There are two approaches to spending your time in Gainesville:
You can complain that “there’s nothing to do” and drown your sorrows in a 3-4-1 Long Island at Midtown every night, or you can embrace your precious time here in Hogtown and go explore.
Every week Culture Shock provides you with a few of the best happenings in the city that don’t involve blacking out, Study Edge or Netflix binging.
Gainesville, it’s time to culture yourself.
MUSIC + NIGHTLIFE
Moon Taxi
Where: High Dive
When: Friday, February 5 at 10 p.m.
Why: Fridays are for hitting up a bar and listening to indie rock bands. Check out Moon Taxi before they make an appearance at Coachella this year.
ARTS + ENTERTAINMENT
Next to Normal
Where: Gainesville Community Playhouse
When: January 29- February 21; times vary
Why: This musical has won a ton of awards, scoring a Pulitzer Prize before it even left Broadway. Accolades aside, the story addresses issues underneath the façade of the “perfect, loving family,” focusing on how one family copes when the mother is diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Student tickers are $12.
FOOD + DRINK
Beast Feast
Where: Whitehurst Lodge
When: Saturday, February 6 at 5 p.m.
Why: UF Wildlife Society is hosting an ALL-YOU-CAN-Eat madhouse of exotic meat. Buy a ticket, get in touch with your hunter instincts, and find your new favorite alternative to steak au piovre.
WELLNESS
Yoga at the Wooly
Where: The Wooly (20 N Main St)
When: Monday, February 1 at 7 p.m.
Why: Because you know you’re stressed and an evening of relaxing yoga will calm your nerves! (Or at least give you a break from the madness)
All photos courtesy of: Unsplash
