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Back to School! Where has the summer gone?? Sigh. I hope your kids have been enjoying camp, swimming, sleeping in, and enjoying the fun free summer activities around town or whatever fun your family enjoys together.
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Kids Events Fundraisers and Non-Profit Events Sports Events and Tryouts Programs and Classes Library Programs Story Times School Events Fun Around Town Restaurant Fun Kids Eat Cheap
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1 2 Hipp Camp Hipp Camp ProducProductions tions National Night Out
3 Hipp Camp Productions JBF Sale
4 Hipp Camp Productions Family Safety Night JBF Sale
5 Sizzling Summer Celebration Family Jam Night JBF Sale
6 7 Mission Back to School /Backpack Blast JBF Sale EARS Family Tour & Membership Drive
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11 Harn Museum Night
12 Movies on the Square
13 Craft Rendezvous Belk Kidfest O2B Kids Back to School Bash Sun Country Sunny’s Showcase Stop the Violence Back to School Rally
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19 Cows, Capes and Comics at Chick-fil-A
20 Archer Back to School Bash Back to School Rally and Health Fair Circus Pages Civil War Reenactment Family Fishing Day Rockin It Back Family Concert
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26 FLMNH Celebration of Sound
27 Tioga Town Fair
28 Independance Studio Open
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6 Mission Back to School and Backpack Blast
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11 Tyler’s Hope Golf Tournament
12 Tyler’s Hope Golf Tournament
13 Tyler’s Hope Golf Tournament Hawthorne Community Bowl Stop the Violence Back to School Rally
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19 CHS Treasure Hunt
20 CHS Treasure Hunt Gala for Kids
21 CHS Treasure Hunt
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26 Food Drive at Westside Pool
27 Tioga Town Fair
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Sports Events
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5 10/11 u Travel Ball Tryouts
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Sun 7 Girls Place Volleyball Evaluations Family Fun Shoot
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13 Girls Place Volleyball Evaluations Alley Gatorz Youth Bowling League Registration Day
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16 Gatorball Tryouts
17 Gatorball Tryouts
18 Gatorball Tryouts
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20 Youth Soccer Registration
21 Family Fun Shoot
22 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
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26 YMCA Registration deadline for flag football and soccer
27 Youth Soccer Registration Hunting Expo
28 Family Fun Shoot Hunting Expo
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Programs & Classes Fri
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4 Family Safety Night
5 Tot Time Family Jam Night
6 Home Depot Kids Workshop Star Center Auditions
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8 French/ & English Reading Program
9 French/ & English Reading Program
10 French/ & English Reading Program
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13 Hogtown Reptile Shop Kids Program i-dance team auditions Lowe’s Build & Grow Clinic Michael’s Family Events Playful Surprises from the Pantry O2BKids Programs Sign Up Sun Country Programs Open House Star Center Auditions
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15 French/ & English Reading
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17 French/ & English Reading
18 French/ & English Reading Program
19 French/ & English Reading Program
20 Family Fishing Day
21 Michael’s Family Events
22 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
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EVERY Saturday French Club Living History Days Planetarium Kids Matinee Retirement Home for Horses Skate Station Skating Lessons
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Tue 2 3:30 Wii Fun@Millhopper
Library Programs
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3 1:30 Tonewood Music @Millhopper
4 2:00 Florida Dairy Farming Fun @Newberry
2:00 Gaming @Alachua
2:00 Tye-Dye @Alachua
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20 2:00 Game Day @Millhopper
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27 28 11:00 Puppet Man & Storybook Lady @Millhopper
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9 2:30 Rusty the Clown @High Springs 3:30 One World, Many Stories @Millhopper
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16 1:30 Tonewood Tuesdays @Tower
10 2:00 Gaming @Alachua
11 2:00 Drumming @Alachua
2:00 Zumbatomic @Millhopper
3:30 One World, Many Stories @Millhopper
3:00 Wii @Headquarters
4:00 Arts&Crafts @Library Partnership
17 2:00 Gaming @Alachua
18 2:00 Summer Reading Program Finale @Alachua
