2006

Sunday, Dec. 17, 1:30 p.m.
Video: Chagall Portrait of an Artist

For nearly 80 years, Marc Chagall captivated generations of art lovers and frustrated his critics. The film portrait, mad very shortly before his death in 1985, takes the viewer on a journey through time and place on the trail of this enigmatic artist. 55 minutes.

Vassily Kandinsky painted the first totally abstract picture and thereby created

A milestone in modern art. His emotional use of color and form pulsates throughout this presentation, which was filmed during a major retrospective at the Paris Centre Pompidou. 60 minutes

Receive an extra discount in the Museum Shop for a total of 15 percent off everything marked $5 or more. You’ll find a wonderful selection of seasonal merchandise including cards and 2007 calendars. Stumped about what to give that special someone? Check out our Robert Held Art Glass collection and one-of-a-kind jewelry. There is also a wide selection of coloring books, knowledge cards and art books for the young and young-at-heart. Not a museum member? Join and immediately enjoy your shopping discount as well as other membership privileges. Individual memberships are just $30 ($25 for seniors) and dual/family memberships are $50 or $40 for seniors.

Join us in the comfort of the Appleton auditorium for a very special holiday treat featuring renowned jazz pianist and recording artist Johnny O’Neal. Whether playing Art Tatum in the movie Ray or playing piano like few ever have, O’Neal knows how to perform and entertain, or as The Jazz Cruise put it, the most difficult part of listening to O’Neal perform is “finding a seat and then being able to sit still in it. The man just makes you want to move.”

Admission is $6 (free to members). There will be a cash bar and food tickets will be available with catering by Felix’s. After Hours is sponsored in part by Parramore Music, the Star-Banner and Party Time Rental; the evening’s nonprofit partner is Marion County Childrens Alliance.

Ann Durham, curator of “Connecting Threads: the Carter Collection of Pre-Columbian Peruvian Textiles.” 2 hours

Whether the scene is the Henley Regatta, the yachts of Deauville or the casinos and promenades of Cannes, the works of Raoul Dufy capture all the color and excitement of the moment. His work, however, is not limited to paintings of people at play. He chose to explore design in other mediums, such as ceramics, wall hangings, furniture and dress fabrics. Discover why Dufy’s design influence is still very much alive, and why many consider him a painter of genius, ranking along side Matisse and Léger. 56 minutes.

Amazingly preserved mummies, lost cities and incredible mountaintop discoveries offer startling new revelations about the glorious rise – and cataclysmic fall – of the extraordinary Inca civilization. Follow Inca researcher Peter Frost on an expedition to Vilcabamba – the last refuge of Incas fleeing the ruthless conquistadores – and be there for the unwrapping of the perfectly intact “mummy bundles” unearthed beneath a modern-day school yard.

Sunday, Nov. 19, 1:30 p.m.
Video: Joan MIro: Theatre of Dreams

The award-winning Portrait of an Artist series continues with Joan Miro, friend of Picasso and Ernst. He is shown in this BBC Television production at age 85, five years before his death, still full of youthful vigor and entertaining reminiscences. He is hard at work in his Majorcan studio and about to embark on a new venture: an original stage production with a Spanish theatre group.

Sunday, Nov. 12, 2:30 p.m.
Textile Conservation Workshop

Don’t miss the first in our series of conservation seminars featuring Muffie Austin, founder of Textile Conservation Services in Fernandina Beach and a leading authority in the field of conservation. She has completed projects for Ellis Island Museum in New York, the Vanderbilt Mansion at Hyde Park, The National Museum of Singapore.

The Appleton’s conservation series is designed to help you better protect the objects in your home and collections you most cherish. Future seminars will cover sculptures, paintings and works on paper.

Seminar cost for members is $4 and $10 for non-members, which includes admission to the museum and the Tapestries exhibition.

Call by Nov. 3 for reserved seating, 291-4455 Ext. 1255.

Sunday, Nov. 12, 1:30 p.m.
Video: Matisse Portrait of an Artist

This award-winning film highlights the development of Matisse’s greatest works from his early canvasses, to his involvement with the Fauvist movement, through his later pieces. It also explores the inspiration and renewed vigor he found in traveling the world.

