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Features
4 Exploring Art, Toddler Style
by Melissa Scholes Young
14 The Art of Play
by Randi Goldstein

Vol. 1 Fall 2006 Issue 3
Regular Features
Official Publication of the 3 From the Publisher
Cultural Resources Commission
For Capital Culture Magazine 3 Contributor
Publisher Peggy Brady
Editor Randi Goldstein 3 Letters
Creative Director Tony Archer
Cultural Resources Commission Staff
Executive Director Peggy Brady
Tony Archer
Listings
Randi Goldstein
Leslie Puckett 6 Children
Clint L. Riley Give your kids a break and get them away from the video games with these
Topher Sherman fun and educational activities.
Amanda Karioth Thompson
Holly Thompson
10 Entertainment
Cultural Resources Commission Board of Directors From classical to contemporary, these concerts, plays, musical theatre, film,
Chair Michael H. Sheridan
Vice Chair Ken Winker and dance events will entertain, amuse, and inspire you.
Treasurer Anne Mackenzie
Secretary Margaret W. Lewis 12 Exploring
Past Chair Sharon Press Get up, get out, and explore the incredible variety of art galleries, museums,
Valliere Richard Auzenne
Margo H. Bindhardt
historic sites, and more, right in Tallahassee’s backyard.
Mickey Brady
Jerry Kidd 13 Down the Road
Beth Langford Think you’ve seen and done it all in Tallahassee? Well, there’s another world
Longineu Parsons waiting just a few miles in every direction.
Neil Rambana
Mark Ravenscraft
Susan Stratton
15 Alternative
Ex-officios John Marks, Mayor Expand your horizons with independent music, experimental theatre, avant-
Bob Rackleff, County Commission garde art, or offbeat poetry readings.
Marge Banocy-Payne, TCC
Valencia E. Matthews, FAMU
Donna H. McHugh, FSU
16 Shopping
Paula P. Smith, PACC Chair Cover your walls with fine art, accentuate your wardrobe with handmade jewelry,
Dick Fallon, Cultural Ambassador put on some new dancing shoes, or buy what you need to create your own art.
Capital Culture Magazine is published quarterly by the Cultural Resources Commission
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Welcome, Fall!

A
s we say goodbye to summer and usher in another beautiful
Tallahassee autumn, I’d like to welcome you to our latest issue of
Capital Culture Magazine. In this issue, Melissa Scholes Young guides
you through the hilarious world of exploring art through the eyes of her three-
year-old daughter. And just in time for a new school year, we present a special
expanded section on kids’ activities. With so many classes and events, and camps
to think about for next summer, you’ll soon find out why Tallahassee is THE place
for children to grow and learn through the exciting world of arts and culture.

And don’t miss our regular sections on performances, exhibits, ways you can get
involved in arts and culture, arts shopping, and our fall listings of festivals and
annual events.

I hope you enjoy this issue of Capital Culture Magazine as much as we have
enjoyed bringing it to you. If you’re a visitor to our area, I welcome you to
Florida’s artistic and cultural Capital city. If you’re lucky enough to live here, Local photographer Russ
ell Grace’s Sunrise at the Gard
savor the treasures that exist right in your own backyard. And as North Florida’s ens I, Maclay State Gardens, Talla
hassee
beautiful fall season begins, take the opportunity to discover all there is to see
and do in Tallahassee – more than you thought!

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

Peggy Brady

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

ArT
tODdLEr
STYlE by Melissa Scholes Young

“
M
ommy, look! It feels like the ocean!” My three-year-
old daughter, Isabelle, squealed across the art studio
as she rubbed globs of electric blue finger-paint
together on her palms. She smeared. She poked. She used her
index finger as a modified paintbrush and
created zigzags and waves of blue across “I wondered if
the glass.
finger-paints have
I gazed over her shoulder and
catalogued the ways my daughter has
any significant
exhibited her genius since birth. Isabelle nutritional value.”
promptly leaned over and licked the
ocean in her hand. A frown appeared on her face: “Mommy, it
dudn’t taste like ocean. Sweet. No salt?” I wondered if finger-
paints have any significant nutritional value.
Isabelle and I have been exploring art in its numerous forms
since her first love affair with a kid’s Van Gogh book of colors
when she was one and a half. That book, with its tattered
edges and gnawed corners, simplified the complex world of
art into common shapes and primary colors. In typical toddler
fashion, we read it repeatedly until I could recite every page
in my sleep. The book had been a gift from
an eclectic hippy friend who presented my
husband and me with Isabelle’s extended
astrology chart for her birth. She declared
my daughter an artist. And she is.
We first began taking summer art classes
together at the Brush and Palette Studio
on Timberlane Road two years ago, starting with a class in
“exploratory art” designed specifically for toddlers. Each week
the instructor set up four different projects for us to progress
through. We worked at a toddler’s pace, which meant either
that our short attention span caused us to complete all four

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projects in under twelve minutes, or that we would spend sixty like a helicopter, waving my arms to intercept the impending
full minutes tearing colored tissue paper into tiny bits. I found destruction, but the wonderful people at the museum
myself “exploring” too, and felt guilty when I realized I was assured me that my toddler was doing exactly what the artist
nudging my daughter towards the simple green shaving cream intended.
foam so I could concentrate on a more complex mosaic with Isabelle also likes to simply sit amongst the art and absorb.
seashells. The Helen Lind Sculpture Garden at LeMoyne is one of our
“Remember, it’s the process not the product,” reminds Pam favorite places to soak up culture. I pack snacks and art books
Talley, the owner and instructor. The overzealous parents for us to share. We stroll the brick paths and rest on the stone
collectively sighed and stepped back from our coaching benches as we discuss each sculpture. This is where Isabelle’s
to let our budding artists investigate. This was particularly imagination really comes alive; she pretends each piece of
frustrating during what I call Isabelle’s “Mud Period” – the art can speak only to her. “Listen, mommy, to the art…,” she
time when she discovered over and over that adding brown or exclaims. The sculptures whisper their secrets as we pass, and
black to any color miraculously turns the whole thing brown she nods at them in encouragement.
or black. I kept pushing the yellows and reds, while Pam gently I don’t know if Isabelle will be the next Jackson Pollock or
guided me back to a safe viewing distance. I have a plethora of Vermeer – though she has recently demonstrated a proclivity
framed portraits featuring a single black paint stroke to prove for watercolors – but I know that I won’t have these precious
my restraint. days with her again. So for now, I am content to “ooh” and “aah”
Isabelle and I have learned to mold clay into snakes and over each new toddler creation. As I rinse out her paintbrushes
melt crayons into a blur of waxy hues. We’ve rubbed pencils and replenish her palettes, I realize Pam was right: it is the
onto paper and watched as the outlines of keys and pennies process and not the product that really matters.
and veined leaves emerged. We’ve dripped neon paints into a
salad spinner and spun a rainbow of paper plate masterpieces.
And we’ve stomped aluminum foil into sculptures of swans
and kitties. Each class was thoughtful and adventuresome, and
Pam gently explained the art concepts as we explored in sync.
To encourage a finer appreciation for art, I’ve also organized
outings to each new exhibit at the Mary Brogan Museum
and the LeMoyne Art Foundation. Isabelle asks wonderfully
profound questions like, “Look at the old mummy! Can I
climb it?” and “Why is the picture upside down?” One day,
as we cocked our heads sideways to appreciate the abstract
brush strokes of a very modern artist, she broke the silence
of the gallery by exclaiming, “It’s very messy, mommy.” I
personally thought it resembled one of Isabelle’s mud period
masterpieces, but for the sake of teaching gallery etiquette, I
shushed her and strolled on.
Of course, hands-on art is Isabelle’s favorite method of
discovery. When we happened upon “Complex” by Alex
White in The Art and Ecology Triennial installation at the
Brogan, Isabelle spent an hour happily rearranging the
collection of spray-painted egg cartons on the floor. I hovered
Image: Opposite page - Melissa Scholes Young and her daughter Isabelle enjoy an afternoon of finger painting.

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

THE
KIDS
For up-to-date schedules and event information, visit www.morethanyouthought.com.

African Caribbean Dance Theatre, 539-4087, www.fadf.org. Journey into

Africa with the African Caribbean Dance Theatre. Its weekly schedule
- Denotes First Friday participant (see page 17 or back cover for more information)

Bradfordville Fine Arts Academy, 6494 Thomasville Road, 893-0893, www.

