Weekend Roundup for Aug. 18, 2016

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‘School of Rock’
“School of Rock,” featuring a cast of 30 campers from Players by the Sea’s summer “Let’s Put on a Musical!” camp, will be performed Friday, Aug. 19 and Saturday, Aug. 20 at 7 p.m. at Players by the Sea, 106 Sixth St. N., Jacksonville Beach. General admission tickets are $15; $10 for students under 17. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Box Office at (904) 249-0289 or online at www.playersbythesea.org.

Katz 4 Keeps Adoption Days
Katz 4 Keeps adoption days will take place Saturday, Aug. 20 and Sunday, Aug. 21 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Katz 4 Keeps, 935B A1A N. in Ponte Vedra Beach (next to Sherwin Williams). For more information, call (904) 834-3223 or email katz4keeps.org. Katz 4 Keeps, an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization, is looking for adults 18 or older to become members of its clean and feed program that ensures the shelter’s rescue cats, kittens and facilities have the best of care. For more information, please contact Peggy Hatfield, program coordinator, at peggyhatfield63@comcast.net

Filling the Gap White Party
The second annual Filling the Gap White Party – a fundraiser to benefit St. Augustine’s Wildflower Clinic – will be held Saturday, Aug. 20 from 6:30 to 10 p.m. at 259 San Marco Ave., St. Augustine. Hosted by Dr. Stephanie Kinsey of Palencia Dental, the event will feature music, drinks, hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction. Admission is $75 per person, which is tax-deductible as a donation to the nonprofit organization Filling the Gap. Proceeds from The White Party benefit the Wildflower Clinic, which provides free medical and dental care to needy individuals and families in St. Johns County. For tickets or more information, contact Marcia Catlett at Palencia Dental at (904) 826-4343 or visit the website at www.fillingthegap.org.

Book signing event

Barnes & Noble at St. Johns Town Center will host a book signing event with Florida Times-Union writer Mark Woods Saturday, Aug. 20 at 2 p.m. “Lassoing the Sun: A Year in America’s National Parks” is Woods’ new book and it will be available for purchase and signing. Barnes & Noble is located at 10280 Midtown Parkway, Jacksonville. For more information, call (904) 928-2027.

SAFE Pet Rescue Bake Sale

SAFE Pet Rescue will hold a bake sale Saturday, Aug. 20 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Pet Supermarket, 880 A1A N., Ponte Vedra Beach. All proceeds benefit SAFE Pet Rescue

‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’
The Florida Theatre presents “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” Sunday, Aug. 21 at 2 p.m. as part of the theatre’s Summer Movie Classic Series. Tickets are $7.50. Visit www.floridatheatre.com to purchase tickets or call (904) 355-2787 for more information. The Florida Theatre is located at 128 E. Forsyth St., Jacksonville.