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Thomas Center Exhibit Embraces Material World

The new exhibit RockPaperScissors|Playing with Material Change, featuring more than 20 artists, has an opening reception on Friday night during Artwalk Gainesville.

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Dance Alive’s New Season Filled With Surprises

With a new executive director, an invitation to perform in Cuba and 15 principal dancers giving it their all, Gainesville’s very own Dance Alive National…

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Hot off Off-Broadway, ‘Sunset Village’ Hits Home

A play written and workshopped in Gainesville before premiering in New York City last month opens the Acrosstown Repertory Theatre’s 38th season on Friday night.

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Hipp Crowds Should Get Kick Out of ‘The Wolves’

The Hippodrome Theatre begins its 46th season this week with an acclaimed coming-of-age play from Sarah DeLappe that gets up close and personal with a…

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Exhibit Examines Early Days of Local Sports Scene

The Matheson History Museum’s newest exhibit, “Gators & Beyond: A Sports History of Alachua County,” showcases more than 100 years of sports in the area.

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AW Getting Jazzed Up About ‘Ain’t Misbehavin”

The Actors’ Warehouse begins its seventh season this week by presenting the Tony Award-winning musical revue. This weekend also includes the AW’s masked-ball fundraiser, “A…

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‘Sunset Village’ Ready for New York City Close-Up

Michael Presley Bobbitt’s hilarious but heartwarming play about the sexual shenanigans at a Florida retirement community makes its debut this weekend at the Broadway Bound…

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AW Brings ‘A’ Game With Gritty Drama ”A’ Train’

Starting this week, the Actors’ Warehouse presents “Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train,” which chronicles a man’s rocky journey through the pitfalls of the criminal justice…

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‘Measure for Measure’ Simply a Guilty Pleasure

For the next four weekends, the Acrosstown Repertory Theatre presents one of William Shakespeare’s “problem plays” during its Summer Shakes series. Despite the subject matter,…

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Downtown Art Gallery Appeals to All Senses

Somewhere Along the Way is a place to surround yourself with all forms of art, including music and poetry, while enjoying wine, beer, coffee and…

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