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A note from our friends at the Henry B. Plant Museum:
Come experience the holiday season in a new light: escape the commercialism and stress of a modern Christmas and capture the warmth and joy of an old-fashioned holiday with your loved ones. The Henry B. Plant Museum presents its Victorian Christmas Stroll from December 1st [...]

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[ December 4, 2008; 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Light Up the Season At The County’s Annual Holiday Festival
Share the holiday spirit and join in the fun at Hillsborough County’s 7th Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Festival on December 4 from 5 – 9 p.m. Snow will fall over the entire festival at Joe Chillura Courthouse Square at the corner of Kennedy Boulevard and Pierce [...]

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[ December 1, 2008 10:00 am to December 23, 2008 8:00 pm. ] The Henry B. Plant Museum presents its Victorian Christmas Stroll from December 1st to 23rd, 2008, 10:00 am to 8:00 pm daily.

Find out more about the Henry B. Plant Museum at the University of Tampa.

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[ November 20, 2008; 11:30 am to 1:30 pm. ] Annual Empty Bowls Luncheon.

2008 marks the 14th anniversary for annual hunger luncheon to be held again in downtown Tampa’s Lykes Gaslight Park (map).

Over a thousand guests share in a simple meal of soup and bread that signifies the plight [...]

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[ March 21, 2009; 7:00 am; ] From <a href=”http://www.stairclimbtampabay.com/stairclimbtampabay/”>Climb Tampa</a>:

Join us for one of the most unique events in Tampa Bay.  On March 21, 2009, hundreds of people will huff and puff their way climbing the 42 flights in the Bank of America Plaza in downtown Tampa.  This is more than your same old 5K this event is a vertical race [...]

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The YMCA Turkey Gobble is one of Tampa’s only 5K/10K races on Thanksgiving morning and is steadily growing each year with 300 runners/walkers expected to participate! Currently, the YMCA is recruiting sponsors for this fun family friendly race. They would like to invite Downtown employers to continue their tradition of supporting the community by serving [...]

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[ November 27, 2008; 7:30 am; ] 5th Annual Turkey Gobble 5K/10K Run&Walk
Thursday, November 27 (Thanksgiving) at 7:30am

Find out more at the Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA.

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The Tampa Museum of Art launched a new phase of its capital campaign to build a new facility.
The TMA Square Foot Society is now accepting contributions equal to the cost of a square foot of the new building’s construction.
TMA SQUARE FOOT SOCIETY
Step Up, Make A Difference
And Help Create The Experience.
A project of this magnitude requires [...]

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[ March 25, 2008; 7:30 pm; ] BLOOMINGDALE HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA PRESENTS ON THE ROAD TO CHINA
Tickets:
$25 General Seating
$100 VIP Seating

The Bloomingdale High School Orchestra has been invited by the Beijing International Youth Festival Organizing Committee to participate in the American Orchestral Salute to the 2008 Beijing Olympics from June 23rd-July 3rd 2008. The “On the Road to China” concert and silent [...]

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[ March 15, 2008; 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. ] The Preview Party is Friday, March 14, from 7 – 9 p.m., Plant Hall lobby, $50 per person.
The Chiselers Market is Saturday, March 15, from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. or until everything is gone.

The Market includes plants and flowers; jewelry; kitchenware; bargain center; books and art; electrical items and tools; china, crystal and silver; [...]

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