Calendar March 2012 Fun Around Town Outdoor Activities
Over 1000 listings of kids activities in the greater Gainesville area Here’s what’s happening this month!
LOTS of fun family events! It’s Easter Egg Hunting Season! Spring Break is Coming Soon!
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This Month’s Calendar Kids Events Egg Hunts School Events At the Movies Ongoing Programs and Classes Spring Break Camps Programs Now Registering Library Programs Story Times Restaurant Fun Kids Cheap/ Free Nights Hot Local Deals
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Kids Events
March 2012 Mon
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Listings for Egg Hunts can be found on page 10
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Alachua County Youth Fair and Livestock Show
Alachua County Youth Fair and Livestock Show
Alachua County Youth Fair and Livestock Show
Azalea Days EARS Animal Sanctuary Tour Fire Fest Race the Tortoise S.T.A.R. Autism Awareness 5K Run Silver River Knap In & Stone Age Arts Festival
Photos with the Easter Bunny at the Oaks Mall: March 24th—April 7th
UF Lacrosse Kids Day Where the Sidewalk Ends Family Arts Festival
Azalea Days Silver River Knap In & Stone Age Arts Festival Silver River Pancakes in the Park Where the Sidewalk Ends Family Arts Festival Wings of Dreams Airfest
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Alachua County Youth Fair and Livestock Show
Alachua County Youth Fair and Livestock Show
Casting Call for Cuties
Harn Museum Night
Matheson Alachua County Mamas Family Fun Carnival Museum Paint Danscompany’s The Wiz Out Magnolia Farms Family Classes NHRA Gator Matheson Museum Paint Out Nationals NHRA Gator Nationals
NHRA Gator Nationals
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16 Soul of Broadway
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EARS Animal Sanctuary Tour
Pilobolus Dance Theatre
Harlem Globetrotters
NHRA Gator Nationals
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Billetproof Hot Rod & Custom Car Show Can You Dig It? Carnival Day with UPTA Gainesville Community Fest Health Fair and India Fest
Tuscawilla Through Time
Magnolia Farms Family Classes O’Cala St. Patrick’s Festival Shands Vista / Rehab Hospital 25th Anniversary Celebration Skate Station Shamrock N Roll Sun Country Run for Haven Day Camp Westwood Middle Summer Activities Fair Wild Azalea Festival
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Thoroughly Modern Millie
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Peking Acrobats
Alachua Sheriffs Family Fun and Safety Day
Spring Garden Festival
Family Day at the UF Dairy Farm
Spring Portraits with Ducklings
Literacy Carnival
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Magnolia Farms Family Classes
VPK Roundup
Mutts and Pups Dog Show NHRDA Gator Diesel Drags SECME Engineering Olympiad Spring Garden Festival Spring Kids Fest at Oaks Mall Spring Portrait Session with Ducklings Stargazing at Dudley Farm A Sweet Taste of Broadway Toys R Us Thomas Play Date and Monsuno UF Japanese Spring Festival Zumbathon
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Thoroughly Modern Millie Thoroughly Modern Young Frankenstein Millie
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Funworks Spring Fling
Cavallo Equestrian Arts Show
Thoroughly Modern Millie
STOMP
Spring Native Plant Sale
TM Millie
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Rise and Run 1 Mile Run
Egg Hunts March 24th Egg Drop Alachua March 31st Garrison Way Egg Hunt Little Shop Easter Egg Hunt O2BKids Eggstravaganza Egg hunt at Milam Funeral Home
April 7th Abundant Grace Church Celebration UMC Destiny Community Church Faith Presbyterian Gainesville Country Club Northwest Baptist Trinity UMC Vineyard of Gainesville Waldo Flea Market Weeki Wachee Springs April 8th: Ginnie Springs
School Events The Rock Open House—Monday, March 5th VPK Round-Up—March 25th
