"SHOW BOAT' continues through April 11 at the Show Palace Dinner Theatre, 16128 U.S. 19, Hudson. Shows are at 8 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays, and April 1 and 8; 3 p.m. Sundays; and 1:30 p.m. some Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. 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.
"HOLY CANNOLI' continues through Sunday at Angel Cabaret Theatre, 5201 U.S. 19, New Port Richey. Shows are at 8 p.m. today and Saturday, 6 p.m. Sunday. Doors open two hours before each show for buffet and cash wine and beer bar. Dinner and show, $35.50; show only $21.95; plus tax and tip. Call (727) 847-0019.
"STARS OF THE COTTON CLUB', a tribute to Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Cab Calloway and Lil Armstrong, will be presented tonight at the Palace Grand, Della Court, off U.S. 19 a quarter mile north of County Line Road. Doors open at 6 p.m.; show at 8 p.m. Dinner and show, $35.95, plus tax and tip. Call (727) 863-7949; toll free 1-888-655-7469.
"JEKYLL & HYDE,' a musical drama, continues through Sunday at Stage West Community Playhouse, 8390 Forest Oaks Blvd., Spring Hill. Shows are at 8 p.m. today and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $16. The box office is open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and one hour before each show. Call (352) 683-5113.
"ZORBA,' THE MUSICAL, continues through April 4 at Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center, 324 Pine St., Tarpon Springs. Performances are at 8 p.m. today, Saturday, and April 2 and 3; and 2 p.m. Sunday and April 4. Tickets are $16 adults, $14 students. Call 942-5605.
THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA'S Big Band Jazz Orchestra will perform at 7 p.m. today at the Center for the Arts at Wesley Chapel, 30651 Wells Road, Wesley Chapel. To reach the center, go east on State Road 54 off Interstate 75, then north on Curley Road (County Road 577), then west on Wells Road. Admission is $5.
STEPHEN PEARCY, former lead singer for 1980s platinum-sellers Ratt (Invasion of Your Privacy, Out of the Cellar), headlines tonight at Bourbon Street Concert Club, 4431 U.S. 19, New Port Richey. Opening acts are Jeteye and Julliet. Doors open at 8 p.m.; show at 9 p.m. Admission is $15 in advance, $18 at the door.
THESPIAN SHOWCASE will be presented at 8 p.m. Monday at the Center for the Arts at River Ridge, 11646 Town Center Road, New Port Richey. The show features the district award-winning one-act play, Daughters, with Gabriella Gallina, Alley Kay, Jane McInnis, Gabrielle Mirabella, Megan Mullen and Petra Orent. Other performers are Alison Caffrey, Luis Rickert, Tasha Feemster and Courtney Penna. Admission is $3.
"THE MUSIC CURE,' a one-act comedy by George Bernard Shaw, will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Tarpon Springs Cultural Center, 101 S Pinellas Ave. (Alt. 19), Tarpon Springs. Admission is by donation.
THE JUBILEE MEN'S CHORUS will be guest performers at the Thursday Musical's concert at 2 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church of New Port Richey, 6561 Circle Blvd., New Port Richey. The men sing classical, gospel, musical theater, pop tunes and novelty songs. The two groups will perform together Edelweiss, Gonna Build a Mountain and Battle Hymn of the Republic. Scholarship winner Alison Caffrey of River Ridge High School will also perform. Admission is free, but a donation will be accepted.
VISUAL ARTS
(All exhibits are free, unless otherwise noted)
ARTBEAT 2004 HIGH SCHOOL SHOW concludes Saturday at Pasco Arts Center, 5744 Moog Road, Holiday. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Saturday.
FLORAL PAINTINGS AND ARRANGEMENTS will be exhibited by the Orchid Society and the New Port Richey Garden Club through April 2 at the West Pasco Art Guild, 6206 Jefferson St., New Port Richey. The gallery is open from 1 to 4 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays.
WORKS BY FOUR ARTISTS continue from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Monday at Greater New Port Richey Main Street and Progress Energy Art Gallery, 6231 Grand Blvd., New Port Richey. Exhibitors are watercolorists Patricia Gorrow and Geneva Yeager, sculptor C. Fulton and silversmith Lee Canalizo.
THE FEMININE MYSTIQUE is the subject of an art exhibit, "Cocoon Blue," by four women in the Upstairs Gallery at Pasco Arts Center, 5744 Moog Road, Holiday, through Wednesday. Artists are Dorothy Anderson, Suzanne Desneux, Peggy Lax and Marilee Mask. Viewing hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays.
THE PAINTINGS OF WRITER JOHN DOS PASSOS are on exhibit through April 18 at the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art on the St. Petersburg Campus off Klosterman Road (a half mile west of U.S. 19), Tarpon Springs. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursdays. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and free to students and children. Sunday is free to everyone.
"THE FACES OF AIDS,' a multimedia exhibit by men, women and children with HIV/AIDS, continues through Wednesday at Pasco-Hernando Community College's art gallery in the Pottberg Library, 10230 Ridge Road, New Port Richey.
LOOK AHEAD
GIGGLES COMEDY CLUB comedian Mike Rivera will headline April 2 and 3 at Angel Cabaret Theatre, 5201 U.S. 19, New Port Richey. The opening act is Peter Sasso. Doors open at 7 p.m.; dinner is at 8:30 p.m. Dinner and show, $19.95; show only, $10; plus tax. Reservations required; ages 21 and older. Call (727) 847-0019.
ANCLOTE RIVER RAID, a Civil War re-enactment event, will be held April 3 and 4 by the 79th New York Volunteer Militia, Company D, a civilian and living history Boy Scout Adventure Post, at J.B. Starkey Wilderness Park off DeCubellis Road, New Port Richey. Hours are 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. April 3 and 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 4. Barbecue platters will be for sale at $7; buns, $5. Chairs will be provided. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for ages 3-10 and 63 and older.
THE FLORIDA ORCHESTRA will perform "Season Highlights," with conductor Stefan Sanderling, at 2 p.m. April 4 at the Center for the Arts at River Ridge, Town Center Road, New Port Richey. Tickets are $21, $23 and $26. Call (800) 662-7286.
SINGERS FRANKIE MAN AND LAURA YAGER will perform "An Afternoon at the Paramount" with the 42nd Street Show Band at 2 p.m. April 4 at the Pasco-Hernando Community College Performing Arts Center, 10230 Ridge Road, New Port Richey. Tickets are $12, $14 and $16, and are available from 10 a.m. to noon and 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. today and April 2 at the West Campus bookstore and at the center box office an hour before the show. Call (727) 816-3322 for availability.
