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I think we’re all born (and quickly groomed) to desire a sense of “happily ever after” and “true love.” Love it or hate it, Valentine’s season can be unmatched at bringing to high relief our lackluster followthrough on this lofty life goal (unless, of course, you’re our cover couple, who convinced us all on set that true romance indeed is alive and well, pg. 50). And that, my friends, is why I always look forward to this ode to all that is corny and saccharine sweet. It allows us to truly appreciate those we love, whether it’s your doting significant other, your friends, or yourself. So why not make a date of it, just for the day? See our guide, pg .48—no matter your situation. I, for one, have a standing appointment with Mrs. Fields. How sweet is that?
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This month, writer and photographer Kelsey Grentzer was able to put both her journalistic passion and photography skills to use; she wandered downtown Gainesville to bring us some of your best and worst Valentine’s Day experiences. A sophomore pursuing a degree in journalism, she specializing in photojournalism and is earning a minor in sustainable studies. She hopes to pursue a career that incorporates travel, photography and journalism; her dream job would be with National Geographic. “I hope to use my skills and interests to make a difference in whatever ways I can.” —AU, KE, RS
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Skrillex recently toured through Florida, bringing his new dubstep production to the Ritz Ybor in Tampa. Skrillex is currently riding a wave of popularity in the dubstep genre (complete with ďŹ ve Grammy nominations and duets with established acts like Korn), and his Florida shows sold out months ago. I was lucky enough to get in to review the show, but no photography was allowed so the photo accompanying the review is from the Ultra Festival last year. As with most electronic dance music sets, the music was a mix of originals and covers. It was all about keeping the beats owing and sometimes it was hard to keep up with the songs as they merged together into a seamless dubstep party. He remixed Avicii’s “Levels,â€? La Roux’s “In For The Kill,â€? Biggie’s “Hypnotizeâ€? and Fatman Scoop’s “Be Faithful.â€? His more popular tracks were there too, including “Rock ‘N’ Roll (Will Take You to the Mountain),â€? “Scary Monsters and Nice Spritesâ€? and his remix of Benny Benassi’s “Cinema.â€?
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Alice Cooper recently brought his No More Mr. Nice Guy Tour to the Hard Rock Live in Orlando to show he still is the king of theatrical rock. The props, costumes and production were from the 70s—without the lasers or video screens of most productions now—but it worked great, entertaining while illuminating the songs. There was never a dull moment onstage. He emerged on a pedestal with six extra arms for “Black Widow,� then performed “I’m Eighteen� while guiding the band on a crutch. He draped a snake over his shoulder for “Is it My Body,� wore a lab coat to create a giant monster in “Feed My Frankenstein,� and danced with a rag doll during “Only Women Bleed� and “Cold Ethyl.� A crewmember occasionally ran around the stage taking pictures to mimic the paparazzi, and near the end of the show, Alice impaled him during “Wicked Young Man.� This was a
prelude to beheading Alice with a guillotine, one of Alice’s more famous stunts. Most of the songs had some kind of theatrical stunt to create a narrative for the songs, many of which were written and conceived before MTV videos. Alice had a very tight band with him that included guitar icon Orianthi. Orianthi got some nice solos in, including one that sounded like Van Halen’s “Eruptionâ€? with plenty of tapping and sweep-picking. There was also a drum solo, which is very 70s, but the show was mostly about the classic songs. Alice ďŹ nished the set with a version of “School’s Outâ€? that featured a snippet of Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick in the Wallâ€? as an update to the teen anthem. Then, for the encore, Alice came out waving an American ag for “Elected,â€? complete with confetti. Considering the sideshow that elections have become, perhaps the real world is just now catching up with the theater of Alice Cooper.
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Onstage, even without the production, Sonny Moore, aka Skrillex, was constantly in motion when not setting up the music. He would pump his ďŹ sts in the air to get the crowd going, and give shout-outs between tracks. The best DJ shows have nice production, and Skrillex was no exception as he performed on a bizarre, industrial-themed white stage with a huge projector at the soundboard bringing the stage to life. A robotic ďŹ gure projected behind Skrillex would sometimes mimic his moves, possibly a result of the Tron-like suit Skrillex was wearing. It was an impressive production, but it must be difďŹ cult to calibrate the projections for each show so that the images line-up perfectly when each venue has different specs for where the projector can be placed. Florida was the end of the Mothership Tour (a package tour with several other electronic acts, most of whom were forgettable) in the U.S. After the Florida shows, Skrillex heads to Europe, and then he will probably be touring the U.S. again, playing at bigger venues and festivals. He is already scheduled for the Ultra Festival in Miami in late March.
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Susan Tedeschi and husband Derek Trucks teamed up for a couple shows in Florida that celebrated the end of a rough year with some R&B jams. The concert at the Ruth Eckerd Hall was packed with fans, some new to the experience and some veterans of shows from prior holiday seasons in Florida. The large ensemble included a double drum section, a horn section, bassist Oteil Burbridge from the Allman Brothers Band, and KoďŹ Burbridge and Mike Mattison from Derek’s band. The set featured most of the musicians taking the spotlight at different points, including a double drum jam, a bass solo and a trumpet solo. “Space Captains,â€? which Derek and Susan recorded with Herbie Hancock, showcased KoďŹ Burbridge’s keyboard prowess. The Tedeschi Trucks Band opened with a soulful
cover of Harry Nilsson’s “Everybody’s Talking.â€? The set was peppered with covers like Dr. John’s “QualiďŹ edâ€? (with Mike Mattison on gruff lead vocals), The Lovin’ Spoonful’s “Darlin’ Be Home Soonâ€? and Stevie Wonder’s “Uptight.â€? There were also plenty of songs from the Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi catalog, such as “Midnight in Harlem,â€? “Learn How to Love,â€? “Bound for Gloryâ€? and “Love Has Something Else to Say.â€? The set seemed to have more emphasis on the blues than in previous years, including a mid-set funky blues tribute to late Howlin’ Wolf guitarist Hubert Sumlin on “Three Hundred Pounds of Joy.â€? Derek and Susan closed out the year in San Francisco before a Japanese tour, but they will be back in Florida for the Wanee Festival in April.
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Hot Tickets The Florida Theatre (Gainesville) Feb 12 – Brandi Carlilee Feb 17 – Attack Attack!, Ghost Inside, Sleeping with Sirens, Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!
Mar 17 – Mutemath Mar 24 – Blue October Mar 30 – Sister Hazel Mar 31 – John Bell, Warren Haynes Band
O’Connell Center (Gainesville) Feb 15 – Drake, A$AP Rocky, Kendrick Lamar Brandi Carlile Feb 16 – Celtic Woman Double Down Live (Gainesville) Feb 9 – The Ones to Blame, Kopecky Feb 10 – Whole Wheat Bread, Shermy D Feb 11 – Sir Charles, Chroma, Parker Robinson Feb 17 – Supervillains, Kayavibes Feb 22 – The Lemonheads Feb 23 – Cassadee Pope (of Hey Monday) Feb 24 – Fick, Morningbell, Praything Feb 25 – J2K, Arpetrio Feb 26 – Bitch Please, Parker Robinson Mar 8 – The Future Now, Hawks, So Pastel Apr 15 – Roomful of Blues Apr 24 – Melvins, Unsane The Hard Rock Live (Orlando) Feb 18 – Robert Cray Band with Shemekia Copeland Feb 22, 23 – Kevin Hart Feb 24, 25 – Shaquille O’Neal Comedy Weekend Feb 26 – Dennis DeYoung (Styx) Mar 13 – Experience Hendrix Mar 16 – Jay and Silent Bob Get Old Mar 23 – George Lopez Mar 24 – Little Big Town Mar 29 – Snow Patrol, Ed Sheeran Apr 20 – The Fresh Beat Band Jannus Live (St. Pete) Feb 16 – Robert Cray Band, Shemekia Copeland Feb 18 – Yonder Mountain String Band Mar 1 – Faster Pussycat Mar 2 – Dark Star Orchestra Mar 3 – Badfish Mar 30 – Blue October Mar 31 – Snow Patrol, Ed Sheeran
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Capitol Theatre (Clearwater) Feb 17 – Brandi Carlile Feb 23 – Terrance Simien & Zydeco Experience Feb 24 – Andy Grammar Mar 10 – Henry Rollins Mar 17 – Roger McGuinn Mar 23 – Wilson Phillips Mar 25 – David Benoit Mar 29 – Jake Shimabukuro The Florida Theatre (Jax) Feb 11 – The Avett Brothers Feb 16 – Billie Joe Shaver, Van Dyke Parks Feb 17 – Javier Colon Feb 18 – Gladys Knight Mar 3 – Pink Floyd Experience Mar 4 – Wynton Marsalis Mar 11 – Big Head Todd & the Monsters Mar 21 – Wilson Phillips Mar 22 – Anoushka Shankar Mar 25 – Glen Campbell Mar 30 – Jake Shimabukuro Apr 12 – Tower of Power Apr 18 – The Fresh Beat Band Apr 27 – Elvis Costello The House of Blues (Orlando) Feb 9 – Allstar Weekend Feb 23 – Tesla, Built by Stereo Feb 26 – Cody Simpson Feb 27 – NeedToBreathe, Ben Rector Feb 29 – Flogging Molly Mar 3 – Iced Earth, Symphony X, Warbringer Mar 4 – Dropkick Murphys Mar 8 – Henry Rollins Mar 9 – Big Head Todd & the Monsters Mar 10 – Excision Mar 11 – Badfish
Amway Center (Orlando) Feb 11 – George Strait, Martina McBride Feb 12 – Andrea Bocelli Mar 2 – Romeo Santos Mar 10 – Elton John Mar 31 – Red Hot Chili Peppers (rescheduled) Apr 14 – Van Halen May 3 – Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers May 4 – Nickelback, Bush, Seether, My Darkest Days June 16 – Roger Waters Veteran’s Memorial Arena (Jax) Feb 9 – Rascal Flatts, Sara Evans, Hunter Hayes Feb 10 – Jeff Dunham Apr 16 – Van Halen May 10 – Lady Antebellum, Darius Rucker, Thompson Square Ponte Vedra Concert Hall (Ponte Vedra) Feb 9 – They Might Be Giants Feb 14 – Robert Cray Band, Willie Green Feb 17 – Patrizio Buanne Feb 18 – Brandi They Might Be Giants Carlile Feb 19 – Shemekia Copeland Feb 22 – The Saw Doctors Feb 25 – Pablo Cruise Feb 29 – Dark Star Orchestra Mar 11 – Henry Rollins May 24 – Edgar Winter Band St. Augustine Amphitheatre (St. Augustine) Mar 3 – Hank Williams Jr. Mar 16 – Experience Hendrix Mar 17 – Moody Blues Mar 19 – Bill Clinton Mar 20 – Tony Bennett Apr 27 – Rise Against, A Day to Remember, Title Fight Tampa Bay Times Forum (formerly St. Pete Times Forum) (Tampa) Feb 29 – Radiohead, Other Lives Mar 23 – Jo Dee Messina Mar 29 – Red Hot Chili Peppers (rescheduled) Apr 12 – Van Halen Apr 21 – Rammstein Jun 3 – Neil Radiohead Diamond Jun 28 – Coldplay The Ritz (Tampa) Feb 24 – Cody Simpson Feb 26 – NeedToBreathe, Ben Rector Mar 5 – Dropkick Murphys, Frank Turner Mar 9 – Excision Mar 13 – We Came as Romans, Woe is Me, Emmure, blessthefall, Color Morale Mar 17 – Young the Giant Freebird Live (Jax) Feb 9 – Diplo, Sleighbells Feb 11 – New Day Feb 12 – Mishka, The Constellations Fev 17 – Passafire, Sidereal Feb 18 – Attack Attack!, Ghost Inside, Sleeping with Sirens, Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! Feb 19 – Yonder Mountain String Band, Infamous Stringdusters Feb 23 – Yelawolf Feb 25 – Frontiers (Journey tribute) Mar 2 – Boyce Avenue, Secondhand Serenade Mar 6 – Lotus, The Malah Mar 7 – Of Montreal, Casio Kids, Kishi Bashi Mar 10 – Badfish Mar 16 – Young the Giant, Grouplove Mar 24 – Katchafire Mar 26 – Hot Chelle Rae, Cady Groves, Electric Touch
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Don’t worry about buying pearls or diamonds for the Hippodrome Theatre’s 30th Anniversary on February 11; instead, join them for an evening of wine, food and live music at 6pm. Delicious food will be provided by businesses including Sweetwater Branch Inn, the Flour Pot Bakery, The Jones, Sweetwater Coffee, Ward’s Supermarket, Artie’s Tempeh, Tree of Life and more. The event also offers a chance to increase your wine knowledge and tastes. Bruce Heiman, a Court of Masters Certified Sommelier and Certified Wine Specialist with the Society of Wine Educators, will be giving a free tasting class to teach your taste buds some lessons in the art of wine. Frey Vineyards, Republic National, Southern Wine and Spirits, Opici Wine Company and more will provide wine for sampling and drinking. Proceeds from the event will be used to fund improvements to the cinema sound system, including upgrades developed to help the hearing impaired. Tickets are $25 in advance and $35 at the door. For more information, visit thehipp.org.
Drake is bringing his smooth sound and lyrics to Gainesville on Wednesday, Feb. 15, as one of 21 stops in his Club Paradise Tour. The 25 year-old Canadian is easily recognized for the album Thank Me Later, which features singles such as “Over,” “Miss Me” and “Fancy,” but the rapper/singer actually began as an actor. After playing the disabled Jimmy Brooks on Degrassi: The Next Generation, Aubrey Drake Graham began making music and mix tapes. Drake made waves in the music industry when his music was available and publicized on television but he was still unsigned on any label. In 2009, he signed with Young Money Entertainment. Rather than opting for a larger concert venue, Drake will be playing at the O’Connell Center to, as he said, appeal to a smaller audience that was with him since the beginning. A$AP Rocky and Kendrick Lamar will be joining Drake at 7pm. General public tickets start at $42, with student tickets at $32. Visit www.oconnellcenter.ufl.edu.
DANCE THE STORY OF MANKIND
If the Nutcracker didn’t quench your thirst for ballet or you bombed on Valentine’s Day plans, don’t despair. Dance Alive National Ballet saves the day with their Carmina Fest at the Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, including two performances of their Carmina Burana ballet, choreographed for DANB in 1980 by Tom Pazik. The ballet, performed on Feb. 17 and 18, promises to thrill audiences with laughter and move them to tears. The dancers of the ballet will be joined by the University of Florida Orchestra (now in its 100th year) and the chorus, featuring guest vocalists, performing music by Carl Orff. The performance is hailed as “intense and somewhat controversial,” says resident choreographer Judy Skinner, and shares the story of WE ARE A mankind from Adam and Eve to the Apocalypse. GIVING AWAY In addition to the ballet, the Carmina Fest will include a buffet A SET OF TICKETS dinner catered by Sweetwater Branch Inn and a pre-show talk TO CARMINA about the production before the main stage BURANA! dance production. FOLLOW US ON “Maestro Raymond Chobaz will give the talk on the 17th,” Judy says. “He’ll talk about the history of the music and the poems written TO WIN! by 13th century renegade monks.” Guests are invited to dress in medieval garb to join the festivities. For both evenings, dinner begins at 6 pm, the pre-show talk in the Fackler Foyer begins at 6:45 and the performance begins at 7:30. Tickets for the Fest are $75 and tickets for the ballet alone are $38. For tickets, call the Phillips Center Box Office at 352-392-2787 or DANB at 352-371-2987.
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Chili and February go together like beer and hops. Swamp Head Brewery is hosting the first annual chili cook-off on February 11. “This time of year, with brisk days and nights, it seems like everyone is talking about their favorite chili recipe,” said Brandon Nappy, who is in charge of Swamp Head Marketing. “We decided what better way to add a little spice to that talk than to bring 20 different chilis, some awesome beer and a ton of Swamp Head’s frequent flyers here to the brewery for a little healthy competition?” All recipes will be made from scratch using a minimum of six ounces of Swamp Head beer. Tickets are $5, and each attendee receives a ballot to cast for the people’s choice award. Visit the Swamp Head Brewery webpage at swamphead.com.
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Enjoy a glass (or 10) of wine to support public radio. Sound like a novel? While it might look like a re-imagined scene from the Great Gatsby, it’s the Grape Gatsby we’re talking about, and it’s real life on Sunday, Feb. 19. Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM is hosting the 23rd Annual A Celebration of Wine from 1 to 4 pm on in the Grand Ballroom in the Reitz Union on the University of Florida campus. The event offers more than 300 wines from international vendors and vineyards. Food will be provided from local favorites such as The Wine & Cheese Gallery, Mildred’s Big City Food and Classic Fare Catering. And, since you’ll be feeling especially festive, you are invited to dress up for the ‘Roaring 20s’ theme. “There will be something for everyone,” says Sue Wagner, who is in charge of communications at WUFT. “It’s a fun way to enjoy wine and learn about it at the same time.” Silent and live auctions will take place throughout the afternoon, featuring items such as special vintages from wineries, unique bottles and vino-themed art from local artists. All proceeds will benefit 89.1 WUFT-FM. Tickets are $55 in advance and $60 at the door. More at www. celebrationofwine.org.
FEBRUARY 09THURSDAY
An Evening of Music With Friends at Steinbrenner Band Hall (UF), 7pm. The Official Blues Brothers Revue at the Phillips Center, 7:30pm.
JumpstART IV featuring Duane Bray: Guerilla Innovation at Hough Hall, 6:30pm.
Whole Wheat Bread, Shermy D, Sound Express at Double Down Live, 9pm.
Ahn Trio With Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company at the Phillips Center, 7:30pm. Wind Symphony at the University Auditorium, 7:30pm. Victory Brewing Night at Gainesville House of Beer, 8pm.
Bamboo sale and workshop at the Kanapaha Garden, 10am. 4-H Shooting Sports Open House Event at the Gator Skeet & Trap Club, 10am. Beauty and Body Expo at the Santa Fe Fine Arts Hall, 10am.
JumpstART IV: Envisioning the World’s Most Connected Campus at the Reitz Union, 9am. Dennis Scholl, Art Collector and Vice President of Arts at the Knight Foundation at the Harn Museum.
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GatorSavers - A Lifesaving Event at the Reitz Union, 9am.
The Ones to Blame, Kopecky, Family Band, Kentucky Knife Fight at Double Down Live, 9pm.
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EFEN, X OUT at the Backstage Lounge.
