Citrus: This week: Citrus

This week: Citrus

By Times staff writer

PLAYHOUSE 19 MUSIC: All Night Strut, a concert featuring the hit songs of the 1930s and '40s, continues this weekend at Playhouse 19, 865 U.S. 19 S, Crystal River. The concert runs Thursday through Sunday through Feb. 2. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $15. Call the box office at 563-1333.

PORTRAIT PAINTERS: The Art League Portrait Artists group meets from 9:30 a.m. to noon Fridays and from 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesdays. Call Pat at 527-3430. Meetings are held at the Cultural Center at 2644 N Annapolis Ave. and the corner of County Road 486 in Citrus Hills.

SPIRIT OF DANCING: The Spirit of Citrus Ballroom Dancers holds dances on Saturdays at the Kellner Auditorium, Jewish Center, in Beverly Hills Civic Circle. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. with dancing until 10. Admission is $6 per person. A variety of ballroom dance music is played by deejays. Mini dance workshops are held at the above address on Wednesday evenings. Beginners at 7 p.m., intermediates at 8 and cost is $6 per person, per lesson. Call Lloyd or Kathy Carpenter at 726-1495.

ARTISTS MEET: Art League Visual Artists meets at the Citrus County Art League Cultural Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesdays to work on individual projects. Bring a bag lunch. Call Ginger at 527-6524. The center is at 2644 N Annapolis Ave. and the corner of County Road 486 in Citrus Hills.

LUNCH PLAY: The Friends of the Central Cridge Library will host a fundraising lunch from noon to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Citrus Springs Community Center. Entertainment by the Thespians of Lecanto High. Event also includes food, door prizes, table prizes and a 50-50 drawing. Call Sue Rexford at 746-6269.

CURTAIN CALLS

DANCERS: Florida Nature Coast Ballet will have auditions for its spring performance of Cinderella from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday for dancers age 8 to 11 and from 3 to 5 p.m. for ages 12 and older at Ronnie's Academy of Dance, 1598 N Meadowcrest Blvd., Crystal River. Performances will be April 4 and 5 at Curtis Peterson Auditorium at Lecanto High. Call 422-4059.

ACTORS: Ocala Civic Theatre will hold open auditions for Rebecca, the fourth production of its 2002-2003 MainStage season, at 7 p.m. Jan. 27 and 28 at the theater, 4337 E Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala. Experience is helpful, but not required. For more information, visit the Web site at www.ocalacivictheatre.com or call (352) 236-2274.

LOOK AHEAD

COMEDY: I Bet Your Life, a comedy, opens as dinner theater on Jan. 24 in the Hampton Room of Andre's Restaurant, 509 E Hartford St., Citrus Hills. The play will run for one weekend only. Seating begins at 4:30 p.m., with dinner at 5 and the show at 6:30. Cost is $28, which includes tax and tip. Call Andre's at 746-6855.

ART LEAGUE PLAY: This Must Be the Place, a comedy by Monk Ferris, opens for a three-weekend run on Feb. 14 at the Citrus County Art League Cultural Center. The play is about a world-famous artist who sees his romantic evening turned into a three-ring circus. Bill Halavan is the director. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door and are on sale now during regular box office hours. Call Lee at 746-0648 for reservations. The center is at 2644 N Annapolis Ave. and the corner of County Road 486 in Citrus Hills.

SYMPHONY: The Central Florida Symphony will present "Symphonic Rhapsody," a concert featuring works by Liszt, Ravel, Gershwin and Rachmaninoff, at 2 p.m. Feb. 2 at Curtis Peterson Auditorium at Lecanto High. Featured performer is pianist Lance Coburn. Tickets are $17 for reserved seats, $15 for general admission and $10 for students. The program will also be presented at 8 p.m. Jan. 25 and 3 p.m. Jan. 26 at the Fine Arts Auditorium at Central Florida Community College in Ocala. Call (352) 351-1606.

BIG BAND: The 42nd Street Band, along with celebrity impersonators Rodi Alexander singing the hits of Barbra Streisand and Gary Edwards singing the songs of Bobby Darrin, will perform at 2 and 7 p.m. Feb. 22 at Curtis Peterson Auditorium at Lecanto High. Tickets are $13 in advance at Bank Of America, Homosassa Springs Bank, Regions Bank, SunTrust Bank and all Chamber of Commerce offices in Citrus. Tickets at the door are $15. Presented by Kiwanis Club of Homosassa Springs. Call 382-2522.

TRACTOR SHOW: The fourth annual Antique Tractor Show and Pull will be Jan. 24 to 26 at the Citrus County Fairgrounds. Advance three-day tickets are $23, two-day tickets are $15 and a one-day ticket is $8 for adults. Children's (age 6 to 11) tickets are $10, $7 and $4. Tickets are available at all Chamber of Commerce offices, Global Radio, 2621 SR 44 W, Inverness, or 719 NE U.S. 19, Crystal River, or at the fair office at the fairgrounds, U.S. 41 S, Inverness. Call 726-2993.

CFCC SHOW: Tickets are on sale for the dance troupe the Tamburitzans. Two performances by the group are scheduled in January as part of the 2002-2003 Central Florida Community College Performing Arts season. There is a waiting list for tickets for the Jan. 18 show at 7:30 p.m. at the CFCC Ocala Campus Fine Arts Auditorium. Tickets are still available for the Jan. 19 3 p.m. show at Curtis Peterson Auditorium in Lecanto. Group discounts are also available. Call 746-6721, ext. 1416.

ROCK CRUSHER SHOW: Country music legends the Oak Ridge Boys will perform two shows Feb. 22 at the Rock Crusher Canyon amphitheater, 275 S Rock Crusher Road, Crystal River. Doors open at 10:30 a.m. for the first show and 5 p.m. for the second show. General admission tickets are $20 and VIP tickets are $40. Tickets are available at the Rock Crusher Canyon box office, online at www.rockcrushercanyon.com or by phone at 795-1313.

MUSIC: Citrus Harmony Chorus of Sweet Adelines presents Anything Goes, a barbershop-style musical revue, at 2 p.m. Feb. 15 at the Citrus County Fairgrounds Auditorium on U.S. 41 S, Inverness. There will be guest performances by Big Sun Men's barbershop Chorus and the Choraliers. Tickets are $10 at the door or by reservation. Call 726-8666.