Monthly Tribute Nights: We started with a Tom Waits night, then, three months later, followed it up with Paul Simon night. Both of these were so amazing that you asked us to do more tributes and do them more often. We listened and now we are set up to do them every month. On September 14 at the Bull, we will have “A Night with the Jersey Devil – A Bruce Springsteen Tribute Night.” Come on out!

The Doris Bardon Community Cultural Center, a new Gainesville Arts Incubator has opened it’s doors. Located just blocks from downtown, The Doris Bardon Community Cultural Center is an arts incubator that supplies workspace, faculty, and supplies to members for reasonable rates. They support equipment for ceramicists, printmakers, painters, and much more. Love this!

Indie Gainesville has started up. This is a group dedicated to supporting local business “and to encourage the self-expression of individuality that truly makes Gainesville unique.”

The Artisan’s Guild Gallery has opened the doors of their shop/ gallery downtown. They’ve got a nice space just across from the Sun Center that is run soley by local artists…CHECK IT OUT!

ArtWalk Gainesville is starting to blossom into an event that is as excited and innovative as it should be for an arts rich town like Gainesville under the guidance of Ken McMurray….great job Ken!

So much is happening these days…keep your eyes open for opportunities to jumo in!

PEACE!

IndieGainesville was conceived to support independent businesses in Gainesville, Florida and to encourage the self-expression of individuality that truly makes Gainesville unique. In the same spirit of the Keep Austin Weird campaign, we stand firmly against Big Box retailers and support our local businesses, as well as the running man (you know what we’re talking about) and other local characters.

[Intro] We here at Society Promotions are wiping the summer out of our eyes and gearing up for the Fall. This means more exciting and meaningful (we hope) art experiences to benefit the city we love.

And what a city it is…I feel like I’m am watching this place grow up overnight. What do I mean by that? I mean that just as a kid who is maturing into adulthood starts to realize that there is more to life than just “ME”, I see that Gainesville is starting to bubble over with enthusiasm about being community minded and outward focused. The number of non profits and charitably focused groups seems to be growing exponentially…and so is the number of people who have expressed to me a desire to be a part of a movement, a cause, a SOMETHING that will change the world around them. This speaks to what I believe to be a yearning inside of everyone to be a part of something bigger than themselves, whether a cause or team or club or whatever.

So if you are one of those people who wants to scratch that itch, let us know and we will be happy to show you the opportunities right here in town to make a difference.

[reminder paragraph] Please don’t forget to keep your radio dial tuned to 94.7 FM (WGOT-LP Gainesville) on Saturdays at 5pm to hear SoPro Radio, our very own audio collage of music and chat about Gainesville and the world.

[teaser] Watch this space in the next week for some PRETTY BIG NEWS in the life of SoPro.

[ending] So that’s it for now…see you around town.

[your name] Josh

Here it is.

It’s hard to believe, but Gainesville’s best coffee, tea, and chocolate shop has been around for 2 years already. It’s almost ridiculous that a place like Volta even exists in a small town like Gainesville. There are so few businesses in this town that operate with the excellence and attention to detail that Volta demonstrates on a consistent basis.

On 30th April–a Downtown ArtWalk Friday–Volta will be celebrating its birthday with special evening of fun and goodness. More details to come…

New York-based PSFK, a trends and innovation research company, just announced its “Good Brands of 2010.” In the context of contemporary American capitalism, it’s refreshing to see companies being rewarded (or awarded?) for doing something other than making money. PSFK names its “Good Brands” based off the following criteria: imagination, innovation, environmental responsibility and social consciousness.

You should definitely check out the page, but to give you a preview, here’s who they picked (not a huge surprise, but some unexpected choices–they explain):

10. Nintendo
9. FourSquare
8. Twitter
7. Nike
6. Ikea
5. Ace Hotel
4. MIT
3. Jamie Oliver
2. Apple
1. Google

Speaking of which…we now have a podcast page. On it we will post clips from the weekly SoProRadio show on 94.7 FM WGOT-LP (airs on Saturdays at 5 pm) and we will also post occasional podcasts of new audio, depending on our mood.

And now, a song.

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