Scene Calendar: Phillip 'Jazz Dad' Thomas, 'Cactus Flower,' 'Movie Madness,' more

MUSIC

“Free Fridays” Concert: 7-9 p.m. today, Bo Diddley Plaza amphitheater, 111 E. University Ave. Free. (bodiddleyplaza.com/upcoming-events) Phillip "Jazz Dad" Thomas and the Forever Miles Band will perform.

Robby Krieger: 8 p.m. today, Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Jacksonville. Tickets: $59.75-$69.75. (floridatheatre.com, 904-355-5661) Robby Krieger is the guitarist for the legendary rock band The Doors and the songwriter behind some of the band’s biggest hits, including “Love Me Two Times,” “Touch Me,” “Love Her Madly” and their No. 1 smash, “Light My Fire.”

American Aquarium: 8 p.m. Monday, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N., Ponte Vedra Beach. Tickets: $30.50-$100. (pvconcerthall.com) American Aquarium founder and frontman BJ Barham has built a fiercely devoted fanbase hundreds of thousands strong, fortified with 15 years of sold-out American Aquarium shows across the country and Europe.

Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats with Zach Bryan: 7 p.m. Tuesday, St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340C A1A South, St. Augustine. Tickets: $52.50-$87.50. (904-209-0367, theamp.com) Nathaniel Rateliff is known for poignant, intimate songs and a bracing tenor voice capable of folk and R&B.

Andy Grammer: 8 p.m. Wednesday, Florida Theatre, 128 E. Forsyth St., Jacksonville. Tickets: $35-$75. (floridatheatre.com, 904-355-5661) Multi-platinum troubadour will perform as part of his “The Art of Joy” tour.

THEATER

“Cactus Flower”: 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays through June 26, High Springs Playhouse, 23416 W. U.S. 27, High Springs. Tickets: $10-$15. (highspringsplayhouse.com) A philandering dentist keeps his many affairs at bay by claiming to be married with children. When the ruse threatens to catch up with him, he drafts his prickly nurse to pose as his wife. She blossoms and he finds himself falling in love with the lovely “cactus flower” right under his very nose.

“Honky Tonk Laundry”: 7 p.m. Wednesdays-Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays through July 10, The Hipp, 25 SE Second Place. Tickets: $23 general admission, $18 students and children. (thehipp.org/honky-tonk-laundry) Wash your cares away with this jukebox musical full of country favorites from Dolly Parton, Carrie Underwood, Reba McEntire, Gretchen Wilson, Patsy Cline and many more. Suitable for ages 13 and older.

DANCE

“Movie Madness”: 3 and 6 p.m. Saturday, Phillips Center, 3201 Hull Road. Tickets: $20. (performingarts.ufl.edu) Momentum Dance Arts’ annual recital.

ET CETERA

Juneteenth Breakfast: 7:30-9 a.m. today, Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center, 837 SE Seventh Ave. Tickets: $25. (CottonClubMuseum.com/event-details/Juneteenth, 870-7013) Breakfast celebration to honor and remember Juneteenth.

Freedom Collages: 3 p.m. today, Micanopy Branch Library, 706 NE Cholokka Blvd., Micanopy. Free. (aclib.us/juneteenth) All ages. Explore what it means to be free by learning about the history of Juneteenth and creating your picture of freedom using images and words from magazines, paint, glue, markers and more.

Juneteenth Celebration: 3:30 p.m. today, Cone Park Branch Library, 2801 E. University Ave. Free. (aclib.us/juneteenth) Ages infant-5. Come for story time and a craft to celebrate Juneteenth, plus contribute to a group mural.

Tioga Outdoor Movie Night Series: 7 p.m. today, Tioga Town Center, 133 SW 130th Way, Newberry. Free. (tiogatowncenter.com) Tioga movie night featuring “Soul.” Bring your lawn chairs and blankets, and enjoy the movie under the stars. Upcoming movies include “Sing 2” on July 8 and “Clifford the Big Red Dog” on Aug. 12.

