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newsbriefs Popular Animal Vet to Visit Naples
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nimal lovers will have ample opportunities to meet and learn from renowned veterinarian Marty Becker, DVM,
January 16. The bestselling author and frequent TV guest on The Dr. Oz Show and Good Morning America will speak at 7 p.m., preceded by a cocktail party at 5:30 p.m., both at the Pelican Bay Community Center, in North Naples. Becker celebrates the healthy affection connection between
people and their pets and will reveal the science that supports the basis for health and longevity benefits of pet ownership. He will also appear at a special brunch for event sponsors and significant donors earlier that day. His appearances will benefit Naples-based The Brody Project for Animal Assisted Therapy, the only formal program to offer such therapy in our region.
Marty Becker
Let It Shine by Scott Kennedy
The figurative art of Scott Kennedy cel- ebrates both the wonders of the outdoor world and the joys of home, offering visual stimuli that inspire truth, reality and hope. His dynamic brush strokes and meticulous details capture timeless, transformative moments. Kennedy’s frequent childhood camp-
ing trips with his father instilled a rever- ence for the outdoors, while lessons with his artist mother taught him line, color and perspective. He majored in art at Colorado State University and then drew upon his whitewater rafting and other wilderness experiences to paint wild places and the creatures that inhabit them, including people who respect nature. Kennedy gradually transitioned
from watercolors to acrylics in order to widely share the joys of camping, hiking, dog sledding, fishing and family. “Acrylic colors can be layered so that they remind me of stained glass,” he ex- plains, “inspiring me to paint images that are more intimate, as well as majestic.” Let It Shine is rich in Biblical
symbolism. “My work is not necessarily done in terms of ‘religious’ imagery,” remarks Kennedy, “but in a way that is reflective of a Christ-centered world view where there exists… the hope of a renewed and perfectly restored nature.”
View the artist’s portfolio at ScottKennedy
FineArt.com.
8 Collier/Lee Counties
Cost: $75, speaking event; $150, cocktail party. Location: 8060 Hammock Oak Dr., off Vanderbilt Beach Dr. For more info, reservations or for sponsorship opportunities, call Diane Koestner at 239-649-8040, visit
TheBrodyProject.org or email duk3211@
comcast.net.
Michael Beckwith to Speak at Inspiration 2011 Conference
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lan early to obtain savings in attending Inspiration 2011: Celebrate Your Emergence, which will gather inspirational
speakers, experts and musicians from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., Feb- ruary 25 and 26, at the Center for Spiritual Living, in Cape Coral. The first annual conference will feature Michael Bernard
Beckwith, Rickie Byars Beckwith, August Gold, Aman Motwane, Sheila McKeithen and other guests. Discussions will conclude at 5 p.m., February 26, followed by a special concert at 7 p.m. by several groups belonging to the Empower organization along with presentation of its POSI awards. Spiritual Director Emile Gauvreau says, “This is a transformational conference
designed specifically to tap into that which is seeking to emerge from within each of us. Universal source is always seeking to emerge as you.”
Fee through Dec. 31: $167; afterwards, $197. Location: 406 S.E. 24th Ave. For more info and to make reservations, visit
Inspiration-2011.com or call 239-789-5353. Also visit
Empower.com. See ad, page 27.
Donnell Brings Muscular Therapy to Massage of Naples
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uscular therapy can help relieve pain, improve range of motion and reduce inflammation. Marisa Donnell, who studied at the Muscular Therapy Institute,
in Cambridge, Massachusetts, attests that Swedish massage, deep tissue bodywork, myofascial release and friction therapies can provide such benefits. She can now provide many related techniques and massages at Massage of Naples. Donnell can apply a variety of massages—including 90-minute stone, Ultimate
Golfer’s and De-Plane—to help relieve tension, in combination with hot and cold therapy. She also recently became a volunteer for Vitas Innovative Hospice Care of Naples.
Location: 871 102 St. N. Monthly drawings for free, one-hour massages. For more info or to make an appointment, visit
MassageOfNaples.com. See ad, page 49.
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