april 2013 calendar of family events around gainesville
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calendar of family friendly events around Gainesville, FL.TRANSCRIPT
Over 1000 listings of kids activities around Gainesville
Inside This Edition
Family Events 6 & 8
Ongoing Programs and Classes 10
Library Programs 12
Story Times 13
Restaurant Fun 14
Kids Eat Cheap/ Free Nights 15
At the Movies 17
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April 2013 Family Events Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
1 2 3 4
Antique Tractor and Engine Show
Schoolhouse Rock Live
5
Antique Tractor and En-gine Show
Chambers Farm PowWow
Feed a Frog Friday
Little Lunchers
Schoolhouse Rock Live
YMCA Pool Party
6
Antique Tractor and Engine Show
Butterfly Festivus
Chambers Farm PowWow
Great American Cleanup
Home Depot Kids Workshop
Jest Fest
NCAA Gymnastics Regionals
Orange and Blue Debut
Party for the Planet at SF College Zoo
Paynes Prairie Family Birding Program
Poochapalooza
Santa Fe College Spring Arts Festival
Schoolhouse Rock Live
Sun Country Back Handspring Boot Camp
Yermen Friends of Children 5K
7
Chambers Farm PowWow
Gainesville EcoTour Hike
Party for the Planet at SF College Zoo
Schoolhouse Rock Live
Yearling Movie on the Lawn
8
FCAT Bootcamp
9
FCAT Bootcamp
A Child’s Academy VPK roundup
10
FCAT Bootcamp
11
FCAT Bootcamp
Harn Museum Night
Schoolhouse Rock Live
VOCA People
12
FCAT Bootcamp
Robin Hood
Schoolhouse Rock Live
Sun Country Family Fun Night
Tioga Town Center Movies on the Square
13
Dudley Kids
Gainesville TriHard Kids Triathlon
Gator CPR Training
Hogtown Reptile Shop Kids Program
Jest Fest
Rise n Run 1 Mile Run
Robin Hood
Schoolhouse Rock Live
UF College of Vet. Medicine Open House
World’s Greatest Baby Shower
14
FLMNH Ask a Scien-tist
Little Red Riding Hood
Robin Hood
Schoolhouse Rock Live
April 2013 Family Events Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
15 16
1 Man Star Wars Tril-ogy
Robin Hood
17
1 Man Star Wars Trilogy
ACT Wild Wednes-day
Robin Hood
18
1 Man Star Wars Trilogy
O2BKids Open House
Robin Hood
19
1 Man Star Wars Trilogy
Dudley Farm Infant Regi-ment Muster
Robin Hood
20
1 Man Star Wars Trilogy
5th Avenue Arts Festival
Bradford County Strawberry Festival
Celebrate the Child
Corks n Colors Family and Kids Class
Dudley Farm Infant Regiment Muster
Family Fishing Day
Farm and Forest Festival
FLMNH Earth Day BioBlitz
Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale
Gator CPR Training
GHFC Family Fitness Festival
Great Cloth Diaper Change
Harn Family Museum Day
Jest Fest
Robin Hood
Yoga Workshop for kids with ADD
21
Alachua Spring Festival
5th Avenue Arts Festival
Dudley Farm Infant Regiment Muster
Friends of the Li-brary Spring Book Sale
Robin Hood
Sweet Dreams Spring Chocolate Night
22
Friends of the Li-brary Spring Book Sale
23
Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale
24
Friends of the Li-brary Spring Book Sale
Robin Hood
UF
Robotics Demo
25
Robin Hood
26
Robin Hood
Sun Country Parents Night Out
27
Family Fun Event
Fishin’ for Kids
Gator CPR Training
Grace UMC Spring Carnival
Harn Museum Slow Art Day
Hershey’s Track and Field Games
Jest Fest
Lowe’s Build & Grow Clinic
Marion County Farmland Preservation Fest
Native Plant Sale
Pioneer Days
P.K. Yonge Odyssey of the Mind Event
Relay for Life
Robin Hood
Swallowtail Farm Country Fair
Swamp Dash and Kids Mud Wallow
YMCA Kids Healthy Kids Day
Youth Film Workshop at the Doris
28
Robin Hood
ACYO Concert
Yopp Spring Por-traits
29 30
On-Going Programs & Classes Mondays Every Monday
Homeschoolers Park Day
Yopp Creative Kids Mornings
Every other Monday
Art Classes with Jane Gravois
Tuesdays 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
Wednesdays Every Wednesday
Barnyard Buddies (Sept—May only)
O2BKids Morning Magic
Yopp Creative Kids Mornings
Dudley Farm Craft Workshop (Oct-July)
Third Wednesday
Loga Springs Play Therapy Seminar
ACT Wild Wednesday
Thursdays Every Thursday
O2BKids Morning Magic
Yopp Creative Kids Mornings
Second Thursday
Harn Museum Night
Third Thursday
Gainesville Eco Tour Family Nature
Club
First and Third Thursday
Skate Station Roller Skating Playdate
Fridays Every Friday
O2BKids Parents Night Out
PJ Library Tot Shabbat
Sun Country Stay and Play
Sun Country Gym Jam
Sun Country Splash Jam
Yopp Creative Kids Mornings
First Friday
Feed-a-Frog Friday (Sept—May only)
Sun Country Little Lunchers
Tot Time at the Harn
Second Friday
Sun Country Family Night
Movies on the Square
Third Friday
Trinity UMC Parents Night Out
Fourth Friday
Sun Country Parents Night Out
YMCA FridayFun Night
Saturdays Every Saturday
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
First Saturday
Home Depot Kids Workshop
Kanapaha Botanical Gardens Guided Tour
Second Saturday
Hogtown Reptile Shop Children’s Program
Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic
Dudley Kids
Third Saturday
Family Fishing Day
Fourth Saturday
Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic
Sundays Every Sunday
Family Fun Shoot
Library Turn to page 12 for library programs
Cade Museum Click HERE to see this month’s programs
Click HERE to go to the
Ongoing Programs page
on the website.
