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Two comedies chuckle at love and death

A courthouse exhibit and Osmond Brothers concert round out this weekend's entertainment offerings.

By JORGE SANCHEZ
Published April 16, 2005

Two community theaters are opening plays this weekend: one a comedy about a showbiz marriage to die for and the other a bittersweet look at the dating lives of seniors.

At the Art Center Theatre on the campus of the Citrus County Art League in Citrus Hills, the killer comedy Murder Among Friends opens tonight. A faded actor tries to bump off his wealthy wife, but she has the same plans. Both are using the same middleman.

Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at 2644 N Annapolis Ave., off County Road 486 between Hernando and Citrus Hills. Tickets are $15 and available from 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday at the box office. Call the box office at 746-7606 for reservations. Visit the Web site at www.artleague.info Playhouse 19 will present Cemetery Club, a comedy by Ivan Mitchell, Thursdays through Sundays through May 1. Joyce Reynolds directs.

Cemetery Club centers around three Jewish widows, all with different attitudes about life, who meet for tea once a month before visiting the graves of their husbands. When a widower visiting his wife's grave enters the picture, romance and conflict result.

Show times are 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students. Box office hours are from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Visit the box office at 865 N Suncoast Blvd. (U.S. 19), Crystal River, or call 563-1333 for reservations and information.

Here are other local entertainment options:

HIGHWAYMEN ART: The Highwaymen art exhibit continues through April 27 at the Old Courthouse Heritage Museum, 1 Courthouse Square, Inverness. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Free admission.

OSMONDS: The Osmond Brothers will sing their pop hits such as One Bad Apple, I Can't Stop and Crazy Horses in a concert beginning at noon Saturday at Silver Springs, Nature's Theme Park near Ocala. Concert included in admission price, which is $32.99 for adults, $29.99 for seniors age 55 and older and $23.99 for children. Music begins at noon with opening acts, and the Osmond Brothers should take the stage about 3 p.m. Silver Springs and its companion water park, Wild Waters, are east of Ocala on State Road 40. Call (352) 236-2121 or visit the Web site at www.silversprings.com

Jorge Sanchez covers arts and entertainment in Citrus County. Call 860-7313 or e-mail sanchez@sptimes.com

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