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| Hundreds of lectures. Knowledgeable instructors. Join us in-person at one of our 19 locations or participate online.  OCTOBER – DECEMBER 2024 PROGRAM REGISTRATION IS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE OR VIA PHONE Keep your mind active and engaged! Register for a lecture with FGCU Academy! See what is Coming in October for you! The Fall 2024 Program Guides have arrived to Naples Center! Stop by and get your copy today after 12pm. 704 Goodlette Frank Rd. N / Suite 330 / Naples They will be available at all local libraries in Lee / Collier Counties for your convenience. We have many classes with many new speakers this fall. Get your copy and get registered soon so you don’t miss out! VIEW FALL PROGRAM GUIDE HERE VIEW SUMMER PROGRAM GUIDE HERE REGISTER FOR COURSES HERE Call our office for assistance with your registrations at 239.434.4737. Featured Lecture  Chinese Intelligence Naples Center / Online via Zoom September 23 | 10:30 – 12pm, Monday Speaker: Thomas Eastwood China has a large and highly proficient intelligence organization. They are particularly effective in human intelligence, economic espionage and cyber warfare. They are also very aggressive in co-opting students, academics and businessmen. Topics include: structure; mission; effectiveness; operations; Ministry for State Security; People’s Liberation Army; industrial and economic espionage; cyber warfare; and TikTok. Week of September 23 – 27 Monday September 23 – The Vikings and Normans – Father and Son Spies – Jim and Nat Nicholson – iPhone/iPad: Tips, Tricks and Secrets All Users Should Know Tuesday September 24 – Napoleon Bonaparte – Codebreaking During World War II Friday September 27 – King George III Learn to Play Bridge  Contract Bridge for Beginners October 3 – November 10 | 10 – 12pm, Thursdays Naples Center Instructor: Chuck Valery Students should bring $35 cash or a check payable directly to the instructor on the first day of class for purchase of the Beginners Student Workbook and Guide which will be used each week for class. This course is intended for total beginners who want to learn bridge. Modern Contract Bridge is an exciting and challenging card game played by millions of people. Upon completion, you can expect to have a firm foundation of Contract Bridge principles. The course is based on a balanced mixture of lectures and hands-on practice playing. Each successive session builds by introducing more complex subjects. The first half of each session introduces various bridge concepts. The sec- ond half is spent playing actual hands on these topics. Students get a set of fifty handouts illustrat- ing topics discussed. Learn this wonderful card game and have fun. Sunday International Films  International Film and Documentary Discussion Series – Sundays (3 Films) Oct 13, Nov 10, Dec 15 | 2pm, Sundays Naples Center Moderator: John Guerra Pre-registration is strongly advised. Participants may register for the series (NC7093) or for any of the individual films below. Join fellow film lovers as we watch and discuss films from around the world. Award winning, thought provoking, heart pounding and life changing cinema that will stay with you long after the credits roll. – Born in Gaza (Documentary, 2014, Not Rated, 54 mins) October 13 at 2pm, Sunday This documentary film focuses on the violence of the Israel-Palestine conflict and its’ effects on the children of Gaza. The documentary follows the story of about ten children who tell what their daily life is like after the horror of the war in Gaza in the summer of 2014. Departures (Drama, 2008, PG-13, 130 mins) November 10 at 2pm, Sunday Soon after buying an expensive cello, Daigo learns that his orchestra is disbanding. He moves back to his hometown with his wife, where he answers an ad for what Daigo thinks is a travel agency but is, in actuality, a mortuary. As It Is In Heaven (Comedy/Drama, 2004, Not Rated, 133 mins) December 15 at 2pm, Sunday A famous international conductor returns to his small childhood town in Sweden for early retirement. He’s asked to help with the church choir after which everyone’s lives will be forever changed. Featured Day Trips & Special Events  Appetizers with Wine Pairing Social Event at Mare Terra November 12 | 5 – 7:30pm, Tuesday Bonita Springs  Miami’s Little Havana Culinary, Artistic and Cultural Tour November 19 | 7am – 6pm, Tuesday Miami  Henry B. Plant Museum Victorian Christmas & Tampa Art Museum December 3 | 7am – 6:30pm, Tuesday Tampa  Miami Millionaire’s Row™ Boat Cruise & Bayside Marketplace December 10 | 8am – 6pm, Tuesday Miami Become a “Friend of FGCU Academy” Travel with FGCU Academy  2025 TRAVEL PROGRAMS  Cuba: Art, Culture & History In Support of the Cuban People March 3 – 9, 2025 Traveling to Cuba has been described as “life-changing.” VIEW BROCHURE  Natural Treasures of Indonesia, Borneo & Taiwan Yacht Cruise Departure: April 1, 2025 View Brochure View Video Presentation  Northern Italy: From the Alps to the Adriatic Departure August 20, 2025 View Brochure  Journey Through Central Europe Departure: August 30, 2025 View Brochure  Insider’s Japan Departure September 8, 2025 View Brochure  Paradores and Pousadas: Portugal & Spain Departure: September 15, 2025 View Brochure  Machu Picchu to the Galapagos Departure October 28, 2025 View Brochure  Egypt and the Eternal Nile Departure: November 17, 2025 View Brochure  Moroccan Discovery: From the Imperial Cities to the Sahara Departure November 18, 2025 View Brochure  Portugal and the Douro River Cruise Departure: September 17, 2025 View Brochure View Video Presentation  Gems of Eastern Europe River Cruise Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Departure September 24, 2025 View Brochure View Video Presentation Travel Abroad with FGCU Academy Call our office 239.434.4737 for assistance with registration or Click to View our Website     FGCU Academy FGCU ACADEMY NAPLES CENTER 704 Goodlette-Frank Rd N Suite 330 Naples, FL 34102 239.434.4737 [email protected] |