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6B Federation Star January 2018 The gem of Southwest Florida’s art events By Tom Hall Hot Works’ Estero Fine Art Show returns to its new home at Gulf Coast Town Center on Saturday and Sunday, January 6-7. Organized by Hot Works, LLC and consistently voted a top-100 juried art fair, this show includes a select group of artists typically not featured anywhere else. Among this year’s exhibitors is metal screen sculptor Bonnie Shanas. Shanas’ art was shaped by intensive study in the studio classes of Israeli artist No’am Douieb and through a mentorship by sculptor Shulamit Hartal. From the former, Shanas developed an unerring eye for figurative studies. From Hartal, Bonnie acquired the skill to use mesh sculpting to capture the human form. “As an artist, I find myself most intrigued by the study of the human form,” Shanas remarks. “I am as much inspired by dance and movement as I am by the subtleties and simplicity of unspoken gestures. Together these compose a universal language which I attempt to instill and imbue in my work.” In fact, Shanas’ Dancers collection belies both a love of dance and fascination for bodies in movement. With titles such as The Dance Within, The Melody Within and Just a Small Dance Away, this body of Shanas’ work expresses not just dance steps or poses, but the inner emotion that gives impetus to the flow, harmonic interdependence and The Mix and Mingle group is for Jewish Senior Singles, 55 and up, who want to partake in fun and stimulating cultural activities, dine out together, and enjoy good conversation and companionship. The Mix and Mingle group is sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Naples. Programs include: • Museum visits • Brunch • Shows and Performances • Dinner • Movies • Walks on the beach For upcoming events, please visit https://jewishnaples.org/get-involved/mix-and-mingle To be added to the Mix and Mingle email list or to suggest an event, please email Renee’ at rbialek@jewishnaples.org. kinesthesia that characterizes dancers at the moment when legato supersedes cognition. In her In Two’s series, Shanas finds ways to use metal and modeling to convey the subtle little ways that lovers connect, from the touch of their fingertips to the clench of their hands as their bodies align. The fact that these pieces are typically monotone adds to their focus and augments their mesmerizing allure. For Shanas, wire mesh is an obvious choice of medium because its translucence and transparency infuse an air of simplicity and lightness to gestures and movement she strives to capture in her sculptural work. But the metal’s durability also ensures its longevity. “The hardness of the metal promises that the moment captured continues well beyond its fragment of time,” Bonnie observes. Most artists shy away from unforgiving media like wire mesh. That quality is another feature that attracts Shanas to the medium. “While most forms of sculpture are additive or reductive, I enjoy the challenge of breathing life into a sheet of steel wire mesh, where no material can be added or removed, and no crease erased.” Bonnie’s path to a career in art was ARTS & CULTURE Bonnie Shanas rather circuitous. A New Jersey native, her family relocated to Israel when she was still very young. In school, her studies carried her into a life in the corporate world. But she closed her office doors in 2006 to answer the call of artistic creativity, and since returning to the United States in 2009, she has continued to develop her talents and establish a reputation as an accomplished metal sculptor. Today, Bonnie exhibits in both juried and invitational exhibits and national shows. Not surprisingly, she has won numerous awards and honorable mentions. Over the past five years, she has also participated in a number of art residencies in France and Poland, collaborating with internationallyacclaimed artists on themed exhibits. Shanas’ work can be found in public installations in France, Poland and the United States as well as private collections here and in England and Australia. You can acquire one for your own collection at the Estero Fine Art Show. You will find the show outdoors at the Gulf Coast Town Center. The Estero Fine Art Show is produced by Hot Works, which has been producing quality, juried, perennially top-100 art fairs and festivals since 2003. For more information, please contact Executive Director and Producer Patty Narozny at 941.755.3088 or info@ hotworks.org, or visit www.hotworks. org. For a continuously updated community calendar, visit www.jewishnaples.org. 