The first work of art placed in the National Gallery’s East Building, this mobile is also the last major piece by one of America’s great artists, Alexander Calder – the man who invented the form of art. The film takes us on an absorbing journey, as Calder, architect I.M. Pei, craftsmen and museum officials face the challenges of producing this monumental and technically complex piece.

Dust off your lederhosen, we’re celebrating Oktoberfest in November with the return of Bill Schoenfeldt and the Swinging Bavarians. Join us in our biergarten (courtyard) for an ompah pah-ing good time. Catering will be by the Hilton Ocala. Our nonprofit partner is Meals on Wheels.

Admission is just $6 – free to members – and food and drink tickets are available. Call 291-4455, Ext. 1835 for more information.

Sunday, Oct. 29, 1:30 p.m.
Video: Picasso Portrait of an Artist

Friday, Oct. 27
Directors’ Circle, 4 p.m.
Members’ Opening, 5 p.m.
Lecture, 7 p.m.

Members enjoy light hors d’oeuvres to kick off Tapestries: Picasso, Calder, Matisse and Other Great 20th Century Modernists and Connecting Threads: The Carter Collection of Pre-Columbian Peruvian Textiles. Dirk Holger, Tapestries curator, will discuss the exhibition following the Members’ Opening. Mr. Holger is a gifted artist, art historian, tapestry designer and author who studied under Jean Lurcat, master of modern tapestry whose work is featured in this exhibition.

Not a member? Join at the opening and enjoy all benefits.

The 1946 film, shot in and around Silver Springs, is a coming-of-age classic about friendship, courage and love. Amid the hardships and struggle of pioneer life, young Jody Baxter finds friendship in the form of an orphaned fawn. But when the deer grows into a yearling and begins threatening the family’s meager crops, Jody’s love for the wild creature – and for his parents (Gregory Peck and Jane Wyman) is put to the ultimate test.

Mary Steenburgen stars in this true, amazing story of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings who moved to the Florida backwoods in 1928 to write about her experience. She swapped a married life of luxury for swamps and unfriendly rustics. But learning to love the land and the people, she found the inspiration to write her greatest novel, “The Yearling.”

J.T. Glisson, painter, storyteller and author of The Creek, will read from his works and recount colorful tales of his Cross Creek neighbor – Pulitzer Prize winning novelist Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings.

Appleton After Hours for Oct. 5 features jazz guitarist Barry Greene and the Barry Greene Trio. Greene, noted for his sophisticated harmonies and contemporary grooves, has been lauded as a “superior musician with power to spare.” There will be a cash bar and food tickets available with catering provided by The Copper Pot. Our nonprofit event partner will be United Way of Marion County

Admission is just $6 – free to members – and food and drink tickets are available. Call 291-4455, Ext. 1835 for more information

This-two part program begins with a fascinating documentary showing Rembrandt’s unique capacity to capture and depict the many aspects of humanity. Dozens of his most famous paintings, as well as his self-portraits, are featured. Part two is an in-depth look at the restoration work performed on Rembrandt’s masterpiece, “The Night Watch,” which was seriously vandalized in 1975.

Video: Two Faces of the Seventeenth Century
This program explores two masterpieces of painting in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art: the 1660 Self Portrait by Rembrandt and the 1650 Portrait of Juan de Pareja by Velasquez. Introductory remarks by Phillippe de Montebello, director of The Met, link the two masterpieces.

Sunday September 24, 1:30 p.m.
Video: Notre Dame, Witness to History

With breathtaking photography, rare archival material and insights from leading scholars, architects and theologians, this film tells the story of this Parisian landmark and brings to life the fascinating characters—both real and fictional—whose destinies are woven into the legend of this most famous of all cathedrals. Color. 56 min.

Sunday September 17, 1:30 p.m.
Video: The Louvre

Before this film no one else, including the French, was ever permitted to film the Louvre. The priceless treasures and incomparable art can now be shared through the eyes of award-winning filmmaker Lucy Jarvis. This film, hosted by Charles Boyer, is winner of fourteen national and international awards. Color. 60 min.

