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Enjoy a 7 p.m. performance by Studio Percussion. Founded by the Wagstaff family, featured on the recent Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Create magnets featuring Learn about local art organizations. Booths with activities and information |
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Community Arts Showcase
Mar 9th, 2010 by Rachel Rector
U.S. Navy Band Sea Chanters - Free Concert
Feb 5th, 2010 by Rachel Rector
U.S. Navy Band - Sea Chanters
Friday February, 26, 7:30 p.m.
Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
The United States Navy Band “Sea Chanters” chorus is the official chorus of the United States Navy. The ensemble performs a variety of music ranging from traditional choral music, including the sea chantey, to Broadway musicals. Under the leadership of Chief Musician Georgina L. Todd, the Sea Chanters appear throughout the United States and often perform at the White House, the Vice President’s home and for other Washington dignitaries.
For tickets…
General Admission
Free and open to the public
(four tickets per request)
For tickets, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to:
Phillips Center Box Office
PO Box 112750
Gainesville, FL 32611
Sponsored by University of Florida Performing Arts and The Gainesville Sun.
http://www.performingarts.ufl.edu/
City of Gainesville: Spring Break Camp at the Eastside and Westside Recreation Center will begin on Monday, April 5
Jan 7th, 2010 by Rachel Rector
Spring Break Camp at the Eastside and Westside Recreation Center will begin on Monday, April 5
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - What are your kids doing while they are out of school for spring break? The City of Gainesville Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs will be holding its Annual Spring Break Camp. The program is designed to give kids something fun and enriching to do when school is out.
Camp is open to boys and girls age 6 through 13. The program will be held at Eastside Recreation Center and the Albert Ray Massey (Westside) Recreation Center. Dates for the camp include Monday, April 5 through Friday, April 9, 2010. The program will open its doors at 6:30 a.m. and all kids must be picked up by 6:30 p.m. Please note that lunch will not be provided.
The camp fees for the Eastside Center camp are $41 for city residents and $62 for non-city residents and the fees for the Westside Center camp are $61 for city residents and $91.25 for non-city residents. Space is limited, so be sure to register early! You can register at the Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Administrative Office, which is located at 1024 NE 14 St., Bldg. A.
The Eastside Recreation Center is located at 2841 E. University Ave. and the Westside Recreation Center is located at 1001 NW 34th St. For more information please call the Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs at 352-334-5067.
Book Sale!
Dec 29th, 2009 by Rachel Rector
Sadly the Gainesville institute, Goerings Book Store, has decided to close. But good for you - Goerings is selling all inventory at 25% off - 1717 NW 1st Ave., 352-377-3703.
Open 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Mon. - Sat.; 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sun.
Win 2 Tix to NYC!
Dec 29th, 2009 by Rachel Rector
Win a flight for two to New York City and three nights at the Blakely Hotel, courtesy of Gainesville Regional Airport, US Airways, and the Blakely Hotel. Enter by Feb. 11, drawing will be held Feb. 18 and the winner will have one week to respond to notification.
Welcome to Gainesville Regional Airport.
New Years Eve with The Beatles’ Imposters at Bo Diddley Plaza
Dec 26th, 2009 by Rachel Rector
Beatles Tribute band, The Imposters, perform holiday celebrations, 9 p.m. - 12:30 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 31, Bo Diddley Community Plaza, Gainesville. Free.
Drum Circle
Dec 24th, 2009 by Rachel Rector
Free: Fridays, 6 - 8 p.m., Studio Percussion Drum Shop, SE corner of NW 6th St. and 10th Ave. 352-338-8302.
Historic Haile Homestead Tours
Dec 24th, 2009 by Rachel Rector
Visit an early Florida plantation home whose walls talk - the Haile family recorded their thoughts in writings on the walls which can still be viewed. Built by slaves, this is the site of an annual reunion of slave descendants. Holiday tours: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Sat., 12 noon - 4 p.m. Sun. 8500 SW Archer Rd., Gainesville. $5; kids 12 and under free.
http://www.hailehomestead.org/
High Springs Christmas Eve Farmer’s Market
Dec 23rd, 2009 by Rachel Rector
Shop with Santa, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 24, James Paula Park, downtown High Springs, FL. Free
Festival of Lights
Dec 23rd, 2009 by Rachel Rector
Annual event features two million lights in holiday display with marshmallow roast, hot toddies and campfire, dusk to 9 p.m. through Dec. 31. Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State park, White Springs. $2, kids 2 and under free. 386-397-4331.