Opera presentations (via video) on Saturday afternoons will continue.
HANSEL & GRETEL, with performances by Judith Biegen, Frederica von Stade, Rosalind Elias, Jean Kraft, and Michael Devlin on Saturday, December 28, at 2 pm in the Gathering Room.
All are welcome
Since enough residents have confirmed interest in the Mindfulness Practices program, the first workshop will be conducted at Kendal in February.
The group will meet in the Riverview Conference Room, 10 am-12 noon on four Fridays: February 7, 14, 21, and 28. A half-day workshop will take place Saturday, February 22, 10 am-2 pm.
There is a charge of $250 for the entire workshop. If you are interested in joining the group (maximum of 20), please contact Fran Kelly.
The Trips Committee announced a new Trip to take place on Wednesday, January 22, to the Hudson River Museum, Yonkers. You will have your choice of exhibitions: Thomas Cole’s paintings of Catskill Creek; James McElhinney’s “Discover the Hudson River Anew” with his mini sketchbooks and prints; Janelle Lynch’s color photographs of nature; and “Self in the City,” paintings of the increasingly industrialized city from the late 19th to late 20th centuries.
There are also short Wait Lists for:
Wednesday, January 8, the New York Historical Society, New York where there are four exhibitions to explore: “Beyond Midnight: Paul Revere”; “Mark Twain and the Holy Land”; “Artist in Exile: The Visual Diary of Baroness Hyde de Neuville (1771-1849)”; and “Holiday Express” train show.
Wednesday, January 15, the Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah: “Sparkling Amazons,” docent tour of works by women Abstract Expressionist artists in the 1940s and 1950s who exhibited at the Ninth Street Show of New York avant-garde artists in May 1951: Lee Krasner, Joan Mitchell, Elaine de Kooning, Helen Frankenthaler, and others.
There is a lot to see but you have to sign up ASAP. You can do that in the Trips Book located in the Activities Alcove.
Now is the time to enter the Video Clip Contest sponsored by the Residents Website Committee.
Here’s what to do… Take a short video (60 seconds or less) on your cell phone or tablet about life at Kendal or something of interest to people at Kendal, and get ready to submit it and become famous!
The deadline is 12 noon Friday January 3, 2020. To submit your entry, send an email with your video clip to webmasterkohresweb@gmail.com and include your name, email address, phone number, apartment number and the name of your video.
The winning video will be featured on the website, plus the creator will be fêted at the Website Committee’s Awards Dinner on January 15, 2020, and receive a certificate suitable for framing.
Questions? Contact Caroline Persell.
No one can say that Kendal residents are politically uninvolved. They are already thinking about next year’s election.
2019 has been a confusing, dizzying year for elections. 2020 won't be as bad, but here is a heads-up: we will have a Village election, with voting right here at Kendal; then the Democratic primary in April; probably no Republican primary this year, but we shall see; and a Westchester County primary in the spring.
Finally, in November 2020, the national election in which we select a President and a replacement for retiring Congresswoman Nita Lowey.
This early announcement is to suggest that those residents who will find it hard to get to the polls at Phillipsburg Manor, instead register for a permanent absentee ballot. Then, prior to each election, you will receive a paper ballot to fill in and return. You won't have to travel to Phillipsburg Manor.
We have the forms, just ask us. What if you send in your absentee ballot and then forget that you sent it? You can't vote twice, so if you then go to the polls, you will be asked if you wish to void the absentee ballot and cast a vote at the polling station.
If there are questions, please speak to Martin Smolin, Annette Leyden, or Sue Phillips.
Kendal has something new for its residents.
On Sunday, January 5, we will be treated to a video THE AMERICAN MOOR.
It is a semi-autobiographical play, written and performed by Keith Hamilton Cobb. In his twenties he was a soap opera star, listed in one of the movie magazines as one of the 10 top bachelors in the country. He left the soaps because he "wanted to act in something that he would want to see."
He's an experienced and talented Shakespearean actor. Sounds like a natural for Othello, right? Come and see American Moor in the Gathering Room on Sunday, January 5, at 2:30 pm. (Warning: this 90-minute video includes rough language.)
Keith will be here after the movie to answer questions, and will stay for a reception afterwards in the Private Dining Room.
CHRISTMAS CHEER DECEMBER 18
Come to hear the bells and chimes on December 18 in the Gathering Room at 4:40 pm. The Kendal Bell Ringers and Children Ringers from the Emanuel Lutheran Church of Pleasantville are coming together for a program of Christmas music. We all look forward to sharing the music with you.
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KENDAL HOLIDAY DINING
Two reservation books are placed on the Credenza outside of the PDR for Christmas Midday Dinner - 12/25/19. Reservations needed only for parties of 5 or more, or for singles and couples who would like to join the Community Table; and for New Year’s Eve Dinner -12/31/19 - which will be celebrated as a special Theme Dinner with wait staff service for everyone.
Reservations needed only for parties of 5 or more.
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GIFT BAGS ARE BACK !
The Tuesday and Friday Morning Clubs will again be selling their lovely gift bags. Wednesday the 18th, 5:30 to 6:30 pm. The bags sell for $5 and, as usual, IOUs are acceptable. All the proceeds go to the two clubs. They are used for craft supplies that decorate the the Bistro, the Country Kitchen, Clearwater, Sunnyside, and the Meals-on- Wheels trays. Shirley Miller and Sally Costa are busy with fabric and ribbon, and you will see the wonderful results on Wednesday evening. Hope to see you there.
The Education Committee recently announced a new seminar, "UNDERSTANDING BUDDHISM"
Prof. Marjorie Miller, who recently taught the Religion in China course, will offer this 4-session seminar on Buddhism on Tuesdays February 4, 11, 18, 25 in the Riverview Conference Room.
Limited to 15 participants, the seminar will explore the background of the religion and the interesting dimensions of the philosophy which is practiced around the world.
Sign-up sheets are available in the wall rack in the Activities Alcove, or call Fran Kelly.
Tuition is $50 per participant.
Kendal’s own Cantor Mimi Frishman announced that there will be a Hanukkah Celebration in Kendal’s Private Dining Room on Sunday, December 22 at 4:30 pm.
The celebration will feature the lighting of the first Hanukkah candle. Accompanying it will be a songfest accompanied by guest singer and guitarist Marian Gorewitz.
Refreshments will be served. All are welcome.
The Energy Bunnies at the Trips Committee announced a second January trip.
On Wednesday, January 15 there will be an excursion to the Katonah Museum of Art. It will feature "Sparkling Amazons," 30 works by women Abstract Expressionist artists in the 1940s and 1950s who exhibited at the Ninth Street Show of New York avant-garde artists in May 1951: Lee Krasner, Joan Mitchell, Elaine de Kooning, Helen Frankenthaler, and others.
There is also a short Wait List for Wednesday, December 18, Material Recovery Facility (Recycling), Yonkers: Free tour of Westchester County's major recycling center whose education center is newly updated; the tour includes operations viewed from the observation tower; a presentation and video; and the Recycled Material Art Gallery with works by local artists. Residents who signed up for the canceled October 30 trip have priority.
There is also a short Wait List for Wednesday, January 8, New York Historical Society, New York City. Four exhibitions explore: "Beyond Midnight: Paul Revere"; "Mark Twain and the Holy Land"; "Artist in Exile: The Visual Diary of Baroness Hyde de Neuville ( 1771-1849)"; and "Holiday Express" train show.
Sign-up for all trips takes place in the Trips Book which is located in the Activities Alcove near the Computer Room.
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