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By JORGE SANCHEZ
Published June 23, 2006

THE CITRUS COMMUNITY CONCERT CHOIR rehearses at 7 p.m. Tuesday for its summer concerts, which will feature Lerner and Loewe music. The rehearsal site is Faith Lutheran Church, 935 S Crystal Glen Drive, in the Crystal Glen subdivision in Lecanto, near State Road 44 and Homosassa Trail (County Road 490). New members are welcome; tenors and altos are especially needed. Audition arrangements can be made by calling director Jacki Doxey at 212-1746. Concerts are July 28 at First Presbyterian Church of Inverness and July 30 at Faith Lutheran Church.

LOOK AHEAD

WINE & POTTERY: The Art Center and Pottery in the Works studio are hosting a "Diva Night" for women only at 7 p.m. July 12 to benefit the Art Center. The evening features a masseuse, party games and giveaways. Attendees also can purchase bisque pottery to paint and bake in the kiln. They can be picked up a week later. Bring your own wine, and the owners will melt the empty bottle in the kiln to make a cheese tray. Registration is $10 plus the cost of the pottery, which ranges from $10 to $20. To register, call Pottery in the Works, 3888 N Lecanto Highway (County Road 491), at 527-6967. For Art Center information contact the box office at 746-7606 or visit from 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Visit the Web site at www.artleague.info.

ALL COLE: A concert of Cole Porter songs wrapped around an age-old tale of boy meets girl opens July 7 at the Art Center Theatre and continues weekends through July 23. Box office hours are 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 4644 N Annapolis Ave. Citrus Hills. Call 746-7606.

MUSICAL: Performances of Godspell at the Ocala Civic Theatre will be at 8:15 p.m. July 14, 15, 20, 21 and 22, and 2:15 p.m. July 15, 16, 22 and 23. Tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for full-time students. The theater is at 4337 E Silver Springs Blvd. in the Appleton Cultural Center, Ocala. Box office number is (352) 236-2274.

QUICK TRIPS

WILD WATERS continues its Splash Nights today and Saturday. Splash Nights feature extended hours, until 9 p.m., with half-price admission after 5 p.m., live entertainment, games and contests. Splash Nights will continue Friday and Saturday nights through July 29. On those nights, a DJ will be playing Top 40 dance music. Other activities during Splash Nights are water balloon tossing, limbo and Hula Hoops. Wild Waters is a 9-acre family water park on Silver Springs Boulevard, east of Ocala on State Road 40. Tickets can be purchased online by visiting the Web at www.wildwaterspark.com. Bring in any Coke product for an $8 discount off the $23.99 general admission price. Children under 48 inches tall pay $20.99, and a season-long Splash Pass is only $39.99.

[Last modified June 23, 2006, 06:36:49]