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Class notes

 
Published Dec. 7, 2016

Calendar

Dec. 22: End of the second grading quarter.

Dec. 23: Teacher planning day. No school for students.

Dec. 24-Jan. 8: Winter break.

Arts/Music/Theater

The Center for the Arts at River Ridge, 11646 Town Center Road, New Port Richey. (727) 774-7382.

• Mitchell High concert, 7 p.m. Dec. 9 and 10.

• Anclote High concert, 7 p.m. Dec. 12.

• Longleaf Elementary concert, 7 p.m. Dec. 13.

• Calusa Elementary concert, 7 p.m. Dec. 14.

• Deer Park Elementary concert, 7 p.m. Dec. 15.

The Nutcracker, presented by Dance Extreme and the Center for the Arts, at 7 p.m. Dec. 17 and 2 p.m. Dec. 18. $15.

Center for the Arts at Wesley Chapel, 30651 Wells Road, Wesley Chapel (813) 794-8772 or centerfortheartswesleychapel.com.

• Wesley Chapel High dance performance, 7 p.m. Dec. 9.

• Wiregrass Ranch High choral concert, 7 p.m. Dec. 12.

• Wesley Chapel High winter concert, 7 p.m. Dec. 13.

• Wiregrass Ranch High and John Long Middle orchestra concert, 6:30 p.m. Dec. 14.

• Blackwood Studios presents Winter Gifts at 11 a.m. Dec. 16. Grades K-12. $5.

• Pineview Middle concert, 7 p.m. Dec. 15.

Library notes

• Lego Maniacs: Santa's Workshop, 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. Dec. 13 at the South Holiday Library, 4649 Mile Stretch Road. Tables and tables of Lego bricks will be supplied for all master builders. Free pictures with Santa. Grades K-5.

• Family Night Out — Grinchmas, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Dec. 13 at Land O'Lakes Library, 2818 Collier Parkway. Stories, crafts and games for the entire family. Ages: 5 to 12.

For a schedule of events at all Pasco County library branches, go to pascolibraries.org. For information about events at the New Port Richey public library, go to nprlibrary.org.

Briefly

Special Olympics Florida-Pasco County is hosting an "Under the Stars" dinner fundraiser from 5 to 7 p.m. Dec. 11 at Sweetfields Farm, 17250 Benes Roush Road, Masaryktown. The dinner will include raffles and interaction with Special Olympics student-athletes. There is no cost to attend, but attendees are encouraged to sponsor a student-athlete or provide a donation to Special Olympics Florida-Pasco County. To RSVP or for more information, contact Phyllis Crane at (727) 207-5146.

• Innovative chefs in grades 9 through 12 are invited to enter the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' Fresh from Florida Student Chef Cook-off. Students may submit original recipes featuring locally grown products for a chance to have their meal served in school cafeterias. The deadline to enter is Feb. 2. For rules and to submit an entry, visit FreshFromFlorida.com/StudentCookOff.

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