Week Ahead: Blues competition, Indie Live, 'Rocky Horror Show,' Dance Alive, ballet on tap

Week Ahead: Oct. 9-15, 2022

HAPPENING NOW

North Central Florida Regional Blues Challenge: 3:30 p.m. Sunday, High Dive, 210 SW Second Ave. Tickets: $5. (highdivegville.veeps.com)

The 15th Anniversary Season of Music at Holy Trinity: 4 p.m. Sunday, Holy Trinity Church, 100 NE First St. Free. (holytrinitygnv.org) Featuring the Gainesville Brass Quintet.

Hannah Harber and Van Plating: 7-9 p.m. Sunday, Heartwood Soundstage, 610 S. Main St. Tickets: $15.

Melvins and We Are The Asteroid: 6 p.m. Monday, High Dive, 210 SW Second Ave. Tickets: $23 in advance, $25 day of show. (highdivegville.veeps.com)

Baby Jake, Allegra Miles and Sighmxn: 7 p.m. Tuesday, High Dive, 210 SW Second Ave. Tickets: $15 in advance, $17 day of show. (highdivegville.veeps.com)

"Running Mates": 7 p.m. Wednesdays-Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays with previews Oct. 12-14, then running Oct. 14-30, Mainstage Hippodrome Theatre, 25 SE Second Place. (hipp.org, 375-3377) Fast-paced political comedy brings new meaning to the phrase "Family Politics.”

"The Rocky Horror Picture Show" Live: 8 p.m. Wednesday, High Dive, 210 SW Second Ave. Tickets: $13 in advance, $15 day of show. (highdivegville.veeps.com)

Generations Fall Showcase: 4 p.m. Thursday, Eastside High School Theatre, 1201 SE 43rd St. Tickets: $15 adults, $10 children. (371-2985) This production provides support for DANB’s educational program.

GNV Market: 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Heartwood Soundstage. 619 S. Main St. Free entry; food and items for sale. (258-8557) More than 40 vendors, fresh produce, live music and craft beer.

Heroes for Hearing Benefit Concert: 7:30-10 p.m. Thursday, Heartwood Soundstage, 619 S. Main St. Tickets: $15. Performances from Xarissa, Saturn Lights, Trevor and the Travelers, and Prizilla.

Melissa Aldana Quartet: 7 and 9 p.m. Thursday, UpStage at the Phillips Center, Hull Road. Tickets: $50 for 7 p.m. performance, $35 for 9 p.m. performance, $10 UF students. (392-2787) Grammy-nominated artist and composer has garnered international recognition for her visionary work.

Parrottfish, Driptones and The Thing With Feathers: 7:30-11 p.m. Friday, Heartwood Soundstage, 619 S. Main St. Tickets: $12.

Big Sky, The Medicine Show and The Bandemic: 8 p.m. Friday, High Dive, 210 SW Second Place. Tickets: $10 in advance, $13 day of show. (highdivegville.veeps.com)

Mischievous Madams Burleque Troupe: Pumpkins & Pasties: 8 p.m. Saturday, High Dive, 210 SW Second Ave. Tickets: $15 in advance, $20 day of show. (highdivegville.veeps.com)

CASTING CALL

Invitation to Craft Vendors: Event scheduled for 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 14, The High Springs New Century Woman’s Club, 23674 W. U.S. 27, High Springs. (386-518-3276, craftshopgirl@gmail.com) Tables will be available both inside and outside. Handmade items only.

UPCOMING

Thornebrook Fall Arts Festival: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 22-23, Shoppes at Thornebrook, 2441 NW 43rd St. Free entry; items for sale. (facebook.com/Artfestivalthornebrook, shoppesatthornebrook.com) Annual event in its 37th year featuring 75 fine artists and craftsmen exhibiting their work.

“Elf The Musical”: 7 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays plus 2 p.m. Sundays Nov. 3-Dec. 11, Buchholz High School, 5510 NW 27th Ave. Tickets: $15 general admission, $12 students, $10 group rate, free for BHS faculty. (buchholzdrama.com) “Elf” is a musical based on the motion picture of the same name, with a score by Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin. The book is adapted by Bob Martin and Thomas Meehan from the 2003 film. The musical ran on Broadway and tours annually in the U.S.

McIntosh 1890s Festival: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 5, 5835 Ave. G., McIntosh. Free entry; food and items for sale. Featuring more than 280 arts, crafts, plants and antique vendors.

EXHIBITS

"Wandering the Milky Way – A Tour of the Solar System": On display through Jan. 1, 2023, Cade Museum, 811 N. Main St. 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. (371-8001, cademuseum.org) From Jupiter’s swirling red spot to the icy geysers on Neptune’s moon Triton, our corner of the Milky Way is full of wonders just waiting to be explored. Meet the inventors who’ve used robots, rockets and rovers to take the people of Earth on a tour of the planets. Discover how a new generation of innovators is sending us out of the solar system into the space between the stars.

Inner Beauty Exhibit: Florida Museum of Natural History, 3215 Hull Road. Free admission. Colorful, high-resolution images showcase the artistic wonders of modern preservation science while real specimens from the museum’s collections showcase their true size.

"Speechless: Text & Image in Global Culture": On display through Dec. 30, Harn Museum of Art, Southwest 34th Street and Hull Road. Fascinating look at how words, aesthetics and materials have supported religious, political and socio-cultural agendas for millennia.

"Elusive Spirits: African Masquerades": Ongoing exhibit, James G. and Caroline Julier Richardson Gallery, Harn Museum of Art, Southwest 34th Street and Hull Road. Masks from the mid-20th century to the early 21st century show the continuity of masking but also features new directions in masquerades. Although much of the exhibition focuses on the spiritual and religious foundations of masking, it also explores masking aesthetics looking at dazzling costumes, music and dance.

"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: Music at Holy Trinity, Heartwood performances and more