5 Things to Know Today, March 26

1. There will be a benefit bullride for Brooke Ann Coats, the Riverview High School student who died after being thrown from a bull. The benefit bullride will be held March 26 at 7 p.m. at the Crosstown Rodeo Arena on U.S. 301 where Coats once enjoyed the sport of bullriding. Admission is $10 at the gate and proceeds will go to the Coats family.

2. The Riverview Relay for Life takes place at Riverview High School, 11311 Boyette Road, Riverview, March 26 at 2 p.m. There are 55 teams and 830 participants expected to take part in this event.

The American Cancer Society Relay for Life is an event that gives everyone in communities across the globe a chance to celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost and fight back against the disease.

At the relay, teams of people camp out on the high school campus and take turns walking or running around the track. Each team is asked to have representation on the track at all times during the event. Because cancer never sleeps, relays are overnight events.

Relays begin with a survivors lap where survivors of cancer are invited to circle the track together and let everyone celebrate the victories they've achieved over cancer.

After dark, participants honor people who have been touched by cancer and remember loved ones lost to the disease in a luminaria ceremony. Candles are lit inside bags filled with sand, each one bearing the name of a person touched by cancer, and participants often walk a lap in silence.

In addition, there are fundraising activities during the relay including the sale of food, face painters, crafts and games. 

3. The Frenzie- Life Theatre's production of "The Rocky Horror Show" continues today at 8 p.m. at the Winthrop Barn Theatre, 11349  Bloomingdale Ave, Riverview.

The Rocky Horror Show tells the story of two clean-cut kids, Brad Majors and Janet Weiss, who run into car trouble and seek help at the site of light down the road. Little do they know it's coming from the place where Dr. Frank N Furter is in the midst of his maniacal experiments. The play is a rock musical, science fiction spoof.

The show continues Sunday, March 27 at 4 p.m., Friday, April 1 at 8 p.m. and a midnight show, and Saturday, April 2 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors, military, and students with I.D. The show is not appropriate for children. The box office opens one hour before each performance. You may reserve tickets in advance by calling 813-655 0789 or by e-mail thefrenzie@gmail.com. Will-Call tickets will be held until 15 minutes before curtain time.

4. A pancake breakfast fundraiser for Heather Bates Hall, a math teacher and cheerleading coach at Brandon High School, will take place today from 8 to 11 a.m. at Beef O' Brady's on Kings Avenue in Brandon Hall has been diagnosed with melanoma for the second time at the age of 27.  Friends are raising funds to help cover some of her medical bills. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the door.  There will  be a raffle for an iPad 2, a Johnson smoker and many other items.

5. The Brandon Coin Club will hold a coin and currency show Saturday, March 26, from 9 a.m. t0 3 p.m. at the Brandon Elks Lodge, 800 Centennial Lodge Drive. The event will feature about 35 dealers and 40 to 50 tables of coins and currency. Admission is free. There will be door prizes and free appraisals. Food will be available and there will be free coin grab bags for children. Call 813-361-0740.