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FLORIDA RECREATION AFTER DARK 0 S5 i I if? wtf Continued from Page 3 The bright lights In a world of high-tech synthesizers and electronic drums, it's refreshing to find a guitarist who's a virtuoso on the plain ol' 12-string. Guitarist Richard Gilewitz has won critical praise for his fancy fingerwork and sophisticated stylings as he runs the course of the Southeast circuit from Baltimore to Key Biscayne. One of his regular stops is The Wine Gallery in Indialan-tic, where he will appear Sunday evening. Gilewitz follows in the footsteps of his idols Leo Kottke and John Fahey, by offering classical si' an eyeful at the beach, G'Kedis. Restaurant in Cocoa Beach is now offering a bikini beach fashion show every Sunday night in the piano lounge Fridays are "New Music Night" at Brassy's Take II in Cocoa Beach Johnny Bolan and his All Stars had a pleasant surprise last Sunday at Cocoa Beach's Harbour Inn.

One of the diners enjoying the Sunday night prime rib special just happened to be Jim Branch, former trombonist with Tommy Dorsey's Orchestra. Now 72, Branch grabbed his instrument and in no time was on the stage as a sit-in, helping the big band out with the Dorsey hallmark "Sentimental Over You." Response was so enthusiastic, Branch held out for three sets, says Bolan. "It was excellent We jazzed a little bit and then we played a lot of the sweet tunes from the Dorsey era." This Wednesday at the Inn "Happy Birthday" will be the song of the evening when Nell Diamond sound-alike Terry Carroll turns Maybe you can get it out of him. The Harbour Inn will be celebrating with a party and everyone is invited. Speaking of birthdays: If you stop by The Happy Cooker in Cocoa Beach tonight for the Friday night $6.50 steak specials, wish Lee Gagnon Poulos and her husband, Nick, happy birthday.

Nick's big day was Saturday. Lee, who seems to be aging gracefully, turned another calendar page on Wednesday Another milestone: Challenger Lounge regular Richard McCoy and former bartender Kathy Majors snuck off to Las Vegas last week and tied the knot The relationship started as employee-to-customer when the couple first met at the Merritt Island bar! Now it's husband and wife. A toast to the newlyweds. Riders and observers alike find a cure for a hot summer's day on the Tanganyika Tidal Wave, the newest ride at Tampa's Busch Gardens. New ride makes splash at Busch Gardens F7 fciMiiil ii iwmrrminf Orchid Canyon, a calmer experience that offers a lush tropical nature walk and features waterfalls, a spectacular array of blooming orchids and exotic exhibits of pythons, boas and playful ring-tailed lemurs.

Busch Gardens, 8 miles northeast of downtown Tampa at 40th Street and Busch Boulevard, is a 300-acre park featuring seven African-theme areas, free-roaming animals, elephant shows, petting zoo, Moroccan shopping bazaar, African Queen boat cruise, bird gardens and rides. Admission is $20.95, free for children ages 2 and younger. Parking is $2. For more information, call 1-813-971-8282. To the moon Visitors to the Orlando Science Center can experience what life will be like on the moon in the year 2019 ly inspired bluesfolk guitar pick ing, in fact, Kottke returned the compliment in 1986, when he recorded one of Gilewitz's original songs, "Echoing Wilderness," on the LP "A Shout Toward Noon." Fahey retitled the piece "Echoing Gilewitz." Besides Gilewitz's extensive performance stints, he has an album to his credit In 1987, he released "Somewhere In Between." For more information about Sunday night's concert, call the Wine Gallery at 773-7570.

Plenty of entertainers will be on hand Saturday lending their support to children with Down's syndrome for the "Up With Downs" fund-raiser starting around noon at Wickham Park in Melbourne. The $15 admission fee not only gets you a bottomless supply of food and beverages but Top 40, blues, big band standards and '50s and '60s sounds of The Cove's houseband, The New Bel Airs and Reunion, with sit-in soloists Sherilyn Gordon, John Mills and Jack Clutterham. Organizer George Lemke reminds people to bring swimsuits. Water sports, fashion shows and other antics are planned in between the musicians' sets during the all-day event. For more information about "Up With Downs," call 951-4152.

If you didn't get enough of Busch Gardens through a special exhibit at the center at 810 E. Rollins SL, Loch Haven Park, Orlando. "Moonbase on display through Thursday, focuses on the basics of food, shelter, clothing, work and leisure on the moon. The exhibit allows visitors to walk on a recreation of the moon's surface, climb aboard a moon rover, try on space-suits and flush a low gravity toilet Visitors also can see how food will be grown on the moon. Some visitors will be selected to experience l6th gravity by wearing a special gravity harness.

Meteorites and an authentic moon rock also will be on exhibit The Orlando Science Center is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and noon to 9 p.m.

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