TRIPLE THREAT: Joey Dee, David Brigati and Bobby Valli will perform rock classics at 8 p.m. today at the Palace Grand, off U.S. 19, a quarter-mile north of County Line Road in Spring Hill. Doors open two hours before the show for a buffet and full cash bar. Dinner and show, $36.95, plus tax and tip. Call 863-7949 in west Pasco; toll-free elsewhere, 1-888-655-7469.
SOUNDS OF BROADWAY: The Nature Coast Technical High School Musical Theatre class will present the musical theater revue "Celebrate Broadway' at 7 p.m. today in the school's theater, 4057 California St., Brooksville. Students will perform songs from Beauty and the Beast, Fiddler on the Roof, Showboat and Godspell. Tickets are $3.00 at the door. Call Lori Erickson, 797-7088 ext. 296.
FOR THE LADIES: The St. Joan of Arc Council of Catholic Women will host a luncheon and fashion show at noon today in the church's parish hall, 13485 Spring Hill Drive, Spring Hill. A card/game party will follow. Admission is $10. Call 686-8584 or 597-2187.
MARKET ON MAIN STREET: The monthly Market on Main Street will be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in the city of Brooksville parking lot next to Antique Sampler, 31 S Main St., in downtown Brooksville. Vendor spaces for produce, shrubbery, antiques, collectibles, woodwork and handmade crafts are available for $15 per month or $50 for four months, paid in advance. Call Brooksville Again, 797-9330.
VALENTINE'S BALL: The annual Love Shouldn't Hurt Valentine's Ball will be Saturday at the Palace Grand, off U.S. 19, a quarter-mile north of County Line Road in Spring Hill. Cocktails will be at 6 p.m. and dinner at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $150 per couple, which includes hors d'oeuvres, dinner, dancing and surprises. The event is a fundraiser for the Dawn Center of Hernando County, which provides shelter and services to victims of domestic violence. Call 686-8759.
MARDI GRAS GREEK-STYLE: Christ the Savior Greek Orthodox Church will celebrate its annual Mardi Gras, Glendi, at 4 p.m. Saturday at the church, 13460 Olympic Village Lane, off Sunshine Grove Road, west of Brooksville. Ethnic and American music will be provided by Cal Buck. There will be ethnic foods and desserts. Tickets are $8 each. Call Venice at 686-1199 or Bette at 597-4571.
FAMILY GAME NIGHT AND SUPPER: St. Anthony Women's Guild will host a Family Game Night and Supper at 5 p.m. Saturday in Heffernan Hall, 20428 Cortez Blvd., Brooksville. The cost is $5 per person or $20 per family. Games will be available or bring your own. Call 597-3926 or 592-6975.
AMVETS ANNUAL DINNER DANCE: AMVETS Post 28 will have its annual dinner and dance from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday at the Hernando County Shrine Club, 13400 Montour St., off Sunshine Grove Road, west of Brooksville. There will be a roast beef buffet; music will be provided by Recreation. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. For tickets or information, call James Johnston at 683-3871, Marlene Vastine at 686-7657 or Janet Parket at 686-7160.
TOUR AHHOCHEE HILL AND BLUEBIRD PROJECT: The Hernando Audubon Society will host a tour of Ahhochee Hill from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. The property, which was recently acquired by the Audubon of Florida Sanctuary, is north of Brooksville off Lake Lindsey Road. It was donated by the late Lisa von Borowsky, one of the co-founders of the Hernando Audubon chapter. The sanctuary includes cypress marsh, forest and open field habitats. There are numerous species of birds and wildlife. The event will also include the annual bluebird box cleanup and repairs. Participants will learn how to make and maintain their own bluebird trails. There is no cost to attend. Bring a lunch and beverage for a picnic on the grounds. For information, call Linda Vanderveen at 754-9436 or the Chinsegut Nature Center at 754-6722. CITY GALLERY: The Brooksville City Hall Art Gallery, 201 Howell Ave., is featuring its 2004 Winter Art Exhibit. The works of artists Fred Mannarino, Ellen Snyder, Masao Yamada, Virginia Kotlowski, Len Solicito, Deborah Kay Dillow, Rosalie La Curcio, John Webster and Barbara Kerr are on display through May. Admission is free. Call 544-5407.
QUICK TRIPS
KILLER SHOW: The musical Chicago concludes Sunday at the Show Palace Dinner Theatre, 16128 U.S. 19, Hudson. Shows are at 8 p.m. today and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday. 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.
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 CONTINUES: A comedy about the generation gap, Over the River and Through the Woods, continues 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.
BEYOND THE BED: Beyond the Bed: State of the Art Quilts concludes Saturday at the Pasco Arts Center, 5744 Moog Road, Holiday, and Sunday at the Pasco-Hernando Community College's Pottberg Library, 10230 Ridge Road, New Port Richey. Hours at the Pasco Arts Center are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Saturday; hours at PHCC are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday.
