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EVENTS
Free Fridays Concert Series: 8-10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1, Bo Diddley Downtown Plaza (www.freefridaysgnv.com 393-8746) Featuring Little Jake and the Soul Searchers.Little Jake Mitchell is one of Florida’s great native-son ambassadors in rhythm and blues music. He is an authentic blues child prodigy and R&B singer whose many accomplishments have included appearances at the Apollo Theater, touring as “Mr. Excitement” with R&B immortals James Brown, Jackie Wilson, Sam Cooke, and Bobby Blue Bland and when, at the Pensacola Blues Festival, B. B. King encouraged him to stay in show business, he listened.Little Jake & the Soul Searchers are Little Jake Mitchell (lead vocals), Tran “The Piano Man” Whitley (piano/Hammond B3 organ/lead & backup vocals), Charles “Professor” Henry (guitar/backup vocals) Levi Griffin, Jr. (bass guitar/backup vocals) Lavelle Whitfield (drums/ percussion), Masa Enomoto (drums/percussion) Charles “Charlie Blade” Steadham (tenor & baritone saxophone) and Brian “T-Bone” Stevens (trombone).
The Color Purple: 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 26 -Oct. 10, The Star Center Theatre, 11 NE 23rd Ave. From Alice Walker’s bestseller and Stephen Spielberg’s Oscar-nominated film comes a stage musical with a fresh, joyous score of jazz, ragtime, gospel and blues. Tickets: $22 adults, $20 seniors, $15 students (https://bit.ly/3tmvK5z)Hailed as “One of the greatest revivals ever!” by New York Magazine, “The Color Purple” is the epic tale of 40-years in the life of a family in rural Georgia. At its center is Celie. When Celie is forced by her overbearing father to marry a cruel farmer, called “Mister,” she is separated from all that she loves. With a soul-raising score, The Color Purple gives an exhilarating new spirit to this Pulitzer Prize-winning story. This stirring family chronicle follows the inspirational Celie as she journeys from childhood through joy to anguish and then hope as she discovers the power of love and life.
BRKLYN THE MUSICAL at ACROSSTOWN THEATER in conjunction with Buchholz High School After Hour Players: 8 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 2 p.m. Sunday, now through Oct. 3, 619 South Main St, in the historic Baird Center. https://acrosstown.ticketleap.com/bklyn-the-musical/ Tickets are $20 for the general public with a discount for students, seniors and heroes. A limited number of tickets are also available at the door thirty minutes before showtime. Masks will be required for the audience.
Gainesville Acoustic Blues Showcase: 4:30 p.m. doors open High Dive, 210 SW Second Ave. Featuring Paco, Middleground, Cassie Evans, Dr. Jules and the JuJu Man. Tickets, $10. Presented by the North Florida Blues Society.
Geoff Tate (formerly of Queensryche), Kurt Deimer: 8 p.m. doors open, Tuesday, Sept. 28, High Dive, 210 SW Second Ave. Tickets, $20-$30. Glory Days Present.
Rocky Horror Picture Show! LIVE on Stage: 8 p.m. doors open, Wednesday, Sept. 29, High Dive, 210 SW Second Ave..Tickets $10-$13. Glory Days Present.
The Late Night Losers, Candlelight Cassia, Clay Dixon: 8 p.m. doors open, Thursday, Sept. 30, High Dive, 210 SW Second Ave. Tickets $8.
The Bitters, Amphetamines, Cheney, Parker Road: 8 p.m. doors open, Saturday, Oct. 2, High Dive, 210 SW Second Ave. Tickets $10
NEW EXHIBITIONS
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.
Shadow to Substance: Now through February 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.
LAST CHANCE
Sycamore Lane Vintage Market: 10 a.m. Friday-Saturday, Oct. 1-2, 25310 Newberry Road. Rretail store and seasonal market featuring more than 50 vintage and art vendors, food trucks, beer & wine and live music on Friday night with two local bands. The last few markets have drawn several thousand people and have become a great event. The twice per year outdoor market has become a great community event. https://fb.me/e/121epQrbU
Tools to Quit Tobacco: 5:30 p.m.- 7:30 p.m., Sept. 28, LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, virtual options are also available on the computer or over the phone. Call 866-341-2730 to reserve your spot. Pre-registration is required.FREE one time, two- hour group will give you tips on how to deal with triggers, withdrawal symptoms and prevent relapse. You will receive up to 4 weeks of FREE nicotine patches, gum or lozenges. This group more than doubles your chance of quitting for good. Pre-registration is required.
Story Time on the Green: 10 a.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays weather permitting through Saturday, 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.
ONGOING
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.
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. Face masks are required. 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 www.aclib.us/rooms or by calling a library branch. Outside service continues, weather permitting.
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
Homecoming Gator Growl Concert: 6 p.m., 5 p.m. doors open, Oct. 8, Stephen O’ Connell Center, West University Ave. https://www.gatorgrowl.org/ Featuring the rapper Gunna, along with the band Neon Trees. Tickets start at $40.
36th Annual Art Festival at Thornebrook: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. ) Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 16-17, Thornebrook Village Square, 2441 NW 43rd St. (271.4772, artsshowthornebrook@gmail.com)
Matheson Museum: Punkhouse of the Deep South: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 13, The Matheson Museum, 513 E. University Ave. Free and in person. Authors Aaron Cometbus and Scott Satterwhite will share about their book Punkhouse in the Deep South, and discuss the history of the famed “309 Punkhouse,” while shedding light on the largely ignored lives of average punks, living in the oldest punkhouse in the South. For safety, capacity will be limited to 50 people and masks are required. Admission is free but registration is required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/punkhouse-in-the-deep-south-the-oral-history-of-309-registration164919557837
CASTING CALL
VINTAGE MARKET SALE: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Saturday, October 16th, the grounds of the Archer Community Center 16671 SW 137th Ave. Archer. There will be ample space for the vendors following CDC advice. Vendors will be selling a wide range of items including furniture, pottery, vintage home made crafts, toys, books, homemade jams, tools, and lots more. Foodand refreshments will be available. Vendor booth fees are $40 for 12×12 space. Sponsored by the City of Archer and the Archer Historical Society. More Information and application can be found at www.ArcherHistoricalSociety.org, to email: ArcherHistorical@gmail.com or by phone call Linda 374-8240.
UPCOMING 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.
Brantley Gilbert: 7:30 p.m. and at 6:30 p.m. doors open Oct. 16, St. Augustine Amphitheatre, Tickets on will go on sale now at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre Box Office and Ticketmaster.com. Tickets are $49-$84. With back-to-back Platinum albums and a grassroots following millions strong, Gilbert’s music has been shared, covered, and adopted as the soundtrack to Saturday night and Sunday morning by audiences around the world.
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.
Kevin Costner & Modern West ‘Tales from Yellowstone Tour 2021: Oct. 25, The St. Augustine Amphitheatre. Tickets now online at Ticketmaster.com and the venue Box Office.
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
The Fixx & The English Beat: 8 p.m. show, 7 p.m. doors open Oct. 24, The Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. a new wave rock group The Fixx & The English Beat will take the stage. Tickets on sale at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre Box Office and online at Ticketmaster.com. The Ponte Vedra Concert Hall Box Office remains closed at this time.
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)
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