for youth development training includes Saturday classes in drum and
children’s/beginner’s dance at Palmer-Munroe Community Center at
1900 Jackson Bluff Road from 10 am-1:30 pm. Each dance class is taught
with the accompaniment of live African percussion. Prior experience is
not necessary to participate.
Arts Learning Gallery, 500 South Bronough Street, 245-6480, www.florida-
arts.org/programs/learninggallery.htm. Hours: M-F, 9 am-4:30 pm, Sa 10
am – 4:30 pm, Su 12-4:30 pm. Located on the first floor of the R.A. Gray
Building, home of the Museum of Florida History, this gallery features
the artwork of students, teachers, and lifelong learners. Through an active
program of rotating exhibitions from around the state, the gallery invites
visitors to explore the various developmental stages of the visual artist by
showcasing the works of students of all ages and skill levels, including
elder artists and artists with disabilities.
Boys’ Choir of Tallahassee, 528-2403, www.boyschoirtlh.org. A community
outreach program for young men ages eight to eighteen from public and
private schools throughout Tallahassee. The group meets three times weekly
for study hall and choir practice. The Boys’ Choir prepares young men for
the twenty-first century through music, discipline, and academic excellence.
With its motto “No Excuses,” the choir continues to grow in popularity on
the local, state, national and international level. The choir has performed
at churches, convention halls, nursing homes, group homes, and juvenile
correctional facilities throughout the United States and abroad.
b-fbc.org. Offers instruction in piano, voice, guitar, organ, and brass. A
ministry of Bradfordville First Baptist Church.
Brush and Palette Studio, 1379 Timberlane Road, 893-1960, www.
brushandpalettestudio.com. The place where creativity begins! Art classes
for kids of all ages, from preschool up. Private lessons also available.
Offers birthday parties that feature t-shirt painting or clay sculpture,
pizza, and a special artist’s cake.
Capital City Shakespeare’s Young Company, 386-6476, Ccshakespeare@
aol.com. Made up of high school and middle school students who attend
classes in scene study, voice, and movement, and perform Shakespeare’s
plays that are adapted for young actors.
Challenger Learning Center, 200 S. Duval Street, 645-STAR, www.
challengertlh.com. The region’s only IMAX theatre and planetarium,
featuring fun and educational shows for kids. Birthday parties also
available, and include a hands-on activity with the “Flight Director,”
pizza, and drinks in space themed cups. Parties can also include IMAX
or Planetarium tickets, or a Mini-Space Mission Simulation.
Community School of the Performing Arts and Culture, 614 Osceola
Street, 574-2237. Provides an environment of cultural enhancement and
expression through dance. The school is available to residents of Leon
and surrounding counties of all ages and gender, and includes ballet,
jazz, tap, modern, and African dance. In addition to teaching students
the beauty of dance, the school provides students a positive and creative
atmosphere that builds confidence and self-esteem.

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Florida Arts and Community Enrichment
(F.A.C.E.), 644-8533, faceart@aol.com.
Offers classes during non-school hours in
visual art, music, dance, and theatre free of
charge for children ages five-eighteen in
the Frenchtown neighborhood. Monthly
outings to local cultural sites, community
performances, and mural paintings are
scheduled throughout the year.
FSU School of Theatre, Florida State University,
Fine Arts Building, 644-6500, theatre.fsu.
edu. Offers the Sue and Richard G. Fallon
Theatre for Young Audiences Series, which
features productions particularly suitable for
families. Also offers Adventures in Theatre
Summer Camp, which provides campers
ages five-twelve with the opportunity to
experience all aspects of theatre during a
two-week summer day camp during the
month of June each year.
Gadsden Arts Center, 13 North Madison,
Quincy, 875-4866, www.gadsdenarts.com.
Offers a summer camp of art-making fun,
where campers experience a variety of art-
making techniques and media in the Center’s
state-of-the-art drawing, painting, and clay
studios. Camp is offered for six weeks in June
and July each year. Also offers art workshops
for children throughout the year.
Gordon’s String Music, 1903 N. Monroe Street,
386-7784. Tallahassee’s home for traditional
music. Quality acoustic instruments for
beginners and advanced players, and lessons
for children and adults.
Home Music Educators, 656-7613, www.
homemusiceducators.com. Offers private
instruction in piano, guitar and voice for
students in their own homes.
Jim’s Pianos, 2695-A Capital Circle N.E., 205-
5467, www.jimspianos.com. Features private
piano lessons, private music theory lessons,
and adult and children’s group lessons. With
all lessons, students learn to read music, play
songs by ear and from sheet music, find the
right harmony to melodies, and experience
playing many styles.
Killearn Performing Arts, 4500 W. Shannon
Lakes #20, 443-7512 or 894-9364, www.
killearnpa.com. Offers a variety of dance and
drama classes for all ages, preschool to adults.
Instruction in Irish dance, tap, ballet, modern,
hip-hop, creative drama, musical theatre, and
social dance (ballroom type) are available.
Knott House Museum, 301 East Park Avenue,
922-2459, www.museumoffloridahistory.
com. Offers summer poetry workshops for
teenagers, Poetry Lasts a Lifetime. Also offers
Tallahassee Doll Camp, a one to two week
program recommended for ages seven-ten,
where children combine history and art by
creating their own dolls and stories.
Lafayette Park Arts & Crafts Center, 403
Ingleside Drive, 891-3945, www.talgov.com/
parks/commcenter/lfartscrafts.cfm. Offers low-
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cost four-week daytime classes in pottery,
drawing, cartooning, jewelry crafts, and
others for ages six-twelve. Occasional one-
day Saturday workshops also available. Part
of the City of Tallahassee’s Award-Winning
Parks and Recreation Department.
LeMoyne Art Foundation, 125 N. Gadsden
St., 222-8800, www.lemoyne.org. After
school classes for kids (ages six-twelve)
and teens (ages thirteen and up) offered
weekday afternoons and on Saturdays. Pre-
K art workshops every third Saturday of the
month. Emphasis is hands-on, interactive,
and fun learning, with exposure to a wide
range of artistic media and methods. Also
offers ArtCamp during the summer for kids
ages six-thirteen, for full or half days, which
include pottery, sculpture, painting, drawing,
and decorative arts.
LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library,
200 West Park Avenue, 606-2665, www.
leoncountylibrary.org. Hours: M-Th, 10 am-9
pm, F 10 am-6 pm, Sa 10 am-5 pm, Su 1-6
pm. Offers Babytime for infants from birth
to two years old along with their parent or
caregiver. Includes stories, fingerplays, rhymes,
and songs. Preschool Storytime offers the
opportunity to develop reading readiness and
listening skills, as well as a gentle introduction
to group activities for ages two to five. Library
also features the Summer Reading Program
for children grades K-8, to encourage kids
to keep reading (and win prizes) during
the school break. Programs also available at
branch libraries.
The Mary Brogan Museum of Art & Science,350
South Duval Street, 513-0700, www.thebrogan.
org. See stars on the first Saturday of every month,
with U.S. Cellular StarLab portable planetarium
shows. Catch a Chemistry Magic Show on the
second Saturday of each month, or wise up with
Smart Art activities on the third Saturday of each
month.In the summer,the Brogan combines the
best of art and science for Camp AllThat!,offering
sessions for four and five year olds, and children
entering grades K-8.
Mason’s School of Music, 19 North Calhoun
Street, 412-0102, www.masonsmusic.com.
Private and group lessons in piano, guitar,
voice, strings, percussion, woodwinds and
brass instruments for all ages. Also offers
Kindermusik classes (newborns through
age seven), rock and jazz band classes,
birthday parties, computer music theory lab,
school pickup, and summer camps. Second
location available in Quincy.
Mission San Luis, 2021 W. Mission Road,
487-3711, www.missionsanluis.org. Discovery
day camps for ages seven-fifteen are held
throughout the year. Offered in both
Spanish and English, the camps provide
exciting hands-on experiences in topics
ranging from Spanish heritage to 17th-
century mission life to archaeology.
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Montgomery Schools of Dance, 1369 E.
Lafayette Street, 877-4874. Offers ballet, tap,
jazz, lyrical, ensemble, and baton, for ages
three and up. Classes are held weekday
afternoons and Saturday mornings.
Museum of Florida History, R.A. Gray
Building, 500 S. Bronough Street, 245-6400,
www.museumoffloridahistory.com. Offers free
Family Craft Hour on the 2nd Wednesday
of the month, for ages four-ten. Hands-on
and interactive sessions in Florida’s state
history museum with activities varying by
month. Also sponsors week-long day camps
from June to August. Camp sessions explore
different themes in Florida history through
field trips, hands-on activities, discussions,
and audiovisual presentations.
Music Center, 1221 E. Lafayette Street (next to
The Moon), 942-0626. Music store offering
guitar lessons for all ages, beginner to
advanced. Also offers new and used musical
equipment.
Musikgarten, Best Beginnings, 1415 Timberlane
Road in Market Square, 668-2119, www.
best-begin.com/musikgartensignup.html. Early
childhood music program offering morning
music classes for infants and toddlers up to
age three, as well as family music evenings
for children up to age five.
Performing Arts Center of Tallahassee,
562-1430, 3244 N. Monroe Street,
performingartscenteroftallahassee.com. Offers
classical ballet,tap,jazz,modern,and lyrical dance
instruction for ages seven and up, as well as an
early childhood dance program for ages three-six.
Also offers summer programs.
Prophecy School of the Arts, 2312 Apalachee
Parkway, Suite 10, 222-8085, www.
prophecyarts.net. Creative movement and
dance classes for children as young as
toddlers. Offers beginning ballet, beginning
tap/jazz, hip hop, Af rican movement,
and more. The curriculum at Prophecy is
enhanced by videos, lectures, guest artists,
performance invitations, and an annual
dance showcase.
Ribits Enchanted Cottage, 215 Lake Ella
Drive, 671-5859, www.ribitsceramics.com.
Offers ceramics and pottery classes for all
ages, as well as art-themed birthday parties
and summer camp programs.
Rossier Productions, Inc. (RPI), 224-0372,
www.rossierprod.org. A non-profit film and
video production facility that promotes history,
culture, humanities, and the arts by providing
educational programs for youth and the
community. Offers the Operation Filmmaker
program, a workshop designed to let young
people have a hands-on experience of creating
a documentary from concept to completion.
Images: Opposite page - Children find a turtle at the Tallahassee
Museum, a student enjoys painting pottery, art work by a local
student. This page - Students from F.A.C.E. celebrate the
completion of a mural with former Secretary of State Glenda Hood.
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This program facilitates cross-community
exchanges by offering opportunities to students
in the local and surrounding counties.
Sharon Davis Schools of Dance, 1232
Timberlane Road, 893-5900. Offers classes
in ballet, tap, jazz, pointe, lyrical, and
pre-school movement for ages three to
adult. Classes are held weekday afternoons/
evenings and Saturday mornings, from
September to May.
Southern Academy of Ballet Arts, 1704-C
Capital Circle NE, 222-0174. Beginner
and intermediate classes in classical ballet,
contemporary dance, tap, and theatre arts.
Pas de Vie, the school’s performance arm,
presents an end-of-year show in May, and
The Nutcracker in December at the FSU
School of Theatre Mainstage. Students
perform in shows, and open auditions are
held for community members.
Stubbs Music Center, 1260 Timberlane Road,
893-8754, www.stubbs.org. Providing music
instruction in North Florida and South
Georgia for students of all ages, all levels, and
all instruments since 1970. Offers Kindermusik
program for students from birth to six years of
age, plus instrumental instruction in piano and
violin beginning at age four. Other areas of
instruction such as music theory, voice, string
instruments, brass, woodwind, and percussion
are also available.
The Tallahassee Ballet, 224-6917, www.
tallaballet.com. Community classes for
ages eight and up, weekday afternoons and
Saturdays. Intermediate/advanced ballet for
children, elementary and advanced pointe.
No beginner classes. Also presents periodic
and high school students. The Museum also
offers fun and educational birthday parties,
including theme parties.
Tallahassee Symphony Youth Orchestras
(TSYO), 1345 Thomasville Road, 224-
9232, www.tallahasseesymphony.org. Offers
five orchestras for various levels of playing
ability: Orchestra Fundamentals, Symphonic
Strings, Philharmonia, Chamber Orchestra,
and the TSYO Symphony Orchestra. The
performance group, the Tallahassee Fiddlers,
is open to students at Philharmonia level and
above. TSYO gives school-age children the
opportunity to discover the joy of playing
orchestral music, and presents seasonal
concerts and additional performance
opportunities.
Tally Piano & Keyboard Studios, 2933
Kerry Forest Parkway, 386-2425, www.
tallypiano.com. Offers individual and group
piano lessons, as well as Piano Adventure
Summer Camps for children ages six-eleven
in June and July.
Thomasville Road Academy of the Arts, 3131
Thomasville Road, 422-7795 x210 or x216,
www.thomasvilleroad.org/academy.htm.
Offers instruction in piano, guitar, violin,
woodwind and brass, percussion, voice,
drama, art, and sign language. A ministry of
Thomasville Road Baptist Church.
Wind & Grace, 3620 Shamrock West, 894-
2888, www.windandgrace.homestead.com.
An inclusion-based theatrical troupe for
children and creative adults, welcoming
special people. Participants make videos,
and create the characters, design the sets
and story boards, write the scripts, dance,
paint, and more. Meets weekly to workshop
new artistic ideas.
Young Actors Theatre, 609 Glenview Drive,
386-6602, www.youngactorstheatre.com.
A non-profit youth theatre and school for
the performing arts for pre-school through
high school. Offers a comprehensive theatre
education program that integrates the three
key elements of the performing arts: drama,
music, and dance. Students are placed in classes
according to age, experience, and ability. Classes
are based on September to May curriculum and
feature performance opportunities.
Note: the preceding listings are for programs designed
especially for children. Many places in other sections,
like the “Get Up, Get Out, & Explore” section, are great
for kids, too.
Unless otherwise indicated, all area codes are 850.
This may not be a complete listing of all organizations.
To see if your organization or event is eligible to be listed,
please contact magazine@netcrc.org.
Images: Page 6 (clockwise) - Tallahassee Symphony
Youth Orchestra, The Tallahassee Ballet’s DanceChance
program, creating crafts at Goodwood Museum &
Gardens.

