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BODYTRAFFIC

BIG ARTS Sanibel 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel, FL, United States
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SPONSORED BY: James and Susen Berg & Dorothy and Seth Hemming Led by Artistic Director Tina Finkelman Berkett, BODYTRAFFIC has conquered the contemporary dance world with its stunning performers, technical mastery, and commitment to the most challenging repertoire. Bursting with cutting-edge “vivid theatricality,” BODYTRAFFIC takes the stage with compelling works that embody the company’s energy, sophistication, and sheer joy […]

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Al Franken – “Will Washington Work Again?”

BIG ARTS Sanibel 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel, FL, United States
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Live Streamed from his New York StudioAl Franken is a former U.S. Senator from Minnesota, author, comedian, writer, producer, and five-time Emmy winner, as well as the author of four #1 New York Times bestsellers. He offers humorous-but substantive insights into how the decision-making process in Washington might better serve the country. One of the […]

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Twisted Pine

BIG ARTS Sanibel 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel, FL, United States
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Rooted in bluegrass, their music has garnered widespread critical acclaim for its boundary-defying virtuosity that draws from jazz, pop, indie folk and funk. Twisted Pine features Kathleen Parks on fiddle and lead vocals, Dan Bui on mandolin, Chris Sartori on bass and Anh Phung on flute.“...Upbeat, poppy vibe; energetic, driving rhythms; and virtuoso solos." — […]

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Young Concert Artists on Tour

BIG ARTS Sanibel 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel, FL, United States
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2024 Classical Circle Producing Sponsors Virginia and Ed Stringer 2024 Classical Circle Leadership Supporters David Huggin & Ken Nees YCA is a dynamic chamber ensemble made up of some of the most gifted classical artists in the world playing fabulous repertoires in cities all over North America! This season’s tour offers a special program of chamber music and song, […]

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The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art - History Comes Alive: a Fun and Informative Guided Field Trip.

BIG ARTS Sanibel 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel, FL, United States
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BUS TRIP SOLD OUT!...BUT! Join us for the exciting accompanying workshop with Dr. Bouche. CLICK HERE for information.Dr. Bouche, former Assistant Professor of Western Medieval Art at Princeton University, professor at Columbia University and lecturer at The MET Cloisters museum in New York, will guide us through part of the remarkable Ringling permanent collection with […]

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Playful Discoveries with Acrylics
Instructor: Sissi Janku

BIG ARTS Sanibel 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel, FL, United States
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This workshop is designed for islanders and visitors alike who are ready to bring joyful art and sunshine into their lives. After the hurricane took some of the beauty away from this island, Sissi Janku will brighten your hearts and homes with a new FUN look at Florida's tropical landscape. Join her on a magical […]

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Structural Drawing
Human Skull
Instructor: Juli Bobman

BIG ARTS Sanibel 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel, FL, United States
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In this class, beginner and intermediate students will demystify complex forms by breaking down the objects into the simplest common shapes to understand their basic structure. We will discuss the magic of adding light and shadow to create the 3-D illusion of the form. These drawing skills will also enhance your painting experience. Supply list: […]

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Past Lives

BIG ARTS Sanibel 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel, FL, United States
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(2023) PG-13, 105 min | Drama, Romance Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrested apart after Nora's family emigrates from South Korea. Twenty years later, they are reunited for one fateful week as they confront notions of love and destiny. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kA244xewjcI

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An Invitation to Photographic Storytelling
Instructor: Dr. Harvey Schipper

BIG ARTS Sanibel 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel, FL, United States
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Modern digital technology frees us to be artists and storytellers first, technicians second. This highly interactive three-day workshop is about the expression of inner vision through photography. In each session, we will examine (and create) images and ask the questions, What is the story I am trying to tell? How did I come to that […]

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields Wind Ensemble

BIG ARTS Sanibel 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel, FL, United States
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2024 Classical Circle Producing Sponsors Virginia and Ed Stringer 2024 Classical Circle Leadership Supporters David Huggin & Ken Nees The Academy of St Martin in the Fields is one of the world’s finest chamber orchestras, renowned for fresh, brilliant interpretations of the world’s greatest orchestral music. The wind ensemble is drawn from the principal players in the orchestra and […]

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"Are You Stuck?” Open Paint and Critique
Instructor: Jan Ellen Atkielski

BIG ARTS Sanibel 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel, FL, United States
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Bring in existing paintings that you feel stuck with or want to improve; or start a new painting in mediums including oil painting with brush, with palette knife, watercolor, pastel, or acrylic. Jan Ellen Atkielski, fine artist and popular instructor, will help you get "unstuck" or help you create new works in the above mediums. […]

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The Holdovers

BIG ARTS Sanibel 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel, FL, United States
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(2023) R, 133 min. | Comedy, DramaNobody likes teacher Paul Hunham (Giamatti) -- not his students, not his fellow faculty, not the headmaster, who all find his pomposity and rigidity exasperating. With no family and nowhere to go over Christmas holiday in 1970, Paul remains at school to supervise students unable to journey home.5 Academy […]

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