First Night St. Pete 2012 occurs on more than 28 venues all across downtown to create a family-friendly celebration of epic and artful proportions rife with fireworks, live music, entertainment, dance, games, art, and more.
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The Museum of Fine Arts hosts several events in and around its property.
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From 7pm to 8pm inside the museum, the Lutheran Church of the Cross presents its Vesper Bell Choir playing holiday music.
Meanwhile, from 7pm to 11:30pm on the sidewalk outside the museum, visitors can enjoy music from St. Pete native Chris Harris, also known as The Bucketman. This street performer makes a living beating out fast-paced rhythms on plastic pickle buckets, and he has played at professional sports games and other festivals such as Gasparilla and Mardi Gras.
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From 7pm to 11:30pm on the museum's back porch, children of all ages can particpate in a hands-on Egyptian Art project inspired by the museum's latest exhibition, "Ancient Egypt: Art and Magic."
Also during these hours, on the museum's north wall, artist and designer David Meek creates "a visual experience" through a projected design.
Don't forget your dancing shoes! From 8pm to 11:30pm at the museum's collande entrance, dance instructor Simone Amaral and DJ Manny present the basics of bachata and salsa.
Lastly, at 8:30pm and at 10pm, enjoy the high energy and colorful costumes of a performance by the dance troupe Dundu Dole.
