FAIR TIME: The 2004 Hernando County Fair and Youth Livestock Show runs through April 25 at the Hernando County Fairgrounds, U.S. 41, on the south side of Brooksville. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for ages 4 to 12. $1 off admission Wednesday, which is Times Day at the fair. Parking is $1 a car. A special section previewing the fair was published in Thursday's Times. The complete schedule of events is on the fair's Web site at www.hernandocountyfair.com For information, call the fair office at 796-4552.
MUSIC OF THE NIGHT: The Spring Hill Community Association will present another in its series of "Night Sounds" concerts Sunday on the association's grounds at 1202 Kenlake Ave., Spring Hill. Gates open at 4 p.m. The event will feature the Kevin Longhorn Country Band, with music from 5 to 7 p.m. Admission and parking are free. Pizza, ice cream and soft drinks will be available. Bring lawn chairs or blankets. Call 666-4746.
CHILDREN'S CHORUS: The Community Performing Arts Guild's final concerts of the season, featuring the Tampa Bay Children's Chorus, will be at 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday at Mariner United Methodist Church, 7079 Mariner Blvd., Spring Hill. Free tickets are available. For tickets to the 3 p.m. show, call 596-6143; for 7 p.m. tickets, call 544-1068.
FAREWELL PERFORMANCE: The Spring Hill Music Club will present a free concert at 1:30 p.m. today at Grace Presbyterian Church, 8375 Spring Hill Drive, Spring Hill. The presentation will be under the direction of Esther Lamoreaux. Refreshments will be served. This meeting and concert will be the last of the club, which is disbanding. For information, call Lamoreaux at 688-4080.
FAMILY FUN FEST: The Family Fun Festival at St. Joan of Arc will be from noon to dusk each day through Sunday on the church grounds, 13485 Spring Hill Drive, Spring Hill. There will be a variety of food and rides. Admission and parking are free. Ride tickets will be sold. For information, call 688-0663.
LATINO FIESTA: Brooksville Elks Lodge 2582 will host a Latino Fiesta Night from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday at the lodge, 14494 Cortez Blvd., west of Brooksville. Tickets are $10 each. There will be prizes awarded for the best-decorated sombrero and "Pin the Tail on the Burro." Spanish cuisine will be served. Tickets are available in the lounge, or call Sue Downey at 683-9308 or Ralph Risley at 686-5592.
DOG FAIR: The Rotary Club of Spring Hill Central will have a dog fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Wellington clubhouse, Wexford Boulevard, off Mariner Boulevard, Spring Hill. Pet portraits and vaccinations will be available. Participants may enter their dogs in the best dressed, best looking and most unique contests. There will be food available and vendors. Admission is free. Money raised will benefit Spring Hill's first dog park. For information, call Andy Guiterrez at 686-8255.
CARIBBEAN FASHIONS AND FOOD: The Brooksville Woman's Club will have its annual luncheon and fashion show at noon Saturday at the clubhouse, 131 S Main St., Brooksville. Caribbean casual fashions from Belk will be modeled, and lunch will be provided by John Mason Catering. Entertainment will be by Jane's Dance Studio. There will also be a silent auction and door prizes. Tickets are $15. For reservations, call Letty at 686-1932.
MAIN STREET MARKET: 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 Mall, 31 S Main St., Brooksville. Vendor spaces are available for produce, shrubbery, antiques, collectibles, woodwork and handmade crafts at $15 per month or $50 for four months paid in advance. Call Brooksville Again at 797-9330. HIGH SCHOOL ART EXHIBIT: The annual Congressional High School Art Competition Exhibit will be Monday through April 30 at the Brooksville City Hall Art Gallery, 201 Howell Ave. The exhibit will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Entries will be judged on April 29, and there will be a reception with awards presented from 6 to 8 p.m. April 30. The exhibit will feature artwork from high school students from the 5th Congressional District, which includes Hernando County. For information, call the gallery at 544-5407.QUICK TRIPS
IT'S A GIRL: The "It" Girl continues through May 16 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 1:30 p.m. some Wednesdays and Saturdays. Doors open two hours before each show for buffet and cash wine and beer bar. Dinner and show, $35.50; show only, $21.95, all plus tax and tip. Call (727) 847-0019.
