by Sandra Lee Buxton A new year and a new attitude, or maybe just a new perspective. I decided to make this Conflict Resolution Month perhaps you’ll take up the cause as well. We’re all familiar with conflict, have experienced it and dealt with it differently with each passing decade of life. What was a […]
The David Lawrence Center, Collier County’s only comprehensive, not for profit mental health and addiction treatment facility serving children, adults and families, will host its 2017 annual fundraising gala “Magical Musical Tour – Dancing Through the Decades,” on Friday, January 13, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. at The Ritz-Carlton, Naples Beach Resort (280 Vanderbilt Beach Rd) in the main ballroom. […]
by Kelly G Cooper IN THE BEGINNING Gene Reeves grew up on a farm on the outskirts of Houston, Texas. As an only child he learned how to entertain himself whether it was collecting stones and gems or playing the guitar, he was always active and creative. As Gene matured it was apparent he had a unique talent to […]
Welcome to the 4th Industrial Revolution—the Exponential Age, where the merging of technologies is blurring thelines among the physical, digital and biological spheres and disrupting most traditional industries. And especially, that includes healthcare. We will also share thoughts about other industries which will be disrupted much the way Polaroid and Kodak went the way of […]
by Beth Brainard Executive Director of NPC While there is much attention given to traffic laws pertaining to motorists and bicyclists, little is said about the laws governing pedestrians, a category that includes walkers, joggers and runners. Some may surprise you. For example, did you know that if there is a sidewalk, pedestrians must use […]
Happy New Year! Now is the time to get yourself on track to be the best YOU that you can be. Pondering New Year’s resolutions is common in the month of January…so what are you going to do? There are thousands of people that will either join a gym, vow to use a membership that […]
With just six weeks until the gavel comes down to begin the auction, plans are now complete for the 2017 Naples Winter Wine Festival, the most successful international charity wine auction in the world. Teams of top vintners and celebrity chefs have wrapped up their food and wine pairings for each of the 18 Vintner […]
by Juliana Meek and Kristine Meek Dear Artsperts: We’ve just moved into a condo facing the beach and we love having the view and the sunlight, but worry about damaging our artwork that’s on paper (watercolors and pastels) and we don’t like the reflection. Is there anything we can do? Signed, Blinded by the light […]
by Ron McGinty The story of Morocco starts over 400 thousand years ago following prehistoric cultures. It flourished through several Berber kingdoms and years under the Vandal regime, Roman rule and subsequently the Arab-Berber identity. This current identity came into being following the Arab conquest of North Africa in the mid-fifth century. Morocco was finally […]
by Laurel Meny As the center of the arts world in Southwest Florida, The Naples Art Association (NAA) is continually reinventing the way its members observe and respond to art, so it only fitting that it does the same with its annual gala. For the Love of Art is a dramatic, once in-a-lifetime extravaganza for […]