Coquina Daily

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Sand Dancing

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With a simple stick and a rake, New Zealand sand artist Peter Donnelly creates amazing works of art that only last for as long as the ocean allows. Phil Keoghan reports.

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Origami

Robert Lang merges mathematics with aesthetics to fold elegant modern origami. His scientific approach helps him make folds once thought impossible -- and has secured his place as one of the first great Western masters of the art.

Origami, as Robert Lang describes it, is simple: "You take a creature, you combine it with a square, and you get an origami figure." But Lang's own description belies the technicality of his art; indeed, his creations inspire awe by sheer force of their intricacy. His repertoire includes a snake with one thousand scales, a two-foot-tall allosaurus skeleton, and a perfect replica of a Black Forest cuckoo clock. Each work is the result of software (which Lang himself pioneered) that manipulates thousands of mathematical calculations in the production of a "folding map" of a single creature.
The marriage of mathematics and origami harkens back to Lang's own childhood.  As a first-grader, Lang proved far too clever for elementary mathematics and quickly became bored, prompting his teacher to give him a book on origami. His acuity for mathematics would lead him to become a physicist at the California Institute of Technology, and the owner of nearly fifty patents on lasers and optoelectronics. Now a professional origami master, Lang practices his craft as both artist and engineer, one day folding the smallest of insects and the next the largest of space-bound telescope lenses.

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Limelight Theater - New Season

MAINSTAGE SHOWS:
 
PICNIC by William Inge, a dramady
September 18 - October 18
 
THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS, a musical comedy
December 18 - January 17
 
BAREFOOT IN THE PARK by Neil Simon, a comedy
March 19 - April 11
 
DEATH OF A SALESMAN by Arthur Miller, a drama
June 4 - 20
 
 
STUDIO THEATRE:
 
LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL, a musical
(based on Billie Holiday's final performance)
February 5 - 28
 
THE SMELL OF THE KILL, a dark comedy
(think Desperate Housewives on stage!)
April 23 - May 9
 
THE DIXIE SWIM CLUB, a comedy
July 30 - August 22
 
 
MAINSTAGE GROUP RATES:
Group of 10+    $20ea.
Group of 25+    $19ea.
Group of 35+    $17ea.
 
STUDIO GROUP RATES:
All groups 10+    $17ea.

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Interactive Kaleidescope

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Today's Activities at Coquina Crossing

Kayaking Today
7:30 Men s Golf @ Shores
7:45 Ladies 9-Hole Golf
7:45 & 8:45 Aqua Aerobics
9:00 Tennis
9:30 Ladies Bible Study
1:00 Alzheimer's Support Group
1:00 Mah-jongg
2:00 Dance Class
3:00 HACC Board Metting
7:00 Dominos

Tomorrow's Activities at Coquina Crossing

7:45 & 8:45 Aqua Aerobics
10:00 Cribbage
1:00 Hand & Foot
1:00 Investment Group
4:00 Pickle Ball
7:00 Men s & Ladies Poker
7:00 Mah-jongg

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Coquina Daily Sunset

Fenway Park by Werner Kunz