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Event listings for Dec. 31, 2009-Jan. 6, 2010

EVENTS

WRESTLING: Professional wrestling event Hell’s Bells includes steel-cage matches and starts at 7 tonight at the Dory Funk Arena, 3598 S.W. 74th Ave., Ocala. Tickets are $10 in advance at Pardee Moving and Storage or $15 at the door. (895-4658 or www.dory-funk.com)


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Country singer Crystal Gayle, shown in Nashville in 2005, will perform at the Silver Springs attraction in Silver Springs on Saturday.
The Associated Press/2005 file

NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY: The Ocala Civic Theatre New Year’s Eve Party starts at 8 tonight at the theater, 4337 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala. The opening of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” will be followed by hot and cold hors d’oeuvres, desserts, coffee and a midnight champagne toast. $45. (236-2274)

BLUE MOON DINNER AND GHOST WALK: Ocala Ghost Walks and Bakers and Cooks present a Once in a Blue Moon New Year’s Eve dinner and ghost walk from 6:30 to 10 tonight at Bakers and Cooks, 128 S.W. Broadway St., Ocala. Cost is $125 per couple or $62.50 per person, which includes dinner at Bakers and Cooks prepared by Chef Adam and a one-hour ghost walk. Reservations required. (789-6020 or www.OcalaGhostWalks.com)

DINNER DANCE: A dinner and dance with music by the Gen. K. Pulaski Band will start at 7 tonight at the Gen. K. Pulaski Club, 6221 S.E. 113th St., Belleview. $25; reservations required. (245-9378 or 854-6193)

FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS: The 17th annual Festival of Lights runs dusk to 8:30 p.m. tonight, Saturday and Sunday at the Silver Springs attraction, 5656 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Silver Springs. $8.99-$12.99. (236-2121 or www.SilverSprings.com)

NEW YEAR’S SERVICE: New Year’s service will start at 10:45 tonight at St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church, 718 N.W. Seventh St., Ocala. (622-8921)

LIGHT FEST: Thousand Palms RV Resort will hold its annual Festival of Lights at 7:30 p.m. Friday through Sunday at the resort, 6546 W. State Road 44, Lake Panasoffkee. Admission is nonperishable food item to support hungry veterans. (352-748-2237)

FARMSTEAD SATURDAY: Weekly event runs 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Crones’ Cradle Conserve, 6411 N.E. 217th Place, Citra. Event features farm tours, organic produce, swings, coffee, tea and more. (595-3377 or www.CronesCradleConserve.com)

TRAIL RIDES: Cactus Jack’s Trail Rides offers guided trail rides through the Florida Horse Park and the Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway. Call for appointments. (978-7656 or www.TheFloridaPoloClub.com)

GHOST TOURS: SEPI offers ghost walks and historical tours Fridays and Saturdays from the downtown Ocala square. Registration starts at 8 p.m.; tours start at 8:30 p.m. $10 for adults; free for children 12 and younger. (502-0494)

GHOST WALKS: Ocala ghost walks of the historic district are held seven days a week. $10 for adults. (690-7933 or www.OcalaGhostWalks.com)

DADE’S BATTLE AND TRADE FAIR: The 29th annual re-enactment of Dade’s Battle, along with a trade fair, starts at 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Dade Battlefield Historic State Park, 7200 County Road 603, Bushnell. $5. (352-793-4781)

CRAFT FESTIVAL: The Villages Craft Festival is set for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Spanish Springs Town Square, 1181 Main St., The Villages. It will showcase more than 150 local and nationally recognized artists and crafters. Free. (954-472-3755 or www.ArtFestival.com)

BALLROOM DANCE: The Ocala chapter of USA Dance will hold ballroom dances at 7 p.m. Tuesday and Jan. 19 at the Pioneer Garden Club, 4331 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala. Refreshments will be served. $10. (558-4200 or USADanceOcala.com)

CONCERTS

FRIDAY NIGHT JAMS: Jams start at 7:30 p.m. Fridays at the Florida Sunshine Opry, 431 Plaza Drive, Eustis. $7. (357-4448, 821-0000 or www.fsopry.com)

