Concert

Kendal continues its concert series with a performance on Sunday, November 3 at 3 pm by Ariel Horowitz and Eri Kang.

Talented violinist Ariel Horowitz returns to Kendal with a program of works by Beethoven, Janacek, Debussy, among others.

A Juilliard graduate and concertmaster of the Yale Philharmonia, Ariel recently joined the faculty of Mount Holyoke College as a Professor of Violin and Chamber Music.

She will be accompanied by pianist Eri Kang, also a Juilliard graduate, who has served on the faculty of CUNY’s Brooklyn College since 2011.

Elizabeth McCulloch speaking about her book, "Dreaming the Marsh"

On Monday, October 28 at 7:30 pm in the Gathering Room, author Elizabeth McCulloch, will deliver a talk on Dreaming the Marsh.

Born in Buenos Aires, Elizabeth McCulloch lived in New England, the Midwest, Canada and the South before putting down roots in Gainesville, FL 40 years ago. Previously a lawyer, then a teacher, she has been writing fiction for 30 years.

Dreaming the Marsh, her first published novel, is an environmental fable, uniquely Floridian. Mother Nature has had enough; a day of reckoning is coming, foretold by words that mysteriously appear on the side of a shiny new building. When the reckoning arrives, in the form of a giant sinkhole that swallows the site of a planned development, a large lake, and several miles of interstate highway, the citizens of Opakula, FL struggle to understand what is happening. A geologist wants to study it, the developers relish its wild beauty, and the mayor plans to stop it. Only the owner of a local café, who speaks with the Ancients, understands it, and she isn’t telling. Books will be available for sale.

If you want to know what happens and whether the marsh gets dreamed or drained, you’ll have to show up at the lecture.

New Art Workshop

NEW ART WORKSHOP ANNOUNCED

On Fridays, November 15 and 22, 10 am to 12 noon, artist Mark Araujo will be at Kendal for an exciting ceramics workshop focusing on the rich tradition of pre-Colombian cultures.

Make sure to dress for a mess. We will be using raw terra cotta and versa clay.

The first session will be about coil and slab building. At the second we will continue perfecting your masterpiece. Mark is an artist currently working at El Museo del Barrio as an educator and administrator. His own work includes mixed media sculpture, ceramics, welding and metal fabrication, painting and installation art.

Mark is deeply passionate about social justice and community organization and provides free art-making workshops throughout NYC and suburbs.

Exhibitions include SOHO House, Chelsea Film Festival, La Galeria del Barrio and East Village Art View.

The workshop will be limited to 12 people $25/ 2 sessions. This looks like an exciting possibility. To sign up and ask questions, speak to Bix Smethurst.

Phelps Vitality Events for Seniors in November

For the calendar of November Vitality events, click here.

For news about the November Breakfast Club, click here.

Kendal on Hudson Residents Association Annual Meeting October 21

The Meeting Agenda is in this week’s Spotlight.

Christians and Jews: The Unfinished Agenda

The Contemporary Issues Discussion Group (formerly the Faith Group) will present a special Monday morning program on October 28 at 10 am in the Gathering Room.

Rabbi James Rudin will discuss “Christians and Jews: The Unfinished Agenda”.
Rabbi Rudin was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and grew up in Alexandria, Virginia. He attended Wesleyan University and graduated from George Washington University with academic distinction.

He received his rabbinical ordination from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) and did graduate studies in History at the University of Illinois. The rabbi holds honorary doctorates from Saint Leo University, Saint Martin’s University, and HUC-JIR.

As a member of the American Jewish Committee’s professional staff for 32 years, Rabbi Rudin served as the AJC’s Interreligious Affairs Director. He is Distinguished Visiting Professor of Religion and Judaica at Saint Leo University and teaches at Florida Gulf Coast University Renaissance Academy. 

Rabbi Rudin served congregations in Kansas City, Missouri, and Champaign-Urbana, Illinois and was a United States Air Force Chaplain stationed in Japan and Korea.    

He is also a prolific author who wrote or edited seventeen books. In addition, he has been a Commentary writer for Religion News Service (RNS) since 1991. He received the Joseph Award of Villa Nazareth, a Pontifical institution; and the Eternal Light Award, Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies, Saint Leo University.

Digital Help Session

Computer Committee volunteers and a Hackley School student will be available on Friday, October 18 from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm to offer help with your smartphone, tablet or computer. Please sign up for the time slot when you can come.

Bring your charged phone, tablet or laptop, your power cord, and your password(s) to a free Help Session at the Riverside Conference Room (RCR), formerly ACR, on C Level.

If you wish to request a Hackley School student and Committee volunteer to come to your apartment to help with your computer, please sign up on that sheet in the Activities Alcove. For more information contact Peter Bermas or Caroline Persell.

2019 Early Voting

For the first time here in New York State it will be possible for voters to casts their ballots before the actual voting date.

Early Voting will be available on Saturday, October 26 through Sunday, November 3 at the Mt. Pleasant Community Center, 125 Lozza Drive, Valhalla, N.Y.

We urge as many residents as possible to vote early so next year’s locations will be closer to Kendal.

Questions? Please contact Martin Smolin or Annette Leyden for hours of operation and a possible lift to Vallhalla.

Emergency Preparation

If it becomes necessary for you to be taken to the hospital. it is absolutely essential that your vital information go with you. If you don’t have it available or know where it is, keep reading!

On Tuesday October 22 from 2 pm to 4 pm, PACE nursing students will be available to assist anyone needing help with gathering important information for their emergency bags which should be hanging on a hook or hanger in the closet nearest your apartment’s front door.

A table will be set up on T-Level right outside the RCC. When the EMS arrives for an emergency, they require these documents:

FACE SHEET (including allergies, medical history, emergency contact)

2. Medication list

3. MOLST/DNR (if applicable)

4. Health Care Proxy (if applicable)

5. Living Will (if applicable)

We hope you will take advantage of the students in helping you review/replace your emergency bag contents. You may bring your current emergency bag down for review as well. Hope to see you there!

It may save your life.

New Trip

On Wednesday, November 20, the Kendal Trips Committee will sponsor a trip to the William Louis-Dreyfus Foundation, Mt. Kisco. There will be a free tour of a modern and contemporary collection of 3,000+ paintings and sculptures by 225+ artists acquired by William Louis-Dreyfus (1932-2016), a billionaire businessman, lawyer, art collector, and poet. 

Most works are by self-taught (outsider art) and emerging artists unfamiliar to Kendal residents, like James Castle and Bill Traylor.   Residents who have not taken this tour before will have priority but there may be space for repeat visitors.

To sign up, do so in the Trips Book located in the Activities Alcove.