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“Funk is life for me. Funk is everything. We all need some of it in our lives, so guess who’s here to give it to you?”
Read More »‘Funk Is Life For Me’: Big Sam’s Funky Nation Returns To Gainesville
Florida Cuts Budget For Cultural Affairs
Florida cut funding to cultural affairs by 80 percent this year which impacts about 500 cultural organizations in the state.
Read More »Cade Museum Opens In Gainesville As Hub For Invention
The revitalization of downtown Gainesville continued on Saturday with the grand opening of The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention.
Read More »UF Dance Professor Elizabeth Johnson Teaches Alexander Technique To Broaden Mind And Body Through Ballet
As a university dance professor, Johnson takes the discipline and specificity of conservatory teaching and mixes it with improvisation skills.
Read More »Tiny Beds, Big Impact
Kendall is one of 14 artists in residence at UF Health. Through music, visual arts and other types of artwork, each of these artists help patients cope with an avenue aside from medicine alone.
Read More »Florida Voices | Carlton “Blixx” Barber, The Tiny Terror
Inside the world of dwarf wrestling, Blixx is one the sport's most recognizable faces.
Read More »Gainesville City Commissioners To Discuss Options For Honoring Tom Petty
Gainesville city commissioners, meeting as the city general policy committee, today will discuss ways the city can honor the late Tom Petty.
Read More »Repurpose Project Unveils New Gallery As Part Of Community Center Initiative
When Sarah Goff walks along Calf Pond Creek near her home in Gainesville, she isn’t looking for pretty stones or exotic plants. She’s looking for garbage to turn into art.
Read More »UF Gator Marching Band Breaks Ground On New Practice Facility
The University of Florida Gator Marching Band celebrated the groundbreaking of a new permanent practice facility Friday afternoon.
Read More »Two Weekend Events In Gainesville Highlight Florida Soul History
Gainesville soul singer Little Jake Mitchell is a featured chapter in John Capouya's book, 'Florida Soul: From Ray Charles to KC and the Sunshine Band.' "Jake, as I say in my book, is basically, he’s the living history of Florida soul music and he continues to keep soul music alive."
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