At the Movies Free Movies at the Library Every Monday 4PM / Headquarters First Saturday 2PM / Millhopper: The Cat in the Hat Friday, March 30th / Millhopper Movie Mania 12-4PM
Click HERE for current show times
Friday, March 9th: Zookeeper
On-Going Programs & Classes Mondays
Thursdays
Saturdays
Every Monday
Every Thursday
Every Saturday
Spanish at the little shop Homeschoolers Park Day
Mommy & Me Lunch at the little shop O2BKids Morning Magic Bilingual Enrichment for Preschoolers
O2BKids Morning Magic Artsy Kids Open Studio Do-Re-Moosica at Sprout French Club Living History Days Planetarium Kids Matinee Michael’s Kids Craft Events Mill Creek Farm Retirement Home for Horses Skate Station Skating Lessons Yummy Art at the little shop (check calendar)
Every other Monday Art Classes with Jane Gravois Animal Exploration at the little shop
First Thursday
Tuesdays
Fridays
Every Tuesday
Every Friday
O2BKids Morning Magic Sun Country Stay and Play Bilingual Enrichment for Preschoolers Children’s Zumba Chick-fil-A Family Night Mommy & Me Lunch at the little shop Twinkle Toes at the little shop Zumbatomic at the little shop
O2BKids Parents Night Out PJ Library Tot Shabbat Sun Country Gym Jam Sun Country Stay and Play Scribble and Dribble at the little shop
Harn Museum Night
First Friday
First Tuesday
Feed-a-Frog Fridays Sun Country Little Lunchers Tot Time at the Harn
Story/ Craft Time at Sprout Michael’s Kids Craft Events
Second Friday Sun Country Family Night
Last Tuesday Tot Time at the Harn
Second Saturday Dudley Kids Hogtown Reptile Shop Children’s Program Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic
Third Saturday Family Fishing Day Old Time Dance at O’Leno Park
Fourth Saturday Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic
Trinity UMC Parents Night Out
Sundays
Fourth Friday
Every Sunday
YMCA FridayFun Night
Artsy Kids Open Studio Family Fun Shoot
Wednesdays
Every Other Friday
Every Wednesday
Jedi Training at the little shop Superhero Training at the little shop
O2BKids Morning Magic Barnyard Buddies Parents Day Out at Academy Preschool Wild and Wiggly at the little shop Twinkle Toes at the little shop
Home Depot Kids Workshop
Third Friday
Every Other Tuesday Mommy and Me Playdate at Miracles
First Saturday
Second Sunday Gainesville Hoola Hoop Jam
Every Week Day A Child’s Academy Mommies Day Out
Library
Cade Museum
Turn to page 10 for library programs
Click HERE to see this month’s programs
Spring Break Camps Camp Good News City of Gainesville Dreamstone Farm Earth Academy Day Camp FLMNH Playful Escapes Florida Fencing Academy French, Fun, Food and Foreign Languages
Gainesville Tennis Academy Gatorball Baseball Academy Girl’s Place, Inc. Harn Museum Hippodrome Jonesville Tennis Center The Little Shop Madonna’s Equestrian Academy O2BKids Pony Paddock at Cedar Lane Skate Station Funworks Sprout Learning Resources Sun Country Sports Center Sylvan Spring Break Boot Camp YMCA—Northwood Location
Programs Now Registering Gainesville Creative Kids—Classes start 4/9 Santa Fe College Kids Corner—Registration begins 3/21 Tonewood Family Music—Registration starts in early March Artsy Kids Studio—Registration Ongoing French, Fun, Food and Foreign Languages – Registration Ongoing Studio Percussion — Registration Ongoing
Sports Programs Registering Pray then Play Football and Cheerleading Season April—June Synchro Gainesville Gaviatas— spring session starts April 21st Gator Swim Club—Ongoing Sun Country Sports Center—Ongoing Pro Taekwondo—Ongoing UF Softball Hitting and Catching Clinics March 19th and April 2nd
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See the next page for library story times Turn to page 22 for movie times at the library
Library Programs Thu
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2 3 Head Start FCAT Tutoring 10AM Registration Musikgarten 11AM Drive 9AM Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss 9:30 & 10:30AM ASL Basics 4PM
