501 Plaza Real, Boca Raton, FL 33432
In Mizner Park
T: 561.392.2500 F: 561.391.6410
E: info@bocamuseum.org
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Friends Auxiliary
Friends of the Boca Raton Museum of Art is an auxiliary composed of dynamic and energetic Museum members of all ages who support the visual arts through volunteerism. This organization brings together individuals with common interests who actively participate in the planning, fundraising and implementation of activities benefiting the Museum. Call the Friends Hotline for upcoming activities - 561.392.2500, ext. 107.
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Monday, January 12, 2009 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pmThe Art School
Find your artistic side and see what The Art School has to offer. Enjoy a tour of the Art School by School Director, Rebecca Sanders. Observe art classes in progress and see hands-on demonstrations. Light refreshments will be served.
Free and open to the public. RSVP to Deborah Sokol at 561.495.4213.
RAZZA - A JOURNEY INTO PAINT AND ALTERNATIVE METHODS
Thursday, February 12, 2009 from 10:00 to 12:00 pm
Museum Auditorium
Join the Friends Auxiliary for light refreshments and a demonstration featuring internationally recognized artist and author of In His Time, Al Razza. Razza, who is known for his unique take on the human experience, will hold an open discussion about his work and demonstrate the various processes used in the making of his craft. Books will be available for purchase and a book signing will precede the event.
$20 Members; $30 all others. RSVP to Marilyn Freund at 561.394.5601.
INTERNATIONAL FIM SERIES
October 2008 through April 2009
The Friends Auxiliary of the Boca Raton Museum of Art is pleased to present an outstanding series of critically-acclaimed international films. The series will take place on Thursday evenings - October 16, November 6, December 11, 2008 and January 15, February 12, March 12 and April 16, 2009. All screenings are at 7:00 PM at Sunrise Cinemas in Mizner Park.
Following each film, guests are invited to join film historian Shelly Isaacs at the Museum for a lively discussion, a behind-the-scenes presentation and delicious desserts.
International Film Series subscriptions support the Boca Raton Museum of Art. The entire, seven-film series is $150 per person, and the five-film series (November - March) is $110 per person. Individual tickets are $30 per person, per film, based on availability. Early subscription is encouraged due to limited seating.
Film Schedule:
December 11
Blame it on Fidel
Julie Gavras, 100 minutes, France, 2006
Caught up in the political revolution sweeping France in the early 1970s, Fernando and Marie reject the comforts of their bourgeois life and dedicate themselves full time to radical activism. This comes as a shock to their precocious nine year-old daughter Anna, who struggles to understand her parents' newfound ideals. Brilliantly told from Anna's perspective, this critically acclaimed film captures the coming-of-age moment when children realize the contradictions of adulthood and have to make their own choices.
January 15
Alexandra
Alexander Sokurov, 92 minutes, Russia, 2007
One of the most critically acclaimed films of 2008, director Alexandar Sokurov (Russian Ark) brings to the screen a film of startling originality and beauty, featuring a performance of monumental depth by opera legend Galina Vishnevskay, the widow of the cellist and conductor Mistislav Rostropovich. The story follows Alexandra on her journey to find her grandson on the front lines in Chechnya, and in the director's own words revels "the eternal life of Russia."
February 12
4 Months 3 Weeks 2 Days
Christian Mingiu, Romania, 113 minutes, Romania, 2007
During the final days of communism in Romania, two college roommates Otilia and Gabita are busy preparing for a night away. But rather than planning for a holiday, they are making arrangements for Gabita's illegal abortion and unwittingly, both find themselves burrowing deep down a rabbit hole of unexpected revelations.
March 12
Border Café (Café Transit)
Kambozia Partovi, 67 minutes, Iran, 2005
An independently minded Iranian widow and mother flouts tradition by re-opening her late husband's Europe/Asia border café in this socially-oriented drama. Isolated from her friends and neighbors for her headstrong efforts to get the business back on her feet, Reyhan also faces pressure from her conservative brother-in-law who longs to take her as his second wife as permitted by custom. But Reyhan's culinary skills present a roadblock for Nasser, and an unusual turn of events.
April 16, 2008
Still Life
Zhang Ke Jia, 108 minutes, China, 2006
This poignant human drama is set against a surreal, metaphorically loaded backdrop-a Yangtze town that will soon be submerged by the Three Gorges Dam. Like the director's other films it's an empathetic portrait of those left behind by a modernizing society, and a unique hybrid of documentary and fiction.
