Scene Calendar: Live musical performances, plays, Artwalk and more

MUSIC

Darren Nicholson Band: 7 and 9 p.m. today, UpStage at the Phillips Center, 3201 Hull Road. Tickets: $35-$50, $10 UF students. (performingarts.ufl.edu) There’s a sense of destiny when it comes to Darren Nicholson’s life as a musician. Born into a musical family, he first appeared on stage when he was 18 months old. Years later he would be touring with Merle Haggard, recording with the likes of Zac Brown and Alison Krauss, and performing as a member of Balsam Range.

Playlist at the Pointe: 7-9 p.m. today, Celebration Pointe, Celebration Pointe Avenue. Free. (celebrationpointe.com) Little Jake and the Soul Searchers will perform. Food available from area restaurants.

Dwight Yoakam: 8 p.m. today, Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Jacksonville. Tickets: $49.50-$94.50. (floridatheatre.com, 904-355-5661) Dwight Yoakam has sold more than 25 million albums worldwide, and he is a 21-time nominated, multiple Grammy Award winner.

Gaelic Storm: 8 p.m. today, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N., Ponte Vedra Beach. Tickets: $29.50-$49.50. (pvconcerthall.com) This multi-national, Celtic juggernaut grows stronger with each live performance. With their latest release, “Go Climb a Tree,” their music has never sounded more representative of themselves as musicians and as live performers.

John Paul White: 8 p.m. Saturday, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N., Ponte Vedra Beach. Tickets: $31-$46. (pvconcerthall.com) With “The Hurting Kind,” John Paul White has crafted a stunning album that draws on the lush, orchestrated music made in Nashville in the early 1960s. Yet these songs retain a modern feel, whether he’s writing about overwhelming love, unraveling relationships or the fading memory of a loved one.

Randy Rainbow: 8 p.m. Saturday, Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Jacksonville. Tickets: $35-$75. (floridatheatre.com, 904-355-5661) On “The Pink Glasses” tour, the two-time Emmy-nominated singer, writer and comedian will take on the hottest topics and skewer politicos of the day as he brings his most viral video song parodies to life onstage. Featuring live accompaniment by some of Broadway’s finest musicians, the show will include personal stories, an audience Q&A and brand new original songs.

Air Supply: 7 p.m. Sunday, Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Jacksonville. Tickets: $39.50-$79.50. (floridatheatre.com, 904-355-5661) The quintessentially smooth soft rock hits of Australian duo Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock include “Lost in Love,” “All Out of Love,” “The One That You Love,” “Making Love Out of Nothing at All,” “Every Woman in the World,” “Even the Nights are Better,” “Just as I Am” and many more.

Leo Kottke: 8 p.m. Sunday, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N., Ponte Vedra Beach. Tickets: $34.50-$54.50. (pvconcerthall.com) Acoustic guitarist Leo Kottke was born in Athens, Georgia, but left town after a year and a half. Raised in 12 different states, he absorbed a variety of musical influences as a child, flirting with both violin and trombone before abandoning Stravinsky for the guitar at age 11.

Gladys Knight: 8 p.m. Thursday, Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Jacksonville. Tickets: $49.50-$99.50. (floridatheatre.com, 904-355-5661) Seven-time Grammy Award winner and known as the “Empress of Soul,” Gladys Knight is best known for the hits she recorded with her group Gladys Knight and The Pips: “Midnight Train to Georgia,” “Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me,” “Neither One of Us,” “If I were Your Woman” and their great rendition of “I Heard it Through The Grapevine.”

THEATER

“Anne and Emmett”: 8 p.m. today-Saturday, 4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday and 7 p.m. Sunday, Star Center Theatre, 11 NE 23rd Ave. Tickets: $25 general admission, $20 seniors, $15 students. (bit.ly/anneemmett22) An imaginary conversation between Anne Frank and Emmett Till, both victims of racial intolerance and hatred.

“As You Like It”: 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays and 7 p.m. Wednesdays-Thursdays through Feb. 6, Hippodrome Theatre, 25 SE Second Place. Tickets: $15-$42. (thehipp.org) Banished from court, Rosalind takes it upon herself to be the ruler of her own fate and to convince Orlando to fall in love with her.

“Return to Sunset Village”: 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays through Feb. 13, Gainesville Community Playhouse, 4039 NW 16th Blvd. Tickets: $23 general admission, $19 seniors, $12 students. (gcplayhouse.org) The stand-alone sequel to the Off-Broadway hit “Sunset Village.” This production contains adult language, sexual situations, adult humor and adult content. Masks required.

“The Importance of Being Earnest”: 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays through Feb. 20, Acrosstown Repertory Theatre, 619 S. Main St. Tickets: $20 general admission, $15 seniors, military and students. (acrosstown.org) A trivial comedy for serious people, this Oscar Wilde classic features protagonists who maintain fictitious personas to escape their social obligations.

