Renaissance Academy Summer 2015 Collier-Lee Lectures & Short Courses

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Summer 2015 Adult Lectures & Short Courses

THE RENAISSANCE ACADEMY of Florida Gulf Coast University Atrium Executive Center 8695 College Parkway, Suite 1181 Ft. Myers, FL 33919 239-425-3272

FGCU Naples Center 1010 Fifth Ave South Naples, FL 34102 239-434-4737

Register Online: RegisterRA.fgcu.edu ● Website: www.fgcu.edu/racademy ● Email: jguerra@fgcu.edu Paul C. Thornton, Ed.D. Executive Director, Continuing Education

John J. Guerra Director, Continuing Education/Renaissance Academy

Patricia Lasser Program Assistant – Naples Center

Brenda DePasquale-Gerson Administrative Coordinator – Atrium

Leticia Gonzalez-Estefani Program Assistant – Naples Center

Anita Gilmore Internet Marketing Specialist – Atrium

Nancy Panozzo Marketing Coordinator

Barbara Stewart Business Manager – Atrium

How to Register for Programs THE RENAISSANCE ACADEMY ACCEPTS CREDIT CARDS AND CHECKS ONLY. CASH IS NOT ACCEPTED AS A FORM OF PAYMENT.

Online – Use a credit card to safely and securely register online 24/7 at https://RegisterRA.fgcu.edu Phone – Use a credit card – call 239-425-3272 or 239-434-4737 Mail – Registration form (page 27) or from our website at www.fgcu.edu/racademy and mail to the address above In Person – At the Naples Center or Atrium only. In-person registrations are NOT permitted at any other location.

Locations (Look for the two-letter codes before each course number)     

(AT) Atrium Center, 8695 College Pkwy, Suite 1181, Ft. Myers 33919; 239-425-3272 (BR) Brooks Commons Club, 9930 Coconut Rd, Bonita Springs 34135; 239-949-3800 (MP) Moorings Park Ctr for Healthy Living, 132 Moorings Park Dr., Naples; 239-261-1616 (NC) Naples Center, 1010 Fifth Avenue South, Naples 34102; 239-434-4737 (TR) The Terraces, 26455 S Tamiami Trail, Bonita Springs 34134; 239-949-7555

Individuals who require reasonable accommodations due to a disability can contact the Office of Adaptive Services at 239-590-7956, by e-mail at adaptive@fgcu.edu, or via the Florida Relay at 711.

RA in Charlotte County – Please call 941-505-0130 or visit www.fgcu.edu/hcc for the Charlotte County RA catalog.

Memberships – Become an Academy Member – Support lifelong learning and save 20% or more on most programs! A summer and fall membership, valid from May 15 through December 15, 2015, is $35 per person. A summer and fall couple’s membership is available for $60. Membership is not required to take Academy lectures. Membership Fees are non-refundable.

The views, analyses, findings, and opinions expressed by Renaissance Academy instructors are theirs alone and do not necessarily reflect those of the Renaissance Academy or Florida Gulf Coast University. In all of its operations, including admissions, employment, and access to its programs and services, Florida Gulf Coast University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin, disability, marital status, disabled veteran status or age.

Programs are grouped by location (Atrium, Naples, etc.) and by category (Art, Film, etc.). The fifth column shows the day of the week the program is held, the month, and whether it is a morning (AM), afternoon (PM) or evening (EVE) offering.

Program Title by Location

Program #

Category

Instructor

Day/Month/AM/PM

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Computer Computer Computer Computer Computer Computer Computer Computer Computer Computer Computer Hist./Law/Gov’t Hist./Law/Gov’t Hist./Law/Gov’t Hist./Law/Gov’t Hist./Law/Gov’t Hist./Law/Gov’t Hist./Law/Gov’t Hist./Law/Gov’t Hist./Law/Gov’t Hist./Law/Gov’t Inspired Films Inspired Films Inspired Films Inspired Films Inspired Films Inspired Films Inspired Films Inspired Films Inspired Films Inspired Films Inspired Films Inspired Films Photography Photography Photography Photography Photography Photography Photography Religion/Faith Religion/Faith Religion/Faith Religion/Faith

Guerra Guerra Dorio Dorio Dorio Dorio Dorio Guerra Guerra Outhwaite Guerra Eastwood Eastwood Eastwood Eastwood Franz Franz Eastwood Franz Derfler Franz Kaufman Kaufman Kaufman Kaufman Kaufman Kaufman Kaufman Kaufman Kaufman Kaufman Kaufman Kaufman Berna Berna Berna Berna Berna Berna Berna Ehman Ehman Ehman Ehman

Th/June/AM Tu/June/AM Tu/July-Aug/PM Tu/July/PM Tu/July/PM Tu/July/PM Tu/Aug/PM Th/July/AM Th/July/AM Th/July/PM Th/July/AM TuWTh/July/PM W/July/PM Tu/July/PM Th/July/PM Tu/June/AM Tu/June/AM W/July/AM Tu/July/AM Tu/July/AM-PM Tu/July/AM Th/May-July/PM Th/May/PM Th/May/PM Th/June/PM Th/June/PM Th/June/PM Th/June/PM Th/July/PM Th/July/PM Th/July/PM Th/July/PM Th/July/PM Th/May/PM Th/June/PM MW/July/PM Th/June/PM Th/July/PM MW/Aug/PM Th/Aug/PM W/July/AM W/July/AM W/July/AM W/July/AM

10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 15 15 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 20 22 22 23 23 23 23 23 23 24 24 24

Biographies Biographies Biographies Computer Computer Computer Computer Ecology/Environ.

Fine Arts Fine Arts Hist./Law/Gov’t Hist./Law/Gov’t

Mutart Mutart Mutart Guerra Guerra Guerra Outhwaite Dorio Nichols Bartrop Ehman Derfler

Th/July/AM Th/July/AM Th/July/AM W/July/AM Th/June/AM Tu/July/AM M/Aug/PM Tu/June/PM W/July/PM W/Aug/PM W/June/AM W/July/AM-PM

8 8 8 10 11 11 13 14 15 15 16 18

ATRIUM (S. FT. MYERS) iPad for Beginners – iOS 8 and More AT6741 iPhone for Beginners – iOS 8 and More AT6744 iPad/iPhone Hands-On Workshops AT6748 Intro. iDevice, Settings, Backup, iCloud, App Store AT6750 Mail, Contacts, and Calendar AT6752 Safari, iTunes, Podcasts, and YouTube AT6754 Photos AT6756 iPad/iPhone Apps: Calendar, Email & Safari AT6759 An Introduction to Windows 8 AT6763 Intro to Facebook for Desktop & Laptop Computers AT6766 iPad/iPhone for Intermediates – Part I AT6772 World War II Series AT6787 Unique Missions AT6789 Monuments Men AT6791 Code Breaking AT6793 R.M.S. Lusitania AT6795 The Early Conquistadors of Spanish Florida AT6796 Bowe Bergdahl – No Soldier Left Behind AT6797 Operation Drumbeat AT6801 The Ptolemies - Last Gasp of the Pharaohs AT6768 Hernando Cortes and the Aztec Civilization AT6802 Ft. Myers Classic & Foreign Film Series AT6804 Classic/Foreign Film: Miller’s Crossing AT6805 Classic/Foreign Film: Snowpiercer AT6806 Classic/Foreign Film: Little Big Man AT6807 Classic/Foreign Film: Omar AT6808 Classic/Foreign Film: Citizen Kane AT6809 Classic/Foreign Film: About A Boy AT6810 Classic/Foreign Film: Paper Moon AT6811 Classic/Foreign Film: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter AT6812 Classic/Foreign Film: The Hustler AT6813 Classic/Foreign Film: The Year of Living Dangerously AT6814 Classic/Foreign Film: The Man Who Knew Too Much AT6815 Getting the Most from Your Compact Digital Camera AT6841 Making/Taking Better Photos AT6843 Photoshop Elements for Beginners AT6845 Take Amazing Travel Photos AT6847 Organizing and Editing Your Photos Using Picasa AT6849 Photoshop Elements for Intermediates AT6851 Understanding Your Digital SLR AT6853 Buddhism AT6856 Construction of the Bible AT6858 The Religion of the Founding Fathers AT6859 The Protestant Reformation AT6860 BROOKS COMMONS CLUB (BONITA SPRINGS) Baseball Legends: Babe Ruth and Joe DiMaggio Baseball Legends: Babe Ruth Baseball Legends: Joe DiMaggio iPad for Beginners – iOS 8 and More iPhone for Beginners – iOS 8 and More iPad/iPhone Apps: Calendar, Email & Safari Introduction to Facebook for iPad Beautiful, Flowering Orchids – How to Make Yours Zentangle I for Beginners – A Mindful Drawing Exp. Zentangle II – Dancing with Tangle Stars What Did the Greeks Think?

Jerusalem- 3000 Years of Holiness

BR6728 BR6729 BR6730 BR6742 BR6745 BR6760 BR6774 BR6778 BR6783 BR6785 BR6794 BR6769

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Program Title by Location

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Category

Instructor

Day/Month/AM/PM

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MP6710 MP6711 MP6715 MP6720 MP6714 MP6712 MP6716 MP6718 MP6713 MP6717 MP6719

Art/Art History Art/Art History Art/Art History Art/Art History Biographies Computer Computer Ecology/Environ.

Hist./Law/Gov’t Hist./Law/Gov’t Science

Jonson Jonson Jonson Jonson Mutart Guerra Guerra Dorio Jonson Eastwood Mutart

W/May/AM W/May/AM W/June/AM W/Aug/AM W/June/AM W/June/AM W/July/AM W/July/AM W/June/AM W/July/AM W/Aug/AM

6 6 6 7 7 11 12 14 16 17 24

NC6723 NC6721 NC6724 NC6725 NC6726 NC6828 NC6830 NC6832 NC6731 NC6732 NC6733 NC6739 NC6740 NC6743 NC6747 NC6749 NC6751 NC6753 NC6755 NC6758 NC6761 NC6764 NC6765 NC6767 NC6773 NC6776 NC6700 NC6701 NC6702 NC6703 NC6704 NC6782 NC6784 NC6786 NC6788 NC6790 NC6792 NC6798 NC6800 NC6803 NC6833 NC6834 NC6836 NC6838 NC6839 NC6840 NC6842 NC6844

Art/Art History Art/Art History Art/Art History Biographies Biographies Biographies Biographies Biographies Biographies Biographies Biographies Business/Finance Computer Computer Computer Computer Computer Computer Computer Computer Computer Computer Computer Computer Computer Computer Contemp. Art Contemp. Art Contemp. Art Contemp. Art Contemp. Art Fine Arts Fine Arts Hist./Law/Gov’t Hist./Law/Gov’t Hist./Law/Gov’t Hist./Law/Gov’t Hist./Law/Gov’t Hist./Law/Gov’t Hist./Law/Gov’t Inspired Films Mah Jongg Mah Jongg Mah Jongg Mah Jongg Photography Photography Photography

Jonson Jonson Jonson Mutart Mutart Mutart Mutart Mutart Mutart Mutart Mutart Stolz Guerra Guerra Dorio Dorio Dorio Dorio Dorio Guerra Guerra Guerra Outhwaite Dorio Outhwaite Guerra Various Palczynski Cozzolino Anderson Tomlinson Nichols Bartrop Eastwood Eastwood Eastwood Eastwood Eastwood Parker Parker Mutart Marcus Marcus Dorio Dorio Berna Berna Berna

M/June/AM M/June/AM M/Aug/AM W/July/AM M/June/AM Tu/July/AM Tu/July/AM Tu/July/AM MW/July/AM M/July/AM W/July/AM Tu/June/PM Tu/June/AM Tu/May/AM Tu/June/AM Tu/June/AM Tu/June/AM Tu/June/AM Tu/June/AM Tu/June/AM Tu/June/AM W/June/AM Th/June/PM Tu/June-July/AM Th/July/PM Tu/July/AM F/Jan-Apr/AM F/Jan/AM F/Feb/AM F/Mar/AM F/Apr/AM W/June/PM Tu/Aug/PM W/June/AM W/June/AM W/June/AM W/June/AM W/July/PM Th/July/AM Th/July/AM M/June/AM Tu/May-June/PM Tu/June/AM TuW/July/AM Tu/W/July/AM Tu/May/AM Tu/June/AM MW/June-July/AM

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MOORINGS PARK (NAPLES) Crafting an American Identity: Hudson River School Martin Johnson Heade: Florida’s First Artist The Hermitage Museum – Legacy of the Czars Tiffany Treasures Tesla, Edison, Westinghouse: Men Who Invented iPad/iPhone Apps: Calendar, Email & Safari iPad/iPhone for Intermediate – Part I Beautiful, Flowering Orchids – How to Make Yours Who’s Who in Classical Greek Mythology?

