We are gearing up for our Wrap for Wags fundraiser, and we need your help to make it a success! As part of this fundraising event, we’ll be wrapping gifts at the Ocala Holiday Craft Show, with all donations going directly to support the animals at the Humane Society of Marion County.
Do you have any leftover wrapping supplies from last year? If so, we’d love it if you could donate the following items to help us out:
Wrapping paper
Gift boxes
Tape
Ribbons/Bows
Every little bit helps, and your contributions will make a difference for the shelter animals! Thank you for your continued support, and for helping us wrap up another successful year of saving lives

If you or a loved one have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease or a related movement disorder, this interest group gathers monthly to share insights, issues, and resources.

An opening educational program is followed by a unique Parkinson’s exercise routine and two support circles – one for patients and another for caregivers – where relationships are forged around shared experiences, compassion and wisdom.

Free to attend with registration. Register at MasterthePossibilities.org or call 352-861-9751.

Master the Possibilities admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin, gender, gender identity or sexual orientation to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school

Join KennaDee for good food, great fun, and acoustic fan favorites! Savor delicious bites, enjoy a beautiful atmosphere, and sing-along to your favorite tunes. It’s the perfect recipe for a fantastic time! Don’t miss it!

It’s that Spooky time again! Time for another amazing Ocala Oddities Market! Time for spooky scary items like Taxidermy, bugs, bones, crystals, fashion, make up, Jewelry and more that can all be yours!!!

This free event is family friendly, offers free parking, food trucks and more!!! We will have over 75 vendors slinging the best oddities around!!!

Ocala Downtown Market
5p-10p
Free admission!

Vendor Spaces still available
https://www.floridaodditiesmarkets.com/apply

You are invited to the 77^th Annual Holiday Bazaar at Grace Episcopal Church

Downtown Ocala | 505 SE Broadway Street | November 8-9, 2024

Friday, November 8 | Special Bazaar Preview Party 5-7pm

Enjoy wine and cheese while you shop | $5.00 donation

Saturday, November 9 | Holiday Bazaar 9am-2pm

Featuring:

Fall and Christmas decorations & handmade crafts

Antique, vintage & new jewelry

Unique gift creations & artwork

Fine quality new and pre-loved Christmas treasures

Home baked goods & frozen casseroles ‘to go’

Including Chance Drawings for the

2024 Bazaar quilt, themed baskets & more

Proceeds benefit local women and children in need

For more information call Carolyn 352-286-8536

STARLIGHT STUDIO is back to light up the night!

For “The Glass Menagerie,” dates are November 8, 15, and 22. The amazing, energetic, and charismatic Sean-T joins us all three nights to provide classic live jazz from the show’s 1930s era. You’ll remember Sean-T from our “Escape to Margaritaville” Starlight Studios and block party.

VenRosas Rollin Bistro food truck will be with us on November 8 and 22. They’ll be serving up delicious Italian quesadillas with a variety of fillings: cheese, sausage, meatballs, ribeye, chicken, and a vegetarian option with mushrooms, black olives, and peppers. And of course, you can purchase cocktails, wine, beer, or anything you like from concessions all three nights to enjoy along with the smooth and swinging serenade of Sean-T.

Come for STARLIGHT STUDIO, then stay for the show at 7:30 p.m. Or you can always join us just for the music! You’ll be enchanted by these cool autumn evenings on the “front porch” of the theatre.

STARLIGHT STUDIO is a great evening with free live music in the lobby, a food truck under the portico, and cocktails from concessions. This season, it will be held on Fridays from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. during Mainstage shows

Tennessee Williams’ classic drama “The Glass Menagerie” is live on stage November 7-24, 2024 at Ocala Civic Theatre.

In 1930s St. Louis, faded Southern belle Amanda Wingfield (Alexis Medina) lives in poverty with her two grown children in a dingy apartment. She yearns for the comforts of her youth as a debutante in Mississippi and often lapses into rose-colored stories of better days. Almost obsessively devoted, this middle-aged mother both resents and clings to her children.

Son Tom (Mark Burdette) has unwillingly supported the family since his father abandoned them. Frustrated by his job at a shoe warehouse, Tom aspires to be a poet. But he struggles to write, instead seeking escape from reality in alcohol and movies. Sleep-deprived and irritable, the burden of his obligations to his mother and older sister weighs heavily upon him.

Daughter Laura (Hannah Brannon), as fragile as her collection of glass animals, is crippled both by shyness and a limp that lingers from a childhood illness. She dropped out of high school and feels incapable of making her own way. Feeling inferior and fearful of life beyond her small sphere, Laura has isolated herself in a world of her own creation, withdrawing into music.

When Tom brings coworker Jim O’Connor (Caleb Lowe) home to dinner, Amanda sees this “gentleman caller” as a suitor for Laura – and a dream come true for the family. A once-popular athlete and actor in high school, Jim was a golden boy who hopes to shine again. But no one is more hopeful than Amanda, whose illusions are doomed to be shattered.

This 1944 drama by Tennessee Williams launched him from obscurity to sudden fame as one of the 20th century’s legendary playwrights. The most autobiographical of all his works, “The Glass Menagerie” won the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award as Best American Play. Tender and tragic, this ethereal memory play is a classic of American theatre.

