FRIDAY Highlands Social Dance Club to host the Stardusters ...more

November 20, 2009

One of Lois Johnson's Halloween costume creations for her three children was so big, it took a U-Haul truck to move it while trick-or-treating. ...more

October 25, 2009

Gusty winds up to 25 knots could not stop the 2009 Progressive Air/Carrier Chasco Fiesta Boat Parade last weekend. That was a good thing for the Clearwater-Tarpon Springs R.V. Campground because its entry in the aquatic parade along the Pithlachascotee River earned the $2,500 grand prize, according to Brent Simon, chairman of the event presented by the New Port Richey Rotary Club. ...more

April 1, 2009

A high-scoring command performance couldn't keep Denise Richards on "Dancing With the Stars." ...more

March 25, 2009

Anne Hathaway is heading somewhere over the rainbow. The Oscar-nominated actress is set to play Judy Garland in both film and stage adaptations of Gerald Clarke's 2000 biography. It's titled "Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland." ...more

March 24, 2009

The Oscars are at a crossroads and Batman is standing right in the middle of the road. Like the Scarecrow says in "The Wizard of Oz" (not "the Scarecrow" in "Batman Begins"), the Oscars can go this way, or they can go that way. ...more

January 19, 2009

Some high school students think it's great fun to spend months building decorations and then transforming their schools into a Paris night or a jungle for the homecoming dance. Others, not so much. ...more

November 6, 2008

FAIRS & FESTS Today Rock, Rib & Ride Festival features food, rides and games, live music, hands-on activities, rib-tasting competition, charity poker run, celebrity fashion show, and a wine and food gala; 10 a.m. today; Florida State Fairgrounds, 4800 U.S. 301 N., Tampa; (813) 689-6889. ...more

October 19, 2008

The stage production of "The Wizard of Oz," which opens the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center's 22nd season, is an excellent way to introduce children to musical theater. ...more

October 16, 2008

The stage production of "The Wizard of Oz," which opens the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center's 22nd season, is an excellent way to introduce children to musical theater. On opening night, children made up a good quarter or more of the audience, a testament to the movie's lasting appeal. But more than anything else, the stage production shows the enduring power of songs written by two gifted songwriters, Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg. Just phrases such as "if I only had a brain" or "ding, dong, the witch is dead" put a tune immediately into your head. That's an amazing accomplishment for Arlen and Harburg. ...more

October 15, 2008