Sign Up
for the Free Digital Clinic
SAT., JUNE 8, 2019
1:30-3:30 p.m.
Sign up on sheets on Activities Alcove shelf
Get help from a student or a resident in YOUR APARTMENT or in the RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION OFFICE on C-level (bring your digital device AND your charger)
We will be working mostly with acrylic paints, acrylic media, crayons, collage, inks and varied tools and brushes.
The approach will be explorative, spontaneous and fun!
Wear old clothing or an apron.
Materials will be provided
Class will be limited to 6 people.
Call Ann to reserve your spot.
On Monday, May 27, Kendal will celebrate Memorial Day with its traditional midday meal picnic-style of hot dogs, hamburgers, etc.
During the day, as usual on this holiday weekend, Kendal will welcome many sons, daughters, grandchildren plus other friends and relatives. The feeling is always festive.
However, to commemorate the seriousness of the holiday, a special award-winning documentary movie They Shall Not Grow Old (2018, 99 min.) will be shown in the Gathering Room at 7:30 pm.
It has been described “Using state-of-the-art technology and materials from the BBC and Imperial War Museum, filmmaker Peter Jackson allows the story of World War I to be told by the men who were there. Life on the front is explored through the voices of the soldiers, who discuss their feelings about the conflict, the food they ate, the friends they made and their dreams of the future.”
This special event is not to be missed.
There will be a meeting of the Vision Help Committee on Friday, May 31 at 4:00 pm in the Residents Association Office. Bring suggestions for games, puzzles, etc. If you plan to attend, please get in touch with Amelia Augustus.
Potential candidates for the Residents Council should get their “Intent to Run” form to Janet Schloat by Monday, June 3.
There are short waiting lists for the following trips:
Wednesday, June 19, to the New York Botanical Garden, Bronx: “Brazilian Modern: The Living Art of Roberto Burle Marx” (1909-1994).
Wednesday June 26, to the Storm King Art Center, New Windsor, NY. World-class sculpture park of modern and contemporary art in a 500-acre landscape of rolling hills, woodlands and fields; docent tour of sculptures on Museum Hill.
Sign up for trips in the Trips Book located in the Activities Alcove.
On Sunday, June 2, at 3 pm in the Gathering Room, Kendal’s residents are in for a treat as 26 students from the Sleepy Hollow High School Chamber and Jazz Programs demonstrate their talents. If you want to see the future of quality music you’ll make sure to be in your seat for this outstanding concert.
At the conclusion of the concert, a special presentation will be made on behalf of the Music Committee.
Photo by Rita Benzer
The One Future Committee has announced that the "roll out" meeting planned for May 31 and the focus groups with residents (June 4, 5, 17, and 18), residents' family members, and staff have been postponed until the fall. Some parts of the Master Planning process will continue to go forward now, including the assessment of the physical plant and infrastructure, the market study, and the Board interviews for the strategic planning process.
The amazingly active Trips Committee has announced two new excursions.
On Wed., June 19, New York Botanical Garden, Bronx: “Brazilian Modern: The Living Art of Roberto Burle Marx” (1909-1994).
Discover this landscape architect, innovative artist and conservationist through a specially created garden with tall palm trees and lush tropical plants of Brazil; signature curved, patterned pathways; a sculptural water feature; and a living wall. His vibrant paintings, drawings and textiles are on view in the Mertz Library. The exhibition also includes a recreated Sitio, his home and living laboratory of plants near Rio, where he entertained friends from around the world.
Then on Wed., June 26, Storm King Art Center, New Windsor: World-class sculpture park of modern and contemporary art in a 500-acre landscape of rolling hills, woodlands and fields. Docent tour of sculptures on Museum Hill; tram ride to see outlying sculptures; see site-specific works by Alexander Calder, Andy Goldsworthy, Maya Lin, Isamu Noguchi, Richard Serra, David Smith, Mark di Suvero, and many others.
These two trips will fill up fast. Sign-up ASAP in the Trips Book located in the Activities Alcove.
On Friday, May 24, from 10 am to 12 noon, Anne Winner will show us how drawing with water-based colored inks on paper placed on a plexiglass plate can produce lovely one-of-a-kind results. Questions? Speak to Bix Smethurst.
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On Tuesdays, June 4, 11, 18 and 25, from 1:30-3:30 pm, artist and art historian Jill Kiefer will conduct a “Great Artists of the 20th Century” course in the Gathering Room. If you have not yet enrolled, please pick up a signup sheet from the wall rack in the Activities Alcove.
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A new course on Shakespeare will be offered in July. Instructor Kate Farrington returns on Tuesdays, July 9, 16, 23 and 30 to teach another theater course. This year her theme is “Shakespeare Comedies - Travels through Time.” Covered will be Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Merchant of Venice, and Twelfth Night.
Look for the sign-up sheet in early June.
Kendal is especially aware of the need for help that those with sight and/or hearing problems have.
KoH residents have donated more than 1,000 pairs of glasses and cases to Eyes for the Needy. Amelia Augustus, who is involved in this activity, says we we should try to reach this kind of a goal for hearing aids by donating unneeded ones to Hearing Now. If necessary, this non-profit organization also repairs hearing aids to ensure their usefulness before distributing them.
Please leave your gift in the labeled box in the Activities Alcove.
Any questions? Contact Amelia.
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