GATORS AT COURTHOUSE: The Old Courthouse Heritage Museum, 1 Courthouse Square, Inverness, is featuring a new exhibition Alligators: Dragons in Paradise, through May 28. The exhibit includes artifacts such as alligator shoes and clothing, reproductions of skulls and a simulated nest complete with eggs. A park ranger at Homosassa Springs State Wildlife Park, Mike Werwetz, will discuss alligators and their habitats at 1 p.m. March 29 at the second-floor courthouse of the museum. Free admission. Regular hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Call 341-6436.

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

COMEDY: The Amorous Ambassador will be performed today and Saturday at the West Citrus Community Center on Veterans Drive in Homosassa. Show times are 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. For advance tickets, call the Gulf Islands Civic Theatre box office at 527-9061.

BARBERSHOP SINGING: The Barbershoppers of Citrus County singing group rehearses at 6:30 p.m. Mondays at First United Methodist Church, 3896 S Pleasant Grove Road (County Road 581), Inverness. New members are welcome. Call 726-5360.

PORTRAIT PAINTERS: The Citrus County Portrait Painters meet from 9:30 a.m. to noon every Friday at the Citrus County Art League, 2644 N Annapolis Ave., Hernando. Call Patricia Russak at 527-3430.

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SYMPHONY: The Central Florida Symphony Orchestra will have its season finale, featuring the winners of the 12th annual young artists competition, at 2 p.m. April 26 at Curtis Peterson Auditorium, at Lecanto High. Tickets are $15, available at all Citrus County SunTrust Banks. Call 746-6382.

WINE TASTING: The second annual dinner and wine tasting, "Flavours to Savour" will be at 6:30 p.m. April 26 at the Black Diamond Country Club. Event features harpist Sue Jeffes prior to the wine and five-course meal. Proceeds will benefit the Central Citrus Rotary Club project to purchase automated external defibrillators, to assist heart attack victims. The Rotary plans to purchase several of the machines to equip county emergency vehicles. Tickets are $65 per person or $120 per couple. Complementary bottle of wine to each couple. Dinner without the wine tasting is $35 per person or $60 per couple. Call 563-5423 or 527-0326.

MUSIC IN THE HILLS: The theme for the upcoming concert, a tribute to the musical genius of Richard Rodgers by the Chorus of Beverly Hills, is "With a Song in My Heart." The concert will be held at 3 p.m. May 4 at the Beverly Hills Recreation Association auditorium, 77 Civic Circle. Tickets are $4 and may be purchased at the BHRA office or from chorus members.

QUICK TRIPS

A new company for the rides, a fresh coat of paint and a "Wild and Western" theme are new features at the Hernando County Fair, which opens its run in Brooksville today at the Hernando County Fairgrounds, U.S. 41 S. The fair runs through April 27.

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