100 Anna Goode Way

Suffolk, VA 23434

757-923-5500

lakeprincewoods.org

Echoes From The Lake February 2019

Lake Prince Woods Mission Statement

A Christian ministry providing vibrant living, diverse

programs of outreach and compassionate services.

Lake Prince Woods Headliner in February

Nathan Richardson as

Frederick Douglass

Live Performance at

Lake Prince Woods

Commemorating 400 Years since the first

Africans were brought to North America

as slaves to Point Comfort known as Fort

Monroe, Hampton, VA and placed into

bondage. Frederick Douglass (Nathan

Richardson) will discuss events connecting

that beginning until the end of slavery with

the Emancipation Proclamation.

Saturday, February 16 @ 2:00 PM

Spiritual Life At Lake Prince Woods

Bible Study at Lake Prince Woods is held every Wednesday afternoon at 2:00 pm. It is led

by Lake Prince Woods Chaplain, Rev. Gary Newsome.

Prayer Chapel is located on the 2nd floor across from the lobby. The Prayer Chapel is open

24 hours and 7 days a week to all residents and staff.

Vespers Worship Service at Lake Prince Woods is held every Sunday at 4:00 pm in the

Portsmouth Center. We often have special musical guests as well as Lake Prince Woods

own Golden Voices sings for us every 3rd Sunday of the month. Each service is led by Lake

Prince Woods Chaplain, Rev. Gary Newsome.

SUPPORT GROUP

Lake Prince Woods Caregiver’s Support Group meet every third Monday of each month.

The month of February meeting will be on Monday, February 18 at 3:00 pm in the back of

the Portsmouth Center. The purpose is to provide an opportunity to meet regularly for

mutual support and to exchange coping skills with one another.

Physical fitness plays a very important role in your life. It is important

for improving muscular strength. A fit body is not only physically

strong but mentally strong as well. A combined routine, including

proper exercise and diet, have a positive effect on brain function. It

elevates the flow of blood to the brain and enhances one’s memory.

We offer a variety of classes during the week to do just that!

A universal language in dancing! Line Dancing held at Lake Prince

Woods in the Portsmouth Center on Mondays at 10:45 AM. Not

only is it fun but it provides many health benefits, such as, it helps

with cardiovascular, muscle strength, flexibility, coordination, bone

strength and weight control.

Chair One Fitness held on Mondays at 10:15 AM and Zumba

Gold held on Wednesdays at 9:15 AM. Zumba, whether sitting

in a chair or standing, has the ability to help burn calories, work

out the entire body, boost metabolism, increase endurance, boost

mood, aid coordination and improve confidence.

Stretch and Tone held on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:15

AM in the Portsmouth Center. This exercise helps to relax

and relieve tension, with range of motion and the ability to

move all joints normally.

Chair Exercise held on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:30

AM in the Portsmouth Center. With the use of resistance bands and

the option to use weights, chair exercise assist individuals to exercise

and move without putting undo pressure or strain on their bodies.

Chair Yoga held on Fridays at 9:30 AM in the Portsmouth Center.

Yoga helps to increase circulation joint pain from arthritis, promote

a healthy mindset, reduce high blood pressure levels, alleviate stress,

promote relaxation and reduce feelings of tension or discomfort.

Low Impact Aerobics held on Fridays at 8:45 AM. Low Impact Aerobics

exercise helps to increase cardiovascular health, decrease damaged joints

and weight loss. It promotes healing and recover damaged joints.

Two Movie Nights at Lake Prince Woods

In The Portsmouth Center

Wednesday, February 6 at 7:00 PM

“Murder On The Orient Express”

“Belgian Detective Hercule Poirot probes the

mystery of a murdered American tycoon aboard

the legendary Orient Express as 20th Century

Fox and producers Ridley Scott, Simon Kinberg,

and Mark Gordon bring Agatha Christie’s classic

whodunit back to the big screen.”

Wednesday, February 20 at 7:00 PM

“Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again”

“In this musical romantic comedy, a woman

grapples with running her mother’s villa while

also expecting her first child and worries that

she won’t be able to handle everything on her

own, so she enlists two of her mother’s friends

for assurance, help and guidance. Along the

way, she learns more about her mother’s past

and faces a surprise visit from someone she’s

never met: her own grandmother.”

“Silent Sky” at the Little Theater of Virginia Beach.