Journey to Juneteenth: Freedom Walk: 7-11 a.m. Saturday, Depot Park, 870 SE Fourth St. Free. (cityofgainesville.org) A 5K walk with entertainment, history and more.

Family Fishing Day: 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, 7922 NW 71st St. Free; cash donations welcomed. (ffgs.ifas.ufl.edu) Family oriented fresh-water fishing with loaner poles and bait available. Railed fishing deck with two handicapped accessible ramps.

Summer Daze Car Show: 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Cedar Lakes Woods and Gardens, 4990 NE 180th Ave., Williston. Cost: $12 general admission, $7 ages 6-13, free members and ages 5 and younger. (bit.ly/summerdaze22) Annual car show featuring customs, muscle cars and classics.

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.

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. Saturdays, noon-4 p.m. Sundays, 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.'' Closed July 2-3.

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.

World Sea Turtle Day Celebration: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Florida Museum of Natural History, 3215 Hull Road. Free. (floridamuseum.ufl.edu) Participants can take part in Project S.H.E.L.L., a virtual reality simulation that allows guests to immerse themselves in the daily life of a loggerhead as it hatches and grows to become a nesting adult.

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.

Juneteenth Movie: Noon Saturday, Library Partnership Branch, 912 NE 16th Ave. Free. (aclib.us/juneteenth) Adults. Watch the award-winning biopic “Harriet” starring Cynthia Erivo, Leslie Odom Jr., Janelle Monae and Joe Alwyn.

Journey to Juneteenth: Fish and Chicken Fry: Noon-4 p.m. Saturday, Shady Grove Church, 804 SW Fifth St. Free. (cityofgainesville.org) Porters Quarters Juneteenth fish and chicken fry.

High Springs Art Walk: Noon-5 p.m. Saturday, downtown High Springs. Free entry. (facebook.com/HighSpringsDowntownMerchants) Seasonal monthly event featuring local artists gracing sidewalks and storefronts with some locations featuring live painting and demonstrations. Future dates are Oct. 15, Nov. 19 and Dec. 17.

Pool Party: 2-6 p.m. Saturday, Dwight H. Hunter Pool, 1100 NE 14th St. Free. (cityofgainesville.org) Swimming, dancing, music and food hot off the grill courtesy of the Gainesville Police Department.

Newberry Juneteenth Freedom Day: 4-8 p.m. Saturday, Freddie Warmack Park, 24505 Newberry Lane, Newberry. Free. (bit.ly/newberryfreedom22) Food trucks, vendors, live band, DJ, info booths, and more.

Two Hawk Hammock Happy Hour: 5-7:30 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, and barn animals.

Journey to Juneteenth: Freedom Fest: 5-9 p.m. Saturday, Bo Diddley Plaza, 111 E. University Ave. Free. (cityofgainesville.org) Family festival featuring musical performances, food trucks, organization and business vendors, arts and crafts for children and more.

Haile Equestrian Center Movie Nights: 6-8 p.m. Saturday, Haile Equestrian Center, 7680 SW 46th Blvd. Cost: Free for Haile Equestrian members, $40 for non-members. (haileequestrian.com) From classic horse movies to current films, these movie nights are all about horses. Popcorn and drinks provided, bring other movie snacks if you wish and a comfy blanket to watch with. 

Sunday Assembly: 11 a.m. Sunday, Pride Center located in the Liberty Center, 3131 NW 13th St. Free. (SundayAssembly32601@gmail.com, sagainesville.weebly.com) Sunday Assembly will host guest speaker Ron Cunningham, a career journalist who has been writing about Florida for half a century. The title of his talk will be “Save a Creek, Build a Greenway.” Music will be provided by Sunday Assembly musicians with the opportunity to sing along. Vaccinations, boosters and face masks are recommended and encouraged. It also is possible to attend via Zoom.