Sunday September 10, 1:30 p.m.
Video: Orsay: Painting, Sculpture, Objets D’art

This overview of the extensive collection of the Musee d’Orsay in Paris includes paintings by Delacroix, Corot, Renoir, Monet, Degas, Cezanne, Van Gogh, Seurat, Gaugin and many others. Selections of sculpture, photography, objets d’art and architecture are also presented.
Color. 60 min.

Thursday September 7, 5-9 p.m.
Appleton After Hours

Jazz vocalist and Zenith recording artist Toscha Comeaux returns to the Appleton! Comeaux has shared the stage with Lou Rawls, the late Ray Charles and Diana Ross but now is making a mark in her own right with the release of her debut album “This Could Be Love”. The CD will be available for purchase in the museum shop during this event. Food tickets for $10 and a cash bar will be available. Food catered by Felix’s. Food service begins at 5 p.m. Kimberly’s Cottage is the nonprofit event partner. Admission free to museum members, $6 non-members. After Hours events are on the first Thursday of September – December and February – May.

After Hours is supported in part by Star-Banner and Party Time Rental.

Sunday September 3, 1:30 p.m.
Video: Picasso, the Man and His Work, Part II (1938-1973)

With the collaboration of Picasso, at work and at play, this film chronicles the painter and reveals many unknown aspects of his work and personality. Many of his works never seen in public are shown. Color. 45 min.Sunday September 3, 1:30 p.m.
Video: Picasso, the Man and His Work, Part II (1938-1973)

With the collaboration of Picasso, at work and at play, this film chronicles the painter and reveals many unknown aspects of his work and personality. Many of his works never seen in public are shown. Color. 45 min.

Celebrate the restoration and return of our elephant sculptures! Activities will center on conservation and preservation of art, the environment and wildlife. Special presentation of the elephant sculptures at 1:45 p.m.

Sunday August 20, 1:30 p.m.
Video: Picasso, The Man and his Work – Part 1 (1881-1937)

With complete collaboration of Picasso, at work and at play, this video chronicles the great painter and reveals many unknown aspects of his work and personality. Many of his works never before seen in public are shown. Color. 45 min.

Sunday August 13, 1:30 p.m.
Video: Gaudi, a dream in Barcelona

Explore the architectural styles of Gaudi while examining the buildings he designed in Barcelona. Compare Gaudi’s style of architecture with that of his contemporaries. Color. 28 min.

Sunday August 6, 1:30 p.m.
Video: Barcelona, Archive of Courtesy

Visit landmarks—world-known and little-known—and watch history unfold through the eyes of the artists, architects and thinkers who immortalized the city with their masterpieces. Color. 40 min.

Sunday July 30, 1:30 p.m.
Video: Uffizi, Florence’s Treasure House of Art

A favorite of every visitor to Florence, the Uffizi has the world’s finest collection of Italian Renaissance painting as well as notable Flemish, Dutch, German and French masterpieces, antiques, sculptures and more than 100,000 drawings and prints. The splendor of the Renaissance comes to life through famous masterpieces by great artists including Botticelli, da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael. Color. 60 min.

Sunday July 23, 1:30 p.m.
Video: Lorenzo Ghiberti, The Gates of Paradise

Ghiberti won an artistic competition in 1401 to design a new set of bronze doors for the Florentine baptistery. His creation was so popular he was recommissioned to execute a second set. This resulted in one of the artistic marvels of the Renaissance, the “Gates of Paradise”. This video shows the ways in which Ghiberti’s techniques constitute a link between Gothic tradition and the Renaissance. Color. 30 min.

Sunday July 16, 1:30 p.m.
Video: The Medici and Palazzo Vecchio

This video chronicles the history of the Palazzo Vecchio’s structure, building plan and decoration during a period of two centuries. At the center of the saga is the Medici family, whose financial plans and political aspirations are matched by their savvy as art patrons. Enter the rooms of the building from grand salon to private chapel and experience the full power of this architectonic miracle. Color. 50 min.

Sunday July 16, 2:30 p.m.
Gallery Walk by Trish Thompson

Trish Thompson is one of four artists featured in “The Appleton Biennial” exhibit.

Sunday July 9, 1:30 p.m.
Video: Florence: Cradle of the Renaissance

In 1436, Florence led the Western World into the light of the Renaissance. For the next 100 years Florence was the cradle of rebirth in art, architecture, letters and philosophy. Color. 30 min.

