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Free admission for Mom to fun places on Mothers Day, fun for everyone throughout week Aida Mallard, The Gainesville Sun © Sam Thomas/The Gainesville Sun Visitors walk across a bridge over a large pond at Kanapaha Botanical Gardens in Gainesville, Fla. during a guided mask-wearing tour on August 1, 2020. Kulaqua River Ranch Water Ranch: Mother’s Day: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. today, River Ranch Water Park, 23400 NW 212th Ave., High Springs. Free admission for Mother’s Day, : $14 a...

Kulaqua River Ranch Water Ranch: Mother’s Day: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. today, River Ranch Water Park, 23400 NW 212th Ave., High Springs. Free admission for Mother’s Day, : $14 ages 4 and older, free ages 3 and younger. (bit.ly/kulaqua21) In an effort to support the community, Camp Kulaqua opens the River Ranch during specific Sundays during the summer at a discounted rate with no reservations required. The venue requests that modest swimsuits be worn. Food and coolers allowed, but no glass contai...

Garden Show and Spring Festival: 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. today, Cedar Lakes Woods and Gardens, 4990 NE 180th Ave., Williston. Tickets: $10 adults, $4 ages 6-13, free ages 5 and younger. (bit.ly/fest2021a) Sixth annual festival featuring live music and vendors from all over Florida selling native, exotic and unique plants plus arts-and-crafts booths and food trucks. Kulaqua River Ranch Water Park Community Sunday: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. today, River Ranch Water Park, 23400 NW 212th Ave., High Springs. Admis...

Free Tai Chi class for Arthritis:  9 a.m. April 20 - June 10, greenspace across P.F. Chang’s  in Butler Plaza in partnership with Elder Options. Classes will be offered for eight weeks every Tuesday and Thursday. Registration is mandatory. To register, email to Andrea Longstreet at longstreeta@agingresources.org The AARP Foundation Tax-Aide:  Through April 29, free tax preparation program  at Tower Road Library, the Alachua County Senior Center, and Cone Park Library.  Taxpayers may regi...

The AARP Foundation Tax-Aide:  Through April 29, free tax preparation program  at Tower Road Library, the Alachua County Senior Center, and Cone Park Library.  Taxpayers may register online at http://taxaidegnv.wordpress.com or by calling (352) 448-7445 and leaving a message. Service at all sites will be by appointment only; no walk-ins.  Face masks will be required for all clients and volunteers.  Good News Arts: “Of a different flesh” exhibition, now through April 17 at  Good N...

Author: Natalie Pierce, Community Lead, Experiences and Partnerships, Foundations, World Economic Forum Geneva We asked 10 young activists what makes them optimistic about the future. Their answers included hopes for gender equality, climate action, empathy and more. As the coronavirus pandemic rages on and each week seemingly brings new social injustices or preventable catastrophes, it’s easy to feel hopeless – even to the point of paralysis. So how do citizens intent on changing the world...

PLEASE CHECK WEBSITE OR CALL THE VENUE FOR COVID-19 UPDATE BEFORE ATTENDING AN EVENT Sunday Assembly: a secular community: 11 a.m. today, via Zoom. (SundayAssembly32601@gmail.com) A secular community featuring guest speaker will be Jim Gross who has been the executive director of Florida Defenders of the Environment since 2016. His topic : Oklawaha River. Gross is also an adjunct professor at Santa Fe College as well as a licensed professional geologist in California and Florida. His topic will...

PLEASE CHECK WEBSITE OR CALL THE VENUE FOR COVID-19 UPDATE BEFORE ATTENDING AN EVENT Feel "D" Love: 6 p.m. today through Feb. 28, Depot Park, 200 SE Depot Ave. Free. (depotpark.org) Illuminated landscaping and park elements with romantic lighting themes every night throughout the month of February. Survival of the Slowest exhibit: Now- Sept. 12, Florida Museum of Natural History, 3215 Hull Road.  Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 1 - 5 p.m. Sunday.   (floridamuseum.ufl.edu, 846-2000) ...

The Gainesville Sun PLEASE CHECK WEBSITE OR CALL THE VENUE FOR COVID-19 UPDATE BEFORE ATTENDING AN EVENT Valentines Movie Matinee: 2-5 p.m. today, Celebration Pointe, Celebration Pointe Avenue. Tickets: $15. (valentines-matinee.eventbrite.com, celebrationpointe.com) Showing of the family friendly film "Gnomeo and Juliet.” Hoggetowne at Home: a Virtual Medieval Experience” ends this weekend: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. today, (https://bit.ly/3aQX98E) You can visit merchant booths, watch demonstrations...

The Week Ahead — Dec. 28, 2020 - Jan. 2, 2021 PLEASE CHECK WEBSITE OR CALL THE VENUE FOR COVID-19 UPDATE BEFORE ATTENDING AN EVENT Celebrate ‘D’ Holidays: 6-11:30 p.m. through  Dec. 30, Depot Park, 200 SE Depot Ave. Free. (depotpark.org) More than 200,000 LED lights installed for the holiday season. Depot Park restrooms close at 9:30 p.m.  Spark Wonder "Sounds of the New Year": 6 - 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, free virtual celebration for all ages at the Cade Museum for Creativity and In...