Public talk: F. Scott Fitzgerald – Every photograph tells ‘The Great Gatsby’ story

8 January 2026

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Public talk:- Join us for an Evening of Music, Images and Storytelling: 
F. Scott Fitzgerald – Every photograph tells ‘The Great Gatsby’ story


Friday 20 March 2026 · 7.30pm-9pm
Assisi Room, St Augustine’s Abbey, Chilworth, Guildford GU4 8Q


Step into the glamour of the Jazz Age as every photograph helps tell The Great Gatsby story.
Lori Winch-Johnson and friends narrate the life of F. Scott Fitzgerald through a captivating album of photographs of the author and his circle, interwoven with extracts from his iconic novel, ‘The Great Gatsby’. The era comes alive with songs of the Roaring Twenties, performed by superb vocalist Anna Loveday, accompanied by the Abbey’s outstanding musician Dr Julie Ainscough.


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Only 30 spaces – advance booking essential.
£10 early bird (book by 20 February 2026), then £15 per person. A small booking fee applies.
Sorry - no tickets available on the door.
Refreshments served during the interval. Free car parking.

All funds raised support Chilworth’s Benedictine monks. Thank you.

St Augustine's Abbey, Sample Oak Lane, Chilworth, Guildford, Surrey GU4 8QR - a living Roman Catholic Benedictine monastery.

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Photo credit: F. Scott Fitzgerald:- English: Photographer unknown. The publicity photo was distributed by Fitzgerald's publisher, Scribner's (source: Curtis, William (April 15, 1922). "Some Recent Books". Town & Country, Vol. LXXIX, pp. 62, 76; see photo caption)., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons


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