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Gallery Dedication and Piano Concert at St. Francis by the Sea
March 25, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The parish of Saint Francis by the Sea Episcopal Church, located in Salter Path, is pleased to announce two special events for Friday, March 25th. The public is invited to attend with no admission charge.
Beginning at 6 p.m., the church will officially dedicate and rename their art gallery as the Bradford Gallery at Saint Francis by the Sea. This name change honors Tim Bradford, who created the art gallery for the church in 2008, and has served as its curator since the installation. Since its inception, the gallery has hosted over 150 art exhibitions of local artists. The evening will begin with a short litany of dedication honoring Mr. Bradford and will showcase artwork that he painted and created that is currently hanging in the gallery. A wine and cheese social will follow the short dedication service.
Following the art gallery dedication, everyone will be invited upstairs for a piano concert by Dayton Vesper at 7 p.m. Mr. Vesper will be performing the works of Brahms, Schumann, Grieg, Liszt and Chopin on the church Steinway piano. He has been an active piano solo recitalist in the coastal Carolinas for many years and is a product of the Carteret Public School System. He received a Bachelor of Music degree from East Carolina University in piano performance and pedagogy.