Tedx UF at the Phillips Center, 11am. Inaugural Chili Cook-Off at Swamp Head Brewery, 12pm. Shop Calzatura at Calzatura Boutique, 12pm. The Wiz, presented by Danscompany,
EVENTS Cone Park Branch, Alachua County Library District, 1pm.
Representations of Love in Art at the Harn Museum, 2pm.
Dala at the Squiteri Studio Theatre, 2pm.
John Lowe organ concert at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 3pm.
Verdant Earth and Teeming Seas: The Natural World in Ancient American Art at the Harn Museum, 3pm. Hipp Cinema’s 30th Anniversary at the Hippodrome Theatre, 6pm.
Jordan Glen Spirit Dancers at the Archer Branch Library, 3:30pm. Wroclaw Philharmonic Orchestra at the Phillips Center, 7:30pm.
Tango Pavadita - Traditional Argentine Tango Milonga at Tango Pavadita, 9pm. Sir Charles, Chroma, Parker Robinson at Double Down Live, 9pm. Daze Rain at Sweet Mel’s/Naughty Mel’s, 10:30pm. The Company, Naked Jane at Backstage Lounge.
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Import Face-Off at the Gainesville Raceway, 10am. Black History: Outside of the Book at the Alachua County Headquarters Library, 1:30pm. Ask a Paleontologist at the Florida Museum of Natural History, 1:30pm. Gainesville Hoola Hoop Jam at Westside Park, 2pm.
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IMPORT FACE-OFF The Import Face-Off brings car shows, drag races, a model expo, bikini contest, dance competitions, DJs and road course racing to the Gainesville Raceway on February 12. The event runs 10am to 5pm and tickets are $15 with an event flier ($17 without). Visit www.importfaceoff.net/gainesville.htm.
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Romantic evening tours at the Magnolia Plantation Bed and Breakfast, 5pm. Jazz Bands at the University Auditorium, 7:30pm. AF French Film Festival at the Hippodrome, 7:30pm.
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Romantic evening tours at the Magnolia Plantation Bed and Breakfast, 5pm. Valentine’s Day Dinner at the Florida Museum, 7pm.
THIS MONTH AT THE HIPP Get your fix of both comedy and thrill this month at Gainesville’s historic Hippodrome Theater. February’s shows are perfect for a night out with friends. Starting Feb. 22 and playing until Mar. 18, Over the Tavern will be showing at the Hipp’s mainstage. Over the Tavern is a fun comedy about growing up in the 1950s and learning to deal with typical family drama. When the youngest of the Pazinski family, 12-year-old Rudy, starts to question his family’s values and the Roman Catholic Church, their whole world turns upside-down. You’ll crack up when he tells Sister Clarissa that he’d rather shop around for a more “fun” religion than be confirmed. This month at the Hipp Cinema, check out the spine-chilling, psychological thriller Martha Marcy May Marlene. Martha, a young woman trying to find normalcy after fleeing from a cult, seeks help from her estranged sister. But her inability to reveal the truth about her disappearance to her sister and memories from her life
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in the cult spark a paranoia that begin to blur the line between reality and delusion. Also this month, don’t miss the Hippodrome Cinema’s 30th Anniversary Celebration on Feb. 11 at 6pm. It will be an elegant night full of wine tasting, food, live music and friends. Tickets are $25 in advance and $35 at the door, and proceeds will help fund improvements to the cinema sound system. While you’re at the Hipp, don’t forget to check out the art. The Gainesville Art Walk on the last Friday of the month features work from great local and national artists. Ticket prices for all theater performances run from $12 to $30. Tickets can be purchased at www.thehipp.org or by calling 352-375-4477.
FFRI French Film Festival at the Hippodrome Theatre, 7pm. Valentine’s Candlelight Dinner at the Fat Tuscan Cafe, 7pm. Mark Gaignard’s Heartbreaker Ball at Tall Paul’s Brewhouse, 9:30pm.
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Chris McCarty and ZUZU 1-Year Anniversary at Zuzu Restaurant. Intimate Violence: Anti-Jewish Pogrom as Prelude to the Holocaust at Hillel, 7pm. Carmina Burana at the Phillips Center, 7:30pm.
Fish Fry Lunch benefiting Girls Place at Forest Meadows Funeral Home, 12pm.
Noel Paul Stookey at the University Auditorium, 7:30pm.
Romantic evening tours at the Magnolia Plantation Bed and Breakfast, 5pm.
The Supervillians, The Kayavibes at Double Down Live, 12am.
Drake at the O’Connell Center, 7pm.
An Evening with Wolfgang at Backstage Lounge.
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Wild Buffalos, Wild Wheels at the Library Partnership, 5pm. Caroline Jones, “Artist/System: Hans Haacke in the Sixties” at the Harn Museum, 6pm Come for Cocktails...Cocktails and Conversation at the Harn Museum, 6:30pm. Celtic Women at the O’Connell Center, 7:30pm.
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NCCER Instructor Certification Training Program (ICTP) at Santa Fe College’s Center for Innovation and Economic Development, 8am. Family Day: Explore the Art of Ancient America at the Harn Museum, 1pm. Wine Dinner at Paramount Grill, 6:30pm. Carmina Burana at the Phillips Center, 7:30pm.
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Meet and Greet foram/FM musicians at Loosey’s.
February 2012
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The Lemonheads “It’s a Shame About Ray” Tour, the Shining Twins, The Future Now at Double Down Live, 8pm.
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An Evening with Javaka Steptoe: Artist and Illustrator at Alachua County Headquarters Library, 6:30pm.
VICTORY BREWING DAY On Thursday, Feb. 9, Victory Brewing Company, based in Downingtown, PA, will take over the taps at Gainesville House of Beer. The brewery touts 12 beers on their docket throughout the year and features nine seasonal beers. From 8-11:30pm, come out to House of Beer to taste the best of Victory, like HopDevil Ale, Storm King Stout, Prima Pils and Golden Monkey. Visit www. gainesvillehob.com
Cassadee Pope of Hey Monday at Double Down Live, 7pm Arlo Guthrie - Boys Night Out at the Phillips Center, 7:30pm. Symphonic Band at the University Auditorium, 7:30pm.
24FRIDAY
Butterfly Gardening Field Day & Open House at Greathouse Butterfly Farm, 8:30am.
2nd Annual Mr. Rugby MANgeant at Double Down Live, 8pm.
Game Day Luncheon Benefit at the Gainesville Women’s Club, 12pm.
Foreshadow, At Shovel’s End at Backstage Lounge, 9pm. Wolfgang at Sweet Mel’s/Naughty Mel’s, 10:30pm.
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The Curious Case of Poland’s Vanishing Left at Anderson, Room 216, 12pm. Residential Foreclosure Legal Issues at the Library Headquarters, 12pm. Cinema Verde Opening Night VIP Reception and Eco-ArtWalk, Downtown Gainesville, 5pm.
African-American Read-In at the Tower Road Branch, 1pm. A Celebration of Wine: “Grape Gatsby” at the Reitz Union, 1pm. Cruisin’ for Fossil Nuts at the Florida Museum of Natural History, 2pm.
Passport to Discovery: A Night at the Museum at the Florida Museum of Natural History, 7pm. Recycle To The Soil, Ebuilition, Erode and Penanggal at Backstage Lounge, 9pm.
AM/FM Musical Showcase at :08, 3:30pm. AM/FM Afterparty at Loosey’s.
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Colin Mackenzie, Senior Curator of Chinese Art, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art at the Harn Museum, 6pm. Monty Python’s Spamalot at the Phillips Center, 7:30pm.
21TUESDAY
WOMEN, WORK & SCIENCE
Opening Night of Over the Tavern at the Hippodrome Theatre, 7pm. Chamber Ensemble Of The Shanghai Chinese Orchestra at the Phillips Center, 7:30pm.
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African American Movie Marathon at the Library Partnership, 11am.
The Alachua County Public Library District and the UF Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere host science and technology philosopher Carla Fehr in free lectures about women in the working world and in science. “What evolution can’t tell us about women’s sex and work” will be held at the Millhopper Branch Library on February 8 at 7pm. “Ignorance, women and excellent science,” will be February 9 at 7pm. More online at www.aclib.us.
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Tot Time: Fun with Lines at the Harn Museum, 3:30pm.
Stand Up Comedy Show at Sweet Mel’s/ Naughty Mel’s.
29WEDNESDAY Pink Floyd Experience at the Phillips Center, 7:30pm. UF Concert Bands at the University Auditorium, 7:30pm Tribal Seeds, Fortunate Youth at Double Down Live, 8pm. BARB WIRE DOLLS at Backstage Lounge.
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The Lunars, Black Box Jungle, 8 Track Automatic at Double Down Live, 9pm.
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Boston Brass at the Phillips Center, 7:30pm.
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Miss University of Florida Pageant at the Phillips Center, 7pm.
Africanamerican Artists at the Harn Museum, 2pm.
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Ariel String Quartet at the University Auditorium, 2pm.
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VALENTINE’S AT THE MUSUEM Take your sweetie to the Valentine’s Day Dinner at the Florida Museum of Natural History to enjoy an Italian dinner and live music followed by a moonlit walk through the Butterfly Rainforest Exhibit. Tickets are $65 per couple (FLMNH members) and $100 if not a member. Call 352-273-2047.
EVENTS Gatornationals at the Gainesville Raceway, 7am. Race Week Troop Aid 2012 at Dixieland Musicpark, 7pm. The Future Now, Hawks, So Pastel at Double Down Live, 9pm.
MISS UF The Miss University of Florida pageant combines beauty, brains and the betterment of society in high style. On February 27, contestants will compete at the Phillips Center for the chance to compete at the Miss Florida pageant. The quest for the crown begins at 7pm; tickets are $10 before or $15 the night of the event. See performingarts.ufl.edu.
02FRIDAY
Imagination Movers at the Phillips Center, 4pm and 7pm. Cinema Verde and the Superfund Art Project at the Thomas Center, 5pm. Cinema Verde Awards night and Wrap Party at Villa East, 8pm. Jamie Davis at Double Down Live, 9pm.
03SATURDAY
Overnight at the Museum at the Florida Museum of Natural History, 7pm. Keira Grace Foundation Share the Cure 2012: The Results Show at the Phillips Center, 7pm. Last Minute Stars at Backstage Lounge.
RECURRING EVENTS MUSEUMS, GALLERIES & GARDENS Florida Museum of Natural History: 846-2000 Butterfly Plant Sale, Fridays & Saturdays, 10am; Sundays, 1pm. Butterfly Release Saturdays & Sundays, 2pm. Our Energy Future Dugout Canoes: Paddling through the Americas Birds of the World: From Science to Art Cruisin’ the Fossil Freeway Cinema Verde: 327-3560 Film showings (Feb. 24-March 2) Fairs (Feb. 25-26) Sustainable Solutions (Feb. 26) Focus Gallery: 273-3000 Ligature 21: Student Graphic Design Exhibition, ends February 28 Analogous Thinking in Science & Art, starts March 5 Grinter Gallery: 273-3044 Trading Traditions: Continuity, Innovation and Resource Useamong the Ye’kwana and Ayoreo Kanapaha Botanical Gardens: 3724981 Bamboo Sale
04SUNDAY
Craft Fair at the Doris, 12pm.
05MONDAY Craft Fair at the Doris, 7am.
07WEDNESDAY Harlem Globetrotters at the O’Connell Center, 7pm.
08THURSDAY 43rd annual Tire Kingdom NHRA
RUN THE SHOW TOUR The sounds of reggae/rock and roots music will be moving through Double Down Live on Wednesday, Feb. 29 as Tribal Seeds headline the 2012 Run The Show Tour. Gainesville is the tour’s only stop in Florida, so be sure not to miss the chance. Tickets are $10 in advance. For information, visit Double Down Live on Facebook.
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EVENTS Gainesville Community Playhouse: 376-4949 Intimate Apparel, ends Feb. 12 Hippodrome Theatre: 375-4477 Over the Tavern, starts Feb. 22 Constans Theatre: 392-1653 Dance 2012, Feb. 17-26
PINK FLOYD EXPERIENCE Never saw Pink Floyd live? The Pink Floyd Experience, designed to be as much of a show musically and visually as the true band, is designed to be an intimate presentation of musical talents rather than a stadium-wide blowout, and it’s coming to the Phillips Center Feb. 29. Tickets start at $35. Call 352-392-2787.
President’s Hall: 395-5464 SF Gallery: 352-395-5464 Digital Media Faculty Show (Interactive), starts Feb. 3 Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art: 3929826 Highlights from the Modern Collection A Singular Vision: Recent Gifts from the Freundlich Collection Sebastião Salgado: World Witness A Sense of Place: African Interiors Open Engagement: Strategies in Art, Love and War Thomas Center Galleries: 393-8532 Redeemed By Art: Al Black’s Prison Murals, starts Jan. 7. University Gallery: 273-3000 The Power of Typography, starts Jan. 17 The Doris: 352-505-5062 CORPUS-The Body in Art Beginning drawing Beginning clay Life drawing class Saturday wheel throwing Watercolors Introduction to ceramic sculpture Oil painting Journaling to Heal, Grow and Soar: the Encyclopedia of Me Printmaking 101 Introduction to Beading and Wire Working Friday Pottery Hippodrome Gallery: 375-4477 Natacha Monnalisa, ends Feb. 19
THEATER AND FILM Acrosstown Repertory Theatre: 352538-5516 Love Letters, ends Feb. 19 Black Box Theatre (UF campus): 3921653 Roberto Zucco, ends Feb. 12
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Santa Fe’s Fine Arts Hall Graphic Design Students Asian Culture Exhibit, ends March 2 Welcome to My World, begins February 14 Digital Media Faculty Show
NIGHTLIFE & WEEKEND ACTIVITIES
MONDAY Tom Miller Summer Unspectacular (Open Mic) at The Laboratory. Hot Mess at the U.C. Mug Night Monday at Fubar. Burger night at Copper Monkey. Spoken Word & Pour Till You Score at Sweet Mel’s/Naughty Mel’s. Jazz at Emiliano’s Café, 6:30pm. Hospitality night at Tall Paul’s Brew House. HOB appreciation night at Gainesville House of Beer. MNF at Gator City. Team Trivia at Loosey’s Longshot, 7:30pm. manic mondays at Mars Pub & Laser Tag. Trivia at The Midnight, 9pm. Service Night at Boca Fiesta. Mug Night at EndZone
TUESDAY $5 AUCD Video DJ-JD at Grog House. Trivia Tuesdays at Gator City. Koozie Toozday at Fubar. Trivia at The Laboratory, 7:30pm. $2 Tuesdays at Mother’s Pub. Gainesville Comedy Showcase at 1982.
GREATHOUSE BUTTERFLY OPEN HOUSE Welcome a new season at the Greathouse Butterfly Farm with their Spring Open House. Activities include farm tours, expert speakers, and a sale of butterfly and native plants. The Farm opens at 10am. Call 866475-2088.
PBR Night at Sweet Mel’s/Naughty Mel’s. Tipsy Tuesday AUCD at Tall Paul’s Brew House. Wine classes at Half Cork’d, last Tuesday of every month. Karaoke with DJ Wolfman at Rockey’s Piano Bar. Hospitality night at Gainesville House of Beer. $2 island Tuesdays at EndZone. Rock ‘n Roll Vinyl Night at Loosey’s Longshot. TwoCan Tuesdays at Mars Pub & Laser Tag. Tankard Tuesdays at The Midnight.
WEDNESDAY Farmers’ market at Downtown Community Plaza, 4pm. Wednesday night jazz at Emiliano’s Café, 6:30pm. Comedy Showcase at Mother’s Pub. Retro night at the Dirty Bar. Wine Down Wednesday at Tall Paul’s Brew House. Jazz at Emiliano’s Café. Guy’s Night at EndZone. Ladies night at Copper Monkey. Ladies night at Gator City. Ladies night at Grog House. Ladies night with DJ Shea at XS. 2-4-1 wells for ladies at Sweet Mel’s/ Naughty Mel’s. National stand-up comedians at Rockey’s Dueling Piano Bar. Vinyl Vednesdays at Mars Pub & Laser Tag. Live acoustic music at Loosey’s Longshot. Martini night at Liquid Ginger. Randall Nights at Gainesville House of Beer. Guys’ Night at EndZone. Wino Wednesday at The Midnight. Ladies’ Night at Cantina 101. Blue Leopard at 2nd Street Speakeasy.
THURSDAY Volunteer meeting at the Civic Media Center, 6pm. Trivia at Alley Gatorz, 7pm. Dirty Talk Ladies Night at FUBAR. Ladies Night at Dirty Bar. 4-Person pool league at Palomino Pool Hall. College night at :08. Thirsty Thursday AUCD at Tall Paul’s Brew House. Dubstep w/ DJ Lieutenant Dan at Sweet Mel’s/Naughty Mel’s. Dueling Pianos at Rockey’s Piano Bar. Open Mic Jam Session at Puerto Tagwa. Thirsty Thursdays at EndZone. Martini Madness at Emiliano’s Cafe. Open Mic at Loosey’s Longshot, 8pm. Thirsty Thursdays at The Midnight.
FRIDAY Planetarium Show at the SF Kika Silva Planetarium, 7pm. Beat the Clock Fridays at Grog House. TGIFubar Friday at Fubar. Tailgate Fridays at :08. Dueling Pianos at Rockey’s Piano Bar. DJ Malibu Darby at The Backyard at Boca Fiesta.
VISIT FIFI FIFI, a B-29 Superfortress, one of about 25 still in existence, will be visiting the Gainesville Regional Airport Feb. 27-28. Guests will be able to tour the grounds and cockpit, and even take a 30-minute flight. Entrance is $5 and starts at 9am. Visit www.cafb29b24.org.
Live music at the Fat Tuscan. Latin Fridays at Costa Lounge. Live Music at Dirty Bar, Thornebrook Village. Live Music at Tall Paul’s Brew House. Flowing Fridays at Mars Pub & Laser Tag. ‘80s Night with DJ B-Rad at Gator City. Black Fridays at EndZone.
SATURDAY Farmers’ Market at Hawthorne, 8am. Haile Village farmer’s market, 8:30am. Haile Historic Homestead tours, 10am. Docent-Led tours at the Harn Museum of Art, 2pm. Music 360 at the SF Kika Silva Pla Planetarium. Gainesville Comedy Showcase at the Clarion Inn, 9pm. Seven Deadly Sins Saturday at Fubar. Karaoke with DJ Wolfman at Loosey’s Longshot, 9pm. Country night at :08. AUCD at EndZone. Dueling pianos at Rockey’s Piano Bar. Electro Saturdays at Costa Lounge. Latin Lounge Saturdays at Puerto Tagwa. 3-2-1 GO! Saturdays at FUBAR. AUCD at End Zone. Live Music at Dirty Bar, Thornebrook Village. Live Music or DJ at Naughty Mel’s. Sampler Saturdays at Mars Pub & Laser Tag. Neon Liger at Spannk.
