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“Lunch and Learn” IT session to be held on Oct. 30

If you don’t know what’s happening with your computer, then you don’t know what’s happening to your data. How to keep up? Centralized Log Management is the trick, and it doesn’t have to be hard, either. Knowing the best tools and practices can make your life easier.
The next session on Tuesday, Oct.30, in Room 286 [...]

Filed under Happenings on Friday, October 26, 2007.

Russian Patriarchate Choir raises the “iron curtain” at University Auditorium on Nov. 10

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Raising the “iron curtain,” the Russian Patriarchate Choir led the way in the re-discovery of Orthodox Church music. This feat is made even more impressive since it occurred during the Soviet Regime. At this time – when music was far from approved by the government – the choir spent decades [...]

Filed under Happenings on Thursday, October 25, 2007.

Ballet Folklórico de México de Amalia Hernándezbrings traditional Mexican dance to the Phillips Center

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The lords of heaven and earth come back to life, the Mayas are re-born and the Aztecs reign again. Ballet Folklórico de México is more than a cultural icon. It is a fiesta of dance that explodes in a dazzling display of colorful costumes and effervescent rhythms. [...]

Filed under Happenings on Thursday, October 25, 2007.

UF Concert Choir performs opera favorites on Oct. 28

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The College of Fine Arts School of Music pays tribute to some of the most highly acclaimed and world-renowned “Spectacular Moments in Opera: Most Loved Choruses, Overtures and Arias” at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 28, at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Florida.
The program features a collection of [...]

Filed under Happenings on Thursday, October 25, 2007.

The Focus Gallery presents “Ground Truth: Evidence of Paris Through Drawing and Digital Media”

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — “Ground Truth: Evidence of Paris Through Drawing and Digital Media” is a selection of work by students enrolled in the School of Art and Art History’s Interdisciplinary Studio course at the Paris Research Centre during May 2007. The exhibit will be available Oct. 29 through Dec. 7, with a public reception on [...]

Filed under Happenings on Thursday, October 25, 2007.

Pink Floyd Experience and The Four Tops coming to Gainesville in 2008

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida Performing Arts is pleased to announce the addition of two performances to its 2007-08 Season.
The Pink Floyd Experience echoes everything that made Pink Floyd one of rock and roll’s greatest icons. It is the Pink Floyd Experience in a new way.
The Pink Floyd Experience will appear at [...]

Filed under Happenings on Thursday, October 25, 2007.

UF Dance students showcase their talents, Oct. 25-28

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The College of Fine Arts School of Theatre and Dance presents the BFA Dance showcase “Fall for Dance,” the premiere outlet for Bachelor of Fine Arts dance majors to showcase their choreographic works at the University of Florida.
Directed by Neta Pulvermacher, the unique and intimate dance showcase [...]

Filed under Happenings on Tuesday, October 23, 2007.

Author of religious literacy book to speak Nov. 7 at UF

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — College students might remember Stephen Prothero from his appearance on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” while religion scholars know him best for his contributions to academia, including the New York Times bestseller “Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know — and Doesn’t.” The Boston University religion professor and media pundit [...]

Filed under Happenings on Tuesday, October 23, 2007.

Florida Players announce the second show of their fall 2007 season

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Players, a theater group sponsored by University of Florida’s Student Government, and artistic director Danny Sharron are pleased to announce the second production of the group’s Fall 2007
season: “Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead.”
Showtimes for this limited engagement are 8 p.m. on Oct. 25, 6 p.m. and 9 [...]

Filed under Happenings on Friday, October 19, 2007.

UF chemists host Halloween Molecular Mania Oct. 27

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Have your kids still not decided what they want to be for Halloween this year? Let them try their hands at being chemists during the Halloween Molecular Mania from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Oct. 27 at The Oaks Mall. Hosted by the University of Florida’s Center for Catalysis in celebration of [...]

Filed under Happenings on Friday, October 19, 2007.