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6 Make your own Angry Birds 3:30PM Junior Panther Den 3:30PM Wii Fun 3:30PM
7 Tonewood Music 1:30PM PreTeen Group 3PM All the Buzz About Honey Bees 3:30PM Wii Wednesday 4PM
8 Database Challenge 1 –9PM Gaming 2PM Arts & Crafts: 4PM
9 ASL Basics 4PM
10 Baby Yoga 11AM ABC’s of Bees 1PM
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13 Compost Kid 2:30PM Junior Panther Den 3:30PM Pet Rescue 3:30PM Girls Tea Party 4:30PM
14 Let’s Build Bridges 3PM Wii Wednesday 4PM
15 Gaming 2PM
16 Head Start Registration Drive 9AM ASL Basics
17 FCAT Tutoring 10AM Game Day 2PM
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20 Junior Panther Den 3:30PM Wii Fun 3:30PM Who’s Your Favorite Character from a Book? 3:30PM
21 Tonewood Music 1:30PM PreTeen Group 3PM Wii Wednesday 4PM
22 Gaming 2PM
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24 FCAT Tutoring 10AM Puppet Man & Storybook Lady 11AM Headquarters Puppeteers Wizard of Oz 11AM
25 Celebrate the Child VPK Roundup1PM Beekeeping for Beginners 2PM
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27 Junior Panther Den 3:30PM Lights Camera Action 3:30PM
28 Wii Game Day 3:15 Wii Wednesday 4PM
29 Gaming 2PM
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Color Code Guide: Alachua Archer Library Partnership
Cone Park Hawthorne Headquarters High Springs Micanopy Millhopper Newberry Tower Road
Professional Moms of Alachua County
Story Times Mondays
Wednesdays
Thursdays
Saturdays
the little shop 9:30AM 2nd & 4th Mondays
Learning Path 10:30 (RSVP PLEASE)
Hawthorne Library 10:30AM
Books a Million 10:AM
Headquarters Library 10:30AM 3/14 *Bilingual Story Time
Headquarters Library 10:30AM
Cone Park 10:30AM 1st and 3rd Monday Millhopper Library 6:30PM on 3/12
Millhopper Library 11AM— 3/14 only Newberry Library 11AM Micanopy Library 11:30AM
Tuesdays Library Partnership 9:30AM Sprout Learning Resources 10:00AM Headquarters Library 10:30AM Archer Library 11AM High Springs Library 11AM Tower Road Library 10:30AM & 7:00PM 2nd Tuesday Chick-Fil A 5:30PM 2nd Tuesdays
Milhopper Library 10:30AM Alachua Library 11AM
Restaurant Fun Magic Mike Beef O’Brady’s on 43rd St: Tuesdays 5:30-8:30 Leonardo’s 706 : Wednesdays 6:00 –9:00 Sonny’s on Archer Road: Fridays 5:30-8:30 Moe’s on Newberry Rd: Sundays 12-3
Cody’s Roadhouse Monday and Tuesday 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
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 Venice Café—Kids 10 and under eat free with purchase of adult meal
Mondays Bubbaque’s—Kids 8 and under eat FREE with paying adult
Chick-fil-A— Kids eat free with adult purchase 5:30-7:30PM
Blue Highway Pizzeria—Kids eat for $1 with adult purchase of pizza or pasta 4-7PM
Cody’s Original Steakhouse
Haile Village Bistro - Kids eat FREE
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
Cody’s Original Steakhouse -Kids 10 and under eat FREE with adult purchase
I Love NY Pizza in Haile—Kids 10 and under eat free with adult purchase
David's Real Pit BBQ - One FREE kid's meal with one adult meal purchased
Kazbor's Grille - Kids 10 and under eat FREE with adult purchase
Newberry’s Backyard BBQ—$1.50 Kids meals with adult purchase
Texas Roadhouse - Kids 12 and under eat for $.99 with adult purchase / 4 8pm
Pazza Bistro—.99 Kids meals for kids 10 and under with adult purchase Sonny’s Real Pit Bar-B-Q - Kids 12 and under eat 1/2 off with adult purchase Venice Café—Kids 10 and under eat free with purchase of adult meal
Every Day Bahn Thai— Kids eat free at the lunch buffet with adult purchase 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
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. Joe’s Place – Kids 10 and under eat FREE with each adult meal purchase Zaxby’s - 2 kids meals for $.99 with adult 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
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