© St. Petersburg Times, published May 10, 2002
MADI ART by artist-sculptor Volf Roitman is on exhibit through May 25 at the Pasco Art Center, 5744 Moog Road, Holiday. Viewing hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays. Admission is free.
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,' a musical, 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,' a musical, 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.
RICHEY COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA will perform at a Mother's Day luncheon at St. George Community Center by the St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 9426 Little Road, New Port Richey. A four-course Greek luncheon will be served at 1 p.m. Concert is at 3 p.m. Dinner and show, $15. Call (727) 868-5911 or Helen Pappi at 938-1186.
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.
ASPIRING WRITERS are invited to a free writing workshop from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday given by Barbara Cronin Harrington (Give Him Back to God) at Pasco Arts Center, 5744 Moog Road, Holiday. Ms. Harrington will talk about continuity, dialogue, point of view and structure of writing novels and about selling agents on manuscripts. The workshop is free. Registration is suggested. Call Marjorie Golub at (727) 845-7322, or e-mail at pasco_arts@hotmail.com.
BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS, a comedy by Neil Simon, continues 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. Sundays. Tickets are $14 for adults, $12 for ages 17 and younger. The box office is open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and one hour before each show. Call (352) 683-5113.
OPERA BUFFS are invited to view a video of Puccini's Manon Lescaut at 12:30 p.m. May 17 at Centennial Library, 5740 Moog Road, Holiday. The video is by the Royal Opera of Covent Garden. The large-screen presentation will also have a PBS documentary on the life of Puccini. Admission is free; those who attend are urged to bring a seat cushion.
KIDS FROM PASCO recreation centers and the YMCA will perform excerpts from Broadway shows at 1 p.m. May 19 at Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center, 324 Pine St., Tarpon Springs. More than 50 students ages 4 through 20 will do songs and monologues from Les Miserables, Grease, Annie and You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. The revue is expected to last almost four hours, according to instructor Rosanne Vavasis. Admission is $10; tickets are available at the YMCA near Huntington Bank at U.S. 19 and Main Street, New Port Richey.