Katy Perry's parents at Bradenton church The Source

Katy Perry performs with dancers in a scene from her 3D film, "Katy Perry: Part of Me." Paramount Pictures/AP

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Katy Perry's parents, Keith and Mary Hudson, want you to meet them at a Bradenton church. That's right. The mother and father of the "I Kissed a Girl" singer will be at The Source, 5412 E. State Road 64, Bradenton.

"Two special opportunities to be up close & personal," reads the press release.

You can meet Mary on "She Night" (a ladies-only event) 6:30 p.m. Jan. 26 as the proud mom "talks on being bold trailblazers and think outside the box."

Then on Jan 27., join Keith and Mary, "as they encourage and motivate on reordering our priorities" at the 10 a.m. Sunday service, the email reads.

For more details visit http://www.tapintothesource.com

WEEKEND: 'Women' at South Florida Museum, 'Spider-Man,' Katy Perry, Tab Benoit and more

'The Women,' which will be screened July 6, kicks off South Florida Museum's latest Film Fridays series 'Complex Portrayals: Women on Film.'

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Film Fridays at South Florida Museum in Bradenton focuses on female characters

'Spider-Man,' a new beginning for an old friend 

'Katy Perry: Part of Me' will please her fans, but ...

Swamp-blues star Tab Benoit with Sol Driven Train, Skipper's Smokehouse, Tampa 

And much more in Weekend. 
 

UPDATED: Katy Perry's world tour headed to Tampa

UPDATED Jan. 21: Tickets are $45 and go on sale 10 a.m. Sat., Jan. 29 at the St. Pete Times Forum box office and all Ticketmaster outlets. To order tickets by phone, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. For more information call (813) 301.2500 or visit www.sptimesforum.com.

Katy Perry, pop's most consistently interesting star of the past couple years, will kick off the North American leg of her "California Dreams World Tour 2011" June 7 in Atlanta, according to e-mail issued today by her record company EMI music.

She plays the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa on June 10.

I had the privilege of seeing Perry the last time she played Tampa Bay in April of 2009.

Here's what I wrote:

Pop tease Katy Perry delighted a sold-out crowd Tuesday in St. Petersburg with her snarky lyrics, catchy melodies, and undeniable charisma. Alternating between naughty sexpot and cute nerd next-door, the singer/songwriter best known for the kinda-sorta controversial single "I Kissed a Girl" pleased about 1,000 concertgoers at Jannus Landing with a winning mix of well-executed songs and spot-on, funny stage banter that appealed to the highly eclectic, all-ages audience - even if some four-letter words probably upset the parents of tweens in attendance.

Continue reading my review. 

Photo: Katy Perry. Credit: Michael Robinson Chavez / LA Times.
 

Katy Perry performing "I Kissed a Girl" at Jannus Landing in St. Petersburg, April 28, 2009