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WHAT IS A QR CODE AND HOW DOES IT WORK?
Basically, a QR code works in the same way as a barcode at the supermarket. It is a machine - scannable image that can instantly be read using a Smartphone camera. Scanning these modern - day barcodes with your smartphone lets you quickly open a web page, download an app, send a text message, and much more. You ’ ll see a few in this edition! Try them out.
‘ A Short History of the Planet Earth ’ by Professor Adrian Kerr Friday ~ April 8, 2022 2:00 PM * Large Card Room * $10 per person
WILDLIFE WEDNESDAY April 6, 2022 7:00 PM * Auditorium
When we gaze into the sky at the moon and the visible planets we often wonder about the origin of our solar system, the galaxies and the universe itself. Science cannot confirm who created the universe; this has been left to religion to explain. It has only been in our lifetime that science has been able to demonstrate that it all started with the ‘Big Bang’ 14 billion years ago, the timescale is truly mind stretching. We will follow the fascinating story of how the universal gas and dust clouds formed, how stars were born and died, how our sun collected the majority of the matter in our solar system, how the Earth became a molten ball and then cooled. world. Please sign up with the Lifestyle team for this presentation.
WILDLIFE RESPONSE TO FIRE
Join Jayne Johnson as she discusses how wildlife responds to disasters and controlled burns here in Florida. Fires are a necessary part of life for some wildlife, stimulating new growth, fungi and mushrooms that produce spores, and some plants needs a fresh area to flourish. Jayne Johnson is a Wildlife Assistance Biologist for the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. This is a FREE presentation. Please reserve your seat with Lifestyle.
“A Most Luxuriant Songster: The Life & Music of Cole Porter” by Dr. Thomas Cimarusti Thursday ~ April 7, 2022 2:00 PM * Large Card Room * $5 per person
Although not as prolific as his contemporary Irving Berlin, Cole Porter remains as one of the most iconic songwriters in American musical history. Come explore the luxuriant life and music of Cole Porter as Dr. Cimarusti's introduces the composer's rise to fame, his musical style, and the debilitating accident that facilitated the end of his career. Dr. Thomas Cimarusti, of Florida Gulf Coast University, is a current professor of Music History. Please sign up in the Lifestyle Office.
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