Native American powwow at buffalo ranch

By Times Staff Writer
Published February 15, 2008

BROOKSVILLE

The Dancing Buffalo Ranch will host a Native American Intertribal Pow-Wow from 9 a.m. to dusk today through Sunday at 18250 Wiscon Road. Admission is $2; children 5 and younger will be admitted free. There will be lectures on American Indian history, performances with the Native American Intertribal dancers and singers, native crafts booths, food, face painting, storytelling, games and native dancing. Visitors also can see the buffalo and their young at the ranch. No pets, coolers, weapons or firearms will be permitted. Visitors are welcome to bring lawn chairs and blankets. Call Marcy Smith at 799-4385

Learn natural landscaping

The 2008 Florida-Friendly Landscaping Grow Smart Workshop and Natural Landscaping Expo will be from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Feb. 27 at the SNPJ Lodge, 13383 County Line Road. The program will be presented by the Hernando County Cooperative Extension Service/Florida Yards and Neighborhoods Program, Southwest Florida Water Management District and Hernando County Utilities Department. There will be door prizes, refreshments and educational materials. The cost is $10. Registration is limited and will be accepted on a first-paid, first-registered basis through Feb. 22. Call 754-4433.

SPRING HILL

Sign up to knock down some pins

The annual Bowl For Kids' Sake to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters will be at 1 p.m. May 3 at Mariner Lanes, 3544 Mariner Blvd. Teams of five bowlers are needed for the event. All bowlers are asked to raise a minimum of $120 each. All donations are tax deductible. Donations can be made online at www.BFKS08.kintera.org or by sending a check to Big Brothers Big Sisters, 15120 County Line Road, Spring Hill, FL 34610. Call BBBS at 684-7904.

Have dinner with St. Joan group

The St. Joan of Arc Squires will host a dinner at 5 p.m. March 1 at the St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church hall, 13485 Spring Hill Drive. Dinner will include ziti with meatballs, salad, bread and dessert. Door prizes will be awarded. Tickets are $6. This is the first public event for the St. Joan of Arc Squires, which formed in September. For information or tickets, call Jim Nico at 799-0901 or the parish office at 688-0663.

Today's meeting

Hernando County Auditor Selection Committee, 9 a.m., Room 130, Hernando County Government Center, 20 N Main St., Brooksville.

Today's picks

Black History presentation with Mable Sims: 1-3:30 p.m., Jerome Brown Community Center, 99 Jerome Brown Place, off Darby Lane, Brooksville. Free. 544-5498.

Hernando Performing Arts presents "Forbidden Broadway" musical: Doors open at 6:30 p.m., showtime at 7 p.m., Hernando High School's Performing Arts Center, 700 Bell Ave., Brooksville. $20. 799-5577.

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