High Springs Fantastic Friday

Family Fun Festival

Saturday, Aug 21 11:00a to 2:00p

at Jervey Gantt Park, Ocala, FL

Join us for an afternoon of free family fun at Jervey Gantt Park! This event is free and open to the public. Kickball tournament.

Price: Free

Phone: (352) 629-8444

Age Suitability: All Ages

See Meteors! at the Kika Silva Pla Planetarium

Saturday, July 31, 2010

Meteors! – 7:00 PM

A Kika Silva Pla Planetarium production, Meteors! is a live-narration presentation that introduces you to one of the most remarkable celestial events known to man. You’ll learn what meteor showers are and what causes them. You’ll also see a simulation of one of the greatest meteor showers in history (The 1833 and 1966 Leonid Meteor Storms). Lastly, you’ll find out how best to view the next meteor shower. So come join us! Maybe Chicken Little was right? Available Seating: 60; Show Length: 45 minutes; All Ages

It’s the 4th Annual Haven Hospice Roadshow

Fourth Annual Antique Roadshow & Donation Round-Up
Haven Hospice Attic in Gainesville
Saturday, July 24, 2010 – 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

• Be the first to shop our exclusive Antique Showcase during this one-day event.

 

• Donate your antiques and treasures to Haven Hospice.
  Your donation brings life to someone’s day. All proceeds from the sale of items you donate support unfunded patient care and programs in our community.

 

• Bring your treasures for an evaluation by a local expert.  Evaluation appointments are only $10, and go on sale July 10 at the Gainesville Attic store.

 

Hurry before they sell out. Limit one ticket per person; one item per ticket.

For more details, stop by the Haven Attic at300 NW 8th Ave., Gainesville or call 352-378-7484.

Alachua County Animal Services hosts Adoptathon event Saturday

Animal Services’ “Adoptathon”

ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – Alachua County Animal Services is having a “Summer Lovin’ Adoptathon,” on Saturday July 17, 2010 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Animal Services Headquarters (3400 NE 53rd Ave., Gainesville). This event is hosted by the Student Chapter of the Association of Shelter Veterinarians (aka “Shelter Medicine Club”) of UF’s College of Veterinary Medicine. 

Puppies, kittens, dogs, and cats will be available for reduced prices. Cats are $33 (or 2 for $40) and dogs are $45 (or 2 for $60).  The first 10 adoptions are $5. All adoptions include spay/neuter, deworming, microchipping, free bag of Purina food and “goodie bag.” 

For more information, contact Alachua County Animal Services Public Education Program Coordinator, Hilary Hynes at 352-264-6881.

It was our pleasure to have Patchwork perform for us in the studio this morning!  You can catch them tonight at Gainesville’s Bo Diddley Community Plaza, located on the corner of Southeast First Street and East University Avenue.  The concert starts at 8 PM – take the entire family and enjoy!

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Let’s Put On a Show!

We’re headed to Tuscawilla Park in Ocala!

Family Fun Festival

See the shows this weekend at the Kika Silva Pla Planetarium!

Black Holes: Special Friday Night Showing

Currently in distribution to more than 25 fulldome theaters worldwide, narrated by Academy-Award nominated actor Liam Neeson, Black Holes: the Other Side of Infinity brings the current science of black holes to the dome screen. Supported by grants from NASA’s high-energy GLAST telescope project and the National Science Foundation, this cutting-edge production features high-resolution, animated visualizations of cosmic phenomena, working with data generated by computer simulations. Audiences will be dazzled with striking, immersive animations of the formation of the early universe, star birth and death, the collision of giant galaxies, and a simulated flight to a supermassive black hole lurking at the center of our own Milky Way Galaxy.

(Thomas Lucas Productions in collaboration with Denver Museum of Nature & Science, NOVA and the National Center for Supercomputing Applications)

[Show length: 25 minutes, All Ages]

Next showing: 7:00 PM, Friday June 11th, 2010

Kanapaha Botanical Gardens Moonlight Walk

Large sections of Kanapaha’s extensive walkway system will be lighted by 1500 luminaries, as well as paper lanterns and other light sources. Live entertainment will be provided at their stage pavilion.

When: May 22 (7pm-11pm), 2010

What: Moonlight Walk

Where: Archer Road (1 mile west of I-75)

How Much: 10$ for adults, children under 13 are free