“The Glass Menagerie” is directed by Eb Madson. Scenic and projections designer is Kyle Ransbottom. Costume designer is Amanda Jones. Lighting designer is Xuewei (Eva) Hu. Sound designer is Jazmine Whipple. Props designer is Courtney Curtis. Stage manager is Nicole Thomas.

“The Glass Menagerie” is live on stage November 7-24 at Ocala Civic Theatre. There will be 15 performances: Thursdays and Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m.

Tickets are $35 for adults and $17 for ages 18 and younger. This show is rated PG. Buy tickets online any time at www.ocalacivictheatre.com. To buy tickets through the OCT box office, call (352) 236-2274 or visit Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Join us for a Tack Swap and Storewide Sale at JJ Tack SOUTH LOCATION ONLY! Enjoy Nate’z Blazing BBQ while you shop. Free to set up! Saturday, November 16th from 8am-4pm.

Don’t forget the Fabulous Flea Market

Holiday yardsale, Christmas crafts, kids items, jewelry, homemade and baked goods.

Over 90 vendors weekly, starting on SE 3rd St and going down the sidewalk towards Citizens’ Circle as well under the Ocala Downtown Market Pavilion…
Produce, beef, pork, chicken, goat milk products, eggs, microgreens, hydroponic produce, cheesecakes, fresh baked breads, pies, cupcakes, cookies, 18+olive oils & 30+basalmic vinegar’s, pickles, seasonings, honey, art, leather, jewelry, face & body lotions & scrubs, bath salts, toners and creams, candles, so many home made items and healthy life items. Too many to mention

We would love for you to join us;
Flyers(age5-12) at 10am ($20)
Team(all ages) 11am ($20)
Base(age13-up) at 12pm($20)

Charity Car Show supporting EARS! Hundreds of cool cars, great food,, vendors, raffles, 50/50 and More Splendid Things!! Enter your car, motorcycle, rat rod or truck for only $20 donation at the gate. Stay tuned!!

We are excited to invite local artists and vendors to participate in our upcoming Party in the Park event, on November 16 from 12 PM to 5 PM at Tuscawilla Park! 

If you are interested in this opportunity, please email leighton@reillyartscenter.com, subject “Party in the Park”.

Join us on Saturday, November 16 at 12:30 p.m. to explore more about THE GLASS MENAGERIE! This free, “no reading required” book club with R.J. Jenkins of the Marion County Literacy Council is a fascinating hour of insights.

Learn more about this long-beloved literary and theatrical classic by Tennessee Williams, which launched him from obscurity to sudden fame in 1944 as one of the 20th century’s legendary playwrights. The most autobiographical of all his works, THE GLASS MENAGERIE won the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award as Best American Play. It’s a tale of the Wingfield family in 1930s St. Louis, each of them dreaming of a better life during the Great Depression. Tender and tragic, this ethereal memory play is a classic of American theatre.

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Tennessee Williams’ classic drama “The Glass Menagerie” is live on stage November 7-24, 2024 at Ocala Civic Theatre.

In 1930s St. Louis, faded Southern belle Amanda Wingfield (Alexis Medina) lives in poverty with her two grown children in a dingy apartment. She yearns for the comforts of her youth as a debutante in Mississippi and often lapses into rose-colored stories of better days. Almost obsessively devoted, this middle-aged mother both resents and clings to her children.

Son Tom (Mark Burdette) has unwillingly supported the family since his father abandoned them. Frustrated by his job at a shoe warehouse, Tom aspires to be a poet. But he struggles to write, instead seeking escape from reality in alcohol and movies. Sleep-deprived and irritable, the burden of his obligations to his mother and older sister weighs heavily upon him.

Daughter Laura (Hannah Brannon), as fragile as her collection of glass animals, is crippled both by shyness and a limp that lingers from a childhood illness. She dropped out of high school and feels incapable of making her own way. Feeling inferior and fearful of life beyond her small sphere, Laura has isolated herself in a world of her own creation, withdrawing into music.

When Tom brings coworker Jim O’Connor (Caleb Lowe) home to dinner, Amanda sees this “gentleman caller” as a suitor for Laura – and a dream come true for the family. A once-popular athlete and actor in high school, Jim was a golden boy who hopes to shine again. But no one is more hopeful than Amanda, whose illusions are doomed to be shattered.

This 1944 drama by Tennessee Williams launched him from obscurity to sudden fame as one of the 20th century’s legendary playwrights. The most autobiographical of all his works, “The Glass Menagerie” won the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award as Best American Play. Tender and tragic, this ethereal memory play is a classic of American theatre.

“The Glass Menagerie” is directed by Eb Madson. Scenic and projections designer is Kyle Ransbottom. Costume designer is Amanda Jones. Lighting designer is Xuewei (Eva) Hu. Sound designer is Jazmine Whipple. Props designer is Courtney Curtis. Stage manager is Nicole Thomas.

“The Glass Menagerie” is live on stage November 7-24 at Ocala Civic Theatre. There will be 15 performances: Thursdays and Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m.

Tickets are $35 for adults and $17 for ages 18 and younger. This show is rated PG. Buy tickets online any time at www.ocalacivictheatre.com. To buy tickets through the OCT box office, call (352) 236-2274 or visit Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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