Arts & Culture

Get tickets for Taste of Pasco

Submitted by Gillian Finklea, Web Producer, 10 News In Your Neighborhood

Saturday, April 27th, 2013, 12:36pm

Pasco County, Florida -- Enjoy a night of family fun and delicious food at the Third Annual Taste of Pasco fundraiser held by Leadership Pasco on Saturday, May 11 at the Rotary Pavilion at the Concourse.

The Taste of Pasco takes place from 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. at 15323 State Road 52 in Land O’Lakes, and will help NAMI Pasco, a local chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, furnish its new base of operations in Land O’ Lakes. NAMI Pasco recently held an open house to showcase the building to the public.

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Pasco County’s digital art & literary magazine looking for submissions

Submitted by Gillian Finklea, Web Producer, 10 News In Your Neighborhood

Friday, April 19th, 2013, 12:26pm

Pasco County’s digital art & literary magazine looking for submissions

Pasco County, Florida - Are you creative? Do you write prose or poetry? Do you paint, draw, or take photographs?

Then show off your creativity by submitting your original art, writing, and photography to Pasco County's First Annual Digital Art & Literary Magazine.

Submissions are open to all Pasco County staff and students K-12.

A form for entry can be found here or you can email an entry to Abigail J. Kennedy at ajkenned@pasco.k12.fl.us.

Submissions must include:

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Celebrate culture at Chasco Fiesta

Submitted by Gillian Finklea, Web Producer, 10 News In Your Neighborhood

Thursday, March 28th, 2013, 1:08pm

New Port Richey, Florida -- Chasco Fiesta is one of the largest events in Pasco County, and it returns April 5.

Friday, April 5 through Saturday, April 13 the festival will be held along the banks of the beautiful Pithlachascotee River in downtown New Port Richey. The event originally began as a fundraiser for the local library in 1922 and has been held continuously since 1947.

The festival, which is loosely based on a story about Native Americans, is highlighted by a Native American festival to be held from April 5 through April 7.

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8th annual Suncoast Arts Festival winners announced

Submitted by Kristin Weber, Web Producer, 10News In Your Neighborhood

Sunday, February 10th, 2013, 12:14pm

Wesley Chapel, Florida -- The Suncoast Arts Fest 2013 was held at the Shops at Wiregrass in Wesley Chapel in mid-January.

More than 100 fine artists and craftsmen made the premier art event the finest in Pasco County. Each year, proceeds from the family-friendly event benefits Art for Kids.

Congratulations to all the winners!

SUNCOAST ARTS FEST 2013
SHOW AWARD WINNERS

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PTEC campuses host regional SkillsUSA competition this week

Submitted by Kristin Weber, Web Producer, 10News In Your Neighborhood

Tuesday, February 5th, 2013, 3:19pm

PTEC campuses host regional SkillsUSA competition this week

More than 500 students from Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties are expected to compete in the two-day SkillsUSA regional competition Feb. 6 - 7 at pTEC, Clearwater and St. Petersburg.

Students will compete in numerous categories including automotive service technology, cosmetology, welding, photography, and plumbing.

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Patel Conservatory student competing in Switzerland

Submitted by Leslie Farrell, Community Blogger

Wednesday, January 30th, 2013, 10:18am

Patel Conservatory student competing in Switzerland

Next Generation Ballet (NGB) student William Dugan, of Pasco County, has been selected to compete in one of the world’s most prestigious dance competitions – the Prix de Lausanne in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Nearly 300 young dancers auditioned and out of the 84 candidates chosen to compete, 16-year-old Dugan is one of just 10 selected from the United States.