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| Hundreds of lectures. Knowledgeable instructors. Join us in-person at one of our 19 locations or participate online.  JANUARY – MAY 2024 PROGRAM REGISTRATION IS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE OR VIA PHONE Keep your mind active and engaged in the new year! Register for a lecture with FGCU Academy! Register for a Day Trip with FGCU Academy! Greetings, Join FGCU Academy for a world of fun! James is passionate about Art History and loves to share his passion with you. He will be presenting The Louvre Museum in Paris and a lecture on Vincent Van Gogh. Nancy Maxwell will present Queen Victoria and Peter the Great as 2 of her many lectures. You won’t want to miss her presentations. Frank Berna will share with you his passion with photography. He is animated and thorough with his presentations. As you can see, we have quite the variety coming up over the next few weeks. We look forward to seeing you all at some of these lectures as well as many more. Our office is open and we are ready to assist you with your registration needs. CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE 2024 WINTER-SPRING PROGRAM GUIDE ONLINE! WINTER-SPRING REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN AVAILABLE ONLINE BY CLICKING HERE Call our offices anytime for assistance at 239.434.4737 Art History Featuring James Pagliaro Click on any topic below to learn more.  The Louvre Museum in Paris: The Royal Treasure House of France January 19 | 2:30 – 4 pm Friday The Arlington Built as a royal palace for the French monarchy, the Louvre is an iconic building in Paris with a unique history. Since its public opening in 1789, the Louvre has become one of the most famous art museums in the world. The palace is home to some of the world’s most iconic pieces and includes the collection of the Royal House of France, featuring paintings, sculptures, and art objects by famous artists of many different regions and eras. With a complex of buildings dating back to the 12th century, we will virtually tour this amazing museum which houses the masterpieces by artists like Botticelli, Bellini, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, Titian, Caravaggio, Rubens, Van Dyck, Vermeer and Rembrandt, among others.  Recalling Vincent: The Moods, Colors and Images of Vincent Van Gogh February 28 | 1:30 – 3 pm Wednesday Naples Center or Online via Zoom Despite years of study, multiple biographies and close examination by art historians, Vincent Van Gogh still seems an enigma, slightly out of reach. His short and some- times tragic life, his voluminous letters and the comments of his peers, are a treasure trove for art historians. However, it is only through a close examination of his art that the real Vincent emerges. Using some of his greatest and best-loved works, this lecture examines the life of Van Gogh, his personal struggles, his development as an artist, and the rich and beautiful images he has left behind as his greatest legacy. Biographies Featuring Nancy Maxwell  Queen Victoria – The Grandmother of Europe January 18 | 10 – 11:30 am Thursday Brooks Enrichment Center Victoria was a match maker extraordinaire! Her own marriage had been blissfully happy, but Victoria didn’t seem to care much about the feelings of her own children. While chid- ing them about duty and obligation, she set them up with “appropriate” matches through- out Europe. A German prince, a Russian duchess – it was all part of the plan for the family, which would, to her mind, guarantee the stability of the empire. Yet Victoria herself broke her own rules in her relationship with her Scottish servant! Let’s explore the life and family of this very human, motherly queen, whose grandsons ended up at war with each other.  Peter the Great: A Czar Larger Than Life January 30 | 10 – 11:30 am Tuesday The Collaboratory – Fort Myers Peter the Great dragged Russia, kicking and screaming, into the 17th century. Peter was larger than life; a towering man with towering ambition to match and a vision of greatness for Russia. No project was too big: move the capital city! Or too small: measure the length of men’s beards! To modernize the state Peter turned his hand to every aspect of Russian life. Was he a visionary reformer or a ruthless tyrant? This lecture explores the life and legacy of a most unusual czar. Photography Featuring Frank Berna  Travel Photography January 29 | 9:30 – 12:30 pm Monday Naples Center or Online via Zoom Travel photography expresses the feeling of a time and place, portrays a land, its people, or a culture and has no geographical limitations. 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. Learn how to create the images that others have only seen in magazines.  