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The new play "Trailer Park Elegy" is set to be performed at the Acrosstown Repertory Theatre in Gainesville from Sept. 1-17.
Read More »A Goat, A Dark Secret And A Dead Woman’s Ashes: A Preview Of ‘Trailer Park Elegy’
UF Performing Arts 2017-18 Season Preview
University of Florida Performing Arts is set to kick off its 2017-18 season with Sweet Honey in the Rock on Sept. 14 at the Phillips Center.
Read More »Bears and Lions Return for Fanfares and Fireworks 2017
A favorite with kids (and parents), Bears & Lions are making their third appearance at WUFT's annual Fanfares & Fireworks at the UF Bandshell at Flavet Field. Florida's 89.1 WUFT-FM Morning Edition host, Glenn Richards, spoke with Bear and Lion of the Gainesville group.
Read More »WUFT’s Fanfares and Fireworks Welcomes The Duppies and Hedges to 2017 Line-up
Long-time favorites in the Gainesville community, The Duppies and Hedges make their first appearance at WUFT's annual Fanfares & Fireworks.
Read More »Exploring The Nature Of Reality With Alix Spiegel And Hanna Rosin Of NPR’s Invisibilia
When asked to explain how the third season of NPR’s Invisibilia was like a “concept album,” a genre familiar to fans of groups like Pink Floyd, hosts Alix Spiegel and Hanna Rosin said, “It’s a concept album about concepts, so it’s super more nerdy than Pink Floyd!”
Read More »Gainesville’s Mirror Image Studio Celebrates 40th Anniversary June 3rd
From humble beginnings as two rooms in Bob McPeek's house, to recording local and regional artists who went national (Sister Hazel, Less Than Jake, For Squirrels, Creed), 40 years of Gainesville's Mirror Image Studio will be celebrated Saturday night at Heartwood Soundstage (formerly Mirror Image).
Read More »Exceptional Folk: Chelsea Carnes of Wax Wings and Mourning Glories
Gainesville's Chelsea Carnes, director of Gainesville Girls Rock Camp, will be performing with the alt-folk group, Wax Wings, and traditional folk band, Mourning Glories, at the 65th Annual Florida Folk Festival at the Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park in White Springs, Memorial Day Weekend, May 26-28, 2017.
Read More »Things Get Real In Tom Miller’s Unreal World of UMMU
“Storytelling is at the center of culture, and culture is the reason that human beings can live on the planet in places they wouldn’t otherwise be able to live," says Miller. "It’s through storytelling we’re able to go into space. Alright? People gathered around a camp fire doing storytelling; that’s so fundamental to who we are because without storytelling, without theater, we don’t have culture. And if we don’t have culture, we as a species cannot exist.”
Read More »In Photos: Ginnie Springs Hosts Annual Easter Egg Hunt
Ginnie Springs celebrated Easter this weekend with its 13th annual Easter Egg Hunt.
Read More »Sharing Europe: An Artistic Evening At The Harn
Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art's visitors had the chance to experience a collection of paintings and drawings from Europe as well as other art pieces from Asia, Africa and Latin America.
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