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Mink coats, lingerie and dragon costume: Hippodrome hosts costume sale
By Janiece Sebris | Sep. 14, 2016The Hippodrome State Theatre will host its first costume sale in six years this weekend.
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After a drunk Gator Growl performance, comedian Brooks Wheelan returns to Gainesville
By Jeremy Haas | Sep. 14, 2016Some may remember Brooks Wheelan as the comedian who performed belligerently drunk at Gator Growl in 2014. With Homecoming approaching, some of us may find ourselves looking back to that fateful night two years ago, when Ludacris and Foster the People were met with a warm reception, and Wheelan was booed off the stage.
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Sunstock Solar Festival brings sustainable jams
By Janiece Sebris | Sep. 7, 2016Gainesville will host a completely solar-powered music event called Sunstock Solar Festival on Friday night.
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Local rappers perform at High Dive showcase
By Emma Witmer | Sep. 7, 2016High Dive will put Gainesville’s finest rap and R&B artists on display with its Local Hip Hop Showcase event today. The venue, located at 210 SW Second Ave., will kick off the show at 8 p.m. and will feature rappers with all-star connections.
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Taste’s pho-eating contest returns
By Cindy Lu | Sep. 7, 2016Taste Pho & Noodle House, located at 3117 SW 34th St., will host its second annual pho-eating contest today at 7 p.m.
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The Wooly to go retro with 'Under the Boardwalk'
By Natalie Rao | Sep. 7, 2016Those looking to keep the party going after Saturday’s football festivities will be able to head downtown for a journey back in time to the ’50s and ’60s.
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One Love Cafe shows local art
By Rebecca Santana | Sep. 7, 2016Artisans and craftsmen from all over Alachua County will come together Saturday to showcase their work at the One Love Cafe Craft Show.
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Botanical Gardens to hold Paint Out
By Emma Witmer | Sep. 7, 2016This weekend, Kanapaha Botanical Gardens will host Paint Out, an annual event in which about 20 local landscape artists join together to create a live painting experience inspired by the gardens around them.
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The Heavy Pets brings Beatles tribute show to High Dive
By Jeremy Haas | Sep. 7, 2016Ft. Lauderdale-based quintet The Heavy Pets will be playing a set composed entirely of Beatles covers Friday at High Dive in a tribute show the group affectionately calls “Walrus.”
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Music Roundup: PartyNextDoor, Travis Scott and more
By Jack DaSilva | Sep. 7, 2016There have been some incredible releases so far in 2016 and over the past few weeks, several established artists released projects that are definitely worth checking out. Here are some of the best:
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UF students develop app 'FOMO' for drink specials
By RaSheba Jones | Aug. 31, 2016If you’ve ever felt like you’ve been missing out on what’s happening around Gainesville, a group of UF students may have developed an app to help.
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Texas band 'A Giant Dog' to rock the Atlantic on Tuesday
By Jeremy Haas | Aug. 31, 2016A Giant Dog, a garage-rock band from Austin, Texas, will perform at the Atlantic in downtown Gainesville on Tuesday. This is the band’s only Florida show before its American tour, where the group will soon join popular rock band Titus Andronicus.
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The Atlantic to host Beyoncé Dance Party
By Lindsey Crown | Aug. 31, 2016The return of college football isn’t the only event worth celebrating this weekend in Gainesville: it’s also Beyoncé’s 35th birthday.
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Hippodrome to hold indie documentary screening Saturday
By Brian Schwartz | Aug. 31, 2016This Saturday, the Hippodrome State Theatre is holding a test screening of an independent documentary from local film production company Inner Voice Productions. And what better place to showcase a local independent film than a theater at the cultural heart of Gainesville recognized for its art house releases?
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Labor Daze Fest celebrates with music, food
By Rebecca Santana | Aug. 31, 2016Five music acts, 50 vendors and lots of Gainesville locals will celebrate Labor Day at Bo Diddley Community Plaza for the fifth annual Labor Daze Fest this weekend. The free festival, which will be held Sunday from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., has quickly become a Gainesville tradition, with the focus of “by locals, for locals, about locals,” according to the event’s flier.
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Review: ‘Southside With You’
By Kelsey Bona | Aug. 31, 2016With the presidential election drawing near, “Southside With You” manages to escape the sea of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump yard signs in order to say, “Hey, remember how likable our current president is?”
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New show "Stage Kiss" coming to Hippodrome on Friday
By Cindy Lu | Aug. 31, 2016“Stage Kiss,” a new romantic comedy by Sarah Ruhl, will make its debut Friday night at the Hippodrome State Theatre. The show is one in a series of collaborations between the UF School of Theatre + Dance and the Hippodrome.
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Wake N Bake festival highlights local bands
By Janiece Sebris | Aug. 31, 2016The Gainesville-native band Less Than Jake will headline the fifth annual Wake N Bake festival at High Dive on Friday and Saturday.
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Road to III Points festival hits Gainesville with EDM, art
By Jeremy Haas | Aug. 24, 2016A music festival known for taking over Miami every year is making a stop up north. Road to III Points will take over downtown this weekend.
