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 with 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: New York City Theatre
Jersey Boys
What:
A critically acclaimed Broadway musical brought to UF
Where:
Phillips Center
When:
Monday through Sunday, 7:30 p.m. on weeknights and 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on weekends
Why:
Because being a Broadway baby doesn’t have to be exclusive to New Yorkers.
Via: Slideshare
Capoeira
What:
A class that teaches the Brazilian martial art, capoeira, which combines elements of dance, acrobatics and music
Where:
Alachua County Public Library Headquarters
When:
Wednesday, 7:00 p.m.
Why:
Because libraries aren’t just for studying your life away.
Via: Best Events
Tampa Red and Hokum Blues: Early Roots of Rock n’ Roll
What:
A lecture series about the roots of rock n’ roll brought to you by the chair of the Music Department of Yale University
Where:
Matheson Museum
When:
Thursday, 6:00 p.m.
Why:
Because knowing about old school rock n’ roll and blues music will make you cool and aloof like the Fonz.
Via: Encyclopedia Britannica Kids
Frank Street Fair
What:
An outdoor concert with food trucks and jazzy sounds from the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Flat Land
Where:
Bo Diddley Plaza
When:
Thursday, 6:00 p.m.
Why:
Because food trucks feed your body while jazz feeds your soul.
Feature photo courtesy of: Metro U.K.
