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Lake Eustis Museum Of Art
Opened in 1995, the Lake County Museum of Art (LCMA) exhibits historic, contemporary artwork from local, regional, and national sources. LCMA is the first art museum in Lake County dedicated wholly to visual art. History In 1995 66 artists and patrons of the arts established Lake Eustis Center of the Arts in an 1881 store front on Bay Street in the heart of historic downtown Eustis, to nurture culture and beauty. The founders decided to rename the institution the Lake Eustis Museum of Art, pledged to exhibit and collect fine art. Soon the art museum offered exhibitions, art events, children's art programs, adult field trips and an annual outdoor art festival (since discontinued). Membership grew along with volunteers. In 2004, the need for more space brought relocation to a building across the street from Eustis City Hall. In 2009, LEMA began a $5 entry donation to visit the gallery for non-members. The museum became a member of the AAM and the North American Reciprocal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tavares, Florida
Tavares (, ) is a city in the central portion of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Lake County. The population at the 2020 census was 19,003, and in 2019 the population was estimated to be 17,749. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area. The name is a popular Portuguese surname and toponym. History Tavares was founded in 1880 by Alexander St. Clair-Abrams, a newspaper and railroad man from a Creole family in New Orleans . He gave it the surname of a Portuguese ancestor. In 1883 a post office was established; by the next year, a hotel, three stores, a sawmill, and eight cottages were built. St. Clair-Abrams's dream of Tavares as the state capital was not realized, but in 1887 it was designated the county seat of Lake County. St. Clair-Abrams later chartered a railroad from Tavares to Orlando. In 1919, Tavares incorporated as a town. Groveland Four In 1949, the Groveland Four, were wrongly accused of raping a wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FRIENDS Literary Guild
''Friends'' is an American television sitcom created by David Crane (producer), David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting List of Friends episodes, ten seasons. With an ensemble cast starring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer, the show revolves around six friends in their 20s and 30s who live in Manhattan, New York City. The series was produced by Kevin S. BBright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television. The original executive producers were Kevin S. Bright, Kauffman, and Crane. Kauffman and Crane began developing ''Friends'' under the working title ''Insomnia Cafe'' between November and December 1993. They presented the idea to Bright, and together they pitched a seven-page treatment of the show to NBC. After several script rewrites and changes, including title changes to ''Six of One'' and ''Friends Like Us'', the series was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
