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Puppet Wizard Ballard Honoring Jim Henson

The Gainesville puppeteer and some friends are staging the Jim Henson Tribute Show tonight at Market Street Pub & Cabaret to raise funds for the…

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The Brainchild Behind Fest Does It All for the Fans

Tony Weinbender started the annual punk rock festival in downtown Gainesville in 2002. This year’s event at the end of October — the 15th edition…

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Electro Aerial Show Gets Off the Ground at Market Street

The Market Street Pub & Cabaret hosts a show tonight that begins with bartenders serving beer and wine while suspended from the ceiling. The aerial…

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Art Festival, Medieval Faire Receive Dose of Sunshine

Sunny Andrei is the City of Gainesville’s new events coordinator for the Fall Downtown Festival & Art Show as well as the Hoggetowne Medieval Faire….

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For Little Jake, It’s All About Heart and Soul

The Gainesville-based R&B performer, known as “Mr. Excitement,” appears with his seven-piece Soul Searchers in a Free Fridays concert at the Bo Diddley Plaza. Little Jake Mitchell has told the…

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‘The Underpants’ Intends to Make You Blush

The Acrosstown Repertory Theatre offers some comic relief with a timely satirical play written by Steve Martin. (Yes, that Steve Martin.) By day, Emily Snider Carvalho…

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Exhibit Celebrates Lives, Friendship of Two Artists

“Confluence: Lennie & Jesse” is a new show at the Thomas Center Galleries spotlighting the work of two iconic Gainesville artists, Lennie Kesl and Jesse Aaron. The…

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Anglin Carries Torch for the Wailers

Dwayne “Danglin” Anglin is the latest frontman for the legendary reggae band, which performs all their classic tunes tonight at High Dive. Dwayne “Danglin” Anglin…

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Hot Club de Ville Turning Back Clock

The local jazz troupe pays tribute to legendary Django Reinhardt and his gypsy-jazz style during this week’s Free Fridays Concert Series at Bo Diddley Plaza. When the…

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The Jam is Going Away, But Won’t Be Forgotten

The quirky little concert venue on West University Avenue is shutting its doors at the end of May, leaving local bands and music fans one less…

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