This week

WHODUNNIT: The comedy Death and Deceit on the Nile continues this weekend at Playhouse 19, 865 U.S. 19 S, Crystal River. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. The play runs Thursday through Sunday until Nov. 10. Tickets are $15. Call 563-1333.

MUSIC AT CFCC: The James Dapogny Chicago Jazz Band will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday at Curtis Peterson Auditorium at Lecanto High, County Road 491 S, and at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the CFCC Ocala Campus Fine Arts Auditorium. The concerts kick off the 2002-2003 Central Florida Community College Performing Arts Series season, now in its 15th year. Tickets are $15 and are available at all Citrus County Chamber of Commerce offices or at the Curtis Peterson box office before the show. Call 746-6721, ext. 1416.

STRAWBERRY VENDORS: Applications for food, art and craft vendors are available for the 16th annual Floral City Strawberry Festival on March 1 and 2 at Floral Park, U.S. 41 S, Floral City. Call the Citrus County Chamber of Commerce at 726-2801 for an application.

ART EXHIBIT: Nature Coast Painters will present an art exhibit from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Rainbow Springs State Park, U.S. 41 N, Dunnellon. Framed art and a browse box for prints will be available. A drawing for a framed painting of a blue heron by Dolores Witt will be at 4 p.m. Sunday.

CFCC EXHIBIT: Central Florida Community College's CitrusCounty Campus is hosting an exhibit by ceramicsartist Bob Minter, Ph.D., who is a part-time speech instructor at thecollege. Minter's works are on display throughout the month in the college's exhibitionhall in Building 2 next to the library. The Citrus campus is at 3800 S Lecanto Highway in Lecanto. Exhibit hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays.

BARBERSHOP SINGING: The Barbershoppers of Citrus County singing group rehearses at 6:30 p.m. Mondays at First United Methodist Church, 3896 S Pleasant Grove Road (County Road 581), Inverness. New members are welcome. Call 726-5360.

CURTAIN CALL

AUDITIONS: Playhouse 19, 865 U.S. 19 S, Crystal River, will have auditions for the musical The All Night Strut at 7 p.m. Oct. 28 and 29. Two male and two female singers are needed. Bring sheet music for accompanist. No tapes or CDs are permitted. Call 563-1333.

LOOK AHEAD

PICKIN' & GRINNIN': Former Hee Haw star and guitar wizard Roy Clark will perform at Rock Crusher Canyon amphitheater Oct. 26. Tickets for the show are $20 in advance; VIP tickets are $40. All tickets include parking; VIP tickets include a buffet dinner. Amphitheater gates open at 5 p.m. and the concert starts at 7. Clark is scheduled to perform at 8:30, after opening act the Hager Twins. Tickets are available at the Rock Crusher Canyon Box Office, 275 S Rock Crusher Road, Crystal River, by telephone at 795-1313 or toll-free at 1-877-722-2696, online at www.rockcrushercanyon.com or at Crystal River Mall.

SYMPHONY: The Central Florida Symphony opens its season at 2 p.m. Oct. 26 at Curtis Peterson Auditorium at Lecanto High. The program, Symphonic Heritage, features violinist Gloria Schmidt. Conductor James Plondke will lead the orchestra through Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 and Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in D. Season tickets are $60 for adults, $40 for students and $180 for families. Individual concert tickets are $17 for adults and $10 for students. Call (352) 351-1606.

INVERNESS ARTS FESTIVAL: The 31st Festival of the Arts sponsored by the Citrus County Art League, will be Nov. 16 and 17 on the grounds of the Withlacoochee Technical Institute on W Main Street in Inverness. The festival features fine artists, crafters and live music.

HOMOSASSA FEST: The 28th annual Homosassa Arts, Crafts and Seafood Festival presented by the Homosassa Civic Club will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 9 and 10 in historic Old Homosassa, beginning at Yulee Drive and Mason Creek Road. Preferred parking is at Homosassa Elementary, with a $1 fee at the gate. About 175 artists and crafters will participate. There will be seafood vendors on site and live entertainment. There also will be a raffle for a 15-foot boat with motor and trailer and other prizes. No pets are allowed.

WAR SONGS: The White Cliffs of Dover: Songs of WWII will be performed at 3 p.m. Nov. 10 at Curtis Peterson Auditorium at Lecanto High. Created by veteran performer Lainie Nelson, The White Cliffs of Dover is a stage show of song, narrative and drama. The program features a dramatic plot, fast-paced action, sharp staging and lighting and a musical performance by the group's four-piece combo. The show is presented by the CFCC Foundation. Call 746-6721, ext. 1416.

PARADE DEADLINES: The Citrus County Chamber of Commerce will sponsor the Crystal River Christmas Parade at 6 p.m. Dec. 7 and the Inverness Christmas Parade at noon Dec. 14. Applications for both parades are available at any Citrus County Chamber of Commerce office. Registration deadlines are a week before each of the parades. Call 726-2801.

QUICK TRIPS

WILD AND WICKED NIGHTS! is from 7 to 11 p.m. today and Saturday and Oct. 25 and 26 at Weeki Wachee Springs on U.S. 19 at State Road 50. The night features the Underwater Spooktacular, Ghostly Boat Ride, the Haunted Forest, Mystifying Magic Show, the Creatures of the Night Show, Mermaid Graveyard and the Scooby Doo -- Episode Two show. A Ghoulish Costume Contest for infants through 8-year-olds will be held each night. Admission is $7.95 for adults, $6.95 for ages 3-10. Call (352) 596-2062 to preregister for the costume contest.

"BRAVO, BROADWAY," a musical revue, continues through Sunday at Angel Cabaret Theatre, 5201 U.S. 19, New Port Richey. Shows are at 8 p.m. today and Saturday, 1:30 p.m. Saturday and 6 p.m. Sunday. Doors open two hours before each show for buffet and wine and beer cash bar. Dinner and show, $32.50; show only, $19.95, plus tax and tip. Call (727) 847-0019.

"MY FAIR LADY," a musical in two acts, continues through Nov. 17 at Show Palace Dinner Theatre, 16128 U.S. 19, Hudson. Shows are at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and Wednesday and Oct. 30; 3 p.m. Sundays; 1:30 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays; and, starting Nov. 2, 1:30 p.m. Saturdays. Doors open two hours before each show for double buffet and full-service cash bar. Dinner and show, $37.50; show only, $26.45. Ages 12 and younger, $19.95 and $14.95, all plus tax and tip. Call toll-free 1-888-655-7469.

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