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January 2013 Family Events Mon
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5 EcoTour Hike Camelia Show Family Birding Program
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7 Star Center Auditions
8 Star Center Auditions
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10 Harn Museum Night
11 SC Family Fun Night
12 Collectors Day EcoTour Hike Swamp Con
13 EcoTour Hike Swamp Con Stephen Foster Day
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19 Clogging Festival
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22 Millhopper Montessori School Open House
23 Millhopper Montessori School Open House
24 Millhopper Montessori School Open House
25 Millhopper Montessori School Open House
26 EARS Family Tour Family Resource Festival Family Sportsmen Fest FLMNH Opening Day for Titanoboa EcoTour Hike Great Air Potato Roundup FULL Hoggetowne Medieval Faire Yesterday’s Festival
27 EcoTour Hike Hoggetowne Medieval Faire
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On-Going Programs & Classes Mondays
Thursdays
Saturdays
Every Monday
Every Thursday
Every Saturday
Yopp Creative Kids Mornings
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
First Saturday
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
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 8 for library programs
Click HERE to see this month’s programs
January 2012 Mon
Tue
Library Programs Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
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2 Literacy Tutoring 1PM Lego Club 3PM
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5 La Leche League 10AM ContARTE 10:30AM Musikgarten 11AM
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7 Wii Gaming 3PM Yu-Gi-Oh 4PM
8 PreTeen Book / Craft Club 3PM Bears in Winter 3:30PM Teen Crocheting Class 4PM
9 Lego Club 3PM Girls Tea Party 3:30PM Wii Gaming 4PM
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13 Kidding Around Yoga 2PM
14 Wii Gaming 3PM Yu-Gi-Oh 4PM
15 PreTeen Book / Craft Club 3PM Junior Panther Den 3:30PM Beading w/Avalon 3:30PM Bear Necessities 3:30PM Wii Fun 3:30PM
16 Tonewood Family Music 1:30PM Lego Club 3PM Abstract Painting 3:30PM Wii Gaming 4PM
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18 19 BINGO Baby & Toddler Yoga 3:30PM 11AM Game Day 2PM Madame Psyche 2PM
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22 PreTeen Book / Craft Club 3PM Bears in Winter 3:30PM Medieval Craft 3:30PM
23 Drenched in Chocolate 3PM Lego Club 3PM Wii Gaming 4PM
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28 Yu-Gi-Oh 4PM
29 30 PreTeen Book / Craft Club 3PM Lego Club 3PM Bears in Winter 3:30PM Home Sweet Home 3:30PM
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26 Puppet Man and Storybook Lady 11AM
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CLOSED Click HERE to go straight to the Events Calendar on the Alachua County Library website. Movies at the Library: page 12
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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
Cone Park
Hawthorne
PJ Tot Shabbat
9:30AM
10AM starting 1/16
10AM
9:30AM
Archer
Learning Path
Millhopper
10:15AM
10:30 (RSVP PLEASE)
10:30AM
Headquarters
Headquarters
Headquarters
10:30AM
10:30 1/16 only
10:30AM
High Springs
Millhopper
Alachua
11AM
11AM
11AM
Tower Road 10:30AM & 7:00PM 1/8 and 1/22
Chick-Fil A Archer Rd. 5:30PM 2nd Tuesdays
Millhopper 6:30PM 1/8
Newberry 11AM
Micanopy 11:30AM
Saturdays Arabic Storytime at Headquarters Library 11AM 1/12 & 1/26
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
At the Movies Free Movies at the Library Every Monday 4PM / Headquarters Every Wednesday 3PM / Newberry Thursday, January 10th 3:30PM / High Springs
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