proceeds will benefit the L. David Shear Children’s Law Center of Bay Area Legal Services, Inc. , enabling them to add a third attorney to their staff. $39 for women in advance online, $59 at the door. $59 for men in advance online, $79 at the door. 7pm-1am. 13uglymen.com. Tampa Walk to Cure Lupus Take steps to beat lupus. Sign up for the 3rd Annual Tampa Walk with Us to Cure Lupus event at Al Lopez Park in Tampa. Proceeds from the 5K (3.1 mile) walk support the Florida Suncoast ALR. Check-in is at 9am, walk begins at 10am. walk.lupusresearch.org.

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Relay for Life

Honor those touched by cancer and raise money for the fight against the disease at the American Cancer Society Relay for Life to be held at the following Pinellas locations: Bright House Networks Field at 601 Old Coachman Rd. in Clearwater; Carillon Office Park at 570 Carillon Parkway in Carillon; Lakewood High School at 1400 54th Ave. S. in Skyway; and the Tarpon Sports Complex at 150 Jasmine Ave. in Palm Harbor. Teams of 10-15 participants can walk or run; others may participate in other fun activities at the track. Starts Friday, May 2 at 6pm and runs through Saturday, May 3 at noon. 727.546.9822.

Pinellas Living Green Expo

Pick up valuable conservation solutions for the home at the Pinellas Living Green Expo at HarborviewCenter in Clearwater. Learn how to lead healthy lives while having less impact on the environment. FREE. Saturday, 9am-5pm. Sunday, 10am-4pm. pinellaslivinggreenexpo.org.

Women's Car Care Clinic

Feel empowered when it comes to what you know about your automobile. Attend the Women’s Car Care Clinic led by performance vehicle specialist Doug Turner at Vortex Motorsport in Tampa. Get basic car maintenance information, learn how to distinguish between good and faulty car parts and arm yourself with the knowledge to protect yourself as a driver and consumer. 10:30am-1pm. FREE, with donations suggested for Wheels For Success, a nonprofit program providing transportation for lower-income families. vortexmotorsport.com.

Sea Grapes Wine & Food Festival

Sample some of the Bay area’s finest cuisine at the 7th Annual Sea Grapes Fine Wine & Food Festival at the Florida Aquarium in Tampa. Evening includes a wine tasting from over 100 wines, live music and an auction. $85. 7-10pm. flaquarium.org.

10th Annual White Party

Join the 13 Ugly Men Foundation for its signature event, the 10th Annual White Party, being held at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tampa. The event traditionally draws over a thousand attendees who arrive dressed completely in white attire to eat, drink and mingle. Proceeds will benefit the L. David Shear Children’s Law Center of Bay Area Legal Services, Inc. , enabling them to add a third attorney to their staff. $39 for women in advance online, $59 at the door. $59 for men in advance online, $79 at the door. 7pm-1am. 13uglymen.com.

Tampa Walk to Cure Lupus

Take steps to beat lupus. Sign up for the 3rd Annual Tampa Walk with Us to Cure Lupus event at Al Lopez Park in Tampa. Proceeds from the 5K (3.1 mile) walk support the Florida Suncoast ALR. Check-in is at 9am, walk begins at 10am. walk.lupusresearch.org.