A Publication of the FiftyForward J. L. Turner Center Our mission: FiftyForward supports, champions and enhances life for those 50 and older.
Center Phone #: 615-622-3040
The Turner Times
April 2018
8101 Highway 100 Nashville, TN 37221
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Center Director Derek Stogner dstogner@fiftyforward.org
We had a creative afternoon celebrating spring early by creating stained glass designs at our Easter craft day. Members, Patty and our mystery Easter bunny, showed off their finished product.
Office & Volunteer Manager Nikki Plotts nplotts@fiftyforward.org
FiftyForward J. L. Turner is located inside the Bellevue Family YMCA
YMCA Members 50+ are automatically eligible to participate in FiftyForward J. L. Turner Center Activities
The National Museum of African American Music stopped by to show us how to turn “Nothing Into Something.” Members listened as the volunteers told interesting stories and facts behind the instrument of spoons. We worked hard and had a fun afternoon at the St. Luke’s Community House food bank. We assembled food boxes for families in need in the Nashville area, and learned more about their organization.
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GET EXCITED! Special Events & Trips Events at the Center: •
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Basic Weaving Class: Thursday, April 5th • Learn how to weave your own design with members, Melissa and Trish. (1:00pm—$3, Zelle/West) History Film Club: Thursday, April 5th • Mill Times & Beautiful Tennessee; free drinks & popcorn (1:00pm—Brown/ Davis) VOC Computer Scams: Wednesday, April 11th • Learn about current scams and how to avoid them (10:00am—Zelle/West) Earth Day Pots for Hospice: Thursday, April 12th • Make welcome flower pots for Hospice patients (10:30am—$5, Zelle/West) Precision Medicine Brunch & Learn: Monday, April 16th • Presentation by Vanderbilt Health doctor about precision medicine, its history, and why it’s relevant to you; free brunch provided (10:30am—Zelle/West) MNPD Personal Safety: Wednesday, April 18th • Talk on ways to avoid falling victim to every day crimes (10:30am—Zelle/West) Bunco Bonanza: Thursday, April 26th • Bring a dish to share, play Bunco & win prizes! (Noon—Activity Room) Lucky Lunches: Friday, April 27th • Join us for lunch, Bingo & prizes (12:30pm — $7, Zelle/West) Friday Flicks: Friday, April 20th • The Post; free drinks & popcorn (1:00pm—Zelle/West)
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Art Class Reception: Tuesday, April 3rd • View paintings from our Paintings From Nature art course and enjoy appetizers with the Branstetter Family (3:00-4:30pm—Community Room) • Abstract 4-Week Art Course: Thursdays, April 5th-26th • Join us for a free 4-week-art course generously provided by the Branstetter Art fund, where Kim Lane will provide abstract painting instruction. Spots are limited. (2:004:00pm—Zelle/West) • Computer Class: Tuesday, April 24th • Presentation on Gmail with Derek (10:00am—Brown/Davis)
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GET EXCITED! Special Events & Trips Day Trips: •
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Southern Women’s Show: Thursday, April 5th • Shop, sample and share the fun at Nashville’s favorite event for women (10:00am—$16 ticket & van, plus lunch) Frist Live Performance: Friday, April 6th • Nick Cave’s live performance art piece (9:00am—$6 van, plus lunch) Music For Seniors: Tuesday, April 10th • Whit and Al Hill perform folk and blues songs (9:45am—$6 van, plus lunch) TN State Museum: Thursday, April 19th • Presentation of Dr. Martin Luther King’s accomplishments and the impact he has made on society (11:30am—$6, plus lunch) Walk in the Woods: Monday, April 23rd • Hike at Radnor Lake (10:00am—$6 van)
Food Trips & Gatherings: • • • • •
Lunchin’ Around: Wednesday, April 4th • Lunch at Puckett’s Grocery & Restaurant (11:00am — $6 van, plus lunch) Foodie Night: Friday, April 13th • Dinner at Woolworth on 5th (4:15pm — $6 van, plus dinner) Supper Club: Monday, April 16th • Supper at Johnathan’s Grill (5:00pm — meet there) Breakfast Club: Thursday, April 26th • Breakfast at Le Peep (8:30am—meet there) Foodie Night: Friday, April 27th • Dinner at Cracker Barrel (5:00pm — meet there)
GET READY Upcoming Special Events & Trips On the Horizon… •
Violins of Hope Exhibit Tour: Wednesday, May 2nd • View the Violins of Hope in person, and learn the remarkable stories behind these instruments, which have survived the Holocaust and, in many cases, long and dangerous journeys.
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GET CONNECTED Ongoing Classes & Groups
Fun & Games All experience levels welcome
Bridge
Canasta
Mahjong
Mon., Wed. & Fri. 11:45am-3:00pm
Tuesdays
Tuesdays
9:30am-2:30pm
9:00am-12:00pm
Thurs. Evenings
(Zelle/West)
(Zelle/West)
Rummikub
Ping Pong
Hearts
Tuesdays
Wednesdays
Tuesdays
12:30pm-3:00pm
1:00pm-3:00pm
1:00-2:00pm
(Brown/Davis)
(Activity Room)
(Zelle/West)
6:15pm-9:00pm
(Brown/Davis)
Ongoing Community Events Weight Watchers Glory Bible Study Meeting Mondays at 2:00pm Mondays from 12:00pm— (Zelle/West) 1:30pm (Activity Room) This is a member-facilitated, Meetings held every week. non-denominational Joining fee waived for Bible study group. members. New members welcome.
