Week Ahead: Artwalk, Stereo Vudu concert, comedy showcase, Shakespeare and more
Week Ahead: June 19-25
HAPPENING NOW
Father’s Day at Kanapaha Botanical Gardens: 9 a.m.-7 p.m. today, Kanapaha Botanical Gardens, 4700 SW 58th Drive. Free admission for fathers.
Local Comedy Showcase with Paige Nelson: 8 p.m. Wednesday, High Dive, 210 SW Second Ave. Tickets: $8 in advance, $10 day of show. (highdivegville@gmail.com, 872-5949)
Drunken Shakespeare: "A Midsummer’s Night Dream": 8 p.m. Thursday, High Dive, 210 SW Second Ave. Tickets: $12 in advance, $15 day of show. (highdivegville.veeps.com)
Stereo Vudu: 7-9 p.m. Friday, Bo Diddley Plaza, downtown Gainesville. Playing rock, blues and funk.
Artwalk Gainesville: 7-10 p.m. Friday, downtown Gainesville. Free. Self-guided tour of exciting visual art, live music, performances and events.
Lovesong – Tribute to the Cure and Pet Detectives: 8 p.m. Friday, High Dive, 210 SW Second Ave. Tickets: $10 in advance, $13 day of show. (highdivegville.veeps.com)
Gainesville Girls Rock Camp Showcase: 5 p.m. Saturday, High Dive, 210 SW Second Ave. Tickets: $10 in advance, $15 day of show. (highdivegville.veeps.com)
Parkrun 5K: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Depot Park, downtown Gainesville. Free.
UPCOMING
Tamayo and Dionysis: 7-9 p.m. July 1, Bo Diddley Plaza, downtown Gainesville. Featuring psychedelic jam and jazz.
Fast Lane: 7-9 p.m. July 8, Bo Diddley Plaza, downtown Gainesville. Featuring funk and R&B music.
EXHIBITS
"Painting St. Augustine": On display through May 2023, Harn Museum of Art, Southwest 34th Street and Hull Road. Selections from the Samuel H. and Roberta T. Vickers Collection featuring works by more than 20 artists who captured vibrant landscapes and city views of St. Augustine. The 36 paintings on display date from the late 19th to the mid-20th centuries and cover a broad range of themes from views of coastlines and waterways to depictions of historic landmarks, picturesque streets and courtyards. Collectively, these paintings comprise a visual record of Florida’s oldest city.
"At First Flush": Noon-4 p.m. Thursday-Sunday, Cade Museum, 811 S. Main St. (cademuseum.org) The permanent exhibit explores the history of the invention of toilets and how they made modern cities possible. It ponders the science of soap and introduces visitors to NASA’s Zero-G toilets, which help astronauts go boldly where no human has gone before.
"Science Up Close: Fantastic Fossils": Florida Museum of Natural History, 3215 Hull Road. Admission: $7 adults; $6.50 Florida residents, seniors and non-University of Florida college students; $4.50 ages 3-17; free to museum members, children ages 2 and younger and UF students with a valid Gator 1 Card. (floridamuseum.ufl.edu/visit/plan, floridamuseum.ufl.edu/exhibits/fantastic-fossils, 846-2000) The exhibition is a collaborative endeavor linking the museum’s exhibits and collections staff, giving people a look at never-before-seen specimens and real fossils. Researchers from the vertebrate paleontology, invertebrate paleontology and paleobotany collections will be in the exhibit as part of its working lab, providing a glimpse into the daily life of curators, collection managers, students and volunteers.
"She/Her/Hers: Women in the Arts of China": On display through March 24, 2024, David A. Cofrin Asian Wing. (harn.ufl.edu/exhibitions/current) Exhibition unravels the intersecting roles women played as subjects, artists and consumers of art in traditional, modern and contemporary China. Features a wide range of works -- paintings, calligraphy, textiles, ceramics, bronzes, photographs, and lacquer and silver wares, some of which have never been on view before. Organized around four themes -- "Representing Femininity," "Anonymous Beauty," "Female Artists" and "Beyond the Boudoir" -- this exhibition not only realizes a full spectrum but also provides a more nuanced view of women’s dynamic engagements with and contributions to the arts of China throughout history.
This article originally appeared on The Gainesville Sun: Week Ahead: Live music, 'Midnight Summer's Dream,' line dancing, 5K
