Alachua Chronicle

Luca Mundaca
2023-11-18 19:00 (America/New_York) | Phillips Center, 3201 Hull Road, Gainesville, FL, 32611, United States
With more than 138,000 monthly listeners and millions of plays on Spotify, Luca Mundaca is an artist in her prime. Mundaca uses her stunning voice to bring about great intimacy and emotion. Her work has been featured in movies including End of Watch and The Visitor, TV shows such as Californication and Mistresses, and the Brazilian telenovela Ti Ti Ti. In addition to her own albums, Mundaca has been featured on two compilations distributed by Putumayo World Music: Brazilian Lounge and Women of the World: Acoustic. Influenced by jazz and bossa nova, themes in her songs often revolve around nature and our relationship with the world around us.

UpStage is an intimate, cabaret-style setting on the Phillips Center Mainstage. The 7:00 p.m. seating includes heavy hors d’oeuvres and cash bar; the 9:00 p.m. seating includes desserts and cash bar.

Nutcracker Ballet
2023-11-18 14:00 - 15:00 | Legacy Park, 15400 Peggy Rd, Alachua, FL, 32615, United States
Dance Alive National Ballet will once again present Nutcracker in both Alachua and Gainesville and Class with Clara in Gainesville! Free and open to the public.
The all-time family favorite with beautiful dancing, sets, and costumes is here again! Everyone needs a hero, and in this case she’s a girl. Clara saves the Nutcracker prince, and to thank her he brings her on a magical journey to the Kingdom of the Sweets, where the exquisite Sugar Plum Fairy puts on a regal show. Tradition, beauty, grace, and a terrific story – what more can you ask for? Sheer magic and family-friendly!
A special hour-long family-friendly version of the classic Nutcracker for families without intermission. All Alachua and surrounding area audiences are invited. Special consideration for the disadvantaged. Meet the dancers following the performance!

Songs of the Season
2023-11-17 19:30 - 21:30 | Jackson N. Sasser Fine Arts Hall, 3000 NW 83rd Ave, Gainesville, FL, 32606, United States
The winter holidays will get an early start when the Santa Fe Singers, with the Gainesville Youth Chorus as special guests, perform “Songs of the Season” on Friday, Nov. 17, at 7:30 p.m. in the Jackson N. Sasser Fine Arts Hall at the Northwest Campus of Santa Fe College (SF), 3000 NW 83rd Street, Gainesville.
Tickets are $15 for adults; $9 for seniors, students, military service members and children 12 and under; and free for SF students, faculty, and staff with college ID cards. Tickets are available from the Fine Arts Hall box office at 352-395-4181 or online from Showpass at: https://www.showpass.com/songs-of-the-season-2/.
The winter holidays include Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and more. Co-directors of the Santa Fe Singers, SF Adjunct Associate Professors of Music Mitchell Rorick and April Basiletti, are developing a musically diverse program that will include classical choral music, Hebrew folksongs, and popular music.
The Gainesville Youth Chorus Concert Choir and Concertina Choir will perform as special guests, singing separately and together with the Santa Fe Singers. The Chorus’s choirs feature the voices of young people ages 7 to 17.

Gainesville Harmony Show Chorus
2023-11-17 19:00 - 21:00 | St. Patrick’s Church, 500 NW 16th Avenue, Gainesville, FL, United States
The award-winning Gainesville Harmony Show Chorus will present a fall concert at St. Patrick Catholic Church on Friday, November 17, at 7:00 p.m. The concert is free, although goodwill offerings will be accepted.
Entertainment will be provided by the chorus and two quartets (On the Edge and Jazzed) featuring a variety of musical styles and including a few seasonal songs. Gainesville Harmony Show Chorus is a chapter of Sweet Adelines International and has been entertaining audiences in North Central Florida since 1974.
The concert is this month’s program in the St. Patrick’s Church 3rd Friday Concert Series and will begin promptly following the evening prayer service at 6:40. The church is located at 500 NE 16th Avenue, Gainesville.

Alexa Tarantino Quartet
2023-11-17 19:00 - 20:00 | Phillips Center, 3201 Hull Road, Gainesville, FL, 32611, United States
Alexa Tarantino is an award-winning jazz saxophonist whom you may remember from our Ulysses Owens Jr. Generation Y performance in 2020. Named one of the Top 5 Alto Saxophonists by JazzTimes Critics’ Poll, Tarantino has established herself as a high-octane, dynamic performer. While she and her bandmates approach the set with tradition firmly in mind, they bring an invigorating way of looking forward.

UpStage is an intimate, cabaret-style setting on the Phillips Center Mainstage. The 7:00 p.m. seating includes heavy hors d’oeuvres and cash bar; the 9:00 p.m. seating includes desserts and cash bar.

Floribbean Festival
2023-11-16 16:00 - 19:00 | GNV Farmers Market, 619 S Main St, Gainesville, FL, United States
Bring your curiosity – and appetite – to this year’s Floribbean Festival!
Sing and dance while shopping and learning on Thursday, Nov. 16, from 4-7 p.m. at the GNV Farmers Market, 619 S. Main St, Unit 1A.
Presented by the Florida Heritage Foods Initiative at Santa Fe College, the festival offers something for everyone. Explore the cultural and culinary linkages between Florida and the Caribbean. Learn new recipes and cooking techniques. Buy Florida heritage crops grown by local farmers. Discover how to grow these crops in your backyard.
The Florida Heritage Foods Initiative at Santa Fe College aims to link local food to local culture via public education about heritage foods and events like the Floribbean Festival.
Funding for the Florida Heritage Foods Initiative: Connecting Local Food with Local Culture in Florida Farmers Markets was made possible by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service through grant Agreement Number 21FMPPFL1026-00. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the USDA.
