CLUB CLIPS

Published: May 7, 2008

Club Clips lists recurring club events.

CRITIQUE GROUP: The Florida Writers Alliance critique group meets at 7 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at Barnes & Noble, 11802 N. Dale Mabry Highway. Call (813) 932-6902.

INVENTORS CLUB: The Inventors Club meets at 7 p.m. Wednesdays at Perkins restaurant, 12650 N. Dale Mabry Highway. Call (813) 972-3815.

OPTIMIST CLUB: The Northwest Tampa Optimist Club meets from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursdays at Perkins restaurant, 5602 W. Waters Ave. Call (813) 920-4836 or (813) 404-5652.

ROTARY CLUB: The Rotary Club of Tampa Upper Bay meets at 7:30 a.m. Fridays at Pilot Bank, 12471 West Linebaugh Ave. Go to www.tampaupperbay rotary.org.

WOOD TURNERS: The Tri-County Wood Turners Club will meet at 7 p.m. the first Wednesday monthly at Lutz Community Center, 98 First Ave. N.W. Call (813) 948-2264.

COMMON THREADS: The Tampa group Common Threads, associated with the American Sewing Guild, meets from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. the first Thursday monthly at Journey Church, 7708 Van Dyke Road. Call (813) 792-2377.

GARDEN CIRCLE: The Town 'N Country Garden Circle meets at noon the first Wednesday monthly at the Town 'N Country Recreation Center, 6039 Hanley Road. Call (813) 884-3462.

TAMPA WRITERS: The Tampa Writers Alliance hosts a general meeting at 7 p.m. the first Wednesday monthly at the Jimmie B. Keel Library, 2902 W. Bearss Ave. Call (813) 932-6902.

FERN GARDEN: The Fern Garden Club meets at 10 a.m. the first Thursday monthly at Keystone Recreation Center, 17928 Gunn Highway. Call (813) 961-0175.

CIVIL AIR PATROL: Civil Air Patrol's Hillsborough One Senior Squadron meets from 7 to 9 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of each month at the EAA Building, 9334 Vandenberg Airport Road. Call (813) 991-5110.

FORESTERS: The Foresters, Tampa chapter, will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Piccadilly restaurant, 11810 N. Dale Mabry Highway. Meeting begins at 6:15 p.m. Call (813) 961-0117.

REPUBLICAN CLUB: The Tampa Republican Club will meet for dinner at 6 p.m. the second Monday monthly at Sam Seltzer's Steakhouse, 4744 N. Dale Mabry Highway. Sheila M. McDevitt, vice chair of the Florida Board of Governors, is the February guest speaker. Call (813) 884-1817.

CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS: The Tampa Bay Chief Petty Officers Association meets at 7 p.m. the second Monday monthly at the Surf's Edge Enlisted Club, 7315 Bayshore Blvd. on MacDill Air Force Base. Active, reserve and retired chief petty officers are invited. Call (727) 804-5227.

SONS OF NORWAY: The Tampa Bay Lodge, of Sons of Norway, meets at 6:30 p.m. the second Wednesday monthly at Grace Lutheran Church, 3714 W. Linebaugh Ave. Call (813) 932-3738.

TAMPAN GRADS: The New Tampan Grads meet at 11 a.m. May 14 The Colonnade Restaurant, 3401 Bayshore Blvd. Call (813) 249-8260.

SIERRA CLUB: The Tampa Bay Sierra Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the second Wednesday monthly at the Children's Board of Hillsborough County, 1002 E. Palm Ave. Call (813) 741-3054 or go to www.florida.sierraclub.org/tampabay.

KEYSTONE SERVICE CLUB: Keystone Service Club meets May 14 at Keystone Park, 17928 Gunn Highway. Call (813) 920-2146 for restaurant and time.

Send Club Clips items to Jessica Balanza, The Tampa Tribune, 5625 W. Waters Ave., Suite G, Tampa FL 33634; e-mail jbalanza@tampatrib.com; or fax to (813) 882-8924.