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Association Events

AARP Driver Safety Class reflecting an affinity for a wide variety of styles. His CD of Clara
2 DAY CLASS Schumann’s Piano Concerto in A Minor was the first commercial
Monday, March 14th and Tuesday, March 15th recording of a large-scale Romantic work using an orchestra created
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. DAILY from sampled sounds. His Mussorgsky/Mendelssohn CD was the first
This two day course will be led by Tom McMahon. using the Bosendorfer 290 SE Recording Piano. Other recordings include
Hear about the new California laws and how they affect your driving. David Ott’s Second Piano Concerto with the London Symphony which
This class may make you eligible for a discount on insurance (check with was written for Moyer. Many other composers have written for Moyer
your agent). You must attend both days to receive credit for completing including Pulitzer Prize winners George Walker and Ned Rorem, and
the course. Donal Fox whose Etudes of 2002-2006 were commissioned by the
Payment: Make checks payable to AARP and give to the instructor the Guggenheim Foundation.
morning of the 1st class. $13.00 / per person
$20.00 for AARP members
$25.00 for Non-Members
Please bring your AARP card and Driver’s License to the first day of Cornhole Tournament
class. Must RSVP at The Retreat in advance. Tuesday, March 8th at 6:30 p.m.
Rules and details will be emailed out to players
a couple of days prior to play. Play will take
St. Patrick’s ~ It’s 5 O'clock Somewhere ~ Gruvy2ns place inside The Retreat. No experience
Thursday, March 17th from 5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. required!
The Gruvy2ns have been rockin' Must RSVP by March 1st. Can sign up with a
Northern California for a while partner or individually and you will be paired
now and everywhere they go people are with someone.
simply amazed at the sound, not to mention $4.00 / per player for prizes
how much fun they are. With well over 427
songs in their repertoire, there's definitely
something for everybody. Let’s Play Trivia
Feel free to bring a beverage of your choice Thursday, March 24th at 6:30 p.m.
to enjoy. Wine glasses will be provided. Players will be assigned to groups of
Corned Beef and Cabbage dinner served 6. You may register with a group of
around 6:00 p.m. while the musicians take a friends or sign up as a single and we
break. will put you on a table. Various
Dinner and Music $17.00 / per person categories will be covered, points
Music only $8.00 / per person given for correct answers and the
group with the most points will be the
winners.
$2.00 / per player for prizes
Fred Moyer Piano Concert
Sunday, March 20th
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Frederick Moyer began Resident Art Exhibit
studies at age seven with his Sunday, May 1
st
mother Betsy Moyer, a 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
graduate of Oberlin Come experience Fine Art and
Conservatory. In junior high Photography created by
school, he began studies with community artists! Enjoy wine
Theodore Lettvin, and in high and light hors d’oeuvres while
school entered Curtis Institute viewing the hard work and
of Music where he studied talent of your neighbors.
with Eleanor Sokoloff. Later, Artists:
at Indiana University, he studied with Menahem Pressler of the Beaux RSVP at The Retreat by
Arts Trio. Throughout, he coached with his grandfather David Moyer, a Friday, April 22nd - FREE
student of Ferruccio Busoni and Ernst Von Dohnanyi. Attendees: Resident Norm Vig displaying his
For over 35 years, Fred has made a living solely from concerts and RSVP at The Retreat - FREE work at the 2019 Art & Wine Exhibit
recordings. He plays hundreds of concerts annually across the country,
has performed in 44 countries, in such venues as Suntory Hall in Tokyo,
Syndey Opera House, Windsor Castle, Carnegie Recital Hall,
Tanglewood, and the Kennedy Center.
His many recordings comprise works by over thirty composers and

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