This week

COMING OF AGE: Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs continues Thursdays and weekends through May 26 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. on Sundays. Tickets are $14 for adults and $12 for students age 17 and younger. 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 (352) 683-5113.

OH BOY: Hernando High School's music department will present The Boy Friend at 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday at the Hernando High School Performing Arts Center, 700 Bell Ave., Brooksville. A musical set in the 1920s, the show features love songs and dancing. Tickets are $5. Call 797-7015, ext 221.

FIRST LADY: There will be a performance and discussion on the life of Eleanor Roosevelt from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the West Hernando/S.T. Foggia Public Library, 6335 Blackbird Avenue off Cortez Boulevard in Weeki Wachee. Actress and scholar Joan Wolfberg will perform at this free event. Call 592-5606.

DINNER AND DANCING: VFW Post 10209 will hold a dance and fish fry from 7 to 10 p.m. today at the post, 15166 Spring Hill Drive, Spring Hill. Bill Castner will perform. Tickets are $5. Call 796-0398.

DOUBLE TREAT: The work of Spring Hill Art League artists of the month, Marlene Brennan and Mary Foeller will be on display through the month of May during business hours at the Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative, 10005 Cortez Blvd. in Spring Hill. The exhibit is free. For information, call 596-4000.

QUICK TRIPS

TRIBUTE TO MOMS: The Pioneer Florida Museum will admit mothers for free through Sunday at the museum, U.S. 301 northeast of Dade City. Hours are 1-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for age 55 and older and ages 6-18, and free to children age 5 and younger.

"MAN OF LA MANCHA': The musical Man of La Mancha continues through Sunday at the Show Palace Dinner Theatre, 16128 U.S. 19, Hudson. Performances are at 8 p.m. today and Saturday, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, and 3 p.m. Sunday. Doors open two hours before each show 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.

"DAMES AT SEA': The musical Dames at Sea continues through May 19 at Angel Cabaret Theatre, 5201 U.S. 19 (Southgate Shopping Center), New Port Richey. Performances are at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 6 p.m. Sundays and 1:30 p.m. May 8 and 18. Doors open two hours earlier for buffet, cash bar and entertainment by Martin Preston. Dinner and show, $32.50; show only, $19.95. Ages 12 and younger, $19.95 and $14.95. Call (727) 847-0019.

ONE FOR MOTHERS: A limited number of tickets remain for the Mother's Day show, Mama, a Rainbow, on Sunday at the Angel Cabaret Theatre, 5601 U.S. 19, New Port Richey. The show features Mary Anne Edwards, Dee Etta Rowe, Jimmy Ferraro and members of the cast of Dames at Sea. Doors open at 4 p.m. for dinner and cash bar, show is at 6 p.m. Tickets are $32.50, plus tax. Call (727) 847-0019.

FAMILY AFFAIR: The comedy Charlie's Aunt has its final performances this weekend at Playhouse 19, 865 U.S. 19 S, Crystal River. Show times are 8 p.m. today and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $15. Call 563-1333.

IDENTITY CRISIS: I'm Not Rappaport continues through May 18 at the Citrus County Art League, 2644 N Annapolis Ave and CR 486 in Hernando. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, with matinees at 2:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are $8 and the box office is open from 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Call 746-7606 during box office hours.

LOOK AHEAD

GOD BLESS AMERICA: The Community Choir will present a patriotic tribute, Sweet Land of Liberty, at 7:30 p.m. May 17 and 18 at Faith Presbyterian Church, 200 Mount Fair Ave, Brooksville. Tickets are free. Call 796-2418.

ALL THAT JAZZ: The Hernando Jazz Society will hold a mixer with music and dancing from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. May 19 at the SNPJ Hall on County Line Road in Spring Hill. Admission for jazz society members is $2; nonmembers, $5. For information, call 683-8594.

FOLK LEGENDS: The Kingston Trio will perform at 7 p.m. May 18 at Rock Crusher Canyon Amphitheater, 275 S Rock Crusher Road, Crystal River. Gates open at 5 p.m., VIP dinner served from 5 to 7 p.m. Advance tickets are $15 for general admission and $30 for VIP. Call (352) 795-1313.

SHOWCASING THE ARTS: The 18th annual Hernando County Art, Craft & Music Festival will be May 25 and 26 at Tom Varn Park in Brooksville. The event features 175 exhibits from artists and craftspeople displaying original works. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 25 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 26. Admission is free. Call 684-6288.

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