Harris Center • 425 Perry St • Auburn, AL 36830

(334) 501-2930 • www.auburnalabama.org/seniors • gmeredith@auburnalabama.org

Open Monday - Friday • 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

October 2018 • Volume 5 Issue 10

This Month

1 Fright Nights at the

Arboretum

2 Sign Up for

Trips

2 Birthdays

3 Events

4 Calendar

a newsletter for active adults 50+

Fright Nights at the Arboretum Something wicked this way comes…Fright Nights at the Arboretum is back

for our 2018 series. Join us on Fridays in October for the Fright Nights movie series, with headlining films by Alfred Hitchcock!

5:30pm - Music and activities at the Pavilion

6:30pm - Kid Friendly Film 7:00pm - Feature Hitchcock film

9:15pm - Screening of Double-Feature film (on select Fridays)

Patrons are encourage to bring blankets, chairs and picnic dinners to enjoy the movies. Parking is available near the entrance on three sides.

Patrons are encouraged to carpool or walk. This event is FREE and open to the public.

Dates: 10/5, 10/12, 10/19, 10/26 (181 Garden Dr. Auburn, AL)

Picture above: Visiting Marietta Fire Museum

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Register for Trips October 19th: Anniston Museum of Natural History and The Berman Museum, Anniston, AL Explore the wilds of Africa, the wonders of the North American wilderness, and the mysteries of 2,000 year old mummies in the seven fascinating exhibit halls of Anniston Museum of Natural History. Open-air exhibits place you face to face with majestic--and often deadly--animals! See one of the country's oldest exhibits of birds in their habitats. Visit the Changing Exhibit Gallery for a look at how artists interpret nature. We will also have a chance to visit the Berman Museum which features world history, artwork and weaponry. At Anniston Museum of Natural History, there's something for everyone! The cost of the trip includes admission and transportation. Please bring extra money for lunch. $20. Payable to the AAB. Friday, October 19th • 8:00am – 5:00pm. October 23rd: Dream Field Farms Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze, Fitzpatrick, AL Fall means pumpkins, corn mazes, fall festivals, and comfort food. Come celebrate the harvest with us with some good old fashioned fun. Born out of a love for farming and introducing children to farming, Dream Field Farms was established in 2007. This field trip will include a covered wagon hayride to feed the cows in the field with Farmer Tom and the chance to choose a pumpkin from the Pumpkin Patch! We will also have time to explore the petting zoo and spend time in Farmer Cathy’s vegetable garden before our lunch on the patio consisting of southern BBQ slow smoked and hand pulled each morning with chips and a drink. Don’t forget to bring some extra cash for homemade fudge! The cost of the trip includes admission, lunch and transportation. $25. Payable to the AAB. Tuesday, October 23rd • 10:00am – 5:00pm. November 2nd: Legacy Museum and National Memorial for Peace and Justice, Montgomery, AL From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration and The National Memorial for Peace and Justice opened to the public on April 26, 2018, in Montgomery, Alabama. The 11,000-square-foot Legacy Museum is built on the site of a former warehouse where enslaved black people were imprisoned, and is located midway between an historic slave market and the main river dock and train station where tens of thousands of enslaved people were trafficked during the height of the domestic slave trade. The National Memorial for Peace and Justice is the nation’s first memorial dedicated to the legacy of enslaved black people, people terrorized by lynching, The cost of the trip includes admission and transportation. Please bring extra money for lunch. $10. Payable to the AAB. Friday, November 2nd • 8:00am – 5:00pm (This trip is full, but you can be added to the waitlist.) November 9th: Springdale Estate and Dean’s Cake House, Andalusia, AL Springdale Estate, situated in the heart of Andalusia on East Three Notch Street, is a large home on approximately four acres that was constructed by John G. Scherf in the early 1930’s. Dean’s Cake House was founded by Dean Jacobs in 1994. Since the days of working in a local grocery store, she has been selling her cakes throughout the deep south for almost over 20 years. At the age of 60, Jacobs put her faith in her cake recipes and opened her own bakery. Every cake is baked and iced individually in her cake house located in Andalusia, Alabama. Almost 60% of her customers are from out of state. The cost of the trip includes admission and transportation. Please bring extra money for lunch and cake! $10. Payable to the AAB. Friday, November 9th • 8:30am – 6:00pm (This trip is full, but you can be added to the waitlist.)

Upcoming Trips

December 7

th: Colonial Christmas at American Village, Montevallo, AL

December 11th

: Fantasy in Lights, Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, GA

Happy

Birthday!

