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Stargazers Weekly Episode
James C. Albury, Planetarium Coordinator of the Kika Silva Pla Planetarium, is the co-host of the PBS television program, “Star Gazers”; the world’s only weekly television series on naked-eye astronomy. Each weekly episode features selected objects for naked-eye viewing during…
Triangles, Triangles!
James C. Albury, Planetarium Coordinator of the Kika Silva Pla Planetarium, is the co-host of the PBS television program Star Gazers, the world’s only weekly television series on naked-eye astronomy. Each weekly episode features selected objects for naked-eye viewing during the…
Easter Egg Moon: April 7
If you’re looking for activities for all ages on Easter weekend, Santa Fe College is offering the 2012 Lunar Festival: “Easter Egg Moon.” Enjoy planetarium shows, telescope viewing, children’s crafts, educational presentations, and more, 3-10 p.m. Saturday, April 7 at Santa Fe’s…
Easter Egg Moon 2012
You are invited to the 2012 Edition of the Annual Lunar Celebrations presented by Santa Fe College 3 p.m. – 10 p.m. Saturday, April 7 at the Kika Silva Pla Planetarium. Pick up your FREE admission tickets at the Moon…
Santa Fe College Honoring Graduates at Fall Commencement, Dec. 16
The last speech of Dr. Portia Taylor’s Santa Fe College career will ironically be a first — she’s never given a graduation speech. Taylor, Vice President of Student Affairs, is retiring after nearly 36 years at Santa Fe. At the…
Stellar Madrigals: An Evening of Stars and Songs, Nov. 21
It’s not very often one gets the opportunity to experience stellar voices singing under the stars. On Monday, Nov. 21, The Santa Fe Madrigal Singers will treat audiences to just that during the “Stellar Madrigals” concert held in the unique…
Fine Arts Events and Performances through December 2011
Tickets for all Santa Fe Fine Arts Hall performances are $15 for the main floor, $12 for the balcony, $9 for seniors, UF students with ID, and children under 12. Santa Fe faculty, staff, and students are free with ID.…
Stellar Madrigals Concert, Nov. 21
The Madrigal Singers of Santa Fe present a full hour of entertaining madrigal songs, glees and catches, from classical to contemporary composers. Catch a show at 5:30, 7, and 8:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 21 in SF’s Kika Silva Pla…
Starry Night 2011, Nov. 3
Starry Night is an evening of astronomical adventure, 6-10 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 3 at the Florida Museum of Natural History. This event is free and open to the public. Starry Night 2011 features astronomer Michael Mumma speaking on “The…
The Swedish Are Coming Back!
A delegation of five students and three faculty members from Tullängsskolan, a technical college in Örebro, Sweden, will be visiting Santa Fe College from today through Oct. 3. The visitors will give a college-wide presentation in which they will discuss…
SF’s James Albury’s Star Gazer TV Spots
Planetarium Coordinator James Albury writes: Here are my June 2011 episodes of “Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer.” Enjoy! “Those Starry Summer Nights are Coming!” – 1 minute and 5 minute videos for June 6-12 “Join Us in Our Annual Day Star…
All Safe After Bus Fire at Northwest Campus
A tour bus carrying a group of schoolchildren from Ocala caught fire this morning on Service Drive behind C Building at Santa Fe College’s Northwest campus. All the children were evacuated safely from the bus by the time Alachua County…
SF Delegation Traveled to Seattle for National Phi Theta Kappa Convention
Last week, Dr. Naima Brown accompanied three officers from the Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society at Santa Fe College to the 93rd International Convention in Seattle, Wa. Chelsea Curry (President), Katie Fields (Vice-President) and Adriana Ippolito (Senator) served as delegates…
Celebrate the Full Moon at its Largest March 19!
The Kika Silva Pla Planetarium and the Natural Sciences Astronomy department at Santa Fe College proudly present their 3rd annual lunar festival, “Perigean Moon,” from 3 to 10 p.m. Saturday, March 19. All activities during the event (except for the…
2010 Fall Commencement Celebrated Dec. 10
Santa Fe College’s Fall 2010 Commencement marks a milestone: the graduation of the college’s very first bachelor’s degree recipients. Eight recipients of a Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) degree in Health Services Administration will be among approximately 240 students to…
Stellar Madrigals Concert
The Santa Fe “Musicum Collegium” presents the Stellar Madrigals concert held in the Kika Silva Pla Planetarium on Monday, November 22, at 6:00 PM and 7:30 PM. Join us for an entertaining hour of madrigal songs from the masters, both…
Florida Museum of Natural History Looks at the Stars Nov. 12
Visitors can experience the universe like never before at the fourth annual Starry Night from 4 to 10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 12 at the Florida Museum of Natural History. Join astronomy experts from the Alachua Astronomy Club, the Kika Silva…
UF Professor Teams Up with Santa Fe College to Bring the Universe to East Gainesville Youth
MAS (Music and Art for Science) Professor of Astronomy Stephen Eikenberry’s National Science Foundation (NSF) outreach initiative will bring space science curriculum to the Math and Science Summer Camp for middle school students sponsored by Santa Fe College’s East Gainesville…
2010 Equinox Moon Celebration at Santa Fe College March 20
The Kika Silva Pla Planetarium and the Natural Sciences Department at Santa Fe College, along with the Alachua Astronomy Club, will present the 2010 Equinox Moon Celebration, 3 to 11 p.m. Saturday, March 20 at the Northwest campus, 3000 NW…
Madrigal Concert
Imagine the pure high strains of Renaissance music in the intimate setting of the Kika Silva Pla Planetarium. The candlelight Madrigal Concert by the Santa Fe Singers, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 24, is directed by Lynn Sandefur and offers a unique…