“Dog Man: The Musical”: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Jacksonville. Tickets: $8.50. (floridatheatre.com, 904-355-5661) Best buds George and Harold have been creating comics for years, but now that they’re in 5th grade, they figure it’s time to level up and write a musical based on their favorite character, Dog Man, the crime-biting sensation who is part dog, part man, and all hero!

Dr. Jordan B. Peterson: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Jacksonville. Tickets: $38.50-$103.50. (floridatheatre.com, 904-355-5661) Dr. Peterson is a professor at the University of Toronto, a clinical psychologist and the author of the million-plus-selling “12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos,” which has been a No. 1 bestseller in the U.S., Canada, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, the Netherlands and Brazil. He’s also the host of “The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast.”

Theo Von: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Jacksonville. Tickets: $29-$79. (floridatheatre.com, 904-355-5661) Theo Von can be seen and heard weekly on his podcasts “This Past Weekend” and “King of the Sting. He’s currently on the road with his 2021 “Return of the Rat” tour.

Ryan Hamilton: 7 p.m. Thursday, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N., Ponte Vedra Beach. Tickets: $39.50-$52.50. (pvconcerthall.com) Ryan Hamilton’s one-hour Netflix stand-up special, “Happy Face,” has been reviewed as “the special you can’t watch enough times.” This has been followed by a wealth of television appearances and a nonstop headlining tour.

Lemon Andersen: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Squitieri Studio Theatre in the Phillips Center, 3201 Hull Road. Tickets: $35, $10 UF students. (performingarts.ufl.edu) Tony Award-winning playwright, poet, performance artist and activist Lemon Andersen is an artist like no other. He’s collaborated with icons including Spike Lee and LeBron James, but his work truly shines when he’s alone on a stage. This performance may contain strong language.

ET CETERA

“Jazz Performers Captured in Early 20th Century Films: A Live/Interactive Presentation”: Online 7 p.m. today, Zoom. Free. (cottonclubmuseum.com/events) Jazz performers captured on film in the first half of the 20th century featured in a virtual, live/interactive program on Zoom, a presentation of the Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center hosted by Jon Reiskind.

“Florida Skies (Winter)”: 7-8 p.m. today, Kika Silva Pla Planetarium, 3000 NW 83rd St. Tickets: $5-$6. (showpass.com/florida-skies-winter) 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.

Hoggetowne Medieval Faire: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. today, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, 9409 SW Archer Road. Tickets today: $10 general admission, $5 ages 5-17, free ages 4 and younger. Tickets Saturday-Sunday: $20 general admission, $17 military and seniors, $10 ages 5-17, free ages 4 and younger. (hoggetownemedfaire.com) Annual medieval event with live performances, vendors and activities.

Newnan's Lake 15K: 8:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday, Earl P. Powers Boat Ramp, 5902 SE Hawthorne Road. Cost: $40-$60, free ages 12 and younger. (bit.ly/newnans22) The course follows flat, fast roads along picturesque Newnan's Lake. There will be three water stops along the way stocked with water and Gatorade plus plenty of post-race refreshments including bagels, bananas, oranges, water and Gatorade.

Pine Tree Planting: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Ashton Biological Preserve, 14260 W. Newberry Road, PMB 331, Newberry. Free. (weareneutral.com/upcoming-volunteer-events) We Are Neutral is hoping to get 10,000 trees and 8,000 butterfly plants in the ground this winter. Wear long pants and closed-toed shoes, and bring a reusable water bottle.

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.

Historic Haile Homestead Tour: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, 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.''

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.

Mayhem Ranch Farm Day: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Mayhem Ranch, 17830 SE 40th St., Morriston. Tickets: $10, free ages 1 and younger. (bit.ly/farmday22) Family friendly event featuring a hayride to feed cows, barrel train, petting farm, pig races and more.

Beat the Beast Southern Tour Rodeo: 2 p.m. Saturdays through April 30; 7 p.m. April 9, Rock Star Arena, 20751 NW 87th Ave. Road, Micanopy. Tickets: $12, free ages 5 and younger. (bit.ly/beast22) Touring rodeo.

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. (twohawkhammock.com) Live music, food and drinks, barn animals and trapeze flights with Gainesville Circus Center.

Music 360: 5-6 p.m. Saturday, Kika Silva Pla Planetarium, 3000 NW 83rd St. Tickets: $5-$6. (showpass.com/polaris-space-submarine) An immersive journey of sight and sound with Gustav Holst’s orchestral suite “The Planets” and the planets of the solar system.

Sweetwater Wetlands Park Wednesday Bird Walks: 8:30-10 a.m. Wednesdays through May 25, 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.

