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Cultural Resources Commission For Capital Culture Magazine Publisher Peggy Brady Editor Randi Goldstein Creative Director Tony Archer

Cultural Resources Commission Staff Executive Director Peggy Brady Tony Archer Randi Goldstein Leslie Puckett Clint L. Riley Topher Sherman Amanda Karioth Thompson Holly Thompson Cultural Resources Commission Board of Directors Chair Michael H. Sheridan Vice Chair Ken Winker Treasurer Anne Mackenzie Secretary Margaret W. Lewis Past Chair Sharon Press Valliere Richard Auzenne Margo H. Bindhardt Mickey Brady Jerry Kidd Beth Langford Longineu Parsons Neil Rambana Mark Ravenscraft Susan Stratton Ex-officios John Marks, Mayor Bob Rackleff, County Commission Marge Banocy-Payne, TCC Valencia E. Matthews, FAMU Donna H. McHugh, FSU Paula P. Smith, PACC Chair Dick Fallon, Cultural Ambassador Capital Culture Magazine is published quarterly by the Cultural Resources Commission

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Give your kids a break and get them away from the video games with these fun and educational activities. From classical to contemporary, these concerts, plays, musical theatre, film, and dance events will entertain, amuse, and inspire you. Get up, get out, and explore the incredible variety of art galleries, museums, historic sites, and more, right in Tallahassee’s backyard. Think you’ve seen and done it all in Tallahassee? Well, there’s another world waiting just a few miles in every direction. Expand your horizons with independent music, experimental theatre, avantgarde art, or offbeat poetry readings. Cover your walls with fine art, accentuate your wardrobe with handmade jewelry, put on some new dancing shoes, or buy what you need to create your own art.

While in Tallahassee, discover the artist or performer in yourself. Whatever your passion, there’s something here for you.



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Gilchrist Elementary School third-grader Mason Ballard enjoys the newly constructed playground at the Tallahassee Museum – Capital Culture style! To learn more, read the feature story, The Art of Play, on page 14. Photo by Tony Archer

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s we say goodbye to summer and usher in another beautiful Tallahassee autumn, I’d like to welcome you to our latest issue of Capital Culture Magazine. In this issue, Melissa Scholes Young guides you through the hilarious world of exploring art through the eyes of her threeyear-old daughter. And just in time for a new school year, we present a special expanded section on kids’ activities. With so many classes and events, and camps to think about for next summer, you’ll soon find out why Tallahassee is THE place for children to grow and learn through the exciting world of arts and culture. And don’t miss our regular sections on performances, exhibits, ways you can get involved in arts and culture, arts shopping, and our fall listings of festivals and annual events. I hope you enjoy this issue of Capital Culture Magazine as much as we have enjoyed bringing it to you. If you’re a visitor to our area, I welcome you to Florida’s artistic and cultural Capital city. If you’re lucky enough to live here, savor the treasures that exist right in your own backyard. And as North Florida’s beautiful fall season begins, take the opportunity to discover all there is to see and do in Tallahassee – more than you thought!

Local photographer Russ ell Grace’s Sunrise at the Gard ens I,

Maclay State Gardens, Talla hassee

Have fun and I hope this issue contributes greatly to that goal. I’ll see you out and about!

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CONTRIBUTOR Melissa Scholes Young Melissa Scholes Young grew up in Hannibal, Missouri, which she loyally claims as her hometown. When she is not finger painting with Isabelle, her three-year-old daughter, Melissa teaches English and Creative Writing at Lincoln High School. She has been a teacher for the past eight years and has taught at all levels from middle school to high school, from community college to college and finally, at an international school in Brazil. Her articles have been published in Tallahassee’s Family Forum Magazine, A Cup of Comfort for Teachers, and the nationally syndicated Front Porch. Melissa moved to Tallahassee a few years ago after being persuaded by her Floridian husband that winter is optional.

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ommy, look! It feels like the ocean!” My three-year-

when she was one and a half. That book, with its tattered

as she rubbed globs of electric blue finger-paint

art into common shapes and primary colors. In typical toddler

old daughter, Isabelle, squealed across the art studio

together on her palms. She smeared. She poked. She used her index finger as a modified paintbrush and

created zigzags and waves of blue across the glass.

I gazed over her shoulder and

catalogued the ways my daughter has

exhibited her genius since birth. Isabelle

edges and gnawed corners, simplified the complex world of

fashion, we read it repeatedly until I could recite every page

“I wondered if finger-paints have any significant nutritional value.”

promptly leaned over and licked the

in my sleep. The book had been a gift from an eclectic hippy friend who presented my

husband and me with Isabelle’s extended

astrology chart for her birth. She declared my daughter an artist. And she is.

We first began taking summer art classes

together at the Brush and Palette Studio

ocean in her hand. A frown appeared on her face: “Mommy, it

on Timberlane Road two years ago, starting with a class in

paints have any significant nutritional value.

the instructor set up four different projects for us to progress

dudn’t taste like ocean. Sweet. No salt?” I wondered if finger-

Isabelle and I have been exploring art in its numerous forms

since her first love affair with a kid’s Van Gogh book of colors

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“exploratory art” designed specifically for toddlers. Each week

through. We worked at a toddler’s pace, which meant either that our short attention span caused us to complete all four

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like a helicopter, waving my arms to intercept the impending

myself “exploring” too, and felt guilty when I realized I was

assured me that my toddler was doing exactly what the artist

full minutes tearing colored tissue paper into tiny bits. I found nudging my daughter towards the simple green shaving cream foam so I could concentrate on a more complex mosaic with

destruction, but the wonderful people at the museum intended.

Isabelle also likes to simply sit amongst the art and absorb.

seashells.

The Helen Lind Sculpture Garden at LeMoyne is one of our

Talley, the owner and instructor. The overzealous parents

for us to share. We stroll the brick paths and rest on the stone

“Remember, it’s the process not the product,” reminds Pam

collectively sighed and stepped back from our coaching

to let our budding artists investigate. This was particularly frustrating during what I call Isabelle’s “Mud Period” – the

time when she discovered over and over that adding brown or black to any color miraculously turns the whole thing brown or black. I kept pushing the yellows and reds, while Pam gently

favorite places to soak up culture. I pack snacks and art books

benches as we discuss each sculpture. This is where Isabelle’s

imagination really comes alive; she pretends each piece of art can speak only to her. “Listen, mommy, to the art…,” she

exclaims. The sculptures whisper their secrets as we pass, and she nods at them in encouragement.

I don’t know if Isabelle will be the next Jackson Pollock or

guided me back to a safe viewing distance. I have a plethora of

Vermeer – though she has recently demonstrated a proclivity

my restraint.

days with her again. So for now, I am content to “ooh” and “aah”

framed portraits featuring a single black paint stroke to prove

Isabelle and I have learned to mold clay into snakes and

melt crayons into a blur of waxy hues. We’ve rubbed pencils

onto paper and watched as the outlines of keys and pennies and veined leaves emerged. We’ve dripped neon paints into a

for watercolors – but I know that I won’t have these precious

over each new toddler creation. As I rinse out her paintbrushes and replenish her palettes, I realize Pam was right: it is the process and not the product that really matters.

salad spinner and spun a rainbow of paper plate masterpieces. And we’ve stomped aluminum foil into sculptures of swans and kitties. Each class was thoughtful and adventuresome, and Pam gently explained the art concepts as we explored in sync.

To encourage a finer appreciation for art, I’ve also organized

outings to each new exhibit at the Mary Brogan Museum and the LeMoyne Art Foundation. Isabelle asks wonderfully profound questions like, “Look at the old mummy! Can I

climb it?” and “Why is the picture upside down?” One day, as we cocked our heads sideways to appreciate the abstract

brush strokes of a very modern artist, she broke the silence of the gallery by exclaiming, “It’s very messy, mommy.” I

personally thought it resembled one of Isabelle’s mud period

masterpieces, but for the sake of teaching gallery etiquette, I shushed her and strolled on.

Of course, hands-on art is Isabelle’s favorite method of

discovery. When we happened upon “Complex” by Alex White in The Art and Ecology Triennial installation at the Brogan, Isabelle spent an hour happily rearranging the

collection of spray-painted egg cartons on the floor. I hovered

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Image: Opposite page - Melissa Scholes Young and her daughter Isabelle enjoy an afternoon of finger painting.

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Give your kids a break and get them away from the video games with these fun and educational activities.Dance classes,theatre, music, or art for vacations, after school, weekends, and more. There are some great birthday party ideas here, as well.

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African Caribbean Dance Theatre, 539-4087, www.fadf.org. Journey into Africa with the African Caribbean Dance Theatre. Its weekly schedule for youth development training includes Saturday classes in drum and children’s/beginner’s dance at Palmer-Munroe Community Center at 1900 Jackson Bluff Road from 10 am-1:30 pm. Each dance class is taught with the accompaniment of live African percussion. Prior experience is not necessary to participate. Arts Learning Gallery, 500 South Bronough Street, 245-6480, www.floridaarts.org/programs/learninggallery.htm. Hours: M-F, 9 am-4:30 pm, Sa 10 am – 4:30 pm, Su 12-4:30 pm. Located on the first floor of the R.A. Gray Building, home of the Museum of Florida History, this gallery features the artwork of students, teachers, and lifelong learners. Through an active program of rotating exhibitions from around the state, the gallery invites visitors to explore the various developmental stages of the visual artist by showcasing the works of students of all ages and skill levels, including elder artists and artists with disabilities. Boys’ Choir of Tallahassee, 528-2403, www.boyschoirtlh.org. A community outreach program for young men ages eight to eighteen from public and private schools throughout Tallahassee. The group meets three times weekly for study hall and choir practice. The Boys’ Choir prepares young men for the twenty-first century through music, discipline, and academic excellence. With its motto “No Excuses,” the choir continues to grow in popularity on the local, state, national and international level. The choir has performed at churches, convention halls, nursing homes, group homes, and juvenile correctional facilities throughout the United States and abroad.

