july 2012 calendar of family events in gainesville
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Calendar July 2012
Over 1000 listings of kids activities in the greater Gainesville area
JULY HIGHLIGHTS
The Fanfares and Fireworks
celebration at the UF Bandshell is
BACK this year! See the list of all
the Fourth of July happenings in
the area on page 8.
Water Wednesday on July 11th
Sliding, splashing and fun in the
sun See details on page 3.
Check out all the FREE children’s
programs offered at the library
this summer! Turn to page 14 for
the complete calendar.
This Month’s Calendar
Family Events 4
Independence Day Events 8
Frozen Treats Places 9
Ongoing Programs and Classes 10
Programs Now Registering 12
Library Programs 14
At the Movies 16
Story Times 17
Restaurant Fun 18
Kids Cheap/ Free Nights 19
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July 2012
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
1
The Marvelous Wonderettes plays every night but Monday through July 15th
Hairspray plays Wed-Sun starting July 13th
2 3 4
Melon Run
*SEE NEXT PAGE for 4th of July
events
5
SFFCC
Kids Summer Workshop Series
6
Seussical the
Musical
7
Kids Clothing and Toy Exchange
Kids Yoga Workshop
Princess Tea Party
Seussical the Musical
Two Hawk Hammock Kids Summer Program
8
Seussical the Musical
9
Hipp Kids Summer Series
10
Hipp Kids Summer Series
Passages
11
Water Wednesday
Hipp Kids Summer Series
Passages
12 13
Butterfly
Wrangling Camp
EARS Family Tour
14
Two Hawk Hammock Kids Summer Program
15
16 17
Passages
18
Passages
19
20
21
Summer Survival Fest
Two Hawk Hammock Kids Summer Program
22
23 24 25
26
Play Therapy Class
27
Butterfly
Wrangling Camp
28
Two Hawk Hammock Kids Summer Program
29
30 31
Family Events
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Independence Day Events
Fanfares and Fireworks at UF Bandshell | July 3rd
Williston’s Independence Day Celebration | July 3rd
Alachua Fourth of July Celebration | July 4th
Lake Santa Fe Fourth of July Boat Parade | July 4th
Micanopy Fourth of July Celebration | July 4th
Silver Springs July 4th Extravaganza | July 4th
Ginnie Springs Fireworks, Music and Friends | July 7th
Click HERE to go to the Upcoming Events page for details
Frozen Treats Places
Cold Stone Creamery—2 locations in Gainesville
D’Lites Emporium—2 locations in Gainesville
Dairy Queen—2 locations in Gainesville
The Gelato Company—Gainesville
Haagen Daaz—Gainesville
Karma Cream—Gainesville
Mochi Frozen Yogurt—3 locations in Gainesville
Red Mango—Gainesville
Sweet Dreams—Gainesville
TCBY—3 locations in Gainesville
Click HERE to go to the Frozen Treats page for details
On-Going Programs & Classes
Mondays Every Monday
Homeschoolers Park Day
Every other Monday
Art Classes with Jane Gravois
Tuesdays Every Tuesday
O2BKids Morning Magic
Sun Country Stay and Play
Bilingual Enrichment for Preschoolers
Chick-fil-A Family Night
Last Tuesday
Tot Time at the Harn
Wednesdays Every Wednesday
O2BKids Morning Magic
Wild and Wiggly at the little shop
Twinkle Toes at the little shop
Little Scientist at the little shop
Thursdays Every Thursday
O2BKids Morning Magic
Bilingual Enrichment for Preschoolers
Second Thursday
Harn Museum Night
Fridays Every Friday
O2BKids Parents Night Out
PJ Library Tot Shabbat
Sun Country Stay and Play
Scribble and Dribble at the little shop
First Friday
Sun Country Little Lunchers
Tot Time at the Harn
Second Friday
Sun Country Family Night
Third Friday
Trinity UMC Parents Night Out
Fourth Friday
YMCA FridayFun Night
Every Other Friday
Superhero / Warrior/ Pirate/ Jedi
Training at the little shop
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
Second Saturday
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
Sundays Every Sunday
Family Fun Shoot
Second Sunday
Gainesville Hoola Hoop Jam
Library Turn to page 14 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.
Programs Now Registering
I9 Basketball League—Summer league start July 10th
Gainesville Pop Warner Football— Registration deadline is July 26th
Gainesville Pop Warner Cheerleading— Registration deadline is July 26th
Santa Fe Pop Warner Cheerleading & Football Registration deadline: July 26th
Sun Country Sports Center Team Spirit Cheer and Dance—All Month
Gator Swim Club—Ongoing
Sun Country Sports Center—Ongoing
Pro Taekwondo—Ongoing
Click HERE to go to the SUMMER CAMPS page
Click HERE to go to the SUMMER KIDS PROGRAMS page
Library Programs July 2012
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
1
Create Your Own Night Creatures 2PM
Turn to page 16 for movie times at the library and page 17 for story times.
