Calendar August 2012
Over 1000 listings of kids activities in the greater Gainesville area
AUGUST HIGHLIGHTS Water Wednesday on August 8th Sliding, splashing and fun in the sun See details on page 3. Kids go back to school August 20th. If you’re looking for an after-school program, see the complete list of available programs on page 12 The Tioga Town Fair is August 25th This is a REALLY fun kids event. Water slides, face painting, bounce houses, carnival games, train rides, petting zoo and much much more!
This Month’s Calendar Family Events Ongoing Programs and Classes After School Programs Sports Programs Now Registering More Programs Now Registering Library Programs At the Movies Story Times Restaurant Fun Kids Cheap/ Free Nights
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August 2012 Mon
6 Babe Ruth Softball World Series Vision Volleyball Clinic Casting Call for Ryaphotos National Night Out
Tue
7 Babe Ruth Softball World Series
Wed
Family Events
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1 Hairspray
2 Hairspray
3 Hairspray Babe Ruth Softball World Series Yoga Workshop
4 Hairspray Babe Ruth Softball World Series Family Day at the Harn Shereka O’Neal Book Reading and Signing Stop the Violence Back to School Rally Sun Country Sunny’s Showcase Step 317 Down by the Creek Photo Shoot Caribbean Cruise Benefit Gala
5 Hairspray Babe Ruth Softball World Series Step 317 Down by the Creek Photo Shoot
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9 Just Between Friends Sale
10 Tale of Snow White Just Between Friends Sale Yoga Workshop
11 Tale of Snow White Craft Rendezvous at Stephen Foster Cultural Center EARS Animal Sanctuary Tour Independance Studio Auditions for i.dance competitive team. Just Between Friends Sale O2BKids Back to School Bash Heart Pine School Open House / Puppet Show Belk Kids Fest
12 Tale of Snow White Just Between Friends Sale Camp Kulaqua River Ranch Community Sunday Star Center Auditions
WATER WEDNESDAY Babe Ruth Softball World Series Step 317 Down by the Creek Photo Shoot
13 14 Star Center Auditions
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16 17 Skate Station Tale of Snow Funworks White Roller Skating Playdate Yoga Workshop
18 Tale of Snow White Archer Back to School Bash Gainesville Civil War Mini-Reenactment Gainesville Harmony Show Chorus Concert UF Volleyball and Football Fan Day Circus Pages Independance studio Open House
19 Tale of Snow White
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23 GYC Annual Auditions
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25 Tioga Town Fair
26 Camp Kulaqua River Ranch Community Sunday Sun Country Dance Auditions
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31 United Downtown
On-Going Programs & Classes Mondays
Thursdays
Saturdays
Every Monday
Every Thursday
Every Saturday
Homeschoolers Park Day
O2BKids Morning Magic Bilingual Enrichment for Preschoolers
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
Tuesdays
Fridays
Every Tuesday
Every Friday
O2BKids Morning Magic Sun Country Stay and Play Bilingual Enrichment for Preschoolers Chick-fil-A Family Night
O2BKids Parents Night Out PJ Library Tot Shabbat Sun Country Stay and Play
Last Tuesday
First Friday
Tot Time at the Harn
Sun Country Little Lunchers Tot Time at the Harn
First Saturday Home Depot Kids Workshop
Second Saturday Hogtown Reptile Shop Children’s Program Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic
Third Saturday
Second Friday
Family Fishing Day Old Time Dance at O’Leno Park
Fourth Saturday Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic
Sun Country Family Night
Wednesdays Every Wednesday O2BKids Morning Magic
Third Friday Trinity UMC Parents Night Out
Sundays
Fourth Friday
Every Sunday
YMCA FridayFun Night
Family Fun Shoot
Second Sunday Gainesville Hoola Hoop Jam Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic
Fourth Sunday Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic
Click HERE to go to the Ongoing Programs page on the website.
