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Two concerts to get toes tapping today
By TIMES STAFF
Published March 17, 2007
COUNTYWIDE Irish music, a salute to the military, comedy, Dixieland jazz, ragtime piano, banjo music, foot-stomping big band, happy music, family entertainment and audience participation. That's what you can expect from the Mickey Finn Show, with concerts at 2 and 7 p.m. today at Curtis Peterson Auditorium, 3820 W Educational Path, Lecanto. The show features Fred "Mickey" Finn and Banjo Hall of Fame performer Cathy Reilly Finn. Tickets at the door are $16. For more information call Jack Graham at 382-5770 or Jim Harris at 382-1470. Other St. Patrick's Day events today: - Traditional Irish food, music and a silent auction sponsored by the Bethel A.M.E. Chapel restoration task force are served up from 6 to 8 p.m. at Crystal River United Methodist Church, 4801 N Citrus Ave. Tickets are $20. Call Tesa McClure, 563-2806, or Donnie Brown, 795-8621. - Corned beef and cabbage will be served from 3 to 7 p.m. at Dumas-Hartson VFW Post 8189, 8856 Veterans Drive, Homosassa. Cost is $6. Call 795-5012. - More corned beef and cabbage served from noon to 7 p.m. at Eugene Quinn Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4337, 906 State Road 44 E, Inverness. Tickets: $6. Call 344-3495. - Corned beef and cabbage is also on the menu at 5:30 p.m. at Inverness Elks Lodge 2522, 3580 E Lemon Drive, Hernando. Call 726-2027. - Corned beef and cabbage dinner and dessert will be served from 1 to 7 p.m. at Joe Nic Barco Memorial VFW Post 7122, 8191 S Florida Ave., south of Floral City. Hoosier Band plays from 2-6 p.m. Cost: $9. Call 637-0100. INGLIS Model aircraft take flight today The annual spring Fun Fly-In, hosted by the Nature Coast R/Cers, is at 9 a.m. today. The rain date is Sunday. The event will be at the club's flying field east of Inglis on County Road 40. Follow the signs. The event is open to all current pilots with the Academy of Model Aeronautics U.S. model aircraft hobbyist organization. Pilots briefing starts at 8:30 a.m. with free coffee and doughnuts for all registered pilots. The landing fee is $10; vendor sites are $10; spectator parking is $3. Bring suntan lotion and folding chairs and enjoy a day of flying entertainment. Call Ken Brown at 637-4891 or e-mail kenbro@xtalwind.net. FLORAL CITY Civic group to have official guests County Commissioner John Thrumston will be the guest speaker at the Withlapopka Civic Association meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Withlapopka Community Building on Gobbler Drive. Thrumston will be accompanied by sheriff's Lt. Carlton Green, who will discuss traffic concerns, and county public safety director Charles Polisano, who will talk about code enforcement. The public is invited.
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