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VETERAN HIGHLIGHT | TINSELTOWN TALKS | CROSSWORD | COMMUNITY CALENDAR
All In The Family
How Our Community Leaders Have Been
Shaped Through Their Family Bonds
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The Life and Work of
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CONTENTS
ON THE COVER – Family can be
likened to branches on a tree -- we all
grow in different directions, but our roots
keep us all together. Strong bonds help
shape us into who we ultimately become.
APRIL 2016 • VOL. 17 ISSUE 04
PHOTO BY ERICKA WINTERROWD
departments
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Tapas
Community Page
Charity of the Month
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Calendar of Events
Theatre Listings
Crossword Puzzle
columns
Tinseltown Talks
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by Nick Thomas
Enjoying Act Three
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by Ellis Amburn
features
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Picking Up Shop
Al’z Place Provides Care
While Searching for a
Permanent Home
Lessons of Love
How the Father-Son and
Mother-Daughter Bond
Shaped Five Community
Leaders
BY PEGGY MACDONALD
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Veteran
Jerry Barshov
Fate Guides Combat
Engineer Safely Through
WWII and Gives Growth
into Manhood
BY CYANNE DUNN
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Embracing Life
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BY MICHAEL STONE
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Birthday Bard
The Life and Work of
William Shakespeare
BY ERICKA WINTERROWD
by Donna Bonnell
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Reading Corner
Review by Terri Schlichenmeyer
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FROM THE EDITOR œ ALBERT ISAAC
Family Bonds
April is the cruelest month, T.S. Eliot
writes in his poem, “The Wasteland.”
I would disagree. I rather like April.
And while I’m not looking forward
to the blistering Florida heat, I am
glad I don’t have to scrape ice off my
windshield. I’m happy to pack up my
winter jacket. And I’m ready to start a
garden. Maybe we can get some veggies
going in time for the granddaughters to
harvest when they visit us this summer.
Picking homegrown vegetables is
a fun, family affair, creating lasting
bonds — which just so happens to be our
theme for this issue.
With that in mind, we talked with
some Gainesville community leaders
to learn about the family bonds that
helped lead to their successes. Read
all about these lessons of love and the
importance of their father-son, motherdaughter relationships.
Few things are more devastating than
watching a loved one slip away due to
Alzheimer’s disease, the most common
cause of dementia among older adults.
People suffering from this devastating
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disease — and their caregivers — need a
lot of help, and Al’z Place provides some
respite. But now this institution, which
provides care for those with Alzheimer’s
disease or severe memory impairment,
needs help. In January of 2017, its lease
ends and Al’z Place will have to (again)
find a new home.
Read on and learn more about Al’z
Place and the services it offers.
This month we continue with our
monthly series featuring World War
II veterans. It boggles my mind that
we are still losing approximately 430
WWII veterans every day; that’s one
every three minutes, according to U.S.
Veterans Administration figures.
We are honored to help tell their
stories. If you know a WWII veteran
in North Central Florida who would
like to tell his or her story to Senior
Times, please email Michael Stone at
[email protected].
Lastly, April is the month to celebrate
William Shakespeare. In fact, according
to an article in newyorker.com, April
was probably his favorite month,
when “wheat is green, when hawthorn
buds appear” (“A Midsummer Night’s
Dream”). “No other month is mentioned
half as often in his works as showery,
windy, sometimes unforgettably
exquisite April,” writes Germaine Greer.
So with Shakespeare in mind, we
have a story about The Bard of Avon,
considered to be the greatest poet that
ever lived.
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for President again. The
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and contributed to the “outlaw country” subgenre, which
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for his financial troubles and activism. Nelson —
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Born on April 3, 1934,
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Jane Goodall set out to
Tanzania in 1960 to study
wild chimpanzees by sitting
amongst them, bypassing
more rigid procedures and
discovering primate behavior that
have continued to shape scientific
discourse. She noted that chimps
have a complex social system,
complete with a primitive
"language" system containing
more than 20 individual
Years Old
sounds. She is credited
with making the first recorded
observations of chimpanzees using
and making tools — previously thought to
be an exclusively human trait.
Emmylou Harris (69)
Loretta Lynn (84)
April 2, 1947
April 14, 1932
Craig T. Nelson (72)
Pete Rose (75)
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Your Inner Freak
The gallery at Oak Hammock at the
University of Florida presents a Dada
Art Exhibit (A Judged Show) in celebration of the centennial birth of the art
movement known as Dada.
According to a press release, Dadaism was created to redefine the idea of
art. Dada art includes a diverse subject
matter and any medium or combination of media. The Wall Street Journal
stated, “the idea of embracing your inner
freak is pure Dada. Don’t put on a mask;
develop your personal spirit.”
One hundred years later, Dada art is
everywhere and will be on display in
Gainesville by community members. The
majority of selected works will be exhibited at Oak Hammock April 11 – July 9.
The Hippodrome Art Gallery will display
additional works, including three-dimensional pieces, April 4 – May 29.
Sales of art: Potential buyers for
works at Oak Hammock will be directed
to the artist; no commission taken by
Oak Hammock. Items sold at the Hippodrome will be handled by them where
sales tax will be deducted and a commission taken of 25 percent.
Dada Art began as a protest to the
First World War, as a way to rebel against
traditional social and political structures
by overthrowing artistic tradition. A
group of artists in Zurich is credited with
coining the term and starting the international movement, but similar sentiments
were brewing before that, such as what
the New York artists called “anti-art.”
No one style identified Dada work; it
was more of an attitude. It is the creation
of objects, using a variety of experimental
techniques, relying on chance, intuition,
and nonsense instead of reason and
rules. Dada art set the stage for many
later avant-garde movements, including
Surrealism, Pop Art, and Conceptual Art.
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following: creates the element of surprise
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FORGET ME NOT
Picking Up Shop
Al’z Place Provides Care While
Searching for a Permanent Home
By Cyanne Dunn
W
hen Mary Mitchell was a young girl, she promised her mom she would never let her end up
in a nursing home. Decades later, that’s exactly
where her mother, Rebecca Thompson, was — struggling with
dementia.
After her siblings declined to help pay for caregivers for
Thompson, Mitchell drove to Louisiana and brought her to be
cared for at home.
“When I got her back here, I had no idea what dementia
was and what I was dealing with,” Mitchell said.
She began attending a caregivers support group, hoping to
better understand what her mother was going through and
how best to care for her. But balancing her mother, family and
job quickly became overwhelming. Thompson was acting out
in ways that Mitchell wasn’t used to and didn’t understand.
Certain times of the day were worse than others.
“I tried doing things with her and all of the things that she
used to like. I didn’t realize that she didn’t remember how to
do them and that would frustrate her more,” she said.
Thompson needs help with everyday tasks like bathing or
picking out clothes, and would often wander at night. Mitchell
began sleeping with a baby monitor.
“I couldn’t sleep, because every time she made a noise I
was listening,” Mitchell said. “I wasn’t sure how much more I
could take. It was wearing me down.”
Then, through her support group, Mitchell learned about
Al’z Place.
Located at 1701 NW 80th Blvd. in Gainesville, in unit 105 of
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a building tucked against a fence blocking off the freeway, is
Al’z Place. Surrounded by the offices of lawyers and realtors,
its drab outside looks as business-like as any of its neighbors.
But if you sit outside the door of 105 on a weekday afternoon, you’ll likely hear some distinctly un-businesslike sounds
drifting through the door: the baritone melodies of Elvis,
muffled by cheers from a game of table bowling.
Al’z Place is an adult daycare facility for people with dementia, Alzheimer’s and other severe neurological deficits.
But it’s far from a daytime nursing home.
“Music is probably the most
powerful tool that we have to work
with our clients because someone
who might not be able to tell us
what we just had for breakfast can
sing all the words to their favorite
songs. It’s one of the last parts of
the memory to go.”
“We have a lot of activities throughout the day; cognitive
activities, physical activities, music activities,” said Robyn
Katz, a recreational therapist and the program manager at
Al’z Place. “My goal is to help improve or maintain cognitive
Robyn Katz and
Emogene, a client
at Al’z, dance
during music
time with Phyllis
Dorman, who
volunteers at least
twice monthly.
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and physical function, so a lot of times the
stimulation here will help that.”
While the onset of dementia can’t be
reversed, Katz said she often sees improvement once a client has transitioned to Al’z.
Caregivers are often surprised by how well
their loved ones are doing.
Three certified nurse assistants help
with daily living, such as dressing, eating and using the bathroom; a nurse gives
medication and minor medical treatments
and acts as a liaison between families and
doctors; a group of volunteers helps the
staff and works with the clients on their
activities, which can be anything from
dessert bingo to arts and crafts to tabletop
bowling. Volunteers Phyllis Dorman and
Robert Martin, a musical duo that sing with
the clients, tell jokes and recite poems, such
as Maya Angelou’s “Phenomenal Woman.”
“We do a lot of music activities,” Katz
said. “Music is probably the most powerful
tool that we have to work with our clients
because someone who might not be able to
tell us what we just had for breakfast can
sing all the words to their favorite songs. It’s
one of the last parts of the memory to go.”
Katz also offers support to caregivers,
even if their loved ones aren’t an Al’z client, as they go through the process of touring facilities, receiving difficult diagnoses,
or even just through the ups and downs of
everyday life.
“It’s a long journey that these families
are on and we become part of that journey
for them,” she said.
Unit 105 won’t always be home to the
music and jokes of Al’z Place, however. At
the end of January 2017, their lease will be
up, and they weren’t given the option of renewing it, said Anthony Clarizio, executive
director of ElderCare of Alachua County,
the parent company of Al’z Place.
