Your Place In Space- A Lecture/Discussion Series with Jeff Rodgers
Six Tuesdays beginning September 9, 2008
6:30 pm - 8 pm
Join Jeff Rodgers, Director of the Bishop Planetarium, in a wide ranging series of discussions designed to address astronomy’s big questions - How do we know what we know about the cosmos? How did it all begin? Do we even know what our universe is made from? What makes stars shine? Are there other planets like Earth? Is there life out there? Six Tuesdays from 6:30-8pm: 9/9/08, 10/14/08, 12/9/08, 1/13/09, 2/10/09, 4/8/09.
$5 each or $25 for series if paid in advance. Members are free. RSVP to
Amara Cocilovo at 941-746-4131 x 11.
Night Flyers and Day Trippers - Florida Moth Images by Joseph Scheer
September 13, 2008 - January 11, 2009
In a place where art, science and technology meet, Joseph Scheer's images of moths emerge. These ubiquitous creatures are often considered drab-colored poor relations of the "beautiful" butterfly. Scheer's digitally scanned images will change that notion forever. Using a high-resolution scanner, digital printing technology, and an artist's sensibility, he brings forth the subtleties and astonishing varieties of color and textures that moths possess. The result is a glittering jewel box of brilliantly colored, intricately formed creatures, each with its own landscape of tiny hairs, kaleidoscopic color, iridescent eyes and antennae as intricate as filigree. In this exhibit, Scheer includes 29 large format images of moths found in Florida.
Bob Salyers: Florida Wildlife
September 27 - January 11, 2009
Bob Salyers: Florida Wildlife will complement the newly completed diorama of Florida's deep woods. Award-winning photographer Bob Salyers has been living in the state of Florida since 1985. Inspired by the beauty of this state, photography became his greatest passion. Bob has always been an outdoorsman, and his goal is to capture and share his love of nature through his photography. Bob's work has displayed at the Com-Center Gallery, Lakewood Ranch, FL, Longboat Key Art Center, Art Center Manatee, Bradenton, Florida and numerous Fine Art Shows throughout Florida.
America Goes to the Polls: A brief look at past elections 1789 to 1992
October 11 - November 30, 2009
Second Floor Curator's Choice Gallery
Every four years we experience the free-for-all we call a Presidential Campaign. They are filled with oratory, music and slogans. The winner becomes enshrined in history. . . the loser forgotten. They are popularity contests on a national scale. And they are the bedrock of our political system. The South Florida Museum takes a look at the history of campaigning with memorabilia and objects beginning with early presidential campaigns of the 19th century. This exhibit will help you to remember all those names and dates you learned in school and have slowly forgotten. In this presidential election year perhaps we should take a minute to reflect on the past presidents, the great and not so great, and the contribution they made to the formation of our nation.
Snooty Club Decal Contest
Submission Deadline December 1, 2008
All members of the Feed the Manatees Snooty Club will recieve a decal as a benefit of membership. This contest is to determine what that decal will look like. It could be your art! The contest is open to kids aged 5-12. You can download pdf's of the template and art release here.
For questions contact Amara Cocilovo at 941-746-4131 x 11 or Marilyn Margold at 941-746-4131 x 30