This week: Hernando

ONE SINGULAR SENSATION: The musical A Chorus Line continues Thursdays and weekends through March 23 at Stage West Community Playhouse, 8390 Forest Oaks Blvd., Spring Hill. Shows are at 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $16. The box office is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and an hour before each show. Call 683-5113.

SISTER ACT: The Epsilon Epsilon chapter of Beta Sigma Phi sorority will sponsor the Cruz-In with 13 Sisters Car Show from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Ridge Manor Community Center, 34240 Cortez Blvd., Ridge Manor. Registration for the show is $20 on the day of show. The event is free for spectators and includes music, food and door prizes. Call 796-1538.

A LITTLE CHAMBER MUSIC: Michael DeJesus and friends will perform chamber music at 7 p.m. today at the Hernando High School Performing Arts Center, 700 Bell Ave., Brooksville. Admission is free. Call DeJesus at 797-7015, ext. 261..

ART FROM LIFE: The work of Spring Hill Art League artist of the month, Esther Pohl, will be on display through March during business hours at the Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative, 10005 Cortez Blvd. in Spring Hill. Pohl is a winter resident of Spring Hill and spends her summers in Pennsylvania. The exhibit is free. For information, call 596-4000.

QUICK TRIPS

TIME WITH THE LADIES: Ladies in Retirement, a mystery-drama, continues weekends through March 16 at Richey Suncoast Theatre, 6237 Grand Blvd., New Port Richey. Performances are at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $13, reserved seating. The box office is open 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and an hour before each show. Call (727) 842-6777.

VAUDEVILLE RELIVED: The musical Gypsy continues through March 30 at the Show Palace Dinner Theatre. Shows are at 8 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and March 20; 1:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays 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 toll free 1-888-655-7469.

BLAST FROM THE PAST: Music legend, author and humanitarian Pat Boone will perform two shows Saturday at Rock Crusher Garden Pavilion, 275 S Rock Crusher Road, Crystal River. Boone, known for his early rock 'n' roll songs, including covers of classics by Little Richard and his own hit, Love Letters in the Sand, also enjoyed a film career with roles in State Fair and The Cross and the Switchblade. Doors open at 10:30 a.m. for the first show, and 5 p.m. for the second show. Advance tickets are $20 and $40 at the Rock Crusher box office, by phone at (352) 795-1313 or on the Web, www.rockcrushercanyon.com.

PATTERN FOR FUN: Forever Plaid, a musical comedy featuring the pop hits of the 1950s (Love Is a Many Splendored Thing, No, Not Much, Heart and Soul, Rags to Riches), will be presented at a dinner show Saturday at Aripeka Elks Lodge 2520, 9135 Denton Ave., Hudson. Dinner of cordon bleu is at 6 p.m., show at 7:30 p.m. Prime seating is $22; all others, $20. Tickets are available at the lodge from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today. Call (727) 868-2994.

LOOK AHEAD

HI-DEE-HO!: The Cab Calloway Orchestra will perform at 7 p.m. March 15 at the Hernando High School Performing Arts Center, 700 Bell Ave., Brooksville. The group performs swing music from the 1930s and '40s. Reserved seats are $18. Call 799-5577.

CHILI CHALLENGE: The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services of Florida will host the Smoke on the Water Chili Challenge March 15 at Weeki Wachee Springs, Commercial Way and Cortez Boulevard, Weeki Wachee. Entry into the contest is $50 per team, and regular winter admission charges apply. Call (727) 816-1314 or 596-2062.

ALL THAT JAZZ: The Hernando Jazz Society will have a mixer featuring the Hudson Middle School Jazz Band from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. March 16 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.

CELEBRATING A FOLK LEGEND: The Will McLean Music Festival will be March 15 and 16 at the Sertoma Youth Ranch, near Spring Lake in southeastern Hernando County. The festival includes folk singers on three stages, performances by the winners of the annual Best New Florida Song contest, workshops in songwriting, guitar, banjo, autoharp and dulcimer, arts, crafts, storytelling and food. Admission is $12 Saturday, $10 Sunday and $20 for both days. Camping hookups are $12 with electricity, $7 without.

CURTAIN CALLS

Renaissance Academy is giving a free vocal workshop for middle and high school students on Saturday at the academy building on Little Road just south of Massachusetts Avenue, New Port Richey. The instructor is Matt Roberson, who will teach at the school in the fall. The workshop covers basic breathing techniques, warming up the voice and protecting the voice from injury. Reservations are required. Call (727) 858-2509.

The first Hernando County Karaoke Contest will begin April 17 during the Hernando County Fair in the auditorium at the fairgrounds, 6436 S Broad St., Brooksville. Preliminary competition will begin at 2 p.m. April 17; if needed, preliminaries may also run April 19 and 22. The finals will begin at 5:30 p.m. April 23. The host and master of ceremonies will be Kevin Longhorn of Longhorn Karaoke. There will be four categories of competition: female soloist, male soloist, children soloists (age 17 and younger) and group vocalists. Groups may include duets, trios, quartets and choirs. Cash prizes will be awarded to the first-place winner in each category. Contestants are required to pay a nonrefundable $5 entry fee per soloist; $20 for a group. Entry forms are available in the Hernando County Fairgrounds office. Forms and fees must be received by April 12. Call the fair office at 796-4552, or call 596-2027 or 688-2228.

The Hernando County Fine Arts Council is accepting applications from artists and craft makers 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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