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Watch the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra rehearse for his or her first live performance because the pandemic
The Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra rehearses inside Ruby Diamond Auditorium as they prep for his or her first live performance because the begin of the pandemic.
Alicia Devine, Tallahassee Democrat
Star energy shines on Tallahassee when world-renowned opera singer Renée Fleming performs at Ruby Diamond this weekend to assist have fun the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra’s forty fifth birthday.
“I can think of no better way to celebrate the TSO’s 45th anniversary season, and all of us at the TSO feel incredibly fortunate to host Ms. Fleming in Tallahassee,” Amanda Stringer, CEO of TSO, stated.
Another uncommon deal with for this lengthy MLK Day weekend is the reopening of the shuttered Bradfordville Blues Club for the one-day of MLK Jr. Blues Day Festival on Jan. 17.
Here’s a roundup of entertaining occasions round Tallahassee, culled from emails, the Council on Culture & Arts, on-line listings and elsewhere.
1. Celebrate 45 with Tallahassee Symphony and Renée Fleming
Celebrate 45 years of the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra with an exhilarating efficiency by one of the beloved and celebrated singers of our time, Renée Fleming.
The TSO forty fifth Anniversary Celebration that includes Renée Fleming: Voice of Nature and Robert Moody, Guest Conductor, begins at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, at Ruby Diamond Concert Hall. Pre-concert expertise begins at 6 p.m. Tickets, from $79-$151, can be found at tallahasseesymphony.org.
“The concert is going to be truly exceptional in every respect. There is no more revered living soprano than Ms. Fleming, and her gorgeous voice will only be matched by the stunning NatGeo images shown in an utterly sublime performance,” symphony CEO Amanda Stringer stated.
2. Revive historical past with MLK Jr. Blues Festival at BBC
The legendary Bradfordville Blues Club will swing again to life for in the future for the MLK Jr. Blues Festival/Chitlin Circuit Museum Tour from 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, on the membership at 7152 Moses Lane. Turn proper off Bradfordville Road at Mississippi Blues Trail historic marker onto Sam’s Lane, and left onto Moses Lane. Admission is $30 on the door.
What began as Dave’s C.C. Club with David Claytor turned the Bradfordville Blues Club with Gary Anton earlier than closing in 2023. Claytor is bringing again the memorabilia — together with over 40 painted desk tops and wall portraits of blues legends — in addition to the arched awning and the bonfire and a number of actions together with King’s final Sunday sermon, meals and bar.
Highlights embody Johnnie Marshall, the King Bees, Dennis Mullen Sr., Doris “Lady D” Fields, Rick Holly and the King Cotton Blues Band.
Here’s a lineup: 12:30-3 p.m. – Dave’s CC Blues Review with Jon Copps, Carlos Barrientos, Charles Atkins, King Cotton Blues Band, Kenneth Blackwell Clark. 3-4:45 p.m. – “Backstage with Louis Armstrong” with Danny Mullen Sr. 4:45-6 p.m. – JC and the Backscratchers. 6-7 p.m. – “Bessie Smith: The Lady and the Empress.” 7-7:45 p.m. – Remaining Awake Through A Great Revolution,” MLK Jr.’s last Sunday sermon; presented by Ric Holly. 7:45-9:15 p.m. – The King Bees with special guest Charles Atkins. 9:15-11 p.m.- Johnnie Marshall Band. 11 p.m. – “I Have A Dream” Jam Session.
3. Honor a legacy at Tallahassee’s MLK Day parade
To honor the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and in the spirit of his profound legacy, the City of Tallahassee, with support from other agencies and community organizations, will host the annual MLK Day parade and celebration at noon Monday, Jan. 19.
The parade will transfer alongside Monroe Street from Tennessee Street to Apalachee Parkway. Parade staging for floats and different contributors might be on Monroe Street from the north aspect of Tennessee Street to Brevard Street.
At the conclusion of the parade, the group can also be invited to hitch in festivities downtown alongside Adams Street, which is able to characteristic quite a lot of actions, visitor audio system, performances and musical leisure by DJ L-Smooth. The City’s annual Day of Dialogue might be held at City Hall, 300 S. Adams Street.
4. Chill out with tunes at Blue Tavern
Whew, you made it to Friday. Time to sit down, drink a beverage, and loosen up at Blue Tavern, 1206 N. Monroe St., with tunes from Brian Durham and Chris Skene at 5 p.m. Jan. 16. Stick round at 8 p.m. for Will Fulkerson’s all-star jazz efficiency with Joe Goldberg, Kaleb Thompkins and Leon Anderson. $10 cowl.
third Saturday Traditional Irish Session will get jamming at 4 p.m., adopted at 8 p.m. by the Rachel Hillman Trio. Hillman’s vocal and guitar abilities and caffeinated power – might be accompanied by Rachael Miller and Michael Gregg. $15 cowl.
5. Sample the seafood at Oyster Cook-Off in Apalachicola
With Apalachicola back in the news for a very limited reopened oyster season, it’s a good time to head to the coast.
Support the group on the Oyster Cook-Off to learn the Apalachicola Volunteer Fire Department this weekend. This annual occasion is held the Saturday earlier than Martin Luther King Jr. Day in downtown Historic Apalachicola at Riverfront Park. Proceeds go immediately in the direction of paying for the model new hearth truck they had been capable of buy a couple of years in the past. Cookbooks can be found for buy at Cafe Con Leche and Oyster City Brewing Company.
