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Queer Poetry Jam

By Priya Dames Avenue Contributing Writer | Mar. 26, 2019

Celebrated poet Danez Smith performs alongside students

Eastside High School students James Donnelly (left), Carly Rubin, Camille Eyman and Graham Louis (right) will be performing and competing as the district representative for district 12.

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'We Proudly Represent Troupe 6380': Four students, one chance, one stage

By Emma McAvoy Avenue Staff Writer | Mar. 20, 2019

Four Eastside High School students were selected as the District Representative for performance at the District 12 Thespian Competition and will represent District 12 at the Florida State Thespian Competition March 20-23

Elise Selah, Storm Tracy and Lauren Crandall act out a scene from “White Guy on the Bus,” a play by Bruce Graham being put on by the UF School of Theatre and Dance. Showings for the play will begin March 21 in the McGuire Pavilion Black Box Theatre.

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A mirror up to nature: ‘White Guy on the Bus’

By Sara Han Avenue Staff Writer | Mar. 19, 2019

Expect “White Guy on the Bus” to open eyes and open discussion. It does not provide answers, but it does raise a lot of questions.

Brittney Caldwell, the show’s playwright,  is a recent graduate from UF’s MFA Acting Program.

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UF graduate presents original play: 'From Colored to Black'

By Emma McAvoy | Mar. 12, 2019

On Saturday and Sunday, Gainesville residents are invited to witness North Central Florida’s hidden history come to life in “From Colored to Black.”

Omar Offendum is a Syrian-American rapper and poet who uses his art to bring awareness to the issues he cares about most.

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Q&A with Omar Offendum

By Vanessa Blankenship | Mar. 12, 2019

Students Organize for Syria at UF hosted an open mic poetry night on Monday, March 11, in the Rion Ballroom in the Reitz Union where poets and musicians were encouraged to perform.

Tiza Garland is recognized for her notable work in movement and stage combat.

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Inspirational woman of Gainesville: Tiza Garland

By Emma McAvoy Avenue Staff Writer | Feb. 25, 2019

It is 8:30 a.m. on Monday in studio G15. Young actors yawn and stretch to wake themselves up. Tiza Garland walks through the door with a bright smile and a wake of palpable energy. She tells them to start running. She sprints about the room alongside her students, and class begins.

The Phillips Center for the Performing Arts will present the U.S. National Tour of “Finding Neverland” - a musical, based off true events, about how playwright J.M. Barrie brought his story of Peter Pan to life - on Feb. 22 at 7:30 p.m.

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UF Performing Arts’ “Finding Neverland”: an actor spotlight

By Emma McAvoy | Feb. 21, 2019

On Friday, Gainesville residents are invited to reconnect with their inner child in the national tour of “Finding Neverland.” Before the show, actress Emmanuelle Zeesman gave us a sneak peak into a show she said is one of a kind.

The beauty of science was displayed starting Feb. 8, 2019 at the Florida Museum of Natural History.

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First SciArt showcase at Florida Museum of Natural History

By Sara Han | Feb. 6, 2019

See the Florida Museum of Natural History come alive in a new way at the first SciArt Showcase to open Friday.

After 28 years of directing and performing in mainstage productions, heading outreach programs and working in the education department, Lauren Warhol Caldwell bids farewell to the theater she called home

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Hippodrome State Theater announces departure of Artistic Director Lauren Warhol Caldwell

By Emma McAvoy | Jan. 29, 2019

On Jan. 21, the Hippodrome State Theater announced the departure of its artistic director, Lauren Warhol Caldwell, a director, performer and educator at the regional theater for 28 years.

Kalimah Ujaama, a 22-year-old UF political science senior, performs spoken word as Lady K, an ultimate warrior for the people.

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Artist Spotlight: Lady K

By Sara Han | Jan. 29, 2019

Q&A with UF spoken word poet

Fred Wilson, a New York-based conceptual artist, brings representation and visibility of racial minority subjects by recontextualizing mainstream spaces in museums and cultural institutions. He presented a lecture to about 80 students and art enthusiasts Jan. 15 at Little Hall.

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Power and privilege on display

By Sara Han | Jan. 24, 2019

Fred Wilson recontextualizes history through art.

Aaron Kienstra, a 19-year-old UF acting sophomore, and Kara Gordon, a 19-year-old UF theatre freshman, portray the schoolhouse shooter and his wife.

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‘The Amish Project’: How tragedy breeds forgiveness

By Emma McAvoy | Jan. 24, 2019

The Star Center Theatre presents a play on the real-life tragedy in an Amish schoolhouse.

"A Doll's House, Part 2" will run at the Hippodrome Theatre from Jan. 11 to Feb. 3.

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Review of A Doll’s House, Part 2

By Vanessa Blankenship | Jan. 15, 2019

“A Doll’s House, Part 2” will make you laugh and break your heart. It’s the story of one woman’s fight for the freedom to pursue her ambitions while shattering her family in the process.

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Come and listen, spoken word event at the Harn

By Jackie DeFreitas | Jan. 8, 2019

The 50th anniversary of African-American Studies and the life of Martin Luther King Jr. will be celebrated through poetry on Thursday night.

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The Hippodrome gets into the Halloween spirit with ‘Let the Right One In.’

By Emma Witmer | Oct. 11, 2018

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Midnight Bar Hosts All-Female Production of “Shakespeare Abridged”

By Emma McAvoy | Oct. 4, 2018

Watching as three actors play literal fools while presenting all 36 of William Shakespeare’s plays isn’t an average Saturday night, but The Midnight isn’t your average bar.

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Series review of the of the week: Netflix’s ‘Disenchantment’

By Tranelle Maner | Oct. 4, 2018

“Disenchantment” left me feeling disappointed. While Netflix is trying to appeal to the inner child in growing adolescents, it just could not reach the level of greatness that its sister animated shows, “Bojack Horseman” and “F is for Family” have gotten to.

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Local Album Review: Jay Rouge & the Stoges’ 'Friends & Lovers'

By Jackie DeFreitas | Oct. 4, 2018

With the beginning of the new month came Jay Rouge & the Stoges’ new album. Released on Monday, the album “Friends & Lovers” comes just in time for woodsers and long drives to visit family. Quirky lyrics fill the album, and catching all the witty lines makes the album worth a listen.

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‘We are the Wolves’

By Emma Witmer | Aug. 28, 2018

“The Wolves” is a heartwarming, laugh-out-loud and brutally honest look inside the world of a varsity high school girls’ soccer team working through the ever-changing process of growing up.

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Gainesville Alternative Shakespeare presents: “Drunk Macbeth” at High Dive

By Emma McAvoy | Aug. 3, 2018

This is not the ordinary tragedy of death, daggers and deception that you snoozed through in 11th grade English.