fall 2010 WINTER CALENDAR • GENEOLOGY RESEARCH MEETS ART RESARCH • FORT JEFFERSON & MORE
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LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR
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VOLUNTEER OF THE QUARTER
10 WOOF! ART OF THE DOG
All you want to know about this fun new exhibit focusing on man's best friend.
16 FALL 2010 PULL-OUT CALENDAR SECTION
22 GUILD NEWS
The Guild gets ready for this year's Festival of Trees!
24 GAMBLE PLACE RE-OPENING
This beautiful and historic property, the former winter residence of James N. Gamble, reopens to the delight of area residents and visitors.
26 PIRATES! AN ADVENTURE Enjoy this preview of this exciting new exhibit coming to MOAS this December.
30 EAT, PLAY & LOVE ART:
48TH ANNUAL HALIFAX ART FESTIVAL
Coming to Downtown Daytona Beach November 6 & 7.
34 SCIENCE NEWS
Fall 2010 night sky events
COVER: Ron Burns; Madeline; n.d.; giclee on canvas, 24” x 18” RIGHT: Sandra Spencer; Yearning 2; 2010; oil on canvas; 24”x18
letter from the director
A PEACOCK SPOTTED AT GAMBLE PLACE AT SPRUCE CREEK DURING THE HISTORIC ATTRACTION'S GRAND REOPENING ON JULY 16. READ MORE ABOUT The cracker-style winter residence of James N. Gamble (of Procter and Gamble) ON PAGE 24.
Dear friends,
The holiday season is upon us once again and it is always a time to reflect on the past year. The question I always look to as Executive Director is what have we done to make Volusia County a better place? I believe we have served our purpose well by providing quality cultural experiences to citizens and visitors alike, especially given the economic difficulties in operating a nonprofit museum We have opened the museum every day of the week except Monday (with the excpetion of Monday holdiays when we are open to the public) and have touched approximately 130,000 people through the Daytona Beach campus alone this past year. We have re-opened Gamble Place in Port Orange two days a week and continue to serve visitors in St. Johns County and in St. Augustine with the 4 ARTS & SCIENCES MAGAZINE
Dow Museum of Historic Houses six days a week. We do this with far less support than in previous years and fewer staff than ever before; and yet we continue operating three public facilities which make a difference in people's lives. Each and every day children pass through our museums and we may never know how they will be inspired. Perhaps they may be inspired to become a preservationist by exploring three centuries of history on one site in St. Augustine through the Dow Museum of Historic Houses. Or they may grow up to discover a new form of energy through hands-on experiments in the Charles and Linda Williams Children's Museum in Daytona Beach. Maybe they will develop new ways to make citrus production more efficient or new strains of fruit by visiting Gamble Place in Port Orange and learning about the agricultural and environmental history
of the property. We may never know exactly how the museum inspires, but we can rest assured that exposure to art, science and history helps build a foundation for a better future for us all. Our exhibitions this past year, including the historic Reflections: Paintings of Florida 1865 - 1965 from the Collection of Cici and Hyatt Brown, have been excellent given the economic challenges. This beautiful exhibition will be travelling to Ocala's Appleton Museum and the HistoryMiami Museum. Our exhibition of Cuban art from the collection of the Ramos brothers will be travelling to the Norton Gallery in Shreveport this coming year as well. And we are working on revamping our Pirates exhibition that has already travelled to various museums around the country. The income from these travelling shows helps to underwrite the operation of the Museum and is vital to our efforts to continue to serve our community with educational programming. This past year we have re-opened and re-installed artwork in galleries damaged by the flood of May 2009. The Karshan Gallery, The Marzullo Gallery, The Cuban Foundation Museum and the West Wing Corridor Galleries all have new installations of artwork and artifacts. Shortly we will be re-opening the Thurman and Elaine Gillespy, Jr. Gallery with an excellent exhibition from the Ringling Museum in Sarasota. The Planetarium has also re-opened and we are again doing daily planetarium programs and weekend laser light shows. We continue to work with Congressman John Mica's office on a long term solution to the West Wing. I met with him in August and once again
The Major Sponsors of the past year provided incredible support to this institution. Please thank them if you get a chance as each of them stepped up – many of them continuing to give year after year – to form a vital funding base for exhibitions and related programming here at MOAS.
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MAJOR SPONSORS
2010 BOARD OF TRUSTEES
GOLD AT&T Real Yellow Pages ® Brown & Brown, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. J. Hyatt Brown Travel Host Magazine WDSC Channel 15 Zgraph, Inc.
