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© St. Petersburg Times, published November 2, 2001
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TODAY-SUNDAY: The annual Flapjack Festival at the Community Center on U.S. 41 in Land O'Lakes. Carnival, arts, crafts, entertainment, contests and races from 4 to 11 p.m. today, 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Highlights are free flapjacks from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday and the parade at 11 a.m. Saturday.
TODAY: Singers Eddie Capone and Gino Conti will perform at the Polish American Pulaski Association dinner show at the clubhouse, 4616 Darlington Road, Holiday. Dinner will be served from 3:15 to 5:15 p.m. The show is at 6 p.m. Dinner and show, $18. Call 934-4594 or 376-8149.
TODAY: Carla Becker's Forever Friends Dahling will be presented at 7 p.m. at Heritage Pines Country Club, 11524 Scenic Hills Blvd., Hudson. Tickets are $10, available at the front desk. Call (727) 861-7784 for availability.
TODAY-NOV. 11: Guys and Dolls, a musical in two acts, is at Show Palace Dinner Theatre, 16128 U.S. 19, Hudson. Performances are at 1:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays; and 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturday. Dinner and show, $35.95; show only, $24.95. Ages 12 and younger, $19.95 and $14.95. Call (727) 863-7949 and (888) 655-7469.
TODAY-NOV. 25: Nite Club Confidential, a musical spoof in two acts, at Angel Cabaret Dinner Theatre, 5201 U.S. 19 (Southgate Shopping Center), New Port Richey. Shows are at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 6 p.m. Sundays and 1:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Doors open two hours before each show for buffet. Dinner and show, $32.50; ages 12 and younger, $19.95, both plus tax and tip. Call (727) 847-0019.
TODAY-NOV. 11: The comedy Beau Jest continues weekends at Richey Suncoast Theatre, 6237 Grand Blvd., New Port Richey. Shows are at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Admission is $10. Box office is open 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and one hour before each show. Call (727) 842-6777.
TODAY-DEC. 12: Model airplane enthusiasts Paul Flow and Jeremy Waters are exhibiting a range of non-flying and radio-controlled model airplanes with wingspans from three to 80 inches at the Pottberg Library on the west campus of Pasco-Hernando Community College, 10230 Ridge Road, New Port Richey. The exhibit includes award-winning dioramas of World War II, Vietnam and other military scenes. Viewing hours are 7:30 a.m.-9 p.m. weekdays, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays, and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays.
SUNDAY: The Richey Concert Band will perform at 2:30 p.m. at Sims Park, New Port Richey. The program includes National Emblem March, Go Away Little Girl, the Jimmy Durante song Inka Dinka Doo and others. Those who attend are urged to bring lawn chairs and a picnic lunch.
SUNDAY: Richey Community Orchestra will present "Fascinating Rhythm" at 3 p.m. at the Center for the Arts at River Ridge, 11646 Town Center Road, New Port Richey. Featured performers are violinist Stephen Starkman, jazz singer Katt Hefner and pianist Geoff Greene. Admission is $8. Call (727) 919-3866.
SUNDAY-MONDAY: Three dance studios will present a show to benefit Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund for children of victims of the Sept. 11 attack at 2 p.m. Sunday at Heritage Springs Country Club in Trinity and at 7 p.m. Monday at Show Palace Dinner Theatre, 16128 U.S. 19, Hudson. The studios are Port Richey Dance Time, Dance Workshop and Boston Dance Connection. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for ages 10 and younger. The 19 acts feature 110 dancers doing ballet, tap, acrobatics, Irish step dancing and other dance forms. Call (727) 842-8175 for tickets.
MONDAY: Singer-guitarists John and Mary Bendall will sing pop songs from the 1920s to the present at 8 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center of West Pasco, 9841 Scenic Drive, Port Richey. Admission is $2.
TUESDAY: Betty Jean Steinshouer will portray authors Willa Cather, Marjorie Rawlings and Gertrude Stein sharing their experiences of World War II in "America at War" at 6 p.m. at the New Port Richey Library, 5939 Main St., New Port Richey. The program is sponsored by the Florida Humanities Council and is free.
THURS.-NOV. 11: The 17th annual Hudson Seafest will be held north of Point Plaza Shopping Center at U.S. 19 and State Road 52, Hudson. The event features music, entertainment, a fishing tournament, carnival, crafts and Florida seafood specialties, including the Seafest grouper dinner. Buses will transport those who attend from designated parking areas near the event. Entertainers include Wiley Fox, Zack Taylor, One World, the 42nd Street Band, Hudson Middle School Jazz Ensemble and Radio Disney.
TODAY-NOV. 18: The musical comedy How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying continues at Stage West Community Playhouse, 8390 Forest Oaks Blvd., Spring Hill. Performances are at 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $16. Box office is open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and an hour before each show. Call (352) 683-5113.
SATURDAY-SUNDAY: Members of area fire, rescue and law enforcement forces and their children ages 10 and younger will be admitted free to Weeki Wachee Springs theme park. Hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission includes the mermaid show, boat ride and the new "Dog, Cat & Pony Show." Other adult members of the immediate family will be admitted for $10.95, which is a $5 discount. Call toll free 1-877-469-3354.
SATURDAY: A reception honoring Hudson painter Harry Farmlett will be from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Tarpon Springs Cultural Center, 101 S Pinellas Ave. (Alt. U.S. 19) in Tarpon Springs. Farmlett's works will be on exhibit at the center through Nov. 28. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays. He has exhibited at the State House in Tallahassee, Nagoya City in Japan and the Pasco Arts Center.
TODAY: Pianist Leonidas Lipovetsky will be guest performer with the Hernando Symphony Orchestra at a concert at 7:30 p.m. at Springstead High School Theater in Spring Hill. Tickets are $15. Call Beneva Husting at (352) 799-8507.
NOV. 10: The Aripeka Elks Lodge #2520 will present Charly Raymond's "Amazing Tribute to Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass" at a dinner show at the lodge, 9135 Denton Ave., Hudson. Dinner is at 6 p.m., show at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $21 for prime seating, $19 for general seating. Reservations are required. Tickets are available at the office from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. Call (727) 868-2994.