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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 this year! Register for a lecture with FGCU Academy! Register for a Day Trip with FGCU Academy! Greetings, Are you ready for another fun packed week? Look no further. FGCU Academy has everything you need. Interested in single lectures? Love History? We have that. Looking to go somewhere fun for the day? Check out our day trips below. Join us for our second wine tasting at Mare Terra Restaurant in Bonita Springs. The first one was such a big hit, we are doing it again. See below for more info. Click here to view our list of day trips & special events. CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE 2024 WINTER-SPRING PROGRAM GUIDE ONLINE! REGISTRATION AVAILABLE ONLINE BY CLICKING HERE Call our offices anytime for assistance at 239.434.4737 Click on any topic below to learn more. History, Law & Government  The Spanish Armada – A Magnificent Myth! February 20 | 1:30 – 3 pm Tuesday Naples Center / Online via Zoom What a sight to behold! Hundreds of Spanish ships coursing their way up the coast of Europe towards England. The two countries had been on a collision course for decades, and now, in 1588, they were headed for a showdown. Spanish wealth and power, as everyone knew (or thought they knew) was unlimited, and the Armada was supposed to be invincible. To every- one’s surprise, the English survived, and the myths that began around that event continue to this day. This lecture examines the facts and the fiction of this fateful battle between Spain and England. More History, Law & Government –Churchill’s Secret Army –Principles of U.S. National Security –Russian-American Paradox –China Under Xi Jinping –Immokalee Fields of Hope Photography, Science, Personal Enrichment  Introduction to Photoshop Elements February 19, 21, 23 | 9:30 – 12:30 pm M/W/F Naples Center / Online via Zoom Participants must have a working knowledge of computers AND should bring their own laptops with Photo Shop Elements (latest version) installed. In this hands-on lecture, basic and advanced beginner Photoshop Elements techniques are explored. Topics include RAW conversion, rotating photographs, layers, straighten- ing horizons, color adjustments, removing or minimizing wrinkles and blemishes, add- ing 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. More Photography, Science, Personal Enrichment –Perceptual Illusions: Seeing (Is or Is Not) Believing –Exploring Your Alter Ego: Reflections on Self-Image and Tapping into Resilience –Artemis: Return to the Moon by 2025 Day Trips / Special Events  Miami’s Wynwood Artistic, Culinary and Cultural Tour February 22 | 8 – 6 pm Thursday Miami Join us as we experience the cultural, artistic and culinary delights of Miami’s Wynwood district. Enjoy mouthwatering dishes from some of the top restaurants in the neighborhood. Leave the tour with a much greater appreciation and understanding of artists such as RETNA, Ron English, Aiko, NUNCA and many more. Eat your way through the neighborhood while stopping at our favorite restaurants in one of the largest open-air art museums in the world. Included are transportation, driver gratuity and a 2.5 hour guided tour including various food samplings along the way. Departure information will be emailed 3 days prior to the trip. Itineraries are subject to change. No refunds within 10 business days of departure.  Wine and Food Pairing Social Event at Mare Terra March 4 | 3 – 5 pm, Monday Bonita Springs Pre-registration is required. Our first event was such a success, we had to do it again! Make new friends and enjoy several courses of mouth-watering Italian food bites pair- ed with wonderful wines personally chosen by Mare Terra’s sommelier. Eat, laugh and be merry at the Academy’s second Wine and Food Pairing Social Event!  Miami Design District Art and Food Tour March 12 | 9 -6 pm, Tuesday Miami Join us as we experience the cultural, artistic and culinary delights of Miami’s Design district. Embark on a delicious journey into the world of cutting-edge design, monumental art installations, and a diverse selection of cuisine that celebrates the Design District’s fusion of creativity and flavor. Enjoy mouthwatering dishes from some of the top restaurants in the neighborhood. Explore a large, modern chef-driven food hall that is considered a culinary mecca and savor a variety of global cuisines, with bites from Vietnam, Israel, the American South and more. Sample the unique fusion of Japanese and Peruvian cuisine at one of Miami’s most celebrated sushi destinations and indulge in Chef Andrew G.’s famous cookie creations. Between food tastings, we make several stops to learn and admire public art installations, including the famous “Fly’s Eye Dome” by Buckminster Fuller. Departure information will be emailed 3 days prior to the trip. Itineraries are subject to change. No refunds within 10 business days of departure. 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 strength- ening 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] |