From colorful pastel paintings to lifelike marble sculptures to otherworldly surrealist landscapes, the Harn Museum of Art’s latest exhibition brings 100 years of French history and culture to life.
Artists from around Florida shared their craft with curious passersby and potential customers as they lined the sidewalks of downtown High Springs with their work.
The Matheson History Museum hosted the opening reception for "Refugee Resettlement in Gainesville" Thursday night, an exhibition that highlights the path to resettlement for six refugees and their families.
Velazquez said most schools have large cohorts that can be as many as 40 people, and she was uninterested in the possibility of falling through the cracks. At UF, she feels like she’s receiving the education best suited to her future.
She decided to use an all-female cast, staging the play as a 1960s sitcom inspired by “I Love Lucy.” She felt the audience would be more comfortable with an all-female interpretation of overtly masculine characters, allowing them to explore the sexism of the time without losing Shakespeare’s wit.
The UF Senior Showcase is an annual event in which acting and musical theater majors graduating that year perform in front of potential casting agents and industry professionals. The event is designed to pair students with representation and launch their post-grad careers.
The 27-year-old made his Broadway debut in “The Outsiders” in April as the understudy for the protagonist, Ponyboy Curtis. The show, which won the 2024 Tony Award for Best Musical, opened on a Saturday, and Wayne made his debut the next Tuesday without ever having run the show in rehearsals.
Panel Palooza took place at SAW for the first time on Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. as part of Zinefest, a weekend-long celebration of zines, or mini magazines often made from a few sheets of paper.
The Sun Country Dance Theatre performed "Hansel and Gretel" at the Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Sunday.
In the 7th grade after listening to Kanye West’s album, “The College Dropout,” Gainesville native Sean Momberger began experimenting with music on a $100 drum machine. He’d have no idea that 20 years later, he would be producing a song off of West’s most recent album, “Vultures 2.”
The annual event took place at Depot Park for the second year since leaving the Alachua County Fairgrounds
In a world defined by instant gratification where packages arrive with the tap of a button and photos are snapped and shared in seconds, a nostalgic rebellion is quietly unfolding.It begins with a click.
Known for her bright use of color on walls all over Gainesville, Jenna Horner tries to spread positivity in any way she can. In an attempt to bridge the division between people, she said, she wants to help people see the light when things may feel a little dark. On top of her murals, Horner founded Mindful Messages, a program that brings art and mindfulness into schools to foster creativity in young students.
The 24-year-old identical twins are the founding members of the Athens, Georgia, based indie-folk duo Lighthearted, and they released their single “Borrowed” Jan. 3. Although they formed the band in 2019, the two have been playing music together since childhood.
With a deafening bass and hues of neon colors dancing across the walls, Gainesville locals celebrated the end of syllabus week with a bang.
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