January 2022
Question, Persuade & Refer (QPR) A Suicide Prevention Virtual Training
QPR (Question, Persuade, and Refer) Gatekeeper Training for Suicide Prevention is a 1-2 hour educational program designed to teach lay and professional "gatekeepers" the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to respond.
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Julian Schwarz, Cello & Marika Bournaki, Piano Cellist Julian Schwarz and pianist Marika Bournaki met as students at the 2006 Aspen Music Festival, subsequently reconnecting at Switzerland’s Verbier Festival and as students at The Juilliard School in New York City. They began their musical collaboration in 2014, and made their debut at the Austrian Embassy in Washington, DC. As the winners of the First Prize in the Boulder International Chamber Music Competition’s inaugural “The Art of Duo,” Schwarz & Bournaki…
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Arts @ Abingdon Music Concert
FREE CONCERT: Rastrelli Cello Quartet A singularly unique ensemble, the Rastrelli Cello Quartet has been thrilling audiences with their renderings of non-traditional programming since 2002. The ensemble has a mission to perform music “between the genres,” and their widely varied programs mix comfortably works by Bach, Saint-Saens and Tchaikovsky with that of George Gershwin, Dave Brubeck and Leroy Anderson. The name of the Quartet is taken from the eighteenth-century architect Bartholomew Rastrelli, who designed the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, the…
Find out more »Youth Mental Health First Aid Virtual Training (2/23 & 2/24/22 – 2-days, 4-hours each training)
Youth MHFA Virtual Training: 2/23 & 2/24/22 A two days, four hours each training. Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. Youth Mental Health First Aid is primarily designed for adults who regularly interact with young people.
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March 2022
Arts @ Abingdon Music Concert
An Tran, Classical Guitar An Tran is an internationally acclaimed Vietnamese Classical Guitarist and winner of over 13 international competitions and awards. Based in Chicago, USA, An has been praised for his “gorgeous playing” and “flawless technique” by the KnoxTNToday, and received many accolades for his dynamic artistry including being hailed as a “Vietnamese guitar virtuoso” by Austin Classical Guitar. Crafting his signature style by merging world cultures with Vietnamese classical music, he was invited to teach, perform and judge…
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Gloucester Arts Festival
We are thrilled to announce the Sixth Annual Gloucester Arts Festival will be held in June of 2022. The festival will feature signature events the community counts on like our Symphony Under the Stars and Invitational Plein Air Event. We look forward to ensuring access to the arts and welcoming all to family-friendly events with appropriate Covid-19 safety precautions in place. Whether you look forward to the Plein Air events, Brews & Brine, or simply strolling along Main Street enjoying…
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Chris Jones and the Night Drivers, Bluegrass Presented in partnership with Gloucester Arts Festival and The Cook Foundation Chris Jones is a quadruple treat as a singer, a songwriter, a guitarist, and, thanks to his role hosting SiriusXM’s Bluegrass Junction, as one of the most widely heard broadcasting voices in bluegrass music. His immediately recognizable voice, warm sense of humor, and abundance of talent have combined to make him one of the genre’s most distinctive personalities, and one of its…
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