Global Jihad – Al Qaeda and Islamic Extremism Exploring the Universe – Black Holes, Quarks NAPLES CENTER (1010 5th AVENUE SOUTH) In the Gardens of Claude Monet’s Giverny History’s Great Art Heists The Art and Architecture of Sicily Tesla, Edison, Westinghouse: Men Who Invented Tchaikovsky: Tormented Genius Tudor King Henry VIII: His Time, Rule, and Legacy Tudor King Henry VIII – Session 1 Tudor King Henry VIII – Session 2 Richard Burton – The King from Wales Richard Burton – The King from Wales – Session 1 Richard Burton – The King from Wales – Session 2 Developing A Life Care Plan: Learn How to Find iPad for Beginners – iOS 8 and More iPhone for Beginners – iOS 8 and More iPad/iPhone Hands-On Workshops Intro. iDevice, Settings, Backup, iCloud, App Store Mail, Contacts, and Calendar Safari, iTunes, Podcasts, and YouTube Photos iPad/iPhone Apps: Calendar, Email & Safari An Introduction to Windows 8 Macintosh Computers for Beginners Intro. to Facebook for Desktop & Laptop Computers Introduction to Quicken Introduction to Facebook for iPad Macintosh Calendar, Email & Safari The Salke Contemporary Art Study Group The Midas Touch: Art Business and Commodity Postwar Chicago Art – The Hairy Who and Others The Scottish Architect and Designer, Mackintosh New Terrain: The Evolution of Landscape in Art Zentangle I for Beginners – A Mindful Drawing Exp. Zentangle II – Dancing with Tangle Stars World War II Series Unique Missions Monuments Men Code Breaking Bowe Bergdahl – No Soldier Left Behind Public Education in Florida Understanding Florida’s Government Making of Gone With the Wind Mah Jongg Advanced Strategies Mah Jongg Introduction to Tournament Play Mah Jongg for Beginners Mah Jongg for Advanced Beginners Getting the Most from Your Compact Digital Camera Making/Taking Better Photos Photoshop Elements for Beginners

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Program Title by Location

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Instructor

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Take Amazing Travel Photos Organizing and Editing Your Photos Using Picasa Photoshop Elements for Intermediates Understanding Your Digital SLR Buddhism Construction of the Bible Exploring the Universe – Black Holes, Quarks Monster Hurricanes: Nature’s Awesome Machine Tai Chi for Beginners Tai Chi for Beginners Yoga for Beginners Yoga for Beginners With A Writer’s Eye Writing Craft: Become a Better Writer Writing Craft: Character Development Writing Craft: Plot Writing Craft: Dialogue A Novel Experience: Start Writing Your Book

NC6846 NC6848 NC6850 NC6852 NC6855 NC6857 NC6861 NC6862 NC6863 NC6864 NC6865 NC6866 NC6867 NC6872 NC6873 NC6874 NC6875 NC6876

Photography Photography Photography Photography Religion/Faith Religion/Faith Science Science Tai/Yoga/Med. Tai/Yoga/Med. Tai/Yoga/Med. Tai/Yoga/Med. Writing Workshop Writing Workshop Writing Workshop Writing Workshop Writing Workshop Writing Workshop

Berna Berna Berna Berna Ehman Ehman Mutart Mutart McNeil McNeil McNeil McNeil Wroble Wroble Wroble Wroble Wroble Wroble

Tu/June/AM Tu/June/AM MW/July/AM Tu/Aug/AM W/June/AM W/June/AM Tu/July/AM Th/July/AM M/June/AM M/Aug/AM M/June/AM M/Aug/AM Th/June-July/AM Th/July/AM Th/July/AM Th/July/AM Th/July/AM Th/Aug/AM

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TR6722 TR6727 TR6827 TR6829 TR6831 TR6737 TR6706 TR6757 TR6771 TR6779 TR6780 TR6781 TR6707 TR6799 TR6835 TR6837 TR6854

Art/Art History Biographies Biographies Biographies Biographies Business/Finance Computer Computer Computer Ecology/Environ.

Ecology/Environ.

Ecology/Environ.

Hist./Law/Gov’t Hist./Law/Gov’t Mah Jongg Mah Jongg Religion/Faith

Jonson Mutart Mutart Mutart Mutart Stolz Guerra Guerra Guerra Mutart Mutart Mutart Eastwood Eastwood Marcus Marcus Ehman

M/June/AM W/July/AM W/June-July/AM W/June/AM W/July/AM W/July/PM M/May/AM M/June/AM W/July/AM M/Aug/AM M/Aug/AM M/Aug/AM M/May/AM W/July/AM Tu/June/PM Tu/June/AM W/June/AM

6 7 7 7 8 10 10 11 11 14 15 15 15 17 21 22 23

Business/Finance Business/Finance Business/Finance Business/Finance Business/Finance Business/Finance Business/Finance Business/Finance Business/Finance Business Finance Business/Finance Computer Computer Computer Computer Computer Inspired Films Inspired Films Inspired Films Inspired Films Inspired Films Inspired Films Inspired Films Inspired Films

Stolz Stolz Stolz Admire Stolz Admire Admire Admire Admire Admire Admire Guerra Guerra Guerra Guerra Guerra Guerra/Mutart Guerra Mutart Guerra Mutart Guerra Mutart Guerra

Tu/June/EVE Tu/July/EVE TuTh/June/EVE TuTh/July/EVE Tu/June/EVE Th/July/EVE Tu/July/EVE TuWTh/July/EVE Tu/July/EVE W/July/EVE Th/July/EVE M/June/EVE M/June/EVE M/July/EVE M/July/EVE M/July/EVE Su/June-Aug/PM Su/June/PM Su/June/PM Su/June/PM Su/June/PM Su/July/PM Su/July/PM Su/July/PM

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THE TERRACES (BONITA SPRINGS) History & Collection of the Louvre, Paris, France Tchaikovsky: Tormented Genius Tudor King Henry VIII: His Time, Rule, and Legacy Tudor King Henry VIII – Session 1 Tudor King Henry VIII – Session 2 Generating Income in Retirement in a Low Interest iPad for Beginners – iOS 8 and More iPad/iPhone Apps: Calendar, Email & Safari iPad/iPhone for Intermediates – Part I Birds of South Florida Birds of South Florida – Session 1 Birds of South Florida – Session 2 Spies and Espionage – Fact. v. Fiction Operation Paperclip – Recruiting Nazi Scientists Mah Jongg Advanced Strategies Mah Jongg Introduction to Tournament Play Buddhism

RA AFTER HOURS – EVENING & WEEKEND CLASSES Understanding Social Security – Get What’s Yours Understanding Social Security – Get What’s Yours Generating Income in Retirement in a Low Interest Generating Income in Retirement in a Low Interest Preparing Your Estate Plan Preparing Your Estate Plan A Women’s Guide to Money Matters Financial Education for Investors Rules of the Road Income, Growth, or Both – Equities and Bonds Retirement Has Changed iPhone for Beginners – iOS 8 and More An Introduction to Windows 8 Microsoft Word 2013 Fundamentals I Microsoft Excel 2013 Fundamentals I Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 Fundamentals I Naples Foreign, Classic & Documentary Film Series Foreign Film: In the Loop Foreign Film: Gilda Foreign Film: Nine Queens Foreign Film: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Foreign Film: My Afternoons with Marguerite Foreign Film: One Touch of Venus Foreign Film: Project Nim

NC6734 NC6735 NC6736 AT6877 NC6738 AT6879 AT6878 AT6880 AT6881 AT6882 AT6883 NC6746 NC6762 NC6770 NC6775 NC6777 NC6816 NC6817 NC6818 NC6819 NC6820 NC6821 NC6822 NC6823

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Program Title by Location

Program #

Category

Instructor

Day/Month/AM/PM

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Foreign Film: Butterfield 8 Foreign Film: The Edge of Heaven Foreign Film: How to Marry a Millionaire

NC6824 NC6825 NC6826

Inspired Films Inspired Films Inspired Films

Mutart Guerra Mutart

Su/Aug/PM Su/Aug/PM Su/Aug/PM

21 21 21

SP5627

Travel Abroad

Guerra

July-Aug 2015

25

TRAVEL ABROAD Discovering Eastern Europe

INSTRUCTOR BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES: Cheryl Admire is a financial advisor with Edward Jones.

Mary Bartrop is a certified Zentangle® teacher.

Frank Berna has nearly 25 years of experience in various aspects of photography.

Gayle Dorio is a registered Interior Designer and orchid society member. She has won many ribbons and medals for her orchids.

Marty Dorio, Ph.D., has adopted, studied, and taught others about new technologies. He is a member of the Naples Mac Users Group.

Thomas Eastwood had careers with the ATF and DoD where he conducted and led counterintelligence and criminal investigations.

Steven Derfler, Ph.D., is a Professor of Art History and Archaeology at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.

Mark Ehman, Ph.D., is an instructor in the Department of Communications and Philosophy at FGCU. Gerald Franz, Ph.D., has been a history professor and college librarian for 29 years, earning five graduate degrees along the way.

John Guerra, a Columbia University graduate and former Wall Street merchant banker, is the FGCU Director of Continuing Education.

Carol Jonson, M.A., was a facilitator for the Hodges lifelong learning program where she taught humanities, art, and literature.

Shelly Kaufman has a degree in communication and is a lifetime fan of movies from 1930 to the present.

Leslee Marcus has been teaching Mah Jongg for over 25 years.

Karen Atkin McNeil is a certified Kripalu yoga teacher and has been teaching yoga and tai chi since 1999.

Steven Mutart, J.D., is a retired attorney with a lifelong passion for American history and the American presidency.

Carolyn Outhwaite is a Search Engine Marketing professional and avid Facebook user.

Sandy Parker, a former corporate finance executive and past President of the League of Women Voters of Collier County.

Gerry Pearson Nichols is a professional calligrapher and certified Zentangle® teacher.

Steve Stolz is a Financial Advisor with Edward Jones.

Lisa Wroble is a nationally published author and writing instructor.

SUMMER SPECIALS Members – Purchase two single lectures and get one free ($20 or $24 value)!

New Students – Take your first single lecture ($25 or $29 value) at Renaissance Academy for free!

Register online at http://RegisterRA.fgcu.edu or call 239-425-3272 / 239-434-4737

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CANCELLATION POLICY: Membership Fees are non-refundable. If a program is canceled, you will be notified by phone and issued a full refund within 14 business days. If you wish to withdraw from a program, please notify the Renaissance Academy at 239-425-3272 no later than 5:00 pm three (3) business days prior to the first session of the program in order to receive a refund. Individuals who cancel after the start of a program will not receive a refund. Unless otherwise stated, a fourteen (14) business day notice is required for refunds on all day trips and special programs (SP).

The first fee listed for all programs is the Member price; the second is the Non-Member price. Members and Non-Members must register for all programs. Membership is NOT required! Pre-registration is STRONGLY recommended!

ART & ART HISTORY Crafting an American Identity: The Hudson River School of Painting

$20 / $25

MP6710 – Moorings Park (Naples) – May 20 at 10am – 11:30am, Wednesday – 1.5 hours America’s first – and only – real school of art was the 19th century art movement called the Hudson River School. Its goal was to craft a new kind of art that glorified the ideals, spirituality, grandeur, and majesty of the new world of America as distinct and independent from the old world of Europe. As the school evolved, its practitioners expanded their horizons, geographically and artistically, heading to America’s west, Central and South America, and finally to “America’s Eden” – Florida. Instructor: Carol Jonson

Martin Johnson Heade: Florida’s First Artist

$20 / $25

MP6711 – Moorings Park (Naples) – May 27 at 10am – 11:30am, Wednesday – 1.5 hours Martin Johnson Heade was the first important American artist to live permanently in Florida. A member of the 19th century Hudson River School of painters, Heade moved to St. Augustine and began painting luminist works that enticed people to come to Florida – newly opened to them with the railroads and grand hotels built by Heade’s patron, Henry Morrison Flagler. Instructor: Carol Jonson

The History and Collection of the Louvre, Paris, France

$20 / $25

TR6722 – The Terraces (Bonita Springs) – June 15 at 10am – 11:30am, Monday – 1.5 hours Most visitors to some of the world’s greatest – and largest – museums experience only a whirlwind tour of an hour or two. However, if time permits, an on-your-own tour can be a marvelous journey, especially if you plan ahead for what you would most like to see.

