GAINESVILLE, Fla. — From Sept. 18 through Sept. 27, the School of Theatre and Dance at the University of Florida will present A Streetcar Named Desire. The play is written by legendary playwright, Tennessee Williams.
A Streetcar Named Desire reveals the very depths of the character Blanche du Bois, a woman whose life has been [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Samuel Proctor Florida History Lecture Series at the University of Florida begins again Sept. 23 with a presentation by two Gainesville historians.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History and area astronomy groups will join together for an evening of scientific discovery during the annual Starry Night event from 5 to 10 p.m. on Sept. 25.
Produced by the Florida Museum, University of Florida Astronomy Department, Florida Space Grant Consortium and Alachua Astronomy Club, Starry Night [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Living Well, the 7,500-square-foot wellness facility exclusively for University of Florida employees, will host its inaugural Orange and Blue 5K/10K Challenge on Oct. 3.
This challenge between faculty and students will be open to the public. All proceeds will go directly to Living Well and used to upgrade and fix equipment. Prizes will [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The director of the National Center for Health Marketing at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who has been developing the CDC’s health information messages about the H1N1 virus, will speak Monday at the University of Florida.
Dr. Jay M. Bernhardt’s seminar starts at 2 p.m. in Florida Gymnasium Room 235 as [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A Harvard Medical School professor will talk about public health priorities in Latin America and the Caribbean at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 14 at the University of Florida.
Arachu Castro, assistant professor of social medicine, will present “Responding to Public Health Priorities in Latin America and the Caribbean: From Academic Research to Policy Setting [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla.— It’s a first, and it promises new educational and professional opportunities for University of Florida advertising, journalism, public relations and telecommunication majors. The university’s broadcast stations will hold an open house from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 10 for all College of Journalism and Communications students.
In past years, about 200 students [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A Library Showcase is planned at 11 a.m. to 1 p.m on Sept. 2 at Library West. See what the University of Florida and Alachua County libraries have to offer, such as services, technologies and resources. There will be demos, giveaways and free food.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Harn Museum of Art is now featuring Art, Media and Material Witness: Contemporary Art from the Harn Museum Collection. The art exhibition views historical events through the perspectives of artists and features works by 25 contemporary artists from the United States, Latin America and Africa until Aug. 1, 2010.
The exhibition proposes [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — It is not easy to survive as an artist, especially during today’s challenging economic times. “JumpstART II: Going Solo! A Workshop in Creative Entrepreneurship” will be held at 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 10 at The Harn Museum of Art. The workshop is open to students and community members to equip [...]