Yesterday afternoon, I went out for a walk to clear my head. I walked to a large public park in my city. Spring is in full swing here, and the park was beautiful, full of flowers and trees blossoming. Cherry trees and plum trees, in full blossom all around. People were hanging around, walking, taking pictures. I took out my phone and snapped some pictures of the trees and the pond, to immortalize this pretty spring afternoon for myself.
Then I turned to one side and saw a young woman, sitting on a wooden bench underneath a cherry tree, and posing. Another woman, probably a friend, stood a few steps away from her, holding her phone and taking her pictures. It occurred to me that most of the photos in my gallery featuring me are, in fact, selfies. Because I have nobody to take pictures of me. I have always been a loner, and even though I got better at making friends as I got older, some things fundamentally don't change. I feel the loneliness creeping in, and I can no longer pretend it is just 'solitude' and desirable. As the young woman kept craning her neck like a swan to pose for her friend, I walked on and whipped out my phone (again) to take a selfie. Yes, I didn't have a friend with me to snap my pictures, but I could take my own pictures.
I tried to find the best angle to photograph myself against the cherry tree, a perfect backdrop to the portrait of a beautiful person. If only I was one! I switched my photo app to its front camera and took some selfies, and it just made me depressed. I have always been homely, so it wasn't my ugly (!) face that made me sad. I know what I look like. But normally, at least, I have a certain radiance, and I manage to look cheerful and youthful in photos, if not beautiful. Yesterday, though, I saw an old-looking woman. Sunken cheeks, tired-looking eyes, and dull hair that lacked its usual sheen. (Admittedly, I have been having a difficult and stressful time lately due to material issues, and it took a toll on me, by affecting my mental health and disrupting my sleep. Maybe that is what makes me look sickly.) And I thought to myself "I am old."
In a sense, I could be considered young, I am in my early 30s. But in another sense, I am no spring chicken anymore. At any rate, I am also not getting younger.
And this makes the whole FAW-hood even more painful. It hurts to think most women of my age have had multiple relationships already, and the more "commitment-minded" ones have gotten married, maybe had kids, and are settling down. I feel like I have perpetually stayed at that "just-about-to-begin-my-adult-life" phase that people normally have in high school; perhaps in college, if they are late bloomers. I never bloomed, and sometimes I flinch back when I think that I might wither before I bloom at all. Maybe I am a non-blooming plant, after all. I thought I was a rose, but haven't I collected enough evidence by this point to know that I am a fern?
I would wish for things to change, of course. I can't say this is a letter of resignation. God knows I tried, and I can try again once the other turbulences in my life subside and give me headspace. But also... I tried dating, it was exasperating and unsuccessful, and I don't see how this could ever change? It seems the more time I spend single, the less likely it becomes I will find a partner in the future. Some weird curse, some law of attraction by which loneliness attracts more loneliness.
I find that I cannot smile with my eyes in the selfie. I pull back my lips in a pretend-smile, too obviously fake. I snap a selfie in the diminishing late afternoon sun, just my head, with my tired-looking face, grotesquely surrounded by the serenely delicate pink canopy of the cherry tree.
I put my phone back in my pocket, and walk back home. Alone. As always.

There's a ton going on this weekend and here's a rundown of local events from NextThreeDays.
Weekend Rundown of Local Fun: 1. 2024 Relay for Life at Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Drillfield, Virginia Tech Friday, April 19, 2024, 3:00 PM - 01:00 AM Registration Fee: $20.00 per person Virginia Tech Relay For Life presents their 2024 Annual Event to celebrate, remember and fight back for a cure. There will be lots of food, fun, entertainment, and most importantly, ceremonies to honor those who have been touched by cancer. Relay For Life at Virginia Tech is a year-long, record-breaking fundraiser that benefits the American Cancer Society and culminates in this annual event. The Virginia Tech Relay is the largest collegiate Relay for Life in the nation, raising nearly half a million dollars for the American Cancer Society every year. The event features food from numerous restaurants including Zeppolis, Starbucks, Avellinos, Firehouse Subs, Jersey Mike's Subs, El Rodeo, Jimmy Johns, Halwa, Bollo's Cafe & Bakery, Olive Garden, Carol Lee Donuts, Insomnia Cookies & more, games, guest speakers and live performances from multiple bands and organizations. In addition to the fun and games, take will be taken throughout the night to honor those who are fighting cancer and remember those who have lost their battles. All are encouraged to participate and the event is open to the public. Cash, check or Venmo accepted. Some activities are additional costs such as the Food Waves. Donations are encouraged. The event is rain or shine. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=776477
2. Radstock Music Festival with 5 Bands Heth Lawn, Radford University Friday, April 19, 2024, 4:30 - 10:00 PM Admission: Free The Radford University Department of Music presents the Radstock Music Festival with a full lineup of live music, games and clubs. Performances include the Radford University Commercial Music Ensemble, Danny Vegas, Hutcheson Drive, Cherry Moon and Brainsludge. Hosted by Eli Lam and Devon Jones. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=776448
3. College Softball: Georgia Tech vs. Virginia Tech Tech Softball Park, Virginia Tech Friday, April 19, 2024, 6:00 PM, Saturday, April 20, 2024, 2:00 PM, Sunday, April 21, 12:00 PM Admission: Free Watch the Virginia Tech Softball team compete against ACC conference opponent Georgia Tech in a three-game series. No tickets are required for Hokie Softball games. Stands open one hour prior to the start of the game. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=774450
4. Double Feature: Ghostbusters Afterlife and Ghostbusters Frozen Empire (2024 Opening Weekend) Starlite Drive-In Theatre, Christiansburg Friday, April 19, 2024 and Saturday, April 20, 2024, 6:00 PM - 12:20 AM Adults: $10.00, Kids Ages 6-12: $6.00, Kids Ages 5 & Under: Free The Starlite Drive-In Theatre hosts their 2024 opening weekend with a Double Feature featuring the two most recent Ghostbuster films "Ghostbusters: Afterlife" and "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire". "Ghostbusters: Afterlife" is a 2021 adventure comedy starring Carrie Coon, Paul Rudd and Finn Wolfhard and is rated PG-13. Movie Synopsis: When a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind. "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire" is a 2024 adventure comedy starring Carrie Coon, Paul Rudd and Finn Wolfhard and is rated PG-13. Movie Synopsis: When the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must join forces to protect their home and save the world from a second ice age. Gates open at 6:00 PM and the first movie is expected to start around 8:15 PM. Audio can be heard on your vehicles radio on 90.3FM. Concessions will be available for purchase. Cash or card accepted. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=776469
5. Sensations A Cappella Spring Concert "Camp Sensa" Haymarket Theater (Squires Student Center), Virginia Tech Friday, April 19, 2024, 7:00 PM At the Door: $10.00 Sensations A Cappella presents their 2024 Spring Concert titled "Camp Sensa". Sensations is an all female a capella group founded at Virginia Tech during the fall semester of 2003. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=776484
6. College Baseball: #7 Duke vs. #23 Virginia Tech English Field, Virginia Tech Friday, April 19, 2024, 7:00 - 10:00 PM Saturday, April 20, 2024, 7:00 PM, Sunday, April 21, 2024, 1:00 PM General Public: $10.00, Youth: $5.00 Watch the #23 ranked Virginia Tech Baseball Team compete against ACC conference opponent #7 ranked Duke in a three-game home series. On Sunday, the Sophomore Class Trading Card Giveaway will be given away to first arriving fans with a post-game autographs with the sophomores weather permitting. In addition, there will be a post-game Kids Run the Bases again with weather permitting on Sunday. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=776454
7. 2024 National Pan-Hellenic Council Overton R. Johnson Step Show Competition Commonwealth Ballroom (Squires Student Center), Virginia Tech Friday, April 19, 2024, 7:00 - 9:30 PM General Admission: $20.00, Greeks: $15.00, Kids 4 & Under: Free The National Pan-Hellenic Council presents the Annual Overton R. Johnson Step Show Competition held every spring to bring students, alumni, and the university community together for a friendly competition to highlight the culture of the Divine 9 organizations through stepping and strolling to see which fraternity and sorority will take home the prize of $1,000. The theme for this year is "occupations," so each fraternity and sorority will be incorporating their chosen occupation as the inspiration for their performance. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=776335
8. Play: "The Taming of the Shrew" Squires Studio Theatre, Blacksburg Friday, April 19, 2024 and Saturday, April 20, 2024, 7:30 - 9:00 PM, Saturday, April 20, 2024, 2:00 - 3:30 PM General Public: $15.00, Seniors & Students: $12.00 The Virginia Tech School of Performing Arts presents the play "The Taming of the Shrew" with six performances. In one of Shakespeare's most problematic, but compelling comedies, Petruchio sets out to woo and wed Katherine, a feisty and independent woman who resists his increasingly outrageous advances. Set in a parallel world that looks suspiciously like 1960s Las Vegas, this streamlined and fast-paced version of "The Taming of the Shrew" incorporates music, dance, and hilarious comic lazzi to upend your expectations about who is who and what is what, and celebrate the true spectrum of identity and relationship. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=776306
9. Virginia Tech Philharmonic Orchestra in Concert Moss Arts Center at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg Friday, April 19, 2024, 7:30 - 9:00 PM General Public: $15.00, Seniors: $12.00, Students: $10.00 Join the VT Philharmonic Orchestra, under the direction of Mathias Elmer, for an evening concert. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=776455
10. Connor Kelly & The Time Warp in Concert The Milk Parlor, Blacksburg Friday, April 19, 2024, 9:00 PM - 01:00 AM Ages 21 & Older: $10.00, Ages 18-20: $15.00 Connor Kelly & The Time Warp are a rock and roll band dedicated to pushing sonic boundaries while persevering the anthropomorphic elements of rock & roll. Cover is cash only for those under 21. Must be ages 18 and older to attend. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=776428
11. 2024 Horticulture Club and Hahn Horticulture Garden Spring Plant Sale Hahn Horticulture Garden, Virginia Tech Saturday, April 20, 2024, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Admission: Free The Horticulture Club at Virginia Tech presents the Three-Day 2024 Hahn Garden Spring Plant Sale. Shop from a variety of annuals, perennials, vegetables, shrubs, herbs, trees and more. The Cabo Fish Taco food truck will be on-site on Friday. All sales will support activities at the Hahn Garden as well as the Horticulture Club at Virginia Tech. Cash, card and Venmo accepted. The Horticulture Club at Virginia Tech exists to support their members, their department, and the local community. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=776436
12. Arbor Day Celebration 2024 Blacksburg Parks & Recreation Administrative Offices, Blacksburg Saturday, April 20, 2024, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Admission: Free Blacksburg Parks & Recreation presents their Arbor Day Celebration 2024. Volunteers will plant a tree or two and have some fun getting dirty. Help make Blacksburg greener by planting trees on town properties. Participants are encouraged to bring a shovel and gloves. The event is rain or shine. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=776463
13. 2024 Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine Open House VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech Saturday, April 20, 2024, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Admission: Free Enjoy all-day activities, lectures, demonstrations, meet & greets, merchandise sales, and club booths for all ages. Discover how the veterinary college is making a difference in the world of veterinary medicine and public health. Meet their incredible faculty, tour the college, learn about our programs and hospitals, and enjoy food and activities. This is the perfect chance to explore how we can join hands in protecting and improving animal, human, and environmental health. Activities include: Exotic Pet Show & Tell, Craft Tie Dye Pet Bandanas, Create Tie Dye Shirts, Live Painted Horse, Teddy Bear Repair (Bring your own stuffie or adopt a new one), Touch-A-Truck, Ultrasound Simulator Station, VT Therapy Dogs at Noon, Horseshoeing 101 Demo at 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM and Virginia Tech Police Animals Unit Demo at 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM. Take a tour with exclusive access to the college's behind-the-scenes facilities and Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Food trucks will be on-site. For the safety of patients at the hospital and open house demonstration animals, guests please do not bring pets to the event. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=776133
14. Native at Virginia Tech Spring 2024 Pow Wow Graduate Life Center Lawn, Virginia Tech Saturday, April 20, 2024, 12:00 - 4:00 PM Admission: Free The Ati: Wa:oki Indigenous Community Center and Native at Virginia Tech presents their 7th Annual Spring Pow Wow. This year's powwow will include Native American dance traditions, drumming, and singing. Guests can enjoy cultural education, Native music and dance traditions, craft vendors and food. The Grand Entry will begin promptly at noon. There will be many talented vendors and artisans present. The powwow will include two head dancers, an arena director, drum groups from both northern and southern traditions, and a master of ceremonies. Powwow honors traditional Native gatherings by incorporating Indigenous values such as respect, tradition, and generosity, offering an opportunity for the university community to experience Indigenous culture firsthand. A family friendly event, it is free and open to the entire campus community as well as the general public. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=776324
15. Grateful Dead Tribute with The Dead Ferns and Uncle Patty's Band The Milk Parlor, Blacksburg Saturday, April 20, 2024, 12:30 - 4:00 PM Admission: $5.00 Enjoy an afternoon of Grateful Dead music. The Red Ferns (The Dead Ferns) are a groovy guitar band based in Blacksburg, VA. The Patty Carver Band (Uncle Patty's Band) is a rock band playing covers and originals based in Blacksburg, VA. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=776468
16. Blacksburg Fork & Cork 2024 Historic Smithfield, Blacksburg Saturday, April 20, 2024, 1:00 - 5:30 PM Regular Tasting Tickets: • Advance Tickets: $35.00, Day of Tickets: $40.00 VIP Tickets: (No day of tickets) • Tasting Tickets: $75.00, Non-Drinking Ticket: $25.00 Non-Tasting Tickets: $15.00 in Advance and the Day Of, Children 12 & Under with Accompanying Adult: Free The Blacksburg Partnership presents the 14th Annual Blacksburg Fork and Cork. Delight yourself in wine samplings from local & regional wineries and cideries, food, creations from local artists & vendors and live music from Kat Mills, Noah Spencer and Merchant Copy. There are three level of tickets available including regular tasting, VIP and non-tasting tickets. VIP tickets are limited and will only be available in advance. VIP tasting tickets allows ticket holders one hour early access to the festival beginning at 12:00 PM along with access to the VIP Tent which will include additional specialty tastings not available to regular tasting ticket holders, light snacks and select VIP amenities. Chairs and blankets are encouraged. Ample parking is available in adjacent Virginia Tech lots. Shuttle services is complimentary from multiple spots within parking lots to festival entrance. Bring your ID as everyone will be ID'ed. No exceptions. Well behaved pets are allowed on a leash and provided owners clean up after them. The event is rain or shine. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=776120
17. Film Screening and Panel Discussion: Invasives at The Lyric! Lyric Theatre, Blacksburg Saturday, April 20, 2024, 2:00 - 4:00 PM Admission: Free In partnership with the Town of Blacksburg, the Invasive Species Collaborative (ISC) at Virginia Tech is hosting a film screening of "Uninvited: The Spread of Invasive Species". Globally and locally, biological invasions have significant environmental, economic, and social impacts. Uninvited introduces the concept of invasive species and explains how diverse partnerships and strategies can be used to prevent their spread and establishment. Following the screening, a panel of content professionals will be on hand to answer audience questions. The event is free though advance registration is requested. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=775412
18. Paws & Pours for the Animal Welfare Foster Program Moon Hollow Brewing, Blacksburg Saturday, April 20, 2024, 4:00 - 9:00 PM Drinks are regular price. Join a special Pint Night titled Paws & Pours. $1.00 from every pint sold will benefit the Animal Welfare Foster Program. The Animal Welfare Foster Program is a non profit organization run by Virginia Tech veterinary students and works with local shelters to place at-risk dogs in foster homes where they are provided with vet care, socialization and TLC before being adopted into forever homes.Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=776482
19. Virginia Hollow in Concert Rising Silo Farm Brewery, Blacksburg Saturday, April 20, 2024, 5:30 - 8:30 PM Admission: Free Virginia Hollow is a mixture of Americana, bluegrass, country, indie, and rock. A singer-songwriter band that performs songs written by lead singer Carrie Hinkley, along with an occasional handpicked cover or two. Virginia Hollow is a band and a sound born from the hills, valleys and mountains of Appalachia. Their performances and music take you on a journey fraught with raw emotions and stories of love, trust, betrayal and longing. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=775792
20. 2024 Spring Kickoff Festival for Ages 18 & Up Christiansburg Recreation Center, Christiansburg Saturday, April 20, 2024, 6:00 - 9:00 PM Admission: Free The Town of Christiansburg and Christiansburg Parks & Rec present the 2024 Spring Kickoff Festival. PAR Mobile Golf will be on-site with their golf simulator. You’ll also have the chance to play trivia, Target Challenge, giant Jenga, Connect Four, cornhole, and more all while listening to live music performed by Jimothy. All activities and games are free. Local food, wine and beer trucks will also be available for purchase. Please bring your ID if you plan to purchase beer or wine. This is an outdoor event. A limited number of tables and chairs will be available. However, attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs to sit around a bonfire and enjoy the evening. This event is recommended for ages 18 and up. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=776157
21. “The Heist of Montgomery Bank” Live Play D&D Experience Montgomery Museum of Art & History, Christiansburg Saturday, April 20, 2024, 6:00 - 8:00 PM Admission: Free Join the Montgomery Museum for a night of mystery, mischief, and miniatures as they host "The Heist of Montgomery Bank" a live play D&D experience that is built with our audience in mind, and produced by our Emerging Leaders Advisory Board. Dungeon & Dragons is a tabletop roleplaying game that often includes the use of miniatures to expand the world created by its players. Enjoy light refreshments and explore the galleries throughout the evening, and you may even find clues that are vital to the cracking of the case for the merry band of adventurers in this one night only experience. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=775230
22. April Blacksburg Contra Dance YMCA at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg Saturday, April 20, 2024, 7:00 - 10:00 PM Adults: $10.00, Students: $8.00, Children Under Age of 16: Free The Blacksburg Contra Dance presents their April Blacksburg Contra Dance with music from The McKenzies with Joy Greenwolfe serving as the caller for the dance. Contra Dance is a traditional American dance in which couples dance in two long facing lines or in groups of four. No experience necessary. No partner required. All dances taught. A beginner lesson starts at 7:00 PM and the dancing starts at 7:30 PM. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=770199
23. Naturally Sharp A Cappella's Spring Concert: Singing Bad Graduate Life Center Auditorium, Virginia Tech Saturday, April 20, 2024, 7:00 - 9:00 PM Advance Tickets: $7.00, At the Door: $10.00 Naturally Sharp A Cappella presents their Spring Concert titled "Singing Bad". Founded in 2002, Naturally Sharp is Virginia Tech's premiere all male a cappella group. If you're looking for a group of classy guys to provide you with the musical release you know you've been yearning for, look no further. Cash and Venmo accepted. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=776476
24. The Dead Reckoning in Concert Dogtown Roadhouse, Floyd Saturday, April 20, 2024, 8:00 - 11:00 PM Advance Tickets: $21.00, At the Door: $26.00 Celebrate 4/20 with The Dead Reckoning. The Dead Reckoning (TDR) is a collaborative of seasoned players hailing from the Blue Ridge region of Virginia. Having many varied backgrounds, they come together to celebrate the music, legacy, eras and iterations of the most prolific band in history, The Grateful Dead. With a Jerry Garcia Band tune thrown in here and there for good measure.Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=776444
25. Maiden Voyage in Concert The Milk Parlor, Blacksburg Saturday, April 20, 2024, 8:00 PM - 12:00 AM Ages 21 & Over: $10.00, Ages 18-20: $15.00 Enjoy the ultimate Iron Maiden tribute band performing two full sets. Maiden Voyage is a tribute to Iron Maiden and based in North Carolina. Must be ages 18 and older to attend. Doors open at 8:00 PM and the music begins at 9:00 PM. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=776429
26. 2024 International Street Fair Alumni Mall, Virginia Tech Sunday, April 21, 2024, 12:00 - 6:00 PM Admission: Free The Council of International Student Organizations (CISO) and Cranwell International Center (Cranwell) proudly presents the 63rd International Street Fair. Learn about customs and traditions from 40 international and cultural student organizations at Virginia Tech in just one day. International and cultural student groups will share their traditions and heritage to foster meaningful interactions throughout the Virginia Tech and Blacksburg community. In addition, enjoy the International Food Trucks from all over Virginia, cultural entertainment, stage performances, displays, games, free children's crafts and much more including items available for purchase from the students. Don't miss the Global and Cultural Parade (Grand Entry) at Noon which is an inclusive parade of celebrated cultures from around the world. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=774325
27. ACC Women's Lacrosse Tournament: Louisville vs. Virginia Tech (First Round) Thompson Field, Blacksburg Sunday, April 21, 2024, 12:00 - 2:00 PM Admission: Free Watch the 8th Seeded Virginia Tech Women's Lacrosse compete against ACC conference opponent 9th Seeded University of Louisville in the first round of the ACC Women's Lacrosse Tournament. Link: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=776483
For more local weekend fun, check out: http://www.nextthreedays.com/featuredevents.cfm
Thanks for reading and have a great weekend!

