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February 2013 Family Events Mo Tue W
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1 Dudley Farm Plow Days Hoggetowne Medieval Faire
2 Dudley Farm Plow Days Hoggetowne Medieval Faire Paynes Prairie Family Birding Program Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center Primitive Arts Day Tedd Arnold Book Signing
3 Hoggetowne Medieval Faire
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7 Memorial Pow Wow
8 Memorial Pow Wow Sun Country Family Fun Night Sun Country Valentine’s Sleepover UF Junior Cheerleader Clinic
9 Gator Savers Girl Scouts Recruitment Party Family Day at the Harn Memorial Pow Wow Star Gazing at the Prairie Stomp the Swamp Sun Country Backhandspring Boot Camp
10 FLMNH Ask a Scientist Memorial Pow Wow
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14 Corks n Colors Valentines Camp Harn Museum Night O2BKids Open House YMCA Valentines Parents Night Out
15 4 Little Girls: Birmingham Hooray for Hollywood Pink Path to College Winter Fine Arts Fair
16 4 Little Girls: Birmingham 5 Points of Life Kids Marathon Heart, Home and History Tour Hot Rodding for Heroes Olustee Battle Festival Winter Fine Arts Fair
17 4 Little Girls: Birmingham Corks n Colors Parents Night Out Winter Fine Arts Fair
18 UF Softball Clinic
19 20 Alivin Ailey American Dance Theatre
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22 Celebration UMC Family Night Oak Hall’s Got Talent Sun Country Parents Night Out
23 Child Safety Day with DNA Lifeprint EARS Family Tour Day Heart Pine School Open House Next Level Sports Kids Fit Day Paynes Prairie Moonlight Walk Pleasant Street Scavenger Hunt SF College Animal Appreciation Day Waldo Art Fest Yoga Workshop for Kids
24 Waldo Art Fest Gainesville Community Band Concert Sweet Music, Sweet Treats and Sweet Dreams
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26 27 Creole Choir of Cuba
28 King O the Moon opens Feb 20th and runs through March 17th at the Hippodrome Cornerstone Academy In the Heights opens February 22nd and runs through March 3rd at PK Yonge Open House Kodo One Earth Tour
On-Going Programs & Classes Mondays
Thursdays
Saturdays
Every Monday
Every Thursday
Every Saturday
Yopp Creative Kids Mornings
Corks n Colors Stay n Clay O2BKids Morning Magic Yopp Creative Kids Mornings
O2BKids Morning Magic Corks N Colors Family Art Class French Club Living History Days Planetarium Kids Matinee Michael’s Kids Craft Events Mill Creek Farm Retirement Home for Horses Skate Station Skating Lessons
Every other Monday Art Classes with Jane Gravois
Second Thursday Harn Museum Night
First and Third Thursday Skate Station Roller Skating Playdate
Tuesdays
Home Depot Kids Workshop Kanapaha Botanical Gardens Guided Tour
Every Tuesday O2BKids Morning Magic Sun Country Stay and Play Chick-fil-A Family Night Yopp Creative Kids Mornings
Last Tuesday Tot Time at the Harn
First Saturday
Fridays Every Friday O2BKids Parents Night Out PJ Library Tot Shabbat Sun Country Stay and Play Yopp Creative Kids Mornings Homeschoolers Park Day
Second Saturday Hogtown Reptile Shop Children’s Program Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic Dudley Kids
Third Saturday Family Fishing Day Old Time Dance at O’Leno Park
Fourth Saturday First Friday
Wednesdays Every Wednesday Barnyard Buddies (Sept—May only) Eco Tour Environmental Hike O2BKids Morning Magic Yopp Creative Kids Mornings Dudley Farm Craft Workshop (Oct-July)
Third Wednesday Loga Springs Play Therapy Seminar
Click HERE to go to the Ongoing Programs page on the website.
Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic
Feed-a-Frog Friday (Sept—May only) Sun Country Little Lunchers Tot Time at the Harn
Second Friday
Sundays
Sun Country Family Night Movies on the Square
Every Sunday
Third Friday
Second Sunday
Trinity UMC Parents Night Out
Gainesville Hoola Hoop Jam Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic
Family Fun Shoot
Fourth Friday YMCA FridayFun Night
Library
Cade Museum
Turn to page 10 for library programs
Click HERE to see this month’s programs
Library Programs
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2 3 La Leche League Kidding Around Yoga 10AM 2PM ContARTE 10:30AM Musikgarten 11AM
4 Wii Gaming 3PM Yu-Gi-Oh 4PM Chinese New Year 4PM
5 PreTeen Book / Craft Club 3PM Beading w/Avalon 3:30PM Wii Fun 3:30PM
6 Tonewood Family Music 1:30PM Lego Club 3PM Wii Gaming 4PM
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8 Celebrate Black History 2:30PM Chinese New Year Craft 3:30PM
9 Chinese New Year with CASA 1PM African Dance & Drums 1PM National African American Readin 2PM
10 Chinese New Year with CASA 2PM African American Readin 2PM Black History : Outside the Book 2PM Crayon Hearts 2PM Celebrate Black History with Jordan Glen Spirit Dancers 3PM
11 Yu-Gi-Oh 4PM Sweetheart Art 4PM
12 PreTeen Book / Craft Club 3PM Valentines Cards and Crafts 3:30PM Valentines Day Crafts 3:30PM Some Like It Hot3:30PM
13 Lego Club 3PM Hand Puppets 3PM Girls Tea Party 3:30PM Valentine’s Day Craft 3:30PM
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16 Baby & Toddler Yoga 11AM African Dance & Drums 1PM Game Day 2PM
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18 Wii Gaming 3PM Yu-Gi-Oh 4PM
19 PreTeen Book / Craft Club 3PM Junior Panther Den 3:15PM Wii Fun 3:30PM Beading w/Avalon 3:30PM An Evening with Sharon Draper
20 Discover Science at Your Library 10:30PM Tonewood Family Music 1:30PM Lego Club 3PM Wii Gaming 4PM
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23 Puppet Man and Storybook Lady 11AM
24 Fun with Cars and Planes 1:30PM
25 Make Your Own Comet 3:30PM Yu-Gi-Oh 4PM
26 27 PreTeen Book / Craft Club 3PM Lego Club 3PM Know Your States of Matter 3:30PM Wii Gaming 4PM
28 Read Across America Dr. Seuss Birthday 6PM
Click HERE to go straight to the Events Calendar on the Alachua County Library website. Movies at the Library: page 18
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Archer Cone Park Hawthorne Headquarters High Springs Library Partnership Micanopy Millhopper Newberry Tower Road Waldo
Story Times Tuesdays
Wednesdays Thursdays
Fridays
Library Partnership 9:30AM
Cone Park 10AM
Hawthorne 10AM
PJ Tot Shabbat 9:30AM
Corks n Colors 10AM
Millhopper 10:30AM
Learning Path 10:30 (RSVP PLEASE)
Headquarters 10:30AM
Archer 10:15AM Headquarters 10:30AM High Springs 11AM
Alachua 11AM Headquarters Cuentos Latino Americas 10:30 2/6 only Millhopper 11AM
Tower Road 10:30AM & 7:00PM 2nd & 4th Tuesdays
Newberry 11AM Micanopy 11:30AM
Chick-Fil A Archer Rd. 5:30PM 2nd Tuesdays
Saturdays Arabic Storytime at Headquarters Library 11AM 2/9 only
Sundays Corks n Colors 12:30PM
Restaurant Fun Magic Mike Beef O’Brady’s on 43rd St: Tuesdays 5:30-8:30 Sonny’s BBQ on Archer Road: Mondays 5:30-8:30 Moe’s on Newberry Rd: Sundays 12-3
Space Walk of Gainesville Beef O’Brady’s on Archer Road: Tuesdays 5-8PM
Cody’s Roadhouse Monday Nights Caricature artist 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
Kids Eat Cheap Sundays
Tuesdays
Wednesdays
Mamma Mia Kids 9 and under eat FREE at buffet w/ 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
Steak and Shake - Kids 12 and under eat FREE with purchase of adult meal Stevi B’s Kids eat for .99 at the buffet after 4 pm
Cody’s Original Steakhouse Kids 10 and under eat FREE with adult purchase
Haile Village Bistro - Kids eat FREE Gainesville Ale House - Kids 12 and under eat FREE with purchase of adult meal
Mondays Bubbaque’s—Kids 8 and under eat FREE with paying adult 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
Blue Highway Pizzeria—Kids eat for $1 with adult purchase of pizza or pasta 4-7PM
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
Newberry’s Backyard BBQ—$1.50 Kids meals with adult purchase Pazza Bistro—.99 Kids meals for kids 10 and under with adult purchase
Mamma Mia Kids 9 and under eat FREE at buffet w/ adult purchase O!O Tapas and Tinis—Kids eat free off the kids menu with adult purchase Sisters—Kids eat free off the kids menu with adult purchase. Zaxby’s - 2 kids meals for $.99 with adult purchase
Thursdays 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
Every Day 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
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
Guide to Preschools 2 Day
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Abacus Learning Center Abiding Savior Lutheran Preschool The Academy Preschool
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Education Station & Preschool
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A Child’s Academy A Child’s Dream
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B’Nai Israel Day School Brentwood School
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Guide to Preschools 2 Day
Faith Academy First Presbyterian Preschool Flowers Montessori Preschool Fumpers 1st UMC Preschool Gainesville Country Day School Imagine Learning Center Kid Works Preschools Little Lotus Preschool Millhopper Montessori
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Guide to Preschools 2 Day
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Morning Meadow Preschool
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O2BKids College Oak Hall Open Arms Development Center The Rock School Santa Fe College Little School
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Sonshine Day Preschool St. Michael’s Day School Stepping Stones Preschool
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At the Movies Free Movies at the Library Every Monday 4PM / Headquarters Every Wednesday 3PM / Newberry Thursday, February 15th 3PM / High Springs
Click HERE for current show times