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While the coronavirus has forced the shutdown of walk-in theaters nationwide, it has revived the once fading drive-in movie industry.
Read More »A COVID-19 Comeback: Ocala Drive-In Theatre Peaks In Sales
Social-Justice-Themed Murals Will Arrive In Gainesville’s Parks And Public Spaces Before Thanksgiving Day
Social-justice-themed murals coming to Gainesville city parks as part of 352 Walls program.
Read More »Sister Hazel Newberry Drive-In Concert Approved
The Gainesville alternative rock band, Sister Hazel, will be allowed to perform at a drive-in concert in Newberry scheduled for Oct. 23.
Read More »Approval Of Application Permit For Sister Hazel Prolonged By Newberry City Commission
The city of Newberry held a public hearing postponing the application of a Sister Hazel drive-in concert.
Read More »Gainesville Band Sister Hazel Wants To Hold A Drive-In Concert In Newberry
Newberry’s planning and zoning board will decide Wednesday whether to approve Sister Hazel’s bid for a drive-in concert on the site of an abandoned mine in the city on Oct. 23.
Read More »2021 Spring Arts Festival Canceled Due To COVID-19 Pandemic
Santa Fe College and the Santa Fe College Foundation announced the cancellation of the 2021 Spring Arts Festival, an annual event that often draws over 100,000 guests.
Read More »UF’s Arts & Crafts Center Connects With Students Despite COVID-19
Program directors were creative in reworking art and craft programs for students.
Read More »The Hippodrome’s Production Of ‘Souvenir’ Highlights The Possibilities Of Virtual Theater
Not even a global pandemic can stop Gainesville theater. The Hippodrome Theatre staff used a virtual program called Broadway Unlocked to recreate a live performance experience for patrons who are quarantined at their homes. The Hipp was able to showcase its socially-distanced production of Stephen Temperley’s “Souvenir” while also connecting …
Read More »WUFT Fanfares From Home Preview with Band Together’s Bob McPeek, Ken Block, Cathy DeWitt, & Rob Rothschild
WUFT's Fanfares From Home features several former Fanfares favorites performing like you’ve never seen before, including Billy Buchanan, Bears and Lions, the Savants of Soul, UF Health Arts in Medicine Musicians in Residence (Michael Claytor, Jason Hedges, Ricky Kendall, Sam Moss, and Cienna Wesley) Maestro Gary Langford from the Gainesville Community Band, and two unique videos produced this past May – one from the City of Gainesville called the Gainesville Sing-A-Long and Band Together.
Read More »The Show Must Go On: Gainesville’s Hippodrome Theatre Prepares For ‘Hybrid Season’
By taking proper precautions, actors should soon be able to return to the stage of the Hippodrome Theatre.
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