This week

THE DRAMA OF LIFE: The Gin Game, a tragi-comedy by D.L. Coburn, continues this weekend at the Forum at Stage West Community Playhouse, 8390 Forest Oaks Blvd., Spring Hill. Shows are at 8 p.m. today and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $10. The box office is open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and an hour before each show. Call 683-5113.

FRIGHTENING FUN: Wild and Wicked Nights! takes place from 7 to 11 p.m. today and Saturday and Oct. 25 and 26 at Weeki Wachee Springs at U.S. 19 and State Road 50 in Weeki Wachee. The special Halloween event features an Underwater Spooktacular, a Ghostly Boat Ride, a Haunted Forest, a Mystifying Magic Show, a Creatures of the Night Show, a Mermaid Graveyard and the Scooby Doo -- Episode Two show. A Ghoulish Costume Contest for infants through 8-year-olds is each night. Admission is $7.95 for adults, $6.95 for ages 3 to 10. To preregister for the costume contest, call 596-2062.

FALL CAR SHOW: The Wal-Mart Distribution Center will have a fall car show from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the center, 5100 Kettering Road, near Ridge Manor West. It is the center's annual fundraiser for the Children's Miracle Network. Last year, the center raised more than $70,000 for the charity. The event will feature a bazaar including Wal-Mart merchandise, trophy presentations and food. Call 799-6974.

LOVING LANDSCAPES: The work of Spring Hill Art League Artist of the Month Beverly Dawson will be on display throughout the month during business hours at Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative, 10005 Cortez Blvd., Spring Hill. Dawson's favorite subject is landscapes. Free admission. Call 596-4000.

QUICK TRIPS

WOULDN'T IT BE LOVERLY?: The musical My Fair Lady runs through Nov. 17 at the Show Palace Dinner Theatre, 16128 U.S. 19, Hudson. Shows are at 8 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays, Thursday and Oct. 30; 3 p.m. Sundays; 1:30 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays starting this Thursday; and, starting Nov. 2, at 1:30 p.m. Saturdays. Doors open two hours before each show for 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.

THE ART OF NEWS: An exhibit of personal and professional photos by journalists from the St. Petersburg Times and the Tampa Tribune continues through Nov. 2 at the Pasco Arts Center, 5744 Moog Road, Holiday. Regular viewing hours are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays.

"BRAVO, BROADWAY,' The musical revue Bravo, Broadway 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.

LOOK AHEAD

CRUISING FOR HALLOWEEN: The Spring Hill Cruisers will have its 15th annual Halloween Car and Truck Show from 4 to 10 p.m. Oct. 26 at Hardee's at Commercial Way and Cortez Boulevard, Weeki Wachee. Registration will be from 4 to 7 p.m. There will awards for the top 50 entries and 12 "Best of" awards. There will be a costume contest for adults and children, cash door prizes, a lip-synch show and '50s and '60s music. Spectator admission is free. Cost to enter the show is $15. Call 596-0729 or (727) 856-0421.

FUN DAY: The south Brooksville community group Save Our Children will host Fun Day 2002 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 26 in the field along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Brooksville. The event will have a Western theme, and children and adults can dress up in Western clothes. There will be horseback rides, drawings, food, contests and prizes. Tickets for drawings cost $1 each. Call 796-1027 or 799-7339.

ARTS AND CRAFTS AT THE HEATHER: The Heather Property Owners Association Arts and Crafts Show will be from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Oct. 26 at the Heather Community Center, off U.S. 19 north of Weeki Wachee. The show will feature more than 20 displays, including Christmas crafts, jewelry, quilts, stained glass and greeting cards. There will be doughnuts, coffee and hot dogs. Vendor tables are still available. Call 596-5028.

FALL HARVEST OF ART: The Spring Hill Art League's 29th annual Fall Harvest of Art Show will be Nov. 1-2 at Spring Hill United Church of Christ, 4244 Mariner Blvd., Spring Hill. This is a juried show for fine art, fine crafts and country crafts. There will be children's art activities and food vendors. Sign-in and setup time is from 7 to 10 a.m. Nov. 1. Show hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 1 and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 2. Call 666-0876 or 796-1189.

CURTAIN CALLS

Auditions for the drama One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest will be at 7 p.m. Oct. 25 and at 1 p.m. Oct. 26 at Stage West Community Playhouse, 8390 Forest Oaks Blvd., Spring Hill. Roles are for 13 men and four women. Production dates are Jan. 9-26. The director is Bill Devlin

The Hernando Symphony Orchestra is conducting auditions for its 2002-03 season. Openings are available for trumpet, trombone, French horn, violin, viola, cello, percussion and oboe players. The orchestra is a volunteer group that performs three concert series each season. Rehearsals are Tuesday evenings at Chocachatti Elementary School, 4135 California St., south of Brooksville. To schedule an audition, call orchestra conductor Wayne Raymond at 688-0427.

The Best New Florida Song Contest, sponsored by the Will McLean Foundation, will accept entries through Dec. 15. Each songwriter may submit up to three songs. Cash prizes will go to the top three finishers, and winners will be invited to perform at the Will McLean Music Festival, March 15 and 16, at the Sertoma Youth Ranch in southeastern Hernando County. For an entry form and complete rules, visit the Web site www.willmclean.com or call (352) 489-2181.

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