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Center for the Arts of Bonita Springs News - January 18, 2024
Arts and Entertainment
January 19, 2024
From: Center for the Arts of Bonita SpringsAdult Theatre Classes
Vibing Verse: A Slam Poetry Class
Thursdays, January 18 - February 22, 2024
Discover the power of spoken word poetry in Vibing Verse. Unleash your creativity, develop your unique voice, and master the art of slam poetry. Explore the intersection of written and spoken expression as you dive into rhythm, delivery, and performance techniques.
Improv for Actors: The Art of Letting Go and Taking Risks
Mondays, January 29, 2024 - March 4
This class is your gateway to letting go, taking risks, and supercharging your creative prowess. It's perfect for actors, beginners to seasoned pros, who want to: shed inhibitions, trust instincts, boost confidence, embrace failure, master collaboration, create vivid characters and explore various improv styles.
Lunch & Lecture Series
From The Cape To California: Artists That Shaped America
January 24 | 12:00PM
From the Cape Cod School of Impression, Rocky Neck, Hudson River, the New York School, to the Bay Area Figuratives, let’s explore the artists and art colonies that inspired and put America on the art history map. We see how Romanticism and Expressionism will set a path for American cultural development an influence.
The History of Ragtime Music with Peter Bergin
January 31 | 12:00PM – 1:30 PM
Ragtime – America’s original popular music – is happy, uplifting music, yet somewhat mysterious to the average American listener. Come listen as Peter Bergin plays the music of Scott Joplin, James Scott, Joseph Lamb and other composers, lifting the curtains to demonstrate how ragtime got its name and trademark sound, how it influenced early American songwriters and related genres, and how The Entertainer (from the Academy award-winning film, The Sting) attained its immortal place on the ice cream truck!
Master Artist Workshop
KIRAH VAN SICKLE: Post Impressionism/Bay Area Figurative-inspired Landscape
February 1 - 3 | Center for Performing Arts
This 3-day intensive explores the key elements to color and abstraction through the lens of Post-Impressionists and Bay Area Figurative masters. Students will complete multiple still life and landscape studies finding inspiration from Van Gogh, Cezanne, Gauguin and an array of contemporary artists.
JOEL POPADICS: Painting Florida’s Tropical Landscape with Luminous Brilliance
Discover the captivating art of watercolor and unlock your creativity with a unique twist. Learn to paint with light and capture the mesmerizing moods of Florida’s stunning landscape. Whether you’re an aspiring artist or a seasoned pro, immerse yourself in a thrilling journey of self-expression and creative discovery.
Demo - February 12 | Center for Performing Arts -- REGISTER NOW
Workshop - February 13 | Center for Performing Arts -- REGISTER NOW
Mini Workshops
MAGGIE HENRY Mixed Media Workshop: Collage Block Dolls
January 19 | 9:30AM
Create charming collage block dolls using pre-cut shapes along with paint, paper, fabric and beads. With simple supplies you can make a fanciful sculptural doll for your wall.
LINDA BACHOFNER: Texture with Acrylic Inks
January 20 | 10:00AM
Join us for a fascinating mini workshop learning new techniques to add texture to your artwork. With various textural pieces like leaves, bubble wrap or glitter and acrylic Inks which will be sprayed & mingled, you will build TEXTURE in your paintings. This is a totally fun class you won’t want to miss!
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