August 2017 - Highlands at Pittsford · 2:30pm – Music Mixer, Live Entertainment with Joe Naples,...

Cultural and Educational

Program Calendar

August 2017

2

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.

Tuesday August 1st:

9:00am – Water Fitness with Robin Gallagher. Pool

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

10:30am-12:00pm – Circuit Training. Exercise Room

11:00am – Fitness Video. Fitness Room

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

2:00pm – Presentation: Basic Physics for the Energy Consumer with Dr. Joel Pasternack.

Our speaker will be addressing topics ranging from comparing a traditional gas

car with an electric one to how consumers can make the right choice about

energy use and management, all relating to how to make educated energy

choices. Joel Pasternack, MD, PhD is Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

at the University of Rochester and is an attending physician in the emergency

department at Strong Memorial Hospital. Community Center

7:00pm – Game Night! Games are provided or bring your favorite game to share! Music

Room

Wednesday August 2nd:

*8:30am – Depart for the Bills Training camp at St. John Fisher College. Watch the bills

practice from the enhanced sideline vantage points. Free admission. Food and

beverages will be available at concession stands and are cash only. The bus will

return approx. 11:30am

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. Music Room

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

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

3


Thursday August 3rd:





*12:15pm – Visit the Women’s Rights National Historical Park in Seneca Falls. The visit will

include exhibits and Wesleyan Chapel. No fee to attend. Time permitting, the

trip will also include a visit to Sauders Country Store. Enjoy their grocery,

bakery and deli sections. Return approx. 5:00pm

1:00pm – Pause for Peace Interfaith Worship Service with Chaplain Jim Grobe. Join us to

explore the Peace dimension of Wellness. Music Room

2:00pm – Blood Pressure Screening. Club Room

5:00pm-6:30pm – Grill Night. Dining Room

Friday August 4th:



11:15am – Tech Time with facilitator Cory White, IT Technician. Share ideas, information

and questions about technology. Bring your curiosity, ideas and an open mind.

Music Room

No Pause for Peace Interfaith Worship Service with Chaplain Jim Grobe today.

1:00pm – Catholic Mass with volunteers from St. Louis Church. Community Center


2:30pm – Music Mixer, live entertainment with Maury Rosenberg, Piano. Community

Center

Saturday August 5th:

10:30am – Tai Chi Class. Fitness Room

11:00am – Trivia: August. Laurelwood Hearth Room

2:30pm – Saturday Musical Movie Dam Yankees (1958) starring Ray Waltson and Tab

Hunter. Community Center

4


Sunday August 6th:

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

Activity Room

12:45pm – Depart for Bristol Valley Theatre: Lucky Stiff. Please note tickets were

purchased in advance. Return time approx. 5:00pm

2:30pm – Movie: I Love Lucy the movie (1953) starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.

Community Center

Monday August 7th:


*10:00am – Monthly Kitchen Tour. Tour is approx. 30 minutes long. Space is limited;

please sign up in the Program Book. Meet outside Lilac Shop


1:00pm – Euchre Group. Social Room


2:00pm – University of Rochester Course: The Arabian Nights Beyond “East” and “West”

with Sevinc Turkkan, PhD, department of Religion and Classics at The

University of Rochester. Please see page 15 for course information. Community

Center

7:00pm – Movie Night: Lala Land (2016) starting Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone.

Community Center

Picture: Residents visiting the Genesee Country Museum. Left to right: June Mihalov, Nancy

Hare, Linda Russell, Ginny Peterssen, and Mary Kay Kidd.

5


Tuesday August 8th:



*9:00am – Depart for City of Rochester Public Market. Enjoy bargains, local produce, meats

and seafood, eggs and dairy products, ethnic delicacies, prepared foods,

specialty items, and general merchandise. Walking required. Bring your own

tote or cart for your take home items. Return approx. 12:00pm



1:00pm – Walking Club. Meet in the Wellness Center


2:00pm – Wii Bowling: video game bowling. Music Room

6:00pm-7:30pm – Antique Car Show on Stoutenburgh Lane near the Hahnemann Club.

Enjoy culinary delights, entertainment, and of course the classic automobiles!

Transportation from the Highlands’ main entrance to the car show is provided

throughout the event.

