Week Ahead 07/18- 07/24
EVENTS
Florida Vintage Market: Noon – 5 p.m. today, High Dive, 210 SW 2nd Ave. Free and family friendly outdoor event. Outdoor shopping experience for curated vintage clothing, sustainable fashion street wear, custom clothing, artists, makers, food and more.
2021 GFAA Artists Studio Tour: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.today at select studios. https://ift.tt/2VUyuuy is hosted by the Gainesville Fine Arts Association, a self-guided tour through working artist studios in Gainesville. The Studio Tour showcases fine art and fine craft in a broad range of media and styles, and includes an 8-page program with a map of studio locations in addition to signage around the county assisting people in finding the studios. Artists are encouraged to demonstrate their work and show their materials and their processes. GFAA offers smaller original artworks for sale in its gift shop.Gallery hours: 1-5 p.m. Tuesday- Friday. 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturday. 1314 Main St.
Sunday Assembly: 11 a.m. today, July 18 in person, Pride Center in the Liberty Center, 3131 NW 13th St. Masks are required if not vaccinated. (sagainesville.weebly.com)
Guest speaker: Dr. MacDonald, an adjunct instructor of history at Stetson University in Deland, Fla. The topic: “A Short History of Florida from the Spanish Colonial Period to the Present.” Discussion after they presentation. Music will be provided by the Sunday Assembly musicians with the opportunity for a sing along.
Between Heaven & Earth, The Paintings of Alyne Harris: On exhibition through Jan. 15, 2022 are part of the City of Gainesville’s Of This Place permanent art collection. This exhibit is a community cultural asset and features 200 paintings by Gainesville native Alyne Harris, who paints to express both her lived experiences and her profound spiritual life. Harris’ work draws heavily from African-American traditions including jumping the broom in her wedding scenes. Her paintings call on viewers to travel the paths of their own recollections, an exchange that becomes part of the work itself. Her work reminds the viewer that revisiting the past can connect us with the present and the future.
Story Time on the Green: 10 a.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays weather permitting through – Oct.2. Hosted by the Alachua County Library District. Librarians and library staff will read tales and lead activities for infants through 5-year-olds at library green spaces and parks. Parents and families can bring blankets and chairs to spread out. (334-3909 or rcook@aclib.us.)Tuesdays: Possum Creek Park, 4009 NW 53rd Ave.;Cone Park Branch, 2801 E. University Ave.; Lois Forte Park, 120 NW 260th St. Newberry./ Wednesdays: Headquarters Library courtyard, 401 E. University Ave.; Hawthorne Branch, 6640 SE 221 St. Hawthorne; Wilson Robinson Park, 13975 SW 174th St. Archer; High Springs Farmers Market, 23517 NW 185th Road, High Springs./ Thursdays: Veterans Memorial Park playground area, 7400 SW 41st Place; Smokey Bear Park, 2300 NE 15th St.; Waldo Branch, 15150 NE US Highway 301, Waldo; Hitchcock Baseball Park playground, 15120 Main St. Alachua./ Saturdays: Park by the fire station, corner of NE Cholokka Boulevard and NE Seventh Ave. Micanopy.
Kanapaha Botanical Gardens: 9 a.m.- 7 p.m. or dusk today, Kanapaha Botanical Gardens, 4700 SW 58th Drive. Admission, $10 adults, $5 children ages 5-13, free for children under 5 years old accompanied by parents. (kanapaha.org) Dogs on a leash and up to date on vaccines with no history of aggression are allowed in the park. Garden hours: 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Monday – Wednesday, and Friday, closed Thursday. 9 a.m.- 7p.m. or dusk Saturday and Sunday.
The Florida Museum of Natural History: Now through Sept. 6 offering Blue Star Museums 2021 program which provides free admission to all fee-based exhibits for active duty military personnel and their families including members of the National Guard and Reserve, U.S. Public Health Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps, and up to five family members.
Alachua County Library District hours: Headquarters Library and Millhopper, Tower Road, and Alachua branches: Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday noon-5 p.m.; Hawthorne, High Springs, and Newberry branches: Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday noon-5 p.m.; Cone Park and Library Partnership branches: Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Archer, Micanopy, and Waldo branches: Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Patrons can browse, use study rooms and meeting rooms, sign up for or renew library cards, and use computers and printing services during all operating hours. Study rooms are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Reserve meeting rooms at https://ift.tt/3A67esE by calling a library branch. Outside service continues, weather permitting.
