Healthy Lee June Newsletter—Happenings Around Lee County
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 Florida summer is back in full force! Stay cool and creative with any of our exciting classes for all ages and abilities. Enroll your aspiring artist in our popular Summer Arts Camps, or start earning volunteer hours as a junior counselor or with our internship program. Don’t miss a flamazing time! Join our flock at Fringe Fort Myers 2024 from May 30 – June 2, with a special Kid’s Fringe ArtLab Saturday, June 1st! Workshops  Are You Stuck? (16+) Monday, June 3, 9:30 am – 4:00 pm • Bring in existing paintings that you feel stuck with, or want to improve or start a new painting in mediums including oil painting with brush, with palette knife, watercolor, pastel or acrylic. Jan Ellen Atkielski will help you get “unstuck” or help you create new works in the above mediums. Register → View All Classes →  Decorative Stitch Book Saturday, June 29, 10:00 am-4:00 pm • In this class you will create 6×5 blank book, perfect for sketching, journaling or note taking. You will leave the class with a beautiful and unique book and the skills to make more. This workshop is suitable for beginners and those with prior knowledge of book binding. Register → View All Classes → Continuing Series  Making Bold Images with Collage and Water-Based Media Six Thursdays, June 6-July 18, 2:00-4:00 pm • Artist/Instructor Alexis Lago will share with you the joy of creating artistic images using collage and water based media. The infinite possibilities of this path and how to make your art more organic, beautiful and cohesive. Register → View All Classes →  Compose a Piece in One Month Four Thursdays, June 6-27, 6:00-7:30 pm • Join Dr. Daniel Nistico, celebrated musician and teacher, for this five week course as he guides participants through composing a piece of music from scratch. It works through a process called model composition, where you take a piece you love to play and study how it’s structured. Register → View All Classes →  Introduction to AI Art Generation Three Saturdays, June 8-22, 9:00-10:30 am • This class will lead you through learning what AI art is and the different platforms that are available to use. Plus show you the history of how AI art came to be and the future prospects of what it can accomplish, in our Bloom & Wallace Digital Art Lab. No prior experience needed. Register → View All Classes → ADULT & TEEN –Are You Stuck? –Painting with Terry Lynn AM –Painting with Terry Lynn PM –Painting Studio with Terry Lynn –Making Bold Images with Collage and Water-Based Media –Compose a Piece in One Month –Polymer Clay Workshop –Introduction to AI Art Generation –Fluid Art Landscape 101 –SoulCollage®: Mini-Retreat –Watercolor Painting (16+) –Level Up Teen Acting Class (Ages 14-18) –Beginner BonsaiWearable Art & Wine (21+) –Fluid Art: The Wrecked Ring –BYOBonsai –Sip & Sew with Fashion First –Fluid Art Master Class: Medium Paints –Sip and Grow with Tangled Roots –Acrylic Painting with Pat Smelkoff: St. Augustine –Decorative Stitch Book –Step-by-Step Batik: Sea Maiden Youth, Children and Families  KidProv: Into to Improvisation for Kids (11-14) Mondays & Wednesdays, 6:00 -7:00 pm • Theatre Instructor, Carmen Crussard will teach students the basics of improvisation, a foundational acting skill. Each week, we will build on the previous week’s lesson and practice: No saying no, Think fast, Strong Offers, Projection, Volume, and Enunciation, Environment and Relationships, and Situations and Conflict. Special pricing available for students enrolled in both KidsAct AND KidProv! Register → View All Classes →  KidsAct: Foundations of Acting for Kids (Ages 11-14) Mondays & Wednesdays, 7:15-8:30 pm • Theatre Instructor, Carmen Crussard will teach students the foundations of acting. Each week, we will build on the previous week’s lesson and practice using scenes and monologues from published plays: Trust the Text, Magic in Imagination, Voice, Gesture and Posture, Focus and Con- centration, and Scene Work and Practice. Special pricing available for students enrolled in both KidsAct AND KidProv! Register → View All Classes →  Make and Take Father’s Day Gifts Friday, June 7, 2:00-3:30 pm • Join the Alliance to create a very special gift, for a special person in your life. Whether it’s for dad, grandparent, uncle or a close friend, you’re sure to make them smile this Father’s Day when they unwrap a gift made especially for them, by a child they love. All supplies provided Register → View All Classes →  Level Up Teen Acting Class (Ages 14-18) Four Saturdays, June 8 – 29, 10:00-11:30 am • In this course, Theatre Instructor Carmen Crussard will introduce students to some of the most effective Acting Methods. Lessons will include: Text analysis, Creating intention, Self-Awareness and Whole Actor Acting. Register → View All Classes →  Manga Night (12-18) Thursday, June 