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Scene Calendar: Upstage performances at the Phillips Center, dance, theater and more

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Scene Calendar: Upstage performances at the Phillips Center, dance, theater and more

THIS WEEK

Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper

Michael Cleveland, the 2019 Best Bluegrass Album Grammy Award-winner, can claim dominance in the highly competitive world of bluegrass as a 12-time IBMA Awards Fiddle Player of the Year. He has performed with a legendary list of greats such as Béla Fleck, Tommy Emmanuel, Billy Strings and Vince Gill. Cleveland is widely considered the top fiddler of his generation. Catch a performance at 7 and 9 p.m. Nov. 1 at UpStage at the Phillips Center, located at 3201 Hull Road. UpStage is an intimate, cabaret-style setting on the Phillips Center Mainstage. The 7 p.m. seating includes heavy hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar; the 9 p.m. seating includes desserts and cash bar. Tickets are $55 for the 7 p.m. seating, $35 for the 9 p.m. seating, and $12 for University of Florida students. For more information, or to purchase tickets online, visit performingarts.ufl.edu.

Visiting Artist Series

Doug Varone and Dancers (DOVA) will visit Santa Fe College to teach and perform as part of the college’s Visiting Artist series at 8 p.m. Nov. 1 in the Jackson N. Sasser Fine Arts Hall, 3000 NW 83rd St. Tickets are $16 for adults; $10 for seniors, students, military service members, and children 12 and younger; and free for SF students, faculty and staff with college ID cards. Tickets are available from the Fine Arts Hall box office at 395-4181 or online at showpass.com/visiting-artist-doug-varone-and-dancers. DOVA, a recipient of 11 Bessie Awards, has performed in more than 125 cities across 45 states, as well as in Europe, Asia, Canada and South America. These highly professional performance artists are known for their innovative approach to the creative process — which the Santa Fe College community will get to witness firsthand. The first half of the performance will feature an immersive experience that involves audience members in an interactive demonstration of Varone’s renowned creative process. After intermission, DOVA will perform their most famous work, called “LUX,” danced to the music of Philip Glass. DOVA remain one of the most in-demand ambassadors and educators in their field. Their multidisciplinary residency programs offer a deeper connection to the work, using a hands-on approach that extends beyond the studio to engage people of all ages and backgrounds, whether they are dancers or not. For more information, visit sfcollege.edu.

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Endea Owens and The Cookout

If you’ve seen Endea Owens jamming with the house band on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” or delivering joyfully catchy bass lines on “NPR Tiny Desk” with her band, The Cookout, then you know not to miss a chance to see Owens’ musical prowess shine in person. Her accolades include an Emmy, a Grammy and a Peabody Award. Hear her during an UpStage performance at 7 and 9 p.m. Nov. 2 at UpStage at the Phillips Center, located at 3201 Hull Road. UpStage is an intimate, cabaret-style setting on the Phillips Center Mainstage. The 7 p.m. seating includes heavy hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar; the 9 p.m. seating includes desserts and cash bar. Tickets are $55 for the 7 p.m. seating, $35 for the 9 p.m. seating and $12 for University of Florida students. For more information about this or other upcoming performances, or to purchase tickets online, visit performingarts.ufl.edu.

Young Dancer Showcase

More than 300 middle and high school students and their instructors from across Florida will gather for the annual Young Dancer Workshop and Showcase performance from 8 to 10 p.m. Nov. 2 in the Jackson N. Sasser Fine Arts Hall at Santa Fe College, located at 3000 NW 83rd St. Tickets for the performance are $10 and are available from the SF Fine Arts Hall Box Office at 395-4181 or online at showpass.com/young-dancer-showcase-2024. With a full schedule of workshops through the weekend, students will learn from members of the Doug Varone and Dancers (DOVA), master artists in residence for the event, and from SF and University of Florida dance professors. Workshop session topics include dances in musical theatre and Broadway, hip-hop, contemporary, jazz, ballet, West African, dance in medicine and dance composition.

