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It could also be Friday the thirteenth however romance is within the air, on the stage and on the desk this weekend with Valentine’s Day on Feb. 14.
Feel the love when Tallahassee Ballet steps up for an intimate live performance and culinary night, blues singer Johnny Rawls returns for a Valentine’s Day present and the Nashville Songwriters serve up love songs.
Heart will ship a rocking post-valentine punch on the Tucker Civic Center on Feb. 18. Don’t miss a beat.
Here’s a roundup of entertaining occasions round Tallahassee, culled from emails, the Council on Culture & Arts, on-line listings and elsewhere.
1. Spend Valentine’s night with Johnny Rawls
Mac Daddy Blues Productions presents Valentine’s Day with Johnny Rawls and associates on the American Legion Post 13 in Tallahassee at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14. The particular opening act will probably be JC and The Backscratchers. Catered dinner out there on website.
Johnny Rawls has been a Bradfordville Blues Valentine’s favourite for a few years. With a profession spanning over 50 years, Rawls is an internationally acknowledged recording artist, music producer and songwriter. Rawls excursions extensively all through the US enjoying roughly 200 reveals yearly. Tickets out there at macdaddyblues.com and are $20 advance and $25 day of present.
2. Tallahassee Ballet will get ‘Intimate’ with Evening of Dance
The Tallahassee Ballet presents “Intimate,” its acclaimed arts immersive program, returning for its third 12 months at The Tallahassee Ballet Studios on Valentine’s weekend.
Performances will happen at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13 and Feb. 14 and a pair of:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15 on the studio, 2910 Kerry Forest Parkway. Tickets, $90, embody performances, stay music, meals, drinks, and artwork expertise. For tickets and extra data, go to TallahasseeBallet.org/intimate.
“Intimate” offers each rising and established choreographers a possibility to showcase their choreographic abilities. Enhancing the night past the stage, “Intimate” gives friends a curated food and drinks expertise supplied by Growler Country, that includes beer and wine alongside their beloved Cuban sandwiches. Patrons also can discover an artwork gallery set up, showcasing works by native artists. Select items will probably be out there as a part of a silent public sale benefiting The Tallahassee Ballet.
3. Rock your coronary heart out with Heart + Lucinda Williams
Get prepared for powerhouse vocals and crunchy guitar riffs when The Wilson sisters rock out as basic rock hitmakers Heart (“Barracuda,” “Crazy on You”) in live performance at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18, on the Tucker Civic Center with Special Guest Lucinda Williams and her band. Tickets vary from $51 to $209. Visit tuckerciviccenter.com.
Guitarist Nancy Wilson talked to Tallahassee author Mark Hinson forward of the live performance and had this to say in regards to the present: “How could you not love to play songs like ‘Barracuda?’ The little kids are coming out and playing their air-guitars to ‘Barracuda’ these days. It’s fun for the whole family, a multi-generational rock show.”
4. Support Tallahassee artists with unique love songs
Spread the love with a profit brunch when the Tallahassee Chapter of the Nashville Songwriters Association and 621 Gallery at Railroad Square current “Music and Mimosas at 621 Gallery,” a live performance of unique love songs on Valentine’s Day from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, on the gallery, 650-3 Railroad Square.
Help the 621 Gallery’s renewal and refurbishment efforts with a tall brunch-time drink and listen to songs carried out in an thrilling “Writers-in-the-Round” format. Singer-songwriters showing within the present are Nashville Songwriters Association members, together with particular visitor artists.
Admission on the door is by recommended donation to the 621 Gallery. Featured artists embody Mimi Hearn, Mike Brawer, Barbra Faircloth, Scott Drury and Ken Crawford. The Tallahassee Chapter of NSAI is a member group of the Council on Culture & Arts.
5. Catch artwork gallery opening with ‘New Beginnings’
Stan Johnson Creative Gallery makes its official launch with a grand opening reception from 3-6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14. The new Tallahassee gallery at 1747 S. Adams St. (website of the previous Anderson Brickler Gallery), will debut with its inaugural exhibition, “New Beginnings,” celebrating recent inventive views and cultural expression. The occasion gives an ideal setting for a Valentine’s Day outing.
The opening exhibition will characteristic works by modern and award-winning artists Paul Houzell (Tallahassee) and Turbado Marabou (Gainesville), a particular assortment of African Art curated by Ok Sun Burks (Starke), and wonderful artwork pictures by gallery proprietor Stan Johnson from his current journey to Cuba.
SJC Gallery is dedicated to showcasing various voices, international traditions, and significant, visible and inventive storytelling. New Beginnings displays each the gallery’s mission and the spirit of its opening —honoring artistic origins, transformation, and inventive development.
Bonus occasion: VOCES8 rings out for Valentine’s Day
Impress your Valentine with an evening of harmonies by the British vocal collective VOCES8 throughout a live performance at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, in Ruby Diamond Concert Hall as a part of Opening Nights. Tickets are $45 and $55. Visit openingnights.fsu.edu.
“We are excited to bring the British vocal VOCES8 to Tallahassee,” mentioned Kevin Maynard, govt director of Opening Nights at FSU. “Not only are they world-renowned and Grammy-nominated; they have an extensive repertoire and range that will showcase the Ruby Diamond Concert Hall to its fullest extent. Plus, it’s a great way to close out Valentine’s Day!”
