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Council on Culture & Arts For Capital Culture Magazine Publisher Peggy Brady Editor Randi Goldstein Creative Director Tony Archer

Council on Culture & Arts Staff Executive Director Peggy Brady Tony Archer Randi Goldstein Leslie Puckett Clint L. Riley Topher Sherman Amanda Karioth Thompson Holly Thompson Council on Culture & Arts Board of Directors Chair Michael H. Sheridan Vice Chair Ken Winker Treasurer Anne Mackenzie Secretary Kay Stephenson Exec. Comm. Member At-Large Margo H. Bindhardt Valliere Richard Auzenne Mickey Brady Lydia A. McKinley-Floyd Longineu Parsons Neil St. John Rambana Mark Ravenscraft Susan Stratton Mike Vasilinda Stacey Webb Johanna Williams 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 Council on Culture & Arts

(address below) with support from the Leon County Tourist Development Council and in cooperation with Tallahassee’s Family Forum Magazine.

Capital Culture Magazine is distributed free of charge to visitors to and residents of Florida’s Big Bend Area at the Council on Culture & Arts, the TACVB’s Visitor Information Center (106 E. Jefferson St.), the Tallahassee Regional Airport (1300 Capital Circle SW), as well as other partners in the hospitality industry.

Reproduction of Capital Culture Magazine in whole or in part is permitted only with written permission from the Council on Culture & Arts. Reproduction without permission is strictly prohibited. Back issues of Capital Culture Magazine are available by calling the Council on Culture & Arts at (850) 224-2500 and are subject to availability.

Editorial, art, and photography submissions to Capital Culture Magazine are considered. However, the publisher assumes no responsibility for return of unsolicited manuscripts or art. Capital Culture Magazine reserves the right to publish any letters to the editor.Although COCA makes every effort to publish accurate information, we make no guarantee as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the information in this magazine. All rights reserved. Capital Culture Magazine is available in large print upon request. This publication is available in electronic format at COCA’s website at www.cocanet.org. The opinions expressed in this magazine are those of the individual contributors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Council on Culture & Arts, or Capital Culture Magazine’s sponsors or advertisers.

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Bon Voyage! A Guide Par Excellence to the First Friday Gallery Hop and Shuttle by Achilles Clouseau (a.k.a. Ben Gunter)

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On the Trail of Art for Fearless Agers by Judy Gross



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From classical to contemporary, these concerts, plays, musical theatre, film, and dance events will entertain, amuse, and inspire you.

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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. Expand your horizons with independent music, experimental theatre, avantgarde art, or offbeat poetry readings.

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.

For the Kids

Give your kids a break and get them away from the video games with these fun and educational activities.

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This year, resolve to buy more art by participating in COCA’s First Friday Gallery Hops. Local art shoppers Dan Taylor, José Rincón, and friends check out the latest masterpieces at Thomas Eads Fine Art Gallery. To learn more, read the feature story on page 4. Photo/Cover Illustration by Tony Archer Design Assistance by Nathan Archer

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here’s a whole lotta new going on around here. The Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra has a new conductor, Leon County has new commissioners, the Tallahassee Ballet has a new artistic director, Tallahassee Little Theatre and Lemoyne Center for the Visual Arts have new executive directors, and Florida even has a new governor. Your local arts agency has big plans for the new year, beginning with a brand new name. The Cultural Resources Commission is now known as the Council on Culture & Arts – COCA, for short. In this issue, we feature Tallahassee’s unique and varied arts businesses – places to shop for fine art, handmade jewelry, music, books, arts supplies, and more. If you’re in town, visit one of these local gems and bring a piece of Tallahassee’s culture home with you. And don’t miss local actor/ musician/ educator/ personality Ben Gunter’s (a.k.a. “Achilles Clouseau”) article that gives you a guided tour of the First Friday Gallery Hop and Shuttle.

Local painter Dean Gioi a’s December Snow, recen tly exhibited at the ArtP ort Gallery.

In our last edition, we focused on cultural things to do for and with children. (If you missed it, you can download the full issue online at our new web site, www.cocanet.org.) This quarter, Tallahassee writer and arts maven Judy Gross explores the multitude of opportunities for seniors, proving that we’re never too old to contribute to or benefit from arts and culture. I hope you enjoy this issue of Capital Culture Magazine. Whether you are a visitor to our area or a native, the COCA-Nuts of the Council on Culture & Arts and I want to help you make the most of cultural opportunities in 2007.

Peggy Brady

CONTRIBUTORS Judy Gross

Achilles Clouseau

Judy Gross is an award-winning freelance writer of all genres, who ordinarily writes on topics of a more serious nature. Although her work on peace and justice issues has been published in national and regional periodicals and newspapers, at times Judy enjoys exploring the dimensions of writing poetry and scripts and short, humorous observations of life as she sees and lives it. On the business side, Judy writes proposals and marketing materials for several non-profit organizations and edits books for other writers. She enjoyed the fun she had in discovering the clues to fearless aging by following the trail to art for mature adults.

Achilles Clouseau was born early one Friday evening in downtown Tallahassee, just as the first of the First Friday Trolleys pulled out of the parking lot at Chez Pierre. He springs from a long line of characters dreamed up by actor Ben Gunter. Achilles’ artistic ancestors include characters created at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Alaska Cabin Nite Dinner Theatre in Denali Park, and touring all throughout the red clay roads of Florida, Georgia, and Alabama. M. Clouseau’s Tallahassee roots are honestly come by. His creator is a third-generation native of Florida’s capital city, and grew up immersed in the legacy of Prince and Princess Murat. He is an honorary card-carrying COCA-Nut.

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FEATURE

Achilles whistles to welcome you on board the shuttle!

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h! I see you are reading Capital Culture Magazine. Say no more, Madame, Mademoiselle, Monsieur. Already I, Achilles Clouseau, deduce the deepest desire of your heart.

You long to experience the life of the classique French salon. You want to gather together with like-minded citizens to celebrate art so fresh that the paint may not be dry, yet so finely rendered that it will stand forever. You wish to be blown away by a tour de force that mixes painting with sculpture with photography, that puts hand blown glass side-byside with handcrafted heirloom jewelry. Desiring it all – the very finest in artful living – you yearn to drink in this artistic ensemble served up with live music to delight the ear, bold cuisine to excite the palate, and conversation sparkling like Perrier to enlighten the soul. But where, you ask yourself? Where could this experience be possible today? The salon, did she not pass away with Napoleon? La France, is she not an ocean away? The cutting edge of culture, is she not the native son of another world? Moi, I have solved this mystery for you, my friend. The French salon, I have discovered her, alive and well and up-to-date – and not a world away, in the Paris of yesterday, but here and now, in Tallahassee of 2007. You can enjoy this experience fantastique not once in a lifetime, but regular as clockwork, every month. This very year, right here in Tallahassee, you can give yourself soul-stirring encounters with art for the ages – not in some plodding, pedestrian mode d’emploi, either, but in a rendezvous that is revolutionary for its zippy pick-up-and-delivery.

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FEATURE First Fridays from the Council on Culture & Arts (COCA) is the answer. Trust me. Je sais. Ah! I see the ray of hope strike a spark in your eye, mon petit chou … just before the shadow of doubt draws a shade across your brow. Who is this Achilles Clouseau, you ask yourself, to know so much? The fear that this news, she is too good to be true, it makes you to wilt. Allow me to introduce myself, mes amis. I am the offspring of two famous families, a rare cross of unique artistic genes. From my mother’s side, I inherit the imaginative vision of Prince Achilles Murat – a man so visionary that he wore a stuffed owl upon his shoulder when he came to Tallahassee in 1825, bringing the world of Napoleonic salons with him.* From my father’s side comes the infallible instinct for uncovering art-in-action first seen in Chief Inspector Clouseau – a detective whose findings in the world of Big Art have won celebrity world-wide.**

hookup, the fire of the story she had to tell, and the historic beauty of the Riley House, the museum’s curator held visitors spellbound as she showed us the African American experience in Tallahassee, up close and personal, through art. One Friday in the summer, goose bumps danced down viewers’ spines as the newly expanded Glasshopper gallery unveiled the results of its search for the very finest art-glass made in America. Forty minutes later, the same group was clinking cold beverages at the newly opened Thomas Eads Fine Art Gallery, where you can chat with the owner and pursue the variety of fine art in the posh surroundings of this Midtown gem.