‘It Can’t Happen Here’

The Social Justice Council of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Gainesville is inviting residents to attend a performance of “It Can’t Happen Here,” a radio play based on the 1935 book by Sinclair Lewis. The production is produced by Actors’ Warehouse. Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 4, and will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Gainesville, located at 4225 NW 34th St. Tickets can be purchased by donating at the door on a sliding scale from $10 to $30-plus. Proceeds will fund the work of Actors’ Warehouse and the UUFG Social Justice Council. Attendees also can reserve tickets at actorswarehouse.org. Described by Actors’ Warehouse as “a cautionary dark satire about the fragility of democracy and how fascism can take hold even in the land of liberty,” “It Can’t Happen Here” follows the ascent of a demagogue who becomes president of the United States by promising to return the country to greatness. The play was initially produced as part of the WPA Federal Theater Project’s “Living Newspaper” series and was performed simultaneously in 18 cities in the 1930s. A new adaptation was written by Tony Ciconne and Bennett Cohen, and performed at the Berkeley Repertory Theater Company in 2016. A staged reading was performed via Zoom in 2020, and more than 100 theaters across the country were named broadcast partners for the production.

‘Dear Evan Hansen’

Declared “one of the most remarkable shows in musical theater history” by The Washington Post, “Dear Evan Hansen” is the first musical to take a ground-breaking look — from the points of view of both the parents and young people — at our complex, interconnected and social media-filled lives. Recommended for ages 12 and older, and contains adult themes, including discussions of suicide. See the show at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 4 at the Phillips Center, located at 3201 Hull Road. Tickets are $45 to $75; $20 for University of Florida students. For more information about this and other upcoming performances, or to purchase tickets online, visit performingarts.ufl.edu.

ONGOING

‘Nostalgia’

Join the Gainesville Fine Arts Association in celebrating their latest local art exhibition: “Nostalgia.” The exhibition will be on display through Nov. 23, and can be seen for free. The Gainesville Fine Arts Association is located at 1314 S. Main St. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. For more information, email info@gainesvillefinearts.org or call 328-5027.

COMING SOON

Mahler’s ‘Resurrection’ Symphony

UF Symphony Director Tiffany Lu is generating a buzz with her command of the University of Florida Symphony Orchestra and ambitious program choices. Watch UF’s new star conductor take the orchestra to new heights as they tackle Mahler’s “Symphony No. 2” at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 8 at the Phillips Center, located at 3201 Hull Road. Tickets run $20 to $40; $12 for University of Florida students. For more information, visit performingarts.ufl.edu.

Dance For Life: Suicide Awareness Event

Dance for Life, an annual suicide awareness gala event, is set for 7 p.m. Nov. 9 with ballet and contemporary classes also available earlier in the day. According to founder Kristin Barlow, the gala’s mission is to bring awareness to suicide and its root causes, implement preventive programs and events, eliminate the stigma of mental health, and increase access to mental health resources through dance and performing arts. The day will be filled with classes and workshops followed by the gala performance at the Phillips Center, located at 3201 Hull Road. Dance Alive National Ballet principal dancers Rosemary Deiorio, Tales Ribeiro and Andre Valladon will be guests for the performance along with Anthony Curley from “So You Think You Can Dance.” Valladon will teach a ballet and variation master class from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Stephen O’Connell Center — 250 Gale Lemerand Drive — followed by a scholarship opportunity from 11:30 to 11:45 a.m. and a meet-and-greet from 11:45 a.m. to noon. Curley will teach a contemporary class from 2 to 4 p.m. at the O’Connell Center, followed by a scholarship opportunity from 4 to 4:15 p.m. and a meet-and-greet from 4:15 to 4:30 p.m. Marissa Arnone, a University of Florida graduate and member of The Squad at the World of Dance, will head a wellness workshop from 1 to 2 p.m. at the O’ Connell Center. The cost to attend the ballet class is $45. The cost to attend the contemporary class is $45. The cost to attend both classes is $65. Entry to the gala costs $15 to $35. To purchase tickets, visit danceforlifenation.org/florida-suicide-awareness-gala.