Click HERE to go to the Alachua County Library Events Calendar *Please check the website for programs for teens. This page only lists programs for kids 12 and under.
2
Anna Moo 1PM
Celebrate America 3:30PM
Yu-Gi-Oh 4PM
3
Lego Club 2PM
B Magic 2:30PM
Beading With Avalon 2:30PM
Wii Fun 3:30PM
4
ALL BRANCHES CLOSED
5
Snakes, Lizards and Toads 2PM
Yoga for Kids 2PM
Gaming 3PM
Grammar Songs 7PM
6
7
Musikgar-ten 11AM
8
Mystery and History of Chocolate 2PM
9
B Magic 1PM
Book Worms 3:30PM
Yu-Gi-Oh 4PM
CLOSED
10
Beading With Avalon 2PM
Pop Tabs Craft 2PM
Mystery / History of Chocolate 2:30PM
What’s That Noise? 3:30PM
Yoyo World Champion 3:30PM
Good Health at School 4PM
Girls Tea Party 4:30PM
11
Fractured Fairy Tales Puppet Show11AM
Gaming 2PM
Jongleur Jugglers 2PM
Adventures in Art 3PM
Book Worms 3:30PM
Creatures of the Night 3:30PM
12
Dreamy Crafts 2PM
Jongleur Jugglers 2PM
Yoga for Kids 2PM
Wii Gaming 3PM
Arts & Crafts: 4PM
Grammar Songs 7PM
13
14
Baby Signs 11AM
B Magic 1PM
Bat Life
Adven-tures 2PM
15
16
Book Worms 3:30PM
Yu-Gi-Oh 4PM
17
Baby Signs 10AM
Lego Club 2PM
Starry Night Crafts 2:30PM
Miracle of Science 2:30PM
Girls Tea Party 3:00PM
Wii Fun 3:30PM
B Magic 3:30 PM
Big Music 4:00PM
Dream Big Read! 4PM
18
Miracle of Science 11AM
Miracle of Science 1:30PM
Bubblegum Blowing Contest 2PM
Gaming 2PM
Book Worms 3:30PM
Miracle of Science 3:30PM
19
Dream Big 2PM
Yoga for Kids 2PM
Dreamy Crafts 2PM
Wii Gaming 3PM
Grammar Songs 7PM
20
21
Game Day 2PM
22
Owls 2PM
23
Book Worms 3:30PM
Gainesville Crea-tive Kids 3:30PM
Yu-Gi-Oh 4PM
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30
Yu-Gi-Oh 4PM
24
Olympic Crafts 2PM
Lego Club 2PM
Magic Mike 2:30PM
Mystery and History of Choco-late 3:30PM
What’s That Noise? 3:30PM
Appropriate Behavior and Posi-tive Attire 4PM
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31
Beading With Avalon 2PM
Jongleur Jugglers 3PM
Stuffed Animal Sleepover 4PM
25
Gaming 2PM’
Gentle Carousel 2PM
Mystery and History of Choco-late 2PM
Own the Night Fun 3PM
Gainesville Creative Kids :30PM
Book Worms 3:30PM
26
Summer Reading Cele-bration 2PM
Bugs, Bugs 2PM
Yoga for Kids 2PM
Wii Gaming 3PM
Arts & Crafts: 4PM
Grammar Songs 7PM
27
28
Puppet Man and Storybook Lady 11AM
Zumba-tomic 1:30PM
29
End of the Summer Party 2PM
Ferrets, Feral Cats and Lost Pets 2PM
Color Code Guide: Alachua Archer Cone Park Hawthorne Headquarters
High Springs Library Partnership Micanopy Millhopper Newberry Tower Road Waldo
At the Movies Free Movies at the Library
Every Monday 2PM / Newberry Branch
Every Monday 4PM / Headquarters
July 7th 2PM / Millhopper: Muppet Movie
July 15th 2PM / Micanopy: Big Miracle
July 20th 10AM/ Millhopper: Batman Movie
Marathon
Click HERE for current show times
Tuesdays
Library Partnership 9:30AM
Headquarters 10:30AM
Archer 11AM
High Springs 11AM
Tower Road 10:30AM & 7:00PM
7/10 and 7/17
Chick-Fil A Archer Rd. 5:30PM
2nd Tuesdays
Story Times Thursdays
Hawthorne 10:30AM (no class on 7/5)
Headquarters 10:30AM
Milhopper 10:30AM
Alachua 11AM
Saturdays
Books a Million 10:AM
Mondays
Millhopper 6:30PM on 7/9
Wednesdays
Learning Path 10:30 (RSVP PLEASE)
Millhopper 11AM— 7/11 & 7/25
Newberry 11AM
Micanopy 11:30AM 7/11
Professional Moms
of Alachua County
Fridays
PJ Tot Shabbat 9:30AM
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 BBQ on Archer Road: Fridays 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
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
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
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
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.
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