Survival of the Slowest exhibit: Through Sept. 12, Florida Museum of Natural History, 3215 Hull Road. Hours: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 1 – 5 p.m. Sunday. (floridamuseum.ufl.edu, 846-2000) Admission, $10, adults, $9, Florida residents, seniors and non-University of Florida college students; $7, ages 3-17, free to museum members and UF students with a valid Gator 1 Card. Complete admission pricing is available online at https://ift.tt/3oYjCE7. Guests l get an up-close look at a live sloth, tortoise, iguana and other creatures to learn about the unique adaptations some animals developed to survive, despite being slow, small or weak.
The Harn Museum of Art Store: Books for purchase: The catalogue for Peace, Power and Prestige: Metal Arts in Africa and Lewis Carroll’s book “Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There” illustrated by Maggie Taylor and associated with the exhibition Dreaming Alice: Maggie Taylor Through the Looking-Glass. Purchase in the store or reserve your copy today via https://ift.tt/3cW3qkF. Store manager will contact you for payment and arrange for shipping or pick up at your convenience.
Afternoon Adventure Camp: 2 – 5 p.m. Wednesdays at the Cade Museum, 811 S. Main St. This mid-week opportunity will focus on challenges that boost kids’ creativity and imagination. Cade Museum educators help children ages 5-11 engage in a broad range of hands-on STEAM experiments and activities. In the Creativity Lab and Fab Lab, children will explore and improve skills in 3D design, coding, robotics, and more. Cade’s educators will be available to help children in kindergarten through 5th-grade address homework challenges. Registration is open. Members receive a discounted rate.
Little Sparks ages 0-5: 12:15 -1 p.m. Saturday, Cade Museum, 811 S. Main St. Children will receive a personal Little Sparks kit with all of their own supplies, plus make and takes that extend the fun and learning at home. Our BRAIN and Sweat Solution exhibits will also be open for Little Sparks noon – 5 p.m.
The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention: Noon – 5 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, general admission. (info@cademuseum.org) You can schedule a group tour Thursday, Friday, or Saturday.
University Galleries: Museum Studies: The Artwork of Richard Heipp: Saturday, through Aug. 20. Thursday, through Aug. 28. (273-3000) Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday. Solo exhibition with more than 60 works in a variety of media.
Matheson Museum: Covid-19 Community Archives on display online. This exhibition has been created with the help of community members. (378-2280, mathesonmuseum.org) Current exhibits in person and online include “Trailblazers: 150 Years of Alachua County Women,” celebrating the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote in the U.S.; McCarthy Moment: The Johns Committee in Florida” on display online and in person. Hours are 1 to 4 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 513 E. University Ave.Hours are 1 to 4 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 513 E. University Ave. )
UPCOMING
Community Event Days: Camp Kulaqua opens the River Ranch: 10 a.m.- 5:30 p.m. July 25, River Ranch Water Park, 23400 NW 212 Ave, High Springs. (www.kulaqua.com, (386) 454-5800) Admission $14, per person, free for children 3 and under. Water, wave pool, lazy river, water slide, volleyball courts and more.
Apex Theatre Studio presents Matilda Jr.: July 23-24, t Ponte Vedra Concert Hall Tickets on sale now via Ticketmaster.com. Rebellion is imminent in Matilda Jr., a gleefully witty ode to the anarchy of childhood and the power of imagination. This story of a girl who dreams of a better life and the children she inspires will have audiences rooting for the “revolting children” who are out to teach the grown-ups a lesson.
Stop the Violence Back To School Rally: 10 a.m. – noon, July 31, Citizens Park, next to Northeast Pool. Hosted by People Against Violence Enterprises or PAVE, and Alachua County Public Schools. Drive-thru to giveaway 3000 backpacks filled with school supplies for kids. Entertainment, speakers, back to school information.
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Victoria Jamieson Author Visit: 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 21 via Zoom and Facebook with the Alachua County Library District. Opportunity to meet award-winning children’s book author and illustrator Victoria Jamieson for a book talk and Q&A. Jamieson is a New York Times bestselling author and illustrator. Her newest graphic novel, “When Stars Are Scattered,” co-written with Omar Mohamed about a boy growing up in a Kenyan refugee camp, was a National Book Award finalist. Local teens picked “When Stars Are Scattered” as one of three titles for this summer’s Battle of the Books. Visit https://ift.tt/2VZXsJ7 @alachualibrary on Facebook.