LORRI GILL: New Year’s Eve Show featuring Gill as “Patsy Cline” starts at 7:30 tonight at the Orange Blossom Opry, 13939 S.E. County Road 42, Weirsdale. (821-1201)

RYAN GRIFFIN: Country singer will perform at 10 tonight at Midnight Rodeo, 718 S. Pine Ave., Ocala. $20. (369-4014)

LITTLE ELVIS: New Year’s Day Show featuring Cody “Little Elvis” Deonath will start at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Orange Blossom Opry, 13939 S.E. County Road 42, Weirsdale. (821-1201)

CRYSTAL GAYLE: The country singer will perform at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Silver Springs attraction, 5656 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Silver Springs. $24.99- $29.99. (236-2121 or www.SilverSprings.com)

WOODSONG COFFEEHOUSE: The Conrad Marcum Ensemble will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Brick City Center for the Arts, 23 S.W. Broadway St., Ocala. $5 for students, $7.50 for Marion Cultural Alliance members and $10 for nonmembers. (369-1500 or MCAOcala.com)

ARCHIE PYLES: Performance starts at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Florida Sunshine Opry, 431 Plaza Drive, Eustis. $10. (357-4448, 821-0000 or www.FSOpry.com)

BILLY CRADDOCK: Billy “Crash” Craddock will perform at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Orange Blossom Opry, 13939 S.E. County Road 42, Weirsdale. (821-1201)

SYMPHONY AND JAZZ: Davidson College Symphony Orchestra and Jazz Band will perform at 7 p.m. Sunday at First United Methodist Church, 1126 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala. Concert benefits Interfaith Emergency Services. (622-3244 or www.FUMCOcala.org)

LADY GAGA: Pop singer performs as part of “Monster Ball” tour at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the University of Central Florida Arena, Orlando. Concert was moved after original venue sold out. $43. (www.ticketmaster.com)

JAMMING IN THE PARK: Enjoy an afternoon of live music from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Marion Oaks Community Center, 294 Marion Oaks Lane, Marion Oaks. Free. Lawn chairs are encouraged. (www.SalsaAndJazz.com)

THEATER

MICHAEL WELDON: Comic will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at Bonkerz Comedy Club, 718 S. Pine Ave., Ocala. $8. (425-8480 or www.BonkerzComedy.com)

“THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE”: Musical comedy opens tonight and runs through Jan. 17 at the Ocala Civic Theatre, 4337 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala. Curtain times are 2 and 8 p.m. $8-$16. (236-2274)

“CATS”: Performances start at 1 and 5 p.m. Tuesday and 7:30 p.m. Jan. 9 at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 315 Hull Road, Gainesville. $34-$66. (352-392-2787 or 800-905-2787)

EXHIBITS

THE APPLETON MUSEUM OF ART: 4333 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Closed Friday. $5-$12. (291-4455 or www.AppletonMuseum.org)

“Red” - Exhibit of works from the permanent collection, highlighting the uses and meanings of the color red, runs through Feb. 7.

“Art of the Chopper” - Exhibit of art bikes and photographs runs through Jan. 10.

BRICK CITY CENTER FOR THE ARTS: 23 S.W. Broadway St., Ocala. Hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. (369-1500)

“A Time of Imagination: Lost In ...” - Exhibit opens Wednesday and runs through Jan. 30.

BANK OF AMERICA GALLERY: Gallery is in the bank, 35 S.E. First Ave., Ocala. Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays. Free. (732-0170)

“Maggie’s Angels Paintings” - Exhibit of artwork by Maggie Weakly runs through Tuesday.

GATEWAY ART GALLERY: Gallery is in the Gateway Bank, 1632 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala. Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Free. (368-3756)

“Save our Seas” - Exhibit of works by Guy Harvey runs through Jan. 9.

MARION COUNTY MUSEUM OF HISTORY: 307 S.E. 26th Terrace (in the McPherson Governmental Complex), Ocala. Hours: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. (629-2773)

See handmade lace, quilts and clothing in the grandma’s attic display, a mid-century military display, how turpentine was made from pine sap, and Indian artifacts in the ancient Timucuan Indian display.

W.T. BLAND LIBRARY: 1995 Donnelly St., Mount Dora. Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. (352-735-7180)

Painter and former Ocalan Lynn Herrick presents “Vanishing Florida.”