Wednesday August 9th:




1:30pm – Book Discussion Group. All are welcome to join. Social Room

*1:30pm – Depart for a scenic ride and stop for ice cream at Shark’s Ice Cream in

Bloomfield. Return approx. 3:30pm


chorus. Music Room


6


Thursday August 10th:





11:30am-1:30pm – Resident Summer Picnic at the Hahnemann Club. Enjoy music with

Top Brass. No meal points used to attend. Buses will make a continuous loop from

the Highlands’ main entrance to the Hahnemann Club starting at 11:30am. Hope

you can join us!

2:30pm – Documentary Video: Chasing Ice (2012). Environmental photographer James

Balog deploys time-lapse cameras to capture a record of the world’s changing

glaciers, compressing years into seconds to illustrate how these ice mountains

are disappearing at a breathtaking rate. Community Center

Friday August 11th:



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

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

2:30pm – Music Mixer, Live Entertainment with Joe Naples, piano. Laurelwood Gallery

3:30pm – Current Events Club. Are you interested in discussing current issues, expressing

your opinions, and being exposed to the ideas of your fellow residents?

Community Center

6:30pm – Evening Music Gateway Music Festival, featuring a piano, violin, and cello

quintet performing classical music. Community Center


9:00am-11:00am – Saturday Breakfast, Residents only. Dining Room


1:30pm – Visit with the guide dogs from “Guiding Eyes for the Blind” Laurelwood Activity

Room

2:30pm – Saturday Musical Movie Matinee: Blues Brothers (1980) starring John Belushi

and Dan Aykroyd. Community Center

7


Sunday August 13th:


Activity Room

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

2:30pm – Movie: Man on Wire (2008) James Marsh masterfully recreates high-wire

daredevil Philippe Petit's 1974 stunt: Community Center

Monday August 14th:





1:30pm – Presentation: Music and Life of Perry Como with Larry Shearer. Laurelwood

Activities Room

2:00pm – Resident Meeting. Community Center

3:00pm – University of Rochester Course: The Arabian Nights Beyond “East” and “West”

with Sevinc Turkkan, PhD, department of Religion and Classics at The

University of Rochester. Please see page 15 for course information. Community

Center

Tuesday August 15th:





11:15am – *Visit to Conesus Lake and lunch by the water. No fee to attend. Return approx.

4:00pm


7:00pm – Game Night! Games are provided or bring your favorite game to share! Music

Room

8





*11:15am – Explore the Southwedge Neighborhood in Rochester! Enjoy lunch at The Cub

Room, shops along South Avenue, and the Genesee Gateway Park to see the

Genesee River. Walking required. Return approx. 4:00pm

11:15am – Service with Rabbi Yitzi Hein, of Chabad-Lubavitch of Pittsford for prayer,

friendship, and reflection. Laurelwood Activity Room



chorus. Music Room

2:00pm-4:00pm –Ice Cream for Alzheimer’s Sale, $2.00 sundaes. Highlands Front

Entrance







2:00pm – Presentation: Driving Odyssey: From Baldwinsville to Anchorage Alaska-Round

trip with Highlands’ resident Vern Mize. Community Center

2:00pm – Blood Pressure Screening. Club Room


9


Friday August 18th:



11:15am – Tech Time with facilitator Cory White, IT Technician. Share ideas, information

and questions about technology. Bring your curiosity, ideas and an open mind.

Music Room


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

2:30pm – Music Mixer, Live Entertainment with Henry Boessl, accordion. 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.

2:30pm – Saturday Musical Movie Matinee: Marry Poppins (1964) starring Julie Andrews

and Dick Van Dyke. Community Center

Sunday August 20th:


Activity Room

11:00am – Trivia: What do you know? Laurelwood Hearth Room

2:30pm – Movie: High Noon (1952) starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly. Community

Center

10


Monday August 21st: National Senior Citizens’ Day



*12:00pm – Hot Dog and Corn Roast Luncheon. No fee to attend. Space is limited. Please

sign up in the Program Book. Oneida Dining Room



2:00pm – 2 Part Series: The Origins and Basic Beliefs of Hinduism and Buddhism with

Sarah Hodgson. This lecture series will explore the Indian origins and

connections between these two belief systems. In addition, stories, images, and

the fundamental beliefs that both unite and separate Hinduism and Buddhism

will also be explored. Please see Page 16 for lecture information. Community

Center

7:00pm – Evening Music with classical duo Brad Batz. Laurelwood Gallery

*7:00pm – Depart for Flower City Jazz Society Concert Musicians Jam Session Led by Jon

Seiger at the Radisson Hotel Airport. Tickets are $12.00 each, pay upon arrival.