Sunday July 9, 2:30 p.m.
Lecture by Melanie Peter

Melanie Peter, a third-generation native of central Florida, paints the Florida landscape and people with equal interest. She currently teaches at Santa Fe Community College and in her studio in downtown Gainesville. Her work has been exhibited throughout the United States and has appeared in a variety of publications including “Pastel Journal” and “Pure Color, The Best of Pastel”, North Light, 2006. Her artwork is in the collections of Disney World, Shands Hospital at University of Florida, Leesburg Regional Medical Center and hundreds of private collections. She is a signature member of Plein Air Florida.

An eccentric millionaire arrives at Wolfe’s doorstep with an extraordinary offer, a disturbing story of harassment and an FBI tail. Only after Wolfe takes the case does a murder come to light. Color. 90 min.
Directed by Timothy Hutton.

Sunday June 25, 3:30 p.m.
Lecture and Gallery Walk by Nancy Moskovitz

Biennial exhibit artist Nancy Moskovitz will discuss her works.

Sunday June 18, 1:30 p.m.
Video: Nero Wolfe: “Eeny Meeny Murder Moe”

While Archie is upstairs trying to convince Wolfe to meet with a prospective client, someone is in the office making sure she won’t ever tell Nero her story. Color. 45 min.

Sunday June 18, 2:30 p.m.
Lecture by William Marder :"Painting and Photography: Their Relationship, Past and Present: New Techniques in the Digital Era Erasing the Thin Line Between the Two”

William Marder is a featured artist in the Appleton Museum’s Biennial exhibit.

Sunday June 11, 1:30 p.m.
Video: Nero Wolfe: “Prisoner’s Base, Part 2”

Color. 45 min.

Friday June 9, 5 – 7 p.m.
Members Opening

Appleton Museum members preview The Appleton Biennial exhibit which opens Saturday, June 10.

Sunday June 4, 1:30 p.m.
Video: Nero Wolfe: “Prisoner’s Base, Part 1”

Archie is arrested for impersonating a police officer while investigating a woman’s death. Wolfe comes to the aid of his headstrong assistant, and they expose a scheme to steal a fortune. Color. 45 min.

Sunday June 4, 2:30 p.m.
Lecture by Jessica Aiken

Jessica Aiken, graduate student of the Museum Studies Graduate Program at the University of Florida, will discuss the exhibit Evoking the Spiritual, which she guest curated as her thesis project.

Friday June 2, 7 - 10 p.m.
Black Music Month

Celebrate Black Music Month with renowned jazz pianist Kenny Drew, Jr. and Gainesville jazz favorite Encore! Drew won the 1990 Great American Jazz Piano Competition in Jacksonville and has performed as leader in jazz clubs around the country. He has recorded nine albums as leader and made numerous recordings as a sideman. Drew has performed with the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band. He has also gained a reputation for performing classical music, with a repertoire including Bach concertos and music by African-American composers. The popular group Encore has performed at the Appleton Museum several times. Nonprofit partner for this event is The Sircle, Inc. Caterer is Southern Soul Café. Food tickets, cash bar available. Admission is free to Appleton Museum members; $6, non-members. Food service begins at 7:00 p.m. For more information, call 352.291.4455.

Sunday May 28, 1:30 p.m.
Video: Nero Wolfe: “Over My Dead Body, Part 2”, Color. 45 min.

Sunday May 21, 1:30 p.m.
Video: Nero Wolfe: “Over My Dead Body, Part 1”

Wolfe’s long-lost adopted daughter has been falsely accused of robbery. By the time Archie arrives at the scene to help, her name has been cleared in the robbery, but there is a fresh murder case to investigate. Directed by Timothy Hutton. Color. 45 min.

Sunday May 21, 2:30 p.m.
Gallery Walk of the Dalí Exhibit by Dirk Armstrong

Mr. Armstrong is Assistant Curator and Chief Preparator at the Salvador Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg.

Sunday May 14, 1:30 p.m.
Video: “Salvadore Dalí, a soft self-portrait”

Filmed on location at Dalí’s villa in Spain, this film visually explores Dalí’s outrageous world, his art and his philosophies. Narrated by Orson Welles. Color. 60 min.