Nothing escapes Achilles Clouseau’s nose for arts news. And Achilles Clouseau tells you that nothing, nowhere, revives the experience of the classique French salon like First Fridays here in Tallahassee. Here is how it works. Art surveyors from the COCA visit creative establishments of all sorts, all over town – from museums, to workshops (the studios where artistes transform sweat into inspiration), to galleries and shops. Only sites where no less than 60% of the items on display constitute original objets d’art qualify for inclusion as First Friday locations. Then, on the First Friday of every month, participating locations throw open their doors in the evening from 6 to 9 pm, so that everyone who is art-starved can feast themselves to fullness, absolutely free. Guides to First Friday locations are easy to come by. You can log on to www.cocanet.org for a list of openings, then chauffeur yourself through a selection of artistic transports. Or on First Fridays, you can report to Chez Pierre, pay the modest sum of $5, and join the world’s first salon on wheels, where one of the COCA’s hand-picked Guides to the Arts introduces you and a shuttle full of like-minded savoyants to a smorgasbord of galleries, museums, studios, and shops, before returning you to Chez Pierre tout de suite. What adventures await you in these visionary excursions on the First Friday of the month? Let me treat you to just a peek, the merest sliver sliced from a Napoleonic pig-out of food for the soul. One Friday in the fall, seekers of the salon experience shook hands with Henry Flores, as he sat side by side in the Pyramid Studios with his masterful “Self Portrait.” The featured artist for National Disabilities Month, Mr. Flores had reproduced himself, wheelchair and all, in copper, wrought iron, and barbed wire: barbed wire for the legs, which pain him severely; copper and wrought iron for the head, which he playfully presented as a bobbing cube exhibiting four different expressions of perception, persistence, peace, and persnicketiness. This was meeting great art first-hand. One Friday in the winter, a shuttle-full of art-lovers serenaded themselves with their favorite Christmas carols as they traveled out to visit the Explorer’s Club (Helas! Sadly closed but perhaps soon to be opening in a new location). There, they saw works by over 200 area artistes, including paintings, sculptures, fine furnishings, and furniture. Around a fire outside the gallery, hot hors d’oeuvres and fine wines attracted devotees of the cuisine arts. Inside, a guitar ensemble added to the ambience of this total-sensory experience. One Friday in the spring, art came to life for visitors at the Riley House Museum. Using paintings by Eluster Richardson, an interactive computer

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Images: Opposite page – Dan Taylor, José Rincón, and friends check out the latest masterpieces at Thomas Eads Fine Art Gallery. This page – Art lovers Tim Johnsen and Ty Andrews peruse the selection of fine art jewelry available at the gallery.

What comes next? Ah, mes enfants, that is a mystery that YOU are the solution for. Shall it be the latest creations of the Tallahassee Watercolor Society at LeMoyne? Could it be beautiful African-American quilts at the Museum of Florida History? Perhaps it should be art from the avant garde at the many galleries and studios of Railroad Square? All these – and more – are coming to you in First Fridays of the future, where the spirit of yesteryear’s salons meets the cutting edge of tomorrow’s cultural vision. Be there, mes amis! It will feed the deepest desire of your heart. Achilles Clouseau, he guarantees it.

* Editor’s note: more about Achilles Murat is available in Sallie Blake’s Tallahassee of Yesterday, and in the Murat collection at the Tallahassee Museum. ** Editor’s note: you can find selected adventures of Inspector Clouseau in the Pink Panther movies at the Leon County Public Library.

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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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ArtisTree,1355 A-3 Market Street,893-2937,www.bigbendhospice.org.Hours:Tu-Sa 10 am-6 pm. Filled with local art and unique gifts at affordable prices. Owned by Big Bend Hospice, which provides compassionate care to individuals with life limiting illness, comfort to their families, and emotional support to anyone who has lost a loved one. ArtisTree showcases a different artist each month. ASH Gallery, 438 W. Georgia St., 510-5621, [email protected]. Hours: Sa 9 am-4 pm and by appointment. Housed in a historic home built in 1945, featuring original art and also handcrafted jewelry by Annie Harris and other local artists. Also includes unusual accessories for the home and wardrobe, and unique cards for any occasion. Gadsden Arts Center Gift Shop,12 North Madison,Quincy (25 miles fromTallahassee), 875-4866, www.gadsdenarts.com. Hours: Tu-Sa 10am-5pm, Su 1-5pm. The shop is dedicated to displaying original work and reproductions by local artists and artisans with the hope that the visitor will find items which reflect the culture and heritage of the area to take away with them. Posters of each of the Art in Gadsden exhibitions, postcards, note cards, unframed original works and reproductions are available. Art books, exhibition catalogues, jewelry and items for children are also for sale. Glasshopper, The Gallery at Market Street, 1419 Market Street, 668-5007, www. glasshopperonline.com. Hours: M-F 10 am-5:30 pm, Sa 11 am-3 pm. Features three dimensional fine art created by fire, as well as artglass and jewelry. Works highlight traditional and contemporary techniques in blown, fused, and sculptural aspects of glass; pieces range from small gifts to investments for serious collectors.The gallery also represents unique American jewelry artisans whose works employ unusual material and techniques that stand out among today’s mass-produced commercial jewelry. Glassworks by Susan, 1661 North Monroe St., 222-5095. Hours: Tu-F 10 am-6 pm, Sa 10 am-4 pm. Stained glass studio at the Cottages at Lake Ella, featuring custom work. Leaded glass windows,Tiffany-style lamps, and supplies. 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. A unique opportunity

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to purchase mementos of your Florida vacation and gifts for those back home. Specializing in Florida-themed gifts, the shop offers an outstanding selection of books, postcards, apparel, including Florida ties and jewelry, toys and games, and other souvenirs in every price range.Seminole crafts and artwork by Florida artisans are main features at the shop. Images ofTallahassee,1355 Market St., #A10-2, 894-5596, www.RussellGraceImages. com. Hours: M-F, 10 am-6 pm, Sa 10 am-4 pm. Come see the immense beauty of Tallahassee and the Forgotten Coast in one gallery. At Images of Tallahassee, a local photographer/artist has captured hundreds of scenes, beautifully framed, and are available in most any size you need. We also have a kiosk in Governor’s Square Mall, lower level, Dillards wing. 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. Located in the historic Munroe House (1906), this shop features the works of more than 50 local and area artists, including pottery, photography,paintings,prints,greeting cards,candles,soaps,scarves,sculpture,wood, and glass. Also includes books and art supplies. MGallery,2533 Greer Road,Suite 1,531-9925,[email protected]:M-F 9 am5:30 pm,Sa 10 am- 2 pm. M Gallery constantly strives to bring fun,unique art pieces to theTallahassee area,as well as featuring local artists with works of regional interest.Our artists’ media include oils, pastels, mixed media, glass, and metal, and feature originals, limited editions, and fine art prints. Archival custom framing is also available. Muse•3,616 N.Bronough Street,222-6873,Hours:Tu- F 10 am -5:30 pm,Sa 10 am-3 pm. Muse • 3 is both a debut gallery specializing in launching new artistic careers and a gift shop featuring original and unusual gifts and collectibles.Muse • 3’s goal is to provide a venue for artists that is supportive,friendly,and accessible,and to provide a marketplace for art consumers that will satisfy a wide range of tastes and budgets. Pyramid Studios, 1770 Thomasville Road, 513-1733, www.pyramidinc.org. Hours: MF 8 am-5 pm. A unique gallery located in the Duval Plaza across from Miracle 5 Theater.This art program instructs developmentally disabled adults in performing and visual arts.The art gallery has artwork from local artists as well as art created by the students who attend Pyramid Studios.

