On Sunday, April 10, residents are invited to a screening of the new KoH Marketing Video at 3 pm in the Gathering Room.
This 10-minute video is one of the outcomes of the Oral History Project initiated by the Residents Council last September.
Come learn how the project originated, meet the interviewer and videographer, and enjoy seeing Kendal from a different perspective.
Wednesday evening 5 pm-9 pm transportation will continue through the month of April.
In March, we began expanding KoH transportation services to accommodate the growing number of Kendal residents who do not own a car, or prefer not to drive after dark.
Our first tryout, providing a driver (Shawn) for Wednesday evenings, was very well received. One resident even wrote a thank you note: “Three of us took the car to and from a Pleasantville restaurant. The process was easy and seamless. Thanks for enabling us to experience this return to a new and improved normal way of life.”
Now we want to hear from you what you’d like us to add next. A Comments Box will be placed next to the sign-up books beginning April 1. Please take a moment to let us know what you’d like us to try. What times of day? What days of the week? Where would you like to go? Any ideas and suggestions are welcome. And do express appreciation if a driver provides extra special service!
Please sign up for Wednesday 5 pm-9 pm transportation at the front desk beginning Friday, April 1. And don’t forget to drop a comment or suggestion in the box.
For questions, please call Ellen, Briana, or Anne.
Horticulture Committee Meeting planned.
The Committee will meet on Friday, April 1 at 2 pm sharp in the Riverview Conference Room on C level.
Please try to come a little bit early, as we must vacate the room by 3 pm.
Questions? Contact Peter Limburg or Anna Mae O’Leary.
Plants grow slowly but friendships helping them grow, grow fast.
Saturday Opera at Kendal continues.
The opera Billy Budd by Benjamin Britten is based on the unfinished novel of the same name by Herman Melville. It describes the tragic fate of a young sailor pressed into service on the HMS Indomitable during the French Wars of 1797.
The principal singers in John Dexter’s brilliant Metropolitan Opera production are Dwayne Croft as Billy, James Morris as his tormentor master-at-arms John Claggart, and Philip Langridge as Captain Vere.
Come join us in the Gathering Room on Saturday, April 2, at 1pm.
On Sunday, April 3, at 3 pm, Kendal will host violinist Elizabeth Pitcairn and Luzerne Music Center Students in the Gathering Room.
Founded in 1980 by Philadelphia Orchestra cellist Bert Phillips and Steinway pianist Toby Blumenthal, the Luzerne Music Center (LMC) aims to provide world-class music instruction for passionate young people in a summer camp environment regardless of their financial circumstances.
Musicians ages 9 to 18 come from all over the world to train at LMC’s campus located in the foothills of New York’s Adirondack Park.
Performers on April 3 will include Ilona Biagini-Rosenbaum (violin), James Liu (tuba), Auggy Cai (trumpet), Mia Jung Pitkin (violin), and Melody Shen (flute). World-renowned violinist and Luzerne Music Center Director Elizabeth Pitcairn will also play.
“Inside Kendal on Hudson: Residents Reflect on their Pre-Kendal Lives.”
By the time each of us moves to Kendal, we will have had at least 65 years of life behind us. Among all the experiences that filled those years and helped to make us who we are, which were most important, or most interesting, or most unusual?
On Monday, March 28, at 7:30 pm, in the Gathering Room, four of our neighbors will offer their answers to those questions.
Barbara Bruno, Eugenie Havemeyer, Hubert Herring, and Peter Seldin will each talk briefly about some aspects of their pre-Kendal lives. The four speakers will not simply review their resumes! For that information, check the biographies available on the Kendal website or in the library. Instead, each will introduce us to aspects of their lives that we would otherwise be unlikely to discover. The panel will be moderated by Ellen Lagemann and is sponsored by the Education Committee.
You might have noticed Shelley Robinson and Jody Spellun doing sketches of residents in the lounge last week.
They were participating in an event sponsored by the worldwide group “Urban Sketchers,” with chapters in 60 countries, a group of artists who enjoy sketching together and sharing their work.
The “100-People-in-a-Week” project is a challenge which Shelley and Jody did for fun. They plan to put the original sketches into archival binders available for viewing in the KoH library or art room.
New Unit Begins March 23 at 3:00 in the Art Room
COLLAGE / ASSEMBLAGE - Combine color, form, imagery and typography from magazines and other print and non-print materials. Create a unified piece of art in your own unique style.
March 23: Create pleasing compositions using cut and glued paper. Learn techniques of sketching and laying out color and image choices ahead of final creation.
March 30: Experimentation with focus on creating a good abstract. Emphasis on contrasts between similar and repeated images.
April 6: Combine and incorporate disparate materials such as fabric, wood and other natural found items. Use texturing techniques to enhance color and form.
Registration required for each class. Contact Gretchen Engler
New Art Show
"KENDAL KALEIDOSCOPE"
April 26, 2022 to October 18, 2022
Reception April 26, 4:00-5:30 pm
INITIAL SUBMISSION
The curators ask for submission of artwork made by residents and staff never seen before on the Rue des Artistes. Paintings, photographs, collages, assemblages, fiber arts, and whatever can hang on the wall or fit in the case. Please bring your work to the Art Room on Friday, April 1, between 10 am and 12 noon or between 1 pm and 3 pm. If you are unable to bring your work to the Art Room, give us a call, and we will arrange for the work to be picked up.
You may submit a maximum of three (3) works. We will let you know which have been chosen.
Your submissions are to be picked up Sunday, April 3 between 10 am and 12 noon, or between 1 pm and 3 pm.
Please remember to put your name, the title of the work, the medium (oil, collage, etc.), your phone number, and apartment number on the back of your submission. The work does not have to be framed for the INITIAL SUBMISSION. Many thanks!
The FINAL SUBMISSION of all artworks is Saturday, April 23, 2022.
We look forward to seeing your work and showing others the many talents here at Kendal. It should be an interesting show.
Curators: Lynn Brady, Ann Holloway, and Judy Baker.
How could we forget? Because of Covid, New Year’s Eve at Kendal had to be postponed. So… it is to take place on Thursday, March 24 with all the trappings: a Muriel Fox produced show, champagne and all the rest.
The ball drops at 9:00 pm to welcome in the New Year. Where else do you get New Year’s in March?
Volunteers are still welcome for the committee that’s creating a festive Champagne and Caviar Reception for after the show. To help out or donate funds for refreshments and decorations contact co-chairs Sally Costa or Sharry Lukach. We’re all reminded that evening attire is encouraged.
Happy Belated New Year!
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