Scene Calendar: Fun things to do Nov. 19-25, 2021

MUSIC

Brittney Spencer: 7 and 9 p.m. today, UpStage at the Phillips Center, 3201 Hull Road. Tickets: $50 for 7 p.m. showing, $35 for 9 p.m. showing, $10 UF students. (performingarts.ufl.edu, 392-2787) Singer-songwriter Brittney Spencer moved to Nashville in 2013 with dreams of molding life, truth and wild imagination into country music. She’s since toured and performed with artists including Carrie Underwood and Christopher Cross.

"12 Women One Piano": 7 p.m. today, The Historic Thomas Center, 302 NE Sixth Ave. Tickets: $10. (robertaswedien.com) Roberta Swedien, solo piano and spoken word. Reception following. Limited seating. Masks required. Music by women composers from the 11th century to today and their stories.

Brett Young: 7:30 p.m. today, St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340C A1A South, St. Augustine. Tickets: $39.50-$64. (904-209-0367, theamp.com) Brett Young has captured the hearts of fans everywhere through his honest lyrics and West Coast-meets-Southern sound, aptly dubbed “Caliville” style. He will perform as part of his “Weekends” tour.

Brothers Again: 8 p.m. today, Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Jacksonville. Tickets: $35. (floridatheatre.com, 904-355-5661) Southern rock is alive and well, and authentically celebrated by Brothers Again. Performed with passion and a high respect for The Allman Brothers Band’s unique blend of rock, blues, jazz and Texas swing, this multimedia tribute includes many of the band’s biggest hits, including “Ramblin’ Man,” “Blackhearted Woman,” “Midnight Rider” and more.

UF Carillon Studio Concert Series: 7:20 p.m. Sunday, Century Tower Carillon, 375 Newell Drive. Free. (arts.ufl.edu/sites/carillon-studio/welcome) Fifty-five-minute Carillon studio recital.

THEATER

“Oliver!”: 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 19, Gainesville Community Playhouse, 4039 NW 16th Blvd. Tickets: $23 general admission, $19 seniors, $12 students. (gcplayhouse.org) Based on the novel “Oliver Twist” by Charles Dickens, the show, set in Victorian London, follows the trials and tribulations of young orphan Oliver as he seeks safety and to be loved. Masks required.

Kathleen Madigan: 7 and 10 p.m. Saturday, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N., Ponte Vedra Beach. Tickets: $43.50-$63.50. (pvconcerthall.com) Comedian Kathleen Madigan's 32-year comedy career is showing no signs of slowing down. Madigan has been touring 250 nights a year on the road and has risen from performing in comedy clubs to performing in marquee theaters with sold-out shows. She's squeezed in more than 40 appearances on late-night talk shows and multiple comedy specials airing on Netflix, Comedy Central and HBO.

Champions of Magic: 7 p.m. Sunday, Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Jacksonville. Tickets: $20-$79.50. (floridatheatre.com, 904-355-5661) With more than 30 million online views between them, top magicians Young and Strange, Alex McAleer, Kayla Drescher and Fernando Velasco will perform incredible mind reading, stunning close-up magic and daring large-scale illusions, and an escape from Houdini’s water torture cell.

BENEFITS

Virtual Walk Your Way: Online 9-11 a.m. Saturday, bit.ly/defeatals21. Cost: Donation. (bit.ly/defeatals21fb, bit.ly/defeatals21, ALSFloridaRadio.com) Annual walk-run to raise awareness of ALS and funds to help defeat the disease.

Craft and Bake Sale: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, GFWC High Springs New Century Woman’s Club Clubhouse, 23674 W. U.S. 27, High Springs. Free entry. (gfwchighspringswomansclub.org) Fundraiser to benefit Ronald McDonald House and the High Springs Police Department’s Operation Holiday Cheer. Many new and returning vendors will offer hand-made items. There will be an opportunity basket with a gift card attached and two holiday trees decorated with gift cards worth more than $800 each.

Pumpkin Pop Up: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Working Food, 219 NW 10th St. Cost: Donation. (bit.ly/pumppop21) Celebrate locally grown pumpkins, food, culinary creativity and community. All proceeds support Working Food’s mission of sustaining a resilient local food community through collaboration, economic opportunity, education and seed stewardship.

ET CETERA

Cade After Dark 21+: 6-8 p.m. today and Dec. 17, Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention, 811 S. Main St. Tickets: $10; registration required. (bit.ly/Nov19AfterDark, bit.ly/Dec17AfterDark, cademuseum.org) Activities will occupy each space of the museum. At the cash bar, guests can redeem one free drink ticket with the price of admission and additional drinks will be available for purchase. Educational, humorous tours and electrifying demonstrations add to the fun.