Get More From Your Digital Camera February 12 | 9:30 – 12:30 pm Monday Naples Center or Online via Zoom Everyone owns a camera, and if you are like most people, you can turn it and press the shutter, and that’s about it. Perplexed by all those strange symbols? Afraid to touch a button, or worse yet, touch one by accident and can’t figure out how to undo what you’ve just done? Don’t be embarrassed! Gain control of your compact camera in this easy-to- understand class. You’ll learn what all those buttons do, when to use them, how to use them, and why to use them. TAKE A LECTURE AT ONE OF OUR 19 LOCATIONS The Arlington, Naples (AR) Aston Gardens, North Naples (AG) Bentley Village, North Naples (BV) Bonita Bay Community Assoc., Bonita (BB) Brooks Enrichment Center, Bonita (BR) The Collaboratory, Ft. Myers (CO) Cypress Cove, Ft. Myers (CC) FGCU Main Campus, Ft. Myers (FG) Grey Oaks Country Club, Naples (GR) Hideaway Beach Club, Marco island (HB) The Island Country Club, Marco island (IC) Moorings Park Grande Lake, Naples (GL) Moorings Park at Grey Oaks, Naples (GO) Moorings Park Original Campus, Naples (MP) Naples Center, Naples (NC) Siena Lakes, North Naples (SL) The TwinEagles Club, North Naples (TE) United Church of Marco Island, Marco (UC) Wyndemere Country Club, Naples (WC) (see page 4 of the Winter-Spring 2024 Program Guide for location addresses) FGCU Academy  Click Below to View 2024 Travel Open House Presentation  Classic Safari: Kenya & Tanzania August 13-28, 2024 16 days for $11,196 View Brochure  Exploring Iceland August 15-25, 2024 11 days for $6,692 View Brochure  Southern Italy & Sicily September 4-18, 2024 15 days for $6,674 View Brochure  Scotland: Highlands & Islands September 9-20, 2024 12 days for $5,896 View Brochure  Sensations of Lyon & Provence 2024 River Cruise September 17 – 28, 2024 12 days from $5,469 View Brochure  Jewels of the Rhine 2024 River Cruise September 20 – 30, 2024 11 days from $4,925 View Brochure  Provincial French Countryside September 27-October 11, 2024 15 days for $6,297 View Brochure  New Zealand Adventure October 10-25, 2024 16 days for $8,124 View Brochure  Southeast Asia Odysseys October 31-November 18, 2024 19 days for $7,597 View Brochure  Travel Abroad with FGCU Academy Call our office 239.434.4737 for assistance with registration or Click to View our Website DONATE NOW FGCU Academy Needs Your Support Today to Ensure that Our Critical Mission of Adult Education and Enrichment Continues! FGCU Academy is ready to serve the SWFL community for the Winter- Spring 2024 Season—Learning, Growing, Sharing and Socializing. With nearly 700 programs at more than nineteen locations, there is something for everyone. If we have had the opportunity to meet in person or if you have heard me speak, I hope I was able to share with you my passion about FGCU Academy and its mission to provide lifelong learning and enrichment to the SWFL community. I believe it is critical to our well-being to keep exploring new avenues for growth to keep our minds engaged in our past, present and future. Since we are a non-credit programmatic offering, Florida Gulf Coast University can provide $0.00 of support to the Academy. We must be financially self-sustaining. The fact is that the revenue generated through memberships and program fees provides for only 50% of our annual operating costs. Additionally, our attendance has not yet returned to pre-pandemic levels, so revenue is much lower than in the past. As an educator, I find myself slightly uncomfortable talking about the financial needs of the Academy beyond thanking everyone for their participation. But, this year and for the near future, it is important that I find the words to ask for additional support through philanthropic donations. Our passion keeps us moving forward and your donations will do the same. Please take a moment to consider a year-end donation to ensure our continued success. All amounts make a difference in strengthening the work we do in the community. Your gift will allow the Academy to offer more than 1,000 diverse and fascinating programs at more than twenty locations throughout SWFL. Through our mission we promise to enrich the lives, minds and social well-being of more than 10,000 SWFL adults and seniors that participate in our programs each year. CLICK HERE TO DONATE NOW or mail your donation to FGCU Academy 704 Goodlette Frank Road North, Suite 330 Naples, FL 34102 I look forward to seeing you at a FGCU Academy program in 2024. Please contact me directly at [email protected] or 239.434.4838 with questions or to learn more. In gratitude, John J. Guerra Director of FGCU Academy     FGCU Academy FGCU ACADEMY NAPLES CENTER 704 Goodlette-Frank Rd N Suite 330 Naples, FL 34102 239.434.4737 [email protected] |