The Union Street Farmers Market is at Bo Diddley Plaza every Wednesday from 4 to 7 pm. Get your seasonal veggies, baked goods, bread, pretzels, prepared food, local art, and more!

It's amazing what the human body can do if you take care of it. Every Thursday at 6pm spend an hour being kind to yourself with CYT Jackie Morone in this FREE combination Hatha/Vinyasa yoga class. Our focus will always be on basic postures and breathing techniques, but I like to incorporate a few dynamic poses for fun and challenge! Beginner yogis are encouraged but all levels are welcome to join. Please dress comfortably, bring a yoga mat, any props you may need, water, and an open heart. Donations appreciated. Hope to see you there!

Join Tan Shakti (RYT) for a relaxing open air yoga class in the plaza. This class is based on the ancient fitness science of hatha yoga which integrates mind, body, energy, and breath. We will practice basic postures/exercises that focus on core strength, flexibility and balance as well as concentration and breath control.
All levels, including beginners are welcome to join. Dress comfortably, bring your yoga mat, and any props you may need.
This class is taught for free, donations appreciated.

Every Saturday in January, join us at BDP for a free Capoeira class! Capoeira is a type of Brazilian Martial Arts that is combination dance and acrobatics. These classes will be fun and educational. Kids, teens and adults love it!

Only one rock concert made such a huge and lasting impression that an entire generation was named for it. Fifty years ago, more than 400,000 members of the Woodstock generation gathered in upstate New York to celebrate “three days of peace and music.”

 “Free Fridays” Concert Series, is presenting a Woodstock tribute concert on Friday, August 16, at 8 p.m.at Bo Diddley Plaza to also celebrate peace and music. The concert is the brainchild of local musician Bob McPeek, who originally proposed the idea to “Free Fridays” coordinator David Ballard 10 years ago for the 40th anniversary of Woodstock. For that concert over 3000 attendees, many dressed in tie dye and other 60’s garb joined the celebration. This 50th .anniversary edition has all of the band members from 10 years ago returning for an even bigger celebration.

Says McPeek, “The first overnight trip I took without an adult or parent was to Woodstock. I was just 17. Seeing The Who play at dawn made me realize that I wanted to make music my life. Ten years ago we celebrated the cultural watershed of Woodstock with the largest crowd ever to attend a “Free Fridays” concert. It was amazing! It is a privilege and delight to do this again with my good friends and a fabulous crowd. We invite everyone to join the Woodstock generation!”

Joining McPeek (guitar and vocals) on stage are The Relics, an impressive cast of some of Gainesville’s finest musical talent. They include Janet Rucker (guitar and vocals) who also attended the original Woodstock, Fagan Arouh (guitar and vocals), David Ottenberg (bass and vocals), Rob Rothschild (drums and percussion), Brad Bangstad, (keyboards and vocals), Cathy DeWitt (piano and vocals), Dan Tampas (guitar and vocals), and Michelle Ott (vocals and percussion). Noted actor and singer Gregg Jones will serve as MC, Woodstock announcer and vocalist.

The Relics Woodstock Tribute concert is one of the select “Free Fridays” classic rock concerts that are sponsored by classic rock radio station WIND-FM (92.5, 95.5, 107.9).

It's amazing what the human body can do if you take care of it. Every Thursday at 6pm spend an hour being kind to yourself with CYT Jackie Morone in this FREE combination Hatha/Vinyasa yoga class. Our focus will always be on basic postures and breathing techniques, but I like to incorporate a few dynamic poses for fun and challenge! Beginner yogis are encouraged but all levels are welcome to join. Please dress comfortably, bring a yoga mat, any props you may need, water, and an open heart. Donations appreciated. Hope to see you there!

The Union Street Farmers Market is at Bo Diddley Plaza every Wednesday from 4 to 7 pm. Get your seasonal veggies, baked goods, bread, pretzels, prepared food, local art, and more!

It's amazing what the human body can do if you take care of it. Every Thursday at 6pm spend an hour being kind to yourself with CYT Jackie Morone in this FREE combination Hatha/Vinyasa yoga class. Our focus will always be on basic postures and breathing techniques, but I like to incorporate a few dynamic poses for fun and challenge! Beginner yogis are encouraged but all levels are welcome to join. Please dress comfortably, bring a yoga mat, any props you may need, water, and an open heart. Donations appreciated. Hope to see you there!