April 2013
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
1
Music Mesh 3PM
Yu-Gi-Oh 4PM
2
Childrens Book Day Read-along 10AM
Junior Panther Den 3:15PM
Beading w/Avalon 3:30PM
Wii Fun 3:30PM
3
Tonewood Family Music 1:30PM
Beautiful Bookmarks 3PM
Lego Club 3PM
Wii Gaming 4PM
4
Things with Wings 3:30PM
5 6
La Leche League 10AM
ContARTE 10:30AM
Musikgarten 11AM
7
Kids Paint! Art Class 1PM
8
Music Mesh 3PM
Yu-Gi-Oh 4PM
9
Junior Panther Den 3:15PM
10
Lego Club 3PM
Girls Tea Party 3:30PM
Wii Gaming 4PM
11
12
13
Game Day 2PM
14
Veggie Printing 2PM
15
Music Mesh 3PM
Yu-Gi-Oh 4PM
CLOSED
16
Junior Panther Den 3:15PM
Beading w/Avalon 3:30PM
Wii Fun 3:30PM
17
Discover Science 10:30AM
Tonewood Family Music 1:30PM
Lego Club 3PM
Magic School Bu Trivia Challenge 3:30PM
Wii Gaming 4PM
18
19
Earth Day Butterfly Rlease and Craft
11AM
20
Celebrate the Child 10AM
Baby & Toddler Yoga 11AM
21
22
Music Mesh 3PM
Earth Day 4PM
23
24
Lego Club 3PM
Arts and Crafts 4PM
Wii Gaming 4PM
25
26
27
Fun & Play for Toddlers 11AM
Puppet Man and a Storybook Lady 11AM
28
Kidding Around Yoga 2PM
29
Wii Gaming 3PM
Yu-Gi-Oh 4PM
30
CLOSED
Click HERE to go straight to the Events Calendar on the Alachua County Library website.
Movies at the Library: page 18
Color Code Guide: Alachua Archer Cone Park Hawthorne Headquarters
High Springs Library Partnership Micanopy Millhopper Newberry Tower Road Waldo
Library Programs
Tuesdays
Library Partnership
9:30AM
Archer
10:15AM
Headquarters
10:30AM
High Springs
11AM
Tower Road
10:30AM & 7:00PM
2nd & 4th Tuesdays
Chick-Fil A Archer Rd.
5:30PM
2nd Tuesdays
Story Times
Thursdays
Hawthorne 10AM
Millhopper 10:30AM
Headquarters 10:30AM
Alachua 11AM
Wednesdays
Cone Park 10AM
Learning Path
10:30 (RSVP PLEASE)
Headquarters
Cuentos Latino Americas
10:30 4/3 only
Millhopper 11AM
Newberry 11AM
Micanopy 11:30AM
Fridays
PJ Tot Shabbat 9:30AM
Saturdays
None
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
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
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
Sundays
Mamma Mia Kids 9 and under eat
FREE at buffet 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
Tuesdays
Beef O'Brady's - Kids 12 and under
eat FREE with adult purchase /Dine In
Only from 4 - 8pm
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
Mondays
Bono’s –Kids eat free with purchase of
$8 entrée or more.
Bubbaque’s—Kids 8 and under eat
FREE with paying adult
Cody’s Original Steakhouse -Kids 10
and under eat FREE with adult pur-
chase
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
Pazza Bistro—.99 Kids meals for kids
10 and under 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
Wednesdays
Applebee’s – Kids eat for .99 price w/
adult purchase
Blue Highway Pizzeria—Kids eat for $1
with adult purchase of pizza or pasta
4-7PM
Haile Village Bistro - Kids eat FREE
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
At the Movies Free Movies at the Library Every Monday 4PM / Headquarters
Every Wednesday 3PM / Newberry
4/11 and 4/25 3:30PM / High Springs
Click HERE
for current
show times
Friday, April 12th
FREE
Movie: Toy Story 3 Sunday, April 7th 7:30PM
Matheson Museum | FREE