Barbara Coleman, President Deborah B. Allen, Past President Allison Morriss Zacharias, Vice President SILVER Barbara Young, Assistant Vice President Daytona Beach News-Journal Julie Freidus, Assistant Vice President Daytona International Speedway Melinda Dawson, Secretary Halifax Community Health Systems Christine Lydecker, Treasurer NASCAR ® Andrew Young, Assistant Treasurer Gene and Diane Rogers Cici Brown, Trustee Liaison Dr. Kim Klancke, Assistant Secretary BRONZE Thomas Hart, Legal Advisor Bahama House Rabbi Barry Altman Best Western Aku Tiki Inn Daniel Ambrose Cobb & Cole Dr. Thurman Gillespy, Jr. Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Daytona Beach Patricia Heller-Jackson Consolidated Tomoka Land Co. Janet Jacobs Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Dr. Donald Keene Florida Hospital Ormond Memorial Harvey Morse Guild of the Museum of Arts and Sciences Ellen O’Shaunessy Tom & Peggie Hart Carol Lively Platig Consuelo and Richard Hartmann Michael Slick Hilton Garden Inn Jill Warren Houligan’s - A Spirited Sports Grill Diane Welch Dr. and Mrs. Kim Klancke Terrence White Gary R. Libby Trust Linda Williams Mastando Media Thomas Zane Mercedes-Benz of Daytona Beach Stuart & Lisa Sixma HONORARY TRUSTEES David and Toni Slick Miriam Blickman SunTrust Bank Anderson Bouchelle (Deceased) Trustees of the Museum of Arts and Sciences J. Hyatt Brown University of Central Florida Alys Clancy (Deceased) Tippen Davidson (Deceased) Susan Feibleman Herbert Kerman Chapman Root (Deceased) Jan Thompson (Deceased) REPRESENTATIVES Museum Guild JoAnne Eaton-Morriss, President
he pledged his support in solving the problem of recurring flooding. He is working on this difficult situation not only for us but for the entire community. In addition, we are working with FEMA and the State Emergency Response Team on funding for alternative solutions, including possible remedial measures short of demolition and reconstruction. The Major Sponsors of the past year provided incredible support to this institution. Please thank them if you get a chance as each of them stepped up – many of them continuing to give year after year – to form a vital funding base for exhibitions and related programming here at MOAS. Our hope for this year is to expand the Major Sponsor program and if you would like more information for yourself or to pass along to someone who might be interested, please let me know. And please, while you have friends and family in from around the world this holiday season, expose them to our three great properties who knows what will inspire them? Together we can do great things. Thank you for your support that allows these facilities to operate and serve you. Wayne David Atherholt
Jean-Claude Bordes, Ambassador of the Republic of Haiti to Japan in the MOAS lobby with Carol Lively Platig and Wayne D. Atherholt
Junior League Rene Adams Cuban Foundation Tere Batista Root Foundation John Root ARTS & SCIENCES MAGAZINE 5
Executive Director
WAYNE DAVID ATHERHOLT Administration Staff PATTIE PARDEE, Administrative Assistant to the Executive Director Christina Lane, Marketing and Communications Director Eric Goire, Operations Director
BRADLEY F. DOUGLAS, P.A., Finance Director
LENORE WELTY, Administrator, Dow Museum of Historic Houses Lydia Kennedy, Bookkeeper
STACY MARTORELLA, Membership and Volunteer Coordinator FAUVE BEAUDIN, Gamble Place Coordinator Israel Taylor, Physical Plant Assistant Dan Maynard, Maintenance Marge Sigerson, Librarian
Patricia Cournoyer, Visitor Services Coordinator JENNIFER GILL, Visitor Services BETTY TURCO, Visitor Services MARK HART, Chief of Security TOM GRAY, Security
BILL JACKSON, Security
LEONARD MOORE, Security KURT PAVLYAK, Security
ROY SHAFFER, JR., Security
Dominick Ustica, Security Curatorial Staff Cynthia Duval, Chief Curator and Curator of Decorative Arts James “Jay” Williams, Gary R. Libby Curator of Art
J.”Zach” Zacharias, Senior Curator of Education and Curator of History Luis Zengotita, Children’s Museum Coordinator Seth Mayo, Planetarium Curator
Eric Mauk, Collections Manager and Registrar Bonnie Jones, Conservator – Paintings
Ed Van Hoose, Conservator – Furniture Executive Director Emeritus GARY R. LIBBY
Executive Director Wayne David Atherholt Editor Christina Lane Contributing Writers Cynthia Duval JOANNE EATON-MORRISS STACY MARTORELLA Pat masotti-abernathy JAY WILLIAMS SETH MAYO ZACH ZACHARIAS Art Director NIKKI Mastando, MASTANDO MEDIA
ABOUT THE MUSEUM OF ARTS AND SCIENCES The Museum of Arts and Sciences is a not-for-profit educational institution, chartered by the State of Florida in 1962 and accredited by the American Association of Museums. Museum collections and research include Cuban and Florida art, American Fine and Decorative Arts, European Fine and Decorative Arts, pre-Columbian and African artifacts, Pleistocene fossils, Florida history and regional natural history. Permanent and changing exhibitions, lectures, classes, and museum trips highlight educational programs. The museum houses changing arts and sciences exhibition galleries, permanent collection galleries, a gallery of American art, paintings, decorative arts and furniture, a Prehistory of Florida wing, Cuban Fine and Folk Art Museum, a planetarium, library, the Frischer Sculpture Garden, maintains nature trails in a 90-acre preserve in adjacent Tuscawilla Park, and operates a Historic House Museum on a 150-acre preserve. The Museum also houses the Charles and Linda Williams Children’s Museum. Major museum programs and activities for members, school children and the general public are supported by grants from the County of Volusia, The State of Florida, Division of Cultural Affairs the Guild of the Museum of Arts and Sciences, the Junior League of Daytona Beach, Target, Elfun Community Fund, and the UCF Educational Partnership. MUSEUM HOURS: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sundays A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE WITHIN THE STATE. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE. THE TOLL FREE NUMBER IS 1.800.435.7352. The Museum of Arts and Sciences is committed to the Americans with Disabilities Act by making our facility and programs accessible to all people. If you have any special requirements, suggestions, or recommendations, please contact our representative, Wayne D. Atherholt, at 386.255.0285. If you prefer, you may contact the Volusia County Cultural Advisory Board representative at 386.257.6000, or the Division of Cultural Affairs, The Capitol, Tallahassee 850.487.2980, or TT 850.488.5779. If you do not receive a reply within two weeks, you are encouraged to call the Division of Cultural Affairs in Tallahassee. The Museum of Arts and Sciences is recognized by the State of Florida as a major cultural institution and receives major funding from the State of Florida through the Florida Department of State, the Florida Arts Council, the Division of Historical Resources and Division of Cultural Affairs.
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Jessica Marine J essica worked as a 2010 Summer Learning Institute Intern and logged over 250 volunteer hours. She was vital to the success of the Museum's summer program working as an assistant teacher and a docent. Jessica was born in Key West, but has lived in Port Orange for the past 11 years. She is currently a junior at the University of Florida, majoring in Anthropology. Jessica is involved in many organizations on campus, including Naviga-
tors, serving on her residence area’s executive board, Lambda Alpha, volunteering at the Florida Museum of Natural History, and working as a tutor. This summer, she participated in a historical archeological field school at Kingsley Plantation before interning at MOAS. She hopes to one day do archaeology field work or work in a museum, which is why this internship was perfect for her. When she is not busy studying or working, Jessica enjoys playing sports, reading, and drawing.
