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.
Megalodon: Largest Shark that Ever Lived
What:
A new exhibit where you can walk through full-scale jaws into a 60-foot-long Megalodon sculpture and learn the story of a really fucking big shark.
Where:
Florida Museum of Natural History
When:
10 a.m. – 5 p.m. all week
Why:
Because science is awesome and every now and then we need a reminder that we can be pretty low on the food chain.
Barry Lynn: Religious Liberty – What it REALLY Means
What:
Barry Lynn, the executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, speaking on the true meaning of religious liberty.
Where:
Pugh Hall-Bob Graham Center
When:
6 p.m. on Monday (today)
Why:
There’s a lot to be discussed on this controversial topic.
Les Misérables
What:
An epic tale of broken dreams, passion and redemption, against the backdrop of a nation in the grip of revolution.
Where:
Vam York Theater
When:
Thursday, Oct 16 at 8:00 p.m.
Why:
It’s won a shit ton of awards and you don’t have to endure Anne Hathaway in this version.
