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Escape room craze coming to Gainesville in February

Tonya, sitting, and Eric Merrell are bringing an escape room business to downtown Gainesville this winter. The couple from Commerce aim to open the series of five escape rooms — in which participants are challenged to find all the clues to free themselves from a locked room within a time limit — to the former site of The Fudgery on Green Street NE next to Midland Coffee.

01172019 ESCAPE 1.jpg — Tonya, sitting, and Eric Merrell are bringing an escape room business to downtown Gainesville this winter. The couple from Commerce aim to open the series of five escape rooms — in which participants are challenged to find all the clues to free themselves from a locked room within a time limit — to the former site of The Fudgery on Green Street NE next to Midland Coffee.

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Published: Jan 16, 2019, 10:58 PM

Eric and Tonya Merrell’s children have spent the past few months building escape room scenarios inside their home in Commerce. Good thing, too, because the Merrells will be taking tips and tricks from their children as they open Against the Clock, a collection of escape rooms, in downtown Gainesville.

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Here’s a look at The Arts Council’s newly finished stage and pavilion

The Arts Council executive director Gladys Wyant tours the new outdoor stage and pavilion Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, in downtown Gainesville. The pavilion can seat 300 for dinners and events with the rest of the grounds can be used for additional seating for more than 2,000 during concerts and other events. - photo by Scott Rogers

01272021 PAVILION 1.jpg — The Arts Council executive director Gladys Wyant tours the new outdoor stage and pavilion Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, in downtown Gainesville. The pavilion can seat 300 for dinners and events with the rest of the grounds can be used for additional seating for more than 2,000 during concerts and other events. - photo by Scott Rogers

Daniela Carrasco

The Times

Published: Jan 27, 2021, 12:17 AM

The Arts Council’s recently constructed stage and pavilion structure is ready to give performances and events a new place to flourish in downtown Gainesville.

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