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FSECC 2009
This year's main FSECC event for our Tallahassee team is a lawn sale Wednesday, October 28, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. We need employees to donate their unwanted treasures from home to be sold at the lawn sale. All proceeds go to the FSECC (items other than clothing are greatly appreciated). This weekend is a great time to check around the house for items you can donate. Please give your items to your division’s FSECC coordinator.
Sundae Wednesday and Sweet Treats Sale – Wed., Oct. 28, CCOC Bldg 4030 Lobby, 1-4 p.m.
Division of Retirement Breakfast – Tues., Nov. 3, 8-10 a.m.
5K Run/Walk – Thurs., Nov. 5
Golf Tournament, Nov. 19. Contact Dani.OQuinn@dms.MyFlorida.com for details.
Living Green Tip – Leon County Electronics Recycling Collection Saturday
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Free for Leon County residents; bring old computers, monitors, accessories, printers, keyboards, TVs, VCRs, DVD and CD players, handheld games and cell phones.
Lake Jackson Branch Library, 3840 N. Monroe St.
(850) 606-2850 or www.leoncountyfl.gov/recycling
Source: Tallahassee Democrat
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Low-cost, No-cost Family-friendly Tallahassee Events
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| It is always a good idea to call the phone number listed to be sure these events are still scheduled.
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Greyhound Rescue Yappy Hour
Friday, 5-8 p.m.
Free; benefit for Southeastern Greyhound Adoption
PAWS Pet Boutique, 3491 Thomasville Road
(850) 222-PAWS or www.paws.ws
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Yappy Hour
Friday, 5-9 p.m.
Dinner while you and your pet socialize.
Star Seas Cafe, 602 Industrial Drive
(850) 727-0184 or http://www.thecatahoulacookiecompany.com/newsevents.htm
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Dance Classes
Friday, 5:30-7 p.m.
$5 per class; learn to release and express yourself in fluid motions, partner and solo styles.
Flow-Motion Dance Studio, 1018 S. Monroe St.
(850) 241-6748
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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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Appraisal Day
Saturday, 10 a.m. to noon and 1-4:30 p.m.
Free; antiques appraised by Richard Scholm
Cherry Laurel Retirement Community, 1009 Concord Road
(850) 656-8578
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Downtown Marketplace
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Live music, fresh produce, fine arts and crafts, food and fun.
www.tallahasseedowntown.com or (850) 224-3252
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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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2nd Annual New Leaf Farm Tour
Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
33 farms, tours, workshops, hay rides, fresh goods for sale
Pick up a brochure in the store or visit www.newleafmarket.coop
(850) 942-2557
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Meet the Master Gardeners
Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon
Free; presented by the Master Gardeners of Leon County
Leon County Extension Center, 615 Paul Russell Road
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Plant Sale Extravaganza
Oct. 24, 8:30 a.m. until the plants are gone
Admission free; trees, shrubs, flowers, and garden-related items offered at more-than-reasonable prices.
North Florida Research and Education Center in Quincy just off State Road 267
I-10 to exit 181, center is half-mile north of I-10
Gardening Friends of the Big Bend, www.thegfbb.com
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Greek Food Festival 2009
Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Admission is free; food costs vary.
1645 Phillips Road
(850) 878-0747 or www.hmog.org
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Fiesta Filipiniana!
Saturday, 6:30-9 p.m.
Free admission, donations accepted; Philippine folk dances and music, dance and more.
Moore Auditorium, FSU Oglesby Union
(850) 942-7230 or www.bbfaa.org
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St. Marks Stone Crab Festival
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Admission is free; food costs vary; proceeds benefit the St. Marks Volunteer Fire Department and the St. Marks Waterfronts Florida Partnership
Port Leon Drive, the main drag in St. Marks
(*850) 925-1053
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54th Annual Florida Forest Festival
Friday, 7:30 p.m., Saturday, 7 a.m. starts with Cub Scout breakfast
Free to see; music, arts & crafts and more.
Downtown Perry, Florida
(850) 584-8733 or www.taylorcountychamber.com
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Pumpkin Painting & Fall Crafts
Saturday, 10 a.m. to noon; reservations required
$5 members, $10 nonmembers, children half-price, one child free with each adult.
Paint your own creative pumpkin face, make fall holiday crafts from recycled/natural items.
Birdsong Nature Center, 2106 Meridian Road, Thomasville, FA
(229) 377-4408
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Florida Forest Festival
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Free admission, charge for carnival games; lumberjack shows, chain saw and cross-cut saw competitions, World's Largest Free Fish Fry, arts and crafts, food vendors and more.