This class surveys some of the highlights of this incredible museum. Instructor: Carol Jonson

In the Gardens of Claude Monet’s Giverny

$20 / $25

NC6723 – Naples Center – June 22 at 10am – 11:30am, Monday – 1.5 hours The Impressionist master, Claude Monet, is one of the world’s most beloved artists. Monet planted gardens wherever he lived, but his masterpiece was Giverny, where he spent more than half of his long and very productive life. The beautiful gardens he created at Giverny were a never-ending source of inspiration for Monet. Join us as we look at photos of the gardens and how Monet translated them into beautiful works of art. Instructor: Carol Jonson

The Hermitage Museum – Legacy of the Czars

$20 / $25

MP6715 – Moorings Park (Naples) – June 24 at 10am – 11:30am, Wednesday – 1.5 hours Learn how the spectacular private collection of a Russian Empress became one of the largest and most famous museums in the world.

Explore the once official residence of the Romanovs. This glittering palace has more than 500 rooms, and houses priceless treasures assembled over 250 years by one of the world’s richest and most powerful dynasties. Instructor: Carol Jonson

History’s Great Art Heists

$20 / $25

NC6721 – Naples Center – June 29 at 10am – 11:30am, Monday – 1.5 hours This lecture will investigate some of the world’s most famous art heists of the past three centuries including: Napoleon’s and Lord Elgin’s looting in Egypt, Greece, and Italy; the theft of the Mona Lisa from the Louvre; and the still-unsolved burglary of Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Instructor: Carol Jonson Register online at http://RegisterRA.fgcu.edu or call 239-425-3272 / 239-434-4737

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The Art and Architecture of Sicily

$20 / $25

NC6724 – Naples Center – August 17 at 10am – 11:30am, Monday – 1.5 hours Sicily – the largest island in the Mediterranean – has a rich and unique culture that extends back beyond its colonization by the Greeks in the 8th century BC. This class will explore some of the island’s history, its important archaeological sites, architecture, art, and one of its crowning glories – centuries of glowing mosaics. Instructor: Carol Jonson

Tiffany Treasures

$20 / $25

MP6720 – Moorings Park (Naples) – August 19 at 10am – 11:30am, Wednesday – 1.5 hours Louis Comfort Tiffany – best known for his innovative and beautiful colored glass lamps and stained glass windows – has been called “the man who could do everything.” A painter, a potter, a glass artist, an architect, and an interior designer, Tiffany was on a lifelong quest to bring beauty into American lives and homes. His own spectacular summer home, Laurelton Hall on Long Island, brought this dream to life. Destroyed by fire in 1957, Laurelton has risen from the ashes – recreated inside another little-known treasure – the Morse Museum in Winter Park, Florida. Instructor: Carol Jonson

BIOGRAPHIES Tesla, Edison, Westinghouse: The Men Who Invented Electricity Option #1 – MP6714 – Moorings Park (Naples) June 17 at 10am – 11:30am, Wednesday – 1.5 hours

$20 / $25

Option #2 – NC6725 – Naples Center July 8 at 10am – 11:30am, Wednesday – 1.5 hours

Choose one of the course options above. As the 19th century morphed into the 20th century, “a war of currents” between American inventors and entrepreneurs, George Westinghouse and Thomas Edison, was being waged over AC vs. DC electric current. Nikola Tesla, a transplant from modern-day Croatia, stepped onto the stage full of ideas, energy, and patents he had developed, and added his brilliance, talent, and unique personality to the cause of AC current. Learn how this fascinating saga of brilliance, jealously, showmanship, deceit, money, and greed played out in a non-technical presentation. Instructor: Steven Mutart

Tchaikovsky: Tormented Genius Option #1 – NC6726 – Naples Center June 22 at 10am – 11:30am, Monday – 1.5 hours

$20 / $25 Option #2 – TR6727 – The Terraces (Bonita Springs) July 15 at 10am – 11:30am, Wednesday – 1.5 hours

Choose one of the course options above. Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky composed some of the world’s most beautiful and beloved music, from the legendary Nutcracker ballet to the Pathetique symphony, while suffering depression and hiding a dark secret. His unique “sound” full of passion, romance, patriotic fervor, and endless beauty has defied the world of the “musical elite” whose snobbish airs have been slow to recognize this true, but tormented, genius. He died at 53. Was it self-inflicted? Instructor: Steven Mutart

Tudor King Henry VIII: His Time, Rule, and Legacy Option #1 – TR6827 – The Terraces (Bonita Springs) June 24, July 1 at 10am – 11:30am, Wednesdays – 3 hours

$34 / $39 Option #2 – NC6828 – Naples Center July 21, 28 at 10am – 11:30am, Tuesdays – 3 hours

Choose one of the course options above. Participants may register for the entire series (TR6827 or NC6828) or for any of the individual lectures below. On the death of King Henry’s daughter, Elizabeth, after her 45-year rule, the Tudor dynasty came to the end of its 120year run. King Henry VIII’s almost 40-year firm rule changed forever England’s history, culture, and religion and introduced the divine power of kings to his countrymen after telling the Pope to go away. Instructor: Steven Mutart

Session 1 Option #1 – TR6829 – The Terraces (Bonita Springs) June 24 at 10am – 11:30am, Wed – 1.5 hours

$20 / $25 Option #2 – NC6830 – Naples Center July 21 at 10am – 11:30am, Tue – 1.5 hours

Choose one of the course options above. In 1509, barely 18 years old, Henry took the reins from his deceased father, Henry VII. He married his brother’s widow, followed by Anne Boleyn, then – well, four more wives – while waging war in France, Italy, and Scotland, separating from church in Rome, and finally producing a male heir, Edward, who Register online at http://RegisterRA.fgcu.edu or call 239-425-3272 / 239-434-4737

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would become king at the ripe age of nine. Did we mention two of the wives were executed and Edward died at 15?

Instructor: Steven Mutart

Session 2 Option #1 – TR6831 – The Terraces (Bonita Springs) July 1 at 10am – 11:30am, Wed – 1.5 hours

$20 / $25 Option #2 – NC6832 – Naples Center July 28 at 10am – 11:30am, Tue – 1.5 hours

Choose one of the course options above. Under the terms of Henry’s will, on the death of a childless Edward, the crown passed to the oldest daughter Mary, then younger Elizabeth, then to the descendants of his younger sister, Mary.

He ignored his older sister, Margaret who was married to a Stuart of Scotland who also happened to be king. But things did not quite work out. Hear about the struggles, intrigues, and murders as “Bloody Mary,” Elizabeth, Mary Queen of Scots, and Lade Grey sought or secured the crown before the Stuart dynasty took over in 1603. Instructor: Steven Mutart

Baseball Legends: Babe Ruth and Joe DiMaggio

$34 / $39

BR6728 – Brooks Commons Club (Bonita Springs) – July 16, 30 at 10am – 11:30am, Thursdays – 3 hours Participants may register for the entire series (BR6728) or for any of the individual lectures listed below. Join us as we explore the lives, careers, and astounding achievements of two of the greatest baseball players to ever take the field. Instructor: Steven Mutart

Babe Ruth

$20 / $25

BR6729 – Brooks Commons Club (Bonita Springs) – July 16 at 10am – 11:30am, Thursday – 1.5 hours In an age where the words “legend” and “icon” are often overused, no vocabulary exists to describe George Herman “Babe” Ruth’s enormous and electrifying effect on the public image of baseball. His interests were not limited to baseball as booze and women were part of his very open and larger-than-life story. Seven World Series championships, “Murderer’s Row,” 714 homeruns, and records that are still unbroken today. He truly was one-of- kind. Come hear his colorful story. Instructor: Steven Mutart

Joe DiMaggio

$20 / $25

BR6730 – Brooks Commons Club (Bonita Springs) – July 30 at 10am – 11:30am, Thursday – 1.5 hours Son of an Italian immigrant and fisherman, young Giuseppe (Joe) set the all-time hitting streak of 56 consecutive games in 1941 which is the Mt. Everest of batting and not expected to ever be broken. His 13 years as the Yankees center fielder with nine World Series championships is the stuff of legend. Oh, did we mention his marriage to Marilyn Monroe, their very public on-and-off relationship, and her mysterious death? Learn new detail about this sometimes prickly, enigmatic, uniquely talented, and ever fascinating larger-than-life icon. Instructor: Steven Mutart

Richard Burton – The King from Wales

$34 / $39

NC6731 – Naples Center – July 20, 22 at 10am – 11:30am, Monday/Wednesday – 3 hours Participants may register for the entire series (NC6731) or for any of the individual lectures below. When Shakespearean theater lost him to Hollywood, Liz Taylor, and booze, the world found one of the most exciting, brilliant, charismatic talents, whose voice and rugged looks were the envy of many men and the object of desire by women. Born Richard Jenkins, the twelfth of thirteen children of a coal miner, he rose to such fame that his life was portrayed on the front pages of the world’s tabloids. Learn more about this brilliant and fascinating talent who burned out too soon. Instructor: Steven Mutart

Session 1

$20 / $25

NC6732 – Naples Center – July 20 at 10am – 11:30am, Monday – 1.5 hours Fueled by rare talent and alcohol, follow his extraordinary journey from a bleak mining valley in Wales to the London stage, Hollywood, Camelot on Broadway, and into the arms of “Cleopatra” where a whole industry flourished recording his and Liz’s every move. Instructor: Steven Mutart

Register online at http://RegisterRA.fgcu.edu or call 239-425-3272 / 239-434-4737

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Session 2

$20 / $25

NC6733 – Naples Center – July 22 at 10am – 11:30am, Wednesday – 1.5 hours Life with “the most beautiful woman in the world” had its downside, as did their out-of-control drinking, their divorce, their remarriage, divorce, and his two more marriages before the world lost him at age 58. He left a trail of classics, including Camelot, Night of the Iguana, and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf. Instructor: Steven Mutart

BUSINESS, FINANCE, INVESTING & ECONOMICS Understanding Social Security – Get What’s Yours

$20 / $25

Option #1 – NC6734 – Naples Center June 2 at 6pm – 7:30pm, Tuesday – 1.5 hours

Option #2 – NC6735 – Naples Center July 14 at 6pm – 7:30pm, Tuesday – 1.5 hours

Choose one of the course options above. Same-household spouses or partners and children (one only) may attend for free. Social Security is, far and away, your most important retirement asset. This class is for nearly everyone who’s ever earned a paycheck and wants every Social Security benefit dollar in which you are entitled because you paid for it, so you’ve earned it. This session will review how to evaluate the advantages, disadvantages, income tax consequences and strategies of the many different Social Security options available. Understanding the scenarios for single, married, divorced and domestic partners can have a significant impact on a source of income that can represent about 40% of your retirement income but can be even more important for a surviving spouse as increased longevity creates a greater need for guaranteed income that will last as long as you live. Instructor: Steve Stolz

Generating Income in Retirement in a Low Interest Rate Environment Option #1 – NC6736 – Naples Center June 9, 11 at 6pm – 8pm, Tuesday/Thursday – 4 hours

$34 / $39

Option #2 – AT6877 – Atrium (Ft. Myers) July 14, 16 at 6pm – 8pm, Tuesday/Thursday – 4 hours

Choose one of the course options above. Same-household spouses or partners (one only) may attend for free. Course material handouts are included. Will you outlive your money or will your money outlive you? This is the primary question anyone planning for or currently enjoying retirement needs to be able to answer. The combination of low interest rates, inflation, unexpected medical expenses, longevity and life’s unexpected challenges can create financial uncertainties. This course will provide you with key steps required to identify and reach your financial goals. It will also highlight the current rates of return you can expect to receive from an appropriate mix of tax-free or taxable bonds, stocks or mutual funds, and insurance products. The objective of the session is to provide you with the knowledge of how different investment options can allow you to realize reliable income with a goal of maintaining your lifestyle through your retirement years. Instructor: Steve Stolz (Naples) and Cheryl Admire (Ft. Myers)

Preparing Your Estate Plan Option #1 – NC6738 – Naples Center June 16 at 6pm – 8pm, Tuesday – 2 hours

$24 / $29 Option #2 - AT6879 – Atrium (Ft. Myers) July 23 at 6pm – 8pm, Thursday, 2 hours

Choose one of the course options above. Same-household spouses or partners (one only) may attend for free. This class will focus on the key legal documents everyone should have as part of a basic Estate Plan: benefits of a Will or a Trust, Financial Power of Attorney, Healthcare Power of Attorney and a Living Will. Other topics discussed will be probate, the importance of properly titling your accounts, naming beneficiaries and the benefits and issues of obtaining domicile in Florida. Brandon Bytnar a local Estate Attorney will lead the session and will be available to answer general questions. Instructors: Steve Stolz (Naples) and Cheryl Admire (Ft. Myers)

