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Russ Traver’;s vibrant acrylic paintings portray dreamlike landscapes, often featuring quirky and fantastical creatures. This collection is part of Traver’s Garden of the Moon series: images featuring recognizable settings that include surprising characters. Through it, Traver hopes to “take viewers to a wondrous land of pure beauty where there is no beginning or end.” A self-proclaimed surreal-fauvist artist, Russ Traver strives to combine the dream like quality and distorted reality of Surrealism, with positive expression achieved through the strong color of Fauvism. The artist believes, “it is the regression of the mind into the past by which we discover images of the future.”
Gadsden Arts is pleased to present the thirty-third year of oour signature exhibition, Art in Gadsden. The 33rd Art in Gadsden regional exhibition of fine art presents 99 works by 88 artists, selected from 263 works entered. Aja Roache, Gallery Director, Foster-Tanner Fine Art Gallery at FAMU will select award-winning works of art, and share her thoughts about the work and the exhibition. Exhibited works span the mediums of watercolor, pastel, acrylics, oil, photography, ceramics, wood, fiber, metal, glass, and serigraph.
This morning session camp is $195 per registrant, and runs from Monday-Thursday from 9:00 am-12:00 pm each day. Our camps are designed for girls and boys, ages 7-14. Kids will create 4 DIY youth projects and a DIY camp t-shirt over the course of the camp! Participants will be able to customize and choose their project designs and paint colors from our decor line of paints!
We also offer an optional Friday half-day camp August 6th from 9:00 am-12:00 pm. Check our calendar to register!
This Week’s Summer ARt Camp Projects will include:
Project 1: Wooden Animal Blocks
Project 2: Rainbow Pom Hanger
Project 3: Canvas Pillow
Project 4: 12×16 Plank Sign
Join Maclay Gardens and Barbara Clark, regional director of the Florida Public Archaeology Network, for a discussion on how Native Americans and early European settlers in the North Florida region used plants as food, medicine, and more.
Children of all ages are welcome to visit their local Leon County Library location to make two fun garden-themed craft projects on Friday, August 6th at 11:00 AM. Supplies will be provided.
In-person at all Library locations
The Tallahassee Farmers Market originally stemmed from the Tallahassee Curb Market on Gaines Street, which was present from the 1930s to the 1950s. In 1978, the market moved to the pavilion at Market Square, and the Tallahassee Farmers Market was established. In 2019, the Farmers Market moved to a new home at the Cornerstone Presbyterian Church on Kerry Forest Pkwy and Thomasville Rd. Several vendors you see at the market today have been there since the beginning.
Open every Saturday from 10am-2pm, the Frenchtown Farmers Market offers a wide variety of fresh, local, naturally grown produce, honey, eggs, baked goods, gourmet preserves, and smoked meats sold directly by local vendors.
Eat Fresh, Eat Local and Grow Community!
Join us at AR Workshop Tallahassee for a DIY class to make ANY Wood Project!
In the workshop, you will have the opportunity to customize your project with your choice of designer paints and (non-toxic!) stain colors. BYO wine or beer to sip and enjoy during the workshop.
Get rewarded with our DIY RewARds program! Register for five workshops, then cash in your DIY RewARds towards a future workshop!
Bring the family and join us at AR Workshop Tallahassee for a CANVAS & PLANK WOOD DIY class! Choose to make ANY Wood or Canvas project we offer!
In the workshop, you will have the opportunity to customize your project with your choice of designer paints and (non-toxic!) stain colors. Food and drinks are welcome in the workshop, including adult beverages!
Get rewarded with our DIY RewARds program! Register for five workshops, then cash in your DIY RewARds towards a future workshop!
Art Talks Live!
with the top Art in Gadsden Award Winners
Thursday August 12, 5:30pm on Zoom
Join Gadsden Arts Staff for a live Zoom discussion with the top award winners from the “33rd Art in Gadsden:Regional Exhibition of Fine Art.”
Register for the Art Talks Live!
33rd Art in Gadsden Award Winners selected by Juror Aja Roache.
Learn how to garden successfully alongside wildlife.
Mark Tancig, local expert, will present a program that will teach you how you can grow a successful garden and protect your landscape from nuisance wildlife without harming them.
Learn about deer-resistant plants and wildlife deterrents.
Location: Eastside Branch Library
Join us at AR Workshop Tallahassee for a DIY class to make ANY Wood Project!
In the workshop, you will have the opportunity to customize your project with your choice of designer paints and (non-toxic!) stain colors. BYO wine or beer to sip and enjoy during the workshop.
Get rewarded with our DIY RewARds program! Register for five workshops, then cash in your DIY RewARds towards a future workshop!
