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Living Green Tip – Waterless Car Wash
Who knew? You can buy a car wash in a bottle! More than 1 billion people already live without access to clean water, so every drop counts. Eco-cleaners don’t use ammonia, which degrades rubber and window tint on your car over time. You get about eight washes out of each of these bottles, for under $20.
Source: www.IdealBite.com
DMS Softball Team Game Tuesday at 6:15 p.m. - last game of the season!
Tuesday, Aug. 4 at Messer Park, Field 10
Get out and cheer on our team!
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Low-cost, No-cost Family-friendly Tallahassee Events
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Dance Classes
Friday, 6-7:30 p.m.
$10; performance-oriented dance instruction. Learn improvisation and storytelling through movement, acrobatic and swing style. Not for the faint of heart. Build flexibility, strength and agility.
Center for Creative Release, 122 E. Third Avenue
(850) 241-6748
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Intermediate Modern Dance Class
Friday, 6:30-8 p.m.
$12 (five for $50); focuses on developing body-mind awareness by working with breath, gravity and space to dance with joy and ease to music from all over the world.
The Edge Dance Studio, 1184-D Capital Circle N.E.
(850) 224-6369 or beatricecor@earthlink.net
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Beginning Middle Eastern Dance Classes
Saturday, 10-11:30 a.m.
$10; gives students a basis in upper-body flexibility, hip movements, synchronized hand and arm movements, and spinal strengthening.
In Step Studio, 2609 Glover Road—Glover Road is 3 miles south of the intersection of Capitol Circle and Crawfordville Road | it runs between Wakulla Springs Road (SR 61) and Crawfordville Highway (US 319)
(850) 421-5151
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Butterfly Gardening
Saturday, 10 a.m. to noon
Free with paid park admission; presentation by Julie Neel, butterfly gardener from South Georgia.
Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park, 3540 Thomasville Road, Gardener's Cottage
(850) 487-4556
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Community Fitness Day
Saturday, 10 a.m. to noon
Free; Pilates, dance trance and nutritional chat classes. 10 a.m.-noon.
GroupFit Studio, 1836 Thomasville Road
(850) 561-0002
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Back-to-School Community Jam
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Free; entertainment, food, school supplies and outside activities to celebrate the end of summer and start of school.
Walker Ford Community Center, 2301 Pasco Street
(850) 891-3970
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Bobby Bowden Father & Kids Experience
Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon
$15 for one dad and up to four kids; great event hosted by Bobby Bowden.
FSU Lacrosse Field, near FSU baseball
(352) 263-6579 or www.allprodad.com and click on Coach Bowden’s picture
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Butterfly Walkabout
Saturday, 10 a.m. to
$8, $4 for children and members; short presentation on butterfly identification, and then out to the Butterfly Garden and trails.
Birdsong Nature Center, 2106 Meridian Road, Thomasville, Georgia
(229) 377-4408
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Bringing a Slice of the 17th Century to the Table
Saturday, 8:30 a.m.- 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.- 11:30 a.m.
Free; "Historical Happenings" lecture on foodways at Mission San Luis by costumed interpreters Aila Rawlins and Helena Sadvary. Also Children's Colonial Crafts Day, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Children can make clay marbles and a pouch to keep them in! Enjoy the day at Mission San Luis by bringing a picnic lunch.
Mission San Luis, 2021 W. Mission Road
Parking: In the lot at the 2021 Mission Road entrance
Directions:Visitor entrance and parking remain off Mission Road, but must be accessed from the White Drive (west) side. Mission Road is now closed between Ocala Road and Yonview Drive. [Drive west on Tennessee Street past Ocala Road and the Mission San Luis construction entrance. Turn right at the light at White Drive. Turn right on Mission Road. Entrance will be on the left past San Luis Road.]
(850) 487-3655
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First Saturday Irish Session
Saturday, 8-10 p.m.
Free; family-friendly event hosted by Jane & Gordon Scott.
Gill’s Steakhouse and Tavern, 2545 N. Monroe Street
(850) 553-4455
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Free Planetarium Show
Saturday, 10-11 a.m.
Free; see the August sky over Tallahassee.
Challenger Learning Center Planetarium, 200 S. Duval Street
(850) 645-7827
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Taking Care of You
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
$8.50, $16 for two or $60 for group of 10; seminar to educate and inspire mothers and daughters within the community. Motivational speakers give presentations and discuss how to take care of today’s woman. Topics include dietary advice, exercise, physical exams and stress.
Smith Williams Annex, 2295 Pasco St.
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Math/Reading Tutorial Program
Saturday, 10 a.m. to noon
Free; Delta Kappa Omega, Beta Alpha and Zeta Omicron Chapters of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority work with students ages 6-17 to improve their reading and math skills.
Dr. B.L. Perry Jr. Branch Library, 2817 South Adams Street
Call (850) 575-5606 between 5-9 p.m.
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Beginner Yoga Classes
Saturday and Sunday, 4 p.m. and Sunday, 11 a.m.
