THIS WEEKEND
International Overdose Awareness Day
This event is free and open to everyone. It runs 1-8 p.m. Aug. 31 at Citizens’ Circle in Ocala, behind City Hall at 151 SE Osceola Ave. Vendors, food trucks, information and help with overdose. At 5 p.m. there will be a free concert from Ocala’s Noah Hunton. The event will close with a candlelight vigil. For more information, visit https://www.pickingupthepieces.us/get_involved
COMING SOON
‘Cinderella’
This Rodgers + Hammerstein musical opens Ocala Civic Theatre’s 74th season and will be live onstage Sept. 5-22. Tickets are $35 for adults and $17 for ages 18 and younger. More at www.ocalacivictheatre.com or (352) 236-2274. OCT is at 4337 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala.
Cornhole Under The Lights
This fundraiser will be held 6-11 p.m. Sept. 6 at the Ocala Marketplace Pavilion, Southeast Third Street between Osceola Avenue and Southeast Third Avenue, Ocala. The event, hosted by Team Cone and JMA Productions, benefits Kimberly’s Center for Child Protection, The Fostering Foundation and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. According to organizers, there will be 108 cornhole players (54 teams) competing in three tournaments: Battle of the Bars, Battle of the Agencies and Open Public Tournament. There will be food trucks, a live auction, live music and more.