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This episode features Gainesville Modern Weekend on March 20-22, 2026. Clarissa Carr and Cleary Larkin join host Sue Wagner to tell us about the annual three-day event, Mid-Century Modern buildings in Gainesville and the organization.

This episode features the new WildFlowers Music Park in Melrose, Florida. Robert Hutchinson and Catherine Booth join guest host Aileyahu Shanes to tell us about the park and the upcoming WildFlowers Festival of Music and Dance.

We hear from WUFT environmental reporter Rose Schnabel about an Alachua city board denying a controversial development permit.

Music Professor Tony Oferle tells us about the University of Florida Opera Theatre and UF Symphony Orchestra’s production of Pirates of Penzance on Friday, April 10 and Saturday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the UF Performing Arts Phillips Center.

Virginia Grant, founder of the nonprofit organization Assurance and coordinator of The Caregiver’s Festival, tells us about the upcoming festival and available respite services and resources for assistance for caregiver’s of children with special needs in Alachua, Marion and Bradford counties.

Organizers called it a success, while neighbors called it a disruption. WUFT’s Megan Gonzales has been following the festival all the way from the ‘approval’ process to the conclusion of the Festival last month.

After a rail tie fire in early February prompted an initial emergency response from the city, some members of the community now feel that the issue is being overshadowed by the exchanges between the city council members and those in the community. Some are even calling for a council member to resign.

The Gainesville Police Department still has not signed an agreement with ICE, but they will have to eventually. WUFT’s Megan Gonzales sat down with GPD spokesman Art Forgey to learn more.

Luis Lageyre, executive director, tells us about the UF Orange and Blue Film Festival, the largest state-wide collegiate and high school film festival hosted by a Florida university, which is coming up on April 10-12 on campus and around Gainesville.

This episode features the Gainesville Fine Arts Association Artist Studio Tour, a self-guided tour through working artist studios in and around Gainesville. The event is free and kicks off with a special event from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, May 29, 2026 at the GFAA Gallery at 1314 South Main Street.