Journey to Juneteenth: Clarence R. Kelly Community Center and Park Opening Celebration: 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Clarence R. Kelly Community Center, 1701 NE Eighth Ave. Free. (WildSpacesPublicPlacesGNV.org) Commemorate the new center and park at an opening celebration on Juneteenth — a finale to the city of Gainesville's month-long Journey to Juneteenth celebration.

Journey to Juneteenth: “Blues Pioneers and Progeny”: 6-8 p.m. Sunday, A. Quinn Jones Museum and Cultural Center, 1013 NW Seventh Ave. Free. (cityofgainesville.org) Art exhibition and concert with Billy Buchanan.

Ocean Tales: 2 p.m. Tuesdays in June and July, live on Zoom and Facebook. Free. (aclib.us/summer) Meet marine animal friends, including manatees, sea turtles and dolphins from Florida zoos, museums and aquariums.

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Authors discussion: 4 p.m. Saturday, Matheson History Museum, 513 E. University Ave. Online option available. Free; registration required. (bit.ly/authorsjune22, bit.ly/authorsjune22zoom)  Five authors, conservationists, environmentalists and artists will read from their essays in “The Wilder Heart of Florida: More Writers Inspired by Florida Nature” about their beloved places in the state.

Battle of the Books: Online through July 23, aclib.us/summer. Free. (aclib.us/summer) Teens can register and receive three free books for this annual trivia competition. Patrons ages 11 to 17 can sign up now and select which library branch team they’d like to compete with during the Battle of the Books at 2 p.m. July 23 on Zoom.

ART

Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention: “Wandering the Milky Way,” a tour of the solar system, on display through Jan. 1, 2023; “Voyages,” a trip through space and time, on display through Jan. 1, 2023; “Animationland” on display through Jan. 3, 2023. Tickets: $12.50, $10 seniors and college students, $7.50 ages 5-17, free ages 4 and younger. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday-Sunday. 811 N. Main St. (371-8001, cademuseum.org) 

Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center: “Unapologetic!” on display through August. The exhibit features works by local Gainesville artist Yvonne Ferguson with images of cultural and human rights icons as well as notable and groundbreaking musicians. Gallery hours are 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday and Saturday plus by appointment for schools and other groups. 837 SE Seventh Ave. (226-8321, info@cottonclubmuseum.com)

Florida Museum of Natural History: 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)

Good News Arts Inc.: Works by Paul Shortt on display through July 2. Gallery hours are noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday. 18555 Main St., High Springs. (goodnewsarts.com)

Harn Museum of Art: “Global Perspectives: Highlights from the Contemporary Collection,” a celebration of global interconnectedness, on display through Sept. 25; “COPIA II,” celebrates new photographs that have entered the Harn Museum of Art’s collection in the last six years, with a few other photographs rarely or never shown before, on display through Oct. 30; “Speechless: Text & Image in Global Culture,” a fascinating look at how words, aesthetics and materials have supported religious, political and socio-cultural agendas for millennia, on display through Dec. 30; “Global Perspectives: Highlights from the Contemporary Collection,” a celebration of global interconnectedness, on display through Oct. 1, 2023; “She/Her/Hers: Women in the Arts of China,” which unravels the intersecting roles women played as subjects, artists and consumers of art in traditional, modern and contemporary China, on display through March 24, 2024. 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. (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 and in person; “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. Gallery hours are 1 to 4 p.m. Friday-Saturday. 513 E. University Ave. (378-2280, mathesonmuseum.org)

Melrose Bay Art Gallery: June’s featured artist is Cheryl Slechta. 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)

Sweetwater Print Cooperative: "Still Wet — Do Not Touch!" with recent oil paintings by Reid Fogler — many so new they are still wet — on display through June 22. Gallery hours: By appointment. 117 S. Main St. (514-3838)

ALTERNATIVE ART SPACES

Civic Media Center: Exhibit of zines from the Civic Media Center’s collection on display through June. 433 S. Main St. (373-0100, civicmediacenter.org)

Santa Fe College’s Blount Hall: A large art collection from local collector Hector Puigon display. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Corner of West University Avenue and North Sixth Street.

