Events Calendar

As part of the CF Ira Holmes International Film Series, see a screening of "Some Kind of Heaven." First-time feature director Lance Oppenheim cracks the manicured façade of The Villages, America’s largest retirement community – a massive, self-contained utopia located in Central Florida. “Some Kind of Heaven” invests in the dreams and desires of a […]

Visit the Appleton on March 1 for Free First Saturday! Admission to the museum is free from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Explore the permanent collection, special exhibitions, and enjoy family-friendly artmaking activities in the Artspace. Join us in the auditorium at 11 a.m. for a talk by Magnolia Art Xchange (MAX)’s 2025 Resident Artists, whose works […]

Join us in the auditorium at 11 a.m. on the March 1 Free First Saturday for a talk by Magnolia Art Xchange (MAX)’s 2025 Resident Artists, whose works are featured in the exhibition, “To the MAX.” Participating artists include: Rod Acosta, Kendra Brazzel, Joan Elizabeth, Sarah Lajealle, Z Reyes and Tyrek Studivant. This talk is free […]

Director's Circle members are invited to celebrate the special exhibition, "What If Eye: Fifty Years of Exploration with Ummarid (Tony) Eitharong." Join the artist for an evening of hors d’oeuvres and wine, plus live music from Florida’s retro queen, Becky Baby. RSVP is required by March 2 to Colleen Harper, harperc@cf.edu, or 352-291-4455, ext. 1830.

As part of the CF Ira Holmes International Film Series, see a screening of "My Donkey, My Lover & I." Antoinette, a schoolteacher, is looking forward to her long-planned summer holiday with her married lover Vladimir, the father of one of her pupils. When she learns that Vladimir has to cancel because his wife organized […]

As part of the CF Ira Holmes International Film Series, see a screening of "Following the Ninth: In the Footsteps of Beethoven's Final Symphony." "Following the Ninth" is a documentary film about the global impact of Beethoven’s final symphony. This film was directed by Kerry Candaele, award-winning documentary film director, writer and musician. His films […]

Visit the Appleton on April 5 for Free First Saturday! Admission to the museum is free from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Explore the permanent collection, special exhibitions, and enjoy family-friendly artmaking activities in the Artspace. Join us in the auditorium at 11 a.m. for a talk by Dr. Victoria Machado entitled, “Exploring Florida’s Sacred Waters.” Drawing […]

Join us in the auditorium on the April 5 Free First Saturday for a talk by Dr. Victoria Machado, entitled "Exploring Florida's Sacred Waters." Drawing from the concept of ‘spirituality’ and the environmental humanities, this program explores how Floridians can understand the state’s waters within the context of the sacred, the holy or the divine. […]