FLORIDA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: In University of Florida Cultural Plaza at Southwest 34th Street and Hull Road, Gainesville. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. Free; separate admission for special traveling exhibits and the Butterfly Rainforest. (846-2000)

“Family Nature” - Exhibit of photography by Jeff Smith on family life in nature runs through Sunday.

“Butterflies and Moths in Contemporary Zuni Art” - Discover how butterflies have influenced Zuni Indian art, through Sunday.

“Charles R. Knight: Studies of Lost Worlds” - Exhibit of seven study paintings and a self portrait runs through Jan. 31.

HARN MUSEUM OF ART: In University of Florida Cultural Plaza at Southwest 34th Street and Hull Road, Gainesville. Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. Tours led by docents at 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Free. (392-9826)

“45th Annual UF Art Faculty Exhibition” - Exhibit features works from 24 faculty members, including drawings, paintings, photography, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, multimedia, performance and video, through Sunday.

“Art, Media and Material Witness” - Works by 25 artists from the U.S., Latin America and Africa spotlight historical events through artistic perspectives, on display through Aug. 1.

“A Sense of Place: African Interiors” - Works from the Harn Museum’s African collection, including objects from sacred spaces.

THOMAS CENTER GALLERY: 302 N.E. Sixth Ave., Gainesville. Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays (open until 7 p.m. Tuesdays) and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays. (352-393-8532)

“A Journey through Eastern Civilizations: From the Collection of William Earl Hutchinson’s Theatre of Memory” - Exhibit runs through Jan. 10.

LADY LAKE HISTORICAL SOCIETY: 107 Old Dixie Highway, Lady Lake. Hours: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. (259-4359)

Model railroad exhibit.

UPCOMING

BUNCO: The second annual Bunco fundraiser tournament starts at 7 p.m. Jan. 8 at the Ocala Hilton, 3600 S.W. 36th Ave., Ocala. $30; proceeds benefit Making Strides Against Breast Cancer. (www.BuncoBabesOcala.com)

LIPIZZANER STALLIONS: The world-famous Lipizzaner Stallions will perform at 3 and 7:30 p.m. Jan. 8 at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center, Gale Lemerand Drive and University Avenue, Gainesville. $21.50-$27.50. (352-392-5500 or www.ticketmaster.com)

OPENING RECEPTION: Opening reception for the exhibit “A Time of Imagination: Lost In …” will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 8 at the Brick City Center for the Arts, 23 S.W. Broadway, Ocala. (369-1500)

YOUTH RALLY: Martin Luther King Jr. youth rally runs 1 to 3 p.m. Jan. 9 at Howard Academy, 306 N.W. Seventh Ave., Ocala.

JOHNNY MAESTRO: On Top of the World presents Johnny Maestro (“What a Surprise,” “Model Girl”) at 7 p.m. Jan. 9 at the Circle Square Cultural Center, 8395 S.W. 80th St., Ocala. Tickets start at $22. (854-3670)

MEET THE AUTHOR: Jeff Klinkenberg, columnist and author of “Pilgrim in the Land of Alligators” and “Seasons of Real Florida,” will appear at 10:30 a.m. Jan. 9 at the Dunnellon Public Library, 20351 Robinson Ave., Dunnellon. (438-2520)

DAVID LEIGHTON: Renowned pianist will perform at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 9 at Central Florida Community College’s Fine Arts Building, 3001 S.W. College Road, Ocala. $15 for adults, $5 for students. (351-8419 or 873-6262)

CRUISE-IN: A cruise-in runs 6 to 9 p.m. Jan. 9 at the Paddock Mall, 3100 S.W. College Road, Ocala. Free and open to all vehicles of interest; bring nonperishable food items for local food pantries. (625-7122 or 454-3909)

MUSTANG CAR SHOW: The 16th annual Mustang Round-up runs Jan. 9-10 at the Silver Springs attraction, 5656 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Silver Springs. $24.99-$29.99. (236-2121 or www.SilverSprings.com)

JOHNNY REED FOLEY: Johnny Reed Foley and Company performs at 7 p.m. Jan. 9 at the Florida Sunshine Opry, 431 Plaza Drive, Eustis. $10. (357-4448, 821-0000 or www.fsopry.com)

