Wednesday, November 10, 2010

At the Renaissance Center This Coming Week in Downtown Punta Gorda

The opportunity to take some enriching courses at the new Renaissance Center of FGCU at Herald Court Center continues.  How fortunate we are to live in a charming small town with a more than tolerable climate and still have access to these kind of programs.  Here is just a sampling of what is coming up next week.

How to Stay Well & Live Life to the Fullest, Monday, November 15, 2010- 10:00-11:30 a.m. Discover how vital affirmations can become an integral part of life patterns. Learn strategies to help deal with uncertainties, fears and the sometimes sense of helplessness that can pervade our modern world. Stories and sayings will be related that compliment the real-world challenges in our lives Instructor: Mr. Charles Bonasera is a personal and business consultant spanning over 40 years in helping people deal with their emotional and relationship challenges.

Living the Dream: The Cruising Life,  Tuesday, November 16, 2010- 7:00-8:30 p.m. Bruce and Barbara Pierce, who  lived on their sailboat and traveled along the coast of Mexico and along the Gulf Coast of the U.S. tell how they made their dream happen, adventures along their journey of 14 years. Learn what it’s really like to cast off the dock lines and travel in your home.

Mr. Bruce Pierce is an experienced Licensed Coast Guard Captain, with a long history and much knowledge of boats; Barbara Pierce was a sea sick novice.

Tuskegee Airmen,  Wednesday, November 17, 2010- 10:00-11:30 a.m.  In 1941, during World War II, the United States Congress forced the Army Air Corps to form an all-black combat unit. The 99th fighter Squadron was formed at the Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama, and was active from 1941 – 1946 serving in the European theater. The squadron was one of the most effective and most controversial groups of airmen to serve as a combat unit. Join a former commander of a squadron that was part of the re activated 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing “Tuskegee Airmen” in Iraq.

Instructor: Lt. Col. Scot Shively USAF (Ret), Historian of the Blanchard House Museum of African- American History and Culture of Charlotte Co.

History of Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 18, 2010- 1:00-2:30 p.m. This  program will discuss the harvest festivals as part of social history taking you from the ancient Greeks up through the American Thanksgiving we celebrate today. You will learn a great deal of trivia on Thanksgiving that you can share at your own Thanksgiving celebration.

Instructors: Mr. James Kaserman, M.A., is a retired educator and businessman and served in elected public office for more than ten years. Mrs. Sarah Jane Kaserman was an educator for over thirty-five years.

Each of the programs above runs $15, and is taught at the Herald Court Center Facility downtown.  To find out more about other programs up and coming:  Information on the Herald Court Center Renaissance Academy.

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