April 2015 - Highlands at Pittsford...one pint of beer, unlimited soft drinks, tax and gratuity....

Cultural and Educational

Program Calendar

April 2015

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The programs denoted with an asterisk (*) indicate it is necessary to sign up in advance. The sign up book is located beneath the Digital Sign.

Wednesday April 1st: April Fool’s Day

8:15am – *Depart for an annual breakfast outing to the Maple Tree Inn in Angelica, NY for their famous

buckwheat pancakes. The cost is $10.70 which includes all you can eat pancakes,

sausage/ham, beverage, tax and gratuity. Return at approx. 12:30pm.

9:00am – Fitness Class with Robin Gallagher. Hahnemann Club

10:15am – Fitness Class with Robin Gallagher. Fitness Room

1:00pm-2:00pm – Open Swim with Robin Gallagher. Pool

2:00pm – Pittsford Highlands Chorus practice. All are welcome to participate in the chorus. Community

Center

2:00pm – Fine Dining Food Forum. Music Room

4:30pm-6:00pm – Happy Hour: drink specials and appetizers. Highlands’ Pub

Thursday April 2nd:

9:00am – Depart for shopping and banking


11:00am – Fitness Video. Fitness Room

11:00am-12:00pm – Circuit Training. Exercise Room

11:30am – *Depart for Eastman at Washington Square concert: Eclectic Pianist, Part II. No fee to attend,

brown bag lunches are welcome. Return approx. 1:30pm

1:00pm – Tai chi for Seniors with Robin Gallagher. Fitness Room

3:00pm – Blood Pressure Screening. Club Room

4:00pm – *“UR” In Tune with the Eastman School of Music Lecture Series: Richard Wagner’s Debt to

Italian Operatic Form with Dr. William Marvin, Associate Professor of Music Theory, Affiliate

Faculty, Musicology. Please see page 15 for additional information. Community Center

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Friday April 3rd: Good Friday



10:30am – Catholic Mass with volunteers from St. Louis Church. Community Center

11:15am – The Great Courses DVD: Life Lessons from the Great Books: The Wisdom of Great Books.

Music Room

12:30pm – Aquatic Exercise class with students from Nazareth College Physical Therapy Program. Please

note participants signed up in advance. Pool

1:00pm – Good Friday Service with Chaplain Jim Grobe. Laurelwood Activity Room


No Book Discussion Group today. The next meeting will be held on Friday, May 1st.

2:30pm – Music Mixer, Live Entertainment with Fiona Corrine, piano and vocals. Laurelwood Gallery

Saturday April 4th: Passover Begins at Sundown

10:30am – Tai Chi Class. Fitness Room

1:30pm-3:30pm – Family Easter Celebration with Easter Bunny and Egg Hunt. Enjoy music from

Eastman School of Music students: Farrago 4. Community Center and Commons Area

Sunday April 5th: Easter Sunday

10:30am – Communion Service with volunteers from St. Louis Church. Laurelwood Activity Room

7:00pm – Movie: The Passion of the Christ (2004) with Jim Caviezel. Community Center

Monday April 6th:




1:00pm – Euchre Group. Social Room

2:00pm – University of Rochester Lecture Opera Per Tutti!: A Bootcamp for Opera Aficionados and

Novices Alikewith Joe Hanson. Learn (almost) everything you need to know about opera in

one power-packed hour. We will encounter lyric sopranos, bassi profundi, comedy,

deception, and even murder. After a brief discussion of the origin and elements of opera, we

will view and discuss several excerpts (with subtitles, of course!). Community Center

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Tuesday April 7th:

9:00am & 10:00am – Depart for shopping and banking



11:00am-12:00pm – Computer help by appointment. Assistance is available for email, internet and

Microsoft programs. Please call Margaret ext. 287 to set up an appointment.

