This week

By Times staff writer

© St. Petersburg Times,
published June 22, 2001

Look ahead

BULLRIDING BLOWOUT: Five Star Rodeo will present the annual Independence Day Bullriding Blowout at 4 p.m. June 30 at the Hernando County Fairgrounds, on U.S. 41 on the south side of Brooksville. Admission is $12; ages 6 and under are admitted free. Advance tickets are $1 off. A portion of the proceeds go to the Hernando County 4-H Club Foundation. For information, call 754-4433 or 796-4552.

FUN FOR THE FOURTH: The Brooksville Elks Lodge will have a Fourth of July celebration at 1 p.m. July 4 at the lodge, 14494 Cortez Blvd. There will be games and picnic foods available. Call 596-2582.

PRIDE ON PARADE: High Point will have its parade at 8 a.m. on July 4. The parade route will go through the streets of the community, off Cortez Boulevard west of Mariner Boulevard. Participants will begin assembling at 7:15 a.m. Following a flag-raising ceremony in front of the community center, 12249 Club House Road, there will be refreshments, entertainment, arts and crafts and a raffle. The event is free and open to the public. Call Sylvia Pistorius, 596-6006.

CELEBRATE THE 2ND AMENDMENT: The Hernando Sportsman's Club will have a Machine Gun Shoot-Out from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 4 at the club off U.S. 19 (about 9.5 miles north of Cortez Boulevard), north of Weeki Wachee. The event will feature three vehicles being destroyed, and live cannon fire on assorted targets. Refreshments will be available. The shooting ranges will also be open. Admission is $1; children under age 16 will be admitted free with an adult. For information, call 597-9931.

THE BEAR FACTS: There will be an educator's workshop on the Florida black bear from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. July 10 at Chinsegut Nature Center north of Brooksville. Speakers will be Marcie Clutter, Nancy Dwyer and Kristin Wood. To reach the center, take U.S. 41 north of Brooksville 7 miles, then turn left on County Road 476 and go 1 mile. The nature center is on the left side of the road. The event is free. For information, call 754-6722.

TIME WARP AGAIN: The Rocky Horror Show opens July 13 and continues weekends through July 22 at Stage West Community Playhouse, 8390 Forest Oaks Blvd., Spring Hill. Shows are at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. on Sundays. Tickets are $14 for adults. The theater's box office is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and one hour before each show. Call 683-5113.

Quick trips

FOREVER FUNNY: The musical Forever Plaid will be presented through July 1 at the Show Palace Dinner Theater, 16128 U.S. 19, Hudson. Performances are at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 1:30 p.m. June 9 and 28; and at 3 p.m. Sundays. Doors open two hours before each show for buffet and cash bar. Dinner and show, $35.95; show only, $24.95. For children 12 years old and younger, $19.95 for dinner and show, and $14.95 for show only. Call (727) 869-7949 or toll-free 1-888-655-7469.

ARTISTIC PULSE: "Florida Pulse," an exhibit of watercolors by Betty Welch and sculptures by Charles Sharrod Partin III, continues through June 29 at the Pasco Art Center, 5744 Moog Road, Holiday. Center hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays.

A SMASHING TIME: The girl group Smash will perform songs and dances from the 1920s to the 1990s at 8 p.m. Monday at the Jewish Community Center of West Pasco, 9841 Scenic Drive, Port Richey. Admission is $2.

Curtain calls

The Nature Coast Children's Festival Singers will hold auditions by appointment for Peter Pan. Parts are available for three boys ages 6 to 12. No previous experience is necessary. The production will be in October at Stage West Community Playhouse in Spring Hill. Call 684-2037 or 688-2207 for an audition time.

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