Volunteers needed for countywide cleanup
PASCO COUNTY – Keep Pasco Beautiful is partnering with Pasco County for its annual Keep Pasco Beautiful Cleanup.
The annual countywide event takes place from 8 a.m. to noon Sept. 20 at various Pasco County locations. Register to volunteer through Sept. 8.
Disposable gloves, trash bags and Keep Pasco Beautiful Cleanup T-shirts will be provided while supplies last.
This event is part of the International Coastal Cleanup coordinated by Ocean Conservancy.
The Keep Pasco Beautiful Cleanup is a partnership among Keep Pasco Beautiful, Pasco County, the Rotary Club of New Port Richey, Reworld Pasco, the Surfing’s Evolution & Preservation Foundation and Tampa Bay Water.
On the web: KeepPascoBeautiful.org
Chorus looking for members
SPRING HILL – Suncoast Harmony of Sweet Adelines International is a west-central Florida 4-part a cappella women’s chorus.
The group welcomes women who love to sing to come to its rehearsal on Tuesday evenings at 6:30 pm. at Salishan Retirement Living, Activities Room, 191 Astaire Lane in Spring Hill. Professional vocal training or the ability to read music are not prerequisites and all ranges of voices are welcome.
Call Cindy 352-597-4376 for details. On the web: suncoast-harmony.com
I Like it HOT! Festival to spice things up
LARGO – Organizers say the 25th annual I Like It HOT! Festival is sure to spice things up.
Expect award-winning hot sauce vendors, spicy food trucks, fiery eating challenges and live contests including the Extreme Lolli Lick-A-Thon by SaucyQueen (the hottest lollypop in the world, sponsored by Intensity Academy), The World’s Hottest Cinnamon Roll, Fiery Wing Contest and now an official League of Fire Challenge with contestants coming from all over the nation (apply at https://leagueoffire.com/).
The festival takes place Sept. 13 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sept. 14 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Largo Event Center, 6264 126th Ave N, Largo. Admission and parking are free.
On the web: https://instagram.com/ilihfest/
‘Oklahoma!’ debuts on stage Oct. 10
BROOKSVILLE – Seats are available for Live Oak Theatre’s production of “Oklahoma!”
Set in the Oklahoma Territory in 1906, on the eve of statehood, “Oklahoma!” follows the love story of Curly McLain, a charming cowboy, and Laurey Williams, a fiercely independent farm girl. Their romance is complicated by Jud Fry, a dark and obsessive farmhand who also has feelings for Laurey.
The show will be performed Oct. 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25 and 26 at the Carol and Frank Morsani Center for the Arts, 21030 Cortez Blvd., Brooksville. Friday and Saturday evening shows start at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday matinees start at 2:30 p.m. Doors open approximately 30 minutes before showtime.
Seats cost $25 for adults and $10 for children 13 and younger with the purchase of an adult seat.
Go to https://www.liveoaktheatre.org/current-production, email or call 352-593-0027 to reserve seating.
Pack meals for 9/11 National Day of Service
TAMPA – More than 1,200 volunteers will pack more than 367,500 healthy, non-perishable meals for those at risk of hunger to mark the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and Hunger Action Month.
Meals will be donated to Feeding Tampa Bay for distribution to people and families in need.
The service project will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Sept. 11 at the Yuengling Center, 12499 USF Bull Run Drive.
Now in its third year, the Tampa Meal Pack for 9/11 Day is one of 24 large-scale volunteer service projects being organized throughout the nation by the nonprofit 9/11 Day.