Events are listed by the day. Events that happen every week appear first, one time stuff after that. If you have anything you’d like people to know about, comment here or message me and I’ll add it in. If you’d like further info about any of the events, look it up! I usually don’t have any extra to add.
Large Scale, Ongoing, and Multi-Day Events

• Pride in the Park at Kleman Plaza. Celebrate the pride and joy of our wonderfully diverse Tallahassee LGBTQ+ community at Tallahassee Pride's annual Pride in the Plaza. Presented in partnership with Visit Tallahassee and the City of Tallahassee, this inclusive, family-friendly festival features musical performances, delicious eats and food trucks, and local and regional vendors all in the name of celebrating with PRIDE. Protip: getting a parking spot under Kleman for Pride is easy, getting out is a total pain in the ass and can take up to an hour. Uber to and fro. Noon-5:30pm
  
• LeMoyne Chain of Parks Art Festival, Saturday and Sunday. Featuring art, vendors, food, and live music from Thursday Night Music Club, The Electric People, Mo & Mary Mac, R & R Sisters with Ed Prasse, Saylor Dollar, Flamenco Del Sur, Tuesday Supper Club, Hot Tamale, Strings of Light, Lee C. Payton, Two Guys With Guitars, Ayoko African Drum & Dance, Mo & Mary Mac, Charles Erwin Wilson, Ben Banks & The Back-Ups, Hot Tamale, SeaBreeze Duo, Ben Wentworth, and more. 10am-5pm both days
  

Local Running, Walking, and Biking Info: https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/
Guided Paddling Outings all around the area: https://www.facebook.com/hsmithoutdoors
Tallahassee Film Society Showings: https://www.tallahasseefilms.com/tickets/
Book Clubs for all tastes: https://www.facebook.com/midtownreadeevents
Live Theater:

• Making Light Productions: https://www.makinglightproductions.org/
  
• Theatre Tallahassee: https://theatretallahassee.org/
  
• Mickee Faust Club: https://www.mickeefaust.com/
  
• Monticello Opera House: https://www.monticellooperahouse.org/
  
• FSU School of Theatre: https://theatre.fsu.edu/productions/
  
• Young Actors Theatre: https://www.youngactorstheatre.com/
  
• Quincy Music Theatre: https://quincymusictheatre.com/
  
• Tallahassee Hispanic Theater: https://tallahasseehispanictheater.wordpress.com/
  

OutdooFarmer’s Markets:

• Lake Ella Grower's Market: Wednesday and Saturday, 11am-2pm. You can always find organic vendors, and foragers: The Holistic Cannabis Community, Artzi Farms, Hickory Nut Gifts, and others. Including Pita Queen! Farmer's Market Nutrition Program Coupons gladly accepted!
  
• Tallahassee Downtown Market: Saturdays, 10am-2pm, Park Ave Parks. Vendors display their arts and fine crafts, jewelry, handmade soap, pottery, Fresh from Florida produce, hand-raised beef and pork, fresh baked bread, jams and jellies, and honey. Live music from different local musicians every Saturday.
  
• Frenchtown Heritage Market: 524 N MLK Jr Blvd. Third Saturday of the month 10am to 2pm. Come grow community and support your local farmers and makers, while you get your groceries for the week! Don’t forget! We match SNAP/EBT, so you DOUBLE your money to go towards locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables! If the guy with the pineapple is there, get it. This is currently only happening on the third Saturday of the month for the next few months while road work is completed.
  
• Tallahassee Farmers Market: 2904 Kerry Forest Pkwy, Saturdays, 8am to Noon. Come see us at Tallahassee's longest-running farmers market! We are a year-round market, featuring local farms and vendors that provide the best seasonal produce, meats, baked goods, and more. We welcome you and your whole family (leashed pets included) to come out and meet your local farmers! Ample parking is available between our lot and the shopping center lot next door (by Red Elephant). Come early for the best selection.
  

THURSDAY, 4/18

• The Hub at Feather Oaks: Bingo. 6pm
  
• Dreamland BBQ: Weekly Open Blues Jam. If you'd like to sing, please bring your own mic. 6pm
  
• Honest Living Vape: Chess-Master Thursdays . Beginners and experts, join us every Thursday from 6-9 for Chess-Master Thursdays. All ages. Bring your board or play ours! Tournaments coming soon! 6pm
  
• Oyster City Brewing Co: Open Mic Night! Join us on Thursdays from 6:30-9:30 PM for Open Mic Night hosted by the incredible Mike Ingram of The Brown Goose! This is your chance to show off your skills! Whether you're a musician, poet, comedian, or have a hidden talent, we can't wait to see what you bring to the stage. 6:30pm
  
• Lake Tribe: Trivia. 7pm
  
• Takko Market Square: Bingo Night. 7pm
  
• The Getaway Grille and Bar: Karaoke with Jared Walker. 7pm
  
• Amicus Brewing: Trivia. 7pm
  
• Smitty's Taphouse: Trivia Lab Thursdays. Teams of 6 or fewer players can compete for $30 / $20 / $10 Prizes + The Golden MacGuffin prize table! New format! Interactive smartphone answering for your comfort and safety! 6 Fun Rounds - 42 Total Questions. 7:30pm
  
• Cap City Video Lounge: The Incredible Melting Man! MST3K Thursday. Join us Thursday as we climb aboard The Satellite of Love along with Joel, Tom Servo and CROOOOW as they enter the post, gooey, science fiction horror realm of stuff not cheese that is 1977's THE INCREDIBLE MELTING MAN! 7:30pm/free but donations encouraged
  
• Studio D: Bachata Fever. We always have a bachata workshop at 8 pm before Bachata Fever. We dance afterwards to the sounds of DJ Bacharod. The class is at 8 pm and Bachata Fever will start at 930 pm. Many times people are learning in class and may feel uncomfortable social dancing while they are still learning moves. We have a welcoming environment so stay and have fun and dance with everyone. That is how we learn. 8pm/Class $5/Bachata Fever $5.
  
• The Sound Bar: Comedy Night. 8pm
  
• Finnegans Wake: Open Mic. 8:30pm
  
• Brass Tap in Midtown: Karaoke with DJ Rah. 9pm
  
• 926: Karaoke. 9pm
  
• Bird’s: Karaoke with Nathan. 9pm
  

• Visit Tallahassee (old Amtrak Station): Understanding the LGBTQ History of Tallahassee. What would a queer history of Tallahassee look like? What are the most important developments in the writing of queer and LGBT history, and how can they be applied to interpreting the queer experience in Tallahassee over the past 200 years? One of the first academic authors of gay and lesbian history earned his PhD at Florida State in the early 1970s and taught some of the first university courses on LGBT history and culture in the nation on the Florida State campus. Why isn’t this story better known, and how can we build on this legacy? How can theory help ensure that we write histories that acknowledge the centrality of race, class, gender, and gender identity, while also always foregrounding issues of political power, labor, coercion, and class? Theory is not about making what is simple obscure, but instead about helping us to see mechanisms at work, and lives lived, that may have left only faint traces in the archive, rounding out and completing the evidence that has survived in greater abundance. Join Professor Charles Upchurch, Professor of British & LGBTQ History at Florida State University, for a 40-minute illustrated exploration of all of these themes as they relate to Tallahassee’s queer history. 5pm/free
  
• Blue Tavern: Jazz Mini-Fest Day One featuring Therese Whichello, Chris Seepersaud Quartet, and Richie Summa Trio. 5:30pm
  
• Oyster City Brewing: Genezone! 6pm
  
• 926: Virginia Man with Oak’s Experiment and npc luv. 8pm
  

FRIDAY, 4/19

• Blue Tavern: Happy Hour with Steve Malono. 5pm
  
• Lake Tribe Brewing: Flannel Fridays with Live Music. 6pm
  
• Hobbit West: Friday Night Dart Tournament. Anyone can Enter! Sign ups at 7:30, Darts fly at 8:00/$10 entry fee
  
• Ouzts Too: Karaoke with DJ Nathan. Best karaoke DJ in town. 8pm
  
• Just One More: Karaoke with DJ Rah. 9pm-11pm/21+
  
• 926: The Hot Friday Night Party and Drag Show. 9pm/$5/18+
  

• Blue Tavern: Two Clever. 5pm
  
• Blue Tavern: Jazz Mini-Fest Day Two featuring Clavé, Robocromp, and The Indefatigables. 5:30pm
  
• Proof: Buck Bonzai. 6pm
  
• Lake Tribe. Barber Brothers. 6pm
  
• Civic Center: Far Out Funk & Blues Fest hosted by Keith Rodgers and featuring music by Loose Ends, Zac Harmon, Klymaxx, Nellie Tiger Travis, Scottie Clinton, DieDra Ruff & The Ruff Pro Band, and Pharaohs of Funk. 6pm
  
• Oyster City Brewing: Seep’s Gumbo Madness! 6pm
  
• Smitty's Taphouse & Grill: Double Play. 6pm
  
• Common Ground Books: Pride & Joy Open Mic Night. Grab your favorite poem, tune up your guitar, rehearse that spoken word piece you've been working on, and come down to Common Ground Books for a special Pridefest Open Mic Night! 6:30pm
  
• Eve on Adams: Haley Brook. 7pm
  
• The Getaway Grille and Bar: Mae West Band. 7pm
  
• House of Music: Dixon's Violin. 7:45pm
  
• Fire Bettys: Madwoman featuring Chef Will & Tonight’s Special. 8pm
  
• Cap City Video Lounge: Humortals Showcase at CCVL. 8pm/$10
  
• The Sound Bar: Soul Medicine. 8pm
  
• American Legion: BBC @ The Legion presents The Rusty Wright Band. 8pm
  
• The Bark: Bambii Lamb with Copyright Claim, Faro, and Almost. 8:30pm
  

SATURDAY, 4/20 Blaze It

• Brinkley Glen Park: Invasive Plant Removal. Join Master Gardener Volunteers at this weekly invasive plant removal event. This is a great way to learn to ID our invasive plant species and how to remove them. We recommend wearing long pants and sleeves, closed-toed shoes, gloves, a hat and mosquito spray. Bring gardening tools such as hand clippers, loppers, trowels, etc. if you have them. We are removing coral ardisia bushes and berries, nandina, tung trees, Tradescantia flumenensis, cat's claw vine, winged yam, Japanese climbing fern, skunkvine and more. Directions: The best way to get there is to take Meridian Rd to Waverly Rd, go to the next intersection and turn left onto Abbotsford Way, then turn left at the next road called Woodside Dr. At the stop sign turn left onto Lothian. Lothian ends in a cul-de-sac and there is a sign that says Brinkley Glen Park. 8:30am-11:30am
  
