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Theatre Listings 38 National Marketplace 41 Crossword Puzzle 37
features 10 Speaking Through Time The Talking Walls of Historic Haile Homestead
14 Farm Tales from Mother Hen
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27 Embracing Life by Donna Bonnell
42 Reading Corner Review by Terri Schlichenmeyer
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18 Music and Memories Helping Alzheimer’s Patients Reconnect Through Music BY HAYLI ZUCCOLA
22 Time Well Spent Tinkering With Time is a Family Trade BY DARLA KINNEY SCOLES
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TAPAS œ December 2019
A Festivus for the Rest of us!
The fictional holiday of Festivus made its first appearance in an episode of Seinfeld called “The Strike” in 1997 but is now actually celebrated. Based on the household traditions of television writer Dan O’Keefe, the holiday occurs on December 23 and features a large aluminum pole instead of an evergreen tree. Activities include the “Airing of
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YOU SPIN ME RIGHT ROUND: DREIDEL FACTS • Playing the dreidel game originated from students illegally studying the Torah, according to aish.com. When Greek soldiers came by to check on them, the students would pretend to be gambling. • According to israel21c.org, Israeli author and politician Avraham Burg has the largest dreidel collection in the world, allegedly owning over 3,500 of the spinning tops.
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BIRTHDAYS œ December 2019
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DECEMBER 18, 1946 One of the most significant filmmakers in history, Steven Spielberg is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. His career and passion for filmmaking began when he was an unpaid intern for Universal Studios in the editing department. His award-winning and most popular work throughout his career includes “Schindler’s List,” “Saving Private Ryan,” “Jaws,” “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” and “Jurassic Park.” Spielberg is also the co-founder of DreamWorks movie studio. His reputation as a legendary filmmaker has made him one of Hollywood’s best-known directors — not to mention, one of the world’s wealthiest.
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Ozzy Osbourne (71) December 3, 1948
Pope Francis (83) December 17, 1936
Liv Ullmann (81) December 16, 1938
Brenda Lee (75) December 11, 1944
Samuel L. Jackson (71) December 21, 1948
“I like the ephemeral thing about theatre, every performance is like a ghost — it’s there and then it’s gone.”
Dame Maggie Smith was born on December 28, 1934 in Ilford, Essex, England. After making her stage debut at age 17 at the Oxford Playhouse in 1952, Smith has enjoyed a long career in theatre, film and television and has appeared in more than 50 films. She is known for playing a number of iconic roles, from Professor McGonagall in the Harry Potter series to Violet Crawley in Downton Abbey. Smith is also a breast cancer survivor and has won the Triple Crown of Acting – an Oscar, a Tony and an Emmy.
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WRITING ON THE WALL
Speaking Through Time The Talking Walls of Historic Haile Homestead by Hayli Zuccola
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ucked among the dense treetops and underbrush of the Kanapaha Plantation, the Historic Haile Homestead stands as an architectural time capsule dating back to the 1850s. Scattered throughout the home’s limestone plaster walls, thousands of pencil strokes depicting pictures, notes and reminders are scribbled across nearly every room in the house – giving all who encounter them a subtle glimpse into the past. Earning their prominent status as wealthy plantation owners in their hometown of Camden, South Carolina, the Haile family moved to Florida after a series of crop failures threatened the success of their business. In 1854, they settled in Alachua County and established a 1,500-acre cotton plantation and a 6,200 square-foot home built by enslaved laborers. Thomas and Serena Haile had 15 children, 14 of whom grew up in the house, but it was their youngest son, Evans Haile, who continued to evolve the estate’s notable stature by throwing lavish parties in addition to fox, turkey and quail hunts. After his death in 1934, the home became abandoned, boarded up and remained virtually untouched until the 1970s when it was rediscovered by a group of University of Florida architecture students who participated in the Historic American Building Survey. In 1986, the property was placed on the National Register of Historic Places and was restored to its former glory ten years later with the intent of turning the home into a museum. In April 2001, the Historic Haile Homestead opened its doors, sharing stories of the Haile family as well as the enslaved
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laborers within the plantation. Karen Kirkman, the current Board of Directors President for the non-profit organization Historic Haile Homestead Inc., was among the first group of docents to tour the home. As a history admirer and with her familiarity with the plantation, she instantly fell in love with the property’s unusual choice of wallpaper: hundreds of handwritten words scrawled in cursive lettering – some barely legible – throughout the two-story home. When she realized no one had taken the time to document this unique piece of history, she took it upon herself to complete the task. “I’d come out here either when I was on duty or whenever the house was open once a week and I started writing it all down,” Kirkman said. “I’d stand there for hours on end and write all of this stuff down. That was about six months’ worth of effort.”
“It’s not history in theory. It’s like hands-on history. Things you can actually see and touch and the stories we tell about people that are no longer around.” While the contents of the over 12,500 words discovered on the walls were absent of anything shocking or monumental despite acting as an enormous diary, what they did seniortimesmagazine.com
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consist of were names, recipes, home remedies, grocery lists and height charts from over 150 years ago. Kirkman’s theory for the uncommon behavior was that Serena Haile, who did most of the writing, would run out of scratch paper and write her thoughts on whatever she could find – even the walls – before copying it in her diary. It soon became a tradition with family members and party-goers all leaving their mark on the home. “You get to feel people and the talking walls were amazing, I mean you’re standing there for four hours at a time and writing down this stuff on the original floor that the person 150 years ago stood on and wrote so there’s this con-
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nectivity to the past and it gives you this sense of continuity of life,” she said. Although thousands of messages have already been documented, there’s still the possibility of finding even more. Within the last few years, a crack in the wall exposed traces of pencil marks that were covered up during the restoration process. Armed with curiosity and a few credit cards, Kirkman and fellow docent and Board Secretary Kaley Behl began chipping away at the plaster surface, which revealed a brand new piece to this larger-than-life puzzle. “It’s not history in theory. It’s like hands-on history. Things you can actually see and touch and the stories we tell about seniortimesmagazine.com
The Historic Haile Homestead is unique in the Nation for its “Talking Walls.” For a reason lost to time, the Haile family wrote on the walls of their home — over 12,500 words in almost every room and closet.
people that are no longer around,” Kirkman said. “...We have this campaign for docents going on right now it’s called ‘Voice for the Voiceless’ so who’s going to be around to tell these stories if not us.” With its interior reading like pages pulled from the Haile family’s life story, one must wonder what other writings engraved in these talking walls are waiting to be uncovered. While the rich history is reason enough to explore the Homestead, one of the best times to visit is during one of their two annual holiday events. Homestead Holidays, which will be held on Sunday, Dec. 8, from noon to 4 p.m., is a free event featuring nine Christmas trees, a bake sale,
hot cider, music and stunning decorations to match this year’s overall theme of “Christmas Sweets.” The following Friday, Dec. 13, as night falls across the sky, the homestead is illuminated for the ever-popular Candlelight Visits (6-9 p.m.), which is the only time people can visit the house at night. For $10 at the door or $7 in advance, watch the home come to life with Christmas decorations, music, refreshments and time-traveling docents dressed in Victorian costumes. s To find out more about the Homestead’s holiday events or to learn more about the history of the plantation, visit hailehomestead.org. December 2019
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MOTHER HEN IS PROUD TO BE A “BABY BOOMER” RAISED ON A FARM POPULATED BY DOGS, CATS, CHICKENS, DUCKS, GEESE, HORSES AND COWS. THE WISDOM SHE GAINED WHILE GROWING UP IN THE COUNTRY CAN’T BE FOUND IN BOOKS. YOU CAN CONTACT MOTHER HEN AT motherhenfarmtales@gmail.com.