11:00am – *Depart for Lunch at the Genesee Brew House Restaurant. Lunch is $15.00 includes lunch,

one pint of beer, unlimited soft drinks, tax and gratuity. Visit the Brew House museum, gift

shop, Pilot Brewery and Rochester High Falls. Return approx. 2:30pm

1:00pm – *Laughing Club with Robin Gallagher. Fitness Room

1:15pm – Bible Study with Chaplain Jim Grobe. Laurelwood Activity Room

2:30pm – *Cooking Demonstration with Highlands’ Chef Jose Rosario. Community Center

Wednesday April 8th:




1:30pm – *Depart for a behind-the-scenes tour of Geva Theatre. Find out how the facility brings plays to

life! See the rehearsal hall, workshops where props and costumes are constructed, dressing

rooms, and backstage areas. No fee to attend. Walking and the use of stairs are required.

Return approx. 4:00pm


Center

2:00pm – Passover Celebration, music with Susan Krasner, keyboard and vocals. Laurelwood Activity

Room


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Thursday April 9th:





1:00pm – Tai Chi for Seniors with Robin Gallagher. Fitness Room

1:30pm – *Depart for a local history bus tour of The Town of Penfield including a visit to the Dayton’s

Corners School with Historian Kathy Kanauer. This is the second of two Penfield bus tours. No

fee to attend. Return approx. 4:00pm


Friday April 10th:



11:15am – The Great Courses DVD: Forensic History: Crimes, Frauds, and Scandals: The Infamous Jack

the Ripper. Music Room



1:00pm – Inspirational Hymns with Chaplain Jim Grobe. Laurelwood Activity Room


2:30pm – Music Mixer, Live Entertainment with Brad Batz Jazz Duo. Community Center

Saturday April 11th:


11:00am – *Pathway to Pittsford Errand Bus departs to Pittsford Plaza and Pittsford Library. The bus

departs from the Highlands every hour until the last departure at 3:00pm.

1:30pm – Visit with the Guiding Eyes guide dogs. Laurelwood Activity Room

Sunday April 12th:


1:30pm – Casual Bridge Game. All are welcome to join. Social Room

2:30pm – Movie: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967) with Spencer Tracy. Community Center

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Monday April 13th:





2:00pm – University of Rochester Course: Art History- Masterpieces with Susan Nurse. Please see page

15 for course information. Community Center

7:00pm – Movie Night: Gone Girl (2014) with Ben Affleck. Community Center

Tuesday April 14th:



10:00am – *Meditation Workshop: Somatic Meditation with Christy Smith. Two-Part series, please sign

up for each session separately in the Program Book. Space is limited. Meditation Room




11:30am – *Depart for Books Sandwiched In Series at the Central Library. Book: The Churchill Factor:

How One Man Made History by Boris Johnson. Reviewed by Stewart Weaver, PhD, Professor

of British History at the University of Rochester. No fee to attend. Return approx. 1:30pm

1:00pm – Walking Group, Meet in the Wellness Center


2:00pm – Presentation: Understanding LGBT Identities and Moving Forward with Equality with Jeanne

Gainsburg, Education Director of the Gay Alliance and daughter of residents Roy and Vicki

Gainsburg. In this interactive presentation, speakers will share their personal coming out

stories and provide participants with a general understanding of lesbian, gay, bisexual and

transgender (LGBT) identities. Discussion topics will include: basic LGBT vocabulary,

respectful communication tips, marriage equality, transgender rights and ways that allies can

get involved! This format encourages dialogue and provides ample time for participants to ask

questions and get honest answers. Community Center

7:00pm – Game Night! Bring your favorite game. All are welcome to join. Music Room

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12:30pm – *Depart for Seneca Falls to visit the Women’s Rights Visitor Center and see other historical

sites such as Wesleyan Chapel and Elizabeth Cady Stanton home. Return approx. 5:00pm



Center


6:45pm – Evening Music with Dick Leschhorn on keyboard. Community Center

Thursday April 16th:



10:00am-2:00pm – *Parkinson Café, a program of the National Parkinson Foundation of Greater

Rochester, designed to provide social, cultural and intellectual interaction for people with

Parkinson’s disease and their care partners. Located at the Hahnemann Club. No fee to attend,

bring your own lunch. Please request transportation if needed.