• Gamescape: Saturday Gaming. Gamescape has relocated from Railroad Square to the Huntington Oaks Plaza (Suite 302, next to the Library) at N Monroe St and Fred George Rd. Open gaming tables are available. Noon-6pm
  
• Potbellys: 7th Annual FAKE St. Patrick's Day Party. 4pm
  
• Duke’s and Dottie’s: Line Dancing Plus Lessons. 7pm/21+
  
• Bird’s Oyster Shack: Laughterday Night Fever. * Join us every Saturday at Bird's Aphrodisiac Oyster Shack for a free comedy show!* 8:30pm
  
• 926: Latin Night. Dance to the irresistible beats of Zeus and prepare to be dazzled by a spectacular drag show at midnight. It's more than a party, it's an experience. 9:30pm/$10 21+, $15 under 21
  

• Midtown Reader: Independent Bookstore Day Celebration. It's our favorite time of year! A day dedicated to books, community, and indie bookstores - Independent Bookstore Day. National Independent Bookstore Day is Saturday, April 27th, and we'll be celebrating at Word of South at Cascades Park with your other neighborhood bookstores, authors, and musicians! Because of this, Midtown Reader is celebrating IBD earlier than everyone else so that we can still have the Indie Bookstore Day celebration you have come to know and love from us! Don't miss out on the fun! Join us in store for these all-day festivities: Kidtown Story Time with the Tallahassee Ballet reading Sleeping Beauty from 11 AM to 11:30AM. Signing Saturday with Rick Campbell, author of Fish Streets Before Dawn, and Sean Sexton, author of Portals, from 3 PM to 5 PM. All-day specialty IBD drinks at the Piebrary. 10% discount for wearing a Midtown Reader tee or past Indie Bookstore Day tee! 10am-8pm
  
• Cascades Park: KidsFest 2024. KidsFest is back for our annual family-friendly event brought to you by Kids Incorporated of the Big Bend. It's a fun filled day with kid centric activities, FREE admission, FREE family Entertainment and even Toddler Town when you need a little break. 10am-2pm
  
• Hot Love Tattoos: Third Anniversary Flash Day And Market. We've been here three years, let's get tattooed! Flash sheets from all 7 of our current artists, first come first served, local vendors outside so you can shop while you wait. Bring us a receipt from any other Lake Ella business to be entered into our raffle! The more places you shop, the more entries you'll get! 11am-7pm
  
• Honest Living Tea House: 4/20 Block Party. springtime is here! come join us for the CURAxHONEST block party on Saturday, April 20th! we will have fun prizes, discounts, a "thrift store throwback" yard sale, food, drinks, booths and activities. it will be a fun time! 11am-7pm
  
• Island Wing Co: Island Wing Company Annual Luau featuring music from LCP & The Gangbusters, DJ Nathan, and Top Shelf Band. Noon-10pm
  
• The Puff: Bud Bash 24. We hope to see you there. Once again, thank you to our amazing sponsors for helping us put together a kickass event. Rolling Competitions, Gravity Bong Contest, Ring Toss where you could win $300+ worth of glass, And more! Live music! Noon-close
  
• Dreamland BBQ: 4th Annual Camp Jam. Join Sunrise Rotary for an afternoon of blues and barbecue in support of Rotary Youth Camp. The event was created to honor the memory of Fred Addonizio, longtime Sunrise member and friend to the community. The Rotary Youth Camp gives children with disabilities a unique opportunity to enjoy a week of activities, fun, and friendship with other children. For many, it's the first time in their lives they've been away from their parents and participating in such activities. Fred was a huge proponent of this camp, volunteering countless hours over the years, putting together different activities and transporting the kids. Our goal is to raise enough money to ensure that there is new equipment that is badly needed currently, as well as creating a scholarship fund to ensure that any child that would like to go to the camp has the means to make it happen. Musical entertainment will be going on all afternoon. 2pm-6pm
  
• Cap City Video Lounge: Pride of 420: A Queer Movie Marathon. 3pm: But I’m A Cheerleader. 4:45pm: Bound. 7pm: Paris is Burning. 8:30pm: Pride (2014, dir. Matthew Warchus). 3pm/$10 all day
  
• Blue Tavern: Traditional Irish Session. 4pm
  
• Moore Auditorium: Spring 2024 Belly Dance Showcase! 6pm
  
• Lake Tribe: Shift 8. 6pm
  
• Blue Tavern: Firefly Rebellion with Larry & The Reeftones. 7pm
  
• Oyster City Brewing: 4 Sticks! 7pm
  
• Signature Lounge: Silly Saturday's Comedy Show. 7pm
  
• House of Music: 4/20 Karaoke PizzaPalooza. 7pm
  
• Retrofit Records: Record Store Day celebration featuring live music from Beach Fossils. Shop opens at Noon, music at 7:30pm
  
• Real Cool Time Records: Real Cool Time Records Record Store Day celebration featuring live music from Medians, Smoke Mountain, Speed Spirits, and Saturnalia. Music at 7:30pm
  
• The Bark: Loudass Country Band with Pat Puckett, Brett Eugene, and Durty Suns. 8pm
  
• The Sound Bar: Tim Russell. 8pm
  
• 926: Pridefest: Queer Showcase. CELEBRATE TALLAHASSEE'S QUEER PERFORMERS! From drag to burlesque and everything in between, this killer variety show displays queer performers of all walks. After spending the day at Pridefest in Kleman Plaza, join us in celebrating our queerness with a night of cabaret! Tickets are cheaper in advance, so grab a couple of these for your friends and catch the hottest show in town! 9:30pm/18+
  

SUNDAY, 4/21

• Bicycle House: Sunday Ride. Ride at 10:30 AM from Bicycle House. We will ride the Cascades trail to the St Marks trail and down to Wakulla station and return, about 31 miles. Ride speed is 12 to 14 mph, with periodic regroups. Vernon Bailey is the ride leader. Vernon is a new CCC member who’s been biking for 50 years enjoys riding with small groups and weekend touring. 10am
  
• Halisi Africa: Soulful Sundays. Join us for Motherland Brunch at Halisi Africa. We'll be serving our brunch special including an appetizer, main course, a sweet, and our signature African mimosas we call ukwaju. The event will also feature an art exhibition by Christopher Barnhart and live entertainment by local artists. 11am
  
• Flippin’ Great Pinball: $25 Sunday Funday. Every Sunday spend a fun-filled time with the family for only $25 plus tax at the arcade! Our normal all-day family admission of $34.99 is just $25 and that includes up to a family of 6 (two adults and four kids). Experience affordable family fun that everyone will enjoy. Noon-8pm
  
• E Peck Greene Park (Behind the LeRoy Collins Library): Food Not Bombs Free Mealshare. We offer free vegetarian/vegan food, water, coffee, personal care & hygiene products, bus passes, and clothing when we have some available to those in need. Contact foodnotbombstally@gmail.com to find out about getting involved. Noon-2pm
  
• LeRoy Collins Library: Tallahassee Go Club Meetings. Come play the captivating ancient game of Go, also known as Baduk, with some friendly games and discussions. Beginners welcome. Visit https://www.tallahasseegoclub.com for more information. 1pm
  
• Gamescape: Pokémon League. Come learn, play, and trade with the Pokémon Trading Card Game and the Pokémon video games! We LOVE seeing new players, so come learn how to play! We play both the Trading Card Game and the Video Game casually and competitively. The store offers lots of different seating arrangements to meet our group's needs, as well as food, drinks, and Pokémon products for purchase. We are also hold regular, officially sanctioned tournaments for Pokémon Trading Card Game and Video Game Competitions! 2-4pm
  
• The Plant: Open Jam. All instruments, all players welcome. 4pm-9pm
  
• Pedro’s: Mariachi Clasico. 6pm
  
• Fermentation Lounge: Open Mic Night Hosted by Conor Churchill. 7pm
  
• Oyster City Brewing: Comedy Night. Come have some laughs with us on Sunday nights! If you are interested in participating in the show, reach out to therealsleepypfloyd@gmail.com 7:30pm
  

• JR Alfred Greenway: Queer Hikes Tallahassee: Pride Week Edition! Join Queer Hikes Tallahassee for our first collaborative hike! We welcome hikers of all skill levels with the goal of bringing LGBTQIA+ people together for fun exploration of local nature while making new friends. Allies are always welcome. LOGISTICS: We will meet at the Pedrick Road entrance of the J.R. Alford Greenway for a nice 3.5 mile morning hike to wrap up Pride Week. Enter the address 2500 Pedrick Rd, Tallahassee, FL 32317 to map yourself to the correct location. The terrain is mostly flat with wide trails and ample parking is available. Please remember to bring water, sunscreen, and bug spray (and pride flags for photos!) as we are expecting a partially cloudy day in the low 80s. There is not a bathroom at the trail head so please plan accordingly. 10am
  
• The Hole (3030 S Adams St): Earth Day Festival. Join us for the 3rd annual Earth Day Festival in Tallahassee , a vibrant celebration dedicated to sustainability, community, and environmental justice. Set for April 21, 2024, this year's theme, "Planet vs. Plastics," promises a day filled with engaging workshops, cultural performances, eco-friendly crafts, and educational activities aimed at uniting communities and highlighting the importance of a sustainable future. Perfect for families and individuals alike, the festival will offer something for everyone—inspiring attendees to learn, engage, and take action towards a more equitable and green world. Don't miss this opportunity to celebrate our planet and be part of a movement towards positive change. 11:30am-4pm
  
• Mickee Faust Club: Earth Day Jam ’24. The Magnolia School is hosting an Earth Day Jam Fundraiser to help raise money for the enrichment and authentic educational experiences of our students. This is deeply important to all of us as our world continues to be an ever increasingly challenging place to live, learn, and thrive. The community can help by sponsoring the event, attending, or contributing. It will be an outdoor event. We will have Lil’ Grizzly Boogie Band and other local musicians, activities for the kids, a Lemonade stand, and Food trucks. There will be a merchandise table with fresh baked goods and T-shirts. So come and celebrate The Magnolia School. 2pm-6pm/$15 solo, $25 for a family
  
• The Sound Bar: Dustin Hatcher Band. 5pm
  
• Common Ground Books: Contemporary Queer Poetry Book Club: Alive at the End of the World. “Pierced by grief and charged with history, this new poetry collection from the award-winning author of Prelude to Bruise and How We Fight for Our Lives confronts our everyday apocalypses. In haunted poems glinting with laughter, Saeed Jones explores the public and private betrayals of life as we know it. With verve, wit, and elegant craft, Jones strips away American artifice in order to reveal the intimate grief of a mourning son and the collective grief bearing down on all of us.” 6pm
  
• The Bark: Tearman, Sp33d Runn3r, and Psycho Tropical. 7:30pm
  

MONDAY, 4/22

• Just One More: Bingo. 5pm-6:30pm
  
• The Getaway Grille and Bar: Margarita Monday, Open-Mic Night hosted by The Saltwater Cowboy. 5:30pm-8pm
  
• American Legion Hall: Cha Cha - Weekly Lessons. 6:15pm/$5
  
• Hangar 38: Bingo. 6:45pm
  
• Vino Beano: Tipsy Trivia. 7pm
  

TUESDAY, 4/23

• Blue Tavern: Happy Hour. 5pm
  
• The Getaway Grille: Tuesday Night Bikes and Trikes. 6pm
  
• Oyster City Brewing Company: Tuesday Night Beer-go! 6pm
  
• Crafty Crab: BOOMIN' Karaoke. 7pm
  
• Gamescape: Hobby Night. Slay the grey together! Join your fellow gamers and turn your pile of grey miniatures into a battle ready army. Need some painting tips? Feel free to ask at hobby night. You can bring any miniature for any game to paint. 7pm
  
• Ology Midtown: Jazz Jam Sessions. 7pm
  
• Island Wings: Trivia. 7pm
  
• Brass Tap in Midtown: Trivia. 1st Tuesday of the month is General Knowledge with rotating themes the rest of the month. 7pm
  
• House of Music: Tuesday Trivia & Karaoke. 7pm
  
• American Legion Hall: Tallahassee Swing Band Tuesday Night Dance. 7:30pm
  
• Burrito Boarder: Karaoke with DJ Roldus. 8pm
  
• Fire Bettys: Comedy Night. 8pm
  
• Poor Pauls: Trivia. 8pm/21+
  
• Blue Tavern: Bluesday Tuesday with Bill Ricci. Every Tuesday is Blues Day @ the Blue Tavern and Blues Meets Girl is a Tallahassee favorite. This perfect, intimate venue provides just what you need for both a mid-week break and authentic blues music experience. 8pm/$5
  
• 4th Quarter: Professor Jim's Tuesday Night Trivia. Popular for a reason! 8pm
  
• Argonaut Coffee: Trivia Tuesday. 8pm
  
• The Sound Bar: Karaoke. 8pm
  
• Fire Betty’s: Open Mic Comedy Night. 8pm/21+
  
• 926: Tacos and Trivia. 9pm
  

• Gallery for Innovation & the Arts at the R.A. Gray Building: The Nine Lives of Florida’s Famous Key Marco Cat. Excavated from a waterlogged archaeological site on the shores of subtropical Florida by legendary anthropologist Frank Hamilton Cushing in 1896, the Key Marco Cat has become an icon of Florida's history and heritage. Join us as Austin Bell, Chief Curator at the Museum of Florida History and author of The Nine Lives of Florida's Famous Key Marco Cat, explores nine periods in the life of the small wooden carving, including how and why it was sculpted by its Calusa creators, its route to the Smithsonian, and its modern-day role as a coveted ambassador of Florida's past. The Nine Lives of Florida's Famous Key Marco Cat is the winner of a 2021 Florida Book Award in the Florida Non-fiction category. Florida’s History Shop will be on hand to sell signed copies of the book. Noon/free
  
• Blue Tavern: Earth Day Sing-Along at the Blue Tavern. 5pm
  
• Crooked River Lighthouse (Carrabelle): Full Moon Event. Visitors can enjoy the gorgeous natural surroundings of St. George Sound and Carrabelle Beach under the glow of the rising Pink Moon and evening sky. Plus purchase some delicious food from one of the local favorites, A Train Stop food truck. April’s full moon is traditionally known as the Pink Moon, and it heralds the arrival of spring. It is called the Pink Moon because it often aligns with the blossoming of a particular wildflower indigenous to the eastern regions of North America—the Phlox subulata. This early spring bloom, commonly known as creeping phlox or moss phlox, also bears the charming name "moss pink." Visitors can enjoy an after-hours self-guided tour of the Keeper’s House Museum and see the exhibit for the lighthouse’s original, historic Fresnel lens constructed in 1894 in Paris, France. Guests can browse the unique nautical gifts and souvenirs in the gift shop. Visitors may also enjoy the glowing bonfire in the park (weather permitting). Bring a chair and enjoy the evening. For those brave souls who are bold enough to venture to the top of the tallest lighthouse on the Forgotten Coast, evening tower climbs are scheduled at 15-minute intervals throughout the event. Climbers will be rewarded with breathtaking views of the bay. Evening climbs cost $10 and climb reservations are encouraged due to limited availability. Climbers must be at least 44 inches tall and children under 12 (FREE) with ticketed adults. Advance tickets are strongly suggested as slots may sell out and can be purchased online at https://www.crookedriverlighthouse.com/full-moon-events/ or in the lighthouse gift shop. 7pm
  