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o you ever stop to think about what a magical thing time is? While we are busy living our days without much thought, we grow from a babe in our mother’s arms into who we are today. For children time isn’t measured by minutes or days – but by seasons, holidays and special events. Time seems to creep by when measured only by birthdays and holidays. In my case, my birthday was exactly six months and one day after Christmas. So, in my childish mind, time passed very slowly. The ticking of a clock is a very comforting thing to me. One of my earliest memories was of my grandfather and his pocket watch. He was a farmer who wore bib overalls, and he carried his watch in a pocket on a long chain. He knew I was fascinated with the “ticktock” and would indulge me with a listen whenever we were together. It was a special bond with my grandpa, and a very unique one since he was a quiet man and not given to many sentimentalities. He didn’t talk to me much, but I felt special because he let me listen to his pocket watch. When I was old enough to stay at my grandparents while my mom did a few errands, my grandma would sit me on her lap and teach me how to chain stitch
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with her crochet needle. The house was silent except for the ticking of a mantle clock in the living room. Something about that cozy moment in time comes
back to me whenever I’m in a quiet room and hear a clock ticking. When my mother felt I was old enough to learn to tell time, she worked with an old alarm clock that she could
twist the hands to different positions on the clock face. I was fascinated with the concept, and learned quickly that the short hand showed the hour while the long hand told the minutes. When my birthday rolled around, my mother rewarded me with a beautiful windup alarm clock with blue rhinestones encircling the clock face. I loved that special gift, and I have it on my vanity to this day. It’s over 60 years old, and it still works – ticking that familiar sound that means so much to me. When I became a teenager, my interest in clocks branched out into new dimensions. Since I loved reading, one of my favorite subjects was anything to do with time travel. “The Time Machine” by H. G. Wells was a book I checked out of the library many times. Any book or movie with this subject matter still grabs my attention even now. I currently have read all the Outlander novels (all eight of them) by Diana Gabaldon and eagerly watch each season of the series on cable television. There is something about the concept of time, and being able to travel through it, that just fascinates me. If I could, I would be first in line to travel back to Victorian times… provided I could return home to the present again. The thing that stands out to me, when I look back in time, is that every age and every decade was “modern” to the people living in that era. In my own life as I was growing up in the 1950s and ‘60s, we thought it was the most modern of times. America was involved in the space race to get a satellite to circle the earth, robots and space travel were envisioned for the near future, and TV dinners were invented to save housewives time in the kitchen. What on earth could be more modern than that? seniortimesmagazine.com
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It’s funny, but when you look even further back in time to the Roaring ‘20s, they thought they were the most modern in their era as well. Young women threw out their corsets and shortened their skirts, while the hair styles were cut into a short bob – much to their parents’ horror. Thanks to Henry Ford the automobile was being mass-produced, making it affordable for nearly everyone. The American public was able to travel the country efficiently and economically for the first time. What could be more modern than that? We can go back even further, hundreds and hundreds of years, and I guarantee that each generation thought they were the most modern society ever. And, in a way, I guess you could say that they were. When my husband and I were married five years, we commemorated the milestone with a grandfather clock. The familiar quiet ticking and the chimes on the quarter hour have been background music to our family’s days for over 40 years. It’s a comforting sound of “home.” Clocks will always hold a special place in my heart. Now that I’m a grandmother, I can sit back and observe how quickly time actually does pass. When I don’t see my little granddaughters for a month or two, it’s mind boggling how fast they have grown. The weeks fly by now; and if I blink, it’s time to turn the next page on the calendar. The passage of time seems to be going faster and faster with each year. I’m looking back wondering how I got here, and where all the years went? While I wasn’t looking, my three chicks went from babies in my arms to the young adults they are now. Did I enjoy each day enough? I hope I did. I hope I didn’t let a moment slip away without appreciating what a blessing each normal, ordinary day was. Because if there’s anything I’ve learned while listening to the ticking of my clocks, it’s that each day is a gift and each memory I make is timeless. s
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Tinseltown Talks Dee Wallace battling more Critters by Nick Thomas
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he Critters are back and meaner than ever. Fortunately, Dee Wallace has also returned to take aim at the miniature alien monsters in “Critters Attack!” Released straight to Blu-ray, DVD, and digitally over the summer, the film had its television premiere on the Syfy Channel in October. Wallace starred in the original 1986 comedy horror, but skipped the three sequels and only agreed to do the new movie because it was a reboot of the franchise. “Too much time had gone by to go back and reprise my role in the original, so this is a great reworking of the story,” Wallace said from Los Angeles. “The writers came up with an incredibly interesting and strong character for me, plus I got to go to South Africa for filming.” Wallace said modern technology didn’t ruin the new version. “We didn’t use CGI – it’s all puppets like the original. I don’t think the fans would have it any other way.” Director Bobby Miller knew fans would want Wallace in the new film, too,
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and told the studio he needed her after reading the script. “She’s a consummate professional, warm and funny,” he said. “Her charac-
ter in ‘Critters Attack!’ is a bit of a badass. I think a lot of folks think of Dee as the ultimate movie mom, so getting to subvert that with her was a real joy.”
Of course, Miller was probably thinking of Wallace’s famous role playing the mother in 1982’s blockbuster “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.” But her venture into horror began five years earlier in “The Hills Have Eyes” which was just her third film and a real screen shocker even for 1977 audiences. She went on to appear in horror/thriller classics such as “Cujo” and “The Howling.” “I love working in all genres, but it’s the dramatic work in thrillers and horror films that really rocks my boat and allows me to step up and act at many different levels,” she explained. At 70 years old, Wallace has no plans to slow down. She encouraged her daughter, actress Gabrielle Stone, to release her first book “Eat, Pray, #FML” in June (see www.eatprayfml.com) and is busy as an established self-help author, public speaker, and radio show host (see www. iamdeewallace.com). And in addition to the Critters film, this year Wallace plays either lead or supporting roles in the horror flicks “Dolls” and “3 from Hell,” the thriller seniortimesmagazine.com
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DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR?
