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Many Activities for Eco-Thriller Opens
New Healing Arts Naples International Film Festival
Teacher
T
he action in the opening frame of the first Naples Inter-
national Film Festival (NIFF) will take place during an
A
l v i n a
inaugural gala at the Philharmonic Center for the Arts at
Quatra-
7 p.m., November 5. Set to make a dramatic entrance at
no, a veteran
NIFF’s premiere is The Cove, a documentary directed by
in the healing
Louie Psihoyos and produced by Paula DuPré Pesmen and
arts and new Fisher Stevens. This provocative mix of investigative jour-
to the area, nalism, suspenseful eco-adventure and arresting imagery
will lead nu-
debuted at the 2009 Sundance Independent Film Festival
merous in-
and won the Audience Award for U.S. Documentary.
structional
The film is making big waves among animal activists
programs for
because of its subject matter: Japanese fishermen driven
continuing
Alvina Quatrano
by a multi-billion-dollar dolphin entertainment industry
and a black market for mercury-tainted dolphin meat. Engaged in a secretive hunt
e d u c a t i o n
for these highly intelligent creatures, what the fishermen do is so chilling—and the
credit for beginning and experi-
consequences so dangerous to human health—that they go to great lengths to keep
enced therapists this month and in
anyone from discovering their activities.
November.
The black tie evening also includes music, entertainment, socializing with film
The licensed massage therapist
celebrities and a welcome from NIFF founders Eric Raddatz, Dan Linehan and Rowan
will conduct the following full-day Samuel. “Our top goals are to contribute to film education in Collier and Lee County
classes at Journey Arts, 2959 Im- schools and to collaborate with local artists and art organizers to generate excitement
mokalee Road, in Naples: Woman’s
and involvement in the arts,” says Samuel.
Health Protocol acupressure, Octo-
ber 4, for eight credit hours ($145);
For information about The Cove, visit
TheCoveMovie.com. NIFF films and events are
Immune system/lymph booster, Oc-
scheduled November 5-8 at Silverspot Cinema at Mercato, in North Naples. Other
tober 20, seven credit hours ($145);
venues include The von Liebig Art Center, Norris Community Center and Naples
Backyard. For information or tickets, visit
ThePhil.org and
NaplesFilmFest.com. For
Introduction to process acupressure,
information on Silverspot Cinema, visit
SilverSpotCinema.com. See ad, page 3.
November 2-3, 12 credit hours
($295); and Basic clinical acupunc-
ture, November 16-19, 24 credit
hours ($650).
Local Events for
Quatrano, who studied pressure Domestic Violence Awareness Month
acupressure, reflexology, yoga, en-
neagram and other healing arts for T
he Shelter for Abused Women & Children in Naples will conduct many events
in October to draw attention to family violence and preventive measures, in
nearly 20 years in New York City, conjunction with the 22nd annual National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
will also lead an Introduction to En-
Major events include: Candlelight Vigil, at the Collier County Courthouse steps,
neagram class, with a menu of 70-
5 to 6:30 p.m., October 1; Healing Arts exhibit and Clothesline Project, at Options
plus acupressure formulas, at Unity
Thrift Shoppe, North Naples, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Mondays through Saturdays;
of Naples Church, 2000 Unity Way,
Hands are for Helping, Not for Hurting, at the Collier County Library, Orange Blossom
from 6 to 9 p.m., October 15, for
Branch, 10:30 a.m. October 10; Teacher Appreciation Day, at the Collier County
School Board Meeting, 3 p.m., October 15; Strut Your Mutt, at Germain BMW, in
three credit hours and a $25 fee.
North Naples, 1 p.m., October 24; and Children’s March on Main Street, in Immo-
kalee, 6 p.m., October 26.
Journey Arts is expected to relocate
in November. To pre-register or for
For more info, call 239-775-3862 or visit
NaplesShelter.org.
more info on any class, call Qua-
trano at 732-266-5276 or email at
AlvinaQ@mac.com. More info at
Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot,
HolisticHealingArts.info and Soul-
nothing is going to get better, it’s not.
Lightening.com.
~ The Lorax, by dr. Suess
1 Collier / Lee Counties
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