WEDNESDAY, 4/24

• Sugar and Spice Tally: Game Night. Join us every Wednesday Night for community game night. Bring your own or use ours! Let me know if you need to reserve space for a large group. Free to attend! 5pm
  
• Goodwood: Wonderful Wednesday. 6pm/$5
  
• Burrito Boarder: D&D Night. 6pm
  
• Level 8 Rooftop Lounge: Trivia. 6pm
  
• La Florida Coffee & Wine: Trivia Night. 6pm
  
• The Great Games Library: Open Game Night. 6pm/free
  
• American Legion Hall: Sue Boyd Country Western and More Dance Class. Session 2 - Beginner 6:30 to 7:45 pm What: East Coast Swing and Waltz. Cost: $8.00 per person. Wear comfortable shoes you can turn in. 7:45 to 8:15 - Practice dance with paid admission. 8:15 to 9:30: Intermediate - 2 Step and WCS. $8.00 per person or $13.00 for both classes. Vaccines are required. Face masks are optional. Changing partners is optional. 6:30pm
  
• Perry Lynn’s Smokehouse in Quincy: Wed Night Open Mic w/ Steven Ritter and Friends. 6:30pm
  
• Hangar 38: Trivia. 6:45pm
  
• Oyster City Brewing Tallahassee: Trivia. Teams up to 6 players for three rounds with 10 questions and a tie breaker each round. Winners are by round so don’t worry if you need to come late or can’t stay the whole time! Prizes include a round of beer, a 6 pack and a gift card! 7pm
  
• Proof: Trivia. 7pm
  
• Vino Beano: Wine Bingo. 7pm
  
• Fermentation Lounge: Trivia. 7pm
  
• Blue Tavern: Wednesday Open Mic with Doc Russell. The open mic night that has run continuously for almost 20 years, once housed at the Warehouse, lives on at the Blue Tavern. Doc Russell continues as the host with the most. Sign up starts at 7:45pm/free to attend
  
• House of Music: Bar Bingo! Free to Play & Late Night Karaoke. 7pm
  
• Fire Betty’s: Karaoke! 8pm/21+/free
  
• Dukes and Dotties: College Night and Line Dancing Lessons. 8pm
  
• Finnegans Wake: Trivia. 8pm
  
• The Sound Bar: Open Mic Night. 8pm
  
• South Station: Summer Movie Nights. 8:30pm/free
  
• The Bark: Karaoke with DJ Nathan. Best karaoke DJ in town. 9pm
  
• Peppers: Karaoke. 9pm
  
• 926: Dragged Out Wednesday. 10pm
  

• Skate World: SwiftieSkate. Excited for the release of The Tortured Poets Department? SO ARE WE! Join us on April 24th from 4-8pm to listen to all of Taylor's hits-- new and old-- and celebrate the release of the new album! Attendees can skate (skate rental included), get goodie bags, eat cupcakes, play trivia, win merch, take lots of photos, and of course, listen to Taylor's songs all night long! IMPORTANT: Anyone under the age of 18 MUST have a ticket AND a chaperone who is 25 years of age (or older). This chaperone must stay with them inside the building for the duration of the event (no drop offs). 4pm/$22
  
• Blue Tavern: Happy Hour with Grant Peeples with special guest Rosalee Walsh. 5pm
  
• The Bark: Frances Chang with Financial Collapse, Sarah Morrison, and blacksunblackmoon. 7pm
  
• 926: Happy Landing with On The Edge and The Yeah Babys. 7:30pm
  

In the realm of home decor, there are endless possibilities to transform your living space into a sanctuary of style and comfort. Whether you're looking to revamp a room or simply add a touch of personality, here are some inspiring ideas to get you started:
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Play with Colors: Infuse life into your space by experimenting with colors. Choose a palette that resonates with your taste – from soothing pastels to vibrant hues. Consider painting an accent wall or adding colorful cushions and throws to liven up your furniture.
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Bring Nature Indoors: Incorporate nature-inspired elements like indoor plants or botanical prints to add freshness and vitality. Succulents, ferns, or a vase of fresh flowers can instantly breathe new life into any room.
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Layer Textures: Create depth and coziness by layering different textures. Mix smooth surfaces with rough ones – think plush rugs, velvet cushions, and wooden furniture. This adds visual interest and warmth.
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Personalize with Art: Showcase your personality through art and decor. Hang your favorite artworks or photographs that evoke happy memories. Gallery walls are trendy and allow you to curate a collection that speaks to you.
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Illuminate Thoughtfully: Lighting can dramatically change the ambiance of a room. Experiment with different light fixtures – from statement chandeliers to soft table lamps. Consider adding dimmers to adjust brightness based on your mood.
​
Declutter and Organize: A clutter-free space instantly feels more inviting. Invest in stylish storage solutions to keep essentials organized. Utilize baskets, shelves, and decorative boxes to tidy up while adding flair.
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Embrace Statement Pieces: Invest in one or two standout furniture pieces that become focal points. It could be an elegant sofa, an antique table, or a unique accent chair. Let these pieces tell a story.
​
Play with Mirrors: Mirrors can make a room appear larger and brighter. Use decorative mirrors strategically to reflect light and create interesting visual effects.
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Revamp with Accessories: Swap out old accessories for new ones to update your decor seasonally. Think about changing curtains, cushion covers, or table centerpieces to keep things fresh.
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Create Cozy Nooks: Designate cozy corners for reading or relaxing. A comfy armchair by a window, adorned with a soft throw and a good book, can become your favorite spot to unwind.
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Remember, home decor is about expressing yourself and creating a space that makes you feel happy and at ease. Start with small changes and let your creativity guide you. With these simple ideas, you can transform your home into a haven that reflects your unique style. Happy decorating!Elevate Your Space: Easy Home Decor Ideas
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In the realm of home decor, there are endless possibilities to transform your living space into a sanctuary of style and comfort. Whether you're looking to revamp a room or simply add a touch of personality, here are some inspiring ideas to get you started:
​
Play with Colors: Infuse life into your space by experimenting with colors. Choose a palette that resonates with your taste – from soothing pastels to vibrant hues. Consider painting an accent wall or adding colorful cushions and throws to liven up your furniture.
​
Bring Nature Indoors: Incorporate nature-inspired elements like indoor plants or botanical prints to add freshness and vitality. Succulents, ferns, or a vase of fresh flowers can instantly breathe new life into any room.
​
Layer Textures: Create depth and coziness by layering different textures. Mix smooth surfaces with rough ones – think plush rugs, velvet cushions, and wooden furniture. This adds visual interest and warmth.
​
Personalize with Art: Showcase your personality through art and decor. Hang your favorite artworks or photographs that evoke happy memories. Gallery walls are trendy and allow you to curate a collection that speaks to you.
​
Illuminate Thoughtfully: Lighting can dramatically change the ambiance of a room. Experiment with different light fixtures – from statement chandeliers to soft table lamps. Consider adding dimmers to adjust brightness based on your mood.
​
Declutter and Organize: A clutter-free space instantly feels more inviting. Invest in stylish storage solutions to keep essentials organized. Utilize baskets, shelves, and decorative boxes to tidy up while adding flair.
​
Embrace Statement Pieces: Invest in one or two standout furniture pieces that become focal points. It could be an elegant sofa, an antique table, or a unique accent chair. Let these pieces tell a story.
​
Play with Mirrors: Mirrors can make a room appear larger and brighter. Use decorative mirrors strategically to reflect light and create interesting visual effects.
​
Revamp with Accessories: Swap out old accessories for new ones to update your decor seasonally. Think about changing curtains, cushion covers, or table centerpieces to keep things fresh.
​
Create Cozy Nooks: Designate cozy corners for reading or relaxing. A comfy armchair by a window, adorned with a soft throw and a good book, can become your favorite spot to unwind.
​
Remember, home decor is about expressing yourself and creating a space that makes you feel happy and at ease. Start with small changes and let your creativity guide you. With these simple ideas, you can transform your home into a haven that reflects your unique style. Happy decorating!
In the realm of home decor, there are endless possibilities to transform your living space into a sanctuary of style and comfort. Whether you're looking to revamp a room or simply add a touch of personality, here are some inspiring ideas to get you started:
​
Play with Colors: Infuse life into your space by experimenting with colors. Choose a palette that resonates with your taste – from soothing pastels to vibrant hues. Consider painting an accent wall or adding colorful cushions and throws to liven up your furniture.
​
Bring Nature Indoors: Incorporate nature-inspired elements like indoor plants or botanical prints to add freshness and vitality. Succulents, ferns, or a vase of fresh flowers can instantly breathe new life into any room.
​
Layer Textures: Create depth and coziness by layering different textures. Mix smooth surfaces with rough ones – think plush rugs, velvet cushions, and wooden furniture. This adds visual interest and warmth.
​
Personalize with Art: Showcase your personality through art and decor. Hang your favorite artworks or photographs that evoke happy memories. Gallery walls are trendy and allow you to curate a collection that speaks to you.
​
Illuminate Thoughtfully: Lighting can dramatically change the ambiance of a room. Experiment with different light fixtures – from statement chandeliers to soft table lamps. Consider adding dimmers to adjust brightness based on your mood.
​
Declutter and Organize: A clutter-free space instantly feels more inviting. Invest in stylish storage solutions to keep essentials organized. Utilize baskets, shelves, and decorative boxes to tidy up while adding flair.
​
Embrace Statement Pieces: Invest in one or two standout furniture pieces that become focal points. It could be an elegant sofa, an antique table, or a unique accent chair. Let these pieces tell a story.
​
Play with Mirrors: Mirrors can make a room appear larger and brighter. Use decorative mirrors strategically to reflect light and create interesting visual effects.
​
Revamp with Accessories: Swap out old accessories for new ones to update your decor seasonally. Think about changing curtains, cushion covers, or table centerpieces to keep things fresh.
​
Create Cozy Nooks: Designate cozy corners for reading or relaxing. A comfy armchair by a window, adorned with a soft throw and a good book, can become your favorite spot to unwind.
​
Remember, home decor is about expressing yourself and creating a space that makes you feel happy and at ease. Start with small changes and let your creativity guide you. With these simple ideas, you can transform your home into a haven that reflects your unique style. Happy decorating!

I get it, you won't know me from a hole in the wall and the method you use is what you use. Please don't take this post as punching down or anything!! I just see so so much of this topic in the community and I wanted to offer my knowledge. For context, I am botanic garden trained (3yrs) and a private gardener. Houseplants aren't exactly my specialty but when you train in a BG that's basically what you learn on. This method is great for both indoor and outdoor props.
Maybe y'all know this, but for anyone who doesn't. Rooting plants in water is hard. I don't necessarily mean across the board/all species, but in general it's hard - on you and the plant. I appreciate that it is a visual way of propping, and that in some cases it IS the correct way to prop.
However, there is an easier way.
PERLITE!!!!!
If you were ever able to go into the grow houses at botanic gardens, you would find trays of perlite. The tray should be perforated to allow drainage, and put somewhere it can drain. Personally I use an old fish tank and reptile tank for this. Tray goes in, lifted somehow (I have tiny terra cotta pots) so the water can run out. Additionally the glass enclosure provides humidity, we are talking in the 80-99% range (you can get very inexpensive monitors that stick on the glass for this, look in reptile section at pet stores). Even better if you can completely enclose it, like a fishtank with one of those half-openable plastic lids. In a BG the humidity is fine in those spaces as-is so they are not enclosed but usually share a particular space that is heated and humid. You may find some props will prefer a "dry" location, like succulents, and you can do the perlite/tray combo just sitting out on a sunny sill. This is trickier as the balance is different.
So here is my suggestion to anyone struggling with rooting in water, or wanting to try a new method.
Supplies:

• small bag of perlite (not vermiculite!)
• glass/plastic enclosure
• a top that will mostly seal it though not completely, even saran wrap works
• perforated tray
• a plant light on top is recommended but not always required

Method:

• take a fresh cutting (herbaceous roots better than woody always) maintaining direction of growing tip
• apply root hormone if your preference, I do, up to one inch up the stem
• stick into perlite directly
• water daily/every other day, generally more important to maintain humidity as by default the medium will be helping to do that, so by watering you up humidity and then that feeds back into perlite. May take some practice to strike a balance as everyone's setup will differ. My setup is watertight and always has about a 1/8th inch to 1/2 inch of water in the bottom.

One of the best parts about this is you really can't over water, as the perlite is designed to allow water to pass but because it has so much microscopic texture, water still hangs out there. I'd be shocked if you could show me an over watered perlite prop. These prop setups can even sit in water depending on the plant. It's fun to experiment with!! Ferns love being babied in the water column, but things like my ficus ride above the waterline.
I have even seen people do this with perforated yogurt cups full of perlite inside of a bucket with a light over it. Does not have to be complex or beautiful, unlike all the weird hype tools like pretty prop vases etc.
If you're curious about the why, read on below as I share what I was taught. But for anyone experienced in here who wants to explore other techniques, this should feel very doable even on a micro scale.
So why does this method work a bit better than propping in water.
That's because fundamentally, roots that form in water are different physiologically than roots that form in a medium. They absorb oxygen differently because of the availability of it in the water. Hence why when you rinse your prop water, you may be removing scuzz sure but the real thing you're doing is oxygenating the water, allowing the prop to breathe. This is why it's recommended you not allow plants to root more than a few inches in water, as those roots will need to completely change when they hit the soil.
When you prop in a medium like perlite, it allows the root to form more like it would in soil. It experiences more fluctuations, creates a more appropriately-designed structure for nutrient acquisition, and most wonderfully can prevent the shock of moving fragile roots basically from a cryogenic chamber into a hard medium that dries out/has a different oxygen ratio. When you go from perlite to soil (particularly a relatively chunky homemade blend which is my choice) it's a much softer transition.
The reason this is not as common is because we dont keep our homes this humid, reasonably so. But with a few adjustments I think you might find this a successful way to prop, especially if you struggle with it or have tough rooters like ficus.
Good luck!!
PS after posting this I realized there was a houseplant prop subreddit, ima check it out!!
editing to add some examples I offered in a comment to clarify a bit
https://imgur.com/gallery/8EIjml1 This is what you could say I'm talking about, a tray full of perlite with all your props crammed in. Then you would set it in a chamber, ideally like this old lizard tank I use for isolation plants, which can hold a little water. You can see my humidity monitors inside and how somethings are raised on saucers so they can still dry out somewhat.
https://imgur.com/gallery/U3wYeZB Isolation tank

Events are listed by the day. Events that happen every week appear first, one time stuff after that. If you have anything you’d like people to know about, comment here or message me and I’ll add it in. If you’d like further info about any of the events, look it up! I usually don’t have any extra to add.
Large Scale, Ongoing, and Multi-Day Events

• FreeCon 20 at the FSU Student Union. FreeCon 20 is a free-entry anime, gaming, and pop culture convention held at the FSU Student Union! Hosted by the Japanese Animation Club of Tallahassee (JACT), FreeCon provides an experience similar to other conventions, specifically for those who wouldn't necessarily be able to attend due to money or travel limitations. We will have a variety of activities and events available: Special Guests, Dealers’ Hall, Contests, Panels, Maid Café, And much more! For more info, check out our website: https://tallahasseeanime.com/ - this event is Saturday and Sunday.
  
