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LIFESTYLE
Mediocre Advice: Relationships
By Julia Nevins | Mar. 16, 2016Dear Mediocre,
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NIGHTLIFE
Drinking Game: St. Patrick's Day
Mar. 16, 2016If Netflix and chill just isn’t the same when there’s green beer and Jameson specials in every corner of town, here’s a drinking game for those of you who aren’t planning on staying in on St. Patty’s Day. In honor of the holiday, the Avenue is providing you with your own “sign night.” Yes, if you’re reading this, you’ve officially turned 21 all over again.
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FOOD
Know Where Coffee founder wins local latte art contest
By Nicole Clark | Mar. 16, 2016Know Where Coffee celebrated its one-year anniversary with a latte art competition.
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MUSIC
High Dive to host folk singer Frank Turner, food truck rally
By Hannah Ogden | Mar. 16, 2016The High Dive will host a sold-out St. Paddy’s Day show Thursday at 8:30 p.m., which will be packed with fans decked out in green to see Frank Turner.
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MUSIC
Okeechobee Music Festival wows with high-profile lineup
By Zach Schlein | Mar. 9, 2016On paper, there was no reason to expect Okeechobee Music Festival would be the resounding success it turned out to be: Although Florida has long played host to music festivals catering to niche markets, such as the electronic hedonists of Miami’s Ultra Music Festival or the crusty punks of Gainesville’s very own The Fest, Florida had yet to host an outdoor festival of the size, scale and broad appeal of Okeechobee. Would Floridians who were accustomed to the pulsating synths, lights and overpriced hotels of Ultra warm up to more esoteric musical ventures like the psychedelic jazz offered by Kamasi Washington, or even sleeping in a sticky, sweaty tent for four nights? Was there a possibility that acts not named RL Grime or Bassnectar would actually draw large, substantial crowds? The answer to all of the aforementioned questions was a firm yes.
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LIFESTYLE
A Tinder drinking game
By Laura Gomez | Mar. 9, 2016Now that all Valentine’s Day festivities are over, you may find that your two-week fling was really just a way to feel less lonely on Valentine’s Day. So you partied too hard over the break, drunkenly confessed your love to your fling — or hooked up with your fling’s best friend — and it’s likely you’re extremely single again. Now you’re left with your only reliable friend: Tinder. What better way to get a date than with a little liquid courage? But please, put away the drunk goggles or you might get catfished.
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MOVIES AND TV
Movie Review: Zootopia is good but overhyped
By Kelsey Bona | Mar. 9, 2016Disney took a break from its recent tirade of snowmen and inflatable robots to bring us something more familiar: animated, anthropomorphic animals.
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ART AND THEATER
UF drama club to perform romantic comedy 'Only You'
By Macey Wilson | Mar. 9, 2016The UF drama club Florida Players will present Timothy Mason’s play, “Only You,” this weekend.
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MUSIC
Off the Record: Music you might have missed over Spring Break
By Jack DaSilva | Mar. 9, 2016The past couple of weeks have been pretty great for music. I rounded up the newest albums in case you were too busy partying over Spring Break to pay attention to the latest releases, which include a debut album, a collaborative album and even a surprise release from one of the biggest names in rap. Let’s get to it.
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Robert DeLong's electronic world: going high-tech at High Dive
By Martin Vassolo | Feb. 24, 2016Glowing paint and a Wii controller.
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Local band Flat Land to play at Okeechobee festival
By Paulina Praphanchith | Feb. 24, 2016Spring Break is about to transform from sand and sun to an open forest and a collection of ethereal funk fusion.
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MUSIC
Locochino prepares for battle of the bands at Destination Okeechobee
By Chase Drayer | Feb. 24, 2016Playing to thousands of people seemed improbable to Sam Coplin when his original audience was a set of gardening tools and unused furniture layered with dust.
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Triumph through nihilism - Q&A with Patrick Stickles of Titus Andronicus
By Zach Schlein | Feb. 24, 2016Patrick Stickles has never been at a loss for words: In both interviews and his work with beloved punk outfit Titus Andronicus, Stickles comes across as a man with almost too much to say on any given subject.
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ART AND THEATER
Brewery to become site of new mural
By Cecilia Lemus | Feb. 24, 2016This weekend, doodle for a cause.
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ART AND THEATER
Speakers conduct design workshops
By Fabiana Otero | Feb. 17, 2016Graphic design students will get a leg up for the future with an upcoming event aimed at guiding them in a personalized direction toward success.
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ART AND THEATER
Art Splash celebrates 352walls, will offer tour of murals
By RaSheba Jones | Feb. 17, 2016352walls has given downtown Gainesville its latest touch. Now, the city is celebrating its improved walls with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
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ART AND THEATER
Bo Diddley Plaza to reopen with Changeville festival
Feb. 17, 2016Festival promotes social change
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LIFESTYLE
GNV art-supply store celebrates anniversary with market
By Erica Pope | Feb. 17, 2016Two men took it upon themselves to support the local art scene when Central Florida Office Plus, a Gainesville arts-and-crafts supply store, closed down in 2014.
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MUSIC
Off the Record Review: Kanye West's "The Life of Pablo" was well worth the wait
By Jack DaSilva | Feb. 17, 2016Kanye West finally released his highly anticipated album “The Life of Pablo” on Sunday. TLOP is Kanye’s seventh solo studio album in his impeccable discography. The album has been talked about a lot due to numerous album title changes, tracklisting changes and many rumors circulating with little credibility to them. Kanye first debuted several songs during his “Yeezy Season 3” fashion show, which took place in the sold out Madison Square Garden last Thursday. After his show, many news outlets got to speculating about which songs were which and tried to put together an official tracklist, with the guest features included. The album was supposed to be released last Thursday, but last minute changes delayed the project’s debut for another two days. Yeezy had been tweeting information about his album up until its release, and he even described it as a “gospel” album. We soon learned he wasn’t kidding.