Return approximately 10:00pm

Tuesday August 22nd:

9:00am – No Water Fitness with Robin Gallagher


10:30am-12:00pm – Circuit Training. On your own. Exercise Room


1:00pm – Walking Club. Meet in the Wellness Center


2:00pm – Prayer Service with Chaplain Jim Grobe. Music Room

2:00pm – Presentation: Back Injury with Dan Greene, Physical Therapist and Owner of

Genesee Valley Physical Therapy. Dan has been practicing orthopedic physical

therapy since 1985 and has been providing rehab services in a private practice

since 1987. Dan graduated from McQuaid Jesuit H.S in 1981 and Ithaca

College, where he earned his BS in physical therapy. Community Center

11


Wednesday August 23rd:

8:30am – Depart for Buffalo Boat Tour and lunch at The Ward Restaurant. Please note,

advance sign up is required. Return approx. 3:30pm





chorus. Music Room

4:30pm-6:00pm – Happy Hour: drink specials and appetizers. Bistro Courtyard






12:00pm-4:00pm – American Red Cross Blood Drive. To schedule an appointment please

sign up at the Hospitality Desk. You may also visit www.redcrossblood.org and

use sponsor keyword: highlandsatpittsford. Community Center

*1:00pm –Depart for Eastview Mall, Target or Victor Crossings where store selection

includes Dollar Store, HomeGoods, Kohl’s, Wal-Mart, and PetSmart. Return

approx. 4:00pm

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

Pictures: Residents enjoying the Hawaiian party.

Left to right: Mary Skewes, Lois Gibson, and Petrus and Anna Kooman.

12


Friday August 25th:



1:00pm-2:00pm – No open swim today.

No Worship Service with Chaplain Jim Grobe. Laurelwood Gallery

1:30pm – University of Rochester Presentation with Anton Porsteinsson, MD from the

Alzheimer’s Disease Care, Research, and Education (AD-CARE) Program at the

University of Rochester. The program’s mission includes creating an opportunity

for interested individuals to participate in clinical trials focused on the

prevention and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. A part of this mission is

engaging in the community to offer educational resources and research

opportunities. Community Center

2:30pm – Music Mixer, Live Entertainment Karen Labella, guitar. Laurelwood Gallery



1:30pm – Game: Yahtzee. Laurelwood Activities Room

2:30pm – Saturday Musical Movie Matinee: Sister Act (1992) starring Whoopi Goldberg

and Harvey Keitel. Community Center

Sunday August 27th:


Activity Room

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

2:30pm – Movie: Prime (2005) starring Uma Thurman, Bryan Greenberg and Meryl

Streep. Community Center

Picture: Resident Mary Doino

presenting a check to the

Pittsford Food Cupboard on behalf of

The Highlands at Pittsford. $2,505 was

raised at the Spring Luncheon.

13


Monday August 28th:



11:15am – Cultural Programming Meeting. Music Room



2:00pm – 2 Part Series: The Origins and Basic Beliefs of Hinduism and Buddhism with

Sarah Hodgson. This lecture series will explore the Indian origins and

connections between these two belief systems. In addition, stories, images, and

the fundamental beliefs that both unite and separate Hinduism and Buddhism

will also be explored. Please see page 16 for lecture information. Community

Center

*5:30pm – Celebration of Life Service at The Highlands Living Center Memory Garden.

Chaplain Jim Grobe will be celebrating the lives of those special residents who

have gone before us during this past year. Transportation will be provided from

The Highlands main entrance at 5:00pm. Return approx. 6:30pm. (In the event

of rain, the service will be held in the Hahnemann Club.)

7:00pm – Join us for The Evening Exchange: Left, Right, Center Dice Game. Bring your

nickels! The perfect way to end your day! Music Room

Tuesday August 29th:





1:00pm-1:30pm- Walking Club. Wellness Center


2:00pm – University of Rochester Course: The Book of Genesis with Anne Merideth, PhD,

department of Religion and Classics at The University of Rochester. Please see

page 15 for course information. Music Room

14





*11:00am – Depart for lunch at Don’s Original and a walk through Irondequoit Bay

Marine Park. Return approx. 3:30pm


1:15pm – Inspiration Stories with Chaplain Jim Grobe. Laurelwood Gallery


chorus. Music Room


Thursday August 31st:





2:00pm – University of Rochester Course The New Sciences of the Human Mind with

Bradford Mahon, PhD, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences and

Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Rochester. Please see page 16

for course information. Community Center

2:30pm – Travelogue: Cruising through the Panama Canal with Christy Simons.

