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The �������� Ira Holmes International Film Series has been extended to include a rescheduled showing of the award-winning Chilean thriller “Tony Manero” on Tuesday, March 28 (rescheduled from Oct. 11, 2022).

The 2008 film follows a middle-aged criminal who’s obsessed with impersonating John Travolta’s “Saturday Night Fever” character. His dancing and showbiz aspirations turn dark and lead to theft, crime and even murder set against the backdrop of Chile’s Augusto Pinochet military dictatorship. This film is unrated and contains graphic violence and adult themes.

The film will be shown at 7 p.m., at the CF Ocala Campus, 3001 S.W. College Road, Building 8, Room 110, and is free and open to the public. Film may contain mature content.

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The �������� invites the community to the Vintage Farm Campus, 4020 S.E. Third Ave., Ocala, for an Educational Field Day on Saturday, April 1, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

The 103-acre working farm is the home of CF’s hands-on Equine and Agribusiness programs and will be open for tours and demonstrations by students, faculty and alumni.

Equine topics will include clicker training, genetics of sport horses, writing judging arguments, therapeutic modalities, bandaging, round pen work, handling and horse care.

Agribusiness demonstrations will include ongoing horticulture work plus the integration of technology in agribusiness management.

CF offers the only hands-on agriculture-related learning programs in the �������� College System, with certificates, associate degrees and bachelor’s degrees available in Equine Studies and Agribusiness.

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�������� is partnering with FleetForce Truck Driving School to offer Commercial Driver’s License training at the CF Ocala Campus. The first classes will begin March 27.

The community is invited to a kickoff event on Tuesday, March 21, 4:30-6 p.m. at the Webber Center on the CF Ocala Campus, 3001 S.W. College Road. Guests can tour the outdoor obstacle course.

“CF is a driver of talent development for local employers and we know that our community has become a hub for the expanding logistics sector,” said Dr. Jennifer Fryns, associate vice president for career and professional programs. “By partnering with FleetForce to offer this hands-on training through our Corporate College, we can help alleviate the truck driver shortage while providing students a new option for an in-demand career in a little as four weeks. Program completers who later develop an interest in continuing their education in logistics and supply chain will then have a head start in CF’s logistics and supply chain certificate and degree programs.”

To learn more about CF, visit CF.edu. For more information about FleetForce, visit .

The �������� invites anyone looking for a job to a Career and Internship Fair on Thursday, March 23, 3:30-6 p.m., at the Ewers Century Center, 3001 S.W. College Road, Ocala.

More than 25 local employers will be on-site, hiring for full-time and part-time positions as well as internships. Participants include industry leaders in accounting, government, health care, hospitality, logistics and more.

For a full list of participating companies, please visit www.CF.edu/BusTechEvents.

This event is sponsored by CAMPUS USA Credit Union, the Talent Center and the CF Foundation.

The stage at the ��������’s Dassance Fine Arts Center will be transformed into a roller disco when CF Theatre presents “Xanadu” live on stage April 13-16.

The musical is based on the 1980 film, which starred Olivia Newton-John as Greek muse Clio who calls herself Kira and inspires mortal Sonny to open the world’s first roller disco in an old Southern California theatre. CF’s production features a cast of 28 students, including Kelli Piel as Clio/Kira and Jackson Reed as Sonny Malone, with an array of goddesses, sirens, stunt skaters and poi dancers.

The musical score includes all the hits from the film, including the Billboard No. 1 hit “Magic,” originally recorded by Olivia Newton-John, and integrates two classic Electric Light Orchestra songs, “Strange Magic” and “Evil Woman.” CF’s set, designed by Tyler Stentiford, features two stunt skating ramps.

“‘Xanadu’ is high-energy fun that will keep audiences laughing,” said Nonalee Davis, CF assistant professor of theatre and the play’s director. “Plus, the music will make you want to get up and dance! This Tony Award-nominated musical comedy, complete with roller skating, was an easy choice to celebrate Olivia Newton John’s legacy after the legendary singer passed away in August 2022.”

