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Leapin’ Lizards! It’s Leap Day!
February 29 is a leap day, an intercalary* date added periodically to create leap years in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is the 60th day of a leap year in both calendars, and 306 days remain until the end of the leap year. It is also the last day of February in leap years… Read more
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Remembering the Ladies of Sarasota
Our February 18, 2024 Conversation at the Crocker will be all about the ladies. (Note: Emma Booker has graciously declined; Bertha Palmer has graciously agreed to take her place.) Hope to see you there! Presenting will be three Board members: author-educator Dr. Frank Cassell, actor-playwright Kathryn Chesley and archivist-historian Deborah Walk. Sunday, February 18 at… Read more
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Honey, not tonight. A History of Groundhog Day
Well, first you have to understand that it started out, in the US at least, when European immigrants wanted to take note of Hedgehog Day. But the science of “6-more-weeks-of-winter” is: While animals obviously can’t predict the weather, hibernating males traditionally emerge sometime in February to gauge if they can start waking up their female… Read more
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