CELEBRATING MOTHER NATURE AT MOM’S PARK! 

Memories of Missing Smiles, Inc. (M.O.M.S.) was founded by two mothers that lost sons in separate automobile accidents in 2008.

December 2009, M.O.M.S. received permission from Ocala City council to locate this Memorial Park on a portion of Ocala’s Jervey Gantt Park. On January 24, 2010, M.O.M.S. broke ground on the park. On September 24, 2011 the Memories of Missing Smiles Children’s Memorial Park and Reflection Pond was established!

Today, M.O.M.’s Park is open to the public and provides a serene, tranquil space in which everyone can go and enjoy the beauty of the park and the precious memories of the children who are honored here.

This bus tour is free and open to the public. Space is limited.

OCALA, Fla. (April 30, 2019) – The City of Ocala will host a bus tour throughout West Ocala Thursday, May 16 at 6 p.m. The bus tour will depart from the E.D. Croskey Recreation Center, 1510 NW Fourth St., near the basketball courts.

Those in attendance will have the opportunity to learn more about upcoming projects in West Ocala and interact with City staff. This bus tour is free and open to the public. Space is limited.

For more information, or to RSVP, please contact Ramona Williams at rlwilliams@ocalafl.org.

• May 31 – Sons of Mystro
• June 7 – Dr. Nativo
• June 14 – Remember Jones
• June 21 – Canon
• June 28 – Tonina
• July 5 –  The Foxies
• July 12 – Mr. Sipp
• July 19 – PJ Morton
• July 26 – Empire Strikes Brass
• Aug. 2 – Kaleta and the Super Yamba Band

This event will feature craft and non-profit booths, food trucks, novelty food vendors, in addition to beer and wine, which will be available for purchase. The Summer Break Spot will provide free dinners for those ages 18 and under. Each concert will also spotlight a local non-profit organization, who will conduct a special activity during the event’s intermission. Highlighted non-profits and opening act information will be announced soon. Continue reading →

This 2 hour program will cover the life and impact of pollinators. Fun crafts to educate our children on the balance of nature and the crucial role pollinators play.

Come and be educated by our community – the ecology and history of the Oklawaha River and the vital role played in the balance of nature.

The Marion County Genealogical Society will meet Thursday March 21, 2019 at 2 PM at the Marion County Public Library located at 2720 E. Silver Springs Blvd. in Ocala.  Free to the public. A brief business meeting will be followed by the March program TBA (see www.mcgsocala.org).  For further information, contact Joel Swanson at (352) 897-0840 or president@mcgsocala.org.

A fre​e art demonstration by award-winning artist, Milly Sheffer will be held at the Appleton Museum of Art, 4333 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, FL 34470-5001 in the upstairs library, on Wednesday, February 13, from 12 noon – 2 pm.

Milly Sheffer is an artist working primarily in oils, but she has worked extensively in watercolor as well.  She uses a brush or palette knife, prefers to work quickly and her work is primarily ala prima (completed in one session.)  She uses strong brushstrokes, pure color, pronounced texture, a mix of pattern, accents of bold line, and the blending of colors on the canvas; rather than on her palette. Continue reading →