One Community One Story 2008 Events
Thursday, February 28 PhD Student Jordan Dominy from UF's English
department and representatives presents “Old Savannah New South: John Berendt's
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil." The talk will examine Berendt's
portrayal of Savannah as a place insistent on the values of the Old South
and whether or not this portrayal is flattering or justified. Audience
questions are encouraged. Smathers Library East, Room 1A, University
of Florida Campus. 3:00
– 4:30 p.m.
February 29 - Suddenly Last Summer by Tennessee Williams on
March 23 the Hippodrome State Theatre Mainstage. Call 375-4477 for ticket prices and times.
Sunday, March 2 Talkback with artistic team of Suddenly Last Summer following the 2:00 matinee of the play at the Hippodrome. 2nd floor mainstage.
Sunday, March 2 Readings from Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt at Alachua County Public Library Hawthorne Branch. 6640 S.E. 221 Street, Hawthorne, FL. 3:00 p.m.
Wednesday, March 5 Screening of the 1997 film Midnight in the Garden
of Good and Evil starring John Cusack, Kevin Spacey, and Jude Law. Based
on John Berendt’s bestselling novel. Storyhour
Room, 1st Floor, Alachua County Library District Headquarters on West University Avenue. 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, March 5 Jazz Musician Karl Weismantel performs at Emilianos on SE 1st Ave. 6:30 – 10:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 6 Readings from Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt at Goering’s Bookstore on Northwest 1st Avenue. 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 8 Readings from Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt at Wild Iris Books on West University Avenue. 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 9 Talkback with artistic team of Suddenly Last Summer following the 2:00 matinee of the play at the Hippodrome. 2nd floor mainstage.
Sunday, March 9 Screening of the 1959 film Suddenly Last Summer
starring Elizabeth Taylor and Katharine Hepburn. Based on Tennessee Williams’s
critically acclaimed play. Meeting
Room A, 4th Floor, Alachua County Library District Headquarters on West University Avenue. 2:00 p.m.
Wednesday, March 12 Jazz Musician Karl Weismantel performs at Emilianos on SE 1st Ave. 6:30 – 10:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 13 Readings from Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt at Borders Books & Music on West Newberry Road. 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 13 The public is invited to a discussion on John Berendt’s
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. Storyhour Room, 1st Floor Alachua County
Library District Headquarters on West
University Avenue. March 13, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 15 Readings from Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt at Books-A- Million on W Newberry Road. 1:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 16 Talkback with artistic team of Suddenly Last Summer following the 2:00 matinee of the play at the Hippodrome. 2nd floor mainstage.
Tuesday, March 18 Readings from Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt at Santa Fe Community College library. 11:00 a.m.
Tuesday, March 18 Readings from Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt at Alachua County Public Library Tower Road Branch on West 75th St. 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, March 19 Jazz Musician Karl Weismantel performs at Emilianos on SE 1st Ave. 6:30 – 10:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 23 Talkback with artistic team of Suddenly Last Summer following the 2:00 matinee of the play at the Hippodrome. 2nd floor mainstage.
Wednesday, March 26 Jazz Musician Karl Weismantel performs at Emilianos on SE 1st Ave. 6:30 – 10:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 27 Readings from and a discussion on John Berendt’s Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, hosted by Ruth Sherwood. Meeting Room A, 4th Floor, Books, Inc. on NW 13th St. Readings, 7:00-8:00pm, Discussion 8:00-9:00
Saturday, March 29 Readings from Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt at Barnes & Noble Booksellers on Archer Road. 2:00 p.m.
The Hippodrome State Theatre is recognized by the State of Florida as a State Theatre/Cultural Institution. Hippodrome programs are sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Arts Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts, the Alachua County Board of County Commission’s Cultural and Environmental Funding Program and Tourist Development Tax, and by the City of Gainesville, Dept. of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs.
Saturday, October 11