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OCT. 22-24
“TURN OF THE SCREW”: Isolated in a sprawling manor in 19th century England, a governess is hired to watch a precocious young brother and sister in the High Springs Playhouse’s haunting adaptation of Henry James’ classic novella “The Turn of the Screw.” Though the governess bonds with the children at first, she quickly begins to suspect something is wrong when she sees the grotesque figures of the former governess and caretaker of the manor — both of whom are supposedly deceased. Is she seeing actual ghosts, or merely figments of her imagination? Fearing for her life and sanity, the governess begins an investigation to find out what happened to her predecessors and who else knows of their presence. See what happens at 8 p.m. Oct. 22-23 plus 2 p.m. Oct. 24 at the High Springs Playhouse, 130 NE First Avenue, High Springs. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students. To purchase a ticket, visit bit.ly/turn21a.
ONGOING THROUGH NOV. 7
FALL IS HERE!: Get into the fall spirit this month with festivals put on by local farms. Coon Hollo Farm Fall Festival is set for 4 to 7 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 7 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 7. Coon Hollo Farm’s annual fall festival features 16 family friendly activities, including a hayride out to feed cows, harvest hoops, pony rides, a crop maze, pig races, pasture putt putt golf, a country carousel, a 50-foot sack slide and more. Coon Hollo Farm is located at 22480 N. U.S. 441 in Micanopy, Tickets are $12.50 ages 4 and older, and free ages 3 and younger. (coonhollo.com/fall-festival) The Peanut Patch and Corn Maze is hosting its Halloween Boo Times event from 5 to 11 p.m. Fridays and 3 to 11 p.m. Saturdays through Oct. 31. The annual event featured Halloween fun and nights of fright for all ages featuring a corn maze, night maze, haunted house, hayrides, barrel train, vendors and more. Masks required while on the property. Peanut Patch and Corn Maze is located at 8656 SW 75th St. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for ages 4 to 10 and free for ages 3 and younger; cash only. (peanutpatchandcornmaze.com) The Hollow Oaks Corn Maze is running 6 to 11 p.m. Fridays, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturdays and 2 to 6 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 7 at Hollow Oaks, 18005 NW 190th Ave. in High Springs. This Fall family event features an interactive game in the maze with a chance to win prizes, a hayride that is kid-friendly during the day and haunted at night plus photo opportunities. The kids’ area also featured a mini maze, pumpkin bowling a scarecrow toss and more. (hollowoakscornmaze.com) Roger’s Farm Fall Festival and Corn Maze is set for 6 to 10 p.m. Fridays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. The annual fall event features a jumping pad, bouncy obstacle course, human hamster wheels, vortex, corn maze, spooky trail through the woods, hayrides, train rides and more. The corn maze becomes haunted at 8 p.m. New this year are pumpkin chunkin’, tight ropes and pumpkin bowling. Rogers Farm is located at 3831 NW 156th Ave. Tickets are $10 for ages 3 and older and free for ages 2 and younger; additional fees for pumpkins, some activities, and food and refreshments. (bit.ly/rogers21a) The Mayhem Ranch Fall Festival is open from 4 to 8 p.m. Fridays, noon to 8 p.m. Saturdays and noon-6 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 31. This family friendly event features a pumpkin patch, a corn maze, hay rides, a petting farm, a cow train, a super slide, a kids’ zone, pumpkin painting and more. The farm is located at 17830 SE 40th St., Morriston. Cost: $10 general admission and free for ages 2 and younger. (mayhemranchfl.com) The Newberry Cornfield Maze is open from 5 to 11 p.m. Fridays and 3 to 11 p.m. Saturdays through Oct. 30 at Hodge Farm, 20015 W. Newberry Road in Newberry. This maze is not haunted during the daytime and is family friendly, but it becomes haunted when dusk falls. Take a daytime ride on the tractor-pulled wagon and help Farmer Hodge feed the cows. When darkness falls you’ll embark on a hayride adventure through the haunted Sullivan trail encountering the living dead. As you turn each corner in the haunted house, be ready to jump out of your skin because you never know what haunted encounter awaits you. The kids’ play area is always friendly and never haunted with many activities to do. Cost: $20 general admission for the corn maze and haunted house, $10 ages 3-10, free ages 2 and younger, $5 hay ride, $5 mechanical bull, $5 human hamster ball. (newberrycornfieldmaze.com) The Red White and Blues Farm Fall Festival runs 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Oct. 31. Enjoy lunch and fresh baked goods as well as fall-flavored milkshakes and slushes, a pumpkin patch with unique pumpkin varieties, a sunflower maze in addition to u-pick sunflowers and u-pick zinnias, kids’ activities, special entertainment and live music. Red White & Blues Farm is located at 3250 NE 140th Ave. in Williston. Tickets: $14.95. (redwhiteandbluesfarm.com)
