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After a decade performing in big theatrical shows, appearing on television and dancing of Broadway, Andrew Cao gave it all up and turned his life upside down for a faculty position at the UF School of Theatre and Dance.
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Rolled Up Sleeves: Is Tattoo Bias in the Workforce Rising Or Falling?
Results from The Harris Poll between 2008 and 2016 demonstrate a drop in the perception that people with tattoos are rebellious.
Read More »Shimmy Sisters
Young women draw strength from an ancient art form that is often misunderstood in America.
Read More »SYNERGY Magazine Launches In Gainesville To Bring More Attention To African-American Professionals
In a world where topics of race relations and job equality become too sensitive to talk about, a Gainesville woman has found a way to spotlight shining examples in the community.
Read More »Ocala Drive-In Theatre Hangs On Amid Decades Of Nationwide Decline For Drive-Ins
The 62-year-old John Watzke oversees one of the few drive-in theatre sites left in the country.
Read More »Potions And Profits: Modern Witches Making A Living In Gainesville
There are about 1 million practicing witches in the U.S. and several in north central Florida. These are a few of their stories.
Read More »Gainesville’s Independent Bookstores Look To Beat The Odds Against Challenges From National Cyber Chains
Since the 2011 closure of the national bookstore chain, Borders, the future of retail bookstores looked grim. The competitive world of online book sales and e-readers have forced bookstores to adapt. Third House Books and Coffee, 113 N Main St., is one such independent bookstore in Gainesville planning on further changes. …
Read More »Nels Cline of Wilco Brings Improvisation Trio to Gainesville
WUFT Morning Edition host, Glenn Richards, talks with guitarist/composer Nels Cline, probably best known as lead guitarist for Wilco. They discuss his latest project, an improvisational collaboration with drummer Gerald Cleaver and saxophonist Larry Ochs. Their new album, ‘What Is To Be Done,’ was released earlier this year by Clean …
Read More »The Santa Fe College Spring Arts Festival Celebrated 50 Years of Art and Community This Weekend
Santa Fe College’s annual Spring Arts Festival celebrated its 50th anniversary on Saturday and Sunday in Gainesville’s downtown historic district.
Read More »Theater Production Spotlights Local Racial History To Inform, Educate
“From Colored to Black” is a Gainesville play that reflects on past and current race disparities within the north central Florida African American community.
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