ART ATKINS: Meet Art Atkins, author of “The Oasis Project,” at noon Jan. 9 at Books-A-Million, 2701 S.W. College Road, Ocala. (237-1707)

MANATEE FESTIVAL: The Manatee Festival will be held Jan. 9-10 at Heritage Village, 657 N. Citrus Ave., Crystal River. The Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Show will be held both days. (352-795-3149 or www.TheShoppesOfHeritageVillage.com)

CONCERT SINGERS: Dunnellon Concert Singers will perform Broadway show tunes at 3 p.m. Jan. 10 at Countryside Presbyterian Church, 7768 S.W. State Road 200, Ocala. Free; donations welcome. (237-4633)

DRUM CIRCLE: A drum circle will run from 4 p.m. to sunset Jan. 10 at Fort Island Trail Gulf Beach in Crystal River. Bring a chair. Free. (352-344-8009)

ALEXA LEE: The Marion Chamber Music Society and the Marion Cultural Alliance present pianist Alexa Lee at 3 p.m. Jan. 10 at Queen of Peace Church, 6455 S.W. State Road 200, Ocala. Free. (867-1340)

PATCHWORK: Five-girl band from Gainesville will perform at the Sunday Sampler from 2:30 to 4:45 p.m. Jan. 10 at the historic Dunnellon Depot, 12061 S. Williams St., Dunnellon. $8. (465-2167 or www.cathydewitt.com)

“FORBIDDEN BROADWAY”: The Central Florida Community College Performing Arts Series presents “Forbidden Broadway” at 3 p.m. Jan. 10 at the Citrus County campus, 3800 S. Lecanto Highway, Lecanto, and at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 11 at the Ocala campus, 3001 S.W. College Road, Ocala. $22-$30. (854-2322, ext. 1416)

STEVEN WRIGHT: Comedian will perform at 8 p.m. Jan. 13 at the Hard Rock Live in Orlando. $27.50. (407-351-5483 or www.ticketmaster.com)

BALLET: Complexions Contemporary Ballet will perform at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 13 at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 315 Hull Road, Gainesville. $28.50-$44.50. (352-392-2787 or 800-905-2787)

THE 5 BROWNS: Classical-piano family group will perform at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 14 at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 315 Hull Road, Gainesville. $23.25-$50. (352-392-2787 or 800-905-2787)

ARTS AND CRAFTS: Annual arts and craft show runs 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 15 and 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 16 at Blue Parrot RV Resort, 40840 County Road 25, Lady Lake. Free admission and parking. (753-2026)

CAR CRUISE: A cruise-in open to all vehicles will be held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 15 at Peppertree Point Plaza, 324 Baseline Road, Ocala. Bring nonperishable food items for local food pantries. (625-7122 or 454-3909)

GROOVALOO: Winners of NBC’s “Superstars of Dance” will perform at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 15 at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 315 Hull Road, Gainesville. $28.50-$44.50. (352-392-2787 or 800-905-2787)

FOREIGNER: Multi-platinum 1980s rock band will perform at 3 p.m. Jan. 16 at the Silver Springs attraction, 5656 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Silver Springs. $24.99-$29.99. (236-2121 or www.SilverSprings.com)

WOODSONG COFFEEHOUSE: Black Water will perform from 8 to 9 p.m. Jan. 16 at the Brick City Center for the Arts, 23 S.W. Broadway St., Ocala. $5 for students, $7.50 for Marion Cultural Alliance members and $10 for nonmembers. (369-1500)

UNLEASHING CREATIVITY: Artist Within V gala auction and dinner runs Jan. 16 at Golden Hills Golf and Turf Club, 4782 N.W. 80th Ave., Ocala. $65 for Marion Cultural Alliance members and $75 for nonmembers. (369-1500 or www.MCAOcala.com)

NARVEL FELTS: Narvel Felts performs at 7 p.m. Jan. 16 at the Florida Sunshine Opry, 431 Plaza Drive, Eustis. $16. (357-4448, 821-0000 or www.FSOpry.com)

MUSIC ON THE GROUNDS: Music on the Grounds will be held Jan. 16 at Rainbow Springs State Park, 19158 S.W. 81st Place Road, Dunnellon. $2. (465-8539)

CAR SHOW: A classic car show will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 16 at St. Theresa Church, 11528 S.E. U.S. 301, Belleview. (624-1900)

WREATH CEREMONY: A wreath ceremony will be held at noon Jan. 16 at MLK Memorial Park, 500 S.W. Martin Luther King Ave., Ocala.

