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THE AVENUE  |  ART AND THEATER

"Up" portrays awkward American life

By MARGARET GRECO | Sep. 9, 2009

Just so you know, "Up" is a play based on the life and family of a man who tied balloons to a lawn chair and ended up 16,000 feet in the air, not a stage adaptation of the 2009 Disney-Pixar cartoon with the same name. As long as you know this, you probably won't be confused for the entire first act by the lack of old men, little boys and flying houses. Not that I was. I can just imagine the confusion it might cause.

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PostSecret creator to speak at Phillips Center

By MEAGAN MCGONE | Sep. 9, 2009

Can you keep a secret? Well, Frank Warren can.

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34th Street mural serves as local landmark, memorial

By SISTINE GURREY | Aug. 16, 2009

One day, the wall reads, "Two geese cannot achieve happiness alone." It wishes Manda Kate a happy 16th birthday. It thanks a wife for her hard work.

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‘Peter Pan’ play delights

By MARGARET GRECO | Aug. 5, 2009

The Sunday afternoon performance of "Peter Pan" opened its curtains to a sold-out crowd of children, parents and those young and old who just don't want to grow up.

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‘True Blood’ series book author speaks at Hilton today

By ATTIYYA ANTHONY | July 29, 2009

Charlaine Harris, author of the "Southern Vampire Mysteries" book series is the keynote speaker of Gainesville Anhinga Writers' Studio 2009 Summer Studio held this week at the Hilton Conference Center on 34th Street.

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Harn exhibit invites asbtract thinking

By KARINA GALVEZ | June 17, 2009

Two men discussed the dimensions in Esphyr Slobodkina's paintings on Tuesday afternoon. I saw a jumping fox in one of them.

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Local comedians make it to stand-up ‘final four’

By ERIK VOSS | June 9, 2009

For four UF students, winning a national title has nothing to do with touchdowns or free throws. Their task is a much more difficult one - making people laugh.

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UF takes act to east coast

By O'Connel | May 20, 2009

In a time of tight budgets and limited resources, UF musical theater students keep singing and dancing. Economic hardships and stormy weather don't stop these performers from sharing their talents with the world.

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Pole restores confidence

By ATTIYA ANTHONY | May 20, 2009

A flexible 5-foot-1 inch, 100-pound female twirls upside down on a pole, with her long brown hair sweeping the floor, her 6-inch heels almost scrape the ceiling, before straddling the air and then sliding down onto all fours.

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Artist models Meyer's Taser incident

By KATIE EMMETS | May 13, 2009

Action-figure-sized Andrew Meyer thrashed on top of a 2-by-2 wooden box as police figurines held a Taser to him.

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Q&A with Jason Estala, costume designer

By STEPHANIE GRANADA | Apr. 8, 2009

Behind every great production is a great costume designer. After all, what would Sex and the City have been without Patricia Field's stylistic talents?

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Death of Polaroid is end of an era

By LEE ZIESCHE | Apr. 8, 2009

For most, the start of the new year signaled a fresh beginning, but for Polaroid film it marked the end of an era. Last year Polaroid announced that it would stop making instant film, and it should be phased out of stores by 2009. To many people in this digital age, Polaroids are no more than ancient relics, but to those in fashion, art and photography industries they are very much alive.

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Hippie revival more than just a musical

By ASHLEY ROSS | Apr. 1, 2009

Grab your tie-dye, your peace signs and your anti-war slogans - it's time to let your hair down and let the sun shine.

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Art benefit rocks local venue

By LEE ZIESCHE | Feb. 4, 2009

It is not every day that you find Pepé Le Pew, Abraham Lincoln, and the Virgin Mary hanging on the same wall, but they all found a home at the Wayward Council Art Benefit Show Friday night.

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Beauty is in the eye of the artist

By MEGAN HERON | Oct. 15, 2008

"Beauty" is a word that often refers to something that gives pleasure to the senses, mind and spirit. But not according to local artist Erik Jones.

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The Hipp offers avant-garde movies, musicals and plays

By Allison Griner | Aug. 17, 2008

Need something different to do on a Saturday night? The Hippodrome State Theatre is the whole package.

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College life hits the stage: “COLLEGE: The Musical” premieres Friday

By BRIANA O’SULLIVAN | June 4, 2008

Weekday parties, drunken mistakes, hangovers and the resulting truancy come to Gainesville this summer, and they're not just on campus.

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Play lampoons reality-TV

By STEFANIE ROBERTS | Jan. 16, 2008

Step aside, Lauren Conrad.

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Art Bash brings art up-close and personal

By NICOLE FINEO | Nov. 14, 2007

Drawing a perfect circle will be the goal for some UF artists Friday night.

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Local actors give new spin to classic playwright's work

By VANESSA DIMAGGIO | Oct. 3, 2007

Scot Davis and Shamrock McShane's rendition of David Mamet's play "American Buffalo" is not your conventional theater production.The dimming lights, heavy curtains and theatrical music are nowhere to be found.Instead, they opt to produce the play with what Davis calls "organic staging" - the stage is set up so the audience can be included in the dramatic action.The audience sits on and around the set in the intimate setting of the Civic Media Center stage, which can hold about 30 people at the most."They see it from every possible perspective," McShane said."American Buffalo" will be opening at the center, 1021 W University Ave., on Friday.