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‘Telling Gainesville’ Brings War Stories Home

Just in time for Veterans Day, the Actors’ Warehouse offers a stage production in which five Gainesville area residents — none with formal acting experience…

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Downtown Festival Attracts Best in Art, Artists

The 35th Downtown Festival & Art Show will not only showcase 240 visual artists competing for $20,000 in prizes but also put the spotlight on…

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Actors’ Warehouse Ready to Begin Fifth Season

The intimate playhouse on North Main Street opens its 2016-17 season with a Sunday matinee of Beautiful Thing, a coming-of-age story set in 1990s’ London….

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‘Commander’ Just the Ticket This Political Season

Can’t get enough political divisiveness these days? Try tossing an openly gay man into the presidential race and see what happens. The Acrosstown Repertory Theatre…

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Hippodrome’s ‘Baby Jane’ Ventures Into Dark Places

Bryan Mercer and Mark Chambers channel Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, respectively, in a stage parody of the 1962 psychological thriller Whatever Happened to Baby…

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Dance Alive Set for Entertaining Season

With their first half-century behind them, Dance Alive National Ballet is surging into the 2016-17 season, beginning with a Meet the Dancers event on Saturday at…

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Thomas Center Exhibit Explores Womanhood

EVE :: Woman from Archetype to Abstraction, featuring more than 35 works from a wide variety of local and regional artists, opens this week at the…

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Red Soul Days Sheds Light on Abuse Victims

A week of events begins tonight with the Joss Whedon Burlesque Show at Market Street Pub & Cabaret. Other events are planned at The Midnight…

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Hippodrome Family Says Goodbye to Rusty Salling

Family, friends and colleagues shared heartwarming stories and humorous tales about the late Hippodrome actor during a Celebration of Life on the stage where he performed for…

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Hippodrome Costume Sale Offers Some Surprises

During a two-day sale this weekend, the Hippodrome is giving the public a rare opportunity to purchase clothing items used in various mainstage productions over the…

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