Bradfordville Fine Arts Academy, 6494 Thomasville Road, 893-0893, www. b-fbc.org. Offers instruction in piano, voice, guitar, organ, and brass. A ministry of Bradfordville First Baptist Church. Brush and Palette Studio, 1379 Timberlane Road, 893-1960, www. brushandpalettestudio.com. The place where creativity begins! Art classes for kids of all ages, from preschool up. Private lessons also available. Offers birthday parties that feature t-shirt painting or clay sculpture, pizza, and a special artist’s cake. Capital City Shakespeare’s Young Company, 386-6476, Ccshakespeare@ aol.com. Made up of high school and middle school students who attend classes in scene study, voice, and movement, and perform Shakespeare’s plays that are adapted for young actors. Challenger Learning Center, 200 S. Duval Street, 645-STAR, www. challengertlh.com. The region’s only IMAX theatre and planetarium, featuring fun and educational shows for kids. Birthday parties also available, and include a hands-on activity with the “Flight Director,” pizza, and drinks in space themed cups. Parties can also include IMAX or Planetarium tickets, or a Mini-Space Mission Simulation. Community School of the Performing Arts and Culture, 614 Osceola Street, 574-2237. Provides an environment of cultural enhancement and expression through dance. The school is available to residents of Leon and surrounding counties of all ages and gender, and includes ballet, jazz, tap, modern, and African dance. In addition to teaching students the beauty of dance, the school provides students a positive and creative atmosphere that builds confidence and self-esteem.

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CHILDREN Florida Arts and Community Enrichment (F.A.C.E.), 644-8533, [email protected]. Offers classes during non-school hours in visual art, music, dance, and theatre free of charge for children ages five-eighteen in the Frenchtown neighborhood. Monthly outings to local cultural sites, community performances, and mural paintings are scheduled throughout the year. FSU School of Theatre, Florida State University, Fine Arts Building, 644-6500, theatre.fsu. edu. Offers the Sue and Richard G. Fallon Theatre for Young Audiences Series, which features productions particularly suitable for families. Also offers Adventures in Theatre Summer Camp, which provides campers ages five-twelve with the opportunity to experience all aspects of theatre during a two-week summer day camp during the month of June each year. Gadsden Arts Center, 13 North Madison, Quincy, 875-4866, www.gadsdenarts.com. Offers a summer camp of art-making fun, where campers experience a variety of artmaking techniques and media in the Center’s state-of-the-art drawing, painting, and clay studios. Camp is offered for six weeks in June and July each year. Also offers art workshops for children throughout the year. Gordon’s String Music, 1903 N. Monroe Street, 386-7784. Tallahassee’s home for traditional music. Quality acoustic instruments for beginners and advanced players, and lessons for children and adults. Home Music Educators, 656-7613, www. homemusiceducators.com. Offers private instruction in piano, guitar and voice for students in their own homes. Jim’s Pianos, 2695-A Capital Circle N.E., 2055467, www.jimspianos.com. Features private piano lessons, private music theory lessons, and adult and children’s group lessons. With all lessons, students learn to read music, play songs by ear and from sheet music, find the right harmony to melodies, and experience playing many styles. Killearn Performing Arts, 4500 W. Shannon Lakes #20, 443-7512 or 894-9364, www. killearnpa.com. Offers a variety of dance and drama classes for all ages, preschool to adults. Instruction in Irish dance, tap, ballet, modern, hip-hop, creative drama, musical theatre, and social dance (ballroom type) are available. Knott House Museum, 301 East Park Avenue, 922-2459, www.museumoffloridahistory. com. Offers summer poetry workshops for teenagers, Poetry Lasts a Lifetime. Also offers Tallahassee Doll Camp, a one to two week program recommended for ages seven-ten, where children combine history and art by creating their own dolls and stories. Lafayette Park Arts & Crafts Center, 403 Ingleside Drive, 891-3945, www.talgov.com/ parks/commcenter/lfartscrafts.cfm. Offers low - Classes and/or Private Lessons

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cost four-week daytime classes in pottery, drawing, cartooning, jewelry crafts, and others for ages six-twelve. Occasional oneday Saturday workshops also available. Part of the City of Tallahassee’s Award-Winning Parks and Recreation Department. LeMoyne Art Foundation, 125 N. Gadsden St., 222-8800, www.lemoyne.org. After school classes for kids (ages six-twelve) and teens (ages thirteen and up) offered weekday afternoons and on Saturdays. PreK art workshops every third Saturday of the month. Emphasis is hands-on, interactive, and fun learning, with exposure to a wide range of artistic media and methods. Also offers ArtCamp during the summer for kids ages six-thirteen, for full or half days, which include pottery, sculpture, painting, drawing, and decorative arts. LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library, 200 West Park Avenue, 606-2665, www. leoncountylibrary.org. Hours: M-Th, 10 am-9 pm, F 10 am-6 pm, Sa 10 am-5 pm, Su 1-6 pm. Offers Babytime for infants from birth to two years old along with their parent or caregiver. Includes stories, fingerplays, rhymes, and songs. Preschool Storytime offers the opportunity to develop reading readiness and listening skills, as well as a gentle introduction to group activities for ages two to five. Library also features the Summer Reading Program for children grades K-8, to encourage kids to keep reading (and win prizes) during the school break. Programs also available at branch libraries. The Mary Brogan Museum of Art & Science,350 South Duval Street, 513-0700, www.thebrogan. org. See stars on the first Saturday of every month, with U.S. Cellular StarLab portable planetarium shows. Catch a Chemistry Magic Show on the second Saturday of each month, or wise up with Smart Art activities on the third Saturday of each month.In the summer,the Brogan combines the best of art and science for Camp AllThat!,offering sessions for four and five year olds, and children entering grades K-8. Mason’s School of Music, 19 North Calhoun Street, 412-0102, www.masonsmusic.com. Private and group lessons in piano, guitar, voice, strings, percussion, woodwinds and brass instruments for all ages. Also offers Kindermusik classes (newborns through age seven), rock and jazz band classes, birthday parties, computer music theory lab, school pickup, and summer camps. Second location available in Quincy. Mission San Luis, 2021 W. Mission Road, 487-3711, www.missionsanluis.org. Discovery day camps for ages seven-fifteen are held throughout the year. Offered in both Spanish and English, the camps provide exciting hands-on experiences in topics ranging from Spanish heritage to 17thcentury mission life to archaeology. - Birthday Parties

Montgomery Schools of Dance, 1369 E. Lafayette Street, 877-4874. Offers ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, ensemble, and baton, for ages three and up. Classes are held weekday afternoons and Saturday mornings. Museum of Florida History, R.A. Gray Building, 500 S. Bronough Street, 245-6400, www.museumoffloridahistory.com. Offers free Family Craft Hour on the 2nd Wednesday of the month, for ages four-ten. Hands-on and interactive sessions in Florida’s state history museum with activities varying by month. Also sponsors week-long day camps from June to August. Camp sessions explore different themes in Florida history through field trips, hands-on activities, discussions, and audiovisual presentations. Music Center, 1221 E. Lafayette Street (next to The Moon), 942-0626. Music store offering guitar lessons for all ages, beginner to advanced. Also offers new and used musical equipment. Musikgarten, Best Beginnings, 1415 Timberlane Road in Market Square, 668-2119, www. best-begin.com/musikgartensignup.html. Early childhood music program offering morning music classes for infants and toddlers up to age three, as well as family music evenings for children up to age five. Performing Arts Center of Tallahassee, 562-1430, 3244 N. Monroe Street, performingartscenteroftallahassee.com. Offers classical ballet,tap,jazz,modern,and lyrical dance instruction for ages seven and up, as well as an early childhood dance program for ages three-six. Also offers summer programs. Prophecy School of the Arts, 2312 Apalachee Parkway, Suite 10, 222-8085, www. prophecyarts.net. Creative movement and dance classes for children as young as toddlers. Offers beginning ballet, beginning tap/jazz, hip hop, Af rican movement, and more. The curriculum at Prophecy is enhanced by videos, lectures, guest artists, performance invitations, and an annual dance showcase. Ribits Enchanted Cottage, 215 Lake Ella Drive, 671-5859, www.ribitsceramics.com. Offers ceramics and pottery classes for all ages, as well as art-themed birthday parties and summer camp programs. Rossier Productions, Inc. (RPI), 224-0372, www.rossierprod.org. A non-profit film and video production facility that promotes history, culture, humanities, and the arts by providing educational programs for youth and the community. Offers the Operation Filmmaker program, a workshop designed to let young people have a hands-on experience of creating a documentary from concept to completion. Images: Opposite page - Children find a turtle at the Tallahassee Museum, a student enjoys painting pottery, art work by a local student. This page - Students from F.A.C.E. celebrate the completion of a mural with former Secretary of State Glenda Hood.

