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Gennaro's Pizza and Restaurant near Weeki Wachee is a Hernando County dining highlight
Thursday, May 24, 2012
WEEKI WACHEE
Customers love it when Giuseppe Guardascione emerges from his restaurant kitchen and greets them at their table. They rave about his chicken cacciatore or his calamari marinara or his veal marsala.
And Guardascione, who's known to everyone as Joe, loves them right back. As celebrated as he is for his Neapolitan-inspired Italian cookery, he admits he got into the business because he's a people person.
Hernando County entertainment calendar
This week
They still have it: Weeki Wachee Springs State Park will present performances of former mermaids Saturday, Sunday and Monday at the park, 6131 Commercial Way, Weeki Wachee. Showtimes are at noon and 2 p.m. each day. The show features mermaids who performed as long ago as the 1940s through the '70s. The performance is included with daily admission, which is $13, $8 for age 6 to 12 and free for age 5 and younger. Call (352) 592-5656 or visit weekiwachee.com.
For brides-to-be: The Weeki Wachee Wedding Expo will be from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday at Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, 6131 Commercial Way, Spring Hill. Wedding experts and vendors, as well as a fashion show with Weeki Wachee mermaids and fashions from Patricia's Boutique in Brooksville are featured. Admission is free. For information, call (352) 263-7260.
'Grease: The School Version' and 'Rigoletto' hit high school stages in Hernando
Thursday, May 17, 2012
One is a fun-loving musical about high school, fast cars and teen love in the 1950s. The other is a fantasy drama filled with prejudice, violence and a reminder not to judge a book by its cover.
Theater-goers can catch both shows this weekend — Central High School's presentation of the musical Grease: The School Version, featuring the fun-loving Burger Palace Boys and the gum-smacking Pink Ladies, and Hernando High School's presentation of Rigoletto, about the arrival of a mysterious stranger in town, the grotesquely disfigured Ribaldi.
'Grease: The School Version'
Things to do
Musical spectrum
The Springstead High School Band will present its annual Spectrum Concert at 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday at Springstead Theater, 3300 Mariner Blvd., Spring Hill. The cost is $10 for adults and $5 for students, with tickets available at the door. For information, call band director Richard Dasher at (352) 797-7010.
This week
New York newlyweds: Neil Simon's Broadway comedy Barefoot in the Park, about newlyweds with different views of life, wraps up this weekend at Stage West Community Playhouse, 8390 Forest Oaks Blvd., Spring Hill. Showtimes are at 8 p.m. today and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $15, reserved seating. Call (352) 683-5113 or visit stagewest.net/mainstage.htm.
Orange Blossom festival promoter strives to keep it low-cost, local
Thursday, May 10, 2012
SPRING LAKE — For the past three years, music promoter Russ Bowers has endeavored to give jam band fans an event they can sink their teeth into: a four-day romp in the outdoors featuring three dozen top-notch groups.
As a result, the Orange Blossom Jamboree has grown into one of the state's most noteworthy music festivals.
Things to do in Hernando County
new york newlyweds
Neil Simon's Broadway comedy Barefoot in the Park, about newlyweds with different views of life, is showing through May 20 at Stage West Community Playhouse, 8390 Forest Oaks Blvd., Spring Hill. Showtimes are at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $15, reserved seating. Call (352) 683-5113.
This week
A-mazing sunflowers: The spring sunflower maze is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through the end of May at Sweetfields Farm, 17250 Benes Roush Road, just east of Masaryktown. There are hayrides, a veggie cannon, farm animals, a tree fort, food vendors, fresh lemonade, a storyteller and more. Admission is $8.50 for ages 12 and older, $4.50 for ages 3 to 11 and free for ages 2 and younger. Cash only. Visit sweetfieldsfarm.com or call (352) 279-0977.
Hernando County entertainment calendar
Battered Mug Saloon: 2109 Mariner Blvd., Spring Hill. DJ Mark, 9 tonight. No cover. (352) 688-4077.
Bayport Inn: 4835 Cortez Blvd., Weeki Wachee. James Michel Woodyard (Woody), 6-10 p.m. today and Saturday. No cover. 596-1088.
Nature Coast High's theater department presents the anti-bullying show 'Honk!'
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Nearly everyone has felt, at least once in a while, like an odd duck. And though it's said that it is our differences that make us special, they can also bring on feelings of loneliness and, even worse, fuel intolerance and bullying by others.
Because of this, Lori Erickson, theater teacher at Nature Coast Technical High School, has long wanted to put together a production of the musical comedy Honk!, a contemporary retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's classic The Ugly Duckling.
This year, she felt the time was right.
Hernando nightlife, May 4-10
Battered Mug Saloon: 2109 Mariner Blvd., Spring Hill. DJ Mark, 9 p.m. today. Cinco de Mayo party, noon Saturday, with live entertainment, corn hole and beer pong games. No cover. (352) 688-4077.
Bayport Inn: 4835 Cortez Blvd., Weeki Wachee. James Michel Woodyard (Woody), 6-10 p.m. today and Saturday. No cover. (352) 596-1088.
Things to do in Hernando, May 4-10
Aero dynamics
The Hernando Aero Modelers hosts its Spring Big Bird Extravaganza 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the club field at the Cemex entrance road, 16301 Ponce De Leon Blvd., north of Brooksville. There will be flying events and static aircraft displays. Food and beverages will be available. Admission is $3 per person or $5 per carload. There is a $10 landing fee for pilots. For information, call (352) 344-1688.
This week
A-mazing sunflowers: The spring sunflower maze is now open at Sweetfield Farms, 17250 Benes Roush Road, just east of Masaryktown. The maze is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through the end of May. There are hayrides, a veggie cannon, farm animals, a tree fort, food vendor, fresh lemonade, a storyteller and other activities. Admission is $8.50 for ages 12 and older, $4.50 for ages 3 to 11 and free for ages 2 and younger. Cash only. For additional information, visit sweetfieldsfarm.com or call (352) 279-0977.
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