Celebrating a 95th birthday during the COVID-19 pandemic can become a major family dilemma.
Last year when Anastasia Island resident Dorothy Miller turned 94 on April 18, her family and friends staged a drive-through celebration around her neighborhood. But turning 95 is the real milestone.
“Let’s go camping,” one family member suggested, and that triggered a lot of conversations among family members with Dorothy making the decision to “hit the road” and head to the campgrounds at Georgia Veteran’s Memorial State Park.
Family members joining the camping celebration included her children, sons Brad, Randy, Danny and daughter Jody. Son David and his wife Peyton from Houston, Texas, joined them.
BIG ARTS awards classical music scholarships
By BIG ARTS - | Apr 14, 2021
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Pianist Arturo Fernandez
On April 2, BIG ARTS hosted 12 young aspiring classical musicians on the Christensen Performance Hall stage for the BIG ARTS Classical Music Scholarship auditions. The program is meant to assist highly proficient and talented undergraduate students who plan to continue their education and training in the field of classical music. The scholarship may be awarded to up to three students annually in the amounts of $15,000, $10,000 and $5,000. This year’s recipients are pianist Arturo Fernandez, pianist Christopher Tavernier and harpist Isabelle Scott.
“It’s such a joy to have these incredibly talented young musicians on the BIG ARTS stage,” Executive Director Lee Ellen Harder said. “Supporting arts in the community is at the core of the BIG ARTS mission, and I can’t think of a more rewarding way to give back than by helping young aspiring musicians pursue th