Lunar New Year Celebration with Fenton Fong Studios
Experience a traditional lion dance in honor of The Year or the Fire Horse. Fenton Fong Studios will present wonderful Kung Fu demonstrations by their students and by the residents of MonteCedro.
Experience a traditional lion dance in honor of The Year or the Fire Horse. Fenton Fong Studios will present wonderful Kung Fu demonstrations by their students and by the residents of MonteCedro.
Singer-songwriter Suzanne May performs as Fonteyn. Join us for dessert and coffee as we enjoy her music, which reflects her love of ’70s music, drawing from her idols such as Carole King, Todd Rundgren and Paul McCartney to create a sound that’s original yet familiar.
Share the morning with some of the ladies of MonteCedro at our monthly breakfast. Please register early as seating is limited for this popular event.
Learn about the fascinating background of Rank Badges. For a Chinese civil bureaucrat, it was the symbol of an extraordinary intellectual achievement. Candidates were required to memorize nine volumes containing more than 600,000 characters of text, a process that on average took more than 30 years of study and examinations.
Join us for breakfast and conversation with the gentlemen of MonteCedro. Please register early as seating is limited.
The renowned artists of Camerata Pacifica are returning to MonteCedro. Flutist Sébastian Jacot, oboist Nicholas Daniel, and pianist Irina Zahharenkova will perform a lively trio by early 20th century British composer Madeleine Dring and some additional musical surprises.
Join Paul and Stephanie as they take you on a wonderful musical journey, touching on some of the world’s most beloved composers and the music that made them famous.
Join Doug McKenzie as he takes us on a trip to Yoho National Park in the Canadian Rockies. Lesser known than its famous Canadian Rockies neighbors, Banff and Jasper, Yoho is in fact a Cree expression meaning awe and wonder, a perfect name for this stunning destination. His slideshow adventure is filled with fun stories, fascinating facts and stunning images of gorgeous waterfalls, breathtaking scenery, and incredible vistas.
Join Oliver Green to examine the lives and careers of the remarkable female performers and composers who shaped music in the 20th century. Lectures will include the biographical, cultural, social, national and international information that affected the personal and professional lives of these artists. This is the first of a five-part series running every week on March 6, March 13, March 20, March 27 and April 3.
The Vieness Piano Duo are among the most electrifying and in-demand on the world stage today. Composed of pianists Eva Schaumkell and Vijay Venkatesh, the duo is celebrated for their intuitive musical communication, technical brilliance, and powerful stage presence. Together, they create performances that are sonically seamless and emotionally transcendent.
Join us for the unique pairing of violin and bassoon. The husband-and-wife duo of violinist Niv Ashkenazi and bassoonist Leah Kohn presents a fascinating program that blends beloved classics with unexpected gems and new arrangements.
The popular gathering of the ladies of MonteCedro is an ideal opportunity to get to know your future neighbors. Please RSVP early for this event as seating is limited.
When looking at art, have you ever thought, “That just doesn’t speak to me”? Or do you feel drawn to an artwork and want to look at it longer? The MonteCedro Art Committee offers an opportunity every other month, to explore our varied responses to the art in our collection. In March, they will look at pieces in the Montecedro Art Collection that are mysterious. They will discuss why an artist might pick this subject or what made the artist depict this abstract. What do our own responses suggest as meanings? Come and join a lively conversation.
Join Dr. Kelly Anderson as he discusses and performs works by Bach, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Gershwin, and others.
Join author Dr. Roy Meals on an unforgettable 342-mile urban adventure tracing the city’s unique perimeter. Forget the tourist traps and dive deep into the unexpected.
Concert pianist Vatché Mankerian is a multi-faceted artist. A pianist, composer, lecturer, author, and teacher, he has written works for piano, chamber ensembles, and electro-acoustic media, as well as incidental music for theatrical productions and cinema. Join us for a captivating musical performance.