This week

MIKADO: The final performances of Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta The Mikado will be presented by the Hernando Symphony Orchestra and the Hernando County Fine Arts Council at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday at Springstead Theatre, 3300 Mariner Blvd., Spring Hill. The production is a fundraiser for the fine arts council's proposed Nimmagadda Cultural Center in Spring Hill. Reserved tickets are $15; $7 for children 12 and younger. Call 597-8777 for group rates; 799-8507 for individual tickets.

CAT AND MOUSE: Agatha Christie's classic whodunnit, The Mousetrap, continues through Sunday at Stage West Community Playhouse, 8390 Forest Oaks Blvd., Spring Hill. Shows are at 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $14 for adults and $12 for students. The theater's box office is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and one hour before each show. Call 683-5113.

LOOK AHEAD

BLOOD BOWL: LifeSouth Community Blood Centers will have its ninth annual Blood Bowl Blood Drive from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 2 at the center, 12395 Cortez Blvd. Donors can give blood in honor of their favorite team. Tampa Bay Buccaneers cheerleaders will be available for pictures. Call 596-2002.

STITCH IN TIME: The West Pasco Quilter's Guild will present an exhibit, "Sew Many Quilts," Feb. 2 and 3 at Veterans Memorial Park, 14333 Hicks Road, Hudson. Times are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $4. Call (727) 869-9013.

IRVING BERLIN SALUTE: Irv Clark and friends will present a tribute to the music of Irving Berlin Feb. 8-10 and 15-17 at Stage West Community Playhouse, 8390 Forest Oaks Blvd., Spring Hill. The Friday and Saturday shows will begin at 8 p.m. and the Sunday shows at 2 p.m. Tickets are $12. The theater's box office is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and one hour before each show. Call 683-5113.

McLEAN MUSIC: The Will McLean Music Festival will be March 9 and 10 at Sertoma Youth Ranch in southeastern Hernando County. The festival includes live folk music on three stages, workshops, poetry, storytelling and children's activities. Weekend tickets are $17 before March 2; children under 12 admitted free. Send check payable to Will McLean Foundation with a return envelope to: Tickets, 20232 Palmetto Lane, Dunnellon, FL 34432. Call (352) 465-7208. Visit the Web site at www.willmclean.com. Extra charges apply for on-site camping. Call (352) 754-3082.

QUICK TRIPS

DOUBLE CUPP OF FUN: Angel Cabaret Dinner Theatre presents the musical Pump Boys and Dinettes through Feb. 24 at the theater, 5201 U.S. 19 (Southgate Shopping Center), New Port Richey. Performances are at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 1:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, and 6 p.m. Sundays. Doors open two hours before each show for buffet and cash wine and beer bar. Cost for dinner and show is $32.50, plus $2 handling fee, tax and tip. Call (727) 847-0019

WHAT A PAIR: The musical Mack and Mabel, based on the romance of silent movie mogul Mack Sennett and his star, Mabel Normand, continues weekends through Feb. 3 at Richey Suncoast Theatre, 6237 Grand Blvd., New Port Richey. Performances are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $12. Box office is open 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and a half-hour before each show. Call (727) 842-6777.

PLAYHOUSE 19: The Mystery of Edwin Drood continues through Sunday at Playhouse 19 community theater, 865 U.S. 19 S, Crystal River. The audience-participation musical is based on an incomplete novel by Charles Dickens, who died before finishing the work. Box office hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, or call (352) 563-1333.

ANTIQUE TRACTOR PULL: The third annual Antique Tractor Show and Pull begins today and continues through Sunday at the Citrus County Fairgrounds. Advance tickets are $15 for all three days; $13 for two days; $7 for one day for adults, and $10, $7 and $4 for children ages 6 to 11. The show is a scholarship fundraiser for the Citrus County Fair Association. Call (352) 726-2993.

HISTORY'S LESSONS: Two traveling exhibits from the Florida Humanities Council, "Black Florida in Pictures" and "The Wreck of the Henrietta Marie," a slave ship, are on exhibit through Tuesday at the Alric C.T. Pottberg Library at Pasco-Hernando Community College, 10230 Ridge Road, New Port Richey. Hours are 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. today, Monday and Tuesday; 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday; and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free.

SOUNDS OF MUSIC: Pianist Rena Massey and singer Donna Delonay will perform at 7 p.m. Monday at the Jewish Community Center of West Pasco, 9841 Scenic Drive, Port Richey. Admission is $3 (note increase).

FROM THE EMERALD ISLE: "Dancing on Common Ground," a program of Irish step dancing and American tapping and clogging, will be performed at 3 p.m. Feb. 3 at the Pasco-Hernando Community College Performing Arts Center, 10230 Ridge Road, New Port Richey. The show tells the story of Irish immigration and assimilation through the medium of dance. Tickets are $12 to $16. Tickets are available from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday and Friday at the outside window by the bookstore on the PHCC campus in New Port Richey or by calling (727) 816-3322 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. weekdays.

CURTAIN CALLS

Stage West Community Playhouse will have auditions for Brighton Beach Memoirs at 7 p.m. Feb. 4 and 5 at the theater, 8390 Forest Oaks Blvd., Spring Hill. Parts are available for one male and two females age 40-60; one female and one male 17-25; one female 12-16 and one male 13-16. All should be prepared to read from the script. Performance dates are Thursdays and weekends, May 9-26. Call 683-5113.

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