Every Saturday in January, join us at BDP for a free Capoeira class! Capoeira is a type of Brazilian Martial Arts that is combination dance and acrobatics. These classes will be fun and educational. Kids, teens and adults love it!

 Ramblin’ Mutts plays a mixture of original and classic blues, soul and R & B, with an occasional nod to country music at “Free Fridays” on Friday Aug. 9 at Bo Diddley Plaza in downtown Gainesville.

 They are performing selections from their upcoming album that pays a passionate tribute to the traditions of the soul and rhythm and blues genres.  They are also playing updated reinterpretations of traditional classics by such artists as Howlin’ Wolf, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, and Otis Reding that honor the legacy of this timeless music.

 Fronting the band is Dan Stepp on lead vocals, keyboards and slide guitar. Playing lead guitar is the talented Paul Goble and the rhythm section is made up of Richard Heipp on bass joined by the driving drum beats of Rich Patrick. The band will be joined on stage by a rockin’ horn section led by Brain Stevens on sax, with Ben Grier on saxophone, and Ben Elgan on trumpet.  Joining the band on stage, from Atlanta, on background vocals is Christina Holder.

 Ramblin’ Mutts (formerly known as the R. Mutt Blues Band) were two-time winners of the North Central Florida Blues Society IBC International Blues Challenge representing Gainesville on Beal Street in Memphis TN. The band has opened for nationally known blues recording artists including Seth Walker, John Nemeth, Brandon Santini, Mike Zeto, Tas Cru and Gainesville's own Little Jake Mitchell.

 This fall, they will be releasing their first full-length album of original compositions titled “Pity and Mercy.” The album contains songs about love, loss, redemption and of course the blues. The album features guest artists including a sizzling harmonica performance by Mike Markowitz, of Little Mike and the Tornados, and Atlanta’s fabulous soul, gospel singer Christina Holder.

It's amazing what the human body can do if you take care of it. Every Thursday at 6pm spend an hour being kind to yourself with CYT Jackie Morone in this FREE combination Hatha/Vinyasa yoga class. Our focus will always be on basic postures and breathing techniques, but I like to incorporate a few dynamic poses for fun and challenge! Beginner yogis are encouraged but all levels are welcome to join. Please dress comfortably, bring a yoga mat, any props you may need, water, and an open heart. Donations appreciated. Hope to see you there!

The Union Street Farmers Market is at Bo Diddley Plaza every Wednesday from 4 to 7 pm. Get your seasonal veggies, baked goods, bread, pretzels, prepared food, local art, and more!

It's amazing what the human body can do if you take care of it. Every Thursday at 6pm spend an hour being kind to yourself with CYT Jackie Morone in this FREE combination Hatha/Vinyasa yoga class. Our focus will always be on basic postures and breathing techniques, but I like to incorporate a few dynamic poses for fun and challenge! Beginner yogis are encouraged but all levels are welcome to join. Please dress comfortably, bring a yoga mat, any props you may need, water, and an open heart. Donations appreciated. Hope to see you there!

 The Duppies are a high-powered, seven-piece band formed in Gainesville in 2004. Since that time, this popular ska, rocksteady and reggae band has received the attention of audiences beyond the local scene by touring throughout the United States. Band members include The Duppies founder, Brian Hiebel (lead vocals/percussion), Tony Farah (bass), Ryan Bonner (keyboards), Daniel Kinney (drums), Chris Chiares (guitar) and Jose Pineiro (sax/backing vocals).

 Ska music was born in Jamaica in the 1950s, predating rocksteady and reggae. It combines the Jamaican folk music styles mento and calypso with jazz and R&B. Ska frequently resurfaces in popular culture infused with different music genres. One of the most successful recent combinations is ska and punk, which achieved its greatest popularity in the 1990s. In the mid-1960s, ska transformed into the more sophisticated sounding rocksteady, which emphasized a heavy base line and finally, by the end of the decade, into the more familiar reggae form.

 The band’s name is taken from the Jamaican word duppy, which in Jamaican folklore is described as “an unruly spirit risen from a consecrated grave; a ghost; a poltergeist.” The Duppies say their music has been known to send audiences into “frenetic dancing spasms that can only be described as musical convulsions of the soul.”

The Union Street Farmers Market is at Bo Diddley Plaza every Wednesday from 4 to 7 pm. Get your seasonal veggies, baked goods, bread, pretzels, prepared food, local art, and more!