Attention All Teachers!

abbreviated young persons concerts, perfect
for introducing children to ballet.
Tallahassee Girls’ Choir of CHOICE, 576-
7501. Open to girls from eight to eighteen.
Participants meet regularly on Tuesdays and
Thursdays to spend time on homework,
participate in a variety of enrichment
activities, and practice their music.
Tallahassee Leon County Civic Center, 505
West Pensacola Street, 487-1691, box office
222-0400, www.tlccc.org. Offers periodic
shows specifically for children, and often
features shows appropriate for young people
as part of the Broadway Series.
Tallahassee Museum, 3945 Museum Drive,
575-8684, www.tallahasseemuseum.org.
Unique opportunities for children to learn
about animals, nature, and our history
in a hands-on way. Critter Programs are
offered on Mondays for children eighteen
months-three and a half years old with
a parent. Pre-School Classes are offered
Monday through Friday for ages three and
a half-five years old. Year round Discovery
Day Camps for grades K-5 are presented
on weekdays when school is out. Summer
camps are available for elementary, middle,
Trying to integrate the arts into all classrooms?
Looking for fresh ideas to re-energize your lessons?
• Meet the educators from New York’s Dancing Classrooms featured in the hit movie Mad Hot Ballroom
• Enjoy exciting workshops and sample the variety of talent available to bring into
your classroom
• Talk to representatives from area arts & cultural organizations to learn about
field trip opportunities, in-school presentations, and artist residencies
• Earn TEC/PAEC credit throughout the day
Cultural Resources Commission’s
Arts in Education Expo
Saturday, August 19, 2006; 9 am – 5 pm
TCC Legislative Research Center and Museum
444 Appleyard Drive, Tallahassee
Free Admission (snacks and refreshments provided)
Ample parking available
For more information contact Amanda Karioth Thompson
at (850) 224-2500 or email athompson@netcrc.org.

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Let Us
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

Entertain
every day of the year.
Stick with the arts,
and you’ll never be bored.

MUSIC
YOU
For up-to-date schedules and event information, visit www.morethanyouthought.com.

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 644-
4774, 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, 487-
1691, 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
variety of events including top musical artists, Tallahassee Broadway
Series, sporting events such as FSU basketball, and more.
The Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, season tickets 224-0461, individual
concert tickets 644-6500, www.tallahasseesymphony.org. Providing the voice
of classical orchestral music to the Tallahassee community, featuring a
Masterworks Series, holiday concert, young people’s concert and more.
Teatime Concert Series, Brokaw-McDougall House, 329 North Meridian
Street, 222-7358, www.teatimeconcertseries.com. Afternoon classical
concerts paired with an artist/audience tea reception.
Voces Angelorum, 942-6075, www.voicesofangelstallahassee.org. Women’s
choir dedicated to masterfully performing classical music of excellence.
DANCE
Essence DanceTheatre, Florida A&M University, 412-7525, essencedance@aol.com.
Dedicated to putting on professional-quality and high-energy productions.
FSU Department of Dance, Florida State University, 644-1023, www.fsu.
edu/~dance. Offers a wide variety of dance concerts throughout the year
in the Nancy Smith Fitcher Dance Theatre, and throughout Tallahassee
and the Southeast Region.
Kollage Dance Troupe, Florida State University, 645-1385, kdtfl.tripod.
com. A co-ed hip-hop based dance organization, whose objective is to
unite artists from different cultures and backgrounds for the purpose
of dance.

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 ENTERTAINMENT

Mahog any Dance T heat re, F l o r i d a

A&M University, 561-2318, Museum of Fine Arts
mahoganydancetheat re@hotmail.com.
The increasingly
Produces and performs two yearly concerts
ambitious research
at various events throughout Tallahassee Department of Dance
of the Museum
and the southeast, with a repertoire The Department of
assures that the scope
including Lindy Hop, African, modern Dance, long-recognized
of programs ranges
dance, ballet, tap, jazz, and hip-hop. from national impact, as one of the country’s
Orchesis Contemporary Dance Theatre, scholarly exhibits and strongest & outstanding
Florida A&M University, 599-8678. Presents a publications to professional programs,
repertory encompassing a variety of movement showcases of offers an environment for
styles with an emphasis on presenting elements regional artists’ works the training and
of the black experience through dance. - always a vital and development of young
The Tallahassee Ballet, 224-6917, box office colorful mix. artists while nurturing the
644-6500, www.tallaballet.com. Presents art of dance.
two full-length productions each year, as
School of Theatre
well as performances from professional
guest artists, and a traditional production Consistently recognized as one of the finest
theatre training programs in the nation, the
of The Nutcracker each December.
School of Theatre emphasizes professional
training and production opportunities side by
THEATRE & FILM side with rigorous classroom learning. Alumni
are working throughout the world on stage,
Capital City Shakespeare in the Park,
screen, and more.
386-6476, ccshakespeare@aol.com. Studies
and performs Shakespeare’s plays for the
enrichment of the Tallahassee community.
FAMU Essential Theatre, Florida A&M
University, Charles Winter Wood Theatre, 599-
3430, box office 561-2846, essential_famu@
yahoo.com. Produces a variety of classical and
contemporary plays, with a major emphasis
on African-American culture.
FSU Film School, University Center Building A,
Florida State University, 644-0453, filmschool.
fsu.edu. Sponsors free public screenings of
BFA films each December and MFA thesis
films each August.
FSU School of Theatre, Fine Arts Building,
Florida DANCE
644-6500, theatre.fsu.edu. Top-ranked
theatre program that annually produces
State
plays and musicals in the Fallon Mainstage,
Lab Theatre, and the Augusta Conradi
University ART
Studio Theatre.
COLLEGE OF
FSU Student Life Cinema, Student Life
Building, FSU Campus, 113 S. Wildwood
Drive, 644-4455, movies.fsu.edu. Featuring
VISUAL ARTS THEATRE
THEATRE
five to six nights a week of everything
from the most recent blockbuster movies & DANCE
Your destination for the arts in Tallahassee
to documentaries, indies, and foreign films,
and restored cinema classics.
IMAX Theatre at the Challenger Learning
Theatre A La Carte, 385-6700, www. non-profit youth theatre and school for the
Center, 200 S. Duval Street, 645-STAR, www.
theatrealacarte.org. North Florida’s premiere performing arts.
challengertlh.com. The region’s only IMAX
musical theatre company, offering fall and
Theatre, as well as one of only 15 all-digital
summer musicals annually at Tallahassee
Planetarium Theatres in North America.
Little Theatre. For other performance groups, see pages 15 & 20-21.
Tallahassee Film Society, 386-4404, www.
Theatre TCC!, Tallahassee Community College, Unless otherwise indicated, all area codes are 850.
tallahasseef ilms.com. Presents foreign,
444 Appleyard Drive, 201-8608, box office
independent, and documentary films on a This may not be a complete listing of all organizations.
644-6500, theatre.tcc.fl.edu. Produces quality
limited-showing basis. To see if your organization or event is eligible to be listed,
theatre appropriate for the entire family please contact magazine@netcrc.org.
Tallahassee Little Theatre, 1861 Thomasville
at affordable prices in the beautiful and
Road, 224-4597, box office 224-8474, www.
spacious Turner Auditorium. Images: Opposite page (clockwise) - Theatre FSU’s
tallahasseelittletheatre.org. Produces a wide
Young Actors Theatre, 609 Glenview Drive, production of Crazy for You, The Tallahassee Ballet’s
variety of plays and musicals, as well as intimate Beauty and the Beast, Florida State Opera’s production
386-6602, www.youngactorstheatre.com. A
Coffeehouse shows on a second stage. of Handel’s Julius Caesar.