This is a Salsa Weekender from Friday night to Sunday morning with International Artists from Atlanta, GA, Puerto Rico and Mexico
Schedule
Friday Night August 13th
10:00 pm- 1:00 am Social Dancing
Performance from Jayson Molina and Meritxell Peña
Saturday August 14th
1:00 pm-2:00 pm Ladies Styling Open Level- Meritxell Peña
2:00 pm-3:00 pm Beginner Footwork and Partnerwork- Jayson Molina and Meritxell Peña
3:00 pm-4:15 pm Intermediate Footwork and Partnerwork- Jayson Molina and Meritxell Peña
4:30 pm-5:30 pm Dope Mambo Moves- Johnny Johnson
10:00 pm – 1:00 am Social Dancing w/ DJ Johnny Johnson
Tickets can be purchased online at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/summer-salsa-jam-tickets-164384696051
The Tallahassee Farmers Market originally stemmed from the Tallahassee Curb Market on Gaines Street, which was present from the 1930s to the 1950s. In 1978, the market moved to the pavilion at Market Square, and the Tallahassee Farmers Market was established. In 2019, the Farmers Market moved to a new home at the Cornerstone Presbyterian Church on Kerry Forest Pkwy and Thomasville Rd. Several vendors you see at the market today have been there since the beginning.
Open every Saturday from 10am-2pm, the Frenchtown Farmers Market offers a wide variety of fresh, local, naturally grown produce, honey, eggs, baked goods, gourmet preserves, and smoked meats sold directly by local vendors.
Eat Fresh, Eat Local and Grow Community!
Join Leon County Government as we look inside the whimsical world of illustrator Elizabeth Lampman Davis. Featuring playful scenes with hints of magic, her artwork inspires curiosity and imagination in viewers of every age.
Elizabeth Lampman Davis will discuss her artistic style and the importance of representing children of all backgrounds and abilities in her illustrations. The lecture will include a demonstration of her creative process from the first sketch to the final image.
This Library Lecture kicks off CosmicCon, a week-long event hosted by the Leon County Public Library celebrating our community’s love for comics, graphic novels, artwork, fandoms, gaming and pop culture.
This event will be held in-person at LeRoy Collins Leon County Main Library and virtually through Zoom.
Register for the Zoom webinar: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_EwZuwDNnQ6-2nBl2VH73Fg
Please join us for a K-drama meet up in the park! Korean dramas (K-dramas) are television series produced by South Korea that are popular worldwide.
Library staff will be hosting a meet up at Cascades Park to get together, discuss your favorites, and share recommendations.
BYOS (Bring Your Own Snacks if desired + a chair or blanket!)
Location: Cascades Park, meeting by the amphitheater
The Tallahassee Parrothead Club and Visiting Angels present…
Parrothead Phrenzy!
This tropical concert will feature a 6-piece Jimmy Buffett tribute band, Jason Webb and the Caribbean Chillers! It will also have an online auction before the event, silent auction during the event, a buffet with wonderful food from local restaurants & caterers, a wine toss & other games, and pirate & tropical costume constests. The Tallahassee Parrothead Club will transform The Moon into a beach bar for the night, all for a great cause! All proceeds from this event will benefit Alzheimer’s Project, a local non-profit that cares for the caregivers of persons with dementia in the Florida Big Bend area.
Tickets are $30 and are available at tallahasseeparrotheadclub.com and the Alzheimer’s Project office at 301 E Tharpe St, Tallahassee, FL.
Over the last 15 years, the Parrothead Phrenzy has given over $95,000 to the Alzheimer’s Project! Join us for this unique fundraiser and come party with a purpose!!
Online Auction is happening NOW at charityauction.bid/PHRENZY2021 and ends on July 31st!
To donate to the silent auction, email pennyj14@gmail.com for more information.
The Tallahassee Farmers Market originally stemmed from the Tallahassee Curb Market on Gaines Street, which was present from the 1930s to the 1950s. In 1978, the market moved to the pavilion at Market Square, and the Tallahassee Farmers Market was established. In 2019, the Farmers Market moved to a new home at the Cornerstone Presbyterian Church on Kerry Forest Pkwy and Thomasville Rd. Several vendors you see at the market today have been there since the beginning.
Open every Saturday from 10am-2pm, the Frenchtown Farmers Market offers a wide variety of fresh, local, naturally grown produce, honey, eggs, baked goods, gourmet preserves, and smoked meats sold directly by local vendors.
Eat Fresh, Eat Local and Grow Community!
Join us for a first-hand look at creating monsters for Magic the Gathering!
Christopher Burdett will share his work with card illustration, monster design, miniatures, and how this has expanded to other aspects of his career followed by a Q&A.
Join the Zoom webinar here: https://zoom.us/j/94684553442