Gainesville on the Cheap

Community Arts Showcase

Rachel Rector — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:42:52 +0000

Community Arts Showcase Thursday, March 11 6 - 9 p.m. during Museum Nights
Enjoy a 7 p.m. performance by Studio Percussion. Founded by the Wagstaff family, featured on the recent Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Create magnets featuring Dan Perjovschi’s work. On view in Project Europa Learn about local art organizations. Booths with activities and information	Learn about these local groups: Dance Alive Hippodrome Studio Percussion Shands Arts in Medicine Gay/Lesbian Art Initiative Art League at Oak Hammock Gainesville Chamber Orchestra Gainesville Fine Arts Association Alachua County Youth Orchestra Friends of Alachua County Public Schools Elementary Arts Program
The Camellia Court Cafe will be open until 9 p.m. Museum Nights is an ongoing program made possible by the generous support of the University of Florida Honors Program and Student Government.
FREE ADMISSION Located at SW 34th Street and Hull Road 352.392.9826 www.harn.ufl.edu

U.S. Navy Band Sea Chanters - Free Concert

Rachel Rector — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:17:16 +0000

U.S. Navy Band - Sea Chanters
Friday February, 26, 7:30 p.m.
Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

The United States Navy Band “Sea Chanters” chorus is the official chorus of the United States Navy. The ensemble performs a variety of music ranging from traditional choral music, including the sea chantey, to Broadway musicals. Under the leadership of Chief Musician Georgina L. Todd, the Sea Chanters appear throughout the United States and often perform at the White House, the Vice President’s home and for other Washington dignitaries.

For tickets…
General Admission
Free and open to the public
(four tickets per request)
For tickets, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to:
Phillips Center Box Office
PO Box 112750
Gainesville, FL 32611

Sponsored by University of Florida Performing Arts and The Gainesville Sun.

http://www.performingarts.ufl.edu/

City of Gainesville: Spring Break Camp at the Eastside and Westside Recreation Center will begin on Monday, April 5

Rachel Rector — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 04:28:15 +0000

Spring Break Camp at the Eastside and Westside Recreation Center will begin on Monday, April 5

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - What are your kids doing while they are out of school for spring break? The City of Gainesville Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs will be holding its Annual Spring Break Camp. The program is designed to give kids something fun and enriching to do when school is out.

Camp is open to boys and girls age 6 through 13. The program will be held at Eastside Recreation Center and the Albert Ray Massey (Westside) Recreation Center. Dates for the camp include Monday, April 5 through Friday, April 9, 2010. The program will open its doors at 6:30 a.m. and all kids must be picked up by 6:30 p.m. Please note that lunch will not be provided.

The camp fees for the Eastside Center camp are $41 for city residents and $62 for non-city residents and the fees for the Westside Center camp are $61 for city residents and $91.25 for non-city residents. Space is limited, so be sure to register early! You can register at the Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Administrative Office, which is located at 1024 NE 14 St., Bldg. A.

The Eastside Recreation Center is located at 2841 E. University Ave. and the Westside Recreation Center is located at 1001 NW 34th St. For more information please call the Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs at 352-334-5067.

Book Sale!

Rachel Rector — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:50:43 +0000

Sadly the Gainesville institute, Goerings Book Store, has decided to close. But good for you - Goerings is selling all inventory at 25% off - 1717 NW 1st Ave., 352-377-3703.

Open 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Mon. - Sat.; 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sun.

Win 2 Tix to NYC!

Rachel Rector — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:13:40 +0000

Win a flight for two to New York City and three nights at the Blakely Hotel, courtesy of Gainesville Regional Airport, US Airways, and the Blakely Hotel. Enter by Feb. 11, drawing will be held Feb. 18 and the winner will have one week to respond to notification.

Welcome to Gainesville Regional Airport.

New Years Eve with The Beatles’ Imposters at Bo Diddley Plaza

Rachel Rector — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 01:43:50 +0000

Beatles Tribute band, The Imposters, perform holiday celebrations, 9 p.m. - 12:30 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 31, Bo Diddley Community Plaza, Gainesville. Free.

Drum Circle

Rachel Rector — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 01:40:24 +0000

Free: Fridays, 6 - 8 p.m., Studio Percussion Drum Shop, SE corner of NW 6th St. and 10th Ave. 352-338-8302.

Historic Haile Homestead Tours

Rachel Rector — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 01:34:03 +0000

Visit an early Florida plantation home whose walls talk - the Haile family recorded their thoughts in writings on the walls which can still be viewed. Built by slaves, this is the site of an annual reunion of slave descendants. Holiday tours: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Sat., 12 noon - 4 p.m. Sun. 8500 SW Archer Rd., Gainesville. $5; kids 12 and under free.

http://www.hailehomestead.org/

High Springs Christmas Eve Farmer’s Market

Rachel Rector — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:42:29 +0000

Shop with Santa, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 24, James Paula Park, downtown High Springs, FL. Free

Festival of Lights

Rachel Rector — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:24:37 +0000

Annual event features two million lights in holiday display with marshmallow roast, hot toddies and campfire, dusk to 9 p.m. through Dec. 31. Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State park, White Springs. $2, kids 2 and under free. 386-397-4331.