$10; afternoon Hatha yoga beginner's classes taught by a registered yoga teacher. Learn to relax in a supportive environment.
Yoga Loft, 3850 Killearn Center Blvd.
(850) 575-5275
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Downtown Marketplace
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (new hours!)
Live music, fresh produce, fine arts and crafts, food and fun
www.tallahasseedowntown.com
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Tallahassee Farmer’s Market
Saturday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Fresh, locally grown produce
The Pavilion @ Market Square
turkeyhill@earthlink.net
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13th Annual St. Joseph Bay Scallop Festival
Saturday and Sunday
$5 Saturday, free Sunday; children’s activities, crafts and food vendors and live music.
Shipyard Cove, Port St. Joe
(850) 227-1223, www.gulfchamber.org
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Women's Masters Soccer League
Sunday, 4 p.m.
$15 field fee every two months.
The emphasis of this group is on getting exercise and having fun. Those interested in joining are asked to attend.
Meadows Soccer Complex, 701 Miller Landing Road
(850) 893-8989 or (850) 339-0203
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Young Writers Guild of the Big Bend Meeting
2nd Saturday of each month, 2-4 p.m.
Free; Tallahassee Writers Association in conjunction with high school teachers and Barnes & Noble present the talents of teenage writers as they present their written works. Open to all high-school age students interested in writing.
Barnes & Noble, 2415 North Monroe Street
Call Marci Elliott, 383-0578, or e-mail Marci2elliott@aol.com for more information
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St. Marks NWR Photo Club Meeting
Third Saturday of every month, 9 a.m. to noon
Monthly meeting of interested wildlife/outdoors photographers of all skill levels. Some meetings are held at the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge; others are field trips led by Refuge volunteers.
(850) 925-6121 to verify activities each month.
St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge Education and Visitor Center, 1255 Lighthouse Road, St. Marks
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| | Special Deals-Unique Ideas:
| | Not low-cost, but a unique idea! Spend a day in Destin and let someone else do all the driving! Saturday, Aug. 8, $99 per person, includes all taxes and gratuities. Call (850) 290-5550 or visit www.ADayAway.vpweb.com. A great way to shop, cruise the Choctawhatchee Bay and make less of a carbon footprint by using mass transportation!
| | Check out the six state parks in the Tallahassee area. Visit www.GetOutdoorsFlorida.com or www.dep.state.fl.us and click on "Rediscover Florida."
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Staycation
http://www.wtxl.com/Global/category.asp?C=40980&nav=menu594_10_2
Summer fun ideas
http://www.visittallahassee.com/seasonal_promotions/promotions_main_page/
Check this site for some “no splurge splurge hot summer specials”
https://nova.imarcsgroup.com/vendorimages/leoncountytdc/No%20Splurge%20promo(1).pdf
This site offers for some local deals and ideas on things to do, including free IMAX Show at the Challenger Learning Center, and two-for-one admission at the Tallahassee Museum.
Tallahassee Museum offers a Summer Pass—$35 and the pass holder and three others enjoy the museum any time you'd like during the months of June, July, August and September! http://tallahasseemuseum.org/summer
Also, the museum offers free admission to people who have been laid off (need documentation) and two-for-one admission for state employees, university employees and teachers with a valid ID or pay stub.
Area hiking: http://www.visittallahassee.com/great_outdoors/hiking/table_of_contents/
Area paddling: http://www.visittallahassee.com/great_outdoors/paddling/table_of_contents/
Area parks: http://www.visittallahassee.com/things_to_see/attractions/parks_eco_tourism_outdoors/
Area geocaching (and more!): http://www.visittallahassee.com/great_outdoors/
| | For your family dining pleasure, here are some restaurants around town where the kiddos eat free:
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Saturday
Sonny’s
Village Inn
Steak and Shake (with $9 adult purchase)
Cabos
Sunday
Qdoba
Applebee’s (99 cents)
Steak and Shake (with $9 adult purchase)
Barnacle Bills
Everyday
Black Bean (with adult purchase)
Monday
Famous Dave’s (after 5 p.m.)
Po Boys
Village Pizza
Mo’s Southwest Grill (after 3 p.m.)
Papa D's Diner (after 3 p.m.) 3350 Mahan Drive, across from Costco
Tuesday
Famous Dave’s (after 5 p.m.)
Beef O Brady’s
Bianca Pizza
Morelia (99 cents)
Chick-fil-A
Pizza Hut (dine in only 5:30-8 p.m.)
Cabell’s American Bar and Grill
Papa D's Diner (after 3 p.m.) 3350 Mahan Drive, across from Costco
Wednesday
Qdoba
Los Amigos
Papa D's Diner (after 3 p.m.) 3350 Mahan Drive, across from Costco
| | Check out www.restaurants.com to purchase dining certificates at discount prices.
| | If you're traveling to any major cities, including Dallas, Miami and Atlanta, check www.everyblock.com for restaurant reviews, news and more.
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