Alachua Chronicle

Theatre Santa Fe presents "Noises Off!"
2024-04-27 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-04-26 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-04-20 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-04-19 19:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Jackson N. Sasser Fine Arts Hall, 3000 NW 83rd Ave, Gainesville, FL, 32606, United States
Chaos abounds when Theatre Santa Fe presents “Noises Off!,” Michael Frayn’s Tony-nominated comedy, on two Friday and Saturday nights, April 19-20 and April 26-27, 2024, in the Jackson N. Sasser Fine Arts Hall at the Northwest Campus of Santa Fe College (SF). The campus is located at 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 showpass.com/noises-off.

9 to 5: The Musical
2024-04-27 19:00 | Buchholz High School, 5510 NW 27th Avenue, Gainesville, FL, 32606, United States
As their final show of the 2024 season, Buchholz Players proudly presents 9 to 5: The Musical. This comedic folly features music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and premieres on the stage at Buchholz High School in late April.

As in the film, characters Violet, Doralee, and Judy prepare for work in their mundane and hellish office under Franklin Hart, Jr., president of Consolidated Industries. In a series of comedic errors, the office team mistakenly poisons their lecherous boss – only to discover that he is just fine, so they kidnap him. Do the gals get justice? You’ll have to come and see 9 to 5: The Musical at Buchholz High School to find out.

Barbergators 50th Anniversary Show
2024-04-27 19:00 | First United Methodist Church, 419 NE 1st St, Gainesville, FL, 32601, United States
Join the Barbergators Chorus as we celebrate over 50 years of harmony in Gainesville! Join us for our 50th Anniversary Show, Saturday, April 27th at 7pm.
The Barbergators formed in 1973 and has been an active part of the Gainesville FL arts community ever since.
We’ll be taking you on a tour of songs from our rich 50 year history.
Featured performers on the show include “Wise Guys“, a hilariously entertaining quartet who are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their first Sunshine District Championship!
Also featured will be our own “Time of Our Lives“, and our sisters in harmony the “Gainesville Harmony Show Chorus“, and of course, the Barbergators Chorus.
This will be the most exciting show we’ve done in years!
When: Saturday, April 27th at 7 pm
Where: First United Methodist Church, 419 NE 1st Street, Gainesville, FL 32601

Beyond Therapy
2024-04-26 20:00, 2024-04-21 14:00, 2024-04-20 20:00, 2024-04-19 20:00 | Acrosstown Repertory Theatre, 3501 SW 2nd Ave., Suite O, Gainesville, FL, 32607, United States
Bruce and Prudence, two modern, neurotic urbanites searching for love and sanity – with the questionable help of their offbeat therapists. This delightful comedy will keep you laughing as the couple learn to live beyond therapy.
“Beyond Therapy” arrives Friday, April 19, and runs through Saturday, May 4; showtimes are Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 2:00 p.m. at the Acrosstown Repertory Theatre (3501 SW 2nd Ave, Suite O, Gainesville, FL, 32607, in Creekside Mall). A $5 Preview will be held on Thursday, April 18, at 8:00 p.m.

Westwood Middle School presents "The Replica Murder"
2024-04-26 18:30, 2024-04-25 18:30, 2024-04-24 18:30 | Westwood Middle School, 3215 NW 15th Avenue, Gainesville, FL, 32605, United States
On April 24th, 25th, and 26th, the Westwood Spring
Musical will take the stage at Westwood Middle School
(using that term lightly since they are in a transitional
space on campus this year again until the new stage is
available next year). When the students started giving
input at the end of last year on the title for the spring
show this year, they decided on a “murder, mystery,
musical that included dinosaurs.”
A tall order and one
not found anywhere in the various publisher offerings.
This left the idea of writing an original musical, which is
not a new concept for the program. Westwood Theatre
is in its sixth year of performing original, jukebox-style
musicals. “The Replica Murders came from a desire to
include dinosaurs and so the show is set at a museum,”
explains Westwood’s theatre teacher Amy MacCord,
who is also the playwright responsible for the script. “In
this museum, all the pieces displayed are copies (or
“replicas”) of famous displays in other museums.”