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CHILDREN This program facilitates cross-community exchanges by offering opportunities to students in the local and surrounding counties. Sharon Davis Schools of Dance, 1232 Timberlane Road, 893-5900. Offers classes in ballet, tap, jazz, pointe, lyrical, and pre-school movement for ages three to adult. Classes are held weekday afternoons/ evenings and Saturday mornings, from September to May. Southern Academy of Ballet Arts, 1704-C Capital Circle NE, 222-0174. Beginner and intermediate classes in classical ballet, contemporary dance, tap, and theatre arts. Pas de Vie, the school’s performance arm, presents an end-of-year show in May, and The Nutcracker in December at the FSU School of Theatre Mainstage. Students perform in shows, and open auditions are held for community members. Stubbs Music Center, 1260 Timberlane Road, 893-8754, www.stubbs.org. Providing music instruction in North Florida and South Georgia for students of all ages, all levels, and all instruments since 1970. Offers Kindermusik program for students from birth to six years of age, plus instrumental instruction in piano and violin beginning at age four. Other areas of instruction such as music theory, voice, string instruments, brass, woodwind, and percussion are also available. The Tallahassee Ballet, 224-6917, www. tallaballet.com. Community classes for ages eight and up, weekday afternoons and Saturdays. Intermediate/advanced ballet for children, elementary and advanced pointe. No beginner classes. Also presents periodic abbreviated young persons concerts, perfect for introducing children to ballet. Tallahassee Girls’ Choir of CHOICE, 5767501. Open to girls from eight to eighteen. Participants meet regularly on Tuesdays and Thursdays to spend time on homework, participate in a variety of enrichment activities, and practice their music. Tallahassee Leon County Civic Center, 505 West Pensacola Street, 487-1691, box office 222-0400, www.tlccc.org. Offers periodic shows specifically for children, and often features shows appropriate for young people as part of the Broadway Series. Tallahassee Museum, 3945 Museum Drive, 575-8684, www.tallahasseemuseum.org. Unique opportunities for children to learn about animals, nature, and our history in a hands-on way. Critter Programs are offered on Mondays for children eighteen months-three and a half years old with a parent. Pre-School Classes are offered Monday through Friday for ages three and a half-five years old. Year round Discovery Day Camps for grades K-5 are presented on weekdays when school is out. Summer camps are available for elementary, middle, - Classes and/or Private Lessons

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and high school students. The Museum also offers fun and educational birthday parties, including theme parties. Tallahassee Symphony Youth Orchestras (TSYO), 1345 Thomasville Road, 2249232, www.tallahasseesymphony.org. Offers five orchestras for various levels of playing ability: Orchestra Fundamentals, Symphonic Strings, Philharmonia, Chamber Orchestra, and the TSYO Symphony Orchestra. The performance group, the Tallahassee Fiddlers, is open to students at Philharmonia level and above. TSYO gives school-age children the opportunity to discover the joy of playing orchestral music, and presents seasonal concerts and additional performance opportunities. Tally Piano & Keyboard Studios, 2933 Kerry Forest Parkway, 386-2425, www. tallypiano.com. Offers individual and group piano lessons, as well as Piano Adventure Summer Camps for children ages six-eleven in June and July. Thomasville Road Academy of the Arts, 3131 Thomasville Road, 422-7795 x210 or x216, www.thomasvilleroad.org/academy.htm. Offers instruction in piano, guitar, violin, woodwind and brass, percussion, voice, drama, art, and sign language. A ministry of Thomasville Road Baptist Church. Wind & Grace, 3620 Shamrock West, 8942888, www.windandgrace.homestead.com. An inclusion-based theatrical troupe for children and creative adults, welcoming

special people. Participants make videos, and create the characters, design the sets and story boards, write the scripts, dance, paint, and more. Meets weekly to workshop new artistic ideas. Young Actors Theatre, 609 Glenview Drive, 386-6602, www.youngactorstheatre.com. A non-profit youth theatre and school for the performing arts for pre-school through high school. Offers a comprehensive theatre education program that integrates the three key elements of the performing arts: drama, music, and dance. Students are placed in classes according to age, experience, and ability. Classes are based on September to May curriculum and feature performance opportunities.

Note: the preceding listings are for programs designed especially for children. Many places in other sections, like the “Get Up, Get Out, & Explore” section, are great for kids, too. Unless otherwise indicated, all area codes are 850. This may not be a complete listing of all organizations. To see if your organization or event is eligible to be listed, please contact [email protected]. Images: Page 6 (clockwise) - Tallahassee Symphony Youth Orchestra, The Tallahassee Ballet’s DanceChance program, creating crafts at Goodwood Museum & Gardens.

Attention All Teachers! Trying to integrate the arts into all classrooms? Looking for fresh ideas to re-energize your lessons?

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Meet the educators from New York’s Dancing Classrooms featured in the hit movie Mad Hot Ballroom

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Enjoy exciting workshops and sample the variety of talent available to bring into your classroom

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Talk to representatives from area arts & cultural organizations to learn about field trip opportunities, in-school presentations, and artist residencies

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Arts in Education Expo Saturday, August 19, 2006; 9 am – 5 pm TCC Legislative Research Center and Museum 444 Appleyard Drive, Tallahassee Free Admission (snacks and refreshments provided) Ample parking available

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Let Us Entertain

From classical to contemporary, from downtown to midtown, on campus or off, these concerts, plays, musical theatre, film, and dance events will entertain, amuse, and inspire you. There’s something new to do almost every day of the year. Stick with the arts, and you’ll never be bored.

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MUSIC

The Artist Series, 224-9934, www.theartistseries.com. Visiting artist classical music series featuring nationally and internationally renowned performing artists from around the world. FAMU Music Department, Florida A&M University, 599-3334, www. famumusic.com. Includes student performances, faculty recitals, guest lecturers and artists of international reputation, festivals, and features the acclaimed “Marching 100.” Florida State Opera, FSU College of Music, 644-5248, box office 644-6500, www. music.fsu.edu/opera.htm. Provides the Tallahassee community with performances and activities designed to foster an interest in opera and theatre. FSU College of Music, Florida State University, 24-hour concert line 6444774, box office 644-6500, www.music.fsu.edu. Offers more than 430 concerts each year, many of which are free. Music on the Lawn, Chez Pierre Restaurant, 1215 Thomasville Road, 222-0936, www.chezpierre.com. Music on Friday nights from March through May, 6-10 pm, featuring jazz and other styles such as swing, samba, Latin & pop. Tallahassee Bach Parley, 942-6075, www.bachparley.org. Provides a three to four concert season of high quality performances of the music of Bach and the Baroque period, held at various venues around Tallahassee. Tallahassee Leon County Civic Center, 505 West Pensacola Street, 4871691, box office 222-0400, www.tlccc.org. Box office hours: M-F 10 am-5:30 pm. A multi-purpose convention and entertainment arena, hosting a

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variety of events including top musical artists, Tallahassee Broadway Series, sporting events such as FSU basketball, and more. The Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, season tickets 224-0461, individual concert tickets 644-6500, www.tallahasseesymphony.org. Providing the voice of classical orchestral music to the Tallahassee community, featuring a Masterworks Series, holiday concert, young people’s concert and more. Teatime Concert Series, Brokaw-McDougall House, 329 North Meridian Street, 222-7358, www.teatimeconcertseries.com. Afternoon classical concerts paired with an artist/audience tea reception. Voces Angelorum, 942-6075, www.voicesofangelstallahassee.org. Women’s choir dedicated to masterfully performing classical music of excellence.

DANCE

Essence DanceTheatre, Florida A&M University, 412-7525, [email protected]. Dedicated to putting on professional-quality and high-energy productions. FSU Department of Dance, Florida State University, 644-1023, www.fsu. edu/~dance. Offers a wide variety of dance concerts throughout the year in the Nancy Smith Fitcher Dance Theatre, and throughout Tallahassee and the Southeast Region. Kollage Dance Troupe, Florida State University, 645-1385, kdtfl.tripod. com. A co-ed hip-hop based dance organization, whose objective is to unite artists from different cultures and backgrounds for the purpose of dance.

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ENTERTAINMENT Mahog any Dance T heat re, F l o r i d a A&M University, 561-2318, mahoganydancetheat [email protected]. Produces and performs two yearly concerts at various events throughout Tallahassee and the southeast, with a repertoire including Lindy Hop, African, modern dance, ballet, tap, jazz, and hip-hop. Orchesis Contemporary Dance Theatre, Florida A&M University, 599-8678. Presents a repertory encompassing a variety of movement styles with an emphasis on presenting elements of the black experience through dance. The Tallahassee Ballet, 224-6917, box office 644-6500, www.tallaballet.com. Presents two full-length productions each year, as well as performances from professional guest artists, and a traditional production of The Nutcracker each December.

Museum of Fine Arts

The increasingly ambitious research Department of Dance of the Museum The Department of assures that the scope Dance, long-recognized of programs ranges as one of the country’s from national impact, strongest & outstanding scholarly exhibits and professional programs, publications to offers an environment for showcases of the training and regional artists’ works development of young - always a vital and artists while nurturing the colorful mix. art of dance.

School of Theatre

Consistently recognized as one of the finest theatre training programs in the nation, the School of Theatre emphasizes professional training and production opportunities side by side with rigorous classroom learning. Alumni are working throughout the world on stage, screen, and more.

THEATRE & FILM

Capital City Shakespeare in the Park, 386-6476, [email protected]. Studies and performs Shakespeare’s plays for the enrichment of the Tallahassee community. FAMU Essential Theatre, Florida A&M University, Charles Winter Wood Theatre, 5993430, box office 561-2846, essential_famu@ yahoo.com. Produces a variety of classical and contemporary plays, with a major emphasis on African-American culture. FSU Film School, University Center Building A, Florida State University, 644-0453, filmschool. fsu.edu. Sponsors free public screenings of BFA films each December and MFA thesis films each August. FSU School of Theatre, Fine Arts Building, 644-6500, theatre.fsu.edu. Top-ranked theatre program that annually produces plays and musicals in the Fallon Mainstage, Lab Theatre, and the Augusta Conradi Studio Theatre. FSU Student Life Cinema, Student Life Building, FSU Campus, 113 S. Wildwood Drive, 644-4455, movies.fsu.edu. Featuring five to six nights a week of everything from the most recent blockbuster movies to documentaries, indies, and foreign films, and restored cinema classics. IMAX Theatre at the Challenger Learning Center, 200 S. Duval Street, 645-STAR, www. challengertlh.com. The region’s only IMAX Theatre, as well as one of only 15 all-digital Planetarium Theatres in North America. Tallahassee Film Society, 386-4404, www. tallahasseef ilms.com. Presents foreign, independent, and documentary films on a limited-showing basis. Tallahassee Little Theatre, 1861 Thomasville Road, 224-4597, box office 224-8474, www. tallahasseelittletheatre.org. Produces a wide variety of plays and musicals, as well as intimate Coffeehouse shows on a second stage.

