By Michele Miller, Times Staff Writer
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Calendar
Friday is the end of the first grading quarter.
Oct. 25: Report cards.
Class notes
Deer Park Elementary: Octoberfest/school carnival, 4 to 7 p.m. Friday.
• Fourth-grade Writing Night, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 21.
Giella Elementary: Advisory Council, 8 a.m. Thursday.
Gulfside Elementary: ESE and EBD parent workshop and spaghetti dinner, 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Longleaf Elementary: Family Clay Night, 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday.
Mitchell High: PSAT testing, today.
• Homecoming Week. Homecoming Dance, 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday.
• The deadline for senior yearbook portraits is Friday. School picture makeup day is Oct. 22.
Moon Lake Elementary: Fourth- and fifth-grade Family Breakfast, 8 a.m. today.
• PTA Bingo Night, 6 p.m. Friday.
• Active Parenting Class, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Northwest Elementary: Family Fall Festival, 5 to 7 p.m. Friday.
• Advisory Council, 8 a.m. Tuesday.
Seven Springs Elementary: Fall pictures, today.
• Advisory council, 4:15 p.m. Oct. 20.
Sunray Elementary: PTA Fall Festival, 5 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
Trinity Elementary: Cracked Pot Family Fun Night, 4 to 8 p.m. today.
Wesley Chapel High: PTSA meeting, 2 p.m. Thursday. Automotive Advisory Council meeting, 11 a.m. Oct. 20.
West Zephyrhills Elementary: Student Council-sponsored "Pond for Kids Chicken and Yellow Rice Dinner" (take-out only), 3-7 p.m. today.
Performing arts
Center for the Arts at River Ridge, 11646 Town Center Road, New Port Richey. (727) 774-7382.
• River Ridge Drama presents Heaven Can Wait at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $8 at the door.
• Mitchell High Drama presents Sleeping Beauty at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 28-30 and 2 p.m. Oct. 31.
Center for the Arts at Wesley Chapel High, 30652 Wells Road. (813) 794-8772.
• Florida Orchestra Youth Concert, 10:30 a.m. and noon Friday. Grades 4-12. $5.
• Fantasy Theatre presents Little Monster Tales at 10:30 a.m. and noon Oct. 20. Grades 3-8. $4.
• Arts Power's production presents Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great, at 10:30 a.m. and noon Nov. 2. $4.
Library events
Hugh Embry, 14215 Fourth St., Dade City. (352) 567-3576.
• Tween Fridays with Magic, Wii, X-Box, board games and snacks, 3 p.m. Friday.
Land O'Lakes, 2818 Collier Parkway. (813) 929-1214.
• Paranormal Investigations, 7 p.m. Friday. Teens.
• Kids crafts, 2 p.m. Saturday. Elementary ages.
• Build-a-Bot, 6 p.m. Tuesday. Teens.
New River, 34043 State Road 54, Zephyrhills. (813) 788-6375.
• Gaming Club, 2 p.m. Saturday. Teens.
Regency Park, 9701 Little Road, New Port Richey. (727) 861-3049.
• Anime Club, 4 p.m. today. Teens.
• Lego Mania, 6 p.m. Thursday. Elementary ages.
South Holiday, 4649 Mile Stretch Drive. (727) 834-3331.
• Scary, Ghastly, Ghostly Party, 6 p.m. today. Teens.
Briefs
• Hudson Middle School will celebrate "Children as Authors" Family Night at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 21 at Books-a-Million in Port Richey. Students on the school's sixth-grade Liger Team will read their original stories.
• Bishop Larkin Catholic School's 10th annual Dinner and Auction — An Evening in Black and White, 6 p.m. Oct. 22 at Spartan Manor in New Port Richey. Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres, followed by a full dinner with chicken or beef entree, dessert, music and dancing. There will be a silent and live auction featuring jewelry, sporting event tickets and memorabilia, SeaWorld tickets and other travel destinations, ladies' spa baskets and services, many shopping gift certificates, and more. Sponsorships and advertisements are available. Tickets are $75 and can be purchased by contacting the school at (727) 862-6981. For details and a list of auction items, visit BishopLarkin.org. All proceeds go to the school.
• Odessa Elementary Benefit Golf Tournament, 1:30 p.m. Oct. 23 at Fox Hollow Golf and Country Club. Proceeds go to technology and a new playground. Call Dana Kistler at (813) 346-3700.
• The Wesley Chapel High Athletic Booster Club Benefit Golf Tournament, 1 p.m. Oct. 23 at Lake Bernadette Golf and Country Club in Zephyrhills. Call Steve Mumaw at (813) 794-8700.
College bound
•Friday is the deadline to apply for the St. Petersburg Times' Barnes Scholarship, worth up to $60,000 over four years of college. Apply at tampabay.com/scholarships. For information, contact Nancy Waclawek at (727) 893-8780 or waclawek@sptimes.com.
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