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TODAY-MARCH 31: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, a musical comedy, at Show Palace Dinner Theatre, 16128 U.S. 19, Hudson; 1:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and March 30; 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays. Doors open two hours earlier for buffet and cash bar. Dinner and show, $37.50; show only, $24.95; ages 12 and younger, $19.95 and $14.95, all plus tax and tip. Call 863-7949 in west Pasco; toll-free elsewhere 1-888-655-7469.

MARCH 1-30: Me and Jezebel, a comedy, at Angel Cabaret Theatre, 5201 U.S. 19, New Port Richey (Southgate Shopping Center), at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 1:30 p.m. Saturdays and March 27; 6 p.m. Sundays. Doors open two hours earlier for buffet and cash wine and beer bar. Dinner and show, $32.50; show only, $19.95; ages 5-12, all plus tax and tip. Call (727) 847-0019.

TODAY-SUNDAY: I Do! I Do!, a musical, at Richey Suncoast Theatre, 6237 Grand Blvd., New Port Richey, at 8 p.m. today and Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets, $12. Call (727) 842-6777.

TODAY-MARCH 29: ArtBeat 2002, juried high school art show, Pasco Art Center, 5744 Moog Road, Holiday. Hours, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays. Admission is free.

TODAY-APRIL 8: Ceramic artiwork by Peter Kolinski, Gloria Jones, Mary Jane Prichard and Charles Partin will be on exhibit at Pottberg Library on the Pasco-Hernando Community College campus, 10230 Ridge Road, New Port Richey, 7:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Mondays-Fridays; 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays; and 1-5 p.m. Sundays. Admission free.

SATURDAY: Actor Betty Jean Steinshouer will perform in the characters of authors Harriet Beecher Stowe, Sarah Orne Jewett and Laura Ingalls Wilder in Yankee Ladies of Florida at 2 p.m. at Centennial Park Library, 5740 Moog Road, Holiday. Ms. Steinshouer will give dramatic interpretations of the authors, then answer questions from the audience, both in character and as a researcher. Admission is free.

SATURDAY-MAY 4: Artist-sculptor David Kastner will present a six-week series, The History of Art, from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday and March 23, April 6, 20 and 27 and May 4, at Hudson Regional Library, 8012 Library Road, Hudson. Series fee is $10 in advance. Individual sessions are $2 at the door.

SATURDAY: New Odyssey, 2 p.m., Pasco-Hernando Community College Performing Arts Center, Ridge Road, New Port Richey. Tickets $12-$16. Tickets at booth outside the bookstore 10 a.m.-2 p.m. today, or call (727) 816-3322.

SATURDAY: Snake, Rattle and Roll Jam, starring the Bellamy Brothers with Eddy Raven, at Pasco County Fairgrounds, State Road 52 west of Dade City. Opening acts are Elston Gunnn, Lenny and Me, Desert Moon with Michael Harper and Grupo Velocidad. Gates open at 3 p.m., local acts start at 3:30 p.m. A special VIP fundraiser dinner will be at 5:30 p.m. in Dan Cannon Auditorium. The Bellamy Brothers are expected to perform about 8 p.m. Tickets to the concert are $15. VIP dinner and concert tickets are $100. Call Butch Bryant at (352) 567-5669, Pete Odom at (352) 567-1919 or Ava Larkin at (352) 567-5143.

SUNDAY: The Florida Orchestra, "Symphonic Masterpieces" of Brahms, Dvorak, MacDowell, Sibelius, Berlioz and Tchaikovsky, 3 p.m., Center for the Arts at River Ridge, Town Center Road, New Port Richey. Admission $20-$24. Call (800) 662-7286.

TUESDAY: Singer Krista Marie will perform at 2 p.m. at Angel Cabaret Theatre, 5201 U.S. 19, New Port Richey. Dessert and coffee will be served at 1 p.m. Tickets are $13, including dessert and coffee.

THURSDAY-MARCH 24: The third annual Wesley Chapel Community Festival "Live the Magic!" will be in Wesley Chapel on State Road 54, a half-mile west of Interstate 75. Activities begin at 6 p.m. Thursday and continue at 5 p.m. March 22, 10 a.m. March 23 and noon March 24. Activities include the Battle of the Bands on March 22-24, the Antique Car Show on March 23-24, the Miss Wesley Chapel Pageant on March 24 and a WingFest (wings, two for 50 cents) on March 23-24.

QUICK TRIPS

TODAY-MARCH 16: Works of fabric artist June Colburn are at Tarpon Springs Cultural Center, 100 Alt. 19, Tarpon Springs, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays. Free.

TODAY: The dance, music and song group Cucanandy from Chapel Hill, N.C., will perform Celtic music at 8 p.m. at the Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center, 324 Pine St., Tarpon Springs. Admission is $15. Call (727) 942-5605.

TODAY-SUNDAY: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Playhouse 19, 865 N Suncoast Blvd. (U.S. 19), Crystal River, at 8 p.m. today and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets $15. Call (352) 563-1333.

TODAY-MARCH 24: The musical Carnival!, at Stage West Community Playhouse, 9390 Forest Oaks Blvd., Spring Hill. Performances are at 8 p.m. today, Saturday and March 22-23; 2 p.m. Sunday and March 24. Tickets are $16. Call (352) 683-5113.

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