Bonus occasion: Visit the world at FSU’s International Bazaar
Experience international traditions and cultures with out leaving Tallahassee at Florida State University’s thirty first Annual International Bazaar from 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, on the FSU Student Union Ballrooms, 75 N. Woodward Ave. Hosted by FSU’s Center for Global Engagement, the occasion brings collectively campus and group teams to share traditions from around the globe by means of music, dance and interactive cultural shows. Attendees can get pleasure from worldwide performances, cultural tables, a children’ nook and worldwide snacks and drinks.
Bonus occasion: Good instances with Mardi Gras enjoyable
Fat Tuesday, in any other case often called Mardi Gras, arrives on Tuesday, Feb. 17, with celebrations deliberate on the Blue Tavern, 1206 N. Monroe St., and subsequent door on the Req Room. The celebrations begin at 4 p.m. within the Req Room with New Moon, New Vision Sound Flow with Steev English and Kasimira Vogel to additionally have fun the Chinese New Year, which falls on the identical day.
Piano music by David Berry kicks in at 5 p.m. on the tavern, adopted at 6 p.m. with the fifth annual Mardi Gras parade, led by Joe Goldberg & The Function and Blue Tavern regulars. It will wind across the neighborhood, beginning at Blue Tavern and going alongside third to Duval, and ending again on the tavern. For those that sit out the parade, David Berry’s on the keys till 7. $5 cowl. After the parade, king cake and extra frolics with the Function. Red Beans & Rice and Raquel’s Shrimp Cup out there within the kitchen.
COMING UP
The Southern Shakespeare Company invitations the group to expertise the magic of stay theater beneath the celebs on the 2026 free Shakespeare within the Park Festival, returning Feb. 19–22, to Cascades Park. The four-day pageant contains a world-class manufacturing of “The Tempest,” particular visitor appearances, youth performances, accessibility choices, meals and artisans, and a brand-new Kids Kingdom. Film and tv actor William Ragsdale joins the pageant as Prospero, bringing star energy and gravitas to Shakespeare’s spellbinding story. Visit southernshakespearefestival.org.
OTHER EVENTS
621 Gallery: Tomato Jake, Rtoca, Jordie Hendrix, Honeytime, 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, 621 Gallery650-3 Railroad Square.
American Legion: Mac Daddy Blues Productions presents “The Celebration of Life for Walter Potter” on the American Legion Post 13 at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13. Two bands will probably be featured: RoadHome and JB’s Zydeco Zoo. A meals truck will probably be out there on website. Potter was a very long time sound engineer for The Bradfordville Blues Club and for Mac Daddy Blues Productions. This is a free occasion and all of Walter’s associates are invited. Donations accepted on the door, however not required.
Americus Brewing: Friday the thirteenth Night with Brett Wellman and the Stone Cold Blues Band, tarot card readings, meals vehicles and extra, 7-10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, 717 S. Gadsden St.
The Bark: Punk Prom 2026 that includes two nights of canopy bands, 8 p.m. Feb. 13, and Feb. 14. Doors at 7 p.m. 507 All Saints St. $5.
Blue Tavern: Bottom Dollar Boys, 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, 1206 N. Monroe St., adopted at 8 p.m. by Songwriters within the Round with host Craig Daniel Hardin. Featured songwriters: Kim Thomas, George Boggs and Rueben Fields. $10 cowl. 2nd Saturday Old Time Jam begins at 4 p.m. Baltimore’s June Star (Andrew Grimm and Dave Hadley) picks it up at 8 p.m. Feb. 14, with aching vocals and plaintive folks preparations. $10 cowl. Rad Reading hour at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18, adopted at 8 p.m. by Open Mic Night. Happy hour with Jackson Cavalier at 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, adopted at 7 p.m. by Science Salon: “My Year in Prison” with Camilla Barry. Hot Tamale’s CD launch social gathering for “Bringing the Light” begins at 8 p.m.
Cafe de Martin: Valentine’s Night with Rhys Bennett and Karlen, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, 2743 Capital Circle NE.
Getaway Grille and Bar: Double Play, 7-10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, 2386 Allen Road.
Grant Peeples: 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, American Legion Hall, 229 Lake Ella Drive. $10.
Listeso String Quartet: The burning wicks will flicker and glow whereas the Listeso String Quartet performs Vivadi’s much-adored “Four Seasons” concerto throughout the “Candlelight” live performance at 8:45 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, First Presbyterian Church, 110 N. Adams St. Ticket costs vary from $26.50 to $58. Visit feverup.com.
The Moon: Lover: The Unofficial Eras Tour with Charity Eden, Opening Nights at The Moon, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12. Tickets are $50. Visit openingnights.fsu.edu.
North Flora: Anemoia, The Deadman, Banquet, Rambo, 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, North Flora, 609 Railroad Square. $10.
Ouzts Too Oyster Bar and Grill: Lunar Urge, 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, 7968 Coastal Highway, Crawfordville.
Oyster City Tallahassee: 911 Band, 7-10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, 603 W Gaines St.
Salty Dawg: BabyGray, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, 3813 N Monroe St.
Tallahassee Film Society: “When Harry Meet Sally,” free Valentine’s Day exhibiting at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, Challenger Center IMAX, 200 S. Duval St. Holding over for five p.m. Feb. 15 is “All That’s Left of You.” General admission is $11; $9 for members and college students.
Have an occasion developing? Email particulars to [email protected].
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