Let's Fiesta!
By Julia Ann Collins | Feb. 19How “Latin nights” became established in Gainesville nightlife
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Gainesville Comedy Shows hosts inaugural Comedy Con
By Julia Collins | Jan. 22, 2020
Q&A with Saturday Night Live legend Chris Kattan
By Eli Rosen | Nov. 4, 2019
CMC Open Mic Night Highlights Afrofuturism
By Morgan Goldwich | Oct. 2, 2019
Arcade bar four-year anniversary celebration
By Lily Girton | May 24, 2019
Space UltraLounge relocates
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‘Leather, Lace and Latex’: a window into the fetish community
By Lindsey Brenemen | Aug. 3, 2018When she hung a man in a full latex suit by his ankles and flogged him onstage in front of 2,000 people 20 years ago, the Lady Grinning Soul was born.
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SuicideGirls Burlesque show to hit Gainesville on Thursday
By Emma Witmer | Mar. 20, 2018The SuicideGirls Blackheart Burlesque touring group will bring their sexually charged, cult-classic show to the High Dive stage Thursday night.
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Neon Liger dance party to celebrate 10-year reunion
By Taylor McLamb | Feb. 6, 2018After seven consecutive years, Neon Liger’s exclusive dance parties reached icon status within the Gainesville community. They not only created a safe space for marginalized citizens but also a home for many up-and-coming DJs and electronic music fans.
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Zach Deputy, Come Back Alice and more to perform at High Dive
By Emma Witmer | Jan. 9, 2018The Georgia-based, one-man-band Zach Deputy will share the High Dive stage with rising gypsy rockers Come Back Alice and local favorites Whale Feral and Losa Folk Thursday night.
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Lucid Nightlife and Pizza & Champagne to host Back To School Bash at Simon’s
By Natalie Rao | Jan. 9, 2018Local production company Lucid Nightlife will host its fourth biannual Back To School Bash on Thursday at Simon’s Nightclub with headliner MarSHen and supporting acts YUNG ADAM, KYRO and Acraze set to perform.
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Realm to host 24-hour closing party ‘The Last Dance’
By Natalie Rao | Nov. 28, 2017After nearly two years of business, an extensive remodel in June of this year and countless nights of electronic performances, Realm nightclub will close this weekend after gaining new ownership.
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Swamp Records, Over Easy Creative to host Fall Closing Party
By Emma Witmer | Nov. 28, 2017Over Easy Creative and Swamp Records want you to say goodbye to the Fall semester through a night of live music, art, food and community.
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Museum of Natural History to host Drink with the Extinct
By Gabriella Paul | Oct. 31, 2017You don’t have to be Ben Stiller to spend a night at the museum.
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Realm to host fourth annual Radioactive Circus Halloween
By Isabelle Resnick | Oct. 17, 2017A 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.
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Sabor Latino wins Soulfest, will perform at Gator Growl
By Emma Witmer | Oct. 3, 2017Soulfest, a multicultural talent showcase held in the Curtis M. Phillips Center, kicked off the 2017 UF Homecoming week Sunday night. The showcase presented a variety of acts including music, dance, spoken word and more. The winners of 2017 Soulfest will perform at Gator Growl, UF’s annual Homecoming pep rally and concert.
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Halloween Horror Nights returns to Universal Orlando
By Emma Witmer | Oct. 3, 2017So you don’t scare easy, right?
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Second annual Bey Day party set to celebrate Beyonce
By Taylor McLamb | Aug. 29, 2017Thirty-six years ago, on Sept. 4 at exactly 10 a.m., the ethereal goddess and intersectional feminist known as Beyoncé Giselle Knowles graced humanity with her presence, and we’re still celebrating Her Holiness to this very day.
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DJ Duo Dusty Bits to perform at Back To School Bash event
By Natalie Rao | Aug. 22, 2017Lucid Nightlife, an electronic music events company based in Gainesville, is hosting its third edition of their Back To School Bash concert Thursday at Simon’s Nightclub, located at 8 S. Main St. The biannual event is held during the first week of each semester, and has been consistently growing since its inception in August 2016.
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Atlantic and Top to host three-day anniversary festival
By Mackenzie Duffy | July 26, 2017This weekend, The Atlantic Nightspot, located at 15 N. Main St., will host The Top and The Atlantic Anniversary Blowout to celebrate their 17th and 13th anniversaries, respectively.