ONGOING THROUGH JAN. 2
INTERACTIVE MEASUREMENTS: How many chickens do you weigh? How tall are you in apples or inches or pennies? Can you use your foot as a ruler? The answers to these and other questions can be explored at “Measurement Rules,” an interactive exhibit at the Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention on display from Sept. 19 to Jan. 2, 2022. It might be common to measure using standard tools such as measuring tapes and vessels, but the “Measurement” exhibit will explore some nonstandard ones such as balancing scales, odometers, calipers, 3-D imaging and counting “Mississippis.” You can explore concepts of length, time, volume and weight in a variety of ways, including length with a height wall, treadmill odometer, ball gauges, giant tape measure and foot ruler time with “five Mississippi” and a ball stopwatch; volume with “See your volume” and a bead table; and weight with chicken and balance scales. The Cade Museum’s hours of operation are noon to 5 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. It is located at 811 S. Main St. Visit CadeMuseum.org for more information.
ONGOING THROUGH JAN. 9
BABY DINOS!: Florida Museum of Natural History visitors can step back in time to the age of dinosaurs in the new “Tiny Titans: Dinosaur Eggs and Babies” exhibit, open from Sept. 25 to Jan. 9, 2022. “Tiny Titans” uses authentic specimens, lifelike models and realistic artwork to transform the area into a “Jurassic Park” day care and showcase the rarely seen world of dinosaur parenting. This interactive exhibition features more than 150 eggs as well as real dinosaur bones, reconstructed nests, hands-on exploration stations and animated video presentations. A “petting zoo” displays five species of juvenile dinosaurs, and creative costumes allow visitors to dress up and take pictures with a reconstructed nest. Stunning photographs and illustrations by renowned paleoartists Luis Rey and Mark Hallett bring this era to life while revealing the diversity and scale of the dinosaurs. Authentic models of embryos and hatchlings expose a rarely seen side to these ancient creatures. The exhibit has information on a variety of dinosaur groups spanning their nearly 200 million-year history, from ceratops and sauropods to ornithopods and theropods, as well as their parenting and nesting behavior. Also on display is the full story of “Baby Louie,” the first articulated theropod hatchling ever found, complete with a lifelike representation. Admission to “Tiny Titans” is $8 for adults; $7 for Florida residents, seniors and non-University of Florida college students; $5.50 for ages 3 to 17; and free to museum members and UF students with a valid Gator 1 Card. Complete admission pricing is available online at floridamuseum.ufl.edu/visit/plan.
ONGOING
EXHIBIT UPDATED: Visitors can discover 70 million years of climate change on Earth in a relaunched gallery exhibition now open at the Florida Museum of Natural History. The “Our Changing Climate: Past and Present” exhibit uses large-format graphs showing major historic events to present the story of Earth’s changing climate over geologic time. The exhibit also highlights how Earth’s climate fluctuates and what global trends are affecting life today. Through a timeline, visitors can visualize and compare where dinosaurs, megalodon sharks, humans, ancient civilizations and more fit into Earth’s climate history. The exhibit was originally opened in 2015 and 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. This free gallery is part of a series of exhibits focusing on world issues that influence humans’ daily lives. Some of the issues that have been presented in other displays include toxic algae, hurricanes and climate change’s effect on global landmarks. Admission is free for museum members and UF students with a valid Gator 1 card. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays plus 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. It is located at 3215 Hull Road. For more information, visit floridamuseum.ufl.edu or call 846-2000.
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