The Week Ahead for Sept. 13-19, 2020

PLEASE CHECK WEBSITE OR CALL THE VENUE FOR COVID-19 UPDATE BEFORE ATTENDING AN EVENT

Zoom tips virtual training: 2:30 p.m. today,  Writers Alliance of Gainesville (WAG) online presentation writersalliance.org. Jim Harper will lead a panel discussion via Zoom about Zoom and share tips and tricks to produce  effective and efficient events, and learn about such things as your space, muting the audio, and avoiding three-hour Zoom meetings. 

Jr. Inventor Night - ages  6-9:  5-8 p.m. Tuesday, the Cade Museum,  Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention, 811 S. Main St. 811 S. Main St. Cost: $5 youth member; youth $20. Junior member inventors will do activities based on the Cade's innovative Pillars of Science which brings to life STEAM concepts behind inventions that have changed the world, and the inventors who first imagined what might be. Every week the activities change providing a new learning experience.

Maker Night- ages 10 to adults:  5 - 8 p.m. Tuesday, Cade Museum, 811 S. Main St. “Makers” have the latitude to work on one day builds or long-term maker projects with the help and inspiration of the Cade staff. They can work on any project they wish. Cost: $5 member, $20 non member.   There are computers, 3D printers, laser cutter, basic craft supplies and materials, starter circuit kits, and soldering stations for circuit building and robotics. Member youth $5, youth $20.

BRAIN: The World Inside Your Head preview:   10 a.m. - noon, Saturday,  The Cade Museum  811 S. Main St. Family friendly. Free for Cade members. Learn about the mysterious inner workings of the mind, including perception, learning, memory, and more.

Cade Members: Join us for a free Member Preview of BRAIN: The World Inside Your Head. Register at https://bit.ly/32XHLl9. 

 “Lab Blitz”: Online 3 p.m. Saturday, via Zoom. Free; registration required. (bit.ly/labzoom20, bit.ly/nealab) Part of the NEA Big Read. Visitors are invited to virtually tour the labs of four museum scientists: Nicole Cannarozzi, Pamela Soltis, Sarah Steele Cabrera and Carmi Milagros Thompson. Learn about their research experiences while getting a sneak peek into the museum collections via Zoom. 

“#IMOMSOHARD”: 8 p.m. Saturday, Florida Theatre Jacksonville, 128 E. Forsyth St., Jacksonville. Tickets: $42.50-$69.50. (904-355-2787, floridatheatre.com) Comedians Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley are the best friends, moms and stars behind the Web comedy series “#IMOMSOHARD.” From discussing snot to stretchmarks to sleepless nights, they have earned more than 55 million views on their YouTube channel.

“Fieldwork Fails”: Online 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday. Free. (bit.ly/fails20, floridamuseum.ufl.edu/event/storytelling) Part of the NEA Big Read. A night of storytelling, science and fun. The theme, #FieldworkFail, is based off of the trending social media hashtag turned book about the reality and randomness of scientific fieldwork.

Gainesville Social Justice Mural Project: Today is the deadline for local artists to apply to participate in this project, which is part of the city of Gainesville 352walls Community Artist Program. Twelve regional artists or artist crews are invited to create a total of 12 temporary 8-feet-by-8-feet murals with social justice as the theme. The murals will be located in Gainesville parks and public spaces. The murals will be painted on prepared plywood panels affixed to wooden posts, enabling them to be relocated during the two- to three-year lifespan of the project. To apply, artists or artist crews must submit an artist statement, a summary of previous mural experience, three images of previous work plus a concept sketch for a mural based on the theme of social justice and/or the community they envision for the future. Submissions including nudity, profanity or offensive images will not be accepted. Visit Zapplication.org and search the Event List for “Gainesville Social Justice Mural Project 2020” for more information.

Florida’s Minority Trailblazers: 7 p.m. Thursday, free virtual program register at https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_utPQgPFRQjyJbo73a20x0Q. The Men and Women Who Changed the Face of Florida Government, presented in celebration of the 19th Amendment centennial, professor, author, and political analyst Dr. Susan MacManus will discuss her book “Florida’s Minority Trailblazers” via zoom webinar. The Matheson Museum is partnering with the UF Bob Graham Center for Public Service, the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections office, and the League of Women Voters of Alachua County.  