Sunday May 14, 2:30 p.m.
Book Signing by author Paul Martin Brown and illustrator Stan Folsom of their new book Wild Orchids of Florida, Updated and Expanded Edition

Sunday May 7, 1:30 p.m.
Video: Nero Wolfe: “Door to Death”

Driven by the need to find a new gardener, Wolfe takes the drastic step of leaving the brownstone to meet a plant man in Westchester. The trip proves that it doesn’t pay to abandon the comforts of home. Color. 45 min.

Sunday May 7, 2:30 p.m.
Lecture: Stig Dalström: “Orchids…Smarter Than People, but Dependent on Them Anyway”

Mr. Dalström has degrees in civil engineering and horticulture, is a self-taught watercolor artist, botanical illustrator and experienced orchid taxonomist. He is the Curator of the Orchid Identification Center of the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota. He has given presentations at World Orchid Conferences, international congresses, and shows in Europe, South and Central America and the United States. His fine art can be seen in public and private collections in Europe, South America, Asia and the United States.

Thursday May 4, 5 - 9 p.m.
Appleton After Hours

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with Nino Castaneda’s Latin Jazz band! Castaneda is a guitarist, composer and conceptualist who combines Jazz, Latin, R&B, Blues, Flamenco and Motown influences into his smooth lyrical guitar solos. He has opened for Spyro Gyra, Mikel Paulo, Dr. John, Freddie Fender and the Rippingtons. In 2005, he performed at the Jazz Up Dunnellon street festival and at the Webber Center at Central Florida Community College. Nonprofit partner for this event is Hispanic Business Council, a program of Ocala/Marion County Chamber of Commerce. Caterer is Felix’s. Food tickets, cash bar available. Admission is free to Appleton Museum members; $6, non-members. For more information, call 352.291.4455.

Sunday April 30, 1:30 p.m.
Video: “Disguise for Murder”

The Manhattan Flower Club’s visit to the brownstone proves fatal for one of the members. Color. 45 min.

Sunday April 30, 2:30 p.m.
Lecture & Demonstration by Bruce Ide: “Cultivating & Growing Orchids in Marion County”

Mr. Ide’s demonstration will be about potting orchids the correct way.

Sunday April 23, 1:30 p.m.
Video: “The Definitive Dalí”

This film presents Dalí’s entire oeuvre—painting, sculpture, writing, fashion and film—in the context of his extraordinary life and international career. Color. 75 min.

Sunday April 16, 1:30 p.m.
Video: Nero Wolfe: “Champagne for One, Part 2”

Color. 45 min.

Sunday April 9,2:30 p.m.
Lecture: Alex Hirtz: “Orchids in the Andes of Ecuador”

Mr. Hirtz is an international award winning photographer and author from Quito, Ecuador. His lecture will coordinate with his display of photographic prints in the exhibit Orchid ~ Objet Trouvé: South American Orchids by Alex Hirtz and Stig Dalström

Sunday April 9, 1:30 p.m.
Video: Nero Wolfe: “Champagne for One, Part 1”

At a party, one of the guests drops dead and Nero helps bring the killer to justice. Starring Timothy Hutton as Archie and Maury Chaykin as Nero Wolfe. Directed by Timothy Hutton. Color. 45 min.

Thursday April 6, 5-9 p.m.
Appleton After Hours

Critically acclaimed Christian Tamburr Quartet, Acoustic Jazz! Christian Tamburr is originally from Merritt Island, Florida and currently lives in Orlando. He began performing jazz at the age of 14 and has worked with many jazz legends. He has performed as guest artist with Dave Brubeck and opened for Harry Connick, Jr. Some of his venues include Merv Griffin’s “Coconut Club” in the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA; The Brown Derby in Hollywood; and I-Rock Hotel in Las Vegas. In 2002, as a member of the Noel Friedline Quintet, Christian performed for Julia Roberts at her highly publicized, surprise birthday party in New York City. Nonprofit partner for this event is New Horizon Academy. Caterer is Hilton Ocala. Food tickets, cash bar available. Admission is Free to Appleton Museum members; $6, non-members. For more information, call 352.291.4455.

