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).
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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.
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“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.”
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Ginnie Springs celebrated Easter this weekend with its 13th annual Easter Egg Hunt.
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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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Delia Albert, better known as upcoming electronic-R&B artist, DVWEZ (pronounced Dames), shares her story and her passion for both art and music together in a live visual performance. The Paradise Experience, which includes projection mapping, will take place on April 16th at 8 p.m. at the Heartwood Sound Stage in Gainesville.
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Cypress Sessions aims to showcase a broad spectrum of the Florida’s finest musical artists. The series airs Thursdays at 10 p.m. on Florida's 5, WUFT-TV, from April 13 through May 25.
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Gainesville's first VegFest, hosted at Westside park on Saturday afternoon, attracted families, vendors, activists, animal lovers and vegan food enthusiasts while raising awareness about the benefits and long-lasting effects of plant-based diets on the environment, human health and animal welfare.
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The 10th annual O’Leno Ole’ Chili Cook-Off and Springs Celebration at O'Leno State Park brought together people who love chili and Florida's water this weekend.
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Attendees celebrated the holiday Holi with colored powder, water and even mud at the University of Florida’s Indian Student Association and UF Student Government’s fourth annual Holi festival on Sunday at Flavet Field.
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