University of Florida News

Here’s the print version of InsideUF for January 23, 2007.

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History is offering a home school class, “Nomads: Life on the Go,” for 7- to 11-year-olds beginning Jan. 29. Participants will learn how nomadic people traveled to adapt to their surroundings, what kind of technology nomads employed, and how nomadic people moved their homes and all of their belongings.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Ethiopian modern art and the current art world in Africa are the topics of an upcoming Museum Nights lecture by artist and art historian Achamyeleh Debela. The talk is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 25, at the Harn Museum of Art.

GAINESVILLE, FL –– The Guthrie Family Legacy Tour, a concert tour with “Woody,” Arlo Guthrie and his family, will be presented at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 8, at the Phillips Center on the University of Florida campus.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Real-life scenarios will serve as launching points for discussion at the first Center for Governmental Responsibility Symposium.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida is expanding the coverage of its outdoor smoking restrictions to include all campus buildings.

GAINESVILLE –– Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Kim Olson will speak on “Iraq and Back: Inside the War to Win the Peace” at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 24, in the Grand Ballroom of the Reitz Student Union. Olson’s talk is sponsored by the University of Florida International Center in conjunction with ACCENT Speaker’s Bureau and Student Government.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The legend of Atlantis has captured the imagination of many. Go in search of the fabled continent with Florida Museum of Natural History archaeology curator William Keegan at 9 p.m., Jan. 22, on the History Channel. Keegan is featured on the program “Digging for the Truth: Atlantis, New Revelations.”

GAINESVILLE, FL –– Bobby McFerrin is probably best known for his mega-hit, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.” But McFerrin is much more than the singer/creator of one of the best-known pop songs of the late-1980s. He is also a vocal innovator, orchestra conductor and impresario of Voicestra, the 12-piece “vocal orchestra,” performing at the University of Florida’s Phillips Center at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 6.