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DANCE ART THEATRE Your destination for the arts in Tallahassee

Theatre A La Carte, 385-6700, www. theatrealacarte.org. North Florida’s premiere musical theatre company, offering fall and summer musicals annually at Tallahassee Little Theatre. Theatre TCC!, Tallahassee Community College, 444 Appleyard Drive, 201-8608, box office 644-6500, theatre.tcc.fl.edu. Produces quality theatre appropriate for the entire family at affordable prices in the beautiful and spacious Turner Auditorium. Young Actors Theatre, 609 Glenview Drive, 386-6602, www.youngactorstheatre.com. A

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non-profit youth theatre and school for the performing arts. For other performance groups, see pages 15 & 20-21. Unless otherwise indicated, all area codes are 850. This may not be a complete listing of all organizations. To see if your organization or event is eligible to be listed, please contact [email protected]. Images: Opposite page (clockwise) - Theatre FSU’s production of Crazy for You, The Tallahassee Ballet’s Beauty and the Beast, Florida State Opera’s production of Handel’s Julius Caesar.

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GET UP,

Don’t just sit on the couch watching reruns of The Golden Girls! Get up, get out, and explore Tallahassee’s incredible variety of art galleries, museums, historic sites, and more.

Get Out &

You never know what you’ll discover – all you have to do is look.

EXPLORE For up-to-date schedules and event information, visit www.morethanyouthought.com. 621 Gallery, 621 Industrial Drive, 224-6163, www.621gallery.com. Hours: W-F 11 am-2 pm, Sa-Su 12-4 pm. Media such as painting, sculpture, photography, installation, and performance art are featured in eight contemporary exhibitions per year. Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park, 3540 Thomasville Road, 487-4115, Ranger Station 487-4556, www.floridastateparks.org. Hours: Daily 8 am-sunset. Home to breathtaking floral gardens, eight miles of trails for biking, hiking and horseback riding, a boat launch, swimming beach, picnic areas and playgrounds, as well as the Maclay House museum. Ars Magna @ the NHMFL, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at FSU, 1800 E. Paul Dirac Drive, Innovation Park, 644-8053, www.magnet.fsu.edu. Hours: M-F 9 am-5 pm. Features local 2-D, 3-D and mixed media artists exploring the science of art and the art in science. Art Galleries at Tallahassee Community College, 444 Appleyard Drive, 201-8713, www.tcc.fl.edu/dept/cohu/art/artgallery.htm. Hours: M-F, 12 noon-4 pm. The Fine Art Gallery features changing exhibits by faculty, students, and local and regional artists.The Ralph Hurst Gallery showcases the artwork and collection of sculptor Ralph Hurst. ArtPort Gallery, Tallahassee Regional Airport, 3300 Capital Circle SW, 224-2500, www.netcrc.org. Hours: Daily 8 am-11:30 pm. Managed by the Cultural Resources Commission, this gallery exhibits the work of local artists in all media with shows changing every five to six weeks. Arts Learning Gallery, 500 South Bronough Street, 245-6480, http://www.florida-arts. org/programs/learninggallery.htm. Hours: M-F, 9 am-4:30 pm, Sa 10 am – 4:30 pm, Su 12-4:30 pm. Features the artworks of students, teachers, and lifelong learners. The Black Archives Capitol Complex at the Historic Union Bank, 219 Apalachee Pkwy., 561-2603, www.famu.edu/acad/archives. Hours: M-F 9 am-4 pm. Exhibits focus on the experiences and contributions of African Americans throughout the state, with special emphasis on famous Black Floridians.

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- Denotes First Friday participant (see page 17 or back cover for more information) The Capitol Building - 22nd floor, Downtown, S. Duval St., 488-6167, Hours: M-F 8 am-5 pm. One of four tower Capitols in the U.S., featuring a panoramic view from 22nd floor observatory/art gallery. Capitol Complex Galleries, 245-6480, www.florida-arts.org. Six galleries, rotating exhibits every three months, designed to showcase Florida artists and arts organizations. City Hall Art Gallery, City Hall, 2nd Floor, 300 South Adams Street, 224-2500, www.netcrc.org. Hours: M-F 8 am-5:30 pm. Managed by the Cultural Resources Commission, this gallery offers a diverse selection of works by both regional and local artists. Claude Pepper Museum, 636 W. Call Street, FSU Campus, 644-9311, www. claudepepper.org/museum. Hours: M-F 8:30 am-5 pm. Exhibits dramatically portray the personal and political experiences of U.S. Senator Claude Pepper, one of the most influential and longest serving members of Congress. Foster Tanner Fine Arts Gallery, Florida A&M University, Foster Tanner Fine Arts Building, 599-3161. Hours: M-F 10 am-noon, 1-4 pm. Exhibits and events focus on the richness of visual art as an expression of material culture, history, and creative genius, featuring artists from the African Diaspora. FSU International Center Art Gallery, 107 South Wildwood Drive, FSU Campus, 645-4793, www.internationalcenter.fsu.edu. Hours: M-F 8 am-5 pm. An exhibition space for international artists from the FSU and Tallahassee communities. FSU Museum of Fine Arts, Florida State University, Fine Arts Building, 644-1254, www.mofa.fsu.edu. Hours: M-F 9 am-4 pm, Sa-Su 1-4 pm, closed weekends during the summer. A lively mix of exhibitions from new and nationally known artists. Goodwood Museum & Gardens, 1600 Miccosukee Road, 877-4202, www. goodwoodmuseum.org. Hours: Main House Tours M-F 10 am-4 pm, Sa 10 am-2 pm; Garden M-F 9 am-5 pm, Sa 10 am- 2 pm. Antebellum plantation house situated on sixteen acres of sprawling lawns, gardens and centuries-old oaks.

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John G. Riley Center / Museum of African American History and Culture, 419 E. Jefferson Street, 681-7881, www.rileymuseum.org. Hours: M, W, F 10 am-4 pm, Saturdays by appointment. Featuring a variety of exhibits based on the history and heritage of African American culture. The Kirk Collection, The Public Broadcast Center, 1600 Red Barber Plaza, www.wfsu.org. Hours: M-F 9 am-5 pm. A 300-piece collection of antique radios, televisions, musical instruments, microphones and other sounds equipment from the turn of the century through the 1950’s. Knott House Museum, 301 East Park Avenue, 9222459, www.museumoffloridahistory.com. Hours: W-F 1-4 pm, Sa 10 am-4 pm; closed August. Historic home dating back to the 1840’s, reflecting a unique perspective on the evolution of Tallahassee. LeMoyneArtFoundation,125 N.Gadsden St.,222-8800, www.lemoyne.org.Hours:Tu-Sa 10 am-5 pm,Su 1-5 pm. One-and-a-half acre site including the main galleries in the historic Meginiss-Munroe House, the LeMoyne Gift Shop, and a lush sculpture garden. LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library, 200 West Park Avenue, 606-2665, www.leoncountylibrary.org. Hours: M-Th 10 am-9 pm, F 10 am-6 pm, Sa 10 am-5 pm, Su 1-6 pm. Offers monthly exhibits on the walls and in glass exhibition cases, featuring artwork, collectibles, and rare books. Lichgate on High Road, Laura Jepsen Institute, 1401 High Road, 383-6556, www.lichgate.com. Hours:Tu 10 am - 2 pm, F 11:30 am - 3:30 pm and by appointment. A lovingly built enchanted cottage reminiscent of the fairytale cottages of childhood stories. The Mary Brogan Museum of Art & Science, 350 South Duval Street, 513-0700, www.thebrogan.org. Hours: M-Sa 10 am-5 pm, Su 1-5 pm. Featuring permanent hands-on and traveling science exhibits, and a multitude of fine art exhibits highlighting sculpture, painting, photography, multi-media and folk art. Mission San Luis, 2021 W. Mission Road, 487-3711, www.missionsanluis.org. Hours: T-Su 10 am-4 pm. A visit to Mission San Luis takes you back in time to a place where Native people and Spanish colonists lived lives intertwined by religion and economic circumstance. Museum of Florida History, R.A. Gray Building, 500 S. Bronough Street, 245-6400, www. museumoffloridahistory.com. Hours: M-F 9 am-4:30 pm, Sa 10 am-4:30 pm, Su and holidays 12-4:30 pm.; extended hours from 5 pm-8 pm on the 3rd Thursday of each month. Permanent and temporary exhibits that highlight significant periods and individuals that have helped to shape the Sunshine State. The Old Capitol, 400 South Monroe Street, www. museumoffloridahistory.com, 487-1902. Hours: MF 9 am-4:30 pm, Sa 10 am-4:30 pm, Su 12-4:30 pm. Provides an intriguing look into the world of Florida politics, and the people and events that have helped shape the Sunshine State. Southeastern Regional Black Archives Research Center & Museum, Carnegie Library, Florida A&M University, 599-3020, www.famu.edu/acad/ archives. Hours: M-F 9 am-5 pm. Specialty museum and archives that collects, preserves, and displays information about the history of Africans and African Americans from ancient times to the present. Tallahassee Automobile Museum, 3550-A Mahan Drive, 942-0137, www.tacm.com. Hours: M-Sa 10 am-5 pm, Su noon-5 pm. A vast selection of rare antique cars that date as early as the 1860’s. Tallahassee Museum, 3945 Museum Drive, 5758684, www.tallahasseemuseum.org. Hours: M-Sa 9 am-5 pm, Su 12:30-5 pm. Featuring the Natural

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Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts, 527 N. Patterson Street, Valdosta, GA, (229) 247-2787 (84 miles from Tallahassee), www.lvac. org. Hours: M-Th 10 am-6 pm, F-Sa 10 am – 4 pm, Su 1-4 pm. Bainbridge Little Theater, 220 Troupe Street, Bainbridge,GA (42 miles from Tallahassee),(229) 246-8345, www. bainbridgelittletheater.com. Bonifay Guild for the Arts, 1695 Highway 177, Bonifay (90 miles from Tallahassee), 547-3530, [email protected]. Dixie Theatre, 21 Avenue E, Apalachicola (75 miles from Tallahassee), 653-3200, www. dixietheatre.com. First Street Gallery, 204 First Street NW, Havana (15 miles from Tallahassee), 539-5220, www.firststreetartgallery.com. Hours: F-Sa 10 am-5 pm, Su 12-5 pm. Gadsden Arts Center, 13 North Madison, Quincy (25 miles from Tallahassee), 875-4866, www.gadsdenarts.com. Hours: Tu-Sa 10 am-5 pm, Su 1-5 pm. Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratories, 222 Clark Drive, Panacea, FL (30 miles from Tallahassee), 850984-5297, www.gulfspecimen.org. Hours: M-F 9 am-5 pm, Sa 10 am-4 pm, Su 12 pm-4 pm

Habitat Zoo, historical buildings, hands-on exhibits, the Natural Science Building, and a recreation of a 19th century Big Bend Farm. Tallahassee Trust for Historic Preservation, 423 E. Virginia Street, 488-7100, www.taltrust.org. Hours: M-F 9 am-4 pm. Contains an extensive library of books, reports, periodicals, photographs, and maps relating to Tallahassee, the region, and the state.