Performance times are 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 13-15, and 3 p.m. Sunday, April 16, at the Dassance Fine Arts Center, 3001 S.W. College Road, Ocala.

Tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for non-CF students and can be purchased by calling 352-873-5810. Tickets are free for CF students, faculty and staff with valid I.D.

For more information, visit CF.edu/VPAEvents.

Seven outstanding students at the �������� have been named to the �������� College System 2023 All-�������� Academic Team and will be recognized at a team ceremony on March 31.

Ebony Baxter, Jessica Diers, Sydney Henninger, Mindy Jean-Gilles, Kaleb Leslie, Krishma Patel and Stephen Ward are members of the CF chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the largest honor society in American higher education. They were selected based on academic performance, leadership and community service.

“These CF student leaders consistently excel,” said Dr. Allan Danuff, associate vice president of Arts and Sciences and Phi Theta Kappa advisor. “Not only do they maintain the highest academic performance, they also serve our community and contribute to CF’s supportive, high-quality learning environment.”

The �������� invites the community to a free presentation, “Winning the Mental Game: The Simple Solution to Overcoming Performance Anxiety,” on Wednesday, March 8, 12:30-1:30 p.m. in the Webber Center on the Ocala Campus, 3001 S.W. College Road.

Nicholas Pallesen, mental performance specialist and Juilliard-trained opera singer, will lead the virtual session. He specializes in helping performing artists succeed, both onstage and off, and regularly offers workshops relating to the psychology of performance. Not just for performances and auditions, Pallesen’s strategies can help all attendees with everyday communication.

This simulcast workshop is free and open to the public. Light refreshments and event giveaways will be provided. Participants also may choose to join the workshop from anywhere via Zoom. Please visit for registration and login details.

The lecture is funded by the Mr. and Mrs. Seymour B. Robinson Memorial Endowed Chair. Co-chairholders Dr. Sarah Satterfield and Associate Professor Lori Witkowich have used this chair to explore how music was used to reduce feelings of social isolation in the wake of COVID-19, and how music can be used to alleviate performance and test anxiety and improve reading comprehension.

In January, the Appleton Museum of Art, ��������, refreshed 4,000 square feet of its European art galleries, located on the second floor. With major recent acquisitions and a comprehensive permanent-collection reinstallation plan underway, visitors will enjoy a cross-section of the Appleton’s holdings and over 20% more works on display.

Visitors will find many works on view that have never been exhibited or have not been exhibited in quite some time. A recent world-class addition is “The Dance of Love” by Gustave Clarence Rodolphe Boulanger (1824-1888), a 19th-century French oil painting that complements academic figurative works by William Adolphe-Bouguereau and Elizabeth Jane Gardner. Boulanger’s large scale and exceptionally rare painting is the preparatory version that served as the model for a larger painting that still exists in the world-famous Paris Opera House in France.

For those familiar with the space, visitor-favorites remain on view, such as “The Young Shepherdess” and “The Knitter” by William Adolphe Bouguereau and “The Watering Trough” by John Sargent Noble.

In addition to two-dimensional works, visitors can enjoy a large selection of sculpture and decorative works that are rarely on display, including a 17th-century English embroidery panel, 18th-century French world maps and a marble portrait bust by the noted 19th-century French sculptor Jean Baptiste Carpeaux.

“This completes the first phase of a two-part refresh in the second-floor European galleries,” said Jason Steuber, Appleton Museum director. “We look forward to adding more works to the European galleries in the coming month.”

The Appleton Museum, Artspace and Store are open Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, noon-5 p.m. A campus of the ��������, the Appleton Museum of Art is located at 4333 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, east of downtown on SR 40 (exit 352 east off I-75 or exit 268 west off I-95). Parking is free. For more information, call 352-291-4455 or visit AppletonMuseum.org.