Mystery, murder and drama will keep you sitting on the edge of your seat during the Gainesville’s Community Playhouse’s newest production, Agnes of God.
Written by John Pielmeier and directed by Carlos Asse and Jennie Stringfellow, Agnes of God follows a court-appointed psychiatrist investigating a young novice in a convent accused of murdering her newborn. To add to the mystery, the newborn’s father is unknown and nowhere to be found. The award winning drama puts faith and one’s belief in the power of love to the test.
The production is recommended for mature teens and older. Tickets to the preview are $5. These are general admission tickets and can only be purchased at the door the evening of the preview performance starting at 7pm.
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Calling all Rolling Stones fans! The Rolling Stones are making a comeback — with the help of 13 local tribute bands.
Mick Marino and the Nasty Habits is a new band that came together for the sole purpose of recreating The Rolling Stones album “Get Yer Ya Ya’s Out” for the “Free Fridays” concert series held in Bo Diddley Community Plaza. Read more ›
Spotify’s My College, My Sound Challenge comes to a close on Friday, and UF was in the #2 spot out of more than 500 colleges as of May 10. What are you waiting for? Make a playlist for the Gators!
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If learning how to fly a plane is something you’ve always wanted to do but the cost has held you back, get ready — this weekend is for you.
Courtesy of Sky Chiefs Aviation, you can learn to fly for free (yes, we said free) during a 40-minute No Excuses Discovery Flight. Participants will sit in the pilot’s seat of a Cessna 152 or a Cessna 157 and perform basic maneuvers — except takeoff and landing. Read more ›
If you’re a fan of both canines and couture fashion (who isn’t?), then you’re in luck! Runways and Rescues is back for another year of glitz, glam and tail wagging.
Brought to you by Jacquelyn Brooks Designs and Haile’s Angels Pet Rescue, the Runways and Rescues Fashion Show will feature designs from Jacquelyn Brooks and doggie outfits from Sweet Paws Bakery. The best part? All of the four-legged models are up for adoption!
The fashion show will be held on Friday, May 18 at 5:30pm at the Haile Plantation Golf and Country Club. It will include happy hour cocktails, a silent auction, chance drawings and giveaways. Dinner and cash bar options will also be provided at a nominal fee.
Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door, and all proceeds benefit Haile’s Angels Pet Rescue.
-AU, Photos from Jacquelyn Brooks Designs
Dry the River has been compared to bands like Mumford & Sons, Fleet Foxes, and Noah and the Whale. The band is from East London and is fronted by Norwegian born singer/songwriter Peter Liddle. guitarist Matt Taylor, bassist Scott Miller, violinist Will Harvey (also plays Mandolin and Viola) and drummer Jon Warren.
After critically claimed live performances at Glastonbury and South by Southwest, the band gathered the music industry’s attention. By the end of 2011 they had released their debut EP with National producer Peter Katis. The band’s first full-length studio debut album is Shallow Bed.
The album leads off with “Animal Skins, ” which begins with bass guitar and goes into the mix acoustic guitar and electric guitar, while Liddle demonstrates his unique vocal talents and range. “New Ceremony,” the second track, starts off with a gentle melody that goes on to a level that is passionate and emotional. The song is about dealing with relationship issues. With lyrics like, “It’s anybody’s guess how the angel of doubt came down and crept into your bed,” anyone can relate to the point in a relationship where it comes to a standstill and doubt creeps in.
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Anytime there is a new stage play production in Gainesville at one of the theatres, we are always excited to attend the preview night. However, it makes it an extra-special event when it’s for a great cause. We attended the premiere of “Hamlet & The Prince Formerly Known as Hamlet: A Justin Thyme Mystery,” and all donations benefited the “Friends of the Crisis Center.”
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Dance-punk trio The Gossip returns May 22 with a fifth studio album, A Joyful Noise, via Columbia Records. Brian Higgins of Xenomania and front woman Beth Ditto produced the record.
The band recently dropped their single “Perfect World.” The Gossip, a band who is minimalistic in nature, consists of Ditto, along with guitarist Brace Paine and drummer Hannah Blilie. In the past the band has been described as Beth Ditto’s soulful voice mixed with a funky punk soundtrack. The band’s first release off the album, “Perfect World,” illustrates this notion with romantic lyrics (“In a picture perfect world we can be more than before”) backed by Eighties beats, making for an eclectic and fresh mix.
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Jack White cuts to the chase with all of his wonderfully gritty lyrics in his first full-length solo release, Blunderbuss, which debuted April 24 via Third Man/Columbia Records. For an artist that has borne his name over the past five years on multiple projects, including being a co-conspirator on The White Stripes and a featured member on The Raconteurs and Dead Weather, it is more than refreshing to hear White stripped down to the bone.
Blunderbuss is a truly dynamic album, seeming to incorporate components from nearly every project White has worked on. The album consists of an electric piano composition artfully combined with elements of old soul culminating in the album’s first single, “Love Interruption.”
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Kids get a chance to charge into the swim, bike and run competition on June 2 at the Kid Triathlon. It even includes an optional waterslide race start!
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