Music and Memories Helping Alzheimer’s Patients Reconnect Through Music
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ith her 96th birthday this past November, Cecile Reysen has lived a long, momentous life over the past nine decades. Growing up along the countryside of southern Georgia, Reysen was raised as a well-mannered lady of the Roaring Twenties. After high school, she attended Auburn University, studying as a business major before finding work in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, during World War II. She would later meet and marry Warren Reysen, her husband of 69 years, and become the mother of two children, grandmother of six and great-grandmother of three. Her vibrant personality was entwined with her love of reading, playing the piano, hiking, sailing and traveling the world from Brazil and Greece to Tahiti and Norway. The term fulfilling doesn’t begin to encompass the active life Reysen has led, but it’s a life that began to fade from her memory. It was a slow progression initially met with simple inconveniences like forgetting where she put her keys or the book she was reading, but it was a pattern that grew into clusters of yellow Sticky Note reminders dispersed throughout the house. In 2007, Reysen was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s – a disease that thrives off of stealing its victims’ memories. As a result, she became irritated with her foggy recollection and eventually had to withdraw from her passion for reading and instead
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opt for magazines with pictures and short stories, which were easier to grasp. As the years went on, her condition only worsened and familiar faces became strangers. Eventually, she could no longer recognize her daughter, Annelle, comprehend specific words or discern the subjects in family photographs. “As time went on you could begin to see the frustration that she was having because she knew she was forgetting things and it was very difficult for her to wrap her mind around what was happening,” her daughter, and Gainesville resident, Annelle Rigsby said.
“She just totally changed, you know, she just brightened up and smiled. It was thrilling.” Witnessing the difficulties she had to endure, Rigsby wanted to find a way to reconnect with her mom. “I call it a roller coaster. Sometimes they have a good day where they remember things and can remember who you are and then maybe a few months later they don’t remember anything,” she said. “It’s sad, but then there are good moments too and those are the precious times that you cling to. When seniortimesmagazine.com
Mike and Annelle Rigsby pose with their invention known as a Notable Board Book. They designed this interactive book to help Annelle’s mother, who suffers from Alzheimer’s, recount her memories through song.
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she’s having a good day and you can laugh and talk and just enjoy being together, those are precious moments and those are what you register in your mind.” Despite these struggles, Reysen managed to harbor one aspect of her life from being erased: music. As a sense of amnesia washed over her thoughts, lyrics to songs would come flooding back with the sounds of familiar melodies – a phenomenon discovered after Rigsby gave her mom a musical children’s Christmas book. “She just totally changed, you know, she just brightened up and smiled,” Rigsby said. “It was thrilling; it was exciting; it was like discovering treasure. It was a way to communicate that we had not really used and so it connected us and that was just really worth the world.” After watching her mom light up to the recognizable tune of Christmas songs, Rigsby knew that music was a catalyst that could help revive the relationship she once had with her mom. According to the livescience.com article, “How Music ‘Awakens’ Alzheimer’s Patients,” there are currently two theories as to why music is a major link between the mind and its memories. The first is that music evokes a sense of emotion and therefore makes a stronger connection with Alzheimer’s patients. The second concept is that when people learn music and song lyrics, they’re stored in the brain as procedural mem-
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ories, which are “associated with routines and repetitive activities.” These types of memories are protected from the effects of dementia, which alternatively hinders episodic memories or specific events in one’s life. Rigsby presented the idea of creating a personalized music book for her mom to her electrical engineer husband, Mike Rigsby, whose mom also suffered from Alzheimer’s-induced dementia. Together the duo created the first Notable Board Book and filled it with unforgettable songs from Reysen’s life, like “Amazing Grace” and “Joy to the World.” Designed to be simplistic and easy to use, each page of the book contained easy-to-read lyrics, basic photos, and could play corresponding songs automatically – stopping only when the book was set down. “It’s just a different way to communicate. You have to be creative when you’re dealing with people with Alzheimer’s because they’re at all different stages and you just have to keep trying and doing what you can to connect and that was our method,” she said. Annelle, the artistic director of the project, and Mike, the inventor and engineer, documented their journey on Hackaday.io, a collaborative hardware development website, to share their success with music and its effect on those suffering from Alzheimer’s. While they openly shared how someone could seniortimesmagazine.com
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even if you read and have head knowledge – to get it into your heart,” he added. “It’s like you can read and hear that people are gonna do this, they’re gonna forget you, but until it happens to you... to accept that, it’s not easy.” At its core, Alzheimer’s is an incurable disease that wipes out a person’s life – no matter how worthwhile it was – and for those watching their loved ones experience such an emotionally painful illness, Annelle offers a piece of advice to hold close. “Live in the moment, enjoy the times, the good times that you have. Try to embrace those times and if they’re not having a good day remember the good times that you have had,” she said. “Be patient. It can be frustrating and you have to have a lot of patience but I would just say enjoy the time you have together, embrace that because that’s what you’re given. You’re only given today anyway.” s
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Time Well Spent Tinkering With Time is a Family Trade
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empus Fugit. This Latin phrase, translated to English as “time flies,” adorns the face of many a clock that comes into Time Machine Clock Repair in Ocala and rings true for the shop’s owners as well. It has been close to 50 quickly-passing years since Time Machine’s Ken Bell originally became interested in the inner workings of a clock and a decade since Ken’s son, Ward Bell, studied as an apprentice and eventually took over the day-to-day operations of the thriving, ticking business. It was the purchase of a clock in need of repair, but which Ken took a chance on anyway, that started his journey into the world of horology — the art of making timepieces. Thinking that as a natural-born tinkerer he could most likely get the silent clock ticking again, Ken soon found that his project was more of a challenge than expected. Tinkering time became study time, as he consulted books on the subject and in 1971 joined the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors (NAWCC). “From there,” said Ward in a recent in-shop interview, “it just kind of blossomed into a hobby and eventually, a business.” “Blossomed?” Ken said. “More like exploded! It’s kept me busy, that’s for sure.” Ken says the ensuing decades of buying, selling and repairing his customers’ treasured floor, shelf and wall clocks has been a rewarding second career. The Citrus County resident always worked another job, such as selling real estate, while steadily building his clock business, which now includes both house calls for larger clocks and smaller, carry-in repairs entering the shop in Diggers Antique Mall on North Pine Av-
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enue. Time Machine Clock Repair is the only such shop in an eight-county area. “A 180-day minimum turn-around time is not unusual on a clock brought into the shop,” said Ward. “Clocks are a cyclical and trend-prone market, like anything else, but our repair business is steady.” A self-proclaimed tinkerer as well, Ward found himself unemployed and experiencing health issues in the Great Recession of 2008. Ken suggested Ward give clock repair a try and after shadowing his father for six months, reading many of the same books Ken read, and networking with NAWCC members (“There’s a lot of misinformation on YouTube!”), Ward settled into the family business.
“As with many things, older clocks are just built to last beyond a lifetime. Many of the newer versions are made with planned obsolescence.” Both men say the NAWCC has been an invaluable resource and support network, with events, education and opportunities for connections that would not otherwise happen independently, since the work of a horologist is mostly done alone. The Bells, though, also have each other and clearly enjoy discussing the subject of keeping time and the fads and phases of the interest they share, as the clocks in their shop steadily ticktock in the background. seniortimesmagazine.com
Father and son team Ward (L) and Ken (R) Bell enjoy the bells, chimes, gongs, and steady ticktocks of clocks of every clock variety, though both also share a fondness for the round-top grandfather models such as the one pictured here. Nearly 50 years ago, Ken Bell first put his hands on the hands of a clock to restore it to working order. Now semi-retired, the horologist still makes large clock house calls and enjoys popping in to the family’s Time Machine Clock Repair in Ocala, where son Ward’s hands do most of the walk-in repair work. A self-described tinkerer and go-with-the-flow kind of person, clockmaker Ward Bell (above) often loses track of time while working at his Ocala clock shop bringing a customer’s timepiece back to life. He spends three days each week in-shop repairing smaller timepieces. Tuesdays and Thursdays are spent on the road making house calls for larger clocks.
