Verizon Service Needed for Channel 970?

If residents are having difficulty in getting Channel 970 on their TV, help from Verizon may be necessary.

This is a last call for Verizon Service. The list of residents who would like a Verizon representative to check their TV to potentially improve their Channel 970 reception will close at midnight on Wednesday, April 7.

Please contact either Sheila Darnborough or Amelia Augustus to have your name added to the list. You will be contacted regarding the next steps. Thank you.

Sheila Darnborough, Amelia Augustus

Art Show Hanging Instructions

The Curators announced instructions for the exhibitors of the new Art Show, “Creativity in Solitude,” April 20 to October 15:

Please bring your work to the Art Room on Saturday, April 17, between 10:00 am and noon or 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. 

We have received so much excellent work that we may not have the space to hang it all. We will hang as many pieces as space allows.

Please make sure that there is a wire on the back of your artwork, since our hanging system can only accommodate wires. Please put on the back of your submission:  (a) your name (b) your apartment number (c) your telephone number (d) the title of your artwork (e) medium (oil, etc.)

Curators: Lynn Brady, Ann Holloway, Judy Baker

New DVD Collection

Kendal is never without great ideas on how to entertain its residents.

The Movie Committee is happy to announce a new DVD collection comprising hundreds of Leonore Meyers’ DVDs, which have been generously donated to KoH by her children. Leonore was the longstanding chair of Kendal’s Movie Committee

The DVDs are next to the Music CDs on Mary Powell’s 2nd floor (to your left if you walk up the stairs from the front desk, in front of you if you take the elevator from Adirondack). Borrowing is on the honor system.

We hope you will browse the new Collection,  borrow some if you have a DVD player, and/or contact one of us to recommend some to show on channel 970.

Movie Committee members Annette  Leyden, Roberta Poupon, Lailani Moody, Sara Cook.

Lecture: “Hudson River Museum Here and Now...and Coming Soon”

On April 5 Kendal will host a Zoom lecture, “The Hudson River Museum Here and Now... and Coming Soon”

In 2020, the Hudson River Museum in Yonkers was recognized by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation with an Art Museum Futures Fund for “visionary leadership, distinctive collections, and commitment to community, as well as historically overlooked artists and histories.”

Director and CEO since 2016 Masha Turchinsky oversees a $12.3 million capital expansion and improvement project that will inaugurate dedicated exhibition galleries and a sculpture court, a new community and partnership gallery, and state-of-the-art collection storage.

Prior to her Hudson River Museum appointment, Ms. Turchinsky worked for 19 years at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. As a consultant, she currently serves on ArtTable’s national Board of Directors dedicated to advancing the leadership of women in the arts. She holds an Ed.M. in International Educational Development from Columbia Teachers College, an MA in Education from NYU, and a BS in Russian from Georgetown.

Watch for the email Zoom invitation, and be sure to join us for this lecture. After all, it’s sort of our “hometown” museum and demands our attention and support.

COVID Update

Before getting to the weekly message from Kendal Management, it should be noted that the opening of the Dining Room for meals with fellow residents has done a great deal to improve the feeling of community throughout the entire Kendal population. Many smiles are detected. Many more on the way as the possibilities for person-to-person relationships improve.

The report from Management follows:

Dining Options have Expanded as of 3/17 for the Independent Living Community:

• BREAKFAST/LUNCH: Bistro open seating available

• DINNER: Formal Dining Room open for reservations

Visitors and Visiting Programs

• Independent Living is open to visitors from outside of Kendal

• All outside visitors MUST enter through the main lobby and be COVID screened before proceeding to your residence.

• Indoor common areas and Bistro/Formal Dining Room are reserved for Kendal residents only. Visitors are asked to visit in apartments and outdoors only. The terrace is open to visitors.

• Limit of four guests per visit.

• Clearwater, Sunnyside, and Adirondack Visitation Programs are “on pause”

• Based on Department of Health guidance, all three neighborhoods will be eligible to “unpause” on April 7th. This is subject to change.

Residents of these neighborhoods may go on social outings off premises, and the DOH recently eliminated the need for a COVID test prior to returning.

Reminder: April Courses at Kendal

All courses run from 2 pm-3 pm via Zoom:

April 6: Dr. Christen Cupples Cooper, Chair of Nutrition and Dietetics, Pace University, lectures on the U.S. Food System past and present, how we came to be a processed food country, and how food security and social justice are linked.

April 13: Mary Opfer, Registered Dietitian, Clinical Assistant Professor at Pace, discusses what foods in the Mediterranean Diet keep brain function and memory sharp and what foods in that diet help build and stabilize the immune system.

April 20, 27: Matt Ganis, IBMer and Adjunct Professor of Computer Science and Astronomy at Pace, fills us in on the Planet Mars and the current Perseverance mission.

If you have not yet signed up, contact Fran Kelly,

Channel 970 Needs Volunteers

Though a mistake is occasionally made (see below), Channel 970 is one of Kendal’s most important entertainment and educational sources. It is run entirely by volunteers - that means Kendal residents.

To keep Channel 970 on air, we need volunteers to change DVDs one or two days a week. Once trained, it takes about 20 minutes to complete the job and is not technically difficult.

Over and above that, it is one of the most important tasks that residents can be part of. If you’re interested how a volunteer TV station works and want to be part of the team, call Sheila Darnborough to find out more.

Whoops! Rectifying an Error: Repeat of Great Tours TV Program

There will be a repeat of the Great Tours TV program because technical difficulties spoiled the broadcasts of last weekend’s scheduled lectures.

They will be shown again this weekend on Channel 970 as follows:

Saturday, March 27, 3 pm:
#17: North of England
#18: English Midlands

Sunday, March 28, 3 pm:
#19: East Anglia
#20: West Country

As a result of these problems, the remaining lectures in this course will be shown one week later than originally scheduled.

The Channel 970 group offers its apologies.

Invite New Residents to Dinner

Do you want to meet some interesting people? Here’s your chance. Invite new residents to dinner.

With the reopening of the Dining Room, it has become easier to entertain residents who have arrived at Kendal in the last few months. A dinner invitation is an excellent way to get to know our new neighbors and help them feel welcome.

If you would like to invite new residents to dinner but are losing track of who they might be, contact Mary Lou Wells.

The Welcoming Committee hopes that many of you will enjoy getting to know our newer residents, and all it will cost is a couple of bottles of wine. It’s an exciting opportunity.

Monday Evening Lecture: Coping With The Next Pandemic

The Education Committee is sponsoring a Monday evening (March 29) Zoom Lecture: “Coping with the Next Pandemic.” It will take place at 7:30 pm.

The presentation will be made by Nicholas Robinson, University Professor on the Environment and Distinguished Professor of Environmental Law Emeritus, Pace Law School, who will discuss “Coping with the Next Pandemic.”

In his March 2020 Scientific American article, Professor Robinson noted that the health of all life on the planet is connected. The COVID-19 outbreak starkly reminds us that human, animal, plant, and environmental health and well-being are all intrinsically connected and profoundly influenced by human activities.

Known worldwide for his work on environmental law since 1969, when he was named to the Legal Advisory Committee of the President’s Council on Environmental Quality, Nick Robinson founded Pace University’s environmental law programs, edited the proceedings of the 1992 UN Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, and is author of several books and numerous articles. He holds a BA from Brown University and a JD from Columbia University School of Law.

Residents will receive an email invitation with the Zoom link -- 7:30 pm Monday, March 29.

This is an extraordinary opportunity and should not be missed.