• Royal Hanneford Circus at the N Florida Fairgrounds. The Royal Hanneford Circus is proud to present our all new show UNDER THE BIG TOP! Come along & enjoy an incredible circus performance for the whole family! Starts Friday, runs for a week. https://royalhannefordcircus.com/tickets/
  

Local Running, Walking, and Biking Info: https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/
Guided Paddling Outings all around the area: https://www.facebook.com/hsmithoutdoors
Tallahassee Film Society Showings: https://www.tallahasseefilms.com/tickets/
Book Clubs for all tastes: https://www.facebook.com/midtownreadeevents
Live Theater:

• Making Light Productions: https://www.makinglightproductions.org/
  
• Theatre Tallahassee: https://theatretallahassee.org/
  
• Mickee Faust Club: https://www.mickeefaust.com/
  
• Monticello Opera House: https://www.monticellooperahouse.org/
  
• FSU School of Theatre: https://theatre.fsu.edu/productions/
  
• Young Actors Theatre: https://www.youngactorstheatre.com/
  
• Quincy Music Theatre: https://quincymusictheatre.com/
  
• Tallahassee Hispanic Theater: https://tallahasseehispanictheater.wordpress.com/
  

OutdooFarmer’s Markets:

• Lake Ella Grower's Market: Wednesday and Saturday, 11am-2pm. You can always find organic vendors, and foragers: The Holistic Cannabis Community, Artzi Farms, Hickory Nut Gifts, and others. Including Pita Queen! Farmer's Market Nutrition Program Coupons gladly accepted!
  
• Tallahassee Downtown Market: Saturdays, 10am-2pm, Park Ave Parks. Vendors display their arts and fine crafts, jewelry, handmade soap, pottery, Fresh from Florida produce, hand-raised beef and pork, fresh baked bread, jams and jellies, and honey. Live music from different local musicians every Saturday.
  
• Frenchtown Heritage Market: 524 N MLK Jr Blvd. Third Saturday of the month 10am to 2pm. Come grow community and support your local farmers and makers, while you get your groceries for the week! Don’t forget! We match SNAP/EBT, so you DOUBLE your money to go towards locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables! If the guy with the pineapple is there, get it. This is currently only happening on the third Saturday of the month for the next few months while road work is completed.
  
• Tallahassee Farmers Market: 2904 Kerry Forest Pkwy, Saturdays, 8am to Noon. Come see us at Tallahassee's longest-running farmers market! We are a year-round market, featuring local farms and vendors that provide the best seasonal produce, meats, baked goods, and more. We welcome you and your whole family (leashed pets included) to come out and meet your local farmers! Ample parking is available between our lot and the shopping center lot next door (by Red Elephant). Come early for the best selection.
  

THURSDAY, 3/28

• The Hub at Feather Oaks: Bingo. 6pm
  
• Dreamland BBQ: Weekly Open Blues Jam. If you'd like to sing, please bring your own mic. 6pm
  
• Honest Living Vape: Chess-Master Thursdays . Beginners and experts, join us every Thursday from 6-9 for Chess-Master Thursdays. All ages. Bring your board or play ours! Tournaments coming soon! 6pm
  
• Oyster City Brewing Co: Open Mic Night! Join us on Thursdays from 6:30-9:30 PM for Open Mic Night hosted by the incredible Mike Ingram of The Brown Goose! This is your chance to show off your skills! Whether you're a musician, poet, comedian, or have a hidden talent, we can't wait to see what you bring to the stage. 6:30pm
  
• Lake Tribe: Trivia. 7pm
  
• The Getaway Grille and Bar: Karaoke with Jared Walker. 7pm
  
• Amicus Brewing: Trivia. 7pm
  
• Smitty's Taphouse: Trivia Lab Thursdays. Teams of 6 or fewer players can compete for $30 / $20 / $10 Prizes + The Golden MacGuffin prize table! New format! Interactive smartphone answering for your comfort and safety! 6 Fun Rounds - 42 Total Questions. 7:30pm
  
• Cap City Video Lounge: Fugitive Alien & Star Force (Fugitive Alien II)! MST3K Thursday. Join us Thursday as we climb aboard The Satellite of Love along with Joel, Tom Servo and CROOOOW as they tackle the two chapters of the film series Fugitive Alien, distributed by Sandy Frank, who just hobbled together a bunch of episodes of the 1978 Japanese sci-fi TV series Star Wolf. 8pm/free but donations encouraged
  
• Studio D: Bachata Fever. We always have a bachata workshop at 8 pm before Bachata Fever. We dance afterwards to the sounds of DJ Bacharod. The class is at 8 pm and Bachata Fever will start at 930 pm. Many times people are learning in class and may feel uncomfortable social dancing while they are still learning moves. We have a welcoming environment so stay and have fun and dance with everyone. That is how we learn. 8pm/Class $5/Bachata Fever $5.
  
• Blue Tavern: Free Jazz Thursday with the Longineu Parsons Trio. 8pm
  
• Fire Bettys: Good Gamer – Gaming Competition. Calling all gamers! Do you have what it takes to become the reigning champion of Fire Betty’s? Join us every Thursday for an evening of GGs and QQs, and battle it out head to head on the big screen, playing your favorite Switch classics to see who will come out on top. Winner receives a $100 Fire Betty’s Gift Card. 8pm
  
• The Sound Bar: Open Mic with Robynn O'Leary. 8pm
  
• Brass Tap in Midtown: Karaoke with DJ Rah. 9pm
  
• 926: Karaoke. 9pm
  
• Bird’s: Karaoke with Nathan. 9pm
  

• Blue Tavern: Conor Churchill. 5pm
  
• Common Ground Books: Literary Open Mic Night. 7pm
  
• The Bark: LEGS. The Band with Fated To Burn, Castover, and The Relish Girls. 8pm
  
• Blue Tavern: Bottom Dollar Boys. 8pm
  

FRIDAY, 3/29

• Blue Tavern: Happy Hour with Steve Malono. 5pm
  
• Lake Tribe Brewing: Flannel Fridays with Live Music. 6pm
  
• Hobbit West: Friday Night Dart Tournament. Anyone can Enter! Sign ups at 7:30, Darts fly at 8:00/$10 entry fee
  
• Ouzts Too: Karaoke with DJ Nathan. Best karaoke DJ in town. 8pm
  
• Just One More: Karaoke with DJ Rah. 9pm-11pm/21+
  
• 926: The Hot Friday Night Party and Drag Show. 9pm/$5/18+
  

• Blue Tavern: Two Clever. 5pm
  
• Lake Tribe: Dominic Milner. 5:30pm
  
• The Getaway Grill and Bar: Lunar Urge. 6pm
  
• Smittys Taphouse: Mojo Stew. 6pm
  
• The Wine House on Market Street: The Bottom Dollar Boy$. 7pm
  
• Real Cool Time Records: 2nd Anniversary Show featuring Upchuck, Love Hut, and Kare. 7:30pm
  
• Dohnányi Recital Hall: Otis Murphy. 7:30pm
  
• The Bark: Glazed Eyes, Bench Warmer, Not Milk, and Kairo. 8pm
  
• House of Music: Grayson Capps with Corky Hughes. 8pm
  
• Square Mug Café at The Plant: Lariat (final show) with Cowl, Fated To Burn, and Bats! 8pm
  
• Blue Tavern: Therese Whichello & Joe Goldberg. 8pm
  
• Barrell Proof Lounge Bradfordville: The Brown Goose. 8pm
  
• Vino Beano: Jazz Night with Michael Bakan & The Indefatigables. 8pm
  
• Fire Bettys: Y2K Video Dance Party! 9pm
  

SATURDAY, 3/30

• Brinkley Glen Park: Invasive Plant Removal. Join Master Gardener Volunteers at this weekly invasive plant removal event. This is a great way to learn to ID our invasive plant species and how to remove them. We recommend wearing long pants and sleeves, closed-toed shoes, gloves, a hat and mosquito spray. Bring gardening tools such as hand clippers, loppers, trowels, etc. if you have them. We are removing coral ardisia bushes and berries, nandina, tung trees, Tradescantia flumenensis, cat's claw vine, winged yam, Japanese climbing fern, skunkvine and more. Directions: The best way to get there is to take Meridian Rd to Waverly Rd, go to the next intersection and turn left onto Abbotsford Way, then turn left at the next road called Woodside Dr. At the stop sign turn left onto Lothian. Lothian ends in a cul-de-sac and there is a sign that says Brinkley Glen Park. 8:30am-11:30am
  
• Gamescape: Saturday Gaming. Gamescape has relocated from Railroad Square to the Huntington Oaks Plaza (Suite 302, next to the Library) at N Monroe St and Fred George Rd. Open gaming tables are available. Noon-6pm
  
• Potbellys: 7th Annual FAKE St. Patrick's Day Party. 4pm
  
• Duke’s and Dottie’s: Line Dancing Plus Lessons. 7pm/21+
  
• Bird’s Oyster Shack: Laughterday Night Fever. * Join us every Saturday at Bird's Aphrodisiac Oyster Shack for a free comedy show!* 8:30pm
  
• 926: Latin Night. Dance to the irresistible beats of Zeus and prepare to be dazzled by a spectacular drag show at midnight. It's more than a party, it's an experience. 9:30pm/$10 21+, $15 under 21
  

• St Marks Trail: TRD Skate-A-Thon Fundraiser. Since losing our local game space in 2022, our season is now made up entirely of away games, which has impacted us financially. The purpose of our Skate-A-Thon is to help TRD ease the loss of home game revenues by raising money to offset travel and lodging costs for our skaters. This year, we are trading laps on the track for miles on the pavement, as our Skate-A-Thon will be held on the St. Marks Historic Railroad Trail. TRD skaters will attempt to skate all 16 miles from the Main Trailhead in Tallahassee to the St. Marks River Trailhead. Donate! Visit our 99Pledges page to donate to your favorite skater or the league itself: https://app.99pledges.com/fund/trdskateat. Details available at that link. 9am-12:30pm
  
• Messer Park North Sport Complex: Eggs-Traordinary Easter Egg Hunt. 9:15 a.m. Hunt begins for Attendees. For all levels of ability & siblings are welcome. 9:30 a.m. Hunt begins for Visual Impairments. Find eggs using your ears. 10:00 a.m. Hunt begins for WheelchaiMobility Device Accessible on Miracle Field. 10:15 a.m. Hunt begins for Sensory Sensitive. For those who prefer a quiet, calm environment. 9am
  
• Downtown Havana: Havana Arts and Crafts Bazaar. Come one, come all to our Havana Arts and Crafts Bazaar, where local artisans & crafters come together to showcase their unique creations in beautiful downtown Havana! As you wander through the vendors, you'll find a treasure trove of one-of-a-kind items, from handmade jewelry to whimsical home decor, and everything in between. You'll have the chance to meet the artists and crafters themselves and learn about their creative process. In addition, several artisans will be demonstrating their work. Several mini classes will be held throughout the day, and there will be a children's activity area! Whether you're in the market for a special gift for a loved one, or just want to treat yourself to something unique, the Havana Arts and Crafts Bazaar has something for everyone. So mark your calendar, and join us for a day of art, creativity, and community! This event showcases hand-made items! 10am-4pm
  
• Woolley Park in Panacea: 2024 Panacea Beer and Oyster Festival. The Panacea Beer and Oyster Festival is held along Dickerson Bay at Woolley Park in Panacea, Florida. The festival features unlimited samplings of local and national craft beers in the beer garden and will host local oyster farmers who will have their delicious oysters available for purchase! The festival will also feature food & craft vendors, live music, and a beautiful view for sipping and shucking! Noon-4pm/tickets start at $25
  
• Myers Park: Easter Egg Hunt. All children ages 10 & under are invited to come with an adult for a day of fun filled activities and of course, an egg hunt! 1pm-3pm
  
• The Grove Museum: Archaeology, Games, and Play. Dr. Sam Wilford, Deputy State Archaeologist & Archaeology Collections & Conservation Supervisor for the Bureau of Archaeological Research, will join museum staff for a guided discussion and activity focused on how archaeology helps us learn more about the ways that people in the past played games. This family-friendly program includes a guided domino-making craft and game playing tutorial, inspired by bone dominos currently on display as part of The Grove’s temporary exhibit "Early Florida Maps & Tallahassee’s Bicentennial." 2pm-4pm/free
  
• Blue Tavern: Backyard Blues Fest featuring Corey Hall Trio, The Funky Taters, Libby Rae, Ruth Wyand, Bob Vaughn, Blues Meets Girl, Belmont & Jones, JC & The Backscratchers, Peaches & Seep, Joel Johnson, and an open blues jam. 2pm-close
  
• The Hub at Feather Oaks: Raisin’ Cane. 3:30pm
  
• Amicus Brewing: Revival. 6pm
  
• Lake Tribe: Firewall. 6pm
  
• Common Ground Books: Kreature’s Equinox Night Market. 20 Oddball Vendors! Art raffle! 6pm/$5
  
• Mickee Faust Club: Eclectic Acoustic 25th Anniversary. Eclectic Acoustic will be holding a 25th anniversary party and concert at the Mickee Faust Club. We will have food, and you can bring a dish to share. There is not an admission cost, but the event is also a fundraiser for Faust. All donations appreciated. Hope you can join us and bring your friends and family. 6pm
  
• The Getaway Grill and Bar: Lauren Mullinax. 6pm
  
• 621 Gallery: The Creators Concert Series Presents: Walk In The Park featuring Sammy Rose with a live orchestra, Sleep John B, Naomi Murray, and Fly Agaric. 7pm
  
• Eve on Adams: Haley Brook. 7pm
  
• The Sound bar: Oh Man And How! 8pm
  
• Barrell Proof Lounge Bannerman: The Hot Toddies. 8pm
  
• The Bark: Grrrrrrrls Night featuring music from Internet Girlfriend, Peace Cult, and Copyright Claim. 8pm
  
• Fire Bettys: Live Band Karaoke. 9pm
  
• 926: Get Your FreeCon (Nerdlesque Afterparty). WELCOME TO THE OFFICIAL FREECON AFTERPARTY! Join us for a killer night of cosplay, drinking, dancing, and the BIGGEST NERDLESQUE SHOW IN TOWN! Catch burlesque performers from all over Florida for a killer cosplay show! 9:30pm
  

SUNDAY, 3/31

• Bicycle House: Sunday Ride. Ride at 10:30 AM from Bicycle House. We will ride the Cascades trail to the St Marks trail and down to Wakulla station and return, about 31 miles. Ride speed is 12 to 14 mph, with periodic regroups. Vernon Bailey is the ride leader. Vernon is a new CCC member who’s been biking for 50 years enjoys riding with small groups and weekend touring. 10am
  
• Halisi Africa: Soulful Sundays. Join us for Motherland Brunch at Halisi Africa. We'll be serving our brunch special including an appetizer, main course, a sweet, and our signature African mimosas we call ukwaju. The event will also feature an art exhibition by Christopher Barnhart and live entertainment by local artists. 11am
  
• Flippin’ Great Pinball: $25 Sunday Funday. Every Sunday spend a fun-filled time with the family for only $25 plus tax at the arcade! Our normal all-day family admission of $34.99 is just $25 and that includes up to a family of 6 (two adults and four kids). Experience affordable family fun that everyone will enjoy. Noon-8pm
  