It's amazing what the human body can do if you take care of it. Every Thursday at 6pm spend an hour being kind to yourself with CYT Jackie Morone in this FREE combination Hatha/Vinyasa yoga class. Our focus will always be on basic postures and breathing techniques, but I like to incorporate a few dynamic poses for fun and challenge! Beginner yogis are encouraged but all levels are welcome to join. Please dress comfortably, bring a yoga mat, any props you may need, water, and an open heart. Donations appreciated. Hope to see you there!

Join Tan Shakti (RYT) for a relaxing open air yoga class in the plaza. This class is based on the ancient fitness science of hatha yoga which integrates mind, body, energy, and breath. We will practice basic postures/exercises that focus on core strength, flexibility and balance as well as concentration and breath control.
All levels, including beginners are welcome to join. Dress comfortably, bring your yoga mat, and any props you may need.
This class is taught for free, donations appreciated.

Every Saturday in January, join us at BDP for a free Capoeira class! Capoeira is a type of Brazilian Martial Arts that is combination dance and acrobatics. These classes will be fun and educational. Kids, teens and adults love it!

Captive Eddies' influences span from classic rock, reggae, blues, folk, funk, classical bluegrass and jazz.

At 13-years-old, the twin brothers, Leaf and Deva Blanchard, along with their childhood friend Jody Moore, began playing music together. What started as a race to see who could learn music the quickest soon became a lifelong ambition to create and share good music. After absorbing everything they could from the musicians around them, they found Richy Stano, who had just spent 10 years as a staff instructor at the Guitar Institute of Technology. The three boys studied music under Stano for five years, simultaneously honing their unique styles and songwriting abilities. Eddie Fields, an exceptionally talented blind drummer, joined the boys 12 years ago for a recording session. The chemistry between them was immediately evident, and Fields has been an integral part of the band since that day.

Presently, Captive Eddies pulls from a reservoir of more than 100 original songs, and has performed at festivals and venues from Florida to New York to California, as well as many places in between. Their latest album, “Simple Dream” (released in 2014), features guest artists that include Byron House, Larry Atamumeak and Brent Truit. Byron House has worked with a long list renowned musicians including Eric Clapton, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss. Larry Atamumeak is known for his work with Alison Krauss, Bela Fleck and Sheryl Crow. Brent Truitt, who produced and played on “Simple Dream,” is a multi-platinum Grammy award-winning musician.
Captive Eddies says “music is rooted firmly in conscious lyrics that are not afraid to face the darkness in order to bring light to every aspect of the human heart.” They are spending 2019 doing community work, and touring internationally to promote their upcoming album, "Awake."

Captive Eddies are Deva Blanchard (guitar, mandolin, bass, vocals), Jody Moore (guitar, bass, vocals),
Leaf Blanchard (bass, guitar, vocals) and Eddie Fields (drums, keys).

It's amazing what the human body can do if you take care of it. Every Thursday at 6pm spend an hour being kind to yourself with CYT Jackie Morone in this FREE combination Hatha/Vinyasa yoga class. Our focus will always be on basic postures and breathing techniques, but I like to incorporate a few dynamic poses for fun and challenge! Beginner yogis are encouraged but all levels are welcome to join. Please dress comfortably, bring a yoga mat, any props you may need, water, and an open heart. Donations appreciated. Hope to see you there!

The Union Street Farmers Market is at Bo Diddley Plaza every Wednesday from 4 to 7 pm. Get your seasonal veggies, baked goods, bread, pretzels, prepared food, local art, and more!

Join Tan Shakti (RYT) for a relaxing open air yoga class in the plaza. This class is based on the ancient fitness science of hatha yoga which integrates mind, body, energy, and breath. We will practice basic postures/exercises that focus on core strength, flexibility and balance as well as concentration and breath control.
All levels, including beginners are welcome to join. Dress comfortably, bring your yoga mat, and any props you may need.
This class is taught for free, donations appreciated.

The band, Other Voices and Friends, will present California Dreaming, a tribute to the early Laurel County music scene on Friday, July 19. In the late ‘60s, some of the best musicians of their generation took up residence in Los Angeles’ Laurel Canyon, a mountainous neighborhood in the Hollywood Hills.  California Dreaming plays tribute to some of those artists with covers of The Mamas and the Papas, The Byrds, The Monkees, Linda Ronstadt, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.