MUSIC
Songwriters Night with Kyle Keller, Vincent Ryan and more: 8:40 p.m. show, 8 p.m. doors open 8:30 p.m. live stream, Thursday, July 22, High Dive, 210 SW 2nd Ave.(873-5949, highdive@gmail.com) Featuring Keller, Ryan, Rafael Riviera, Austin Brockner, Nolia Joy and others. Tickets range from $8 – $10. Live stream tickets are available on a “pay what you want” scale at https://ift.tt/3zoVfW3
Free Fridays Concert Series: 8-10 p.m. Friday, July 23 Bo Diddley Downtown Plaza (https://ift.tt/3djLsbb). Featuring Blackbird Morning, American rock band formed in Saint Petersburg, composed of vocalist Danielle DeCosmo Goodwin (lead vocals, guitar, keys), Anthony Goodwin (guitar, vocals, keys), Vincent DeCosmo (drums, vocals) and Richard Jimenez (drums, vocals).Their music has been described as “explosive organic rock, inspired by roots music and world influences, Blackbird Morning has created a unique sound inside the live rock band format, channeling the driving pulse of classic bands like Fleetwood Mac and Led Zeppelin and adding angelic vocal harmonies with sacred sounds and deep, poetic lyricism.
THEATER
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged): 8 p.m. Fridays -Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, Friday July 23- Aug. 8. Sneak preview performance Thursday, July 22 tickets $5 at the door, Acrosstown Repertory Theatre, 619 South Main St. In the historic Baird Center between Akira Wood and Heartwood Soundstage. Regular admission tickets, $20 general public with a $5 discount for seniors (55+), students, teachers, first responders, veterans and active military. For more information by email, monida@acrosstown.org
August Wilson’s How I Learned What I Learned: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays, July 23 – Aug. 8, Actors’ Warehouse, 2512 NE 1st Blvd. Tickets, $25 regular adi;t, $20 student/senior ww.actorswarehouse.org/tickets.Co-conceived Todd Kreider, directed by Kevin Mack. The play explores a black man’s encounter with racism, adversity and what is means to be a black artist in America
CONCERTS
Shinedown with special guest Dirty Honey: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 8, St. Augustine Amphitheatre, presented by 107.3 Planet Radio. (shinedown.com)Tickets, $42.50 – $82.50. on sale 10 a.m. May 17 at the . St. Augustine Amphitheatre Box Office and Ticketmaster.com.
A Peter White Christmas: 8 p.m. show, 7 p.m. doors open Dec. 8, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, in partnership with The Florida Theatre. (Ticketmaster .com $66.00– $116.50) Tickets for A Peter White Christmas go on sale at 10 a.m. now at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre Box Office Ticketmaster.com)
Country Roots Maverick Steve Earle & The Dukes: 8 p.m., doors open 7 p.m. Friday, August 20, presented by Ponte Vedra Concert Hall in partnership with Flying Saucer. seated, full capacity performance. Tickets $58-$78Ds on sale now St. Augustine Amphitheatre Box Office or Ticketmaster.com. Ponte Vedra Concert Hall Box Office remains closed at this time. Steve Earle is one of the most acclaimed singer-songwriters of his generation, a worthy heir to Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark, his two supreme musical mentors
Wynonna Judd: 8 p.m. show, 7 p.m. doors, Sept. 17 to perform at Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. now. Tickets $59.50 – $99.50 St. Augustine Amphitheatre Box Office or Ticketmaster.com. The Ponte Vedra Concert Hall Box Office remains closed at this time.
Indie Rock Chart-Toppers Modest Mouse: 7 p.m. , 6 p.m. doors open, Oct. 17 The St. Augustine Amphitheatre. Tickets $52.50 are on sale now at The St. Augustine Amphitheatre Box Office and online at Ticketmaster.com.
Thundercat: 7:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m. doors open, Oct. 26, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. Channel Tres will be the opening act, and special guests will appear at certain shows as well. Tickets on sale now , $35 in advance, $40 day of show (Ticketmaster.com and The St. Augustine Amphitheatre Box Office). Thundercat is the bassist / singer Stephen Bruner. He is the mercurial talent, GRAMMY award-winner, highly respected, and much in-demand with his peers.
Pat Benatar and Neil Geraldo: Oct. 29, Saint Augustine Amphitheatre. Special guest star John Waite. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. May 21 at, Amphitheatre Box Office and Ticketmaster.com) Together they have created two multi-platinum, five platinum and three gold albums, as well as nineteen Top 40 hits. They have sold over thirty million records worldwide and have won an unprecedented four consecutive GRAMMY® awards. Their rock and roll love affair has endured for more than three and a half decades. Pat and Neil continue to tour, selling out concerts everywhere. Their chemistry will undoubtedly be thrilling music fans forever
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