The surrogate
It begins with a woman who yearns for a baby and another who is willing and able to give her one. You can imagine the motives of the prospective parents. But what about the woman willing to carry a baby, give birth and then walk away?
Friday Night Rewind It doesn't matter which team you cheer for. We've got video previews of every high school football program in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco and Hernando County.
Smokey Joe's Keeps on Rollin': Smokey Joe's Cafe continues through Sept. 21 at the Show Palace Dinner Theatre, 16128 U.S. 19, Hudson. Dinner and show, $46; show only, $34.95; ages 12 and younger, $28.45 and $23.45; all plus tax and tip. Call (727) 863-7949 in west Pasco; toll-free elsewhere at 1-888-655-7469.
Apres-lunch opera: Centennial Opera Group will present "A Domingo Doubleheader," videos of Pagliacci and Cavalleria Rusticana, both starring Placido Domingo. The videos start at 12:30 p.m. today at the Centennial Park Library, 5740 Moog Road, Holiday. Free.
Thrilling auditions: Auditions for the thriller The Uninvited are7 p.m. today and 1 p.m. Saturday at Stage West Community Playhouse, 8390 Forest Oaks Blvd., Spring Hill. Roles are for men and women 20 and older. Performances are Oct. 10-12 and 17-19 in the Forum at Stage West. Rehearsals are Mondays through Thursdays. Call (352) 686-4988.
Farcical play: Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center will present the farce Money, Money … Who's Got the Money?, at 8 p.m. today, Saturday, Aug. 22 and 23, and at 2 p.m. Sunday and Aug. 24 at the center, 324 Pine. St. Tarpon Springs. Tickets are $12 adults, $10 members and students, $8 groups of 10 or more. Call (727) 942-5605 or visit TarponArts.org.
Big night out: Spring Hill Community Association will present "Lake House Cabaret Night" at 7 p.m. Aug. 22 at the Lake House, 1202 Kenlake Ave., Spring Hill. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 the day of the show and include the show, two beers or glasses of wine, hot and cold hors d'oeuvres, desserts and dancing. Call (352) 666-4746.
Time for play: Avenue Players Theatre will hold auditions for Neil Simon's Plaza Suite (Acts 1 and 3) from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Aug. 28 at Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art on the St. Petersburg College Tarpon Springs Campus, 600 Klosterman Road. Roles are for three men and three women ages 20-50. Rehearsals are Tuesdays and Thursdays. Performances are Dec. 3-7. There will also be auditions for a reading performance of ZEBRAS: The Jefferson Legacy, by Richard Budin. Roles are for six black and six white men or women. Performance is Feb. 5. Call (727) 372-7651 for alternate auditions by appointment.
Discordant duo: Stage West Community Playhouse presents The Odd Couple from Sept. 4-21 at the theater, 8390 Forest Oaks Blvd., Spring Hill. Shows are at 8 p.m., except Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $18. Box office is open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and an hour before each show. Call (352) 683-5113.
Friends honor friends: Korean War Veterans Chapter No. 174 will host "Cease Fire," a dinner and show by Korean dancers to mark the 55th anniversary of the end of fighting in Korea, on Sept. 6 at the Spring Hill VFW No. 10209 Hall, 14736 Edward Noll Drive, Spring Hill. Doors open at 2 p.m. with cash bar; full buffet at 3 p.m.; show from 4 to 5:30 p.m.; dancing from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Dinner, show and dance, $20. Call (352) 688-7196.
Send items for Out and About to Barbara L. Fredricksen, St. Petersburg Times, 11321 U.S. 19, Port Richey 34668 or e-mail to fredricksen@sptimes.com.
[Last modified: Aug 14, 2008 06:21 PM]
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