“Silent Sky” tells us the true story of Henrietta Leavitt,

the astronomer ahead of her time. It is 1900 and

Henriette has the opportunity to work at Harvard

University as a human computer mapping the starts

but receiving no scientific credit. “Silent Sky” is the

poignant tale of a woman’s dedication to the stars, and

the human touch that makes life under the vast sky

beautiful and timeless.

Friday

February 1, 2018

6:15 PM

At the Suffolk Center of Cultural Arts

Tuesday, February 5 at 6:00 PM, “A Game Apart-A

Glimpse of Jackie Robinson’s Life”. Mike Wiley

Productions written and performed by Mike Wiley.

A unique one-man play will intrigue, educate and set

your students’ thirst for success on fire by telling the

powerful lesson of courageous African American

athletes who pushed the color barrier to the breaking

point.

At Williamsburg Playhouse in Williamsburg, VA

Saturday, February 9 at 6:00 PM, “Enchanted April”. Two frustrated London housewives

decide to rent a villa in Italy for a holiday away from their bleak marriages, they recruit two

very different English women to share the cost and the experience.

Sunday, February 10 at 1:30 PM in Franklin/

Southampton, “Letters From Home”. Letters From

Home started at the suggestion of Pat Dearth, Erin’s

father, who was a veteran of the United States Coast

Guard. Their mission was to honor veterans, active

military and their families by reviving patriotism for

all generations.

“Letters From Home”

Franklin/Southampton

“The Elixir of Love” Tuesday, February 12 at 6 pm at the Virginia

Opera, “The Elixer of Love”. A comic opera most

performed worldwide with sparkling effervescent

tunes, emotional melodies and the quack medicine

man selling his love potion. The character develop

before our very eyes in a most touching love story

containing one of the most famous tenor aria of all

time “Una furtive lagrima.”

Thursday, February 14 at 7:00 PM

“Play On” is a hilarious story of a theater group trying desperately to put

on a play in spite of maddening interference from a haughty authoress

who keeps revising the script. When the authoress decides to give a

speech on the state of the modern theatre during the curtain calls, the

audience is treated to a madcap climax to a thoroughly hilarious romp.

Friday, February 22 at 6:30 PM

“The Great American Trailer Park Musical” at the

Peninsula Community Theater. A new tenant

moves in at Armadillo Acres and she is wreaking

havoc all over Florida’s most exclusive trailer park.

When Pippi comes between the Dr. Phil-loving,

Jeannie and her husband-the storm begins to brew.

It’s a modern day Desperate Housewives meets the

Andy Griffith Show.”

At Kings Fork Middle School , Saturday, February 23 at 10 AM

Tuesday, February 19 at 11 AM

Out to Lunch at “George’s Steak House”

in Suffolk, VA., Tuesday, February 19 at

11 AM. A great spot to get some lunch

and enjoy the feel of a small community.

Shopping at Greenbrier Mall, Chesapeake, VA on

Thursday, February 21 at 9:30 AM. Greenbrier

Mall is home to all of your favorite stores like

H&M, Victoria’s Secret, Finish Line, Bath and

Body Works, White Bean Candle Company and

so much more!

Wendy Miller-Edwards will be at Lake Prince

Woods in the Portsmouth Center to continue

the series lecture on “Presidential Marriages”.

Tuesday, February 19 at 7:00 PM.

Live In February In The

Lake Prince Woods Portsmouth Center

Fond Memories In Concert

Friday, February 8 at 7:00 PM. The Vocal Group Fond

Memories consists of 5 singers each of whom live in Virginia

Beach, Va. The love to sing and entertain as well as bring

their God-given vocal talents together several times a month in

an effort to bring smiles, laughter, and sometimes tears to the

residents of nursing homes, assisted living centers, senior living

communities, rehabilitation facilities throughout Hampton

Roads.

Monday, February 11 at 7:00 PM. Virginia Museum of Fine

Arts Lecture by John Plashal “a Beautifully Broken VA.”

Photographer John Plashal will take you on a photographic

journey through the beautifully decaying rural places within our

state with which so many Virginians have become fascinated.

Monday, February 25 at 7:00 PM. “Ole

Time Country Boys in Concert” They

will play some Old Country Music you

grew up on, loved and was inspired by.

Always having fun! They know how to get

the crowd to dust off that dance floor!

The City of Suffolk Public Library visits Lake Prince Woods twice a month. The Pop Up

Library where you can get a library card and check out or return books. They will be here

on Thursday, February 14 at 11 AM. We also have a “Book Club” that will meet on

Thursday, February 28 at 11 AM. The Suffolk Public Library provides the book of the

month to read and discuss.