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"The Blameless" follows a family as they have a shooter’s father over for dinner.
Read More »Hippodrome Theatre Production Of “The Blameless” Focuses On Healing After Gun Violence
Hippodrome Interview: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Nick Bublitz says, “The co-production is a yearly event between the School of Theater and Dance and the Hippodrome and it is the base of which we kind of launch both seasons … and it’s a wonderful opportunity to really have students at the School of Theater and Dance work professionally at the Hippodrome.”
Read More »Gainesville Residents Petition for More African-American Films
Two UF professors are leading an effort to persuade the three local first-run movie theaters – all owned by Regal Cinemas, the nation’s second-largest theater chain – to offer more such films.
Read More »SYNERGY Magazine Launches In Gainesville To Bring More Attention To African-American Professionals
In a world where topics of race relations and job equality become too sensitive to talk about, a Gainesville woman has found a way to spotlight shining examples in the community.
Read More »First Place Tastes Like Pizza
Unity Percussion, a competitive local indoor percussion group, has placed as a finalist at Winter Guard International World Championships every year, winning silver and bronze medals leading up to this year’s gold.
Read More »Gainesville City Commission Critics Question Catering Expense
Some Gainesville residents are criticizing the city commission for spending city money on catered meals. The residents argue it's an unnecessary expense, while the commissioners argue it's a convenience issue.
Read More »Theater Production Spotlights Local Racial History To Inform, Educate
“From Colored to Black” is a Gainesville play that reflects on past and current race disparities within the north central Florida African American community.
Read More »Juvenile Offenders Get Chance In The Spotlight With Guidance From Hippodrome, River Phoenix Center
Raiford is Union Juvenile Residential Facility currently holding 24 young men from ages 13 to 18. For the next few months a team of theater and education workers from Gainesville will make weekly visits to the detention center to help rehabilitate these young men.
Read More »UPDATE: Rope Tied Into Noose As Joke, UF Student Says
A noose was found in a classroom this morning at the University of Florida as students arrived there for class.
Read More »Country rapper talks about his struggles with mainstream radio
Country music artist Colt Ford, who is scheduled to perform at the Florida Theater of Gainesville tonight, with doors opening at 8 p.m., spoke to a group of about 20 UF telecommunications students about his experiences in the music business Thursday afternoon.
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