Ron Burns, Surf’s Up Dawg, giclee on Canvas
Woof! Art of the Dog is the first contemporary art exhibition organized by the Museum of Arts and Sciences centering on canine subject matter. More than simple dog portraits, the art work selected for this exhibition celebrates the singular qualities of dogs through the language of contemporary, representational painting. The expressive faces and bodies of dogs ranging from beautiful to funny have inspired the artists in Woof! to create dog images of every description, utilizing sensitive brush work and color choices from subtle to wild. Among the artists represented in the exhibition are George Rodrigue, Ron Burns, William Wegman, Paul Boddum, Will Rafuse, Sandra Spencer, Carol Lynn Nesbitt, Gena Semenov, Lee Vandergrift, Tony Savoie, and Michelle Mardis. by Jay Williams, Gary R. Libby Curator of Art Ron Burns, CECIL, giclee on Canvas
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he dog images in the exhibition take on a wide variety of meanings. For example, George Rodrigue’s Blue Dog canvases are based on the Cajun myth of the loup-garou, a sort of werewolf. Using photos of his old studio dog for inspiration, Rodrigue painted his mythic canine in the color of night with glowing eyes. Although the Blue Dog’s eyes changed from red to yellow, it has remained a potent symbol of Louisiana folk culture. Rodrigue has created a wide variety of Blue Dog images, often with tongue in cheek, as in Happiness Blooms Around Me, included in the exhibition. Ron Burns, on the other hand, began painting a real dog who, over the course of twenty years, became a mythic creature and the subject of a popular children’s book. Burns’ lovable mutt Rufus kept Burns company in the studio and became the first of his many canine subjects. The success of his early images of Rufus inspired Burns to paint other dogs (and cats), often based on candid photos that he shoots in pet shelters. Burns’ recent canvas, Hamlet, included in Woof! is a good example of his ability to capture the individual personality of a particular animal. The photography of William Wegman provides a contrasting style of canine imagery, as elegant and formal as a layout in Vogue magazine. Since the 1970s, Wegman has photographed his lanky, graceful Weimeraners, beginning with Man Ray and later, Fay Ray and her offspring. The Wegman print in the exhibition, William of Orange (a five-color photogravure with aquatint, soft-ground etching and drypoint) is a classic profile of one of his elegant dogs, created by the artist at the University of South Florida’s Graphicstudio. Paul Boddum, a Canadian artist from the Toronto area, has developed a contemporary painting style combining realistic and abstract elements. The success of this hybrid style is evident in one of Boddum’s latest paintings, The Boston. His body of work, which includes more than sixty commissioned pieces, has been featured in Dog World magazine and also on the Pet Network cable channel. Moreover, Boddum is an accomplished musician, whose indie band, Soft Copy, has achieved success in Toronto’s very competitive music scene. Another prominent Canadian painter featured in Woof!, Will Rafuse, lives and works in Montreal. He is fond of quoting Pablo Picasso and finds inspiration in the work of Salvador Dali. Rafuse has become well-known for the whimsical depictions of cats
Above: Gena Semenov; Circle Dogs; 2010; oil on wood panel Right: Clockwise: Sandra Spencer; Yearning 2; 2010; oil on canvas Lee Vandergrift; Orbit; 2010; chalk and pastel on watercolor paper Sandra Spencer; Cole with Orange Ball; 2010; oil on canvas Lee Vandergrift; Julie and Sable; 2010; chalk and pastel on watercolor paper and dogs that have often been reproduced in calendars, note cards, and prints. For the exhibition, Rafuse created two new paintings - one in his typically whimsical style, Winston (2010), the other, Bilbo (2010), in a realist vein that expresses more deeply serious feelings. He has been awarded commissions by many prominent organizations and companies, including the Canadian Broadcasting System, the Queens Botanical Gardens, and Marriot Hotels. Rafuse has generously donated his art imagery to support a wide range of charities, including Arizona’s Animal Welfare League and Vancouver’s “Orcas in the City.” Sandra Spencer, an Oregon artist, describes herself as being “pretty close to self-taught,” even though she admits that “in college I took many art theory
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classes.” A lover of nature in general, Spencer recently created a painting of an elephant family based on photographs she captured at the Portland Zoo. By working from original photographs, she sometimes encounters exciting subject matter purely by chance, as during a recent encounter with a “gorgeous” bulldog owned by a “scary-looking guy with lots of tattoos.” Fortunately for Spencer, the dog’s owner “turned out to be very nice,” giving her the raw material for an outstanding new canvas. No matter which animal she focuses on, Spencer captures the nuances of personality essential to the species or breed, as in the eyes of the Labrador Retriever shown in Yearning 2 (2010). Atlanta’s Carol Lynn Nesbitt began painting professionally in 2003, after
earning a degree in journalism more than ten years earlier and subsequently pursuing a career in marketing. Her first canine subject was her rescued greyhound, Champy, who has continued to influence her art. She supports homeless dogs by donating a portion of her painting profits to animal rescue efforts. Although some of her paintings strike a serious note, Nesbitt’s Bulldog Family in Floral is both light-hearted and affectionate. Several Florida artists are also participating in the exhibition, including Gena Semenov, Lee Vandergrift, Tony Savoie, and Michelle Mardis. Semenov did not begin painting until age 30, but immediately challenged herself by studying with the French Fauvist painter Marco Bronzini. Her German Shepherd, Sasha - “the best and smartest dog ever”-has been the subject of several of her paintings and continues to appear prominently on her website. Sasha on Top of the World, on view in Woof!, is a good example of Semenov’s ability to incorporate surrealist elements into her compositions while remaining true to the nature of the actual dog. Her work was recently featured in the Cleveland Plain Dealer in connection with a group art exhibition in that city. In addition to her active participation in exhibitions
throughout the country, Semenov continues to accept commissions for dog portraits. Tony Savoie, from Orlando, Florida, describes himself as a maker of mixed-media creations that frequently are more sculptural than strictly twodimensional paintings. Savoie’s works of art are intellectually, as well as artistically, challenging, as he recently explained: “In addressing the gap between the potential for human decency and an often brutally cruel reality, I’m attempting to balance anger and apathy with humor and horror.” Savoie’s work was honored this year with a solo show at Washington, DC’s Long View Gallery. The third Florida artist represented in the exhibition is Michelle Mardis. After moving to Florida and studying art in the Tampa Bay area, Mardis began making and selling art professionally in 1999, when an admiring viewer offered to buy one of her paintings. Although she now markets her work directly through her gallery in Tarpon Springs, she continues to participate in group exhibitions. Her recent “Best in Show” award at the Muskegon (Michigan) Art Celebration stands as evidence of the success of her work. All these artists and more are represented in Woof! Art of the Dog, an
above: Paul Boddum, The Boston; 2010, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 30 inches.
exhibition that promises to evoke the wide range of thoughts and feeling associated with “man’s best friend.” This exhibition will continue through January 9, 2011.