DUNNELLON FETE: Boomtown Days will celebrate Dunnellon's heritage with music, arts and crafts, and a food court today through Sunday. The event features a free concert by the Navy band Southeast Pride at Ernie Mills Park from 6:30 to 8 p.m. today. Saturday and Sunday will feature an arts and crafts show with vendors on W Pennsylvania Avenue, entertainment all day on the Boomtown stage, the food court and chamber booth, an auction and a chance to fill out a ballot for the Boomtown Days mascot at the chamber booth.
SPACE SHOW: Blast Off!, an exhibit about the fascination with outer space, is now open at the Old Courthouse Heritage Museum, One Courthouse Square, Inverness. The exhibit features space flight and science fiction artifacts. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m Monday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Call (352) 341-6436.
OCEAN FLIGHT: Captain Lindbergh's Ocean Flight, a recounting of Charles Lindbergh's transatlantic flight, will presented at 10:30 a.m. and noon Wednesday at the Center for the Arts at River Ridge, Town Center Road, New Port Richey. Admission is $4. Call 774-7381.
LOOK AHEAD
AFTERNOON OF SONG: An "Afternoon of Song" with soprano Stephanie Barnett Sager will be at 2 p.m. April 25 at Stage West Community Playhouse, 8390 Forest Oaks Blvd., Spring Hill. Barnett Sager is a graduate of Hernando High School and a former Miss Hernando County and has just finished performing in the starring role as Mimi in La Boheme with the Glen Falls Symphony Orchestra in New York. Refreshments will be served during intermission. The concert is sponsored in part by Capital City Trust Co. Tickets are $15 each and may be purchased at the Stage West box office, WWJB radio station or any Capital City Bank office, or call 796-5843 or 797-6704.
CLASSIC '50S CAR SHOW: The Spring Hill Cruisers and Hardee's Restaurant will host the 17th annual '50s Night Classic Car Show from 3 to 9 p.m. April 24 at Hardee's, Commercial Way at Cortez Boulevard, Weeki Wachee. The show is open to 1984 and older cars, trucks, customs and street rods. The registration fee is $15. Dash plaques will be given to the first 100 entries. Spectator admission is free. There will be cash door prizes, '50s and '60s music by Shannon Productions, drawings and lip-syncing. For information, call Norma at 596-0729 or Wil at (727) 856-0421.
SONGBIRD AND EARTH DAY CELEBRATION: The Welcome Back Songbirds/Earth Day Festival will be 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. April 24 at Chinsegut Nature Center, 23212 Lake Lindsey Road, north of Brooksville. The free event will feature butterfly, bird and wildflower walks, bird banding, a bird-calling contest, games, a puppet show, demonstrations and birdhouse building. Call the center at 754-6722.
PINOCCHIO BALLET: Florida Nature Coast Ballet will present Pinocchio at 2 and 7 p.m. April 24 and 3 p.m. April 25 at the Curtis Peterson Auditorium in Lecanto. Tickets are $15 for reserved seats and $10 for preferred seats. For information, call (352) 795-8611.
MALE REVUE: The Magnificent Male Revue will be at the Angel Cabaret Theatre, 5201 U.S. 19, New Port Richey, on April 23 and 24. Doors open at 7 p.m., show at 9 p.m. Dinner and show, $24.95. Ages 21 and older. Reservations required. Call 847-0019.
CURTAIN CALLS
DOGGIE AUDITIONS: Richey Suncoast Theatre is looking for a small, well-mannered dog to play the role of Toto in the upcoming musical Wizard of Oz. Auditions are 7 p.m. today at the theater, 6237 Grand Blvd., New Port Richey. Production dates are May 13-30. Call (727) 842-6777.
SHOW PALACE AUDITIONS: The Show Palace Dinner Theatre will have auditions for the plays and musicals Run For Your Wife, The Fabulous '50s and '60s Revue, Anything Goes, A Show Palace Christmas, The Will Rogers Follies, Sugar Babies and Red, Hot and Cole from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. April 25 at the Show Palace, 16128 U.S. 19, Hudson, and from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 26 at The Master Class Academy, 711-B Orange Ave., Winter Park. Those who audition should prepare a one-minute monologue and 16 bars of an up-tempo song and a ballad. Bring music, photo and resume. Call toll-free 1-888-655-7469 for directions.
