Live music, art and more: Fun things to do this weekend in Ocala/Marion County
THIS WEEKEND
Yusa (World)
This performance will be featured from 7-9 p.m. June 16 at Webb Field at the Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Complex, 1510 NW Fourth St., Ocala. It is part of the Levitt AMP Ocala Music Series, which presents a weekly concert April 14 through June 23 (excluding May 26.) Admission is free; bring blankets and lawn chairs.
Classic Albums Live: The Beatles’ ‘Let it Be’
This performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. June 16 at the Reilly Arts Center, 500 NE Ninth St., Ocala. Tickets from $25. More at reillyartscenter.com
Father’s Day Eve Concert and Fireworks
This event will be held at the Ocala-Marion County Veterans Memorial Park at 5 p.m. June 17. Food and live music. Cost is $20 for people ages 18 and older; those 17 and younger will be admitted free. Proceeds go toward park improvements and additional monuments. More at marionvetpark.com/fathers-day-concert
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Good Company
This group will perform as part of The Will McLean Foundation’s Sunday Sampler Concert Series at 2 p.m. June 18 in the historic Dunnellon Depot, 12061 S. Williams St., Dunnellon. Donation is $15 at the door, cash preferred. More at www.willmclean.com and https://www.facebook.com/willmcleanfestival
COMING SOON
Peter Fogel’s ‘Til Death Do Us Part…You Fist!’
This comedy show will be onstage at the NOMA Black Box theater at the Reilly Arts Center June 21-25. Tickets are $35. More at reillyartscenter.com
‘Tony A. Blue, American Painter’
This art exhibit from Tony Blue will be up June 21 through Jan. 9 at the Ocala International Airport, 1770 SW 60th Ave., Suite 600, Ocala. This show “explores Blue’s expressionist, abstract paintings,” which are “inspired by Florida’s tropical natural landscape,” the city says in a news release. The exhibit is free and open to the public. More at www.artoftonyblue.com, 352-629-8447, artinfo@ocalafl.org and www.ocalafl.org/artincityspaces.
Shamarr Allen (Jazz/Hip Hop)
This performance will be featured from 7-9 p.m. June 23 at Webb Field at the Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Complex, 1510 NW Fourth St., Ocala. It is part of the Levitt AMP Ocala Music Series, which presents a weekly concert April 14 through June 23. Admission is free; bring blankets and lawn chairs.
‘The Unscene South’
This exhibit will be up at the Appleton Museum of Art July 1-Jan. 28. “A little-known population of Blacks lived free in the United States, long before Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation ended slavery,” the museum says on its website. “Through Charles Eady’s paintings, ‘The Unscene South’ shares evidence and details of their existence, and presents opportunities to view the realities of their daily lives, seeking to eliminate many misconceptions about Blacks and the South.”
The Appleton is at 4333 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala. More at www.appletonmuseum.org or 352-291-4455.
Fleetwood Mac tribute band
WIND-FM 92.5/95.5, as part of its ‘Rockin’ the Reilly series, presents Fleetwood Max at 7:30 p.m. July 8 at the Reilly Arts Center, 500 NE Ninth St., Ocala. Tickets start at $25. More at www.windfm.com/tribute and reillyartscenter.com
Classic Albums LIVE: Supertramp’s ‘Breakfast in America’
This show will be onstage at 7:30 p.m. July 13 at the Reilly Arts Center, 500 NE Ninth St., Ocala. Tickets from $25. More at reillyartscenter.com
‘Encanto’
This movie, rated PG, will be screened at 8:30 p.m. July 14 at the Mary Sue Rich Community Center at Reed Place, 1821 NW 21st Ave., Ocala. It’s part of the City of Ocala Recreation and Parks Department’s 2023 “After Dark in the Park” movie series. Free and open to the public. Popcorn, drinks and other refreshments available for purchase. Bring lawn chairs and blankets. More at 352-368-5517 or www.ocalafl.org/recpark.
ONGOING
Eternal Summer
This exhibit is up at the Appleton Museum, 4333 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, through Sept. 24. “ 'Eternal Summer' features paintings, prints, photographs and more that celebrate the theme of summer in Florida," the museum says. More at https://www.appletonmuseum.org/
‘The Beauty of Nature and Recyclable Refuse’
This art exhibit from Albert Bevilacqua is up through Jan. 8 at the City of Ocala Recreation and Parks Administration building, 828 NE Eighth Ave., and Eighth Avenue Adult Activity Center, 830 NE Eighth Ave. The building are open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The free exhibit is open to the public.
“Albert Bevilacqua lives and works in Boca Raton, Florida. Bevilacqua is passionate about protecting the environment and keeping preserved natural habitats free from human litter,” the city said in a news release. “He sponsors and volunteers at many beach, park, and nature preserve clean-up events where he keeps the collected waste and turns it into art. ‘The Beauty of Nature and Recyclable Refuse’ showcases Bevilacqua’s two-dimensional artworks made from these collected recycled materials.”
More at 352-629-8447, artinfo@ocalafl.org and www.ocalafl.org/artincityspaces
‘Patternz’
This art exhibit from Kelsey Mahoney is up through Dec. 12 at Ocala City Hall, 110 SE Watula Ave. This exhibit is free and open to the public. City Hall is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. In a news release, the city says this exhibit “highlights Mahoney’s recent abstract work of detailed, vibrantly colored, mosaic-like ink drawings.” More at www.facebook.com/kelseymahoneyartist, 352-629-8447, artinfo@ocalafl.org or www.ocalafl.org/artincityspaces.
RETRO/NEW | David D’Alessandris, ‘50 Years in the Life of an Artist’
This art exhibit is up through July 8 at The Brick City Center for the Arts, 23 SW Broadway St., Ocala. The center is open Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturdays 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Free admission.
‘Gross Out’
The Discovery Center’s newest exhibit is up through Aug. 26. The center, 701 NE Sanchez Ave., Ocala, is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays.
“Science can be fun, but also gross,” the City of Ocala said in a news release. “This new exhibit will address some of the grossest science subjects, such as what blood is made of, how loud a burp is and the identification of animals by their waste. Visitors will explore the world of creepy crawlies, gross smells and stinky science.”
General admission to the center is $8 per person or $28 for a family of four. Annual memberships are available. More at 352-401-3900 or www.mydiscoverycenter.org.
Summer Spotlight XXVI
The Visual Artists’ Society presents this show, “which showcases the work of local and regional artists in a wide variety of mediums,” according to organizers. It is up at the College of Central Florida Webber Gallery through July 20. The gallery is located at the CF Ocala campus, 3001 SW College Road. The gallery is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Thursday. Admission is free. More at 352-854-2322, ext. 1552 and CF.edu.
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