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A self-taught clockmaker, Ken Bell (above) began reading books on clock repair and networking with other horologists as a member of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors back in 1971. That early interest became a second career, as clock repair provided a steady income for the Citrus County resident, who has seen many trends and cycles in the timekeeping world over the years. Time Machine Clock Repair in Ocala is filled with winding keys, pendulums, faces, weights and books on all things timepiece related.
“Smaller clocks don’t fly off the shelves the way they used to,” Ward said, “but large clocks are always popular, as are cuckoo clocks. The steampunk trend keeps pocket watches selling and Seiko wrist watches are always collectible. We fix a lot of music boxes, too.” Ken commented on the sentimentality these time pieces seem to hold for their owners. “Every clock has a story,” Ken said. “People often come into the shop for repairs on a family heirloom clock - or are wanting to purchase a clock that reminds them of one that their grandmother had. Military families, especially, treasure clocks they purchased while stationed in other countries.” The Bells’ shop sees a lot of cuckoo clocks for that very reason. Servicemen and women who spent time in Germany al-
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most always came home with one of these whimsical timepieces. And they often need repair, as most are created as tourist souvenirs and are not crafted as well as other clocks might be. When such a clock is brought in to Time Machine Clock Repair, where Ward spends three days each week (two days are devoted to house calls) bent over a part-filled workbench, the owner is immediately given an initial cost estimate and wait time for the work to be done. The piece is then cleaned and serviced, a process that Ward says usually reveals what the issue is that needs to be addressed. If parts are needed for a newer clock, ordering is easy. An older clock can be challenging in this regard (only a handful of supply houses remain) and sometimes even require parts that must be built from scratch. seniortimesmagazine.com
TIMEKEEPING MYTHS THE BELLS OFFER UP SEVERAL MISCONCEPTIONS REGARDING THE WORLD OF CLOCKS AND TIME: 1. “Don’t touch the clock!” Clocks are not as delicate as we think they are, say the Bells, and can actually be tinkered with as long as parts are not forced in any way. 2. “Don’t over wind it!” Over winding is not a thing. A clock simply cannot be over wound, say both horologists. 3. “If it isn’t broken, don’t mess with it!” Timepieces, contrary to this sentiment, do require regular maintenance. Most folks leave a clock alone as long as it is working correctly, but this is a recipe for future trouble, say Ken and Ward. Just like a car, a clock should be regularly maintained - by cleaning, oiling, and adjusting it every six months. 4. “A little WD-40 will help,” said no clock maker, ever. The Bells cringe when this topic comes up. Never use this product on any clock, they say. While great for many issues, a single shot of WD-40 will surely land one’s timepiece in their repair shop.
Replacing a newer clock’s entire movement usually means ordering a replacement. An older clock movement - even one 500-600 years old - can most often be rebuilt, according to Ward. “As with many things, older clocks are just built to last beyond a lifetime,” Ward said. “Many of the newer versions are made with planned obsolescence.” Ward’s favorite aspect of his work, in fact, is the satisfaction of bringing a non-working clock back to life. “It’s very rewarding,” said Ward. “And it’s just fun,” added Ken. Both men appreciate the independence of the often-solitary work but also enjoy the sociality of talking with customers who come in and share the history of their timepiece or the manner in which it was obtained. Where else can one go and talk about their clock? Customer conversations, of course, tend to drift into other topics as well when a visitor simply enjoys socializing for a while.
5. “Turn that clock down!” This request, say the father-son duo, is one they hear from time to time. The volume of a clock’s chimes cannot be turned up or down, they say. One can, however, adjust the hammers, setting them back further from the chime rods, softening the sound. 6. “Time is moving faster than it used to!” Nope. Though an ongoing topic of physics debate, time keeping pretty much proves that time is a constant, with modern equipment keeping even more precise measurements than ever of the hours in our days. “If you watch time, it goes slow. If you live time, it goes fast,” Ken said. December 2019
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The father and son team also have favorite clocks with stories of their own — and clocks they dream of owning one day. “My favorite type of clock is a round-top floor clock with a gong,” Ken said. “And a Seth Thomas Sonora with bell chimes.” “I like the old German round-tops for the style of the cases,” Ward said. “It’s a simple design but looks good. And they come in Westminster, time-and-strike and bim-bam models. There’s a two-weight Vienna regulator that was a favorite purchase, too.” Both men have fond memories of a cherry wood grandfather clock that boasted three different chimes as well as rods, gongs and bells that they sold to a fellow collector. One clock they say they will never sell is a camelback Ingraham tambour mantel clock, which belonged to their aunt. A rare find they both can appreciate, they rattle off as an eight-foot, six-inch tall Bailey, Banks and Biddle nine-tube with a Winterhalder and Hofmeier movement. If some of the clockmakers, terms and descriptions are not familiar terms to most of us, they are a second language to
Ken and Ward. The list of tools required of a clockmaker are often unique to the trade as well — and can cost as much as the clock they craft or repair. Ward is fortunate to have had most of his tools handed down to him from his father, who still has plans to reinvent a mechanical cleaner for clockworks — preferring that to the newer, ultrasonic cleaners. The pair exchange a look that says there is more to this ongoing, inside story of cleaning one’s clock. Then, both Ken and Ward Bell laugh when asked about the inside jokes associated with all things timekeeping and offer up the standard “even a broken clock is right twice each day” as an example. “Oh,” Ken said, “and Tempus Fugit is not a brand of clock! I can’t tell you how many people call and tell us that they have a Tempus Fugit clock.” The pair continue to chuckle for a minute and then settle into comfortable smiles in their respective seats in the clockfilled space. Time, it seems, does fly when you are having fun. And fun for the Bell family is buying, selling and repairing the instruments that measure our time as it flies. s
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Embracing Life Final Days of Decade
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ashington Post columnist Art Buchwald said, “Whether it’s the best of times or the worst of times, it’s the only time we’ve got.” Buchwald’s quote surfaced while searching for an introduction to this column. His wise words are perfect. They helped me to view my limited time on the planet in a different way. The 2010’s (pronounced twenty-tens) will end December 31, 2019. During the final year of this demonstrative decade, I turned 65, attained senior citizen status and enrolled in Medicare. Just like that, it was my time to enter a new season of life! Regular readers of this column know, in order for me to start something new, I must first rewind and review the old. As I reminisced, a few of the sad, silly, smart and even stupid events of the last decade came to mind. I pondered how they impacted my life. Starting with the sad. Mass shootings have increasingly dominated the news. My grandchildren talk about active intruder drills in their normal conversations. One afternoon my grandson explained how his fourth-grade class practiced exiting out of a window on the second floor. Their plan includes hiding on the roof and hovering near glass solar panels. My granddaughter’s story nonchalantly followed. She used slime (something else new to me) to demonstrate what would happen if a bomb exploded in her school’s art room. I