Think you’ve seen and done it all in Tallahassee? Well, there’s another world waiting just a few miles in every direction. Check out the arts in Quincy, Havana, Monticello, Apalachicola, Bainbridge, and all the rest, right down the road.

It’s a Jem Fine Art,307 North Main St.,Havana (15 miles from Tallahassee), 539-0335, www.itsajem. com. Hours: M-Sa 10 am-6 pm, Su 12-6 pm. Monticello Opera House, 185 W. Washington Street, Monticello (30 miles from Tallahassee), 997-4242, [email protected]. Pebble Hill Plantation, U.S. Highway 319, Thomasville, GA (30 miles from Tallahassee), (229) 226-2344, www.pebblehill.com. Hours: Tu-Sa 10 am-5 pm, Su 1-5 pm. Quincy MusicTheatre, 118 East Washington St., Quincy (25 miles from Tallahassee), 875-9444, www.qmtonline.com. San Marcos De Apalache Historic State Park, 148 Old Fort Road,St.Marks(20 miles fromTallahassee), 922-6007. Hours: Th-M 9 am-5 pm. Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park, US 129 north of Live Oak (80 miles from Tallahassee), (904) 364-1683, www.musicliveshere.com. Swamp Gravy, Cotton Hall, Colquitt, GA (64 miles from Tallahassee), (229) 758-5450, www. swampgravy.com. Thomasville Cultural Center,600 E.Washington St.,Thomasville, GA (35 miles from Tallahassee), (229) 226-0588, www.tccarts.org. Gallery hours: M-F 9 am-5 pm, Sa-Su 1-5 pm.

For other places to explore, see pages 15-17. Unless otherwise indicated, all area codes are 850. This may not be a complete listing of all organizations. To see if your organization or event is eligible to be listed, please contact [email protected]. Images: Opposite page (clockwise) - Goodwood Museum and Gardens, a bald eagle at Tallahassee Museum, a quilt from the CRC’s By Hand exhibition at City Hall.

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FEATURE

the ART OF

PLAY by Randi Goldstein Editor, Capital Culture Magazine

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here can you find a “monster” made from reclaimed tires, a climbing wall painted with images of native Florida flora and fauna, and a tree fort with lookout tower, slides, and ramps for accessibility? Where can children play music on a set of giant chimes beneath a hand-painted mural of a Florida panther? Thanks to the Junior League of Tallahassee and about 400 community volunteers, you can find a brand new educational, interactive playground with a cultural focus at the Tallahassee Museum. More than twice the size of the previous play area, the colorful new playground is intended for children from pre-school to age 12, and accents the Museum’s focus on Florida history and natural science as well as highlighting music and art features. Russell Daws, executive director of the Tallahassee Museum sums up the project: “Our playground truly reflects what can be done when a community and hundreds of volunteers work together towards a common goal.” The fun and educational playscape was designed by Learning Structures, Inc. of Somersworth, New Hampshire. Incorporating ideas gathered from local children and community members, Learning Structures planned the oneof-a-kind playground using its signature “playgrounds that teach” concept. According to Learning Systems, “For a playground to be great, it must offer children the opportunity to explore, discover, invent, imagine, cooperate – to be a monkey swinging from a tree or an astronaut charting space. Each playground provides stimulating play opportunities for children with a broad range of physical abilities.” The overall design incorporates entertaining and interactive elements that focus on providing educational content related to the Big Bend region. Learning tools are integrated throughout the playground.Children can match up native animals with their footprints, track the life cycles of native Florida insects, and follow a gopher tortoise into her den,all without ever leaving Gilchrist Elementary School third-grader Mason the playground. Ballard practices the chimes at the playground’s

A particular focus of the new playground is accessibility.The play area has ADA-compliant equipment that allows children with or without special needs to use it. The Junior League has already targeted enhancements to make the playground even more accessible to children with disabilities, and has recently received a $15,000 grant from the state Department of Health’s Division of Obesity Prevention for this purpose. Plans are in place to add a swing set with two accessible swings for children with limited mobility, and a raised sand table that children with wheelchairs can use. The Junior League of Tallahassee organized and helped to fund this unique community project. Close to 400 volunteers pitched in to make the new playground happen during a four-day “barn-raising style” community build in early May. Local businesses and individuals contributed tools, equipment, building materials, cash, and time to the project. Established in 1960, the Junior League of Tallahassee is a nonprofit organization of women committed to improving the lives of children and

The Junior League and about 400 community volunteers worked diligently to construct the new playground.

families through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. The League’s 600 members commit more than 5,000 volunteer hours and raise more than $80,000 annually for the local community. The Junior League’s relationship with the Tallahassee Museum goes back to the Museum’s beginning. The original drive to establish what was then known as “The Junior Museum,” was organized and partly funded by the Junior League in the late 1950s.Throughout the next decades, the League continued to sponsor Museum projects, and in the 1991, sponsored the Discovery Center, its largest project in terms of funding and volunteer hours to date. This latest project comes just in time for the Museum’s 50th anniversary celebration in 2007. Oh, did we mention that there’s a dugout canoe that makes you feel like you’re actually gliding through the water? Or that there’s a mini-ship with portholes and telescopes designed especially for younger children? So bring the kids. Just be sure you don’t forget your imagination!

Florida Panther Music Wall.

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ALTERNATIVE

Tired of the Tried

& true? Expand your horizons with independent music,experimentaltheatre,avant-gardeart,or offbeat poetry readings.Expect to be surprised and delighted when you venture off the beaten path to the world of the alternative. - Denotes First Friday participant (see page 17 or back cover for more information) 621 Gallery, 621 Industrial Drive, 224-6163, www.621gallery. com. Hours: W-F 11 am-2 pm, Sa-Su 12-4 pm. Featuring eight contemporary art exhibitions per year. Media such as painting, sculpture, photography, installation, and performance art are showcased. Anhinga Press Poetry Readings, 442-1408, www.anhinga.org. Small press poetry publisher that sponsors Wednesday night literary reading series in conjunction with Apalachee Press. Apalachee Blues Society, 668-5863, www. apalacheebluessociety.org. Brings special blues concerts to the Tallahassee region and supports Tallahassee venues that present blues music. Back Talk Poetry Troupe, 459-7399, www. blackonblackrhyme.com. Sponsors a weekly poetry jam featuring an open mic plus live music. Bannerman’s, 6800 Thomasville Road, 668-8800. Hours: M-Th 11am-midnight, F-Sa 11 am- 2 am, Su 12 noon-7 pm. Live music every week, with acoustic music on Wednesdays, classic rock on Fridays, and swing on Saturdays. The Beta Bar, 809 Railroad Avenue, 425-2697, www.thebetabar.com. Offers a selection of live music in a variety of genres, including punk, metal, hip-hop, and indie music. Bradfordville Blues Club, 7152 Moses Lane, 906-0766, www.bradfordvilleblues.com. Unique location and atmosphere, hosting a different blues artist each weekend. The Brink, 284-5753, [email protected]. Graduate and undergraduate students at FSU performing new and alternative theatrical works. Cafe Cabernet, 1019 N. Monroe St., 2246158, www.cafecabernet.com. Hours: M-Sa 5 pm-2 am. Offers a variety of live musical entertainment four nights a week, including jazz, R&B, pop and rock artists. Club Downunder, Oglesby Union, Florida State University, 644-6673, union.fsu.edu/edu. Offers performances throughout the week by nationally recognized bands and comedy shows.

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Fiction Collective Two (FC2) Readings, 6442260, www.fc2.org. Sponsors periodic readings of innovative, challenging, and sophisticated writing followed by book signings. Floyd’s Music Store, 666-1 West Tennessee St., www.floydsmusicstore.com, 222-3506. Hosts an array of live music concerts. FSU Oglesby Gallery, FSU Oglesby Student Union, 644-3898, www.union.fsu.edu/artcenter. Hours: M-F 8 am-10 pm, Sa-Su 12 pm-10 pm. Features art collections from students, faculty and the community,offering fresh interpretations, engaging themes, and varying perspectives. Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography, Montgomery Hall, FSU Campus, 645-2449, www.mancc.org. An artist-centered environment that facilitates creativity, research, training, documentation and dissemination of new knowledge in dance. Mickee Faust Club, 623 McDonnell Drive, 224-3089, www.mickeefaust.com. Performs cabaret-style shows, heavy on political parody, in a lime green and purple barn at the lip of Railroad Square. The Moon, 1105 E. Lafayette St. 878-6900, www. moonevents.com. Box office hours: M-F 12-6 pm. Hosts major concerts featuring country,rock,R&B, rap, reggae, jazz, and other popular formats.

Off Street Players, 907-5743, paminole@yahoo. com. Produces work by new playwrights or newer plays by established authors. OncomingTraffic,445-8076,www.oncomingtraffic. net. An experimental comedy troupe specializing in short form improv comedy. Railroad Square Art Park, 567 Industrial Drive, 224-1308, www.railroadsquare.com. A collection of World War II-era warehouses now used as art galleries, studios, and small businesses. Tallahassee Little Theatre Coffeehouse Series, 1861 Thomasville Road, offices 224-4597, box office 224-8474, www.tallahasseelittletheatre. org. Alternative and challenging contemporary theatre performed in the intimate atmosphere of a 70-90 seat flexible space. Tallahassee Progressive Center, 1720 S. Gadsden St., 222-1888, www.tallprogcen.com. Hours: M-F 11 am-9 pm, Sa 12-5 pm. A collective of galleries, a café, a fair trade store, and two museums. The Warehouse, 706 W. Gaines Street, 222-6188. Features acoustic music, improv jazz, traditional Irish and bluegrass music, as well as literary and poetry readings. Waterworks, 1133 Thomasville Road, 224-1887. Hours: M-F 5 pm-2 am, Sa 8 pm-2 am, Su 9 pm2 am. Live jazz club with a Polynesian décor, also featuring Latin salsa on Thursdays.

