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SEND NO. 99 TO THE SHOWERS
Dress to impress and prepare to eat well at Warren Sapp's Retirement Party at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on Saturday. After 13NFL seasons and 96 sacks, the former Tampa Bay Buccaneer will besaluted by South Beach's DJ Selfborn as a buffet of tapas, sushiand dessert fill up the partygoers. The $75 ticket price benefitsthe Children's Cancer Center in Tampa. It runs 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. at5223 N Orient Road in Tampa.

GOTH'S NIGHT OUT
Vampire's Kiss is a theatrical play at the Cigar City Theater in Ybor City, butit's also a Goth fashion show that's more than black lipstick andplastic armbands. Actors will play out scenes written by BlakeEmory and, in between, there will be art and fashion, complementedby Dark Wave music mixed by DJ Kaos and Shard. Doors open Friday at9 p.m. at 1704 N 17th St., Ybor City, and the fashion show startsat 10:30. Admission is $10 and drinks are free. (813) 770-2163.

WEAVERS ON THE PROWL
Lovers of fiber art in town for the huge Convergence 2008conference will gather Friday for a gallery crawl . The Kotler Art Gallery at John F. Germany Library, 900 N AshleyDrive in Tampa, will kick things off with a free reception startingat 6 p.m. See weavespindye.org for a list of participatinggalleries and art houses with extended hours and artist receptions.

THEY DRIP, WE WIN
You gotta love a rib joint that's proud of its staining power.Kojak's House of Ribs was named "Tampa's Favorite Stain"in a contest sponsored by Tide and Citysearch. To celebrate, itwill be giving away free barbecue ribs starting at 2 p.m. Saturday at 2808 W Gandy Blvd. in Tampa.

HERE COME THE BRIDAL GOWNS
Brace yourselves brides. Friday and Saturday marks the secondannual Goodwill Industries sale of discount wedding gowns . Taffeta will be flying as bridezillas go on the hunt among 250new wedding gowns, with prices starting at just $60. The designergowns (everything from Oleg Cassini to Christina Wu) were donatedby Bridal Concepts in Seminole, Jon's Bridal and Olga's Bridal& Boutique in Tampa, and Dare to Dream Bridal in Holiday, andusually go for three and four figures. The dresses will be splitbetween two stores, the Brandon Goodwill Superstore at 1106 EBrandon Blvd. on Friday and the Lakeland Goodwill Superstore at5411 S Florida Ave. in Lakeland on Saturday. Doors open at 6 a.m.both days.



EXTREME BIRD WATCHING
Learn to put your peeping skills to good use at the Great Weedon Bird Quest on Sunday. The free guided tour of the Weedon Island Preserve innorth St. Petersburg will teach you how to identify marks andbehaviors of resident birds and seasonal visitors. It starts at 8a.m. at the preserve's Cultural and Natural History Center, 1800Weedon Drive NE St. Petersburg. Call (727) 453-6500 to register,and be prepared to take a two-hour hike.

PARTY IS A HAIR BALL
There will be no bad hair days allowed Friday at the Paul Mitchell Fashion Show at Floyd's in the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, 5223 NOrient Road in Tampa. Women receive free champagne from 10 p.m.until 1 a.m., when the fashion show begins. Admission is $10. Seemidnite-productions.com.

PREMATURE DETONATION
New Port Richey is getting its Independence Day party started earlywith Saturday's Main Street Blast! There will be live music, classic cars, a patriotic pooch paradeand fireworks at dark along Main Street in downtown New PortRichey. It runs 4 to 11 p.m. Free.

WALK LIKE MADD
Lowry Park Zoo hosts Mothers Against Drunk Driving's signature 5K fundraiser walk , including such family-friendly activities as a teen fun zone,tours of police vehicles, face painting, duck prize pool fortoddlers and child fingerprinting. Ceremonies begin at 7 a.m.Saturday and the walk is 7:30 to 9:15 a.m. inside the zoo. Familyactivities follow from 9:15 to 11 a.m. in the zoo school area(outside the zoo proper). 1101 W Sligh Ave., Tampa. Walkers collectdonations; individual event-day donations are permitted. (813)935-2676. walklikemadd.org.

WHAT, NO KUNG FU PANDAS?
Adrenaline junkies have a choice of well-muscled entertainment thisweekend. The St. Pete Times Forum on Saturday will host Xtreme Fighting Championships Mixed Martial Arts . You can get a free ticket with five cans of food for MetropolitanMinistries, or you can pay $20-$50 at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Forum,401 Channelside Drive, Tampa. (813) 301-2500. Over in SafetyHarbor, the Master Mehrdad Muay Thai Classic XVIV will have male and female amateur martial artists and muay thaipractitioners of all ages. It starts at 6 p.m. Saturday at theSafety Harbor Community Center, 650 Ninth Ave. S, Safety Harbor.$15-$25. (727) 573-8589. mastermehrdad.com/mmmtc.htm.

DRIVE-BY ART SHOW
The ultra-hipster Downtown Film Fest and Car Art Party on Saturdaywill showcase some of Tampa Bay's best and most undergroundindependent cinema. There will also be ARTcars by CarlKnickerbocker and an installation of photographs by Mitzi Gordon.Admission is $10 and there will be drinks and hors d'oeuvres at ArtPool, 919 First Ave. N St. Petersburg, starting at 8 p.m.


NOT FOR THE DELICATE
All the rude boys who love a good fart joke are in for a treat thisweekend. Not only is Andrew "Dice" Clay bringing his hard-core comedy to the elegant Tampa Theatre onFriday (tickets are $49.50 at tampatheatre.org), but Howard Stern'spet comics take the mike at the State Theatre on Saturday for the Killers of Comedy Tour . The lineup includes Reverend Bob Levy, Sal Governale, Yucko TheClown, The Iron Sheik from the WWE and more. Tickets are $30-$50 atState Theatre, 687 Central Ave. The show starts at 6:30 p.m.

DIVE FOR TREASURE
Hidden treasure is all over the Largo water park at the Splashes Treasure Hunt at the Highland Family Aquatic Center, 400 Highland Ave., Largo,for kids ages 10 and younger. Hunts divided by age group. It's 11a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and is $12-$23 per family, depending onwhether you have a Largo resident rec card. (727) 518-3018.

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