ing calls to appear as local numbers or from a reputable company. Add robocalls to the equation and our smartphones are sometimes stupid annoyances. The photo feature of the phone has rocked my world the most. I had not used a camera for nearly three decades – a long story for another column. When my grandchildren insisted they could teach me, I caved. Today, I happily post pictures on another relatively new phenomenon – Facebook. Selfies seem to bring out silly, sometimes simply stupid, human traits. I am okay with not mastering that skill. People trample landscape and destroy property for that perfect picture. Even worse are the ‘killfies’ – unfortunate incidences of death due to selfies gone wrong. Closing this chapter would be incom-
silently shivered and prayed for positive changes in the new decade. In the United States, suicide rates have risen significantly since 2000. According to an article published in the Monitor on Psychology, written by Lea Winerman, “It was the second-leading cause of death among people ages 10 to 34 and the Selfies seem to bring out silly, fourth-leading cause among sometimes simply stupid, people ages 35 to 54.” human traits. I am okay with Suicide is just a statistic until it hits home. In 2015 my not mastering that skill. family was slammed with the news that Shane, my 35-year-old nephplete without complimenting the heroes ew, succeeded in his second attempt. who make our lives better. Researchers Shane’s suicide changed our lives forhave improved the treatment of many ever. Our family has not recovered. Yet, medical abnormalities, including thyroid his loss was not in vain. Each of us, in disease. In 2016, a lump in my neck, our own way, have worked hard to end cysts in my throat, hair loss and panic the stigma. As for me, I will continue to attacks led to numerous ultrasounds, campaign for comparable treatment of biopsies and blood work. Ultimately, I mental health issues via Embracing Life. was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s thy The silly, smart and stupid all rolled roiditis, an autoimmune disease. Today I into one category – smartphones, am blessed to report that medication has scams, selfies and spoofing. We all the disease under control. know how drastically cell phones Time will continue to tick, tick, tick changed our lives. After the iPhone away. My New Year’s resolution for debuted in 2007, smartphone usage 2020 is to embrace every single second soared. By 2012, one billion smartas a senior citizen. phones were used around the world. Happy new decade everyone! s Every advancement has a yin and yang. Scams and spoofing became the in- Donna Bonnell is a freelance writer who moved to Newberry in 1983. She enjoys furiating smartphone sideshow, providliving and working in the town she now calls ing crooks with another way to deceive home. bonneldj@gmail.com and defraud. Scammers convert incomDecember 2019
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CALENDAR UPCOMING EVENTS IN ALACHUA & MARION BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL Tuesday, December 3 at 7:30pm Phillips Center, 3201 Hull Rd.
GAINESVILLE - T he Tony® and Grammy® award-winning inspiring true story of King’s remarkable rise to stardom, including being part of a hit songwriting team with her husband Gerry Goffin, her relationship with fellow writers and best friends Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann, and becoming one of the most successful solo acts in popular music history. Along the way, she made more than beautiful music—she wrote the soundtrack to a generation. performingarts.ufl.edu
SONGS OF THE SEASON Thursday, December 5 from 7:30 - 9:30pm Santa Fe College, 3000 NW 83rd St.
GAINESVILLE - U nder the direction of Lynn Sandefur, the Santa Fe Singers create an evening of memorable holiday music certain to be a delight for audience members of all ages. This concert also features a variety of percussion sounds and rhythms and is sure to be a family holiday tradition. sfcollege.edu/finearts
SPIRIT OF THE HORSE December 6 - 8 (show times vary) 23100 W Newberry Rd.
NEWBERRY - K YB Dressage and the Alachua County Agriculture and Equestrian Center are proud to present “The Spirit of the Horse”: a live holiday theater production for the entire family to benefit Horses Without Humans Rescue Organization, www.horseswithouthumans.org. An inspiring holiday story that both young and old will love. Two lonely orphans who only wish for a family of their own to love, a beautiful snow queen, scary villain, toy soldiers and lovely princess and prince will capture your heart and spirit. A beautiful story of redemption acceptance, and love. Please come and celebrate the holidays with KYB Dressage. visitgainesville.com
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FIX THEM ALL Saturday, December 7 from 11am - 3pm Gainesville Garden Club, 1350 NW 75th St.
GAINESVILLE - Pay to Spay presents their first annual holiday fundraiser. Champagne brunch, “Pup” up gift shops, art show, raffles, live music, food trucks and more! Spay and neuter is the best way to eliminate pet overpopulation. paytospay.org
LIGHT THE VILLAGE Friday, December 6 from 5 - 9pm Haile Village Center, 9116 SW 51st Rd.
GAINESVILLE - Come join us for our annual Light the Village celebration! We will light our Christmas tree and have pictures with Santa, food trucks, bounce houses and more! It will be a fun time for the whole family! hvcoa.com
HOLIDAY AT SANTA FE Saturday, December 7 from 2-3pm & 6-7pm Santa Fe College, 3000 NW 83rd St.
AMANDA ANNE PLATT & THE HONEYCUTTERS
GAINESVILLE - Come enjoy a wonderful funfilled day at Santa Fe College’s Fine Arts Hall! There will be kid-friendly crafts and refreshments in the lobby, a great holiday musical performance in the theatre, and a chance to meet Santa Claus after a bit of Winter Wonderland Magic! A holiday tradition for the whole family! sfcollege.edu/finearts
Friday, December 6 from 8 - 11pm Heartwood Soundstage, 619 South Main St.
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GAINESVILLE - T here is an empathetic and charming wit ingrained in Amanda’s songwriting. She has a knack for accessing a deep well of emotion and applying it to her storytelling, whether she is writing from her own experiences or immersing herself into the melody of emotions in another person’s life. Performing along with Platt, The Honeycutters are Matt Smith, Rick Cooper, and Evan Martin. heartwoodsoundstage.com
CRAFT FESTIVAL 2019 December 7 & 8 at 10am O’Connell Center, 250 Gale Lemerand Dr.
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HIROYA TSUKAMOTO Saturday, December 7 from 8 - 10pm Heartwood Soundstage, 619 South Main St.
GAINESVILLE - E clectic, immersive and mesmerizing; International acclaimed guitarist and songwriter Hiroya Tsukamoto takes us on an innovative, impressionistic journey filled with earthy, organic soundscapes that impart a mood of peace and tranquility. Hiroya is a one-of-a-kind composer, guitarist and singer-songwriter from Kyoto, Japan. heartwoodsoundstage.com
HAILE HOMESTEAD HOLIDAYS Sunday, December 8 from Noon - 4pm Haile Homestead, 8500 SW Archer Road
GAINESVILLE - F REE Admission! Stroll through the historic 1856 plantation home decked out in an array of traditional greenery and Victorian finery – with a Christmas Sweets theme. Docents in Victorian costume! See the Homestead’s famous “Talking Walls.” Enjoy live holiday music performed by a variety of musicians. Sip some hot cider as you browse a selection of home-baked goodies, and special holiday ornaments. 352-336-9096 hailehomestead.org
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ASK A SCIENTIST: HOT TOPICS IN SCIENCE Sunday, December 8 from 1 - 4pm Florida Museum, 3215 Hull Rd.
