This month's socially-conscious Conversation with Bill Cosby, and the feature-length documentary, The Boys of Baraka, about a group of "at risk" 12-year-old boys from inner city Baltimore who attend an experimental boarding school in Kenya, East Africa. 8 p.m., the Studio@620, $5 general/$3 members.
Singer/songwriter Phoebe Snow plays a show at Tampa Theatre. For more on Snow, see Upcoming Concerts. 7:30 p.m., $30.50-$35.50.
Tampa Bay Chapter members of the United Nations Association for the United States of America (ain't that a mouthful) invites the public to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 60th Anniversary Party. Attendees enjoy drinks, hors d'oeuvres and a presentation by Pius Nyamora, an internationally-recognized Kenyan journalist and UT Communications professor who talks about his experiences publishing revolutionary articles about his government and his need to flee the country as a result. A holiday party follows. 6:15-11 p.m., Plant Hall-University of Tampa, $15.
Another nod to the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is hosted by Globe Coffee Lounge in St. Petersburg and features poetry readings by various Bay area word artists. 7 p.m., free admission.
St. Petersburg Audubon Society and Florida Native Plant Society stage a Holiday Conservation Celebration with environmental exhibits, a silent auction of holiday gift items, door prizes, and a presentation and book signing by nature photographer James Valentine. 6:30 p.m., Pinellas County Extension, free admission.
This article appears in Dec 10-16, 2008.