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fall exhibits Spruce Creek and the St. Johns River: Silverprint Photography of Lee Dunkel Now – November 14, 2010
WOOF! Art of the Dog Now – January 9, 2011 Gary R. Libby Entry Court
The Weird and Wonderful: Unique Decorative Arts from the Lightner Museum, St. Augustine
C'est la Vie: Robert Gring's France
November 19, 2010 - April 10, 2011
Now – November 28, 2010 Edward E. and Jane B. Ford Gallery
As one of America`s Splendor Seekers, Otto C. Lightner "Collector of Collections" left behind an outstanding legacy in the form of a rare glimpse into the Gilded Age through art objects and artifacts with international flair relating to science and industry of the 19th century. This exhibition explores and highlights some of his most exciting and historic purchases.
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Pirates: Adventure! December 17, 2010 April 17, 2011 Edward E. and Jane B. Ford Gallery
october October 5 MOAS 4-6 Year Old Preschool: Fossil Fest 1:30pm-3:30pm Discover the Museum's fantastic collection of fossils from dinosaur bones to mammoth teeth. RSVP Required 386-255-0285 $10.00 for members or $15.00 for nonmembers. October 6 MOAS 7-12 Year Old American Doll Class: Felicity 1774 3:30pm-5:00pm Felicity is a spunky colonial girl full of energy and independence. Activities: "Faithful Friends" cross stitch sampler, tasty tarts, make a quill pen, museum tour of antique furniture and decorative arts. RSVP Required 386-255-0285 $10.00 for members or $15.00 for nonmembers. October 7 Meet Me in the Gallery: The Weird and the Wonderful 2:00pm–2:45 pm Join Chief Curator and Curator of Decorative Arts Cynthia Duval as she discusses this intriguing exhibition from the collection of the Lightner Museum in St. Augustine. Free for members or $5.00 for nonmembers. October 13 Homeschool Art Day Grades K - 2nd: 9:30am-10:30am Grades 3rd - 5th: 10:45am-11:45am Grades 6th - Highschool: 12:00pm1:45pm Explore line, shape, color, texture and form in this creative painting and drawing class. Museum gallery tour included. RSVP Required 386-255-0285 $10.00 for members or $15.00 for nonmembers. October 14 Coffee, Chocolates, and Collections: Lee Dunkel Photographs 2:00pm–3:00 p.m. Discuss the elegant black and white photographs of Lee Dunkel with Gary R. Libby Curator of Art Jay Williams, and enjoy coffee and chocolates afterwards. Free for members or $5.00 for non-
members. October 16 MOAS Family Art Class: Creative Canines 1:00pm-3:00pm Bring in a picture of your family dog or your favorite dog and create a dog portrait. Learn how to draw, sketch and paint dogs. RSVP Required 386-255-0285 $10.00 for members or $15.00 for nonmembers. October 17 Woof! Dog Day at the Museum 12:00pm-4:00pm Bring your well-behaved pooch to enjoy the Museum grounds and some special treats, vendors and services from the Halifax Humane Society including a pet adoption area. October 19 Florida History Hour on Board the Hiawatha: General Fulgencio Batista in Daytona 2:00pm-3:00pm Join Juan Junco as he discusses the history of Fulgencio Fulgencio Batista’s life in Daytona Beach and his association association to the Museum. RSVP Required 386-255-0285 $5.00 for members or $7.00 for nonmembers. October 19 MOAS 4-6 Year Old Preschool: Woof! Art of the Dog 1:30pm-3:30pm Join us for a look at our most important companion and discover our new dog art exhibit "Woof!" RSVP Required 386-255-0285 $10.00 for members or $15.00 for nonmembers. October 20 7-13 Year Old American Doll Class: Josefina 1824 3:30pm – 5:00pm Josefina is a Hispanic girl whose heart and hopes are as big as the New Mexico sky. Activities: Paint a New Mexico landscape, eat churros, tour the Cuban Foundation Museum. RSVP Required 386-255-0285 $10.00 for members or $15.00 for nonmembers. October 21 7-13 Year Old Homeschool Class: The Science of Weather 1:30pm-3:30pm Discover local weather patterns of North America and learn about
the science of extreme weather conditions. RSVP Required 386-255-0285 $10.00 for members or $15.00 for nonmembers. October 21 Meet Me in the Gallery: MOAS African Collection (Currently located in the Bouchelle Changing Exhibitions Gallery) 2:00pm–2:45 p.m. Learn more about the museum’s collection of African artifacts during this informal walk-through of the exhibition with guest lecturer Monique Reed. Free for members or $5.00 for nonmembers.
October 23 9th Annual Night of the Paranormal With special showing of Laser Fright Night
Special Showings of Laser Fright Night Entertainment by Pavlina the 12-year-old Jamaican Steel Drum Sensation
Tickets are $7 for MOAS members and $10 for non-members.