• E Peck Greene Park (Behind the LeRoy Collins Library): Food Not Bombs Free Mealshare. We offer free vegetarian/vegan food, water, coffee, personal care & hygiene products, bus passes, and clothing when we have some available to those in need. Contact foodnotbombstally@gmail.com to find out about getting involved. Noon-2pm
  
• LeRoy Collins Library: Tallahassee Go Club Meetings. Come play the captivating ancient game of Go, also known as Baduk, with some friendly games and discussions. Beginners welcome. Visit https://www.tallahasseegoclub.com for more information. 1pm
  
• Gamescape: Pokémon League. Come learn, play, and trade with the Pokémon Trading Card Game and the Pokémon video games! We LOVE seeing new players, so come learn how to play! We play both the Trading Card Game and the Video Game casually and competitively. The store offers lots of different seating arrangements to meet our group's needs, as well as food, drinks, and Pokémon products for purchase. We are also hold regular, officially sanctioned tournaments for Pokémon Trading Card Game and Video Game Competitions! 2-4pm
  
• The Plant: Open Jam. All instruments, all players welcome. 4pm-9pm
  
• Pedro’s: Mariachi Clasico. 6pm
  
• Fermentation Lounge: Open Mic Night Hosted by Conor Churchill. 7pm
  
• Oyster City Brewing: Comedy Night. Come have some laughs with us on Sunday nights! If you are interested in participating in the show, reach out to therealsleepypfloyd@gmail.com 7:30pm
  

• The Plant: Tally Zine Fest featuring vendors, collaging, screenprinting, and music from DJ Asexual and DeeJay Timothy Greene. Noon-5pm
  
• The Bark: Tally Zine Fest featuring vendors, a zine library, and live music by Alexis Jade & Sierra Bryan. 2:30pm-7:30pm
  
• Square Mug Café at The Plant: Mace, Subpotent, Killer Choice, and Wives & Children. 8pm
  
• Craft Crab Cap Cir: Easter Sunday Party Hosted by DJ Dap & DJ Spanky. 8pm
  

MONDAY, 4/1

• Just One More: Bingo. 5pm-6:30pm
  
• The Getaway Grille and Bar: Margarita Monday, Open-Mic Night hosted by The Saltwater Cowboy. 5:30pm-8pm
  
• American Legion Hall: Cha Cha - Weekly Lessons. 6:15pm/$5
  
• Hangar 38: Bingo. 6:45pm
  
• Vino Beano: Tipsy Trivia. 7pm
  

• Tallahassee Senior Center: Sofia Talvik. 11am

TUESDAY, 4/2

• Blue Tavern: Happy Hour. 5pm
  
• The Getaway Grille: Tuesday Night Bikes and Trikes. 6pm
  
• Oyster City Brewing Company: Tuesday Night Beer-go! 6pm
  
• Crafty Crab: BOOMIN' Karaoke. 7pm
  
• Gamescape: Hobby Night. Slay the grey together! Join your fellow gamers and turn your pile of grey miniatures into a battle ready army. Need some painting tips? Feel free to ask at hobby night. You can bring any miniature for any game to paint. 7pm
  
• Ology Midtown: Jazz Jam Sessions. 7pm
  
• Island Wings: Trivia. 7pm
  
• Brass Tap in Midtown: Trivia. 1st Tuesday of the month is General Knowledge with rotating themes the rest of the month. 7pm
  
• House of Music: Tuesday Trivia & Karaoke. 7pm
  
• American Legion Hall: Tallahassee Swing Band Tuesday Night Dance. 7:30pm
  
• Burrito Boarder: Karaoke with DJ Roldus. 8pm
  
• Poor Pauls: Trivia. 8pm/21+
  
• Blue Tavern: Bluesday Tuesday with Bill Ricci. Every Tuesday is Blues Day @ the Blue Tavern and Blues Meets Girl is a Tallahassee favorite. This perfect, intimate venue provides just what you need for both a mid-week break and authentic blues music experience. 8pm/$5
  
• 4th Quarter: Professor Jim's Tuesday Night Trivia. Popular for a reason! 8pm
  
• Argonaut Coffee: Trivia Tuesday. 8pm
  
• The Sound Bar: Karaoke. 8pm
  
• Fire Betty’s: Open Mic Comedy Night. 8pm/21+
  
• 926: Tacos and Trivia. 9pm
  

WEDNESDAY, 4/3

• Sugar and Spice Tally: Game Night. Join us every Wednesday Night for community game night. Bring your own or use ours! Let me know if you need to reserve space for a large group. Free to attend! 5pm
  
• Goodwood: Wonderful Wednesday. 6pm/$5
  
• Burrito Boarder: D&D Night. 6pm
  
• Level 8 Rooftop Lounge: Trivia. 6pm
  
• La Florida Coffee & Wine: Trivia Night. 6pm
  
• The Great Games Library: Open Game Night. 6pm/free
  
• American Legion Hall: Sue Boyd Country Western and More Dance Class. Session 2 - Beginner 6:30 to 7:45 pm What: East Coast Swing and Waltz. Cost: $8.00 per person. Wear comfortable shoes you can turn in. 7:45 to 8:15 - Practice dance with paid admission. 8:15 to 9:30: Intermediate - 2 Step and WCS. $8.00 per person or $13.00 for both classes. Vaccines are required. Face masks are optional. Changing partners is optional. 6:30pm
  
• Perry Lynn’s Smokehouse in Quincy: Wed Night Open Mic w/ Steven Ritter and Friends. 6:30pm
  
• Hangar 38: Trivia. 6:45pm
  
• Oyster City Brewing Tallahassee: Trivia. Teams up to 6 players for three rounds with 10 questions and a tie breaker each round. Winners are by round so don’t worry if you need to come late or can’t stay the whole time! Prizes include a round of beer, a 6 pack and a gift card! 7pm
  
• Proof: Trivia. 7pm
  
• Vino Beano: Wine Bingo. 7pm
  
• Fermentation Lounge: Trivia. 7pm
  
• Blue Tavern: Wednesday Open Mic with Doc Russell. The open mic night that has run continuously for almost 20 years, once housed at the Warehouse, lives on at the Blue Tavern. Doc Russell continues as the host with the most. Sign up starts at 7:45pm/free to attend
  
• House of Music: Bar Bingo! Free to Play & Late Night Karaoke. 7pm
  
• Fire Betty’s: Karaoke! 8pm/21+/free
  
• Dukes and Dotties: College Night and Line Dancing Lessons. 8pm
  
• The Sound Bar: Open Mic Night. 8pm
  
• South Station: Summer Movie Nights. 8:30pm/free
  
• The Bark: Karaoke with DJ Nathan. Best karaoke DJ in town. 9pm
  
• Peppers: Karaoke. 9pm
  
• 926: Dragged Out Wednesday. 10pm
  

• The Sound Bar: Dinner with Barry Sager. 7pm

Hello all, I'm back with some more extremely wordy reviews, this time for Nui Cobalt!
I am a super taster (and probably super smeller) and sometimes I smell things *oddly.* In particular, lots of things tend soapy or plastic-y for me.
I've already learned that my opinons on scents here can be very different from the consensus.
Therefore, YMMV when it comes to these. I'm just telling it like it is for my particular(ly odd) nose.
On to the reviews!
Fragrance: Astrophilia
Notes: A shimmering constellation of iced white tea, bergamot, diamond musk, clary sage, ginger ale, cold conifers, and mint.
Initial Thoughts: Ooh, this is a COLD one. I don’t think I’ve tried anything with a mint note, and this one is all up in my face. It is assertively minty, and a little herbal from the sage and white tea - like an herbal blend with bergamot, sage, ginger, and mint. There’s something very laundry detergent-y about this scent, it is super clean. I can’t decide whether this is a pro or a con.
Drydown: Unfortunately this turned into laundry detergent, and it definitely isn’t what I wanted. It is a nice clean detergent smell, I just don’t want to smell like laundry detergent.
Rating: 4/10 Too detergent-y, a sad destash.
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Fragrance: Bryophilia
Notes: A soothing bouquet of green suede, rainforest fern, Caribbean teakwood, river stone, oakmoss, and ancient fallen mahogany.
Initial Thoughts: I have never seen a perfume that looks like this. It’s the color of root beer! However, it smells so green in a deep, almost rotting way. It is woody and mossy, like the inside of afallen log colonized by ferns and mushrooms. Deep and a little dank, more of a cold slimy green. The color makes perfect sense, given the scent itself.
Drydown: This stays weird, which I love. It isn’t a pleasant, sparkly green. It evokes slippery moss and fungi, dripping with water, and rotting wood. It has the same something sharp and almost minty that Thalassophilia has, which makes it more of a cold green. It smells like the air deep in the forest where the sun never reaches the ground through the canopies of the old growth evergreens overhead.
Rating: 10/10 Gloriously green and creepy, I am a HUGE fan. Already bought a full size.
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Fragrance: Hybristophilia (free inclusion)
Notes: Ebon cashmere, guaiac wood, storax, myrrh, syrupy vanilla pipe tobacco, a whisper of grey suede, and a trace of green lavender.
Initial Thoughts: Warm and syrupy sweet, almost a little fruity although I can’t find anything in the notes that would explain the fruitiness. A little spicy and herbal as well, and woody but really well blended so none of the components of it really stick out.
Drydown: I can’t place what this smells like, but it is SO familiar to me. It is extremely well blended and although the individual components are there, they combine to become something more than the sum of their parts. It smells expensive and sexy. I have no cohesive descriptors unfortunately.
Rating: 10/10 I am OBSESSED. I placed a second order right after my first arrived, to get a FS of Bryophilia. This was my free sample with that order, and now I have to buy a FS of it too…. Send help, I’m caught in a cycle of infinite orders!
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Fragrance: Sacred Space
Notes: A misty, moss-covered glen, a simple wooden pagoda, steam from a cup of black tea, a tendril of incense smoke.
Initial Thoughts: Opens very similarly to Astrophilia, with notes of tea, wood, and something herbal. It isn’t as cold or sparkly though - more like a chilly morning at a zen retreat, smelling the cup of tea you’re holding. The wood and green-ish notes are restrained and more like a topiary garden than a forest. It has the same minty cool note as some others but not in an overwhelming way.
Drydown: Tends a little towards laundry detergent, which isn’t surprising based on how similar it smells to Astrophilia. However, it is much less detergenty, and very pleasant! The zen garden image sticks around, and the herbal tea notes really blossom. This is lovely and relaxing, and evokes the sensory experience of a very light green tea in one of those clear teacups.
Rating: 8/10 Very nice and spring-y, I think this will become a favorite once things start turning green here.
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Fragrance: Sunroom
Notes: Persian lime, styrax, damp moss, Hawaiian sandalwood, Peru balsam, rain, and green patchouli.
Initial Thoughts: This is a warm, humid green. Truly smells like walking into a greenhouse and getting hit with a wall of maybe just slightly musty GREEN. The wood and rain in this give the impression of wet wood beams supporting the glass panels of the greenhouse.
Drydown: Warm and sweet, the pungency of the green fades out into what is still a really nice muted greenhouse smell. Much more contained, less like overgrown and chaotic plants and more like an organized greenhouse that is growing sprouts that will later be planted outdoors on a farm. The woodiness comes through in a really pleasant way, and this is wearable without feeling at all like a perfume.
Rating: 9/10 My ONLY gripe is that I wished it stayed just a little more bright green. FS-ing ALL these lovely greens.
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Fragrance: Tall Dark Stranger
Notes: Clean suede, earthy bronze whiskey, superior green sandalwood, dry fig, syrupy cedar resin, top-shelf patchouli, and a wisp of smoke from a fine Meerschaum pipe.
Initial Thoughts: Immediately I get cigar smoke, cedar shavings, and whiskey. Like someone has been chain-sawing wood all day and then came inside to have a drink, probably out of a glencairn, and a cigar. It is sweet and a little syrup-y, with more than an incidental amount of smoke.
Drydown: Where did it go?? I applied this, typed up the first chunk of this review, and then went back to sniff again and it was gone. Reapplied, sniffing more frequently, and now 10 minutes later it is gone again. My skin just sucks this one up. I get a tiny whiff of suede and maybe fig now, but over 90% has gone.
Rating: 8/10 for the first 10 minutes, but it has to be a 0/10 I wish this stuck around…. I love whisky scents. But I’m not going to wear something that I have to reapply 6 times an hour :(
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Fragrance: Thalassophilia
Notes: Fresh basil, ambergris accord, moringa, salt mist, vetiver, azure musk, summer spruce, cucumber water, and petitgrain.
Initial Thoughts: Cold and green, a little floral but more of a green bud kind of floral than an actual *flower* scent. This is salty and crisp, and the greens in it are very bright, deep green. I was expecting more of a “deep ocean” scent based on the name, but this is very cloudforest-y. Like walking along a coastal trail in the PNW right after a hard rain.
Drydown: There’s something cold and minty in this that perfectly encapsulates the feeling of breathing in slightly chilled forest air, I’m obsessed. It gets some herbal notes from the basil and cucumber, and stays vibrantly green and forest-y. This evokes so many good memories for me.
Rating: 10/10 I FS-ed this hoping I’d love it, and I’m obsessed! This and Fyrinnae’s Black Squall are probably my fave blind buys so far. What can I say, I LOVE ocean-y atmospherics.
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Fragrance: Venus Derceto (free inclusion)
Notes: Smooth sandalwood, tonka bean, marzipan, fresh coconut, and neroli, subtly spiced with ginger root, cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove.
Initial Thoughts: Right off the bat this smells like almond extract. Or amaretti biscuits. VERY almond-forward, and also spiced by the ginger, cinnamon etc. I don’t get anything woody or coconutty, mostly just the amaretto/amaretti/marzipan that is overpowering everything else.
Drydown: The almond stays as the primary note, although it becomes less overwhelming as it sits. I like the spicy notes, it smells like an almond croissant and a cup of chai tea. Missing the coconut and sandalwood, which I think would make it a little better balanced.
Rating: 6/10 Which is extremely high for an almond scent - I’m not normally a fan at ALL.
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Fragrance: Voyeur
Notes: Wet Bulgarian lavender, lemon verbena, old books, oakwood, and tweed.
Initial Thoughts: The lavender and lemon verbena together have distinctly tea-ish vibes. This smells like a nerdy, attractive, but slightly creepy professor’s office. Mugs of tea, old books, slightly musty formal clothes. The scent of dark academia, in a way that is both appealing and a little off-putting.
Drydown: This fades into something ozonic and a little woody. I lose the lavender and lemon in the drydown, but it still smells like an academic office in an old, wooden building. Currently reading If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio and the descriptions of the old dorm the characters live in fits perfectly with this scent.
Rating: 8/10 I wish the herbal tea notes stuck around but I am a big fan of the vibe of this one.
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Summary/House Impressions:
WOW WOW WOW WOW These are incredible, so unique and well blended. Both of my orders shipped incredibly quickly, I was very impressed. All the scents have something *special* and indescribable to them. Everything feels very professional, if I was blind smelling them I'd probably assume they were very expensive and from some fancy brand. Better quality than some luxury brands I've smelled. Nui Cobalt is an IMMEDIATE favorite for me, I am obsessed.

Events are listed by the day. Events that happen every week appear first, one time stuff after that. If you have anything you’d like people to know about, comment here or message me and I’ll add it in. If you’d like further info about any of the events, look it up! I usually don’t have any extra to add.
Large Scale, Ongoing, and Multi-Day Events

• Jubilee Music Festival: A Two-Night Gospel Music Festival @ Adderley Amphitheater at Cascades Park. This two-day event features an extraordinary lineup of gospel music luminaries, including The Clark Sisters, Jekalyn Carr, Todd Dulaney, Pastor Mike Jr., and Yolanda Adams. Local church choirs and praise and worship teams will also be invited along to participate during the weekend. Night 1 @ 6:30pm, Night 2 @ 6pm. Tickets start at $35 for one night.