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GET UP,
Get Out &
EXPLORE
For up-to-date schedules and event information, visit www.morethanyouthought.com.
621 Gallery, 621 Industrial Drive, 224-6163, www.621gallery.com. Hours: W-F 11 am-2
pm, Sa-Su 12-4 pm. Media such as painting, sculpture, photography, installation, and
performance art are featured in eight contemporary exhibitions per year.
Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park, 3540 Thomasville Road, 487-4115, Ranger
Station 487-4556, www.floridastateparks.org. Hours: Daily 8 am-sunset. Home to
breathtaking floral gardens, eight miles of trails for biking, hiking and horseback
riding, a boat launch, swimming beach, picnic areas and playgrounds, as well as the
Maclay House museum.
Ars Magna @ the NHMFL, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at FSU, 1800
E. Paul Dirac Drive, Innovation Park, 644-8053, www.magnet.fsu.edu. Hours: M-F
9 am-5 pm. Features local 2-D, 3-D and mixed media artists exploring the science
of art and the art in science.
Art Galleries at Tallahassee Community College, 444 Appleyard Drive, 201-8713,
www.tcc.fl.edu/dept/cohu/art/artgallery.htm. Hours: M-F, 12 noon-4 pm. The Fine Art
Gallery features changing exhibits by faculty, students, and local and regional artists.The
Ralph Hurst Gallery showcases the artwork and collection of sculptor Ralph Hurst.
ArtPort Gallery, Tallahassee Regional Airport, 3300 Capital Circle SW, 224-2500,
www.netcrc.org. Hours: Daily 8 am-11:30 pm. Managed by the Cultural Resources
Commission, this gallery exhibits the work of local artists in all media with
shows changing every five to six weeks.
Arts Learning Gallery, 500 South Bronough Street, 245-6480, http://www.florida-arts.
org/programs/learninggallery.htm. Hours: M-F, 9 am-4:30 pm, Sa 10 am – 4:30 pm, Su
12-4:30 pm. Features the artworks of students, teachers, and lifelong learners.
The Black Archives Capitol Complex at the Historic Union Bank, 219 Apalachee
Pkwy., 561-2603, www.famu.edu/acad/archives. Hours: M-F 9 am-4 pm. Exhibits
focus on the experiences and contributions of African Americans throughout the
state, with special emphasis on famous Black Floridians.
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Don’t just sit on the couch watching
reruns of The Golden Girls! Get up, get
out, and explore Tallahassee’s incredible
variety of art galleries, museums, historic
sites, and more.
You never know what you’ll discover
– all you have to do is look.
- Denotes First Friday participant (see page 17 or back cover for more information)
The Capitol Building - 22nd floor, Downtown, S. Duval St., 488-6167, Hours: M-F 8
am-5 pm. One of four tower Capitols in the U.S., featuring a panoramic view from
22nd floor observatory/art gallery.
Capitol Complex Galleries, 245-6480, www.florida-arts.org. Six galleries, rotating exhibits
every three months, designed to showcase Florida artists and arts organizations.
City Hall Art Gallery, City Hall, 2nd Floor, 300 South Adams Street, 224-2500,
www.netcrc.org. Hours: M-F 8 am-5:30 pm. Managed by the Cultural Resources
Commission, this gallery offers a diverse selection of works by both regional and
local artists.
Claude Pepper Museum, 636 W. Call Street, FSU Campus, 644-9311, www.
claudepepper.org/museum. Hours: M-F 8:30 am-5 pm. Exhibits dramatically portray
the personal and political experiences of U.S. Senator Claude Pepper, one of the
most influential and longest serving members of Congress.
Foster Tanner Fine Arts Gallery, Florida A&M University, Foster Tanner Fine Arts
Building, 599-3161. Hours: M-F 10 am-noon, 1-4 pm. Exhibits and events focus on
the richness of visual art as an expression of material culture, history, and creative
genius, featuring artists from the African Diaspora.
FSU International Center Art Gallery, 107 South Wildwood Drive, FSU Campus,
645-4793, www.internationalcenter.fsu.edu. Hours: M-F 8 am-5 pm. An exhibition
space for international artists from the FSU and Tallahassee communities.
FSU Museum of Fine Arts, Florida State University, Fine Arts Building, 644-1254,
www.mofa.fsu.edu. Hours: M-F 9 am-4 pm, Sa-Su 1-4 pm, closed weekends during the
summer. A lively mix of exhibitions from new and nationally known artists.
Goodwood Museum & Gardens, 1600 Miccosukee Road, 877-4202, www.
goodwoodmuseum.org. Hours: Main House Tours M-F 10 am-4 pm, Sa 10 am-2 pm;
Garden M-F 9 am-5 pm, Sa 10 am- 2 pm. Antebellum plantation house situated
on sixteen acres of sprawling lawns, gardens and centuries-old oaks.

John G. Riley Center / Museum of African
American History and Culture, 419 E. Jefferson
Street, 681-7881, www.rileymuseum.org. Hours:
M, W, F 10 am-4 pm, Saturdays by appointment.
Featuring a variety of exhibits based on the history
and heritage of African American culture.
The Kirk Collection, The Public Broadcast Center, 1600
Red Barber Plaza, www.wfsu.org. Hours: M-F 9
am-5 pm. A 300-piece collection of antique radios,
televisions, musical instruments, microphones
and other sounds equipment from the turn of the
century through the 1950’s.
Knott House Museum, 301 East Park Avenue, 922-
2459, www.museumoffloridahistory.com. Hours:
W-F 1-4 pm, Sa 10 am-4 pm; closed August. Historic
home dating back to the 1840’s, reflecting a unique
perspective on the evolution of Tallahassee.
LeMoyneArtFoundation,125 N.Gadsden St.,222-8800,
www.lemoyne.org.Hours:Tu-Sa 10 am-5 pm,Su 1-5 pm.
One-and-a-half acre site including the main galleries in
the historic Meginiss-Munroe House, the LeMoyne
Gift Shop, and a lush sculpture garden.
LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library, 200 West
Park Avenue, 606-2665, www.leoncountylibrary.org.
Hours: M-Th 10 am-9 pm, F 10 am-6 pm, Sa 10
am-5 pm, Su 1-6 pm. Offers monthly exhibits on
the walls and in glass exhibition cases, featuring
artwork, collectibles, and rare books.
Lichgate on High Road, Laura Jepsen Institute, 1401
High Road, 383-6556, www.lichgate.com. Hours:Tu 10
am - 2 pm, F 11:30 am - 3:30 pm and by appointment.
A lovingly built enchanted cottage reminiscent of the
fairytale cottages of childhood stories.
The Mary Brogan Museum of Art & Science, 350
South Duval Street, 513-0700, www.thebrogan.org.
Hours: M-Sa 10 am-5 pm, Su 1-5 pm. Featuring
permanent hands-on and traveling science
exhibits, and a multitude of fine art exhibits
highlighting sculpture, painting, photography,
multi-media and folk art.
Mission San Luis, 2021 W. Mission Road, 487-3711,
www.missionsanluis.org. Hours: T-Su 10 am-4 pm.
A visit to Mission San Luis takes you back in
time to a place where Native people and Spanish
colonists lived lives intertwined by religion and
economic circumstance.
Museum of Florida History, R.A. Gray Building,
500 S. Bronough Street, 245-6400, www.
museumoffloridahistory.com. Hours: M-F 9 am-4:30
pm, Sa 10 am-4:30 pm, Su and holidays 12-4:30 pm.;
extended hours from 5 pm-8 pm on the 3rd Thursday of
each month. Permanent and temporary exhibits that
highlight significant periods and individuals that
have helped to shape the Sunshine State.
The Old Capitol, 400 South Monroe Street, www.
museumoffloridahistory.com, 487-1902. Hours: M-
F 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, 575-
8684, www.tallahasseemuseum.org. Hours: M-Sa
9 am-5 pm, Su 12:30-5 pm. Featuring the Natural
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Down the
Road
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,
bonifayguild@earthlink.net.
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), 850-
984-5297, www.gulfspecimen.org. Hours: M-F 9
am-5 pm, Sa 10 am-4 pm, Su 12 pm-4 pm
Habitat Zoo, historical buildings, hands-on
exhibits, the Natural Science Building, and a
recreation of a 19th century Big Bend Farm.
Tallahassee Trust for Historic Preservation, 423 E.
Virginia Street, 488-7100, www.taltrust.org. Hours:
M-F 9 am-4 pm. Contains an extensive library of
books, reports, periodicals, photographs, and maps
relating to Tallahassee, the region, and the state.
EXPLORING
Think you’ve
seen and done it
all in Tallahassee?
Well, there’s
another world
waiting just a few
miles in every
direction. Check
out the arts in
Quincy, Havana,
Monticello,
Apalachicola,
Bainbridge, and
all the rest, right
down the road.
It’s a Jem Fine Art,307 North Main St.,Havana (15
miles from Tallahassee), 539-0335, www.itsajem.
com. Hours: M-Sa 10 am-6 pm, Su 12-6 pm.
Monticello Opera House, 185 W. Washington
Street, Monticello (30 miles from Tallahassee),
997-4242, moperahouse@juno.com.
Pebble Hill Plantation, U.S. Highway 319,
Thomasville, GA (30 miles from Tallahassee),
(229) 226-2344, www.pebblehill.com. Hours:
Tu-Sa 10 am-5 pm, Su 1-5 pm.
Quincy MusicTheatre, 118 East Washington St.,
Quincy (25 miles from Tallahassee), 875-9444,
www.qmtonline.com.
San Marcos De Apalache Historic State Park, 148
Old Fort Road,St.Marks(20 miles fromTallahassee),
922-6007. Hours: Th-M 9 am-5 pm.
Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park, US 129
north of Live Oak (80 miles from Tallahassee),
(904) 364-1683, www.musicliveshere.com.
Swamp Gravy, Cotton Hall, Colquitt, GA (64
miles from Tallahassee), (229) 758-5450, www.
swampgravy.com.
Thomasville Cultural Center,600 E.Washington
St.,Thomasville, GA (35 miles from Tallahassee),
(229) 226-0588, www.tccarts.org. Gallery
hours: M-F 9 am-5 pm, Sa-Su 1-5 pm.
For other places to explore, see pages 15-17.
Unless otherwise indicated, all area codes are 850.
This may not be a complete listing of all organizations.
To see if your organization or event is eligible to be listed,
please contact magazine@netcrc.org.
Images: Opposite page (clockwise) - Goodwood
Museum and Gardens, a bald eagle at Tallahassee
Museum, a quilt from the CRC’s By Hand exhibition
at City Hall.
FEATURE