McCarthy Moment: The Johns Committee in Florida online exhibit at the Matheson Museum. (https://adobe.ly/3hC0VTS) Curated by Kaitlyn Hof-Mahoney, the exhibit explores the pervasive impact it had in Florida and the University of Florida. In 1956 by State Senator Eugene Johns created the Johns Committee to “uncover subversive activity in Florida.” 

The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention: noon - 5 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, general admission. (info@cademuseum.org)  You can schedule a group tour Thursday, Friday, or Saturday. Advance reservations are required. If your group can't come to the Cade Museum, let our Cade educators come to you. Learn more

Alachua County Library District Grab & Go services: 9:30 - 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday at all 12 library branches. (352-334-3909 or rcook@aclib.us) Patrons can call any branch and share what type of books, movies, or music they like, such as true crime, historical fiction, manga, action-adventure, jazz, etc. Library staff will pull 3-5 items and have them ready in an hour, and patrons can pick up their Grab & Go bags. For more information, visit www.aclib.us/CurrentServices 

Returning to learning tips: Ongoing. Whether physically returning to school or learning from home, children and their families are facing big changes this fall.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epadf7imYEs  In this video interview, Carla Schmidt, Ph.D., BCBA-D, a clinical assistant professor in the University of Florida College of Education, provides tips for parents during this transition, including those whose children have neurodevelopmental disabilities or special needs.

Trailblazers, 150 years of Alachua County Women: online exhibition highlights the lives and accomplishments of eleven women from Alachua County. (https://adobe.ly/2AGNS3q) They are: Sarah Hamilton Matheson, Dr. Sarah Lucretia Robb, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Marjorie Harris Carr, Vivian Washington Filer, Daphne Duval Williams, Judith Brown, Margaret Tebeau, Clara Floyd Gehan, Mary Etta Cubberly, and Emmaline Buchholz.

The Harn Museum of Art: Thursday through Sunday new summer hours: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 1 – 5 p.m. Sunday at 3259 Hull Road , UF campus.  Free admission. The Museum Store and Camellia Court Café remain closed during the first phase of reopening. www.harn.ufl.edu/visit/plan. Two new exhibitions:  “Dreaming Alice: Maggie Taylor Through the Looking-Glass” through Jan. 3. and “Peace, Power and Prestige: Metal Arts in Africa” through Nov. 29, and “Everyday to the Extraordinary: Highlights from the Korean Collection” and a host of new programs, such as our Thursday Museum Nights, will be offered virtually. 

Earth’s Forecast: Hurricanes and Climate Change: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Florida Museum of Natural History, 3215 Hull Road. Free new exhibition highlights the effect of climate change on these natural disasters and presents information on their formation, naming, categories and hurricane seasons around the world. Charts and graphics illustrate the facts about climate change-related hurricane trends, while historic and satellite images showcase six historic Florida hurricanes.

Gainesville Fine Arts Association: The Human Race online exhibitions through Oct. 25. (gainesvillefinearts.org info@gainsevillefinearts.org)

Moon to Mars: Through Oct. 31 Cade Museum. Micro exhibits throughout the building will help to educate guests on space and space travel. Throughout the museum, activities will encourage guests to learn more about the moon and traveling to Mars. The Cade will have a connection with the International Space Station allowing them to provide a story time experience with team members from the space station. 

Florida Museum of Natural History: The “Megalodon: Largest Shark that Ever Lived” exhibit returns Saturday (Sept. 19) The exhibit, which has thrilled more than 1.5 million people since its 2008 debut, features a life-size walk-through model of Megalodon and describes the evolution, biology and legends of giant prehistoric sharks. To ensure a safe environment, all visitors and museum staff are required to wear face coverings, foot traffic throughout the museum will follow a one-way path to ensure physical distancing, guests are encouraged to wash or sanitize their hands frequently with hand sanitizer stations, and credit cards are preferred for purchases. Workspaces, exhibits, common areas and galleries are regularly sanitized, and certain touchable technology and interactives will be unavailable. Exhibits reopening include the “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 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. The Collectors Shop and West Gallery also will reopen. The museum has temporarily paused Butterfly Spotlights in the Rainforest, group tours and weekend plant sales. 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)

The Matheson Museum asking for Alachua County residents to help document the community’s experience with digital submissions of photographs, video clips, stories or anything else county residents think helps tell their story.( curator@mathesonmuseum.org)

Artisans Guild Gallery: noon-5 p.m. everyday or by appointment, 224 NW 2nd Ave. www.artisansguildgallery.com The Artisans’ Guild Gallery offers the area’s largest selection of quality handmade fine arts and fine crafts from 50 regional artists.

