University of North Alabama - Diorama Yearbook (Florence, AL)

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A ]oily good rime ar ike... IKgtiai • 4 le 16lh Annual Renaissance l-aire i Itfook place in mid-October at Wilson ' fji ' ark in downtown Florence. The ind Table, headed by Billy Warren, pre res year-round for, and helps coordinate, ! festivities. Every year, the weekeml iuluu- llu Ire, a feast is held. For the past two years, authentic period dishes have been catered for that event. At the feast, the positions for the fol- lowing year ' s king and queen are offered. Those who are deemed worthy of the posi- tions are given cakes, one containing a small king and another containing a qim n The king for 2002 was Randy Pettus. le role of his character has a slightly tragic twist. This year ' s faire was centered on find- ing the miscreants who poisoned thf Many unusual sights greet th I ye at the faire. Swordsmen, a human BSs game, belly dancers, and the king ' s court are just a few. Arthur ' s Field is fho children ' s activity center, which offei and crafts as well as an inflatable castle. Stained glass, embroidery, jewelry, pottery, and items of ancient .iltire .ire available for sale as well as leathei -ories, incense, and local art. Henna art and face painting are also offered. The Florence Renaissance I aire is Ibn-profit and strictly volunteer-based, thus helping to ensure there is no admission loo. The faire actually is one of the last remain- ing in the nation that does not charge for admission. Educational values are stressed while preparing the faire. Organizers do their best to see that those who attend the Renaissance Faire are able to learn some- thing while having fun. Some onlookers come dressed in historical attire, and others wear common clothes, but all seem to enjoy the ovprricnco, — Anna Pickens tyV.. O v- . ,1 j)f% 1 jf4vWW MI««S .iai. 1 ■..J ' t « ■ photo by JuiHn Michael

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lesli. OfU(y become excellent string teachers. That would benefit music educa- tion, which he said right now is suffering a horrible lack of good string teachers nationwide. This country in the next two years is going to be 5,000 string teachers short; 43 percent of the ijobs in string education have been unfilled because of a lack of string teachers. My idea is to position UNA , with the use of the Shoals Symphony at UNA, to be a center for string music education for the entire South. In addition, Hornstein believes the symphonv will be beneficial to the campus as a whole. You ' re a ' tech school ' if you do not have the performing arts, and a major component of the performing arts is an orches- tra. There is a certain amount of merit, a certain amount of status that attaches itself if you have an orchestra on campus. in addition to his conducting work, being a member of the UNA faculty and serving as presi- dent of the Alabama Orchestra Association, Hornstein also teach- es strings for the Florence school district. He hopes that when those younger students reach college age they will come to UNA and play in the symphony. His goals for the symphony are first to improve artistically and tackle harder music, next do more performances and then, of course, maintain an educational focus. Maybe do things like hav- ing student conductors, so they can have that important type of experience. Further, he said, he hopes to offer both high school students and community adults a chance to learn to plav string instruments. Hornstein sees having the Shoals Symphony at UNA as a cultural benefit to the campus as a whole. It will bring prestige to the campus. I just want to expand the scope and make UNA even more a center for the arts. — Lindsay McGuire HARMONIC CONVERGENCE. UNA students and members of the Shoals com- munity, clockwise from top left (opposite page), Bottimorc string scholar Michael Henry, bassoonists Sue Dura and Selwin Jones, and Bottimorc violin scholars Kimberly Sampson and Lindsey Paoletto rehearse for the perfect pitch under the baton of Dr. Daniel Hornstein (opposite piJgc, bottom right).

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