20, 6 – 9:00 pm • Join us for a Manga/cartoon drawing workshop- perfect for all levels! Popular Instructor Terry Lynn Spry focuses on creativity and drawing for those that are interested in Manga/Cartoon. Register → View All Classes →  Free Family ArtLab Saturday, June 15 , 10:00 am – Noon •Make creativity part of your family routine the 3rd Saturday of each month during Family ArtLab! Drop in for free, hands-on family fun from 10 a.m. to noon. All ages and abilities are encouraged to participate. Find Out More → View All Classes → YOUTH CLASSES –KidProv: Intro to Improvisation (Ages 11-14) –KidsAct: Foundations of Acting (Ages 11-14) –Make and Take Father’s Day Gift –Free Family ArtLabManga Night (Ages 12-18) –Sewing Workshop with Fashion First (Ages 7+) Registration for our Summer Art Camp Open NOW!  Art Exploration Summer Camp One Week Sessions • June 10 – August 2 • Ages: 7-11 Join us this summer to explore the engaging history of our world, learn about famous artists, create themed art projects, play games and make memories with friends. Weeks 1 and 4: World Art Explorers Weeks 2 and 5: Underwater Explorers Weeks 3 and 6: Prehistoric World Explorers Week 7: Creative Explorers Find Out More → View All Classes →  Mini Explorers Half-Day Summer Camp One Week Sessions • June 10 – July 26 • Ages: 4-6 Mini Explorers half day camp offers children ages 4-6 years old the chance to engage in themed days filled with art, games, music, and a dress up day. Weeks 1 and 4: Disney Explorers Weeks 2 and 5: Underwater Explorers Weeks 3 and 6: Prehistoric World Explorers Find Out More → View All Classes →  Musical Theatre Intensive Camp One Week Sessions • July 8 – August 2 • Ages: 7+ The Broadway Palm/Alliance for the Arts Musical Theatre Intensive Camp is back this year and better than ever! Focusing on high quality training for students ages 7 and up- campers will get a peek into the life and training of professional musical theatre actors right on the Broadway Palm Stage. Mary Poppins Advanced – (July 8th – 12th) Ages 11 – 15 Mary Poppins Junior (July 15th – 19th) Ages 7 – 10 WAITLIST ONLY Christmas in July featuring ELF the musical (July 22nd – 26th) Ages 7 – 10 Season Pass – 50’s and 60’s (July 29th – August 2nd) Ages 11 – 15 Find Out More → View All Classes →  Internship Opportunity Join the Alliance for the Arts team! We’re looking for talented current college students/ college graduates to join us for our FRINGE Fort Myers Marketing Internship, and Summer Theatre Technician Internship. You can see more information by visiting our internship page. Find Out More → Meet Our Newest Instructors  Cathleen Ozmore (Fluid Art 101) From her early days as a potter in Upstate New York to today, creativity has always played a pivotal role in her personal and business pursuits. After a successful 30 year career in both Landscape Design and Interior Decorating, Ozmore began her journey into the fluid arts as a way of releasing her creative juices. Having studied many con- temporary artists, she started developing her own style of “less is more” using a com- bination of existing and personally developed techniques. From “The No Bra Zone” (a euphemism for the free flow of design, color, and shape), she began teaching and sharing her techniques with those that desire to similarly release their own creative spirit. She is so honored to share in your journey.  Dr. Daniel Nistico (Compose a Piece in a Month) Dr. Daniel Nistico is a passionate performer, author and educator who specializes in the performance practice of 18th and 19th century guitar music. Daniel’s teaching and re- search aims to revitalize the concept of being a well-rounded musician, with emphasis on topics like harmony. Daniel has performed in Australia, New Zealand, South America, North America, China and Europe. He is also an enthusiastic chamber musician, having performed internationally in ‘Duo Vela’ with wife and duo partner Marla Nistico. Daniel has published multiple books and currently maintains a guitar studio online and in person, with students from China, Canada, Portugal, Taiwan, New Zealand, the USA, Africa and the Philippines.  Alexis Largo (Making Bold Images) Alexis Lago, illustrator and painter was born in Havana, Cuba. Although he has a degree in Biochemistry at the University of Havana, he decided that his ultimate passion was art and graduated in 1993 from the prestigious San Alejandro Art School in Havana. Lago taught as an art professor for several years at the José Antonio Díaz Experimental Center for Visual Arts in Havana. He later created his own Creativity Workshop for young people and adults that he later taught successfully in Mexico and the Dominican Republic. His work has been exhibited in personal and group exhibitions in Latin America, Europe and the US and is found in several private and corporate collections.   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