Music, art and more: Fun things to do this weekend in Ocala/Marion County

WIND-FM Tribute Concert Series

The sixth season of WIND-FM’s tribute series will be “Rockin’ the Reilly" through summer and early fall, continuing Aug. 20 at the Reilly Arts Center, 500 NE Ninth St., Ocala, with “Tom Petty Tribute” at 7:30 p.m. Tickets from $15. To purchase tickets or to find out more, visit www.reillyartscenter.com or call 352-566-0970.

The Elvis Story

Spanning the professional lifetime of music’s biggest icon, from his first recording at Sun Studio in Memphis to his final days at Graceland, Cote Denoath brings the King back to the stage at Orange Blossom Opry, 16439 SE 138th Terrace. Performance begins Aug. 20 at 7 p.m. Tickets start from $30. For more information, visit www.obopry.com.

Morgan’s Music Junction

Sending the summer out with music from Linda Ronstadt and Alan Jackson, Darell & Suzanne and the MMJ Band play you through the evening with great tunes, great food, and great memories. The show starts at 7 p.m. Aug. 20 at Morgan’s Music Junction, 6981 SE 147th St., Summerfield. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $17 at the door and $14 reserved. For more information, visit https://bit.ly/3bWYRbI.

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Lucky Mud

The Will McLean Foundation’s Sunday Sampler Concert features Lucky Mud on Aug. 21 at 2 p.m. in the historic Dunnellon Depot, 12061 S. Williams St., Dunnellon. Mike and Maggie McKinney are storytellers deeply rooted in Florida soil and woodland, and their music has carried them around the world, from Nova Scotia to Ireland, England and the U.S. Tickets $15 per person at the door, cash preferred. For more details and to find out more about the foundation, visit www.willmclean.com

'Loving Vincent'

This 2018 Academy Award-nominated film was groundbreaking for its use of animation. Every frame is hand-painted by 125 professional artists who traveled from around the world to participate in an incredible story of legendary painter Vincent Van Gogh and the impressions he left behind. This film will be screened at the Appleton Museum of Art, 4333 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, on Aug. 21 at 2 p.m. Free and open to the public. For details and to watch the trailer, visit www.appletonmuseum.org/events.

Ongoing:

Art of Aging Exhibit: The Secrets of Life

This exhibit is up Aug. 5-27 at the Brick Center for the Arts, 23 SW Broadway St., Ocala. It celebrates aging in photos, poetry and paintings from 27 Marion Cultural Alliance artists who are older than 55 and also features work by local photographer Ralph Demilio. Free and open to the public. More at mcaocala.com

CF Webber Gallery Presents Competitive Printmaking

The 2022 Extreme Pressure Biennial of American Prints is an inaugural competitive national exhibition organized by the Webber Gallery of the College of Central Florida, 3001 SW College Road, Ocala. It will be up through Sept. 22 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday-Thursday. Open to all forms of traditional printmaking, this exhibition presents a celebration and examination of contemporary printmaking by artists from across the United States. Admission is free. Call 352-854-2322, ext. 1664 for more information.

'Transitional Moments in Nature’s Landscape'

This art exhibit from Julijana Prest is up through Sept. 30 at Ocala City Hall, 110 SE Watula Ave. It is free and open to the public. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Prest, a Florida-based visual artist, has shown her work in New York, Missouri, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. For more information: 352-629-8447, artinfo@ocalafl.org or www.ocalafl.org/artincityspaces.

'Colorful Pleasures'

This art exhibit from Christine Dozier is up through Jan. 17 at the Ocala International Airport, 1770 SW 60th Ave., Suite 600. Free and open to the public. Dozier, an Ocala resident and Memphis native, works in oils and acrylics. More at www.christinedozier.com, 352-629- 8447, artinfo@ocalafl.org or www.ocalafl.org/artincityspaces

'A Floral Retrospective'

This exhibit of Gregory Dirr's work is up through Dec. 9 at the Clerk’s Office in Ocala City Hall, 110 SE Watula Ave. Free and open to the public. Boca Raton-based Dirr is described in an Ocala city news release as "an interdisciplinary visual artist, creating work as a cathartic response to his surroundings with a focus on environmental conservation." The clerk's office is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. More at www.gregorydirr.com, 352-629- 8447, artinfo@ocalafl.org or www.ocalafl.org/artincityspaces

Spy Science Exhibit at Discovery Center

Discover the history, science and even the Hollywood connections within the spy industry with this new exhibit, which takes visitors inside the world of espionage. The exhibit is up at the Discovery Center, 701 NE Sanchez Ave., Ocala, through Sept. 17. Admission is $8 per person and $28 per group of four. The center is open Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call 352-401-3900 or visit www.mydiscoverycenter.org

'Journey to My Soul: Landscapes of My Mind'

This art exhibit from Kelley Batson-Howard is up at the City of Ocala Recreation and Parks Administration building, 828 NE Eighth Ave., and the Eighth Avenue Adult Activity Center, 830 NE Eighth Ave., through Sept. 13. Hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free and open to the public. According to a city news release, Batson-Howard is "a contemporary painter creating abstract works" who moved to Central Florida in 1988. More at www.Kbatsonart.com, 352-629-8447, artinfo@ocalafl.org or www.ocalafl.org/artincityspaces.

'Squares Without Stitches'

This exhibit is up at the Barbara Gaskin Washington Adult Activity Center, 210 NW 12th Ave., Ocala, through Jan. 12. Hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free and open to the public. More at www.ocalafl.org/recpark, 352-368-5517, and @OcalaRecPark on Facebook.

Photographs by Steven Benson

The Appleton Museum of Art, 4333 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, presents “Invented Observations: Photographs by Steven Benson,” on exhibit through Nov. 6 in the Balcony Gallery for Florida Arts. Benson is a professor at Daytona State College and is the recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Midwest Fellowship. His work has been displayed in numerous collections, including the Museum of Fine Art Houston, Detroit Institute of Arts and Museet for Fotokunst in Denmark. For more information, call 352-291-4455 or visit www.AppletonMuseum.org.

'Finding Beauty'

This exhibit features costumes, set photos, interactive experiences and sketches, along with a plethora of fabrics and video of the costume design process. These objects, from the Appleton Museum’s permanent collection, inspired the art and design for the Ocala Civic Theatre’s recent production of "Beauty and the Beast." This exhibit runs through the winter of 2022. The museum is at 4337 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala. For additional details and admission fees, visit www.appletonmuseum.org.

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