Arts and Entertainment

The Last Stop Carnival debuts mid-October in Ocala and will donate all proceeds to charity.

For $25, North Central Florida families can bring their prized vehicles for up to a 145-mile-per-hour adrenaline rush. About 50 drivers participate in the races at a time.

A Florida college student's experiences watching more than 200 Florida sunrises over the course of a year inspired him to create the Sunrise Cube, an art installation that will be featured at the Harn Museum on Sunday.

Tom Blake, bartender at Lillian's Music Store, recently published his first novel, part one of a four-book series.

Thursday, author J.K. Rowling announced a new series of films set in the world of her "Harry Potter" series, igniting excitement from fans worldwide.

Friday Sept. 6 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Melrose will host an Art Walk that is free and open to the public. The event will feature Darlene Hinkle's art chronicling her experience with fibromyalgia, an illness causing constant pain.

Ariana Agrios, 17, organized a campaign to sponsor a special screening of "Girl Rising" in Gainesville. The movie was created for the 10x10 act, which promotes education of girls worldwide.

The founder of a local music center has been providing lessons to at-risk and low-income students for more than a decade. Students play on the drum line for the ongoing University of Florida Gators' soccer home games.

A risqué variety show, featuring fire acts, dance routines, comedy and a live band, performed this week at The JAM.

This weekend marks the 15th anniversary of the U.S. release of the popular "Harry Potter" series. The books still casts spells in North Florida and elsewhere.