Renaissance Academy Winter/Spring 2013 Lectures & Life Enrichment Program

Zentangle® – A Remarkable Drawing Experience! Option #1 – NC4048 – Naples Center February 21, 28 at 1:30pm – 4pm, Thursdays – 5 hours

$39 / $49 Option #2 – AT4049 – Atrium (Ft. Myers) March 12, 19 at 1:30pm – 4pm, Tuesdays – 5 hours

Choose one of the course options above. Enrollment is limited to 20 participants. Purchase of a Drawing Kit ($10) is required at the time of registration. Zentangle®…come see what it’s all about! An easy-to-learn method of creating beautiful images from repetitive patterns, Zentangle® is for everyone, no matter their age or artistic background. You will be surprised and delighted by the incredible original art you create during this relaxing, up-lifting workshop. No artistic talent required…guaranteed! Instructor: Ms. Gerry Pearson Nichols, CZT Certified Zentangle® Teacher

The Conservation and Restoration of Material Culture

$20 / $25

MI4050 – Marco Island Center for the Arts – February 28 at 1:30pm – 3pm, Thursday – 1.5 hours Enrollment is limited. Join Viviana Dominguez, an international Art Conservator, to discuss the critical and important work of preserving our historic art and cultural treasures. Ms. Dominguez has most recently been in New York and New Jersey working on the conservation and restoration of art and artifacts affected by Hurricane Sandy. She is also part of the Smithsonian’s team of experts who work in Haiti. Instructor: Ms. Viviana Dominguez

The Man, The Art, The Mind of Caravaggio Option #1 – NC4051 – Naples Center April 9 at 1:30pm – 3:30pm, Tuesday – 2 hours

$24 / $29 Option #2 – BR4052 – Brooks (Bonita) April 30 at 1:30pm – 3:30pm, Tuesday – 2 hours

Choose one of the course options above. Michelangelo Merisi, known as Caravaggio, was one of the most important and influential artists in 17th century Italy. Who was this man…a dear friend of the Cardinals of the Church but also a dangerous criminal? We will examine the art and the man with slides and discussion. Instructors: Mrs. Dorothy “Dottie” Magen / Mrs. Charlotte Henschel

The Dance of the Muses: From Las Vegas to the Louvre

$20 / $25

MI4053 – Marco Island Center for the Arts – April 25 at 1:30pm – 3pm, Thursday – 1.5 hours Lynn Holley, Executive Director of the Marco Island Center for the Arts, delivers an interesting look at the Greek Muses and how they not only affected great artists, but the life of each of us. You’ll explore how museums came into being, and how a visit to Las Vegas may bring on the same dance of the spirit as the Louvre. Instructor: Ms. Lynn Holley

AYN RAND SOCIETY FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS OF NAPLES Distinguished Speaker Series

Members are Free / $50

NC4054 – Naples Center – Jan 11, Feb 22, Mar 8, Apr 12 at 6pm – 8pm (Doors open at 5:15pm), Fridays – 8 hours Participants may register for the series above (NC4054) or for any individual lectures below. Renaissance Academy Members are invited to this series free of charge. Pre-registration is suggested. Join the Ayn Rand Society for Individual Rights of Naples as they explore relevant and contemporary issues within the framework of Rand’s principles of Objectivism. The Ayn Rand Society for Individual Rights of Naples lecture series has been generously underwritten by the Gulf Coast Business Review, publisher Matt Walsh.

Is Laissez-Faire Capitalism America’s Last, Best Hope?

Members are Free / $15

NC4055 – Naples Center – January 11 at 6pm – 8pm (Doors open at 5:15pm), Friday – 2 hours Don Watkins elaborates on the identifications, ramifications, and insights presented in the recently released “Free Market Revolution – How Ayn Rand’s Ideas Can End Big Government” which he coauthored with Dr. Yaron Brook. Instructor: Mr. Don Watkins

Practical Need for Legal Ideals

Members are Free / $15

NC4056 – Naples Center – February 22 at 6pm – 8pm (Doors open at 5:15pm), Friday – 2 hours In order to understand the way the law should work in any particular sphere (tort liability, civil liberties, business regulations), we must first grasp the proper aims and guiding principles of the legal system overall. This lecture seeks