GAINESVILLE - S cience is all around you! Take advantage of this opportunity to talk with scientists and ask those questions you have been wondering about. Bring your specimens and find answers during an afternoon of discovery and learning. floridamuseum.ufl.edu
THE HEAVY PETS AND ROOSEVELT COLLIER Wednesday, December 11 from 8 - 11pm Heartwood Soundstage, 619 South Main St.
GAINESVILLE - Two energetic South Florida acts bring the funk to make Gainesville d a nc e. T he Hea v y Pe t s e n e r ge t i c , extended sets have been described as “full blown musical salvation” that embodies the sound of their Florida home, weaving together elements of indie rock, funk and reggae into a style that is uniquely their own. Soft spoken by nature, South Florida-bred Roosevelt Collier does his hollering on the pedal steel guitar. heartwoodsoundstage.com
CANDLELIGHT VISITS AT HISTORIC HAILE HOMESTEAD Friday, December 13 from 6 - 9pm Haile Homestead, 8500 SW Archer Road
GAINESVILLE - A rare opportunity to see the homestead at night! See the old Homestead, decked out for the holidays and aglow with candles and soft lights. Docents in costume top off the stunning beauty of the 1856 plantation home and its Talking Walls! Live music! Refreshments! Tickets available in advance at hailehomestead.org.
HOLIDAY MINGLE Friday, December 13 from 6 - 9pm Prairie Creek Lodge, 7204 SE CR 234
GAINESVILLE - I n appreciation of another successful year, Alachua Conservation Trust invites you and your family to Prairie Creek Lodge for hors d’oeuvres, drinks, and holiday cheer. Bring your friends and family and learn more about the work ACT is doing in our community. Live music will help set the mood for holiday cheer! No RSVP required and the event is free and open to the public. alachuaconservationtrust.org
Cherish the Ladies Wednesday, December 11 at 7:30pm PHILLIPS CENTER, 3201 HULL RD. GAINESVILLE - Get ready for a Celtic Christmas! One of the most engaging and successful ensembles in the history of Celtic music, Cherish the Ladies has shared timeless Irish traditions with audiences worldwide for over 30 years. performingarts.ufl.edu
ROY BOOK BINDER Saturday, December 14 from 8 - 11pm Heartwood Soundstage, 619 South Main St.
GAINESVILLE - Roy Book Binder is the epitome of the singing, songwriting, storytelling Bluesman troubadour. Binder from the early sixties became a student and friend of the legendary Reverend Gary Davis and it was from these early days he became equally at home with Blues and ragtime. At the age of 76, he is known to shift from open tunings to slide arrangements set to his original and sometimes quirky tongue-in-cheek compositions, with both traditional and self-styled licks, drawing on many musical influences. heartwoodsoundstage.com
CIRQUE MUSICA PRESENTS: HOLIDAY WISHES Monday, December 16 at 7:30pm O’Connell Center, 250 Gale Lemerand Dr.
GAINESVILLE - C irque Musica presents Holiday Wishes brings a holiday story to life in a full theatrical cirque event for the entire family. Featuring the world-renowned cast of Cirque Musica with your favorite holiday hits all performed LIVE by a full symphony
orchestra. Audiences will be amazed by the acrobats, aerialists, hilarious hijinks and holiday cheer. The show blends the spellbinding grace and daredevil athleticism of today’s greatest circus performers with the sensory majesty of a symphony orchestra. oconnellcenter.ufl.edu
VOICES RISING CHORUS: SING FOR THE SEASON Saturday, December 20 at 7:30pm Sunday, December 21 at 3:00pm First United Methodist Church, 419 NE 1st St.
GAINESVILLE - T he Holiday Concert will feature music for Christmas, Hanukkah, Winter Solstice, and the New Year. www.vrccgainesville.org
THE NUTCRACKER Saturday, December 21 at 2pm & 7:30pm Sunday, December 22 at 2:00pm Phillips Center, 3201 Hull Rd.
GAINESVILLE - C elebrate the Holiday Season with The Nutcracker – presented by Dance Alive National Ballet. The all-time family favorite with beautiful dancing, sets and costumes. Sheer magic! performingarts.ufl.edu December 2019
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Downtown Countdown Tuesday, December 31 from 9pm - 12am Bo Diddley Plaza, 111 E University Ave. GAINESVILLE - R ock out the old and ring in the new with your crowd of friends in Downtown Gainesville! Celebrate the New Year with music at this annual favorite at Bo Diddley Plaza. The free concert will begin at 9:30 p.m. and run until 12:30 a.m. At the stroke of midnight the sounds of noisemakers passed out to the audience earlier in the evening will chorus in the New Year. visitgainesville.com
44TH ANNUAL CAMELLIA SHOW
COLLECTORS DAY
Saturday & Sunday, January 4 - 5 Kanapaha Botanical Gardens, 4700 SW 58th Drive
Saturday, January 11 from 10am - 3pm Florida Museum, 3215 Hull Rd.
GAINESVILLE - The show features award-winning blooms from growers throughout the Southeastern United States. Over 500 varieties of beautiful, healthy plants will be available for sale. Come early for the best selection. Daily demonstrations and lectures on growing camellias. atlanticcoastcamelliasociety.org (ACCS Member Clubs) or fb.com/gainesvillecamelliasociety
GAINESVILLE - T he Florida Museum’s 41st celebration of collections and collectors shows collecting isn’t only for scientists! This free, popular event has attracted collectors from across the region for more than 40 years. Visitors can chat with collectors of all ages to learn the history of their treasures — from cowboy and Pokémon memorabilia to classic cars and stereoviews. floridamuseum.ufl.edu
BLAKE POULIOT, VIOLIN
NFM WROCLAW PHILHARMONIC
Tuesday, January 7 at 7:30pm Squitieri Studio Theatre, 3201 Hull Rd.
Saturday, January 11 at 7:30pm Phillips Center, 3201 Hull Rd.
HIGH SPRINGS MUSIC IN THE PARK & CONCERT SERIES
GAINESVILLE - B lake Pouliot’s violin playing captivates listeners and delivers them into a state of profound, meditative bliss. The Grand Prize winner of the 2016 Montreal Symphony Orchestra’s Manulife Competition and nominated for a 2019 Juno Music Award. performingarts.ufl.edu
GAINESVILLE - The NFM Wroclaw Philharmonic, together with its newly appointed Music Director Giancarlo Guerrero, is a vibrant part of Poland’s musical life and legacy. The group will present a program featuring works by Lutosławski and Chopin, as well as Brahms. performingarts.ufl.edu
Third Sundays from 2pm - 4pm James Paul Park, Downtown High Springs
ROMEO AND JULIET
THE BOOK OF MORMON
Wednesday, January 8 at 7:30pm Phillips Center, 3201 Hull Rd.
January 14 - 19, show times vary Phillips Center, 3201 Hull Rd.
