{"id":256796,"date":"2020-10-06T13:48:31","date_gmt":"2020-10-06T17:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=256796"},"modified":"2021-03-14T16:48:23","modified_gmt":"2021-03-14T20:48:23","slug":"month-of-the-elderly-virtual-concert-dubbed-a-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/month-of-the-elderly-virtual-concert-dubbed-a-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Month of the Elderly virtual concert dubbed a success"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_256805\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-256805\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-256805\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Jerry-Lloyd-642x305.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Jerry-Lloyd-642x305.jpg 642w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Jerry-Lloyd-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Jerry-Lloyd-768x365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Jerry-Lloyd-640x304.jpg 640w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Jerry-Lloyd.jpg 883w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-256805\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jerry Lloyd<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A virtual concert which was held for the first time to end activities for the month of the elderly last week was described as a success.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">President of the Dominica Council on Ageing Ophelia Olivacc\u00e9 Marie told Dominica News Online (DNO) during an interview that due to the Covid-19 pandemic the emphasis of the virtual concert was not to have too large an audience.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe concert was a success,\u201d she said. \u201cIt started on time and the performances went very well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She continued, \u201cIt was a fitting end for the month of the elderly and it was also a fitting way to celebrate the International Day of Older Persons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She said that Jerry Lloyd, the featured artist, \u201cwas on fire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHe was on top of his game and some of the songs people knew because they heard it on the radio,\u201d she stated. \u201cSome of the songs he sang were local songs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other performances came from Lady S, Nigel Lawrence Jr. and Lady of Song Ophelia herself.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Olivacc\u00e9 Marie said the concert can still be viewed on the social media platform via DNO, the DCOA Facebook Page and Alliance Fran\u00e7aise Facebook Page.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the event, certificates of appreciation were presented to 10 individuals who have been working closely with the DCOA.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The\u00a0Month\u00a0of the\u00a0Elderly\u00a0was held under the theme : \u201cThe\u00a0Elderly: Surviving the Pandemic\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A virtual concert which was held for the first time to end activities for the month of the elderly last week was described as a success. 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