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Read More »Pumpkin Patch fundraiser operated by Gainesville’s First United Methodist Church
For their October Pumpkin Patch, one Gainesville church shipped in nearly five thousand pumpkins from Navajo Indians in New Mexico. [jwplayer config=”News-video” file=”wuftnews/20111003-PumpkinPatch.mp4″]
Read More »Band Boosters provide much-needed support for local program
When the music rings through the stands,they’re behind the scenes acting as the extra hands whenever and wherever they’re needed. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Jordan Matich reports on area band boosters. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/FPEHSBandFinal.mp3]
Read More »8-year-old cancer survivor to meet Dierks Bentley
University of Florida Student Government Productions is hosting Dierks Bentley at the O’Connell Center for a concert tonight. SGP paired up with Shands Hospital for Children to get backstage passes for Ava Mason and her family. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s, Meredith Chipman, spoke with Ava, and her mom, Jennifer, about her …
Read More »Solving seafood confusion
The Florida Musuem of Natural History is hosting Seafood Choices: Why am I confused? A Science Cafe focusing on seafood industry changes and the effect on consumers. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Veronica Vilar reports. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/editedsciencecafewrapVeronicaVilar.mp3] “Seafood Choices: Why Am I Confused” gets underway at the Florida Museum of Natural History on October …
Read More »Libraries keeping up with the technological times
The digital era isn’t holding back Alachua County’s Library System. WUFT-FM’s Juliana Valencia reports on the technological changes the County libraries have made to meet members’ needs and keep them up to date. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/ValenciaWraplibrary.mp3]
Read More »Lis & Lon Williamson open new concert series at Leonardo’s 706 in Gainesville
While Santa Fe College inaugurates its new Fine Arts Hall, across town at the Leonardo’s 706 restaurant there’s another music venue opening. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Donna Green-Townsend brings us up close and personal with Lis Williamson who’s performing there with her husband Lon on Saturday night. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/FPLizWilliamsonConcertDGT.mp3]
Read More »Celtic spirit of An Triur comes to “Free Fridays” concert series in downtown Gainesville
Gainesville band An Triur are bringing celtic spirit to the Bo Diddley Plaza in downtown Gainesville tonight. Band members John Maze and Larry Reeves have been playing Irish music for almost 20 years. Until recently, the third member of the band, Mick Richmond, was a rock musician. As Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s …
Read More »Sister Hazel returns to SFC to give back
Santa Fe College Fine Arts Hall’s inaugural showcase “Light Up the Night” will feature a variety of national and local performers tomorrow. Jose Manuel Carreno and Sarah Lane of American Ballet Theatre, the Gainesville Chamber Orchestra, and Sister Hazel are among the featured acts. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Meredith Chipman spoke …
Read More »Chamber orchestra conductor praises new SFC arts hall
Santa Fe College’s brand new Fine Arts Hall is hosting “Light Up The Night” on Saturday to inaugurate the new building. The artistic showcase for the senses will feature Sister Hazel, ballet dancer Sarah Lane, Broadway Director Marion Caffey and Jose Manuel Carreno from the New York American Ballet Theater, among others. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Veronica Vilar …
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