A particular focus of the new playground is accessibility.The play area has

the ART OF ADA-compliant equipment that allows children with or without special
needs to use it. The Junior League has already targeted enhancements to
make the playground even more accessible to children with disabilities,

PLAY
and has recently received a $15,000 grant from the state Department of
Health’s Division of Obesity Prevention for this purpose. Plans are in place
to add a swing set with two accessible swings for children with limited
mobility, and a raised sand table that children with wheelchairs can use.
The Junior League of Tallahassee organized and helped to fund this
unique community project. Close to 400 volunteers pitched in to make the
new playground happen during a four-day “barn-raising style” community
build in early May. Local businesses and individuals contributed tools,
equipment, building materials, cash, and time to the project.
by Randi Goldstein Established in 1960, the Junior League of Tallahassee is a nonprofit
Editor, Capital Culture Magazine organization of women committed to improving the lives of children and

W
here can you find a “monster” made from reclaimed tires,
a climbing wall painted with images of native Florida
flora and fauna, and a tree fort with lookout tower, slides,
and ramps for accessibility? Where can children play music on a set of giant
chimes beneath a hand-painted mural of a Florida panther?
Thanks to the Junior League of Tallahassee and about 400 community
volunteers, you can find a brand new educational, interactive playground with
a cultural focus at the Tallahassee Museum. More than twice the size of the
previous play area, the colorful new playground is intended for children from
pre-school to age 12, and accents the Museum’s focus on Florida history and
natural science as well as highlighting music and art features.
Russell Daws, executive director of the Tallahassee Museum sums up the
project: “Our playground truly reflects what can be done when a community
and hundreds of volunteers work together towards a common goal.”
The fun and educational playscape was designed by Learning Structures,
Inc. of Somersworth, New Hampshire. Incorporating ideas gathered from The Junior League and about 400 community volunteers worked diligently to construct the new playground.
local children and community members, Learning Structures planned the one-
of-a-kind playground using its signature “playgrounds that teach” concept. families through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers.
According to Learning Systems, “For a playground to be great, it must offer The League’s 600 members commit more than 5,000 volunteer hours and
children the opportunity to explore, discover, invent, imagine, cooperate – to be a raise more than $80,000 annually for the local community.
monkey swinging from a tree or an astronaut charting space. Each playground The Junior League’s relationship with the Tallahassee Museum goes
provides stimulating play opportunities for children with a broad range of back to the Museum’s beginning. The original drive to establish what was
physical abilities.” then known as “The Junior Museum,” was organized and partly funded
The overall design incorporates by the Junior League in the late 1950s.Throughout the next decades, the
entertaining and interactive League continued to sponsor Museum projects, and in the 1991, sponsored
elements that focus on providing the Discovery Center, its largest project in terms of funding and volunteer
educational content related to the hours to date. This latest project comes just in time for the Museum’s 50th
Big Bend region. Learning tools anniversary celebration in 2007.
are integrated throughout the Oh, did we mention that there’s a dugout canoe that makes you feel
playground.Children can match up like you’re actually gliding through the water? Or that there’s a mini-ship
native animals with their footprints, with portholes and telescopes designed especially for younger children? So
track the life cycles of native Florida bring the kids. Just be sure you don’t forget your imagination!
insects, and follow a gopher tortoise
into her den,all without ever leaving
Gilchrist Elementary School third-grader Mason
Ballard practices the chimes at the playground’s the playground.
Florida Panther Music Wall.

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 ALTERNATIVE

Fiction Collective Two (FC2) Readings, 644- Off Street Players, 907-5743, paminole@yahoo.

Tired 2260, 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.,
com. Produces work by new playwrights or
newer plays by established authors.
OncomingTraffic,445-8076,www.oncomingtraffic.
net. An experimental comedy troupe specializing

of the Tried www.floydsmusicstore.com, 222-3506. Hosts an

array of live music concerts.
FSU Oglesby Gallery, FSU Oglesby Student
in short form improv comedy.
Railroad Square Art Park, 567 Industrial Drive,
224-1308, www.railroadsquare.com. A collection

& true?
Expand your horizons with independent
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,
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
music,experimentaltheatre,avant-gardeart,or engaging themes, and varying perspectives. office 224-8474, www.tallahasseelittletheatre.
Maggie Allesee National Center for org. Alternative and challenging contemporary
offbeat poetry readings.Expect to be surprised Choreography, Montgomery Hall, FSU theatre performed in the intimate atmosphere
and delighted when you venture off the Campus, 645-2449, www.mancc.org. An of a 70-90 seat flexible space.
beaten path to the world of the alternative. artist-centered environment that facilitates Tallahassee Progressive Center, 1720 S. Gadsden
creativity, research, training, documentation and St., 222-1888, www.tallprogcen.com. Hours: M-F
- Denotes First Friday participant dissemination of new knowledge in dance. 11 am-9 pm, Sa 12-5 pm. A collective of galleries,
(see page 17 or back cover for more information) Mickee Faust Club, 623 McDonnell Drive, a café, a fair trade store, and two museums.
224-3089, www.mickeefaust.com. Performs The Warehouse, 706 W. Gaines Street, 222-6188.
cabaret-style shows, heavy on political parody, Features acoustic music, improv jazz, traditional
621 Gallery, 621 Industrial Drive, 224-6163, in a lime green and purple barn at the lip of Irish and bluegrass music, as well as literary and
www.621gallery. com. Hours: W-F 11 am-2 pm, Railroad Square. poetry readings.
Sa-Su 12-4 pm. Featuring eight contemporary The Moon, 1105 E. Lafayette St. 878-6900, www. Waterworks, 1133 Thomasville Road, 224-1887.
art exhibitions per year. Media such as moonevents.com. Box office hours: M-F 12-6 pm. Hours: M-F 5 pm-2 am, Sa 8 pm-2 am, Su 9 pm-
painting, sculpture, photography, installation, Hosts major concerts featuring country,rock,R&B, 2 am. Live jazz club with a Polynesian décor,
and performance art are showcased. rap, reggae, jazz, and other popular formats. also featuring Latin salsa on Thursdays.
Anhinga Press Poetry Readings, 442-1408,
www.anhinga.org. Small press poetry publisher
that sponsors Wednesday night literary reading
series in conjunction with Apalachee Press.
Apalachee Blues Society, 668-5863, www.
apalacheebluessociety.org. Brings special blues
concerts to the Tallahassee region and supports
Tallahassee venues that present blues music.
Back Talk Poetry Troupe, 459-7399, www.
blackonblackrhyme.com. Sponsors a weekly poetry
jam featuring an open mic plus live music.
Bannerman’s, 6800 Thomasville Road, 668-8800.
Hours: M-Th 11am-midnight, F-Sa 11 am- 2
am, Su 12 noon-7 pm. Live music every week,
with acoustic music on Wednesdays, classic
rock on Fridays, and swing on Saturdays.
The Beta Bar, 809 Railroad Avenue, 425-2697,
www.thebetabar.com. Offers a selection of live
music in a variety of genres, including punk,
metal, hip-hop, and indie music.
Bradfordville Blues Club, 7152 Moses Lane,
906-0766, www.bradfordvilleblues.com.
Unique location and atmosphere, hosting a
different blues artist each weekend.
The Brink, 284-5753, thebrinktheatre@hotmail.com. For up-to-date schedules and event information, visit
Graduate and undergraduate students at FSU www.morethanyouthought.com.
performing new and alternative theatrical works. Unless otherwise indicated, all area codes are 850.
Cafe Cabernet, 1019 N. Monroe St., 224-
6158, 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. Charlie Musselwhite (pictured with his band) performing at the Bradfordville Blues Club on October 12th

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 SHOPPING

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

For up-to-date schedules and event information, visit www.morethanyouthought.com.

