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===Performing arts and music=== [[File:UF Phillips Center.JPG|left|thumb|[[Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts|Phillips Center]]]] [[Performing arts]] venues at the University of Florida include the [[Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts]], the [[University Auditorium (Gainesville, Florida)|University Auditorium]], [[Constans Theatre]], the [[Baughman Center]], and performances at the [[O'Connell Center]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://performingarts.ufl.edu/about/ |title=Visitor Information |website=Performingarts.ufl.edu |access-date=May 29, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529221350/http://performingarts.ufl.edu/about/ |archive-date=May 29, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The mission is to provide an unparalleled experience where performing artists create and share knowledge to serve the student body, faculty, and staff at the university; Gainesville residents; and visitors to North Central Florida.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.floridatomorrow.ufl.edu/gallery/e_pubs/Performing_Arts.pdf |title=About the Performing Arts at the university |website=Floridatomorrow.ufl.edu |access-date=December 11, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331064246/http://www.floridatomorrow.ufl.edu/gallery/e_pubs/Performing_Arts.pdf |archive-date=March 31, 2012}}</ref> The [[University Auditorium (Gainesville, Florida)|University Auditorium]] was founded in the mid-1920s and is home to the Anderson Memorial Organ. The auditorium has a concert stage and can seat up to 843 patrons. The venue is suitable for [[concert|musical concerts]], [[lecture|special lectures]], [[convocation]]s, dance concerts, and pageants.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://performingarts.ufl.edu/venues/university-auditorium/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070630041159/http://performingarts.ufl.edu/venues/university-auditorium/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 30, 2007 |title=UFPA Venues - University of Florida Performing Arts |website=Performingarts.ufl.edu |access-date=December 11, 2017}}</ref> [[File:UF Auditorium2.jpg|alt=|thumb|[[University Auditorium (Gainesville, Florida)|University Auditorium]]]] The [[Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts|Phillips Center for the Performing Arts]] was founded in 1992 and is a performing arts [[theatre]]. The Phillips Center is on the western side of campus, and hosts established and emerging national and international artists on the main stage, as well as the annual Miss University of Florida pageant and performances by the University of Florida's original student-run dance company, Floridance.<ref>{{cite web |author=University of Florida |url=https://ufl.collegiatelink.net/organization/floridance |title=Floridance |publisher=UF Collegiate Link |access-date=November 29, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205154846/https://ufl.collegiatelink.net/organization/floridance |archive-date=December 5, 2014}}</ref> The Phillips Center consists of a 1,700-seat [[Proscenium|proscenium hall]] and the 200-seat Squitieri Studio Theatre.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://events.gainesville.com/gainesville-fl/venues/show/183627-curtis-m-phillips-center-for-the-performing-arts |title=events - Gainesville.com - The Gainesville Sun |website=Gainesville Sun |access-date=May 29, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210224346/http://events.gainesville.com/gainesville-fl/venues/show/183627-curtis-m-phillips-center-for-the-performing-arts |archive-date=February 10, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Constans Theatre]] was founded in 1967 and is a performing arts venue next to the [[J. Wayne Reitz Union]]. Constans Theatre serves as a venue for musical concerts, theater, dance, and lectures, and is a sub-venue of the Nadine McGuire Pavilion and Dance Pavilion.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arts.ufl.edu/theatreanddance/pages/whoweare/mcguire/constans.asp |title=university of florida - school of theatre and dance |date=December 4, 2008 |access-date=December 11, 2017 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204084556/http://www.arts.ufl.edu/theatreanddance/pages/whoweare/mcguire/constans.asp |archive-date=December 4, 2008}}</ref> The [[Baughman Center]] was founded in 2000 and serves as a venue for small musical and performing arts events. The facility consists of two buildings next to [[Lake Alice (Gainesville, Florida)|Lake Alice]] on the western portion of campus. The main building is a {{convert|1500|sqft|m2|adj=on}} pavilion, the other is a {{convert|1000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} administrative building. The Baughman Center can accommodate up to 96 patrons.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://performingarts.ufl.edu/venues/baughman-center/ |title=Baughman Center |website=Performingarts.ufl.edu |access-date=May 29, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529221750/http://performingarts.ufl.edu/venues/baughman-center/ |archive-date=May 29, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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