BOOK CLUB
Thursday, April 26th 1:00-3:00pm Turner Conference Room A Gentleman in Moscow By: Amor Towles
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GET CONNECTED Ongoing Classes & Groups
Lifelong Learning Programs All experience levels welcome
Brain Brawlers
Creating
Sit, Knit &
Trivia
Memoirs
Crochet
Tuesdays
2nd & 4th Tuesdays
Fridays
12:00-1:00pm
1:00-3:00pm
9:00am-12:00pm
(Zelle/West)
(Conference Room)
(Conference Room)
Write your personal memoir
Learn to knit and
Line Dancing
Rhythm Band
Writer’s Club
Weds. 1:00-2:00pm
1st & 3rd Fridays
Thursdays
Fri. 10:30-11:30am
11:30am-12:30pm
11:30am
(Activity Room)
(Zelle/West)
(Conference Room)
Intermediate &
No Experience
No Experience
Advanced
Necessary
Necessary
crochet
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“Have you ever wished that medications and treatments could be more effective for everyone? Then don’t miss this opportunity to hear Dr. Andrea Ramirez from Vanderbilt Health present on precision medicine, health care based on each individual. It takes into account factors like where you live, what you do, and your family health history. To make health care better, we need to learn more about the differences that make each of us unique.
We will have a FREE Brunch & Learn w/ Dr. Ramirez on Monday, April 16th at 10:30am. Come learn more about Precision Medicine, its history, and why it’s relevant to you! If interested, please sign up on the clipboard in the Turner Lobby.
Free Blood Pressure Checks: Mondays from 9:00 AM—11:00 AM. Have your blood pressure checked by John Waters, a retired registered nurse.
DINE OUT TO DONATE
Thanks to our fundraising chair, Matt Creekmore, we will have another dine out to donate event at City Limits. For these events we are partnering with local businesses who are providing a generous donation to our Center in exchange for our business. Wednesday, March 28th 11:00am-1:00pm The Turner Center will provide transportation for those who are interested in attending at no charge. Sign up with a FiftyForward ambassador or staff member.
Questions about FiftyForward Care Services, Medicaid, or living-at-home services?
Ron Henson, FiftyForward Living At Home Care Manager, will be at the Center every Wednesday from 8:00am-11:00am to answer your questions. See a FiftyForward staff member with questions.
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Letter from the Director… I don’t know about all of you, but I am more than happy to say goodbye to winter. Spring allows for all kinds of opportunities to get out and explore our beautiful city and region. So make sure you look over some of the great outdoor activities we have planned this month. I also am so excited for our big Dance and Social we’re looking to have in September. The details are still coming together, but this is going to be our first big “Signature Event” and fundraiser for the Turner Center. You can be involved in a variety of ways as we get closer, beginning this month by helping us choose the theme! We want this to be OUR event as a community, so we want exactly what it will be to be shaped by your voices and votes. Whatever the theme ends up being, we hope to hold dance classes here at the center in the weeks leading up to the event in the style we choose. This is going to be a big, fun, community event and we’re excited to get it going. The Aging Mastery Program, which was a big success here at Turner last year, is right around the corner again. This year Turner will not be one of the hosting sites, but the program is still open to us. There are sessions at 4 FiftyForward centers, including a session in August at the Martin Center for which we will provide FREE transportation. If you have any questions regarding AMP please see me.
Best regards, Derek Stogner Director, FiftyForward J.L. Turner Center
Letter from the Office & Volunteer Manager, February has been such a fun month, but I’m ready for some warmer weather! Big thank you to everyone who came to our service project at St. Luke’s Community House. It was hard work, but we had a wonderful afternoon giving back to our community! I am SO excited about our service project this month. In accordance with Earth Day on April 22nd we will be painting flower pots and planting flowers to take to the Middle Tennessee Hospice Center to give to patients and their families to brighten their day or to welcome them into their establishment. Their staff is so excited we thought of them, and as a cause near and dear to my heart I am thrilled to have the opportunity to give back to them and hopefully put a smile on someone’s face. Thanks to the Branstetter Art Fund we will be holding a second round of art classes at no cost to you. This month our art teacher, Kim Lane, will be teaching abstract painting techniques focusing on colors and textures. All the paintings from last month’s art course were amazing, and I can’t wait to see how these turn out! As always, if you’re interested in getting involved with FiftyForward, our office doors are always open and we would love to talk to you about opportunities at the Center.
