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Camp Out, Country Night, Puppet Performance

Camp out for free food, check out the Threshers for country night in country gear for a discount and find the cheapest gas in Clearwater.

CHICK-FIL-A FIRST 100 CAMP OUT!

Clearwater's Chick-fil-A is celebrating its tenth anniversary Aug. 14. As a part of the celebration, the eatery is hosting a camp out, which starts Friday night and includes the opportunity for 52 free meals. Get details in the event listing on Patch.

Dascaloja Puppeteers Perform

Looking for a fun, free family activity? Check out the Dascaloja Puppeteers. Teens perform skits; telling stories, jokes and singing songs using Marionette puppets at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, at the North Greenwood Library, 905 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Ave.

COUNTRY NIGHT AT CLEARWATER THRESHERS GAME

Head to Brighthouse Field Friday night for baseball and music.  The Threshers take on the Daytona Cubs with a postgame concert by Grammy Winner Eric Paslay.  He wrote Friday Night (Lady A), Barefoot Blue Jean Night (Jake Owen) Even If It Breaks Your Heart (Eli Young Band) and more. Ticket prices start at $5.

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Dress in your best country gear and get ticket discounts at the box office. See details in the event listing.

Cheap Gas

Fill up for the weekend for as cheap as possible. A gallon of regular unleaded is $3.39 at a couple stations around Clearwater, according to tampagasprices.com. They include the Rally, 1971 Sunset Point Road and Chevron at 1285 S Highland Ave. and 23977 U.S. 19.  

What’s Up With Bacon Prices?

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Wondering why you’re shelling out more for a pound of bacon these days? Turns out part of the blame is found in a “mysterious virus” that’s striking American pig herds, according to The Huffington Post. Retail prices for a pound of bacon have gone up about 14 percent since last year around this time.



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