Developing a Life Care Plan: Learn How to Find, Access, and Pay for Your Life Care Needs

$20 / $25

NC6739 – Naples Center – June 23 at 3:30pm – 5pm, Tuesday – 1.5 hours Same-household spouses or partners (one only) may attend for free. Developing a life care plan would be a simple task if you knew the answer to two questions – “How long will I live?” and “How healthy will I be?” Since no one knows the answer to these questions, it is important to have a plan that addresses your care, who will provide it, how to pay for it, where to live, and if you have all the appropriate legal documents. This session will also cover private vs. public (Medicaid and VA) extended care payment options. Instructors: Steve Stolz & Jill Burzynski (Elder Care Attorney)

Register online at http://RegisterRA.fgcu.edu or call 239-425-3272 / 239-434-4737

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A Women’s Guide to Money Matters

$24 / $29

AT6878 – Atrium (Ft. Myers) – July 21 at 6pm – 8pm, Tuesday – 2 hours This seminar is designed for women of all ages to learn how to take control of their financial life by examining their values and setting specific, realistic and measurable goals. Lear strategies such as how to prepare for retirement, options to pay for children’s education, and achieving your financial goals. Instructor: Cheryl Admire

Generating Income in Retirement in a Low Interest Rate Environment

$24 / $29

TR6737 – The Terraces (Bonita Springs) – July 29 at 1:30pm – 3:30pm, Wednesday – 2 hours Same-household spouses or partners (one only) may attend for free. Course material handouts are included. Will you outlive your money or will your money outlive you? This is the primary question anyone planning for or currently enjoying retirement needs to be able to answer. The combination of low interest rates, inflation, unexpected medical expenses, longevity and life’s unexpected challenges can create financial uncertainties. This course will provide you with key steps required to identify and reach your financial goals. It will also highlight the current rates of return you can expect to receive from an appropriate mix of tax-free or taxable bonds, stocks or mutual funds, and insurance products. The objective of the session is to provide you with the knowledge of how different investment options can allow you to realize reliable income with a goal of maintaining your lifestyle through your retirement years. Instructor: Steve Stolz

Financial Education for Investors

$45 / $55

AT6880 – Atrium (Ft. Myers) – July 28, 29, 30 at 6pm – 8pm, Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday – 6 hours Participants may register for the entire series (AT6880) or for any of the individual lectures below. This three-session program is designed to provide a well-rounded understanding of the key principles of saving and investing with a focus on developing and maintaining retirement income. The class will cover: fundamentals that are the foundation of any investment plan; understanding the differences and advantages of investments that provide income for daily expenses verses growth to offset the impact of inflation; producing a personal retirement plan that can help you determine your risk of running out of money, or your ability to protect and maximize assets to be passed to future generations. A textbook is included with this course. Instructor: Cheryl Admire

Rules of the Road

$24 / $29

AT6881 – Atrium (Ft. Myers) – July 28 at 6pm – 8pm, Tuesday – 2 hours

Income, Growth, or Both – Equities and Bonds

$24 / $29

AT6882 – Atrium (Ft. Myers) – July 29 at 6pm – 8pm, Wednesday – 2 hours

Retirement Has Changed

$24 / $29

AT6883 – Atrium (Ft. Myers) – July 30 at 6pm – 8pm, Thursday – 2 hours

COMPUTER & TECHNOLOGY iPad for Beginners – iOS 8 and More Option #1 – TR6706 – Terraces May 18 at 10am – 12pm, Monday – 2 hours Option #3 – AT6741 – Atrium June 25 at 10am – 12pm, Thursday – 2 hours

$37 / $45 Option #2 – NC6740 – Naples Center June 16 at 10am – 12pm, Tuesday – 2 hours Option #4 – BR6742 – Brooks Commons Club July 15 at 10am – 12pm, Wednesday – 2 hours

Choose one of the course options above. This is not a class for Android tablet users. Whether you own an iPad or are considering purchasing one, join us as we introduce you to the magic of Apple’s iPad. For many, this is the only technology you need! This lecturestyle demonstration will teach you the basics of the iPad, from settings, organizing and multitasking, to surfing the web, checking email, watching movies, listening to music, reading books, and more. Learn how to create an Apple ID and discover the thousands of apps available from the App Store. Instructor: John Guerra Register online at http://RegisterRA.fgcu.edu or call 239-425-3272 / 239-434-4737

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iPhone for Beginners – iOS 8 and More Option #1 – NC6743 – Naples Center May 26 at 10am – 12pm, Tuesday – 2 hours Option #3 – BR6745 – Brooks Commons Club (Bonita Springs) June 18 at 10am – 12pm, Thursday – 2 hours

$37 / $45 Option #2 – AT6744 – Atrium (Ft. Myers) June 2 at 10am – 12pm, Tuesday – 2 hours Option #4 – NC6746 – Naples Center June 22 at 6pm – 8pm, Monday – 2 hours

Choose one of the course options above. This is not a class for Android cell phone users. The Apple iPhone created and has since defined the category of smartphones. It’s a remarkable piece of technology that provides access to phone and voicemail, email, the web, photos, calendars, texting, maps, games, and so much more. Whether you own an iPhone or are considering purchasing one, join us as we explore this remarkable device. This lecture-style demonstration will teach you the basics of the iPhone: apps, settings, organizing, telephone, voicemail, texting, music, books, email, and more. Instructor: John Guerra

iPad/iPhone Hands-On Workshops Option #1 – NC6747– Naples Center June 2, 9, 16, 23 at 10am – 12pm, Tues

$95 / $115 Option #2 – AT6748 – Atrium (Ft. Myers) July 14, 21, 28, Aug 4 at 1:30pm – 3:30pm, Tues

Choose one of the course options above. Participants may register for an entire series (NC6747 or AT6748) or for any of the individual lectures below. Important Prerequisite: Students must have taken a Renaissance Academy iPad class before taking this class.

Enrollment is limited to 15 participants per session. This hands-on workshop is designed for those iPad/iPhone users who want time in the classroom using their iPads/iPhones. The instructor will demo features and then give students the chance to practice and ask questions about their own iPads/iPhones. We will offer four sessions, focusing on (i) Introduction to the iDevice, Settings, Backup, iCloud, and App store; (ii) Mail, Contacts, and Calendar; (iii) Safari, iTunes, Podcasts, and YouTube; and (iv) Photos. Instructor: Marty Dorio

Introduction to the iDevice, Settings, Backup, iCloud, and App Store Option #1 – NC6749– Naples Center June 2 at 10am – 12pm, Tue

Option #2 – AT6750 – Atrium (Ft. Myers) July 14 at 1:30pm – 3:30pm, Tue

Mail, Contacts, and Calendar Option #1 – NC6751– Naples Center June 9 at 10am – 12pm, Tue

$34 / $39 Option #2 – AT6752 – Atrium (Ft. Myers) July 21 at 1:30pm – 3:30pm, Tue

Safari, iTunes, Podcasts, and YouTube Option #1 – NC6753– Naples Center June 16 at 10am – 12pm, Tue

$34 / $39 Option #2 – AT6754 – Atrium (Ft. Myers) July 28 at 1:30pm – 3:30pm, Tue

Photos Option #1 – NC6755– Naples Center June 23 at 10am – 12pm, Tue

$34 / $39 Option #2 – AT6756 – Atrium (Ft. Myers) Aug 4 at 1:30pm – 3:30pm, Tue

iPad/iPhone Apps: Calendar, Email & Safari Option #1 – MP6712 – Moorings Park June 3 at 10am – 12pm, Wednesday – 2 hours Option #3 – NC6758 – Naples Center June 30 at 10am – 12pm, Tuesday – 2 hours

$34 / $39

$37 / $45 Option #2 – TR6757 – The Terraces (Bonita) June 8 at 10am – 12pm, Monday – 2 hours Option #4 – BR6760 – Brooks Commons Club (Bonita) July 21 at 10am – 12pm, Tuesday – 2 hours

Choose one of the course options above. This is not a class for Android tablet users. Learn the ins and outs of your Email, Calendar, and Safari applications on your iPad/iPhone. Learn how to add new contacts, work with attachments, organize email into folders, and much more. For the Calendar app, you will learn how to keep your entire schedule on your iPad/iPhone, reschedule items easily, and Register online at http://RegisterRA.fgcu.edu or call 239-425-3272 / 239-434-4737

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set reminders so you never miss an appointment. Learn how to surf the net on your Safari app, read articles, save photos, add bookmarks, and more. Instructor: John Guerra

An Introduction to Microsoft Windows 8 Option #1 – NC6761 – Naples Center June 9 at 10am – 12pm, Tue

$45 / $60

Option #2 – NC6762 – Naples Center June 29 at 6pm – 8pm, Mon

Option #3 – AT6763 – Atrium July 2 at 10am – 12pm, Thur

Choose one of the course options above. Enrollment is limited. This is not a class for Apple computer users. This class requires a basic knowledge of computers and some prior Windows experience. This class is designed for those who have used Windows before and are interested in upgrading or learning about the new Windows 8 operating system. If you have just bought a new computer with Windows 8, have upgraded, or are going to upgrade, this course is for you. Windows 8 made easy to use and understand at the Renaissance Academy. Instructor: John Guerra

Macintosh Computers for Beginners

$45 / $60

NC6764 – Naples Center – June 24 at 10am – 12pm, Wednesday – 2 hours Enrollment is limited to 15 participants. Students are encouraged to bring their personal laptops to class with the Yosemite 10.10 operating system installed. Join this demonstration as we showcase the Apple Macintosh’s latest operating system, Yosemite. Beginners will learn how to use and navigate through the Finder; set important system preferences; create an Apple ID; identify and install apps from the App Store; and save, print, move, and organize files. Instructor: John Guerra

Introduction to Facebook for Desktop & Laptop Computers Option #1 – NC6765 – Naples Center June 25 at 1:30pm – 3pm, Thursday – 1.5 hours

$24 / $29 Option #2 – AT6766 – Atrium (Ft. Myers) July 23 at 1:30pm – 3pm, Thursday – 1.5 hours

Choose one of the course options above. This class is specifically designed for Facebook users on desktop and laptop computers. Do you feel as though “everyone’s on Facebook” except you? Maybe you have no idea what it is about, or perhaps you have an account but are not sure how to use it. Join this lecture-style beginner’s class as we show you how to use Facebook securely and stay in touch with friends and family no matter where they are. Learn how to create an account, find friends, upload a photo or text, find pages of interest, and add comments. Impress your grandchildren and say hello to them on Facebook! Instructor: Carolyn Outhwaite

Introduction to Quicken

$65 / $80

NC6767 – Naples Center – June 30, July 7 at 10am – 12pm, Tuesdays – 4 hours This program will include a lecture (Session 1) and hands-on session (Session 2) to learn how to use Quicken to manage your business or personal financial life. These discussions will be platform independent. Windows or Mac, online or on desktop. Instructor: Marty Dorio

Microsoft Word 2013 Fundamentals I

$45 / $60

NC6770 – Naples Center – July 6 at 6pm – 8pm, Monday – 2 hours Enrollment is limited. This class requires a basic knowledge of computers and some prior Windows experience. No personal laptops are permitted. Learn the basic fundamentals of Microsoft Word 2013 in this hands-on course. Topics include: opening, saving, editing, printing documents; formatting and editing text; tabs, margins, and indents; page layout and design; spelling and grammar checks; and inserting photos and graphics. Instructor: John Guerra

iPad/iPhone for Intermediates – Part I Option #1 – MP6716 – Moorings Park July 8 at 10am – 12pm, Wed

$37 / $45 Option #2 – TR6771 – Terraces July 22 at 10am – 12pm, Wed

Option #3 – AT6772 – Atrium July 23 at 10am – 12pm, Thur

Choose one of the course options above. This is not a class for Android tablet users. iPad and iPhone users are both welcome to this lecture course. Discover all the new features and enhancements of Apple’s latest operating system. Learn interesting tips and tricks to make your experience a more pleasant and efficient one. Discover some of the best apps available for the iPad and iPhone in this lecturestyle presentation. Instructor: John Guerra Register online at http://RegisterRA.fgcu.edu or call 239-425-3272 / 239-434-4737

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Introduction to Facebook for iPad Option #1 – NC6773 – Naples Center July 9 at 1:30pm – 3pm, Thursday – 1.5 hours