“Florida Skies (Autumn)”: 7-8 p.m. today, Kika Silva Pla Planetarium, 3000 NW 83rd St. Tickets: $5-$6. (showpass.com/florida-skies-autumn) Join James Albury, host of "The Sky Above Us" and former co-host of the PBS TV Show "Star Gazers," as he takes attendees on a personally guided tour of our night sky, using the planetarium’s GOTO Chronos Space Simulator.

Screening of “The Sounds of Science”: 7-9 p.m. today, The Wooly, 20 N. Main St. Tickets: $8. (bit.ly/woolyscreen) “The Sounds of Science” is a score written by Yo La Tengo for filmmaker Jean Painlevé. It contains 78 minutes of instrumental music to accompany his eight short documentary-style films shot underwater.

CountryWay Town Square Newberry Pro-Rodeo: 9-11 p.m. today and 8-10 p.m. Saturday, CountryWay TownSquare, 1739 SW 248th Drive, Newberry. Tickets: $12 adults, $8 ages 5-12, free ages 5 and younger. (bit.ly/cwrodeo21) PRCA-sanctioned rodeo.

Newberry Fall Festival: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Downtown Newberry along Seaboard/Keene Drive. Free entrance. (newberrymainstreet.com) Live music, food trucks, art, crafts, camel rides, stilt walkers, bounce houses, exotic animals petting zoo, face painting, balloon twisting and more.

Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park Sinkhole Guided Walk: 10-11 a.m. Saturday, Devil’s Millhopper Geological State Park, 4732 Millhopper Road. Cost: $4 per vehicle, $2 pedestrian or bicyclist. (bit.ly/devilsmill) Ask questions and learn about the area and its history while exploring the park with a ranger.

Guided Hike on Rim Ramble: 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park North Entrance, 4801 Camp Ranch Road. Admission: $4 per vehicle. (bit.ly/rrhike21) This 1.5 mile trail meanders through a dense upland forest and sinkhole-rich topography. The terrain varies from level ground to gently rolling hills. This hike takes participants into areas of the park that are not open to the public. The walk originates at the La Chua Trail Horse Barn. Sign-up at the Interpretive Trailer located by the Horse Barn.

Carson Springs Wildlife Conservation Foundation Tour: 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, Carson Springs Wildlife Conservation Foundation, 8528 E. County Road 225. Tickets: $25 adults, $10 ages 2-11, free ages 1 and younger; $45 motorized-vehicle tours. (carsonspringswildlife.org, 468-2827, contact@cswildlife.org) Take a tour — on foot or in a tour vehicle — of Carson Springs Wildlife Conservation Foundation with big-cat feeding demonstrations and up-close encounters with the animals.

Rooterville Animal Sanctuary Self-Guided Tours: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Rooterville Animal Sanctuary, 5579 Darwood St., Melrose. Cost: Suggested $10 donation per person or $30 for a family of four. (rooterville.org) Take a map of the sanctuary at the gate to see highlights of Rooterville to help you find your way. Guided tours at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Farm Bureau Food and Agricultural Festival: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention, 811 S. Main St. Free. (bit.ly/fbffest) Learn what agricultural commodities are grown in Florida with Florida's agricultural producers featuring food trucks, games and vendors.

Horse Feeding: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Mill Creek Farm Retirement Home for Horses, 20307 NW CR 235A, Alachua. Entrance: Bag of carrots. (millcreekfarm.org) The Retirement Home for Horses provides lifetime care to elderly horses seized by law enforcement agencies, rescued by the SPCA or humane societies, as well as horses retired from government service such as police patrol or state and federal parks.

Space Park 360: Geodesium Edition: 3-3:45 p.m. Saturday, Kika Silva Pla Planetarium, 3000 NW 83rd St. Tickets: $5-$6. (bit.ly/geodesium) An immersive entertainment show for fulldome theaters — an amusement park with its rides placed throughout the solar system.

Two Hawk Hammock Happy Hour: 4-8 p.m. Saturday, Two Hawk Hammock, 17950 NE 53rd Lane, Williston. Tickets: $5 ages 13 and older, free for ages 12 and younger. (bit.ly/hammock2021) Live music, food and drinks, barn animals and trapeze flights with Gainesville Circus Center.

Gustav Holst's “The Planets”: 5-6 p.m. Saturday, Kika Silva Pla Planetarium, 3000 NW 83rd St. Tickets: $5-$6. (showpass.com/music360-holst-theplanets) An immersive journey of sight and sound featuring Gustav Holst’s orchestral suite “The Planets” and the planets of the solar system.