“I suspect that it’s probably hard to
have an adult day care facility in a business
park,” he said. “The needs are very different than a training center or a law office or
a credit union.”
This isn’t the first time Al’z Place had to
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Phyllis Dorman (middle, reciting “Phenomenal Woman”) usually brings friends such as Robert
Martin (below). “I like [music time] to be fast paced because of the short attention spans,” she
said. “So if they don’t like what we’re doing, we’ll be doing something else in a minute.”
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Robyn Katz celebrates JoAnn’s birthday. (Opposite) Lunchtime at Al’z includes two snacks. Top right: Volunteer Seung Woo Shin and Intern Maya
Simaan help Teresita bowl. Bottom right: Mary Mitchell and Rebecca Thompson play dessert bingo.
pick up shop. Before the current location, Al’z Place was at a
church. And it was at a different location before that, too. Ideally, Al’z Place would move to a permanent location, a homelike building with more space, better facilities and maybe even
a garden in the backyard instead of a freeway. But that costs
money, something Al’z Place is already tight on.
“We have to raise over half our budget for this program
through fundraising efforts or we would have to cut out half
the clients,” said Clarizio, adding that they receive $114,000 a
year from the state, an amount that hasn’t changed as long as
he’s been director.
And as the baby boomer generation ages, Al’z Place is feeling the strain for more space. Over 50 people are currently on
the Al’z waiting list, but with limited space in the building, and
since clients only leave Al’z once they need to become institutionalized, there isn’t much movement on that list. It will most
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likely be several years before Al’z is able to afford a forever
home, Clarizio said.
Since disrupting the routine of those with dementia or
Alzheimer’s can often cause anxiety, the upcoming move will
be a challenge on the clients. The stress of adapting to a new
environment may cause some clients to act out, typically not
a problem at Al’z Place. Clients may also worry their families
won’t be able to find them, making them want to leave.
Having to move twice will mean having to go through this
challenge twice.
“We’re kind of in a quandary because what we’ve realized
in these last few months is that we’re not really ready to buy
anything,” Clarizio said. “We don’t have the money to do that.”
And for now, they are unable to pay to hold a new rental
location so far in advance. The search for a new building will
begin in earnest in September, leaving them only four months
to secure new space and finish their move. Not finding a space
in time is not an option.
“Robyn and I would never let that happen. We’re going to
be somewhere, we’re not going to leave [clients] stranded,” he
said. “We just don’t know where that’s going to be yet.”
Rebecca Thompson is now in her second year of going to
Al’z Place.
“She was depressed at first and when she started coming
here it was like she came to life,” Mitchell said. “And you can’t
ask for more than that.”
Thompson looks forward to her time at Al’z Place, and on
weekends asks if it’s time to go back.
Though the new location for Al’z Place is undecided,
Mitchell said in the end it doesn’t matter.
“You can’t just get this kind of care anywhere. No matter
where they go, she would be there. We would make it happen.” s
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Tinseltown Talks
Vintage Cavett Returns to TV
by Nick Thomas
T
he battle for late-night talk show
dominance is nothing new to television audiences. In the ‘60s and ‘70s,
three prominent hosts sometimes went
head-to-head for the coveted ratings
bragging rights.
“There was a time when Johnny Carson, Merv Griffin, and myself were all
opposite each other,” noted Dick Cavett
from his home in New York.
With the addition of “The Dick Cavett
Show” to the Decades Network line-up
at the beginning of February (see www.
decades.com for schedule), the trio of
former competitors are again filling latenight niches, this time as reruns on cable
networks —Carson’s “Tonight Show” on
Antenna TV since January and “The Merv
Griffin Show” on getTV since last October.
“We all had great entertaining guests,
but it was also a rough period for
America — Vietnam, Nixon, civil rights
and a bevy of assassinations,” Cavett
said. “People seem to like the nostalgia
of these old shows, even if it means looking back at troubled times.”
Transplanted from the Midwest to
New York, Cavett began his journey to
late-night as a copy boy for Time magazine in 1960. After sending some jokes to
then “Tonight Show” host Jack Paar, he
was soon hired as a writer.
Throughout the ‘60s, Cavett continued to write for others, including
Carson, as well as tackling stand-up
himself, but eventually inherited his
own daytime show at ABC in 1968.
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Known for his in-depth and wellresearched interviews, enlivened with a
touch of witty commentary, Cavett soon
graduated from daytime to late-night as
“The Dick Cavett Show” and attracted
guests that competitors envied.
“Fred Astaire rarely gave interviews,
but wanted to come on my show,” Cavett
said. “When he did, he danced for God’s
sake, and the audience went wild.”
But not all Cavett’s guests were so
obliging, such as David Bowie’s 1974 tense
appearance in which the singer fidgeted
with a cane throughout the interview.
“He was the single most nervous
guest I ever had,” noted Cavett. “I
wanted to take that cane and throw it in
the orchestra.”
A year earlier, Marlon Brando’s appearance was a scoop,
although the actor preferred to discuss the plight of Native
Americans rather than acting.
“When I asked for his thoughts on the success of ‘The Godfather’ movie, he mumbled that he didn’t want to talk about
films,” recalled Cavett. “So I quipped, ‘Did you like the book,
The Godfather?’ That got a big laugh from the audience and
after he paused, he threw me that million dollar Brando grin.”
A huge Marx Brothers fan, Groucho Marx was one of Cavett’s early guests.
“Groucho came on with his writing friend Harry Ruby and
it was pure gold. But that’s one of the early episodes that went
missing, probably recorded over when studios reused videotapes. It still gives me bad dreams to think the tape might have
been turned into ‘Let’s Make a Deal.’”
Cavett became friends with Groucho, but said that was an
exception, rather than the rule. He was also more than just a
rival to one of his late-night competitors.
“Johnny Carson and I were actually good friends,” said Cavett, who turns 80 in November. “About a year before he died,
I had a wonderful evening with him at a restaurant and we
talked for hours about our shows and some of the guests we
had over the years.”
Many were among the greatest celebrities of the 20th Century (see www.dickcavettshow.com).
“People have been asking me constantly over the years if
they will ever see all those full episodes of ‘The Dick Cavett
Show’ on TV again,” he said. “Well now they can.” s
Nick Thomas teaches at Auburn University at Montgomery, Ala.,
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COLUMN œ ELLIS AMBURN
Enjoying
Act Three
Farewell to Food
L
iving on the g-tube is not as rough
as I thought it would be. My
epiglottis was cooked during radiation
treatment in 2002 for head-and-neck
cancer but didn’t stop functioning until
recently, permitting food to be aspirated
into my lungs, resulting in pneumonia.
The surgical procedure for implanting a feeding tube in the stomach is
painless, and the formula provides
adequate nourishment and prevents
hunger, but of course it is tasteless.
That’s a tall order for someone who
was a gourmand, and lately I find myself
reminiscing about my favorite meals
over the last 82 years. Here they are:
1) Mediterranean loup over fennel, Le
Grande Cascade, Bois de Boulogne, Paris, with Lena Wickman, literary scout.
2) Fried eggplant and creamed crawfish,
shrimp and crab, Prejean’s, Cajun Canal,
Lafayette, Lousiana, with brother Bill
and wife Joyce.
3) Pressed Duck, Le Tour d’Argent,
Paris, with Janet Flanner of The New
Yorker and Thomas Quinn Curtiss of
The Paris Herald-Tribune.
4) Homegrown fried chicken and
buttermilk pie, Three Blocks Ranch,
Megargel, Texas, Mother, Daddy, Lu,
and Bill.
5) Barbequed brisket, Cousin’s, Fort
Worth, Texas, with Lu and husband Bill
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Bradbury, Mother, and brother Bill.
6) Lobster with corn-on-the-cob and
cauliflower with hollandaise sauce,
Jackson Pollock’s farm, The Springs,
East Hampton, New York, with Richard,
Howard, Pulitzer Prizewinning poet,
and Sandy Friedman, novelist.
7) Roast beef and Yorkshire pudding,
Rule’s, London, with actress Ann Todd.
8) Fisherman’s Platter, The Great Outdoors, High Springs, Florida, with Hank
Conner, WUFT/FM, University of Florida.
9) Cuttlefish of the Adriatic, Venice,
Italy, with Ron Bernstein, Paramount
Pictures vice president.
10) Jugged hare, Harrod’s, London, England, with Bruce Hunter, literary agent for
F. Scott Fitzgerald and Agatha Christie.
11) Meatloaf, Oak Hammock, Gainesville,
Florida, with manager while preparing a
cover story for Senior Times.
12) Spaghetti and meatballs, Newport,
Rhode Island, with Betty Hutton, movie
star, and a great cook.
13) Shrimp marinara over linguine,
Gainesville, prepared by Billy O’Connor,
author of “Confessions of a Bronx Rookie” and a stand-up comedian, with Emily
Fugetta, editor, Independent Alligator.
14) Cheeseburgers and tater tots, Knickers, New York, with Jacqueline Kennedy
Onassis.
15) Veal tonatto, Italian Pavilion, New
York, with Helen Hayes.
16) Soft shell crabs, La Grenouille, New
York, with Ginger Rogers.
17) Caviar blini, Russian Tea Room, with
T.V. star Harry King.
18) Shad roe, Baroque, New York, with
actor and author Tom Tryon.
19) Refried beans, cheese, and shredded
lettuce, Las Margaritas, Gainesville, with
Albert Isaac.
20) Steak, l’Hotel, Paris, with Olivia de
Havillande.
21) Chicken molé, The House of Molé,
Fort Worth, Texas, with Ronnie Died.
22) Pizza, John’s Pizza, Jones Street,
Greenwich Village, New York, with
Newsweek colleague Warren Picower.
23) Sushi, Cannery Row, Monterrey,
California, with Kim Novak.