2:00pm – Lecture: Mansions & Millionaires of Early Rochester with guest speakers Warren and Pat Kling.

Learn about the beautiful mansions of Rochester, particularly those around the East Avenue

area and who the socially elite, rich and famous were that lived in these mansions. See many

wonderful slides of the mansions exterior and interior and hear fascinating anecdotes about

Rochester’s millionaires. Warren is a native to Rochester, local historian and bestselling author

of the book "America’s First Boomtown - Rochester, NY." Community Center


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Friday April 17th:



11:15am – The Great Courses DVD: Forensic History: Crimes, Frauds, and Scandals: Analyzing the Black

Dahlia Murder. Music Room



1:15pm – Worship Service with Chaplain Jim Grobe. Laurelwood Activity Room

1:30pm – *Pittsford Cinema: Women in Gold starring Helen Mirren. “Maria Altmann, an octogenarian

Jewish refugee, takes on the government to recover artwork she believes rightfully belongs to

her family.” $5.50 admission fee. Return approx. 5:00pm

1:30pm-2:00pm – Open Swim, on your own. Pool

2:30pm – Music Mixer, live entertainment with Dick Mazzatti’s Duo. Laurelwood Activity Room

7:15pm – Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra POPs concert: The Peking Acrobats. Please note,

transportation arrangements were made in advance. Return approx. 10:30pm



1:30pm – Music for All Program with Eastman Music students. Laurelwood Gallery

Sunday April 19th:


1:30pm – Current Events Discussion Group. Please bring articles of interest for discussion. All are

welcome to join. Parlor

2:30pm – Movie: Intersellar (2014) with Matthew McConaughey. Community Center

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Monday April 20th:



12:45pm – *Depart for Dryden Theatre: Dodsworth (1936). No fee to attend. Return approx. 3:30pm




15 for course information. Community Center.

Picture: Top Photo: Eileen Schnier and Verna Doeltz,

Bottom Photo: Dr. Del and Jean Fix and Don and

Peggy Bolger enjoying the Mardi Gras party!

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Tuesday April 21st:

8:30am – *Annual Men’s Breakfast with guest speaker Norm Silverstein, President & CEO of WXXI Public

Broadcasting Council and the Little Theatre Film Society. Norm will discuss “From

Downton Abbey to Downtown Rochester”; from RPO concerts to news you can trust,

WXXI continues to lead the way. Hear how Rochester’s public media is evolving to

meet the needs of our community in a digital world.” Under Norm’s leadership, WXXI has

greatly expanded its service to the community, adding digital television channels, new radio

stations and formats, and a cutting-edge online service, WXXI.org. WXXI’s recent affiliation

with Rochester’s historic Little Theatre has strengthened the missions of both organizations

and helps both to better serve our community. Breakfast served by Highlands’ Fine Dining. No

fee to attend. Community Center







1:00pm – *Laughing Club with Robin Gallagher. Fitness Room


2:30pm – University of Rochester Lecture: Exploring the World: My Travels to the Tribal Region of

Nagaland with Heather Layton. “Where is Nagaland?” This is always the first question that

people ask when Heather Layton begins her story about traveling to this southeast Asian region

with her husband in 2010. The mountainous land, first colonized by Britain and then by India,

is home to sixteen tribes and over 36 languages. Its rich history includes stories of

headhunting, folklore about the hornbill bird, violent clashes with occupying forces, colorful

tribal dancing, and young artists who are recording it all to preserve its unique heritage for

future generations. Heather is an interdisciplinary artist and Senior Lecturer of Art in the

Department of Art & Art History at the University of Rochester. Community Center

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Wednesday April 22nd: Earth Day




1:00pm – Depart for Geva Theatre: The Mountaintop. Please note, transportation requests were made in

advance. Return approx. 5:00pm

2:00pm – *Planting your own kitchen herb garden. All supplies are provided, no fee to attend.

