University of Florida News

Registration for the University of Florida’s Leisure Course Program begins at 10 a.m. Sept. 5.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Harn Museum of Art is taking part in The Big Read, a National Endowment for the Arts literary initiative, with two events celebrating Zora Neale Hurston.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The UF Genetics Institute invites all faculty, graduate students and research associates to submit abstracts of their latest genetics research for poster sessions at Florida Genetics 2007, a symposium scheduled for Nov. 7-8 at the UF Cancer & Genetics Research Complex.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal performance scheduled at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Nov. 8 has been canceled.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — As the University of Florida Gators begin their pursuit of another Southeastern Conference and National Championship title, fans can tune in WUFT-TV/DT for a look at the 2007 football season.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In its 20-year history, Parsons Dance has earned a reputation as one of the premiere dance troupes in the world. David Parsons started the company that bears his name in 1987, after spending nearly a decade as a principal dancer with the Paul Taylor Dance Company.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History presents a special showing of the 1975 thriller “Jaws” at 6 p.m. Aug. 30 as part of Museum Nights.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History’s ButterflyFest Oct. 13-14 will feature several nationally well-known musicians as well as a variety of performances from area community groups.

Two opportunities to purchase premier seats to the Sept. 11 Dave Matthews Band concert at the O’Connell Center will become available Friday.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Contemporary Cuban artist Glexis Novoa will present a lecture at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 29 at the Harn Museum of Art in conjunction with the exhibition “Cuba Avant-Garde: Contemporary Cuban Art from the Farber Collection.”
Novoa was born in Holguin, Cuba, in 1964, moved to Mexico in 1993 and then relocated to Miami in [...]