UPCOMING CONCERTS

Tedeschi Trucks Band: 7 p.m. June 24, Daily's Place Amphitheatre, 1 Daily’s Place, Jacksonville. Tickets: TBD. (dailysplace.com/events, 904-633-2000) The band will perform as part of their “Wheels of Soul” tour.

Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band: 7:30 p.m. June 24, Backyard Stage at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340C A1A South, St. Augustine. Tickets: $54-$154. (904-209-0367, theamp.com) Ringo Starr has announced details for a North American Tour with his current All Starr Band featuring Steve Lukather, Colin Hay, Gregg Rolie, Warren Ham, Gregg Bissonette and Hamish Stuart. The St. Augustine Amphitheatre stop also will feature former All Starr Edgar Winter. 

Tioga Concert Night: 7-10 p.m. July 1, Tioga Town Center, 133 SW 130th Way, Newberry. Free. (tiogatowncenter.com) The Project will perform. Future performances include Elio Piedra on July 22, Scott Wilson and the Global Jazz Ensemble on Aug. 5 and one more performance TBA on Aug. 26. 

Matchbox Twenty: 7 p.m. July 6, Daily's Place Amphitheatre, 1 Daily’s Place, Jacksonville. Tickets: $50.25-$145.75. (dailysplace.com/events, 904-633-2000) The post-grunge rockers will perform.

Goo Goo Dolls: 7 p.m. Aug. 24, Daily's Place Amphitheatre, 1 Daily’s Place, Jacksonville. Tickets: $39.50-$269.50. (dailysplace.com/events, 904-633-2000). The ’90s band will perform as part of their “Summer Tour 2020” tour with special guest Blue October.

Rod Stewart: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 2, Daily's Place Amphitheatre, 1 Daily’s Place, Jacksonville. Tickets: $63-$458.50. (dailysplace.com/events, 904-633-2000). The flamboyant, gravelly-voiced rock/pop singer will perform.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Juneteenth Read-In: 2:30 p.m. June 25, Hawthorne Branch Library, 6640 SE 221st St. Free. (aclib.us/juneteenth) Come for a program rich in African American history and culture, and celebrate works by African American authors and artists. 

Family Invention Lab: 2 p.m. June 26, Meeting Room A, Headquarters Library, 401 E. University Ave. Free; register online. (aclib.us/invention) Learn basic coding and engineering lessons for the whole family. These programs are curated by the MakerSpace team to encourage discovery, experimentation and hands-on learning with beginner-friendly technology. Inventors from ages 5 to adults can learn how to write code and engineer contraptions with pocket-sized computers, STEM kits, building straws and more. Future events will be held July 10, July 24, Aug. 14 and Aug. 28.

Kulaqua River Ranch Water Park Community Day: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. July 3, River Ranch Water Park, 23400 NW 212th Ave., High Springs. Admission: $16 ages 4 and older, free ages 3 and younger. (kulaqua.com) In an effort to support the community, Camp Kulaqua opens the River Ranch during specific days during the summer at a discounted rate with no reservations required. The venue requests that modest swimsuits be worn. Food and coolers allowed, but no glass containers or alcoholic beverages. Future community days include July 10, July 24 and Aug. 7. 

Pool Party: 1-5 p.m. July 24, Andrew R. Mickle Sr. Pool, 1717 SE 15th St. Free. (cityofgainesville.org) Swimming, dancing, music and food hot off the grill courtesy of the Gainesville Police Department.

This article originally appeared on The Gainesville Sun: Scene Calendar: Phillip 'Jazz Dad' Thomas, 'Cactus Flower,' more