GAINESVILLE - N ational Ballet Theatre of Odessa presents Romeo and Juliet - a fulllength Ballet in 2 acts. Music by Sergei Prokofiev. Choreography by Michael Lavrovsky. Production by Garry Sevoyan. This full-scale production is set to the music of Sergey Prokofiev and based on William Shakespeare’s timeless tale of tragic love. The National Ballet Theatre of Odessa, Ukraine brings 55 of Ukraine’s brightest and talented ballet stars. performingarts.ufl.edu
GAINESVILLE - T he New York Times calls it “the best musical of this century.” The Washington Post says, “It is the kind of evening that restores your faith in musicals.” And Entertainment Weekly says, “Grade A: the funniest musical of all time.” Jimmy Fallon of The Tonight Show calls it “Genius. Brilliant. Phenomenal.” It’s The Book of Mormon, the nine-time Tony Award®winning Best Musical. Contains explicit language. performingarts.ufl.edu
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RECURRING EVENTS CONTRA DANCE First Sundays & Third Saturdays Thelma A. Boltin Center, 516 NE 2nd Ave
GAINESVILLE - C ontra dancing is energetic, social dancing that’s fun for everyone (all ages are welcome) and no partner is necessary. The music is live. Dances are taught, walked through, and called. No experience or special dress is required. Wear casual attire and comfortable shoes. godsdance.org
HIGH SPRINGS - Bringing exceptional artists to the Downtown High Springs! Events are free and open to the public. Bring your lawn chairs, blankets, etc. Dogs permitted on a leash. Artist details and more information at highspringsmusicinthepark.com
GAINESVILLE MUSIC ASSOCIATION PUBLIC SYMPOSIUM & WORKSHOP First Mondays from 6:30 – 7:30pm Aurora Downtown, 109 SE 4th Ave
GAINESVILLE - J oin your music community for a workshop on a carefully developed aspect of different areas of the music business. These events begin with a presentation and workshop on a thoughtfully researched topic that our organization thinks will genuinely help our music community. gainesvillemusicassociation.com
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HIPPODROME JAZZ SERIES
CHAYAVEDA WELLNESS
Mondays at 7pm (through December 9th) Hippodrome Theatre, 25 SE 2nd Pl.
Second Wednesdays Fairfield Inn & Suites, 3877 SW 37th Blvd.
GAINESVILLE - T he Hippodrome Theatre is proud to partner with the University of Florida School of Music AGAIN to bring the Hippodrome Jazz Series BACK to the Hipp Lower Level! The series will continue every Monday, September through December. Doors are at 7:00 p.m. and the music is from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. thehipp.org
ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE
GAINESVILLE - Yoga, Refreshments, Raffles and Wellness Workshop. Come for part or all, by donation. Have a great time while up leveling your health, meeting others and building a community to share our intention of connecting to a larger purpose and participating in our vision of bringing wellness and self empowerment to our community and those in need. 352-358-5005 info@chayaveda.com
Mondays 6:45 – 9pm 1624 NW 5th Avenue
TAI CHI AND GENTLE MOTION
GAINESVILLE - T his is the kind of dancing which began in the 16th century and is still being written and danced today around the world. All dances are taught, walked through and called. No partner, experience, or special dress required. bit.ly/EnglishCountry
FUN WITH FLOWERS Third Tuesdays at 10am Gainesville Garden Club, 1350 NW 75th St
GAINESVILLE - Hands-on floral design program includes lecture, demonstration and materials. Coffee social at 9:30 am. RSVP requested rsvp.ggcfl@gmail.com or www.ggcfl.org
MARY’S HIGH TEA AT SWEETWATER BRANCH INN Third Tuesdays from 3pm - 5pm Sweetwater Branch Inn, 625 E University Ave.
GAINESVILLE - Traditionally served on a 3 tiered stand, includes Sweetwater Branch’s savory and sweet treats paired with your choice of teas and coffees. Please call for reservations 352-373-6760. sweetwaterinn.com
UNION STREET FARMERS MARKET Wednesdays from 4pm – 7pm Bo Diddley Plaza
GAINESVILLE - Bring a bag and pick up some locally-grown and produced vegetables, meat and dairy to take home for your kitchen. There’s also food trucks and live entertainment — all in a family-friendly atmosphere. Enjoy downtown and support local producers, musicians and artisans while sharing some quality time with your neighbors. unionstreetfarmersmkt.com
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craft vendors, and so much more! This event is sponsored by the City of Alachua Community Redevelopment Agency. cityofalachua.com
NIGHT IN THE GARDEN Third Thursdays from 6:30 - 9:30pm Green House Nursery, 15207 W Newberry Rd
NEWBERRY - B ring your friends and meet some new ones! Come on out and enjoy a live local band and a stroll through the picturesque gardens. Enjoy fun and games, food trucks, music and more! tghnfl.com
Thursdays at 9:30am 2205 NW 40th Terrace
HIGH SPRINGS FIRST FRIDAY NIGHT
GAINESVILLE - Tai Chi and Gentle Motions classes for seniors on Thursdays at 9:30 am (Tai Chi) and 10:30 am (Gentle Motions) at Crown Pointe Senior Healthcare Center in Gainesville. Contact Paul Gebhart at 352-379-6124 for info.
First Fridays from 5pm - 8pm Downtown
HIGH SPRINGS FARMERS MARKET Thursdays from 12 noon – 4pm First Saturday each month from 9am – 1pm 115 NE Railroad Avenue
HIGH SPRINGS - F lorida grown fruit, vegetables, dairy & meats as well as honey, handmade treats and more. The Farmers Market is produced by The City of High Springs. farmersmarket.highsprings.com
PRIMETIME EDUCATION SERIES Thursdays from 2:30 - 4pm Senior Recreation Center, 5701 NW 34th Blvd.
GAINESVILLE - P rimeTime Institute (PTI) provides a wide variety of educational programs and social activities for people age 50+ that foster wellness, encourage personal and intellectual growth, and that provide an environment for developing new interests, making new friends, and becoming involved as volunteers. Schedule at www.primetimeinstitute.org
HIGH SPRINGS - J oin the fun in lovely downtown High Springs. Local merchants will offer special sales, a raffle and more. Family fun for all ages. facebook.com/ HighSpringsDowntownMerchants
LOCAL PLAYWRIGHTS FORUM First Fridays from 8 - 10pm First Magnitude Brewing, 1220 SE Veitch St.
GAINESVILLE - In an effort to serve local playwrights better, Y-Not Theatre is starting a new local playwrights forum. It is chance to share questions, concerns, updates and information. If you consider yourself a playwright then join the first gathering on February 2nd. Free and open to the public. fb.com/ynottheatre
ARTWALK GAINESVILLE Last Fridays from 7pm - 10pm Downtown
GAINESVILLE - Artwalk Gainesville is a free self-guided tour that combines exciting visual art, live performance, and events in downtown Gainesville with many local galleries, eateries and businesses participating. Artwalk is an exciting, fun way to experience the amazing wealth of creativity the Gainesville community has to offer.Free and open to the public. artwalkgainesville.com
THIRD THURSDAY ON MAIN Third Thursdays from 5 – 9pm Downtown Main Street
ALACHUA - T his is the perfect event to get your “pre-weekend” on! Alachua’s Downtown area comes alive with the sound of music, unique dining, shopping,
GFAA GALLERY ART EXHIBIT Last Fridays from 7pm - 10pm GFAA Gallery, 1314 S. Main St.