SUNDAY Haile Historic Homestead Tours, 12pm. Docent-Lead tours at the Harn Museum of Art, 2pm. Reggae jazz at Reggae Shack Cafe. S.I.N. Sunday at Fubar. Traditional German brunch at Stubbies & Steins. Potluck: The Gathering at 1982. Hair o’ the Dog Sundays at Loosey’s Longshot. Sunday Fundays at Mars Pub & Laser Tag. Drink, Draw & Jam at The Midnight. Dirty Bingo at FUBAR.
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eet Florida native Lauren Berger, author of All Work, No Pay and the CEO of Intern Queen Inc. She held 15 internships throughout her four-year college career and made a smooth transition into the working world. Wish you had her secrets? She shares them all in her new book. All Work, No Pay includes pre-planning for the kind of internship you want, applying for internships, interviewing guidelines, on-the-job etiquette and general tips for conducting yourself, as well as post-internship tactics for maximizing the connections you made. Lauren answers questions you may not have realized you had: How do you prepare for a Skype interview? What should you pack for lunch on your first day? To demonstrate these lessons, Lauren uses personal stories—even instances when she made costly mistakes. But through these mistakes, Lauren demonstrates that recovery is possible and you can go on to be successful. She reiterates two points for every hopeful applicant. The first is to be organized. Lauren devotes pages of the book to mapping opportunities and provides a timeline for readers to track internship requirements. The second point that Lauren repeats and demonstrates is persistence. Many times, students believe that because an employer or internship coordinator did not call or email, they aren’t interested in the candidate. Calling back, showing consistent interest and not being afraid to try again are monumental for landing the position of your dreams. Lauren’s book shouldn’t be a substitute for the career center. In fact, she encourages readers to use this resource. Read this before going to ask pertinent questions about the process and streamline your efforts.
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FISHING LINES
Think of applying like fishing. The more lines you have out, the more likely you are to catch something—but use the right bait. “I got my internship through stalking [an NHI HOANG industry website],” says 21-year-old journalism major Nhi Hoang. “I sent out about 50 different cover letters and resumes tailored to each company.” Got that? Despite the high volume, you should customize each application to the position. Don’t be afraid to target what you want but keep an open mind on the path to your dream job. “I applied through a program that helped me find an internship PATRICK FITZGERALD that was suitable for me,” says Patrick Fitzgerald, 22, who is specializing in applied physiology and kinesiology. “I ended up interning in North Sydney, Australia.”
NETWORKING WORKS Tell everyone what you’re looking for, from mentors and peers to babysitters—really! Engineering major Mauricio Rueda, 21, ran into a former co-intern at a career fair. “She told me about a company I had never heard of that was interviewing. They scheduled me for an
interview the next morning.” After successful rounds of interviews, Mauricio got the offer a couple months later. “My old nanny helped me set up an interview with the Pediatric Cancer Foundation in Tampa,” says history major Kourtney Kellin, KOURTNEY KELLIN 22. “She gave me some contact names, and [after interviewing] with them, I got a phone call asking when I could start.” Economics and civil engineering major Cory Dorman, 21, shadowed a friend of his dad’s client. “For my last two internships, I went to Interviewing Day, which is provided for students in my college,” says Scott Davidson, 20. “It’s a great opportunity to network with as many hiring companies as you want in one day.” Emphasize contact information—both yours and theirs. Include yours on all documents, and save the email addresses and numbers of contacts SCOTT DAVIDSON in case you misplace a business card.
Résumés should be one page and customized to the position. Although education might be on your mind, highlighting your relevant work and related activities is paramount to proving JILLIAN KIRBY your abilities. Jillian Kirby, 21, who interned at Seventeen magazine says, “Get involved with local organizations to gain experience in your field—companies love seeing that you’re involved while at school.” Cory agrees. “After meeting with the civil engineer, I realized how classes give a rather limited view of the real-world work experience. “Find any way possible to shadow someone to get a better perspective on what your career will entail.”
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time to find one, wear something as close to a lasted about 10 minutes, and a few suit as possible.” days later I was notified by e-mail.” Looking good in person is just as important Being nervous is normal, but try to Researching beforehand not as looking good on paper—even if you are relax. “Practicing ahead of time is only makes you look (buzzword just stopping in to drop off your résumé. Bring a probably the best help for comfort alert!) prepared and competent, folder with extra copies of your documents, a and confidence,” says Heather White, but it eases interview anxiety. notepad and a pen. director of the University of Florida “I interned for Congressman Career Resource Center. Connie Mack,” says 21-year-old Keep your résumé, cover letter, THE WAITING GAME finance major Rachel Antonucci. reference list and other documents in Thank your interviewer before you leave, “I wanted to learn more about the CORY DORMAN plain sight and have a pen, piece of and follow up within 24 hours with a thank-you legislation process, so I went to his paper and glass of water handy. Be note. “Calling is a way to reiterate interest and website researched student opportunities.” in a quiet place without interruptions for the thank a person for spending time and talking Adriana Ippolito, 20, is an information systems duration of the call. Just like a regular interview, more about the position,” Heather says. Or, “a and operational management major who thank your interviewer and follow up handwritten note or an email is a interned with Ernst & Young. “What helped me with them. great way to thank the person for was getting a CAP [career advisement peer] their time.” mentor and joining a professional fraternity. While you wait to hear back, SCRAMBLE EGGS ONL Y Both helped me be fully continue to actively seek other Scrambling before your interview is prepared,” Adriana says. positions—but don’t assume a recipe for disaster. Try on and set out they’re not interested if you don’t the outfit you plan to wear the night GET DIALED IN before. Map the address and doublehear immediately. Some positions No job is guaranteed; so check the source. may require a phone keep your options open until “I would recommend that interview. “I heard back you accept a position—and professional attire is always worn: from Harper’s Bazaar,” then kindly inform all the other Suits for men and a skirt or pantsuit for ADRIANA IPPOLITO says Nhi, the journalism companies that you’re no longer women,” Heather at the CRC says. “Try major. “We scheduled a on the market. to look as professional as possible. If a phone interview, which student cannot afford a suit or doesn’t have the
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MOVIES
COMING THIS MONTH
By Cathleen Rockwell
THE WOMAN IN BLACK PG-13 (Mystery,Thriller) Daniel Radcliffe, Ciarán Hinds, Janet McTeer, Shaun Dooley, David Burke
FEBRUARY 3
The chilling supernatural story taken from the Susan Hill novel tells the story of a young lawyer, (Radcliffe) who leaves his son in London to travel to a remote village. The village is home to a vengeful ghost named Alice Drablow, the woman in black. As the young lawyer spends an evening in the home of the ghost, things begin to do more than just go bump in the night. The longer the lawyer stays, the more he notices the strange happenings and behavior with the town’s people. He also discovers that the angry spirit has plans of her own for the young lawyer and his son.
FEBRUARY 10
A rookie CIA agent (Reynolds) finds himself on the run with a dangerous fugitive (Washington) whom he is assigned to look after. When the safe house in South Africa is attacked by rebels, the two men flee to find a secure location to hide out. The unlikely partners must find out who their attackers were and why they were sent before both men are assassinated. This pulse-pounding action thriller is a roller coaster ride until the end.
GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE PG-13 (Action) Nicolas Cage, Ciarán Hinds, Violante Placido, Idris Elba
FEBRUARY 17
Eastern Europe is the backdrop for the skull-blazing sequel to the 2007 Ghost Rider film. Johnny Blaze, a.k.a. Ghost Rider, (Cage) is back with a vengeance. He is taking on the devil (Hinds) who is plotting to take human form and take Blaze’s son.
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FEBRUARY 14 The Secret World of Arrietty (G, Animation, Fantasy) Bridgit Mendler, Amy Poehler, Carol Burnett, Will Arnett, David Henrie This Means War (PG-13, Comedy, Action) Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Tom Hardy
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TYLER PERRY’S GOOD DEEDS
Wanderlust (R, Comedy) Paul Rudd, Jennifer Aniston
FEBRUARY 24 Wesley Deeds (Perry) is a successful businessman. His life is great and he has a comfortable daily routine. However, his life changes once he meets an independent single mother (Newton) who is down on her luck with a recent eviction. She is determined to give her daughter a good life and stability. Wesley decides to lend a hand and offer assistance to the young mother. Their feelings of friendship begin grow into something deeper and stronger. He now must decide to either marry his fiancé (Union) or pursue his heart and the feelings he has for his new relationship. Not yet rated (Drama) Tyler Perry, Thandie Newton, Gabrielle Union
REEL RENTALS
Big Miracle (PG, Drama) Kristen Bell, Drew Barrymore, John Krasinski The Innkeepers (R, Horror) Sara Paxton, Pat Healy, Kelly McGillis
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (PG, Action, Family) Brendan Fraser, Dwayne Johnson, Josh Hutcherson, Michael Caine, Vanessa Hudgens In Darkness (R, War) Robert Wieckiewicz, Benno Fürmann, Agnieszka Grochowska, Maria Schrader, Herbert Knaup
SAFE HOUSE R (Action, Thriller) Ryan Reynolds, Denzel Washington, Liam Cunningham, Brendan Gleeson, Robert Patrick
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PG-13 (Drama) FEBRUARY 7 In this film, it is suggested that Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, was the author of William Shakespeare’s work but he’s forced to relinquish credit due to his political and social status. He’s later blackmailed by Shakespeare to expose his true identity. Their Take: “He can’t resist packing on a few more pounds of dynamite on his confident drama of incest, greed and beheadings.” —Amy Nicholson, Box Office Magazine Our Take: It’s controversial to suggest Shakespeare wasn’t the true genius behind the plays and poems. The film proves Shakespeare will always spark interest.
PG (Comedy, Family) FEBRUARY 14 Bumbling secret agent Johnny English (Atkinson) is back in this hilarious comedy. MI-7’s top spy has been gone for years in a rural area of Asia reinventing his spy skills. Meanwhile, his agency superiors find out that there is an attempt on the Chinese premier’s life. That means they need to locate their most unconventional and idiotic spy Johnny English to go up against the assassins. Their Take: “Fans of sophisticated humor may feel empathy with, if not sympathy for the lead character…” —Clark Collis, Entertainment Weekly Our Take: We really don’t want to be sophisticated, we just want to see a fun film and laugh at anything and everything.
R (Horror) FEBRUARY 14 The third installment of the series is the prequel of how the evil spirit first comes in contact with Katie and Kristie back in the 1980s. Nicknamed “Toby,” the spirit is mistaken for a friendly ghost who the mother believes is just an imaginary friend. However, the mother’s boyfriend believes otherwise, and sets up cameras around the house to catch the spirit on tape. Their Take: “Far and away the sharpest, most wildly aware film in the series.” —Mark Olsen, The Times Our Take: Just when you think nothing is going to happen, the filmmaker gives the audience an eerie jab of terror and then you have to remind yourself it’s not a real documentary.
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A EVA GREEN What is Perfect Sense all about? It's a love story with the background of a worldwide epidemic. It's quite weird, and quite beautiful. Why does it take your emotionally stingy character, Susan, so long to turn on to Ewan’s character? She's kind of uptight and suspicious of men. Then she meets this guy who actually just works around the corner. Weirdly, he awakens the sensual side of her. I mean, it sounds a bit cheesy, and it's kind of weird. What do you look for in the characters you play? I always want to play dark characters, but I need to be passionate and fall in love with the character. It's not just about the work or money. It's something very strong for me; I don't take it lightly. I'm very selective. What are your feelings about the controversy you stir up because of your nude scenes? I think in America, they're very puritan. Like if you're doing a scene with frontal nudity, then they think you're a porn actor or something. It's really weird, and I don't really understand it. How long did it take you to get comfortable with sex scenes? With The Dreamers, we were behaving like young kids. They would be like okay, look at my dick! Doing scenes like that, it's not so hard. You're in this cocoon and not in reality, and reality and fiction can become intertwined. But I'm nervous before those scenes. Once I'm doing them, I realize they're no more difficult than
the others. It's just another form of expression. I like playing characters that are confident and fearless. It's exciting to play something that you're not, or something that you would like to be. When you do a movie, you want to do something that's not too close to reality. You want to be able to explore something else. You know, that's the pleasure of acting. But doing something just for the sex, I'll leave that for the porn actors. Of course it's always nice to do something sexy, but it has to have meaning. People say to me, “You're very sexy,” and I'm like, “Yeah, whatever.” Are you anything like your wild and uninhibited characters? Growing up, I was scared of boys. I'm really very shy.
lthough she arrived on the big screen in The Dreamers wearing essentially what she was born with, in this month’s romantic drama Perfect Sense, French actress Eva Green is clothed a bit more. Along with co-star Ewan McGregor (who is similarly famed for fullfrontal frolicking), Eva sexes up the apocalypse by tackling ecological despair. During this interview, the former Casino Royale babe spouted some naked truth about the meaning behind nudity, witchcraft as a drug, bullshit celebrity gossip and feeling ho hum about being a libidinous object of desire. Whatever you do, don't confuse her with a porn star. —Prairie Miller
ballsy character. She has some guts, and that's nice to play. She adores toying with him, like a cat with a mouse, so it was fun. We had a lot of taunting and teasing scenes. For Morgan, magic was new to her and she's drawn to it. It's very exciting. It's like a drug. It's not Harry Potter or Walt Disney! But I need to be in love with a character. It's good for the soul. Otherwise, I feel bad. You can't just do work and work and work. I need to be passionate about it. I work less maybe than other actors because of that. What would people be surprised to know about you? I'm very sensitive and insecure. I'm rather private, and people might think I'm cold. And I'm not very good at interviews!
What’s it like watching yourself naked up on the screen? It's not very easy for me. It's like it's somebody else on the screen. What do you think about celebrity gossip about you? It's a lot of bullshit. People just start throwing your name around the Internet. What lures you into a film? I like dark movies and femme fatales. I'd like to kill someone in a movie! What about your TV role in Camelot as Morgan, with Joseph Fiennes as Merlin? It was not a girlfriend role. It was a real
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MY NIGHTLIFE Grog House 378-7033 1718 W Univ Ave
Gator City 378-7333 1728 W Univ Ave
XS Nightclub 378-7033 1728 W Univ Ave
Fubar 872-5055 225 West University Ave
Copper Monkey 374-4984 1700 W Univ Ave
MONDAY Available for Private Parties
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
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FREE Wells and Live DJ
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$1 Wells $1 Domestic Drafts
SUNDAY FOOTBALL FUNDAYS $3 Pitchers $3 Rumple Shots $3 Burger Baskets $3 Wings
*See Bartender for Details
TRIVIA TUESDAYS Win $50 Bar Tab Happy Hour ALL DAY
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On Brand-New HD Projectors & Flat Screens
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BURGER NIGHT $3 Burgers $5 Pitchers
’80s Night with DJ B-Rad $3 Pitchers $2.10 Burger Baskets
LADIES NIGHT* FREE Wells & Drafts $1.50 Longnecks
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Available for Private Parties
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KOOZIE TOOZDAY $2 Bottled Beer $2 Wells All Night
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“DIRTY TALK” LADIES NIGHT* FREE Wells & Drafts for Ladies $1 Bottled Beer for All
TGIFubar FRIDAYS FREE Drinks & Drafts All Night Video DJ Docta Dawe
3-2-1 GO! SATURDAYS DJ Matt Mobs $3 Calls $2 Bottled Beer $1 Jello Shots FREE BEER ALL NIGHT!
DIRTY BINGO! Put a little naughty in your Sunday! $2 Coronas, $3 Captains & more WIN vibes, lubes, handcuffs, dvds…
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TAILGATE FRIDAYS $7 AUCD Wells & Longnecks, Core Hole, Beer Pong & Line Dance ALL NIGHT Live Country DJ
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LADIES* Drink Free $1.50 Longnecks Live DJ - Country, Hip Hop & Rock
384-0888 201 W. Univ Ave
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Gainesville House of Beer
376-1100 19 West University Ave
Stubbies & Steins 384-1261 9 W Univ Ave
End Zone 352-519-5111 1209 W Univ Ave
Gainesville Ale House 352-371-0818 3950 SW Archer Rd
University Club 378-6814 18 East University Ave; entrance on NE 1st Ave
The Laboratory, a Café of Science 352-5055-5337 818 W Univ Ave
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HOSPITALITY NIGHT Buy One Draft, Get One FREE! 7pm – close w/ proof of employment HAPPY HOUR open-7 $1 OFF ALL DRAFTS
HOB APPRECIATION Wear HOB Gear, get BOGO drafts b4 7pm HAPPY HOUR open-7 $1 OFF ALL DRAFTS
END ZONE MUG NIGHT $2 ISLAND Tuesday 8P-CLOSE - $2 Long 8P-CLOSE $1 BEERS, Island Iced Teas $4 DOUBLE WELLS
50¢ Wings 24/7 EVERYDAY 4p-8p 50% OFF DRINKS
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$1 Miller Lite Drafts All Night Long $2.95 Capt. Morgan $3.95 Jager Shots
$6 Pitchers 5 for $7.95 Buckets
Open Upstairs with Rachel
Karaoke w/ Gordon begins 02/ 21
FREE BEER 11p-12m
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Tom Miller Summer Unspectacular Open Mic 9:42-2am
LITER Thursdays Open-close, $9 Liters, select drafts
HAPPY HOUR open-7 $1 OFF ALL DRAFTS
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$2 OFF Tuesdays Rotating Food $2 OFF Specials on Specials, check Beer, Wine, Cider our Facebook & Food page for details!
2-4-1 Glasses of House Wine 4pm - close
$1 Jello Shots Happy Hour 5p-9p
Wednesday Night Music at the HOB Coming Soon!
$1 Jello Shots Happy Hour 5-9 TEAM TRIVIA [7:30pm-9:30pm] [9:30 pm-??? am] 80s Nite w/ DJ PeeWee
Enjoy Your Late Night Food Menu Until 1:30am
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THIRSTY Thurs 8P-CLOSE $3 Jack Daniels, $1.50 Longnecks
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Over 450 Different Beers!
Join Our OFFENDER PROGRAM a Name Plaque & a T-shirt await you!
Come for brunch, stay for the game and enjoy a brew!
