Print CalendarSketchCrawl
Jan 27, 2012 - Feb 26, 2012
The 34th annual worldwide SketchCrawl is on January 21, 2012. Ten local artists will be on the museum grounds that day making sketches of the Museum for the exhibition entitled "SketchCrawling @ the Museum." The exhibition opens on January 27th in the Phipps Gallery, and runs through February 26, 2012. There will be a FREE opening reception in the Phipps Gallery on January 29th.
Relative/Non-Relative Caregiver Training (4-Week Course)
Jan 30, 2012 - Feb 20, 2012
Join Boys Town North Florida for a 4-week Relative/Non-Relative Caregiver Training every Monday evening from 6:00-8:00pm running January 30th through February 20th. This training is FREE and open to the public. Meals and childcare are also provided at no cost. Through this training, caregivers will have the opportunity to learn parenting strategies to address their children's behavior, acquire community resources, develop individualized parenting plans and obtain additional parenting materials. For more information or to register, please contact Boys Town North Florida at (850) 575-6422.
7th Annual Daddy Daughter Dance
Feb 04, 2012
Community wide, all age Daddy Daughter dance, fundraiser for Northside Rotary Club
NEW LEAF MARKET SPONSORS FREE BEER TASTING
Feb 04, 2012
Come join us at New Leaf Market on Saturday afternoons from 4:30- 6:00 p.m. to sample our newest delicious gourmet beers. We have a huge selection of domestic and gourmet beers, including many that are wheat free.
Colonial Crafts for Children
Feb 04, 2012
On the First Saturday of the month, children are invited to make a craft to take home. The craft for February is a yarn picture. For more information, visit www.missionsanluis.org or call 850-245-6406.
St. Marks River Kayak Eco-Adventure
Feb 04, 2012
Guided kayaking trip on historic St. Marks River. Learn about Florida's Civiil War battle at Natural Bridge and the lost town of Magnolia. Trip is all downstream. Beginner-friendly. Please call to register. Fee includes, kayak & gear, guides, picnic lunch and transportation.
Wakulla River Kayak Eco-Adventure
Feb 04, 2012
Beginner friendly guided kayak trip on spring fed Wakulla River. Two hours on the water. Fee included kayak & gear, guides, transportation and refreshments. Please call to register.
"The Flying Ace"
Feb 04, 2012
The program features a screening of "The Flying Ace" with music by Steve Sternberg. Dr. A. J. Brickler will do the introduction and a representative from the Norman Studios Silent Film Museum will be available for a Q&A. The double feature will include a screening of "The Emperor Jones." Everyone will be invited to tour the exhibit, "Black Wings: American Dreams of Flight."
The Boys Choir of Tallahassee in Concert
Feb 04, 2012
Make the scenic drive from Tallahassee to beautiful, coastal Apalachicola to enjoy the awesome Boys Choir of Tallahassee in concert. The BCT joins forces with the Hillside Coalition of Laborers for Apalachicola (H'COLA) and the City of Apalachicola as part of their month-long, city-wide celebration of African-American History. The concert promises to be a special treat so you won't want to miss it! Then come back later in the month for the 9th annual African-American History Festival on February 17th - 19th! CELEBRATE African-American History with H'COLA!
FAMU's African-American Films Marathon
Feb 04, 2012
FAMU’S AFRICAN-AMERICAN FILMS MARATHON (1921 – 1940)
The Museum of Florida History, 500 South Bronough Street, R. A. Gray Bldg
COST: FREE TO THE PUBLIC
Opening Remarks by Dr. A. J. Brickler and Ms. Devin Stewart
Music by Mr. Steve Sternberg
11 a.m. The Flying Ace (1926) 84 minutes
A veteran World War I fighter pilot returns home a war hero and immediately regains his former job as a railroad company detective. His first case: recover a stolen satchel filled with $25,000 of company payroll, locate a missing employee, and capture a gang of railroad thieves.
COST: FREE TO THE PUBLIC
Opening Remarks by Dr. Edward Mapp
2:15 p.m. The Emperor Jones (1933) 72 minutes
Unscrupulously ambitious Brutus Jones escapes from jail after killing a guard and through bluff and bravado finds himself the emperor of a Caribbean island.
COST: $5 FOR GENERAL PUBLIC
FIRST 200 TICKETS FREE FOR STUDENTS WITH VALID ID
LECTURE - DR. EDWARD MAPP
Lee Hall Auditorium, FAMU Campus
6 p.m. African-Americans and the Oscars: Decades of Struggle and Achievement
Lecture by Edward Mapp, author of Blacks in American Films: Today and Yesterday and co-author of A Separate Cinema, Fifty Years of Black-Cast Posters.
Q & A SESSION WITH DR. MAPP
(8 p.m.) BOOK SIGNING
Dr. Mapp’s book signing will begin immediately following the lecture.
PRESENTATION OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN FILMS
All Saints Cinema, 918 ½ Railroad Avenue
COST: $8 FOR GENERAL PUBLIC
$5 FOR STUDENTS WITH VALID ID
Opening Remarks by Mr. Tom Roche, Director
9 p.m. Alley Pat (2006) 81 minutes
Celebrates the daring and outrageous era of classic Rhythm & Blues radio with a rich profile of the man who helped start it all.
