On the spookiest night of the year, the ghosts and ghouls of Gainesville gleefully greet the town, but which are truth or fiction is still under speculation.
Though FEST 13 boasts many big names, a ton of lesser-known groups that deserve some spotlight will take on Gainesville this weekend. Among them is PUP, a Canadian group with both metal and pop-punk sensibilities and an impressive list of fans, including critics at Noisey, Stereogum and SPIN. Do yourself a favor and watch the video for their song “Mabu,” in which lead singer Stefan Babcock’s trashes his beloved 15-year-old car in a demolition derby. The Avenue spoke with Babcock to talk about PUP’s inaugural FEST appearance.
A J-School graduate swung his guitar down and smashed it onstage at Lollapalooza.
In a one-night-only event, Dance Alive National Ballet will present two original Halloween stories for the first time, and audience costumes are encouraged.
The demon barber of Fleet Street will be at UF through Sunday.
Even though Gator football failed against Louisiana State University this season, a Gator grad won his sweetheart’s heart forever that day.
Writer and director Justin Simien’s new film, “Dear White People,” is a hilarious satire of racial politics and a welcome breath of fresh air. While the movie has its flaws, it is funny, pointed, honest and something we haven’t seen in recent modern films.
The dramatic how-to videos of the ‘90s, such as a McDonald’s training video and a 1997 instructional video “How to Have Cybersex on the Internet,” will come alive this weekend.
A cookbook can be considered an autobiography.
A locally owned Gainesville grocery store is celebrating its 63rd Anniversary Fall Food Festival on Saturday.
The fall music festival season is kicking off strong in Central Florida in the coming weeks, and the small town of Waldo is once again bringing back bluegrass.
Gator Growl just brought two headlining musical acts to Gainesville, but concert addicts can see even more this weekend at the Coral Skies Music Festival.
Contemporary Christian artist Jason Gray’s “With Every Act of Love Tour” will grace Gainesville tonight.
With a set that features bloody mannequins chained to walls and a bathtub full of bloody body parts and severed heads, the Hippodrome State Theatre’s Halloween play isn’t scared of getting a little messy this year.
A dating platform that makes finding love easier for students recently looked through its users from colleges in Florida to find out who were the pickiest when it came to dating.
Former “The Cosby Show” and “That’s So Raven” child star “set the Twitter on fire” Sunday night, according to Oprah Winfrey.
As the cool weather of autumn arrives, coffee drinkers are trading in their iced beverages for hot brews. Local cafe menus are filling up with flavors of the season, and while the pumpkin spice latte is a dead-set tradition, creative alternatives are emerging.
Now is the time to start preparing for the holidays ahead. No, we don’t mean shopping or menu planning, which are good ideas by the way, but preparing for the social events ahead. Ways to fine-tune your social etiquette are to know how to give good toasts, a universal practice of honoring a person or occasion with an expression of goodwill and a drink. The holidays present many opportunities to give toasts with gatherings of friends and family ahead, including parties, winter weddings and graduations.
Wizard-themed drinks are whizzing into UF’s Starbucks this month.
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