Mary Rathman

Oak Hill Hospital will present “Conservative Spine Treatment, Alternative Therapies and Spine Surgery” on April 28 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., at Heritage Pines Country Club, 11524 Scenic Hills Blvd., in Hudson.
Dr. Steven Ortiz will be the guest speaker, with a question-and-answer session afterward.
Admission is free. A complimentary dinner will be served. Reservations are required.
For information, call (352) 597-6333.

The Tampa Jewish Community Center and Federation, 13009 Community Campus Drive in Tampa, will have mahjong lessons from May 3 to May 24 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The lessons will be on Tuesdays. The cost is $20 per session for members, and $25 per session for non-members. For information or to RSVP, contact Marissa Rosenthal at (813) 769-4724 or .

 

The Land O’ Lakes Garden Club will meet May 3 at 11:30 a.m., for lunch at the Asian Buffet, 1742 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., in Wesley Chapel. The restaurant is in the Publix shopping center across from The Shops at Wiregrass. For information, call Marie Woody at (813) 961-2697.

The West Pasco Historical Society will host “Stage Door Canteen,” a 1940’s style USO show on May 1 at Spartan Manor Restaurant, 6121 Massachusetts Ave., in New Port Richey. Jimmy Ferraro will be the emcee, with music by the 42nd Street (jazz) Band and The Swing Sisters. The doors open at 1 p.m., with food served at 1:30 p.m., and the show and dancing at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $45. Proceeds will benefit the historical society and museum. For information, call Dan Callahan at (727) 372-1742 or Bob Langford at (727) 842-5314, or email .

North Tampa Bay Progressives will meet May 1 at 2 p.m., at Pizza Villa Restaurant, 21501 Village Lakes Center in Land O’ Lakes. All political parties are invited.

The Wesley Chapel Noon Rotary Club Duck Derby, a fundraising event to raise money for community projects, will take place on May 21 at 11 a.m., behind Hungry Harry’s Family BBQ, 3116 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., in Land O’ Lakes. Adopt a single ducky for $5, a five-ducky “quack pack” for $20, or a whole flock of 25 duckies for $100. Sponsor’s name will be attached to a highly trained, race-ready, rubber ducky. All duckies will be released in the lake at the same time, and will race with the current to a finish line a few hundred yards downstream. The more you adopt, the greater the chance of getting a prize. For information, call John Jay at (813) 298-3232 or Vickie Hamilton at (813) 431-5888, or email j.

The Museum of Science & Industry, 4801 E. Fowler Ave., in Tampa, will host two paleontologists on April 30 at 12:30 p.m., and at 2:30 p.m. Dr. Brian Andres, assistant professor at the University of South Florida, and Rachel Frigot, a Ph.D. candidate at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, will share stories of their fossil-hunting adventures from the deserts of China to discovering new species. There will be a question-and-answer session. The presentations are included with a MOSI admission. For information, visit MOSI.org.

Disciples Men in Florida will host a retreat at Silver Springs on April 30 starting at 8 a.m., with breakfast. The program will include cleaning, gardening, inspecting and repairing the shelters and cabins. The work will continue until about 2 p.m. or 3 p.m. To RSVP, email Mary Beth Harper at . For information on traveling or accommodations, call Ken Wiedman at (954) 658-1580.

The Land O’ Lakes Library, 2818 Collier Parkway, will host a Mother’s Day craft on April 30 from 10 a.m. to noon., in its foundry. A signed liability waiver is required. For information, call (813) 929-1214.

The Land O’ Lakes Library, 2818 Collier Parkway, will host its eighth annual teen art contest April 29 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., for ages 11 to 19. Youth can submit original creations in 2D, 3D and digital categories for cash prizes. For information, call (813) 929-1214.