Laurelwood Activity Room


Center


Thursday April 23rd:






2:00pm – Presentation: Title: Doo-Dah! with Martha Kendall. From “Camptown Races” to “Hard Times”

and “Oh Susanna,” the tunes written by Stephen Foster defined the American character for

more than a hundred years. In her presentation, Martha Kendall will perform some of Foster’s

most beloved music and tell the poignant story of the life of America’s first professional

songwriter. Martha is a charismatic speaker, author and Senior Executive Editor of the

international journal “College Teaching”. Community Center


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Friday April 24th:

No fitness classes with Robin Gallagher today


11:00am – Pre-Shabbat service with Rabbi Yitzi Hein, of Chabad-Lubavitch of Pittsford for prayer,

friendship, and reflection. Laurelwood Activity Room

11:15am – The Great Courses DVD: Forensic History: Crimes, Frauds, and Scandals: Dissecting

Hollywood Deaths. Music Room

No Open Swim with Robin Gallagher today. Pool is still open, you just need a buddy.

1:00pm – *Shopping at Victor Crossings Plaza. Stores include Kohl’s, Dollar Tree, Petco, and Wal-Mart.

Return approx. 4:00pm

1:15pm – Inspirational Hymns with Chaplain Jim Grobe. Laurelwood Activity Room

2:30pm – Music Mixer, Live Entertainment with Karen Labella, guitar and vocals. Community Center



11:00am – *Pathway to Pittsford Errand Bus departs to Pittsford Plaza and Pittsford Library. The bus

departs from the Highlands every hour until the last departure at 3:00pm.

1:30pm – Music for All Program with Eastman Music students. Laurelwood Gallery

Sunday April 26th:


1:30pm – Casual Bridge Game. All are welcome to join. Social Room

2:30pm – Movie: The Imitation Game (2014) with Benedict Cumberbatch. Community Center

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Monday April 27th:

No fitness classes with Robin Gallagher today


11:15am – Cultural Programming planning meeting. Music Room

No Open Swim with Robin Gallagher today. Pool is still open, you just need a buddy.


2:00pm – Monthly Resident Meeting. Community Center


15 for course information. Community Center

4:00pm – *“UR” Always Learning lecture titled: An Unknown River to Explore: John Wesley Powell

Making History at the Bottom of the West with Michael Read. Please see page 16 for a full

lecture description. Located in the Hahnemann Club. Transportation is provided from

Hahnemann Square at 3:45pm. Return approx. 5:15pm

Tuesday April 28th:



10:00am – *Meditation Workshop: Somatic Meditation with Christy Smith. Two-Part series, please sign

up for each session separately in the Program Book. Space is limited. Meditation Room

11:00am-12:00pm – Circuit Training-on your own. Exercise Room



12:00pm – *Pittsford Highlands Chorus members depart for concert at the Pittsford Senior Center. Please

note transportation is provided for chorus members only. Return approx. 1:45pm

1:00pm – Walking Group-on your own. Meet in the Wellness Center


2:00pm – University of Rochester Lecture: Teaching History in the 21st Century: The Seward Family

Archives Project with Thomas Slaughter, PhD, Professor of History and Director of the Seward

Family Project. Read a letter from a Seward family member and learn how students at The

University of Rochester are transcribing, editing and annotating correspondence from the

Seward Papers, which are housed at the University of Rochester. Community Center

7:00pm – Game Night! Bring your favorite game. All are welcome to join. Music Room

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1:30pm – *Depart for Rochester Museum and Science Center for the exhibit: Da Vinci – The Genius.

