GiGi Simmons, 44, drives around Gainesville’s Porters Community overseeing about 10 groups of UF students as they volunteered outside residents’ homes on Saturday. It was a part of UF Student Government’s inaugural The Big Event, a daylong service event in which about 760 students volunteered at about 45 locations across Gainesville.
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Bugfest
By Aishani Lahiri | 8:13pmDr. Tae Young Lee presents on termites at “Bugfest,” an interactive learning event featuring bugs of all kinds, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla.
Matheson History Museum
By Noah Lantor | 8:11pmThe Matheson History Museum on East University Avenue, Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla.