5:30pm - 9:30pm
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Join us for a night of paranormal activity with presentations about sea serpents, UFO's and other bizarre phenomena. Enjoy laser light shows and entertaiment by ‘Pavlina’ the 12 year old Jamaican steel drum sensation. Vendors in Root Hall will include Spook Hunters from Orlando, Tarot Card Readers, Ripley's Believe It or Not, Cassedega Psychics, Charlie Carlson's Weird Florida, and much, much more! $7.00 for members or $10.00 for non members. 5:30pm Doors Open 6:30pm Scott Marlowe, Cryptozoologist talks about Sea Serpents 7:30pm Denise Stoner, Chief Investigator for Mutual UFO Network-Florida discusses UFO Sightings 8:30pm Psychics and Paranormal Round Table Discussion 9:00pm Last Call for Vendors October 28 Meet Me in the Gallery: Tuscawilla Preserve 2:00pm –2:45 p.m. Join Senior Curator of Education Zach Zacharias as he discusses the
history and natural history of the Tuscawilla Preserve, a living exhibit. (Meet in the museum lobby before taking the boardwalk into the preserve.) Free for members or $5.00 for nonmembers.
from area native plant nurseries including Port Orange’s Full Moon Natives, Atlantic High School’s Horticultural, Environmental and Marine Science (HEMS) Academy, and Ormond Beach’s Green Winters Native Plants & Edibles Nursery.
November 2 4-6 Year Old Preschool: Great China 1:30pm-3:30pm Learn about the objects in our Chinese Gallery and make a beautiful Chinese Landscape. RSVP Required 386-255-0285 $10.00 for members or $15.00 for non-members.
Special activites for children and families include learning about endangered plants and animals, hands on art and science stations, tours of Tuscawilla Preserve, the local children's "Endangered Animals in Florida Art” Exhibit, and a presentation of the movie "Hoot" in our theater.
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November 4 Coffee, Chocolates, and Collections: Woof! Art of the Dog 2:00pm–3:00 p.m. Gary R. Libby Curator of Art Jay Williams talks about the museum’s first exhibition of canine-themed art, followed by coffee and chocolates. Free for members or $5.00 for nonmembers. November 6-7 Halifax Art Festival 9:00am – 5:00pm Saturday 10:00am – 4:00pm Sunday At downtown’s historic Riverfront Park, Beach Street. For more information, visit www. halifaxartfestival.com or call the Museum at 386-255-0285. Free event.
November 11 Meet Me in the Gallery: The Weird and the Wonderful 2:00pm–2:45 p.m. Join Chief Curator and Curator of Decorative Arts Cynthia Duval as she discusses this intriguing exhibition from the collection of the Lightner Museum in St. Augustine. Free for members or $5.00 for nonmembers. November 13 Native Plant Appreciation Day with the Florida Native Plant Society (Paw Paw Chapter) 9:00am-3:00pm Join us for a full day of hands on activities, presentations, informational booths, native plant sale, and museum tours. Exhibits
Free for members or included with paid admission. November 16 4-8 Year Old Preschool: Shell Time 1:30pm-3:30pm Learn about one of Earth’s most beautiful works of nature: the shell. Check out our huge collection of shells. RSVP Required 386-255-0285 $10.00 for members or $15.00 for nonmembers. November 16 Florida History Hour on Board the Hiawatha: The History of the Ormond Hotel 2:00pm-3:00pm Join local historians Alice and Ron Howell for a look back into the life and times of this great historic hotel. $5.00 for members or $7.00 for nonmembers. November 18 7-13 Year Old Homeschool Class: Wonders of the Solar System 1:30pm-3:30pm Discover the newest research about our solar system and learn about the science that makes up our home in the Milky Way Galaxy. RSVP Required 386-255-0285 $10.00 for members or $15.00 for nonmembers. November 18 Meet Me in the Gallery: MOAS African Collection (Bouchelle Changing Exhibitions Gallery) 2:00pm–2:45 p.m. Learn more about the museum’s collection of African artifacts during this informal walk-through of the exhibition with guest lecturer Monique Reed. Free for members or $5.00 for nonmembers.
November 18 Festival of Trees Opening Gala: A Taste of the Season 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Guests will be entertained, wined and dined by local businesses and be the first to bid on the beautifully decorated trees. Gala guests are also welcome to shop in the Holiday Boutique and bid on 2-foot trees designed by MOAS Guild Members for this special night. Please RSVP by November 10th by calling MOAS at 386-255-0285 Tickets are $35.00 per person.
November 18 to December 5 4th Annual Festival of Trees Presented by the Guild of the Museum of Arts & Sciences
The 2010 Festival of Trees will feature fabulous designer Christmas trees and holiday decorations that will delight the young and young at heart. Come and get into the holiday spirit as you stroll through the Museum to see the trees. All designer trees will be up for silent auction during the run of the Festival and will go to the highest bidders at the conclusion of the Festival of Trees. The Festival of Trees is open daily during Museum operating hours and is included with paid admission or free for Museum members. November 21 Silver Bell Tea 2:00pm – 4:00pm Guests can enjoy a Sunday afternoon at the Museum, strolling through the exquisitely decorated trees. Tables for eight will be created by VIP hostesses each with a Signature Holiday theme. The "Silver Bell Tea" will include holiday music with tea, sweets and savories. Please RSVP by November 12th by calling 386-255-0285 The cost is $25 per person and the fundraiser is hosted by and will benefit both the MOAS Guild and the Daytona Beach Symphony Society Guild. November 30 4-6 Year Old Preschool: The Animals of Africa 1:30pm-3:30pm Discover the great animal diversity that makes up the African Continent. RSVP Required 386-255-0285 $10.00 for members or $15.00 for nonmembers.
