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Family Housing and Mayor’s Council to sponsor Sustainability Week
A Sustainability Week will be held in University of Florida Graduate and Family Housing apartment complexes, June 2 through June 5. The week will be sponsored by the UF Department of Housing and Residence Education Graduate and Family Housing Office and the Mayors’ Council — a student government group within Graduate and Family Housing.
The planned […]
Filed under Happenings, Announcements on June 5, 2008.
‘Sweet Baby James’ brings the music of James Taylor to the Phillips Center in time for Father’s Day
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Although it was his second album, “Sweet Baby James” put singer/songwriter James Taylor on the musical map. Ranked as one of the 500 greatest albums of all time by Rolling Stone Magazine, “Sweet Baby James” propelled Taylor into the 1970s folk/rock spotlight and set the tone for his later projects. […]
Filed under Happenings, Announcements on June 3, 2008.
Endowment encourages collaboration between faculty and Harn Museum of Art
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — “An Ocean of Devotion: South Asian Regional Worship Traditions” was developed as a direct result of collaboration between the Harn Museum of Art and the Center for the Study of Hindu Traditions (CHiTra) at the University of Florida. This exhibition was made possible through the generous support of the Dr. Madelyn M. […]
Filed under Happenings, Announcements on May 23, 2008.
A tribute to “big band” music will kick off summer series on June 10
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Reminisce with the music of Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and more in American Big Band. The revue kicks off UFPA’s Summer in the City series at 7:30 p.m. on June 10 at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.
American Big Band is a musical journey that spans more than […]
Filed under Happenings, Announcements on May 22, 2008.
Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” to be presented in May and July
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida’s College of Fine Arts School of Theatre and Dance will begin its summer season with a presentation of William Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” at the Constans Theatre during select dates in the months of May and July.
The performance is set during the Italian Carnival period in Shakespearean […]
Filed under Happenings, Announcements on May 21, 2008.
UF institute to host symposium on tourism crisis management for Florida destinations
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Tourism Crisis Management Institute at the University of Florida will host a symposium on Crisis Management for Destinations on June 25 at the Hilton University of Florida Conference Center.
The symposium will be held prior to the opening reception of the annual Florida Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaus’ Destination Marketing […]
Filed under Happenings on May 21, 2008.
The Living Room, a University Gallery display, will be featured May 19-August 29
The Living Room is a site- specific installation by Anna Kell that invites viewers to think about their relationship with nature. The installation will be on display May 19 through August 29.
As we fill our homes with images and reminders of nature, the actual wildness outside our door is transforming, often into disappearance. Using a […]
Filed under Happenings, Announcements on May 16, 2008.
UF Performing Arts offers summer fun — tickets now on sale
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Take a musical journey this summer with University of Florida Performing Arts’ “Summer in the City” series. With eight different shows to choose from, you can travel the spectrum of musical fun and family entertainment – all right here in the heart of Florida.
Take the A-Train back to the days of […]
Filed under Happenings, Announcements on May 15, 2008.
Fla. Museum hosts K-5 science program ‘Why Monkeys Choose to Live in Trees’ on May 10
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Children in grades K-5 are invited to join the Florida Museum of Natural History 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. May 10 for its Let’s Explore Science Series program “Why Monkeys Choose to Live in Trees.”
Participants will discover African oral traditions about monkeys and how the animals inspired these stories.
The class […]
Filed under Happenings, Announcements on May 8, 2008.
New performing arts season offers Broadway musicals, Garrison Keillor, dance companies
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Michael Blachly, director of University of Florida Performing Arts, has announced the line-up for the 2008-09 season. With performers from 16 countries and genres that run the gamut from jazz to dance to musical theater, the season has a little something for everyone.
Among the season’s many productions is Laurie Anderson’s “Homeland” […]
Filed under Happenings on May 2, 2008.