 Other Voices has been delighting fans for 18 years with a winning combination of instrumental chops and exquisite vocal harmonies.  This Gainesville acoustic quartet features an eclectic mix of genres with their own songwriting and also mines a rich vein of vintage pop songs. The band includes Fagan Arouh (guitar and vocals), Dan Tampas (guitar and vocals), Michelle Ott (vocals and hand percussion) and Alan Hill (bass). Joining the quartet for this Laurel Canyon tribute are Brad Bangstad (keyboards and vocals) and Rob Rothschild (drums), both from several other noted local bands, including The Impostors and The Relics.

 The California Dreaming concert is one of the select “Free Fridays” classic rock concerts that are sponsored by classic rock radio station WIND-FM (92.5, 95.5, 107.9).

It's amazing what the human body can do if you take care of it. Every Thursday at 6pm spend an hour being kind to yourself with CYT Jackie Morone in this FREE combination Hatha/Vinyasa yoga class. Our focus will always be on basic postures and breathing techniques, but I like to incorporate a few dynamic poses for fun and challenge! Beginner yogis are encouraged but all levels are welcome to join. Please dress comfortably, bring a yoga mat, any props you may need, water, and an open heart. Donations appreciated. Hope to see you there!

Join Tan Shakti (RYT) for a relaxing open air yoga class in the plaza. This class is based on the ancient fitness science of hatha yoga which integrates mind, body, energy, and breath. We will practice basic postures/exercises that focus on core strength, flexibility and balance as well as concentration and breath control.
All levels, including beginners are welcome to join. Dress comfortably, bring your yoga mat, and any props you may need.
This class is taught for free, donations appreciated.

A concert highlighting the music and significant events of 1969 will play at Free Fridays on July 12. The show will cover popular hits of 1969 such as Bad Moon Rising, Honkey Tonk Women, Get Together, This Magic Moment, Put a Little Love in Your Heart, Hooked on a Feeling, Age of Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In and more.

According to Tran “The Piano Man” Whitley who created the show, “Back at the dawning of the Age of Aquarius a funny thing was happening: Some of the best music of my life was being created and performed. Was there something in the air? Was it the high-octane and velocity of youth? Was it the dreadfulness of war or the excitement of scientific achievement? Perhaps it was the roiling of our political system. Whatever it was, music artists were churning out big-time hits that still resonate in today’s world. My show is designed to highlight the best of those songs and revisit the tone and tenor of a magical moment in time, 1969.”

Joining Whitley (keyboards and vocals) to help re-create that magical moment in time are some of Gainesville’s finest musicians and performers. They include John Sterling Lodge (keyboards and vocals), George Gomez (acoustic guitar and vocals), Rickylee Brawner (lead guitar) and Lavelle Whitfield (percussion). Special guests include Cindy Kitchens (vocals), Tom Holtz (guitar), Little Jake Mitchell (vocals), The Silversonic Horns (Brian Stevens - trombone, Doug Myers - trumpet, Charlie Blade - saxophone) and The Lovely Miss Ruth (backup vocals).        

Whitley continues “If you’re an aging hippie seeking nostalgia, an inquisitive millennial wondering what the Woodstock fuss was, or a young music lover filling in some blanks, it’s all wrapped up in 120 minutes of fun at Bo Diddley Plaza Friday, July 12, 2019.

The Summer of ’69: Fifty Years On concert is one of the select “Free Fridays” classic rock concerts that are sponsored by classic rock radio station WIND-FM (92.5, 95.5, 107.9).

It's amazing what the human body can do if you take care of it. Every Thursday at 6pm spend an hour being kind to yourself with CYT Jackie Morone in this FREE combination Hatha/Vinyasa yoga class. Our focus will always be on basic postures and breathing techniques, but I like to incorporate a few dynamic poses for fun and challenge! Beginner yogis are encouraged but all levels are welcome to join. Please dress comfortably, bring a yoga mat, any props you may need, water, and an open heart. Donations appreciated. Hope to see you there!

Join Tan Shakti (RYT) for a relaxing open air yoga class in the plaza. This class is based on the ancient fitness science of hatha yoga which integrates mind, body, energy, and breath. We will practice basic postures/exercises that focus on core strength, flexibility and balance as well as concentration and breath control.
All levels, including beginners are welcome to join. Dress comfortably, bring your yoga mat, and any props you may need.
This class is taught for free, donations appreciated.