Scene Calendar: Fun things to do Feb. 19-25, 2021
The Gainesville Sun
MUSIC
The Gainesville Orchestra: 7:30 p.m. today, Phillips Center, 3201 Hull Road. Tickets: $49 general admission, $39 ages 65 and older, $19 students and children. (performingarts.ufl.edu, 392-2787) “Mystery.” Explore the mysteries of the universe with one of the most popular works in the symphonic repertoire, Gustav Holst’s “The Planets,” and John Adam’s “Harmonielehre.”
Luke Bryan Tribute: 10 p.m.-midnight Saturday, Knockin’ Boots Saloon, 201 W. University Ave. Tickets: $10-$45. (bit.ly/354AIJq) A tribute band will perform as part of the saloon’s Legends of Country series.
DANCE
“Dancer’s Choice”: Noon today and 5 p.m. Saturday, Pofahl Studios, 1325 NW Second St. Tickets: $35 adults, $25 students. (dancealive.org) A performance where dancers choose the choreography.
PLEASE CHECK WEBSITE OR CALL THE VENUE FOR COVID-19 UPDATE BEFORE ATTENDING AN EVENT
Feel D Love: 6 p.m. today through Feb. 28, Depot Park, 200 SE Depot Ave. Free. (depotpark.org) Illuminated landscaping and park elements with romantic lighting themes every night throughout the month of February.
Survival of the Slowest exhibit: Now- Sept. 12, Florida Museum of Natural History, 3215 Hull Road. Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 1 - 5 p.m. Sunday. (floridamuseum.ufl.edu, 846-2000) Admission, $10, adults, $9, Florida residents, seniors and non-University of Florida college students; $7, ages 3-17, free to museum members and UF students with a valid Gator 1 Card. Complete admission pricing is available online at www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/visit/plan. Guests l get an up-close look at a live sloth, tortoise, iguana and other creatures to learn about the unique adaptations some animals developed to survive, despite being slow, small or weak.
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PLEASE CHECK WEBSITE OR CALL THE VENUE FOR COVID-19 UPDATE BEFORE ATTENDING AN EVENT
Valentine s Movie Matinee: 2-5 p.m. today, Celebration Pointe, Celebration Pointe Avenue. Tickets: $15. (valentines-matinee.eventbrite.com, celebrationpointe.com) Showing of the family friendly film Gnomeo and Juliet.”
Hoggetowne at Home: a Virtual Medieval Experience” ends this weekend: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. today, (https://bit.ly/3aQX98E) You can visit merchant booths, watch demonstrations and engage in activities from the comfort of home. Guests can safely shop the medieval marketplace, watch performances and demonstrations, play along in the interactive quest, and engage with characters during live shows.
One day we will be on the other side of this terrible time, looking back.
One day we will be telling people about COVID-19, people who didn’t live through the fear of getting it or watch those they loved die from it or scramble to get shots to be safe from it or experience how it felt when it shut us inside and separated us from one another for months or took away our livelihoods or forced us to work and live in conditions suddenly perilous due to its daily threat.
One day we will be far enough away from it to start to digest and try to make sense of this strange time out of time, when the coronavirus changed everything, but so much else also took place.
North Florida Museums Interact With Public Despite COVID-19 Challenges
By Franki Rosenthal
January 8, 2021
Walking through the empty gallery halls at the Matheson History Museum in Gainesville every day hurts Dixie Neilson to her core. The museum has been closed to visitors since March, and as quiet as museums typically are, these bare walls and silence felt different.
“It’s a challenge for us both physically and emotionally,” said Neilson, the executive director. “We love the public, and we really want them to share things with us.”
But they all are facing significant financial hits as the pandemic continues to ravage the nation.