Immerse yourself in da Vinci’s timeless brilliance through full-scale interpretations of the

mastermind’s inventions and unparalleled studies of his iconic art. Admission fee is $10.00

and will be collected on the bus. Return approx. 4:30pm


Center


7:00pm – Evening music with Take Note, keyboard and vocals. Community Center

Thursday April 30th:





11:30am – *Depart for Eastman at Washington Square concert: The Romantic Pianist. No fee to attend,

brown bag lunches are welcome. Return approx. 1:30pm


2:30pm – University of Rochester Lecture: Sound Symbolism: The Road Less Travelled with Solveiga

Armoskaite, PhD. Learn how some sounds imitate reality or else we assign them that meaning,

contrary to the more researched view of arbitrary link between sound~meaning. Solveiga will

show why sound symbolism is curious, cognitively as well as culturally, and why it tends to be

used yet overlooked. Solveiga Armoskaite received her PhD. in Linguistics from the University

of British Columbia in Vancouver. She is currently a visiting assistant professor at the

University of Rochester in the Linguistics Department. Community Center


6:30pm – Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Concert: Seaman & Nakamatsu Return. Please note,

transportation arrangements were made in advance. Return approx. 10:00pm

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UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER COURSE:

Masterpieces in Art

Mondays, April 13th-May 11th at 2:00pm

Join Susan Nurse for a 5 week course exploring magnificent pieces of art such as The Garden of Earthly

Delights by Hieronymus Bosch, Brancacci Chapel by Masaccio(Masolino), Judith Slaying Holofernes by

Artemisia Gentileschi, The Luncheon on the Grass by Edouard Manet and American Gothic by Grant

Wood.

Susan Nurse was the Visual Resources Coordinator at the Memorial Art Gallery for 17 years. She

coordinated the Slide Library, which also comprises digital images. She also managed the Library and

Archival Photography. She has a Masters in Art History from the University of Buffalo. Susan has lectured

at the Gallery’s Creative Workshop, RIT Osher Center, and SUNY Brockport.

UR IN TUNE WITH THE EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC:

Richard Wagner’s Debt to Italian Operatic Form Thursday, April 2nd 4:00pm

The music dramas of Richard Wagner (1813-1883) are widely understood as highly original works in

which the conventions of nineteenth-century Italian and French opera are rejected in favor of

“symphonic,” through-composed musical gestures. Further, these gestures are made up of referential

Leitmotive which are understood to replace traditional arias, duets, choruses, and so on. The author

challenges this view by demonstrating that in the first half of his career, Wagner utilized the

conventional musical forms found in Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti, and Verdi, and that he did not abandon

Italian formal techniques even in the more “progressive” works written after 1850. Musical examples

from well-known works including The Flying Dutchman, Tannhäuser, Lohengrin, Tristan und Isolde,

and Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg will demonstrate that current received knowledge of Wagner as the

grand innovator who rejected all that came before him is overstated at best, and misleading at worst.

William Marvin has been on faculty at the Eastman School of Music since 2002, where he teaches

undergraduate and graduate courses in music theory and advises doctoral dissertations. Previously he

taught at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. His research on nineteenth century opera, eighteenth- and

nineteenth-century instrumental works, music theory pedagogy, and Broadway musicals has been

published in numerous scholarly journals and book chapters, and he presents regularly at regional,

national, and international conferences. Bill is currently President of the Music Theory Society of New

York State, and he was awarded the University of Rochester’s Edward Peck Curtis Award for Excellence

in Undergraduate Teaching.

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“UR” ALWAYS LEARNING LECTURE:

An Unknown River to Explore: John Wesley Powell Making History at the Bottom of the West Monday, April 27th at 4:00pm John Wesley Powell's two expeditions down the Green and Colorado Rivers in 1869 and 1871-72 mark a

turning point in western American history. His expeditions are often considered the "first" trips down the

river, a claim that is both true and problematic. It undercuts those who came before and the

achievements of those who followed in his wake. We will use his journey to launch our own

investigation into his story and its place in American history.

Michael Read is a Ph.D. candidate in colonial and early American History at the University of Rochester.

He grew up eating Lorna Doone cookies while listening to his grandmother's stories from her own

childhood on a ranch in Northern California during the Great Depression.

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