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1. A blues song-writing competition, in conjunction with the North Central Florida Blues Society. Winner will received a Gretsch Alligator guitar provided by Leonardo's Music and Antiques in Micanopy. Doors open at 5 p.m. today, competition concert starts at 7, Market Street Pub, 112 Southwest First Ave. Admission: $8. 2. From the creator of the musical "Rent" comes “Tick, Tick … Boom”, a play about an almost-30 struggling musician who contrasts his life to all the things he should have accomplished by his age.