New Adult Education Programs for 2020
We’re kicking off the new year with a variety of new types of adult education programming! From history to horticulture, art to wellness, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.
View our slate of adult education programming, or check the events calendar for all programming today.
Best of the 2019 Holiday Nights Children’s Tree Trail
This year, nearly 60 local schools participated in the annual Children’s Tree Trail, a community art exhibit that runs during Holiday Nights! Each school created largely recycled art displays building on the central theme of “River Reflections.”
Adding to this year’s exhibit, Alliance for the Arts Gallery Director Ehren Gerhard helped to judge the nearly 60 decorated trees, selecting winners for a variety of categories:
- Best of Show: St Andrews Catholic, Angel Sculpture
- Best Overall Theme: Harns Marsh Middle, Mermaid/Merman Tree
- Most Colorful: Rayma C. Page Elementary, Bottle Streamers
- Best Star: Estero High School, Fishing Santa
- Best Ornaments: North Fort Myers Academy for the Arts, Assorted Puffer and Angler Fish; Mariner High School, Paper Mache Eggs; Weaver Hipps Elementary, Paper Mache Manatees; Cypress Lakes Middle, Found Objects, Paper Mache Buoys, Woven Tapestries
- Best Garland: Oak Hammock Middle, Can tabs
- Most Creative Use of Materials: St. Francis Xavier, Bottle Caps, Pipe Cleaners and Bead Garland, Epoxy Painted Lids
Thank you to Ehren Gerhard and the Alliance for the Arts for making this event even more special. Thank you to Storm Smart, the sponsor for the Children’s Tree Trail, for making stipends available to cover the costs of teachers participating in this year’s event. And thank you to all of the teachers and students who participated in this year’s incredible display! The Children’s Tree Trail is open through December 30, 2019.
Behind the Scenes with Holiday Nights Decorators
Launching Holiday Nights each year is a process that involves dozens of staff and hundreds of community volunteers! These groups work with the Curatorial Department to make each location in the Edison and Ford homes unique. We would like to say a big “thank you” to the following organizations for their hard work:
- General Electric
- LCEC
- AIA
- Thomas Edison Congregational Church
- Fort Myers Beach Chamber of Commerce
- Lee County Visitor and Convention Bureau
- St James City Volunteers and Brinson Family
- Norris Furniture and Interiors
Have you joined us for this year’s Holiday Nights celebration? Click here to find out more.