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December 2 Coffee, Chocolates and Collections: Antique Maps from the MOAS Collection (West Wing Gallery) 2:00pm–3:00 p.m. Join Senior Curator of Education Zach Zacharias as he explains the form and function of antique maps in the Museum’s permanent collection; then continue the conversation over coffee and chocolates. Free for members or $5.00 for nonmembers. December 4 7-13 Year Old Saturday Art Class: Make-A-Gift Holiday Extravaganza 1:00pm-3:00pm Create a unique gift for that special person in your family. Use a variety of media to create a memory that will last forever. RSVP Required 386-255-0285 $10.00 for members or $15.00 for nonmembers December 4 Children’s Teddy Bear Tea hosted by the MOAS Guild 11:00am – 3:00pm Please bring your favorite Teddy Bear to visit with Santa & Mrs. Claus, Santa's Elves and Mr. Teddy Bear himself. Holiday Shopping will be available. Light refreshments will be served. Please bring your digital camera to capture photos of your children. This event is included with paid admission or free for Museum
members. December 7 4-6 Year Old Preschool: George Washington our American Hero 1:30pm-3:30pm Discover our portraits of Washington. Learn about our first President and how he changed the world. RSVP Required 386-255-0285 $10.00 for members or $15.00 for nonmembers. December 8 7-13 Year Old American Doll Class: Kirsten 1854 3:30pm-5:00pm Kirsten is a pioneer girl of strength and spirit who settled on the frontier. Activities: Sew a teddy bear, tour the Museum’s Teddy Bear collection, enjoy Swedish treats. RSVP Required 386-255-0285 $10.00 for members or $15.00 for nonmembers. December 16 7-13 Year Old Homeschool: Amazing Physics 1:30pm-3:30pm Discover the physics that affect our daily lives. Learn about motion, magnetism, and more. RSVP Required 386-255-0285 $10.00 for members or $15.00 for nonmembers. December 14 Preschool 4-6 Year Old Preschool: Holiday Special 1:30pm-3:30pm Join us for music, food and fun. Make your own holiday decorations.
RSVP Required 386-255-0285 $10.00 for members or $15.00 for non-members. December 21 Meet Me in the Gallery: Pirates! An Adventure 2:00pm–2:45 p.m. Learn more about the fascinating history of the real pirates of the Caribbean and Florida with Senior Curator of Education Zach Zacharias. Free for members or $5.00 for non-members. December 30 Meet Me in the Gallery: Pirates! An Adventure 2:00pm–2:45 p.m. Join Chief Curator and Curator of Decorative Arts Cynthia Duval as she sheds light on the social history of pirates, buccaneers, and privateers. Free for members or $5.00 for non-members.
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he MOAS Guild is looking forward to another funfilled year with unusual and exciting programs and fundraisers planned for the benefit of the Museum and everyone's enjoyment. Our two largest fundraisers are in November. First, the Halifax Art Festival, the secondoldest fine arts festival in the State of Florida is November 6th - 7th on Beach Street and will feature over 200 artists, food, musical entertainment and other activities. Last year’s festival was attended by over 45,000 people. The Art Festival is followed by the Festival of Trees which opens with a Champagne Gala on November 18th with food served by local restaurants, musical entertainment and Christmas trees and decorations for sale. Large sponsored trees will be on silent auction until December 5th. We thank you in advance for supporting these special annual events. Guild meetings are held on the third Tuesday of every month at 10 am. There will be a luncheon fashion show, "All Dressed for the Holidays" at the Halifax River Yacht Club on October 19th at 11 am for $30. On November 16th Greg Dawson, Orlando Sentinel columnist, will relate the story of his pianist mother, "Hiding in the Spotlight: Survival of a Child Prodigy During the Holocaust". In January Bill Dreggors, local historian, will present "Ghost
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Towns on the St. John's River". The February program will be "The Women of Ancient Greece, as described by Homer" by Kimberly Flint Hamilton, Stetson professor. Finally, The MOAS Guild is sponsoring a new event - The Children's Museum Golf Classic on April 18th at Plantation Bay Country Club. We are currently seeking sponsors at all levels, please contact the chairmen, Michael Armstrong and Donna Mauricio for further information.
above: COMMITTEE FOR THE 2010 HALIFAX ART FESTIVAL
The cracker-style winter residence of James N. Gamble (of Procter and Gamble) had its grand reopening on July 16. During the first weekend, Gamble Place welcomed over 200 visitors. The Museum is thrilled that the property can once again be used as a place of learning and relaxation for the community. Gamble Place was purchased in 1898 by James N. Gamble, a long time winter resident of Daytona Beach, for use as a hunting and fishing retreat. In 1907, he built the small cracker-style cottage he dubbed “Egwanulti,” a Native American word meaning “by the water.” In true Florida style, the house is complete with an adjacent citrus packing house. In 1938 Gamble’s son-in-law Judge Alfred K. Nippert constructed a charming replica of Snow White and the Seven Dwarf’s cottage on the land, complete with a Witch’s Hut, Dwarfs’ Mine Shaft and an elaborate network of rocks and gardens.
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Also included on the grounds is a 175-acre park with trails that cover five ecosystems. The park is home to many endangered and threatened species. Educational tours of the grounds and buildings built by Gamble and his family are offered Friday and Saturday at 10am, 12pm and 2pm. Tours are $6 for adults, $5 for seniors and $3 for children 6-17. Children 5 and under and MOAS members are admitted free. Tours for 10 or more are available 7 days per week with advance reservation. Gamble Place is also now offering Snow White themed birthday parties. Celebrate your child’s birthday with Snow White this year! Please visit www.moas.org/gambleplace for current pricing. For questions about visiting Gamble Place or information about birthday parties please call (386) 255-3015 or e-mail gambleplace@moas.org.
Now Open! Book your party today!
Included in your child’s party is: • Use of the Gamble Place grounds for the entire day • Pictures with Snow White • A tour of Snow White’s Cottage, Wishing Well, Witch’s Hut and • Dwarf’s Mineshaft given by Snow White • Story time with Snow White in her cottage • Reserved picnic area for two hours
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am sorry to see you here, but if you had fought like a man, you needn't be hanged like a dog." - Anne Bonny, A famous female pirate who sailed with "Calico" Jack Rackham and Mary Read.
By: Cynthia Duval, Chief Curator and Curator of Decorative Arts Pirates An Adventure! is far more than an exhibition and adventure. It is a story of wooden legs and parrots; of plundered treasure, life at sea, the Spanish Main and its Buccaneers; and famed rascals such as the French Jean Bart and Corsair Barbarossa, the British Privateer Francis Drake and the legendary Blackbeard (a certain Captain Teach), whose image, due to the vast quantity of thick black hair “which like a frightful meteor, covered his whole face, and frightened America more than any comet that has appeared there a long time” (Captain Charles Johnson, London, 1719). Blackbeard’s description, together with that of J.M. Barrie’s Captain Hook of Peter Pan fame, and Treasure Island’s Long John Silver, created by Robert Louis Stevenson, first published in weekly installments in the popular Young Folks Magazine (October 1881-January 1882), has over the years come to represent the quintessential pirate of them all: wily, tall with piercing eyes, powerful and utterly ruthless, yet with a hearty laugh that shook mighty shoulders, a laugh almost more feared than his lightening flash of rage.
