What's Happening: '9 to 5,' Floridiana Show, Annasemble and more

MAY 3 THROUGH MAY 5

“9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL”: As their final show of the 2024 season, Buchholz Players proudly presents “9 to 5: The Musical.” This comedic folly features music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and premieres on the stage at Buchholz High School in late April. As in the film, characters Violet, Doralee and Judy prepare for work in their mundane and hellish office under Franklin Hart Jr., president of Consolidated Industries. In a series of comedic errors, the office team mistakenly poisons their lecherous boss — only to discover that he is just fine, so they kidnap him. Do the gals get justice? You’ll have to come and see “9 to 5: The Musical” at Buchholz High School to find out. This production highlights the often frustrating male-dominated injustice of the working woman’s entry into corporate America in the late ’80s. “9 to 5: The Musical” runs through May 5 with shows at 7 p.m. on May 3-4, and shows at 2 p.m. May 4-5. Tickets are $15 for general admission, $12 for students, $10 for a group rate, and free for BHS faculty. Tickets can be purchased online at buchholzdrama.com.

MAY 4

FLORIDIANA SHOW: The Floridiana Show is back at the Matheson History Museum, where attendees can snag their own piece of Florida kitsch and vintage Florida. A variety of vendors from Gainesville and around the state will be set up in the main Matheson building on May 4. Matheson Members will have the opportunity to shop first; only members will be admitted between 10 and 11 a.m. The general public is welcome to start their shopping starting at 11 a.m. The Patchwork trio — Cathy DeWitt, Jolene Jones and Janet Rucker — will perform live music from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Entrance to the event costs $5 for general admission, and is free for ages 14 and younger as well as members. The Matheson is located at 513 E. University Ave. For more information, visit tinyurl.com/floridiana24.

MAY 5

ANNASEMBLE COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA: The Annasemble Community Orchestra will give its annual concert at 3 p.m. May 5 at the First United Methodist Church, 419 NE First St. This year's free concert revolves around a theme of belonging. The Annasemble Community Orchestra this year will focus on music that celebrates the identities of the peoples in the nation and the world with music by well-known composers including Antonin Dvorak, who composed the New World Symphony. They also will look at lesser-known music by Black and women composers such as Joseph Bologne and Florence Price. As always, Annasemble will feature music from the limitless and amazing pool of other styles of music within the scope of this year’s theme. Annasemble is an intergenerational, mostly strings, community orchestra under the musical direction of Annemieke Pronker-Coron. The orchestra includes adult musicians as well as students in high school and college. For more information, visit annasemble.org.

ONGOING “WEAVING A COMMUNITY: 30 YEARS OF THE MATHESON HISTORY MUSEUM”: In the late 1980s, Gainesville had a well-documented and researched history, numerous nationally-recognized historical sites, and multiple civic organizations centered around the preservation and proliferation of local history. What it did not have was a centralized place dedicated to that rich local history, where the accumulated knowledge and artifacts of the last two centuries could be housed and protected. This year, the Matheson History Museum will commemorate its 30th anniversary of meeting that need. To celebrate, “Weaving a Community” will take an all-encompassing view of the Matheson's history and its origins. The exhibition reveals the museum's roots through the history of the Matheson family, the American Legion Hall and the wider civil society. It presents its history in an unbroken tapestry, revealing interesting and intertwined threads that tie the museum, the history of Gainesville and the community together. The museum’s hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and is located at 513 E. University Ave. For more information, call 378-2280 or visit mathesonmuseum.org.

ONGOING

FEED THE HORSES: Enjoy the Florida weather as you take in 335 acres of nature and feed the horses and donkeys of Mill Creek Farm Retirement Home for Horses. The farm, a nonprofit that was established in 1983, has been home to hundreds of horses who endured abuse, starvation and neglect. The sanctuary provides lifelong care for these horses as well as retired police and military equines. Entrance to the farm is free; they ask that you bring carrots, apple slices and/or bananas to share with the animals. It is open to the public Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information about the farm, or to find out how you can help the nonprofit, visit millcreekfarm.org.

This article originally appeared on The Gainesville Sun: What's Happening: '9 to 5,' Floridiana Show, Annasemble and more