$24 / $29 Option #2 – BR6774 – Brooks Commons Club (Bonita Springs) August 3 at 1:30pm – 3pm, Monday – 1.5 hours

Choose one of the course options above. This class is specifically designed for Facebook users of the iPad Facebook App. Do you feel as though “everyone’s on Facebook” except you? Maybe you have no idea what it is about, or perhaps you have an account but are not sure how to use it. Join this lecture-style beginner’s class as we show you how to use the Facebook App for iPad to stay in touch with friends and family no matter where they are. Learn how to create an account, find friends, upload a photo or text, find pages of interest, and add comments. Impress your grandchildren and say hello to them on Facebook! Instructor: Carolyn Outhwaite

Microsoft Excel 2013 Fundamentals I

$45 / $60

NC6775 – Naples Center – July 13 at 6pm – 8pm, Monday – 2 hours Enrollment is limited. This class requires a basic knowledge of computers and some prior Windows experience. No personal laptops are permitted. Learn the basic fundamentals of Microsoft Excel 2013 in this hands-on course. Topics include: opening, saving, editing, printing documents; formatting and editing cells; spelling and grammar checks; and creating and editing formulae to add, subtract, multiply, and divide. Instructor: John Guerra

Macintosh Calendar, Email & Safari

$45 / $60

NC6776 – Naples Center – July 14 at 10am – 12pm, Tuesday – 2 hours Enrollment is limited to 15 participants. Students are encouraged to bring their personal laptops to class with the Yosemite 10.10 operating system installed. Join this demonstration as we showcase the Macintosh’s latest operating system, Yosemite, and explain the three most important applications that everyone should know: Calendar, Email, and Safari. You will learn how to work with email; open, edit and save attachments; schedule and reschedule appointments and set reminders in your calendar; and surf the internet, save photos, add bookmarks, and more. Instructor: John Guerra

Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 Fundamentals I

$45 / $60

NC6777 – Naples Center – July 20 at 6pm – 8pm, Monday – 2 hours Enrollment is limited. This class requires a basic knowledge of computers and some prior Windows experience. No personal laptops are permitted. Learn the basic fundamentals of Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 in this hands-on course. Topics include: opening, saving, editing, printing presentations; formatting and editing text; choosing templates; page layout and design; spelling and grammar checks; and inserting photos and graphics. Instructor: John Guerra

CONTEMPORARY ART LECTURE SERIES The Salke Contemporary Art Study Group

$205 / $235 (Lectures and Lunches with the Presenters) $130 / $155 (Lectures Only/No Lunches)

NC6700 – Naples Center – January 15, February 19, March 11, April 1 at 11am – 1:30pm, Fridays New members are welcome! The Contemporary Art Study Group is limited to the first 70 paid participants. Participants may register for the series (NC6700) or for any of the individual lecture below. The individual lecture fees below do not include lunch.

Expand your knowledge, insight, and understanding of the vibrant and ever-changing world of contemporary art. In this intellectually stimulating and challenging lecture series, nationally recognized experts will share their knowledge of the artists, forms, styles and innovations that have helped to define contemporary art.

The Midas Touch: Art Business and Commodity in the 21st Century

$40 / $47

NC6701 – Naples Center – January 15 at 11am – 12:30pm, Friday – 1.5 hours The work of Damien Hirst, Jeff Koons, and the contemporary kingpins of art will be examined. Instructor: Dr. Matthew Palczynski, formerly with the Woodmere Museum of Art in Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Register online at http://RegisterRA.fgcu.edu or call 239-425-3272 / 239-434-4737

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Postwar Chicago Art – The Hairy Who and Others

$40 / $47

NC6702 – Naples Center – February 19 at 11am – 12:30pm, Friday – 1.5 hours How their works contributes to a richer understanding of Contemporary American Art. Instructor: Robert Cozzolino, Senior Curator, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

The Scottish Architect and Designer, Charles Rennie Mackintosh

$40 / $47

NC6703 – Naples Center – March 11 at 11am – 12:30pm, Friday – 1.5 hours Celebrated today as an exponent of Art Nouveau, a modernist, a symbolist, an artist-architect. Instructor: Elizabeth Anderson, Curator of Adult and Public Programs, Philadelphia Museum of Art 1986-1999. Coordinator of Public Programs 1973-1986. Presently speaks as a visiting lecturer.

New Terrain: The Evolution of Landscape in Art

$40 / $47

NC6704 – Naples Center – April 1 at 11am – 12:30pm, Friday – 1.5 hours When they first appeared as an independent genre of art in Europe, landscape paintings expressed pride, patriotism and spirituality. During the Industrial Revolution, patrons found solace in images of natural beauty. And today?

Amidst diverse artistic media and conflicting ideas about humanity’s roles, explore how artists continue to develop and address the relationship with the natural world. Instructor: Glenn Tomlinson, The William Randolph Hearst Curator of Education at the Norton Museum of Art.

ECOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT Beautiful, Flowering Orchids – How to Make Yours Thrive and Grow!

$34 / $39

BR6778 – Brooks Commons Club (Bonita Springs) – June 23, 30 at 1:30pm – 3pm, Tuesdays – 3 hours Have you been curious about orchids? What exactly is an orchid, why are they different from regular houseplants, and are they difficult to grow? Taught by a member of both Naples Orchid Society and the Gulf Coast Orchid Alliance, in the first session you will hear interesting facts and learn how to grow and flower the orchids you love! The second session of this series will be devoted to the popular Phalaenopsis orchid. Learn the best way to care for this orchid genus and get more FLOWERS! If orchids always look beautiful in the store when you buy them, but somehow fail to prosper when they cross the threshold of your home, then this course is for you. Learn how to care for and grow magnificent flowering orchids year after year. Instructor: Gayle Dorio

Beautiful, Flowering Orchids – How to Make Yours Thrive and Grow!

$20 / $25

MP6718 – Moorings Park (Naples) – July 29 at 10am – 11:30am, Wednesday – 1.5 hours Have you been curious about orchids? What exactly is an orchid, why are they different from regular houseplants, and are they difficult to grow? Taught by a member of both Naples Orchid Society and the Gulf Coast Orchid Alliance, you will hear interesting facts and learn how to grow and flower the orchids you love! Learn the best way to care for this orchid genus and get more FLOWERS! If orchids always look beautiful in the store when you buy them, but somehow fail to prosper when they cross the threshold of your home, then this course is for you. Learn how to care for and grow magnificent flowering orchids year after year. Instructor: Gayle Dorio

Birds of South Florida

$34 / $39

TR6779 – The Terraces (Bonita Springs) – August 3, 10 at 10am – 11:30am, Mondays – 3 hours Every year hundreds of millions of birds visit or travel through and over Florida. Some are permanent residents. Many only stay for the winter; others are here for the summer when they nest, while most stop to rest and eat on their exhausting inter-continental journeys.

Join in the enthusiasm and enjoy the slides of dozens of these beautiful, amazing, fascinating neighbors and visitors, hosted by a lifelong bird watcher. Instructor: Steven Mutart

Register online at http://RegisterRA.fgcu.edu or call 239-425-3272 / 239-434-4737

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FINE ARTS Zentangle I for Beginners – A Mindful Drawing Experience!

Option #1 – NC6782 – Naples Center June 17 at 1:30pm – 3:30pm, Wednesday – 2 hours

$24 / $29 Option #2 – BR6783 – Brooks Commons Club July 8 at 1:30pm – 3:30pm, Wednesday – 2 hours

Choose one of the course options above. Enrollment is limited to 20 participants. Purchase of a Drawing Kit ($10) is required at the time of registration. Zentangle…come see what it is all about! An easy to learn method of creating beautiful images from repetitive patterns, Zentangle is for everyone, no matter their age or artistic background. You will be surprised and delighted by the incredible original art you create during this relaxing and up-lifting workshop. No artistic talent required…guaranteed! Instructor: Gerry Pearson Nichols, CZT Certified Zentangle Teacher

Zentangle II – Dancing with Tangle Stars Option #1 – NC6784 – Naples Center August 4 at 1:30pm – 3:30pm, Tuesday – 2 hours

$24 / $29 Option #2 – BR6785 – Brooks Commons Club (Bonita Springs) August 5 at 1:30pm – 3:30pm, Wednesday – 2 hours

Choose one of the course options above. Enrollment is limited. Purchase of Drawing Materials ($5) is required at the time of registration. Participants must have taken a Zentangle for Beginners class. Dancing With Tangle Stars! You have learned the basic steps to creating Zentangle art, now let us dance! You will learn to create a Zentangle Tango, combining two tangles in a charismatic rhythm, or even a Trio Dance with three tangles working together to win the mirror ball. Bring your basic Zentangle Kit of Pigma Micron pen, pencil, and blender. Instructor: Mary Bartrop, CZT Certified Zentangle Teacher

HISTORY, LAW & GOVERNMENT Spies and Espionage – Fact v. Fiction

$20 / $25

TR6707 – The Terraces (Bonita Springs) – May 25 at 10am – 11:30am, Monday – 1.5 hours A fascinating and insightful discussion on the motivation of spies and the techniques used to catch them. Learn how reality compares to fiction in this unique peek into the realm of espionage and counterintelligence. Instructor: Thomas Eastwood

World War II Option #1 – NC6786 – Naples Center June 3, 10, 17 at 10am – 11:30am, Wednesdays – 4.5 hours

$45 / $59 Option #2 – AT6787 – Atrium (Ft. Myers) July 1, 7, 9 at 1:30pm – 3pm, Wed/Tue/Thur – 4.5 hours

Choose one of the course options above. Participants may register for the entire series (NC6786 or AT6787) or for any of the individual lectures below. Join us for a look at three fascinating aspects of World War II: some of its most critical and unique missions, the famous “Monuments Men” who sought to protect and preserve some of the world’s greatest artistic treasures, and the all-important aspect of code breaking. which would turn the tide of the war for the Allies. Instructor: Thomas Eastwood

Unique Missions Option #1 – NC6788 – Naples Center June 3 at 10am – 11:30am, Wednesday – 1.5 hours

$20 / $25 Option #2 – AT6789 – Atrium (Ft. Myers) July 1 at 1:30pm – 3pm, Wednesday – 1.5 hours

Choose one of the course options above. Discussion of sensitive intelligence and classified Allied and Axis missions, operations, and programs including: ULTRA, MAGIC, Double Cross, Patton's mission to rescue his son-in-law, the mission to kill Rommel, German spies, Allied interrogation centers, secret weapons, and others. An interesting review of formerly classified information. Instructor: Thomas Eastwood

Register online at http://RegisterRA.fgcu.edu or call 239-425-3272 / 239-434-4737

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Monuments Men Option #1 – NC6790 – Naples Center June 10 at 10am – 11:30am, Wednesday – 1.5 hours

$20 / $25 Option #2 – AT6791 – Atrium (Ft. Myers) July 7 at 1:30pm – 3pm, Tuesday – 1.5 hours

Choose one of the course options above. The U.S./U.K. established an unprecedented unit to protect art and cultural sites during WWII. Additionally, they recovered art and treasure looted by the Nazis on a massive scale. Join us for the fascinating true story. Instructor: Thomas Eastwood

Code Breaking Option #1 – NC6792 – Naples Center June 17 at 10am – 11:30am, Wednesday – 1.5 hours

$20 / $25 Option #2 – AT6793 – Atrium (Ft. Myers) July 9 at 1:30pm – 3pm, Thursday – 1.5 hours

Choose one of the course options above. The impact of signals intelligence during WWII was extraordinary. This discussion is about the code war and includes recently declassified information. Topics include Enigma, ULTRA, MAGIC, Bletchley Park, and Arlington Hall. This is a riveting presentation about one of the best kept secrets of the 20th century. Instructor: Thomas Eastwood

What Did the Greeks Think?

$24 / $29

BR6794 – Brooks Commons Club (Bonita Springs) – June 10 at 10am – 12pm, Wednesday – 2 hours It has been observed that all of the questions of our modern world come from the Greek. This is quite true. They provided us with notions of “universals,” theories of knowledge, rules for logic, and social and political organization. Democracy has its roots in the Greek mind. This course will explore the ideas of the Greeks – particularly, Socrates and Plato – and identify the significance of these for our time. Instructor: Dr. Mark Ehman

Who’s Who in Classical Greek Mythology?

