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After TedXUF Paradox was canceled last year due to the pandemic, the team of organizers adapted to a fully online format.
Read More »TEDxUF Conference Returns To Gainesville After A Year Of COVID-19 Uncertainty
Stormy Weekend Ahead For Parts Of The Sunshine State
The dry, tranquil stretch of weather that the Sunshine State is known for in April is likely to come to an end this weekend.
Read More »‘The World Isn’t Against You:’ Gainesville Community Playhouse Returns To Musicals With ‘Fun Home’
After more than a year, the Gainesville Community Playhouse is putting on its first musical since the start of the pandemic. Its show, “Fun Home,” will run from April 8 to 25. It follows the life of cartoonist Alison Bechdel as she comes to terms with her sexuality and her …
Read More »Gainesville Community Marches Against Racism, Mourns Loss Of Atlanta Shooting Victims
On a warm and sunny Saturday evening, hundreds walked from Bo Diddley Plaza to Depot Park to march against racism and anti-Asian violence after six Asian American women were killed in Atlanta on March 16.
Read More »‘What They Would Have Been’: Asian Students React To Anti-Asian Racism
In interviews over the past two weeks, students in the community described how they felt about the recent events.
Read More »Author Jeannine Atkins Encourages Children And Women ‘Finding Wonders’ In Science
Atkins, an author of 11 books for young readers, talked about her book “Finding Wonders: Three Girls Who Changed Science," targeting grades five and up at the last event.
Read More »‘Whose Line?’s’ Brad Sherwood & Colin Mochrie Bring Improv to Zoom for The Hipp at Home
"People still don't believe that we made up the stuff on 'Whose Line?' That's like the bane of our existence ... that some people just think 'there is no way they're making this up,' which is in a certain sense ... like the ultimate compliment and insult all in one."
Read More »‘What Does the Earth Ask of Us?’: Plant Ecologist Robin Wall Kimmerer Answers the Question
The pandemic had a great impact on these events. All the events had to be quickly turned into a virtual program when the pandemic came, but people who worked on the program still tried to make it impact on the community.
Read More »Creators of American Girls Podcast Talk About Their Friendship And Passion At UF Workshop
Mary fell for the books. Allison for the dolls. Decades later, American Girl stories are still part of their daily lives.
Read More »Gainesville Prepares To Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day Safely
For Irish bands, the week of St. Patrick’s Day is their bread and butter, but a global pandemic destroyed that in March of 2020.
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