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Railroad Square Art Park, 567 Industrial Drive, 224-1308, www.railroadsquare.com. A collection of World War II-era warehouses that has become a thriving artist community with more than 80 studios,galleries,shops,and a cafe.At the entrance is an outdoor sculpture garden; a drive or walk through Railroad Square is an art experience in itself, as the buildings are awash with bright colors and murals. Hosts open studio days, annual festivals, and is extremely popular on First Fridays. 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. Filled with fine antique furniture from the 18th century to mid-century modern, and paintings from fine early oils, to abstract in tempera, to contemporary. Many beautiful and unusual lamps and fabulous “smalls.” Voted “Best Antiques Shop”in the “Best of Tallahassee”annual ballot in Tallahassee Magazine. Signature Art Gallery, 2779 Capital Circle NE, 2972422, www.signatureartgallery.com. Hours: M-F 10 am-5:30 pm, Sa 10 am-2 pm. A commercial art gallery offering the original works of many fine artists in a variety of media. Traditional and contemporary work is shown,including landscape, figurative, and abstract works. Additionally, the gallery offers an extensive selection of limited edition prints and custom framing services. Art consultants on staff will bring art to your home or office and offer installation services. 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. Fresh, professional-quality art from nine artists. A range of painting styles including realism, abstract art, portraits, geometric art, landscapes, and more. Brush and ink drawings, plus the work of talented photographers with beautiful, haunting, ethereal, down-to-earth, landscape, seascape, woodland, animal, portrait photography. Beautiful knitted work made from yarn from all over the world; knit bird nests, purses, boas, scarves and shawls in season, and much more. 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 cafe, a fair trade store, and two museums. Features rotating exhibits by local and worldwide artists in a variety of styles and media,including performing artists and film. Ten Thousand Villages, 1415 Timberlane Road, Suite 322, 906-9010, www.villagesoftallahassee.org. Hours:M-Sa,10 am – 6 pm.A non-profit,fair trade store that sells handcrafted items made by artisans in more than 30 countries. Offers distinctive gifts and decorative folk art, from home décor to gifts, pottery to jewelry, baskets to musical instruments, and hand loomed textiles. Thomas Eads Fine Art, 1122 Thomasville Road, Suite 8, 224-1435, www.thomaseadsfineart.com. Hours: Tu-Su 11 am-7 pm. Original painting, photography, and sculpture by superb regional

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artists in a sophisticated setting. Styles from realism to abstract. Also: fine crafts and limited edition prints. Events include exhibitions, lectures, demonstrations, and more. Located near fine restaurants and nightlife in Manor @ Midtown, across from Whataburger.Park free at Mt.Vernon Square. VisitorsCenterGiftShop&Gallery,106 E.Jefferson St.,413-9200,www.seetallahassee.com.Hours:M-F 8 am-5 pm, Sa 9 am-1 pm. Take home something truly “made in Tallahassee”! Featuring a variety of art from local artists including fused glass, mosaics, turned wood, folk art, notecards, framed art, photography, pottery, and more. Something for every age and every budget; plus Tallahassee souvenir T-shirts, ball caps and collectibles. Wild Women Art Gallery, 567 Industrial Dr., Railroad Square Art Park, 224-1308, ubewild@ aol.com. Hours: M-F 11 am-2 pm. Whimsical, fun art: hand-painted furniture, fantastic plaques and tiles with witty and empowering sayings. Art for the wild at heart.

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On the first Friday of every month, mu seums and galleries stay open fro m 6 pm until at lea st 9 pm with no admission cha rge, often featuring op enings, receptions, and specia l events for the public . Check the Tallahassee Demo crat’s Limelight or the COCA’s Web site (www.cocan et.org) for a comple te list of who’s open each month .

Stringfest, 4352 Charles Samuel Drive, 668-6896, www.stringfest.com. Hours: M-F 5-10 pm, Sa –Su 1-10 pm. Repair, restoration, rental, and sales of string instruments. Carries advanced and master violin lines,as well as student violins and cellos.Also available are professional and starter mandolins, acoustic guitars, and banjos. Vinyl Fever, 2256 W. Pensacola St., 580-2480, www. vinylfever.com. Hours: M-Sa 10 am-9 pm, Su 12-7 pm. A wide variety of new and used CDs and records,including a large selection of music by local bands and musicians.Also carries music magazines, posters, videos and DVDs. Purchases used CDs, records, tape and DVDs plus music-related items and accessories. Also sells tickets to upcoming local music events.

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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. Sheet music, CDs, gifts, instrument rentals, and music accessories. Gordon’s String Music, 1903 North Monroe Street, 386-7784. Hours: M-F 10 am-6 pm, Sa 12-4 pm. Tallahassee’s home for traditional music. Quality acoustic instruments for beginners and advanced players,including fiddles,guitars,banjos,mandolins, and other. Also features an extensive selection of instruction books, and a full line of accessories and tuners. Offer lessons for children and adults. 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. Serving the Big Bend Area for more than 40 years. Stocks a large variety of name brand pianos and keyboards for sale and rental. Features private piano lessons, private theory lessons, and adult and children’s group lessons. Also offers in-home tunings and restoration of heirloom pianos. MusicMasters,1114 N.Monroe St.,224-6158,www. musicm.com. Hours: M-F 9 am-6 pm, Sa 10 am- 6 pm. One stop shopping for all your musical needs. Professional sales, service, instrument rental and repair, and sheet music. 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 store offering guitar lessons for all ages, beginner to advanced. Also offers new and used musical equipment. Music Xchange, 221 East Third Ave., 681-7443, www.themusicxchange.com. Hours: M-Sa 10 am - 6:30 pm. A full-line music store stocking guitars, basses, percussion, PA equipment, keyboards, recording gear, and all the appropriate accessories. Also offers service for most brands of musical instruments, sound and recording equipment, and accessories.

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Artsy Phartsy Chics, 2522 Capital Circle, NE. Hours: Tu-F 10 am – 6 pm, Sa 10 am – 4 pm. Owned and operated by four local female artists/craftsmen, featuring handmade jewelry, purses, scarves, candles, soaps, sundries, and gift art collectables as well as mosaics, fused glass wind chimes, hand painted crystal and furniture for the home or garden. Also includes a selection of paintings, photography, scanography, and origami framed wall art. Customized art designed for your home or office is also available. 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. Represents a variety of local and regional artists whose work includes stained glass, hand-painted fabrics, lampwork beads, beaded jewelry, mosaics, metal art, painted furniture, hand-painted notecards, baby gifts, and whimsical paintings that change with the seasons. EtCeterocks Gallery, 1038 Commercial Drive, Railroad Square Art Park, www.et-ceterocks.com. Hours:Th-Sa,11:30 am-4:30 pm or by appointment. Lapidary supplies for Tallahassee.Rough,finished (continued on page 9)

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FEATURE

On the Trail of Art for Fearless Agers by Judy Gross

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f you are fortunate to live long enough, the day will come when you glance into the mirror and scream, “Who let that old lady (or old man) in here?” Suddenly you realize that time is staring you in the formerly unwrinkled face, and your heart begins to race. So much to do! But where to start? Well, jump headlong into the concept of Fearless Aging!

In the last century, 30 years have been added to our life span. Not at the beginning, not at the end, but the middle years, where minds are sharp and bodies still under our control. Thirty years! Time to explore and take risks, to insure that you don’t get to the end, look back with regret, and ask yourself: why didn’t I take a chance and try it? Once you’ve left the nine-to-five grind, then what? Some folks buy RVs and become nomads, but others stay closer to home and check out all the fun things they put on hold during their working years. Like discovering their inner artist. If you’re perched in Leon County, you have a wealth of art adventures awaiting you. Slap on your Sherlock Holmes hat, and follow the clues to all things creative. Local artist Margaret Hamilton swings open the door to the Art Studio at the Tallahassee Senior Center, a welcoming spot for novice and accomplished painters. If you’re hesitant, begin with “No Fear Art” to learn the basics. Ready for more? There’sdrawing,watercolors, portraits, oils, acrylic, Asian sumi-e, folk painting, sculpture, even figure drawing with live models. Senior Center Program Director Hella Spellman has observed when older people engage in art, “they return to a spiritual youthfulness of exploration and discovery, uninhibited by societal roles as they explore their creativity.” Next, the never-idle Margaret escorts you to the Tallahassee Little Theatre, where she coordinates the gallery lobby that exhibits the work of local artists. But wait! What’s happening there, just inside the lobby? It’s the “Acting Up” class for mature adults! You say that acting is something you’ve always wanted to do, but were afraid to look like a fool? There’s no mystery to unravel here. Director Martha Stewart (she’s heard all the jokes) creates a comfortable, safe environment for the most timid and inexperienced thespians, and also for those who were active in theatre but put it on the back burner during working years. You see happy, laughing men and women engaged in learning how to explore their creativity, and what

