10/6 5-7pm: Oral History Program open house, Pugh Hall Ocora, UF, https://tinyurl.com/Iguana1469
10/7 2-4:30pm: Radical Rush, Civic Media Center (433 S. Main St); civicmediacenter.org
7pm: The Band’s Last Waltz, Bo Diddley Plaza (111 E. University Ave); free; tinyurl.com/Iguana1452
10/8 UF Homecoming – Parade, football (vs Missouri) at noon, partying all over: join in or stand clear!
10/9 11am-4pm: Soma Art Market (435 S. Main St); www.facebook.com › somaartmediahub
12:30-4:30pm: Candidate Forum for local & national candidates, Pugh Hall, UF; tinyurl.com/Iguana1453
10/10, 11:30am: Fla Free Speech Forum – Ron Cunningham on “Sweetwater Creek Loop: Reclaim a Creek, Connect Neighborhoods” – Aloft Hotel (3743 Hull Rd); www.floridafreespeechforum.org/events/
10/11 5pm: Hickory Sink 4000-acre development review: Alachua County Administration Building, 12 SE 1st St; online at tinyurl.com/Iguana1454
10/13 7pm: “An African American and Latinx History of the United States” with Paul Ortiz, Ph.D., Matheson Museum (513 E. University Ave); free with advance registration: mathesonmuseum.org/events
10/14 8pm: Running Mates political comedy opens at The Hipp (25 SE 2nd Pl), runs through 10/30; ticket prices vary; thehipp.org/running-mates
8pm: A Visit with Quentin Crisp opens at Actors’ Warehouse (2512 NE 1st Blvd), runs through 10/23; www.actorswarehouse.org/
10/15 Time TBA: UF football vs LSU (& Tom Petty Day), The Swamp
7pm: CMC Anniversary at Matheson Museum (513 E, Univ Ave); see pg 24
7-10pm: *!#@ Nestlé Springs Legal Fund Benefit for Save Our Springs, Heartwood (619 S. Main St), $10-15, heartwoodsoundstage.com
10/16 4-7pm: Tribute to Life and Music of Bob McPeek, Heartwood (619 S. Main St), heartwoodsoundstage.com; see pg 17
10am-3pm: Pride at Prairie Creek – live music, food, crafts, nature walks, more, Prairie Creek Lodge (7204 Co. Rd 234); tinyurl.com/Iguana1455
11am: Sunday Assembly speaker Henri Pellissier on “Humanist Global Charity-Humanitarian Atheists Helping Internationally”; Pride Center (3131 NW 13th St).
12-8pm: We’re Here, We’re Queer–Loud and Proud! Pride festival & concert, Bo Diddley Plaza (111 E. University Ave); gainesvillepride.org
6 pm: Spirit of Pride Community Awards Dinner, with Nikole Parker, Equality Florida director of Transgender Equality, Sweetwater Branch Inn (625 E. University Ave); gainesvillepride.org
10/17 7-9pm: Pride Adult Social Mixer, Pride Center (3131 NW 13th St)
10/18 6-7:15pm: Environmental Leadership as the Clean Water Act Turns 50 talk & panel, Pugh Hall, UF, free; tinyurl.com/Iguana1450
10/19 7pm: “Play All Night! Duane Allman and the Journey to Fillmore East” with Bob Beatty, Ph.D., Matheson Museum (513 E. University Ave); free with advance registration: mathesonmuseum.org/events
10/20 Late afternoon or evening: Gov. R. DeSantis in Alachua – He deserves a hearty blue dot welcome!
10/20 6pm: Pride Film Fest, titles TBA: Civic Media Center (433 S. Main St); see CMC on Facebook
10/20 6-7pm: Investigative reporter Jason Leopold speaks, Pugh Hall Ocora, UF; free; calendar.ufl.edu/event/25233-brechner-speaker-series-investigative-reporter
7pm: Tom Petty Weekend w/ 17 performers/bands kicks off at Heartwood Soundstage (619 S. Main St); free-$125 with registration at heartwoodsoundstage.com/event/tom-petty-weekend-2/
10/21 1-3pm: Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice – pumpkin carving and tasty treats, Rockwood Park (2221 NW 2nd St), free; tinyurl.com/Iguana1456
10/22 9am-5pm: Friends of the Library Book Sale opens, endless goodies, amazingly cheap, runs 5 days – 430 N. Main St; folacld.org/
10/22 10am-5pm: Florida Bat Festival 2022, Lubee Bat Conservatory (1309 NW 192nd Ave), w/bat experts, music, kids’ games, more; kids $5, adults $8, unlimited-sample beer garden $28; https://tinyurl.com/Iguana1458
9pm: Music show, acts tba, at Civic Media Center (433 S. Main St); civicmediacenter.org
10/23 11am-1pm: Pride Brunch, Paramount Grill (12 SW 1st Ave), $33.46/person (purchase by 10/17); tinyurl.com/Iguana1459
4-7pm: Old Time Bluegrass & Traditional Music Jam, Civic Media Center (433 S. Main St); civicmediacenter.org
10/28-30: The Fest 20: at damn near every downtown venue; thefestfl.com
10/29 Queer the Fest! – details announced soon via Civic Media Center Facebook page
11/3 7pm: “Writing a Florida Novel” with Rebecca J. Johnston, Matheson Museum (513 E. University Ave); free with advance registration: mathesonmuseum.org/events
11/4 8pm: New Works Festival opens at Hipp (25 SE 2nd Pl) w/ 4 original plays Nov 4-5; thehipp.org/new-works-festival-november-2022
8pm: A Night of Literary Horrors opens at Acrosstown Repertory Theatre (619 S. Main St), runs through 11/13; www.acrosstown.org/2021-2022-season/
11/6 7pm: “Dreams in the New Century: Instant Cities, Shattered Hopes, and Florida’s Turning Point” with Gary Mormino, Ph.D., Matheson Museum (513 E. University Ave); free with advance registration: mathesonmuseum.org/events
11/12 All day: Energize Alachua! Energy Equity and Savings Fair – how to save energy & money, with job fair, gifts, complimentary lunch, childcare & kids’ activities – Santa Fe College Blount Ctr, 401 NW 6th St; www.sierraclub.org/florida/suwannee-stjohns (see page 8)
11/13 7pm: “Native American Heritage Month: Indigenous Florida” with Nicole Nesberg (Migizi Miigwan), Matheson Museum (513 E. University Ave); free with advance registration: mathesonmuseum.org/events
11/16 5-7pm: 15th Mississippi Freedom Project Trip 2022 – reflection & celebration of Samuel Proctor Oral History Program research into civil rights campaigns, UF Pugh Hall Ocora, UF; webpage & livestream fb.me/e/2PmliIKBN
11/19-20: 41st annual Downtown Festival & Art Show, gainesvilledowntownartfest.net/