Press Release
Florida Museum, Harn Museum of Art celebrate Earth Day April 21
For Immediate Release April 12, 2007
Contact:
Christine Hale
Director of Marketing and Public Relations
Harn Museum of Art
(352) 392-9826, chale@harn.ufl.edu
Paul Ramey, APR
Assistant Director, Marketing and Public Relations
Florida Museum of Natural History
(352) 846-2000, ext. 218, pramey@flmnh.ufl.edu
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The Harn Museum of Art and Florida Museum of Natural History will celebrate Earth Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 21 with a variety of activities for all ages at both museums.
At the Florida Museum of Natural History, visitors may enjoy craft time in the museum's central gallery from 10 a.m. to noon and 2 to 3 p.m. In the Galleria, visit with WUFT-TV staff for eco-friendly story time every 30 minutes from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Harn Earth Day activities begin at noon during an opening ceremony with Ile Orisanla and Heal the Earth Dancers celebrating our natural environment through dance in the Harn Museum of Art Galleria. From noon to 4 p.m. visitors may depict a nature scene through a plein air painting activity in the Harn's Goforth Learning Center. Local artist Peter Carolin will give demonstrations of painting in nature from 1 to 4 p.m. on the Harn Terrace.
At 1 p.m. at the Florida Museum, join paleo-artist Bill Stout for a talk on the legacy of Charles M. Knight and paleo-art's contribution to visualizing the Earth's history. Charles R. Knight was the first and the most renowned paleo-artist and his murals depicting ancient life grace the halls of America's greatest natural history museums, including the American Museum in New York and the Field Museum in Chicago. This will be the first opportunity to see seven of Knight's paintings in the Florida Museum's Hall of Florida Fossils.
From 2 to 4:30 p.m. in the Harn Museum of Art Auditorium, visitors can enjoy three eco-films with The Sierra Club, including Power Shift (26 min), narrated by Cameron Diaz, which explores the remarkable ways energy touches our daily lives. Activists from around the world discuss personal action steps you can take to reduce global warming. Hurricanes on the Brink (40 min), examines the past several hurricane seasons with experts in climatology and global warming and explores the possible link between global warming and the increase in sea surface temperatures and the increase in number and intensity of hurricanes. Vineyard Energy Project (16 min) discusses Martha's Vineyard's successful effort to implement sustainable energy solutions through the use of solar power.
From 3 to 3:30 p.m. in the Harn Museum of Art Galleria, a performance by Rehka Jagtap and the Indian Cultural and Educational Center Classical Indian Dance group will celebrate diversity through classical Indian dance. Following the performance, the Kanapaha Celtic Trio will play traditional Celtic music from Ireland and Scotland, celebrating nature and love for the land, until 4:30 p.m.
In addition to performances and art activities, community groups will offer a host of information on earth-friendly living, including Friends of Paynes Prairie, Alachua Audubon Society, Suwannee – St. Johns Group of the Florida Chapter of the Sierra Club and a Trashformations mini exhibit with Gary Bone from Oak Hall and the Alachua County Public Works Office.
Special Earth Day guests at the Florida Museum also include a representative from the Lubee Bat Conservatory for visitors interested in learning about bat conservation. Harn visitors also may view the new Alachua County Student Art Exhibition in the Auditorium, which opens April 19.
Special Earth Day guests at the Florida Museum also include a representative from the Lubee Bat Conservatory for visitors interested in learning about bat conservation. Harn visitors also may view the new Alachua County Student Art Exhibition in the Auditorium, which opens April 19.
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