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Center for the Arts of Bonita Springs Happenings Newsletter - November 19, 2023
Arts and Entertainment
November 23, 2023
From: Center for the Arts of Bonita SpringsMake Arts Bonita a part of your holiday season
Celebrate the magic of the holidays with festive concerts and activities at Arts Bonita.
Explore Upcoming Holiday Performances
Actors Theatre
A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play
December 7-10 | Moe Auditorium & Film Center
The Charles Dickens holiday classic comes to life as a live 1940s radio broadcast, complete with vintage commercials for fruitcake (extra fancy), and the magic of live sound effects and musical underscoring.
Residency
Compton & Bennett in THE HOME… for the Holidays!
December 2-3 | Hinman Auditorium
In this all-new show, the ‘party school of retirement communities’ brings new meaning to decking the halls, spinning the dreidel, and trimming the Kwanza bush.
Performance
Open Mic Night
December 5 | Visual Arts Center
Join us on the first Tuesday of every month for an exciting evening filled with talent, creativity, and unforgettable performances. Whether you’re an instrumentalist, singer, dancer, comedian, poet, storyteller, or any other kind of performing artist, this is your moment to shine!
Jazz at Arts Bonita
Zach Bartholomew Trio – The Music of Vince Guaraldi: “A Charlie Brown Christmas”
December 12 | Moe Auditorium & Film Center
Award-winning pianist and Arts Bonita Resident Artist Dr. Zachary Bartholomew and his trio will entertain you with an interactive and informative concert of everybody’s favorite holiday music featuring the compositions and arrangements of jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi.
Members Only
Arts Bonita Holiday Potluck Party
December 11 | Center for Visual Arts
This Holiday Potluck Party is a fantastic opportunity for Arts Bonita Members, board members, and staff to connect with fellow art enthusiasts, share stories, and bask in the festive ambiance. We encourage you to bring your favorite dish to share as we create a potluck feast that reflects the diversity and richness of our Arts Bonita community.
Youth Education
Tuesday, December 5 | 5:45pm
Friday, December 8 | 5:45pm
Riverside Park, Downtown Bonita Springs
Get ready for an enchanting evening of dance at Riverside Park in Bonita Springs as Arts Bonita Dance Academy takes the stage for Winter Showcase!
Event is FREE to attend.
Early Bird Package Prices until November 22!
At Camp ARTS Bonita, we believe in embracing creativity in all its forms. Our carefully curated classes cater to two age groups: 5-8 and 9-12. Each day unfolds with a new and exciting arts experience, ensuring your child discovers the joy of artistic expression in various ways.
At Camp ARTS Bonita Your Child Will Experience
Wizarding Wand Making
How to Create Grafitti Art
Performing a Play in a Day
Dancing to Disney, Taylor Swift and Hamilton
And much, much more!
Other December Programs
Jazz at Arts Bonita
Brubeck Brothers Quartet
December 1, 7:30PM | Hinman Auditorium
When your father is jazz legend, Dave Brubeck, music is always a part of your life. Brothers Chris and Dan Brubeck have been making music for most of their lives, with their dad, together, and on their own, in a variety of styles that pay homage to their dad and set their own course, as well.
Film as Fine Art
SB 2508: A Death Threat to Everglades Restoration
December 4, 7:00PM | Moe Auditorium & Film Center
The Florida Peninsula is one of the most unique landscapes on earth. Periodically inundated in a sub-tropical setting, it features one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world, the Everglades. The control of this water—draining it, redirecting it, and containing it—has been an evolving story over the last two centuries of man versus nature. And a story where there is no true winner, unless we can find a balance that ensures the ongoing health of each.
One Night Art Event
It’s Abstract with Jennifer Unwin
December 5, 5:30PM | Center for Visual Arts
Join us for a whole new experience! Explore the joy of your creativity. YOUR DESIGN, YOUR COLORS! This experience IS all about YOU! Sharing fun techniques and helpful hints, instructor Jennifer Unwin will show you how to create your vision on the canvas.
Workshop
Tammy Decaro: Resin Workshop
December 8, 1:00PM | Center for Visual Arts
Use simple wire wrapping techniques to create 2 beautiful, one-of-a-kind pendants out of a few carefully arranged pieces of wire and glass. Make spirals, bails and other common wire wrapping structures to adorn pendants. No experience needed. Enrollment is limited, sign up early.
One Night Art Event
Great Bowls of Fire
December 11, 5:30PM | Center for Visual Arts
Use brilliantly colored glazes, stamp or slip trail designs on a beautiful hand thrown ceramic bowl of your choosing.
Lunch & Lecture
Over the Rainbow: A Celebration of the Life of Judy Garland
December 13, 12:00PM | Moe Auditorium
Actress and singer Judy Garland was revered in her lifetime for her many artistic talents and for the joy her performances brought to audiences throughout the world. Remembering her iconic image as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, few were aware of the inner turmoil she suffered throughout her life. Enjoy an afternoon of songs sung by Judy Garland and learn of the forces that shaped her extraordinary life journey.
One Night Art Event
Mosaics Tonight
December 14, 5:30PM | Center for Visual Arts
Here’s your chance to create a beautiful mosaic artwork in one night! After enjoying a light dinner and wine, choose from beautiful images provided or create your own.
Bluegrass
Blue Highway Band
December 14, 7:30PM | Hinman Auditorium
The legendary Bluegrass band returns to Bonita Springs! Don’t miss powerhouse vocalists Tim Stafford, Wayne Taylor, and Shawn Lane, whose harmonies soar over the dynamic banjo of Jason Burleson and the Dobro of Gary Hultman.
Brazilian Music
Nanny Assis
December 15, 7:30PM | Moe Auditorium & Film Center
Don’t miss an electrifying live performance by Nanny Assis, a renowned musician, and percussionist extraordinaire! This intimate concert promises to be a feast for the senses. Join Nanny and his amazing ensemble on a soulful jazzy journey through the rhythms of Brazil and beyond.
Workshop
Tammy Decaro: Resin Workshop
December 15, 9:00AM | Center for Visual Arts
Learn the basics of resin from coating to creating works with resin. Both quick coat and long cure resins will be used. Completed projects: Diptych painted resin pieces, molded items such as jewelry & coasters, framed resin/glass beach project, 2 painted wine glasses.
Jazz at Arts Bonita
Jason Marsalis
December 16, 7:30PM | Hinman Auditorium
Jason Marsalis is the youngest son of piano patriarch and jazz luminary Ellis Marsalis Jr. and their famous New Orleans music family, declared “America’s First Family of Jazz” upon the presentation of their NEA Jazz Masters Award in 2011, the nation’s highest jazz honor.
Film as Fine Art
NETWORK
December 18, 7:00PM | Moe Auditorium & Film Center
In the annals of cinematic history, Sidney Lumet’s “Network” (1976) stands as an indelible icon, harnessing the potent convergence of media, politics, and human vulnerability. This film, an exploration of the power wielded by the broadcast industry, earned its place not only for its compelling narrative but also its enduring artistic and cultural merits.
Latin music
ROSE MAX: Bossa Nova
December 22, 7:30PM | Hinman Auditorium
Miami’s New Times Newspaper elected Rose Max the Best Female Vocalist and seven-time winner of the International Brazilian Press Award for the Best Female Brazilian Singer Residing and Performing in the USA.
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