Fine Art and Gifts

- Denotes First Friday participant (see page 17 or back cover for more information)

M Gallery, 2533 Greer Road, Suite 1, 531-9925, mgallery_fl@yahoo.com.

Hours: M-F 9 am-5:30 pm, Sa 10 am- 2 pm.
ArtisTree, 1355 A-3 Market Street, 893-2937, www.bigbendhospice.org. Pyramid Studios, 1770 Thomasville Road, 513-1733, www.
Hours: Tu-Sa 10 am-6 pm. pyramidinc.org. Hours: M-F 8 am-5 pm.
Ash Gallery, 438 W. Georgia St., 510-5621, Railroad Square Art Park, 567 Industrial Drive,
anniesharris@earthlink.net. Hours: Sa 9 am- 224-1308, www.railroadsquare.com.
rketplace
4 pm and by appointment. Downtown Ma Sally Rude Antiques and Fine Art Gallery, 1123
on Park
Glasshopper, The Galler y at Market Ponce de Le Thomasville Rd., 222-4020, www.trocadero.com/mctc.
@ Monroe St
Street, 1419 Market Street, 668-5007, www.
Park Avenue Hours: M-Sa 11 to 6’ish. Appraisals by appointment.
glasshopperonline.com. Hours: M-F 10 am- 297-3945 Signature Art Gallery, 2779 Capital Circle NE,
5:30 pm, Sa 11 am-3 pm. market.com
www.do town
wn
air market
297-2422, www.signatureartgallery.com. Hours:
Glassworks by Susan, 1661 North Monroe St., 222- s premier op
en M-F 10 am-5:30 pm, Sa 10 am-2 pm.
5095. Hours: Tu-F 10 am-6 pm, Sa 10 am-4 pm. Tallahassee’ te rt ai nm en t, mu si
c,
en South of Soho Co-op Gallery, 563 Industrial Drive,
ho st s li ve cr af ts from region
al
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Historically Florida: Florida’s History Shops, arts and fi gn in gs and literary Railroad Square Art Park, 907-3590, jzenickmail@aol.
ok si
Museum of Florida History, R.A. Gray Building, artists, bo esh produce. com. Hours: Sa 12-5 pm, Su 12-4 pm.
thors, and fr
245-6396, Old Capitol, 922-2432, The Capitol chats with au ev en ts in clude The
ial
Annual spec Ar t at Your Feet Thomas Eads Fine Art, 1122 Thomasville Road,
Plaza Level, 487-2044. Hours vary - consult the ograph y;
Bangles
Art of Phot t; Be ad s, Unit 8, 224-1435, www.thomaseadsfineart.com.
website: www.floridashistoryshop.com. t Contes
Sidewalk Ar Sh ow ; Th e Art of Hours: Tu-Su 11 am-7 pm.
Jewelry
Images of Tallahassee, 1355 Market St., #A10-2, and Baubles Go od Bu ys ; From
o to Some ; and
Glass; Hell cl e Whee ls Visitors Center Gift Shop & Gallery, 106 E.
894-5596, www.RussellGraceImages.com. Hours: ls to Bicy
Potter’s Whee fo r ch il dr en. Jefferson St., 413-9200, www.seetallahassee.com.
M-F, 10 am-6 pm, Sa 10 am-4 pm. activities
many special h - No ve mb er,
Hours: M-F 8 am-5 pm, Sa 9 am-1 pm.
ay from Marc
Every Saturd
* Karen Mack’s Gallery, 645 McDonnell Drive, 8 am - 2 pm
.
Railroad Square Art Park, 942-6565, www.customtiles. White Cottage, 1314 E. 7th Avenue, 222-3499,
again!
com. Hours: M-Sa 10 am - 6 pm.
Thank you, come www.thomasdeans.com.

* LeMoyne Gifts and Art Supplies, 133 N. Wild Women Art Gallery, 567 Industrial Dr.,
Gadsden St., 222-2234, www.lemoyne.org. Hours: Railroad Square Art Park, 224-1308, ubewild@
T-Sa 10 am-5 pm, Su 1-5 pm. aol.com. Hours: M-F 11 am-2 pm.

* These organizations also carry art supplies.

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Beethoven and Company, 1415 Timberlane
Road in Market Square, 894-8700, www.
beethovenandcompany.com. Hours: M-F

Shop at the Ho
10 am-6 pm, Sa 10 am-4 pm.
Gordon’s String Music, 1903 North Monroe
Street, 386-7784. Hours: M-F 10 am-6 pm, CRC’s F irst Frida
y Ga
p!
Sa 12-4 pm. llery Hop, 224-250
On the first Friday 0, www.netcrc.org/fr
of every month, mu iday.html.
Jim’s Pianos, 2695-A Capital Circle N.E., until at least 9 pm wi seums and galleries
th no admission charg stay open from 6 pm
205-5467, www.jimspianos.com. Hours: M-F and special events for e, often featuring op
the public. Check the enings, receptions,
10 am–6 pm, Sa 10 am – 5 pm. the CRC’s Web site Tallahassee Democra
for a complete list of t’s Limelight or
who’s open each mo
Music Masters, 1114 N. Monroe St., 224- Do n’t wa nt to dr nth.
6158, www.musicm.com. Hours: M-F 9 am-6 ive f ro m pla ce to
on-board tour guide pla ce ? Ta ke th e
s, the CRC’s First sh ut tle ! W ith its
pm, Sa 10 am- 6 pm. way to sample a va Friday Gallery Ho
riety of loc al art p Shuttle is a great
Music Center, 1221 E. Lafayette Street (next hear about what’s go and
ing on around town
to The Moon), 942-0626. Hours: M-Sa 10 the same time. Every at
First Friday, shuttles
am-6 pm, Su 12 pm-5 pm. depart from Chez
Pierre Restaurant (12
Thomasville Road) 15
Music Xchange,221 EastThird Ave.,681-7443,www. at 6:15 pm for a thr
hour tour of many ee
themusicxchange.com.Hours: M-Sa 10 am - 6:30 pm. of the participating
Friday galleries/muse First
ums. Shuttle tickets
Stringfest, 4352 Charles Samuel Drive, 668- only $5 per person an are
6896, www.stringfest.com. Hours: M-F 5-10 d will go on sale at 5:0
pm the day of the 0
pm, Sa –Su 1-10 pm. event outside Chez
park in the TMH pa Pierre. Shuttle riders
rking lot across 6th are encouraged to
Vinyl Fever, 2256 W. Pensacola St., 580-2480, Avenue from Chez
Pierre.
www.vinylfever.com. Hours: M-Sa 10 am-9
pm, Su 12-7 pm.
Special Upcom
ing
Handmade Jewelry Art Buying Eve
Artsy Phartsy Chics, 2522 Capital Circle, NE.
October 19-22,
nts
Hours: Tu-F 10 am – 6 pm, Sa 10 am – 4 pm.
Goodwood Antiq 06 20
ues & Treasures
Blue Abaco Trading Company, 1690 Miccosukee Road, Show , Go od wo od
877-4202, www.goo M use um & Ga rde
Raymond Diehl Road, 325-2323, www. dealers from aroun dwoodmuseum.org. ns , 16 00
d the countr y displa Featuring more tha
blueabaco.com. Hours: M-Sa 10 am-6:30 buildings and on the yin g diverse items in Go n 25
grounds. odwood’s historic
pm, Su 12-5 pm.

* 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.
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.
Books & Video
Dance & Theatrical Art Supplies
Supplies
Reaver Enterprises Fine Art Supplies, 1042
Commercial Drive, Railroad Square Art
Halimeda’s Oasis, 2609 Glover Road, 421-
5151 or (866) 377-5151, www.halimedasoasis. Park, 561-6285, home.earthlink.net/~trreaver.
com. Hours: M-F 6:30 pm-9:30 pm or by Hours: W-F 10 am-5:30 pm, Sa 12:30 pm-
appointment. 5:30 pm.

Book Den, 1836 Thomasville Road, 980-2989,
www.Book-Den.com. Hours: Tu-Th 10 am-9
pm, F-Sa 10 am-10 pm, Su 12-9 pm.
Paperback Rack, 1005 North Monroe St.,
224-3455. Hours: M-Sa 9 am-9 pm, Su 12
noon - 6 pm.
Video 21, 1449 E. Lafayette St., 878-3921. Hours:
M-F 10 am - 11 pm, Sa-Su 11 am - 11 pm.
Head Over Heels Dancewear, 1621 N. Utrecht Art Supplies (formerly Bill’s Art
Monroe Street, 224-5140, www.head-over- City), 1350 East Tennessee Street, 877-0321,
heels.com. Hours: Tu-Sa 10 am - 6 pm. www.utrecht.com. Hours: M-F 9 am-5 pm,
Sa 10 am-6 pm, Su 12-5 pm.
Magic & Fun Costume Shop, 1787 W.
Tennessee Street, 224-6244. Hours: M-F 11
am-7 pm, Sa 11 am-5 pm. * These organizations also carry art supplies.
For other places to buy local art and souvenirs, see pages 12, 13 & 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
magazine@netcrc.org.