ROBIN SPIELBERG: Steinway piano artist Robin Spielberg will kick off the 2010 Concert Series at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 17 at the Appleton Museum of Art, 4333 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala. (291-4455 or www.AppletonMuseum.org)

NAOKO TAKADA: Marimba player will perform at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 17 at the Squitieri Studio Theatre of the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 315 Hull Road, Gainesville. $28.50. (352-392-2787 or 800-905-2787)

MEET THE AUTHORS: The Friends of the Ocala Public Library will host the authors of “Florida’s American Heritage River: Images From the St. Johns Region” at 2 p.m. Jan. 17 at the Marion County Public Library Headquarters, 2720 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala. Meet Mallory M. O’Connor, Gary Monroe, Margaret Watts and Kate Barnes. Free. (629-7397)

MARVIN HAMLISCH: Composer and conductor will perform at 7 p.m. Jan. 20 at the Peabody Auditorium, 600 Auditorium Blvd., Daytona Beach. $40-$75. (800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com)

MEET THE AUTHOR: Meet Art Adkins, author of “The Oasis Project,” at 2 p.m. Jan. 20 at the Belleview Public Library, 13145 S.E. County Road 484, Belleview. (438-2500)

FAMILY GAME DAY: Family Game Day will be held at 3 p.m. Jan. 21 at the Belleview Public Library, 13145 S.E. County Road 484, Belleview. (438-2500)

DREAMING THE DUKE: Celebration of the music of Duke Ellington starts at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 22 at Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 315 Hull Road, Gainesville. $28.50-$50. (352-392-2787 or 800-905-2787)

SPELLING BEE: The Marion County Literacy Council’s sixth annual “Adult Spelling Bee” will start at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 22 at the Ocala Hilton, 3600 S.W. 36th Ave., Ocala. $50. (690-7323)

DANCING: The Beverly Hills Recreation Association will hold a dance from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Jan. 22 at 77 Civic Circle, Beverly Hills. $6. (746-4882)

RALLY FOR LIFE: Rally for Life 2010 will be held from noon to 2 p.m. Jan. 23 on the downtown Ocala square. Speaker will be Dr. Steven White.

THE DUPREES: On Top of the World presents doo-wop group The Duprees at 7 p.m. Jan. 23 at the Circle Square Cultural Center, 8395 S.W. 80th St., Ocala. Tickets start at $18. (854-3670)

CHRIS CAGLE: Country singer will perform at 3 p.m. Jan. 23 at the Silver Springs attraction, 5656 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Silver Springs. $24.99-$29.99. (236-2121 or www.SilverSprings.com)

MASTERS OF THE FIDDLE: Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy perform at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 23 at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 315 Hull Road, Gainesville. $23.25-$39.25. (352-392-2787 or 800-905-2787)

FAMILY FILM DAY: The Family Film Fun Day will be held from noon to 4 p.m. Jan. 23 at Hollywood 16 Theatre, 2801 S.W. 27th Ave., Ocala. The movie “The Tooth Fairy” will be shown. (861-2695)

BOBBY BARE: Bobby Bare performs at 7 p.m. Jan. 23 at the Florida Sunshine Opry, 431 Plaza Drive, Eustis. $18. (357-4448, 821-0000 or www.FSOpry.com)

“COFFEE AND CONVERSATION”: Meet Lucy Tobias, author of “50 Great Walks in Florida,” from 4 to 6 p.m. Jan. 23 at Voilart! Art Gallery, 108 E. Fort King St., Ocala. Free. (351-0646)

OCALA YOUTH SYMPHONY: Soloists’ performance starts at 2 p.m. Jan. 24 at the Marion County Public Library Headquarters, 2720 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala. (871-8551)

CAMELLIA SHOW: The Ocala Camellia Show will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Jan. 23 and from 1 to 4 p.m. Jan. 24 at the Pioneer Garden Club, 4331 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala. Entries will be accepted between 7 and 10 a.m. Jan. 23. Free. (595-3365)

