THIS WEEKENDThe LeFevre Quartet
This group will perform at 7 p.m. Jan. 10 at College Road Baptist Church, 5010 SW College Road, Ocala. “The LeFevre Quartet was formed in 2005, and within only a year, Gospel Music fans voted for The LeFevre Quartet 2006’s Singing News Fan Awards Horizon Group of The Year,” organizers say. The show is free but donations will be accepted. More at 352-237-5741 or 352-361-3756 or the events tab at www.collegeroad.org.
P.A.W. Chili Challenge & Hub-Cat Car Show
This event will begin at 9 a.m. Jan. 11 at the McPherson Governmental Campus, 601 SE 25th Ave., Ocala, and is presented by the Marion County Commission and Sheltering Hands, Inc. Vehicle registration is $20. “Starting at noon, guests can start to taste the wonderous creations from our community chefs and fellow rescues,” organizers say. “Guests will need a ‘tasting pass,’ available for purchase at the event for $8. Attendees can also purchase a pass in advance from ShelteringHands.org/pawshow. To make sure that every participant can taste all the festive flavors, these tickets are limited in supply.”
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The goal of the event, organizers say, is to increase public awareness of animal welfare. More information at shelteringHands.org/pawshow and the Marion County Facebook page, facebook.com/MarionCountyFlorida/events
Dalia Colón: ‘Telling Florida Food Stories’
This free book event will be 11 a.m. to noon Jan. 11 at the Headquarters-Ocala Library, 2720 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala. “Travel Florida’s foodways past, present and future with Emmy Award-winning multimedia journalist” Dalia Colón, organizers say. “She has eaten her way across Florida and shares the delectable details of her journey.” This is a Friends of the Ocala Public Library author talk.
‘Amazzing’ Steel Drums
This show, featuring “the happiest music on earth,” will begin at 3 p.m. Jan. 12 at Countryside Presbyterian Church, 7768 SW State Road 200, Ocala. Free concert; love offering.
COMING SOON’Framing Tokyo: Joel Bustamante’s Architectural Photography’
This collection will be up Jan. 18-June 8 at the Appleton Museum of Art’s Balcony Gallery for Florida Artists. “The exhibition features 30 black-and-white and color photographs by the Venezuelan-born artist,” organizers say. The museum is open Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, noon-5 p.m. The Appleton is at 4333 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala. More at 352-291-4455 or AppletonMuseum.org
Israel Dupont lecture: Alligators and other reptiles
This talk will begin at 2 p.m. Jan. 19 in Green Clover Hall, 319 SE 26th Terrace, Ocala. A reception will follow at the nearby Marion County Museum of History & Archaeology. Admission free to members, $5 to nonmembers.
Will McLean Foundation’s Sunday Sampler Concert Series: Reckless Saints
This live show will begin at 2 p.m. Jan. 19 in the historic Dunnellon Depot, 12061 S. Williams St., Dunnellon. Donation is $15 at the door, cash preferred.More at www.willmclean.com and https://www.facebook.com/willmcleanfestival
Ocala Symphony Orchestra: ‘Vive la France!’
These performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 25 and 3 p.m. Jan. 26 at the Reilly Arts Center, 500 NE Ninth St., Ocala. Principal guest conductor Raymond Chobaz will lead the orchestra “on a sublime musical journey to France,” organizers say, including Debussy’s “Trois Nocturnes.” Also featured: an “Add-on Dinner Experience” from La Cuisine. Purchase tickets and learn more at www.reillyartscenter.com/vive-la-france-add-on-dinner-experience
ONGOINGFaculty Art Exhibition
The College of Central Florida Webber Gallery will have this exhibition on view Jan. 8-Feb. 6. “New work by four faculty members spans mediums including ceramics, fiber arts, mixed media, printmaking and more,” organizers say. “Artists include Tyrus Clutter, professor and program manager for art; Abigail Stallings, assistant professor and program manager for digital media; Michele Wirt, senior professor of art; and Graham Young, associate professor of digital media.” The public is welcome at a free opening reception, 4:30-7 p.m. Jan. 30. The gallery is on the CF Ocala campus, 3001 SW College Road, and is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Thursday. Admission is free. More at www.CF.edu/Webber or 352-854-2322, ext. 1664.
Art in City Spaces
This city of Ocala program offers the following:
- “The Colors of My Homeland” by Lorena Greer, now up at the Mary Sue Rich Community Center at Reed Place, 1821 NW 21st Ave.
- “Fantastical Photographic Journeys” by Shara Abel, now up at the Clerk’s Office at City Hall, 110 SE Watula Ave.
- “Marvelous Marion” by Rainbow Springs Art, now up at the Ocala International Airport, 1770 SW 60th Ave., Suite 600
- “Copper Art by Ricky Weeks” now up at the Recreation and Parks Administration Building (828 NE Eighth Ave.) and the Eighth Avenue Adult Activity Center (830 NE Eighth Ave.)
‘A Dickens Christmas: The Urban Family’s Holiday Exhibition’
This holiday tradition continues Nov. 2-Jan. 12 at the Appleton Museum of Art. This exhibition “features themed trees and much more from the collection of Ocala cardiologist Dr. Paul Urban, his wife, Joyce, and daughters, Katie, Kristie, Kassie and Karlie,” organizers say. The museum is open Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, noon-5 p.m. The Appleton is at 4333 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala. More at 352-291-4455 or AppletonMuseum.org
‘Transformational Gifts: Recent Acquisitions (2019-2024)’
This exhibition, showing approximately 200 recent additions to the Appleton Museum of Art’s collection, is up though Feb. 2. “The works span a vast 5,000 years, with notable names such as Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Charles Ephraim Burchfield, Ansel Adams, Jim Dine, Louise Nevelson, Käthe Kollwitz, Joan Miró, James Rosenquist, Genryusai Seiya, and many others,” organizers say. The Appleton, 4333 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, is open Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday, noon-5 p.m. More at 352-291-4455 or appletonMuseum.org
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