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Downtown Concert to Celebrate Gainesville’s Many Music Legends

The Bayjacks, led by Gainesville native Tom Leadon, headline the April 13 concert at Bo Diddley Plaza that will honor nine local Hall of Famers.

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Santa Fe College Unveils Poster for 50th Spring Arts Festival in April

Gainesville-based digital artist Michelle Nagri creates a fantastical garden scene as poster artist for this year’s Santa Fe College Spring Arts Festival.

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Matheson Exhibit Makes Case for Gainesville’s Modern Landmarks

A new exhibit at the Matheson History Museum looks at a 30-year period of architecture that helped shape Gainesville into the city it has become.

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Posted in The Arts Theater

Unbridled Passion Reaches Epic Heights in ART’s ‘Bloody Poetry’

The Acrosstown Repertory Theatre’s latest play delves into the personal lives of romantic poets Percy Shelley and Lord Byron.

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Both Riveting and Relevant, ‘Pipeline’ Takes Over Actors’ Warehouse Stage

The downtown theater presents another powerful play that addresses issues of class and race in the American education system.

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Cuban Art and Culture on Display During Bulla Cubana Festivities

The two-week celebration provides Gainesville with a window into the rich art, culture and people of Florida’s island neighbor.

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New Exhibit at the Cade Museum Salutes Best of Cuban Ingenuity

“The Artistry of the Everyday Inventor” is one of the highlights of Bulla Cubana, a celebration of Cuban art and culture beginning this weekend.

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No Subject Too Sacred in Hipp’s New Play That Rocks a Family’s Faith

Shuffle off to Buffalo for some belly laughs in “Miracle on South Division Street,” the heartwarming comedy opening this week at the Hippodrome Theatre. 

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Downtown Goes All Boba With the Opening of Naga Tea

The bubble tea shop is doing a brisk business since opening more than a month ago on SW 2nd Street.

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Hipp Gallery’s Revealing Exhibit Invites Viewers Behind the ‘Veil’

Ameena Khan’s provocative “Just a Peek, Please?” gives a voice to Muslim women and insight into the hijab, or headscarf, worn by many of them.

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