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it takes to put on a play. “Active living dispels the stereotypical notions of aging among older people themselves as well as younger people,”notes Martha. The current Acting Up class has two 82-year-olds in it and “they are capable of doing everything we do,” she adds with pride. Graduates of advanced classes have the option of joining the Acting Up Players, a performing troupe. And if the classes make you itch to be onstage, check out Tallahassee Little Theatre’s audition dates. TLT holds open auditions for all its plays, and most have roles for mature actors, experienced or novice. Ah, accomplished gumshoe, now you’re acting, but you want to put a little footwork into it, just in case you want to try out for a musical comedy with Theatre A La Carte? Trip the light fantastic back to the Senior Center for a Wednesday afternoon ballet class. Be not afraid, no one will expect you to grande jeté across the floor like a prima ballerina, but you will be moving toward a toned and flexible body. Shoving the detective hat back on your head, you spot fingerprints on an old clarinet or saxophone tucked away in the corner of your attic. Pull it out, dust it off and strike up the band! The Big Bend Community Orchestra welcomes musicians of all ages. Join them for their Thursday rehearsals and make good music with like minded folks of all ages. If you have a musical bent but no instrument, you can still pick up the trail of music. Follow it to the rousing and glorious sounds of the Tallahassee Civic Chorale and the Tallahassee Community Chorus. Push away those audition blues and join the non-auditioning singers of all ages who come together in sweet harmony. Each group presents public concerts where you’ll have the chance to show off your vocal talents. How you choose express yourself isn’t nearly as important as finding your creative outlet. Dr. Roger Owen discovered the joy of photography and plans to offer a digital camera class at the senior center.“I see photography as an art form combining the technical and the creative.” As a super sleuth, you have a wealth of stories to tell of your discoveries. The Tallahassee Writers’ Association has writers of mysteries, novels, poems – in fact, all genres. Hands-on help with laying out your plot and plugging in your characters is just waiting for you, the master detective. There’s no excuse for anyone to let the ripe years of maturity be devoid of creative pursuits. Many more activities than can be listed here can be found with a little investigation. The payoff for unraveling the mystery is in dancing, singing, painting, acting, making music, or writing. It’s elementary, my dear - the arts bring life and vigor to every one of us throughout our lifetimes. Smile into that mirror and ignore the wrinkles. You’re looking at an artist!

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“There’s no excuse for anyone to let the ripe years of maturity be devoid of creative pursuits.”

stones, jewelry and more. Located in Railroad Square Art Park. 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. Art jewelry gallery in Midtown Tallahassee, featuring several lines by Quincie Hamby. Jewelry is heavily influenced by tropical and Hawaiian colors and materials.

Books & Video 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. A locally owned and operated book store that offers a large variety of post-market and new literary material in Tallahassee. The retail location is also designated as a venue for community activities including book club meetings, poetry and other readings, children’s story time, and specialized topic discussions. Paperback Rack, 1005 North Monroe St., 224-3455. Hours: M-Sa 9 am-9 pm, Su 12 noon - 6 pm. New and used books to buy or trade. Look for books from local presses like Anhinga Press and FC2. Video 21, 1449 E. Lafayette St., 878-3921. Hours: M-F 10 am - 11 pm, Sa-Su 11 am - 11 pm. The film lover’s video store. The largest selection of foreign, classic, cult, independent and hard-to-find films in Tallahassee.

Dance & Theatrical Supplies Halimeda’sOasis,2609 Glover Road,421-5151 or (866) 377-5151,www.halimedasoasis. com. Hours: M-F 6:30 pm-9:30 pm or by appointment. Dance costuming (both imported and locally sewn) for Middle Eastern and Polynesian Dance, including hip scarves, harem pants, veils, tribal jewelry, and more. Custom costume design for almost any other dance form is also available. Also carries drums, finger cymbals, belly dance CDs and instructional DVDs. Head Over Heels Dancewear, 1621 N. Monroe Street, 224-5140, www.head-overheels.com. Hours:Tu-Sa 10 am - 6 pm. Tallahassee’s complete dancewear shop, in the Cottages at Lake Ella. Shoes, bodywear, legwear and accessories for ballet, jazz, tap, theatre, and ballroom dancing, exercise, cheer, and gymnastics. Also carries books, accessories, and gifts. Magic & Fun Costume Shop,1787 W.Tennessee Street,224-6244.Hours:M-F 11 am7 pm, Sa 11 am-5 pm. Theatrical and clown makeup, magic and juggling supplies, costumes, and more.

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 pm-5:30 pm. Upstairs loft featuring a complete line of art supplies and materials for drawing, drafting, painting and sculpture for the novice beginner as well as accomplished professionals. Utrecht Art Supplies, 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. Features art supplies including canvas, paints, and a wide selection of specialty drawing and painting supplies, brushes, and architecture and drafting supplies.

For other places to buy local art and souvenirs, see pages 13, 16 & 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].

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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. A variety of adult jewelry classes including “Beading 101,” wire wrapping, ornament making, pearl knotting, and more. Hosts “Night Beadz”on Thursday nights from 7-9 pm, where beaders are invited to bring a project to work on in the company of others. BrushandPaletteStudio,1379Timberlane Road,893-1960,www.brushandpalettestudio. com.The place where creativity begins! Morning and evening adult art classes available in oil painting,watercolor,drawing,and mosaic.Students provide their own supplies. Classes are limited to 12 students, and advance registration is required. FSU Museum of Fine Arts Artists’ League, Florida State University School of Visual Arts and Dance, 644-1299, www.mofa.fsu.edu. A special artist’s membership of the FSU Museum of Fine Arts,representing about 130 local artists in diverse disciplines, from painting and photography to glass, fine furniture making, and more. Hosts exhibitions, which allow artists to show their work in museum-quality spaces yearround. Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of every month from 7-9 pm at the FSU Museum, and feature guest speakers or programs on specific topics. Capital City Carvers, 562-8460, carvers.mytalweb.com. A club for wood carvers and those who would like to learn to carve wood. Instruction is provided for beginning carvers. Membership dues are $20 per year, but visitors are always welcome to observe or join in the carving. Meets Monday nights, 7-9 pm, in the Arts Center of the Senior Center. FloridaSocietyofGoldsmiths,NorthwestChapter,1100 North Monroe Street,www. fsgnw.com. Dedicated to helping anyone interested in learning jewelry techniques,

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regardless of their level of experience.Regular instruction in metalsmithing,precious metal,clay,enameling,and beading techniques.Conveniently located metalworking studio with all major equipment needed to do your own fabrication is available at a reasonable monthly fee. Gadsden Arts Center, 13 North Madison, Quincy, 875-4866, www.gadsdenarts.com. Weekly classes and one-day workshops in many media, including beginning/ intermediate painting, basic drawing, ceramics, and more. Lafayette Park Arts & Crafts Center, 403 Ingleside Drive, 891-3945, www.talgov. com/parks/commcenter/lfartscrafts.cfm. Offers low-cost eight-week daytime classes in watercolor,oil painting,stained glass,pottery,drawing,and others.Occasional one-day Saturday workshops also available.Part of the City of Tallahassee’s Award-Winning Parks and Recreation Department. LeMoyne Center fortheVisual Arts,125 N.Gadsden Street,222-7622,www.lemoyne. org. Art courses for students with all ranges of abilities, from absolute beginners to established artists. Classes are available in ceramics, drawing, painting, photography, and others,and emphasize both the process and production of art.Sessions run four times yearly and meet on weekday evenings or Saturdays. All classes are of limited size, and enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis. Oglesby Union Art Center,Florida State University Oglesby Student Union, 644-4737, union.fsu.edu/artcenter. Offers classes for students,faculty,staff,and the general public in ceramics, photography, painting, drawing, glass fusing, stain glass, mosaic tile art, and jewelry. Classes are weekly and run for seven weeks each. Also offers full service custom framing. Quilters Unlimited,www.quiltersunlimitedtlh.org. An organization of more than 200

