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KUSA Seoul Sho’

KUSA’s Seoul Sho’ is Tuesday, Nov. 10 in the J. Wayne Reitz Union Grand Ballroom. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m.
Seoul Sho’ is a Korean-American cultural showcase featuring numerous performances such as cultural and modern dancing, folktale skits and live band music with special guests Jon IllaStrayte Kim, Jon [...]

Filed under Cultural, Events on November 4, 2009.

Hindu Cultural Society Diwali Dance Festival

Hindu Cultural Society is hosting an Indian cultural dance festival to celebrate Diwali on November 13 at the Indian Cultural and Education Center (ICEC). They will be showcasing all types of Indian dances including Raas, Bhangra and Bollywood. The entrance fee is $3 and is open to all UF students and members of the Gainesville [...]

Filed under Cultural, Events on November 3, 2009.

Museum Nights Talks

Get two great lectures in one place on Thursday, November  12.  Come hear the  “Heroic Monumentalism: The State and Its Architecture in the 1930s” then stay to for the  “History and Practice of Ottoman Miniature Painting and Illumination” at 6 p.m.  Both talks are sponsored by the Center for European Studies and are held in [...]

Filed under Cultural, Events on November 3, 2009.

In the Age of Obama

Indigenous Rights and LGBT Communities of Color: The Battle for Social Justice in the Age of Obama
Today’s college student brings not singular, but multiple identities with them to the arena of higher education. This lecture will discuss the intersections between indigenous rights, queer communities of color and mixed race populations in the 21st century. Refreshments [...]

Filed under Cultural, Events on November 3, 2009.

Human Rights Film Festival

Join Recurso for the second annual Human Rights Film Festival, November 16 through 19.  All films will start at 8 p.m., in the J. Wayne Reitz Union Auditorium.  The films include Rethink Afghanistan, The Rescue, Water First (with a speaker from Think Impact that will present on their organization’s work with water and sanitation in [...]

Filed under Cultural, Events on October 28, 2009.

Graham Center presents “The Swamp”

The Bob Graham Center presents Michael Grunwald, Senior Correspondent of Time Magazine, to discuss his book “The Swamp: The Everglades, Florida, and the Politics of Paradise.” The discussion will take place November 3, 7 p.m. in Pugh Hall Ocora
For more information, please call 352.846.1575 or check out the Graham Center Web site at http://www.graham.centers.ufl.edu/ or [...]

Filed under Cultural, Events on October 28, 2009.

Most Vegetarian-Friendly Colleges Contest

For the fourth year in a row, the University of Florida has been nominated in this year’s Most Vegetarian-Friendly Colleges contest by PETA2.com.
Last year, UF placed # 7.  With the demand for sustainable food on the rise, this year’s competition is tougher than ever before, so it will be important for UF to bring in [...]

Filed under Cultural, Events on October 28, 2009.

IRHA’s Urban Art Gallery

If you enjoy graffiti, stenciling, spoken word, break dancing, or freestyle hip-hop,  IRHA’s  Urban Art Gallery is for you. The Gallery opening reception is Wednesday, November 4 at 7 p.m. in the Graham Gallery featuring all of these art forms. Various community and student artists will be displaying their work and groups, such as the [...]

Filed under Cultural, Events on October 28, 2009.

Featured Speaker Series: Founder of TOMS Shoes

The New Rules for Tomorrow’s Business: A Student’s Guide to Making a Difference in the World presented by Blake Mycoskie, founder of TOMS Shoes, will take place Wednesday, November 4 at 8 p.m. in the Curtis M. Phillips Center.
With its unique One for One promise, the message of TOMS Shoes has swept campuses across the [...]

Filed under Cultural, Events on October 28, 2009.

Habitat for Humanity Can House

UF Habitat for Humanity will be building a house of cans and handing our free soda on the Reitz Union Northlawn Oct. 27 and 28 from 9 a.m-3 p.m. Through the Can House, Habitat hopes to raise awareness about their organization, as well as educate students about poverty housing in the US and abroad.

Filed under Cultural, Events on October 23, 2009.