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Diversions: Coming attractions

By BARBARA L. FREDRICKSEN, Times Staff Writer
Published September 22, 2007

TODAY

The family comedy 'Night at the Museum' will be shown at dusk on Sept. 22 in Craig Park's band stand. Take chairs or blankets for seating. Free. Refreshments will be for sale.

Shady Hills Family Center will hold its 12th annual Septemberfest and Concert in the Park with Wiley Fox from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday. There will be a Trash and Treasures sale, food concessions, a chili cook-off, classic car show and games. County social service agencies will have information booths with advisers. Businesses and agencies that want to participate should call Tammy Castillo at 727 868-1966.

THROUGH SUNDAY

Spirit People Intertribal Family, Inc., will present its 2nd annual fall pow wow on Friday through Sunday at J.B. Starkey Ranch, 12959 State Rd. 54, Odessa (1/2 mile west of Gunn Highway). Gates open at 10 a.m. Admission is free, but there is a $5 charge for parking. Events include drumming, dancing, singing, storytelling, and Native American arts and crafts, with special activities for children. Host Drum is Descendents. Grand entries are at 7 p.m. Friday; 1 and 7 p.m. Saturday; and 1 p.m. Sunday. Camping is available for either primitive sites or with electrical hookups.

The musical 'Man of La Mancha' continues at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Richey Suncoast Theatre, 6237 Grand Blvd., New Port Richey. Tickets are $15. Box office is open 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and an hour before each show. Call (727) 842-6777.

The comedy-farce 'Noises Off' continues at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday at Stage West Community Playhouse 8390 Forest Oaks Blvd., Spring Hill. Tickets are $18. Box office is open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and an hour before each show. Call (352) 683-5113.

The comedy 'Greater Tuna,' starring Matthew McGee and Candler Budd, continues through Sunday at the Show Palace Dinner Theatre, 16128 U.S. 19, Hudson. Shows are at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday. Doors open two hours earlier for buffet and cash bar. Dinner and show, $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.

SUNDAY

The Frankie Dee New York Orchestra will perform from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Sept. 23 at VFW Post #7987 Chester McKay Dr., New Port Richey. Featured singers will be Pearl May and Bill Dimmitt. Tickets are $9. For reservations and information, call Mary at (352) 596-9486.

Artists for Humanity will present the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber at 8 p.m. Sept. 23 at the Groves ballroom, 7924 Melogold Circle, Land O'Lakes (off U.S. 41). The nine-member group includes seven members of the Tampa Opera Company. Proceeds will go to Herhnando-Pasco Hospice. Tickets are $15. Call Lois Ownes at (813) 996-5727.

SUNDAY-MONDAY

Auditions for 'A Pasco Christmas 2007 - Scrooge Revisited' will be held Monday and Tuesday at Richey Suncoast Theatre, 6237 Grand Blvd., New Port Richey. Auditions for ages 6 through 12 are at 6:30 p.m. Auditions for ages 13 and older are at 7 p.m. Director is Marie Skelton. Production dates are Nov. 23-25 and Nov. 30-Dec. 2. Call (727) 842-6777.

THURSDAY

A Sunset Beach Concert will be presented from 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 27 at Sunset Beach in Tarpon Springs. Performers are Lil' Pearl and the Big Boys. Take a lawn chair and picnic dinner or buy popcorn, hot dogs, hamburgers, soda or bottled water at the concession trailer. Sponsor is Tarpon Springs Recreation Department. Admission free.

THROUGH THURSDAY

West Pasco Art Guild will exhibit "September Student Art Show" at the gallery at 6206 Jefferson St., New Port Richey, from 1 to 3 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Sept. 21; from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; and 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 25 and 27.

THROUGH FRIDAY

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 through Sept. 28. Many of the paintings are for sale. Call Pasco Arts Center at (727) 845-7322.

THROUGH FRIDAY

A photography exhibit by St. Petersburg Times photojournalist Scott Keeler, "Jewel on the Gulf: A Photographic Celebration of Tarpon Springs and Its People," will be at the Tarpon Springs Cultural Center through Sept. 28. The center is at 101 S. Pinellas Ave. (Alt. 19), Tarpon Springs. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Free.

THROUGH OCT. 6

'Theresa Villani: Sculptural Abstractions' will be at the Pasco Art Council's art center, 5744 Moog Road, Holiday. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays (closed Sundays, Mondays and holidays). Free.

THROUGH OCT. 8

"Newspapers and the Shaping of American Memory" will be the exhibit at Pasco-Hernando Community College's fine art gallery in the Alric C.T. Pottberg Library on the New Port Richey campus, 10230 Ridge Road through Oct. 8. Inquire at the library main desk about viewing hours. Library hours are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Fridays; 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays; and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. Call (727) 816-3229.

THROUGH SEPT. 29

Progress Energy Art Gallery is holding its first children's art exhibit, Art Is 4 Kids 2, at the gallery, 6231 Grand Blvd., New Port Richey. The exhibit will remain on display from noon to 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays through Sept. 29.

SEPT. 28, 29, AND 30

'New Port Richey Founders Day' celebration will be held Sept. 28, 29 and 30 in Sims Park off Main Street by the Pithlachascotee River in New Port Richey. The event includes a man-powered fire truck pull, rock climbing wall, pumpkin painting and other kids activities, antique engines and other historic displays, Miss Daisy boat tours, the Eco-Expo and plant sale, food and beverage vendors, a carnival midway, a car show, historic movies at West Pasco Historical Society and live entertainment. Events are 5 to 11 p.m. Sept. 28; 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sept. 29; and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 30. Donations to "Operation Shoebox" will be accepted during the festival.

SEPT. 29

The 3rd annual "Paws in the Park" dog event will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sept. 29 in San Antonio City Park, 12202 Main St., San Antonio. The event includes pet contests (dogs dressed like princesses, people dressed like their dogs), adoptable pet parade, a special blessing of the pets, pet education, the latest in pet products and services and entertainment. All proceeds will benefit Spay Pasco, a program designed to assist dog and cat owners with spaying and neutering costs. The event is sponsored by San Antonio Animal Hospital. Free.

Flemenco dancer Paquita Dawson and her dance troupe will perform Flamenco Ole! at 3 p.m. Sept. 29 at New Port Richey Public Library, 5939 Main St., New Port Richey. Free.

SEPT. 30

Soprano Suzanne La Croix will perform opera arias, German art songs, Brahms, Schubert and a few little-known Broadway tunes at 2 p.m. Sept. 30 at the Brooksville Women's Club, 131 S. Main, Brooksville. Ms. La Croix sang with the Metropolitan Opera in New York and was featured in the Detroit Art Museum's "Brunch with Bach" series. Accompanist is Joni Travis Whitehead. Admission is $10. Call (352) 584-7712. Proceeds will go to Nature Coast Botanical Gardens and Gulf Coast Conservancy.

'A Touch of Italy' dinner and show will be presented at Colonial Hills Civic Center, 3852 Prime Place, New Port Richey, on Sept. 30 by All Star Promotions. Doors open at 1:30 p.m., show at 3 p.m., buffet dinner at 4 p.m., followed by more entertainment. Performers include doo wop singer Tommy Russo, balladeer Johnny M., and singers Karen Kallin, Lexi Balestrieri and Chris Stein. Dinner and show, $15. Reservations required by Sept. 27. Call (727) 375-5512.

Send entertainment items for Diversions: Coming Attractions to Barbara L. Fredricksen, St. Petersburg Times, 11321 U.S. 19, Port Richey 34668 or e-mail to fredricksen@sptimes.com

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