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PARTICIPATING members whose goal is to promote knowledge of and interest in quilting and the art of quilt making. Members display work in annual exhibits at City Hall and the Museum of Florida History. Swamp Buddha Sumi-E, 386-5041, aekoz@yahoo. com.Studio group that works in the Asian“Sumi-e” style of ink painting. Members paint and develop at their own pace; the group occasionally sponsors workshops that bring in instructors from across the country. Meets Saturdays from 10:30 am-1 pm at Forest Meadows Park and Athletic Center, 4750 N. Meridian Road. Tallahassee Polymer Clay Art Guild, 656-2887, www.polymerclayart.org. The Guild promotes polymer clay as a medium for art and craft, offers continuing education to polymer clay artists and enthusiasts,develops opportunities for local polymer clay artists to show their work, and participates in community service activities. Meetings are the first Sunday of the month at 2 pm. Tallahassee Senior Center for the Arts, 1400 North Monroe Street, 891-4006, www.talgov.com. Ongoing daytime and early evening studio-style classes such as “Learning to Draw,”“No Fear Art,” “Oil Painting,”and “Pencil and Pastel.”Classes are open to all levels, from beginner to professional artist. If you are interested in participating, just show up!The instructor provides a supply list based on your level and interest. Cost is $8 per class for seniors and $10 per class for non-seniors. Tallahassee Watercolor Society, 385-9517, www. tfn.net/Watercolor. Sponsors watercolor workshops featuring nationally known artist/instructors. Holds an annual juried members’ exhibit and the annual Tri-State Water Media Exhibition,in which watercolorists from Florida,Georgia,and Alabama compete for over $4,000 in prizes. Meets on the third Sunday of each month from September until May at the LeMoyne Art Educational Annex,417 E. Call Street at 4 pm. Visitors are welcome. Talleon Independent Artists, 386-7176, www.tfn. net/Talleon. Membership is open to professional and amateur artists in all media. Meetings are held the fourth Thursday of each month at 7 pm at the Brush & Palette Studio on Timberlane Road. Meetings include informative programs, refreshments, and door prizes. Talleon works are currently on display at the Brush & Palette, Jim’s Piano, and the Capital City Country Club. Thomas Eads Fine Art, 1122 Thomasville Road, Suite 8, 224-1435, www.thomaseadsfineart. com. Learn photography one-on-one from an award-winning professional. Classes are held at the gallery, scheduled for your convenience. Smart Digital Workshop is for beginners. Learn to make better pictures with a digital camera, and to enhance and share your pictures in three 2-hour sessions. Intentional Photography is for the more experienced. Learn and apply photographic and artistic principles to achieve your goal; interview before, critique after. Images: Opposite page (clockwise) - African Caribbean Dance Theatre, Tallahassee Contemporary Poets Society

DANCE African Caribbean Dance Theatre, 539-4087, www.fadf.org. Journey into Africa with the African Caribbean Dance Theatre (ACDT). With its year-round classes, workshops and performances, ACDT is your premier source for African cultural activities in Florida. Its weekly schedule includes Saturday classes in drum, adult dance, and children’s/beginner’s dance at PalmerMunroe 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. ArgentineTango Society ofTallahassee,222-3449, www.tangotallahassee.com. Bringing cultural enrichment and enjoyment of the dance,combined with the passion for its music, to the people in the Tallahassee area.Holds a Milonga,an open dance, on Tuesday evenings, a Practica, a practice session, on Wednesday evenings, and a beginning class on Thursday evenings. If you are new to Tango, there is an “Intro to Tango” class on the first Thursday of the month. Beginner and advanced dancers welcome. CorazonDancers,Florida State University,212-1714, www.fsucorazon.com. Established in 2001, the Corazon Dancers teach, perform, and hold Salsa socials throughout the year. Salsa dance classes are open to the entire Tallahassee community. FSUBallroomDanceClub,Florida State University, www.fsuballroomdance.com. FSUBDC is a one of the largest student organizations at FSU,operating since 1977.Community members are welcome to attend our functions,and to come learn to dance in our Sunday night classes. Some of the dances we teach include foxtrot,waltz,swing,west coast swing, triple-time swing,hustle,tango,cha cha,merengue, rumba, salsa and mambo. Lessons are held in the Oglesby Union or Student Services Building, Room 203, on FSU’s campus. Partners are not required, nor is any type of dancing experience. In Step Studio,2609 Glover Road, www.instepstudio. com, 421-5151. Promotes understanding of cultures from around the world through dance, exercise, and music. Home to Troupe Arabesque (Middle Eastern Performing Ensemble), the Mau’oli’oli Dancers (Polynesian dance), and Halimeda’s Oasis for dance costuming. Adult classes include Flamenco,Hawaiian Hula,Middle Eastern dancing, and drumming. Private lessons available. Killearn Performing Arts, 4500 W. Shannon Lakes #20, 443-7512 or 894-9364, www.killearnpa. com. Home of the Tallahassee Irish Step Dancers, Tallahassee’s own “Riverdance”performing group. KPA offers a variety of dance and drama classes for all ages. Instruction in Irish dance, tap, ballet, modern, hip-hop, creative drama, musical theatre, and social dance (ballroom type) are available. Mountain Dew Cloggers, 386-1263, www. nettally.com/mountaindew. Clogging classes and performances for all ages and levels.The instructors

teach both the steps and the routines. Many and varied routines to many types of music, although country and top 100 current tunes are the most popular.The Mountain Dews perform all over the southeast at amusement parks, festivals, concerts, and charity events. Prophecy School of the Arts, 2312 Apalachee Parkway, Suite 10, 222-8085, www.prophecyarts. net. Creative movement and dance classes for all ages. Offers beginning ballet, beginning tap/jazz, hip hop, African movement with live percussion accompaniment, and more. The curriculum at Prophecy is enhanced by videos, lectures, guest artists, performance invitations, and an annual dance showcase. Rhythm Rushers Bahamian Junkanoo Group, Office of Black Diasporan Culture, Florida A&M University, 412-7087, [email protected]. Strives to share Bahamian culture as it is expressed through Junkanoo by offering educational programs and hands-on workshops. Begun in 1997, Rhythm Rushers performs in a variety of locations throughout Tallahassee and the surrounding counties. The Tallahassee Ballet, 224-6917, www.tallaballet. com. Community classes on weekday evenings. Intermediate/advanced ballet and Pilates mat.Sign up in advance on the web site. Tallahassee Community Friends of Old Time Dance, 421-1559 or 421-1838, www.tallydancer. com. Supports and encourages the promotion and growth of old time dance and music in the Tallahassee area. Sponsors a regular “2nd Friday Dance” each month, and hold workshops, concerts, and special dances. Previous experience is not needed or expected; the callers teach each dance before it is begun. In the tradition of the old American barn dances, all ages participate. Tallahassee Swing Band Dances,894-3789, etoole@ aol.com. Dance to a full-sized big band at the American Legion Hall on Lake Ella everyTuesday night at 7:30 pm.Enjoy the music of Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Count Basie and Duke Ellington.It’s a ballroom dancer’s delight with waltzes,cha chas,polkas,bosa novas,including a whole range of latin dances, plus some tunes out of the fifties and sixties,and music from the movies and Broadway stage. Tallahassee Zydeco & Cajun Association (TAZACA), 212-0431, zydeco-jan@comcast. net. Formed in 2000 to bring bands and dance instructors to Tallahassee from Lafayette and the surrounding towns of southwest Louisiana, TAZACA holds Zydeco and Cajun music and dance events at the American Legion Dance Hall and Bradfordville Blues Club. Members receive discounts to sponsored dances. USA Dance, 562-1224, homepage.mac.com/ mweininger/tallusabda. Promotes competitive ballroom dancing and holds monthly social dances at the Senior Center, 1400 N. Monroe Street. Beginner dancers and singles are welcome. Free dance lessons often available prior to each social dance. (continued on page 12)

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PARTICIPATE MAKE MUSIC Apalachee Blues Society, 668-5863, www. apalacheebluessociety.org. Brings special Blues concerts and shows to the Tallahassee region and supports Tallahassee’s many venues that present Blues music. Holds a monthly membership meeting followed by an acoustic Blues jam.These jams enable novice musicians and singers to learn from more experienced musicians and singers. Membership benefits include discounts at most ABS and most Bradfordville Blues Club shows, and periodic newsletters. Barbershop Harmony Society, 562-3876, www. capitalchordsmen.org. A male chorus that enjoys four-part a capella harmony and preserving this truly American art form. Performs for the public several times a year, and forms several quartets to serenade sweethearts on Valentine’s Day each year. Meets every Thursday evening at 7:30 pm at the Steinway Gallery, and welcomes congenial men of good character who love harmony in music or have a desire to harmonize. BigBendCommunityOrchestra,893-4567,www. bbco.org. An all-volunteer organization open to all orchestral musicians in the Big Bend area. Each Thursday evening more than 60 talented musicians meet to rehearse and enjoy making music in a supportive atmosphere of self-fulfillment, encouragement, and enthusiasm. Members of the orchestra include teachers, retirees, business leaders, professionals, students, and individuals from many other walks of life.Presents free Sunday afternoon concerts. Classical Guitar Society of Tallahassee, 521-0700 or 668-1643, www.istal.com/cgst/index.html. Provides performance and learning opportunities for guitarists of all ages,experience,and ability levels in a fun,safe,and relaxed atmosphere.Also presents guest artist concerts in partnership with the FSU College of Music Guitar Department, and has a Community Outreach program consisting of educational and performance opportunities at schools, churches, retirement homes, and at other local non-profit fundraisers. Newcomers welcome! Gordon’s String Music, 1903 North Monroe Street, 386-7784. Tallahassee’s home for traditional music. Quality acoustic instruments for beginners and advanced players, and lessons for children and adults. Jim’s Pianos, 2695-A Capital Circle N.E., 205-5467, www.jimspianos.com. Features private piano lessons, private 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. Southern Blend, 907-2034 or 385-7219, www. southernblend.com. The Tallahassee Chapter of Sweet Adelines International, Southern Blend Women’s Barbershop Chorus features vocal training and education in the distinctive barbershop

