A Conversation with Lt. General Jay Garner (RET.)

St. Luke’s United  Methodist Church

Invites you to

A conversation with Lt. General Jay Garner (Ret)

Sunday, February 16 from 1:00-3:00p.m.

In 2003 General Garner was selected to lead the post-war reconstruction efforts in Iraq. General Garner was to develop and implement plans to assist the Iraqis in developing governance and reconstructing the country once Saddam Hussein was deposed. General Garner is currently an active defense and energy industry consultant and travels to the Middle East and the Kurdish region of Iraq several times a year.

Topics we’ll be discussing are:

• Understanding the Kurdistan region of Iraq
• Discussion of how the Kurds fit into the complex religious, political, ethnic and tribal makeup of Iraq and the Middle East
• How the influence of the major Middle East powers including Iran and the effect of the Kurdish region
• The strategic and political importance of Kurdistan to US interests in the region
• Q & A

No RSVP required but please bring an appetizer to share.

Location:

Founders Hall

St. Luke’s United Methodist Church

4851 S. Apopka-Vineland Road
Orlando, FL 32819

407-876-4991

BRAHMS’ EIN DEUTSCHES REQUIEM & DVOŘÁK’S SYMPHONY FROM THE NEW WORLD

This piece is for someone who wants to experience classical in a big way. This is classical that’s in your face and emotionally-charged. Get ready to experience classical music like never before. This piece was written by Brahms’ in honor of his mother, and combined with From the New World, the performance emits a sense of love and emotion and creates a perfect symphonic experience.

Sunday, February 16, 2020 | 3:00pm

Knowles Memorial Chapel | Tickets from $25

• Performance length: 90-minute piece with an intermission

• Performance type: The Names You Know, The Music You Love.

• Link to tickets for Feb. 16: https://bachfestivalflorida.org/event/brahms-ein-deutsches-requiem-dvorak-symphony-from-new-world_2/

Organ Symphony at the Basilica

On Sunday, February 16, the University of Central Florida Symphony Orchestra will perform a free concert!

On the program will be the colossal “Organ Symphony in C Major” by Camille Saint-Saëns for organ and orchestra. This very popular piece receives fewer actual performances than expected because most concert halls built today do not contain an adequate pipe organ. The University of Central Florida Symphony Orchestra is under the direction of Dr. Chung Park. Dr. Park’s conducting has received wide critical acclaim. The Miami Herald hailed his performance of Stravinsky’s Soldier’s Tale as “masterfully directed” and his conducting of Debussy’s Afternoon of a Faun as “lucid and refined.”

More information can be found by calling 407-239-6600. The Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Universe is located at 8300 Vineland Avenue in Orlando, near Lake Buena Vista off I-4 (exit 68). Complimentary parking is available.