GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Emmanuel Jal, hailed as the rising star of African hip-hop, will be speaking at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 6 in the Reitz Student Union Grand Ballroom. This event is free and open to the public. Doors will open at 7 p.m. The event is co-sponsored by the Dean of Students Office.
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Anoushka Shankar will join her father, the legendary Ravi Shankar, in performance at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 14 at the Phillips Center.
Anoushka Shankar is the only artist in the world to be trained completely by her father. She began studying with him at age 9, and at age 13 made her performing [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Following a sold-out inaugural tour of Ireland, Irish ballad group The High Kings will launch a 15-city U.S. tour this autumn, stopping in Gainesville along the way. The High Kings will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 25 at the Phillips Center. These four performers create a unique ensemble, re-energizing the Irish [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Starting this month, a new series at the University of Florida will explore the history of religious ideas and communities that shape our world today.
“Faithful Narratives: The Challenge of Religion in History” is an interdisciplinary series that introduces new approaches to research and teaching in religious history, with a focus on the [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The fall Career Showcase will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sept. 23 and 24 in the O’Connell Center. Career Showcase is a career fair that helps students and alumni explore potential career paths, network and identify career opportunities.
More than 300 companies and agencies will attend Career Showcase [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The UF Information Technology Security Awareness (ITSA) Day will be from 9:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. on Oct. 8. A conference will be held in the Reitz Student Union Auditorium. The event is sponsored by the Office of the Chief Information Officer and will be hosted by the UF IT Security Team.
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida Symphony Orchestra will team up with pianist Xiayin Wang for a special concert at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 10 in the University Auditorium.
Xiayin Wang is an emerging piano talent, praised for her repertoire and her poetic interpretations. A native of China, Wang began playing the piano at age 5. [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In 2001, Olga Kern made history when she became the first woman in more than 30 years to win the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Since then, the Russian-born pianist has performed with some of the world’s most prestigious conductors and orchestras. Ms. Kern will perform a solo piano concert at 7:30 [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The George A. Smathers Libraries will host the Digital Literacy Contest beginning at 11 a.m. on Sept. 17 in Library West. Two back-to-back competitions will test Internet literacy and cognitive agility.
Contestants will be given 30 minutes, 50 questions and Internet access. Correct answers earn points and incorrect answers are penalized. The highest [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – For more than three decades Shakespeare & Company has been a fixture in the culturally rich Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts. While the company has toured regionally in New England, it will embark on its first national tour of the United States this year. The company makes its U.S. tour debut with [...]