style. Prior musical training is not necessary for learning, loving and performing this exciting music. Rehearsals are Monday Evenings from 6:30-9 pm at Capital Regional Medical Center, 2626 Capital Medical Blvd, in the Communicare Building, Classroom #2. Tallahassee Chapter, Nashville Songwriters Association,509-2695,www.nashvillesongwriters. com. Provides aspiring songwriters with lessons, song evaluation,networking,seminars,performance opportunities, and more. Part of an international organization solely dedicated to helping aspiring songwriters become better at creating songs. Monthly workshop normally meets on the first Tuesday of the month. Tallahassee Civic Chorale, 878-2711, www. civicchorale.org. A 45-50 member chorus made up of local community members and students, that performs three major concerts annually. No auditions are required for membership; soloists are auditioned.Meets for rehearsals in Room CH 161 in the Communications and Humanities Building at Tallahassee Community College on Tuesdays from 7-9 pm. Tallahassee Community Chorus, 668-5394, www.tcchorus.org. Seeking enthusiastic singers to perform the world’s greatest music. A nonauditioned group of 200+ singers that draws members from all walks of life and musical ability in the Big Bend community, and includes many professional musicians. Repertoire ranges from the large masterworks of Handel and Beethoven to Broadway show tunes to spirituals and gospel songs. Whatever your musical background and interest, you will find something you will enjoy during the season. Rehearsals are held Mondays from 7:30-9:30 pm at St.John’s Episcopal Church in the Alfriend Hall. Tallahassee Community College Jazz Band, 5676336 or 201-8360. A non-auditioned group that offers musicians an outlet to learn and perform a variety of stage band music. Local community musicians make up the core of the band; all you need is an instrument,the ability to read music,and a desire to have fun.Meets in the Communications & Humanities building, Room 165,Wednesdays from 7:30-9:30 pm. Tallahassee Pipe Band, 576-0708, www. saintandrewtallahassee.org. Holds an open practice each Monday except for holidays at 7:00 pm at Robert Butler Lodge #305, 1361 E. Lafayette Street.Pipe and drumming instruction is available. Band and band members are available for public and private functions. Tallahassee Winds, 668-7109, tallahasseewinds.org. An adult symphonic band that plays challenging wind band literature in formal concert settings. It is designed to bring together talented musicians in the Big Bend area in a musical environment that is enjoyable, stimulating, and rewarding. The group is auditioned,and holds four rehearsals and a dress rehearsal prior to each formal concert. Tocamos, Railroad Square Art Park, 212-0325, www.tocamos.com.Tallahassee’s own Afro-Cuban

drumming group. Tocamos plays Latin dance grooves, traditional folk songs from Cuba, Brazil, and Puerto Rico, as well as traditional African rhythms and instruments.Tocamos can be seen at Lake Ella on most Sundays from 5 pm-8 pm,and holds a community drum circle each First Friday in Railroad Square. Voces Angelorum, 942-6075, www. voicesofangelstallahassee.org. An auditioned, allvolunteer women’s choir dedicated to masterfully performing classical music of excellence. Such rarely-heard music is challenging but very rewarding to perform. The choir gives four fall concerts and four spring concerts each year. Two concerts per season take place in Tallahassee, and two are given out of town.

ACT UP Curious Echo Radio Theater, 228-2473, www. curiousecho.org. Dedicated to spreading the art and enjoyment of audio theater to Tallahassee and beyond.For samples,performance dates,and more, visit the web site. FSU Film School, University Center Building A, Florida State University, 644-0453, filmschool.fsu. edu. If you have you ever wanted to grace the silver screen, here’s your chance! FSU Film School holds open casting twice a year for its fall and spring graduate and undergraduate films. This is a wonderful opportunity to work with some of the brightest up-and-coming filmmakers in the country.No experience is necessary.Directors look for actors of all ages,experience,and type.Volunteer crew members also needed. Mickee Faust Club, 623 McDonnell Drive in Railroad Square, 224-3089, www.mickeefaust.com. Tallahassee’s tongue-in-cheek answer to a certain unctuous rodent in Orlando.The Faustkateers are a wild and wily group who write, direct, perform, and produce cabaret-style shows, plays, radio shows, videos, and special projects. Often billed as “community theater for the weird community,”the group is open to all, and especially committed to creating opportunities for people with disabilities. Quincy Music Theatre, 118 East Washington St., Quincy (25 miles fromTallahassee),875-9444,www. qmtonline.com. Just minutes from Tallahassee, the Quincy Music Theatre is North Florida’s largest all-musical community theatre. Many cast members, directors, choreographers, musicians, and audience members migrate from the Capital City and surrounding area to assist or attend productions. Tallahassee Little Theatre, 1861 Thomasville Road, www.tallahasseelittletheatre.org, 224-4597. Your Community Theatre has provided quality theatrical experiences to local artists and audiences for more than 50 years. Volunteer onstage—auditions are open to everyone in the community. Volunteer backstage—help move sets, stage manage, or organize costumes. Volunteer off stage as a scenic painter, assistant director,lighting designer,ticket taker or seamstress. (continued on page 15)

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& 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. Anhinga Press Poetry Readings, 442-1408, www.anhinga.org. Small press poetry publisher that sponsors Wednesday night literary reading series. American Legion Hall, 229 Lake Ella Drive, recorded event information 222-3382. Features dance lessons on Wednesday nights,Tallahassee Swing Band on Tuesday nights, and Country/ Western dance nights. DJ with a variety of dance music Monday nights. Apalachee Blues Society, 668-5863, www. apalacheebluessociety.org. Brings special blues concerts to the Tallahassee region and supports Tallahassee venues that present blues music. Atlantis Club & Grill, 2712 Mahan Drive, 2249711. Live music Fridays from 5 pm until 2 am, dancing on Saturday from 6 pm to 2 am. On special Latin Night Saturdays, lessons are offered from 8-10 pm. 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. Brothers Night Club,926 W.Tharpe St.,386-2399,

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www.brothersnightclub.com. Features everything from improv comedy to drag shows to Amateur Entertainers Night. 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. 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 (MANCC), 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. Potbelly’s, 459 W. College Ave., 224-2233, www. potbellys.net. Features national, regional, and local live music at least four nights a week. Includes large outdoor deck area. 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.

Local band The Vinyl have performed at Floyd’s Music Store as well as venues in Orlando and Gainesville. Their latest CD, Addition, is available on iTunes.

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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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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. Tallahassee Symphony Youth Orchestra (TSYO), 1345 Thomasville Road, 2249232, www.tallahasseesymphony.org. TSYO’s five orchestras, four chamber ensembles, and the Tallahassee Fiddlers present four concerts at Opperman Music Hall, plus additional performances throughout the year. 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.

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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.

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ENTERTAINMENT 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. 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. 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.

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.

(continued on page 15) No previous experience is required. The perfect venue to explore your own creative side as a performer or a volunteer. TheatreALaCarte, 385-6700,www.theatrealacarte. org. Always looking for energetic people to assist with productions. Musicians: open recruitment for electric guitar, electric bass, keyboard, strings, winds, brass, percussion. Stipend is usually offered to musicians. Actors: please see website for information on upcoming auditions. Stage Crew: backstage helpers able to work under pressure (in the dark). Front of House: house management, box office,ushering,grant writing,fundraising.No previous experience necessary to volunteer.

