Music & Memory program unlocks elders’ pasts at retirement community
The sapphire and green stained-glass window wraps 92-year-old Peggy Weigle in sunlight and warmth. Weigle is not in church, but her mind is still finding salvation in melodies.
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The sapphire and green stained-glass window wraps 92-year-old Peggy Weigle in sunlight and warmth. Weigle is not in church, but her mind is still finding salvation in melodies.
Nostalgia surrounded the stage as audience members were dressed in their favorite Y2K fashion.
Cady Casellas’ hit Latin segment “Chisme Con Cady” was discontinued from UF’s student-run radio on GHQ during the COVID-19 pandemic, and left a void in Gainesville’s radio scene. However, one Cuban native and long-standing Alachua County resident will introduce the first full-fledged Spanish station based in Gainesville, starting Monday.
El exitoso segmento latino de Cady Casellas, "Chisme Con Cady", se suspendió de la radio GHQ, la estación dirigida por estudiantes de UF, durante la pandemia de COVID-19 y dejó un vacío en la escena radial de Gainesville. Sin embargo, un cubano nativo y residente del condado de Alachua presentará la primera estación en español con base en Gainesville, a partir del lunes.
Walking into The Wooly felt like entering a colorful smoke cloud vibrating with pounding metallic beats. Inside, a sense of community and celebration filled the room.
As people are getting their costumes together for Halloween festivities, local baristas are armoring up to see whose latte art is the best in town.
Colleen Davis was scrolling through social media in August when she came across a new way to invest her money while also supporting one of her favorite local pop-up restaurants.
More than 100 people set their clocks to island time Sept. 25 at the Gainesville Reggae Festival — immersing themselves in a celebration of Jamaican culture.
The How Bazar will host its last Bazar Á La Carte market Oct. 2 and Oct. 3 as a farewell to the building that housed their outlet for local curators and vintage clothing items.
Lady Gaga’s "Dawn of Chromatica" feels to 2021 like "The Fame," her debut album, felt to 2008 — it takes the current state of pop to the edge.
Akeem Thompson lit up the room with his smile and hyped up crowds like no other. With his goofy persona and sick beats, Thompson brought laughter, joy and rhythm to Gainesville.
Whether a local young musician or an established national touring band, Gainesville’s music scene has a reputation for welcoming all kinds of artists with arms outstretched.
Emily Lube tells her origin story as dj smushyslugs with astounding simplicity.
The City of Gainesville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department is bringing their Live and Local Summer Concert Series to Bo Diddley Plaza.
The scene at 4Most this weekend was unorthodox — a DJ booth to the right and a classic TV to the left, one set atop a tablecloth displaying a Paris Hilton quote and the other decorated with dinosaurs and flamingo figurines.
A local band decided to give back the best way they know how — throwing a concert.
After a 15 month long hiatus, pop-punk show Emo Night returns to Gainesville with a full capacity show Saturday.
Junior Nya Reed and volunteer assistant coach Jeremy Miranda shook the floor and uneven bars corrals where the teams watched each other perform. They rattled it to the point where it couldn’t withstand the pressure any longer and collapsed at NCAA Regionals.
Gainesville residents voted Tuesday to re-elect one city commissioner who saw them through a year of the COVID-19 pandemic, but voted out the other incumbent in favor of a local activist.