October 2013 Museum of Natural History Cameron Dancenter Teaches Got the Sniffles? BUTTERFLY FESTIVAL THE ART OF DANCING FALL ALLERGY SEASON Star Gazers Join Others Studying the Night Skies over Gainesville October 2013 1 Eagle Medical Services Has Earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal Of Approval. 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Cohen 7 Around Town 27 Calendar People, places, problems, good causes Your guide to music, theater, kid stuff and and occasions. lots more. 23 Gotta Go! 30 And Another Thing... Best bets for upcoming concerts, shows A fond farewell from this month’s issue of and events. the magazine. On the Cover This star trail photograph was taken in 2011 by Howard L. Cohen, University of Florida emeritus professor of astronomy. He describes it as a “long time-exposure photo capturing the apparent 7 Photo courtesy of Florida Museum of Natural History motions of the stars due to the Earth’s rotation. Photo courtesy of Howard L. Cohen Christopher Shumaker is a community contributor! Christopher K. Shumaker is a freelance writer. Shumaker, who has a Master’s Degree from the University of Florida in Mass Media, says he loves N. Florida and feels blessed to be able to share a little bit of what this great region of the 10 country has to offer. Photo courtesy of City of Gainesville Get Involved! 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Now, that’s a return on investment you can take to the bank. s you can imagine, being a monthly magazine we’re at Overhead Door Co. of Gainesville Overhead Door Co. of Ocala a bit of a disadvantage when it comes to timely news. 352-468-2733 352-622-5737 A However, being monthly affords us the advantage www.overheaddoorgnv.com www.overheaddoorocala.com of being able to focus on the readers’ interests and help you look ahead, so to speak. Case in point is our p. 7 article on the Florida Museum of Natural History’s ButterflyFest, which is sure to offer some good relaxing entertainment. (Who couldn’t use a little of that these days!?) Speaking of October, it’s really jam-packed with many events, including Haile Plantation’s own Oktoberfest on Fri- day, Oct. 18, at the Haile Village Center. Don’t miss it! Our cover article this month is on the Cameron Dancenter – a business you may have seen your travels around Gaines- ville but knew very little about. It turns out the Dancenter and the Danscompany of Gainesville have been teaching young and old the art of dancing for 30 years. That’s an impressive record. We want to thank Rebecca Clark for her article about the Dancenter and it’s many programs. Check it out on p. 14. Another terrific program for “older” Gainesville residents is the Senior Games, which are being held at several local venues this month. If you got the game, check out p. 10 for details on how to sign up! Thanks Haile Plantation. Keep sending articles and photos! Greg Walsh [email protected] Tell us what you THINK@ hibumagazine.com/survey October 2013 5 6 October 2013 AROUND TOWN Local news you can use. The Butterflies Are Returning Family event intended to encourage close interaction with the environment. by Francis Diaz Lepidoptera and Biodiversity. Community contributor Each year the museum hosts a special workshop for photographers looking to The Florida Museum of Natural capture the ideal butterfly image. The Pic- History will celebrate its eighth an- ture Perfect Photography Workshop runs Anual ButterflyFest Oct. 19-20. from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., allowing photog- The free event celebrates the impor- raphers access to the “Butterfly Rainforest” tance of pollinators and their role in the before it opens to the public. Participants ecosystem and includes the largest butter- may bring tri-pods or mono-pods, which fly plant sale of the year beginning Friday, normally are prohibited. Oct. 18, a behind-the-scenes look at collec- Registrants also receive special atten- tions and exclusive photography work- tion and instruction from museum staff. shops. Additional family-friendly activities Festival visitors will get a chance to see some Registration is $25. include live butterfly releases, a pollinator butterflies released. ButterflyFest activities and presenta- parade, live entertainment, movie screen- Photo courtesy of Florida Museum of Natural History tions are free, but normal admission ap- ing with panel discussion and more. plies for the “Butterfly Rainforest” exhibit: Florida Museum Lepidoptera researcher Jaret Daniels, who $10.50 for adults ($9 Fla. residents) and $6 for ages 3-17. also leads the museum’s exhibits and public programs division, University of Florida students and museum members receive said the theme of this year’s event is “Water and Wildlife.” free admission with a valid Gator 1 card. “ButterflyFest is a family event committed to growing The event also features food, children’s activities and awareness about the many intimate connections and interac- merchandise vendors. Visitors are encouraged to bring cash, as tions of organisms with their environment. there is no ATM available on-site. This year’s theme highlights water and wildlife in an ef- This family-friendly event is committed to growing aware- fort to help showcase the importance of this critical natural ness of Florida’s butterflies and wildlife as ambassadors to the resource,” said Daniels, who has lead multiple education and natural world. Visit Flmnh.ufl.edu/butterflyfest/ or call 352- research projects based in the museum’s McGuire Center for 273-2061 for more information. IN BRIEF Lance Turner Paintings on Display Through Oct. 25. Are we really the people we portray ourselves to be on Facebook? Who is it that tweets on Twitter? In this digital era, what do our posts on the “constructed reality” of Internet social media sites reveal about who we really are, how we are perceived by others and the relationship between art and photography? The painter Lance Turner explores these questions and more in the exhibition “Infinite Interruptions: The Paintings of Lance Turner from the Collection of Jonathan Carroll,” on view through Oct. 25, at the Santa Fe Gallery, Northwest Campus, 3000 NW 83 St., Gainesville. The gallery is open 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday – Friday Admission is free and open to the public.