Mary Rathman

Gulfside Hospice will offer 25 percent off storewide, at all five of its thrift shops, on Aug. 17, National Thrift Shop Day. Shoppers also are encouraged to bring in gently used donations of clothing, household items, electronics and more. For information and store locations, visit GHPPC.org.

MAS Community Theatre at the Carrollwood Cultural Center, 4537 Lowell Road in Tampa, will have auditions for the political comedy “Running Mates” on Aug. 16 and Aug. 17 at 7 p.m. Show performances will be at the center Oct. 14 through Oct. 23. Advance show tickets are $15 for center members and $19 for non-members. Group rates are available. For information, call (813) 922-8167.

University of Florida/IFAS Pasco Extension will offer a free seminar on “Propagation by Stem Cuttings” on Aug. 16 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the New River Library, 34043 State Road 54 in Wesley Chapel. The class will cover stem cuttings, root division techniques, root cuttings and more. This will be a “hands-on” learning experience, so guests should wear gardening attire. All participants will leave with a potted cutting. For information, call (352) 518-0156.

The East Pasco Democratic Club will meet on Aug. 15 at 7 p.m., at American House at the Commons, 38130 Pretty Pond Road in Zephyrhills. Light refreshments will be served at 6:45 p.m. The guest speaker will be Mickey Castor, past president of The League of Women Voters of Hillsborough County, on the topic of the “Vote by Mail” campaign. For information, contact Dottie Brisley at (317) 402-8211 or , or visit EastPascoDems.com.

The Conservative Club of East Pasco will meet on Aug. 15 at 6:30 p.m., at the Zephyrhills Woman’s Club, 38549 Fifth Ave., in Zephyrhills. The guest speaker will be Carlos Beruff, a U.S. Senate candidate. The club meets every third Monday of the month.

The Zephyrhills Municipal Airport will host a groundbreaking for the new festival venue on Aug. 15 at 9 a.m., to mark the beginning of construction of a stage and vendor spaces equipped with electricity and water. The site is at 5040 Airport Road. For information, call (813) 782-1913.

University of Florida/IFAS Pasco Extension will offer “Design on a Dime: Where the Sun Don’t Shine” on Aug. 13 at 10 a.m., at the Zephyrhills Library, 5347 Eighth St. Participants can learn how to save money and set plants in the right place. Admission is free. For information, call (352) 518-0156.

The Land O’ Lakes Library, 2818 Collier Parkway, will host a “Summer Reading Club Grand Finale” on Aug. 13 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., with vendors, costumed characters, crafts and games, for the whole family. For information, call (813) 929-1214.

The New River Library, 34043 State Road 54 in Zephyrhills, will host a craft corner, for kindergarten through third grade, on Aug. 13 at 2 p.m. Participants will make back-to-school crafts. For information, call (813) 788-6375.

University of Florida/IFAS Pasco Extension will present a free seminar on caring for your trees on Aug. 13 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., at the Land O’ Lakes Community Center, 5401 Land O’ Lakes Blvd. The guest speaker will be a certified arborist on the importance of trees and how to turn the trees in your yard into the pride of your landscape. For information, call (352) 518-0156.