$20 / $25

MP6713 – Moorings Park (Naples) – June 10 at 10am – 11:30am, Wednesday – 1.5 hours This lecture is not the mythology you remember from high school! We will survey the gods and heroes of Ancient Greece; understand how their influence still permeates our language, literature, science and art today; and explore some of the many exploits and escapades of these ancient gods and heroes…perhaps the roots of modern soap operas! Instructor: Carol Jonson

R.M.S. Lusitania

$20 / $25

AT6795 – Atrium (Ft. Myers) – June 16 at 10am – 1:30am, Tuesday – 1.5 hours “Remember the Lusitania!” became the cry in May 1915 after this fast and luxurious ocean liner was sunk by a solo German torpedo.

A total of 1,201 people perished (including 128 Americans), unwitting victims of a struggle between England and Germany in the Great War. Dr. Franz explores this epic tragedy, staying close to the human stories and individual decisions surrounding the RMS Lusitania’s fateful voyage. Instructor: Dr. Gerald Franz

The Early Conquistadors of Spanish Florida

$20 / $25

AT6796 – Atrium (Ft. Myers) – June 30 at 10am – 11:30am, Tuesday – 1.5 hours La Florida did not yield easily to 16th century Spain. This course will begin with 15th and 16th century Spain, focusing upon the discovery and settling of La Florida through the early conquistadors, beginning with Juan Ponce de Leon and concluding with Pedro Menendez and the settlement of St. Augustine in 1565. With the recent 500th anniversary of Spanish Florida, this is an adventure story that needs to be told. Instructor: Dr. Gerald Franz

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Bowe Bergdahl – No Soldier Left Behind Option #1 – AT6797 – Atrium (Ft. Myers) July 1 at 10:30am – 12pm, Wednesday – 1.5 hours

$20 / $25 Option #2 – NC6798 – Naples Center July 22 at 1:30pm – 3pm, Wednesday – 1.5 hours

Choose one of the course options above. A candid analysis of the hotly debated Bergdahl case. Topics: the soldier; criminal charges; cost and benefits of the swap; analyzing the "deal"; Taliban 5; Rose Garden ceremony; Susan Rice; politics and controversy.

Instructor: Thomas Eastwood

Operation Paperclip – Recruiting Nazi Scientists

$20 / $25

TR6799 – The Terraces (Bonita Springs) – July 8 at 10am – 11:30am, Wednesday – 1.5 hours As WWII waned, the Allies raced to recruit German scientists and technology. This was the highly effective effort led by the OSS. Among the scientists brought to America was Wernher von Braun, who had developed the V-2. Topics for this lecture include: secret U.S. interrogation centers, history of Paperclip (and related operations), Peenemunde, the Church Committee, declassified CIA research (Star Gate, MKULTRA), and related British and Soviet operations. Instructor: Thomas Eastwood

Public Education in Florida: A Primer for Collier County Voters

FREE / $20

NC6800 – Naples Center – July 9 at 10am – 12pm, Thursday – 2 hours Only 18 percent of registered voters voted in Collier County’s August 2014 School Board elections. Yet, our schools are educating the leaders and taxpayers upon whom our future depends. This course will provide an overview of public education in Florida and in Collier County. Whether you are a new or long-time resident, this course will help you be a more informed voter. Instructor: Sandy Parker

Operation Drumbeat

$20 / $25

AT6801 – Atrium (Ft. Myers) – July 14 at 10am – 11:30am, Tuesday – 1.5 hours Pearl Harbor completely surprised the Americans in the Pacific. The Germans wondered if the Americans could also be taken by surprise on their East Coast, and so they planned Operation Drumbeat. This was the German strategy to attack freighters and tankers by U-boats, chocking off the fuel supply being sent to America’s allies against Germany. Instructor: Dr. Gerald Franz

Global Jihad – Al Qaeda and Islamic Extremism

$34 / $39

MP6717 – Moorings Park (Naples) – July 15, 22 at 10am – 11:30am, Wednesdays – 3 hours A candid discussion of radical Islam and global Jihad. Topics include Islam (as both a religion and ideology), Islamophobia, Jihad, Sharia Law, global terrorism, political correctness, al Qaeda, the Taliban, and other terrorist groups. Instructor: Thomas Eastwood

The Ptolemies - Last Gasp of the Pharaohs (5hr In-Depth Seminar; Lunch Included)

$49 / $59

AT6768 – Atrium (Ft. Myers) – July 28 at 10am – 12:30pm and 1:30pm – 4pm, Tuesday – 5 hours Lunch is included with this full day seminar. The glory and splendor of Egypt had one last opportunity to serve as a shining light to the world. This would take place following its conquest by Alexander the Great. His general, Ptolemy I, would forge a new dynasty that would last 300 years. Egypt would regain her prestige as a leader in Mediterranean affairs and play a major role in re-shaping the nature of the biblical world. However, its last ruler, Cleopatra VII, would be seduced by the power of Rome. Explore the last dynasty of Pharaohs. Instructor: Dr. Steven Derfler

Hernando Cortes and the Aztec Civilization

$20 / $25

AT6802 – Atrium (Ft. Myers) – July 28 at 10am – 11:30am, Tuesday – 1.5 hours In the early 16th century, the Spanish Conquistador Hernando Cortes launched an expedition to find and take control of the thriving and wealthy empire of the Aztecs (or Mexica) under their absolute leader, Montezuma. Follow Dr. Franz as he leads us back to the “New World” and shares this adventure story that centers on these two very fascinating personalities. Instructor: Dr. Gerald Franz Register online at http://RegisterRA.fgcu.edu or call 239-425-3272 / 239-434-4737

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Jerusalem- 3000 Years of Holiness (5hr In-Depth Seminar; Lunch Included)

$49 / $59

BR6769 – Brooks Commons Club – July 29 at 10am – 12:30pm and 1:30pm – 4pm, Wednesday – 5 hours Lunch is included with this full day seminar. “Ten measures of beauty were descended upon the world by God; Jerusalem received nine of them. Yet ten measures of sorrow were visited upon the world by God as well: Jerusalem received nine of them...” according to the Babylonian Talmud. This incredible city is truly the foundation stone of the world’s great western religious traditions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. See how each of them view the holy city. Instructor: Dr. Steven Derfler

Understanding Florida’s Government: A Primer for Collier County Voters

FREE / $20

NC6803 – Naples Center – July 30 at 10am – 12pm, Thursday – 2 hours Weak governor. Part-time legislature. Closed primary state. Gerrymandering. Charter government. Unincorporated Collier County.

These are some of the terms that come up when discussing Florida's government. Do you know what they mean and how they affect you? This course will explain how Florida's government works at the state, county, and city levels, and the backgrounds, responsibilities, and terms of office of the elected officials who represent you. Whether you are a new or a long-time Collier County resident, understanding Florida's government will help you be a more informed voter. Instructor: Sandy Parker

INSPIRED FILMS Ft. Myers Classic & Foreign Film Series

$50 / $60 (Donation)

AT6804 – Atrium (Ft. Myers) – May 21, 28, June 4, 11, 18, 25, July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 at 1:30pm, Thursdays Participants may register for the entire series (AT6804) or for any of the individual films below. This summer, our film series will present eleven award-winning classic and foreign films. As always, the series includes an introduction to each of the films before the viewing and an opportunity for discussion afterwards. Refreshments will be served. Moderator: Shelly Kaufman

Miller’s Crossing (USA, 1990, Crime/Drama/Thriller)

$5 / $6 (Donation)

AT6805 – Atrium (Ft. Myers) – May 21 at 1:30pm, Thursday This Coen Bros. classic gangster film draws us into the mob war during the Prohibition Era through exquisite music, cinematography, and sharp and telling dialogue. Compares favorably with The Godfather and features Albert Finney and Gabriel Byrne at the top of their game. Rated R.

Snowpiercer (Korean, 2014, Action/Sci-Fi/Thriller)

$5 / $6 (Donation)

AT6806 – Atrium (Ft. Myers) – May 28 at 1:30pm, Thursday Tilda Swinton, Ed Harris, and John Hurt star in this critically acclaimed, English language, sci-fi thriller taking place abroad a huge train that holds the last remaining human population in the midst of an ice age. Appearing on over 50 top ten best film list of the year, this an allegorical tale dealing with class systems and population control that takes the viewer on an unforgettable and twisty journey. Rated R.

Little Big Man (USA, 1970, Western/Comedy)

$5 / $6 (Donation)

AT6807 – Atrium (Ft. Myers) – June 4 at 1:30pm, Thursday This award winning revisionist Western stars Dustin Hoffman as the 121 year-old Jack Crabbe, the last survivor of Custer’s Last Stand. Crabbe recalls his relationship with the Indians that lived on the plains and the “white” men trying to tame the West. Epic in cinematic scope, the film offers great humor, devastating tragedy, action, satire, all wrapped up in a complex story. Hoffman’s acting is a towering achievement in this classic Western that takes its place alongside such films as High Noon, The Searchers, Shane, and Unforgiven. Rated PG-13.

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Omar (Palestine, 2013, Drama/Thriller)

$5 / $6 (Donation)

AT6808 – Atrium (Ft. Myers) – June 11 at 1:30pm, Thursday A film about betrayal, real and imagined. A love story between a Palestine boy and Israeli girl is the backdrop for this tense, gripping thriller. The question is “Omar, freedom fighter or a terrorist?” Nominated for Best Foreign Film. Not Rated.

Citizen Kane (USA, 1941, Drama/Mystery)

$5 / $6 (Donation)

AT6809 – Atrium (Ft. Myers) – June 18 at 1:30pm, Thursday Written, directed, produced, and acted by 26 year-old Orson Welles, this landmark film is generally considered the greatest film ever made. Nominated for 9 Oscars, including Best Picture, it featured unusual camera angles, black and white cinematography, overlapping dialogue, realistic makeup, and remarkable scenes. The rise and fall of a newspaper tycoon story is brilliant in all aspects and is the most influential film ever. You will be amazed whether this is the first or 10th time you are seeing it. Not Rated.

About A Boy (UK, 2002, Comedy/Drama/Romance)

$5 / $6 (Donation)

AT6810 – Atrium (Ft. Myers) – June 25 at 1:30pm, Thursday Oscar nominated film featuring Hugh Grant as a womanizing non-working loaf (due to royalties left to him by his father). He is content with his life until 12 year-old Marcus and his suicidal mom enter the picture. Under this very funny story lies a need for contact and growth between these two "boys." A wonderful, telling, and very funny film.

Rated PG-13.

Paper Moon (USA, 1973, Comedy/Crime/Drama)

$5 / $6 (Donation)

AT6811 – Atrium (Ft. Myers) – July 2 at 1:30pm, Thursday Tatum O’Neal became the youngest Oscar Winner at age 9, teaming with her father, Ryan O'Neal, as grifters selling Bibles across the Midwest during the Depression. Noted for its stark black and white cinematography, witty dialogue, and chemistry between the 2 leads, the film was nominated for 4 Oscars. The cast also includes Madeline Kahn. This true classic holds up well. Enjoy. Rated PG.

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring (S. Korean, 2003, Drama)

$5 / $6 (Donation)

AT6812 – Atrium (Ft. Myers) – July 9 at 1:30pm, Thursday This award winning vision of life takes place in a small monastery floating on a lake. Through the simple monk that lives there, we see life, faith, growth, love, jealousy, redemption, and nature. A meditation of life that stirs the soul.

Rated R.

The Hustler (USA, 1961, Drama)

$5 / $6 (Donation)

AT6813 – Atrium (Ft. Myers) – July 16 at 1:30pm, Thursday Paul Newman, (Oscar Nominated) in perhaps his greatest role as "Fast" Eddie Felson, a pool shark trying to play the way to the top. 9 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture. The film stars Jackie Gleason, George C. Scott, and Piper Laurie. A strong allegory of life, love, loyalty, self-respect, selling out, and the price of a soul. A powerful all-time classic which should not be missed. Not Rated.

The Year of Living Dangerously (Australia, 1983, Drama/Romance)

$5 / $6 (Donation)

AT6814 – Atrium (Ft. Myers) – July 23 at 1:30pm, Thursday Mel Gibson and Sigourney Weaver star in this smart, suspenseful tale of intrigue and romance during the days of political turmoil in Indonesia. Starting out as a glib, uncaring reporter, Gibson slowly realizes the worldly importance of the events around him. The film also stars Oscar-winner Linda Hunt as his assistant. Still pertinent in today's climate. Rated PG. Register online at http://RegisterRA.fgcu.edu or call 239-425-3272 / 239-434-4737

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The Man Who Knew Too Much (USA, 1956, Thriller)

$5 / $6 (Donation)

AT6815 – Atrium (Ft. Myers) – July 30 at 1:30pm, Thursday James Stewart and Doris Day star in Alfred Hitchcock's thriller about a couple tracking down their son and his kidnappers in Morocco. A plot to assassinate a political figure has major implications. False leads, also called by Hitchcock, "MacGuffins," just tighten the tension. Rated PG.