Forest Capital Museum State Park, 204 Forest Park Drive, Perry, FL
(850) 584-3227 or www.taylorcountychamber.com/news.ivnu
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Pumpkins-Italiano!
Saturday, Noon to 3 p.m.
Free admission; celebrate all things pumpkin, Italian style.
Luna's Italian Food, 1122-4 Thomasville Road
(850) 421-5862
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First American Marketplace
Saturday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Free admission; garage sale/bazaar to benefit Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
First American Marketplace, 2750 Chancellorsville Drive
(850) 402-4101
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Colorful Autumn Containers
Saturday, 10 a.m.
$5; hands-on class, bring your own pot or purchase one there.
Fun with Bulbs
Saturday, 2 p.m.
Free; review daffodil varieties and other bulbs; bring your own container if you want to experiment with drainaige.
Both workshops at Native Nurseries, 1661 Centerville Road
(850) 386-8882
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Create a Beautiful Spring Garden Now
Saturday, 10 a.m.
Free; learn how to select the right bulbs now
Tallahassee Nurseries, 2911 Thomasville Road
(850) 385-2162
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Native American and Spanish Organic Gardening
Saturday, 10 a.m.
Free; monthly tour of the gardens and field crops.
Messer House Visitor Center, Mission San Luis, 2021 W. Mission Road
(850) 487-3655
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Saturday Morning Physics - Nuclei, Neutron Stars and Black Holes
Saturday, 9:30-11:15 a.m.
Free; enter the world of superdense matter.
Room 101, Richards Undergraduate Physics Laboratory, Academic Way & Chieftan Way
(850) 644-3289 or www.physics.fsu.edu/outreach/smp/smp.asp
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Elks Lodge Chili Cook-off
Saturday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Fundraiser for the Family Readiness Group of the local Florida National Guard, being deployed.
Elk's Lodge, 276 N. Magnolia Drive
(850) 877-1652
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Monarch Butterfly Festival
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
$5 per car; crafts, booths, walks, wagon tours
St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
(850) 925-6121 or www.fws.gov/saintmarks
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Tallahassee 350
Saturday, 3-5 p.m.
Free; International Day of Climate Action event.
Lake Ella, North Monroe Street and Lake Ella Drive
(850) 766-0049 or www.350.org
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FAMU Homecoming
Saturday
8-11 a.m. - Parade from Frenchtown to the Civic Center
1:30-3:30 p.m. - Snake Walk fro The Set to Bragg Stadium
3-7 p.m. - FAMU vs. Norfolk State at Braff Stadium
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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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Zumba
Saturday, 9-10 a.m.
Sunday, 1-2 p.m.
$30 for six classes (that’s $5 each!); combination of Latin music, fitness and fun.
Forestmeadows Parks and Recreation, 4750 N. Meridian Road
(850) 559-0165 or (850) 556-5022
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Game Tally Public Boardgaming
Saturday, 11 a.m. til close
Free; Game Tally is an open organization for game players of all ages. Meets weekly to promote and offer public opportunities to learn new games and make friends in a relaxed, fun environment. Board games, (Euro, strategy, and wargames), card games, (collectible and classic) and other gaming activities (RPGs, Clix, etc). Bring a friend!!!
Zaxby's, 640 W. Tennessee St., front area of restaurant.
(850) 891-4941
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Fall Painted Pony Fun Day
Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
$10 admission, children under three free; food prices vary; pony rides, hayrides, face painting, more.
The Painted Pony, 250 Painted Pony Trail, Monticello
(850) 997-5590 or www.paintedpony.us
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Lasagna and Charity
Sunday, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
$5 a plate; homemade lasagna dinner to benefit Leukemia/Lymphoma Foundation
Luke's Anglican Fellowship, 3725 Apalachee Parkway
(850) 385-7889 or www.communityoflife.net
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Irish Dance Classes
Sunday, 3-4 p.m.
$10 a class/$40 a month; Learn basic steps of Irish dance; four classes.
Killearn Performing Arts, 4500 W. Shannon Lakes #20
David Jones at (850) 443-7512 for details.
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Fall Back
Nov. 1, 2 a.m.
Turn the clocks back one hour and enjoy that extra hour of sleep!
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Downtown GetDown
Oct. 30 - Trick-or-Treat Night theme, Black Sheep band
Nov. 20 - Winter Wonderland theme, Crooked Shooz band
All from 6-10 p.m.
Free to attend; vendors sell food, live music and more!
Adams Street Commons
www.uwbb.org or (850) 487-8087
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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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Port St. Joe and area have lots planned for this fall. Check it out on this Web site.
http://www.visitgulf.com/calendar.cfm
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Everyday
Black Bean (with adult purchase)
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
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.
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