For up-to-date schedules and event information, visit www.morethanyouthought.com. Unless otherwise indicated, all area codes are 850.

Charlie Musselwhite (pictured with his band) performing at the Bradfordville Blues Club on October 12th

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SHOPPING

Arts Shopping Cover your walls with fine art, accentuate your wardrobe with handmade jewelry, or put on some new dancing shoes. Rent an obscure documentary or a musical instrument, or buy what you need to create your own art. And, of course, there’s no place better to find the perfect gift than at one of these arts-related businesses. For up-to-date schedules and event information, visit www.morethanyouthought.com.

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Fine Art and Gifts

M Gallery, 2533 Greer Road, Suite 1, 531-9925, [email protected]. Hours: M-F 9 am-5:30 pm, Sa 10 am- 2 pm.

ArtisTree, 1355 A-3 Market Street, 893-2937, www.bigbendhospice.org. Hours: Tu-Sa 10 am-6 pm.

Pyramid Studios, 1770 Thomasville Road, 513-1733, www. pyramidinc.org. Hours: M-F 8 am-5 pm.

Ash Gallery, 438 W. Georgia St., 510-5621, [email protected]. Hours: Sa 9 am4 pm and by appointment. Glasshopper, The Galler y at Market Street, 1419 Market Street, 668-5007, www. glasshopperonline.com. Hours: M-F 10 am5:30 pm, Sa 11 am-3 pm. Glassworks by Susan, 1661 North Monroe St., 2225095. Hours: Tu-F 10 am-6 pm, Sa 10 am-4 pm. Historically Florida: Florida’s History Shops, Museum of Florida History, R.A. Gray Building, 245-6396, Old Capitol, 922-2432, The Capitol Plaza Level, 487-2044. Hours vary - consult the website: www.floridashistoryshop.com. Images of Tallahassee, 1355 Market St., #A10-2, 894-5596, www.RussellGraceImages.com. Hours: M-F, 10 am-6 pm, Sa 10 am-4 pm.

* Karen Mack’s Gallery, 645 McDonnell Drive,

Railroad Square Art Park, 942-6565, www.customtiles. com. Hours: M-Sa 10 am - 6 pm.

* LeMoyne Gifts and Art Supplies, 133

N. Gadsden St., 222-2234, www.lemoyne.org. Hours: T-Sa 10 am-5 pm, Su 1-5 pm.

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Railroad Square Art Park, 567 Industrial Drive, 224-1308, www.railroadsquare.com. Sally Rude Antiques and Fine Art Gallery, 1123 Thomasville Rd., 222-4020, www.trocadero.com/mctc. Hours: M-Sa 11 to 6’ish. Appraisals by appointment. Signature Art Gallery, 2779 Capital Circle NE, 297-2422, www.signatureartgallery.com. Hours: M-F 10 am-5:30 pm, Sa 10 am-2 pm. South of Soho Co-op Gallery, 563 Industrial Drive, Railroad Square Art Park, 907-3590, jzenickmail@aol. com. Hours: Sa 12-5 pm, Su 12-4 pm. Thomas Eads Fine Art, 1122 Thomasville Road, Unit 8, 224-1435, www.thomaseadsfineart.com. Hours: Tu-Su 11 am-7 pm. Visitors Center Gift Shop & Gallery, 106 E. Jefferson St., 413-9200, www.seetallahassee.com. Hours: M-F 8 am-5 pm, Sa 9 am-1 pm. White Cottage, 1314 E. 7th Avenue, 222-3499, www.thomasdeans.com. Wild Women Art Gallery, 567 Industrial Dr., Railroad Square Art Park, 224-1308, ubewild@ aol.com. Hours: M-F 11 am-2 pm.

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Music Beethoven and Company, 1415 Timberlane Road in Market Square, 894-8700, www. beethovenandcompany.com. Hours: M-F 10 am-6 pm, Sa 10 am-4 pm. Gordon’s String Music, 1903 North Monroe Street, 386-7784. Hours: M-F 10 am-6 pm, Sa 12-4 pm. Jim’s Pianos, 2695-A Capital Circle N.E., 205-5467, www.jimspianos.com. Hours: M-F 10 am–6 pm, Sa 10 am – 5 pm. Music Masters, 1114 N. Monroe St., 2246158, www.musicm.com. Hours: M-F 9 am-6 pm, Sa 10 am- 6 pm. Music Center, 1221 E. Lafayette Street (next to The Moon), 942-0626. Hours: M-Sa 10 am-6 pm, Su 12 pm-5 pm. Music Xchange,221 EastThird Ave.,681-7443,www. themusicxchange.com.Hours: M-Sa 10 am - 6:30 pm. Stringfest, 4352 Charles Samuel Drive, 6686896, www.stringfest.com. Hours: M-F 5-10 pm, Sa –Su 1-10 pm. Vinyl Fever, 2256 W. Pensacola St., 580-2480, www.vinylfever.com. Hours: M-Sa 10 am-9 pm, Su 12-7 pm.

Handmade Jewelry Artsy Phartsy Chics, 2522 Capital Circle, NE. Hours: Tu-F 10 am – 6 pm, Sa 10 am – 4 pm. Blue Abaco Trading Company, 1690 Raymond Diehl Road, 325-2323, www. blueabaco.com. Hours: M-Sa 10 am-6:30 pm, Su 12-5 pm.

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Drive, Railroad Square Art Park, www.etceterocks.com. Hours: Th-Sa, 11:30 am-4:30 pm or by appointment. Quincie’s Art Jewelry, 1325 Thomasville Road, 222-8411, www.quinciehamby.com. Hours: T, Th, F 10 am - 2 pm & 3 -6 pm, W 10 am-2 pm.

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0, www.netcrc.org/fr On the first Friday iday.html. of every month, mu seums and galleries until at least 9 pm wi stay open from 6 pm th no admission charg e, often featuring op and special events for enings, receptions, the public. Check the Tallahassee Democra the CRC’s Web site t’s Limelight or for a complete list of who’s open each mo nth. Do n’t wa nt to dr ive f ro m pla ce to pla ce ? Ta ke th e on-board tour guide sh ut tle ! W ith its s, the CRC’s First Friday Gallery Ho way to sample a va p Shuttle is a great riety of loc al art and hear about what’s go ing on around town at the same time. Every First Friday, shuttles depart from Chez Pierre Restaurant (12 15 Thomasville Road) at 6:15 pm for a thr ee hour tour of many of the participating First Friday galleries/muse ums. Shuttle tickets are only $5 per person an d will go on sale at 5:0 0 pm the day of the event outside Chez Pierre. Shuttle riders park in the TMH pa are encouraged to rking lot across 6th Avenue from Chez Pierre.

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06 Goodwood Antiq ues & Treasures Show , Go od wo od Miccosukee Road, M use um & Ga rde 877-4202, www.goo ns , 16 00 dwoodmuseum.org. dealers from aroun Featuring more tha d the countr y displa n 25 yin g buildings and on the diverse items in Go odwood’s historic grounds.

Dance & Theatrical Supplies Halimeda’s Oasis, 2609 Glover Road, 4215151 or (866) 377-5151, www.halimedasoasis. com. Hours: M-F 6:30 pm-9:30 pm or by appointment.

Art Supplies Reaver Enterprises Fine Art Supplies, 1042 Commercial Drive, Railroad Square Art Park, 561-6285, home.earthlink.net/~trreaver. Hours: W-F 10 am-5:30 pm, Sa 12:30 pm5:30 pm. Utrecht Art Supplies (formerly Bill’s Art City), 1350 East Tennessee Street, 877-0321, www.utrecht.com. Hours: M-F 9 am-5 pm, Sa 10 am-6 pm, Su 12-5 pm.

Book Den, 1836 Thomasville Road, 980-2989, www.Book-Den.com. Hours: Tu-Th 10 am-9 pm, F-Sa 10 am-10 pm, Su 12-9 pm.

Head Over Heels Dancewear, 1621 N. Monroe Street, 224-5140, www.head-overheels.com. Hours: Tu-Sa 10 am - 6 pm.

Paperback Rack, 1005 North Monroe St., 224-3455. Hours: M-Sa 9 am-9 pm, Su 12 noon - 6 pm.

Magic & Fun Costume Shop, 1787 W. Tennessee Street, 224-6244. Hours: M-F 11 am-7 pm, Sa 11 am-5 pm.

Video 21, 1449 E. Lafayette St., 878-3921. Hours: M-F 10 am - 11 pm, Sa-Su 11 am - 11 pm.

For other places to buy local art and souvenirs, see pages 12, 13 & 15. Unless otherwise indicated, all area codes are 850.

* These organizations also carry art supplies.

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CaribbeanCarnival,8/18-19,DowntownTallahassee,878-5148,www.carnivaltallahassee. com. A panorama of colorful sounds,music,and food that satisfies the soul.Carnival Parade is a master showcase of Caribbean artists and dancers in costumes decked with brilliant feathers,sequins,and rhinestones in artful displays. The fun-filled events for children include face painting, mask making, limbo dancing, and storytelling. PossumFestivalandFunDay,8/5,Highway 77,Wausau,638-1781,www.thewtdc.com. Come Friday night for the Possum King and Queen Contests (contestants dress in their tackiest attire and donate a recipe for cooking possum), and stay for Saturday’s parade,5000-meter “PossumTrot,”and auction when local politicians and celebrities bid against one another for the rights to a live possum. Visit arts and crafts booths, while you listen to local bluegrass,gospel,and country bands.Try a sample of a variety of unique southern foods including possum stew and possum ice cream.

