Upcoming Events
Sunday, August 22nd; 5:00pm
Perspectives on the Middle East: A Series of Discussions
"Our Life in Jerusalem (1972-2008): Personal Reflections"
With Alice Cooper, Teacher of English and English as a Second Language and Robert Cooper, Professor Emeritus at Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The discussion will take place in Fisher House at 13 Church St, Woods Hole, opposite of the Stone Church. Presentations are free, and open to the public. The discussion begins at 5pm, and is followed by a question and answer period and light refreshments. For more information please contact Mary at 508-548-0625 or Jim at 508- 457-9350.
Tuesday, August 24th; 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Entertaining with Godly Gourmet: A Cooking Class with Annie Chalkley
"Summer Entertaining with Healthy Local Choices"
Annie Chalkley will hold another session of her popular cooking class this summer in Fisher House. The class is $35 per person and is limited to 16 people. The recipes will be included as well as a tasting of the day's fare. Annie has catered for such governmental dignitaries as Margaret Thatcher, Charles, Prince of Wales, Henry Kissenger and members of the National Democratic Party, as well as celebrities Glenn Close, Nick Nolte and Arnold Palmer. Annie is a member of the Church of the Messiah who summers here in Woods Hole. Please RSVP through the church office, at 508-548-2145.
Friday, August 27th; 12:00pm
NoonTunes Summer Concert Series
Cynthia De Bellis, horn; David Rufino, horn; and Brittany Haskell, organ
This French Horn and Organ trio will perform a 45-minute noontime recital in the Stone Church. A free-will offering will be taken at the door to benefit the music program at the church. Audience members are welcome to picnic on church grounds following the recital.
Cynthia E. De Bellis holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education Performance and a Master of Music in French Horn Performance and minor in Music History from Syracuse University and has completed Advanced Graduate Study in Computer Science at Worcester State College, University of California at Santa Barbara and University of Illinois at Urbana. As a long time member of the Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra, she has played all four horn positions and is currently playing fourth horn.
David Rufino is currently 3rd horn in the Cape Cod Symphony and 2nd horn in the Plymouth Philharmonic. David also performs with many groups throughout New England including the Orchestra of Indian Hill, Bangor Symphony, Hanover Chamber Orchestra, Gardner Museum Chamber Orchestra, Alea III, and as a soloist with the Harvard Group for New Music. A native of New Jersey, Mr. Rufino holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Temple University and a Master of Music from Boston University. David is currently the horn teacher in the Westwood Public Schools "Prodigy Program", and at Bishop Hendricken High School.
Brittany Haskell is currently the music director at the Church of the Messiah. She also directs the Greater Falmouth Mostly All-Male Chorus, and is on the piano faculty at Cape Cod Conservatory. She earned a Master's degree in Organ Performance from Westminster Choir College in Princeton, NJ, studying with Alan Morrison, and Bachelor's degrees in Organ Performance and Music Education from the University of Southern Maine, studying with Ray Cornils.
