Week Ahead: Tom Petty Tribute, The Color Purple, Comedy, Shakespeare, dinosaur exhibit
Week Ahead Jan 30 – Feb. 5
HAPPENING NOW
Free Fallin’ -- The Tom Petty Concert Experience: 6 p.m. today, High Dive, 210 SW Second Ave. Tickets: $10. (highdivegville@gmail.com, 872-5949)
Geoff Tate (formerly of Queensryche) and Ivory Lake: 7 p.m. Tuesday, High Dive, 210 SW Second Ave. Tickets: $30 in advance, $35 day of show, $20-$43 general seating. (highdivegville@gmail.com, 872-5949)
Staircase Spirit, Farewell to Arms, CB Carlyle and Switchblade: 8 p.m. Thursday, High Dive, 210 SW Second Ave. Tickets: $8 in advance, $10 day of show. (highdivegville.veeps.com, highdivegville@gmail.com, 872-5949)
Hardwire-Metallica Tribute, The Pantera Experience: 8 p.m. Friday, High Dive, 210 SW Second Ave. Tickets: $12 in advance, $14 day of show. (highdivegville.veeps.com)
FS Music’s "Get Ready To Rock!”: 5 p.m. Saturday, High Dive, 210 SW Second Ave. Tickets: $10 in advance, $15 day of show. (highdviegville.veeps.com)
The Comedian Games: 8 p.m. Saturday, High Dive, 210 SW Second Ave. Tickets: $8 in advance, $10 day of show. (highdivegville.veeps.com)
The Color Purple: 7 p.m. Saturday, City of Alachua Legacy Park,154900 Peggy Road, Alachua.
"Seven Secrets of Clean & Lean Eating": 10:30 a.m.-noon, Saturday, Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39th Ave. Tickets: Love offering of $15. (unitygvl@gmail.com). The presenter will be the Rev. Marge Brown, a longtime Unity minister and experienced registered dietitian and nutritionist.
Gainesville Modern Quilters: Today, Hotel Indigo, Celebration Pointe, 4949 Celebration Pointe Ave. More than 20 quilts created by the members of the guild will be on display. Attendees will have the option to purchase some of the quilts. Gainesville Modern Quilters is the local chapter of the international Modern Quilt Guild. The group meets monthly to learn new skills, plan projects and events.
Miles for Meridian: A Chocolate-Themed 5K: 7 a.m. registration, 8 a.m. start of the run Saturday, Tioga Town Center, 13085 SW First Lane, Newberry. (mbhci.org, 364-5600, ext. 8630) Supporters for mental health will come together from all over North Central Florida to celebrate. Proceeds benefit Meridian Behavioral Health Care.
"As You Like It": Now through Feb. 6, Hippodrome Theatre, 25 SE Second Place. (373-5968) Written by Charlie Mitchell, the play is a romantic comedy abut the twists and turns of fate into modern times, reflecting the timelessness of love.
"Women, Music, and Propaganda: Pushing America’s Music onto a World Stage": 1:45- 2:55 p.m. Feb. 4, ufl.zoom.us/j/94106289801. UF School of Music will host three renowned scholars who will address issues surrounding music and movement. Dr. Danielle Fosler-Lussier, professor of music, Ohio State University will begin the series.
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"Florida's Negro War: Black Seminoles and the Second Seminole War”: 4 p.m. Feb. 5. Free. Discussion by author and historian Dr. Anthony Dixon. Register at mathesonmuseum.org/events. Hosted by the Matheson Museum.
EXHIBITS
"Tiny Titans: Dinosaur Eggs and Babies": Extended to Feb. 20, Florida Museum of Natural History, Hull Road. (floridamuseum.ufl.edu/exhibits/tiny-titans, 846-2000) Features more than 150 dinosaur eggs, real dinosaur bones, reconstructed nests, hands-on exploration stations and animated video presentations. There is a “petting zoo” featuring five different species of baby dinosaurs and their on looking parents. Creative dinosaur costumes are available so visitors can dress up and channel their own inner reptile while they explore the exhibit.
UPCOMING
Showtime: 7-9 p.m. Feb. 11, Bo Diddley Plaza, downtown Gainesville. Free. Concert is part of Live and Local Concert Series. The line ups will include emerging bands, singer/songwriters and independent artists, and offer a diverse mix of musicians who are local or connected to Gainesville's music community.
Dance Alive National Ballet: "Don Juan in Loveland": 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Feb. 12, Phillips Center. (392-2787) This production is a blank slate, the performance is filled with each dancer’s unique sparkle and painted with choreographer Ani Collier’s artistic brush. Just as each dancer’s body is unique, so is every creator’s point of view. The story, the images, are yet to be revealed. Family friendly. Talk back following the production.
The Fort Mose Jazz & Blues Series: Feb. 26, Fort Mose History State Park. Tickets: $5-$115. (ticketmaster.com)
Sunday Assembly Gainesville: 11 a.m. Feb. 20, Pride Center at Liberty Center, 3131 NW 13th St. Free. (SundayAssembly32601@gmail.com) Masks required even if fully vaccinated. Also available via Zoom. Guest speakers Ron and Mary Nutter will speak on “Living the Dream Our Way.” Ron Nutter, who holds a PhD from the University of Michingan, is the assistant program director in the Division of Distance Learning at the UF, where he was employed since 1978. Mary Nutter, who holds a PhD from the University of Michigan, is a retired educator/administrator. Discussion will follow program. Music will be provided by SA musicians with the opportunity to sing along.
ONGOING
"Florida Impressions" exhibition: Harm Museum or Art, 3259 Hull Road. (harn.ufl.edu/linkedfiles/pressrelease-floridaimpressions.pdf) Permanent exhibition includes more than 50 paintings depicting the state's environment, people and history, and celebrates the transformative gift of 1,200 works of art from Sam and Robbie Vickers; includes works by Martin Johnson Heade, Thomas Moran and Louis Comfort Tiffany.
“Our Changing Climate: Past and Present”: Florida Museum of Natural History. (floridamuseum.ufl.edu/exhibits/our-changing-climate) Exhibit features large-format graphs showing major historic events to present the story of Earth’s changing climate over geologic time. It also highlights how Earth’s climate fluctuates and what global trends are affecting life today. Visitors can visualize and compare where dinosaurs, megalodon sharks, humans, ancient civilizations and more fit into Earth’s climate history.
"Plural Domains": Harn Museum of Art. Selected works from the Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation Collection. The exhibit aims to advance cultural understanding and educational dialogue among Latin American artists and global audiences. On view through April 24.
"Shadow to Substance": The Melvin and Lorna Rubin Gallery at the Harn Museum, 3259 Hull Road. The exhibition 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 view through February.
Matheson Museum: “When Johnny Came Marching Home," outdoor exhibition, located on the west side of the main Matheson building behind the set of flags along Sweetwater Branch. (378-2280, mathesonmuseum.org) This sculpture was designed by Ken Mc Gurn and fabricated by Matthew Pollard. The exhibit honors all of those who served. Current exhibits in person and online include “Trailblazers: 150 Years of Alachua County Women,” celebrating the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote in the U.S.; and "McCarthy Moment: The Johns Committee in Florida," on display online and in person. Hours are 1 to 4 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 513 E. University Ave..
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