Library
Cade Museum
Turn to page 14 for library programs
Click HERE to see this month’s programs
After School Programs A+ Karate Boys and Girls Club A Child’s Academy A Child’s World City of Gainesville City of Newberry Faith Academy Girl’s Place Kindercare La Petite Academy O2B Kids Skate Station Funworks Sun Country FUNrichment Sunshine House YMCA
Sports Programs Registering Click
HERE to get details on all the Team Sports programs registering now
City of Hawthorne: Flag Football, soccer and cheerleading City of Newberry: Flag Football, Soccer, Baseball, Volleyball and Cheerleading Elite Pro Ball: Baseball Gainesville Fast Pitch Softball: Softball Gainesville Gladiators: Football Gainesville Soccer Alliance: Soccer Gainesville Youth Lacrosse: Lacrosse Gainesville Youth Soccer: Soccer Gatorball Baseball Training Academy: Baseball Girls Place: Volleyball I9 Sports: Flag Football, Soccer, Tball Vision Volleyball: Volleyball YMCA: Flag Football, Soccer
More Programs Registering Most programs are now registering for the fall semester. Click on the links for details.
ART Programs MUSIC Programs DANCE Programs DRAMA Programs FOREIGN LANGUAGE Programs Click HERE to go to the SUMMER CAMPS page Click HERE to go to the SUMMER KIDS PROGRAMS
August 2012 Mon
Tue
Library Programs
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1 UF Astronomy Star Lab 11AM Gaming 2PM Stuffed Animal Sleepover 3:30 How to Make Comics 4:30PM
2 Yoga for Kids 2PM Gaming 3PM Grammar Songs 7PM
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4 Musikgarten 11AM
Sun 5
6 Yu-Gi-Oh 4PM
7 Lego Club 2PM Beading With Avalon 2:30PM Wii Fun 3:30PM
8 Own the Night. Moon, Stars, and an Alien 3PM
9 Native American Culture and Dance 2PM Yoga for Kids 2PM Gaming 3PM Arts & Crafts: 4PM How to Make Comics 4PM
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11 12 Cow Tales 11AM
13 Yu-Gi-Oh 4PM
14 Beading With Avalon 2PM Rusty the Clown 2:30PM
15 Tonewood Family Music 1:30PM Gaming 2PM How to Make Comics 3PM
16 Gentle Carousel Horses 2PM Yoga for Kids 2PM Wii Gaming 3PM Back to School Mini Fashion Show 4PM
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18 19 Game Day 2PM
20 Yu-Gi-Oh 4PM
21 Beading With Avalon 2PM Girls Tea Party 3:00PM Wii Fun 3:30PM
22 Gaming 2PM
23 Wii Gaming 3PM Arts & Crafts: 4PM How to Make Comics 5:30PM
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27 Gainesville Creative Kids 3:30PM Yu-Gi-Oh 4PM
28 Beading With Avalon 2:30PM Lego Club 2PM
29 Gardening with Mr. Gerald 10:30AM Gaming 2PM’
30 Wii Gaming 3PM
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Color Code Guide: Alachua
Archer Cone Park Hawthorne Headquarters High Springs Library Partnership Micanopy Millhopper Newberry Tower Road
Click HERE to go to the Alachua County Library Events Calendar Library Movie Times: page 18 | Library Story Times: page 19 *Please check the website for programs for teens. This page only lists programs for kids 12 and under.
At the Movies Free Movies at the Library Every Monday 2PM / Headquarters Every Thursday 3:30PM / High Springs August 1st 3PM / Cone Park Branch: TBA August 4th 2PM / Millhopper: Puss in Boots
Click HERE for current show times
Story Times Mondays
Wednesdays
Thursdays
Fridays
Millhopper
Learning Path
Hawthorne
PJ Tot Shabbat
6:30PM on 8/13
10:30 (RSVP PLEASE)
10:30AM (no class on 7/5)
9:30AM
Millhopper
Milhopper
11AM— 8/8 & 8/22
10:30AM
Tuesdays
Newberry
Alachua
11AM
11AM
Library Partnership
Micanopy
9:30AM
11:30AM 7/11
Archer 11AM
High Springs 11AM
Tower Road 10:30AM & 7:00PM 8/14 and 8/28
Chick-Fil A Archer Rd. 5:30PM 2nd Tuesdays
Professional Moms of Alachua County
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 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 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
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
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