Rotary club
The Brown County Rotary Club will meet at 8 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 12 in the lower level of the Brown County Community Foundation, 209 N. Van Buren St., or via Zoom.
The guest speakers will be Andreas Ioannides and Annie Hawk. They will discuss ChamberFest Brown County which opens its inaugural season on Aug. 17 at the Nashville United Methodist Church.
British-Cypriot pianist Andreas Ioannides enjoys a “diverse and exciting” career rooted in his love of performing and teaching. He has given recitals throughout Europe, Asia, North and South America, appearing in venues such as Boston Symphony Hall, the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., the Hamburg Konzerthaus, the Seoul Arts Center, the Temppeliaukio Kirkko in Helsinki and the Municipal Theater of Rio de Janeiro. He has received enthusiastic reviews by the Boston Globe, and his performances have been broadcast on television and radio across three continents.
Ioannides has made concerto appearances under maestros Neil Varon, David Effron, Paul Nadler and Roberto Tibiriçá. His chamber collaborations include such artists as Joseph Swensen, Atar Arad, Peter Stumpf and composer PQ Phan. A prize winner in the BNDES International Piano Competition in Rio de Janeiro and the Hastings International Piano Competition in the UK, he recently turned his attention to recording projects, including a two-disc album released in 2020 in honor of the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth.
Ioannides is currently lecturer of piano at Indiana State University where he oversees the applied piano program. He is also artistic director of RiverSong Music Inc., a nonprofit organization that promotes community education and enrichment through classical music. He holds a doctor of music degree from Indiana University, mentored by the legendary pianist Menahem Pressler. He will perform at events on Aug. 17 and 20.
Annie Hawk is a Brown County Rotarian and president of the board of ChamberFest Brown County. She holds a master’s degree in education from Indiana University. She has taught preschool and was the program director at the Oberlin Early Childhood Center in Ohio before working as a financial services professional at New York Life Insurance. As a passionate arts event organizer, she has led a concert series at Grace Episcopal Church in downtown Chicago for seven years and is currently in charge of the Bean Blossom Music Series at St. David’s Episcopal Church in Bean Blossom. These concerts feature student and faculty performances from the Chicago College of the Performing Arts (Roosevelt University), Jacobs School of Music (Indiana University) among others.
Hawk initiated and directed FamiliesYES!, a nonprofit organization in Ohio which put on the annual Lorain County Family Fun Fair featuring educational activities for children. She is co-founder of RiverSong Music Inc.
Members of the community, especially those interested in exploring opportunities to participate in projects and to be of service to our community, are invited to attend the remote session. Visit RotaryClubofBrownCounty.org and click on the “Contact us” URL to obtain a link to the Zoom meeting.
Veterans meetings
Veterans service organizations of Brown County have various meetings throughout the month, all meeting at Veterans Hall, 902 Deer Run Lane.
- Vietnam Veterans of Brown County meet on first Wednesdays. The next meeting is Sept. 8 at 7 p.m.
- Veterans of Foreign Wars meet on second Thursdays. The next meeting is Sept. 9 at 7 p.m.
- American Legion meets on third Wednesdays. The next meeting is Aug. 18 at 7 p.m.
For more information on veterans meetings, call 812-988-5600.
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