Jazz on the Green

Join Celebration Pointe for live music, food and drinks, lawn games and more as the Ed Roth Trio plays live music on the stage in the promenade from 7 to 9 p.m. Nov. 9. Spread a blanket under the setting sun and catch some live music while the kids play games on the lawn. Celebration Pointe is located off of Interstate 75 and Archer Road at Celebration Pointe Avenue. For more information, visit celebrationpointe.com.

No No Boy

MusicGNV, Pulp Arts, and UF’s Center for Arts, Migration and Entrepreneurship will host an evening of music and dialogue with No No Boy at Heartwood Soundstage at 7 p.m. Nov. 13. No No Boy is the musical project of Dr. Julian Saporiti, who explores Asian American histories through sound, songwriting and discussion. His music is pure poetic storytelling in the folk tradition of Pete Seeger and Bob Dylan, and has been featured in prominent music publications such as NPR Music and Pitchfork, and released on the legendary Smithsonian Folkways label. This event is free. Heartwood Soundstage is located at 619 S. Main St.

‘What Remains: A Story of Alzheimer’s’

Dance Alive is set to present a new program, The Ballet Process. Choreographer Tales Ribeiro and dancers will include attendees on the journey as he creates a new work – “What Remains: A Story of Alzheimer’s” With “What Remains: A Story of Alzheimer’s,” what we love becomes eternal in our memory — but what happens when our memory is gone? When who we used to be also is gone? This is one story in which a fragment of memory, a moment of love, a treasure in time, is still there. Each “What Remains” experience includes a talk-back and refreshments. Ribeiro, recently promoted to principal dancer and company choreographer for Dance Alive National Ballet, is a recent member of International Dance Council CID, the official worldwide organization of all forms of dance. Among other benefits, he is able to offer International Certification to his students and nominate other persons for CID membership. Take part at 1 p.m. Nov. 15 and Jan. 24 at Pofahl Studios, located at 1325 NW Second St. For more information, call 371-2986 or email info@ dancealive.org.

Chomp the Block

Celebrate the Gators during Celebration Pointe’s Chomp the Block! The official block party of the Florida Gators is held every Friday before home football games. The events feature food and drinks from onsite restaurants and food trucks, live music, giveaways and games along with special appearances by University of Florida celebrities. The next event is set for Nov. 15 ahead of the Florida vs. LSU game. The event also will celebrate Saluting Those Who Serve, and will feature live music by Whiskey Jones. Celebration Pointe is located just off of Interstate 75 and Archer Road. A Chomp the Block party is held each home-game Friday from 6 to 10 p.m. with a kids’ zone with child-friendly games such as a bounce house, face painting and balloon animals. The exclusive block parties are part of a comprehensive, ongoing partnership program with the Florida Gators. For more information, visit celebrationpointe.com.

‘Murder at Abby Manor Mascarade Ball’

Solve a mystery during a dinner murder-mystery interactive game during “Murder at Abby Manor Mascarade Ball,” set for 5 to 9 p.m. Nov. 16 at the Hawthorne Woman’s Club, located on Southeast 66th Avenue in Hawthorne. Tickets to the event are $25, and reservations are required. Each guest will be a character in the mystery and have a role to play. The event includes hors d’oeuvres and “Around the World” dinner, dessert, prizes and raffle. For more information, call 305-975-4018 or 412-518-7154.

Parker Quartet

Internationally recognized for their fearless yet probingly beautiful performances, the Grammy Award-winning Parker Quartet has distinguished itself as one of the preeminent quartets of this time. Their numerous honors include winning the Concert Artists Guild Competition, the Grand Prix and Mozart Prize at France’s Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition, and Chamber Music America’s prestigious Cleveland Quartet Award. See them perform at 2 p.m. Nov. 17 at Squitieri Studio Theatre at the Phillips Center, located at 3201 Hull Road. Tickets are $40 for general admission and $12 for University of Florida students. For more information, or to purchase tickets online, visit performingarts.ufl.edu.

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