GOOD NEIGHBORS: The Good Neighbor Trail Advisory Committee will host the Good Neighbor Trail Festival from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the historic train depot and neighboring Russell Street Park on Russell Street, south of downtown Brooksville. There will be entertainment, children's games and activities, food, demonstrations and more. The free festival is being held in conjunction with the Flatlanders Challenge, the annual 10K race along Brooksville streets. Call 544-5430.
JUST WADDLE AWAY: Suncoast Basset Rescue's annual Sweetheart's Day Waddle will be Saturday and Sunday at Florida Classic Park, on Lockhart Road east of Brooksville. The event includes a sweetheart parade, pancake breakfast and auction. For schedule and additional information, visit http://suncoastbassetrescue.org Parking is $3.
VALENTINE DANCE: There will be a Valentine's Day dance from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Jerome Brown Community Center off W Jefferson Street in Brooksville. Door prizes and refreshments will be available. The event is free. Call 544-5498.
JUNIOR JAZZ: The Hernando Jazz Society will have a mixer from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday at the SNPJ Hall on County Line Road in Spring Hill. Featured performers will be the Hudson Middle School Jazz Band. Admission for jazz society members is free; nonmembers, $5. For information, call 596-4400.
CHAINSAW DEMONSTRATION: A chainsaw workshop is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Chinsegut Nature Center, 23212 Lake Lindsey Road, north of Brooksville. There will be expert training for those who use chainsaws at work or at home. Registration is required; call 754-6722.
CITY GALLERY: Paintings, quilts, photography, ceramics and poetry are on display during business hours at the Brooksville City Hall Art Gallery, 201 Howell Ave. Admission is free. Call 544-5040.
QUICK TRIPS
BEYOND THE BED: Four quilt shows are being held today and Saturday in Pasco County. "Beyond the Bed: State of the Art Quilts" continues through Feb. 21 at Pasco Arts Center, 5744 Moog Road, Holiday (9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays), and at the library at Pasco-Hernando Community College, 10230 Ridge Road, New Port Richey (9 a.m.-8 p.m. Mondays-Fridays; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays; and 2-5 p.m. Sundays). The shows feature 50 quilted works by 22 quilters from across Florida. Also, the 14th annual "Quilt Show and Sale" will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Pioneer Florida Museum and Village, off U.S. 301 north of Dade City. The show features Hoffman Collection Quilts, dolls and clothing. Admission is $5 in advance, $6 at the gate. Parking is free. Finally, the West Pasco Quilters Guild Inc. will hold its eighth biennial quilt show, "Sew Many Quilts 2004," from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Veterans Memorial Park, 14333 Hicks Road, Hudson. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for ages 11 and younger.
COMMON GROUND: Irish step dancing, clogging and tap dancing will be featured in "Dancing on Common Ground," an anthology of dance to be presented at 2 p.m. Saturday at Pasco-Hernando Community College's Performing Arts Center, 10230 Ridge Road, New Port Richey. The 10 dancers will show the relationships among several dance forms. Admission is $12, $14 and $16. Tickets are for sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at the PHCC bookstore or at the performing arts center box office before the show. Call (727) 816-3322 for availability.
KILLER SHOW: The musical Chicago plays through Feb. 22 at the Show Palace Dinner Theatre, 16128 U.S. 19, Hudson. Shows are at 8 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Feb. 12 and 19; 1:30 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays; and 3 p.m. Sundays. Doors open two hours before each show for buffet and full cash bar. Dinner and show, $38.50; show only, $27.45; ages 12 and younger, $20.95 and $15.95, all plus tax and tip. Call 863-7949 in west Pasco; toll-free elsewhere, 1-888-655-7469.
BIG BAWDY BURLESQUE: Big Bawdy Burlesque continues through Feb. 15 at the Angel Cabaret Theatre, 5201 U.S. 19, New Port Richey. Shows are at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 6 p.m. Sundays and 1:30 p.m. some Wednesdays and Saturdays. Doors open two hours earlier for buffet and cash wine and beer bar. Dinner and show, $35.50; show only, $21.95, plus tax and tip, reservations required. Call (727) 847-0019.
FORTRESS OF FREEDOM: "Fort Mose, Colonial America's Black Fortress of Freedom," an exhibit about the excavation of America's first legally sanctioned black community, continues through March 23 at the Old Courthouse Heritage Museum, 1 Courthouse Square in Inverness. Fort Mose was a sanctuary and a community for African-born slaves who escaped from their owners in the Carolinas. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free. Call (352) 341-6436.
COMEDY COMING: A comedy about the generation gap, Over the River and Through the Woods, opens Feb. 13 and runs weekends until Feb. 29 at the Art Center Theatre, 2644 N Annapolis Ave., Citrus Hills. Tickets are $15. Curtain times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Call (352) 746-7606.
LOOK AHEAD
SOMEBODY CARES: Somebody Cares will sponsor a Valentine's Day Festival from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 14 at the Jerome Brown Community Center in Brooksville. The event will feature arcade games, crafts and gifts for mothers and children. Admission is free. Call 799-7709 or 544-5498.
LOVE THAT JAZZ: The Spring Hill Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary will have a jazz night from 7 to 10 p.m. Feb. 14 at the St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church parish hall, 13485 Spring Hill Drive, Spring Hill. The Hernando Jazz Society will provide music for dancing and listening. Snacks and beverages will be available. Tickets cost $7. Call 688-1685 or 666-7744.
VALENTINE FASHIONS: The Brooksville Garden Club will have its annual fashion show, with fashions by Bon Worth of Spring Hill, at noon Feb. 14 at the Brooksville Golf and Country Club, 23446 Links Drive, Brooksville. Tickets are $20. Call 796-6026 or 796-1978.
TROPICAL VALENTINE'S DAY: The Hernando County Shrine Club will have a valentine's dinner-dance at 7 p.m. Feb. 17 at the club, 13400 Montour St., west of Brooksville. The event features Key West cuisine, music by Johnnie Lobo, dancing and door prizes. Social hour begins at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 7. Tickets are $8 and reservation deadline is Feb. 13. Call 596-7749.
FOR THE LADIES: The St. Joan of Arc Council of Catholic Women will host a luncheon and fashion show at noon Feb. 20 at the church's parish hall, 13485 Spring Hill Dr. A card/game party will follow. Admission is $10. Call 686-8584 or 597-2187.
SYMPHONY ON STAGE: The Hernando Symphony Orchestra will perform a tribute to Broadway and big band music Feb. 22, 24 and 28. The concerts will feature the Milo Dixie Band and the Hernando Jazz Society Saxophone Quartet. The performances at 2 p.m. Feb. 22 and 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24 are at Springstead Theatre, 3300 Mariner Blvd., Spring Hill. The performance at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28 is at the Hernando High School Performing Arts Center, 700 Bell Ave., Brooksville. Reserved seating is $9. For tickets and information, call 799-8507.
CRAZY ABOUT PATSY: C.J. Harding will present a tribute to Patsy Cline on Feb. 28 at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8681, 18940 Drayton St. (off County Line Road) in Shady Hills. A roast pork dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. with the show at 7. Tickets are $20 and available in advance only. Call (727) 856-1860.
CURTAIN CALLS
/ The Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center will have auditions for Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance at 7 p.m. Sunday at the center, 324 Pine St., Tarpon Springs. Performance dates are May 1 and 2, 8 and 9. Call (727) 942-5605.
