Mary Rathman

The Benedictine Sisters of Florida will host a “Hoedown Friday Night” fundraiser on March 4 at 5:30 p.m., at the Tampa Bay Golf & Country Club, 10641 Old Tampa Bay Drive in San Antonio. Dress in jeans, boots and a cowboy/girl hat. Dancers and singers will entertain with square dancing, line dancing, audience participation and renditions of Patsy Cline, Leann Rimes and George Strait. The cost is $50, which includes dinner, a silent auction and a show. There will be a cash bar. For information or reservation, call (352) 588-8443.

Thursday Musicale will present a concert on March 3 at 2 p.m., at Trinity Presbyterian Church of Seven Springs, 8928 Cypress Lakes Blvd., in New Port Richey. The guest artist will be singer, comic and impressionist John Timpanelli. The cost is $5 to benefit the group’s scholarship program for graduating high school seniors entering musical careers. For information, call (727) 807-3023.

Come mingle and network at the startup meeting for the “Figure 8” group on March 3 at 8:30 a.m., at the banquet hall at 2909 E. Hillsborough Ave., in Tampa. The group is based on fundamentals, friendship, family, fun, fellowship, finances, faith and food. For information, call Rodney Benjamin at (813) 334-4646.

The Fern Garden Club of Odessa will meet March 3 at 10 a.m., at the Keystone Community Center, 17928 Gunn Highway. Steve Cox, master gardener, will discuss backyard fruit growing. For information, call (813) 854-1308, or visit FernGardenClub.org.

The Carrollwood Toastmasters Club will meet March 2 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., at the Jimmie B Keel Regional Library, 2902 W. Bearss Ave., in Tampa. Anyone interested in learning how to become a confident pubic speaker and strong leader can attend. For information, visit Carrollwood.ToastmastersClub.org.

Jersey Mike’s Subs is opening a restaurant at 2081 Collier Parkway in Land O’ Lakes on March 2 with a ribbon cutting, from 9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.

The franchise owners Bill Atkins and Rick Barrett will hold a sub fundraiser from March 2 through March 6 to support Denham Oaks and Lake Myrtle elementary schools and Pine View Middle School.

The new restaurant is circulating 5,000 coupons through the schools and 5,000 throughout the community. The coupons offer a sub sandwich for a minimum $2 donation to one of three schools. The restaurant will collect the contributions and distribute them to the schools. Customers must have a coupon to be eligible. While donations must be at least $2, they can exceed that amount.

The restaurant is covering the cost of the sandwiches, so the schools get the full benefit from the fundraiser.

“We are so excited to be opening the Land O’ Lakes location and educating the community on what Jersey Mike’s is all about,” Barrett said, in a release. “Jersey Mike’s is not only a great sub shop, but a partner in the community.”

The restaurant’s hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., seven days a week.  To contact this location directly call (813) 949-2929.

The Land O’ Lakes Photography Club will meet on March 1 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., at the Land O’ Lakes Community Center, 5401 Land O’ Lakes Blvd. The club is open to all beginners, amateurs and professionals alike. The cost is $2 per meeting to cover the room rental. For information, email Ron Bowman at .

The Pasco County Extension Office will host “Creating a Butterfly and Hummingbird Haven” on March 1 at 6:30 p.m., at the Land O’ Lakes Library, 2818 Collier Parkway. The seminar will discuss the elements needed in a home garden to attract butterflies and hummingbirds. For information, call (813) 996-2411.

The Land O’ Lakes Garden Club will meet March 1 at 10:30 a.m., at the Land O’ Lakes Community Center, 5401 Land O’ Lakes Blvd. Participants should bring a covered dish to help celebrate Easter. For information, call Marie Woody at (8123) 961-2697.

The AARP driver safety class will be offered at Meadow Pointe Community Center, Building A, 2845 County Line Road in Wesley Chapel, on Feb. 29 at 9:30 a.m. The cost is $15 for AARP members, and $20 for non-members. To register, call (813) 994-9832.