Sunday April 2, 4 - 6 p.m.
Cantorial Concert

For information and tickets call Gary, 352.347.2481.

Sunday March 26, 1:30 p.m.
Video: Georgia O’Keefe

O’Keefe was an American abstract painter famous for the purity and lucidity of her still-life compositions. She is best known for her large paintings of desert flowers and scenery in which single objects are presented in close-up view. Color. 45 min.

Sunday March 19, 1:30 p.m.
Video: Frida Kahlo

Kahlo began to paint in 1925 while recovering from a streetcar accident that left her permanently disabled. Many of her paintings relate to her physical pain. Some also chronicle her turbulent relationship with artist Diego Rivera. Color. 45 min.

Sunday March 12 , 1:30 p.m.
Video: Artemisia

A widely acclaimed critical favorite, this film was honored with a Golden Globe nomination for best Foreign Language Film. This is the provocative true story of one of the first female painters, and one of Italy’s greatest painters. Color. 95 min. Subtitled. R rated.

Friday March 10, 7:30 p.m.
Benefit Concert by Pianist Marie Jo

Enjoy an enchanted evening of music at this concert for the benefit of the Appleton Museum! The concert is open to the public, but seating is limited. Tickets are $25. Please reserve seating by calling Colleen Harper, 352.291.4455 ext. 1831.

Sunday March 5, 1:30 p.m.
Video: Mary Cassatt

Children and naturalism are the hallmarks of Cassatt’s work during the 1880s and 1890s.

Her paintings depict a world of her own creation, which adults can understand by recapturing their childhood persona. Color. 45 min.

Thursday March 2, 5-9 p.m.
Appleton After Hours

Rock n’ Roll with local group Landslide! Nonprofit partner for this event is Leadership Ocala Marion Alumni (LOMA). Caterer is Hilton Ocala. Food tickets, cash bar available. Admission is Free to Appleton Museum members; $6, non-members. For more information, call 352.291.4455.

Sunday, February 26, 1:30 p.m.
Video: Donatello

Donatello was the greatest sculptor of the early Italian Renaissance. This program reveals the astonishing variety of his work. Color. 60 min.

Sunday, February 19, 1:30 p.m.
Video: Rodin

Rodin worked ceaselessly all his life. A man of character, he was a Titan of the 19th century, and is now acknowledged as a shining herald of the 20th century. Color. 36 min.

Sunday, February 12, 1:30 p.m.
Video: Camille Claudel

Not only a potent love story, this video is also an account of art and its wellsprings. We witness Claudel’s manic genius at work, driven by the necessity to externalize her emotions in the forms of her sculptures. Color. 159 min.

Sunday, February 5, 1:30 p.m.
Video: Michelangelo

Italian sculptor, architect, painter and poet Michelangelo, along with Leonardo da Vinci, exerted a tremendous influence on his contemporaries and on subsequent Western art in general. Color. 45 min.

2:30 p.m.
Lecture by Evan Wilson: Figures in Interiors

Evan Wilson will talk about becoming and being a professional artist and how to make a living from making art.

Thursday, February 2, 5-9 p.m.
Appleton After Hours

Enjoy an evening of music with Gainesville’s popular jazz group, Encore. Tonight’s caterer is The Copper Pot. Food tickets, cash bar available. For more information, call 291-4455.

Sunday January 29, 2:40 p.m.
Lecture by Nina Akamu: The Creation of the Modern Leonardo Da Vinci’s Horse

Akamu, one of the artists featured in the Legacy exhibit, received worldwide acclaim when commissioned to create a horse sculpture based on a monument that was designed but never completed by Leonardo da Vinci. Five hundred years after Leonardo’s clay model was destroyed by French troops who invaded Milan in 1499, Akamu’s sculpture, The Horse, was erected in Milan, Italy, near the site where Leonardo’s horse was to have stood.

Sunday, January 29, 1:30 p.m.
Video: Mysterious Egypt

Explore the most important sites of ancient Egypt-the pyramids of Giza, the Great Sphynx, the Memnon Colossus. This film was made with the official support of the Egyptian Ministry of Cultural Affairs. Color. 60 min

Sunday, January 22, 2:30 p.m.
Lecture by Nilda Comas: From Sketches to Bronze

Nilda Comas, one of the Legacy artists, will discuss how she creates sculptures.

