GAINESVILLE, Fla. — As part of the University of Florida’s Constitution Day activities, Levin College of Law Professor Chris Slobogin will speak from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday in the law school’s Chesterfield Smith Ceremonial Classroom (Holland Hall Room 180) on “The Constitution and Surveillance by the Government.” This event is free and open to [...]
Professional carilloneur Lee Cobb will showcase his skills at Century Tower as part of the Sunday Afternoon Concert Series sponsored by the College of Fine Arts.
Cobb, a UF alumnus, will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday on the UF Carillon. He will perform harmonious melodies featuring esteemed composers and musicians such as Ronald Barnes, Antonio Vivaldi, [...]
The College of Fine Arts School of Art and Art History presents “Up in Smoke — A Dying Breed,” a photo exhibition starting Monday in the Focus Gallery at the University of Florida.
Randy Batista, a UF alumnus and Gainesville artist, produces a photo exhibition that examines cigarette smokers and the serious issues surrounding the controversial [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Members of the Parsons Dance company will immerse themselves in the Gainesville community Wednesday through Friday for outreach activities in conjunction with their public performance Friday.
On Wednesday, members will participate in “AIM Together,” an initiative that brings artists from the University of Florida Performing Arts season into Shands hospitals and clinics to [...]
Friday nights are public nights at the Teaching Observatory on the University of Florida campus.
Hosted by the department of astronomy, the evening event is held from 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Public night events depend on weather conditions and are held during the school year only. The observatory is located south of the UF [...]
A book reading and panel discussion on black women’s hip-hop and dance hall culture will be held at 7 p.m. Sept. 20 in Ustler Hall.
In recent controversies involving issues of gender and sexuality within hip-hop and dance hall music, little has been said by and about the female writers, producers, and performers’ own representation and [...]
The daily live carillon performance at the University of Florida’s Century Tower will ring a special note today in honor of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
The 12:35 p.m. performance will commence with Ben Wasmuth playing a John Courter composition “In Memoriam – September 11, 2001”.
Courter, who was college carilloneur at Berea [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Gainesville’s annual Good Deed Mitzvah Marathon on Tuesday will commemorate the victims of Sept. 11 in Turlington Plaza on the University of Florida campus.
The Lubavitch-Chabad Jewish Student and Community Center and the Chabad-Lubavitch Student Group are sponsoring the event to commemorate the sixth anniversary of Sept. 11. It will run from 11 [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Harn Museum of Art is showcasing some of the world’s best-known photographers this fall in its upcoming photography gallery installation and a large temporary exhibition of 20th-century photography in its main exhibition hall.
Beginning Tuesday, “Highlights from the Photography Collection” will feature 38 photographs by 26 photographers, with a focus on 19th [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — National Public Radio contributor and best-selling author David Sedaris’ last appearance in Gainesville sold out within weeks. He is returning to the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts for one night only, at 8 p.m. Oct. 11.
Sedaris will read selections of his most recent work for approximately an hour, followed by [...]