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Do you crave a fiesta?
A fundraiser for a kid's bereavement retreat offers top entertainment.
By JORGE SANCHEZ
Published June 4, 2005
The entertainment outlook for the weekend includes a handful of live music events and a community theater offering.
The Parrotheads of Citrus County and Cravings on the Water will host a Fiesta Tropical starting at 1 p.m. Sunday at Cravings on the Water at the Best Western Hotel, 614 U.S. 19 N, Crystal River.
The event is a fundraiser for Camp Good Hope, a children's bereavement retreat organized by Hospice of Citrus County. Aardvark's Kayaks will have demonstrations and a decorated kayak contest. Call 795-5650. The Parrotheads are a Jimmy Buffett fan group.
Greater Tuna , a comedy, continues at Playhouse 19, 865 U.S. 19 S, Crystal River, running Thursday through Sunday until June 12.
The comedy features actors Sam Nall and David Easter portraying 20 residents of the third-smallest town in Texas, complete with wacky characterizations and quick costume changes. Show times are Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.; Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students, available at the box office Tuesdays through Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call 563-1333 for information and reservations.
"Shake It up for the Kids," a benefit to support the Citrus County chapter of the All Children's Sertoma Therapy Center, will be at 6 p.m. today at Chateau Chan Sezz restaurant, 207 N Apopka Ave., Inverness.
The lawn concert will feature Bill Lindsey, an Elvis impersonator, and music by the Shakers, playing early rock 'n' roll. Singer Haley Albaum, 11, also is scheduled to perform. Tickets are $10. Food will be available for purchase. Call any ERA American Realty office in Citrus or the restaurant, 344-9900, for tickets.
The Spanish Club of Citrus County will have an anniversary dance beginning at 7 p.m. today at the Beverly Hills Recreation Center, 77 Civic Circle. Semiformal attire. Cost is $15 for members; $18 for nonmembers. Call Carlos Suarez at 527-3860 or Elsie Aponte at 637-5929 for tickets.
--Jorge Sanchez covers arts and entertainment in Citrus County. Call 860-7313 or e-mail sanchez@sptimes.com
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