Sweetwater Print Cooperative: 7-10 p.m. today first show in a newly refurbished gallery since the beginning of the pandemic featuring "Works from Reid Fogler," an exhibition of Fogler's oil paintings from the past year. The gallery requests that viewers wear masks and be mindful of distancing. Show closes Sept. 23 and may be seen by appointment after opening night by tweeting @ReidFogler. 117 S. Main St. (514-3838)

 Black C Art Gallery: Featuring the work of Ani Collier, dancer, photographer and visual artist, along with select guest artists. With the addition of Lauren Warhold Caldwell, Ani has expanded the space to include a mixing of genres in a true “black box” setting. 

Malgorzata’s Gallery:  11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday- Saturday through September,  2441 NW 43rd St., No. 9, Thornebrook Village. (215-8689, malgorzatas.com) Beautifully crafted copper coasters and boxes by Jennifer Carson (Oregon) through September.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Sunday Assembly: 11 a.m. Sept. 20 zoom meeting a secular community, will have a zoom meeting. guest speaker Donna Waller, a professor from Santa Fe College who retired after teaching there for twenty-six years. She who taught courses in American political history and honors classes, and continues to teach part-time at SF College and other venues including Oak Hammock. Her topic: “State and Local Ballot Issues: What You Need to Know.” She serves in the League of Women Voters oard.  Music will be provided by Sunday Assembly musicians.

Science Off Tap: Changes on the Horizon: 7 - 8 p.m. Oct. 8 and Nov. 12 free virtual events via Zoom or live on the TESI and Florida Museum Facebook pages.  A scientist’s talk (lasting about t 30 minutes before the floor is opened for questions).   Event dates and topics Oct. 8, “CSI Wildlife,” with Madelaine Verbeek, UF master’s student studying wildlife forensic sciences and conservation; and Nov. 12, “Mangroves on the Move,” with Julie Walker, Marine Conservation Fellow at UF’s Whitney Lab for Marine Bioscience.  The first in the series was on Sept. 10, “Urban Streams,” with AJ Reisinger, assistant professor of urban soil and water quality at the University of Florida Soil and Water Sciences Department. For more information and to register for these programs, visit www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/calendar/tag/science-off-tap 

MUSIC

Art & Music Night: 6 - 9 p.m. Thursday,  Tony & Al's Restaurant, 14960 Main Street in Alachua with featured musicians Laurel & Nicole Wager. Tony & Al’s features an Italian cuisine and full bar with outdoor seating.  Masks are required. (386-518-5552). Laurel Wagner, 19, Melrose singer-songwriter who released her first single in June 2018, entitled Velvet Lips (Playground Upside-Down), followed by her first EP album, Perfume Jacket. Nicole Wagner is a Gainesville  musician and accomplished bassist, who  has performed with numerous local blues artists for more than  20 years, including the DevilJays, Cassie Evans, Rick Randlett and Blues Hall of Fame harmonica player, Pete Karnes.  

“Songs from the Heart”: Online 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, heartwoodsoundstage.com. Tickets: Pay what you can. (heartwoodsoundstage.com)Michael Clayton and  Andy Zipf.  Artists will talk about the process of writing a great song, share an intimate experience and offer new tunes. The venue will pair two diverse songwriters as they tell the stories that inspired their music. Funds will support the musicians. Heartwood also will open its outside deck at 619 S. Main St. during the performances. BYOB social distancing and masks are required. Tonight’s stream will feature Michael Claytor and Andy Zipf.

Boney James: 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, Florida Theatre Jacksonville, 128 E. Forsyth St., Jacksonville. Tickets: $35-$65. (904-355-2787, floridatheatre.com) The four-time Grammy nominated, genre-blurring artist is touring in support of his seventeenth CD, “Solid.”

Archive Live: Online 8 p.m. Wednesdays, heartwoodsoundstage.com. Tickets: Minimum $1 donation. A livestream of a past live show to help support the artists and Heartwood Soundstage staff. 

