Mary Rathman

Christian Social Services’ Red Barn Thrift Store, 5514 Land O’ Lakes Blvd, in Land O’ Lakes, will accept donations of nonperishable food, clothing, housewares, linens, books and more. Each person donating will receive “donor dollars” that can be used in the thrift store. The store is open Tuesday through Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Donations and purchases help Christian Social Services meet the needs of financially challenged community members.

The Friends of the Land O’ Lakes Library, 2818 Collier Parkway, is looking for new members and gently used books for all ages. Books can be donated at the library Tuesday through Saturday. New member applications can be obtained, filled out and submitted at the library. Members meet the third Wednesday of the month at 2:45 p.m., in the library conference room. For information, call (813) 929-1214.

Boy Scout Troop 33 of Land O’ Lakes is hosting a metal drive through May 16. All money from recycling will go to the troop.  All metal will be accepted, as well as appliances, grills, swing sets, compressors, electric motors, pots and pans, wire, old bicycles, garage doors, metal fencing, circuit boards, junk cars, radiators and more. Cars will be towed for free.

Donations can be dropped off in a bin at the back of the parking lot at Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church, 2348 Collier Parkway in Land O’ Lakes. Aluminum cans go in the container by the dumpsters at the church. Metal also can be taken directly to Pasco Iron & Metal at 21240 Lake Patience Road in Land O’ Lakes (tag the donation for the troop and ask for receipt). For information, or if help is needed with bigger items, call (813) 838-2400 or (813) 731-1664.

Temple Elijah, 21021 State Road 54 in Lutz, will host a community yard sale on May 14 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., and is looking for vendors. A reserved space costs $20. For reservations and information, contact Elizabeth Melendez at (813) 949-9917 or .

The Zephyrhills Art Club will meet on April 19 at 7 p.m., in Zephyr Park, 38116 Fifth Ave. The evening will be a night of celebration of the winners of the annual art show. Winners should bring their award-winning paintings with their ribbons to share. Members can bring a painting for the April mini-show theme “flowers.” On April 16, members will be painting inside the Depot Museum, 39110 South Ave. For information, call (813) 780-8562.

Congregation Kol Ami, 3919 Moran Road in Tampa, will present the film “Raise the Roof” on April 17 at 10:30 a.m. The feature documentary on reconstructing the roof and ceiling of the Gwozdziec synagogue is by Yari and Cary Wolinsky. In 2014, the roof was unveiled as the centerpiece of the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw. For information, call (813) 962-6338.

Colt Creek State Park, 16000 State Road 471 in Lakeland, will host a family day on April 17 from noon to 4 p.m. There will be tram tours, guided horseback rides, a photography hike, geocaching, ranger-led guided hikes, fishing and instruction, canoeing and kayaking, recycling education, a butterfly display, a K-9 unit demonstration, a children’s crime prevention unit, a fire-fighting helicopter and Smokey the Bear. There also will be a barbecue lunch from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m., and music. Admission is $4 per vehicle. For more information, visit Friends of Colt Creek State Park on Facebook.

Pearl in the Grove will host “Swinefest No. 4” at Rebecca’s at City Market, 14148 Eighth St., in Dade City, on April 17 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., to benefit Feeding TampaBay. There will be live blues music, vendors and craft brewers. Tickets are $23 for pork and two beers, $14 for food only, and $5 for additional beer tickets. Advance tickets can be purchased at EatLocalDadeCity.com, EatLocalTampaBay.com, EatLocalPasco.com, or EatLocalWesleyChapel.com.

The 2016 Florida Blueberry Festival will be April 16 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., and April 17 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at 201 Howell Ave., in Brooksville. There will be live musical entertainment, street entertainment, fresh blueberries, a kids’ zone, a skating rink, art exhibits, specialty retail tents, beer garden, food concessions, and a 1,000-foot urban slide sponsored by Friendly KIA of New Port Richey. Admission is $8 for ages 18 and older, $5 for ages 6 to 17, and free for ages 5 and younger. For information, call (352) 754-4173, or visit FloridaBlueberryFestival.org.

The West Pasco Audubon Society will take a field trip on April 16 at 8 a.m., to the James E. Grey Preserve, on Rowan Road in New Port Richey. For information, contact Mike Ranck at (813) 455-0588, or visit WestPascoAudubon.com.