Sunday January 15, 1:30 p.m.
Video: Edouard Manet

This visually powerful documentary presents the great French Impressionist as a daring observer of the 19th century urban scene. It examines Manet’s major paintings, using the artist’s own words and those of his contemporaries. Color. 27 min.

Sunday January 8, 12-5 p.m.
Open House
Free admission to the museum!

2005

Sunday December 18, 1:30 p.m.
Video: Raphael

This Italian Renaissance painter was considered one of the greatest and most popular artists of all time.

Sunday December 11, 1:30 p.m.
Video: Caravaggio

The Italian Baroque painter Caravaggio, played a pivotal role in the development of a naturalistic style in 17th century painting.

Sunday December 4, 2:30 p.m.
Lecture and Book Signing by Joe Sheppard
Mr. Sheppard will talk about the Legacy : A Tradition Lives On exhibit and how it developed.

Friday, December 2, 5-7 p.m.
Members’ Opening
Appleton Museum members preview the exhibit Legacy: A Tradition Lives On, opening December 3.

Thursday, December 1, 5-9 p.m.
Appleton After Hours
Swing with the Big Band sound of Bill Allred! Caterer for tonight’s event is Copper Pot. Food tickets and cash bar available. For more information, contact Joyce Orme, 352.291.4455 ext. 1834 or ormej@cf.edu.

Video
Sunday, November 13, 1:30 p.m. Video:
"Sukhavati-Place of Bliss"

Travel a mythic journey of transcendence and illumination with Joseph Campbell, as he traces the mythological symbols left to us by the ancients. 80 min.

Lecture
2:30 p.m. Lecture by
Dr. Scott Olsen: "Eastern Philosophy and Religion"

Dr. Olsen is professor of humanities at Central Florida Community College.

Saturday, November 12
Pan-Asian Family Day

Join us for a day of celebrating Asian culture! Featured will be Indian dance from Ocala’s India Cultural Center, Taiko drummers who perform at Disney’s Epcot Center, a Filipino 30 piece bamboo orchestra and 15 member choir, Thai storytelling and dance, and a host of hands-on activities for children and families.

Dragon Legend Acrobatic Co.
Time Performing: 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m.

Orlando Taiko Dojo Drummers
Time Performing: 11:30, 1:30 p.m.

Tai Chi Demonstration
Time Performing: 10 a.m., 11:15 a.m., 12:15 p.m., 1:15 p.m., 2:45 p.m.

Indian Dance Performance/Fashion Show
Time Performing: 2 p.m.

Lecture
Sunday, November 6, 2:30 p.m. Lecture by
Walter Zanger

Mr. Zanger, of Jerusalem, is known throughout America, as he appeared regularly on "Mysteries of the Bible" television series on A&E network. His lectures deal with archaeology, history and Biblical History.

Thursday, November 3, 5-9 p.m.
Appleton After Hours

Join the Salsa extravaganza with Latin band "Son Bien Chevere"! Caterer for the event is The Copper Pot. Food tickets, cash bar available. For more information, contact Joyce Orme, 352.291.4455 ext.1834 or ormej@cf.edu.

Video
Sunday, October 30, 1:30 p.m.Video:
"Great Tales in Asian Art"

Beloved stories of India, Indonesia, Korea and Japan told through visual art. 82 min.

Wednesday, October 26 – December 7, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Watercolor Workshop with Connie Shannon

To register, call Ana Rockwell, continuing education coordinator at Central Florida Community College, 352.854.2322 ext.1468.

Video
Sunday, October 23, 1:30 p.m.
"Art of Indonesia, Tales from the Shadow World"

This documentary explores Indonesia’s ancient treasures and its "shadow world"—the rituals, myths and performances by which the harmony of the universe is maintained. 28 min.

Sunday, October 23, 2:15 p.m.
James Webb Ballroom Dance Group

Local dance group will demonstrate various ballroom dances.

