Does World End Dec. 21? Find Out at South Florida Museum, Bradenton

The world ends Dec. 21, 2012. Yep, that’s the final date of the 5125-year-long cycle in the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar used by the Maya. But Mayan scholars, at least the one who will be at South Florida Museum in Bradenton on Wednesday, say we don’t need to worry about the “2012 phenomenon.” This month, South Florida Museum will host two Mayan-themed events to put the December 2012 “End of the World” myth into context. From 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, research scholar at New College of Florida and noted Mayan expert Dr. Gabrielle Vail, and Director of the Bishop Planetarium Jeff Rodgers, will spend the evening discussing the Mayan myth and putting it into context.