Weekly Tidbits April 28, 2022

You can now find all the makers & growers Paradise News has featured on our website at https://www.paradisenewsfl.com/corey-avenue-market/!
Make sure to tell your favorite maker/grower you read about them at ParadiseNewsFL.com!

Sea Turtle Nesting Season Kicks off May 1st!

Sea turtle nesting season takes place from May 1-Oct. 31 on Southwest Florida beaches. On nesting beaches, light from waterfront properties can disorient nesting female turtles and their young, which emerge at night and use dim natural light to find the sea. Also, beach furniture, trash and other obstacles can impede sea turtles and their young. See the tips below for how you can help keeping nesting seaturtles & hatchlings safe. Find MOTE Marine Lab’s list of dos & don’ts on our local beaches & waterways at ParadiseNewsFL.com/sea-turtle-dos-and-donts/.

Grouper Gala Celebrates 75 Years of Madeira Beach

Join the City of Madeira Beach in celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the City of Madeira Beach. The Grouper Gala is their own little way to celebrate the history of Madeira Beach with a community gathering, live music, and grouper! This FREE event will feature the Caribbean Chillers, Florida’s Favorite Jimmy Buffett Tribute Band from 6:00 – 9:00pm. The night will be capped with a fireworks display from the fishing pier in Madeira Beach. Grouper Dinner tickets are available now for those who wanted to enjoy some fresh local catch on the night of the event. The $40 ticket will get you grouper, fries, slaw, pasta salad, and two drink tickets.

Click here to get your grouper dinner tickets.

The Dalí Museum Junior Docent Summer Program

Become a Junior Docent at The Dalí Museum’s weeklong camp, where attendees discover new ways to interpret and create art, meet new friends and have fun. This year’s theme, “Inventing Identity,” will focus on the ways in which Dalí reinvented himself throughout his life, exaggerating his life experiences for shock value and crafting mythic stories and symbols from his interests.

In this program, campers will learn the fundamentals of interpreting a painting, plus how to share a compelling story and gain a deeper understanding of the power of images. Not only will students learn about Salvador Dalí and surrealist art, they will be empowered to think independently about art and express their own thoughts. Learn more at https://thedali.org/programs/camp/.

Learn more at https://www.paradisenewsfl.com/event/grouper-gala/.

NEW TIDBITS:

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The APRIL Issue is NOW online. Read it here.
Our APRIL local tidbits is full of local news you want to know! Read our April tidbits now at https://www.paradisenewsfl.com/april-tidbits-2/.
The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority’s Autonomous Vehicle, known as AVA, is returning to Dunedin after a successful 6-week pilot on Clearwater Beach. Click here to learn more.
Help feed hungry kids in Tampa Bay. One in four children in Tampa Bay don’t know where their next meal is coming from and food insecurity increases in the summer, when a lot of kids aren’t receiving meals at school. The City of South Pasadena is asking individuals, groups, businesses, and government agencies to collect cereal. Learn more at ParadiseNewsFL.com/cereal-for-summer.
Join Visit St. Pete/Clearwater at one of their local beach cleanups this April, part of their Unwind & Be Kind Campaign. Tomorrow’s Clean Up is at Indian Rocks Beach. Learn more about their Unwind & Be Kind campaign at ParadiseNewsFL.com/unwind-be-kind.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

American Stage in the Park presents Footloose the Musical- Now through May 8th INFO
The Centre St. Pete Beach 420 Festival- April 30 INFO
May Movies in the Park- Thursdays in May INFO
Fiesta in the Gardens- May 5 INFO
Hats on to the Arts- May 6 INFO
Grouper Gala- May 7 TICKETS
Happy Hour with the Historian at SPMOH- May 12 REGISTER
Indian Shores Hurricane Awareness Event- May 18 INFO
Creative Clay’s Spring for the Arts- May 20 INFO
St. Pete Beach Hurricane Preparedness Expo- May 21 INFO

REMINDERS

The APRIL Issue is NOW online. Read it here.
Reach snowbirds, locals & tourists in 2022 with a print ad in Paradise News! Email Peter Roos at sales@ParadiseNewsFL.com to place your ads in Paradise News in Print.
Pinellas County Sheriffs Offices wants you to please lock your car doors and stow valuables out of sight.
CLICK HERE to signup for ALERT PINELLAS to get vital updates during hurricane season.
Coyotes call Pinellas County home too! CLICK HERE for safety tips for you & your pets.
Click here to find Sarah Lyons’ Astrology Forecast for your sign.
Memory Kits & Busy Bottles are NEW at St. Pete Beach Library! Reminiscence therapy is an activity which promotes the sharing of memories and the telling of stories. Whether one-on-one or in a group setting, these kits help people to learn more about each other, form connections, and experience joy and contentment. Visit SPBLibrary.com for more details about these and other programs. See you soon!
BINGO! Join the Treasure Islettes at the Treasure Island Community Center, located behind Walgreens, Park/Gulf Boulevard at 106th Avenue, for their year round Thursday evening Bingo games. Early bird games begin at 6:30 pm and regular games at 7:30 pm. These games are run by the Treasure Islettes and your participation benefits local scholarships. They have great snack bar, free coffee and cash prizes. For more information about the Bingo games please contact, Linda Hepp at 727-270-3178 or at lin.hepp@outlook.com
Connect with the City of Gulfport through their app! CLICK HERE to learn more and download it.
The City of St. Pete Beach is now using See Click Fix for residents to submit issues to the city. Click here to learn more.
Clothes to Kids needs donations! Learn how you can help here.