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Anderson: Don't push Bright Futures into the Dark Ages R. Bruce Anderson State Sen. Dennis Baxley, R-Ocala, has apparently spent his quarantine dreaming up weird and dangerous things to inflict upon the staid population of Florida. In my mind’s eye, I see him paralytically bored. He’s just read some Facebook posts by a more focused friend, about how they spent their last lockdown week re-reading Fowles’s “Magus” or Lord Byron’s “Stanzas for Music,” or maybe tripping through an online walking tour of the Louvre. He grows increasingly irritated because the best he can offe...

On Exhibit The Appleton Museum of Art, a campus of the College of Central Florida, is pleased to announce the exhibit “Memories & Inspiration: The Kerry and C. Betty Davis Collection of African American Art,” celebrating the passion of a couple who spent more than 35 years as devoted connoisseurs, building a collection of vivid artworks that are both resonant and remarkably personal. “Memories & Inspiration” is on view at the Appleton from January 30 through March 28. “Memories & Inspiration: The Kerry and C. Betty Davis Collection of African American Art” presents 62 selected wor...

Williston-based Beltz Portable Toilets, a woman-owned company, was official portable toilets provider for the LPGA Drive On Championship presented by Volvik, which was played this past weekend at Golden Ocala. "The company is comprised of five women and dedicated to offering hygienic portable sanitation facilities," the LPGA said in a news item, which also noted that partnering with the company was part of the tour's commitment to expanding its diversity, equity and inclusion footprint. Lisa O’Keefe, a marketing consultant and former vice president of partner solutions and media sales at ...

Ocala Star-Banner Ocala Symphony Orchestra Chamber Winds: On Feb. 27, the Ocala Symphony Orchestra Chamber Winds will perform Beethoven’s Octet for winds in E-flat and Dvořák’s Serenade for Wind Instruments. Conducted by Chip Birkner, assistant director of bands at the University of Florida, the performance begins at 3 p.m. at the Reilly Arts Center, 500 NE Ninth St., Ocala. Available at the center for $18 tickets or via live streaming. Visit reillyartscenter.com or call 351-1606. Third annual Grit Strength Challenge: The City of Ocala Recreation and Parks Department, in partnership wit...

Appleton Museum of Art features distinguished collection of African American art Installation view of Memories & Inspiration, on view at the Appleton Museum of Art through April 4, 2021. Photograph by The Culture Curators. OCALA, FLA .-The Appleton Museum of Art, College of Central Florida, is presenting “Memories & Inspiration: The Kerry and C. Betty Davis Collection of African American Art,” celebrating the passion of a couple who spent more than 35 years as devoted connoisseurs, building a collection of vivid artworks that are both resonant and remarkably personal. “Memories & Inspirati...