24) Sole, Orangerie, Paris, with author
James Baldwin.
25) Finely chopped Cobb salad, Russian
Tea Room, with Debbie Reynolds.
Many thanks to my g-tube medical
team at Shands Hospital, the brilliant
doctors in Unit 64, Drs. Nall, Starnes,
Billow, Rogers, Smith, and Leglam, also
to social worker Kristin Tarbox and
nurses Brandon, Wendy, Katie, Emily,
Paul, and Brian. Special thanks to my
primary medical partner, Dr. Nagoshi,
who first diagnosed the problem that led
to the g-tube; I was aspirating into my
left lung, which triggered pneumonia
and a host of woes. At present, I’m in
rehab, learning to use the g-tube. I’ve
chosen the once-a-day method, which
I’ll do at bedtime. And now, a fond farewell to food, though you may still see me
picking up fried shrimp to go at Northwest Seafood. I can still eat the usual
way; I just can’t afford to swallow. s
Ellis Amburn is the author of biographies
published by HarperCollins and is in the
Hall of Excellence at TCU’s Schieffer School
of Journalism. He lives at a retirement
community in Gainesville.
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LESSONS OF LOVE
All in the Family
How the Father-Son and Mother-Daughter
Bond Shaped Five Community Leaders
By Peggy Macdonald
S
ince the dawn of human civilization, fathers have developed a special bond with sons to toughen them and
prepare them for manhood. Mothers have been tasked
with teaching daughters to cope with — and, when possible,
overcome — cultural expectations that place women in a subservient position to men. The five community leaders featured
in this article became the men and women they are today because of the powerful father-son and mother-daughter bonds
that shaped their worldview from an early age and continued
to guide them well into adulthood.
“I am who I am because of the values and example of my
parents,” reflected Dr. Jackson N. Sasser, president of Santa Fe
College since 2002.
Sasser described his father as a staunch disciplinarian.
“There was no gray,” he said. “But that emanated from a love
that you only understand if you experience it.”
Like his parents, Hugo Jackson Sasser and Linnie Gene
Gardner Sasser, Jackson was raised in the small community of
Alexander City, Alabama, where he met his wife, Layne. The
high school sweethearts vowed to date other people when
they went to college. Jackson said that plan went fine when he
dated other girls but when Layne started to date other boys he
couldn’t take it.
As a young man, Jackson wanted to buy a motorcycle but
his father forbade him to ride one. Looking back on it now,
Jackson realizes that he probably would not be here today if
his father hadn’t put his foot down. Still, he always had his
heart set on a Honda 90. For Jackson’s 60th birthday Layne
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surprised him with a vintage Honda 90 that she purchased
from a collector. Jackson mostly keeps it in his garage.
“I rode it one time,” he said with a big grin.
Jackson’s father allowed his son and three daughters to become fiercely independent. He encouraged them to form their
own ideas, whether he agreed or disagreed.
“That’s a gift of acceptance and support that comes from an
abiding, deep-seated love,” Jackson said.
Jackson used to seek his father’s counsel on major life decisions before his death in 2014.
“Not being able to call him is the greatest loss,” Jackson
lamented. “I think that’s one of the things with sons. You want
that approval of your dad.”
Gainesville City Commissioner Craig Carter’s father also
loomed large in his life. His father was Jimmy Carter. Not
“He genuinely cared about people. He
did it through his job and hopefully
I’m doing it through politics.”
President Carter, but the Jimmy Carter who piloted Air Force
One when Jimmy Carter was president. Vintage photographs
of airplanes cover the walls of Craig’s office in City Hall.
Craig Carter followed closely in his father’s footsteps.
Jimmy dropped out of high school and enlisted in the Marines.
He was later hired as a flight instructor and eventually became
one of the top pilots with Capital Airlines, which merged with
ABOVE: Hands-on
dad Hugo Jackson
Sasser with his children, Pam, Alethea,
Jackson and Beverly.
Jackson said his
father was the one
who usually took the
kids to baseball or
swimming or “forced”
piano lessons.
LEFT: President
Jimmy Carter with
Craig Carter’s father,
Jimmy Carter, an
Air Force One pilot
during the Carter
Administration.
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PHOTO BY PEGGY MACDONALD
Top left: Craig Carter and his oldest child, David, and his father, Jimmy, on one of his
final flights. Bottom left: Vintage photographs of Capital Airlines planes fill Criag’s office. Top right: Lee Pinkoson in Sweetwater Park. Bottom right: Lee with his father,
Dr. Charles Pinkoson.
United Airlines in 1961, the year Craig was born.
Craig, who has dyslexia, also dropped out of high school.
“I loved learning but I had to learn through osmosis or visually,” he explained.
Jimmy taught Craig that he could accomplish anything he
set his mind to.
“If you work hard enough you can go from being a high
school dropout to flying the president of the United States,”
Craig mused. Jimmy died of cancer in 2012, two years before
his son was sworn in as a city commissioner.
County Commissioner Lee Pinkoson’s father almost died
twice when he was 55. Dr. Charles Pinkoson, a retired ear,
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nose and throat doctor, was in the early stages of cardiac arrest
when one of his colleagues, Dr. Terry Marshall, convinced him
to go to the hospital. He was treated for a heart attack in the
emergency room. He later suffered a second heart attack while
he was in the hospital elevator. To his great fortune, a doctor
was with him in the elevator and provided life-saving treatment.
“My life would probably be very different if my dad had
died when he was 55,” Lee said. Today Charles is 94 and lives a
short walk from Lee’s house.
Lee remembers going with his father to the hospital or his
father’s office after church on Sundays. While Charles treated
patients, Lee and his two sisters raced on stools up and down
the hallway and stared at photographs on the walls showing
things his father had taken out of people’s ears, noses and
throats. Charles taught his son to treat people fairly, a lesson
that has served him well as a county commissioner.
“It wasn’t just a job,” Lee said. “He genuinely cared about
people. He did it through his job and hopefully I’m doing it
through politics.”
Like Craig Carter and Jackson Sasser, City Commissioner
Helen Warren was raised by parents who enforced strict discipline.
“If you cussed you would see a bar of soap in your mouth,”
she said. However, as one of six children born to Joan and Lyman Warren, Helen also enjoyed a great deal of independence
as a child.
An outdoors person, Joan instilled a love of nature and
camping in her daughter. She taught Helen how to repair a flat
tire on a bike, work in the yard and build an orchid house.
“She was the one with tools,” Helen said.
Helen’s father, Lyman Warren, did not care for camping.
So Joan took Helen and her five siblings on camping trips to
North Carolina and New York on her own. Helen said her
parents were among the first people in Pinellas County to
purchase a Volkswagen bus — two of them, actually. Helen and
her siblings learned to push the buses out of the sand on their
frequent trips to Florida’s springs and beaches.
After high school, Helen’s camping expertise helped her
land a job as a campground host at Fort Wilderness when Walt
Disney World opened in 1971. One time the Jackson 5 came
through on a tour and posed for a picture with Helen.
Joan introduced Helen to birdwatching at an early age and
later encouraged her to join the Audubon Society, where she
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Top: Helen Warren in her
City Hall office; several city
commissioners have traded
the coveted Eleanor Blair
painting in the background.
Upper center: John (back
row), Joan, Bill, Grandmother Warren, Mary Ellen, Kai,
Aunt Inger (holding Chris),
and Inger’s ex-husband
(holding Helen). Lower center: Dr. Owen Roberts in his
Kirby-Smith office. Second
from bottom: Owen’s father,
Arnold Roberts. Bottom:
Superintendent Roberts in
his student days.
honed her leadership skills as president of the St. Petersburg
and Alachua Audubon Society chapters. There is a strong
resemblance between Helen and Joan, who died in 1995.
“One of my greatest joys is someone telling me I look like
my mom,” Helen said.
Dr. Owen Roberts, superintendent of Alachua County
Public Schools, also lived close to nature as a child. Raised on
a York Town sugar cane plantation in Jamaica, Owen was one
of 12 children born to Arnold Roberts, who rode a mule to and
from work in the fields of the plantation.
Each morning before school, Owen and his two oldest
brothers woke up at 4:30 to milk the cows, tie the cows and
goats so they could feed for the day, and feed the pigs and
chickens. They also gathered water for the day’s cooking,
bathing and drinking. After completing their daily chores,
Owen said he and his brothers walked through four to five
miles of sugar cane fields on their way to school.
During an interview at the spacious superintendent’s office
in the Kirby-Smith Center on East University Avenue, Owen
held up a photograph of himself carrying water as a child on
the sugar cane plantation where he grew up.
“This was at the height of our poverty,” he observed.
“When people talk about poverty I say you don’t know what
it is.”
Owen traces the ancestry of his father, Arnold Roberts, and
mother, Irene Brady Roberts, to India and Africa, respectively.
Owen said his parents did not complete a primary school education, but they could read and write and “developed themselves over the years.” Arnold taught himself accounting and
became the bookkeeper and payroll clerk for the plantation.
When Owen was about five years old he contracted polio
and was hospitalized for two years. Because he missed kindergarten and first grade he was behind his peers at school.
“I had to develop very fast,” he remembered. “The only
way I could traverse the world and learn was through books.
Books were my friends.”
Owen’s office is filled with books he read in primary and
secondary school. They serve as a testament to the power of
education to overcome any obstacle.
“I should not be here,” he said, gesturing toward his grand
office. “If you think about circumstances defining who you
are, that’s not true. You define who you are.”