Sing Out Loud Festival – Sing Out Loud:  Saturdays and Sundays this month (September.)via virtual sessions featuring live-stream performances by local musicians in the natural surroundings of St. Johns County via the Sing Out Loud Festival website (www.singoutloudfestival.com and Facebook Page).  Hosted by the St. Johns County Cultural Events Division, in partnership with the St. Johns County Tourist Development Council. 

High Dive benefit stream: Online 8 p.m. Thursday, highdivegainesville.com. Tickets: Pay-what-you-can sliding scale. (highdivegville.veeps.com) Streaming benefit show with multiple cameras, high-definition video and audio with live chat. All proceeds go to reopening High Dive. Performances by The Medicine Show, Heavy Pedal, and Captain and the Beard.

High Dive and NCFBS benefit stream: Online 7 p.m. Saturday, highdivegainesville.com. Tickets: Pay-what-you-can sliding scale; thank-you gift of two blues CDs plus shipping for first donation over $60 from NCFBS. (highdivegville.veeps.com) Streaming benefit show with multiple cameras, high-definition video and audio with live chat. All proceeds go to North Central Florida Blues Society and reopening High Dive. Performances by Dr. Jules and the JuJu Man, Delta Dutchmen and Paco.

UPCOMING CONCERTS

“Songs from the Heart”: Online 8 p.m. Sept. 25, heartwoodsoundstage.com. Tickets: Pay what you can. (heartwoodsoundstage.com) Artists will talk about the process of writing a great song, share an intimate experience and offer new tunes. The venue will pair two diverse songwriters as they tell the stories that inspired their music. Funds will support the musicians. Heartwood also will open its outside deck at 619 S. Main St. during the performances. BYOB social distancing and masks are required. Tonight’s stream will feature Ricky Kendall and EJ Hervey.

“The Mind and Music of Chopin”: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, Phillips Center, 3201 Hull Road. Tickets: $35. (performingarts.ufl.edu, 392-2787). Richard Kogan will perform. This piece examines how psychological forces influenced the creative output of Frederic Chopin, as well as the great Polish composer’s exile from his beloved homeland, his chronic pulmonary disease, and his tempestuous relationship with the novelist George Sand. The discussion will be illuminated by piano performances of Chopin masterpieces including polonaises, mazurkas, ballades and preludes.

“Schumann: Music, Mood Swings and Madness”: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, Phillips Center, 3201 Hull Road. Tickets: $35. (performingarts.ufl.edu, 392-2787). Richard Kogan will perform. The German composer Robert Schumann endured a lifelong struggle with mental illness. Dr. Kogan explores how the racing thoughts, flight of ideas and sharpened imagination of Schumann’s hypomanic states induced prodigious bursts of creativity until the onset of psychosis led to his tragic final years in an insane asylum.

“Songs from the Heart”: Online 8 p.m. Oct. 2, heartwoodsoundstage.com. Tickets: Pay what you can. (heartwoodsoundstage.com) Artists will talk about the process of writing a great song, share an intimate experience and offer new tunes. The venue will pair two diverse songwriters as they tell the stories that inspired their music. Funds will support the musicians. Heartwood also will open its outside deck at 619 S. Main St. during the performances. BYOB social distancing and masks are required. Tonight’s stream will feature Royce Lovett and Austin Miller.

“Songs from the Heart”: Online 8 p.m. Oct. 9, heartwoodsoundstage.com. Tickets: Pay what you can. (heartwoodsoundstage.com) Artists will talk about the process of writing a great song, share an intimate experience and offer new tunes. The venue will pair two diverse songwriters as they tell the stories that inspired their music. Funds will support the musicians. Heartwood also will open its outside deck at 619 S. Main St. during the performances. BYOB social distancing and masks are required. Tonight’s stream will feature Maggie Clifford and Faith and Majesty.

Riverfest: 1-7 p.m. Oct. 11, Rum 138, 2070 SW County Road 138, Fort White. Tickets: $20. (386-454-4247) Song contest.

Ulysses Owens Jr.’s Generation Y: 7 and 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, UpStage at the Phillips Center, 3201 Hull Road. Tickets: $35. (performingarts.ufl.edu, 392-2787). Two-time Grammy Award-winning jazz drummer Ulysses Owens Jr. has established himself as a versatile and passionate leader in his generation of jazz artists.

