Event Series The Nutcracker

The Nutcracker

Phillips Center for the Performing Arts 3201 Hull Rd, Gainesville, FL, United States

Dance Alive National Ballet, Alachua County's own professional ballet company brings you NUTCRACKER! The all-time family favorite with beautiful dancing, sets and costumes is here again! Everyone needs a hero, and in this case she’s a girl. Clara saves the Nutcracker prince, and to thank her he brings her on...

Event Series Class with Clara

Class with Clara

Phillips Center for the Performing Arts 3201 Hull Rd, Gainesville, FL, United States

Dance Alive National Ballet presents A Class With Clara. Join the charming ‘Clara’, heroine of the Nutcracker Ballet for a prince or princess style ballet class onstage! Gifts will be handed out following the event. All ages are welcome. Parents can watch from the audience or join on stage their...

$25

Vintage Holidays Guided Tours of the Historic Haile Homestead

Historic Haile Homestead 8500 SW Archer Road, Gainesville, FL, United States

Come visit the 1856 Historic Haile Homestead and enjoy our Vintage Holidays decorations on our guided tours! Come see the Talking Walls! Tours will be conducted from December 7th to December 29th on weekends. Saturdays 10 AM to 2 PM and Sundays 12 PM to 4 PM. Last tour begins...

$5

Ranger-Led Rim Ramble Hike

Payne's Prairie Preserve State Park 100 Savannah Blvd,, Micanopy, FL, United States

This 1.5-mile hike meanders through a dense upland forest and sinkhole rich topography. The hike begins at the La Chua Trail Horse Barn, promptly at 10 a.m. Hikes take place on Saturdays through March 29, 2025

Event Series Rim Ramble Hike

Rim Ramble Hike

Payne's Prairie Preserve State Park 100 Savannah Blvd,, Micanopy, FL, United States

Ranger-Led Rim Ramble Hike at Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park La Chua Trail This 1.5 mile trail meanders through a dense upland forest and sinkhole rich topography. The hike originates at the La Chua Trail Horse Barn, promptly at 10 a.m. Note: the hike is limited to the first 25...

Channukah Celebration Choir

The ShabbaTones Chorus will lead the guests with many Channukah favorites. Join is for the fun and joy.

Celebrate New Year’s Eve at Spark Wonder

The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention 811 South Main Street, Gainesville, FL, United States

Reflect, celebrate, and anticipate the New Year with the Cade Museum. Watch Depot Park’s dazzling fireworks show from the comfort of the Cade Museum’s panoramic galleries with a drink and snacks in hand. Savor the last day of 2024 with games, experiments, New Year’s resolutions, an alternate time zone countdown,...

Free – $40

Event Series Guided Walks

Guided Walks

Kanapaha Botanical Gardens 4700 SW 58th Dr, Gainesville, FL, United States

Kanapaha offers a guided tour of the Gardens the first Saturday of every month, starting at 10:00am. Regular admission price for non-members.

The Lake Alto-Lake Santa Fe Canal

The Lake Alto-Lake Santa Fe Canal was dug in the 1880’s to get oranges from Melrose to the railroad in Waldo. This talk covers the history of the canal and what’s going on with it nowadays. Presenters Bob Gould and Dave Edwards are long time Gainesvillians who met through their...

Free

The Other Book: Black History in Alachua County Lecture Series

Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art 3259 Hull Rd, Gainesville, FL, United States

Before schools were integrated, Black teachers taught from two books; the official government sanctioned books and from other texts, written by Black authors about the realities of the Black experience. It was referred to as “the Other Book.” In the current political climate of book banning and “white washing,” this...