BLACK Fridays 10P-CLOSE $2 WELLS & DRAFTS Team Trivia 8:30-10 Trivia Specials
UFC Every Month ALL YOU CAN DRINK 9P-1A $10
50¢ Wings 24/7 EVERYDAY 4p-8p 50% OFF DRINKS
50¢ Wings 24/7 EVERYDAY 4p-8p 50% OFF DRINKS
5 for $7.95 buckets of Bud, Bud Light & Bud Select $2 Cuervo Gold Shots
$1 Drafts $1 Margaritas
5 for $10 buckets of Bud, Bud Light & Bud Select
Jade Jolie’s Talent Contest
Lady Pearl’s Cabaret 11p & 12m
Lady Pearl’s Cabaret 11:30p
$1 Jello Shots Happy Hour 5-9
$1 Jello Shots Happy Hour 5-9
$1 Jello Shots Happy Hour 5-9
COLLEGE LADIES NIGHT Ladies Drink FREE with College I.D.
Do you want Karaoke with Gordon to return? Tell us!
The Comedians Who Hate Comedy [7:00pm9:00pm] Live Music [9:30pm-2:00am] See fb for details!
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Live Music [9:30pm-2:00am] See fb for details! GOTH NIGHT [every 3rd Friday] FUNKY DOPE B-Boy & Emcee Battles [every 4th Friday]
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Divine Dollhouse Review 11:30p
Live Music [9:30pm-2:00am] Wanna play? Send info to this stupidly long email address: booking.thelab oratorygnv@gmail.com [no spaces]
HANGOVER CURE HAPPY HOUR 11A-8P 50% OFF DRINKS $7 DOM BUCKETS 18+ SCREENS! 50¢ Wings 24/7
5 for $10 Miller, Miller Lite, Ice House & MGD $1 Drafts
Happy Hour All Day Open 5pm-2am FREE Potluck FREE Pool
Mad Science Recovery Day We’re not open. You can go home now. Thank you.
1700 W UNIV AVE (UPSTAIRS IN UF PLAZA)
TUESDAY
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MONDAYS
$5 A-U-C-D VIDEO DJ-JD
BURGER NIGHT $3 Burgers $5 Pitchers
WEDNESDAYS “LADIES” NIGHT* $1 Double Wells for Ladies $5 Domestic Pitchers 45¢ Wings Starts at 6pm no cover
WEDNESDAY LADIES NIGHT*
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$5 Bud Light Pitchers $5 L.I.T.s
SATURDAYS
$5 Miller Lite Pitchers $5 Bombs 45¢ Wings
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Beat the Clock
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Pitchers Start at 25¢ DJ SHEA
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1718 W University Ave
378-7033 *See Bartender for Details.
Caesar Salad - $5.99 w/ Garlic Bread Garden Burger - $8.49 w/ a Side The Monkey Reuben - $8.99 w/ French Fries
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MY NIGHTLIFE Liquid Ginger
371-2323 101 SE 2nd Pl, Ste 118
The Midnight 352-672-6113 223 S Main St
Emiliano’s Café 375-7381 7 SE 1st Ave
Loosey’s 352.672.6465 120 SW 1st St
MONDAY
Tall Paul’s Brew House 352-505-0990 10 SE 2nd Ave
Sweet Mel’s 352-240-6644 1 West Univ Ave
Rockeys Dueling Piano Bar 352-505-0042 112 S. Main Street
5-7pm Daily
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TRIVIA 9pm $6 60 oz pitchers of Yuengling, Amber Bock & Shock Top Bar tab for 1st place, free pitcher of any draft for 2nd & 3rd
TANKARD TUESDAY $2.50 25 oz drafts of Yuengling, Amber Bock, Shock Top & Killians, $4 25 oz drafts of all else! Patio: DJ Dillon Rose
Sundowner Specials 5-7pm $5 Mojitos 2-for-1 Sangria & Mimosas $2 Presidente & Corona 1/2 Price Spanish Wines All Night LIVE JAZZ
TEAM TRIVIA 7:30PM Wings 10/$5 4-11 Happy Hour 4-9pm
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HOSPITALITY NITE 20% OFF w/ Paystub Mon Night Football on the BIG SCREEN w/ Pitcher Specials Available for events HAPPY HOUR 4-7
Spoken Word Poetry Jam POUR TILL YOU SCORE! 25¢ specials! 2-4-1 Long Islands or Sailor & Cokes, all day every day
Take the day off!
325-672-6440 239 W. University Ave.
You never know what might happen! Guinness & Cider Snakebites-- $6.66 Open 8p-2a
The Backyard
352-336-8226 Between Boca & Palomino
Palomino 352-338-0775 19 SE 2nd Place
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
Martini Night All House Martinis $5
Martini Night All House Martinis $5
Happy Hour
Happy Hour
Happy Hour
WINO WEDNESDAY B1G1 FREE glasses of wine, wine cocktails & our special homemade sangria
THIRSTY THURSDAY $1.25 12 oz drafts & $2.50 25 oz tankards of Yuengling, Amber Bock & Shock Top
EVERYDAY SPECIAL: Food Specials on food & drink from midnight to 1am
DRINK DRAW & JAM Bring: art supplies & musical instruments Have: a great time Starving Artist Spec: $1 PBR Tallboys, $2 Imp Pints Yuengling & Shock Top
SERVICE NIGHT Dollar off wines and $3 Jamesons HAPPY HOUR 6p-8p $1 Tall Boys HAPPY HOUR PART DEUX 10p-12m
HAPPY HOUR 4p-8p $5 Martinis All Night
Sundowner Specials
Sundowner Specials
5-7pm $5 Mojitos 2-for-1 Sangria & Mimosas $2 Presidente & Corona 1/2 Price Spanish Wines All Night LIVE JAZZ
5-7pm $5 Mojitos 2-for-1 Sangria & Mimosas $2 Presidente & Corona 1/2 Price Spanish Wines
ROCK ’N ROLL TUES All Music on Vinyl! Happy Hour 4-9pm FREE Darts All Night (OK, they’re always free, but extra free on Tuesdays)
WINE DOWN WEDNESDAYS LIVE JAZZ $10 OFF Bottles of Wine (yes, we have wine, too!) Available for events HAPPY HOUR 4-7
25¢ WING WEDNESDAYS
2-4-1 Long Islands or Sailor & Cokes
2-4-1 Wells for the Ladies!
Stand-up Comedy February 28
$1 Wells 4p-7p Every Day
TWOCAN TUESDAYS
VINYL VEDNESDAYS
If it comes in a can, you can enjoy it 2-41. Sweet, right?!
Bring in your own, or listen to ours. 2-4-1 German Bottles
Open at 6pm HAPPY HOUR 6p-8p $1 Tall Boys HAPPY HOUR 4p-8p $1 OFF DRAFTS ALL DAY Drink Specials
Sundowner Specials 4-6:30pm $5 Mojitos 2-for-1 Sangria & Mimosas $2 Presidente & Corona 1/2 Price Spanish Wines
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See Facebook for upcoming live shows!
Happy Hour 4-9pm Open at Noon!
LIVE MUSIC $5 House Martinis ALL NIGHT $3 cover
DJ Lieutenant Dan Spins DUBSTEP 10p
Live Music or DJ at Naughty Mel’s No Cover!
2-4-1 Wells for the Ladies 10p-12m $2 Wells 12m-close
2-4-1 Long Islands or Sailor & Cokes, all day every day
$1 Wells 4p-7p Every Day
DUELING PIANOS
$2.50 Bud Light Bottles $4 Bombs
HAIR O’ the DOG SUNDAYS $5 Burger. BBQ Chicken Sandwiches & Hanger 1 Bloody Marys
LIVE MUSIC $5 House Martinis ALL NIGHT $3 cover
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LIVE MUSIC BEER, BEER and MORE BEER! Available for events HAPPY HOUR 4-7
HAPPY HOUR ALL DAY NFL Sunday Ticket Available for events
Live Music or DJ No Cover! Drink Specials, Special Gator Shots, $4 Pitchers of Sweet Mel’s Draft, $5.50 Cheeseburger Special til close
DUELING PIANOS
$3 THURSDAYS
FLOWING FRIDAYS
SAMPLER SATURDAYS
$3 at the door, and almost everything else is $3—beer, wine, laser tag, high-fives.
Ready to forget Friday already? $10 all you can drink drafts. Don’t forget!
If it comes in… …a bottle: $3 …a can: $1.50 Enjoy your first date with your new favorite beer.
$2 Jamesons $2 Cuervos
HAPPY HOURS EVERYDAY 11a-1p & 5p-7p $3 Wells $3 Jamesons
HAPPY HOUR 6p-8p $1 Tall Boys
HAPPY HOUR 4p-8p
Happy Hour 4-9pm
LIVE MUSIC BEER, BEER and MORE BEER! Available for events HAPPY HOUR 4-7
BURGER NIGHT FREE 32 oz beer with purchase of a delicious burger
HAPPY HOUR 6p-8p $1 Tall Boys
4-6:30pm 2-for-1 Sangria & Mimosas $2 Presidente & Corona 1/2 Price Spanish Wines $5 Mojitos ALL DAY
KARAOKE with DJ WOLFMAN 9pm – close
THIRSTY THURSDAYS 9pm-11pm $10 ALL YOU CAN DRINK Special Kegs & House Wine Available for events HAPPY HOUR 4-7
5-7pm Daily
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$5 APPETIZERS till 9pm
LADIES NITE FREE Domestic Drafts & Wells 8 – 10 FREE Pool Live Music
NATIONAL STAND-UP COMEDIANS 2/$4 Wells 2/$5 Dom Drafts & Smirnoff Flavors, 2/$6 Cap’t Morgans
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RETRO NITE 9pm-11pm $1 Drafts $2.50 Wells $5 Jager Bombs FREE Pool
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THURSDAY
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Mars Pub & Laser Tag
Boca Fiesta
WEDNESDAY
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(Thornebrook Village) 352-373-1141 2441 NW 43rd St
TUESDAY
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SUNDAY FUNDAYS OPEN 8P-2A
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Cover = Charge
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At Mars Pub and Laser Tag, you can lose the workday stress with great drink specials, a few games of laser tag and, if you get hungry, delicious subs. Mars is one of the most unique bar experiences in town.
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When I was growing up, every Valentine’s Day my mom would make us all bags of candy. There were huge bags with our names on them, construction paper, hearts, I mean the whole deal. And it would be chock full of every kind of candy. I always had something to look forward to on Valentine’s Day whether or not I had a boyfriend because I knew mom would pull through. (And I used that bag of candy for the next two months.) Elizabeth Schmidt, 24 Boutique owner
In seventh grade, my boyfriend gave me a stuffed puppy with a little heart sticking out of its tongue that said ‘I love you’ on it. Vicki Heda, 20 Graphic design student
My best is going to be this one. My son will be three days shy of one year old. Andrew Schaer, 35 Music shop owner
My best was when I went camping on a trip with the travel recreation program, and we had fun themes to go along with the trip. It was just a good atmosphere, and we had a good time. Jarryd Reed, 21 Microbiology & cell science student
The most memorable would probably be the time I got really stoned when I went to a party and I think I stole a beta ďŹ sh off a table. It was on the center display. Amanda Smith, 23 CafĂŠ barista
When my son was in the second grade, he made this adorable picture with dancing hearts. It said ‘Love is in your heart.’ He taped it on our door of our house. That was the best. The worst would have been 1989 when my husband sent me certiďŹ ed mail that he was divorcing me on Valentine’s Day. Annette Gilley, 58 Occupy Gainesville Protester
I was dating a guy last year, and he took me to the beach to see the sunrise in the morning and we had breakfast. Then we hung out and painted, and I think we went to dinner and made milkshakes. And he got me a dozen roses. Kelsey Thomas, 19 Applied Physiology & kinesiology student
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Whether you’re out on the town or you just need a quick lunch, Gator City is the place to go. Satisfy a midday craving with their $3 lunch specials or check out their happy hour, weekdays from 4 to 7pm.
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GAMER’S CORNER THE FUTURE OF GAMING: IT’S PATCH DAY T
echnology continues to break barriers beyond becoming compact and portable: Graphics get better with every release, sound effects blast through speakers with lifelike quality, and now, gamers rarely play the same game twice. This isn’t because they buy more titles, but the titles that themselves continue to evolve.
like Xbox 360 and PS3 are getting in on the fun. Through the Playstation Network and Xbox Live, players can breathe new life into a dusty old game by downloading the latest campaign or Guitar Hero song. Space Marine players can challenge themselves to survive wave after wave of enemies in the latest online match mode. Little Big Planet just keeps getting bigger and bigger. This is the best thing to happen to video games since the joystick. While a few gems do exist, most video game titles don’t mature too well. You play the game, dominate it on hard mode and are left with nothing else to do except trade it to a friend or use as a drink coaster—both a big waste of money and an eyesore when compared to your color
The rise of Internet gaming on the PC allowed game creators to continue to make content for a title was released months ago. Annoying bugs are eliminated, levels are added, and downloadable characters change the in-game world week after week. The World of Warcraft community was abuzz recently with the release of the latest game patch, “Hour of Twilight,” a game update that finishes YOU PLAY THE GAME, DOMINATE IT ON the expansions story and adds new content HARD MODE AND ARE LEFT WITH NOTHING on which players can spend their studying ELSE TO DO EXCEPT TRADE IT TO A FRIEND hours. Star Wars: the Old Republic went through OR USE AS A DRINK COASTER. another round of beta testing with new content added, further preparing it for its December scheme. With just a small download, that old game launch date. is new again. And now, living room gaming is getting in on The update appeal has even begun to spread the “change it up” action, as gaming systems
to peripherals. The Xbox Kinect, Microsoft’s motion controller, offers owners a slew of new games. The Sock Puppet game allows users to take a picture of a household item, say a football, and turn it into a funtastic puppet, complete with googly eyes. Users can add audio, movements and backgrounds to put together a short video production discussing their love of sock puppets or any other subject. With Sparklers, players can…well… wave sparklers around on the screen. Best of all, the future continues to bring new wonders. Services like Steam allow system owners to purchase games without leaving their dorm, and game developers can craft titles for download without having to burn discs. So what’s next? Request forums for players to ask designers for new content? Maybe user-created levels that can be shared and downloaded by others? Wait, Guitar Hero can already do this. Just like in 1986, there’s no way to know what’s around the gaming corner. All we can do is eagerly play, anxiously wait and download Pac-Man on our phones.
GOING OUT
With more than 40 microbrews on tap, Gainesville House of Beer is the perfect place to try something new. Settle in and watch some sports on one of their six HDTVs or play a game of oversized Jenga with friends.
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MUSIC LOCAL BAND PROFILE
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resh off the release of their critically acclaimed album Killa Dilla, The Slims’ Travis Atria and Collin Whitlock are already planning their second. We recently got a chance to sit down with Collin, who also works with Travis (of Morningbell) in the Shitty Beatles.
H T I W E G A T S K BAC THE SLIMS — Greg Allard
HOW’S THE NEW RECORD COMING ALONG AND WHEN IS IT DUE FOR RELEASE? We’ve begun putting together some of the songs and the concepts, but we’re in the very early stages of production. We really have no idea when it will be released.
HOW MIGHT IT DIFFER FROM THE FIRST LP? It will be much shorter. Killa Dilla is a 16-song album. Our goal is to keep this album down to nine.
THE FIRST ALBUM TOLD A STORY; WHAT WILL THE SECOND ONE DO? I’m not really ready to flesh out the entire concept just yet. This much I’ll say: Like Killa Dilla, the new album has a purpose behind its songs and the track order.
FAIR ENOUGH. HOW DID THE NAME “THE SLIMS” COME ABOUT? Our friends, Meg and Melissa, were having a cowboy-themed party; everybody was supposed to dress up. They went all out for it—set up games, got cowboy hats for people, the whole deal. The best part, however, were the invitations. Meg and Melissa went around to the houses of the guests and tacked custom “WANTED” posters on their front doors. Everybody got their own aliases, a rap sheet of past crimes (personalized for each of our vices), and a wad of funny money to bet with at the casino (pickpocketing was encouraged). Travis and his brother Eric “were” wanted train robbers known as “The Slims”—perfect name for a soul band.
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SO, FROM THAT, HOW DID THE BAND FORM?
Our first project was called Regular Size Tim. In about a week and a half during the summer of 2007 we wrote and recorded Coitus and the City, a 6-song EP that turned out to be a much better record than either of us could have hoped for. We figured that if we ever took the time to plan out the songs, we could make a damn good album. Separately, we’d both always wanted to create a modern-day Motown/soul band, so the style decision was already made for us. And like I said before, we already had the band name.
THAT BRINGS US TO THE NEXT QUESTION: WHAT ARE YOUR MUSICAL INFLUENCES AND WHERE DOES MOTOWN RANK AMONG THEM? For both the Slims and our own personal projects, Travis and I rank Motown (Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder) at the very top of our musical influences. Al Green, Curtis Mayfield, James Brown and Otis Redding also come through pretty strongly in most of our music. The Beatles obviously can’t go unmentioned, although I think the evidence of their influence is more noticeable in the music of Morningbell and Dark Horse.
WHAT ELSE MOVES YOU TOWARD MOTOWN? Aside from the brilliant songwriting, I think what leads us in Motown’s direction (and Stax even more than Motown) most is our displeasure with the sound quality of so many modern albums. Too many of them sound like they were recorded by robots in a vacuum. In an attempt to sound perfect, they’ve taken away the warmth and comfort that should accompany the listener. There’s an old Persian
proverb regarding the way they created such beautiful rugs, “A Persian rug is perfectly imperfect and precisely imprecise.” The Persians believed that attempting to create a perfectly symmetrical pattern or a flawless color scheme was an affront to God, since only God could hope to achieve perfection, so they would purposely blemish their designs. We have a similar mindset when we create our albums; a certain amount of imperfection makes the music better. An overproduced album is like a really clean bowling alley—it just doesn’t feel right if your feet don’t stick to the ground and the stench of stale beer and onion rings doesn’t follow you after you leave. Travis: I’d say we actually gravitate more toward Stax, Al Green, Muscle Shoals—the Southern soul sound. There’s more bass in it, more grit. That’s what we like.
WHO DOES WHAT IN THE BAND? Most of the drums and all of the horn parts are played by Travis. As for the rest, it’s a toss up as to who is playing what. It usually depends on who comes up with the part or who can play the part the way the songs needs it to be played. Obviously, Travis is the superior guitarist, however there were a few instances on Killa Dilla where the songs needed some dirty, noticeably imperfect guitar, so I played those parts.