Laurelwood Activities Room


15


University of Rochester Course Descriptions: The Arabian Nights Beyond “East” and “West” Mondays, July 3rd – August 14th at 2:00pm This series of seven meetings will focus on the cycle of tales known as the Arabian Nights or

The Thousand and One Nights, and their various translations, rewritings, and adaptations –

literary, visual, aural, and cinematic. In the first half of the series, we will trace the

development of European consciousness about medieval Arab world and the “Orient” from

early translations to subsequent circulations and textual reworking of the Nights, with

particular attention to primary texts but also with reference to the translators’

introductions and creative work, travel accounts, testimonies, and visual and popular art.

In the second half, we will investigate the “afterlife” of the tales in contemporary

rewritings and adaptations, and in their new contexts. During our meetings, I will invite

you to reflect on questions of cultural communication, influence, translation of other

cultures, representation, and stereotype in relation to identity formation, ethics, and

globalization.

Dr. Sevinc Turkkan, received her PhD from University of Illinois in 2011. She has been a

visiting Assistant Professor at The College at Brockport and is currently affiliated with the

Department of Classics and Religious Studies at the University of Rochester. Dr. Turkkan

specializes in modern Turkish literature and culture, translation studies, and cross-cultural

comparative studies with research interests in multilingualism, Turkish-German &

Turkish-American literary relations, Anglophone literatures and postcolonial theory, and

critical theory (psychoanalysis & gender studies). Sevinc is also a practicing translator,

working languages are Turkish, German, and Bulgarian.

The Book of Genesis Tuesdays, August 29th – October 3rd at 2:00pm This course examines the book of Genesis in order to examine not only the historical,

religious, and social context of the text, but also to examine the ways in which the central

themes in the narrative have reverberated throughout Jewish and Christian traditions and

western civilization. We will examine key texts such as creation, the flood, the Joseph

narrative, etc. and key topics such as the origins of humanity, the formation of Israel's

religious and cultural identity, the role of women in Genesis, etc.

Anne Merideth is a Senior Lecturer in Religion and Director of Undergraduate Studies for

the Department of Religion and Classics at the University of Rochester. She received a

master of theological studies from Harvard and PhD and masters from Princeton. She

teaches a range of biblical topics, such as, Women in the Bible, Biblical Economy, and

Judaism in the Ancient World. She teaches with a historical and cultural perspective rather

than from a theological perspective.

16


The New Sciences of the Human Mind

Thursdays, August 31st – September 14th at 2:00pm

This course explores new technologies used to study the structure and organization of the

human mind and brain. In addition, Bradford will review recent advances that seek to

improve treatments of common brain diseases. Brad Mahon is a graduate from Harvard

University, receiving his Masters in Cognitive Neuroscience in 2002 and Doctorate in

2009. He is presently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Brain & Cognitive

Sciences, Neurosurgery Department, Center for Visual Science and Center for Language

Science at The University of Rochester. Brad teaches undergraduate and graduate students

on Cognitive Neuroscience, Plasticity, and Cognition.

Lecture Description: The Origins and Basic Beliefs of Hinduism and Buddhism Mondays, August 21st and 28th 2017 at 2:00pm This lecture series will explore the Indian origins and connections between these two belief

systems. In addition, stories, images, and the fundamental beliefs that both unite and

separate Hinduism and Buddhism will also be explored.

Sarah Hodgson is a high school Social Studies teacher at Arcadia High School. She earned

her undergraduate degree in History from Nazareth College and Masters of Arts in Liberal

Studies. Currently she is attending SUNY Brockport for a post-graduated certificate in

administration. Sarah attended numerous conferences and learning workshops with

Hickey Center for Interfaith Studies and Dialogue due to her research interest in the

world’s religions.

August 2017 - Highlands at Pittsford · 2:30pm – Music Mixer, Live Entertainment with Joe Naples,...

Documents

Transcript of August 2017 - Highlands at Pittsford · 2:30pm – Music Mixer, Live Entertainment with Joe Naples,...