YOUNG ARTISTS: Ocala Symphony Orchestra presents the Young Artist Competition Honors Recital at 3 p.m. Jan. 24 at Ocala Breeders’ Sales auditorium, 1701 S.W. 60th Ave., Ocala. $10. (351-1606 or www.OcalaSymphony.com)

LEIPZIG STRING QUARTET: Group performs at 2 p.m. Jan. 24 at the Squitieri Studio Theatre of the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 315 Hull Road, Gainesville. $34. (352-392-2787 or 800-905-2787)

ULTIMATE ELVIS TRIBUTE: Event celebrating Elvis Presley’s 75th birthday starts at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 26 at the Peabody Auditorium, 600 Auditorium Blvd., Daytona Beach. Tickets start at $25. (800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com)

DINNER THEATER: The Central Florida Community College Performing Arts Series presents “Move Over, Mrs. Marham” from Jan. 27 through Feb. 7 at the college, 3001 S.W. College Road, Ocala. $50. (854-2322, ext. 1416)

CLASSICAL MUSIC: Pianist Haochen Zhang will perform at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 28-29 at the Squitieri Studio Theatre, Phillips Center, 315 Hull Road, Gainesville. $28.50-$50. (352-392-2787 or 800-905-2787)

RV SHOW: The 2010 Ocala RV Show will be held Jan. 28-31 at the Florida Horse Park, 11008 S. County Road 475. The hours for the show are 9 a.m. to- 5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. $4; free for ages 15 and younger. (813-741-0488 or www.frvta.org)

CARD PARTY: A card party will start at noon Jan. 28 at Our Lady of the Springs Catholic Church, 4047 N.E. 21 St., Ocala. $7. (629-0679, 236-6658 or 624-2845)

DANCE PARTY: On Top of the World presents Dance Party with Kathleen Kane and the 007 Band at 7 p.m. Jan. 30 at the Circle Square Cultural Center, 8395 S.W. 80th St., Ocala. Tickets start at $10. (854-3670)

THE OAK RIDGE BOYS: Country/gospel group (“Elvira,” “No Matter How High”) will perform at 3 p.m. Jan. 30 at the Silver Springs attraction, 5656 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala. $24.99-$29.99. (236-2121 or www.SilverSprings.com)

MEDIEVAL FAIRE: The 24th annual Hoggetowne Medieval Faire runs Jan. 30-31 and Feb. 5-7 at the Alachua County Fairgrounds, Gainesville. (352-393-8536)

“RFK — THE JOURNEY TO JUSTICE”: L.A. Theatre Works performs at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 4 at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 315 Hull Road, Gainesville. $23.25-$44.50. (352-392-2787 or 800-905-2787)

“THE BIG BANG”: Two-man musical comedy runs Feb. 4-28 at the Ocala Civic Theatre, 4337 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala. (236-2274 or www.OcalaCivicTheatre.com)

DANE COOK: Comic performs at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 5 at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville. $31-$101. (www.livenation.com)

TRACY LAWRENCE: Country singer will perform at 3 p.m. Feb. 6 at the Silver Springs attraction, 5656 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Silver Springs. $24.99-$29.99. (236-2121 or www.SilverSprings.com)

JOHN MAYER: Pop/blues artist performs with Michael Franti & Spearhead at 8 p.m. Feb. 6 at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville. $35-$65. (www.ticketmaster.com)

VIOLIN AND PIANO: Joshua Bell on violin and Jeremy Denk on piano will perform at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6 at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 315 Hull Road, Gainesville. $39.25-$60.50. (352-392-2787 or 800-905-2787)

HORSE PULL: The Southern Draft Horse Association event starts at 1 p.m. Feb. 7 at the Citrus County Fairgrounds in Inverness. $5 for ages 12 and older. (267-4623 or 427-4166)

AIR FORCE BAND: United States Air Force Reserve Concert Band will perform at 1:30 p.m. Feb. 7 at the Peabody Auditorium, 600 Auditorium Blvd., Daytona Beach. Free. (386-671-3460 or www.PeabodyAuditorium.org)

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