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Diversions: Coming attractions

By BARBARA L. FREDRICKSEN
Published July 27, 2007

TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY

The Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat will be presented at 8 p.m. today, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center, 324 Pine St., Tarpon Springs. A sign language interpreter from Sign Language Associates' Cultural Access Program will enhance the show at 2 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $16; $14 for members and students. Call 727 942-5605 or online at www.tarponarts.org.

THROUGH AUG. 26

The rollicking musical 'Ain't Misbehavin,' a tribute to Thomas "Fats" Waller, continues matinees and evenings through Aug. 26 at the Show Palace Dinner Theatre, 16128 U.S. 19, Hudson. Dinner and show (note price increase), $44; show only, $32.95; ages 12 and younger, $26.45 and $21.45, all plus tax and tip. Call (727) 863-7949 in west Pasco; toll free elsewhere at 1-888-655-7469.

TODAY AND SATURDAY

Auditions for the comedy-drama Steel Magnolias will be held at Stage West Community Playhouse at 7:30 p.m. today and 2 p.m. Saturday. The theater is at 8390 Forest Oaks Blvd., Spring Hill. Production dates are Oct. 5-7 and 12-14 in the Forum at Stage West. Director is Maurice Batista. Call (813) 493-4534.

THROUGH SATURDAY

Not Just Another Pretty Picture, an art exhibit featuring social commentary, at Progress Energy Art Gallery, 6231 Grand Blvd., New Port Richey. Call (727) 848-6500 for hours.

THROUGH THURSDAY

American Lighthouses, an exhibit of photographs of lighthouses across the United States by members of the Chasco Camera Club, will be in the lobby of the West Pasco Government Center through Thursday. The center is at 7530 Little Road, New Port Richey. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Closed holidays. Free.

THROUGH AUG. 3

Work by Pasco County Artists at the Pasco Arts Council's art center, 5744 Moog Road, Holiday. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays. Free.

TODAY THROUGH AUG. 3

Intermezzo Opera Festival of New York will present four full operas performed by students in training to become professionals at the Black Box Theatre on the Nature Coast Technical High School campus, 4057 California St., Brooksville. The operas are Falstaff (7:30 p.m. Saturday and Tuesday and 3 p.m. Aug. 3); The Magic Flute (3 p.m. Sunday and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Aug. 3); Albert Herring (7:30 p.m. today, Sunday and Thursday); and Suor Angelica (3 p.m. Saturday and 7:30 p.m. Monday). Tickets are $15 adults, $10 students. Box office in the lobby of the theater will be open one hour before each performance. Discounted multiple show packages available. Call (352) 797-7088, ext. 296 or (727) 534-5742 for reservations and information.

MONDAY AND TUESDAY

Auditions for Disney's High School Musical will be held by appointment on Monday and Tuesday by Showcase Community Theatre, 8431 Corporate Way, New Port Richey. Roles are for males and females ages 8 through 18. Production dates are Oct. 18-21. Participation fee is $50. Audition forms and instructions are at www.showcaseyouth.com or at the audition. Call (727) 647-4249 or (813) 679-0051 for an audition time.

Thursday-AUG. 12

The musical comedy 'Nunsense' will be presented in Xavier Hall of St. Francis Cabrini Catholic Church, 5030 Mariner Blvd., Spring Hill on Aug. 2-5 and 10-12. It stars Betsy Glasson, Susan Schildbach, Leanne Germann, Angelena Burrow and Victoria Primosch as the singing and dancing Little Sisters of Hoboken. Tickets are $10, open seating. Shows are at 8 p.m. Thursday and subsequent Fridays, 1 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Call (352) 683-9666 or 683-6241 for ticket information.

AUG. 3

Progress Energy Art Gallery will hold an artist's reception from 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 3 at the gallery, 6231 Grand Blvd., New Port Richey. The honoree is abstract artist Martha Marshall. Also exhibiting are Ralph Annan, Mark Burton, Sali Dalton, Harry Farmlett and Carol Gula. The exhibit, "Unconventional Wisdom: Abstract Expressionism with a Dash of Les Fauves," will be on exhibit through Sept. 29. Hours are noon to 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays.

AUG. 3

Center Stage Theatre and Dance Academy Musical Theatre Summer Camp students will present Gone With the Breeze, a musical spoof of the casting frenzy that surrounded selecting the actors for the classic Gone With the Wind, at 7 p.m. Aug. 3 at the theater, 5201 U.S. 19, New Port Richey (Southgate Shopping Center). Tickets are $10. Call (727) 815-0100.

AUG. 3-SEPT. 28

Through the Painter's Eye, an exhibit of work by members of the West Pasco Art Guild, will be at the West Pasco Government Center, 7530 Little Road, New Port Richey. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closed holidays) weekdays Aug. 3 through Sept. 28. Many of the paintings are for sale. Call Pasco Arts Center at (727) 845-7322.

AUG. 5

The Frankie Dee New York Orchestra will perform from 2 to 5 p.m. Aug. 5 at the VFW Post 10209 at 15166 Spring Hill Drive, Spring Hill. Tickets are $9 and include a chance at a door prize. For information and reservations, call Mary at (352) 596-9486.

AUG. 10-12 AND 17-19

The youth wing of Stage West Community Playhouse will present the colorful musical Mulan Jr. from Aug. 10-12 and 17-19. Shows are at 8 p.m., except Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10. Box office is open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and an hour before each show. Call (352) 683-5113.

AUG. 11

Singer-impressionist Rich Natole will perform at a dinner show at Aripeka Elks Lodge 2520, 9135 Denton Ave., Hudson, on Aug. 11. Dinner is at 6 p.m., show at 7:30 p.m. Natole's act includes impressions of Larry King, Jay Leno, Robert DeNiro, Joe Pesci and others. Tickets are $26, reservations required. The office is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Call (727) 868-2994.

AUG. 15

The power metal band Kamelot (Ghost Opera) will headline on Aug. 15 at Bourbon Street Concert Club, 4331 U.S. 19, New Port Richey. Doors open at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Special guests are Wade Black (Crimson Glory) and Royal Anguish. Tickets are $16 in advance, $19 at the door.

AUG. 16

The Save Our Sandbar group will hold a pig roast, treasure hunt and costume contest at the "Pirates for the Care-of-Being, A Bounty for Hospice," a fundraiser for Gulfside Regional Hospice, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Aug. 16 at Gulf Harbors Yacht Club, 3924 Marine Parkway, New Port Richey. Tickets are $30 single, $50 for two. Call (727) 709-1599 or 934-8986.

AUG. 24 AND 25

Auditions for the musical Oliver! will be held at 7 p.m. Aug. 24 and 1 p.m. Aug. 25 at Stage West Community Playhouse, 8390 Forest Oaks Blvd., Spring Hill. Show dates are Nov. 1-4, 9-11 and 16-18. Director is Leannne Germann. Call (352) 263-4576.

Send entertainment items for Diversions: Coming Attractions to Barbara L. Fredricksen, St. Petersburg Times, 11321 U.S. 19, Port Richey 34667 or e-mail to fredricksen@sptimes.com.

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