In honor of April being Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the Alachua County Victim Services and Rape Crisis Center is hosting its “Survivors of Violence” art exhibit Friday.
Gainesville artists will have another outlet of exposure to the community during Artwalk.
Gainesville’s community theater brought home the big awards this past weekend.
Dear Mediocre,
With limited tickets remaining, the Hippodrome State Theatre is looking like the place to be Saturday night.
Last year’s onstage antics included feathers, crazy wardrobes and boxing — but of Montreal’s lead singer, Kevin Barnes, couldn’t give any clues for the band’s upcoming show.
UF’s Shakespeare in the Park club is providing another year of free outdoor Shakespearean entertainment to campus.
UF’s School of Theatre and Dance will address the issues of race relations with the opening of the show “Honky” at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Comedian Bo Burnham will also be forming at the third annual Big Orange Festival tomorrow night at the Reitz Union.
DJ Khaled has become an Internet sensation through his Snapchat and other social media pages, so you may have forgotten he’s actually a DJ. Khaled has been in the game for over a decade and has become one of the best of in the rap game without actually rapping. DJ Khaled is an extremely successful DJ who got his start on Miami’s WEDR radio station and eventually released eight studio albums and appears on a number of hit singles. DJ Khaled will be performing in the Reitz Union tomorrow night at the Big Orange Fest, so here’s a quick roundup to get you ready.
If Netflix and chill just isn’t the same when there’s green beer and Jameson specials in every corner of town, here’s a drinking game for those of you who aren’t planning on staying in on St. Patty’s Day. In honor of the holiday, the Avenue is providing you with your own “sign night.” Yes, if you’re reading this, you’ve officially turned 21 all over again.
Know Where Coffee celebrated its one-year anniversary with a latte art competition.
The High Dive will host a sold-out St. Paddy’s Day show Thursday at 8:30 p.m., which will be packed with fans decked out in green to see Frank Turner.
On paper, there was no reason to expect Okeechobee Music Festival would be the resounding success it turned out to be: Although Florida has long played host to music festivals catering to niche markets, such as the electronic hedonists of Miami’s Ultra Music Festival or the crusty punks of Gainesville’s very own The Fest, Florida had yet to host an outdoor festival of the size, scale and broad appeal of Okeechobee. Would Floridians who were accustomed to the pulsating synths, lights and overpriced hotels of Ultra warm up to more esoteric musical ventures like the psychedelic jazz offered by Kamasi Washington, or even sleeping in a sticky, sweaty tent for four nights? Was there a possibility that acts not named RL Grime or Bassnectar would actually draw large, substantial crowds? The answer to all of the aforementioned questions was a firm yes.
Now that all Valentine’s Day festivities are over, you may find that your two-week fling was really just a way to feel less lonely on Valentine’s Day. So you partied too hard over the break, drunkenly confessed your love to your fling — or hooked up with your fling’s best friend — and it’s likely you’re extremely single again. Now you’re left with your only reliable friend: Tinder. What better way to get a date than with a little liquid courage? But please, put away the drunk goggles or you might get catfished.
Disney took a break from its recent tirade of snowmen and inflatable robots to bring us something more familiar: animated, anthropomorphic animals.
The UF drama club Florida Players will present Timothy Mason’s play, “Only You,” this weekend.
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