Owen Roberts’ story shows that no obstacle is insurmountable. A mother or father’s love and guidance can make all the
difference in a child’s life. Moreover, as role models, parents
show their children how to treat people and make a difference in their community. Parents are a child’s first teacher,
and their life lessons continue to shape their offspring for the
rest of their lives. s
COLUMN œ DONNA BONNELL
Embracing
Life
MEN-STRU-ATE
W
hile going through a memory
book from my adolescence, I
found a pamphlet produced by Personal
Products Company in 1966-1967, “Growing up and liking it — the fun is just
beginning!”
Those who remember the cardboard/
construction paper albums understand
the significance of my discovery. Treasures (such as ticket stubs, ribbons won
for 4-H projects, and notes covertly
passed in class) were taped onto the pages
of my sacred souvenir scrapbook. It was
secretly stored with my even more surreptitious diary. The tattered, yellowed
and bulging book remains mostly intact.
Placed strategically, with other
long-forgotten gems, was the abovereferenced booklet. Since I used it as
a guidebook it was not fastened, but
left loose. In those days, it simply was
improper to leave such clandestine
information visible. So, I kept it hidden.
When no one was around, I would study
its unspeakable contents.
When the ancient booklet was resurrected, my writer curiosity kicked into
full gear. Instead of inserting it back
into its proper place, I had to review the
pamphlet. What I found was a masterpiece of how females were viewed in the
1960s. It provided humorous reading
and insight into what many consider the
good ol’ days.
Among the many jewels of wisdom
was an opening explanation of what
happens when you grow up: “…the
most important thing of all happens.
She begins to menstruate (pronounced
men-stru-ate). The word comes
from the Latin word, mensis, meaning month. It is something every girl
should be proud of…”
Really? The fun is just beginning and
menstruating is the most important
thing for a young girl to accomplish! This
menstruate manual contains details on
These moisture-proof garments are
made of spandex and stretch nylon.
They are lined with vinyl, and are “much
like regular lingerie.”
Fortunately, I never wore any of
these. Since I lived in a tropical environment without air conditioning, the
results of wearing tight, (non-cotton)
underwear would have been painful.
Most women understand what I am
referencing — another taboo subject.
Indeed, not proper to discuss in public.
Again I ask, really? Even though females
are supposed to welcome these joyous
occasions, the goal is to hide every hint
that it is your time of the month!
Back in the day, while learning to deal
with pleasures of our proverbial periods,
many myths were passed around (privately, of course). Here are a few of the
old wives’ tales — things not to do while
menstruating. Do not have a tooth filled —
This hysterical piece of historical literature becomes
more ridiculous when it explains the importance of
selecting the right product to “protect your daintiness.”
how young ladies should maintain proper
grooming habits and perfect posture. Ladies should always carry an emery board
for quick repairs. It is vital to remember
that a girl who slumps is not as graceful as
one who stands tall and sits erect. Perhaps
that is good advice, but what do manicured nails and an impeccable stance have
to do with enjoying (or tolerating) what
many call, their monthly friend?
This hysterical piece of historical literature becomes more ridiculous when
it explains the importance of selecting the right product to “protect your
daintiness.” It is absolutely imperative
to select the right sanitary belt. It should
“prevent tell-tale buldges, stay smooth,
neat and undetectable.”
Further suggestions, for those who
wanted to eliminate belts or pins, were
sanitary panties available in four styles.
it will not last. Avoid permanents — they
will not take. Milk will curdle — do not
milk cows. Stay away from water. In fact,
if you must go out on a damp day, protect
your head and body and wear waterproof
underwear. Oh, and if you should get wet,
change immediately into dry clothes.
I’ve saved the best for last. Do not
date — boys can tell when a girl is menstruating.
Somehow I survived and today I
embrace my postmenopausal years. My,
how things have changed! A subject that
I was once afraid to read about, I can
now write about in a column. Perhaps,
these are the good old days? s
Donna Bonnell is a freelance writer who
moved to Newberry in 1983. She enjoys living and working in the town she now calls
home. [email protected]
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TRIBUTE
Veteran Jerry
Barshov
Fate Guides Combat Engineer Safely Through
WWII and Gives Growth into Manhood
By Michael Stone
I
nside the towering stack of retirement-community condos, through the hotel-like lobby with no desk clerk, up
the elevator with a pin-your-own-announcement bulletin board, down the hallway with pictures, American flags and
other personal flair at the thresholds, and beyond one door is
probably the most well-organized of all the condos, at least
judging by Jerry Barshov’s office.
Falling squarely into place atop his desk is an array of thisand-thats, including two phones to two landlines: “A great deal
— 30 bucks a month for both phones. That works for me.”
And as he moves about the room to exhibit the collections
of his life, he knows the exact points of retrieval — shelves
and boxes and folders, which he flips through page by page to
keep their order.
There’s character to the room, too.
A wall clock much bigger than one would ever need to be.
A print of Norman Rockwell’s “The Problem We All Live
With,” depicting 6-year-old Ruby Bridges being escorted by
U.S. marshals on her way to a newly integrated school in New
Orleans in 1960 as fruit is thrown at her and racial vulgarity
lingers on a wall.
And a colorless photo from the early 1900s of an old shop
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called B & B Electric in Brooklyn, New York.
Barshov grew up in an apartment above the shop, founded
in 1915 by his immigrant parents, and he and his two
brothers helped run things. The shop has gone through some
business-model and location changes over the years, today
focusing on electrical-equipment sales in Queens under the
name Babco Inc.
It’s always stayed in the family and is now run by Barshov’s
youngest of four, David.
“It was an honor to be able to take over since [I’m in] the
third generation,” David said. “With that comes a little responsibility, also. … Over the years, the business has somewhat
changed due to technology, but it’s still a service-oriented
company.”
Up until Barshov’s retirement in 2004 and subsequent
move to Florida, he had been with the business basically his
whole life — except for the years in the 1940s that kept millions of other Americans away from their families and daily
lives to fight the imperialism and genocide that had overtaken
the globe.
The war years. The ones that claimed 416,800 American
military lives and can now be retold firsthand by only the estiseniortimesmagazine.com
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mated 700,000 still living from the original 16 million.
“I was extremely fortunate and lucky not to have been exposed to the horrors of war like some of my buddies,” Barshov,
91, said, noting his Army support roles in Europe as a combat
engineer and later signal corpsman. “And I consider all of the
people in the service my buddies.”
Soon after graduating from high school in Brooklyn in 1942,
Barshov joined the Army, figuring the draft would come for
him anyway. His younger brother was too young and would
end up going to college instead, but the elder one had already
signed up for the Army Air Forces and would go on to fly
bomber missions over Italy.
“Patriotism permeated the land,” Barshov remembered.
“It’s very difficult to explain to you how charged up people
were about getting in and helping as a serviceman.”
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Barshov took his training at Brooklyn’s Pratt Institute and
then at Fort Belvoir in Virginia. The training specific to engineering was to include how to build bridges, conduct demolitions and remove obstacles.
“But that was all just helping the officers who gave the orders; we just provided the muscle,” he said. “We knew nothing
about how to build a bridge.”
Barshov did learn, though, how to take apart his M1
Garand rifle in the dark and that little fun can be found in 25mile conditioning hikes. “I thought it was a crock. Nevertheless, we had to do it.”
After Fort Belvoir, Barshov had yet more training, at a
school for electrical work in Brooklyn, and he remained stateside until 1944, when he was sent to southern England for the
Normandy invasion buildup.
LEFT: World War II veteran Jerry Barshov’s
parents founded electrical-equipment business
Babco Inc. in 1915.
OPPOSITE: Barshov’s medals rest in a box next
to his wartime Army portrait.
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he was amazed to see three German
prisoners resting in beds and laughing.
“They were like quite obnoxious,”
said Barshov, who has since learned
German but didn’t know it then. “They
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Though he had to live out of a tent
while in various spots in the region,
Barshov’s discomforts seemed incomparable to those of the war-torn English.
“I never forgot the English: the long
line waiting to buy just a couple pieces
of fish and chips,” he said. “They were
really deprived. I have a great deal of
respect for the English.”
One night, at maybe about 3 a.m., a
steady roar emerged from the sky over
the field where Barshov slept, as if to
sound an alarm that he and his fellow
Army engineers would soon get their
first taste of real action.
It was the eve of bringing Operation
Overlord to fruition. The Allies’ first
waves of ground troops into France. DDay. June 6, 1944.
“I look outside the tent, and I see
planes,” Barshov recalled. “Those planes
were continuing hour after hour — I
can’t say how many hours, but there
were a hell of a lot of planes.”
By the time Barshov landed on
Omaha beach, the bloodiest of the five
D-Day beachheads, on June 14, the
shore was “clean as a whistle. There was
no debris, no bodies, nothing. It was just
like a resort.”
Soon after landing, a stomach illness
probably were saying to themselves,
‘What are these Americans? Crazy?
Treating us this way.’ No way we’d get
that treatment if we were in a German
hospital.”
Overall, Barshov wasn’t particularly
impressed with his engineering duties
in France, maybe being asked to remove
a roadblock, like a large tree, “but nothing really heavy duty.”
The Allies swept through France
and had Paris fully liberated by Aug.
25, 1944. Outside the city in the town of
Lardy, Barshov befriended a family of
four that had been well-off pre-war but,
like the rest of the country, had fallen on
hard times.
The family invited Barshov to a few
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(Top) Barshov holds a picture of himself and (bottom)
points to himself at the front right of a photo with his
parents and two brothers. (Right) Florida Sen. Bill
Nelson congratulates Barshov for receiving France’s
Legion of Honour medal in December 2015 for his WWII
service. (Far right, top) Barshov poses with his wife,
Ruth, and (far right, bottom) a figurine of musicians, a
gift from his mother, stands in his office.
dinners, which always consisted of only potatoes and string
beans. But once, Barshov was able to contribute two loaves of
bread thanks to a local baker, who offered them at no charge.