WRITE Apalachee Press, 942-5041, [email protected]. Publishes the Apalachee Review,a literary magazine produced in Tallahassee since 1973, with an international distribution and subscription list. Part of the mission has always included featuring Florida writers,and as part of Tallahassee’s writing community the press also continues to publish local authors. Digital Pulp, 297-1373, www.digitalpulp.org. Member-driven website dedicated to helping writers of short fiction perfect and promote their

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FAMU Essential Theatre, Florida A&M University, Charles Winter Wood Theatre, 599-3430, box off ice 561-2846, www. essentialtheatre.us. 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 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. TheSchoolofTheatreatFloridaState, Florida State University, Fine Arts Building, 644-6500, theatre. fsu.edu. Produces an annual season of classic plays, musicals,and new works in the FallonTheatre,Lab Theatre and Conradi Studio Theatre. 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. 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 non-profit youth theatre and school for the performing arts.

For other performance groups, see pages 10, 11 & 15. 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 A La Carte’s production of Seussical, the Tallahassee Ballet, The School of Theatre at FSU’s production of Amadeus, the Tallahassee Civic Chorale.

PARTICIPATING (cont.) craft. An oasis for creative writers struggling across the long desert of rejection slips and lost manuscripts that face every writer seeking publication. Anyone can join for free and submit their work. New stories are posted on the first of each month, reviewed by other members, and floated on these reviews into the website’s Top Stories of the Month spotlight. LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library, 200 West Park Avenue, 606-2665, www. leoncountylibrary.org. Library’s author series “Booked for Lunch”on the third Thursday of the month offers local authors the opportunity to meet readers,talk about,and read from their books.Call to discuss scheduling. Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators, 656-3410, [email protected]. For published and non-published authors and artists serious about their work in children’s literature.Sponsors a“Cuppa Critique” at 7-8:30 pm on the first Tuesday of the month from September to May at Books-AMillion, 3531 Thomasville Road. Tallahassee Contemporary Poets Society, 1-888248-3495,www.myspace.com/tcpoetssociety.Where there’s a word, there’s a way! The TCPS is a brand new group whose goals are to form an open local workshop environment, host scheduled readings, and work together to create an eventual publication.

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We will meet bi-weekly to listen to guest speakers, actively edit, and of course, enjoy sharing many styles of contemporary poetry. Tallahassee Writers’ Association, 671-3731, www.twaonline.org. A dynamic organization of both published and aspiring writers of all ages in all genres. Meetings are held monthly on the fourth Thursday at 6:30 pm at the Tallahassee Senior Center. Meetings feature speakers, panels, workshops, and discussions about all facets of the craft and business of writing. TWA also sponsors the Seven Hills Writing Conference each spring, a celebration of Big Bend authors during the holidays, and mini-workshops throughout the year. TWA also sponsors nationally recognized contests for writers: The Seven Hills Contest (fiction, non-fiction, memoirs), Penumbra (poetry, haiku), and Project Stagelight (stage plays).

Please note: listed here are activities for adults. See the “For the Kids” section on pages 20–21 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].

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GET UP,

Don’t just sit on the couch watching reruns of Deal or No Deal! Get up, get out, and explore Tallahassee’s incredible variety of art galleries, museums, historic sites, and more.

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

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- 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. 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. Features changing exhibits by faculty, students, and local and regional artists. ArtPort Gallery, Tallahassee Regional Airport, 3300 Capital Circle SW, 224-2500, www. cocanet.org. Hours: Daily 8 am-11:30 pm. Managed by the Council on Culture & Arts, 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, www.florida-arts.org/ programs/learninggallery.htm. Hours: M-F, 9 am-4:30 pm, Sa 10 am – 4:30 pm, Su 124:30 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.

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. cocanet.org. Hours: M-F 8 am-5:30 pm. Managed by the Council on Culture & Arts, 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, 6454793, 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 sound equipment. 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. LeMoyne Center for the Visual Arts, 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. See history come alive at the only reconstructed 17th century Spanish mission in Florida.. Museum of Florida History, R.A. Gray Building, 500 S. Bronough Street, 245-6400, www. museumoffloridahistory.com. Hours: M-F 9 am4:30 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

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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 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

9 am-5 pm, Su 12:30-5 pm. Featuring the Natural 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.

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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.

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. Thomasville Entertainment Foundation, (229) 226-7404, www.tefconcerts.com.

For other places to explore, see pages 6-7 & 13. 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, mastadon at the Museum of Florida History, an archeological dig at Mission San Luis, “The Grand Oak, Maclay State Gardens” by Russell Grace.

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Children’s Day at the Museum, 1/27, Museum of Florida History, R.A. Gray Building, 500 South Bronough Street, 245-6400, www.museumoffloridahistory. com. Activities include hands-on crafts, music, dance, story telling, special exhibits, and more. OtherWords:A Conference of Literary Magazines, 1/26-27,Independent Publishers, and Writers, Florida State University, 442-1408, www.anhinga.org. Conference addresses all of the aspects of the literary arts. Events include panel discussions, readings, talks, multimedia performances, and a book fair. Jointly sponsored by Anhinga Press, the Florida Literary Arts Coalition, and Fiction Collective Two. Rattlesnake Round-Up, 1/27, Whigham Fairgrounds, Whigham, GA, 229-7623774. Attracting approximately 50,000 visitors each year, this 40-year old event includes arts and crafts, concessions, snake handling demonstrations, snake cooking, snake hunting, entertainment, children’s rides and a 5K Run/Walk.

FEBRUARY

Black History Month Festival, 2/1-2/28, 877-0453, BlackHistoryMonthFestival@ comcast.net. A month-long series of events coordinated in partnership with community organizations to honor the nationally-recognized Black History Month. Includes a Kickoff Reception, Cultural Festival, theatre performance, Festival Finale and many other events. Romantic Readings, 2/14, Knott House Museum, 301 East Park Avenue, 922-2459, www.museumoffloridahistory.com. An evening filled with romantic readings from Mrs. Luella Knott’s collection, plus music and an open microphone session for local poets to read from their works.

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Seven Days of Opening Nights, 2/12-27, Florida State University, 644-7670, box office 644-6500, www.sevendaysfestival.org. A festival of the fine and performing arts featuring nationally and internationally recognized artists and performers, as well as campus and community arts events. Presents music, dance, theatre, creative writing, film, and exhibitions of fine art in various Tallahassee venues. Each year the festival features an opening art exhibition and a series of ticketed marquee performances. Series tickets go on sale each November; individual tickets available in January. Valentine Serenades by the Barbershop Harmony Society, 2/14, 228-0311, [email protected]. Surprise your sweetheart with a singing valentine at her home or office. A Barbershop Quartet in tuxedos, singing romantic songs, and leaving her with flowers, candy, and a photo of the event–what could be more romantic on Valentine’s Day?

MARCH

Artists in Bloom Festival, 3/23-24, Florida A&M University, 599-3430. Annual community event that celebrates the arts, promotes literacy, and encourages healthy living. ABF displays the talents and skills of artists and practitioners from Tallahassee and the surrounding areas, as well as artists with state, regional, national, and international reputations. Civil War Battlefield Re-Enactment, 3/2-4, Natural Bridge Battlefield State Historic Site, 1022 DeSoto Park Drive, Woodville, 922-6007. Featuring authentic uniforms, Confederate and Union encampments, antique muskets, cannon firings, and costumed villagers.

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FESTIVALS & ANNUAL EVENTS Red Hills Horse Trials, 3/8-11, Elinor Klapp Phipps Park, Miller Landing Road, 8932497, www.rhht.org. Nationally recognized equestrian competition and horse trials sanctioned by the U.S. Combined Training Association with over 200 competitors from the U.S. and abroad, many of Olympic caliber. Includes avenue of shops, exhibitions, and food court. Riverside Artsfest, 3/17-18, Bainbridge, GA, 229243-1010. Features evening entertainment, juried fine art exhibit, student art show, literary contest, speakers, workshops, children’s activities, street dance and more. Each year the Bainbridge-Decatur Chamber of Commerce features the art and culture of a different state, culminating in a grand finale concert held with a nationally known recording artist on the banks of the Flint River. Springtime Tallahassee, 3/30-31, 224-5012, www.springtimetallahassee.com. One of the biggest annual parades and craft shows in the Southeast, attracting over 200,000 visitors. Springtime Tallahassee features horse-drawn carriages, elaborately clad characters, and spectacular mechanical floats from all over the southeastern United States. The Jubilee in the Park features a combination of arts,crafts,exhibits, food and entertainment throughout the day. Tallahassee Jazz & Blues Festival, 3/24-25, Tallahassee Museum, 3945 Museum Drive, 5758684, www.tallahasseemuseum.org. Features non-stop jazz, blues, and gospel. Showcases local musicians.

