Fair at Reitz to feature arts, cultural groups

September 28, 2012

GAINESVILLE, Fla. —The University of Florida College of Fine Arts kicks off National Arts and Humanities Month with its annual Arts and Cultural Opportunities Fair Monday at the Reitz Student Union Colonnade and North Terrace.

The fair, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., will feature community and campus organizations related to the promotion of art, humanities and culture.

The fair provides students and faculty an opportunity to explore the diverse artistic and cultural organizations that UF and the Gainesville community have to offer. With more than 65 organizations participating, the fair is one of the largest fairs held on campus.

Also taking place the same day is the Random Acts of Culture Marathon which includes spontaneous displays of art across campus. The marathon aims to increase awareness and excitement for the arts at UF. Random Acts of Culture will occur between 8 a.m.- 8 p.m.

For more information about the fair or NAHM, contact Andy Howard at 352-273-1489 or ahoward@arts.ufl.edu. More information is available at http://www.arts.ufl.edu/ahmonth.

Arts and Cultural Opportunities Fair Participants
Acrosstown Repertory Theater
Actors Warehouse
African Student Union
Arabic Cultural Association
Art History Association/Akoya Gifts International
African Cultural Center Inc.
Argentine Tango Club
Alachua County Historical Commission
Black History Month-Theatre Group
The Brew Spot Cafe Dinner Theater
UF Carillon Studio
UF Center for Arts and Medicine
Center for Arts and Public Policy
Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere
Chinese American Student Association
Cinema Verde
City of Gainesville Dept. of Parks, Recreation & Cultural Affairs
Civic Media Center
Dance Alive National Ballet
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. (Arts and Letter Committee)
Digital Worlds Institute
Fine Arts College Council
FLEX: the Florida Experimental Film/Video Festival
Florida Alternative Breaks
Florida’s Eden/Primavera
Florida Museum of Natural History
Florida Players
UF Friends of Theatre and Dance
Gainesville Ballet Theatre
Gainesville Chamber Orchestra
Gainesville Civic Chorus
Gainesville Daughters of the American Revolution
Gainesville English Country Dancers
Gator Growl and Homecoming
University of Florida Gospel Choir
Harn Museum of Art
Hippodrome Theatre
Historic Haile Homestead
H.O.T. Clay
Italian Student Association
Jamaican American Student Association
Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary
Latina Women’s League
LGBT Affairs
UF Music Composition
No Strings Attached
The Pleasant Street Historic Society
School of Art+Arts History
Signs of Life
Site-Specific Sculpture Society
Student United Way
Theatre Strike Force
University of Florida Performing Arts
University Singers
UF Symphony Orchestra
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