COMING EVENTS

Sunday, May 18
Video: Florida the 27th Star begins at 1:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 25
Exhibition Closing: YIA and the Sixth Congressional District ends.

Sunday, May 25
Video: Celebrating Florida: the Vickers Collection begins at 1:30 p.m.

Sunday, June 1, 1:30 p.m.
Video: Treemonisha: An opera by Scott Joplin

This only surviving Opera by the legendary ragtime composer, Scott Joplin, combines African dance, American popular music forms and European opera to tell the story of black rural life in the late 19th century, post-Civil War (86 min).

Thursday, June 5, 5-9 p.m.
Black Music Month Celebration features the Appleton debut of Dr. Eugene White and the Singing Trojans of Ribault Senior High School All-State Gospel Choir.

Sunday, June 8, 1:30 p.m.
Video: Masters of Tap

This exuberant documentary introduces viewers to the lively world of tap dance as interpreted by three acknowledge masters: Honi Coles, Will Gaines and Chuck Green. Dance styles showcase the heady of the 1930 as well as bebop. Much of the documentary is narrated by Coles, who relates his own story as well as those of other great tap dancers. Historical footage gives viewers a feel for the evolution of this lively form of dance. (61 min.)

Friday, June 13, 4 p.m.
Director’s Circle Opening Reception
2008 Appleton Biennial exhibition

Friday, June 13, 5:30 p.m.
Members Opening Reception
2008 Appleton Biennial exhibition

Saturday, June 14
2008 Appleton Biennial exhibition

The collective works of the four artists showcased in the 2008 Appleton Biennial is the perfect summer exhibition. The juried exhibition began in 2004 as a way to showcase regional artists who offer a fresh perspective on traditional subjects and materials. To date, the biennials have highlighted the works of 25 extraordinary artists including the four whose works are now showcased: Ron Haase of Melrose, Bill James of Ocala, Joyce McAdams of Edgewater and Steffen Mittelhaeuser of Port Orange.
From lush, vibrant colors to misty pastels and evocative photography, the Biennial offers a tour of the Sunshine State without straying far from home.

Sunday, June 15, 1:30 p.m.
Movie: The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

Cicily Tyson stars in this highly acclaimed drama based on the best selling novel by Ernest J. Gaines. On her 110th birthday, Miss Pittman, a former slave, reminisces about the black experience of picking potatoes on a southern plantation and carrying water to Civil War soldiers and presents her view on the heating up of the Civil Rights Movement. (110 min.)

Sunday, June 22, 1:30 p.m.
Video: Porgy and Bess (Acts I & II)

This controversial operetta created by the Gershwin tells the story, set in a fictitious black waterfront tenement called Catfish Row in South Carolina, is a story of poverty and lives gone wrong due to the effects of alcohol, drugs and prostitution. However, a love story emerges and the accompanying joy, sorrow and exuberance spills out in a rush of poignant voices rose in song. (105 min.)

Sunday, June 29, 1:30 p.m.
Video: Porgy and Bess (Act III) Conclusion of the Gershwin operetta.

Sunday, July 6
No programming – Fourth of July weekend