LOOK AHEAD
FASHIONS FOR HABITAT: Habitat for Humanity of Hernando County will host a fashion show and luncheon at noon Feb. 28 at Ye Olde Fireside Inn, 1175 S Broad St., Brooksville. Fashions will be presented by Patricia's Boutique. A limited number of tickets are available for $15 each at the Habitat office or thrift shop at 22255 Cortez Blvd., which is open 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. For information, call Charlotte Bronner at Habitat, 754-1159. HITTING THE HI-LITES: The Hernando Hills Hi-Lites, a women's barbershop chorus, will perform Harmony On Parade XI - Let's Get Away From It All at 2 and 7 p.m. Feb. 28 at Mariner United Methodist Church, 7079 Mariner Blvd., Spring Hill. The program will also include quartets from Atlanta and Orlando, the Hernando Harmonizers men's barbershop chorus and the Suzuki Strings. Advance tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students; at the door, admission is $12 for adults and $6 for students. Call Tessie at 686-4122. MODEL SHIP DISPLAY: The Suncoast Ship Model Society will have its annual model ship display from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 28 at the Weeki Wachee Senior Citizens Center at Toucan Trail and Susan Drive, off U.S. 19, in Spring Hill. The exhibit will feature about 50 models, including ships in bottles, dioramas, frigates, merchant ships, whalers and warships from the 18th to early 19th centuries. Admission is free. Call 686-8640 or (727) 869-2780.
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. BAND BOOSTERS: The Springstead High School band will have its annual fundraiser Feb. 28 in the school's cafeteria, 3300 Mariner Blvd., Spring Hill. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Admission is $2 and includes door prizes. Hot dogs, pizza and pulled-pork sandwiches will be available. All proceeds benefit band students. Call 797-7010, ext. 407.
ECLIPSE: The Aripeka Community Club will present music by the rock and country group Eclipse at 7 p.m. Feb. 28 at the club, 1393 Osowaw Blvd. in Aripeka. A jam session will follow the performance. Admission, with refreshments, is $7. Call (727) 868-5786 or (727) 856-3772.
DUKES OF DIXIELAND: The Dukes of Dixieland from New Orleans will perform at 7 p.m. March 5 at the Hernando High School Performing Arts Center, 700 Bell Ave., Brooksville. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $18. For tickets and information, call 799-5577.
BIRTHDAY BASH: The community of Masaryktown will have its annual Tomas Masaryk birthday dinner and dance at 11:30 a.m. March 7 at the Masaryktown Community Center on Lincoln Avenue. Following a traditional dinner, Mario DeLeon will perform music for dancing. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for children. 796-2764 or 796-5433.
JEKYLL & HYDE: Jekyll & Hyde the Musical opens March 11 and continues weekends through March 28 at Stage West Community Playhouse, 8390 Forest Oaks Blvd., Spring Hill. Shows are at 8 p.m., except Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $16. 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.
SPRING LUNCHEON: The Spring Hill Art League will have its annual spring luncheon and fashion show at noon March 13 at the Brooksville Country Club, 23446 Links Drive. Tickets are $18. Call 666-0876.
CURTAIN CALLS
The Tri-County Chorus Competition will take place at this year's Hernando County Fair in April. It will be sponsored by the Hernando County Fine Arts Council and the fair association. Competition is open to choruses of 11 members or more in Hernando, Pasco and Citrus counties. Preliminaries for mixed adult groups will be from 7 to 9 p.m. April 15; children's choruses, 3 to 5 p.m. April 17; women's choruses, 7 to 9 p.m. April 20; and men's choruses, 7 to 9 p.m. April 21. Finals will be April 23. Applications are available online at www.hernandocountyfair.com or at the fair office, 6436 S Broad St. in Brooksville. Entry forms must be submitted by April 12. Entry fee is $50 for adult choruses and $35 for children's groups. Prizes in each adult category are $500 for first, $250 for second and $100 for third place. Prizes in children's category $350 for first, $200 for second and $100 for third place. Call 796-4552.
Angel Cabaret Theatre, 5201 U.S. 19, New Port Richey, will have auditions for The "It' Girl at 6 p.m. March 8. Roles are for four women and three men, ages 20s to 30s, who can sing, act and move well. Those who audition should bring a photo and resume, instrumental tape or CD and be prepared to read from the script. Rehearsals will begin March 29. Production dates are April 9 to May 16. All roles are paid. For information, call (727) 847-0019.
New Millennia Studio will hold auditions for a staged reading of the new Bluegrass & Roots musical Little Sparrow at 4 p.m. Thursday at the studio, 316 S Broad St., Brooksville. Readings will be filmed for the composer/lyricist, as well as potential producers to view. Performances will be held March 19 and 20 at the studio. Needed are actor/singers and actor/musicians Guitar, Fiddle, Mandolin, Harmonica ages 9 to 60. Prepare two acapella bluegrass songs, and be prepared to read from the script. This will be an open call, with a preference list given to those who email their pic and resume to newmillenniastudio@msn.com by Wednesday. There will be a small travel stipend and possible accommodations and meals provided. No calls, please.
