Events around the county

Today

Brooksville Music Club's annual Scholarship Benefit Concert: 2:30 p.m., Christ Lutheran Church, 475 North Ave. W, Brooksville. The Brooksville Baroque Quintet will be featured. Refreshments served. Offering accepted. (352) 556-3428.

Heritage Pines Craft Fair: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., 11524 Scenic Hills Blvd., off County Line Road, Hudson. (727) 861-7784.

Hernando Beach Open Market: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., 3375 Shoal Line Blvd., Hernando Beach. Vendor spaces available, with funds benefitting a local nonprofit organization. Sponsored by the Resort Beaches Women in Business. (352) 556-2639.

Memorial Ride and Poker Run to honor SPC Cody Grater and Our Fallen Heroes: Sign up from 9 to 11 a.m., The Edge Restaurant, 6024 Cortez Blvd., Weeki Wachee. $10 per hand. Food and music at last stop. Proceeds will go to a new ramp at Stewy's Skate Park in Spring Hill. (352) 232-0373.

Stage West presents 'Anything Goes': 8 p.m., Stage West Community Playhouse, 8390 Forest Oaks Blvd., Spring Hill. $18 adults, $9 students. (352) 683-5113.

Sunshine State Muscle Car Club's Fall Super Show: 8 a.m.-3 p.m., 29114 Cortez Blvd., east of Brooksville. Registration closes at noon. $20 per vehicle. Spectator admission free. Paul, (352) 238-1156.

MONDAY

Academia Hernando presents "Who Was Shakespeare?" lecture: 10 a.m., Nativity Lutheran Church, 6363 Commercial Way, Weeki Wachee. The speaker is Arnold Silver. $7. This is the final lecture in the Myths and Realities Fall Lecture Series. (352) 597-0158.

Hernando Harmonizers special guest night: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Nativity Lutheran Church, 6363 Commercial Way, Weeki Wachee. Registration begins at 6:30 p.m. This is a men's barbershop chorus. Men of all ages welcome (teens and older); bring the family. All can participate in a cappella singing. John Romaine, (352) 666-0633.

TUESDAY

Accordion Adventure "Thanksgiving Harvest Celebration": 6 to 9 p.m., Zips Italian Steakhouse, 11738 Cortez Blvd., Brooksville. Cathy, (352) 686-0975, or Peg, (352) 442-5574.

"Protecting Your Plants from the Cold" class: 6:30 p.m., East Hernando Branch Library, 6457 Windmere Road, Ridge Manor West. Participants will learn to winterize their landscapes. The speaker will be urban horticulture specialist Jim Moll of the Hernando County Cooperative Extension Service. Free. (352) 754-4433.

WEDNESDAY

Art reception for Ellen Snyder art students: 5 to 7 p.m., Rising Sun Cafe, 10 S Main St., Brooksville. Refreshments will be served. Artists will be on hand to discuss technique. The artists, students of local wildlife watercolorist Ellen Snyder, include: Grace Ashcraft, Beverly Alva Black, Brenda Glenny, Pam Keith, Gingie Phillips and Kay Santoro. Cosponsored by the Spring Hill Art League. Free. (352) 848-0090.

"Frost Protection for Your Landscape" horticulture class: 10 a.m., Spring Hill Branch/Harold G. Zopp Memorial Library, 9220 Spring Hill Drive. Presented by Florida Yards and Neighborhoods program coordinator John Korycki. Free. (352) 754-4433.

THURSDAY

Business and Professional Women of Hernando's fourth annual Holiday Bazaar: 5:30 to 9 p.m., Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10209, 14736 Edward R. Noll Drive. Includes shopping and networking. Free admission. Light refreshments and beverages served. There will be a silent auction (through purchase of raffle tickets) for gift baskets. Proceeds benefit the BPW scholarship fund. Vendors welcome. Kathie, (352) 610-4770.