Local Running, Walking, and Biking Info: https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/
Guided Paddling Outings all around the area: https://www.facebook.com/hsmithoutdoors
Tallahassee Film Society Showings: https://www.tallahasseefilms.com/tickets/
Book Clubs for all tastes: https://www.facebook.com/midtownreadeevents
Live Theater:

• Making Light Productions: https://www.makinglightproductions.org/
  
• Theatre Tallahassee: https://theatretallahassee.org/
  
• Mickee Faust Club: https://www.mickeefaust.com/
  
• Monticello Opera House: https://www.monticellooperahouse.org/
  
• FSU School of Theatre: https://theatre.fsu.edu/productions/
  
• Young Actors Theatre: https://www.youngactorstheatre.com/
  
• Quincy Music Theatre: https://quincymusictheatre.com/
  
• Tallahassee Hispanic Theater: https://tallahasseehispanictheater.wordpress.com/
  

OutdooFarmer’s Markets:

• Lake Ella Grower's Market: Wednesday and Saturday, 11am-2pm. You can always find organic vendors, and foragers: The Holistic Cannabis Community, Artzi Farms, Hickory Nut Gifts, and others. Including Pita Queen! Farmer's Market Nutrition Program Coupons gladly accepted!
  
• Tallahassee Downtown Market: Saturdays, 10am-2pm, Park Ave Parks. Vendors display their arts and fine crafts, jewelry, handmade soap, pottery, Fresh from Florida produce, hand-raised beef and pork, fresh baked bread, jams and jellies, and honey. Live music from different local musicians every Saturday.
  
• Frenchtown Heritage Market: 524 N MLK Jr Blvd. Third Saturday of the month 10am to 2pm. Come grow community and support your local farmers and makers, while you get your groceries for the week! Don’t forget! We match SNAP/EBT, so you DOUBLE your money to go towards locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables! If the guy with the pineapple is there, get it. This is currently only happening on the third Saturday of the month for the next few months while road work is completed.
  
• Tallahassee Farmers Market: 2904 Kerry Forest Pkwy, Saturdays, 8am to Noon. Come see us at Tallahassee's longest-running farmers market! We are a year-round market, featuring local farms and vendors that provide the best seasonal produce, meats, baked goods, and more. We welcome you and your whole family (leashed pets included) to come out and meet your local farmers! Ample parking is available between our lot and the shopping center lot next door (by Red Elephant). Come early for the best selection.
  

THURSDAY, 3/21

• The Hub at Feather Oaks: Bingo. 6pm
  
• Dreamland BBQ: Weekly Open Blues Jam. If you'd like to sing, please bring your own mic. 6pm
  
• Honest Living Vape: Chess-Master Thursdays . Beginners and experts, join us every Thursday from 6-9 for Chess-Master Thursdays. All ages. Bring your board or play ours! Tournaments coming soon! 6pm
  
• Oyster City Brewing Co: Open Mic Night! Join us on Thursdays from 6:30-9:30 PM for Open Mic Night hosted by the incredible Mike Ingram of The Brown Goose! This is your chance to show off your skills! Whether you're a musician, poet, comedian, or have a hidden talent, we can't wait to see what you bring to the stage. 6:30pm
  
• Lake Tribe: Trivia. 7pm
  
• The Getaway Grille and Bar: Karaoke with Jared Walker. 7pm
  
• Amicus Brewing: Trivia. 7pm
  
• Smitty's Taphouse: Trivia Lab Thursdays. Teams of 6 or fewer players can compete for $30 / $20 / $10 Prizes + The Golden MacGuffin prize table! New format! Interactive smartphone answering for your comfort and safety! 6 Fun Rounds - 42 Total Questions. 7:30pm
  
• Cap City Video Lounge: Hobgoblins! MST3K Thursday. Join us Thursday as we climb aboard The Satellite of Love along with Joel, Tom Servo and CROOOOW as they riff into 1988 no budget and staggeringly misogynist Gremlins cash-in from filmmaker Rick Sloan, HOBGOBLINS! 8pm/free but donations encouraged
  
• Studio D: Bachata Fever. We always have a bachata workshop at 8 pm before Bachata Fever. We dance afterwards to the sounds of DJ Bacharod. The class is at 8 pm and Bachata Fever will start at 930 pm. Many times people are learning in class and may feel uncomfortable social dancing while they are still learning moves. We have a welcoming environment so stay and have fun and dance with everyone. That is how we learn. 8pm/Class $5/Bachata Fever $5.
  
• Blue Tavern: Free Jazz Thursday with the Longineu Parsons Trio. 8pm
  
• Fire Bettys: Good Gamer – Gaming Competition. Calling all gamers! Do you have what it takes to become the reigning champion of Fire Betty’s? Join us every Thursday for an evening of GGs and QQs, and battle it out head to head on the big screen, playing your favorite Switch classics to see who will come out on top. Winner receives a $100 Fire Betty’s Gift Card. 8pm
  
• The Sound Bar: Open Mic with Robynn O'Leary. 8pm
  
• Brass Tap in Midtown: Karaoke with DJ Rah. 9pm
  
• 926: Karaoke. 9pm
  
• Bird’s: Karaoke with Nathan. 9pm
  

• Common Ground Books: Poetry Workshop: The Ghazal. Join us with poet and instructor Sarah Karowski for a poetry workshop centered around ghazals, an Arabic form of poetry originating in the 7th century. 6pm
  
• Goodwood: FSU Opening Nights Presents: Damn Tall Buildings. 7:30pm
  
• Blue Tavern: Seep’s Gumbo Nation featuring Hot Tamale, Tom Longfellow, Mike McKenzie, Reo Morris, and Jack Straub. 7:30pm
  
• The Bark: Hollyglen, Pet Lizard, Durty Suns, and Running Late. 8pm
  
• The All Saints Art Station (City Dogs Café): 33 1/3 All Vinyl All Night with DJ Ryze. 9pm
  

FRIDAY, 3/22

• Blue Tavern: Happy Hour with Steve Malono. 5pm
  
• Lake Tribe Brewing: Flannel Fridays with Live Music. 6pm
  
• Hobbit West: Friday Night Dart Tournament. Anyone can Enter! Sign ups at 7:30, Darts fly at 8:00/$10 entry fee
  
• Ouzts Too: Karaoke with DJ Nathan. Best karaoke DJ in town. 8pm
  
• Just One More: Karaoke with DJ Rah. 9pm-11pm/21+
  
• 926: The Hot Friday Night Party and Drag Show. 9pm/$5/18+
  

• Blue Tavern: Steve Malono. 5pm
  
• Lake Tribe: Genezone. 5:30pm
  
• The Getaway Grille and Bar: NightShift. 6pm
  
• Club Downunder: CDU Presents: “Experimental Diva FM” – a rave featuring DJs 1-800-LOLITA and Daledi. 7pm
  
• Mickee Faust Club: MFC presents: Steamboat Mickee Spring Cabaret. Join us for the Mickee Faust Club’s spring cabaret show: Steamboat Mickee!! This show is a medley of skits, songs, jokes, and satirical silliness. The music in the backyard will feature guest band, the Bog Lilies, before the cabaret. Advanced tickets are on sale now online (please plan to pick up at the gate by 7:30 pm.) 7pm
  
• SoLook Tally: Music Mash Open Mic and Jam. 7pm
  
• Fish Camp: Evan and Lori: Together Again. 7pm
  
• The Wine House on Market Street: Pickin' Pear. 7pm
  
• House of Music: Maddy Walsh & The Blind Spots. 7:30pm
  
• Sound Bar: Tom Austin & Co.. 7:30pm
  
• Blue Tavern: Robocromp. 8pm
  
• Gallery 621 in RR Sq: Laugh and Lounge Speakeasy Event. Enjoy jazz and stand up comedy while sipping on wine. 8pm/$20
  
• 1907 Dahlia Dr: On The Edge presents La Hacienda. 8pm/$7
  
• Birds: Gangs Of Paris, Subpotent, and Tearman. 8pm
  
• Bannerman Barrel Proof: Paisley Howell. 8pm
  
• Fire Bettys: The Retrograde with Mutual Friends. 8pm/21+
  
• The Bark: Clever Girl. 8:30pm
  
• Vino Beano: Persian Night & Live Belly Dancing. 8:30pm
  
• Jam House Tally (216 Westminster Dr): Falls Chase, Satin, Durty Suns, Brushback. 8:45pm/$10
  
• Dukes and Dotties: Tobacco Rd Band. 9pm
  

SATURDAY, 3/23

• Brinkley Glen Park: Invasive Plant Removal. Join Master Gardener Volunteers at this weekly invasive plant removal event. This is a great way to learn to ID our invasive plant species and how to remove them. We recommend wearing long pants and sleeves, closed-toed shoes, gloves, a hat and mosquito spray. Bring gardening tools such as hand clippers, loppers, trowels, etc. if you have them. We are removing coral ardisia bushes and berries, nandina, tung trees, Tradescantia flumenensis, cat's claw vine, winged yam, Japanese climbing fern, skunkvine and more. Directions: The best way to get there is to take Meridian Rd to Waverly Rd, go to the next intersection and turn left onto Abbotsford Way, then turn left at the next road called Woodside Dr. At the stop sign turn left onto Lothian. Lothian ends in a cul-de-sac and there is a sign that says Brinkley Glen Park. 8:30am-11:30am
  
• Gamescape: Saturday Gaming. Gamescape has relocated from Railroad Square to the Huntington Oaks Plaza (Suite 302, next to the Library) at N Monroe St and Fred George Rd. Open gaming tables are available. Noon-6pm
  
• Potbellys: 7th Annual FAKE St. Patrick's Day Party. 4pm
  
• Duke’s and Dottie’s: Line Dancing Plus Lessons. 7pm/21+
  
• Bird’s Oyster Shack: Laughterday Night Fever. * Join us every Saturday at Bird's Aphrodisiac Oyster Shack for a free comedy show!* 8:30pm
  
• 926: Latin Night. Dance to the irresistible beats of Zeus and prepare to be dazzled by a spectacular drag show at midnight. It's more than a party, it's an experience. 9:30pm/$10 21+, $15 under 21
  

• Kleman Plaza: Third Annual Tallahassee History Festival. The Festival is a free community event with fun for both K-12 and college students and the whole family. The festival features programs and activities by historical organizations from around the state, as well as some of our local favorites. 10am-2pm
  
• Esposito Garden Center: Blueberry Festival. We will kick off the day with a Blueberry seminar with none other than Ralph Esposito as the speaker, followed up with live music, Blueberry Bake-off, a scavenger hunt with prizes and food and refreshments. Everyone is welcome, this event is free to all. To enter the Blueberry bake-off, simply email mary@espositogardencenter.com your name, phone number and what you will be entering. We are not limiting this contest to just pies, show us your BEST Blueberry recipe for a chance to win a $100 or $50 gift card! 10am-2pm
  
• Mission San Luis: Free Day. Join us in celebrating Florida Archaeology Month 2024 with a free day of archaeology, living history, and fun activities! Mission San Luis' annual Free Day will include: Archaeology-related activities for the whole family, including a copper embossing craft, archaeological soil sifting, atlatl spear throwing, and archaeological surveying! Guided tours of the Bureau of Archaeological Research (BAR) Collections Facility, presentations by archaeologists, and information tables from partner organizations. BAR will also be on-site conducting testing and excavation of a feature located near the BAR Collections Facility. An archaeologist will be available to answer questions about the feature and to explain how archaeological research is conducted. A special temporary exhibit case of archaeological artifacts in the Mission San Luis Visitor Center. Living history demonstrations and historic site interpretation. Vendors on-site with food and beverages available for purchase. 10am-3pm
  
• Langford Green: CDU x SASA Present: Holi featuring color powder throwing and performances by Nole Nandana and Desinoles. 11am-3pm
  
• Tallahassee Harley-Davidson: Get After It Performance & Grand American Launch Party. Get ready for an adrenaline-filled day of excitement at the Get After It performance & Grand American Launch Party! Join us for a day filled with fun events and competitions that will get your heart racing. Noon: Dyno and Burnout registration (1st come 1st serve). 12:30 PM: Loudest Pipes Contest. 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM, and 3:30 PM: Perfection on Wheels stunt show, featuring jaw-dropping performances. 3:30 PM: Burnout Competition. Noon
  
• Community Thrift Market: 1990s Action Figures and Collectibles SALE. Noon
  
• Fish Camp: Jonathan Reid Project. 1pm
  
• Common Ground Books: Spring into Action! Mutual Aid Market. Are you tired of feeling like the world is on fire and there’s nothing you can do about it? We know that feeling all too well… BUT! What if we told you you have the opportunity to make a tangible impact on your community every day? Saturday, March 23rd, join us with an incredible roster of nonprofits and mutual aid organizations for our Spring into Action: Mutual Aid Market! These organizations are making real, impactful changes for members of the Tallahassee community and beyond, and they need OUR help to continue! On top of hosting these incredible nonprofits and mutual aid groups, we’ll also have food from our favs Toasty Taiyaki and Crybaby Bakehouse, tarot reading from Invisible Ink Tarot, and some local artists you can shop with! Remember: we are stronger when we all work together! 3pm
  
• The Hub at Feather Oaks: South Munroe. 3pm
  
• Amicus Brewery: Oyster Mom Oyster Shuck. Come see this beautiful restoration of the Amicus Brewery building, tip a pint and slurp a few fresh, locally grown oysters. 3pm-6pm
  
• Challenger Learning Center: Lollipoplooza. An out-of-this-world rave for kids- this sWeEt symphony of fun will have little feet grooving to a lineup of kid artists and music from bOuNcY nursery rhymes to FuNkY kiddie pop! Baby shark will never sound better. So grab your glow sticks, put on your dancing shoes, and join us for a candy-coated adventure! DJ Justice is a rad dad who will spin the tunes, Playlist from 3-4:30 will be for younger kids, 5-7 for older. Music appropriate for all ages. Admission includes educational experiences provided by the STELLAR Challenger Learning Center, with quiet zones available. Cost is $25 for one adult and child, $50 for a family (must have one parent per two children), and $200 gets your family VIP (water) bottle service with a table, chairs, and your family’s name on our Sculpture Project. All Proceeds benefit the Bicentennial Sculpture Project in Cascades Park, educating future generations about our community’s founding. 3pm-7pm
  
• Blue Tavern: Old Time Jam. 4pm
  
• Fish Camp: April Lace Band. 6pm
  
• Proof: Buck Banzai. 6pm
  
• Lake Tribe: Sweet N' Juicy. 6pm
  
• The Getaway Grille and Bar: Temple of the Cat. 6pm
  
• Mickee Faust Club: MFC presents: Steamboat Mickee Spring Cabaret. Join us for the Mickee Faust Club’s spring cabaret show: Steamboat Mickee!! This show is a medley of skits, songs, jokes, and satirical silliness. The music in the backyard will feature guest band, the Bog Lilies, before the cabaret. Advanced tickets are on sale now online (please plan to pick up at the gate by 7:30 pm.) 7pm
  
• The Wine House on Market Street: JazzEtcetera. 7pm
  
• Oyster City: Red Hills Band. 7pm
  
• The Moon: Get The Led Out: A Celebration of “The Mighty Zep” (Led Zeppelin tribute band). 7:30pm
  
