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KIDS FIRST: The Hernando County Sheriff's Office and Brooksville Kiwanis Club will sponsor Kids Fun Day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Tom Varn Park, off Darby Lane in Brooksville. Displays will include the DARE vehicle, a helicopter, the marine unit Waverunner, the Community Oriented Police Problem Solving four-wheeler, a traffic unit motorcycle, members of the SWAT team, forensics and a K-9 demonstration. Games, prizes, hotdogs and sodas will be available. Admission is free.

BREAKING AWAY: Over the River and Through the Woods, a comedy, continues weekends through Sept. 28 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 $14. 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.

SNAPSHOT OF THE PAST: "Ground Zero," an exhibit of photographs taken by Alex Contreras in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001, closes today at the Alfred McKethan Library on the Pasco-Hernando Community College North Campus, 11415 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Brooksville. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free.

ALL THAT JAZZ: The Hernando Jazz Society will have an open jam session from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday at the SNPJ Hall, 13383 County Line Road, Spring Hill (3 miles east of Mariner Boulevard). Admission is $5 for nonmembers. Light refreshments will be available.

HOMETOWN ART: Paintings, artwork, quilts, photographs, ceramics and poetry are on display during business hours at the Brooksville City Hall Art Gallery, 201 Howell Ave., downtown Brooksville. The exhibit is free. Call 544-5400.

ARTIST OF THE MONTH: The work of Spring Hill Art League artist of the month Nina Ketcham will be on display through September during business hours at the Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative, 10005 Cortez Blvd. in Spring Hill. The exhibit is free. For information, call 596-4000.

WATCH IT GO BY: The World Goes 'Round, a revue of the music of John Kander and Fred Ebb (Chicago, Cabaret), continues weekends through Sept. 28 at the Show Palace Dinner Theatre, 16128 U.S. 19, Hudson. Shows are at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays and 1:30 p.m. some Saturdays (call for dates). Doors open two hours before each show for buffet and full cash bar. Dinner and show, $38.50; show only, $27.45, all plus tax and tip. Call (727) 863-7949 or toll-free 1-888-655-7469.

LAUGHTER THROUGH TEARS: Steel Magnolias, a comedy/drama, continues weekends through Sunday at Angel Cabaret Theatre, 5201 U.S. 19, New Port Richey. Shows are at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 6 p.m. Sundays and at 1:30 p.m. some weekdays and Saturdays (call for details). Doors open two hours before each show for buffet and cash wine and beer bar. Dinner and show, $34.50; show only, $21.95, plus tax and tip. Call (727) 847-0019.

A SMALLER ANNIE: Annie Jr., the shortened version of the musical Annie, will be presented by Dance Workshop Theatre at 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday at Pasco-Hernando Community College's Performing Arts Center, 10320 Ridge Road, New Port Richey. The show is 60 to 80 minutes in length. The troupe will present the musical Fame at 2 and 7 p.m. Sept. 20, also at the PHCC center. Tickets to each show are $12. Call 845-3626 or 857-9779.

TICKLING THE IVORIES: Pianist Michael Sean Sciandra, 16, will play everything from Bach to Broadway in "September Sentiments" at noon Sept. 20 at Spartan Manor, 6121 Massachusetts Ave., New Port Richey. Sciandra has performed at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center. Presenter is Rosalia Maresca. Dinner and show, $17. Call (727) 578-1657 or mail a check with your name, address and phone to Lyric Opera, 1183 85th Ter. N, #D, St. Petersburg, FL 33702.

BOYS FROM THE 'HOOD: The Brooklyn Reunion show will be presented at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Center for the Arts at River Ridge, 11646 Town Center Road, New Port Richey. The show stars Kenny Vance (Cara Mia, This Magic Moment, Walking in the Rain) and the Planotones; Jay Siegel and the Tokens (The Lion Sleeps Tonight); and the Crests featuring Tommy Mara. Tickets are $30 and $36. Call (727) 774-7381.

GOING TO THE DOGS: The Klassis K-9's 4-H Dog Club will sponsor its first open dog show Sept. 27 at the Hernando County Fairgrounds on U.S. 41 just south of Brooksville. The event is open to youth ages 8 to 18. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., and judging starts at 9. Beginning and advanced classes will be held in showmanship, obedience and agility. Classes are $4 for the initial class and $3 for each class thereafter. Participants must register by Saturday. Call 796-7531.