Met Opera HD Update

The Trips Committee chose four Met Operas in HD that will be available for residents who sign-up. Live performances for Kendal trips to White Plains in the 2019-2020 season will be:

Oct 12: Puccini’s Turandot

Feb 1: Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess

Feb 29: Handel’s Agrippina

Mar 14: Wagner’s The Flying Duchman

The full capacity of the Kendal van sold out after sign-up sheets were posted the morning of July 1. Residents are welcome to sign up on the wait lists.

Met Opera in HD Live priority tickets go on sale July 11, and the box office opens to the general public July 17.

Questions? Get in touch with Jan Myers.

Committee Notices

As many know, Kendal on Hudson contains one of the most active groups of retirees in the nation. Have a look below and you will get a good idea of what goes on in this whirlwind of a community.

The Health and Wellness Committee meeting on Friday, July 12, is open to all. Lisa Wacht, Health Services Administrator, will bring us up-to-date and help us plan future activities, 10 am, RAO on C level. Dot Bone is chairperson.

 Sing Along on Wednesday, July 17: “Sing and Swing with Sue,” a program of songs of the Forties led by the incomparable Sue Anderson. Don’t miss it! It takes place in the Residents Lounge at 5:00 pm. Bob Singleton chairs.

 The Dining Room Advisory Committee reminds residents of the 6/28/2019 memo from Fred Coppola, Director of Dining, that nutritional values for lunch and dinner entrees were added on the menu effective July 1. Margo Berger chairs the group.

 The Recycling Committee reports that new pictorial signs have been posted in all KoH trash rooms, and hooks for plastic bags were added where needed. Residents are requested to deposit only clean paper, clean recyclable glass, metal and plastics, and bagged trash in the respective bins. We are grateful to Food Services for providing bins for recyclable plastic glasses and cups in the Residents Lounge. A bin for recyclable plastics is also available in the PDR during special functions. Let’s all pitch in and do your share to reduce the flow of plastics to landfills, waterways and incinerators!

 Residents who wish to donate women’s and men’s clothing and other textiles in good condition are urged to bring their donations to the Residents Association meeting on July 22 at 7:30 pm in the Gathering Room.

The July-August 2019 Issue of "Kendal View" is now Available

Click on the cover below to see the entire journal online.

Phelps Vitality Programs for July 2019

July Breakfast Club. Click here for the program on Memory Care.

For the calendar of July Phelps Vitality Events, click here.

Resident Marilyn Bottjer in Hudson River Rug Hookers Show at Croton Free Library July 1-August 31, 2019

This is the same group which exhibited at Rockefeller Park last year. Marilyn has a series of 12 pieces in the exhibit which is titled “A Year in the Life...” She hooked a piece for each month of 2018, some of which have been hung in her Kendal hall or in the Rue des Artistes. 

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Everybody’s reading “The Legend”, namely, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Washington Irving’s immortal tale which is now 200 years old.

As part of the bicentennial celebration, Kendal residents are invited to read the story and then join a discussion group on Thursday, August 8, from 2 pm to 4 pm in the Administrative Conference Room.

To be facilitated by a member of the Historical Society of the Tarrytowns, the discussion group is limited to 20 participants. Be sure to sign up right away in the loose-leaf book on the Activities Alcove shelf.

A Canine Perspective.

Kendal has had many residents who have excelled in many ways throughout their lives. Now, they have been joined by one of our in-house canine neighbors.

On June 23 Dunbar’s Ace (better known as just Ace to all of us here at Kendal) was tested at the American Legion Hall in Pomona, N.Y., for renewal of his Therapy Dog license by Intermountain Therapy Animals. The renewal carries with it $2 million worth of accident insurance while on duty, which Kendal on Hudson requires for animal visitors (other than family pets) to Sunnyside or Clearwater.

His proud handler Doris Appleby announced that Ace passed his exam with flying colors so he can visit Clearwater and Sunnyside for another two years.

Doris is advocating provision of a dog park at Kendal. She has obtained and stored in Clermont’s garage 100 donated floor mats that could be used to train dogs. Most veterinary schools recommend mastery of six behaviors in response to the commands “Sit, Down, Come, Stay, Heel, and Leave It,” in order for them to be able to run off-leash in a dog park.

Doris seeks land for a dog park and an indoor space to train Kendal residents’ canine pets. She knows a professional willing to help. Her experience and research indicate you can hardly expect a dog not to bark at inopportune times unless s/he can work off energy running for about an hour a day.

Germany: Past, Present and Future

On Monday evening, July 31 at 7:30 pm Kendal will present a lecture by Ronnie Golz on “Past, Present & Future of Berlin, Germany & Europe”.

The past begins with the end of World War II, Allied Occupation, the creation of two Germanys. The present begins with the reunification and the resulting problems. The future is about Germany and the European Union’s role economically and politically in today’s globalized world.

Mr. Golz will discuss these issues with residents in the Gathering Room. He holds a Diploma in Economics and Business School Teaching from the Universities of Berlin and Cologne. A freelance lecturer in adult education since 1970, he has been a keynote speaker on economics, politics, Jewish life and Holocaust commemoration in postwar Germany, the U.S., France, Britain, Ireland, Israel, and Italy.

All residents are invited.

New Trip Announced

The Trips Committee announced a new excursion for Wednesday, July 31, to The Cloisters, New York to explore this branch of the Metropolitan Museum which specializes in the art and architecture of the medieval era in Europe.

The Cloisters are located in Fort Tryon Park overlooking the Hudson. Its 2,000 art treasures include sculpture, paintings, tapestries, stained-glass windows, enamels, ivories, and metalwork.

Highlights are the Unicorn tapestries, French cloisters with medieval gardens, a Romanesque chapel, and the treasury.

Both Met members and nonmembers must pay the senior group rate of $17 per person; the Kendal van will provide free transportation to the Cloisters in the northern end of Manhattan.

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The Committee also announced that there is a short Wait List for the Wednesday, July 17, trip to the New York Historical Society exhibition on “Hudson Rising: An Environmental Odyssey.”

Sign-up for both trips is in the Trips Book located in the Activities Alcove.

Reminders

There is a short wait list for the July 19 trip to the New York Historical Society for their “Hudson Rising: An Environmental Odyssey” exhibition. To get on the waiting list, sign up as usual in the Trips Book located in the Activities Alcove.

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The Kendal Herb Garden is open for clipping. There is mint for iced tea, dill for cucumber salad, lemon balm for tea, basil for tomatoes, chives for salads, and lots more.

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Tuesday, June 25 is Primary Election Day for the Democratic Party. Candidates for judicial posts will be on the ballot. There is no Republican primary this year.

The election, as usual will be held at the Philipsburg Manor House. Van trips are available. Check at the front desk.

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The Shakespeare Comedies Course taught by Kate Farrington will take place on July 9, 16, 23, & 30.
For information speak to Fran Kelly.

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July 12 concert features Ciaran Sheehan, baritone, with Sue Anderson at the piano