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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. Florida Wine Festival, The Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science, 350 S. Duval Street, 513-0700, 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, 984CRAB, www.bluecrab-festival.com. Emancipation Celebration, Knott House Museum, 301 E. Park Ave., 922-2459, www. museumoffloridahistory.com.

Florida Folk Festival, Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park, White Springs, 1-877-6FL-FOLK, www.floridastateparks. org/folkfest. Humanatee Festival, San Marcos de Apalache State Historic Site, St. Marks, 925-6216. Jazz for Justice, Chez Pierre Restaurant, 1215 Thomasville Road, 385-9007, www. jazzforjustice.org. Quincyfest, Gadsden Arts Center and courthouse square, Quincy, 627-7681, www.quincyfest.com. Tallahassee Wildlife Festival, 386-6296, www. stfranciswildlife.org. Zydeco & Cajun Mudbug Bash/Crawfish Festival, Bradfordville Blues Club, 212-0431, www.mudbugbash.com.

Halloween Howl, Tallahassee Museum, 3945 Museum Drive, 575-8684, www. tallahasseemuseum.org. Havana Bead, Jewelry & Art Extravaganza, The Planter’s Exchange, 204 Second Street, Havana, 539-6343, www.havanaextrav.com. Monarch Butterfly Festival, St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, 1255 Lighthouse Rd., St. Marks, 925-6121, saintmarks.fws.gov. Next to the Last Armageddon Show, 621 Gallery, 621 Industrial Drive, 224-6163, www.621gallery.com. Pumpkin Festival, Downtown Havana, 5391544, www.havanaflorida.com. Zoobilee, Tallahassee Museum, 3945 Museum Drive, 575-8684, www.tallahasseemuseum.org.

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

JULY

Bastille Day Celebration,Chez Pierre Restaurant, 1215 Thomasville Road, 222-0936, www. chezpierre.com. Celebrate America, Tom Brown Park, off Conner Blvd., 891-3866, [email protected]. Swamp Stomp, Tallahassee Museum, 3945 Museum Drive, 575-8684, www. tallahasseemuseum.org.

AUGUST

Caribbean Carnival, Downtown Tallahassee, 878-5148, www.carnivaltallahassee.com. Possum Festival and Fun Day, Highway 77, Wausau, 638-1781, www.thewtdc.com.

SEPTEMBER

Downtown Getdowns, Friday nights before FSU home football games, Adams Street between Pensacola Street and Park Avenue, 487-8087, www.uwbb.org. Experience Asia Festival, E. Peck Green Park, Park Ave. across from the LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library, 906-9321, www. asiantlh.org.

OCTOBER

Antiques & Treasures Show, Goodwood Museum & Gardens, 1600 Miccosukee Road, 877-4202, www.goodwoodmuseum.org. Blessing of the Animals, Mission San Luis, 2021 W. Mission Road, 487-3711, www. missionsanluis.org. Fall Fever, Railroad Square Art Park, 224-1308, www.railroadsquare.com. Greek Food Festival, Holy Mother of God Greek Orthodox Church, 1645 Phillips Road, 8780747, www.greece.org/HolyMother/festival.

Florida Seafood Festival, Battery Park, A p a l a c h i c h o l a , 6 5 3 - 9 4 1 9 , w w w. floridaseafoodfestival.com. Mule Day,Calvary, GA, 229-377-MULE, www. caironet.com/mule.htm. North Florida Fair, North Florida Fairgrounds, 441 Paul Russell Road, 878-3247, www. northfloridafair.com. 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.

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African Caribbean Dance Theatre, 539-4087, www.fadf.org. 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. Boys’ Choir of Tallahassee, 528-2403, www.boyschoirtlh.org. Bradfordville Fine Arts Academy, 6494 Thomasville Road, 893-0893, www.b-fbc.org. Brush and Palette Studio, 1379 Timberlane Road, 893-1960, www. brushandpalettestudio.com. Capital City Shakespeare’s Young Company, 386-6476, Ccshakespeare@ aol.com. Challenger Learning Center, 200 S. Duval Street, 645-STAR, www. challengertlh.com. Community School of the Performing Arts and Culture, 614 Osceola Street, 574-2237. Florida Arts and Community Enrichment (F.A.C.E.), 644-8533, faceart@ aol.com. Gadsden Arts Center, 13 North Madison, Quincy, 875-4866, www. gadsdenarts.com. Gordon’s String Music, 1903 N. Monroe Street, 386-7784. Home Music Educators, 656-7613, www.homemusiceducators.com. Jim’s Pianos, 2695-A Capital Circle N.E., 205-5467, www.jimspianos. com. Killearn Performing Arts, 4500 W. Shannon Lakes #20, 443-7512 or 8949364, www.killearnpa.com.

Knott House Museum, 301 East Park Avenue, 922-2459, www. museumoffloridahistory.com. Lafayette Park Arts & Crafts Center, 403 Ingleside Drive, 891-3945, www. talgov.com/parks/commcenter/lfartscrafts.cfm. LeMoyne Art Foundation, 125 N. Gadsden St., 222-8800, www.lemoyne. org. LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library, 200 West Park Avenue, 6062665, www.leoncountylibrary.org. Hours: M-Th, 10 am-9 pm, F 10 am-6 pm, Sa 10 am-5 pm, Su 1-6 pm. The Mary Brogan Museum of Art & Science, 350 South Duval Street, 513-0700, www.thebrogan.org. Mason’s School of Music, 19 North Calhoun Street, 412-0102, www. masonsmusic.com. Mission San Luis, 2021 W. Mission Road, 487-3711, www.missionsanluis. org. Montgomery Schools of Dance, 1369 E. Lafayette Street, 877-4874. Museum of Florida History, R.A. Gray Building, 500 S. Bronough Street, 245-6400, www.museumoffloridahistory.com. Music Center, 1221 E. Lafayette Street (next to The Moon), 942-0626. Musikgarten, Best Beginnings, 1415 Timberlane Road in Market Square, 6682119, www.best-begin.com/musikgartensignup.html. Performing Arts Center of Tallahassee, 562-1430, 3244 N. Monroe Street, performingartscenteroftallahassee.com. Prophecy School of the Arts, 2312 Apalachee Parkway, Suite 10, 222-8085, www.prophecyarts.net.

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CHILDREN Ribits Enchanted Cottage, 215 Lake Ella Drive, 671-5859, www.ribitsceramics.com. Rossier Productions, Inc. (RPI), 224-0372, www.rossierprod.org. The School of Theatre at Florida State, Florida State University, Fine Arts Building, 644-6500, theatre.fsu.edu. Sharon Davis Schools of Dance, 1232 Timberlane Road, 893-5900. Southern Academy of Ballet Arts, 1704-C Capital Circle NE, 222-0174. Stubbs Music Center, 1260 Timberlane Road, 893-8754, www.stubbs.org. The Tallahassee Ballet, 224-6917, www. tallaballet.com. Tallahassee Girls’ Choir of CHOICE, 576-7501. Tallahassee Leon County Civic Center, 505 West Pensacola Street, 487-1691, box office 222-0400, www.tlccc.org. Tallahassee Museum, 3945 Museum Drive, 575-8684, www.tallahasseemuseum.org.

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Tallahassee Symphony Youth Orchestras (TSYO), 1345 Thomasville Road, 224-9232, www.tallahasseesymphony.org. Tally Piano & Keyboard Studios, 2933 Kerry Forest Parkway, 386-2425, www.tallypiano. com. Thomasville Road Academy of the Arts, 3131 Thomasville Road, 422-7795 x210 or x216, www.thomasvilleroad.org/academy.htm. Wind & Grace, 3620 Shamrock West, 8942888, www.windandgrace.homestead. com. Young Actors Theatre, 609 Glenview Drive, 386-6602, www.youngactorstheatre.com.

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].

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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, jestkdn@ aol.com. 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.

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Music at the Old Capitol, 400 South Monroe Street,487-1902,www.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, 6817881, www.rileymuseum.org. Sugarplum Fair and Nutcracker Character Breakfast, Goodwood Museum & Gardens, 222-1287, www.tallaballet.com. Winter Festival: A Celebration of Lights, Music, and the Arts, Downtown Tallahassee, 891-3860, www.talgov.com.

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].

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