Naples Foreign, Classic & Documentary Film Series

$45 / $54 (Donation)

NC6816 – Naples Center – June 7, 14, 21, 28, July 12, 19, 26, August 2, 9, 16 at 2pm, Sundays Participants may register for the entire series (NC6816) or for any of the individual films below. This summer, our film series will present ten award-winning films. As always, the series includes an introduction to each of the films before the viewing and an opportunity for discussion afterwards. Refreshments will be served. IMPORTANT: Pre-registration is strongly suggested. Due to the popularity of our Naples Series, walk-ins will be permitted on a space available basis, but Non-Members will pay $8 at the door. Members who walk-in will pay $5, but cannot be guaranteed a seat without pre-registering. Moderators: John Guerra and Steven Mutart

In the Loop (UK, 2009, Comedy)

$5 / $6 (Donation)

NC6817 – Naples Center – June 7 at 2pm, Sunday The run-up to war makes for curious rivalries and uneasy alliances. The U.S. President and UK Minister fancy a war.

But not everyone agrees that war is a good thing. The U.S. General Miller doesn’t think so and neither does the British Secretary of State for International Development, Simon Foster. But, after Simon accidentally backs military action on TV, he suddenly has a lot of friends in Washington, DC. Not Rated.

Gilda (USA, 1946, Drama/Romance)

$5 / $6 (Donation)

NC6818 – Naples Center – June 14 at 2pm, Sunday Gambler Johnny Farrell (Glenn Ford) comes back into Gilda’s life (Rita Hayworth) by accident when her husband retains him to help his Buenos Aires Casino and to “watch over her” unaware of their previous hot, but volatile, history. The former lovers insult, argue, belittle one another as they resume their love-hate relationship. Not Rated.

Nine Queens (Argentina, 2000, Crime/Drama/Thriller)

$5 / $6 (Donation)

NC6819 – Naples Center – June 21 at 2pm, Sunday Two con artists try to swindle a stamp collector by selling him a sheet of counterfeit rare stamps – The Nine Queens – in this once-in-a-lifetime scheme. As the action moves from humble barrios to luxury hotels, it soon appears that the city itself is part of an elaborate plot. Rated R.

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (USA, 1953, Comedy/Romance)

$5 / $6 (Donation)

NC6820 – Naples Center – June 28 at 2pm, Sunday Fellow showgirls and best friends, Lorelei Lee (Marilyn Monroe) and Dorothy Shaw (Jane Russell), board an ocean liner for France as the wealthy father of a nerdy son, Gus, puts a private detective on Lorelei to uncover possible infidelity or other sin in order to thwart the pending marriage, convinced she only wants to marry his son for his money. Not Rated.

My Afternoons with Marguerite (France, 2010, Comedy/Drama)

$5 / $6 (Donation)

NC6821 – Naples Center – July 12 at 2pm, Sunday In a small French town, a nearly illiterate and lonely man in his 50s bonds with an older and well-read woman in the park. This new bond transforms each of their lives onto a new journey with literacy, respect, and friendship. Rated R.

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One Touch of Venus (USA, 1948, Comedy)

$5 / $6 (Donation)

NC6822 – Naples Center – July 19 at 2pm, Sunday Bumbling department store clerk, Eddie Hatch (Robert Walker), kisses the to-be-revealed-tomorrow statue of Venus de Milo, bringing the Greek legend of life and full of love for the man who freed her from marble. A madcap effort ensues to ditch her and turn her back to marble before the unveiling, however, Eddie is now helplessly in love with Venus. Not Rated.

Project Nim (UK, 2011, Documentary)

$5 / $6 (Donation)

NC6823 – Naples Center – July 26 at 2pm, Sunday Tells the story of a chimpanzee taken from his mother at birth and raised like a human child by a family in a brownstone on the upper West Side in the 1970s. Following Nim’s extraordinary journey through human society, and the enduring impact he makes on the people he meets along the way. Not only do we learn about his nature, but we also learn of our own as well. Rated PG-13.

Butterfield 8 (USA, 1960, Drama)

$5 / $6 (Donation)

NC6824 – Naples Center – August 2 at 2pm, Sunday Elizabeth Taylor’s first Oscar. Married Weston Liggett (Laurence Harvey) carries on a hot affair with sleep-a-round Gloria Wandrous (Elizabeth Taylor) who finds men in night clubs for one night stands. Efforts by Ligget to drop Gloria and return to his long-suffering wife (Dina Merrill) fails, but the affair is doomed. Not Rated.

How to Marry a Millionaire (USA, 1953, Comedy/Drama/Romance)

$5 / $6 (Donation)

NC6825 – Naples Center – August 9 at 2pm, Sunday Three gold diggers pool resources to rent a NY apartment, but have to sell the furniture as prospects to land a rich husband dim. Loca (Betty Gable) tries to fall for a forest ranger after he comforts her in a cabin when she came down with the measles. Pola (Marilyn Monroe) does no better, but Schatze (Lauren Bacall) strikes gold with Tom (Cameron Mitchell), an earlier reject who turns out to be worth $200 million and counting. A comedy classic with three of Hollywood’s biggest lady stars. Not Rated.

The Edge of Heaven (German, 2007, Drama)

$5 / $6 (Donation)

NC6826 – Naples Center – August 16 at 2pm, Sunday Winner of the Best Screenplay Award at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. Follow the stories of six people – four Turks and two Germans – as they realize the meaning of love while facing the harsh realities of the world we live in. Not Rated.

Making of Gone With the Wind

$20 / $25

NC6833 – Naples Center – June 29 at 10am – 11:30am, Monday – 1.5 hours The story behind the making of this monumental classic is as fascinating as the beloved movie itself is entertaining. The task facing David O. Selznick of turning Margaret Mitchell’s 1,037 pages into three and a half hours of spectacular color and intense drama, set to Max Steiner’s soaring music, is the stuff of Hollywood legend. Mitchell wanted Basil Rathbone to play Rhett and Paulette Goddard all but had Scarlett sewed up. Join our movie-buff Steven Mutart and get a peek at the scenes behind the scenes of this movie classic.

Instructor: Steven Mutart

MAH JONGG Mah Jongg Advanced Strategies Option #1 – NC6834 – Naples Center May 26, June 2 at 1:30pm – 3:30pm, Tuesdays – 4 hours

$34 / $45 Option #2 – TR6835 – The Terraces (Bonita Springs) June 9, 16 at 1:30pm – 3:30pm, Tuesdays – 4 hours

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Choose one of the course options above. Enrollment is limited to 16 participants. It is mandatory that you bring the 2015 Official Mah Jongg Rule Card (www.nationalmahjonggleague.org). You can order the rules card online. Order large print! If you own your own Mah Jongg set, please bring it to class. Using the 2015 National Mah Jongg League card, this course will focus on DEFENSIVE play.

This class is designed for the advanced player only, please. You will learn how to defend your own hand and identify your opponents’ hands. Instructor: Leslee Marcus

Mah Jongg Introduction to Tournament Play Option #1 – NC6836 – Naples Center June 2, 9 at 10am – 12pm, Tuesdays – 4 hours

$34 / $45 Option #2 – TR6837 – The Terraces (Bonita Springs) June 16, 23 at 10am – 12pm, Tuesdays – 4 hours

Choose one of the course options above. Enrollment is limited to 16 participants. It is mandatory that you bring the 2015 Official Mah Jongg Rule Card (www.nationalmahjonggleague.org). You can order the rules card online. Order large print! If you own your own Mah Jongg set, please bring it to class. Using the 2015 National Mah Jongg League card, this course will teach you the rules and “how to’s” for playing tournaments. These instructions are sanctioned by Mah Jongg Master Points@ and National Mah Jongg Tournaments TIM. We will actually have a “mock” tournament. This class is designed for an intermediate and advanced player. You will have fun and get over the “fears.” Instructor: Leslee Marcus

Mah Jongg for Beginners

$39 / $45

NC6838 – Naples Center – July 7, 8, 14, 15 at 10am – 11:30am – Tuesdays/Wednesdays – 6 hours Enrollment is limited to 16 participants. Learn to play Mah Jongg. If you’ve always been curious about this ancient game, now is the time to learn. The game was brought to the United States, and is now governed by the rules of the American Mah Jongg League. You will learn about the different tiles, how they work, what is a pung, a kong, how to pass, what is a Charleston, how to set up a hand, what is the strategy, etc., and you will love this interesting game. You must have the 2015 Mah Jongg card and bring your own set. Instructor: Gayle Dorio

Mah Jongg for Advanced Beginners

$34 / $45

NC6839 – Naples Center – July 21, 22, 28 at 10am – 11:30am – Tuesdays/Wednesday – 4.5 hours Enrollment is limited to 16 participants. This class is geared to developing expertise in playing the game, defensive strategy, understanding the rules, learning to switch hands during the game, when to call, how to expose, and the use of jokers and flowers. You will be playing hands. The 2015 card and your Mah Jongg set should be brought to class. Instructor: Gayle Dorio

PHOTOGRAPHY & PHOTO EDITING Getting the Most from Your Compact Digital Camera Option #1 – NC6840 – Naples Center May 26 at 9:30am – 12:30pm, Tuesday – 3 hours

$34 / $39 Option #2 – AT6841 – Atrium (Ft. Myers) May 28 at 1:30pm – 4:30pm, Thursday – 3 hours

Choose one of the course options above. Everyone owns a camera, and if you are like most people, you can turn it on and press the shutter, and that is about it. Perplexed by all those strange symbols? Afraid to touch a button or worse yet, touch one by accident and can’t undo what you have just done? Do not be embarrassed! Gain control of your compact camera in this easy-to-understand class. In this lecture-style class, you will learn what all those buttons do, when to use them, how to use them, and why to use them. Impress your family, friends, and yourself by making the camera do what you want it to do! Instructor: Frank Berna

Making/Taking Better Photos Option #1 – NC6842 – Naples Center June 9 at 9:30am – 12:30pm, Tuesday – 3 hours

$34 / $39 Option #2 – AT6843 – Atrium (Ft. Myers) June 11 at 1:30pm – 4:30pm, Thursday – 3 hours

Choose one of the course options above. Ansel Adams said, “You don’t take a photograph, you make a photograph.” Photography is a very subjective endeavor. There are no hard-and-fast rules to follow that always assure your picture will be, well, “picture perfect.”

However, an understanding of light, exposure, and compositional guidelines that can be applied to virtually any scene will enhance its impact. Understanding these principles will help you to capture more compelling images, turning your snapshots into works of art. This class would be for all photographers, regardless of the camera they use. Instructor: Frank Berna Register online at http://RegisterRA.fgcu.edu or call 239-425-3272 / 239-434-4737

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Photoshop Elements for Beginners Option #1 – NC6844 – Naples Center June 22, 24, 29, July 1 at 10am – 12pm, Mons/Weds

$75 / $90 Option #2 – AT6845 – Atrium (Ft. Myers) July 6, 8, 13, 15 at 1:30pm – 3:30pm, Mons/Weds

Choose one of the course options above. Enrollment is limited. Participants must have a working knowledge of computers. In this handson class, basic and intermediate Photoshop Elements techniques are explored. Topics will include RAW conversion, rotating photographs, layers, straightening horizons, color adjustments, removing or minimizing wrinkles and blemishes, adding or eliminating items from a scene, changing the color of a particular object in a scene, changing from color to black and white or sepia, moving parts of one picture to another picture, and adding text. Instructor: Frank Berna

Take Amazing Travel Photos Option #1 – NC6846 – Naples Center June 23 at 9:30am – 12:30pm, Tuesday – 3 hours

$34 / $39 Option #2 – AT6847 – Atrium (Ft. Myers) June 25 at 1:30pm – 4:30pm, Thursday – 3 hours

Choose one of the course options above. We all love to travel, and capturing those once-in-a-lifetime moments to share with friends and family, or for personal memories, is part of the experience. Our photographs need to bring the sensations of sight, sound, and smell back to trigger our memories, and to communicate how we felt to others. To do this, we need to think and feel as much as look when setting out to make photographs. Travel photography expresses the feeling of a time and place, portrays a land, its people, or a culture in its natural state, and has no geographical limitations. Learn how to create the images that are only seen in magazines. Instructor: Frank Berna

Organizing and Editing Your Photos Using Picasa Option #1 – NC6848 – Naples Center July 7 at 9:30am – 12:30pm, Tuesday – 3 hours

$34 / $39 Option #2 – AT6849 – Atrium (Ft. Myers) July 9 at 1:30pm – 4:30pm, Thursday – 3 hours

Choose one of the course options above. Enrollment is limited. Participants must have a working knowledge of computers. One of the most basic questions in digital photography is: “Where are my pictures when I download them, and how do I keep them organized?”

