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EVENTS
Ghosts, Goblins and Groceries: Throughout the month of October, Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo and Santa Fe College Police Department are working together again this year to help food-insecure families in the community with a canned food drive. Complete list of locations at (sfcollege.edu/zoo). The food drive to benefit Saints Food Share and Catholic Charities. Anyone who brings a canned good to the SF Teaching Zoo during regular hours of 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (last entry into the zoo is 2:30 p.m.) will receive $1 off admission for each item donated. There will be donation boxes at the SF College campuses.
North Central Florida Regional Blues Challenge: 4 – 9 p.m. today, High Dive, 210 SW 2nd Ave. Suite A. https://highdivegville.veeps.com ticket $5 in person, live stream, $10.
Rocky Horror Picture Show! Live on Stage! 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 27, high Dive, 210 SW 2nd Ave., Suite A. Tickets, $13 ADV , $15 DOS seated; $10 standing in back ADV, $12 DOS standing.
Unofficial Pre-Fest: 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 28, High Dive, 210 SW 2nd Ave., Suite A. Tickets $10 ADV, $15 DOS. Featuring about 13 bands including Make War, Dollar Signs, Taking Meds, Zach Quinn (PEARS), Worst Party Ever, Virginity, Bandaid Brigade, Debt Neglector, Short Fictions (acoustic), Suck Brick Kid, Brian Wahlstrom (Scorpions), Take Me Off, Danny Attack.All ticket holders must provide proof of a negative COVID 19 diagnostic test 72 hous prior to entry or provide voluntary proof of full covid-19 vaccination.
Sparks and Spook: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30. Cade Museum of Creativity and Invention. Experience tricks and treats, oozy slime and creepy fake blood, along with a witch’s brew of fun for kids and families. Children, 17 years old and under in costume get in free. The event features a safe environment with games and activities. Kids can learn about the macabre and mysterious forces of nature from the Cade’s own mad scientists while participating in engaging, sensory-friendly activities, arts and crafts.
Phantom: A Tale of Obsession: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets:Phillips Center Box Office at 352-359-ARTS, purchase on-line at https://tickets.performingarts.ufl.edu/ or visit the box office between noon – 6 p.m. weekdays. Presented by Dance Alive National Ballet, Phantom is a ballet based on the darkly brilliant novel by Gaston Leroux. Featuring an international roster of dancers Phantom is a creation by award winning choreographer, Executive Artistic Director Kim Tuttle. Vivid and dramatic, the music is a combination of classical and Dance Alive National Ballet, contemporary – traditional and high tech – from Mozart to electric violin with scintillating operatic works throughout.
“Our Changing Climate: Past and Present”: Available now is a permanent exhibit atthe Florida Museum of Natural History; the free exhibit uses large-format graphs showing major historic events to present the story of Earth’s changing climate over geologic time. It also highlights how Earth’s climate fluctuates and what global trends are affecting life today. www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/exhibits/our-changing-climate. Through a timeline, visitors can visualize and compare where dinosaurs, megalodon sharks, humans, ancient civilizations and more fit into Earth’s climate history. Originally opened , the exhibit has been relaunched to mark the release of the first part of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Sixth Assessment Report, which addresses the most up-to-date climate change science, potential risks and options for the planet’s future.
“Florida Impressions” exhibition: now through Nov. 20, Harm Museum or Art, 3259 Hull Road Hull Road. Permanent exhibit. https://harn.ufl.edu/linkedfiles/pressrelease-floridaimpressions.pdf Exhibition includes more than 50 paintings depicting the state’s environment, people and history, and celebrates the transformative gift of 1,200 works of art from Sam and Robbie Vickers; includes works by Martin Johnson Heade, Thomas Moran and Louis Comfort Tiffany.
GFAA GALLERY: now through Nov. 20, the exhibition ‘SYNERGY’: an integrative exhibition with the Writers Alliance of Gainesville (WAG). (gainesvillefinearts.org)The Front Gallery will feature a Doug Dankel Photography Retrospective that runs September 21 – October 23.. Smaller original artworks for sale in our gift shop. Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Friday 1 – 6 pm and Saturday 11 am – 4 pm. 1314 S. Main Street.
Senior Community Day Event: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 28, High Springs New Century Women’s Club 236 W. HWY 27. Free Tai hi classes, medicare counseling, caregiving information, living a healthy lifestyle
Library District monthly reading suggestions: Anyone can subscribe at www.aclib.us/acldreads to receive a monthly email with book suggestions linking directly to the Alachua County Library District’s catalog, where patrons can reserve titles for pick up or check out digital books. Choose from 25-plus categories based on genre, age, or popularity, including general fiction, romance, mystery, teen, and New York Times Best Sellers. ACLD Reads suggests titles in all formats, including print, digital, and audiobooks.
ONGOING
Shadow to Substance: Now through Feb 2022, The Melvin and Lorna Rubin Gallery, The Harn Museum, 3259 Hull Road. The exhibition creates a chronological arc from the past to the present into the future using historical photographs from the Harn and Smathers Library collections and through the lens of Black photographers working today.
Good News Arts: collaborates with local, regional, and national artists to provide creative education opportunities, exhibitions, and cultural programming to the community. Good News Arts serves as a community center, free and accessible to all. Located in High Springs at the First Avenue Centre, 23352 W HWY 27, Suite 80.
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.
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 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://harn.ufl.edu/bookorder. 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.
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
2021 UF Poinsettia Sale: Thursday – Saturday, Dec. 9 – 11, Greenhouse #1363 behind Field Hall adjacent to the Plant Science Facility. Thursday shopping by appointment only, non-apointment open to everyone Friday -Saturday.
Neil Gaiman’s A Study in Emerald… and Other Literary Horrors: 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, Nov. 4 – 13, Acrosstown Repertory Theatre, 619 South Main St. Cost: $20 with $5 discount for seniors, military and students. http://www.acrosstown.org/2021-10-neil-gaimans-a-study-in-emerald-and-other-literary-horrors/ Featuring Including Charlotte Perkin Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper” adapted by Jesse Vale and directed by Catherine Karow; Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Masque of the Red Death” adapted by Monica Cross and directed by Katie Wallace; and Neil Gaiman’s “A Study in Emerald” adapted and directed by Derek Wohlust.
Deck The Runway: 6 p.m. Nov. 19, Stengel Field at Butler Town Center. Hosted by Butler Town Center, it will feature a night of fun, fashion, and philanthropy featuring the latest styles from Butler retailers modeled by locals. There will be tasty appetizers and drinks from Butler restaurants. The event benefits Pals Thrive, an organization that provides free counseling and mental health services to teens within a school environment focusing on bullying, suicides, and violence prevention.
Dance Alive: The Nutcracker: 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 18 and 19, The Phillips Center, 3201 Hull Road. (392-1900) Tickets $25-$45. Box Office 392-2787 or 800-905-2787
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