The French “considered the Americans gods because they
were liberated,” he said. “Being under the Nazi regime was not
a party. The Nazis took away whatever food they could. The
French people were really deprived.”
Barshov made it with the Allies as far east as the AlsaceLorraine region at the French-German border. It was there that
he’d have his first and only experience with a hostile enemy.
The truck he was riding in had accidentally advanced
beyond the line, and ahead in the road, a German tank took
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aim and began firing. The driver immediately turned the truck
around and, thanks to some zigzags in the road, was able to
dodge the rounds.
But another incident in Alsace-Lorraine, this one friendly
fire in nature, would reroute Barshov’s path in the war.
To have his glasses checked, Barshov needed to hitchhike
to a nearby field hospital. He found a truck headed that way,
handed another man his M1 and hopped in back, and when
the man returned the rifle, Boom!
“I hear a tremendous explosion,” he said. “I look down and
see there’s a hole in my boot. I feel no pain. I said, ‘You know,
I’ve been shot.’” The guy who handed Barshov the rifle had
accidentally pulled the trigger.
At the hospital in Dijon, France, while
the Battle of the Bulge screamed to the
west, Barshov convinced the medic he
wasn’t bleeding to death so other soldiers
could be tended to.
Once it was his turn again, he received
anesthetics while all the pellets that had
imbedded themselves in both legs were
removed. One, too deep in the bone of his
right big toe, walks with him today.
Barshov’s injury and limited vision got
him transferred to the rear — to Liége,
Belgium — as a signal corpsman, a position with the main task of communications. His assignment, though, wasn’t that.
“My job was to supervise Belgian workers that were repairing Signal Corps equipment in a factory,” he said. “And I would
be there on payday with my rifle just as a
matter of procedure — it was not necessary,
but that was the way it was done.”
Barshov had a girlfriend in the city
and described his time there as “like a
great party.”
“I didn’t have very much responsibility,” he said. “I did have to go to the factory Monday through Friday during the
workday and be there. And I really did
very little.”
The party escalated to people swarming
the streets, hugging and kissing, following
Germany’s surrender on May 7, 1945.
“‘Men, many of you, now that the war’s
over in Germany, are going home,’” Barshov remembered Gen. George Marshall
saying in a film shown to the troops.
But Barshov wasn’t going home. The
war against Japan still crept forward in
the Pacific, and he soon found himself
on a boat with Army, Navy and Marine
personnel headed across the Atlantic,
through the Panama Canal and on to the
Philippines.
While on board, one of Barshov’s jobs
was to guard the officers quarters from
the rest of the ship, a task he thought to
be silly. During one shift, with midnight
approaching, he sat down to have a nap.
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Barshov poses with his first wife, Edith, during their honeymoon across Europe in 1950. During the trip, the couple had a tearful reunion with the
family Barshov had befriended outside Paris during the war. The Barshovs had four children; Edith passed away in 2001.
“The next thing I know is, a Marine kicks my foot and says,
‘Soldier get up! You’re sleeping on guard!’ I said, ‘Ah, come on,
fellah. I apologize. I’ll get up, and I’ll finish.’”
No deal. Barshov was thrown in the brig for the night and,
in lieu of a court-martial because he admitted guilt, was demoted the next day from private first class to private, the rank
he’d carry for his remaining time in the service.
The time on the ocean wasn’t all cruddy, though. Barshov
couldn’t help but keep winning at craps: “I was lucky because
of maybe my birthday, which is July 11 — 7-11. That’s a winner
when you throw the dice.”
But the money didn’t compare to the intercom’s
announcement.
“Now hear this. Now hear this,” it said. “A bomb the size of
a baseball has been dropped on Hiroshima.”
The baseball size referred to the amount of uranium inside
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the Little Boy atomic bomb, which killed an estimated 140,000
Japanese in the Aug. 6, 1945, blast and the initial months after.
But it would take another 80,000 deaths, from the Fat Man
nuke on Aug. 9, for Japan to yield.
The surrender happened by the time the boat hit the Philippines. Barshov was stilled assigned to duty — as a chauffeur
for officers and others — until being discharged in February or
March 1946.
He doesn’t mind saying that his wartime stories aren’t the
material of legends. But one thing that does make them unique
is his willingness to bring up a topic that, though prevalent
during the war, is seldom discussed by his fellow veterans.
“I’ve gone as far as saying, I went into the war as a boy and
I left as a man, so I have to say that I matured in every direction, sexually as well,” Barshov said. “As a young man of 18, 19,
I was not sophisticated with regard to having sex or anything
like that, but all that went out the window when I got into
the service.
“There was a lot of fraternization at that time.”
Bashov recalled having a beer at a café one day in Avion,
France, and a young woman sitting at a table next to him.
He knew French by then, so the two started talking and
Barshov invited her to a movie.
“She doesn’t hesitate,” Barshov remembered. “I say,
‘Let’s go to a hotel,’ and she doesn’t refuse. So I go to the
hotel owner, and I say, ‘I’d like to have a room just for the
afternoon.’”
The time at the hotel proved to be a “very tender, very
nice experience,” but the thought of the “Mickey Mouse
movies” — health films by Walt Disney studios shown to
military personnel during the war — reminded him of the
consequences of condom-less sex.
So Barshov hurriedly dressed as the woman watched in
confusion, bolted out of the room and headed toward a pro
(short for prophylactic) station, set up in all cities occupied
by the U.S. military. There, he used a syringe to squirt antiseptic liquid into himself — “I know it sounds terrible, but
it’s painless” — and spread salve around his genitals.
“And it was very important,” he said, “because one of the
problems they had in the service was advanced cases of
gonorrhea — they call it the clap.”
He didn’t see the woman again.
After the war, along with helping run and eventually taking over the family business, Barshov started a family of his
own. He married Edith in 1950, and the couple’s four children have given Barshov four grandchildren and, recently,
his first great-grandchild.
After Edith’s death in 2001, Barshov was introduced to a
woman from Gainesville, Ruth, and the two, now married,
call the city home.
He still takes part in veterans activities, like those put on
by his retirement community and those of the D-Day Normandy Veterans of North Central Florida, which celebrated
its 20th anniversary in March.
Barshov doesn’t actively speak too often about his role
in the greatest armed conflict known in human history. But
when he does, he has one word he uses perhaps more often
than any other: “fortunate.”
“There was no suffering on my part. There wasn’t any
starvation,” he said. “I wasn’t denied anything — yeah, some
comforts of life, but that was really nothing. If a can of beans
did not taste good, can we compare that to a man who is trying to avoid being shot at by a German rifle or whatever?
“So I would say yes, I considered myself very fortunate.” s
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Community
Voice
Tattoos and Attitudes
In past years I’d said tattoos were a “turn off.” Then, seven
years a widow, a man with five tattoos “turned me on” —
René Magritte’s surrealist “Ceci n’est pas une pipe” and
other Magritte images among them, including the risqué
“Philosophy in the Bedroom.” This new person
in my life told me of his
scholarly interests; He
was a member of the
Hegel Society, had broad
knowledge of literature
and history, and I was
impressed.
As our relationship
grew closer, I decided
I, too, wanted a tattoo.
I too love literature and
art, but gardening is my
deep personal passion so I
wanted my favorite flower
(at the time), a spray of
moonbeam coreopsis, blossoming near my navel.
My 70th birthday neared, and one of my two sons (both
adopted), himself tattooed with his then-two children’s
names and with “Family Over All” on his chest, offered to
treat me to a birthday tattoo. He sat beside me as the tattoo
artist, needle and ink, did their work. Then his turn: His
third and youngest daughter’s name, Zion.
Is “Sara,” his wife’s name, tattooed on him? I didn’t know,
but I hoped so.
When we walked out into the Georgetown sun, I took his
arm. My new personal version of a familiar saying occurred
to me: The family that tattoos together stays together.
I’m now an 82-year-old with still just one tattoo, which
has weathered a dozen years of showers very well. The ink
images on my tattooed man have weathered just as well.
And my son has added “Max” to his proudly worn tattoos. s
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BIRTHDAY BARD
To Thine Own
Self Be True
The Life and Work of William Shakespeare
Story and Photography by Ericka Winterrowd
“This above all: to thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man.”
— WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, HAMLET
W
ith more theatrical works performed than any
other playwright, according to history.com,
William Shakespeare is considered one of the
greatest English-speaking writers in history and is known as
England’s national poet. So what is it about Shakespeare that
has kept scholars and students reciting his eloquent poems
and reinterpreting his countless words of text for centuries?
Perhaps the answer only lies in his work, which includes a
general consensus of 37 plays and 154 sonnets. It should be
noted that some scholars believe the plays were not written
by Shakespeare, but by some other well-educated, aristocratic writer who wished to remain anonymous. However, if
“Shakespeare” really was William Shakespeare this is what
has been documented about his life according to historical
records and scholars.
William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, a
bustling market town 100 miles northwest of London. Born in
1564, his birthday is traditionally celebrated on April 23, which
was the date of his death in 1616. He came from a family of
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modest means. His father, John, dabbled in quite a few fields
such as farming, wood trading, and leatherwork. His mother,
Mary Arden, was the daughter of an aristocratic landowner.
This marriage would have elevated John’s social status, according to scholars.
The third of eight Shakespeare children, some historians
believe it is likely that William attended a well-regarded grammar school, although there are no records of his education.
There is much speculation that in order for his body of work
to be as eloquent and complicated as it is, incorporating both
verse and prose, an education must have been present in William’s upbringing.
