David Allaway\, director of the Heritage program at St. John
's University in Minnesota\, will lecture at 4:30 p.m. Thursday\, March 22
\, introducing the first illuminated bible produced by a Benedictine monas
tery in 500 years.
The lecture is at the Canizaro library\, whe
re 10 prints from the bible will also be on display for the remainder of t
he spring term.
The lecture is free and open to the public.
For more information\, see the Ave Herald story here.
The Dominican Sisters of Mary\, Mother of the Eucharist are holding a retr
eat for moms Saturday\, March 24 -- the vigil of The Annunciation.
The retreat is from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Donahue Academy and incl
udes Eucharistic Adoration\, Mass\, confession\, quality time with other M
oms\, and talks by your some of the sisters.Cost is $10\, which includes m
eals.
The flyer is below or can be downloaded full-size in PDF
form he
re .
Reserve a spot by calling Sr. Teresa Benedicta at 239-348-97
85.
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DTSTART:20120324T000000Z SUMMARY:Test event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20120324T160000UTC-dc2b97@http://aveherald.com/ DTSTAMP:20260609T144719Z DESCRIPTION:There will be special events beginning at noon Saturday\, Ma
rch 24\, to mark the officail groundbreaking of the Oasis Club amenities c
enter at Del Webb in Ave Maria.
Groundbreaking is at noon\, fol
lowed by music from a 50s band\, food and other festivities.
Al
l are invited.
The combined voices of over 120 singers\, accompanied by a f
ull professional orchestra and world-class pianist\, John Robilette\, will
perform a Back to Beethoven: An Epic Journey program of 19th century mast
erworks in Naples March 24.
The Ave Maria University choirs wil
l collaborate with the Symphonic Chorale of Southwest Florida to showcase
works of Dvorak\, Brahms and Beethoven under the direction of Timothy McDo
nnell\, chair of the Ave Maria University department of music and director
of the Southwest Florida Chorale.
The focus of this project is
to bring area musicians (students\, professionals\, and gifted amateurs)
together to make music for a local cause. The proceeds will benefit faith-
based initiatives in support of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers.The pro
gram includes Dvorak's Mass in D Major\, Brahms's Shicksalslied and conclu
des with a rare performance of one of Beethoven's greatest and most inspir
ing masterpieces\, The Fantasia\, Op. 80\, for piano\, orchestra and conce
rt chorus.
The Fantasia\, a precursor to Beethoven's great Nin
th Symphony\, will feature acclaimed piano soloist John Robillete\, whom E
uropean critics have described as 'a throwback to the golden age of piano
playing.'The professional orchestral musicians are donating their services
for the March 24 concert. Tickets are $22 and can be purchased online at
BackToBeethoven.com\, by phone from the Symphonic Chorale at 239-650-5695\
, or from the Ave Maria University bookstore in Ave Maria\, either in pers
on or by phone at 239-304-7032.