Knights of Columbus St. Jude Ladies Auxiliary rummage sale: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., K of C Hall, 10470 Spring Hill Drive. Vendor spaces are available; indoor tables are $10 and parking lot spaces are $15. (352) 682-7290.

Nature Coast Volunteers for Veterans fundraiser yard sale: Starting at 8 a.m., 2462 Sunset Vista Drive, Aripeka. (352) 686-1820.

FRIDAY

Fall Fest on the Grounds: Gates open at 5 p.m., Hernando County Fairgrounds, 6436 S Broad St., Brooksville. Includes midway rides, food and family activities. Parking is $2; admission is free. Demolition derby at 7 p.m. (gates open at 6 p.m.); tickets $10 for adults, $5 for ages 3-10. (352) 776-4552.

Hernando Beach Open Market: 2 to 7 p.m., 3375 Shoal Line Blvd., Hernando Beach. Vendor spaces available, with funds benefitting a local nonprofit organization. Sponsored by the Resort Beaches Women in Business. (352) 556-2639.

Hernando Hills Hi-Lites present annual Christmas Show: 7 p.m., Mariner United Methodist Church, 7079 Mariner Blvd., Spring Hill. The women's barbershop chorus and quartet will sing contemporary and traditional Christmas songs, as well as a comical rendition of The Twelve Days of Christmas. The Nature Coast Children's Chorale will also perform. Santa will pass out goodies. A portion of funds raised will go to Special Students Support Group of Hernando County. Admission is $5. Call Tessie at (352) 686-4122 or Vicki at (727) 992-3064.

'The Importance of Being Earnest' production: 7 p.m., Bishop McLaughlin Catholic High School, Eleanor Dempsey Performing Arts Center, 13651 Hays Road, Hudson. Tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for students and senior citizens. (727) 857-2600.

Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup Wrestling to benefit All Children's Hospital: Doors open at 7 p.m., bell time at 8 p.m., National Guard Armory, 16386 Spring Hill Drive, south of Brooksville. Featuring first-round matches and tag team rumble. Pro Wrestling Riot preshow at 6:30 p.m. for VIP ticketholders. Buy tickets online at www.jpc2009.com.

Nature Coast Volunteers for Veterans fundraiser yard sale: Starting at 8 a.m., 2462 Sunset Vista Drive, Aripeka. (352) 686-1820.

SATURDAY

All-Pro Dad breakfast: 8:30 a.m., Golden Corral, 940 S Broad St., Brooksville. Luis Leon, (352) 754-2464. ext. 225.

Arts and Crafts Club of Hernando County show: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Brooksville Woman's Club, 131 S Main St., Brooksville. The first 50 children to arrive will receive a free mini American flag. Indoor table rentals available for $10 and $15; outdoor space is $5. Louis, (352) 796-2089.

Bark Island: 8 to 10 a.m., Alfred A. McKethan Park, 10800 Pine Island Drive, Pine Island. Dogs and their owners are invited to the park. The cost is $5 per car or walk-up patron. Pet owners must provide proof of current vaccination records to enter the park. All dogs must be on leashes. (352) 754-4031.

Dinner show with comedian/impressionist Rick Chapman: Cocktails at 6 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m., showtime at 8:30 p.m., Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8681, 18960 Drayton St., at County Line Road, Shady Hills. Tickets are $20. (727) 856-1860 or (352) 428-7550.

Fall Antique Appraisal Show: 8:30 to 3:30 p.m., Xavier Hall, St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church, 5030 Mariner Blvd., Spring Hill. Hosted by the Knights of Columbus Council 13209. Verbal appraisals only. $5 per item. Jack Hauser, (352) 686-9767 or (352) 238-1878.

Fall Fest on the Grounds: Gates open at noon, Hernando County Fairgrounds, 6436 S Broad St., Brooksville. Includes midway rides, food and family activities. Parking is $2; admission is free. Includes a Home Town Cook-Off. A Tractor Pulling Show will be at 4 p.m. in the new arena; tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for ages 3-10. The festival continues through Sunday. (352) 776-4552.