Digest

Out and about

By Times Staff Writer
Published October 19, 2007

Reception today: A reception for sculptor Vahak Sarkis from 5 to 7 p.m. today will open Sarkis' exhibit at the Pasco Arts Council's art center, 5744 Moog Road, Holiday. The exhibit continues through Nov. 10. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Free.

Comic opera: Centennial Opera Groupwill show the video of Johann Strauss' comic romp Die Fledermaus (The Bat) at 12:30 p.m. today at Centennial Park Library, 5640 Moog Road, Holiday. The production was filmed in Covent Garden and is by the Royal Opera House chorus and orchestra. Stars include Nancy Gustafson, the late Luciano Pavarotti and Dame Joan Sutherland. Free.

Classy classic: South Pacific will be presented in matinees and evenings through Nov. 17 at the Show Palace Dinner Theatre, 16128 U.S. 19, Hudson. 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.

The popular kids: Showcase Community Theatre continues High School Musical at 7 p.m. today, Saturday and Oct. 25 and 26; at 2 p.m. Sunday; and at 2 and 7 p.m. on Oct. 27. The show is in the auditorium at 8431 Corporate Way (off Little Road, just south of the Massachusetts Avenue intersection), New Port Richey. Tickets are $15 ages 8 and older; $7 ages 7 and younger. Seating is limited. Call Brad Brady at (727) 647-4249 or Laurie Philpot at (813) 679-0051.

Grisly little girl: Richey Suncoast Theatre continues the dramatic thriller The Bad Seed weekends through Nov. 4 at the theater, 6237 Grand Blvd., New Port Richey. Shows are at 8 p.m., except Sundays at 2:30 p.m. 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.

Big city sound: The Frankie Dee New York Big Band orchestra will perform from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at VFW Post 10290, 15166 Spring Hill Drive, Spring Hill. Featured are singers Pearl May and Bill Dimmitt. Tickets are $9. For information or reservations, call Mary at (352) 596-9486.

Photos of working nurses: "Faces of Caring" continues 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. Inquire at the library main desk about viewing hours. Call (727) 816-3229.

Variety of art: "Kaleidoscope of Imagination," a members' multimedia art show, continues at West Pasco Art Guild through Nov. 2. Gallery hours are 1 to 4 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays; and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Free.

Tryout time: Auditions for the drama A Few Good Men will be held by Stage West Community Playhouse at 7 p.m. today and 1 p.m. Saturday at the theater, 8390 Forest Oaks Blvd., Spring Hill. Roles are for 17 men and 1 woman who can appear between the ages of 18 and 50, are physically fit and are willing to have a military haircut. Production dates are Jan. 10-17. The director is Andrea Gleason. Call (352) 686-4988.

For four-footed friends: The SPCA of Hernando Countywill host the "Cause for Paws" fashion show and luncheon from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 27 at the Palace Grand off U.S. 19, a quarter mile north of the Pasco/Hernando county line. Tickets are $30 at the SPCA shelter on Grant Street in Spring Hill. Call (352) 596-7000.

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