The Long John Silver characters portrayed by Wallace Beery (1934), Robert Newton (1950), Orson Welles (1971) and Charlton Heston (1990), are the standouts, representing adventure with a capitol A and a mysterious attraction. Their daring deeds were larger than life, their swaggers more pronounced, their victories sweeter than other, perhaps more agile, and handsome actors such as the swashbuckling Douglas Fairbanks and Errol Flynn and sweet Johnny Depp with his adoring maiden-lover. Treasure maps and chests of gold, black schooners, weaponry and thunderous canons, felony, robbery, and murder were all par for the course in the pirate’s world – a world known to have existed even in ancient days when Greek, Phoenician and Roman pirates roamed the Aegean and Mediterranean, and later when the Vikings and the Danes scoured the high seas and coasts of Europe. Sea Beggars were Dutch pirates who played a political role in Netherlandish history by fighting alongside Willaim of Orange in 1571 and 1572 in his successful push to rid his country of Spanish oppression; they were also famed for harassing Spanish shipping in the English Channel, using
English ports as base. Corsairs of the Barbary Coast were named after the famed Corsair Barbarossa, who with his brothers led the Turkish conquest in an attempt to stop the area falling into Spanish hands. Operating from Algiers, Tunis and other centers of the North African shoreline, they were authorized by North Africa’s ruling Muslims to attack and loot all vessels carrying the flags of Christian countries. Conversely, the Christian Corsairs of Malta, flying the flags of the military order of the Crusaders, The Knights of St. John, chased and looted all Muslim vessels that crossed their path. The Maratha pirates hugged the western shores of India, the Ilanun pirates of the Philippines terrorized the Borneo Seas. Today’s world contends with the brutality, demands and traitors of the China Seas, following in the footsteps of a Mrs. Cheng, former prostitute of Canton, who in the early 19th century led 40 thousand pirates on a rampage of destruction hitherto unknown; and dangers lurk along the Somalian Coast where speeding pirate vessels dart on unsuspecting prey. Pirates were both conniving and patient; it was the norm to track a potential victim across the rolling seas for hours, all the while assessing the victim’s strength, “reading” its flags and calculating the size of its batteries and crew. Prior to 1700 there were no easy ways to identify or signal a distant vessel. Flag designs were random and various, but this was changed by 1700 when international codes were established, when henceforth each nation sported its own flag of distinctive size, colors and design. Not until 1840 with the advent of the Morse code and 1896, with Marconi’s telegraphic radio did signaling and identification of ships at sea take gigantic and far more accurate steps forward. Pirates had their own assortment of flags from captured ships, and had no qualms in using them at times of stalking and attack. Since Medieval times a skull with crossed bones beneath has symbolically represented Death and this image became the “pirate’s flag” at the start of the 1700’s; thus
heralding the 18th century Golden Age of Piracy. Blackbeard himself flew this flag in both 1717 and 1718. Known as the Jolly Roger the flag became symbolic of threats, intimidation and fear and is the most famous of all pirate flags. And what of Privateers, of whom Francis Drake, destined to be knighted by Elizabeth I is perhaps one of the most loved and famed? He belonged to a unique group of scavengers – those who held royal commissions and sailed, attacked and looted under the protection of a national flag: in his case the English flag of St. George. Privateers held licenses known as “letters of marque and reprisal” granted by sovereigns to give credence to reprisals by merchants and sea captains whose cargos had been stolen under great duress. Privateer captains were expected to honor their sovereigns with a percentage of their plunder, This “piracy under the flag” suited both seaman and royal mentor. Although not officially a Caribbean Buccaneer (a term originating in the 17th century to describe the lawless pirates and privateers who operated out of the West Indies and hunted wild cattle for supplies, drying the meat on a boucan, a French term for an Indian-style meat-smoking apparatus), Drake, along with many other English maritime raiders became further famed for his operations and exploits in the warm blue Caribbean waters, focusing on savage raids on Spanish galleons and seriously interrupting Spanish colonial trade. He was a forerunner of those Caribbean Buccaneers that by the start of the 18th century numbered more than two thousand who searched, pounced and pillaged year round in the Caribbean island waterways. No piratical story or exhibition would be complete without due attention paid to women pirates including the luscious Anne Bonny and her companion the mythic Mary Read, or to pirate’s foods (bone soup was one general favorite), discipline and life on shipboard, costume, the married sailor versus the single man, or to the sheer romance of the sea and piracy itself.
Pirate Flags
Flag of pirate Bartholomew Roberts (Black Bart)
Pirate flag of Henry Every
Pirate flag of Jack Rackham (Calico Jack)
The Flag of Stede Bonnet is known as The Pirates Scale. It represents the balance between life and battle.
EAT, PLAY & LOVE ART
By: Pat Masotti-Abernathy
48TH Annual Halifax Art Festival This year the Halifax Art Festival brings real excitement and family fun to Daytona Beach’s downtown’s historic, Riverfront Park. There’s art for everyone, every age, even every “taste.” And, it’s free!
