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Florida Museum’s display of new live African butterflies supports conservation

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Grab a friend and head to the Florida Museum of Natural History where African butterflies are making a transatlantic debut in the Butterfly Rainforest. An added bonus? Your entry ticket helps conserve coastal forestland in Kenya.
The Florida Museum is testing the first arrivals from Africa now as it prepares for the “Inside [...]

Filed under Happenings on Friday, March 7, 2008.

UF hosts Sixth Annual Steinway Piano Festival March 3-7

GAINESVILLE, Fla.—Renowned pianists and piano aficionados from around the world will assemble March 3-7 on the University of Florida’s campus for five days of intensive piano study and performances at the Sixth Annual Steinway Piano Festival.
Over the past five years the Steinway Piano Festival, organized by College of Fine Arts professor Boaz Sharon, has brought [...]

Filed under Announcements, Happenings on Monday, March 3, 2008.

UF Wind Symphony performs at 74th annual American Bandmasters Association conference

GAINESVILLE, Fla.—The University of Florida Wind Symphony has been invited perform at the prestigious 74th Annual American Bandmasters Association conference, which will be held March 5-9 at the University of Miami.
The UF Wind Symphony will perform at 8 p.m. on March 6 in the Maurice Gusman Concert Hall at the University of Miami as [...]

Filed under Happenings on Monday, March 3, 2008.

Venezuelan documentary ‘Puedo hablar/May I Speak?’ to be shown on March 4

The film “Puedo Hablar?/May I Speak?” will be shown at 7:30 p.m. on March 4 in the Reitz Union Cinema. The film and photo exhibit will be introduced by the film’s director, Chris Moore.
Moore has arranged more than 50 screenings of the film at major colleges and universities across the country and overseas. These screenings [...]

Filed under Announcements, Happenings on Monday, March 3, 2008.