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Get More From Your Digital Camera June 24 @ 9:30 – 12:30pm, Monday Presented by: Frank Berna Naples Center / 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.  Against All Odds: The Ordeal of Ernest Shackleton and the Crew of The Endurance (3-part series) June 24 @ 1:30 – 3pm, Monday August 8 @ 1:30 – 3pm, Thursday September 26 @ 1:30 – 3pm, Thursday Presented by: Steve Valdespino Bentley Village Join us for one of the greatest survival stories ever told. For the better part of two years, 28 men under the command of Ernest Shackleton were trap- ped below the Antarctic Circle. Join this three-part series of the tale of that heroic effort, from the inception of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition to the besetting of their vessel Endurance.  Misquoted – How Bible Passages Often Get Taken Out of Context June 25 | 2:30 – 4pm Tuesday Presented by: Dr. John Roth Moorings Park Grey Oaks Through both his classes on the New Testament and Hebrew Bible, Dr. Roth has studied and taught concerning hermeneutics, or Biblical interpretation. He will share examples of passages misused or misapplied as well as ways to establish an integrated approach to interpretation that combines aspects of author centered, text centered and reader centered approaches. The texts of the Bible were not written to 21st century Americans but rather to the first hearers and readers, but it is still written for us. From this presentation you will learn the different steps one takes to fully appreciate any text in Scripture.  Week of June 24 – 28 and beyond Monday June 24 – iPhone/iPad Apps: Apple Camera and Taking Great Photos Thursday June 27 – Immigration 2024: Crossroads of “Legal” and “Illegal” Immigration Monday July 1 – The Dutch East India Company: They Meant Business Summer Films 2024 International Film Sunday @ Naples Center   July 14 – NC6886 Departures (Drama, 2008, PG-13, 130 mins) 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.  International Film Tuesday @ Moorings Park Grande Lake   July 23 – GL6890 Monster (Japan, 2023, Drama, Rated PG, 126 min) A mother demands answers from teacher when her son begins acting strangely. FGCU Academy  Click Below to View 2024 Travel Open House Presentation  Southern Italy & Sicily September 4-18, 2024 15 days for $6,674 View Brochure  Southeast Asia Odysseys October 31-November 18, 2024 19 days for $7,597 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 2025 TRAVEL PROGRAMS See our list of exciting tours and cruises for 2025. These trips will fill up fast as they have in the past. To view more information on any of the trips listed below – click here Once you are on the travel page, scroll down to the trip you are inter- ested in to view more information and to download a brochure for that trip. -Cuba: Art, Culture & History In Support of the Cuban People -Natural Treasures of Indonesia, Borneo & Taiwan Yacht Cruise -Northern Italy: From the Alps to the Adriatic -Journey Through Central Europe -Insider’s Japan -Paradores and Pousadas: Portugal & Spain -Machu Picchu to the Galapagos -Egypt and the Eternal Nile -Moroccan Discovery: From the Imperial Cities to the Sahara -Portugal and the Douro River Cruise -Gems of Eastern Europe River Cruise Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania 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 FGCU ACADEMY NAPLES CENTER 704 Goodlette-Frank Rd N Suite 330 Naples, FL 34102 239.434.4737 [email protected] |