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(12/06/17 7:25am)
For many, the Florida holiday season is incomplete without Christmas music at Publix, spiked eggnog, light-adorned palm trees, Pillsbury snowman cookies (you know the ones) and the opportunity to sweat mid-day in the jacket and jeans you threw on that 60-degree morning.
(11/28/17 10:02pm)
Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” has seen several iterations on the stage and on screen since the book was first published in 1843. No matter the presentation, the classic story withstands the test of time to communicate its central themes of goodwill, generosity and forgiveness.
(11/15/17 1:37am)
The Florida Swing Dancing club will host an event Saturday that will introduce swing dancing to newcomers and give experienced dancers the opportunity to show off their skills.
(11/07/17 5:54pm)
On Sept. 23, soul musician Charles Bradley died of complications from stomach and liver cancer. He was 68 years old.
(10/31/17 5:24pm)
Gainesville will host 20 Watt Tombstone on its 24-date Fall 2017 tour.
(10/24/17 5:25pm)
A popular American rapper will make his third Gainesville appearance in two years Thursday.
(10/17/17 6:26pm)
A local club owner is bringing the energy and scare factor of Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights two hours north to Gainesville — with a musical spin.
(10/10/17 6:42pm)
There is no more appropriate day to celebrate a band whose occult themes and horror-inspired lyrics have rocked the heavy metal world since the 1960s than Friday the 13th.
(10/04/17 12:39am)
In 2009, a UF law graduate began her rise to Internet stardom when she started uploading knitting and quilting tutorial videos to YouTube. Eight years and 381,000 subscribers later, what was once a creative outlet is now Vanessa Vargas Wilson’s take on the American dream.
(09/26/17 6:48pm)
A nine-piece band whose sound is deeply rooted in 1960s soul will make a nod toward the modern Friday at Heartwood Soundstage.
(09/19/17 6:49pm)
The UF School of Theatre and Dance is bringing Anton Chekhov’s “The Seagull” to life at the McGuire Pavilion Black Box Theatre with eight performances beginning Sept. 21 and ending Oct. 1.
(09/12/17 5:50pm)
In 2002, Bento Café: Asian Kitchen + Sushi opened its original location at 3832 W. Newberry Road. On Sept. 15, it will celebrate its 15th anniversary with “15 Days of Bento,” an event that plans to give back to Bento customers and the community.
(09/05/17 8:55pm)
After two successful events, the Civic Media Center will host its third biweekly Open Jam and Art Show on Friday, Sept. 15. The free event will showcase local musicians and artists in a creative and interactive environment.
(08/30/17 12:00am)
This Thursday, High Dive will host a tribute to Chester Bennington, the lead singer of Linkin Park, who took his own life this past July. The show will be a tragic follow-up to the show they put together to honor the late Chris Cornell.
(08/22/17 10:31pm)
Music fans unable to attend this year’s III Points Festival in Miami should look no further than one of the four cities hosting its own prologue to the main event. From aesthetic to music to a vibe only electronic music lovers can summon when dancing side by side, the Road to III Points will give attendees a taste of what the three-day affair in October holds.
(08/22/17 10:30pm)
At the end of August, Ed Sheeran will make a long-awaited return to Florida, performing in three cities on the North American leg of his Divide tour. This comes as exciting news for fans who have not seen Sheeran perform live since 2012, as he overlooked Florida when touring the U.S. after the release of his sophomore album, “X” (pronounced “multiply”).
(08/03/17 12:00am)
If you weren’t alive when Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales, made her iconic mark on the world, a new HBO documentary will make you wish you were. It will also make you weep the way so many did the weeks following her tragic passing. The film, which commemorates the 20th year since her premature death, is called “Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy.”
(07/27/17 12:00am)
A four-week dance intensive is exactly what it sounds like.
(07/20/17 12:00am)
Local lovers of soul have waited three months to welcome back a homegrown band to the stage — a band that arrived to the Gainesville music scene in late 2010, but whose aura, sound and je ne sais quoi is nostalgically reminiscent of 1963, even for those who consider themselves ‘90s kids.
(07/13/17 12:00am)
In celebration of the Constans Theatre’s 50th year of operation, director Russell Schultz has returned to his alma mater to direct a play written by Anne Washburn about the demanding 10 out of 12 non-consecutive hours per seven days that precede a stage show’s opening night.