Career and Technical Education Showcase
2024-04-18 17:00 - 20:00 | Kirkpatrick Center, 3737 NE 39th Ave, Gainesville, 32609, United States
Santa Fe College’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) Showcase will be held Thursday, April 18 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at SF’s Institute of Public Safety in the Kirkpatrick Center.

The Hippodrome Theatre presents 'White'
2024-04-14 14:00, 2024-04-13 20:00, 2024-04-13 14:00, 2024-04-12 20:00, 2024-04-11 19:00, 2024-04-10 19:00, 2024-04-07 14:00, 2024-04-06 20:00 and 3 more dates | Hippodrome Theatre, 25 SE 2nd Place, Gainesville, FL, 32601, United States
The Hippodrome Theatre is thrilled to present “White,” a thought-provoking comedy by James Ijames, directed by Ryan Hope Travis. The production will run from March 29 to April 14, with previews on March 27 and 28.

Santa Fe College Spring Arts Festival
2024-04-14 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-04-13 10:00 - 17:00 | Santa Fe College, 3000 NW 83rd St, Gainesville, FL, 32606, United States
This year’s event will be held Saturday and Sunday, April 13 and 14, on SF’s Northwest Campus, 3000 NW 83rd Street, Gainesville. The festival runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.

Tracing Florida Journeys: Explorers, Travelers, and Landscapes Then and Now
2024-04-06 16:00 - 17:00 | Matheson History Museum, 513 E. University Avenue, Gainesville, FL, 32601, United States
Join us at the Matheson History Museum on Saturday, April 6, as Dr. Leslie Kemp Poole shares from her latest book Tracing Florida
Journeys (University Press of Florida). How has Florida’s land changed across five centuries?
What has stayed the same, and what remains only in memory? In Tracing Florida Journeys,
Poole delves into the stories of well-known explorers and travelers who came to the peninsula
and wrote about their experiences, looking at their words and the paths they took from the
perspective of today.
In-person registration: https://mathesonmuseum.networkforgood.com/events/67864-tracing-
florida-journeys
Zoom registration:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_aP9t_c1hQ3WDnqs963tdWQ

SF College Teaching Zoo Party for the Planet
2024-04-06 09:00 - 15:00 | Santa Fe College, 3000 NW 83rd St, Gainesville, FL, 32606, United States
The Santa Fe College (SF) Teaching Zoo is hosting Party for the Planet! Join the celebration on Saturday, April 6 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the SF Teaching Zoo, 3000 NW 83 Street, Gainesville.

Regular admission applies. Tickets for the event are available at the gate only, with admission costing $10 for adults and $6 for children ages 4-12, seniors (60+), active military and veterans, teachers, police, firefighters, first responders, EMT/EMS, healthcare workers (all with valid ID), and UF students and staff with Gator1 ID. Electronics Benefits Transfer recipients can get tickets for $3, up to 4 total with the card. Free admission for children 3 and under, SF students, staff, and retirees with SFID, and zoo members.

This event is perfect for the whole family. Everyone is invited to explore the zoo and participate in fun activities such as games, crafts, training demonstrations, keeper talks, animal encounters, and more! Learn to build like a beach mouse, save a sea turtle, make a backyard habitat, and spring into action to save species.

Spring Winds & Classics
2024-04-04 19:30 | Jackson N. Sasser Fine Arts Hall, 3000 NW 83rd Ave, Gainesville, FL, 32606, United States
The Santa Fe Winds will include traditional classics along with new musical selections in the annual “Spring Winds and Classics” concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 4, 2024, in the Lyceum at the Northwest Campus of Santa Fe College, 3000 NW 83rd Street, Gainesville. The Lyceum is the renovated auditorium in Building E on the west side of campus.

The concert is free, but tickets are required because of limited seating. For tickets, call the Santa Fe College (SF) Box Office at 352-395-4181 or visit Showpass online at: showpass.com/spring-winds-and-classics.
