Mary Rathman

The 27th annual Will McLean Music Festival will take place March 11, March 12 and March 13 at the Sertoma Youth Ranch in Brooksville. The event will feature more than 70 Florida acoustic musicians, and will honor Margaret Longhill, 94, of Dunnellon, who has inspired hundreds of musicians to find their voices. There also will be workshop sessions including fingerstyle, flatpick and slide guitar, banjo, fiddle, flute, harmonica, autoharp, dulcimer, mandolin, yodeling, harmony singing, percussion, and songwriting. There will be arts and crafts, and food. Daily admission starts at $20. Weekend admissions available. For a complete schedule and information, visit WillMcLean.com.

The First Baptist Church, 5105 School Road in Land O’ Lakes, will host illusionist David Corn from Houston, Texas, on March 11 at 7 p.m. Corn will perform large-scale, professional illusions. Admission is free. Seating is limited. For information, call (813) 996-2651.

Gem Estates, off North Avenue in Zephyrhills, will host guitarist and vocalist Glenn Johnson on March 11 at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $8. For information, call Lee Heffelfinger at (813) 780-1012.

Congregation Kol Ami, 3919 Moran Road in Tampa, will host a “Pizza and PJ Shabbat” on March 11 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. The cost is $5 per person, or $25 family maximum. Children younger than age 3 are free. The event is recommended for children in second grade or higher. For information, call (813) 962-6338.

The 2016 New York Otsego County Picnic will take place March 11 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Country Aire Manor’s clubhouse, 10115 Wellington Ave., in Dade City. Guests should bring a dish to share, and your own table setting. Coffee, tea and lemonade will be served. For information, call Sharon Scofield at (607) 435-4561 or Faith Yurenko at (607) 437-9870.

The Pasco Alliance of Community Associations will meet March 10 at 7 p.m., at the Land O’ Lakes Community Center, 5401 Land O’ Lakes Blvd. The guest speaker will be J.D. Porter, owner and developer of Wiregrass Ranch in Wesley Chapel. For information, call Wayne Mooney at (352) 467-9808.

The UF/IFAS Pasco County Cooperative Extension Service will offer two meet and greet sessions for anyone wanting to apply for the 2016 UF/IFAS Master Gardener Volunteer Training Class to be offered May through August in Land O’ Lakes. Potential applicants can choose which session to attend.

• March 10 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., Land O’ Lakes Community Center, 5401 Land O’ Lakes Blvd.
• March 17 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., Land O’ Lakes Library, 2818 Collier Parkway.

To register for meet and greet, visit Pasco.ifas.ufl.edu, and click on the calendar link.

The Shops at Wiregrass, 28211 Paseo Drive in Wesley Chapel, will host these Easter celebrations.

• March 10 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., Easter Bunny Arrival Party. Pets are welcome. Admission is free.
• March 11 to March 26, times vary. Easter Bunny photos. Prices vary. Pets are welcome.

For more details, visit TheShopsAtWiregrass.com.

Wesley Chapel Noon Rotary has joined forces with Dress for Success to collect gently used clothing and accessories for women trying to enter the work force or who already are with limited resources. The club will be collecting clothing, shoes, accessories and purses at the Land O’ Lakes Spring Music Festival & Expo on March 11 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., and March 12 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. You do not need to attend the concert or expo to drop off items. The event is at The Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 29, 21735 YMCA Camp Road in Land O’ Lakes, at the corner of Land O’ Lakes Bouelvard and Bell Lake Road. If items cannot be dropped off, call Terri Scarcely at (813) 474-3830 to make arrangements.

The Tampa area Parkinson’s Support Group will meet on March 16 at 1 p.m., at the North Tampa Library, 89916 N. Boulevard. The guest speaker will be Dr. Stephen Sergay, neurologist. Light refreshments will be served. The group is for anyone diagnosed with Parkinson’s, family members and caregivers.

For information, call Jane Lowry at (813) 252-9037 or Adele Ida Walter at (813) 932-6902.