There are two approaches to spending your time in this complex enigma of a town called Gainesville.
You can complain that “there’s nothing to do” and drown your sorrows in a sub-par 3-4-1 Long Island at Cantina every night or you can embrace your precious time here in Hogtown and go explore. We’ve helped you survive your road trips and spring break, we supply you killer pregame music and we tell you where to stuff your face, but we haven’t exactly helped you become the cultured, Renaissance man you’ve always dreamed of being after watching “Anchorman” or “Archer.”
Every week we will provide you with a few of the best happenings of the city that don’t involve blacking out in Midtown or watching Study Edge at Club West.
Gainesville, it’s time to culture your fu**ing self.
Via: civicmediacenter
“Rain Without Thunder”
What:
A showing of the 1992 movie (which unfolds like a documentary) about a mother and daughter who are imprisoned for seeking an abortion outside of the United States.
Where:
Civic Media Center
When:
Monday, May 26 at 7:00 p.m.
Why:
This film will force you to think critically about women’s reproductive rights as well as the effectiveness of the faux documentary genre. Also, it’s set 50 years in the future (from its debut in 1992), so you get to consider how far off the film’s reality is from our present times.
Via: wixstatic.com
Artwalk Gainesville
What:
Free tour of visual art, performances, and other events in downtown Gainesville.
Where:
Headquarters tent is located next to The Lunchbox Cafe on the corner of Bo Diddley Plaza (this is where you can pick up a brochure–it is a self-guided tour)
When:
Friday, May 30 from 7-10 p.m
Why:
You get to support local artists, musicians and eateries. Bring some friends and enjoy the vibes.
Via: facebook
Manic Menagerie Presents: Cirque Exotique
What:
Sideshow featuring fire breathing and snake seduction, among other oddities
Where:
The JAM
When:
May 31; doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 9 p.m.
Why:
This is the perfect opportunity to lose yourself in this totally out of the ordinary burlesque show.
Via: civicmediacenter.org
Last Wednesday Contra Dance
What:
Beginner level contra dance lesson. No partner necessary.
Where:
Civic Media Center
When:
Wednesday, May 28 from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Why:
Learn a new dance in a gender-free, queer-accepting, positive environment. Who knows, it might just become your favorite past-time.
