Looking for something green-related to do this weekend? Look no further than our own Green Community Calendar.
Fresh Markets and More at Seminole Mall- Every Thursday-Sunday; 9 am-3 pm. Fresh Markets and More is a fun-filled celebration of the worlds most popular culinary ingredients along with a selection of unique arts and crafts all located in the air conditioned corridors of the Seminole Mall. Featuring multicultural foods, fresh produce, prepared foods, gourmet baked goods, arts and crafts, music and more. Will be open every Thursday through Sunday. Seminole Mall- 11201 Park Blvd., Seminole.
Tampa Downtown Market- Fridays (through May); 10 am-2 pm. The vision of the Tampa Downtown Market is to provide local residents and businesses of the community with the freshest, highest quality, most nutritious, and most reasonably priced food and gourmet products. With a strong focus on sustainability, the Tampa Downtown Market intends to provide a vehicle to educate the community on the importance of good health as we create more business opportunities and residential benefits. Located in Lykes Gaslight Square- Tampa St. and Kennedy Blvd., Downtown Tampa.
ReNew Tampa– Friday-Sunday, October 1-3. An exploration of historic preservation, green design and good planning, takes place October 2nd at the historic Trolley Barn in Tampa Heights. An Expo, a film festival, demos and seminars, Ask an Architect and an interactive educational play area for kids and parents are a few of the activities planned by the local chapter of the local chapter of the American Institute of Architects for the second Renew Tampa event. A highlight of Renew is Saturdays keynote speech by Tom Murphy, former three term mayor of Pittsburg, and a senior fellow at the national Urban Land Institute. Murphy will share his insight on how rail could affect Tampas future. Renew kicks off Friday, October 1st at 7 p.m. with a launch party featuring live music by the Blake High Jazz Ensemble. $25 pp. Saturday, October 2nd- kids events and expo: 10 am-4 pm. Sunday, October 3rd is the Tampa Heights Tour of Homes, from 1-5 pm. $8 adv/ $10 day of. Combo Expo and Tour tix $15 adv / $20 day of Tickets for all programs can be purchased at www.renewtampa.com. Call 813-229-3411 for more info. 1910 N Ola Ave., Tampa.
World Cafe Discussions- Every Friday; 7:30-9:30 pm. Awakening and engaging collective intelligence through conversations about questions that matter. RSVP to Pat at 727.421.2746 or goodpat@tampabay.rr.com. Starbucks Cafe- 4th St N and 89th Ave N, St. Pete. www.theworldcafe.com.
Winthrop Town Center Farmers Market- Every Saturday; 8 am. Complete with more handcrafted goods, fresh fruits, veggies, and boiled peanuts than you can shake a stick at. 1109 Winthrop Market St., Riverview, 813-601-3129.
St. Pete Saturday Morning Market- Every Saturday (October-May); 9 am-2 pm. Featuring locally grown fresh produce, prepared foods, tempting baked goods, plants, flowers, herbs, handcrafted gifts, live music, and more! Downtown St. Petersburg in the Al Lang Stadium parking lot- 1st Ave. S and 1st St.
This article appears in Sep 30 – Oct 6, 2010.