GAINESVILLE - The GFAA Gallery presents members original art work for home, apartment or office. Monthly themes with opening
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exhibits at Artwalk and displayed throughout the month. Support your community artists and bring pleasure to your surroundings. Gallery open Tuesday-Saturday from 11am-6pm. gainesvillefinearts.org.
ALACHUA COUNTY FARMERS MARKET Saturdays from 8:30am – 12pm 5920 NW 13th Street
GAINESVILLE - D on’t forget to bring shopping bags, your grocery list, and plenty of small bills. The market prides itself on being a grower’s only market – meaning the vendors selling produce, plants, and other products must have grown the items themselves. The event space is located in an open air pavilion with additional outdoor booths protected by shade cloth. 441market.com
HAILE FARMERS MARKET Saturdays from 8:30am – 12pm Haile Plantation Village
GAINESVILLE - Take a stroll down the treelined streets of the Haile Village Center to browse for groceries, prepared food, and handmade gifts, then continue on for more shopping or brunching at the Village Center’s locally-owned shops and restaurants. hailefarmersmarket.com
JAZZ ON THE GREEN Second Saturdays from 7pm - 9pm Celebration Pointe
GAINESVILLE - R elax with live jazz while enjoying food, drinks, lawn games and more. In addition to Celebration Pointe’s restaurants, MidiCi The Neapolitan Pizza Company, Kilwins Gainesville, Decadent A Dessert And Coffee Bar – Gainesville, Florida and Miller’s Ale House – Gainesville, food options also include the Ahar – Homemade Indian Food, Cilantro Tacos, and Rollin Smoke BBQ food trucks. celebrationpointe.com
THEATRE Acrosstown Repertory Theatre................. 619 S. Main Street, Gainesville Curtis M. Phillips Center....................................... 315 Hull Road, Gainesville Fine Arts Hall Theatre - SFC....................... 3000 NW 83rd St., Gainesville Gainesville Community Playhouse... 4039 N.W. 16th Blvd., Gainesville Hippodrome State Theatre............................. 25 SE 2nd Place, Gainesville UF Constans Theatre............................................. Museum Road, Gainesville McGuire Pavilion Black Box Theatre............ Museum Road, Gainesville Actors’ Warehouse.......................................... 608 N. Main Street, Gainesville Ocala Civic Theatre.............................. 4337 East Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala High Springs Playhouse............................ 130 NE 1st Avenue, High Springs
THE HIPPODROME STATE THEATRE
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Scrooge in Rouge Thru Dec. 22
Beauty and the Beast Thru Dec. 8
The Royal Music Hall Twenty-Member Variety Players have a widespread case of food poisoning. This leaves only three surviving members to soldier on through a performance of “A Christmas Carol.” Done in the style of British Music Hall, it has many bad puns, bawdy humor and witty songs. A raucous holiday treat!
The first of Disney’s stage adaptations is based on the 1991 animated Disney film. A wandering enchantress transforms a cruel and vain prince into a hideous Beast, leaving him only one way to reverse the curse – fall in love with another and earn her love in return. Belle, a beautiful booklover, meets the Beast when she arrives at his castle to plead for her father’s freedom. Ultimately, trading her own freedom for his. The relationship between Belle and the Beast grows, leading to an emotional and transformative conflict.
A Christmas Carol Thru Dec. 22 With a new adaptation by Niall McGinty, we join a troupe of veritable Victorian actors as they weave the web of this cherished holiday tale. “A Christmas Carol” is an annual staple at the Hippodrome, which has produced versions of the Charles Dickens classic for more than four decades. A Gainesville tradition of singing and storytelling that all ages will enjoy! ACROSSTOWN REPERTORY THEATRE
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Exit Santa Thru Dec. 15 It’s Christmas Eve, and Santa has abandoned Mrs. Claus and the North Pole for a Florida condo and his mistress. However, all is not as it appears in this madcap adult comedy. It lampoons familiar stories while affirming the holiday spirit in all of us.
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Scrooge Macbeth Thru Dec. 22 Scrooge Macbeth takes the meaning of “the show must go on” to a whole new level. Bob, Sylvia, Victor and Renee are the last four actors standing when a food poisoning outbreak sidelines most of the cast on the opening night of the holiday production of “The Winter’s Tale.” With impending financial ruin, a shortage of cast members and an expectant audience just outside the doors, can these four amateur thespians create holiday entertainment to save their theatre? December 2019
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Snow: A Scientific and Cultural Exploration BY GILES WHITTELL c.2019, Atria, $25.00 / $34.00 Canada, 256 pages
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our shovel has been waxed. You’ve got good boots and six bags of animal-safe sidewalk salt, so nobody’s gonna slip on any ice. There are fresh spark plugs in the snowblower, logs for the fireplace, and you’re good to go. They say it’s going to be a long winter, but with some hot cocoa and “Snow: A Scientific and Cultural Exploration” by Giles Whittell, you’ll be ready. As a self-described lover of snow,
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Giles Whittell recalls the day his mother read “Little House in the Big Woods” to him, because it struck him so. They were living in Nigeria then, and the story seemed like “air conditioning in book form...” From that tale sprung a fascination with cold, white stuff. But wait. “White” isn’t really the proper way to describe snow, he says; snow is actually translucent. It’s also somewhat of a miracle that it falls at all, since it “requires a special set of circumstances” to be what it is, “as if in defiance of the cosmos.” Another miracle: more than 300 billion trillion snowflakes fall on this planet every year, drifting down somewhere every day, all day. We should be glad for that; says Whittell, without snow, there would be no ice caps, glaciers, or water stores for drier areas. We complain about having to shovel snow, in other words, but we need it. We need it, he says, for outdoor activities – so much so, that countries without it are happy to make it for skiing and snowboarding. We need it, even though there’s a lot we don’t know about it; we don’t know, for instance, how big a snowflake can possibly get. We need it because it can boggle the mind: it’s true that no two snowflakes are alike, for three basic reasons. We need snow for the fun, the history, and for the challenge. And so, we live with it – to a point: some 50 million square kilometers of
Earth are snow-covered and most of that’s uninhabited. We live with it – for now, anyway: says Whittell, by the end of this century, the world’s average snow depth is predicted to be “halved”… If you’re someone who’s eager for the first good snow, that’s sobering, but author Giles Whittell doesn’t leave you completely discouraged. Science has hypotheses. Culture has requirements. There’s a flake or two of hope inside “Snow.” In explaining our snowball’s chance and more, Whittell is seriously scientific, but in a more lighthearted way that isn’t intimidating. There’s an avalanche of information inside here, and each page invites readers to learn something new and astounding, possibly life-saving, part geeky, part charming, and part eye-opening. Readers in snow country
They say it’s going to be a long winter, but with some hot cocoa and “Snow: A Scientific and Cultural Exploration” by Giles Whittell, you’ll be ready. – especially those who grumble over ten gentle flakes – will especially delight in knowing how residents in equatorial climates deal with their lack of the white stuff. The biggest decision you have now is this: go outside and enjoy the winter, or stay inside by the fire and read “Snow”? Either way, don’t let this book slip through your fingers. s Terri Schlichenmeyer has been reading since she was 3 years old and she never goes anywhere without a book. She lives with her two dogs and 11,000 books. seniortimesmagazine.com
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