ARE YOU GOING TO PERFORM LIVE ANYTIME SOON? We will perform live, but putting together the band is a big task, so I can’t really say when it will happen. We want to be playing live long before the next album comes out.
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LOCAL PICK
STEREO VUDU WESTER JOSEPH
★★★★
If you’re the kind of person who mentally categorizes music by genre, you might be confused during your first listen to Wester Joseph’s “Wester Joseph’s Stereo Vudu,” as he floats from one genre to the next throughout the album. The first track, “Lion and the Lamb,” sounds like Afro-World Music; the second track, “Road Song” sounds like progressive rock; the third track, “Let it Ride,” sounds like Jimi Hendrix mixing funk and acid rock; the next track “Slowly Sleeping,” is soft rock. By the time you get to the fifth track, “Lawdy Lawdy Blues,” you have entered into the world of jazz. But the versatile Wester doesn’t stop there. Wester takes you into the world of Wester-soul music inspired by Curtis Mayfield and Barry White. “Every Beat of My Heart” is Peter Toshesque reggae, while the following track, “Last Call,” has elements of Motown woven into its fabric. My favorite track on the album, “Dusty Groove” shows a rocker dedicated to those great musicians who have come before him. “Road Song,” his ode to the road and home, is something any touring musician can identify with. “Let it Ride” sounds like a channeling of Jimi Hendrix’s voice from “Crosstown Traffic.” With lines like “restless and carefree—that’s the American way,” his lyrics are also intelligent and philosophical. The Miami-born Gainesville resident of Haitian parents has been busy with more than music. Besides releasing Stereo Vudu in 2011, Wester had an acting role in a film directed, written and starring Billy Bob Thornton called “Jayne Mansfield’s Car,” which will be released later this year. In it he plays Connell Lambert, a 19-yearold guitar player. (He sings and plays guitar in the film.) We look forward to seeing what kind of actor Wester is, but as a musician, the conclusion is that it’s virtually impossible to put the eclectic man into any specific genre. iTunes classifies him under indie rock, but wherever you place him, he’s a talented singer-songwriter, capable of creating and playing a variety of sounds.
—Greg Allard
THE DREAMER/THE BELIEVER COMMON
★★★★
Self-released
The Weeknd is one of t he new decade’s most exciting artists so far, and he’s not even signed to a label. The excitement is largely because of the three free albums he released in less than 10 months. The alias of Canadian singer Abel Tesfaye, The Weeknd is pure experimental R&B, a style that music fans are hearing pop up more and more, from The XX to Drake. The Weeknd is becoming the frontrunner of the genre, leading the way with wildly adventurous music and stunning vocals that attempt to document the feelings of a mostly selfdestructive introvert who pursues doomed relationships. Once pressing play on The Weeknd’s third free album Echoes of Silence, it doesn’t take long to realize that the first track “D.D.” stands for Dirty Diana and to become immersed in one of the most ambitious Michael Jackson tributes to date. Exploiting the feminine attributes of his voice, Abel channels the late legend with eerie accuracy. “Montreal” and “Outside” are more stories of tainted love, the former almost sounding like Bruno Mars’ “Grenade,” while the latter slows it down to bring in a choir and sound more tortured than ever. Trying
to push the envelope a little too hard, “Initiation” unwinds into The Weeknd’s most twisted tale yet about a drugfueled sexual relationship. The music makes a bold statement by appealing to art rather than pop chart sensibility. Echoes of Silence is produced by Illangelo, who works almost exclusively with The Weeknd. Creepy but seductive, the production is unique and in a genre of its own, not yet imitated by other acts. But that is only a matter of time. “Same Old Song” opens with a gritty, down-tuned guitar riff, followed by a creeping drum beat and glow-in-the-dark sound effects. The album closes with the title track, which indeed sounds like “Echoes of Silence” if there ever were such a thing. The album is appropriately titled—slower, quieter and more defeated than its two predecessors, Echoes of Silence is an excellent finish to The Weeknd’s 2011 trilogy.
ATTACK ON MEMORY
CLOUD NOTHINGS Carpark Records Cloud Nothings is the brainchild of Cleveland native Dylan Baldi, who dropped out of college in 2009 to pursue music after his first recordings, made in his basement, gained serious buzz in the lo-fi rock community. After putting together a band and touring, Dylan and friends released their proper debut, simply titled Cloud Nothings, to critical acclaim early in 2011. The step from home studio to recording studio gave the band’s lo-fi punk rock a fuller sound, but Cloud Nothings still gave the impression that it was full of potential yet to be harvested. Just one year later, they’ve got it down. Cloud Nothings’ new album Attack on Memory should be a personal triumph for Dylan, whose dedication to music is paying off. He sounds years older and sings with newfound confidence, and the music is tighter and clearer than ever. Cloud Nothings’ style of rock is hard to put your finger on, and Attack on Memory makes it even harder. The guitars are fast; the drums are relentless. Heavily inspired by ‘90s alternative rock, the music
★★★★ combines almost every style from the decade: punk, post-punk, ska, grunge, hard rock and more. One moment they sound like Nirvana; the next, Against Me or The Pixies. Opener “No Future/No Past” finds Dylan singing the same dejected lyric repeatedly (“Give up/Come to know we’re through”), each time with more emotion until the song’s breakdown, where he slips into his best punk screech. “Fall In” takes cues from the band’s softer influences, and he flexes out some harmonies that completely juxtapose the screaming he does on other tracks. “Wasted Days” begs for a mosh pit—its 5-minute instrumental conclusion leaves ample time to slam oneself into fellow moshers. The album is full of this sort of rocking epilogues and breakdowns (like “Separation”and “Our Plans”), all plotted thoughtfully without becoming redundant. Attack on Memory is the best work of Cloud Nothings’ still budding history. —Compiled by Greg Allard
THE FIERY FURNACES
DEPARTMENT OF EAGLES
Released in 1966, this eponymous debut album by Os Mutantes (Portuguese for ‘The Mutants’) is filled with a compelling hybrid of Brazilian rhythms and rock ‘n’ roll. Hailing from São Paulo, they are often associated with the Tropicália movement of the 1960s. If Herman’s Hermits became Brazilian due to some bizarre “Freaky Friday” body swap incident, they might make music like this. If you care about having fun in life, you’ll listen. Standout track(s): Senhor F, O Relógio
This album sounds like something two children would make if they somehow got their hands on a few musical instruments and tons of studio time. It’s full of raucous and spastic guitar solos sprinkled over saccharine Zombies-esque pop hooks and is definitely worth the 76 minutes it takes to give it a full listen. Standout track(s): Chris Michaels, My Dog Was Lost But Now He’s Found
It sounds like a secret in musical form. Daniel Rossen (of Grizzly Bear) shows us a clear folk influence, but do not be fooled: This is no Jewel circa “Pieces of You” rip-off act. Standout track(s): Phantom Other, Floating on the Lehigh
BLUEBERRY BOAT
We're Not Worthy! Damn Good! Not Bad! It’s Got Its Moments It Rocks! - NOT!
★★★★
OS MUTANTES: OS MUTANTES
★★★★ ★★★ ★★ ★
glamour. Common lets fly some intricate rhyme schemes in an effortless manner over a dazed beat before reflecting on his life as a dreamer and the correlations between dreaming and believing. “Ghetto Dreams” throws Common and Nas on a time machine to 1993 and finds Common genuinely rapping like a younger version of himself while both artists fantasize about ideal relationships with utopian women. Unnecessary yet effective, Common openly slams Drake on “Sweet,” likely a move for publicity, but Common’s humorous critiques are enjoyable. “The Believer” is the album’s most powerful song, laying a grandiose orchestral instrumental beneath John Legend’s evangelical voice and Common’s best verses in recent memory. Hip-hop fans will have a hard time pressing “skip track” on The Dreamer/The Believer.
ECHOES OF SILENCE
Guest DJ: Amy Lobasso
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
By Wade Powell
Warner Bros
Common has been releasing classic records since the early 1990s, way before the Gap commercials, movie appearances and White House visits of the 2000s. Common avoided being pigeon-holed into the old school category that trapped some of his peers, and has since evolved into a well-respected artist with hip-hop credibility and pop appeal. Finally escaping the artistic slump that produced Finding Forever and Universal Mind Control, the self-asserted street representative and rap poet is back with a fantastic record for 2012. Much like his last great album Be, mostly produced by Kanye West, The Dreamer/The Believer is as much a testament to Common’s skills as it is to those of its producer. No I.D., who made every instrumental on the track list, proves that he is one of the top producers in the game with an album that’s heavy on soul samples but balanced with sleek modern backdrops. Common shows he is back on his feet as an artist and lyricist, weaving together a vision for The Dreamer/The Believer and clearly executing it with powerful imagery, personal anecdotes and revamped rhymes. “The Dreamer” opens the album without too much glitz or
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GAINESVILLE GRUB Arby’s - 1405 SW 13th St 378-6555 Beef ‘O Brady’s- 6500 SW Archer Rd location. 271-8085; 1999 NW 43rd St 338-7771 Burger King - 3905 SW Archer Rd 372-0031, 20 NW 16th Ave 376-2295, 6123 NW 8th Ave 331-0494, 9401 NW 39th Ave 336-7383
MANUEL’S VINTAGE ROOM
Cody’s Original Roadhouse Just plain good food everyday! Try our buy-one, get-one fajitas on Wednesdays, our top sirloin special Thursdays or our early bird specials 11am-8pm, Mon-Thur. 3100 SW Archer Rd. 548-4700. Copper Monkey Restaurant & Pub Casual dining and American food. Great burgers! Entrees from $5-$7.50. Happy hour all day with 2-4-1 single liquor drinks, $5 Yuengling pitchers. Mon-Thur 11am-11pm, Fri-Sat 11am-midnight and Sun noon10pm. 1700 W University Ave 374-4984
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Designer Greens - UF Plaza 1702 W University Ave Ste. E 352-672-6800
Don a fancy outfit for a night of fine dining and delectable wines at Manuel’s Vintage Room. The Italian-inspired dishes will keep your taste buds happy, and the array of wines will guarantee you find the perfect pairing for your entrée. If in doubt, ask Manuel for his expertise on what to pair.
AMERICAN
Blue Gill Quality Food Check out their locally sourced southern-style favorites and seafood, with a full bar—including 20 tequilas and bourbons. Mon-Sat 11am-11pm. 1310 SW 13th St 872-5181. www.bluegillqualityfoods.com.
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End Zone – Love Gator sports as much as we do? Welcome to the most Gator-friendly restaurant on the planet! Enjoy a brew at the Tim Tebow bar, root on your favorite team on one of our 18+ TVs, or try to finish our famous two-pound Gator Cup Burger. During home games we transform into the largest tailgate party in Gainesville! Great food, great fun, great Gator times for everyone. 1209 West University Ave, corner of 12th Street, Gainesville, FL, Phone: (352) 519-5111, www.endzonegainesville.com Gainesville Ale House - Designed to attract a broad variety of customers, the Ale House menu focuses on food quality, freshness and value. The menu offers delicious steaks, original pasta dishes, fresh seafood, healthy salads, robust sandwiches and homemade desserts, served within the comfortable social atmosphere of a neighborhood tavern. (352) 371-0818 3950 SW Archer Rd.
Gator City Sports Grille - Serving a wide variety of great wings, burgers, chicken sandwiches, subs and much more. Daily lunch specials Mon-Fri and nightly drink specials. Happy hour Mon-Fri 4-9pm. Open Mon-Fri Sat 3:30pm-2am. Sun 3:30pm-11pm. 1728 W University Ave 377-7333 Grog House Bar & Grill - Go for the pool tables, drinks, and food. Located above Salty Dog, this is a great hangout for friends. Open 8pm-2am. 1718 W University Ave 378-7033 O!O Garden Grille - 1643 NW 1st Ave 352-505-3977 Honeybaked Ham Co. and Cafe - 618 NW 60 St 331-1253 International House of Pancakes Delicious breakfast, lunch and dinner. Breakfast from $4.99-$10.29, lunch from $4.99-$6.99 and dinner from $7.29-$11.50. Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 3613 SW 13th St 336-1839 Kazbor's Grille - Three locations: 4860 NW 39th Ave 372-8181, 14209 W Newberry Rd 331-6161, 16135 NW 441 386-418-8078 Kentucky Fried Chicken - 1231 E University Ave 372-2984, 3525 SW Archer Rd 375-7899, 114 SW 34th St 372-4758, 7605 W Newberry Rd 332-1132 Krystal Restaurant - Two locations: 2659 NW 13th St 3779888, 7700 W Newberry Rd 332-8584. Lakeside Grill - This restaurant in the Paramount Plaza Hotel offers the finest American Cuisine in a casual atmosphere. Enjoy views of Bivens Lake as you taste MidWestern Prime Choice Steaks, our Ultimate Burger, the Artichoke Bowl or our Seafood Sampler. Open Sun Thurs 6-9pm, Fri and Sat 6-10pm. Happy Hour Daily 3-7pm. 2900 SW 13th St. 377-4000. www.paramountplaza.com Mac’s Drive Thru - 129 NW 10th Ave 378-9842 McDonald's - Five locations: 6003 W Newberry Rd 3310864, 3570 SW Archer Rd 373-0515, 5110 NW 43rd St 376-1965, 201 NW 13th St 376-3040 and 9260 NW 39th Ave 337-9800
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New Deal Cafe - 3445 W University Ave 371-4418. Perkins - Newberry Rd and I-75. 331-0388 The Pita Pit - 1702 W University Ave and 3841 Archer Rd 692-4400 Popeye's Famous Fried Chicken & Biscuits - 1412 N. Main Red Onion Neighborhood Grill - 3885 NW 24th Blvd. 352505-0088 St 377-1733 Relish - 1702 W. University Ave 338-9288 Sandy's Place - 5001 NW 34th St. 367-9993 Stonewood Grill & Tavern - 3812 W Newberry Rd 352-3795982. www.stonewoodgrill.com The Swamp - 1642 W University Ave 352-37-SWAMP www.swamprestaurant.com The Top - Lunch Mon-Fri 1130am-3pm and dinner 5pm-145am. 30 N Main St 337-1188 Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers - Five locations: in the Oaks Mall 331-0820, 1711 N Main St 373-0770, 6700 W Newberry Rd 331-8878, 9225 NW 39th Ave 336-5615 and 3619 SW Archer Rd 375-7694 Sweet Mel’s - Nestled snugly in the heart of downtown on the corner of Main Street and University, Sweet Mel’s is fast becoming Gainesville’s favorite corner pub. Enjoy family-friendly favorites like mouth-watering Angus Burgers, tender pork chops and our famous lunchtime all-you-can-eat wing bar. If you’re really feeling hungry, try the TwoFoot Burger Challenge—finish it and get a t-shirt and your picture on the Wall of Fame, or else join all the others on the Wall of Shame. 1 West University Ave, Gainesville, Florida (corner of Main and University), Phone: 352.240.6644. Open Mon-Wed 11a-11p, ThuSat 11a-2a, Sun 11a-6pm. The Warehouse – Whatever the occasion, The Warehouse Restaurant and Lounge, located in the newly revitalized area of Downtown Gainesville, is your answer when looking for a truly unique dining experience. Stop in for a quick bite at lunch, join us for dinner and happy hour, featuring our innovative martini and wine menus, or kick off your night in our lounge while enjoying tapas along with our reverse happy hour featuring our eclectic beer selection. With 100 spaces available, parking is breeze. Open for lunch M-F 11am-2pm; open for dinner M-W 5pm-9pm, Th-Sam 5pm-10pm. 502 S Main St, (352) 240-6432, www.WarehouseDining.com
GAINESVILLE GRUB Wing Stop - 4310 SW 20th Ave 692-2345. Zaxby's Restaurant - Two locations: 2424 NW 43rd St 376-8700 and 3710 SW Archer Rd 338-0555
BAGELS
Bagels Unlimited - Delicious bagels, deli, sandwiches, full breakfast and muffins. Breakfast and lunch from 6 30am-3pm daily. Prices from $1.25-$6. 2124 SW 34th St 372-7006
Bageland - 2441 NW 43rd St 371-3354 Bagel Bakery - 4113 Northwest 16th Boulevard Gainesville 352 384-9110
BARBECUE Adam’s Rib Co. - Putting the ribs back in BBQ. Fresh smoked BBQ chicken, beef, pork and ribs. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. Mon-Sat 7am-9pm and Sun 3-8pm. 2111 NW 13th St (across from Taco Bell) 373-8882 Bono’s Real Pit Bar-B-Q - 6760 W Newberry Rd 331-3112 David’s Real Pit BBQ - 5121 NW 39th Ave 373-2002 Homestyle Bar-B-Q & Catering - 9 SE 13th St, 367-4400 Sonny's BBQ- Three locations: 2700 NE Waldo Rd 3785161, 3635 SW Archer Rd 375-6667 and 9213 NW 39th Ave 381-7333
CARIBBEAN
Caribbean Queen - Enjoy the authentic flavors of Jamaican food at Gainesville’s oldest Caribbean restaurant. The Queen offers everything from jerk chicken and oxtail to curried goat escoviche fish. And the tasty spices are straight from the islands. There are also many vegan and vegetarian dishes. You can’t go wrong with a visit to this inexpensive little gem. 507 NW 5th Ave. 374-8111, Mon - Thurs 11am 7:30 pm, Fri & Sat 11 am - 11:45 pm
CARIBBEAN QUEEN
Caribbean Spice - 1121 W University Ave 377-2712 Reggae Shack Café - Come to the always fun and very friendly Reggae Shack Café for an authentic taste of Jamaica. From the traditional oxtail meal to vegan options and smoothies (plus delicious desserts like rum cake), this fun restaurant halfway between downtown and campus is a great choice for lunch or dinner. Now, also serving sandwiches like Jerk Burger and Currified Chicken. Open Every Day 11am-10pm, 619 W. University Ave., 377-5464. 619 W University Ave. 377-5464 Virtually Cuban Restaurant and Internet Cafe - 2409 SW 13th St 336-4125
CHINESE
Asian Buffet - 1116 N Main St next to Publix. 271-8666 Chan’s Chinese Take-Out - 9200 NW 39th Ave, 380-9856 China 88 - 4217 NW 16th Blvd, 377-7988 China I - 3720 NW 13th St 374-8886 China King - 3230 SW 35th Blvd 377-9237 China Star Chinese Takeout - 3307 W University Ave, 338-8282 China Wok - 5705 SW 75th St 379-8032 Chop Stix Cafe - 3500 SW 13th St 367-0003 Hot Wok - 3006 NW 13th St 271-8816 Mr. Han's Restaurant & Night Club - 6944 NW 10th Place, 331-6400 New Century Buffet - 6795 W Newberry Rd, 331-9868 New China Restaurant - 3423 SW Archer Rd 335-6684 New Wok - 421 NW 13th St, 336-6566 Saigon Legend Restaurant - 1228 W University Ave, 374-0934 Taste of Saigon - 4860 NW 39th Ave, 372-0765 The China House - 1512 NE 8th Ave, 372-0765
COFFEE
Bay Island Coffee Company - 3270 SW 35th St, 372-5754 Coffee Culture – Open early 7 days a week. 2020 NW 13th St, 377-1700; 3822 Newberry Rd Maude’s Classic Cafe- 101 SE 2nd Place, Suite 101 3369646 Plaza Coffee Shop - 207 NE 16th Ave, 378-0600 Starbucks - 207 SE 1st St, 374-8227; 4780 NW 39th Ave, 379-7787; 3822; 6707 Newberry Rd, 332-9898; 1520 NW 13th St, 371-1375 Volta Coffee, Tea & Chocolate - 48 SW 2nd St, 271-4361
DELI/SUBS
43rd Street Deli & Breakfast House - Two locations: 4401 NW 25th Place 373-2927 and 3483 SW Williston Rd 373-5656. Celebrations Cafe & Catering - 490 NE 23rd Ave Call 3770787 for catering and 377-0397 for the cafe. Court of Hero's - Dine-in Mon-Sat 11-2am and Sun 11am-11pm, delivery Sun 11-3am, Mon-Thur 11-3am and Fri-Sat 11-4am. 2028 SW 34th St. 374-8629 George’s at Phil-Nick’s - 37 N Main St 376-8269
Harvest Thyme Café & Catering Company - 2 W University Ave 384-9497 Heavenly Ham- 3832 W Newberry Rd. 375-8050 Hogan’s - NW 13th St. 376-6224 Jimmy John’s - 2220 SW Archer Rd 271-7600 and 1724 W University Ave 375-7222 Mars Pub & Laser Tag - Yes, we serve food! Enjoy #14, the Gibbler, #1, the Martian, #20, the Fluffer Nutter or any of the other 17 sandwiches (and other specialties) Mars Pub & Laser Tag has to offer. Fresh ingredients plus a healthy dose of irreverence equals amazing noms— all prepared with love, just for you. Please don’t eat, drink and play laser tag at the same time; you might spill your beer or lose your lettuce. However, if you can effectively manage your time, please enjoy a sandwich or a sub and/or a beer or wine and/or laser tag at Mars. Open Sun & Mon 8p-2a, Tue-Sat 4p-2a, 239 W. University Ave., Phone: 352-672-6440, marspubandlasertag.com McAlister’s Deli - Two locations: 618 NW 60th St 331-8900, 3262 SW 35th Blvd location, 373-6364 Quiznos - Two locations: Plaza Royale at 3822 Newberry Rd 379-0102, Union Street Station at 201 SE 1st St 338-1807 Roly Poly - 4123 NW 16th Blvd, 352-372-1100 Schlotzsky’s Deli - 4720 NW 39th Ave. 372-DELI Sub Shop - 7249 NW 4th Blvd 332-1599 Subsational - 3312 SW 35th Blvd off Archer Rd, 374-4830. Subway - Multiple locations: 100 NW 13th St, 3316 SW 35th Blvd, 1805 SW 13th St, 3412 W Univ Ave, 7220 SW Archer Rd TooJays Gourmet Deli - 3410 SW Archer Rd, 352-344-0973
DESSERTS
Cold Stone Creamery - Two locations. 3822 W Newberry Rd 271-7437, 3443 Archer Rd across from the Butler Plaza. 377-7520 Midnight Cookies¬ ¬ ¬s¬ ¬37¬ TH¬3T¬ )NSIDE¬ California Chicken Grill.) Mochi Frozen Yogurt - 3841 SW Archer Rd 352-371-7575 Sweet Dreams Café - 3437 W University Ave, 378-0532, open Sun-Thurs 12-10pm and Fri and Sat 12-11pm Tropical Smoothie Cafe - SW 34th St 379-9988 TCBY - 3102 SW 34th St 379-9988.
