Wentworth Exhibit

Wentworth Museum to Host Dave Brubeck Exhibit

West Florida Historic Preservation Inc. and the Jazz Society of Pensacola in collaboration with the Mobile Arts Council will host the traveling exhibit, "The Times of Dave Brubeck." The exhibit will be at the T.T. Wentworth Jr. Florida State Museum from Aug. 19 through Sept. 4. The museum is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Brubeck is a world-renowned pianist and composer of jazz and classical music. He has been performing professionally since the 1940s and continues to tour the world. Although best known as a jazz musician, Brubeck's compositions include large-scale choral and orchestral works in a classical tradition. In addition to his musical achievements, Brubeck is also known for his unbending support of human rights and cultural exchange. "The Times of Dave Brubeck" exhibit focuses on Brubeck's contributions to jazz and classical music, his involvement in civil rights issues, and his role in cultural ambassadorship programs that used jazz to improve relations between the United States and other countries. The exhibit was produced by the Holt-Atherton Special Collections staff at The University of the Pacific Library in Stockton Calif., the home of the Brubeck Collection. The Brubeck Collection includes thousands of letters, photographs, concert programs, musical scores and recordings that document Dave and Iola Brubeck's lives from his birth in 1920 to the present. The exhibit is sponsored by Evonic Industries, MOJO: The Mystic Order of the Jazz Obsessed and West Florida Historic Preservation, Inc.

Cabinet of Curiosities Series

This series of exhibits, titled Cabinet of Curiosities, is a homage to the enthusiastic collecting spirit of T. T. Wentworth, Jr., whom the museum is named after. People throughout the local area who have a particular extensive and special collection may have the opportunity to share it with the public. For more information, contact Gale Messerschmidt at (850) 595-5985 Ext. 111 or e-mail gmesserschmidt@uwf.edu. The current exhibit in the Wentworth Cabinet of Curiosities series is a salt and pepper shaker collection from Mrs. Ruth Paige of Century, Fla. Her collection of salt and pepper shakers numbers more than 800 pairs.>

Diminutive Dwellings: A World in Scale Exhibit

This charming new exhibit traces the history of dollhouses and their popularity throughout history. It will also showcase the gift of 42 dollhouses given to West Florida Historic Preservation, Inc. by Jane Forney. Ten of the houses from the collection will be on display at this time; other houses will be rotated into the display at the beginning of the summer.