“Songs from the Heart”: Online 8 p.m. Oct. 23, heartwoodsoundstage.com. Tickets: Pay what you can. (heartwoodsoundstage.com) Artists will talk about the process of writing a great song, share an intimate experience and offer new tunes. The venue will pair two diverse songwriters as they tell the stories that inspired their music. Funds will support the musicians. Heartwood also will open its outside deck at 619 S. Main St. during the performances. BYOB social distancing and masks are required. Tonight’s stream will feature Kyle Keller and Beartoe.

“Songs from the Heart”: Online 8 p.m. Oct. 30, heartwoodsoundstage.com. Tickets: Pay what you can. (heartwoodsoundstage.com) Artists will talk about the process of writing a great song, share an intimate experience and offer new tunes. The venue will pair two diverse songwriters as they tell the stories that inspired their music. Funds will support the musicians. Heartwood also will open its outside deck at 619 S. Main St. during the performances. BYOB social distancing and masks are required. Tonight’s stream will feature Rachel Grubb and Elaine Mahon.

Heartwood Soundstage: 7 p.m. Saturdays, heartwoodsoundstage.com. Free; accepting sliding-scale donations to support artists. Heartwood Soundstage hosts livestream shows on their website. The venue operates with a four-person staff, with camera operators at least 6 feet apart from each other and the artists, and its audio engineer and video director alone in separate rooms. Each performer is alone on stage, and set times are staggered to avoid having multiple performers on standby at any one time.

POSTPONED to Feb. 20, 2021 - Poco, Firefall and Pure Prairie League: 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, Florida Theatre Jacksonville, 128 E. Forsyth St., Jacksonville. Tickets to the original POCO, Firefall and Pure Prairie League show dates (Aug. 21, and  Oct. 3, 2020) will be honored at this show. Tickets: $39.50-$67.50. (904-355-2787, floridatheatre.com) Poco was formed by Jim Messina, Richie Furay and Rusty Young after the breakup of Buffalo Springfield in 1968. 

Gator Sound and Lighting: Various times, twitch.tv/gatorsound. Gator Sound and Lighting’s owner built a stage in his backyard, complete with full sound and lighting, where he hosts music sets and drag shows on Twitch.

THEATRE

“The Stronger”: Various times, Black C Art Gallery, 201 SE Second Place, Suite 111. Ticket prices vary. (blackcproduction.com/thestronger, blackcproductions@gmail.com) Two performers present a social-distanced production of “The Stronger” for two audience members. The 30-minute performance art piece is loosely based on August Strindberg's play of the same name. Director Lauren Warhol Caldwell and performers Ani Collier and Sara Morsey will take their audience through a journey of friendship and betrayal. Private performances for two are available through Sept. 30.

Tea for Three: Various times, Black C Art Gallery, 201 SE Second Place, Suite 111. Tickets: $50-$100. (blackcproduction.com/tea-for-two, blackcproductions@gmail.com) Three performers present a social-distanced production of “... There Was a Girl” for three audience members. This is an original piece written by Lauren Warhol Caldwell that played to full audiences when it was first produced. For $100 the venue sets the performance at the date and time that best fits the attendees’ schedule and serves them hot tea. The performers also will answer questions after the show and let attendees in on the creative process. For $50, attendees are sent options of dates and times to schedule their visit, and are served classic Earl Grey tea.

CASTING CALL

Vintage Market: Vendors wanted: Archer's Vintage Market will be held from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Oct. 17, 2020 on the grounds of Archer, Fla.   There will be ample spacing for the vendors following CDC advice. Sponsored by the Archer Historical Society and the City of Archer. There will be vendors selling numerous vintage items from pottery, toys, books, homemade jams, furniture, tools and lots more. There will be food and refreshments available. Information and application at www.ArcherHistoricalSociety.org. ArcherHistorical@gmail.com, or call Linda 352-374-8240.

CLASSES, MEETINGS, CLUBS

Outdoor Tai Chi with Yogi James:  6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and  9 a.m. Saturday,  Tom Petty Park, 400 NE 16th  Ave. (on the south side of tennis courts on the grass amid the pine trees). $10 suggested donation (RSVP (call or text)  503-853-2802) Class about one- hour -long.

Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance®: 2 - 3 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays, through  Sept. 18. To register for workshops, email Wendy Bonillaat bonillaw@agingresources.org or call 352- 692-5234.spaces are limited.