GOURMET
Albert’s Restaurant - 1714 SW 34th Street. 384-3420 Bistro 1245 - 1245 W University Ave 376-0000 Iveys Grill - 3303 W University Ave 371-4839 Leonardo’s 706 - 706 W University Ave 378-2001 Mildred’s Big City Food - 3445 W University Ave, 371-1711. 101 downtown – Union Street Plaza, 201 SE 2nd Ave, Suite 101 Panache at the Wine and Cheese Gallery - 113 N Main St 372-8446 Paramount Grill - 12 SW 1st Ave 378-3398 Stonewood Tavern & Grill - 3812 Newberry Rd 379-5982 Terranova Catering & Market - 14 SW 1st Ave 378-7810 Upper Crust - 4118 Nw 16th Blvd 376-7187
HEALTH FOODS
Book Lover’s Cafe - Located inside Books Inc. 505 NW 13th St 384-0090 Nature’s Table - 6253 W Newberry Rd 331-6025 Red Mango - 3333 SW 34th St. Tropical Smoothie Cafe - 3345 SW 34th St 379-9988
HOME COOKIN’
The Clock Restaurant - 2010 N Main St 375-1411 The Cracker Barrel - 4001 SW 43rd St 375-2424 George’s at Phil-NIcks – Located in the heart of Downtown Gainesville, George’s at Phil-Nicks offers a culinary experience that truly stands out. We pride ourselves on variety, specializing in African American soul food, Italian and Cuban cuisine. Everything we serve is homemade, every day. Breakfast starts at 6:30 A.M and has everything from eggs and delicious maple bacon to homemade hash browns and salmon cakes. Lunch starts at 11 A.M. and includes everything from pizza and the best ribs in town to a variety of subs, salads and sandwiches. We’re even vegan and vegetarian friendly! George’s at Phil-Nicks-- we have something for everyone. 37 North Main Street, Phone: 352-376-8269. www.georgesatphilnicks.com Open 6:30am-3:00pm, M-F.
Balaji Indian Cuisine - 125 NW 23rd Ave 378-2955 Indian Cuisine - 3314 SW 35th Blvd 271-1190 Liquid Ginger Asian Grille & Teahouse - Enjoy traditional and modern Asian cuisine in a soothing atmosphere downtown. Lunch 11:30am-2:30pm Mon-Fri and noon-5pm on Sun, dinner 5pm-10pm Mon-Sun. 101 SE 2nd Place, Ste 118, 371-2323 Maui Teriyaki has been around since 1995 and continues to uphold their standard of quality, freshness, and generous portions while being sensitive to your wallet in today’s economy. Enjoy the spacious and Hawaiian themed ambiance. Bring the whole family, meet your friends, watch the games on our big screen TV, or set up a meeting with a business client. Along with the usual favorites-- powerbowls, chicken, steak and pork bowls-- they’ve added the 6oz Salmon Teriyaki meal and the 1/3 lb Maui Angus Burger. Remember, every time you hear yourself saying “me so hungry,” you know it’s Maui Teriyaki time! 3105 SW 34th Street, Open Mon-Thur 9am-9:45pm, Fri-Sat 9am-10pm, Sun 9am-3pm 2640262, www.mauiuniversitytown.com Radha Indian Market - 125 NW 23rd Ave 378-2955 Stubbies & Steins – Located in the heart of downtown Gainesville since 2003, Stubbies & Steins is the only Australian/German pub in Gainesville, perhaps even the world! Enjoy traditional German sausages, schnitzel, and even unique vegetarian and gluten-free fare anytime from 4pm to closing Mondays through Saturdays, and noon to 11pm on Sundays. Gainesville’s original beer pub has 24 draught selections and over 400 bottles of beer, wine and cider, so you’ll never run out of brews to explore. Open Mo-Sa 4p-2a, Sun 12n11p. 9 West University Ave, phone: (352) 384-1261, www.stubbiesandsteins.com Tim’s Thai Restaurant- 501 NW 23rd Ave 372-5424
ITALIAN/PIZZA
Amelia’s - 235 S Main St. 373-1919 Big Lou’s Pizza - 5 SE 2nd Ave, 335-7123 Cacciatore Pizza- 9130 SW 51st Rd 692-0905 Carrabba’s Italian Grill - 3021 SW 34th St 692-0083 CiCi’s Pizza - 3246 SW 35th Blvd 692-1260 Domino’s - For quality pizza, great variety and prompt service, choose Domino’s! 2106 SW 13th St: 377-2337. 3311 W University Ave: 3774992. 14300 W Newberry Rd: 333-3333. 25 NW 16th Ave: 3735555. 4620 NW 39th Ave: 6922222. With 8 locations, nobody can serve you better. Place and track your order @ GatorDominos.com Five-Star Pizza - Three locations: 210 SW 2nd Ave 3755600, 600 NW 75th St 333-7979, and 4014 NW 22nd Drive. 378-9606 Godfather's Pizza - 1405 NW 23rd Ave 377-0000 Gumby’s Pizza - 2028 SW 34th St. 374-8629 Hungry Howie’s - Three locations. 105 SW 34th Rd, 3358444. 1310 NW 23rd Ave, 374-6600. 39th Ave, 372-1112 Italian Gator Pizza - 1728 W University Ave 367-4600 Leonardo’s By the Slice - University Ave and 13th St. 375-2007 Leonardo’s Millhopper - 4131 NW 16th Blvd. 376-2001 Manuel’s Vintage Room - Come enjoy great Italian food at reasonable prices right in the heart of downtown Gainesville. Operated by the former owner of Daniela’s, Manuel’s is sure to appeal to any appetite. Dinner $10-$20. Open Tues-Sat 5-10pm, Sun 5-9pm 6 S Main St. 375-7372 Napolitanos - 606 NW 75th St 372-6671 Olive Garden - 3440 SW Archer Rd 335-5354
Paluzzi’s Pasta-to-Go– Delivering huge portions of delicious Italian dishes, fresh to your door seven days a week from 4pm to 11pm. In the neighborhood? Stop by for carryout! Paluzzi’s Pasta-to-Go, 204 SW 2nd Avenue, on the corner of SW 2nd Street, Phone: (352) 378-0101 or order online at PaluzzisPasta.com Papa John’s Pizza - Three locations: 1800 W University Ave 0!0!¬ ¬ ¬37¬!RCHER¬2D¬ 0!0! ¬ ¬ NW 16th Blvd, 375-PAPA Pazza Bistro - 3841 Archer Rd 352-505-6977 Pizza Hut - Two locations: 3515 SW Archer Rd 374-4440 and 2320 NW 43rd St 373-6699 Rocco’s New York Style Pizza - 125 NW 23rd Ave 378-2955 Roma’s Pizza - 2320 SW Archer Rd. 335-6661 Romano’s Macaroni Grill - 6419 W Newberry Rd 331-0638 Satchel's Pizza - 1800 NE 23rd Ave 335-7272
JAPANESE Bento Cafe - 3832 W Newberry Rd 377-8686 Dragonfly Sushi & Sake Company Inc. - 201 SE 2nd Ave in suite 103. 371-3359 Fuji Hana Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar - 3720 NW 13th St. Suite 1, 352-337-0038 Ichiban Sushi - Two locations: 4401 NW 25th Place 3758880 and 15 SE 1st Ave. 376-8220 Miraku Japanese Steakhouse, Seafood and Sushi Bar 4005 SW 40 Blvd 336-3188 Miya Sushi - 3222 SW 35th Blvd 335-3030 Momoyaki - 3100 SW 34th St. 352-384-3733 Rolls n’ Bowls - 3117 SW 34th St, 271-1011 Sawamura Japanese Steakhouse - 1624 SW 13th St 3731076. Sushi-Matsuri Japanese Restaurant - 3418 SW Archer Rd. 335-1875 Yamato Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar - 526 NW 60th St 332-4466
LATIN
Flaco’s Cuban Bakery - 200 W University Ave 371-2000 Fritanga Latin Grill - 1702 W University Ave, Suite F2 371-4554 Emiliano’s Café - Offering some of the best in innovative and traditional Latin American cuisine. Specialties are paella (rice and seafood) and veggie dishes. Take advantage of indoor seating or the outdoor patio. Lunch entrees from $6.95-$8.95. Dinner entrees from $9.95-$21.95. Lunch: Tues-Sat 1130am4pm, Dinner: Tues-Thur 5 30-10pm, Fri-Sat 5 30-10 30pm and Sun 5 30-9pm, Brunch Sun 11am-3pm. 7 SE 1st Ave 375-7381
LOCAL The Midnight - Your cozy corner pub featuring affordable, quality, homemade comfort food like sloppy joes, chili con carne, vegan chili, grilled sandwiches, and quarter-pound hot dogs! In addition to serving food from 5:00 pm - 1:30 am seven days a week, The Midnight features over 140 bottled beers, constantly rotating drafts, wine, coffee, board games, outdoor seating and great specials throughout the week! 223 South Main Street, Gainesville, FL (opposite the new courthouse), Phone: 352-672-6113, TheMidnightGainesville.com Mildred’s Big City Food - If you’re looking for the perfect spot for a romantic dinner or a delicious lunch, try Mildred’s. A Gainesville staple, Mildred’s offers bistro dining at its finest. Executive Chef Bert Gill and his staff prepare each dish from scratch using locally grown seasonal organic produce, fresh local farm products, and fresh Florida seafood. And the desserts are amazing. Mildred’s is just one mile from campus in the Westgate Shopping Center, which offers ample parking. 3445 W. University Ave. M-Th 11am-3:30pm, 5-9pm. Fri-Sat 11am-3:30pm, 5-10pm. Sun noon-3pm, 4-8pm. www.mildredsbigcityfood. com, 352-371-1711.
Piccadilly Cafeteria - 2620 NW 13th St 378-7422 Waffle House - Three locations in Gainesville: Archer Rd & I-75 376-6746, 2120 SW 13th St 376-7208, Newberry Rd, and I-75, 332-5666
INTERNATIONAL
101 downtown – Union Street Plaza, 201 SE 2nd Ave, Suite 101 Alan’s Cubana - 1712 W University Ave 375-6969. Bahn Thai Restaurant - 1902 SW 13th St 335-1204.
GAINESVILLE ALE HOUSE
Cheer on your favorite sports team while you enjoy some mouthwatering Zingers and a thirstquenching beer at Gainesville’s Ale House. The possibilities are endless when it comes to the menu. Entrée choices range from chicken fingers and burgers to steaks and fish.
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GAINESVILLE GRUB New Deal CafÊ - If you love gourmet burgers and fresh, locally grown food, you’ll love the New Deal. Each burger starts with locally grown, naturally aged beef, then is given a special twist, such as the Blue Cheese and Bacon Burger or the Mushroom, Swiss and Grilled Onion Burger. We also offer delicious flatbreads, tasty salads, hot paninis and full entrees. 3445 W. University Ave. Mon-Th 11am-10pm, Fri-Sat 11am-11pm. www. newdealcafegainesville.com. 352-371-4418. ZUZU - 352.377.9468, ZUZUJolie.com
La Fiesta - 332-0878 La Tienda Latina Restaurante Market - SW 13th St 367-0022 Las Magaritas - 4401 NW 25th Pl 374-6699 Millhopper Cafe - 5200 NW 43rd St 373-2550 Moe’s - Three locations. 3832 Newberry Rd, 337-2850. 3443 SW Archer Rd., 384-3700. 7770 W. Newberry Rd, 332-7606 Taco Bell - Two locations: 826 W University Ave 373-2949 and 7410 W Newberry Rd 332-1238 Tijuana Flats - 1720 W University Ave, 692-3093
Good luck trying to pick just one entrÊe from Zuzu’s enticing menu. Its modern design, open kitchen, full liquor bar and wide range of Americaninspired meals make for the perfect dinner spot with friends, with a date or with family. Bonus? They have a handful of vegetarianfriendly options and are open late.
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MEDITERRANEAN Falafel King - 3252 SW 35th Blvd 375-6342 Gyro Plus - 1011 W University Ave 336-5323
MEXICAN Boca Fiesta – We serve our full menu with full bar seven days a week, Monday-Saturday till 2am.We’ll probably go swimming afterwards! Mexican food with an eclectic menu, the best margaritas in town and the freshest tacos and burritos you’ve ever tasted‌ We like to hang out! 232 SE 1st Street, Gainesville, FL (just west of the Hipp), Phone: 352-336-8226, www.bocafiesta.com Burrito Brothers Taco Co. - 16 NW 13th St 378-5948 Chipotle - 1432 W University Ave, 372-5330 El Norteno - 516 NW 75th St, 332-5502 El Indio - Serving real Mexican food including huevos rancheros, tacos, burritos, enchiladas, chimichangas and nachos. At the Northwood location, you can have a burger and a shake too. 11am-10pm daily; breakfast served Mon-Fri from 7-11am and Sat-Sun 9-1130am at the campus location, 407 NW 13th St 377-5828. Open Mon-Sat 11am-9pm at the Northwood location, 5011 NW 34th St 336-4441.
