Hey, kids, let's put on a show! Rotary Club of Trinity will present the play "Sylvia" next month as a fundraiser to support children's organizations in the area. The curtain will go up at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, at the Richey Suncoast Theatre, 6237 Grand Blvd., New Port Richey, according to spokeswoman Rebecca Bennett, program manager of Pasco Kids First for Healthy Families Pasco-Hernando. ...more

January 14, 2009

The setting is New York's Little Italy, but the motifs in "Italian American Reconciliation" travel beyond regional borders. ...more

November 15, 2008

Playwright Neil Simon is known for making audiences laugh out loud. His first play, "Come Blow Your Horn," tells the story of two brothers who defy their father's wishes by deciding not to take over the family waxed fruit business. The play, set in 1961, features witty dialogue that captures the quirks of an American family. The show opens Friday at Masque Community Theatre. Veteran theater and television actor Joshua Sussman will direct. The cast includes Masque artistic director Bob Stanley as Alan Baker, Shane Burke as Buddy Baker, Itzy Friedman as the father and Lydia Massias as the mother. ...more

September 3, 2008

THEATER Today Summerplay; written by Summerplay teenagers for teens, it explores the oral tradition of storytelling; 2 p.m. today and Saturday; $10; Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, 1010 N. MacInnes Place, Tampa; (813) 229-7827 ...more

July 18, 2008

FAIRS & FESTS Saturday Colombian Cultural Festival; celebrate Colombian Independence Day with artist exhibits, live music, dancing, vendors, food and more; noon-6 p.m. Saturday; free; Al Lopez Park, 4810 N. Himes Ave., Tampa; (813) 325-1852 ...more

July 11, 2008

FAIRS & FESTS Saturday Festival of Chariots, a religious and cultural festival commemorating the journey of Krishna featuring a chariot and other floats; 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday; free; Al Lopez Park, 4810 N. Himes Ave., Tampa; (813) 295 5551 ...more

July 4, 2008

FAIRS & FESTS Saturday St. Pete Pride Promenade and Street Festival; features more than 300 vendors displaying items for show and sale, live entertainment, classic cars, food, parade and more in honor of diversity, pride and acceptance in the community; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday; free; located between 22nd and 28th Street on Central Avenue, St. Petersburg (parade begins at 10 a.m. on 31st Street and Third Avenue North, St. Petersburg); (727) 214-4102 ...more

June 27, 2008

Stageworks' production of "Brighton Beach Memoirs" is this season's chicken soup for the soul. There's something deeply satisfying about watching an outstanding cast treat timeless family issues, especially when the actors seem to feel genuine affection for one another. ...more

May 18, 2008

Masque Community Theatre members describe Neil Simon's 'Jake's Women' as a play about relationships. They consider the title character neurotic, narcissistic and controlling. ...more

October 22, 2007