Shoppes at Thornebrook Annual Tree Lighting: 5-7 p.m. Saturday, Shoppes at Thornebrook, 2441 NW 43rd St. Free. (bit.ly/treelight21) Celebrate the arrival of the holiday season with Shoppes at Thornebrook’s annual tree lighting. Hoggtowne Music students will perform, and all are welcome to join in group Christmas caroling.

The Cupcake Race: 8 a.m. Sunday, Hawthorne Trail, 3300 SE 15th St. Cost: $45-$85. (bit.ly/cupcakerace21) From the 5K to the half marathon, participants can enjoy the scenic Hawthorne Trail and receive a finishers medal plus a gourmet cupcake from Gigi's Cupcakes! A shaded and smooth asphalt surface is both runner/walker friendly as well as suitable for strollers.

Sunday Assembly: 11 a.m. Sunday, Pride Center in the Liberty Center, 3131 NW 13th St. Free. (SundayAssembly32601@gmail.com, sagainesville.weebly.com) Sunday Assembly will host guest speaker Dr. Paul Ortiz, an associate professor in the University of Florida History Department and director of the award-winning Samuel Proctor Oral History Program. The title of his talk will be “Defending History: The Struggle to Tell Historical Truths in the United States.” There will be time for discussion following his presentation. Music will be provided by Sunday Assembly musicians with the opportunity to sing along. Masks required if not fully vaccinated. It also is possible to attend via zoom.

Historic Haile Homestead Tour: Noon-4 p.m. Sunday, Historic Haile Homestead, 8500 Archer Road. Entrance: $5 ages 13 and older, free ages 12 and younger. (hailehomestead.org) The Historic Haile Homestead is unique in the nation for its "Talking Walls."

Sweetwater Wetlands Park Wednesday Bird Walks: 8:30-10 a.m. Wednesdays through May 25, 2022, Sweetwater Wetlands Park, 325 SW Williston Road. Admission: $5 per vehicle; $2 for pedestrians, vans and bikes. (alachuaaudubon.org) Discover the rich diversity of birds at one of north central Florida's premier birding hotspots during a two- to three-hour guided walking tour. Birders of all levels welcome. Walks are led by volunteers from Alachua Audubon Society with assistance from Sweetwater Wetlands Park rangers.

Barnyard Buddies: 3-4 p.m. Wednesday, Morningside Nature Center, 3540 E. University Ave. Free; registration required. (bit.ly/barnbuddies2021) Weekly program where youngsters, with an adult, can meet and greet farm animals by helping staff with afternoon feeding. Number of participants will be limited. All attendees must register for each session. Tickets will be made available the Thursday before the next program. Facial coverings are required for all participants over the age of 6 unless exempt. Animals love donations of carrots, squash, apples, sweet potatoes and melons.

“Monsters Inc.” on the Big Screen: 8-9:30 p.m. Wednesday, First Magnitude Brewing Company, 1220 SE Veitch St. Free; food and drinks available for purchase. (bit.ly/moninc21) Bring a blanket and enjoy this Pixar classic.

Thanksgiving Day 5K: 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday, Depot Park East Overlook, 200 SE Depot Ave. Free. (parkrun.us/register) While your turkey is in the oven and house guests switch between the parade and football on TV, head out to Depot Park and get moving. Register online and bring the emailed barcode with you to the event.

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Ann McCutchan: 7 p.m. today, Matheson History Museum, 513 E. University Ave. Free. (MathesonMuseum.org) The author will discuss her latest book, “The Life She Wished to Live: A Biography of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, The Author of ‘The Yearling.’ ”

Storytime on the Green: 10 a.m. Saturday, park by the fire station, corner of Northeast Cholokka Boulevard and Northeast Seventh Ave., Micanopy. Free. (aclib.us) Outdoor stories and songs with library staff who will read tales and lead activities perfect for infants through 5-year-olds at library green spaces and parks. Join in songs, fingerplays and storyboards to spark your child's imagination and communication and reading skills. Parents and families can bring blankets and chairs to spread out.