The Laboratory, a CafÊ of Science! Gourmet sandwiches, jawdropping nachos, beer, soda, wine dessert, free Wi-Fi, live music, TV, outdoor patio and 34 delicious no-hassle spots of free parking! What more could you ask for? We’re also available to host events for your club, co-workers, group, or charity. Open Monday-Saturday 3pm-2am. The Laboratory, a CafÊ of Science! If you’re a little bit weird, you’ll love it here. 818 West University Avenue, between Taco Bell & Bodytech. (352) 505-5337 Loosey’s – Bar food with attitude. Loosey’s focuses on quality over a big menu or speed. If you are looking for good food, great company and a great variety of beer and wine and have some time to sit and enjoy yourself, Loosey’s is definitely the place. In addition to great food, Loosey’s offers a full liquor bar specializing in handcrafted and small-batch brands, twenty draught beers including local and regional microbrews like Swamphead and Florida Beer, a surprising array of excellent wine at boxed wine prices, pool tables, steeltipped dart boards and patio seating. Located downtown in the old Market Street Pub, 120 SW 1st Street. Loosey’s-- laid back and casual, never a line, never a cover. Open Su-Mo 4p-11p, Tu-Sa 4p-2a, serving food til 9 Sun & Mo, 11p the rest of the week, 352.672.6465
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Applebee's Restaurant - 1005 NW 13th St 335-0150. Banyan’s Restaurant - 7417 W Newberry Rd. 332-7500 Clubhouse Grill - 5112 NW 34th St 376-9500 Gainesville Ale House & Raw Bar - 3950 SW Archer Rd. 371-0818
Gator’s Dockside - 3842 Newberry Rd. 338-4445
Red Lobster - 6910 W Newberry Rd 331-2670
Panera Bread - 3443 SW Archer Rd, 380-0380
Rosa’s Crab Shack - 104 NE Waldo Rd. 376-0101
Planet Smoothie - 1620 W University Ave 381-8851
STEAKHOUSE
Ruby Tuesday - Located in the Oaks Mall. 331-0033
SEAFOOD
Mark's US Prime - 201 SE 2nd Ave. 336-0077
Ballyhoo Grill - 3700 W. University Ave., 352-373-0059
Texas Roadhouse - 3830 SW Archer Rd 377-2820
Blue Water Bay - 319 State Road 26, 475-1928 Bonefish Grill - 3237 SW 35th Blvd. 377-8383
THAI
Captain D’s - 3610 SW Archer Rd 375-4892
Bahn Thai - 1902 SW 13th St 335-1204
Cedar River Seafood & Oyster Bar - Two locaions: 5847
Tim’s Thai Restaurant - 501 NW 23rd Ave 372-5424
Outback Steakhouse - 3536 SW Archer Rd 373-9499
SW 75th St 376-0351 and 2320 NW 43rd St 371-4848 Harry’s Seafood Bar & Grille - 110 SE 1st St., 372-1555 J & L Seafood Shack - 922 SE Williston Rd 374-0950 Long John Silver’s - 17 NW 60th St 331-3474
VIETNAMESE
Saigon Cafe and Sushi 2 Go - 808 W University Ave. 338-0023 Taste of Saigon II - 4860 NW 39th Blvd, Suite C 372-8686
Northwest Grille - 5115 NW 39th Ave 376-0500
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LATE NIGHT MUNCHIES YOUR GUIDE TO AFTER-HOURS DINING
STUBBIES & STEINS
INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES
The only Australian/German pub in Gainesville, perhaps even the world offers late-night food specials ($3 bratwurst or all beef franks, 10pm – close!) and an outrageous selection of beer, wine & cider—24 draughts and over 400 bottles. 352-384-1261 • 9 W University Ave
Serving great food 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 336-1839 • 3613 SW 13th St
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BOCA FIESTA
We like to hang out late as much as you do, serving full menu with full bar seven days a week, Monday-Saturday till 2am. We’ll probably go swimming afterwards. 352-336-8226 • www.bocafiesta.com, 232 SE 1st Street
Late night pizza delivery until 4am 13th St. FRE-BEER (373-2337) University/34th St. 377-4992 Hot, fresh, delicious pizza, chicken, oven baked sandwiches, and penne pasta. GatorDominos.com. Facebook.com/GatorDominos
COPPER MONKEY
Some of the best burgers in town and other great food served until late. 374-4984 1700 W Univ Ave
END ZONE
The Most Gator-Friendly Restaurant on the Planet has the best late-night munchies! Fat, meaty wings (50¢ all day, every day!), deep-fried hot dogs and so much more, plus our amazing $5.95 daily specials. Plenty of awesome free parking! Serving food till at least 2am every night— sometimes later! 1209 W Univ Ave. corner of 12th St 352-519-5111. www.endzonegainesville.com
CARIBBEAN QUEEN
ART OF BILLIARDS
Serving great food till 1:30 am every night except Sunday (when we stop at 10 pm). 4251 SW 13th Street (corner of SE Williston Road) 225-3535 • www.ArtofBilliards.com
SWEET MEL’S
Nestled snugly in the heart of downtown on the corner of Main Street and University, Sweet Mel’s is fast becoming Gainesville’s favorite corner pub. 1 West University Ave, Gainesville, Florida (corner of Main and University), Phone: 352.240.6644. Open Mon-Wed 11a-11p, Thu-Sat 11a-2a, Sun 11a-6pm.
THE MIDNIGHT
Corner pub serving budget-friendly, quality comfort food from 5:00 pm till 1:30 am seven days a week—enjoy homemade chili, sloppy joes and what just may be the best grilled cheese you ever had. Veggie options, too! 223 S Main St., 352-672-6113, TheMidnightGainesville.com
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Feb 9 ONES TO BLAME / Kopecky Family Band Feb 10 D.P / Whole Wheat Bread Feb 11 SIR CHARLES / CHROMA Feb 17 SUPERVILLAINS / Morning Fatty $10 adv Feb 18 Rugby Club Mangaent Feb 21 Reggae Revival Tuesday Feb 22 LEMONHEADS $15 adv Feb 23 CASSADEE of HEY MONDAY $12 adv Feb 24 Fick / Morningbell / praything Feb 25 J2K / Arpetrio Feb 26 BITCH PLEASE $8 adv
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LOOSEY’S
If you are looking for good food, great company and a great variety of beer and wine, Loosey’s is your place. Mon-Sat 4pm - 2am, food from 4pm 11pm. 352-672-6465 120 SW 1st St (In the old Market Street Pub)
DOMINO’S
DOWNTOWN’S NEWEST VENUE
GATOR CITY
SPORTSGRILLE Serving delicious wings, sandwiches and much SALOON more until late. 1728 W Univ Ave. BILLIARDS 377-7333
CARIBBEAN QUEEN
Enjoy the authentic flavors of Jamaican food at Gainesville’s oldest Caribbean restaurant. 507 NW 5th Ave. 374-8111, Mon - Thurs 1am - 7:30pm, Fri & Sat 11 am-11:45pm
MARS PUB & LASER TAG
Food, beer, wine and laser tag 7 days a week until 2 am! What more could you want?! 239 W. University Ave. 352-672-6440 marspubandlasertag.com. Sun & Mon 8pm-2am, Tue-Sat 4pm-2am
THE LABORATORY, A CAFÉ OF SCIENCE!
Serving up sandwiches, bagels & the BEST nachos in town till 1:30am, and beer and wine until 2am. Open Monday-Saturday 3pm-2am. If you’re a little bit weird, you’ll love it here. The Laboratory, a Café of Science! 818 West University Avenue, between Taco Bell & Bodytech. (352) 505-5337 Free Parking.
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QUICK GUIDE TO RESTAURANTS LOUNGE/BAR
ENTERTAINMENT
OUTDOOR SEATING
DELIVERY
Banana Pudding
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Tuesday - Friday
The Best
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Closed
Bagels and Sandwiches
Muffins
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Blue Gill Quality Foods 352-872-5181
Fried Okra, Chicken Liver, Seafood
Soup & Salad, Sandwiches, Fried Fish
Homemade Ice Cream, Fried Pie, Lemon Bars
Y
N
N
Y
Boca Fiesta 352-336-8226
Burritos! Burritos! Burritos!
Tacos! Tacos! Tacos!
Dessert Nachos
Y
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N
Calico Jack's 352-375-BEER
Oysters, Seafood, Steak
Soups, Salads & Sandwiches
Choose from our Dessert Case
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Caribbean Queen 352-374-8111
Beef Stew, Curried Goat
Brown Stew Tofu, Jerk Wings
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Copper Monkey 352-374-4984
Burgers, Salads, Sandwiches
Burgers, Salads, Sandwiches
None
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D'lites Emporium ¬ TH¬3T ¬s¬ ¬ TH¬"LVD
Soft Serve Ice Cream, Sundaes & Shakes
Soft Serve Ice Cream, Sundaes & Shakes
Soft Serve Ice Cream, Sundaes & Shakes
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RESTAURANT
DINNER
LUNCH
DESSERTS
Adam’s Rib Co. 352-514-8692
Ribs, Southern BBQ
Burgers, BBQ Sandwiches
Amelia's FIne Italian Cuisine 352-373-1919
Fine Italian Fare
Bagels Unlimited 352-372-7006
Domino's
¬ TH¬3T ¬¬s¬ ¬ TH¬!VE 352- ¬ 5NIV ¬s¬352- ¬ TH¬!VE ¬s¬352-373-8888 (75th Ct)
Specialty Pizza, Oven-baked Sandwiches
$5 Lunch Menu
Chocolate Lava Cake, Cinnastix
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El Indio
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Chimichangas, Burritos
Nachos, Tacos
None
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Y
N
Emiliano’s 352-375-7381
Paella, Seafood, Chicken
Tapas, Sandwiches, Salads
Cakes and Pies
Y
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End Zone 352 519-5111
Wings, Surf & Turf, Veggie Philly Steak
2 lb Gator Cup Burger, Deep Fried Hot Dog
Oreo Pie, Towering Milky Way
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Gator City 352-377-7333
Burgers, Fish
Wings, Nachos
Banana Foster Bites
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N
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George’s at Phil-Nicks 352-376-8269
Come for Breakfast!
Homemade Beef Stew, Subs, Salads
Homemade Flan, Pound Cake, Sweet Potato Pie
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IHOP 352-336-1839
Chicken Breast, Steaks
Burgers, Sandwiches
Fried Banana Cheesecake
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The Laboratory 352-505-5337
Pavlov’s Nachos, The Madam Curie, Gary’s Special
This is SCIENCE! We don’t serve lunch! Yet.
Tesla’s Testes, Cathy’s cookies
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Lakeside Grill 377-4000 ext. 3
Artichoke Bowl, Seafood Sampler, Wings
Closed
Mike's Key Lime Pie, Chocolate Lovin' Spoon Cake
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N
Liquid Ginger 352-371-2323
Asian Fusion
Asian Fusion
Exotic Ice Creams, Cheesecake
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N
Y
Y
Loosey's 352-672-6465
Pork Carbonara, Truffled Fries
Closed
Dessert Martinis
Y
Y
Y
N
Manuel’s 352-375-7372
Pasta, Chicken, Steak
Closed
Specialty desserts change every day
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Y
N
Maui Teryaki 352-264-0262
Chicken, Pork or Steak Teriyaki
Maui Angus Burger , Vegetarian Fare
N/A
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N
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Mars Pub & Laser Tag 352-672-6440
Bee’s Knees, Big Bird, ‘Merica
Lunch here starts at 4pm, 8pm Sun & Mon
Candies and Cracker Jack
Y
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N
The Midnight 352-672-6113
Best Grilled Cheese, Chili, Sloppy Joes, ¼ lb Hot Dogs
We’re still getting ready; come for dinner!
Grilled Nutella and Peanut Butter Sandwich
Y
Y
Y
N
Mildred's Big City Food 352-371-1711
Farm Market
Fresh Casual
Fresh Cakes Made On-Site
Y
N
Y
N
New Deal Café 352-371-4418
Gourmet Burgers, Paninis
Flatbreads, Soups & Salads
Award-Winning Desserts
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Y
N
Reggae Shack Café 352-377-5464
Oxtail, Vegan Steak, Jerk Chicken
Fresh Salads, Burgers, Sandwiches
Dessert Festivals
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N
N
Stubbies & Steins 352-384-1261
Schnitzel, Vegetarian Bratwurst, Salads
Come back for dinner
Strudel, Profiteroles
Y
N
N
N
Sweet Mel's 352-240-6644
Sweet Mel Burger, Pork Chops
Wing Bar, Hell Fries
Desserts: Deep-fried Oreos
Y
Y
Y
N
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Zone 2 - Campus Areas in and around the University of Florida Campus, including 34th St, 13th St, University Ave & Archer Rd within 1 mile of Campus boundaries.
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Zone 6 - Outskirts Area includes anything not in any zone pictured on the map. Mostly areas just outside of town, such as Haile Plantation or N 441. Domino's – 14300 W Newberry Rd 333-3333; A6 Domino's – 5750 SW 75th Ct 373-8888; 9C
Area along Archer Rd from 34th St to I-75 and surrounding areas, excluding Archer Rd area covered by Zone 2 - Campus. D'lites Emporium – 5218 SW 34th St 375-4484; D9 Maui Teryaki – 3105 SW 34th St 352-264-0262; D8
Zone 4 - Mall Area Area in and around the Oaks Mall at I-75 and University Ave and a 1-mile radius surrounding that intersection.
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BISTRO 1245
Let us guess: You and your sweetheart want to dine somewhere classy, charming and romantic, but not overly pricy. We have just the place—Bistro 1245. Connected to Leonardo’s Pizza on University Avenue, Bistro 1245 serves high-quality food with a side of rustic, garlic-infused ambience and excellent service at a modest price. With its pleasantly intimate setting, Bistro 1245 is a hidden gem. Text & photos, Aliza Bresnick If “sharing is caring,” there’s no better way to show you care than to share an absolutely delicious appetizer—or, better yet, two. We dove into the Three Cheese Board ($6 and for an extra $3 you can add fruit, which we did). Cheeses include a delectably creamy garlic and herb boursin, a Spanish manchego and a cheddar aged with porter. This served as a great conversation-starter. As we paired the cheeses with the different fruits and bread, we loved discussing our combinations.Then, there was Bistro’s exotic take on classic bruschetta ($5). Goat cheese, chickpeas, tomato, basil and cilantro topped a seasoned crostini. One bite and we were hooked.
You Had Me at “Merlot”
It’s easy to toast to your love on Valentine’s Day with a divine bottle of wine at Bistro 1245 (especially considering that all of the bottles are less than $20). You can continue to say “cheers” every day, because Monday through Saturday from 4pm to 8pm, you can partake in a wonderful wine tasting of three half-glasses ($7). This tasting typically features one white wine and two red wines.
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The Heart of it All
When it’s time for your main course, try one of Bistro’s signature items like the Butternut Squash Bisque. With a dash of cumin on top of the creamy bisque, the flavors are rich and enticing ($3.50 for a cup and $5 for a bowl).Or, bite into one of Bistro’s sophisticated sandwiches, which, like its appetizers, are great for sharing. We sampled the meatloaf sandwich, accompanied by Bistro’s renowned watermelon salad ($7.50). The bold, rich, savory flavors of the meatloaf were excellently complemented by the fresh tartness of the watermelon. We also learned an interesting fact about the meatloaf—the recipe was handed down from the grandmother of one of Bistro’s former head chefs. If a sandwich isn’t for you, order one of Bistro’s entrées, such as the Maple Roasted Chicken ($11). Coated with a brandy maple cream sauce, it was delightfully sweet and satisfying.
Sweets for Your Sweetheart
End your special night with something sweet. Try the crème brulee ($5). Its lusciously creamy vanilla flavor combined with the crunchy caramelized sugar will transport you to a heavenly place. Or perhaps indulge in the tangy flavors of the raspberry velvet tart ($5). Whatever you choose, dessert at Bistro 1245 will be the perfect goodnight kiss.
Hours: Mon-Thurs and Sun 11am-10pm; Fri-Sat 11am-11pm Address: 1245 West University Avenue Phone: 352-376-0000 Website: leonardosgainesville.com Price: $$-$$$ (out of $$$$) Signature Dishes: Butternut Squash Bisque, Seared Salmon Sandwich, Meatloaf Dress Code: Business casual to date night. Delivery: No Take-out: Yes Takes Reservations: Yes, recommended but not required. Outdoor Seating: Yes Parking: On the side and back of the building.
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ANOTHER BATTLE IN THE WAR ON DRUGS By Craig DeThomasis
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In 1996, the Florida Supreme Court found that the state’s drug possession laws were unconstitutional if they did not require an element establishing that the accused had guilty knowledge. This required the State to prove that the defendant knew of the illicit nature of the item possessed. The Court further required that this guilty knowledge be included as an element of the crime of possession and then approved special jury instructions requiring the state to prove that element. In 2002, the Florida Supreme Court reiterated its holding. Shortly thereafter, the Florida Legislature amended the statutes in response to this ruling to state that its intention was to remove the element of guilty knowledge from drug laws in the state of
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Florida. Some have labeled this legislative move as the creation of a strict liability crime for drug possession. This resulted in the interpretation that if one possessed a drug, even if they were unaware of the illicit nature of the substance, one is guilty of drug possession and subject to a term of imprisonment. The courts have upheld punishment for anyone who possesses or delivers a controlled substance even if they accidentally or unintentionally possessed a package that contained such a substance.
THE SHELTON DECISION
On July 27, U.S. District Court Judge Mary Scriven found that Florida’s drug law violates fundamental rights of due process. Since that time, several circuit court judges have also ruled that Florida’s drug prohibition statute is unconstitutional, while others have upheld the validity of the law. Judge Scriven noted that the State of Florida is the only state in America that has eliminated the requirement of guilty
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knowledge of the illicit nature of the substance. The judge stated Florida’s statute reaches beyond those who willfully do wrong and those who carelessly do wrong to include those who mean no harm. The judge concluded that this statute was fundamentally unfair and a violation of due process.
POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES
Various scenarios have been analyzed under the current strict reading of the legislative change. A roommate who is unaware that the person with whom he or she shares their apartment has hidden illegal drugs within a common room may be prosecuted for possession of such contraband. Similarly, the driver of a vehicle whose passenger leaves drugs under the seat or the letter carrier delivering a package containing a controlled substance may also be prosecuted under the strict interpretation of the law as it currently reads. The Florida Attorney General’s OfďŹ ce has argued that although intent was taken out of the requirement of proof, an accused may still present a defense that he or she actually lacked knowledge. This opinion and suggested procedure has been criticized as shifting the burden of proof to the accused and away from the State who is prosecuting the case in the ďŹ rst place. Some have suggested the State’s theory is like saying you are guilty unless you can prove you aren’t.
CURRENT STATUS OF THE LAW
While both the Federal Courts and State Appellate Courts have weighed in on the question of whether Florida’s drug laws are constitutional, until the Florida Supreme Court renders its decision, there remains uncertainty in the application of the law. This should not be taken to mean that drug possession has temporarily been declared lawful in the State of Florida. To the contrary, numerous individuals are still being arrested, prosecuted and convicted utilizing these state statutes. Persons accused of such crimes need to be aware of the challenges to the law and need to preserve any argument in order to further pursue their defense. Craig C. DeThomasis is a partner at DeThomasis & Buchanan, P.A., and has been an adjunct professor/lecturer at the University of Florida College of Law since 1990. He has been representing individuals accused of crime since 1983. He can be reached at reasonabledoubt.org. As always, he welcomes input from readers regarding issues of concern to you.
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CANCUN, SOUTH BEACH AND PANAMA CITY, TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO DECIDE WHERE TO SPEND YOUR HARD-EARNED TIME OFF. IF A
150 miles
Filled with all the party hotspots and miles of beaches you could hope for, this is Panama City all grown up. If you’re looking for a destination that has everything you need right outside your hotel door, this is it. Beach bars, seafood restaurants and tanned beauties offer a slice of the typical spring break lifestyle with a twist of sophisticated fun. It’s also just a short drive from Tampa, where you can explore urban hangouts like the Channelside district and the infamous MacDinton’s in the popular South Howard district.
