Photo by Martin Smolin
Phelps March Vitality Zoom Programs Available to KoH Residents
Click here to see them.
Art by Hart: In the pandemic Selkirk found his mind-emptying meditation more challenging than ever
Art and photo by Jane Hart
Snow Sculpture by Mother Nature
Photo by Stella Pence
Valentine's Day at Kendal
Despite foot-high snow, somehow people posted valentines in the trees at Kendal. Here are three. Click on the above pictures to move them along. Photos by Caroline Persell
If You Would Like to See a Dancing Chihuahua from TikTok...
From Dormancy to Bloom
Photo by Sheila Benedis
Sheila writes, “After several years of dormancy, my tiny orchid plant suddenly came to life.”
Phelps Hospital's Cancer Prevention Day, February 25
Click here to see the program. Residents are welcome to join for the whole program or drop in for individual sessions.
Four Nations Ensemble Online Concert from Pleasantville Chamber Music Society
To members and friends of the Pleasantville Chamber Music Society:
Amid the trials of this year, we are pleased to provide a series of online concerts. We hope to see you all in person soon, but we send these virtual events until we can gather again. Check our website for details on this second concert in our series—and our next two concerts.
Four Nations Ensemble
Click HERE to watch the online concert (available starting at 8 pm on 2/14 -- and for two weeks to follow)
Pascale Beaudin, soprano
Andrew Fouts, violin
Loretta O’Sullivan, cello
Scott Pauley, lute
Andrew Appel, harpsichord and director
A Baroque Valentine’s Day Celebration: “When Love Goes Wrong”
François Couperin: L'art de toucher le clavecin, Prelude No. 5
François Couperin: Le Dodo ou l’amour au berceau
Barbara Strozzi: Amor Dormiglione
François Couperin: L'art de toucher le clavecin, Prelude No. 2
George Frideric Handel: Credete al mio dolo
Michael Haydn: Andante, from Divertimento in C major
Jean-Paul Egide Martini: Plaisir d’Amour
Giuseppe Tartini: Sonata X, Op. 1 for violin and continuo, “Didone Abbandonata” (Dido Abandoned)
Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata IV in B-flat major, RV 45
Louis-Nicolas Clerambault: Medeé, a cantata for soprano and instruments
For over four decades, The Four Nations Ensemble has brought together leading soloists and generational front-runners of period vocal and instrumental performance. The Ensemble presents a special Valentine’s Day celebration with a different take on the usual holiday fare, featuring love songs from the Baroque on the theme of “Love Gone Wrong.”
Through its innovative programming, Four Nations has become a leading presence on the early music scene, performing at such major houses and festivals as the Kennedy Center and Lincoln Center, the Boston Early Music Festival, and New York's Mostly Mozart Festival, among many others.
Four Nations Ensemble is led by harpsichordist and artistic director Andrew Appel, who studied at Duke University, the Royal Conservatory in Antwerp and the Juilliard School. He has performed as recitalist at Carnegie Recital Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, Music Academy of the West, the Smithsonian Institution, Italy’s Spoleto Festival and New York’s Mostly Mozart Festival, among others.
We hope you will join us for this free concert! Mark your calendar:
March 7: Manhattan String Quartet
March 28: Vent Nouveau
Anthony Bradford's Guide to Doing Zoom Meetings
Click here to see the Handbook Anthony prepared for residents.
Modern Measurements
Ratio of an igloo's circumference to its diameter = Eskimo Pi
2000 pounds of Chinese soup = Won ton
Half a large intestine = 1 semicolon
1 millionth of a mouthwash = 1 microscope
365.25 days of drinking low-calorie beer = 1 Lite year
1 kilogram of falling figs = 1 Fig Newton
8 nickels = 2 paradigms
And my favorite, one many seniors can relate with:
1,000,000 aches = 1 megahurtz
Thanks to Sally Kellock for sending this.
Computer Committee Offers Zoom Workshop on MS Word February 19, 2021
Twenty-five residents attended. Click here for a copy of the Handout prepared by presenters Joe Bruno, Fran Kelly, and Caroline Persell.
Art by Hart: It took a pandemic before Eunice showed her true colors
Photo and art by Jane Hart
Peaceful Serenity Upstate
Photo by Jeff O’Donnell
Setting Sun Lights Up Tree
Photo by Hanan Watson
Senior Planet Offers Free Live Daily Workshops Explaining Digital Issues
As part of its effort to address some of the many needs for digital help residents reported in a recent survey, the Computer Committee will post digital tips in this column for residents.
Computer Committee member Sheila Darnborough recommends an organization called “Senior Planet” that offers free digital help sessions to seniors. The above photo shows their Zoom program on Streaming Wed. Feb. 10. Caroline Persell attended that session and found there were good opportunities for attendees to ask questions. For a list of “Senior Planet’s” current online offerings, click here.
They also have a free hotline for technological questions. Just call the National Senior Planet Hotline at 920-666-1959. It is open from 9am – 5pm EDT, Monday – Friday.
They also have on-line tutorials. For one on how to join a Zoom meeting, click here.
Art by Hart: With a flooded basement on top of a pandemic, Raggedy Ann was beginning to feel her age
Art and photo by Jane Hart
Senior Planet Also Offers Free Technical Video Tutorials Online Anytime
Click here to get to their page for links to all of the above topics.
Sheila Benedis's New Artist Book
Here’s a photo by Sheila of one of the pages in it.
“GetSetUp” also Offers Free Online Classes about Smart Phones, Zoom, etc.
Click here to see their website and decide if there’s something you want to learn more about.