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EXPLORING ART: Take in the newest exhibition at Good News Arts Inc., titled
“Diaristic Explorations,” at the venue, 23352 W. U.S. 27, Suite 80, in High Springs. Artist Haylee Anne describes her work as “dynamic installation and two-dimensional work meet at the crossroads of memory and photography, including elements of nature, homage and upheaval. The work is an active, bodily and diaristic exploration of coping with 1 Juvenile Diabetes, Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, Fibromyalgia, anxiety, an eating disorder and family trauma. Disease and familial difficulties are universal histories that include my story, which I recontextualize by combining cyanotypes, photography and writing. The work is predicated on and heightened by cool, blue tones that bleed into other saturated colors which infuse dual tones of grief and respite. Intended to reflect foliage that grows, remains and decays, the layers o
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Launch: “The Wild Heart of Florida”
The Wilder Heart of Florida (University Press of Florida 2021) celebrates its publication with a virtual launch TODAY, March 2, at 6:30pm (EST). Join co-editors Jack E. Davis and Leslie K. Poole, along with contributing writers Gianna Russo and Mark Walters, for the virtual launch event hosted by Tombolo Books. To register, click here.
Description: In this captivating collection, Florida’s most notable authors, poets, and environmentalists take readers on a journey through the natural wonders of the state. Continuing in the legacy of the beloved classic
The Wild Heart of Florida, this book features thirty-four pieces by a new slate of well-known and emerging writers.
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Florida attraction to get glass-bottom boat for wheelchairs
by Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, The Associated Press
Posted Jan 24, 2021 3:01 am EDT
Last Updated Jan 24, 2021 at 3:14 am EDT
OCALA, Fla. Florida’s 150 years of treating tourists to gushing springs, lolling manatees, curious fish and emerald grasses undulating in invisible currents is about to take a turn because of a chance remark.
In 2015, Paula Russo, a volunteer for the Florida State Parks Foundation, set up a table for a public event at Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park near Gainesville. Russo, relying on a powered scooter because of childhood polio, was there to tout state park trails and paddling for people with disabilities.