This hands-on class is designed to answer both questions, using Picasa, a FREE program for BOTH Windows and Apple users, to help you find and keep your digital images in an organized and easily accessible manner. Picasa also has basic editing capabilities to improve your images, or just have some fun with them. This is a great entry-level course for someone who wants to get the most out of their digital photography experience. Instructor: Frank Berna

Photoshop Elements for Intermediates Option #1 – NC6850 – Naples Center July 20, 22, 27, 29 at 10am – 12pm, Mons/Weds

$75 / $90 Option #2 – AT6851 – Atrium (Ft. Myers) August 3, 5, 10, 12 at 1:30pm – 3:30pm, Mons/Weds

Choose one of the course options above. Enrollment is limited. Participants must have a working knowledge of computers. For those who have taken the Photo Editing Beginner course or have a basic understanding of Photoshop Elements, this class takes photo editing to the next level. Advanced sharpening techniques, better cloning, understanding layer masks, and advanced portrait retouching are some of the topics covered in this intermediate course. Instructor: Frank Berna

Understanding Your Digital SLR Option #1 – NC6852 – Naples Center Aug 4, 11, 18 at 9:30am – 12:30pm, Tues – 9 hours

$75 / $90 Option #2 – AT6853 – Atrium (Ft. Myers) Aug 6, 13, 20 at 1:30pm – 4:30pm, Thurs – 9 hours

Choose one of the course options above. For those wanting to explore their creative side with digital photography, nothing compares to the choices available with a single lens reflex (SLR) camera. But learning the myriad of alternatives can be daunting. This course is designed to make sense of these options: how, when, and why to use them. Topics will include understanding exposure, white balance, file formats, better flash photography, focus, and shooting options. Instructor: Frank Berna

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RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY & FAITH Buddhism Option #1 – TR6854 – Terraces June 3 at 10am – 12pm, Wed

$24 / $29 Option #2 – NC6855 – Naples Center June 24 at 10am – 12pm, Wed

Option #3 – AT6856 – Atrium (Ft. Myers) July 22 at 10am – 12pm, Wed

Choose one of the course options above. The religion of Buddhism has enjoyed a renewed interest among people of the western world— particularly since the end of WWII. Why is this? What are the central teachings of this tradition? Who was the Buddha? How did his pronouncements grow into a major world religion? Who is the Dalai Lama? What is his impact on the current world? Is Buddhism really a religion; or is it merely a "way of life?" This discussion is aimed at providing a basic introduction to a major religious tradition in our contemporary world. Instructor: Dr. Mark Ehman

Construction of the Bible

$24 / $29

Option #1 – NC6857 – Naples Center June 17 at 10am – 12pm, Wednesday – 2 hours

Option #2 – AT6858 – Atrium (Ft. Myers) July 8 at 10am – 12pm, Wednesday – 2 hours

Choose one of the course options above. How did our Bible come into being? Who were its initial writers? Were there materials that were omitted from the Bible? What is their status in the 21st century? This is a presentation tracing the development of Christians’ most sacred book from oral beginnings to written form to authoritative text. Instructor: Dr. Mark Ehman

The Religion of the Founding Fathers

$24 / $29

AT6859 – Atrium (Ft. Myers) – July 1 at 10am – 12pm, Wednesday – 2 hours We often hear that the U.S. was founded on the premise of separation of church and state. But what was the "religion" of those signers of the Declaration and the Constitution? We know that many of them were influenced by the Church of England; others were Scotsmen, Roman Catholics or deists. How did their particular perceptions shape the thinking and the daily life of the early American? Our discussion will identify the stated religion of the signers of the original documents, but will address in depth the positions of three or four major ones. Instructor: Dr. Mark Ehman

The Protestant Reformation

$24 / $29

AT6860 – Atrium (Ft. Myers) – July 15 at 10am – 12pm, Wednesday – 2 hours Protestantism sent shock-waves through Europe in the 16th century. Why? Protestantism, though diminishing in numbers, continues to hold a dominant religious influence on American society. Why? This course will describe briefly the major Protestant reformers and explain how their ideas were transplanted to America. The course will also address the major differences between various Protestant groups. Finally, there will be a short discussion concerning the Protestant position concerning the many social issues confronting the United States in the 21st century. Instructor: Dr. Mark Ehman

SCIENCE & ASTRONOMY Exploring the Universe – Black Holes, Quarks, and Quasars Option #1 – NC6861 – Naples Center July 7 at 10am – 11:30am, Tuesday – 1.5 hours

$20 / $25

Option #2 – MP6719 – Moorings Park (Naples) August 5 at 10am – 11:30am, Wednesday – 1.5 hours

Choose one of the course options above. Climb aboard and rocket into subatomic space where science and science fiction blur; head out past the sun, the solar system, and our Milky Way Galaxy to the edge of the universe where massive objects lurk bending time and space itself. Join us as we travel across the full spectrum of the world of matter, hopefully avoiding black holes and portals sucking us into other universes. Bring your curiosity and fascination. Instructor: Steven Mutart

Register online at http://RegisterRA.fgcu.edu or call 239-425-3272 / 239-434-4737

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Monster Hurricanes: Nature’s Awesome Machine

$20 / $25

NC6862 – Naples Center – July 9 at 10am – 11:30am, Thursday – 1.5 hours Andrew, Camille, Gilbert, Donna, Wilma, Sandy, and some 280 other storms bearing minimum sustained winds of 74 mph have blasted one or more states since 1851, when record keeping started. At 200 mph, Andrew, Camille and other “cat 5” hurricanes terrorized and destroyed all in their paths. Originally identified by year or shore destruction, later by women’s names, and finally, men’s names were also honored. We will look at how and why they form, grow, move, and die. Hear the stories behind a half-dozen or so raging storms.

Be prepared to fly into the heart of one of these monsters where deceptively peaceful, wispy clouds float over a foaming hellish sea below. You will be in the eye! Instructor: Steven Mutart

TAI CHI & YOGA Tai Chi for Beginners Option #1 – NC6863 – Naples Center June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 at 9:30am – 10:30am, Mons

$50 / $65 Option #2 – NC6864 – Naples Center Aug 3, 10 17, 24, 31 at 9:30am – 10:30am, Mons

Choose one of the course options above. Enrollment is limited to 10 participants. Please wear tennis shoes or soft soled shoes. The gentle, flowing movements of Tai Chi promote better health, leg strength, and an overall feeling of well-being, according to the Mayo Clinic. The rhythmic movements and controlled breathing of Tai Chi, or “meditation in motion,” requires practitioners to live in the present, thereby reducing stress and producing an inner calm. Tai Chi is low impact, reduces blood pressure, and is especially suitable for older adults. Please wear loose, comfortable clothing, and shoes. No previous experience required. Instructor: Karen McNeil

Yoga for Beginners Option #1 – NC6865 – Naples Center June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 at 10:45am – 11:45am, Mons

$50 / $65 Option #2 – NC6866 – Naples Center Aug 3, 10 17, 24, 31 at 10:45am – 11:45am, Mons

Choose one of the course options above. Enrollment is limited to 10 participants. No shoes required. This class requires a yoga mat and the ability to get down on the floor. Enjoy the many aspects of yoga. Enhance flexibility, strength and balance. De-stress and relax.

No previous experience required. Instructor: Karen McNeil

TRAVEL ABROAD Since 2002, the Renaissance Academy has sponsored more than 30 high-end, intimately sized, concierge-style excursions abroad.

Through unique custom itineraries, participants have the opportunity to learn outside the classroom, visit historic and cultural sites with outstanding local guides, experience another culture – its customs, cuisine, language, and history – and delight in conversation and laughter with fellow travelers who share a love of learning and a sense of adventure. Our excursions generally include accommodations in four/five star hotels; most meals and gratuities; private English-speaking guides; deluxe motor coach transportation; and all entrance fees. Register online at https://registerRA.fgcu.edu to receive complete itineraries, cost information and registration forms or call 239425-3272. Our exclusive excursions are each limited to 24 travelers.

Discovering Eastern Europe

From $5,295 per person (Land & Air)

SP5627 – July 28 – August 13, 2015 – 19 days Both leisurely and comprehensive, this tour provides a generous overview of five distinctly different nations – Poland, Hungary, Austria, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic. Begin your 17-day tour in Poland’s capital, Warsaw, where sightseeing includes the faithfully rebuilt Old Town and guided visits to the Auschwitz and Birkenau concentration camps. Travel to Krakow and tour the Wieliczka Salt Mines, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Explore Budapest with comprehensive touring and time on your own to discover the “Paris of the East.” View the scenic Danube Bend. In Vienna, attend a classical music performance and enjoy sightseeing including an inside visit to majestic Schönbrunn Palace. Continue to old-world Bratislava and dine at the restaurant of a local family. Travel to the Czech Republic and enjoy a tour of elegant Prague, including Old Town Square, Prague Castle, and Charles Bridge. Extend your stay in this alluring Czech capital on an optional 3-day/2-night post-tour “On Your Own” extension.

Register online at http://RegisterRA.fgcu.edu or call 239-425-3272 / 239-434-4737

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WRITING WORKSHOPS With a Writer’s Eye

$60 / $75

NC6867 – Naples Center – June 18, 25, July 2, 9 at 10am – 11:30am, Thursdays – 6 hours Enrollment is limited to 12 participants. Improve your writing by learning to analyze successful stories. How do the authors pull together story elements (character, plot, dialogue, and scene) to engage readers? We will dissect and discuss a variety of stories plus TV programs and movies with a writer’s eye, then apply what we have learned to our own writing. A perfect class for beginning writers or those interested in discussing stories and a great refresher for intermediate and advance writers. Instructor: Lisa Wroble

Writing Craft – Become a Better Writer

$50 / $65

NC6872 – Naples Center – July 16, 23, 30 at 10am – 11:30am, Thursdays – 4.5 hours Enrollment is limited to 12 participants. Participants may register for the entire series (NC6872) or for any of the individual lectures below. Dramatically improve your writing skills with this series of workshops and in-class writing exercises. The series will focus on the most important elements of character development, plot, and dialogue. Instructor: Lisa Wroble

Writing Craft: Character Development

$24 / $29

NC6873 – Naples Center – July 16 at 10am – 11:30am, Thursday – 1.5 hours Enrollment is limited to 12 participants. Having trouble creating characters that the reader believes could be a real person? In this craft class, we will focus on how to turn cardboard characters into well-rounded personalities that will engage readers. Participants will also learn how to incorporate the essential parts into the story or novel. Students will complete several in-class exercises with time to share and discuss for improvement. Instructor: Lisa Wroble

Writing Craft: Plot

$24 / $29

NC6874 – Naples Center – July 23 at 10am – 11:30am, Thursday – 1.5 hours Enrollment is limited to 12 participants. In this craft class, we will complete several fun in-class activities to demonstrate how to add intriguing plot twists and turns to a story or novel. We will discuss story arc and pacing plus the essential details for plotting: character motivation/desire, action, and temporary resolutions. Time is allotted to share in-class writing for feedback and discussion. All writing levels welcome. Instructor: Lisa Wroble

Writing Craft: Dialogue

$24 / $29

NC6875 – Naples Center – July 30 at 10am – 11:30am, Thursday – 1.5 hours Enrollment is limited to 12 participants. In this craft class, we will focus on how to properly punctuate and format dialogue, use it to craft scenes that show rather than tell, and use it to provide story and character background.

Balancing dialogue with narrative, incorporating actions and thoughts while maintaining viewpoint will be covered.

Students will complete several in-class exercises with time to share and discuss for improvements. All writing levels welcome. Instructor: Lisa Wroble

A Novel Experience: Start Writing Your Book

$75 / $95

NC6876 – Naples Center – August 6, 13, 20, 27 at 10am – 12pm, Thursdays – 8 hours Enrollment is limited to 12 participants. Have you always wanted to write a book but do not know how to begin? Then this workshop is for you. You will learn the stages in the writing process as you plan and organize your book, and explore characterization and plotting along with basic fiction elements. Those interested in writing nonfiction will learn the importance of back-matter, envisioning the layout, using photos and diagrams, and other details important to successful nonfiction. All writing levels welcome. Bring a summary of your writing project or idea to the first class. Instructor: Lisa Wroble

Register online at http://RegisterRA.fgcu.edu or call 239-425-3272 / 239-434-4737

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