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AUGUST
CaribbeanCarnival,8/18-19,DowntownTallahassee,878-5148,www.carnivaltallahassee.
com. A panorama of colorful sounds,music,and food that satisfies the soul.Carnival
Parade is a master showcase of Caribbean artists and dancers in costumes decked with
brilliant feathers,sequins,and rhinestones in artful displays. The fun-filled events for
children include face painting, mask making, limbo dancing, and storytelling.
PossumFestivalandFunDay,8/5,Highway 77,Wausau,638-1781,www.thewtdc.com.
Come Friday night for the Possum King and Queen Contests (contestants dress in
their tackiest attire and donate a recipe for cooking possum), and stay for Saturday’s
parade,5000-meter “PossumTrot,”and auction when local politicians and celebrities
bid against one another for the rights to a live possum. Visit arts and crafts booths,
while you listen to local bluegrass,gospel,and country bands.Try a sample of a variety
of unique southern foods including possum stew and possum ice cream.
SEPTEMBER
Downtown Getdowns, Friday nights before FSU home football games, Adams Street
between Pensacola Street and Park Avenue, 487-8087, www.uwbb.org. Live
entertainment, food, merchants displaying their wares, activities for the kids, and
much more.These combination pep rallies/block parties/food samplers benefit the
United Way of the Big Bend.
ExperienceAsiaFestival,9/30,E.Peck Green Park,Park Ave.across from the LeRoy Collins
Leon County Public Library, 906-9321, www.asiantlh.org. The Asian Coalition of
Tallahassee presents a fun day for the whole family,featuring Asian arts and crafts and
cuisine.Experience the sights and sounds of Asia with music and dance performances
from China,India,Japan,and the Philippines,plusTaoistTai Chi,aTaiwanese puppet
show, and more from our local and regional Asian communities.
OCTOBER
Antiques & Treasures Show, 10/19-22, Goodwood Museum & Gardens, 1600
Miccosukee Road, 877-4202, www.goodwoodmuseum.org. Featuring more than
25 dealers from around the country displaying diverse items in Goodwood’s
historic buildings and on the grounds.
Blessing of the Animals, 10/7, 10 am-2 pm, Mission San Luis, 2021 W. Mission
Road, 487-3711, www.missionsanluis.org. Bring your family pets to be blessed
by a Franciscan priest. Pets and their owners are treated to free giveaways,
and photographs of each animal’s blessing are available for purchase.
Fall Fever, Railroad Square Art Park, 224-1308, www.railroadsquare.com. Live
music, open artist studios and galleries, face painting, a New Orleans style
parade, food, animal rescue displays and more. Bring your friends and family
and come enjoy the fun!
Greek Food Festival, Holy Mother of God Greek Orthodox Church, 1645 Phillips
Road, 878-0747, www.greece.org/HolyMother/festival. Purchase Greek
specialties to eat under the tents or to take home. Stock up on mouth-
watering Greek pastries for holiday entertaining. Find authentic Greek
souvenirs and enjoy a Greek band and dancers.
Halloween Howl, 10/27-28, 6-10 pm, Tallahassee Museum, 3945 Museum Drive,
575-8684, www.tallahasseemuseum.org. This two-evening family event is a
haunting, howling good time with tricks and treats, live music, and things
that go bump in the night. There is a children’s trail for youngsters from
6-7:30 pm, but when darkness falls, only veteran ghouls dare follow the
guides through the adult trail. Fun for all ages.
Havana Bead, Jewelry & Art Extravaganza, 10/7-8, The Planter’s Exchange,

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204 Second Street, Havana, 539-6343, www.
havanaextrav.com. Attracts thousands of bead
lovers, jewelry, and art collectors. Features
jewelry artists plus sellers of unusual beads
and other supplies for making jewelry. The
surrounding shopping district has a plethora
of gifts and collectibles, antiques, spectacular
art and vintage clothing.
Monarch Butterfly Festival, 10/28, St. Marks
National Wildlife Refuge, 1255 Lighthouse
Rd., St. Marks, 925-6121, saintmarks.fws.gov.
Learn about the amazing migrating monarch
butterflies and butterfly gardening. Lots of
interesting exhibits, programs and guided tours.
Includes food and gift vendors.
Next to the Last Armageddon Show, 10/28,
621 Gallery, 621 Industrial Drive, 224-6163,
www.621gallery.com. Annual Halloween
non-juried thematic “Free-For-All”exhibition
with works of nearly 100 local artists. Bring a
flashlight and wear a costume.
Pumpkin Festival, 10/14, Downtown Havana,
539-1544, www.havanaflorida.com. Fall family
fun with face painting, food vendors, antiques
and collectibles vendors, music, rides, costume
contests, and more.
Zoobilee, 10/13, 7-10 pm, Tallahassee Museum,
3945 Museum Drive, 575-8684, www.
tallahasseemuseum.org. The grown-ups’
opportunity to enjoy the natural setting of the
Tallahassee Museum after-hours, with food,
drink, and live music in a casual atmosphere.
Whether it’s a Fiesta Frenzy, Bootcamp Boogie, or
of the Asian Persuasian,this theme party happens
to be the wildest “fun” raiser in Tallahassee.
EARLY NOVEMBER
Florida Seafood Festival, 11/3-4, Battery
Park, Apalachichola, 653-9419, www.
floridaseafoodfestival.com. Florida’s oldest
maritime exhibit, this annual three-day event
draws thousands of visitors to the scenic
historic town at the mouth of the Apalachicola
River. Features seafood, arts and crafts exhibits,
seafood-related events and displays, oyster
eating, oyster shucking, a parade, a 5K Redfish
Run, and a Blessing of the Fleet.
Mule Day, 11/4, Calvary, GA, 229-377-MULE,
www.caironet.com/mule.htm. More than 500
booths of arts,crafts,and other wares,plus mules,
old fashioned wagons, and hitching gear.There’s
a parade with prizes for the prettiest, ugliest, and
most ornery mules, plus a Mule Museum that
will take you back to the days of “shade”tobacco
farms. There’s cane juice to drink and you can
even watch cane syrup and corn meal made on
the spot as it was in the old days.
North Florida Fair, 11/2-12, North Florida
Fairgrounds, 441 Paul Russell Road, 878-
3247, www.northfloridafair.com. One of the
southeast’s largest agricultural shows and
craft exhibits, serving more than 24 counties.
Also features varied entertainment including
music and dance performances, contests, and
animal shows.
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FESTIVALS & ANNUAL EVENTS
NOVEMBER
Big Bend Folklife Festival, Tallahassee
Museum, 3945 Museum Drive, 575-8684,
www.tallahasseemuseum.org.
Bookfest, LeRoy Collins Leon County Public
Library, 200 West Park Avenue, 606-2665,
www.leoncountylibrary.org.
Bradley’sCountryFunDay,10655 Centerville Road,
893-1647, www.bradleyscountrystore.com.
Down on the Farm Festival, Spanish Moss Farm,
1300 Ball Farm Road, Quincy, 850-875-3862,
www.downonthefarmfestival.com.
Plantation Wildlife Arts Festival, Thomasville
Cultural Center, 600 East Washington St.,
Thomasville, GA, 229-226-0588, www.
pwaf.org.
Punkin’ Chuckin’, Mickee Faust Clubhouse,
623 McDonnell Drive, 224-3089, www.
mickeefaust.com.
Swine Time Festival, Climax, GA, 229-248-
8850, www.swinetimefestival.com.
DECEMBER
Annual Old-Fashioned Holiday Open House,
Lichgate on High Road, 1401 High Road,
383-6556, www.lichgate.com.
Arts and Antiques Fair, FSU Museum of Fine
Arts, Florida State University Fine Arts
Building, 644-1254, www.mofa.fsu.edu.
Camellia Christmas, Maclay Gardens State
Park, 3540 Thomasville Road, 487-4115,
www.floridastateparks.org/maclaygardens.
Candle Light Tour of Goodwood, Goodwood
Museum & Gardens, 1600 Miccosukee Rd.,
877-4202, www.goodwoodmuseum.org.
Commemorative Holiday Mass, Mission San
Luis, 2021 W. Mission Road, 487-3711, www.
missionsanluis.org.
Elf Night, Dorothy B. Oven Park, 3205
Thomasville Rd., 891-3915, www.talgov.com.
Holiday Exhibition & Lighted Sculpture
Garden, LeMoyne Art Foundation, 125 N.
Gadsden St., 222-8800, www.lemoyne.org.
Holiday Magic Concert, Ruby Diamond
Auditorium, FSU Campus, 224-0461, tickets
644-6500, www.tallahasseesymphony.org.
Holiday Open House, Knott House Museum,
301 East Park Avenue, 922-2459, www.
museumoffloridahistory.com.
“Just One More” Invitational Art Festival,
Ponce de Leon and Bloxham Parks at Monroe
Street, 980-8727, www. downtownmarket.
com.
Latino Fest, St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic
Church, 27 N. Shadow St., Quincy, 875-3806,
pounceym@paec.org.
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.
Music at the Old Capitol, 400 South
M o n r o e S t r e e t , 4 8 7 - 1 9 0 2 , w w w.
museumoffloridahistory.com.
The Nutcracker, Ruby Diamond Auditorium,FSU
Campus, 644-6500, www.tallaballet.com.
Rock-a-Thon, Culture to Culture, John G.
Riley Center/Museum, 419 E. Jefferson
Street, 681-7881, www.rileymuseum.org.
Sugarplum Fair and Nutcracker Character
Breakfast, Goodwood Museum & Gardens,
222-1287, www.tallaballet.com.
WinterFestival: A Celebration of Lights,
Music, and the Arts, Downtown Tallahassee,
891-3860, www.talgov.com.
JANUARY
Children’s Day at the Museum, Museum of
Florida History, R.A. Gray Building, 500
South Bronough Street, 245-6400, www.
museumoffloridahistory.com.
Freedom Blues Festival, 668-5863, www.
freedombluesfest.org.
Rattlesnake Round-Up,Whigham Fairgrounds,
Whigham, GA, 229-762-3774.
FEBRUARY
Black History Month Festival, 877-0453,
BlackHistoryMonthFestival@comcast.net.
Other Words: A Conference of Literary
Magazines, Independent Publishers, and
Writers, Florida State University, 442-1408,
www.anhinga.org.
Romantic Readings, Knott House Museum,
301 East Park Avenue, 922-2459, www.
museumoffloridahistory.com.
Seven Days of Opening Nights, Florida State
University, 644-7670, box office 644-6500,
www.sevendaysfestival.org.
Tallahassee Celtic Festival and Scottish
Highland Games, Sunny Hill Farm,
7100 Roberts Road, 894-6270, www.
tallahasseecelticfestival.com.
Valentine’s Day Dinner, Goodwood Museum
and Gardens, 1600 Miccosukee Road, 877-
4202, www.goodwoodmuseum.org.
Valentine Serenades by the Barbershop
Harmony Society, 562-3876, daveb624@
yahoo.com.
MARCH
Artists in Bloom Festival, Florida A&M
University, 599-3430.
Civil War Battlefield Re-Enactment, Natural
Bridge Battlefield State Historic Site, 1022
DeSoto Park Drive, Woodville, 922-6007.
Pig Gig, Deep South Fairgrounds, Pavo Road,
Thomasville, GA, 229-226-0588.
Red Hills Horse Trials, Elinor Klapp Phipps
Park, Miller Landing Road, 893-2497, www.
rhht.org.
Riverside Artsfest, Bainbridge, GA, 229-243-1010.
Springtime Tallahassee, 224-5012, www.
springtimetallahassee.com.
Tallahassee Jazz & Blues Festival, Tallahassee
Museum, 3945 Museum Drive, 575-8684,
www.tallahasseemuseum.org.
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WRITE,
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CREATE ART
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For up-to-date schedules and event information, visit www.morethanyouthought.com.
Beadz, 1690 Raymond Diehl Road, 325-2323,
www.blueabaco.com.
B r u s h a n d Pa l e t t e S t u d i o, 1 3 7 9
Timberlane Road, 893-1960, www.
brushandpalettestudio.com.
FSU Museum of Fine Arts Artists’ League,
Florida State University School of Visual
Arts and Dance, 644-1299, www.mofa.
fsu.edu.
Capital City Carvers, 562-8460, carvers.
mytalweb.com.
Florida Society of Goldsmiths, Northwest
Chapter, 1100 North Monroe Street, www.
fsgnw.com.
Gadsden Arts Center, 13 North Madison,
Quincy, 875-4866, www.gadsdenarts.com.
Karen Mack’s Gallery, 645 McDonnell Drive,
Railroad Square Art Park, 942-6565, www.
customtiles.com.
Lafayette Park Arts & Crafts Center, 403
Ingleside Drive, 891-3945, www.talgov.
com/parks/commcenter/lfartscrafts.cfm.
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LeMoyne Art Foundation, 125 N. Gadsden
Street, 222-7622, www.lemoyne.org.
Oglesby Union Art Center, Florida State
University Oglesby Student Union, 644-
- Denotes First Friday participant (see page 17 or back cover for more information)
4737, union.fsu.edu/artcenter.
Q u i l t e r s U n l i m i t e d , w w w. q u i l t e r s
unlimitedtlh.org.
Swamp Buddha Sumi-E, 386-5041, aekoz@
yahoo.com.
Tallahassee Senior Center for the Arts, 1400
North Monroe Street, 891-4006, www.
talgov.com.
Tallahassee Watercolor Society, 385-9517,
www.tfn.net/Watercolor.
Talleon Independent Artists, 386-7176,
www.tfn.net/Talleon.
ThomasEadsFineArt,1122Thomasville Road Unit
8, 224-1435, www.thomaseadsfineart.com.
DANCE
African Caribbean Dance Theatre, 539-4087,
www.fadf.org.
Argentine Tango Society of Tallahassee, 222-
3449, www.tangotallahassee.com.
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.
Corazon Dancers, Florida State University,
212-1714, www.fsucorazon.com.
FSU Ballroom Dance Club, Florida State
University, www.fsuballroomdance.com.
In Step Studio, 2609 Glover Road, www.
instepstudio.com, 421-5151.
Killearn Performing Arts, 4500 W. Shannon
Lakes #20, 443-7512 or 894-9364, www.
killearnpa.com.
Mountain Dew Cloggers, 386-1263, www.
nettally.com/mountaindew.
Prophecy School of the Arts, 2312 Apalachee
Parkway, Suite 10, 222-8085, www.
prophecyarts.net.
The Tallahassee Ballet, 224-6917, www.
tallaballet.com.
Tallahassee Community Friends of Old
Time Dance, 421-1559 or 421-1838, www.
tallydancer.com.
Tallahassee Swing Band Dances, 894-3789,
etoole@aol.com.
USA Dance, 562-1224, homepage.mac.com/
mweininger/tallusabda.