At age 18, he married Anne Hathaway who was eight years
older than him. Records indicate that Hathaway was pregnant
before the marriage, which prompted a quick wedding. The
couple’s first daughter, Susanna, was born in 1583. And twins
Hamnet and Judith followed in 1585. His daughters would live
to old age, while his only son, Hamnet, died at age 11.
It is believed that around the time his twins were born,
BARD FACTS
Shakespeare is believed
to have influenced the
English language more
than any other writer in
history, coining — or, at the
very least, popularizing —
terms and phrases that still
regularly crop up in everyday conversation. Below
are a few examples that
are still popular today.
SOURCE: HISTORY.COM
WORDS
“Fashionable” (“Troilus and Cressida”)
“Sanctimonious” (“Measure for Measure”)
“Eyeball” (A Midsummer Night’s Dream”)
“Lackluster” (“As you like It”)
EXPRESSIONS
“Foregone conclusion” (“Othello”)
“In a Pickle” (“The Tempest”)
“Wild goose chase” (“Romeo and Juliet”)
“One fell swoop” (“Macbeth”)
Shakespeare set his sights on
London and by 1592 he was well
established as both an actor and
playwright. Scholars speculate
that Shakespeare’s first plays were
written before or around this time
and include, “Henry VI,” “Titus
Andronicus,” “The Two Gentlemen of Verona,” “The Comedy
of Errors,” “The Taming of the
Shrew,” and “Richard III.” A popular theater group known as the
Lord Chamberlain’s Men accepted
him as a member and together
they built London’s famous Globe
Theatre in 1599. According to history.com, Shakespeare ultimately
became a major shareholder in the
troupe and earned enough money
to buy a large house in Stratfordupon-Avon. He would eventually
retire there in 1610, writing his
final plays. These are believed to
include “The Tempest” and “The
Winter’s Tale.”
At age 52, Shakespeare died
of unknown causes. The bulk of
his estate was left to his oldest
daughter, Susanna. It seems with
his death, he may have managed
to write one last poem. The slab
stone over his tomb, located inside
Holy Trinity Church in Stratfordupon-Avon bears an epitaph —
written, some say, by the Bard
himself. The epitaph wards off
grave robbers with a curse: “Good
friend for Jesus sake forbeare, To
dig the dust enclosed here. Blessed
be the man that spares these
stones, and curst be he that moves
my bones.”
Despite requests by archaeologists eager to reveal what killed
him, Shakespeare’s remains have
yet to be disturbed. However, his
iconic characters and words can
continue to be studied and enjoyed
for generations to come. s
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UPCOMING EVENTS IN ALACHUA & MARION
TIOGA MONDAY MARKET
Mondays
4:00pm - 7:00pm
JONESVILLE - Tioga Center, 13005 W. Newberry
Rd. Market features a selection of vegetables,
crafts, organic food, fruits and local specialties.
PARKINSON’S EXERCISE CLASS
Tuesday & Friday
9:30am
GAINESVILLE - Alachua County Senior
Recreation Center, 5701 NW 34th St. A fun and
effective exercise class to help those living
with Parkinson’s Disease and other balancerelated health issues. Exercise is the only way
to slow progression of PD. Free. Visit www.
facebook.com/gainesvilleflparkinsonsnetwork.
DAUGHTERS OF THE
AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Wednesdays
11:00am - 1:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Wesley United Methodist
Church, 826 NW 23rd Ave. Gainesville
Chapter of the DAR meet on the second
Wednesday of each month, October through
May. [email protected].
GAINESVILLE HARMONY
SHOW CHORUS
Thursdays
7:00pm – 9:30pm
GAINESVILLE - Grace Presbyterian Church, 3146
NW 13th St. For all who are interested in learning
and singing Women’s A Cappella Barbershop
Harmony Music. Info: Beckie at 352-318-1281.
LADY GAMERS
Fridays
1:00pm
HIGH SPRINGS - New Century Woman’s Club,
40 NW 1st Ave. The Lady Gamers meet for
fun, friendship and food. Everyone is invited.
Meet old friends and make some new ones.
RANGER-LED WALK
HISTORIC HAILE
HOMESTEAD TOUR
Sundays and Saturdays
Times Vary
GAINESVILLE - Historic Haile Homestead,
8500 SW Archer Rd. One of the few remaining
antebellum homes in North Central Florida. 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. Docent-led tours
will be offered. www.hailehomestead.org.
PLANT EXPO
Saturday, April 2
8:00am – Noon
NEWBERRY - Persimmon Farm, 17010 W.
Newberry Rd. Newberry Garden Club’s
annual fundraiser to support community
projects and scholarship funds. Flowers
of all kinds, bulbs, shrubs, trees and fruit
& vegetable plants. 352-472-3928.
PLANT AND GARDEN SALE
Saturday, April 2
9:00am – 4:00pm
MCINTOSH - Van Ness Park/Civic Center (Avenue
G and 7th Street). The Seedlings Garden Club
of McIntosh’s 11th Annual Garden Show and
Plant Sale offers activities including plants,
crafts and antique sale, local entertainment,
food and drawings and prizes. A play park for
the children. Free parking and admission.
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April 2 - 3
9:00am – 5:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Downtown, NE 1st St. and The
Thomas Center. The 47th Annual Santa Fe
College Springs Arts Festival includes 220 of the
country’s finest artists exhibiting their colorful
creations against a background of elegant
homes. Local singers, dancers and musicians,
food, children’s art area and jazz performed by
musicians who have toured the world. www.
sfcollegefoundation.com/spring-arts/index.
WEDDING EXPO
Sunday, April 3
2:00pm – 5:00pm
GAINESVILLE - 1350 NW 75th St. The Gainesville
Garden Club is hosting a Wedding Expo at
the Garden Center. Tickets are $7.50 online
or $10.00 at the door. Info: ggcl.og.
GAINESVILLE BIG BAND
CONCERT
Sunday, April 3
1:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Downtown, NE 1st St. and The
Thomas Center during Springs Arts Festival.
Formed in the Summer of 2007, the Gainesville
Big Band is a 17-piece jazz band that plays a
wide range of big band styles such as traditional
swing, dance, Latin and contemporary jazz.
BOOK CLUB
Tuesday, April 5
1:00pm - 3:30pm
GAINESVILLE - Alachua County Library
Millhopper Branch, 3145 NW 43rd St. The
Millhopper Book Club meets the first Tuesday
of each month. You do not have to read the
book to attend the meeting. 352-334-1272.
O’LENO OLE’ CHILI COOK-OFF
THE ELEPHANT MAN
Saturday, April 2
April 8 - May 1
9:00am – 3:00pm
HIGH SPRINGS - 410 SE O’Leno Park Rd. Bring
your favorite chili recipe and compete with
the best. Purchase a sample kit at 1 pm and
vote for the winner for the “Peoples’ Choice”
Award. Live music, model train exhibits,
children’s activities, environmental exhibits,
interactive water education displays and
native plant sales. This event is designed to
teach the importance of Florida’s springs. Info:
email [email protected].
5:00pm – 7:00pm
GAINESVILLE - The Hippodrome Theatre, 25
SE 2nd Pl. The Elephant Man is based on the
real life of Joseph Merrick, a 19th century
British man in the traveling freak show circus,
who was later rescued by a caring doctor and
went on to become the darling of Victorian
high-society. This production celebrates the
35th anniversary of the Hippodrome’s first
production on their current mainstage.
DANCING IN THE DARK
Saturdays
10:00am
GAINESVILLE - Devil’s Millhopper Geological
State Park, 4732 Millhopper Rd. Guided walks
leave from the visitor center every Saturday
at 10 am sharp. Visitors who dare to join
the adventure have the opportunity to learn
about the history and surrounding nature.
SPRING ARTS FESTIVAL
3RD ANNIVERSARY SHOWCASE
Saturday, April 9
Saturday April 2
6:30pm – 11:00pm
OCALA - Oak Run’s Palm Grove Auditorium,
10983 SW 89th Ave. A celebration to benefit
the Florida Center for the Blind featuring live
music by Mark Raisch, a silent auction, door
prizes and 50/50 raffle. Tickets: $30. Includes
10:00pm - 12:00am
GAINESVILLE - Market Street Pub &
Cabaret, 112 SW 1st Ave. Celebrate 3 years
of Mischievous Madams Burlesque! This
show is 18+. mischievousmadams.com.
hors d’oeurves, dessert and coffee – BYOB.
Dress is “Upscale Black and White,” no shorts
please. For tickets, call Bill or Adele at 352854-4963 or visit www.flblind.org. Advanced
tickets only. Info: call 352-873-4700.
ALLIGATOR LAKE
SPRING FESTIVAL
Saturday, April 9
8:00am – 3:00pm
LAKE CITY - Alligator Lake Park. Free
community festival celebrating nature. Bird
walks led by experts begin at 8 am. Walking
workshops highlight butterflies, native
plants and flowers. Free children activities
and food and drinks will be available.
fourriversaudubon.org. 386-466-2193.
INDIA FEST & HEALTH FAIR
Saturday, April 9
9:00am – 5:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Santa Fe College Gymnasium,
Building V, 3000 NW 83rd St. Volunteer-run
screening and information session for cancer,
arthritis, asthma and more. Physicians offer
complete blood test screening for a low
price of $55.00. India Fest showcases the
diverse culture and traditions of India via
music and dance performances. Purchase
Indian jewelry, art-décor, traditional attire
and Indian cuisine. www.icec-florida.org.
PARTAKE OF THE PAST
April 9 - 10
9:00am – 3:00pm
NEWBERRY - Dudley Farm Historic State Park,
18730 W. Newberry Rd. Dudley Farm and
the Girl Scouts of Gateway Council will be
working together to recreate a day in an 1880s
farm. Enjoy period children’s games, handson crafts, working in the gardens, making
dinner in a full working kitchen and more.
CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS
April 9 - 10
Times Vary
CEDAR KEY - Historic 2nd St. This juried event
attracts 24,000 visitors annually and offers
over $18,000 in prize money and purchase
awards. The town’s beachfront City Park will
be filled with music, children’s activities and
food sold by local non-profit organizations.
GAINESVILLE COMMUNITY
BAND CONCERT
Sunday, April 10
3:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Santa Fe College Fine
Arts Hall, 3000 NW 83rd St. “The Magical
Music of Disney.” Enjoy your favorites and
classics from some of Disney’s movies.
March for Babies
Saturday, April 2
8:00am
GAINESVILLE - Westwood Middle School, 3215 NW 15th Ave. March of Dimes’ largest
annual fundraising event. Last year, more than 4,000 people attended the event. Sign
up at marchforbabies.org/event/alachua and start a team with co-workers, family and
friends. Registration will be at 7:00 a.m. and the kick off will be at 8:00 a.m. For info,
visit marchofdimes.org or nacersano.org.
CIVIL WAR ROUNDTABLE
BUTTERFLY PLANT SALE
Thursday, April 14
April 15 - 17
6:00pm - 8:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Trinity United Methodist Church,
4000 NW 53rd Ave., Education Bldg. #232. This
monthly meeting, held the second Thursday of
each month, is open to the public, and features
guest speakers every meeting. 352-378-3726,
www.cwrnf.org or [email protected].
10:00am – 5:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Florida Museum entrance, 3215 Hull
Rd. The Museum’s Earth Day celebration features
a large plant sale with more than 150 species
of difficult-to-find and pollinator-friendly plants.
Learn how to attract butterflies, bees, birds and
more to your home and which plants are proven
winners. Proceeds benefit the Museum’s Butterfly
Rainforest and Museum events. 352-846-2000.
WHAT’S IN MY GARDEN SOIL?
Thursday, April 14
2:30pm – 4:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Senior Recreation Center, 5701 NW
34th Blvd. Presented by PrimeTime Institute. Have
you ever seen something in your soil you didn’t
recognize? Denise DeBusk, environmental and
community horticulture agent from the UF/IFAS
Extension Alachua County Office, will help you
learn about the beneficial organisms in the soil
and how to increase them in your own landscape.
www.primetimeinstitute.org or 352-367-8169.
WALK MS GAINESVILLE
Saturday, April 16
8:00am – 1:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Kanapaha Veterans Memorial
Park, 7340 SW 41st Pl. This walk begins at 9
a.m. and benefits the National Multiple Sclerosis
Society. Enjoy festivities, food, music, contests
and games with the purpose of creating
awareness about multiple sclerosis. To register,
visit www.walkms.org or call the National MS
Society North Florida Chapter at 904-332-6810.
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RIVER FEST
Sunday, April 17
1:30pm
FORT WHITE - Rum 138, 2070 SW County
Road 138. Now in its sixth year, this fundraiser
will include the song-writing contest, music
performances by In The Moment and Terraplane
Rhythm & Blues, a silent auction, Kid’s Corner,
50/50 raffle, music jam session, grilled burgers
and dogs, desserts, beer and drinks. Proceeds
go to educational and advocacy activities of
Our Santa Fe River, all designed to protect
the aquifer, springs and waters in this area.
FIELD TRIP TO SWEETWATER
WETLANDS PARK
Tuesday, April 19
Spring Book Sale April 16 - 20
GAINESVILLE - Friends of the Library Bookhouse, 430-B N. Main St. Book sale to
benefit Alachua County Library System and Literacy programs. Browse thousands of
books, artwork, comics, manga, software, CDs, DVDs, videos, records and more. Cash
or check only. Visit folacld.org or call 352-375-1676.
CLASSY & SASSY BURLESQUE
IN THE ROUND
SANTA FE SPRINGS PLEIN AIR
PAINT OUT
Saturday, April 16
Saturday, April 16
8:00pm - 1:00am
GAINESVILLE - Market Street Pub & Cabaret,
112 SW 1st Ave. An intimate burlesque & variety
show featuring a rotating cast of local and
visiting performers. Live jazz with Swing Theory
begins after the show at 10:00pm. This show
is 18+. For reservations: sallybdash.com.
Times Vary
HIGH SPRINGS - Blue Springs, 7450 NE 60th St.
Public observation day of artists painting (park
admission applies). Pick up your map with all
the information to give you the best “springs
art experience” at Lanza Gallery & Art Supplies,
45 NW 1st Ave. in High Springs throughout the
Paint Out. In addition, artists will be painting
throughout the springs’ area, April 17-22, some
are free, and some have entrance fees.
ROSE SHOW
Saturday, April 16
1:00pm – 4:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Celebration United Methodist
Church, 9501 SW Archer Rd. See hundreds of
specimen roses, many arrangements, and learn
how easy it is to grow beautiful roses. Potted roses
for sale. Presented by the Gainesville Rose Society.
Free admission. gainesvillerosesociety.com.
HOGTOWN CRAFT BEER
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GAWN LUNCHEON
Wednesday, April 20
11:30am – 1:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Sweetwater Branch Inn, 625 E.
University Ave. The Gainesville Area Women’s
Network luncheon meets third Wednesday
each month. Attend for great networking
and a hot lunch. Register: GAWN.org.
MEMORY TRAINING
Thursday, April 21
SPRING FESTIVAL
Sunday, April 17
Times Vary
ALACHUA - Downtown. Alachua residents,
visitors, vendors and friendly shopkeepers
come together for a leisurely afternoon. Music
and food. Kids enjoy lots of free activities and
everyone has an old fashioned relaxing Sunday
afternoon. www.alachuabuisness.com.
Saturday, April 16
1:00pm – 5:00pm
JONESVILLE - Tioga Town Center, 105 SW 128th
St. Rain or shine, sample beers from various
local, regional and national breweries. Local
restaurants and caterers will have food & cuisine
available for purchase. Many will have a delicious
beer sample to pair with it. There is no charge for
designated drivers. www.hogtownbeerfest.com.
12:45pm
GAINESVILLE - Sweetwater Wetlands Park.
Presented by PrimeTime Institute. The Park is a
man-made treatment wetland created to improve
water quality in Paynes Prairie and the Floridan
Aquifer by filtering out pollution and nutrients.
The walking tour is just over one mile and
attendees should plan for it to last 45 minutes to
one hour. Limited accommodation for folks with
mobility problems with advance notice. Sign up
at PTI programs by April 14th – limit 30. Fee is $5
per carload, arrive at 12:45 PM. More information
and directions are available at PTI meetings,
www.primetimeinstitute.org. 352-367-8169.
2:30pm – 4:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Senior Recreation Center,
5701 NW 34th Blvd. Presented by PrimeTime
Institute. Carla Strickland-Hughes from the
UF Department of Developmental Psychology
will present this month’s program from the UF
Institute on Aging. She is a doctoral candidate
focusing on every-day memory processes
in aging and associated training. www.
primetimeinstitute.org or 352-367-8169.
MUSIC IN THE PARK
Sunday, April 17
FULL MOON FESTIVAL
2:00pm – 4:00pm
HIGH SPRINGS - James Paul Park, 200 N. Main
St. Performances featuring local musicians/
talent. BYO blankets, lawn chairs and
refreshments. The music series happens every
third Sunday of the month behind City Hall.
April 22 – 24
Times Vary
ELLISVILLE - 1024 SW Howell Rd. Farm to
Family is back with music, food and camping.
Tickets and schedule available online closer
to the date. Farmtofamilymusic.com.
SANTA FE SPRINGS
PLEIN AIR PAINT-OUT
Saturday, April 23
Times Vary
HIGH SPRINGS - Ginnie Springs, 7300 Ginnie
Springs Rd. Public observation day of artists
painting (park admission applies). Pick up your
map with all the information to give you the
best “springs art experience” at Lanza Gallery
& Art Supplies, 45 NW 1st Ave. in High Springs
throughout the Paint Out. In addition, artists will
be painting throughout the springs’ area, April 1722, some are free, and some have entrance fees.
TIOGA CAR SHOW
Saturday, April 23
10:00am – 3:00pm
JONESVILLE - Tioga Town Center, 105 SW
128th St. Enjoy touring fine automobiles of
all ages, food and drinks, entertainment and
bounce houses and safety sessions for kids.
Free Admission. Register your car today at
TiogaCarShow.com or at Tuffy Auto Service
Center in Jonesville or Continental Imports of
Gainesville, Inc. Registration fee is $30 per vehicle.
ELECTRO AERIAL SHOW
Saturday, April 23
8:00pm - 12:00am
GAINESVILLE - Market Street Pub &
Cabaret, 112 SW 1st Ave. Electro Aerial Show
featuring aerial bartending by AscenDance
acrobats to live music. $5 at the door.
SPRING FESTIVAL OF SHAMO
Saturday, April 23
11:00am – 3:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Cairo Grille, 2410 NW 43rd St.
Egyptians have been celebrating the spring
festival of Shamo for over 4,000 years. Visit the
grill when the Society for Creative Anachronism
will provide ancient arts and crafts for children
of all ages, and eat like an Egyptian! Free.
352-727-7071; www.cairogrille.com.
and distinct works by both resident and guest
choreographers. $8.00 general admission; tickets
available at Sun Country Sports Center West and
at the door (cash only). Contact Judy Benton,
352-331-8773 or dance@suncountrysports.
com for tickets & more information.
GRIMY GULCH SALOON
April 23 – 24
Times Vary
HIGH SPRINGS - New Century Woman’s Club,
40 NW 1st Ave. The Club will be serving BBQ,
ham & cheese and turkey sandwiches, coleslaw,
beans and dessert. The Country Store will be
stocked with toys, crafts, decorations, candy
and preserves like the ones from yesteryear.
