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Fall Back - Say bye-bye to Daylight Saving Time
Saturday, 2 a.m.
Turn the clocks back one hour and enjoy that extra hour of sleep!
Safety at Home – Change the Batteries
The time change this weekend is a good reminder to change the batteries in your smoke detectors at home. Smoke detectors are important safety tools at home, but they work best when the batteries are strong.
Cybersafety Presentation Just for Adults
Tuesday, November 3, 6:30-8 p.m.
Attorney General Bill McCollum and his CyberCrime Unit will host a cybersafety presentation just for adults! Come learn about the Internet, what your child may be exposed to while online, tactics Internet predators use, and how to teach your children about safe Internet use. This event is free and will be held at the Leon High School Auditorium, at 550 E. Tennessee Street. Join the Attorney General for an evening of information that could save a child’s life. More information is available online at http://www.safeflorida.net.
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Low-cost, No-cost Family-friendly Tallahassee Events
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Downtown GetDown
Friday, 6-10 p.m.
Free; Trick-or-Treat Night theme, Black Sheep band
Free to attend; vendors sell food, live music and more!
Adams Street Commons
www.uwbb.org or (850) 487-8087
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Downtown Marketplace & Eighth Annual Owl-O-Ween Party (www.stfranciswildlife.org)
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Live music, fresh produce, fine arts and crafts, food and fun. Special this week: face painting, arts and crafts, art contest and a chance to meet live owls and learn about their habits.
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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FSU Homecoming
Alumni Open House
Friday, 5-7 p.m., FSU Alumni Center, 1030 W. Tennessee Street, (850) 644-2761
Homecoming Concert
Friday, 8 p.m., free, FSU College of Music, Owen Sellers Amphitheater, Copeland Street behind the college of music, (850) 644-4774
N.C. State at FSU
Saturday, Noon
Doak Campbell Stadium
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Classic Car Cruise
Saturday, 5-8 p.m.
Free; sponsored by the Tallahassee StreetRodders
What-A-Burger, 1101 Thomasville Road
(850) 445-6873
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Birding with Audubon
Saturday, 8:30-11:30 a.m.
Free; meet at 8:30 a.m. in thre St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge headquarters parking lot; or to carpool, meet at 7:45 a.m. at Wachovia Bank, 3400 S. Monroe St. across from the fairgrounds.
Contact Elizabeth Platt at (850) 284-0963 or ejplatt@embarqmail.com
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Birding Basics
$4 members, $8 nonmembers, children half-price; learn the basics of birding. Bring water and wear field clothes and walking shoes; bring binoculars and field guides if you have them.
Birdsong Nature Center, 2106 N. Meridian Road
(229) 377-4408
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Growing Dooryard Fruit
Saturday, 10 a.m.
Free; workshop on raising figs, citrus, blueberries, native plums, muscadine grapes, mulberries and other easy-to-grow fruit varieties.
Native Nurseries, 1661 Centerville Road
(850) 386-8882
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Fall Container Workshop
Saturday, 10-11 a.m.
Free; bring your own pot or purchase one.
Tallahassee Nurseries, 2911 Thomasville Road
(850) 385-2162
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Saturday Morning Physics
Saturday, 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Free; look at the amazing physics of sports.
Richards Undergraduate Physics Laboratory, Room 101, Academic Way and Chieftan Way, FSU
(850) 644-3289
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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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2009 North Florida Fair
Opens Nov. 5, for 11 days
North Florida Fairgrounds, South Monroe Street and Paul Russell Road
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Free Community Shred
Nov. 7, 9 a.m. to Noon
Five to 10 boxes per family, households only.
Tallahassee Police Dept., 7th Avenue
(850) 309-1996
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Cops for Kids 5K Run
November 7, 8:30 a.m. run start
Register: Cops forKids,Inc., 4252 Raleigh Way, Tallahassee, FL 32311
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Soap-Making Class
Nov. 14, 9-10:50 a.m.
$5 for owners, $7 for non-owners; soap-making demonstration by Della Hansen Parker, owner of Wakulla Egret Soap. Participants get a free bar of Wakulla Egret soap.
Registration and pre-payment required; seating limited.
New Leaf Market, 1235 Apalachee Parkway
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Sing Along at Goodwood
Nov. 13, 7-9 p.m.
Free; everyone welcome; old-fashioned "sing" presented by the Sacred Harp singers. Brief lecture on this history of this uniquely American style of singing.
Goodwood Museum & Gardens Carriage House Conference Center
(850) 877-4202, ext. 221 or www.goodwoodmuseum.org.
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Open House
Nov. 15, 1-5 p.m.
Free admission, live music and guided tours along with a raffle.
Birdsong Nature Center, Meridian Road jsut past the state line
(229) 377-4408 or www.birdsongnaturecenter.org
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Downtown GetDown
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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14th Annual Plantation Wildlife Arts Festival
Nov. 21-22
Festival for the whole family: fine art, jewelry, Native American Demo, butterfly tent and more
Thomasville Cultural Center, Jackson Street, Thomasville, GA
(229) 226-0588 or www.pwaf.org
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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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