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By TIMES WIRES
Published December 15, 2006

Chekhov at Leepa-Rattner: Two farces by Anton Chekhov, The Bear and The Proposal, will be presented at 7 p.m. today and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art auditorium, 600 Klosterman Road, Tarpon Springs. Nonmembers, $8; members and students, $5. Call (727) 712-5762.

'Nutcracker Ballet': Expressions, the Dance Company, will present the classic Nutcracker Ballet at 7 p.m. today and 2 p.m. Saturday at the Center for the Arts at River Ridge, 11646 Town Center Road, New Port Richey. Tickets: $15. Call (727) 842-8175.

The operas La Scala Di Seta and Maurice Ravel's opera/ballet L'Enfant Et Les Sortileges (The Child and the Magic) will be shown at 12:30 p.m. today at the Centennial Park Library, 5740 Moog Road, Holiday (1.2 miles east of U.S. 19).

'A Show Palace Christmas': Holiday glitz and glamor at the Show Palace Dinner Theatre, 16128 U.S. 19, Hudson. Shows are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays, and 1:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. some Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays through Dec. 25. Doors open two hours before each show for buffet and cash bar. Dinner and show, $42.50; show only, $31.45; ages 12 and younger, $24.95 and $19.95, all plus tax and tip. Call 863-7949 in west Pasco; toll-free elsewhere, 1-888-655-7469.

The Angelus Christmas Pageant will be presented at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and Dec. 23 at The Angelus, 12413 Hudson Ave., Hudson. A reception will be held at 7 p.m. in the Activity Center. Admission is free.

'A Whole Lotta Christmas Cheer!': Center Stage Theatre & Dance Academy presents an upbeat song and dance show at 7 p.m. today, Saturday and Dec. 23. The 38-member cast will perform traditional and comedic songs. Tickets are $15 in advance, $18 at the door (if available). Snacks will be sold. The center is at 5201 U.S. 19 (Southgate Shopping Center), New Port Richey. Call (727) 815-0100.

Angels on High: Spring Hill Community Association will present "Angels on High," an exhibit of individually designed angel cut-outs, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. today and Saturday at the association clubhouse, 1202 Kenlake Ave., Spring Hill. Nightly entertainment, visits with Santa. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted.

Wilderness Wonderland will be open at Jay B. Starkey Wilderness from 6 to 9 p.m. today. Santa's Snow Blast will be 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. The park may be reached from DuCubellis Road in New Port Richey.

Pasco Arts Council continues its "Holiday House" art and gift show and sale at the arts center, 5744 Moog Road, Holiday. Work by Susan Duda-Schultz continues in the UpStairs Gallery. Hours are 9 a.m. -4 p.m. Monday to Saturday. Center will be closed Dec. 23-Jan. 1.

Progress Energy Art Gallery continues "Wiggle, Slither, Romp & Climb" animal art exhibit through Dec. 23 at the gallery, 6231 Grand Blvd., New Port Richey.

'Nutcracker All Jazzed Up': A modern version of the classic ballet will be performed by students of the Dance Workshop at 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at Bishop McLaughlin Catholic High School, 13651 Hays Road (north of State Road 52 a half-mile west of the Suncoast Parkway), Hudson. Tickets are $15, reserved seating; groups of five or more, $12. Call (727) 845-3626 after 3 p.m. today and Saturday.

Nature Coast Festival Music is accepting applications through Jan. 22 for a choral conductor for the 2007-08 season. The position comes with a stipend. Call Sandy Kaliscak at (352) 796-3291 for an application.

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