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The definitive senior bucket list for your last six weeks

By Kirsten Chuba | Mar. 15, 2017

If you’re graduating this semester, and you’re like me, you’re starting to panic about leaving behind everything Gainesville has to offer. Coming back from Spring Break made that impending diploma seem way too real, and now you may be looking to pack in everything you’ve wanted to do over the last four years into the last six weeks. Lucky for you, I’m here to round up all of the must-do activities you need to check off your bucket list before the end of April.

Nick Brigandi, a 28-year-old employee at Mother's Pub & Grill, pours a beer on Wednesday afternoon. Brigandi and other employees are preparing for all the business on St. Patrick's Day by wearing shirts from last year's festivities.

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Where to celebrate this St. Patrick’s Day in Gainesville

By Ana-Katarina Stanic | Mar. 15, 2017

Check out these local favorites for events worth more than a pot of gold Friday. There is plenty going on around Gainesville to keep you busy all day and night, whether you’re going for the corned beef and cabbage or the green beer.

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Changeville festival returns, pursues social change

By Natalie Rao | Mar. 1, 2017

Changeville 2017: Gainesville’s Social Change Festival, an immersive festival that kicked off in Gainesville in 2016, is set to return for a second year of music, comedy and more in the pursuit of social change.

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Music Roundup: Nav, Future

By Jack DaSilva | Mar. 1, 2017

If you haven’t been keeping up with the latest music, you’ve come to the right place. The past two weeks have been stacked with releases. Get caught up with everything you should be listening to by checking out these projects:

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Tioga Town Center to host 10th annual Fine Arts Fair

By Taylor McLamb | Mar. 1, 2017

The Gainesville Fine Arts Association will host its 10th annual Fine Arts Fair in Tioga Town Center this weekend, where residents can experience and celebrate Gainesville’s thriving art community.

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UF alumnus to perform in Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival

By Rebecca Rubin | Mar. 1, 2017

Calvin Cole attributes his comedy roots to his alma mater, UF.

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After four-year hiatus, John Mayer is back

By Mackenzie Duffy | Mar. 1, 2017

Before we had Ed Sheeran’s acoustics, James Bay’s raspy vocals or Shawn Mendes’ catchy lyrics, we had the smooth guitar stylings of John Mayer. With tunes like “Your Body is a Wonderland” and “Waiting on the World to Change,” girls around the world swooned and sighed as Mayer picked his guitar with an effortless presence.

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Eating my own words: Why Satchel’s is the real No.1

By Ana-Katarina Stanic | Mar. 1, 2017

I’ve seen the light, and it came in the form of a quick, delicious pie at the local favorite Satchel’s Pizza.

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Okeechobee Music and Arts Festival brings big names

By Jeremy Haas | Mar. 1, 2017

This weekend, the Okeechobee Music and Arts Festival will take place at Sunshine Grove in Okeechobee, Florida. The event will be the festival’s second annual iteration, with performances starting today at 4 p.m. and running until 6 a.m. Monday.

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Live recording studio, music venue to debut with festival

By Natalie Rao | Feb. 22, 2017

Heartwood Soundstage, Gainesville’s newest music venue and live recording studio, is set to open this weekend with the Heartwood Music Festival, a multi-stage, all-ages event that will run from noon to 2 a.m. Saturday.

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Chimera Fest celebrates Gainesville’s local art and culture

By Taylor McLamb | Feb. 22, 2017

In ancient Greek mythology, the Chimera was a powerful, fire-breathing female beast composed of parts from more than one animal. Joseph Floyd, the executive director for Active Streets Alliance, referenced the hybrid creature when describing the event it was named after.

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UF to host collegiate a cappella regional quarterfinals

By Rebecca Rubin | Feb. 22, 2017

The Varsity Vocals International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella South Quarterfinal will take place in the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday at 7 p.m., with the event wrapping at 11 p.m.

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GNV’s five best pizza joints: Leo’s, Dough Religion, more

By Ana-Katarina Stanic | Feb. 22, 2017

College students love pizza. We’ve all survived off Domino’s pizza leftovers more times than we’d like to admit. Instead of resorting to eating pizza in its less perfect form, i.e. the soggy freezer-burnt variety or a cold lunchable, check out these local, fresh options next time you get a carb craving.

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High Dive to host Art Attack

By Jeremy Haas | Feb. 22, 2017

This Friday, the High Dive will be hosting a free Art Attack event as part of Gainesville’s monthly artwalk. The event will run from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. and is open to the public. Twenty Gainesville artists will be showing and selling their work at this month’s Art Attack, and they will be accompanied by four local musicians performing laid-back, acoustic sets.

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UF highlights student art

By Emma Witmer | Feb. 22, 2017

UF’s School of Art + Art History is hosting its annual student showcase event, Art Bash, Friday evening.

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GNV performance artist to host new open-mic event

By Natalie Rao | Feb. 15, 2017

Tom Miller is a familiar name to many around Gainesville, to say the least. The artist of many talents has been performing in the city for longer than many of its students have been alive, boasting the longest-running open-mic show in the country, “The Tom Miller Show.”

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Indie band Lemuria to perform 10th anniversary show

By Taylor McLamb | Feb. 15, 2017

Indie pop-punk band Lemuria’s debut album, “Get Better,” may be 10 years old, but it’s the band’s use of gut-wrenchingly honest lyrics to combat themes of hope and loss that make the album stand the test of time.

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First Magnitude Brewing celebrates local soul-music scene

By Rebecca Rubin | Feb. 15, 2017

First Magnitude Brewing Company is celebrating soul with the three B’s — beer, blues and barbecue.

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Beer yoga finds its way onto ooZoo rooftop, sells out

By Ana-Katarina Stanic | Feb. 15, 2017

Shock Top will sponsor a beer and yoga event through local studio Flow Space on the ooZoo rooftop Saturday from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

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Drinking Game: ‘The Bachelor’

By Kirsten Chuba | Feb. 15, 2017

What a ride we are on for this season with Bachelor Nick Viall. What started out with some very dull episodes, minus, of course, villain Corinne Olympios and her nanny Raquel, has suddenly picked up speed in the last few weeks. Nick, on his fourth appearance with the franchise, is desperate to find love and, yet, kicks off any girl who professes her love for him. He spends a lot of time crying, and I spend a lot of time wondering if this 36-year-old aspiring model is actually a catch. Now that we’re down to the final four and already know Rachel Lindsay is our next Bachelorette, you may need a few drinks to get you through the remaining episodes, so here’s the drinking game you’ve been waiting for all season long.