• Gallery 621 in RR Sq: The Creators Concert Series with Kanise, Lex, Fly Agaric, and Rachel Hillman. 7:30pm/$10
  
• The Sound Bar: Once Great Estate. 8pm
  
• House of Music: Anna Wescoat: The Queens of Country. 8pm
  
• Bannerman Barrel Proof: Kade Willamson. 8pm
  
• Fire Bettys: Rocky Horror! Join us for a night of cult classic madness on March 23rd! "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" brought to life by a live shadow cast at Fire Betty's! Brace yourself for an unforgettable experience as we reimagine this iconic film! Doors open at 8pm. Secure your ticket ! It's time to do the Time Warp and dive into the Rocky Horror fun! 8pm
  
• Blue Tavern: Jazzmatazz Presents the Peterson-Bakan-Hall Trio (Bill Peterson, Brian Hall, and Michael Bakan). 8pm
  
• 926: Solomon Hill, Counterfeit Stereo, Band of Names, and Thunder the Snake. 8:30pm
  

SUNDAY, 3/24

• Bicycle House: Sunday Ride. Ride at 10:30 AM from Bicycle House. We will ride the Cascades trail to the St Marks trail and down to Wakulla station and return, about 31 miles. Ride speed is 12 to 14 mph, with periodic regroups. Vernon Bailey is the ride leader. Vernon is a new CCC member who’s been biking for 50 years enjoys riding with small groups and weekend touring. 10am
  
• Halisi Africa: Soulful Sundays. Join us for Motherland Brunch at Halisi Africa. We'll be serving our brunch special including an appetizer, main course, a sweet, and our signature African mimosas we call ukwaju. The event will also feature an art exhibition by Christopher Barnhart and live entertainment by local artists. 11am
  
• Flippin’ Great Pinball: $25 Sunday Funday. Every Sunday spend a fun-filled time with the family for only $25 plus tax at the arcade! Our normal all-day family admission of $34.99 is just $25 and that includes up to a family of 6 (two adults and four kids). Experience affordable family fun that everyone will enjoy. Noon-8pm
  
• E Peck Greene Park (Behind the LeRoy Collins Library): Food Not Bombs Free Mealshare. We offer free vegetarian/vegan food, water, coffee, personal care & hygiene products, bus passes, and clothing when we have some available to those in need. Contact foodnotbombstally@gmail.com to find out about getting involved. Noon-2pm
  
• LeRoy Collins Library: Tallahassee Go Club Meetings. Come play the captivating ancient game of Go, also known as Baduk, with some friendly games and discussions. Beginners welcome. Visit https://www.tallahasseegoclub.com for more information. 1pm
  
• Gamescape: Pokémon League. Come learn, play, and trade with the Pokémon Trading Card Game and the Pokémon video games! We LOVE seeing new players, so come learn how to play! We play both the Trading Card Game and the Video Game casually and competitively. The store offers lots of different seating arrangements to meet our group's needs, as well as food, drinks, and Pokémon products for purchase. We are also hold regular, officially sanctioned tournaments for Pokémon Trading Card Game and Video Game Competitions! 2-4pm
  
• The Plant: Open Jam. All instruments, all players welcome. 4pm-9pm
  
• Pedro’s: Mariachi Clasico. 6pm
  
• Fermentation Lounge: Open Mic Night Hosted by Conor Churchill. 7pm
  
• Oyster City Brewing: Comedy Night. Come have some laughs with us on Sunday nights! If you are interested in participating in the show, reach out to therealsleepypfloyd@gmail.com 7:30pm
  

• 926: Queer Makers Market. The Queer Makers' Market celebrates local artists and makers that are members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Free to the public, come enjoy the beautiful weather, check out the fantastic brunch offered by 926 Bar & Grill, and support your local art community! The Queer Makers' Market is hosted by the Queer Tallahassee Artists Collective. You can learn more about QTAC at queertallahasse.com or instagram.com/queertac for details. 11am-3pm
  
• Common Ground Books: Drag Story Hour. Our monthly drag story hour is held the 4th Sunday of every month at 2pm and is a free family-friendly event open to all ages. There will also be a free art project available for kiddos (and any grown-ups who are young at heart) and coffee for the grown ups. 2pm
  
• Fish Camp: The Brown Goose. 3pm
  
• The Hub at Feather Oaks: Dominic Milner. 4pm
  
• The Moon: CDU Presents: Faye Webster. 7pm
  
• The Bark: Driptones, Kicklighter, and Copyright Claim. 7pm
  

MONDAY, 3/25

• Just One More: Bingo. 5pm-6:30pm
  
• The Getaway Grille and Bar: Margarita Monday, Open-Mic Night hosted by The Saltwater Cowboy. 5:30pm-8pm
  
• American Legion Hall: Cha Cha - Weekly Lessons. 6:15pm/$5
  
• Hangar 38: Bingo. 6:45pm
  
• Vino Beano: Tipsy Trivia. 7pm
  

• House of Music: Pierre Bensusan. 7pm

TUESDAY, 3/26

• Blue Tavern: Happy Hour. 5pm
  
• The Getaway Grille: Tuesday Night Bikes and Trikes. 6pm
  
• Oyster City Brewing Company: Tuesday Night Beer-go! 6pm
  
• Crafty Crab: BOOMIN' Karaoke. 7pm
  
• Gamescape: Hobby Night. Slay the grey together! Join your fellow gamers and turn your pile of grey miniatures into a battle ready army. Need some painting tips? Feel free to ask at hobby night. You can bring any miniature for any game to paint. 7pm
  
• Ology Midtown: Jazz Jam Sessions. 7pm
  
• Island Wings: Trivia. 7pm
  
• Brass Tap in Midtown: Trivia. 1st Tuesday of the month is General Knowledge with rotating themes the rest of the month. 7pm
  
• House of Music: Tuesday Trivia & Karaoke. 7pm
  
• American Legion Hall: Tallahassee Swing Band Tuesday Night Dance. 7:30pm
  
• Burrito Boarder: Karaoke with DJ Roldus. 8pm
  
• Poor Pauls: Trivia. 8pm/21+
  
• Blue Tavern: Bluesday Tuesday with Bill Ricci. Every Tuesday is Blues Day @ the Blue Tavern and Blues Meets Girl is a Tallahassee favorite. This perfect, intimate venue provides just what you need for both a mid-week break and authentic blues music experience. 8pm/$5
  
• 4th Quarter: Professor Jim's Tuesday Night Trivia. Popular for a reason! 8pm
  
• Argonaut Coffee: Trivia Tuesday. 8pm
  
• The Sound Bar: Karaoke. 8pm
  
• Fire Betty’s: Open Mic Comedy Night. 8pm/21+
  
• 926: Tacos and Trivia. 9pm
  

• Blue Tavern: Shape Note Singing. * Please join us for traditional shape-note singing – an unusual happy hour courtesy of the group that gathers at the Quaker Meeting House. If you like “old-time” traditional music, you’ll enjoy the unique harmonies and a cappella singing. We will be singing from The Sacred Harp: Cooper Edition, (the blue book).* 5pm/free

WEDNESDAY, 3/27

• Sugar and Spice Tally: Game Night. Join us every Wednesday Night for community game night. Bring your own or use ours! Let me know if you need to reserve space for a large group. Free to attend! 5pm
  
• Goodwood: Wonderful Wednesday. 6pm/$5
  
• Burrito Boarder: D&D Night. 6pm
  
• Level 8 Rooftop Lounge: Trivia. 6pm
  
• La Florida Coffee & Wine: Trivia Night. 6pm
  
• The Great Games Library: Open Game Night. 6pm/free
  
• American Legion Hall: Sue Boyd Country Western and More Dance Class. Session 2 - Beginner 6:30 to 7:45 pm What: East Coast Swing and Waltz. Cost: $8.00 per person. Wear comfortable shoes you can turn in. 7:45 to 8:15 - Practice dance with paid admission. 8:15 to 9:30: Intermediate - 2 Step and WCS. $8.00 per person or $13.00 for both classes. Vaccines are required. Face masks are optional. Changing partners is optional. 6:30pm
  
• Perry Lynn’s Smokehouse in Quincy: Wed Night Open Mic w/ Steven Ritter and Friends. 6:30pm
  
• Hangar 38: Trivia. 6:45pm
  
• Oyster City Brewing Tallahassee: Trivia. Teams up to 6 players for three rounds with 10 questions and a tie breaker each round. Winners are by round so don’t worry if you need to come late or can’t stay the whole time! Prizes include a round of beer, a 6 pack and a gift card! 7pm
  
• Proof: Trivia. 7pm
  
• Vino Beano: Wine Bingo. 7pm
  
• Fermentation Lounge: Trivia. 7pm
  
• Blue Tavern: Wednesday Open Mic with Doc Russell. The open mic night that has run continuously for almost 20 years, once housed at the Warehouse, lives on at the Blue Tavern. Doc Russell continues as the host with the most. Sign up starts at 7:45pm/free to attend
  
• House of Music: Bar Bingo! Free to Play & Late Night Karaoke. 7pm
  
• Fire Betty’s: Karaoke! 8pm/21+/free
  
• Dukes and Dotties: College Night and Line Dancing Lessons. 8pm
  
• The Sound Bar: Open Mic Night. 8pm
  
• South Station: Summer Movie Nights. 8:30pm/free
  
• The Bark: Karaoke with DJ Nathan. Best karaoke DJ in town. 9pm
  
• Peppers: Karaoke. 9pm
  
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So my boyfriend(22M) and I(19F) are together for over two years, but we have known each other about two years before and were friends. About four months into our relationship I've found out that he flirted with a bunch of girls on Instagram and liked soft nudes and also followed such accounts. For what I've known he didn't do it again since then, but I've found different things. He logged onto his google account on my device and the gallery connected and I've found a few hentai pictures. About a year into the relationship we have been looking for something on his phone and he had a leaked only fans video of Belle Delphine downloaded, he also admitted that it was from a only fans leaks discord server. About six months ago a notification from Instagram came on his phone and it turn out he had a secret account where he followed two only fans models. This for obvious reasons has broken my trust may times, as I have talked to him about this topic many times and that I'm not comfortable with him watching porn. He has promised me almost every time that I found something like that, that he doesn't do this anymore. So this weekend I asked him if I could look at his phone together with him and see if there is really nothing so I could just move on from this. He first got mad at me for asking and said that it's disrespectful, that I don't trust him and that I won't find anything. Well of course my gut feeling was right and it turned out he was so mad about me asking because he was scared I would find something (which I did, again a lot of egirl porn on Reddit and twitter, but very recent), but he lied to my face again which was the worst part. I've said it's his last chance, but I don't know if it's even worth continuing, if I was often lied to and disrespected. He knows exactly what he does there and that I would break up with him if he did it again.
Besides that the relationship is actually really great, we actually are kind of best friends and do everything together, so it would be really hard to let go. Is it worth working it out, as he yesterday after two years told me it was due to porn addiction, or is it better to let go?

We all know George is partial to obscenely large buildings in his books, but which are the largest? I have narrowed it down to three contenders, with honorable mentions. These are in no particular order.

1. The Palace of Love - Choroyane

All Tyrion could see was something massive rising from the river, humped and ominous. He took it for a hill looming above a wooded island, or some colossal rock overgrown with moss and ferns and hidden by the fog. As the Shy Maid drew nearer, though, the shape of it came clearer. A wooden keep could be seen beside the water, rotted and overgrown. Slender spires took form above it, some of them snapped off like broken spears. Roofless towers appeared and disappeared, thrusting blindly upward. Halls and galleries drifted past: graceful buttresses, delicate arches, fluted columns, terraces and bowers. The fog concealed three-quarters of the palace, but what they glimpsed was more than enough for Tyrion to know that this island fastness had been ten times the size of the Red Keep once and a hundred times more beautiful. He knew where he was. "The Palace of Love," he said softly.

2. Temple of the Lord of Light - Volantis

Three blocks later the street opened up before them onto a huge torchlit plaza, and there it stood. Seven save me, that's got to be three times the size of the Great Sept of Baelor. An enormity of pillars, steps, buttresses, bridges, domes, and towers flowing into one another as if they had all been chiseled from one colossal rock, the Temple of the Lord of Light loomed like Aegon's High Hill. A hundred hues of red, yellow, gold, and orange met and melded in the temple walls, dissolving one into the other like clouds at sunset. Its slender towers twisted ever upward, frozen flames dancing as they reached for the sky. Fire turned to stone. Huge nightfires burned beside the temple steps, and between them the High Priest had begun to speak.

3. Great Pyramid of Ghis - Old Ghis

(Unsure if larger than The Great Pyramid of Meereen

Behind them, huge against the sky, could be seen the top of the Great Pyramid, a monstrous thing eight hundred feet tall with a towering bronze harpy at its top. He could close his eyes and see them still: flames whirling from brick pyramids larger than any castle he had ever seen. It was always dusk inside the base of the Great Pyramid. Walls thirty feet thick muffled the tumult of the streets and kept the heat outside, so it was cool and dim within. The Great Pyramid of Meereen had been built as an echo to the Great Pyramid of Ghis whose colossal ruins Lomas Longstrider had once visited. Like its ancient predecessor, whose red marble halls were now the haunt of bats and spiders, the Meereenese pyramid boasted three-and-thirty levels, that number being somehow sacred to the gods of Ghis.

Personally, I think The Palace of Love is described as the "Largest" location, and probably would be the most opulent of the three during its prime. What do you think?
Honorable mentions: Great Pyramid of Meereen, Harrenhall, Palace of A Thousand Rooms, Five Forts, The Wall.

Apes forever (strong)

“The orders were simple.
We kill everything, take revenge, liberate another far off colony from the stench of the knife eared vermin.
Fucking Elves!”
The trooper laid in his coffinpod. The VR goggles played the official news and indoctrination podcast. He switched with a flick of the tongue to AI porn of a certain female friend of his. Finished, he quickly ripped off the googles and grabbed a tissue from the dispenser.
Brightly lit by liquid crystals and almost soundproof, the drumming of engines and pumps felt softly in his bones. He was in the vast body of a megacarrier, the flagship of the HuNav fleet. The roof of the pod was adorned with family pics and a few tasteful hentai jiffs.
Take another look at the briefing folder? “Nah!” He felt hangry like a wolverine. The Trooper opened his coffinpod, climbed down into the din and commotion of the common area.
He made a stop at the ramen box in the rec-corner of his barracks area. It was part of an auto-kiosk overseen by a single Neo-chimp. When his meal arrived via the rattling ‘tube the Nechi plated it in a chipped plastic bowl. The hot smell of broth wrestled with the ozonised stink of the ship.
On his way to go studying he briefly stood and watched at an impromptu wrestling ring. The metal grated floor bumped, and bumped again, or was it the gravity? The study center was at the opposite end of the area, two bulkheads down; he passed by a squad of marching shinies.
Homopedia plopped open. A planet blue and purple-greenish; lush with a number of smaller settlements, with the capital of - check notes - George’s Landing. (reading in a seductive pornified voice ) “Ploxis IV is a human world.”
He enlarged the 3D view, “Bet you is.”
Almost another month until target. Once they were on jump he could visit the observation gallery and view the infinite sea of eyes, maybe bring somebody and have a real meat dinner. Before the battle between the stars went on.

• No, death did not await them, they were the elite. Up then more drill, in VR and otherwise, equipment checks, again and again, and time to kill.

There was no klaxon, no ‘PREPARE FOR JUMP’, or anything like that. It didn’t matter where you were or what you were doing when the ship dematerialised. He always felt like he was falling to the ground, but then he never did so.
The Droopers will return on all human channels
Part 1