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"A Christmas Carol" and "A Tuna Christmas" showing at Hippodrome Theatre from Nov. 23 to Dec. 23.
Read More »‘Who Bombed Judi Bari?’ playing one night only at Gainesville’s Hippodrome
From 1985 through the late 1990s, environmental activists fought to save the Redwoods in California. One of the leaders of the effort, Judi Bari, suffered critical injuries when someone bombed her car.
Read More »Carrie brings campy fun to the Hipp
The Hippodrome Theatre is launching what they call a "campy twist" on the Stephen King novel Carrie. The show, which opens tonight and runs through Nov. 4, is a comedic version of the classic King novel involving a young woman dealing with her peers and her fundamentalist mother.
Read More »Nationally ranked Downtown Festival & Art Show to kickoff tonight
Video story by Bailey Myers – WUFT-TV [jwplayer config=”News-video” file=”wuftnews/20121012ArtsFairPreview.mp4″ html5_file=”http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/wuftnews/20121012ArtsFairPreview.mp4″ image=”http://www.wuft.org/videoupdates/files/2012/10/WUFT-Generic-Logo_final-854×480.png”] The 31st annual Downtown Festival & Art Show will begin at 8 p.m. today at the Bo Diddley Plaza with a free concert featuring University of Florida musicians. The event, which also takes place Saturday and Sunday from …
Read More »A landmark weekend for Gainesville’s Hippodrome
There’s a special anniversary taking center stage at the Hippodrome Theatre this weekend in Gainesville. Florida’s 89.1 reporter Dina Lewis goes behind the scenes. [audio:https://www.wuft.org/news/files/2012/02/HIPPwrap-DL.mp3|titles=HIPPwrap (DL)]
Read More »God of Carnage brings comic relief to adults squabbling over their teens
The Hippodrome State Theatre’s latest play opens Friday night in Gainesville. God of Carnage is a three-time Tony Award winner, including Best Play. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Donna Green-Townsend talked with two of the actors from the comedy, Benjamin Burdick and Jessica Iris Morris. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/FPGodofCarnagedgt.mp3]
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