This week: Hernando

COUNTRY AT THE SPRINGS: Country singer T.G. Sheppard (Last Cheaters Waltz, I Loved 'Em Every One, Devil in the Bottle) will perform at noon Saturday at Weeki Wachee Springs, U.S. 19 and State Road 50, Weeki Wachee. The opening act will be the Zoots. The admission price of $12.95 for adults, $11 for age 55 and older, and $9.95 for ages 3 to 10 includes the concert. The park will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call 596-2062.

SPEAKING OF THE ENDANGERED: There will be a talk on American crocodiles at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Chinsegut Nature Center, north of Brooksville. Take U.S. 41 north of Brooksville 7 miles, then turn left on County Road 476 and go 1 mile. The nature center is on the left. The event is free. For information, call 754-6722.

LIFE ON THE WATER: The work of Spring Hill Art League artist of the month Shirley Houghton will be on display through February during business hours at the Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative, 10005 Cortez Blvd. in Spring Hill. Houghton is an oil painter who primarily paints seascapes, river scenes, fishing boats and still lifes. The exhibit is free. For information, call 596-4000.

QUICK TRIPS

DIRECT FROM BRANSON: The Hughes Brothers will perform country, old-fashioned Western, Broadway and gospel favorites Saturday evening at a dinner show at the Aripeka Elks Lodge 2520, 9135 Denton Ave., Hudson. The dinner of prime rib, potato, vegetable, salad, dessert and coffee will be served at 6 p.m.; the show will be at 7:30 p.m. Dinner and show, $22 for prime seating, $20 for general seating. Tickets are available in the office from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today, or call (727) 868-2994. The brothers will also perform at 7 p.m. Feb. 15 at the Hernando High School Performing Arts Center, 700 Bell Ave., Brooksville. Reserved seats are $18. For tickets and information, call 799-5577.

LA CAGE: La Cage Aux Folles, the musical version of The Birdcage, continues through Feb. 16 at the 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 a buffet and cash bar. Dinner and show, $37.50; show only, $26.45. Age 12 and younger, $19.95 and $14.95. Call 863-7949 in west Pasco; toll-free elsewhere, 1-888-655-7469.

SOPHIE, TOTIE AND BELLE: Sophie, Totie and Belle, an R-rated musical comedy, is playing at the Angel Cabaret Theatre, 5201 U.S. 19, New Port Richey, through Feb. 23. Shows 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 a buffet and cash wine and beer bar. Dinner and show, $34.50; show only, $21.95. Call (727) 847-0019.

SOMETHING TO STRUT ABOUT: The musical The All Night Strut continues through Sunday at Playhouse 19, 865 U.S. 19 S, Crystal River. Shows are at 8 p.m. today and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $15. The theater's box office is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today. Call (352) 563-1333.

GYPSY: The musical Gypsy continues weekends through Sunday at Richey Suncoast Theatre, 6237 Grand Blvd., New Port Richey. Shows are at 8 p.m. today and Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $13, reserved seating. The box office is open an hour before each show. Call (727) 842-6777.

LOOK AHEAD

SWEETHEARTS BALL: The Greater Hernando County Chamber of Commerce will host a Sweethearts Ball Feb. 8 at the Palace Grand, 275 Della Court (off U.S. 19), Spring Hill. Tickets are $60 per person, and attire is formal. Social hour is at 7 p.m., with dinner at 8 p.m. and dancing throughout the evening to the music of Hologram. Cash bar available. Call 796-0697.

DINNER-DANCE: Tickets are available for Amvets Post 28's annual dinner-dance Feb. 8 at the Hernando County Shrine Club, 13400 Montour St., west of Brooksville. The event will be from 7 p.m. to midnight. It will feature a roast beef buffet dinner. Music will be provided by Recreation. Tickets are $10 in advance or $15 at the door. Call James Johnson, 683-3871, or Jeana Bosworth, 799-4915.

DINNER WITH MARK TWAIN: The Knights of Columbus, St. Anthony Council, will sponsor an all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner and a performance of Mark Twain by actor Jim Clark on Feb. 8 at St. Anthony Catholic Church, 20428 Cortez Blvd. Dinner is from 5 to 6:30 p.m.; the show begins afterward. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for children. Call 799-2758.

TIME FOR VALENTINES: Prime Time Singles will host a valentine dance at 8 p.m. Feb. 15 at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 2301 Deltona Blvd., Spring Hill. Refreshments will be served. Tickets are $5 in advance and $8 at the door. Call 797-6116.

ALL THAT JAZZ: The Hernando Jazz Society will have a get-together featuring voices of the big bands from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 9 at the SNPJ Hall on County Line Road in Spring Hill. Admission for jazz society members is $2; nonmembers, $5. For information, call 683-7254.

A IS FOR ALICE: The musical A . . . My Name is Alice opens Feb. 14 and continues weekends through Feb. 23 at the Forum Theater at Stage West Community Playhouse, 8390 Forest Oaks Blvd., Spring Hill. Shows are at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $12. The theater's box office is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and one hour before each show. Call 683-5113.

WALK (OR RUN) WITH NATURE: The seventh annual Chinsegut Run and Fun Walk will be Feb. 15 at Chinsegut Nature Center north of Brooksville. Take U.S. 41 north of Brooksville 7 miles, then turn left on County Road 476 and go 1 mile. The nature center is on the left. Late registration begins at 7:30 a.m.; the 5K run is at 8:30; the one-mile fun walk is at 8:35. Entry fees are $10 for the run and $6 for the walk until Feb. 7. For more information, call 754-6722.

HMS PINAFORE: The Community Performing Arts Guild will present Gilbert and Sullivan's HMS Pinafore at 3 and 7 p.m. Feb. 15 at Mariner United Methodist Church, 7079 Mariner Blvd., Spring Hill. The show, featuring full scenery and costumes, musical accompaniment and 17 performers, is free, but an offering will be taken. Tickets are required, and only a limited number remain. For more information, call 597-0409.

FORMER MERMAIDS: The Former Mermaids of Weeki Wachee will perform Feb. 15 and 16 at Weeki Wachee Springs, 6131 Commercial Way. The Former Mermaids is an all-volunteer group of women ages 46 to 71 who once performed at the attraction. Members include a sports trainer, a respiratory therapist, a great-grandmother and the owner of a swimwear boutique. They perform the traditional mermaid show that has been at the attraction for more than 50 years. Call 596-2062.

CELEBRATING THE PAST: The May-Stringer Heritage Museum will celebrate Hernando County's 159th birthday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 15 at the museum, 601 Museum Court, Brooksville. There will be 50 arts and crafts booths, demonstrations of old-time arts and music. Admission is $3 for adults and $1 for children. Call 799-0129.

THE GIFT OF MUSIC: The Suncoast Harmony Chorus, the local chapter of Sweet Adelines International, will have quartets of women barbershop singers available for its "Musical Expressions of Love" program on Feb. 14. People will be able to hire a quartet to deliver two love songs, a rose and a valentine for $25. Orders will be taken through Feb. 11. Call Claudia, 683-7983.

CURTAIN CALLS

The Hernando County Fine Arts Council is accepting applications from artists and crafters for the 19th annual Hernando County Art, Craft and Music Festival on May 24 and 25 at Tom Varn Park in Brooksville. Only artists displaying their own original work may participate in the juried show. More than $5,000 in cash awards will be given out. The deadline for entries is May 5

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