There will be Opera on Film in the Gathering Room at 2 pm on the following dates:
Saturday, January 11 La Bohème
Monday, January 20 Adriana Lecouvreur
Saturday, February 1 Lucia di Lammermoor
Monday, February 17 Roméo et Juliette
Saturday, March 7 La Traviata
Monday, March 23 Boris Godounov
There is a great opportunity to attend a workshop given by one of Kendal’s most accomplished artists Ann Lasusa.
If you sign up, you can expect to have fun and bring forth your creativity at a mixed-media workshop in two parts on Friday, January 17 and Friday, January 24, from 10 am to noon in the Art Room.
This is free and open to everyone—no experience is required; all materials are provided. To register for these sessions, contact Ann Lasusa directly. Do it soon, as enrollment is limited to seven!
If you would enjoy working on art in the company of others, come to the Art Room on Monday between 10 am and noon.
This time has been set aside (on an experimental basis) for residents to get together and do art together.
No set program, no leader—just a casual gathering of artists and aspiring artists. Show your interest by coming every Monday morning ... and bring a friend.
There is an unconfirmed rumor that Rembrandt started by just dropping in to the salon in his hometown. Try it! You may be off and running on a new career or hobby.
On Saturday, January 18, in the Riverview Conference Room, Myron Gordon will continue the small group interactional workshops with the theme, “Using My Story for Personal Growth.”
Sharing stories is a powerful device for promoting connection, community, and self- realization. The aim is to increase awareness of the positive and negative influences of past experiences. The positive ones will be used to reinforce our sense of security and intactness, while the distressing ones will be reframed and made more tolerable. Using specific ground rules, members offer and receive at their own pace.
Date: January 18
Time: 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Place: RCR (C Level near Fulton Bridge)
Sign-up: Please get in touch directly with Myron Gordon
Kendal offers all sorts of fitness classes to keep our residents healthy:
Pilates (Chair) - Mon. 11-11:45
Pilates (Mat) - Wed. 11:15-noon, Fri. 10-10:45
Stretch & Balance - Mon-Fri., 9-9:20
Fun & Fit w/ Lisa - Sat., 10-10:50
Tai Chi - Tues. 10-10:45, Thurs. 11:15-noon
Tai Chi (chair) - Wed. 10:15-11 (held in Clearwater Rec. Room)
Yoga Mix - Tues. 4-5
Zumba Gold - Thurs., 2:30-3:15
Water Aerobics - Mon. 10:15-11 (no class 1/20) & Wed., 10:15-11
Aqua Ease: Balance and Core w/Andrea - Fri. 10:15-11
Get out of your apartment and get to work!
Fran Kelly, Co-Chair of the Education Committee, has issued the following announcement: “Under our partnership with Pace University in Pleasantville, residents may audit one course per semester at no charge other than for books and materials. Information on courses for the spring semester (January 27-May 16) will be available on January 15; an information session/registration will be held during the week of January 20, possibly here at Kendal. Stay tuned. Any questions, call Fran Kelly.”
Arthur Brady’s interest in photography was inspired by his Dad, who took many great family photos. For his 11th birthday, Arthur received a Brownie Hawkeye flash camera (above). He still has that “classic” camera. Arthur’s photo collection, now mostly digitized, goes back to the 1950s.
Since photography was a lifelong interest, Arthur has well over 100,000 photos, some in regular photo albums and many more in digital format.
Arthur is one of the Kendal View photography editors, and many of his photos can be seen on the residents’ website.
Join us on Monday, January 6, at 7:30 pm in the Gathering Room to hear his talk: “Fun with Photography.” Smile! (click)
The Education Committee announced its course schedule for the next few months:
Tuesday, March 3, 10, 17, 24: “The Science of Climate Change”, with Paul E. Olsen, Storke Professor of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Columbia University. Learn about the facts, theories and science behind today’s major issue: Climate Change. From 1:30-3:30 pm in the Gathering Room.
Tuesday, April 7, 14, 21, 28: “Shakespeare-- Faking It”, with Yoel Magid, former literature professor at Rutgers and Ben-Gurion University. Learn about Shakespeare, actor/director/writer, as expressed in themes of deception, disguises, eavesdropping, role-playing, gender confusion and mistaken identities. From 1:30-3:30 pm in the Gathering Room.
Information on each course will be distributed in February and March. Tuition is $50 for a full course, $15 per individual session.
There are several places remaining in the “Understanding Buddhism” seminar to be led by Professor Marjorie Miller on Tuesday, February 4, 11, 18, 25 from 1:30 to 3:30 pm in the Riverside Conference Room.
For more information, contact Fran Kelly.
Participation in this year’s New Year’s Eve celebration was greater than ever before – for the residents and also the staff.
More than 150 residents watched the show, and more than 35 performed in it. Some 15 residents served on Sally Costa’s committee for party decorations and refreshments for our Champagne and Caviar Reception. And this year, for the first time, dinner featured waiter service for all.
The Kendal Singers, led by Bob Singleton, performed and were accompanied by Lila D’Adolf .
This year’s show, produced by Muriel Fox with co- producers Jo-Ann Rapaport and Harry Phillips, featured David Sampliner, Bill Rakower, Norman Sissman, Peter Limburg, Jane Hart, Roberta Poupon, Llyn Clague, and Frank Neuwirth. Eugene DuBow lowered our glittering silver ball to a loud countdown at Kendal Midnight, which is 9 pm.
Sally Costa offers “A big thank you to all who helped with the decorating of the Residents Lounge, the New Year’s Eve flier and its distribution. We couldn’t have done it without everyone pitching in.”
The Trips Committee announced a new trip for Thursday, February 6, to the Jewish Museum, New York.
Exhibitions include “Edith Halpert and The Rise of American Art” (1900-1970), a trail-blazing art dealer who championed the work of Stuart Davis, Jacob Lawrence, Georgia O’Keeffe and Ben Shahn; and “Rachel Feinstein: Maiden, Mother, Crone” (1971-), three decades of the artist’s work as a sculptor, painter and in video, along with a panoramic wallpaper and a wall-relief; “Scenes from the Collection.”
There is a Short Wait List for Wednesday, January 22, Hudson River Museum, Yonkers: 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 industrialized city from the late 19th to the late 20th centuries.
To reserve a spot, sign up in the Trips Book in the Activities Alcove.
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