| Pinellas celebrates the holidays
Tis the season, and around Pinellas calendars are filling quickly with a variety of special holiday events, including the following.
Christmas tree sale
SEMINOLE The Kiwanis Club of Seminole are selling Christmas trees at the lot immediately north of the Seminole Chamber of Commerce building, 8400 113th St. Hours are Monday through Friday, 3 to 9 p.m.; Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and Sundays noon to 7 p.m. All trees are Fraser firs. All proceeds from the sale go to the clubs youth projects. Also, Boy Scout Troop 371 will hold its annual Christmas Tree Sale at Christ the King Lutheran Church, 11220 Oakhurst Road through Sunday, Dec. 16.
Hours Saturday and Sunday are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Monday through Friday, 5 to 9 p.m.
Holiday wreaths sale
CLEARWATER The Humane Society of Pinellas is sponsoring a holiday wreath sale.
Beat cabin fever and learn, too
Check out the winter aviary scene around the wetlands of Lake Crabtree County Park (1400 Aviation Parkway, Morrisville). 460-2723. Groundhog Tracks and Signs Honor the groundhog with a two-hour session at Historic Yates Mill County Park (4620 Lake Wheeler Road, Raleigh) about how it came to predict weather. $5, pre-registration required. 856-6675. Winter Tree ID A ranger shows you how to tell a tree by its bark (and other things). Eno River State Park, preregistration required, 383-1686. From Field to Forest Did you know that the 5,500 wooded acres that make up Umstead State Park were once mostly farmland? This two-mile hike shows you what happens 80 years or so after. 571-4170 to preregister. Run with a Ranger A 4-mile run through the J.C.
National stand-up deal adds to Augie T’s busy calendar
National stand-up deal adds to Augie T's busy calendar LOCAL COMEDIAN Augie Tulba planned to keep a relatively low profile during the first few months of 2008. "I was gonna take a nice break this year," he said last week before leaving on a four-day trip to Saipan. "(But) I just signed a national deal for my stand-up." Later this year, Tulba will hit the road with the likes of Na Leo and Willie K for "One Hawaii," a variety show of sorts that will bring a taste of the islands to mainland fans. Before that happens, however, the comic and TV/radio personality will make some major moves here at home and elsewhere in the Pacific. First up: "The Augie Show Special," which aired Wednesday on KHNL, followed by a six-month run of "The Augie Show" on KFVE starting Monday at 10:30 p.m.
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