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At festival, a berry good time will be had by all

By JORGE SANCHEZ
Published March 3, 2007

Mounds of red strawberries and gallons of whipped cream, fresh-baked sweet potato pies and tons of other delicious foods await a hungry crowd at this weekend's Floral City Strawberry Festival.

There will also be live music, arts and crafts and a children's game area.

If you go today be prepared for rain. The forecast calls for possible showers, with the chance of rain 60 percent and a high temperature of about 67. Sunday's forecast calls for more sunshine, although it will be colder.

The annual festival, at Floral Park on U.S. 41 S, runs today and Sunday. Hours are 9 to 5 today and 9 to 4 Sunday. Admission is $2. Park at the Citrus County Fairgrounds on U.S. 41 and catch a free shuttle bus to avoid traffic.

In other activities:

Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park will host its annual Heritage Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today in the Florida Room of the park's visitor center on U.S. 19 in Homosassa Springs. It will include exhibits about local heritage through films and speakers. There is no charge for the event, although park admission still applies.

-Crank It Up! Recreational Boating in Citrus County will be from Tuesday to the end of May at the Old Courthouse Heritage Museum, One Courthouse Square, Inverness. Find a display of outboard boat motors and learn the history of motorboating. Highlights include pleasure boating, skiing and fishing. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Call 341-6429.

-True West continues through March 18 at Playhouse 19, 865 U.S. 19 S, Crystal River. The play tells the story of two brothers: Austin, a Hollywood screenwriter, and Lee, a petty crook and drifter. Sibling rivalry boils over when Lee suddenly steals all of Austin's creative thunder, leading to disaster for the tiny house they share. Box office hours: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday to Friday and one hour before show times, which are 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students.

-The Citrus Jazz Society's next jam session will be 1:30 p.m. Sunday in the Magnolia Ballroom of the Plantation Inn at 9301 Fort Island Trail, Crystal River, with jazz and Dixieland music. Cost: $7 per person for nonmembers for each session. Annual memberships and renewals are available for $35 per person and are available at the sessions. Call 795-9936 or visit the Web site at www.citrusjazzsociety.net.

The Tamburitzans: A troupe of more than 30 young folk dancers will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday at Curtis Peterson Auditorium, 3800 W Educational Path, Lecanto. The box office opens at 2 p.m. on show day for the sale of unreserved seats, which cost $16.

[Last modified March 2, 2007, 23:41:53]