A county park is going to the dogs next month. Dog owners and their canines are invited to a new event, Doggone Wild Field Day, on Saturday, Jan. 9, at Jay B. Starkey Wilderness Park. ...more

December 11, 2009

A musical score can seem like hieroglyphics to many who yearn to play their favorite melody or song. A local composer, music book author and musician, Dan Fox, will help would-be musical aficionado's unravel the melodic and harmonic mysteries found in musical scores. He will present a 10-week series at the Tarpon Springs Heritage Museum called "A Crash Course in Music Reading." ...more

February 7, 2009

Not unlike the title character of his children's book, author Bob Z. Hicks slowly, steadily keeps on achieving. ...more

December 17, 2008

Not unlike the title character of his children's book, author Bob Z. Hicks slowly, steadily keeps on achieving. ...more

December 10, 2008

SEBRING — Highlands Little Theatre patrons will have a chance to decide for themselves whether bread should be buttered from the bottom or top in its latest production. Performances of "Suessical the Musical" at the intimate local venue will run from Jan. 18 to Feb. 2. A cast of almost 40 actors will examine the buttering question, along with several intriguing other issues from the mischievous and playful slant of children's book author Dr. Suess. The book is by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty and the music is by Flaherty. Play director Mike McMillian said before Thursday's dress rehearsal that the two-hour musical (including intermission) isn't just for kids. Adult themes concerning the environment, racism, war and non-traditional families might fly over the heads of the younger crowd, said McMillian, though kids and their parents will both be wowed by seeing more than 20 Suess books colorfully interpreted through 30 songs. ...more

January 12, 2008

Chiles Elementary students can expect a busy December. ...more

November 15, 2007

Chiles Elementary students can expect a busy December. ...more

November 15, 2007