The occasion contains a silent public sale, oysters galore, shrimp, smoked mullet, sizzling canines, hamburgers, native beer, stay music, children’ actions, dancing performances and a 5K run. Enter your finest recipe and be a contestant within the oyster cook-off or simply come out and revel in a day of great meals, refreshments and music.
Bonus occasion: Opening Nights with Nicole Zuraitis
Grammy Award-winning songbird Nicole Zuraitis brings her jazz singing sound to city for a present in Opperman Music Hall as a part of Opening Nights at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20. Tickets are $40. Visit openingnights.fsu.edu
Zuraitis is a jazz singer, songwriter, pianist and arranger, New York-based bandleader and winner of the prestigious 2021 American Traditions Vocal Competition Gold Medal. With a “heart as big as her remarkable voice,” (Jazz Police), Nicole is a trailblazing artist who is redefining vocal jazz, earning her a place as one of the top artists and “prolific songwriters” (Broadway World) to watch in jazz and beyond.
Bonus occasion: Rock out to Skyview on the Challenger Center
Alan Hanstein, director of of the Challenger Learning Center, is happy to convey Skyview, a space-themed rock band to city for 2 nights Friday, Jan. 16, and Saturday, Jan. 17, within the Fogg Planetarium. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and live shows are at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $25. Visit https://www.challengertlh.com.
“I can let you know that nobody has ever achieved something like this right here,” Hanstein stated. The band creates live shows particularly designed for planetariums, combining unique music with sweeping 360 diploma visuals that fill the dome. Audiences are taken on a journey by way of the historical past and marvel of house exploration, surrounded by sound, colour, storytelling, and moments that really feel bigger than life.
This is a full sensory expertise with stay music, synchronized dome content material, lasers, and a excessive power drum solo that all the time brings the home down.
Skyview has spent the last five years performing at science centers across the Southeast, including multiple sold out dome shows at the Frost Planetarium in Miami and a series of performances at the Museum of Science and History in Jacksonville. Their music and visuals honor real missions, real astronauts, and the spirit of human discovery.
Bonus event: Billy Dean and the Brothers Vanlandingham
Scott Carswell Presents country artist Billy Dean & Brothers Vanlandingham, popular Tallahassee doctors and musicians, on Thursday, Jan. 22. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; show time at 7:15 p.m. Reserved tickets are $61. Visit moonevents.com.
OTHER EVENTS
Amicus Brewing: The Apalachicola Sound, 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, 717 S Gadsden St.
Blue Tavern: Shape Note Singing, 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, 1206 N. Monroe St., adopted at 8 p.m. by Bluesday Tuesday: Elizabeth Fravel & Fiddlebritches. $5 cowl. Happy Hour Rad Reading within the tavern at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21, adopted at 8 p.m. by Open Mic Night. Happy hour with Gamble Cosmos at 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22, adopted at 8 p.m. by Dana Cooper. $10 cowl.
Cafe de Martin: Madison Avery, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16, 2743 Capital Circle NE. Rhys Bennett performs 6:30-8:30 p.m. Jan. 17.
Gallery of Art 850: Opening reception for Tallahassee Photographer Jean Hutchison Smith, the winner of the Best of Show for GOA Photography Exhibition. Jean’s present is called: Captures of Light & Time. The artist might be current and all of her work might be on show and on the market. 5-7 p.m. (Central) Thursday, Jan. 15. 36 W Beach Dr. Panama City. Exhibit runs Jan. 15–Feb. 21. Visit maryolamillergalleryofart.com.
Getaway Grille and Bar: Kettle Black, 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16, 2386 Allen Road. Billy Rigsby 7-10 p.m. Jan. 17.
LeMoyne Arts: Memories of Other Places, Other Times, a collective exhibition celebrating the creative voices of the Artists’ League of the Big Bend of Florida, runs through Feb. 24. Muffins & Mimosas with Artist Walk & Talk, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, 125 N. Gadsden St. Free for LeMoyne Art Members, $5 for nonmembers.
Monticello Opera House: “Guys and Dolls” Presented by Monticello Opera House and Monticello Acting & Dance Co. at Monticello Opera House, 8 p.m. Jan. 16-17, 2 p.m. Jan. 18 and again next week. Tickets $27-$15. Visit monticellooperahouse.org.
The Moon: Six String Southern & Scott Carswell Present Rumours ATL, A Fleetwood Mac Tribute on Thursday, Jan. 15. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., show at 7:30 p.m. Advanced reserved tickets are $42;$47 day of show. Advanced general admission is $31; $36 day of show. Visit moonevents.com.
Oyster City Tallahassee: Driving Blind, 7-10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, 603 W Gaines St.
Proof Brewing Company: Charlie Morris, 4-7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, 1320 S. Monroe St.
Public House: Danitza, The Yeah Babys, 10:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16. Doors open at 9 p.m. 302 Raven St.
Southwood Golf Club: Jason Taylor, 6-9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16, 3750 Grove Park Drive.
Theatre Tallahassee: “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” 8 p.m. Jan. 15-17; 2 p.m. Jan. 18, Theatre Tallahassee, 1861 Thomasville Road. Tickets: $27.50-$17.50. Additional performances next week. Visit theatretallahassee.org.
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