February 2025

February 5 @ 7:30 pm

Dr. Natan Sachs
Israel: Can There Ever Be a Real “Day After?"

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FORUM

Since October 7, 2024, the Israelis, Palestinians, Americans, and other Middle Eastern nations have struggled, using threats, weaponry, and words to determine appropriate and sustainable solutions wherein nations that express the goal of destroying components of one another can exist side-by-side.

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February 6 @ 9:30 am - February 20 @ 12:30 pm

GLASS FUSING
Artist-Instructor: Petra Kaiser

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February 2025 Workshops

3-session class. Thursdays, February 6, 13, & 20, 2025 from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM. This class will combine beginning and advanced students. The procedures and techniques to be taught will include compatibility and testing, basic fusing techniques, annealing, and slumping.

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February 6 @ 7:30 pm

David Shifrin & Miro Quartet:
Rendezvous with Benny

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Graciously Sponsored by BIG ARTS Classical Series Circle
As one of America’s most celebrated and dedicated string quartets, the Miro Quartet has performed on the world’s most prestigious concert stages, earning accolades from critics and audiences alike.

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February 7 @ 9:30 am - February 21 @ 12:00 pm

EXPLORING WATERCOLOR PAINTING
Artist-Instructor: Sunny Krchmar

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February 2025 Workshops

3-session class. Fridays, February 7, 14 & 21, 2025 from 9:30 AM – 12:00 AM. Join multi-level students for three sessions of watercolor painting in a relaxing classroom atmosphere. Under Sunny’s guidance students work at their own pace using reference material provided by the instructor.

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February 8 @ 7:30 pm

Authentic Unlimited

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Performing Arts

Graciously Sponsored by Barb and Tom Dunham
Since its debut in 2021, Authentic Unlimited has been taking the bluegrass music industry by storm!

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February 10 @ 9:00 am - February 11 @ 3:00 pm

OPEN PAINT & CRITIQUE: “Are you Stuck?”
Artist-Instructor: Jan Ellen Atkielski

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February 2025 Workshops

Two-day workshop. Monday & Tuesday, February 10 & 11, 2025 from 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM. Intermediate & Advanced Painters. Jan Ellen Atkielski, fine artist and popular instructor, will help you get “unstuck” in this 2-day workshop for intermediate and advanced painters who feel stuck on existing work and want to improve.

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February 10 @ 7:00 pm

A Real Pain

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Film Series

Jesse Eisenberg, 2024, 90 min
Mismatched cousins reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother, but their old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.

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February 11 @ 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

NAPLES: Three Artists, Three Studios
BIG ARTS Annual Bus Trip

On Tuesday, February 11th, the bus will depart BIG ARTS parking lot at 8:30AM and will stop for more passengers at the Publix at Sanibel Beach Place at 8:45AM. We […]

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February 11 @ 9:30 am - February 25 @ 12:30 pm

PASTEL PAINTING
Artist-Instructor: Mary H. Klunk

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February 2025 Workshops

3-session class. Tuesdays, February 11, 18 & 25, 2025 from 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM. Learn techniques for successful pastel painting. Work with an instructor experienced in the use of pastels to depict portraits and still life.

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February 12 @ 7:30 pm

Dr. John Della Volpe
What Your Gen Z Grand Kids Think About American Politics and The World They Want to Create

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FORUM

Dr. John Della Volpe is the Director of Polling at the Harvard Kennedy School of Politics and was labeled by Time Magazine as “the GOAT (Greatest of All Time) political researcher when it comes to understanding youth in politics.”

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February 13 @ 7:30 pm

Jupiter and Jasper Quartets

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Graciously Sponsored by BIG ARTS Classical Series Circle
Two award-winning quartets bring their eloquent artistry and flawless interpretation to create a program of classic and contemporary octets that is expressively confident and beautifully composed.

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February 14 @ 7:30 pm

Phat Cat Swinger

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Performing Arts

Graciously Sponsored by Tom and Linda Uhler
Treat your valentine to a special evening with this acclaimed 11-piece American pop band, whose unique blend of swing, jazz and rock will fill you with joy that will stay with you long after the curtain falls.

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