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Feng E performs, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, at Heartwood Soundstage in Gainesville, Fla.

Gainesville ukulelists gather for teenage virtuoso Feng E

Feng E, currently on his Southeast tour of the U.S., made his claim to fame at 10 years old when his performance of Australian guitarist Tommy Emmanuel’s version of “Classical Gas” went viral. The ukulelist has since appeared on “The Ellen DeGenerous Show,” “Asia’s Got Talent” and “America’s Got Talent.”


The Gourmet Muffin, a bakery based in Stuart, Fla., is one of the most popular vendors at Haile Plantation Farmers Market. A line wraps around their tent in Gainesville, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026.

Gainesville farmers markets have lost the plot

Farmers markets are supposed to be the city’s antidote to industrial food: shorter supply chains, more money staying in the region and a direct relationship between the person who grows the food and the person who eats it.



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