Familiar Facades II

Resident Loretta Johnston began drawing as a child, but art wasn't her only gift. She earned a degree in music education and a master's in education with a secondary math endorsement.

As a self-taught watercolor artist, Loretta has depicted houses and scenes of interest in the areas where she has resided. She has also mastered still life and landscape paintings. Her first exhibit in Lawrence Gallery was in 2016, and several of her paintings have been on display in the SVWC Canterbury Dining Room for several years. We are thrilled to have her sharing her work once again.

An opening reception will occur on Friday, January 10, from 5 - 6:30 p.m.

Stop in to view Familiar Facades, as Lawrence Gallery is open to the public every day between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m.

John O’Conor returns for the Bistro Concert Series

John O’Conor, the world-acclaimed Beethoven interpreter and master of classical era works, will perform on Friday, February 28. His program will include some of his favorite pieces, including the Beethoven Moonlight Sonata; several include the Berceuse, the C sharp minor Nocturne, the 3rd Ballade, and works by Haydn and Schubert. This nicely follows the series of nocturnes he performed for us last year, beginning with several by his fellow Irishman John Field.

Early in his musical career, O’Conor traveled to Vienna to closely study the original scores of Beethoven. In Beethoven’s days, those conventions were not fully written. Musicians employed familiar conventions as they played sheet music. Later, music publishers added conventions to the scores, often guided more by their imagination than accuracy. O’Conor has been sought by the great orchestras around the world for his knowledge of how the original scores were played. While Beethoven has been at the center of his career, he is also recognized as a master interpreter of the works of greats like Liszt, Chopin, Schubert, and Haydn.

O’Conor teaches at Shenandoah Conservatory in Winchester, the Glenn Gould Music School in Toronto, as well as in Tokyo, and Dublin. Last year, before his performance, he was asked where he lives. His casual reply was: “On airplanes.”  He is a gracious gentleman whose pupils respectfully call him “John.”

His performance begins at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $10 cash at the door. The Bistro Concert Series is sponsored by Atlantic Union Bank. For more information, call 540- 665-0156.

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Started in 2020 as a first of its kind in our area, the Memory Café is a safe and comfortable space where care partners and their loved ones living with any type of dementia can gather to socialize, play games, and enjoy activities together. Experience community, laughter, and conversation with others navigating similar changes and make new memories together.

‍This is a FREE event hosted by SVWC, on the second Monday of each month. NOTE: The location has changed from previous years to The Espresso Bar and Cafe' in downtown Winchester. For additional details, contact Donielle Weatherholtz-Palmer at dpalmer@svwc.org.