1- John Blake, Sandra McLain

4- Karen Hartwick, Annette Cobb

5- Dolores Van Wettering

7- Donine Cooper, Helen Ferrell

10- Ryan Capps, Vicky Edwards

12- Carol Icenogle,

Nancy Melkerson

13- Diane English

14- Bernice Fischman,

Margret West

15- Jean Sotelo

19- Diane Andrae

20- Russell Laster, Barbara White

22- Olin Andrews, David Rosenblatt,

Ralph Wilkinson

23- JoAnn Edgar, Carl Wilcox,

Mary Moore

24- Kathy Teel

26- Rebecca Hinkle

28- Gloria Casey

30- Dorothy Keeney

31- Don McConnell

Mark Your Calendar! Munch ‘N Mingle Lunch Club:

The Blue Fin

Get together with old friends and make some new as we gather for lunch at

The Blue Fin (1702 Frederick Rd, Opelika, AL)

Participants must provide their own transportation and cover the cost of

lunch.

Wednesday, October 31st 11:30am - 1:00pm

Register at the Harris Center by Tuesday, October 30th at noon.

Golden Giving Days: O Grows

Each quarter we will focus on one local

charity to donate our time to! This quarter we will be focusing on O Grows and will be helping tend their garden.

Limited to 15 volunteers.

Please register in advance. FREE to the public.

Wednesday, October 31st, 2 - 5pm

at O Grows (1103 Glenn St. Opelika, AL)

Register at the Harris Center by Friday, October 26th at 5pm.

Movie Night: A Wrinkle in Time

A Wrinkle in Time is the story of Meg Murry, a high-school-aged girl who is transported on an adventure through

time and space with her younger brother Charles Wallace and her

friend Calvin O'Keefe to rescue her father, a gifted scientist, from the evil

forces that hold him prisoner on another planet.

Thursday, October 25th,

5:30 - 8:00pm $5 to cover the cost of dinner.

Register at the Harris Center by Wednesday, October 24th at 5pm.

Get Out and Go! Local Adventure Club: NCAT Test Track

Meet us at the National Center for

Asphalt Technology Test Track for a private tour.

(1600 Lee Rd. 151, Opelika) Participants must provide their own

transportation.

Friday, October 26th, 9:00 - 11:00am FREE to public!

Please register by Tuesday, October 23rd at 5pm

The Crafty Crew: Pumpkin Candy Jar

Come hang out with us on select Wednesday afternoons each month

and enjoy making a seasonal craft with step-by-step instruction from Gabby!

This month we will be making Pumpkin Candy Car!

Wednesday, October 24th, 2-3pm $5 per person to cover the cost of

supplies.

Please register by Friday, October 19th at 5pm.

Halloween Hoopla and Costume Contest

Who says dressing up for Halloween is only for the kids? Break out your wigs, witch hats and dance moves

and get in on the fun at our Halloween Dance and Costume

Contest! Prizes will be awarded for the best costume and dinner is

provided.

Tuesday, October 30th, 6-9pm

$5 to cover the cost of dinner. Payable to the AAB. Please register

by Friday, October 26th

at 5 p.m.

Halloween Riddle Pumpkin Dip

Ingredients

1 (8 oz) package cream cheese

2 cups confectioners’ sugar

1 (15 oz) can solid pack pumpkin

1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

1 table spoon pumpkin pie spice

1 teaspoon frozen orange juice concentrate

Directions In a medium bowl, blend cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Gradually mix in the pumpkin. Stir in the cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, and orange juice until smooth and well blended. Chill until serving

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All classes and programs are held at the Harris Center, unless otherwise noted.

Trips depart from the Harris Center. Trip departure times are exact.

Return times are approximate.

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

TBH

2-3pm

2 3

4 No Zumba

5 6

7 8 9 10 No Zumba

11 No Zumba

12

13

Auburn vs. Tennessee

14 15 16

17

No Zumba

18

Active Living Everyday

2-3pm

19 Field Trip: Anniston, AL 8:00am -5:00pm

20

21 22

TBH

2-3pm

23 Field Trip:

Fitzpatrick, AL 10:00am -

5:00pm

24 Crafty Crew

2-3pm

25

ALED 2-3pm

Movie Night

5:30-8:00pm

26 Get Out & Go!

9:00-11:00am

27 Haunted Zumba

9:30am

FBRC

28 29

TBH

2-3pm

30 Halloween

Hoopla and

Costume

Contest 6-9pm

31 Munch N Mingle

11:30 - 1pm

Golden Giving Days: O Grows

2-5pm

October 2018