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Lunch & Lecture: Operas & Literature

Dec 07, 2022 12:00PM—1:30PM

Center for Performing Arts, Moe Auditorium & Film Center - 10150 Bonita Beach Road

Join us in celebrating the 5th anniversary of our wildly popular Lunch & Lecture Series with a complimentary glass of bubbly and 25% off the ticket price of this first lecture of the season! Lunch & Lecture: Operas & Literature Rachel Cox, violinAnne Roberts, piano Many of musical theater’s great operas and classics began as…

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Lunch & Lecture: The “Other” Impressionists

Jan 04, 2023 12:00PM—1:30PM

Center for Performing Arts, Moe Auditorium & Film Center - 10150 Bonita Beach Road

with Kirah Van Sickle When we hear “Impressionism,” we often think of the French masters – Manet, Monet, Renoir. But Impressionism was a pivotal modern art movement happening in the late 19th century throughout Europe. From Denmark’s Peder Krøyer, Spain’s Joaquin Sorolla, and Italy’s Macchiaioli movement, we will consider the common denominator with the French…a…

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Lunch & Lecture: Surrealism – Dada, Dreams and Dali

Feb 01, 2023 12:00PM—1:30PM

Center for Performing Arts, Moe Auditorium & Film Center - 10150 Bonita Beach Road

with Kira Van Sickle In the aftermath of World War I, a cultural movement developed in Europe in which artists found power in dreams, the unconscious, the magic and mystery in the unconventional, and the theories of Sigmund Freud. There is plenty of symbolism, illogical juxtapositions and distortions to unpack, but there is a rich…

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Lunch & Lecture: The Impact Of Digitization and Artificial Intelligence on the Future of Humanity

Mar 01, 2023 12:00PM—1:30PM

Center for Performing Arts, Moe Auditorium & Film Center - 10150 Bonita Beach Road

with John Rittenhouse This presentation will establish an understanding of the digital world in which we all live, discuss what AI is and isn’t, and how it is penetrating all aspects of our Humanity, including the “Arts”. It will present a plan for optimizing the AI/Human experience through regulation. John D. Rittenhouse holds Bachelors, Masters,…

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Lunch & Lecture: Music and the Movies

Mar 29, 2023 12:00PM—1:30PM

Center for Performing Arts, Moe Auditorium & Film Center - 10150 Bonita Beach Road

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with Rachel Cox (violin) and Karen Davis (piano) This presentation explores how music enhances the dramatic narrative of movies. The presentation first explores the scientific origins of what were at first called motion pictures, then moves into the lengthy process of synchronizing sound and film. Selections from Gone With the Wind, Dr. Zhivago, Star Wars,…

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Lunch & Lecture: Fractured Power with Author Stephen McGuire

Jan 18, 2023 12:00PM—1:30PM

Center for Performing Arts, Moe Auditorium & Film Center - 10150 Bonita Beach Road

Stephen McGuire’s second political thriller Fractured Power is a dark and haunting psychological thriller about Aiden Fletcher; a young man from humble origins. Fletcher uses his extraordinary ambition and devious ingenuity to fulfill his destiny and reach the pinnacle of power in Washington, DC. As a newly elected District Attorney whose office investigates a rash…

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Past | Archive

Mosaics Tonight

Mar 23, 2023 5:30PM—8:30PM

Center for Visual Arts - 26100 Old 41 Road

JOEL POPADICS, Watercolor the Florida Landscape

Mar 21, 2023 9:30AM—Mar 24, 2023 4:00PM

Center for Performing Arts - 10150 Bonita Beach Road

Creative Collage (DATE CHANGE)

Mar 21, 2023 5:30PM—8:30PM

Center for Visual Arts - 26100 Old 41 Road

Fused Glass—Coral Bowl

Mar 21, 2023 5:30PM—8:30PM

Center for Visual Arts - 26100 Old 41 Road

DEMO: JOEL POPADICS, Watercolor the Florida Landscape

Mar 20, 2023 3:00PM—5:00PM

Center for Performing Arts - 10150 Bonita Beach Road

Glazing—Raku & You

Mar 20, 2023 5:30PM—8:30PM

Center for Visual Arts - 26100 Old 41 Road