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his year the Halifax Art Festival brings real excitement and family fun to Daytona Beach’s downtown’s historic Riverfront Park. There’s art for everyone, every age, even every “taste.” And, it’s free! You’ll find art for the casual art lover as well as the serious collector. Our younger audience will enjoy the Kidz Art Zone, Student Art Competition, Sand Art / Spin Art,
an old-fashioned Book Nook with Country Store, and Sophie’s Circle Pet Area that will include a pet fashion show with pet vendors and adoptions. Even the food is a culinary expression not to be missed. Super Grouper Seafood will provide everybody’s favorite festival food as well as crepes, and ethnic fair including Italian, Greek and Jamaican food. The Halifax Art Festival is presented by the Guild of the Museum of Arts and Sciences and sponsored by the Daytona Beach Partnership Association. This year’s Festival will benefit both The Museum of Arts and Sciences and
the Charles and Linda Williams Children’s Museum. The Halifax Art Festival began as a tiny outdoor art show in an alley on Beach Street with original art being pinned to a clothesline. Now in its 48th year the Festival is the second oldest continual art festival in Florida. This free Festival attracts an average of 45,000 visitors annually. The Halifax Art Festival is a juried show with over $21,000 in award money as well as Patron Purchase Awards. Because of this, the Festival attracts a powerful and talented group of artists with submissions from as far away as Washington State to Europe to New York to just around the corner. No matter what your taste, you’ll find it here with artists expressing themselves through painting,
By: Jay Williams, Gary R. Libby Curator of Art
LIVE MUSIC, GREAT FOOD, HUNDREDS OF ARTISTS, & MORE
Saturday & Sunday Events and Exhibitors: some art old, some art new, some art borrowed Jay Williams, Gary R. Libby Curator of Art at the Museum of Arts and Sciences, will do a presentation on November 6th at 2pm in the auditorium of the Volusia County Library.
Student Art Display & Competition
Located in the H&R Block building
Kohl’s Kidz Art Zone
Near Magnolia Avenue Bridge Chalk art sidewalk contest for kids and adults LEGO building contest for kids and adults Sand Art & Spin Art Awards on Sunday
Sophie’s Circle Pet Area Located near the News-Journal Center
Humane Society adoption area all weekend Saturday - Dancing dog show at 11am and Doggie Fashion Show at 2pm
Old-Fashioned Country Store Baked goods, cookbooks, jellies, jams, honey and other unique home & garden items
graphics, mixed media, fine crafts and sculpture. Judging will be conducted on Saturday morning by Barry Myers, Curator for the Lightner Museum in St. Augustine and Jorge Vidal, Director of Exhibitions at the Morean Arts Center in St. Petersburg.
Expect this to be the best Halifax Art Festival yet, and admission is still free. Join us on Saturday, November 6, 9am–5pm and Sunday, November 7, 10am–4pm at downtown’s historic Riverfront Park, Beach Street to Eat, Play & Love Art! For more details, visit www.HalifaxArtFestival.com or call the Museum of Arts and Sciences at 386-255-0285.
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bove our heads, stars shimmer and twinkle, the moon darts around waxing and waning, the planets trace unique patterns and the occasional meteor streaks across the heavens. Even when we are seemingly unaware, these nightly events occur continuously, playing out like celestial clockwork. The beauty of star-gazing is that it's accessible to everyone. Here are some special events to look out for in the coming months.
During this time of the year there is a plethora of objects to take note of. Since this is still a time of transition, many of the summer constellations are still looming and add to the display. Looking straight up as darkness falls, the Summer Triangle dominates the sky containing the three constellations: Cygnus the Swan, Aquila the Eagle, and Lyra the Harp. Cygnus is by far the best out of these three resembling a cross or a lower-case letter "t". Through the end of summer and beginning of the fall, the colossal planet, Jupiter, has been visible, steadily rising out of the eastern horizon. At the start of this month though, this gas giant can be seen as soon as it gets dark and lasts for the entire night. Jupiter will look like a super bright star barely twinkling compared to neighboring stars. The end of the month brings a special treat for those who are keen observers and have dark skies to look upon. On the morning of October 20th, the comet, dubbed Hartley 2, will become visible to the naked eye. All one has to do is look east after midnight inside the constellation Gemini where the comet will look like a small hazy patch of light. Shortly after, during the predawn hours of the 21st and 22nd, the Orionid meteor shower will reach its peak radiating from Orion the Hunter. Unfortunately, an almost full moon will lend much of its light pollution obscuring the shower this year. above: JUPITER VISIBLE IN THE NIGHT SKY CENTER: A LUNAR ECLIPSE
As daylight saving time ends on the 7th this month, nightfall will begin much earlier creating ample opportunity for star-gazing. The mythical centaur, otherwise known as Sagittarius, will makes its final appearance near the southwestern horizon. The stars of this constellation to many look like the shape of a teapot and at the spout lays the approximate location of the center of our own Milky Way Galaxy. On the opposite side of the night sky dominating the northeast, the constellation Cassiopeia can be seen. Cassiopeia looks like the shape of the letter "w", representing a vain queen sitting on her throne. Jupiter continues to outshine most objects lying very high in the east at sunset. Since the planet begins shining with a greater altitude, this significantly reduces the amount of time it can be seen. Around the 17th and 18th, the Leonid meteor shower begins its annual barrage of space rocks as Earth passes through the tail of Comet Tempel-Tuttle. As the name hints, these shooting stars will be emitting from Leo the Lion after midnight, looking towards the east. This shower generally produces around 40 meteors per hour, but in the past has created some of the most well known outbursts with hundreds and even thousands in an hour possible.
The last month of 2010 will not disappoint for those who are looking up. As winter approaches, some of the most famous constellations will enter the celestial stage. The most recognized of these constellations or grouping of stars in the sky, Orion the Hunter, makes its trek out of the east. Inside him, three stars in a row are well known by many as his trusty belt where his mighty sword hangs. Using a bit of imagination, finding the tip of the sword will bring you to the Orion Nebula. This giant expanse of gas about 1500 light years from Earth is where stars are being birthed. The nebula is a favorite among telescope users displaying a beautiful veil of bluish-green gas. Drawing a line along the belt of Orion toward the east will lead you to the brilliant star, Sirius. This star is officially the brightest star of the sky named after one of Orion's hunting dogs (a.k.a. the Dog Star). As the last two months have displayed, another meteor shower will grace the skies. This time the Geminids take their turn blasting the atmosphere with comet debris. The peak of this shower will occur the night of the 13th and the morning of the 14th out of the constellation Gemini. To wrap up the year and at the official start of winter, the Moon will take on an ominous appearance. The Sun, Earth, and the Moon will align creating a total lunar eclipse for those living in North America. When this occurs, the Moon passes through Earths' shadow turning an almost bloody red color due to atmospheric scattering. The total lunar eclipse will last about an hour starting around 2:40am on the morning of the 21st. ď Ž
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