ART

Artisans' Guild Gallery: 6-10 p.m. today Holiday Open House. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday-Saturday. 224 NW Second Ave. (378-1383, artisansguildgallery.com)

Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention: The Cade’s latest museum-wide theme, “Toys and Games,” and exhibit, “The Great Indoors,” welcomes explorers young and old to build their own fortress and accept their very own quest into some of their favorite video game worlds; “Measurement Rules,” an interactive exhibit, on display through Jan. 2, 2022. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday and Tuesday. $12.50, $10 seniors and college students, $7.50 ages 5-17, free ages 4 and younger. 811 N. Main St. (371-8001, cademuseum.org)

Cedar Key Arts Center: 5-7 p.m. Saturday opening reception for Lisa Medeiros and Gloria Altonen; 1-3 p.m. Monday Beginner Woodworking with Bill Young; 9 a.m. Wednesday Boat Builders. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, 457 Second St., Cedar Key. (543-5801, cedarkeyartscenter.org)

Florida Museum of Natural History: “Tiny Titans: Dinosaur Eggs and Babies” on display through Jan. 9, 2022. The exhibit 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. “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. Standing exhibits include the “Our Changing Climate: Past and Present,” “Butterfly Rainforest,” “Florida Fossils: Evolution of Life & Land,” “Northwest Florida: Waterways & Wildlife,” “South Florida People & Environments,” “Exploring Our World,” “Fossil Plant Garden” and “Florida Wildflower & Butterfly Garden.” All standing exhibits are free, but regular admission fees apply to enter the “Butterfly Rainforest” exhibit: $14 for adults ($12 for Florida residents and seniors) and $7 for ages 3-17. Admission is free for museum members and UF students with a valid Gator 1 card. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. 3215 Hull Road. (floridamuseum.ufl.edu, 846-2000)

Gainesville Fine Arts Association Gallery: “Synergy,” a collaboration between artists and writers presented by the Gainesville Fine Arts Association and the Writers Alliance of Gainesville, on display through Saturday. For this exhibition, local writers responded to a piece of artwork; “Sequential Artists Workshop (SAW) Exhibit” on display through Saturday; “Winter Showcase” on display Sunday-Jan. 2, 2022. Gallery hours are 1 to 6 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. 1314 S. Main St. (gainesvillefinearts.org, info@gainsevillefinearts.org)

Harn Museum of Art: “Tempus Fugit: Time Flies,” a reflection on time and its many meanings, on display through Jan. 23, 2022; “Plant Life: Exploring Vegetal Worlds in the Harn Museum Collection,” featuring 12 works that were chosen because something in them provokes critical reflection on the strange entanglements of humans and plants, on display through Feb. 20, 2022; “Shadow to Substance,” which 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, on display through Feb. 27, 2022; “Plural Domains: Selected Works from the Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation Collection,” drawn exclusively from the collection of the Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 2002 by Ella Fontanals-Cisneros to foster cultural exchange and enrichment of the arts, on display through April 24, 2022; “Global Perspectives: Highlights from the Contemporary Collection,” a celebration of global interconnectedness, on display through Sept. 25, 2022; “Florida Impressions: Gift of Samuel H. and Roberta T. Vickers” includes celebrates the transformative gift to the Harn Museum of Art from Samuel and Roberta Vickers who formed one of the world’s most extensive collections of Florida-themed art; “Everyday to the Extraordinary: Highlights from the Korean Collection” includes objects from everyday life alongside exemplars of artistic production. Ceramics in the exhibition span nearly 2,500 years of history, from the Three Kingdoms Period (57 BCE–668 CE) to the present, while paintings date from the Joseon Dynasty (1392–1910) and into the 20th century. On display indefinitely; Ongoing exhibitions include “ClayCurvyCool,” “Elusive Spirits: African Masquerades,” “Highlights from the Asian Collection” and “Highlights from the Modern Collection.” Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, 3259 Hull Road. Free. (392-9826)

Matheson History Museum: “When Johnny Came Marching Home: Some Gave All – All Gave Some,” remembering those who came home from war with both physical and mental wounds, on display outside; “Trailblazers: 150 Years of Alachua County Women,” celebrating the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote in the United States, on display online; “Lights of Conversation” on display outside; “COVID-19 Community Archives” on display online; “McCarthy Moment: The Johns Committee in Florida” on display online. Hours are 1 to 4 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 513 E. University Ave. (378-2280, mathesonmuseum.org)

Melrose Bay Art Gallery: “Ebb Tide: Works In, On and Of Paper,” featuring the work of Amy Richard, on display through Nov. 28. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday or by appointment. 103 State Road 26, Melrose (475-3866, melrosebayartgallery.com)

University Galleries: “O-B-S-O-L-E-S-C-E-N-C-E,” featuring the creative output of 24 individuals invited to participate in an interdisciplinary workshop hosted by artist Amalia Pica, on display through Dec. 3; “Plural Domains: Selected Works from the Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation Collection” on display through Dec. 3. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday. 400 SW 13th St. (arts.ufl.edu/university-galleries)

This article originally appeared on The Gainesville Sun: Scene Calendar: Fun things to do Nov. 19-25, 2021