Community Corner
5 Things to Know Today, March 8
Here's some things you might want to know as you go about your day.
1. It's Fat Tuesday, the day before Lent begins. Traditionally, this is a day for food and drink before a period of fasting. It's the perfect excuse to dine at one of the many restaurants in the Bloomingdale Patch area.
2. It's a chilly 48 degrees in the Bloomingdale Patch area. But you'll be able to shed the sweater this afternoon. It will quickly warm up to 80 degrees.
3. The call is out for talented teens. Auditions for the Brandon Idol Teen contest will be held Thursday, March 31, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, April 2, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Brandon Family YMCA, 3097 S. Kingsway Road Seffner. Those auditioning for the contest April 30 will need to bring their own audition music.
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For more information, contact Diana Niles at Diana.niles@tampaymca.org or 813-685-5402.
Ticket prices and additional information for the annual Brandon Idol Teen contest will be announced soon.
4. Stop by the Bloomingdale Regional Library today at 3:30 p.m. to make yoiur own mash-ups using music downloaded from the Bloomingdale Regional Library's new music database, Freegal. Learn how to mix and mash music using Audacity audio editing software. The library will even upload a select few to its Studio 813 Web site. Seating is limited. Registration in person is required no earlier than half an hour prior to the start of the program.
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5. A Life Story Writing Workshop continues today at the Bloomingdale Regional Public Library, 1906 Bloomingdale Ave. in Valrico. The workshops takes place on Tuesdays through April 5 at 10:30 a.m.
An award-winning program of encouragement and instruction in writing your own life story and organizing a life story portfolio, this six-week free workshop is for all levels of writing skills.
The class size is limited to 10. Preregister at the Bloomingdale Regional Library Ask-Me Kiosk. The workshop is co-sponsored by the Bloomingdale Writers Connection and the Friends of the Bloomingdale Regional Library. For more information about this and other free programs at the library, call (813) 273-3652 or visit www.hcplc.org.
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