3:00 Wii @Headquarters 3:30 One World, Many Stories @Millhopper
22 3:30 Gainesville Creative Kids @ Tower
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24 2:00 Gaming @Alachua 3:00 Wii @Headquarters
31 2:00 Gaming @Alachua 3:00 Wii @Headquarters
3:30 One World, Many Stories @Millhopper
25 4:00 Arts&Crafts @Library Partnership
Story Times Mondays
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Thursdays
Library Partnership 9:30AM
Sprout Learning Resources 10AM
Hawthorne Library 10:30AM
Sprout Learning Resources 10AM—Infants 10:45 –Toddlers
Learning Path 10:30 (RSVP PLEASE)
Milhopper Library 10:30AM
Millhopper Library 11AM—Babies 8/3, 8/17, 8/31
Alachua Library 11AM
High Springs Library 11AM Tower Road Library 10:30AM & 7:00PM 2nd & 4th Tuesdays FL Museum of Natural History 11:00AM Chick-Fil A 5:30PM Every 2nd Tuesday
Micanopy Library 11AM Newberry Library 11AM
Saturdays Books a Million 10:AM
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School Events
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1 Passages Fort Clarke
2 Passages Fort Clarke Passages High Springs
3 Passages Bishop Passages High Springs
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Fun Around Town Family Fun Days/ Nights
Kids Drop Off Programs
Game Night at Wild Iris Books Mondays at 6:30PM
O2BKids Parents Night Out Fridays 6:00-10:30 PM
Chick-fil-A Family Fun Night Tuesdays 5:30-7:30PM
Friday Fun Night at the YMCA 4th Friday night of the month 6-11PM
Beef O’Brady’s on 43rd Family Safety Night 1st Thursday Night 5:30-7:30PM
Gator Game Day Drop Off Program Every home game
Skate Station Funworks Family Days Saturdays Alley Gatorz Family Fun Days Saturday 10-Noon Kids bowl free Sun Country Sports Stay & Play Tuesdays and Fridays 9-11 Family Jam Night at Studio Percussion 1st Friday night 6:00-8:00 PM (No session in July) Sun Country Sports Family Fun Nights 2nd Friday night 6:30-8:30PM Mickle Pool Family Fun Nights Monday and Tuesday nights 5-7PM Family Fun Shoot Sundays 2-4PM
Restaurant Fun Space Walk Bounce House Burger King Archer Rd & Newberry Rd—Friday Nights Beef ‘O’ Brady’s on Archer Road—Tuesday Nights
Magic Mike Beef O’Brady’s on Archer Rd: Wednesdays 5:30-8:30 Sonny’s on Archer Road: Fridays 5:30-8:30 Moe’s on Newberry Rd: Sundays 12-3
Cody’s Roadhouse Monday Nights The Magic Man performs tableside
Chick Fil-A Fun Nights Tuesday Nights Arts & Crafts, Games and Entertainment
Gator’s Dockside Tuesday Nights Clown / Balloon Artist
Texas Roadhouse Tuesday Nights Arts & Crafts, Entertainment, Games and Prizes and Andy the Armadillo
Mexico Lindo Tuesday Nights Mariachi Band
Napolatano’s Trivia Night—Monday Nights Live Bands—Sunday Nights
Kids Eat Cheap Every Day
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Bahn Thai— Kids eat free at the lunch buffet with adult purchase
Beef O'Brady's - Kids 12 and under eat FREE with adult purchase /Dine In Only from 4 - 8pm
Applebee’s – Kids eat for .99 price w/ adult purchase Haile Village Bistro
CiCis PIZZA - Kids under 3 eat free from the buffet w/ adult purchase. (Drink not included) Crispers - Kids 12 and under eat for .99 when wearing Kids Club t-shirt IHOP - Kids 12 and under eat FREE with purchase of adult meal / 4 -10pm
Sundays Mamma Mia Kids eat FREE at buffet w/ adult purchase Steak and Shake - Kids 12 and under eat FREE with purchase of adult meal
Mondays Cody’s Original Steakhouse Kids 10 and under eat FREE with adult purchase David's Real Pit BBQ One FREE kid's meal with one adult meal purchased Newberry’s Backyard BBQ $1.50 Kids meals with adult purchase Sonny’s Real Pit Bar-B-Q Kids 12 and under eat 1/2 off with adult purchase
Chick-fil-A— Kids eat free with adult purchase 5:30-7:30PM CiCi's PIZZA - $1.99 Kids Buffet with every Adult Buffet purchased Cody’s Original Steakhouse Kids 10 and under eat FREE with adult purchase Gainesville Ale House - Kids 12 and under eat FREE with purchase of adult meal Gator’s Dockside - Kids under 12 years of age, l child per adult eat FREE / 6:00-8:30 PM I Love NY Pizza in Haile—Kids 10 and under eat free with adult purchase Kazbor's Grille - Kids 10 and under eat FREE with adult purchase Texas Roadhouse - Kids 12 and under eat for $.99 with adult purchase / 4 - 8pm
Kids eat FREE Joe’s Place – Kids 10 and under eat FREE with each adult meal purchase
Thursdays Captain D's - Two FREE kid's meals with any adult entree purchase / Dine in only Piccadilly Restaurants - .99 Kid's Meals and $1.99 Big Kids meals / All day Thursdays /11-4 on Saturdays
Fridays Burger King—Kids eat for .99 with adult purchase
Saturdays Piccadilly Restaurants - .99 Kid's Meals and $1.99 Big Kids meals / All day Thursdays /11-4 on Saturdays Steak and Shake - Kids 12 and under eat FREE with purchase of adult meal
At the Movies
Free Movies at the Library Tuesdays 2:30PM at Headquarters Branch Saturday August 6th 2:00PM at Millhopper Branch
Friday, August 12th Show begins at dark FREE SHOWING