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Free guitar, banjo lessons for seniors 50 and older

Posted at 9:52 pm December 30, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Senior Guitar Lessons Class 2014

First Row: Jack Copeland, Rosevelt Gilliland, Lu Ann Christy, Ken Carter, Wendall Cook, Instructor, Don Snouffer. Second Row: Dee Williams, Don Bourgrand, George Davis, Bobby Neal, John Dorflinger, Roe Sutherland, Charlie Orr, Billie Joe Campbell. Third Row: Ernie Blair, Jim Sells, Joe Henderson, Unidentified Visitor, Ken Newton. (Submitted photo)

 

Free guitar lessons for senior citizens will resume on Friday, January 9, at 9 a.m. at the Oak Ridge Senior Citizen Center on Emory Valley Road.

All levels of guitar players are welcome, a press release said. Beginner’s lessons start at 9 a.m. and intermediate lessons at 10 a.m. Wendall Cook, who has many years of experience playing and teaching, conducts the lessons.

Members from the class provide music for the Senior Citizens Center Christmas and Valentine’s Day parties, and also play at various nursing homes and retirement centers, as well as other venues from time to time. Free banjo lessons will also be resuming on the same day at 1 p.m. in the afternoon.

Come out and enjoy this program and many others offered at the Oak Ridge Senior Center. Like them on Facebook, check out the website at orrecparks.org, or call them at (865) 425-3999 for more information.

Filed Under: Entertainment, Front Page News, Government, Music, Oak Ridge Tagged With: banjo lessons, guitar lessons, Oak Ridge Senior Center, Oak Ridge Senior Citizen Center, senior citizens

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