Saturday 10am – 5pm and Sunday 10am – 4pm.
CANCER CONNECTIONS
Wednesday, April 27
Noon – 1:00pm
GAINESVILLE - HealthStreet, 2401 SW Archer
Rd. Monthly meeting for cancer healthcare
professionals, cancer patients/survivors/
caregivers. Anyone involved in the care or
treatment of cancer patients, or provides a service
to them, is welcome to come for networking
opportunities. Lunch provided for those who RSVP;
$4 donation is requested. Info: Barb Thomas:
[email protected]. www.myhealthstreet.org.
SUSTAINABILITY
Thursday, April 28
2:30pm – 4:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Senior Recreation Center,
5701 NW 34th Blvd. Presented by PrimeTime
Institute. In this program, Eilanwy Slyboom,
waste alternatives specialist in the County
Department of Solid Waste & Resource Recovery,
will dispel all ambiguity and look at how we
can turn everyday decision-making into an
opportunity to choose sustainability. She will
discuss the ways in which our lifestyle can
have a positive impact on the world we share.
www.primetimeinstitute.org. 352-367-8169.
HISTORIC FARM TOUR
Saturday, April 23
10:00am – 11:00am
NEWBERRY - Dudley Farm Historic State Park.
Follow park staff or a docent in period clothing
as they talk about the homestead consisting of
18 restored buildings, farm animals, gardens and
local history. www.friendsofdudleyfarm.org.
CAIRO NIGHTS BELLY DANCE
SHOWCASE
Saturday, April 30
8:00pm - 10:00pm
GAINESVILLE - Market Street Pub & Cabaret,
112 SW 1st Ave. Leela & Najmah with a host
of other local and visiting belly dancers. $10
at the door. bellydancewithleela.com.
HANSEL AND GRETEL
Saturday, April 23
2:00pm
Gainesville - Santa Fe College E-Theatre, 3000
NW 83rd St. Sun Country Dance Theatre’s
8th Annual Spring Youth Concert featuring
an original story ballet, “Hansel & Gretel,” as
well as guest artists from the Orlando Ballet,
VOICES RISING COMMUNITY
CHORUS
Sunday, May 1
3:00pm & 7:00pm
GAINESVILLE - First United Methodist Church,
419 NE 1st St. A 100-voice intergenerational
chorus presents its spring concert. Among the
Pioneer Days
April 23 – 24
HIGH SPRINGS - Downtown. Enjoy
re-enactments, a Heritage Village
with multiple individual demonstrators
and live music at the 40th Annual
Pioneer Days Festival. Last year over
12,000 visitors attended for a couple
of days of fun and activities. This year
promises to be even better.
works featured will be music from West Side
Story as well as the Florida premiere of Newtown
Requiem by jazz composer Joe Utterback.
Suggested donation is $5 to $20, or give what
you can. Half of all proceeds will benefit Bread of
the Mighty Food Bank.
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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
Nadine McGuire Blackbox 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
352-371-1234
352-392-ARTS
352-395-4181
352-376-4949
352-375-4477
352-273-0526
352-392-1653
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ACROSSTOWN REPERTORY
THEATRE
GAINESVILLE COMMUNITY
PLAYHOUSE
The Pillowman
April 22 - May 8
Jesus Christ Superstar
March 25 – April 17
With echoes of Stoppard, Kafka &
the Brothers Grimm, The Pillowman
centers on a writer in an unnamed
totalitarian state who is being
interrogated about the gruesome
content of his short stories and
their similarities to a series of child
murders. The result is an urgent
work of theatrical bravura and an
unflinching examination of the very
nature and purpose of art. Adult
themes.
The first rock opera, created as a
concept album at the end of the
turbulent ‘60s, has Judas questioning
the enlightened motives of this
new prophet, resulting in betrayal.
Christ’s final days are dramatized
with emotional intensity, thoughtprovoking edge and explosive
theatricality. Propelled by a
stirring score, by turns driving and
majestic, satirical and tender, Jesus
Christ Superstar illuminates the
transcendent power of the human
spirit with a passion that goes straight
to the heart.
ACTORS’ WAREHOUSE
Single Black Female
April 29 - May 15
A two-woman show with rapid-fire
comic vignettes that explore the lives
of 30-something African American
middle class women in urban
America as they search for love,
clothes and dignity in a world that
fails to recognize them amongst a
parade of stereotypical images. SBF
1, an English literature professor, and
SBF 2, a corporate lawyer, keep each
other balanced as they face their
fears of rejection, hopes for romance,
and reminisce about black girlhood
wounds.
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HIPPODROME STATE
THEATRE
The Elephant Man
April 6 – May 1
The Elephant Man is based on the
real life of Joseph Merrick, a 19th
century British man in the traveling
freak show circus, who was later
rescued by a caring doctor and went
on to become the darling of Victorian
high-society. This production
celebrates the 35th anniversary of
the Hippodrome’s first production on
our current mainstage.
UF CONSTANS THEATRE
April 1 - 10
The House of Atreus
John Lewin’s acclaimed adaptation
of the only surviving Greek tragic
trilogy brings alive a royal family’s
journey through betrayal, murder
and revenge. Adapted from
Aeschylus’ “The Oresteia.”
OCALA CIVIC THEATRE
The Fox on the Fairway
March 24 – April 17
After five straight losses to their
bitter rival, Quail Valley Country Club
president Bingham is in high spirits
for this year’s golf tournament, with
excellent golfer Tramplemaine as
his ace in the hole. But the fiercely
competitive
Bingham’s
good mood
disappears
when he
hears that
Tramplemaine
has switched
his membership
to Crouching Squirrel. This frantically
funny farce blends zany screwball
comedy with madcap romance in a
hilarious scramble. It’s a hole in one!
THE HIGH SPRINGS
PLAYHOUSE
The Butler Did It
April 1 - 24
This comedy parodies every English
mystery play ever written: but it
has a decidedly American flair.
“Successfully interweaves all the
classic elements with an imaginative
approach...a stylish cross between
Ten Little Indians and The Cat and
The Canary...Great fun and strictly
for laughs...”- Green Sheet, Sun
Valley, CA.
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BOOK REVIEW BY
TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER
Y
ou can’t remember what you came
into the room for.
That happens with disturbing frequency. Forgetting your glasses, losing
your keys — it really bothers you because you’re not sure if it’s a normal part
of aging or something else. And in the
new book “Before I Forget” by B. Smith
& Dan Gasby with Michael Shnayerson,
the worry isn’t yours alone.
For most of her life, B. Smith was a
whirlwind of activity. She was a model,
and had her own line of household
goods, TV shows, and restaurants she
co-owned with her husband, Dan Gasby.
She was known for her sense of style
and her elegance.
And then, a few years ago, something
uncharacteristic began to happen: the
woman who was put together, inside
and out, began to display emotional outbursts, use inappropriate language, and
her fashion sense faltered. Her memory
faded until it frightened the couple and
munity the hardest: by age 85, “half of all
African Americans have it.”
Knowing the facts can be empowering, but they don’t make dealing with
the disease any easier. Smith lost things
constantly; “hoarded” clothing, to
Gasby’s irritation; and, though she was
previously fastidious, ignored sloppiness. She shut family out physically and
friends, emotionally. Long-ago recollections were sharp, but her short-term
memory was all but lost.
When things got worse and Smith
was inadvertently put in a dangerous situation, the family found expert
advice, only to learn that there was little
they could do. Alzheimer’s has no cure.
It can barely be “managed.” They would
just have to deal with the day-to-day
challenges and learn to cope…
Of his wife, and their plans one day,
author Dan Gasby says, “She sits … at the
breakfast table, the love of my life, waiting quietly for me to tell her what to do.”
Perhaps due to higher rates of diabetes
and heart disease, Alzheimer’s hits the
black community the hardest: by age 85,
“half of all African Americans have it.”
they sought help.
Smith, as it turned out, had mildstage Alzheimer’s.
A take-charge kind of guy, Gasby did
his research.
“Some 5.2 million Americans are
living with Alzheimer’s,” he says; half
a million people die of it every year.
Perhaps due to higher rates of diabetes
and heart disease, it hits the black com-
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Is there a sentence more heartbreaking than that? I don’t think so, and
you’d be likewise hard-pressed to find
a book that will affect you more than
“Before I Forget.”
Would you blame anyone if you saw
a pity-party in this book? Probably not,
but there’s no whining in Gasby’s words,
nor will you find “poor me” in what
B. Smith contributes (with Michael
Before I Forget
BY B. SMITH & DAN GASBY
WITH MICHAEL SHNAYERSON
FOREWORD BY RUDOLPH TANZI, PH.D.
c.2016, Harmony Books
$25.00 / $33.00 Canada
322 pages
Shnayerson). Instead, there’s resignation
here; a we’ll-get-through-this wrapped
in a love story that gets more and more
poignant as the story progresses. Gasby,
who is fierce about Alzheimer’s education, also offers up-to-date information
and advice on what worked for him and
Smith, and what doesn’t.
Without being a spoiler, there is no
happy ending to this book, save but the
sheer love that makes it soar. If you’re
an Alzheimer’s caretaker, or are facing
the disease yourself, you absolutely will
want this memoir. “Before I Forget” is a
book you never will… 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.
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Betty’s Story
Heart attack survivor Betty McMahon returned to North Florida Regional to thank a special group of people.
From the moment she arrived in our ER and Chest Pain Center, Betty received a level of care she says made it possible
for her to come back strong. Betty has returned to her work and her hiking and wants to share her story because
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The full story about the people who were there when Betty needed them most is on our website.
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