BIRTHDAY POTLUCK: BEEKEEPING 101 2 Posture Therapy 5 Technology Fair with Deloitte
9 Posture Therapy 10 Bob Ross Painting Workshop 12 Bluebird Cafe 16 Posture Therapy
18 Birthday Potluck Beekeeping 101
with Amber Roberts 23 Posture Therapy 25 Red Hat Society 26 Lunch & Program Alzheimer’s Association
Honey has long been recognized as one of nature’s purest foods. But bees give us much more than honey. In fact, according to recent article in Yale’s Environment 360 publication, “one of every three bites of food eaten worldwide depends on pollinators, especially bees, for a successful harvest.” Charles Murphree has been keeping bees since the early 90s. He also teaches Beginning Beekeeping at the Duck River Beekeepers Association. Mr. Murphree will be our speaker at this month’s Birthday Potluck. He will give us the skinny on bees and beekeeping, as well as other gifts they provide in addition to honey. There is a
possibility that he will also bring an observation hive! Join us for this interesting and informative presentation on Wednesday, June 18. Lunch is at 11:30, and Mr. Murphree’s presentation will begin at noon. The Center provides the main course. Please bring a side dish.
A gentle exercise class designed to reduce pain and restore movement. Mondays in June 10:30 - 11 Instructor: Kelley Shannon It’ll be a lot of fun! Members: no fee Non-members: $3 per class
30 Posture Therapy
RED HAT SOCIETY: AN AFTERNOON AT THE MATINEE Red Hatters will travel to Franklin this June 25th, where they’ll have lunch at one of the yummy restaurants, and then enjoy a matinee (TBA) at The Franklin Theatre. Ticket price is $5.50. The van will leave the Center at 10:30. Van fee is $5.
A few changes regarding Thursday lunches beginning in June. We will continue to serve Thursday lunches, but only on the days that we have a program scheduled. There will be a sign up sheet on the program table that we ask you to sign if you plan to attend the program and eat lunch. All other lunches on non-program Thursdays will be suspended for the summer months. We will revisit things after this break and decide whether we will resume serving lunches every Thursday during the fall. It has been difficult for us to buy and cook for just a few individuals. Also, not knowing how many will show up for lunch until that day has been challenging. We appreciate your understanding and hope that this doesn’t cause an inconvenience. For those who come on Thursday and stay all day, please pack a brown bag lunch on those nonprogram Thursdays. Thank you.
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Join us June 12 for a trip to The Bluebird Café where we will be treated to live performance by a local songwriter. We will leave the Center at 8:30, and stop someplace good for lunch on the way back. Van fee is $6.
If you ask the last couple generations of Nashville songwriters and artists why the Bluebird is so important, they’ll likely tell you it’s because its founder, Amy Kurland, offered them a safe and fertile ground - like no other - to develop their craft. Here are just a few bits and pieces from its history: In 1982, Kurland opened the Bluebird as a small restaurant. A fan of songwriters, she quickly began inviting local tunesmiths to perform there.
In 1984, Kurland added the first official “writer’s night.” In 1987, a young Garth Brooks performed at the Bluebird. An executive from Capitol Records was in the audience. He took Garth into the kitchen and asked him to come by the label the next day to offer him a record deal. The rest is history! In 2004, Scott Borchetta saw 15-year-old Taylor Swift perform for the first time and invited her to become a part of his new venture Big Machine Label Group On January 1, 2008, Kurland transferred ownership of the legendary venue to the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI). More of a donation than a corporate sale, Kurland saw NSAI’s mission to “educate, elevate and celebrate songwriters,” as a way to continue the Bluebird’s relationship to songwriters and to the community.
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THURSDAY, JUNE 5 DELOITTE TECHNOLOGY FAIR: 10 AM TO 2 PM Bring your cell phones, iPads and digital cameras! Bring your questions about social networking, identity theft, online scams, passwords, viruses and spy ware! Volunteers from Deloitte will work one-on-one with us from 10 until 2. First come, first served. We’ll break for lunch ($4) at 11:30.
THURSDAY, JUNE 19 Do most people wonder what all the buzz about “gluten-free” cooking is about? Or is it just me? What is gluten, anyway? And why might some of us want to avoid it? Local home-school mom, Amber Roberts, will shed some light on the topic, and demonstrate how to prepare a tasty gluten-free meal: Salad Rolls Lasagna Cookies Amber’s demonstration will begin at 10:30, followed by lunch ($5) at 11:30.
Join us for a tour, a tasting, and a box lunch at Amber Falls Winery in Hampshire, TN on Monday, June 16. The main course for lunch will be a chicken salad croissant, and will cost between $10 and $12. Amber Falls does not sell wine by the glass, but we can purchase a bottle to share with lunch there if we want. We will leave the Center at 8:45. Van fee will be $8.
Tiffany Cloud-Mann will discuss the difference between Alzheimer’s and dementia, how to detect the signs of onset - in ourselves and someone we love - and what resources are available through the Alzheimer’s Association and the community. Lunch ($4) at 11:30 Program at noon.
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SAVE THE DATE: THURSDAY, JULY 3
AEROBICS Mondays & Wednesdays 9 a.m. YOGA Mondays & Wednesdays 9:45 a.m. Members: $3 per class Non-members: $5 per class POSTURE THERAPY Every Monday in June 10:30 a.m. Members: no fee Non-members: $3 per class Instructor: Kelley Shannon
MASSAGE Licensed Massage Therapist, Kathy McFarlane has years of experience serving mature adults. Wednesdays by appointment Members: $45 Non-members: $60
LINE DANCING Beginners and experienced line dancers learn the latest and hottest line dances while getting a great cardio workout. Fridays: 10 to 11:30 Dance Instructors: Sam and Shirley Kirtley Assistant Instructor: Cathy Smotherman
CAREGIVERS SUPPORT GROUP A support group for primary caregivers who would like a safe place to discuss their unique challenges. Friday, June 27 9 am Facilitator: Sylvia Couch BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS Every other Thursday at 10 am Sponsor: Willowbrook
BOB ROSS PAINTING WORKSHOP Take home a finished oil painting at the end of class! Tuesday, June 10: 1 to 3 pm Instructor: Liz Farar Class fee: $20 members $23 non-members (Cost includes all supplies) QUILTING BEE Meets first and third Wednesdays. June 4 and 18 ď ś 1 to 3 pm
WRITING, ETC. A safe place to share your writing, whether poetry or First and third Thursdays: 1 to 3 pm. Members: no fee Non-members: $24 per year
June selection is The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult. New members welcome! Tuesday, June 17 9 am
BIBLE CLASS Meets second and fourth Tuesdays June 10 and 24 9:30 until 11 a.m. Instructor: Frances Greathouse
DELOITTE TECHNOLOGY FAIR Thursday, June 5 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. No fee
FUN & GAMES CANASTA Tuesdays and Thursdays: 10 am to 3 pm BRIDGE Mondays: 10:30 am to 2:30 pm POKER Wednesdays: 11 am to 1 pm Pool, Pedro, Scrabble, Rummikub, Skip-bo and other games daily.
Library Associate: Betty Kirkeminde 368.3222 Hours: M-W-R-F: 9 to 5 Tuesday: 11 to 7 Preschool Story Time Thursdays at 10
Special Summer Programming Wednesdays at 11 June 4 June 11 June 18 June 25
Fizz, Pop, BOOM! Science Discovery Center Magician, Bruce Amato Science Rocks!
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