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This week: Hernando
By Times Staff Writer
Published December 23, 2005
ALL FOR LAUGHS: Comedian Ward Smith will headline at 8:30 tonight at Giggles comedy club at the Best Western Resort Weeki Wachee at U.S. 19 and State Road 50, Weeki Wachee. The featured performer will be Tim the Dairy Farmer. Tickets are $7. Doors open for dinner at 7:30. Call 596-2007 for information.
QUICK TRIPS
CHRISTMAS MUSICAL: The Center Stage Theater and Dance Company will present A Christmas to Remember, a musical about a young dancer who learns the real meaning of Christmas, at 7 p.m. today at the theater, 5201 U.S. 19, New Port Richey (Southgate Shopping Center). Admission is $10 in advance, $15 at the door. There will be door prizes and a snack bar with light refreshments. Call (727) 815-0100.
BIG APPLE CHRISTMAS: Christmas in New York, a musical comedy by Matthew McGee and Candler Budd, continues through Sunday at Show Palace Dinner Theatre, 16128 U.S. 19, Hudson. Shows are at 8 p.m. today and Saturday and at 3 p.m. Sunday. Doors open two hours before each show for full cash bar and buffet. Dinner and show, $41; show only, $29.95; children 12 and younger, $23.45 and $18.45, all plus tax and tip. Call toll-free 1-888-655-7469 for information.
ALLMAN TRIBUTE: The Bourbon Street Concert Club, 4331 U.S. 19, New Port Richey, will present the Allman Brothers tribute band Idlewild at 9:30 p.m. today. Cover charge is $3. Doors open at 8. Call (727) 843-0686 for information.
MORE LAUGHS: Comedian Ward Smith will headline at 8:30 p.m. Saturday at Giggles comedy club at the Park Inn Hotel, 4076 S Suncoast Blvd. in Homosassa Springs. The featured performer will be Tim the Dairy Farmer. Tickets are $7. Doors open for dinner at 7:30. Call (352) 628-4311 for information.
LOOK AHEAD
NEW YEAR'S SWING: Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10209, 15166 Spring Hill Drive, Spring Hill, will host a New Year's Eve jazz and swing dance from 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Dec. 31. Call 686-0695 for information.
TANGERINE CELEBRATION: Brooksville will sponsor "Tangerine Time," an alcohol-free, family New Year's Eve party, from 9 p.m. to midnight Dec. 31 at the Jerome Brown Community Center in Brooksville. The event will include live entertainment, games, door prizes and a "tangerine drop" celebration at midnight. Admission will be a nonperishable food item. Call 544-5400 for information.
WILLKOMMEN, BIENVENUE AND WELCOME: The Show Palace Dinner Theater, 16128 U.S. 19 in Hudson, will present Cabaret Jan. 6 through Feb. 26. Shows are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays and 1:30 p.m. some Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Doors open two hours before each show for buffet and cash bar. Dinner and show tickets are $41; show only, $29.95; children 12 and younger, $23.45 and $18.45, all plus tax and tip. For information, call toll-free 1-888-655-7469 or visit www.showpalace.net JANUARY JAZZ: The Hernando Jazz Society will host an open jam session from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Jan. 8 at the SNPJ Hall, 13383 County Line Road, Spring Hill. Admission is $7 for nonmembers. Call 666-4842 for information.
MYSTERIOUS COMEDY: Stage West Community Playhouse, 8390 Forest Oaks Blvd., Spring Hill, will present the mystery-comedy Black Coffee on Jan. 12-29. Performances are at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Sundays. Ticket are $15 and can be ordered through the box office at 683-5113 or through www.stagewest.net HOLLYWOOD SHOWCASE: The Hernando Performing Arts Guild will present "Hollywood On Tour" at 7 p.m. Jan. 14 at the Hernando High Performing Arts Center, 700 Bell Ave., Brooksville. Tickets are $18. For tickets and information, call the ticket hotline at 799-5577.
CURTAIN CALLS
FLORIDA SONGS WANTED: The Will McLean Foundation is accepting entries for its "Best New Florida Song" contest until Dec. 31. The lyrics must be about some aspect of Florida. Each writer can submit up to three songs. Winners will perform at the Will McLean Music Festival in March at the Sertoma Ranch in southeastern Hernando County. For entry forms and information, see www.willmclean.com or call 352 465-7208.
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