MAKE MUSIC
Apalachee Blues Society, 668-5863, www.
apalacheebluessociety.org.
Barbershop Harmony Society, 562-3876,
www.capitalchordsmen.org.
TheBeckleySchoolofHarp,903 1/2 North Monroe
Street, 264-1044, www.Beckleyharp.com
Big Bend Community Orchestra, 893-4567,
www.bbco.org.
Classical Guitar Society of Tallahassee,
521-0700 or 668-1643, www.istal.com/
cgst/index.html.
Gordon’s String Music, 1903 North Monroe
Street, 386-7784.
Jim’s Pianos, 2695-A Capital Circle N.E.,
205-5467, www.jimspianos.com.
Southern Blend, 907-2034 or 385-7219,
www.southernblend.com.
Tallahassee Chapter, Nashville Songwriters
A s s o c i a t i o n , 5 0 9 - 2 6 9 5 , w w w.
nashvillesongwriters.com.
Tallahassee Civic Chorale, 878-2711, www.
civicchorale.org.
Tallahassee Community Chorus, 668-5394,
www.tcchorus.org.
Tallahassee Community College Jazz Band,
567-6336 or 201-8360.
Tallahassee Pipe Band, 576-0708, www.
saintandrewtallahassee.org.
Tocamos, Railroad Square Art Park, 212-
0325, www.tocamos.com.
FESTIVALS & ANNUAL EVENTS (cont.)
APRIL
Carrabelle Riverfront Festival, Marine Street
along the Carrabelle Riverwalk, 697-2585,
www.carrabelleriverfrontfestival.com.
Chain of Parks Art Festival, Chain of Parks,
Park Avenue and Monroe Street, 222-8800,
www.lemoyne.org.
FloridaWine Festival,The Mary Brogan Museum
of Art and Science, 350 S. Duval Street, 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, 229-
227-7099, 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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Voces Angelor um, 942-6075, www.
voicesofangelstallahassee.org.
ACT UP
Curious Echo Radio Theater, 228-2473,
www.curiousecho.org.
FSU Film School, University Center Building
A, Florida State University, 644-0453,
filmschool.fsu.edu.
Mickee Faust Club, 623 McDonnell Drive
in Railroad Square, 224-3089, www.
mickeefaust.com.
Quincy Music Theatre, 118 East Washington
St., Quincy (25 miles from Tallahassee), 875-
9444, www.qmtonline.com.
Tallahassee Little Theatre, 1861 Thomasville
Road, www.tallahasseelittletheatre.org,
224-4597.
Theatre A La Carte, 385-6700, www.
theatrealacarte.org.
Theatre TCC!, Tallahassee Community
College, 444 Appleyard Drive, 201-8608,
box office 644-6500, theatre.tcc.fl.edu.
WRITE
Apalachee Press, 942-5041, lnewt@supernet.net.
Digital Pulp, 297-1373, www.digitalpulp.org.
LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library,
200 West Park Avenue, 606-2665, www.
MAY
Blue Crab Festival, Wooley Park, Panacea,
984-CRAB, www.bluecrab-festival.com.
Emancipation Celebration, 5/20, noon, Knott
House Museum, 301 E. Park Ave., 922-2459,
www.museumoffloridahistory.com.
Florida Folk Festival, 5/26-28, Stephen
Foster Folk Culture Center State Park,
White Springs, 1-877-6FL-FOLK, www.
floridastateparks.org/folkfest.
Humanatee Festival, 5/20, San Marcos de
Apalache State Historic Site, St. Marks,
925-6216.
Jazz for Justice, 5/21, 4-7 pm, Chez Pierre
Restaurant, 1215 Thomasville Road, 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.
PARTICIPATING
leoncountylibrary.org.
Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators,
656-3410, streetpmr@nettally.com.
Tallahassee Contemporary Poets Society,
1-888-248-3495, www.myspace.com/
tcpoetssociety.
Tallahassee Writers’ Association, 671-3731,
www.twaonline.org.
Please note: listed here are activities for adults. See the
“For the Kids” section on pages 6–8 for children’s classes
and activities.
Unless otherwise indicated, all area codes are 850.
This may not be a complete listing of all organizations.
To see if your organization or event is eligible to be listed,
please contact magazine@netcrc.org.
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Contemporary Poets Society, The Tallahassee Ballet’s
Beauty and the Beast
JUNE
Florida African Dance Festival, 6/8-10,
Tallahassee Community College, 444
Appleyard Drive, 539-4087, www.fadf.org.
Jefferson County Watermelon Festival, 6/16-
17, Downtown Monticello, 997-5552, www.
monticellojefferson.com.
JULY
Bastille Day Celebration, 7/14-16, Chez
Pierre Restaurant, 1215 Thomasville Road,
222-0936, www.chezpierre.com.
Celebrate America, 7/4, Tom Brown Park, off
Conner Blvd., 891-3866, celebrateamerica@
att.net.
Swamp Stomp, 7/15, Tallahassee Museum,
3945 Museum Drive, 575-8684, www.
tallahasseemuseum.org.
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