CL's must-do list for the week of
Thurs., Sept. 13-Wed., Sept. 19
13Comedian Greg Morton — best known for his hilarious one-minute re-enactment of Star Wars — stops in Tampa to perform a string of shows beginning tonight. 8 p.m., Tampa Improv.
14Moving Current Dance Collective launches its 2007-08 season with An Evening of Contemporary & Aerial Dance, a program featuring new works by co-directors Cynthia Hennessy and Erin Cardinal, and several guest choreographers. 8 p.m., USF-Tampa College of Visual and Performing Arts Theatre II.
15Do something good for the environment: Participate in the International Coastal Cleanup, a single-day global volunteer effort to protect the ocean and its wildlife by removing trash and debris from beaches, lakes, rivers and other waterways. For a list of local cleanup sites, visit oceanconservancy.org.
16The I Like It Hot! Festival draws a respectable crowd of sensory-thrill-seeking locals with its wide range of spicy goods — hot sauces, salsas, BBQ sauces, pepper jellies and more. 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Minnreg Building, Largo.
17Pink Tie Wine & Dine is an event held to raise funds in support of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure 3-Day Walk. Guests enjoy food, beverages, live jazz by Gene Cannon, and silent and live auctions. 7:30 p.m., Mojito's Grill, Brandon.
18Florida Museum of Photographic Arts presents CUBA: The works of Clyde Butcher and Maria Martinez-Canas and Life in Cuba, photos from the collections of Bay area families. Reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Through Nov. 10., downtown Tampa.
19Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists host Getting Your News in the News, an open discussion between top editors from major newspaper and television outlets, and members of the community, activist groups and neighborhood organizations. A Q&A session follows. 7 p.m., Fletcher Lounge, University of Tampa.
Sept. 20, Poetry Night with Peter Meinke, Clearwater Main Library, Clearwater, clearwater-fl.com/cpl.
Sept. 22, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Skipper's Smokehouse, Tampa, skipperssmokehouse.com.
Sept. 24, The Loafies: Best of the Bay Awards Show, Tampa Theatre, downtown Tampa, tampa.creativeloafing.com/loafies.
This article appears in Sep 12-18, 2007.