Thank you,
Nikki Plotts Office & Volunteer Manager, FiftyForward J.L. Turner Center
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BELLEVUE HISTORY & GENEALOGY GROUP For more information, contact Bob Allen at 615-218-4580 or bob@bellevuebob.com. Join us on Friday mornings at 9:00am for coffee and lectures about various historical topics. Friday, April 6, 2018 at 9:00 am – “Missing: In Search of the Father of Tennessee History” – Jeff Sellers, Director of Education with the Tennessee State Museum – John Haywood is revered as the Father of Tennessee History. But where is he buried? No one knows exactly. It is a forgotten mystery in Tennessee history. Join us as a historian and an archaeologist explain how one of the most famous Tennesseans lies in an unmarked grave in South Nashville. Learn their plans to spearhead an effort to locate and potentially relocate his remains to a proper gravesite. Friday, April 13, 2018 at 9:00 am – “Wicked Nashville” – Elizabeth K. Goetsch, Author and Historian, while known for the twang of its country music, Nashville is also home to a colorful and salacious past. Elizabeth dives into Nashville's wicked past and explores some of Music City's more tantalizing history. Friday, April 20, 2018 at 9:00 am – “Vols, Inc.: New Ownership to Save Nashville Baseball” – Skip Nipper, Author, Blogger, and Speaker gives historical information leading up to the 1950s and the demise of the Nashville Vols and Sulphur Dell in the 1960s. Friday, April 27, 2018 at 9:00 am – “My Enemies Did It: A Presidential Murder Mystery of Facts, Alternative Facts, and Fake News.”– Ann Topovich, Executive Director of the Tennessee Historical Society.
Long Distance Travel: April 16-17 — Elvis Adventure May 17-19 — Hot Springs June 18-23 — Niagara Falls
On The Road With Joan Motor Coach Day Trips
July — TBA August 9-19 — Canadian Islands Sept. 2-12 — Alaska Oct. 6-14 — Cape Town Nov. 12-16 — New Orleans
April 21st - Murder at the Mansion in McMinnville, TN May 12th– Rugby Village in Rugby, TN To sign up... Contact Joan Sincerbox at (615) 646-0059
For more info call or email Janice: (615) 231-1235 jjudd@fiftyforward.org
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FRIDAY FLICKS Friday, April 20th at 1:00pm Free Popcorn and Drinks Katharine Graham is the first female publisher of a major American newspaper -- The Washington Post. With help from editor Ben Bradlee, Graham races to catch up with The New York Times to expose a massive cover-up of government secrets that spans three decades and four U.S. presidents. Together, they must overcome their differences as they risk their careers -- and very freedom - to help bring long-buried truths to light.
ON THE RADAR Turner Center Fundraising Dance & Social This fall we will be hosting a fundraising dance & social to raise money for a cause we all know and love– The Turner Center. Since this fundraiser is going to directly support you, we want you involved in the planning process. Keep your eyes peeled for ballot boxes that will be placed in the lobby in April. We will be coming up with theme ideas and then leaving it up to you to vote on your favorite. Be sure to stop by, place your vote, and keep a lookout for more information to come in the future– and see what the winning theme is! Bellevue Family YMCA Upcoming Events Atlanta Braves vs. Cincinnati Reds at SunTrust Park Wednesday, June 27th •
Game time is 12:00pm ET
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$70 trip; Pick-up time to be determined, estimated to be back at the Bellevue YMCA at 8:00pm CT
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Last day to sign-up is June 1st
CONTACT: Regena Hooker, AOA Coordinator Phone:615-6469622 or Email: rhooker@ymcamidtn.org
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Program Spotlight
Abstract 4-Week Art Class
Tai Chi
Our April four-week-art project will appeal to anyone who is curious about acrylic painting but feels they have ZAT (zero If you're looking for a way to relax, meet new people, and have a great time, consider artistic talent)! This session will focus on our tai chi classes. Originally developed for creating abstracted paintings focusing on color and textures rather than self-defense, tai chi has evolved into a representational painting. We will look to graceful form of exercise that's now used artists such as Jackson Pollock, Barnett for stress reduction & a variety of other Newman and Mark Rothko for inspiration. health conditions. Often described as meditation in motion, tai chi Thanks to the Branstetter Art Fund all promote serenity through materials will be supplied at no charge. gentle, flowing movements. Join us for a class on Tuesday Participants must commit to all 4 classes in order to attend. Spots are limited to 14. at 11:30am or Thursday at 11:00am in the Activity Room Thursdays in April to relax & rejuvenate. 2:00-4:00pm Zelle/West
Aging Mastery Program The Aging Mastery Program (AMP) encourages mastery— developing behaviors across many dimensions that will lead to improved health, stronger financial security, and overall well-being.
Schedule: 4/6-5/4—10-11:30am (Fridays) FiftyForward Madison Station 4/23-6/11—6-7pm (Mondays) FiftyForward Donelson Station 6/5-7/24—11-12:30pm (Tuesdays) FiftyForward Knowles 8/15-9/26—10-11:30am (Wednesdays) FiftyForward Martin Center *Turner will provide free transportation to this session
By participating in AMP, you will: •
Make and maintain small but impactful changes in your health behaviors, financial well-being, and enrichment in later life.
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Get REAL incentives and rewards for taking small steps that can improve your well-being.
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Meet new friends, provide support, and encouragement to your peers, and become more involved in your community.