SEPTEMBER

Downtown Getdowns, Friday nights before FSU home football games, Adams Street between Pensacola Street and Park Avenue, 487-8087, www.uwbb.org. Live entertainment, food, merchants displaying their wares, activities for the kids, and much more.These combination pep rallies/block parties/food samplers benefit the United Way of the Big Bend. ExperienceAsiaFestival,9/30,E.Peck Green Park,Park Ave.across from the LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library, 906-9321, www.asiantlh.org. The Asian Coalition of Tallahassee presents a fun day for the whole family,featuring Asian arts and crafts and cuisine.Experience the sights and sounds of Asia with music and dance performances from China,India,Japan,and the Philippines,plusTaoistTai Chi,aTaiwanese puppet show, and more from our local and regional Asian communities.

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Antiques & Treasures Show, 10/19-22, Goodwood Museum & Gardens, 1600 Miccosukee Road, 877-4202, www.goodwoodmuseum.org. Featuring more than 25 dealers from around the country displaying diverse items in Goodwood’s historic buildings and on the grounds. Blessing of the Animals, 10/7, 10 am-2 pm, Mission San Luis, 2021 W. Mission Road, 487-3711, www.missionsanluis.org. Bring your family pets to be blessed by a Franciscan priest. Pets and their owners are treated to free giveaways, and photographs of each animal’s blessing are available for purchase. Fall Fever, Railroad Square Art Park, 224-1308, www.railroadsquare.com. Live music, open artist studios and galleries, face painting, a New Orleans style parade, food, animal rescue displays and more. Bring your friends and family and come enjoy the fun! Greek Food Festival, Holy Mother of God Greek Orthodox Church, 1645 Phillips Road, 878-0747, www.greece.org/HolyMother/festival. Purchase Greek specialties to eat under the tents or to take home. Stock up on mouthwatering Greek pastries for holiday entertaining. Find authentic Greek souvenirs and enjoy a Greek band and dancers. Halloween Howl, 10/27-28, 6-10 pm, Tallahassee Museum, 3945 Museum Drive, 575-8684, www.tallahasseemuseum.org. This two-evening family event is a haunting, howling good time with tricks and treats, live music, and things that go bump in the night. There is a children’s trail for youngsters from 6-7:30 pm, but when darkness falls, only veteran ghouls dare follow the guides through the adult trail. Fun for all ages. Havana Bead, Jewelry & Art Extravaganza, 10/7-8, The Planter’s Exchange,

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FESTIVALS & ANNUAL EVENTS 204 Second Street, Havana, 539-6343, www. havanaextrav.com. Attracts thousands of bead lovers, jewelry, and art collectors. Features jewelry artists plus sellers of unusual beads and other supplies for making jewelry. The surrounding shopping district has a plethora of gifts and collectibles, antiques, spectacular art and vintage clothing. Monarch Butterfly Festival, 10/28, St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, 1255 Lighthouse Rd., St. Marks, 925-6121, saintmarks.fws.gov. Learn about the amazing migrating monarch butterflies and butterfly gardening. Lots of interesting exhibits, programs and guided tours. Includes food and gift vendors. Next to the Last Armageddon Show, 10/28, 621 Gallery, 621 Industrial Drive, 224-6163, www.621gallery.com. Annual Halloween non-juried thematic “Free-For-All”exhibition with works of nearly 100 local artists. Bring a flashlight and wear a costume. Pumpkin Festival, 10/14, Downtown Havana, 539-1544, www.havanaflorida.com. Fall family fun with face painting, food vendors, antiques and collectibles vendors, music, rides, costume contests, and more. Zoobilee, 10/13, 7-10 pm, Tallahassee Museum, 3945 Museum Drive, 575-8684, www. tallahasseemuseum.org. The grown-ups’ opportunity to enjoy the natural setting of the Tallahassee Museum after-hours, with food, drink, and live music in a casual atmosphere. Whether it’s a Fiesta Frenzy, Bootcamp Boogie, or of the Asian Persuasian,this theme party happens to be the wildest “fun” raiser in Tallahassee.

EARLY NOVEMBER

Florida Seafood Festival, 11/3-4, Battery Park, Apalachichola, 653-9419, www. floridaseafoodfestival.com. Florida’s oldest maritime exhibit, this annual three-day event draws thousands of visitors to the scenic historic town at the mouth of the Apalachicola River. Features seafood, arts and crafts exhibits, seafood-related events and displays, oyster eating, oyster shucking, a parade, a 5K Redfish Run, and a Blessing of the Fleet. Mule Day, 11/4, Calvary, GA, 229-377-MULE, www.caironet.com/mule.htm. More than 500 booths of arts,crafts,and other wares,plus mules, old fashioned wagons, and hitching gear.There’s a parade with prizes for the prettiest, ugliest, and most ornery mules, plus a Mule Museum that will take you back to the days of “shade”tobacco farms. There’s cane juice to drink and you can even watch cane syrup and corn meal made on the spot as it was in the old days. North Florida Fair, 11/2-12, North Florida Fairgrounds, 441 Paul Russell Road, 8783247, www.northfloridafair.com. One of the southeast’s largest agricultural shows and craft exhibits, serving more than 24 counties. Also features varied entertainment including music and dance performances, contests, and animal shows.

NOVEMBER

Big Bend Folklife Festival, Tallahassee Museum, 3945 Museum Drive, 575-8684, www.tallahasseemuseum.org. Bookfest, LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library, 200 West Park Avenue, 606-2665, www.leoncountylibrary.org. Bradley’sCountryFunDay,10655 Centerville Road, 893-1647, www.bradleyscountrystore.com. Down on the Farm Festival, Spanish Moss Farm, 1300 Ball Farm Road, Quincy, 850-875-3862, www.downonthefarmfestival.com. Plantation Wildlife Arts Festival, Thomasville Cultural Center, 600 East Washington St., Thomasville, GA, 229-226-0588, www. pwaf.org. Punkin’ Chuckin’, Mickee Faust Clubhouse, 623 McDonnell Drive, 224-3089, www. mickeefaust.com. Swine Time Festival, Climax, GA, 229-2488850, www.swinetimefestival.com.

DECEMBER

Annual Old-Fashioned Holiday Open House, Lichgate on High Road, 1401 High Road, 383-6556, www.lichgate.com. Arts and Antiques Fair, FSU Museum of Fine Arts, Florida State University Fine Arts Building, 644-1254, www.mofa.fsu.edu. Camellia Christmas, Maclay Gardens State Park, 3540 Thomasville Road, 487-4115, www.floridastateparks.org/maclaygardens. Candle Light Tour of Goodwood, Goodwood Museum & Gardens, 1600 Miccosukee Rd., 877-4202, www.goodwoodmuseum.org. Commemorative Holiday Mass, Mission San Luis, 2021 W. Mission Road, 487-3711, www. missionsanluis.org. Elf Night, Dorothy B. Oven Park, 3205 Thomasville Rd., 891-3915, www.talgov.com. Holiday Exhibition & Lighted Sculpture Garden, LeMoyne Art Foundation, 125 N. Gadsden St., 222-8800, www.lemoyne.org. Holiday Magic Concert, Ruby Diamond Auditorium, FSU Campus, 224-0461, tickets 644-6500, www.tallahasseesymphony.org. Holiday Open House, Knott House Museum, 301 East Park Avenue, 922-2459, www. museumoffloridahistory.com. “Just One More” Invitational Art Festival, Ponce de Leon and Bloxham Parks at Monroe Street, 980-8727, www. downtownmarket. com. Latino Fest, St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 27 N. Shadow St., Quincy, 875-3806, [email protected]. The Laughing Stock: Florida’s Musically Twisted Political Cabaret, 841-4063, [email protected]. Making Spirits Bright, Goodwood Museum & Gardens, 1600 Miccosukee Rd., 877-4202, www.goodwoodmuseum.org. Market Days, North Florida Fairgrounds, 441 Paul Russell Road, 575-8684, www. tallahasseemuseum.org.

Music at the Old Capitol, 400 South M o n r o e S t r e e t , 4 8 7 - 1 9 0 2 , w w w. museumoffloridahistory.com. The Nutcracker, Ruby Diamond Auditorium,FSU Campus, 644-6500, www.tallaballet.com. Rock-a-Thon, Culture to Culture, John G. Riley Center/Museum, 419 E. Jefferson Street, 681-7881, www.rileymuseum.org. Sugarplum Fair and Nutcracker Character Breakfast, Goodwood Museum & Gardens, 222-1287, www.tallaballet.com. WinterFestival: A Celebration of Lights, Music, and the Arts, Downtown Tallahassee, 891-3860, www.talgov.com.

JANUARY

Children’s Day at the Museum, Museum of Florida History, R.A. Gray Building, 500 South Bronough Street, 245-6400, www. museumoffloridahistory.com. Freedom Blues Festival, 668-5863, www. freedombluesfest.org. Rattlesnake Round-Up,Whigham Fairgrounds, Whigham, GA, 229-762-3774.

FEBRUARY

Black History Month Festival, 877-0453, [email protected]. Other Words: A Conference of Literary Magazines, Independent Publishers, and Writers, Florida State University, 442-1408, www.anhinga.org. Romantic Readings, Knott House Museum, 301 East Park Avenue, 922-2459, www. museumoffloridahistory.com. Seven Days of Opening Nights, Florida State University, 644-7670, box office 644-6500, www.sevendaysfestival.org. Tallahassee Celtic Festival and Scottish Highland Games, Sunny Hill Farm, 7100 Roberts Road, 894-6270, www. tallahasseecelticfestival.com. Valentine’s Day Dinner, Goodwood Museum and Gardens, 1600 Miccosukee Road, 8774202, www.goodwoodmuseum.org. Valentine Serenades by the Barbershop Harmony Society, 562-3876, daveb624@ yahoo.com.

