Aly Gill

New Orleans-based band Big Sam’s Funky Nation will perform at 9 p.m. on Friday at High Dive, 210 SW Second Ave. Tickets are available at the door for $12.

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THE AVENUE | MUSIC

Big Sam brings New Orleans funk to Gainesville

By Aly Gill | Dec. 2, 2015

When Sam Williams was in middle school, he joined the school band. He said he didn’t have a preference for what instrument he would play when his teacher, Daryl Dickerson, suggested the trombone.

Carol Lehtola, a former UF associate professor of agricultural and biological engineering, will lead a gallery discussion on Saturday at Matheson Museum.

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THE AVENUE | LIFESTYLE

‘Their imagination can run away’: Former UF professor to talk toys at Matheson Museum

By Aly Gill | Nov. 18, 2015

Carol Lehtola recalled playing with a Tonka dump truck as a child.

THE AVENUE | LIFESTYLE

Santa Fe to host Boo at the Zoo event

By Aly Gill | Oct. 28, 2015

With a donation from UF Health, Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo’s 21st annual Boo at the Zoo event will be bigger than ever this Halloween.

Big Sam brings New Orleans funk to Gainesville

‘Their imagination can run away’: Former UF professor to talk toys at Matheson Museum

Santa Fe to host Boo at the Zoo event

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