Video
Sunday, October 16, 1:30 p.m. Video:
"Ulee’s Gold"

Peter Fonda stars as Ulee, a Florida beekeeper struggling not only to earn a living, but to keep his two grandchildren from falling into the same self-destructive paths blazed by their parents.
Fonda won a Golden Globe as Best Actor for his role as the Zen-like patriarch and received an Academy Award Nomination for Best Actor. 1 hr. 53 min

Video
Sunday, October 9, 1:30 p.m.
"Sayonara"

Marlon Brando’s Oscar nominated performance provides the dramatic heart of this movie, a poignant outcry against bigotry. 147 min.

Thursday, October 6, 5-9 p.m.
Appleton After Hours

Tonight’s German themed event features "The Swinging Bavarians". Caterer is Felix’s. Food tickets and cash bar available. Cosponsor of the event is United Way. For more information, contact Joyce Orme, 352.291.4455 ext.1834 or ormej@cf.edu.

Lecture
Sunday, October 2, 2:30 p.m.
Dr. Norman Berdichevsky: "Spain’s Remarkable Cultural Geography of Diverse Peoples and Regions"

Dr. Berdichevsky is a freelance writer and author of more than 150 publications.

Movie
Sunday, September 25, 1:30 p.m.
"Imperial Treasures of Chinese Art"

Visit the National Palace Museum in Taipei and view a spectacular showcase of Chinese art and antiquities.

Sunday, September 18, 2:30 p.m.
Lecture & Gallery Walk by artist Cephas Wong

At a recent solo exhibition at the China National Museum of Fine Arts, Mr. Wong’s works were highly regarded for their bold depictions of real life in both woodcut and oil painting.

Friday, September 16, 5-7 p.m.
Members’ Opening

Appleton Museum members enjoy a preview of the exhibits Pacific Exotic: Woodblock Prints of Paul Jacoulet and Cephas Wong: A Contemporary Eastern Interpretation opening September 17, 2005.

Wednesday, September 14, 21, 28
and October 5, 12, 19, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Creative Drawing Workshop with Connie Shannon

To register, call Ana Rockwell, continuing education coordinator, at Central Florida Community College, 352.854.2322 ext.1468.

Movie
Sunday, August 28, 2005 1:30 p.m.
Auditorium
Sister Wendy's Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Enjoy the museum's wonderfully diverse works, including David Hockney's painting Mulholland Drive, a colorfully woven Chinese emperor's robe, and examples of pre-Columbian sculpture. 60 min.

Sunday, August 21, 2005 2:45 p.m.
Courtyard Cafe
Ballroom Dance Demonstration

A local dance group will demonstrate various ballroom dances. Join the fun and watch museum staff member, Joyce Beers, perform with the group!

Movie
Sunday, August 21, 2005 1:30 p.m.
Auditorium
Sister Wendy's Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas

Share the museum's carefully selected art collection, including Cezanne's painting Man in a Blue Smock, the lacquered beauty of a Japanese wine flask, and Caravaggio's The Cardsharps. 60 min.

Movie
Sunday, August 14, 2005 1:30 p.m.
Auditorium
Sister Wendy's The Cleveland Museum of Art

Explore rare Asian art and Medieval European pieces, as well as Rodin's sculpture The Thinker, an elaborately detailed suit of armor, and Rousseau's richly fantastic painting The Fight of a Tiger and a Buffalo. 60 min.

Movie
Sunday, August 07, 2005 1:30 p.m.
Auditorium
Sister Wendy's The Art Institute of Chicago

Discover intriguing facts behind Grant Wood's classic painting American Gothic, the brilliance of a gold ceremonial knife from Peru's lost Chimu empire, and Marc Chagall's stained glass epic America Windows. 60 min.

Lecture
Sunday, July 31, 2005 1:30 p.m.
Auditorium
Sister Wendy's Pains of Glass

In Cambridge, England, Sister Wendy visits the monumental stained glass windows of the King's College Chapel. She retells the most compelling stories of the Old and New Testament, as revealed in these towering panels of leaded glass. 60 min.

Movie
Sunday, December 26, 2004 1:30 pm
Auditorium
Faith Ringgold-The Last Story Quilt

This video is a look at how one woman, through patience, perseverance and education, has fulfilled her dream of becoming an artist. Ringgold is credited with developing the "Black Light" color palette. Her work is part of museum collections including the Guggenheim Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and is owned by private collectors such as Oprah Winfrey and Bill Cosby.