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VEGAS SOJOURN, TAKE A LOOK AT OUR TOP CHOICES FOR DESTINATIONS THAT CAN BE REACHED ON A TANK OF GAS. —Caitlyn Finnegan
Jacksonville 70 miles
This beachside metropolis has just the right mix of small town charm and big city attractions. Shake off your aversion to staying close to home and you’ll be rewarded with a plethora of beach bars, surfing lessons and the shopping treasure trove that is St. John’s Town Center. For as low as $60 a night you can stay near Jacksonville Beach and enjoy soaking up some sun before heading over to bars like Whiskey River and BlackFinn to catch a concert and some drinks with friends. If there’s anything you’ve learned from Florida vs. Georgia, it’s that Jacksonville can provide an unforgettable time.
Jupiter 256 miles
Spend your break with Less Than Jake—no, really. Join them and 13 other Florida bands at Spring Jam 2012 Jupiter Beach on March 3 at the Seabreeze Amphitheater/Carlin Park. In addition to the art, food and drinks, soak in home-grown tunes like those from William Kimball and Hit Show, The Resolvers, The Kinected, Spred the Dub, Bryan Matthew and the L.O.C., Saltwater Grass, South Side Dub, Crazy Fingers, All the Pretty Cars, Honey Henny Lime, We Kill Giants and Scalawag. Become one with nature by camping nearby at Jonathan Dickinson State Park. Did we mention tickets are only $20?
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Simons
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Orlando 115 miles
Filled with more theme parks than anyone should handle in one week, this sprawling playground is the perfect escape for those with a short attention span. Once you get your fill of roller coasters and Butterbeer, bypass the long lines and tourist traps in favor of more spring break-worthy spots. Chill out at the Ice Bar, a destination that stays a cool 27 degrees to keep up its Artic ambiance, or Latitudes, a bar that offers three different bars in one building.
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Skip the beaches and taco stands for the best urban experience in the South. Atlanta is a mecca for entertainment and has options for any personality. Spend your nights hitting the clubs on the lookout for your favorite ATL rapper, and then take a day of recovery visiting the Georgia Aquarium or touring CNN Studios. More of a sports fanatic? Catch an Atlanta Hawks game at the Phillips Arena or check out an Atlanta Braves game. Call yourself a foodie? Go nostalgic and stop by famous food destinations like the Varsity or Fox Bros. Barbecue.
If you’re willing to navigate the marshy coastline of southern Georgia to this 43-square-mile island, you’ll be in for a week of laidback bar-hopping, outdoor adventures and plenty of time to catch up on some R&R. St. Simons is the largest of Georgia’s “Golden Isles,” a group of barrier islands that boast natural beaches, historical attractions and elite amenities. It’s a perfect match for anyone with an affinity for a slowerpaced break from the hectic school grind. Once the playground for some of America’s wealthiest families, you can now find rooms along the beach for $79 a night.
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HEALTH & FITNESS
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roken resolutions? Sticking to exercise goals can be as simple as finding a gym that will cater to your needs. Beyond the machines and shiny facilities come the core principles and staff who will be there with you through that last set. Explore options, shake up your routine and trust your body to one of the local alters to fitness that promise to get you in shape just in time for Spring Break.
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alter ego fitness
101 SE 2nd Place Located downtown, Alter Ego is a convenient and quick stop to get toned. Classes range from Lunar Yoga to Capoerira, a fusion of martial arts, dance and acrobatics. Take advantage of current deals and you’ll be able to train, tan and use the sauna for $39 a month.
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anytime fitness
7070 SW Archer Road Ending all excuses for not having enough time to work out, this gym lets members work out (and tan) 24 hours a day. For about $30 a month, you can squeeze in a workout between work and class, or even on your next trip out of town; the gym’s anywhere policy allows access to more than 1,800 clubs around the country. Sign up for a free 7-day pass.
bailey’s powerhouse gym
3441 W. University Ave. This two-story facility is filled with fitness goodies, from cross-trainers to resistance machines, accessible 24 hours a day. Members can take advantage of amenities like an indoor cycling studio, smoothie bar, tanning center and sauna, massage therapy and access to more than 1,200 fitness classes across their 12 locations. New to the gym scene? Two complimentary orientation sessions are provided with your $19 monthly fee.
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6750 NW 16th St. With a focus on personal training, Body By Boris matches you with the best plan to get fast results. The program offers Total Fit, Man Camp, Boot Camp and stadium workout plans. Owner Chris “Boris” Marhefka’s passion for sports is what drove him to become a personal trainer, so expect plenty of sports-driven workouts that will improve strength, agility and flexibility.
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crossfit of gainesville
1126 NW 2nd St. Drastic changes can equal drastic results when you sign up for this unique fitness school. Push yourself with the support of fellow members and expert instructors who teach everything from proper lifting form to nutrition plans. High-energy and dynamic workouts set this training style apart, but don’t be afraid to sign up for the challenge. Register for a free 45-minute introductory session.
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4820 Newberry Road 2441 NW 43rd Street 12830 SW 1st Lane GHF has an all-access experience; you’ll enjoy 24-hour access to three facilities, 900 group classes, a sauna, an indoor heated pool and more. Join (for a limited time) for less than $13 a week and no initiation costs.
gainesville rock gym
704 S. Main Street Gainesville Rock Gym provides a fun way to get fit with classes and training that can take you from easy low-angle walls to 36-foot cliffs. There’s even a two-story cave and tunnel system. It’s also a great option if you enjoy working out with friends. Students can climb their way to a better physique for $159 a semester or $39 a month. Try a Rock Block for six visits, including gear, for $60 (for all).
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Book Review: Coffee is Good for You
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Alcohol causes breast cancer! Organic produce is more healthful than conventional produce! Vitamin C fights colds! The world of nutrition is full of often contradicatory information. Thankfully, Robert Davis delved into the mines of information and brought back the gems of research so you don’t have to. His book, Coffee is Good for You, offers 10 succinct and entertaining chapters that look at common myths and nutrition information that is often heard—but not proven. Robert rates conclusions as true, half true, false or inconclusive, with several studies for each. Coffee is Good for You does the dirty work of uncovering just who presented the research (which may sway the result readings), how each study was conducted and if the results can be applied to other people. Robert also covers diet ideas that grandmothers lecture about but rarely have evidence for. (Ex: Is gluten harmful? Can detox diets make you healthier?) And if you have any leftover questions, Robert includes the studies in the back. He even provides tips for deconstructing studies on your own, outlining a pyramid approach to exemplify how effective a study may be in its relation to you. Although we hesitate to label any food rule as absolutely “true” or “false,” we like the book’s advice to be skeptical, look to more than one study, double-check against other trusted sources, and most importantly, enjoy your food!
zen fitness
The Drinks of the Future?
4650 NW 39th Place Getting involved with this institution means setting serious goals and committing to big changes—an interview is required before you can even sign up! After going through the screening process, be prepared for inventive group training and oneon-one customized workouts to help maximize your capabilities. Request an interview online to start training pronto.
3150 Hull Road The perfect fitness solution for students at the University of Florida, Southwest Rec is a 140,000-square-feet facility filled with equipment, courts and training areas. Try small group classes or a free fitness assessment, a one-on-one session that pinpoints what areas of fitness you should be focusing on. Fees are already included in student’s semester dues, so why not take advantage?
2440 SW 76th St. This personal training studio promises to be your biggest cheerleader when it comes to hurdling your toughest fitness woes. Spacious training rooms and one-on-one customized attention mean you’ll feel (and look) like a celebrity, stat. Have trouble sticking to a healthy meal plan? The studio even offers cooking classes, grocery shopping support and healthy recipes to keep you on track.
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6714 NW 16th St. Bored with the bar and dumbbell workout? Jumpstart your fitness goals with Crossfit, a strength and conditioning program that is used by military special ops, police academies
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and professional athletes. Full-body, functional movements are included in each workout. Start with two free workouts or one-on-one foundation training lessons for $150.
Welcome to the future, where there is a drink made for specific daily tasks in a chic and sleek bottle. Neuro Drinks have produced a line of functional drinks that are designed to facilitate tasks from exercise to sleep and to improve concentration or help relaxation. The drinks are light in the calorie department (35 and the Neuro Sport is 50) and some contain carbonation or caffeine, depending on their purpose. Each has a unique taste and color. Of the seven Neuros, our favorites were Neuro Trim, Neuro Sonic, Neuro Sport and Neuro Sleep. Neither Neuro Trim nor Neuro Sport was syrupy or thick and neither had carbonation, which are both bonuses when attempting to curb an appetite or perform well in sports. Neuro Sonic made the list because of its design to help concentration with a little boost of caffeine. Although the taste wasn’t as light as other samples, the drink gave a slight pick-me-up without creating jitters or hyperactivity. Another favorite was Neuro Sleep. While this orange/tangerineflavor may have been a little sweet for bed-time, the use of natural ingredients like melatonin and l-theanine caused a gentle relaxation of the mind and body rather than a crash and burn that can accompany sleep aids. To buy your own, visit drinkneuro.com. Also, be sure to chill the drinks before serving.
Rachel Sale swam butterfly, freestyle and the individual medley competitively in college and still remains active through daily running and swimming. She has a B.A. in English and a minor in Nutrition and Food Sciences and is currently working toward her masters degree in journalism.
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Date Night
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hether you are on a first date, the hundredth date, or spending a night out with the girls, we’re guessing you’re in the market for some fresh ideas. Behold, your date-night cheat sheet. —Julianna Spence
You’re on the way to see the newest romantic comedy with a million thoughts running through your head: What do we talk about? Am I asking too many questions? Do I look all right? During the sex scene, you don’t know where to look. When you get home, you do the awkward penguin wobble because she leaned in for a kiss while you went for the hug. You have no idea how the date went. REVAMPED The point is to connect. Find a place to chat and have some fun. NO PRESSURE Go on a hike through Paynes Prairie. Play mini golf at Skate Station Funworks or go bowling at Splits. BONUS Try wine tasting at Half Cork’d later. The lively vibe will keep the conversation alive but the intimacy low-key.
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Had a good time? Make a reservation to return on Feb. 28, when Half Cork’d will be hosting its monthly wine class.
THE OLD COUPLE
BRING OUT YOUR CREATIVE SIDE
for bread and cheese and have a picnic at the Thomas Center, or make dinner reservations in Cedar Key. BONUS Plan a staycation at the Magnolia Plantation Inn, where you can walk downtown to enjoy a play or movie at the Hippodrome Theatre after a private candlelight dinner at the inn.
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Corks & Colors allows you to drink wine while painting your very own masterpiece. NO GUY PROBLEMS Get your makeup or nails done at Glamour on the Go before heading to Tall Paul’s Brewhouse to scout out the guys. Not interested? Dance the night away between drag shows at the UC.
Reservations made for Feb. 14 will get 10 percent off their entire stay.
GIRLS’ NIGHT
You’ve been dating for a while. You do the same thing every week—when you do anything at all. You barely go out because when you do, getting dressed up and paying for it seems barely worth it. REVAMPED Throw your schedule out the window and try something new. GET INTIMATE Learn to prepare English afternoon tea or perfect a French sauce with a cooking class at Take Away Gourmet. Feeling ballsy? Learn to swing or tango at Imperial Dance Studio. CHANGE THE SCENERY Browse the farmers market
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THE NEW COUPLE
It’s ladies night, and the feeling’s, well, repetitive. On Wednesday, the gang heads to midtown for $7 all you can drink. Thursday is penny wine night. Once you’re feeling good, you dance the night away. You try to set up every guy you meet with your single best friend. REVAMPED Do something a bit more enriching that you’ll remember the next day. PACK THE CAR Fill the cooler and grab some sunscreen for a trip to Ginnie Springs to relax as you float down the river.
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The Heartbreaker’s Ball at Tall Paul’s on Feb. 14 brings Mark Gaignard’s idea of a good time for those unlucky in love, complete with “Love Stinks”-worthy break-up songs. It’s just $5 starting at 8pm.
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or every perfect, straight-from-The Notebook love connection, there is a date (or dates) that went south. Think yours was bad? Check out these reader horror stories. —Julianna Spence & Kelsey Grentzer
THE GROUP DATE
It’s the perfect date to not spend time with your actual date—often at a restaurant that neither appeals to nor offends anyone. You’re hesitant because you don’t know if your date is going to click with the rest of the group, or if your best friend will click with your date a little too much. You avoid your date by talking with everyone else’s. REVAMPED Group or double dates should be personal, but still offer fun with the rest of the gang. SING A SONG Sing karaoke at Napolatano’s on Friday, or stop by Lillian’s Music Store to sing the night away on Wednesday. HAVE A THEME Host a themed dinner party at a unique restaurant, costumes required. Think burgers and fries with a sock-hop theme, or martinis and Mad Men.
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Invite a group of people to stroll through ArtWalk in downtown Gainesville on the last Friday of every month. Singles can mingle and couples can lag behind.
“One time I got a teddy bear and a card. He drew my portrait on the card and inside it said, ‘We’re the same person. I’m in love with you.’ It was creepy. I gave the toy to my cat.” Ashley M.
“On our first date, everything was perfect with my boyfriend and me until we went to a bar after dinner. We ran into his ex and her sister. At first, they were just being rude, but then they decided to yell at both of us and call me a slut for hanging out with him. Because of their rudeness, I started to drink a lot. Later in the night, I ended up throwing up all over myself and in my friend’s car. My date ended up having to drive me home— throw-up and all.” Katie L.
“I was in third grade, and Ms. Landry was the prettiest lady I’ve ever seen in my life. I brought her a $7 Russel Stover box with some of my allowance money, and she just told me I was way too young.” Jon P. “I took a girl out to dinner freshman year. I had just gotten over a cold or the flu or something. Well, right in the middle of dinner I sneezed and out blows a mixture of blood and other nastiness. Needless to say, she didn’t call me back.” Philip B.
“I had a secret admirer. But he wrote ‘I’m your secret admirer’ on something, and he spelled ‘secret’ wrong.” Katy M. “My boyfriend bailed on our movie date because he was ‘sick,’ but later I found out he wanted to go home to play Halo.” Kelly O.
“Breaking up with my girlfriend on Valentine’s Day—that would probably be the best. And the worst would be taking another girlfriend to get an abortion on Valentine’s Day.” Mark M.
THE BUDGET DATE
You race to catch happy hour and go to dinner on off nights. You rent a movie and make your own popcorn, or shares apps over a glass (not bottle) of wine. REVAMPED Getting a little creative means you’ll discover unsung hotspots on a dime. FIND THE DEAL Don’t worry about splurging on wine. Wednesday at The Midnight means two-for-one wine and sangria. Enjoy the free Harn Museum of Art and the Florida Museum of Natural History, or enjoy free wine tasting Saturday afternoons at Uppercrust. DON’T DISCOUNT Movies at the Hippodrome Theatre are $7.50 for all. Grab a beer or wine with your popcorn and you’re winning the dating game.
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Can’t afford a staycation? The highly romantic Magnolia Plantation Inn will give free tours of the property Feb. 13-15 between 5 and 7pm. You’ll even get special coupons for downtown venues.
“I took my date to the most expensive restaurant in town. We sat down and she looked grumpy, so I asked ‘Is everything OK?” She goes ‘I hate this place you brought me to. It reminds me of my ex.’” Troy G.
“I think my worst was last year when I found out my ex-girlfriend had a new boyfriend.” Wade M.
“It was a first date and he knew I was a vegetarian. He took me to dinner and ordered for both of us. He ordered a full rotisserie chicken. I freaked and walked out.” Gina P.
“Last year I got this really nice Valentine from someone I wasn’t interested in, and I thought it was from somebody else.” Nina P.
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ABOUT OUR COVER T
he couple on this issue’s cover met using a form of transportation much less glamorous than the car they were photographed in. Margeaux Nelson, a 21-year-old public relations junior and Dazzler at the University of Florida, and Karl Kremser, a 22-year-old senior in civil engineering who stays busy swimming with the UF club swim team, met through UF’s Regional Transit System. “We can thank the bus stop,” Margeaux says of their meeting. She couldn’t help but notice him when she sat in the back of the bus. As luck would have it, a friend of hers happened to know who he was. So she sent Karl a friend request on Facebook, and a year later, they’re appearing in a romantic sunset photo on our cover. But it wasn’t a totally smooth ride. “He responded with a message that said, ‘I never forget a face, where do I know you from?’” Margeaux says. “I was so embarrassed.” The two chatted and finally met in person some time later—fittingly, at an RTS bus stop. Though they’ve known each other for more than a year—the anniversary of their bus stop meeting was Jan. 25—Karl and Margeaux have only been together officially since the summer. Fittingly, their first date was at the Gainesville Raceway. Fast forward to last month, when the INsite cover photoshoot called for romance and a view. After photographer Rob Foldy set up the shot (we even used a stand-in couple!) in a large field northwest of Gainesville just off of SR-20, Karl and Margeaux showed up ready for romance. As the sun was setting, Karl and Margeaux needed no convincing when they were asked to go in for an impromptu kiss.
“It was really comfortable—not awkard at all,” Karl says. “Nothing like engineering!” However, as the sun sank below the horizon and temperatures dipped into the low 50s, physical comfort dwindled. “I was freezing!” Margeaux told us after the shoot, pulling Karl’s spare button-down tighter around her shoulders. The couple left shortly after the shoot to make dinner together—a barbeque chicken, Karl told us. Karl’s cooking is among Margeaux’s favorite things about him. Her other favorite things? “He has a really subtle way of being nice,” she says. “He keeps me in check.” His favorite thing is her optimism. “She comes up with the most optimistic, innocent view of everything.” The couple also divulged their least favorite qualities. “When anything bad happens, it’s totally a big deal,” Karl says. “My counterargument to that,” she says, “is that for him, nothing is a big deal!” During the semester, their usual date night consists of wing night. Dates away from school usually take place in Karl’s hometown of Stuart, Fla., where the couple goes tarpon fishing on his boat. When asked about their Valentine’s Day plans, Karl turned and looked at Margeaux expectantly. “I don’t wanna spoil the surprise,” he says, smiling. —Keilani Rodriguez. Behind-the-scenes photos, Rodney Rogers. Cover images, Rob Foldy. Chevrolet Corvette courtesy of Joey Friedman of Uber Promotions.
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