Gainesville's beautiful community plaza, located in historic downtown Gainesville at 111 E University Avenue is a featured venue for performances year round.
To find out what's going on at the plaza you can check our website at
www.gvlculturalaffairs.org
The Let's Go Downtown series begins in May and runs every Friday night through October
2009 Schedule:
LGDT_Poster_Dates.pdf
Upcoming Performer Information:
New Year’s Eve Celebration Welcomes 2010 at Gainesville’s Bo Diddley Community Plaza on December 31
New Year’s Eve Celebration Welcomes 2010 at Gainesville’s Bo Diddley Community Plaza on December 31
Gainesville, Florida – The City of Gainesville Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs will host Downtown Countdown, a New Year’s Eve celebration concert at the Bo Diddley Community Plaza.
Headlining the concert will be the Beatles tribute band, The Imposters. In addition to drawing large crowds for their appearances at the “Free Fridays” concert series, The Imposters are the root band for the annual All American Song Fest Fourth of July celebration. The band began in 1999 as a two-piece Beatles, Lennon and McCartney tribute. It has now grown to a seven-piece group comprised of some of the areas most popular musicians. Band members include Mike Boulware, Don David, Michael Derry, Mark Loveland, Mick Marino, Rob Rothschild and Ron Thomas. Sitting in for Rothschild on the drums will be Larry Thompson. The Imposters play a full range of Beatles music from the popular hits of the early heydays, through the experimental era of “Revolver” and “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” to the final rooftop appearance and “Abbey Road.” The Imposters also throw in some great covers of other groups such as The Byrds, The Hollies, Jimi Hendrix, Neil Young and Left Bank.
Opening for the Imposters is the group Other Voices. Other Voices brings a fun mix of upbeat songs to the celebration. The band participated in the “Free Fridays” concert series both with their own feature concert and as part of the lineup for the 40th Anniversary of Woodstock Tribute. The Woodstock concert drew a crowd of 3,000 breaking all previous attendance records for the series. The four musicians who make up the band are Michelle Ott (percussion and guitar), Dan Tampas (voice and guitar), Fagan Arouh (voice and guitar) and Alan Hill (bass and occasional voice). With a hallmark of intricate vocal harmonies and tight arrangements, they perform acoustic originals, select standards and obscure classics in the realm of pop, folk, blues and jazz. They have described their music as folk and roll.
The free concert will begin at 9 p.m. and run until 12:30 a.m. At the stroke of midnight, there will be showers of streamers and confetti along with the sounds of noisemakers passed out to the audience earlier in the evening.
The Bo Diddley Community Plaza is located on the corner of Southeast 1st Street and East University Avenue. The City of Gainesville Cultural Affairs Division is the designated local arts agency for Gainesville and Alachua County. Its mission is to promote cultural activity and encourage community based cultural resources. Visit Cultural Affairs online at http://www.gvlculturalaffairs.org/.
For event updates, call the City of Gainesville’s Arts Events Hotline at 352-334-ARTS. For more information or to schedule an interview, please contact David Ballard at 352-393-8746.
The downtown plaza “Free Fridays” concerts run every Friday night this year from May 2 through October 31 at 8 –10 pm. The Bo Diddley Community Plaza is located on the corner of Southeast 1st Street and East University Avenue. The complete schedule for the downtown plaza “Free Fridays” and links to the bands’ Web sites can be found at www.gvlculturalaffairs.org or at www.myspace.com/downtowncommunityplaza.
The Cultural Affairs Division is the designated local arts agency for Gainesville and Alachua County. Its mission is to promote cultural activity and encourage community based cultural resources.
For event updates, call the City of Gainesville’s Arts Events Hotline at 352-334-ARTS. For more information on the downtown plaza “Free Fridays,” or to schedule an interview, please contact David Ballard at 352-393-8746.
So bring your blankets or lawn chairs and come on down to the Plaza and join in the fun!
