"LA CAGE AUX FOLLES," the musical version of The Birdcage, continues through Feb. 16 at Show Palace Dinner Theatre, 16128 U.S. 19, Hudson. Shows are at 1:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays; 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; and 3 p.m. Sundays. Doors open two hours before each show for buffet and cash bar. Dinner and show, $37.50; show only, $26.45. Ages 12 and younger, $19.95 and $14.95. Call 863-7949 in west Pasco; toll-free elsewhere 1-888-655-7469.

OIL PAINTINGS by Joyce Corcoran are on exhibit in the Pasco Arts Center's gift shop gallery through Jan. 31. Works by the Exhibiting Society of Arts are in the main gallery Monday through Feb. 28. The center is at 5744 Moog Road, Holiday. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays. Admission is free.

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SUNCOAST SHIP MODELERS' exhibit, "The Craft of the Shipbuilder," continues through Feb. 3 at the Alric C.T. Pottberg Library on the west campus of Pasco-Hernando Community College, 10230 Ridge Road, New Port Richey. The exhibit includes models of sailing vessels from the 17th and 18th centuries, modern sailing schooners, fishing boats, working tugboats, paddle wheel riverboats and speedboats and "ships in a bottle" miniatures, miniature working steam engines and nautical dioramas. Viewing hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and 2 to 4 p.m. Sundays. Admission is free.

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THE RIVER RATS singing/comedy trio will perform at a dinner show Saturday at Aripeka Elks Lodge 2520, 9135 Denton Ave., Hudson. The group sings western, swing, blues, ragtime and ballads. Dinner of chicken breast is at 6 p.m., show at 7:30 p.m. Prime seating is $22; general seating, $20. Call (727) 868-2994 or buy tickets at the lodge from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today.

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PIONEER FLORIDA MUSEUM will hold Pioneer Craft Day from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the museum, off U.S. 305 northeast of downtown Dade City. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and ages 6-18; free ages 5 and younger.

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BAROQUE SOUTHEAST will play baroque and classical musical at 2 p.m. Sunday at Centennial Park Library, 5740 Moog Road, Holiday. Tickets are $3 and are available at all Pasco County library branches or at the door.

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BONNIE WHITEHURST will perform on harp, mountain and hammered dulcimers, psaltery, autoharp and guitar at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Pasco Arts Center, 5744 Moog Road, Holiday. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door.

QUICK TRIPS

"ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST," a dramatic comedy, continues Thursdays and weekends through Jan. 6 at Stage West Community Playhouse, 8390 Forest Oaks Blvd., Spring Hill. Shows are at 8 p.m., except Sundays at 2 p.m. Admission is $14 for adults; $12 for ages 17 and younger. Box office hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and an hour before each performance. Call (352) 683-5113.

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"FOUR CHICKS FROM OUT OF TOWN: Living Without a Net," an exhibit of artworks by four area women based on Clarissa Pinkola Estes' book Women Who Run with the Wolves, continues through Jan. 31 at the Tarpon Springs Cultural Center, 101 S Pinellas Ave. (Alt. U.S. 19), Tarpon Springs. Artists are Trish Demasky, Susan Duda-Schultz, Karren Tolliver and Jamie Wojciechowski. A meet-the-artists reception will be from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Jan. 18. Entertainers will be flutist Nick Demasky, guitarist Billy Keenaghan and belly dancer Donna Keenaghan. Exhibit hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays and noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays. Admission is free.

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CARIBBEAN SOUND steel drum band of Jacksonville will perform tropical, classical and popular music at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center, 324 Pine St., Tarpon Springs. Admission is $13. Call (727) 942-5605.

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CHINESE GOLDEN DRAGON ACROBATS will perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center, 324 Pine St., Tarpon Springs. Tickets are $16. Call (727) 942-5605.

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"THE WORLD OF GILBERT AND SULLIVAN," excerpts from The Mikado, HMS Pinafore, The Gondoliers, Trial by Jury and The Pirates of Penzance by the national touring company, Opera a la Carte, will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center, 324 Pine St., Tarpon Springs. Tickets are $16. Call (727) 942-5605.

LOOK AHEAD

"SOPHIE, TOTIE, AND BELLE," an R-rated comedy, opens Jan. 17 and continues through Feb. 23 at Angel Cabaret Theatre, 5201 U.S. 19, New Port Richey. The show is based upon the lives and careers of Sophie Tucker, Totie Fields and Belle Barth, with material from their stage acts. Performances are at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 6 p.m. Sundays and 1:30 p.m. some weekdays. Doors open two hours before each show for cash wine and beer bar and buffet. Dinner and show, $34.50; show only, $21.95 (note price increase). Not recommended for children. Call (727) 847-0019.

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RICHEY COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA will present the Big Band Dinner Concert on Jan. 19 at Spartan Manor, Massachusetts Avenue, New Port Richey. Guest performer is jazz singer Katt Hefner, doing songs made famous by Ella Fitzgerald, Lena Horne and Billie Holiday. Guest conductor is Bob Boyd. Doors open for cash bar at 1 p.m., with dinner at 1:30 p.m. and show at 3 p.m. Dinner and show, $24. Call (727) 919-3866.

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THE FLORIDA ORCHESTRA will perform "Nature: A Symphony of Sounds" at 3 p.m. Jan. 19 at the Center for the Arts at River Ridge, Town Center Road, New Port Richey. The program includes Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Pastorale, by Beethoven, Vivaldi's Concerto for Flute in D Major, Goldfinch, and excerpts from Ferde Grofe's Grand Canyon Suite. Tickets are $21-$26. Call (800) 662-7286.

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SCENES FROM "THE BARBER OF SEVILLE" will be performed in English by Florida Lyric Opera at 7 p.m. Jan 17 at the Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center, 324 Pine St., Tarpon Springs. Performers are Mary Ann Edwards, Patricia Agnew, Constantine Grame, Kevin Nickorick, John Deeb and Todd Donovan. After intermission, the troupe will perform other popular operatic pieces and some lighter music. Admission is $12. Call (727) 942-5605.

CURTAIN CALL

AUDITIONS FOR THE MYSTERY-drama Ladies in Retirement will be held at Richey Suncoast Theatre at 7 p.m. Sunday and Monday. The theater is at 6237 Grand Blvd., New Port Richey. Roles are for four women and one man. Production dates are Feb. 27 and weekends Feb. 28-March 16. Director is Dick Poole. Call (727) 842-6777 for information.

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