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2022 Winter Reading Challenge: Read for a Better World: Ongoing through Monday, aclib.beanstack.org. Free. (aclib.beanstack.org, aclib.us/winter) The Winter Reading Challenge returns with a new goal for the community – to read 600,000 minutes Jan. 1-31. Chances to win prizes and help the library district compete against libraries across the country.

CASTING CALL

Art at the Depot Festival: Artists, crafters, food vendors, youth groups, businesses and faith-based communities invited to set up booths, $40 booth fee for 12x12 space. (374-8240, archerhistoricalsociety.org, ArcherHistorical@gmail.com) The Archer Historical Society will celebrate its sixth annual family friendly Art at the Depot Festival on March 12 at the Historical Archer Depot railroad station, 16994 SW 134th Ave.

ART

Artisans' Guild Gallery: 6-10 p.m. Friday Artwalk event featuring Moonlit Market, Jeanne Bunting on the front porch displaying her Rudy’s Rescue for Homeless Animals, the smooth sounds of Full Swing and refreshments. 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)

Black C Art Gallery: 7-10 p.m. Friday Artwalk event. Gallery hours are noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday. 111 SE Second Place. (blackcproduction.com)

Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention: “The Great Indoors” exhibit and the theme “Toys and Games” on display through Sunday. Discover the inspiration behind the games that changed the video game industry and meet the inventors who transported generations of gamers to fantastic realms. 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: 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. today open studio for Plein Air/Sketch and Play with Clay; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday open studio for Play with Clay; 2-4 p.m. Tuesday Cedar Key Poets; 9 a.m. Wednesday Boat Builders; 2:30-5 p.m. Wednesday Shark Sewing Club; 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Thursday Landscape Alcohol Ink with Julie Tibus; 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday Learn to Play Ukulele with Jim Wilcox (class 2 of 5). 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” extended through Feb. 20. 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: 6-9 p.m. Friday Artwalk event featuring “Coming Home” and “Friends of Elementary Arts Musical Chairs Auction,” on display through Feb. 19; “Skin & Bricks: Celebrating The Art of Tattoos And Graffiti” on display Feb. 22-March 19. 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: “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; “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; “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; “Global Perspectives: Highlights from the Contemporary Collection,” a celebration of global interconnectedness, on display through Sept. 25; “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: “We're Tired of Asking: Black Thursday and Civil Rights at the University of Florida,” which follows one slice of African American history in Gainesville, currently on display online with the physical exhibition opening at the museum Wednesday; “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; “Lights of Conversation” on display outside; “McCarthy Moment: The Johns Committee in Florida” on display. Hours are 1 to 4 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 513 E. University Ave. (378-2280, mathesonmuseum.org)

Melrose Bay Art Gallery: “2021 Annual Holiday Invitational,” featuring work by 34 member and guest artists, on display through Sunday. 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)

Mossman Hall: 6 p.m. Feb. 4 artist’s reception for Diana Simmons, sculptor and member artist at Mossman Hall; 5 p.m. Feb. 12 love poem contest with prizes given for the most bizarre love poem. 301 State Road 26, Melrose. (262-6222)

Sweetwater Print Cooperative: 7-9 p.m. Friday Artwalk event featuring the opening of "Analog Girl in a Digital World," an exhibit of digital collage prints and collectible cards by local graphic artist Heather Bjorn. Show runs through Feb. 23. Masks required and appropriate distancing encouraged. Gallery hours: By appointment. 117 S. Main St. (514-3838)

University Galleries: “UF International Center Global Culture Photography” exhibition on display through March 4. The competition encourages the UF community to think and act globally. Photo entries portray a global theme that enhances the university’s ability to pursue and develop international activities; “Ligature 31” juried exhibition on display Feb. 18-March 1 at the Gary R. Libby Gallery in Fine Arts Building C. Ligature 31 is the University of Florida's annual graphic design symposium featuring internationally recognized designers who lead lectures, workshops, and a juried exhibition of graphic design students' work. 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)

ALTERNATIVE ART SPACES

Civic Media Center: 7-10 p.m. Friday Artwalk event featuring unframed prints available by Sara Amatniek, and a book sale of surplus and duplicate books. Masks required. 433 S. Main St. (373-0100, civicmediacenter.org)

First Magnitude Brewing Co.: 7-10 p.m. Friday Artwalk event featuring a varied array of artists, food trucks and beverages. 1220 SE Veitch St.

Good News Arts Inc.: “Thank you for coming,” a celebration of local artists who have been crucial to Good News Arts in its first year, on display. Gallery hours are noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday. 23352 W. U.S. 27, Suite 80, High Springs. (goodnewsarts.com)

This article originally appeared on The Gainesville Sun: Jan. 28-Feb. 3 Scene Calendar: Live musical performances, plays, more