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d Annual 3 rd Annual November 16, 2017 April 9, 2018 November 16, 2017 - April 9, 2018 11 Events 18 Authors 11 Events • 18 Authors presented by presented by * Events with green banners are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. * Monday, January 8, 1:00 - 3:30 pm at Naples Conf. Ctr. • Topic: History Robert Gandt – Angels in the Sky Bryan Mark Rigg – The Rabbi Saved by Hitler’s Soldiers Angels in the Sky is the exhilarating account of a ragtag band of volunteer airmen from around the world who fought for Israel during the War of Independence. Many, but not all, were Jewish. Knowingly violating their nations’ embargoes on the shipment of arms and aircraft to Israel, they smuggled in Messerschmitt fighters from Czechoslovakia, painting Israeli stars over swastikas. This modern-day David-and-Goliath tale, which is based on first-person interviews and extensive archival research, is popular history at its best. Robert Gandt is a former U.S. Navy fighter pilot, airline captain, and the award-winning author of sixteen books on military and aviation history. His screen credits include the CBS series Pensacola: Wings of Gold, adapted from his naval aviation thriller, Bogeys and Bandits. When Hitler invaded Warsaw in 1939, hundreds of thousands of civilians were trapped in the besieged city. Rebbe Joseph Schneersohn, the leader of the ultra-Orthodox Lubavitcher Jews, was among them. When word of his plight went out, a group of American Jews initiated what would ultimately become one of the strangest and most miraculous rescues of World War II. The Rabbi Saved by Hitler’s Soldiers is the incredible but true story of this little-known event. Bryan Mark Rigg is the author of Hitler’s Jewish Soldiers, which won the prestigious William E. Colby Award, and Lives of Hitler’s Jewish Soldiers. Reared as a Baptist Christian, he discovered he was of Jewish descent in 1992 and embraced his Jewish heritage. He has served as a volunteer in the Israeli Army and an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps. Wednesday, January 24, 1:00 - 3:30 pm at Temple Shalom • Topic: Fiction Pam Jenoff – The Orphan’s Tale Sixteen-year-old Noa has been cast out in disgrace after becoming pregnant by a Nazi soldier and forced to give up her baby. When Noa discovers a boxcar containing dozens of Jewish infants bound for a concentration camp, she snatches one of the babies and flees. Noa finds refuge with a German circus, learning the flying trapeze act. At first rivals, Noa and lead aerialist Astrid soon forge a powerful bond. As the facade that protects them becomes tenuous, Noa and Astrid decide whether their friendship is enough to save one another. Pam Jenoff is the author of The Kommandant’s Girl, an international bestseller and Quill award nominee, as well as seven other novels. Jenoff’s novels are based on her experiences working at the Pentagon and also as a diplomat for the State Department handling Holocaust issues in Poland. SOLD OUT SOLD OUT Sponsored by AJC, Holocaust Museum, Beth Tikvah and Dr. Barrett Ross Ginsberg Sponsored by WCA and JNF Gavriel Savit – Anna and the Swallow Man Kraków 1939. A million marching soldiers and a thousand barking dogs. This is no place to grow up. Anna is just seven years old when the Germans take her father. She’s alone until she meets the Swallow Man: a skilled deceiver with more than a little magic up his sleeve. Like Anna’s father, he’s in danger of being taken. When he summons a swallow down to his hand to stop Anna from crying, she is spellbound and follows him into the wilderness. Over the course of their travels, the two will dodge bombs and tame soldiers. Gavriel Savit holds a BFA in musical theater from the University of Michigan. An actor and singer, Gavriel has performed on three continents, from New York to Brussels to Tokyo. Anna and the Swallow Man, his first novel, won the 2016 Jewish Book Council Award for Debut Fiction. Monday, January 29, 1:00 - 3:30 pm at Hilton Naples • Topic: Biographies Leslie Bennetts – Last Girl Before Freeway Joan Rivers was more than a legendary comedian. She was an icon and role model to millions, and a fearless pioneer who left a strong legacy when she died in 2014. Her life was a roller coaster of triumphant highs and devastating lows: the suicide of her husband, her estrangement from her daughter, her ferocious ambition and massive insecurities. Rivers’ career broke down barriers for her gender and pushed the boundaries of truth-telling for women in public life. Last Girl Before Freeway is a juicy, intimate biography of a performer whose career was borne out of a desire to make people laugh so she could feel loved. Leslie Bennetts is the author of the national bestseller The Feminine Mistake as well as a longtime Vanity Fair writer and former New York Times reporter. She was the first woman to cover a presidential campaign at The New York Times. Sponsored by U.S. Bank and FIDF Susan Silver – Hot Pants in Hollywood Hot Pants in Hollywood is much more than a show biz memoir. It is about reinventing yourself, finding love and creating a passionate life. From Milwaukee, with its sixties’ values and normalcy, Susan went on to fame and fortune in Hollywood. One of TV’s first female comedy writers, Susan’s credits include The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Maude and Newhart. Through a continual search for a productive life that included reconnecting with her Jewish roots and becoming deeply involved with Israel, she eventually found a bigger life purpose. Susan Silver, after reinventing herself in Jewish affairs, ran the Speakers Bureau for ADL, was UN Observer for the Wiesenthal Center, and is currently connected to Friends of the Israel Defense Forces. Susan has a radio commentary on NPR and has numerous television appearances to her credit. If an event is sold out, please call Renee’ Bialek at 239.263.4205 to be placed on a wait list.
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