Final TGIM of season on February 4
The final TGIM returns to the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center’s grand atrium on February 4. There will be no TGIM screenings in March as Eric Raddatz, Melissa DeHaven and their team prepare for the 9th Annual Fort Myers Film Festival April 10-14.
New to the term? Well, the acronym stands for “Thank God for Indie Mondays,” and it symbolizes the anticipation and excitement that area indie film lovers feel as the first Monday of the month draws near between August and February each season. That’s when hosts Eric Raddatz and Melissa DeHaven screen a number of the indie short 
(typically no longer than 15 minutes) and short short (as brief as just a minute or two) films that have been submitted for inclusion in the Fort Myers Film Festival. Some are good. Others are bad. But they’re all worth talking about.
Shy? Wouldn’t know what to say? No worries. There will be celebrity judges on hand to start the discussion after each screening. But that’s just the start because Eric and Melissa want to hear from you. What was your take on the film? What worked or didn’t, 
what did you like or hate, and should the film be included in the film festival? Your opinion matters. Your vote counts. And as often as not, the audience picks up on facets of the film that escape the attention of Eric and the judges.
It’s all part of the fun of indie “intellectualization.”
What many cineastes appreciate most of all is the opportunity to rub shoulders with the celebrity judges, filmmakers and fellow film lovers at the after-party, where you can share an adult beverage or two (but drink responsibly) and knosh on discounted appetizers at 
Twisted Vine Bistro.
So join host Eric Raddatz, co-host Melissa Tschari DeHaven and judges Katarina Danks, videographer Ilene Safron and Impressionist/Expressionist artist Leoma Lovegrove for a fresh new set of short indie films, comedy and fun.
The house opens for cocktails at 6:30 and show starts at 7:00 p.m. in the Grand Atrium of the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center, located at 2301 First St., Fort Myers. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for seniors 
and students.
Enjoy refreshments including a fully stocked bar, coffee from Bennett’s Fresh Roast and pizza from Capones!
January 27, 2019.
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Tom Hall is both an amateur artist and aspiring novelist who writes art quest thrillers. He is in the final stages of completing his debut novel titled "Art Detective," a story that fictionalizes the discovery of the fabled billion-dollar Impressionist collection of Parisian art dealer Josse Bernheim-Jeune, thought by many to have perished during World War II when the collection's hiding place, Castle de Rastignac in southern France, was destroyed by the Wehrmacht in reprisal for attacks made by members of the Resistance operating in the area. A former tax attorney, Tom holds a bachelor's degree as well as both a juris doctorate and masters of laws in taxation from the University of Florida. Tom lives in Estero, Florida with his fiancee, Connie, and their four cats.