Event Calendar
Upcoming Events
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Yamato, The Drummers of Japan
Soul-stirring Japanese war drums beat to thunderous applause, thrilling audiences around the world.
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Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot
Rediscover the grandeur of one of history’s greatest love stories in Lerner and Loewe’s timeless masterpiece, Camelot. A sumptuous tale set in a land where honor and chivalry reign, Camelot follows the love triangle of King Arthur, Queen Guenevere and Lancelot.
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Béla Fleck & The Flecktones - The Holiday Tour Featuring Victor Lemonte Wooten, Future Man and Jeff Coffin
Ring in the holidays with Béla Fleck and the Flecktones’ performance of their GRAMMY® Award-winning CD, Jingle All The Way.
2008
BLAST!
January 6, 2008 at 5:00 pm
Contemporary, Family, Broadway, Theater and Stage
BLAST!, winner of the 2001 Tony® Award for Best Special Theatrical Event, is comprised of a field of brass, percussion and visual performers brought together in a unique explosion of music and theater.
Location: Phillips Center
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Pinchas Zukerman, Conductor and Violin Soloist
January 8, 2008 at 7:30 pm
The RPO and Pinchas Zukerman combine their musical talents on works by Elgar, Bruch and Tchaikovsky.
Location: Phillips Center
Dance Alive National Ballet presents Kim Tuttle and Friends
January 12, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Location: Phillips Center
Jay’s Bridal presents Gainesville Wedding Expo
January 13, 2008 at 12:00 pm
Doors open at 12 noon. Fashion show begins at 2 p.m. Prize drawings will be at 4 p.m.
Location: Phillips Center
Movement (R)evolution Africa: a story of an art form in four acts
January 14, 2008 at 7:30 pm
In an astonishing exposition of choreographic fomentation, nine African choreographers tell stories of an emergent art form and their diverse and deeply contemporary expressions of self.
Location: Phillips Center
Urban Bush Women with Compagnie Jant-Bi
January 17, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Les écailles de la mémoire (The scales of memory) explores the themes of resistance, memory and love while highlighting the visceral link between African-Americans and Africans.
Location: Phillips Center
Gainesville Chamber Orchestra presents 25th Anniversary Celebration
January 18, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Location: University Auditorium
The State Symphony Orchestra of Mexico
January 19, 2008 at 7:30 pm
One of the premiere orchestras in Mexico will perform works by Brahms, Tchaikovsky and Schumann, as well as “Sensemaya” by Mexican composer Silvestre Revueltas.
Location: Phillips Center
Interpreti Veneziani
January 20, 2008 at 5:00 pm
No musical ensemble better captures the romance and mystery of Venice than Interpreti Veneziani, based at the famous San Vidal Church, where Antonio Vivaldi regularly played.
Location: University Auditorium
Aquila Theatre Company in Joseph Heller’s Catch-22
January 20, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Spoken Word, Broadway, Theater and Stage
Based on Joseph Heller’s novel, Catch-22 is a satirical exploration of bureaucracy’s often confusing rules and regulations.
Location: Phillips Center