MARCH

Artists in Bloom Festival, Florida A&M University, 599-3430. Civil War Battlefield Re-Enactment, Natural Bridge Battlefield State Historic Site, 1022 DeSoto Park Drive, Woodville, 922-6007. Pig Gig, Deep South Fairgrounds, Pavo Road, Thomasville, GA, 229-226-0588. Red Hills Horse Trials, Elinor Klapp Phipps Park, Miller Landing Road, 893-2497, www. rhht.org. Riverside Artsfest, Bainbridge, GA, 229-243-1010. Springtime Tallahassee, 224-5012, www. springtimetallahassee.com. Tallahassee Jazz & Blues Festival, Tallahassee Museum, 3945 Museum Drive, 575-8684, www.tallahasseemuseum.org. (continued on page 21)

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While in Tallahassee, discover the artist or performer in yourself. Learn to paint, sculpt, bead, carve, or quilt. Tango the night away – bring your own partner, or meet someone new. Want to make music? Here’s your chance to play in the string section or sing with the tenors. You’d rather work backstage or write the script? There’s something for you in here, too.

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Beadz, 1690 Raymond Diehl Road, 325-2323, www.blueabaco.com. B r u s h a n d Pa l e t t e S t u d i o, 1 3 7 9 Timberlane Road, 893-1960, www. brushandpalettestudio.com. FSU Museum of Fine Arts Artists’ League, Florida State University School of Visual Arts and Dance, 644-1299, www.mofa. fsu.edu. Capital City Carvers, 562-8460, carvers. mytalweb.com. Florida Society of Goldsmiths, Northwest Chapter, 1100 North Monroe Street, www. fsgnw.com. Gadsden Arts Center, 13 North Madison, Quincy, 875-4866, www.gadsdenarts.com. Karen Mack’s Gallery, 645 McDonnell Drive, Railroad Square Art Park, 942-6565, www. customtiles.com. Lafayette Park Arts & Crafts Center, 403 Ingleside Drive, 891-3945, www.talgov. com/parks/commcenter/lfartscrafts.cfm.

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LeMoyne Art Foundation, 125 N. Gadsden Street, 222-7622, www.lemoyne.org. Oglesby Union Art Center, Florida State University Oglesby Student Union, 6444737, union.fsu.edu/artcenter. Q u i l t e r s U n l i m i t e d , w w w. q u i l t e r s unlimitedtlh.org. Swamp Buddha Sumi-E, 386-5041, aekoz@ yahoo.com. Tallahassee Senior Center for the Arts, 1400 North Monroe Street, 891-4006, www. talgov.com. Tallahassee Watercolor Society, 385-9517, www.tfn.net/Watercolor. Talleon Independent Artists, 386-7176, www.tfn.net/Talleon. ThomasEadsFineArt,1122Thomasville Road Unit 8, 224-1435, www.thomaseadsfineart.com.

DANCE African Caribbean Dance Theatre, 539-4087, www.fadf.org. Argentine Tango Society of Tallahassee, 2223449, www.tangotallahassee.com.

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Corazon Dancers, Florida State University, 212-1714, www.fsucorazon.com. FSU Ballroom Dance Club, Florida State University, www.fsuballroomdance.com. In Step Studio, 2609 Glover Road, www. instepstudio.com, 421-5151. Killearn Performing Arts, 4500 W. Shannon Lakes #20, 443-7512 or 894-9364, www. killearnpa.com. Mountain Dew Cloggers, 386-1263, www. nettally.com/mountaindew. Prophecy School of the Arts, 2312 Apalachee Parkway, Suite 10, 222-8085, www. prophecyarts.net. The Tallahassee Ballet, 224-6917, www. tallaballet.com. Tallahassee Community Friends of Old Time Dance, 421-1559 or 421-1838, www. tallydancer.com. Tallahassee Swing Band Dances, 894-3789, [email protected]. USA Dance, 562-1224, homepage.mac.com/ mweininger/tallusabda.

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PARTICIPATING MAKE MUSIC Apalachee Blues Society, 668-5863, www. apalacheebluessociety.org. Barbershop Harmony Society, 562-3876, www.capitalchordsmen.org. TheBeckleySchoolofHarp,903 1/2 North Monroe Street, 264-1044, www.Beckleyharp.com Big Bend Community Orchestra, 893-4567, www.bbco.org. Classical Guitar Society of Tallahassee, 521-0700 or 668-1643, www.istal.com/ cgst/index.html. Gordon’s String Music, 1903 North Monroe Street, 386-7784. Jim’s Pianos, 2695-A Capital Circle N.E., 205-5467, www.jimspianos.com. Southern Blend, 907-2034 or 385-7219, www.southernblend.com. Tallahassee Chapter, Nashville Songwriters A s s o c i a t i o n , 5 0 9 - 2 6 9 5 , w w w. nashvillesongwriters.com. Tallahassee Civic Chorale, 878-2711, www. civicchorale.org. Tallahassee Community Chorus, 668-5394, www.tcchorus.org. Tallahassee Community College Jazz Band, 567-6336 or 201-8360. Tallahassee Pipe Band, 576-0708, www. saintandrewtallahassee.org. Tocamos, Railroad Square Art Park, 2120325, www.tocamos.com.

Voces Angelor um, 942-6075, voicesofangelstallahassee.org.

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ACT UP Curious Echo Radio Theater, 228-2473, www.curiousecho.org. FSU Film School, University Center Building A, Florida State University, 644-0453, filmschool.fsu.edu. Mickee Faust Club, 623 McDonnell Drive in Railroad Square, 224-3089, www. mickeefaust.com. Quincy Music Theatre, 118 East Washington St., Quincy (25 miles from Tallahassee), 8759444, www.qmtonline.com. Tallahassee Little Theatre, 1861 Thomasville Road, www.tallahasseelittletheatre.org, 224-4597. Theatre A La Carte, 385-6700, www. theatrealacarte.org. Theatre TCC!, Tallahassee Community College, 444 Appleyard Drive, 201-8608, box office 644-6500, theatre.tcc.fl.edu.

WRITE Apalachee Press, 942-5041, [email protected]. Digital Pulp, 297-1373, www.digitalpulp.org. LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library, 200 West Park Avenue, 606-2665, www.

leoncountylibrary.org. Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators, 656-3410, [email protected]. Tallahassee Contemporary Poets Society, 1-888-248-3495, www.myspace.com/ tcpoetssociety. Tallahassee Writers’ Association, 671-3731, www.twaonline.org.

Please note: listed here are activities for adults. See the “For the Kids” section on pages 6–8 for children’s classes and activities. Unless otherwise indicated, all area codes are 850. This may not be a complete listing of all organizations. To see if your organization or event is eligible to be listed, please contact [email protected]. Images: Opposite page (clockwise) - Tallahassee Contemporary Poets Society, The Tallahassee Ballet’s Beauty and the Beast

FESTIVALS & ANNUAL EVENTS (cont.) APRIL

Carrabelle Riverfront Festival, Marine Street along the Carrabelle Riverwalk, 697-2585, www.carrabelleriverfrontfestival.com. Chain of Parks Art Festival, Chain of Parks, Park Avenue and Monroe Street, 222-8800, www.lemoyne.org. FloridaWine Festival,The Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science, 350 S. Duval Street, 5130700, www.thefloridawinefestival.com. FSU Flying High Circus, Haskin Circus Complex, corner of West Pensacola Street & Chieftan Way, 644-4874, www.circus. fsu.edu. Rose Show & Festival, Thomasville, GA, 229227-7099, www.downtownthomasville.com. SouthWoodstock Music & Arts Festival, John Paul II Catholic High School, 5100 Terrebone Drive, 201-5744, www.southwoodstock.org. Worm Gruntin’Festival,Downtown Sopchoppy, 850-962-2020, www.wakullacounty.org/ worm_festival.htm.

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Blue Crab Festival, Wooley Park, Panacea, 984-CRAB, www.bluecrab-festival.com. Emancipation Celebration, 5/20, noon, Knott House Museum, 301 E. Park Ave., 922-2459, www.museumoffloridahistory.com. Florida Folk Festival, 5/26-28, Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park, White Springs, 1-877-6FL-FOLK, www. floridastateparks.org/folkfest. Humanatee Festival, 5/20, San Marcos de Apalache State Historic Site, St. Marks, 925-6216. Jazz for Justice, 5/21, 4-7 pm, Chez Pierre Restaurant, 1215 Thomasville Road, 3859007, www.jazzforjustice.org. Quincyfest, Gadsden Arts Center and courthouse square, Quincy, 627-7681, www. quincyfest.com. Tallahassee Wildlife Festival, 386-6296, www. stfranciswildlife.org.

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JUNE

Florida African Dance Festival, 6/8-10, Tallahassee Community College, 444 Appleyard Drive, 539-4087, www.fadf.org. Jefferson County Watermelon Festival, 6/1617, Downtown Monticello, 997-5552, www. monticellojefferson.com.

JULY

Bastille Day Celebration, 7/14-16, Chez Pierre Restaurant, 1215 Thomasville Road, 222-0936, www.chezpierre.com. Celebrate America, 7/4, Tom Brown Park, off Conner Blvd., 891-3866, celebrateamerica@ att.net. Swamp Stomp, 7/15, Tallahassee Museum, 3945 Museum Drive, 575-8684, www. tallahasseemuseum.org.

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For an exciting and diverse season of exhibitions, visit the City Hall Art Gallery and the ArtPort Gallery at the Tallahassee Regional Airport. Both galleries are free and open to the public. The exhibition season features painting, sculpture, collage, fiber art, photography, and other fine crafts. Additional group shows highlight youth art and fine art photography. For each exhibition, the CRC holds a free reception as an opportunity for members of the public to meet the exhibiting artists.

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Join us on the first Friday of every month when museums and galleries stay open from 6 p.m. until at least 9 p.m. with no admission charge, often featuring openings, receptions, and special events for the public. Check the Tallahassee Democrat’s Limelight or the CRC’s web site for a complete list of who’s open each month.

Looking to buy a piece of artwork or find an artist? Check out the online Artist Directory – a virtual listing of the Tallahassee area’s talented visual artists, musicians, dancers, authors, and theatre personnel. People are listed both alphabetically and by discipline, many with sample images and links to their own web sites. There’s also an online form you can use to get yourself listed in the directory!

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