January & February 2023 Issue
January & February 2023 Newsletter Music with Mark
Looking to add a little music to your life? Join us the second Wednesday of each month from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. for Music with Mark. Mark Harris, a musician and teacher from Denton will be will be performing works by Rachmaninoff, Bach, Chopin and more at The Robert & Lee DuVall Center. These free sessions include storytelling and audience participation.
Cooking Classes
PARKS AND RECREATION
1000 Highland Village Road Highland Village, TX 75077 P: 972-317-7430 • F: 972-317-0237 www.highlandvillage.org
Chef Ashonti Harris of Chef in Heelz will be holding free cooking classes on Tuesday, January 17 and Tuesday, February 7 from 10:00 a.m. to noon at The Robert & Lee DuVall Center. Enjoy your culinary creations after class. Call 972-317-7430 or sign up at the DuVall Center check-in desk.
Custom Gift Card Box Class
Robin Carter will help you create personalized gift card holders to help celebrate your special occasions all year long! Class will be held on Monday, February 27 from noon to 3:00 p.m. at The Robert & Lee DuVall Center. Cost is $5 and includes all materials and lunch. In-person or online pre-registration is required.
EVENTS FOR JANUARY 1/5 1/11 1/12 1/16 1/17 1/19 1/24
Meals on Wheels & Bingo Music with Mark Choctaw Trip City offices closed Cooking Class Lunch & Learn Meals on Wheels Color Me Mine Trip
EVENTS FOR FEBRUARY 2/2 2/7 2/8 2/11 2/16 2/24 2/27
Meals on Wheels & BINGO Cooking Class Lunch & Learn Music with Mark Top O’ Hill Terrace Trip Meals on Wheels - Valentines American Airlines Museum Trip Gift Card Box Lunch & Learn
MOVE Classes
MONDAY
Game Day 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Variety of tabletop games Tai Chi Gung 10:00 a.m. (Video Instruction)
TUESDAY
Game Day 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Variety of tabletop games Pickleball 11:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Pickleball 11:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
january Trips CHOCTAW CASINO When: Thursday, January 12 Time: Bus leaves at 9:00 a.m. to return around 3:00 p.m. Lunch at the casino. Cost: $5 Resident/ $7 Non-Resident Cost of lunch not included. Moderate walking required.
COLOR ME MINE - PAINT YOUR OWN POTTERY When: Tuesday, January 24 Time: Bus leaves at 11:45 a.m. or meet at Color Me Mine in Highland Village at noon. Cost: Pay at store - $10 plus cost of pottery item. Late lunch after painting at Palios. Cost of lunch not included. Limited walking required. Glazed/fired pottery will be available for pick up at The Robert & Lee DuVall Center when ready.
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
MOVE Class & Breakfast Game DayGame Day 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Variety of tabletop games Game Day 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Tai Chi Gung Variety of tabletop games 10:00 a.m. All-Star Stitchers Club (Video Instruction) 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Pickleball Tai Chi Yang 11:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. 10:30 a.m. (Instructor Led)
february Trips TOP O’ HILL TERRACE When: Saturday, February 11 Time: Bus leaves at 9:00 a.m. to return around 3:00 p.m. Lunch stop at Catfish Sam’s in Arlington after tour. Cost: $15 Resident/ $17 Non-Resident Cost of lunch not included. Known as “Vegas Before Vegas”, take a guided tour through this location that was used as an illegal gambling ground by the rich and famous in the 1930s and 40s. Moderate walking required. AMERICAN AIRLINES C.R. SMITH MUSEUM When: Friday, February 24 Time: Bus leaves at 10:00 a.m. to return around 3:00 p.m. Lunch stop near museum (TBD) after tour. Cost: $13 Resident/ $15 Non-Resident Cost of lunch not included. Extensive walking required. Discover the history of American Airlines and learn what it takes to run the airline, as told through the perspective of the team members who work there.
Register online or at The Robert & Lee DuVall Center. Visit hvparks.com for details and registration.
All-Star Stitchers Club Do you have a passion for sewing, quilting, cross stitching or just want to have fun with people who do? Join the All-Star Stitchers on Wednesday mornings at The Robert & Lee DuVall Center beginning at 10:00 a.m. No experience is required. For further information, please contact Paulette Moreland at pmmoreland@gmail.com.
Johna Johnson, a certified yoga and qigong instructor, is offering free MOVE classes at The Robert & Lee DuVall Center from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. every Wednesday morning. MOVE brings together slow but morning powerful yoga and qigong poses to improve overall health and wellbeing. No prior experience required. Classes are followed by a light breakfast.
Highland Village Book Club The Highland Village Book Club meets from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. the first Wednesday of every month at the Barnes & Noble Bookstore in Highland Village.
January’s Book: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
February’s Book: The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
March’s Book:
MAHJONG
Come play every Thursday from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at The Robert & Lee DuVall Center.
City offices will be closed Monday, January 16 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Let’s Play Bridge! WHERE The Robert & Lee DuVall Center
WHEN EVERY THURSDAY
TIME 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
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2
Game Day 9:30 am - 12:00 pm Pickleball
New Year’s Holiday City offices closed
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11:00 pm - 4:00 pm
4
MOVE Class 9:00 am Game Day
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
All-Star Stitchers 9:30 am - 12 pm Tai Chi Yang 10:30am - 11:30 am
Book Club (Barnes & Noble) 11:00 am- 12:00 pm
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9 Game Day
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Tai Chi Gung 10:00 am - 11:00 am
10
Game Day 9:30 am - 12:00 pm Pickleball
11:00 pm - 4:00 pm
11 MOVE Class 9:00 am Game Day
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
All-Star Stitchers 9:30 am - 12 pm Tai Chi Yang 10:30am - 11:30 am
Pickleball 11:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Music with Mark 1:00 pm
15
16 Martin Luther King Jr. Day City offices closed
MOVE Class 9:00 am Game Day
Cooking Class Lunch & Learn 10:00 am
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
All-Star Stitchers 9:30 am - 12 pm Tai Chi Yang 10:30am - 11:30 am
Pickleball 11:00 pm - 4:00 pm
22
Game Day
23
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Tai Chi Gung 10:00 am - 11:00 am Pickleball 11:00 pm - 4:00 pm
24
Game Day 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Color Me Mine Trip Bus leaves at 11:45 am or meet at location at noon Pickleball
29
11:00 pm - 4:00 pm
30 Game Day
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Tai Chi Gung 10:00 am - 11:00 am Pickleball 11:00 pm - 4:00 pm
31 Game Day
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Pickleball 11:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Pickleball
Game Day
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
All-Star Stitchers 9:30 am - 12 pm Tai Chi Yang 10:30am - 11:30 am
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13
14
20
21
27
28
11:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Choctaw Trip Bus leaves at 9:00 am Game Day
12
9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Tai Chi Gung 10:00 am - 11:00 am Pickleball
11:00 pm - 4:00 pm
19 Game Day 9:30 am - 4:00 pm Tai Chi Gung 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Meals on Wheels 12:00 pm Pickleball
25 MOVE Class 9:00 am
6
Meals on Wheels/Bingo 12:00pm
18
17 Game Day 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
5
Blood Pressure Checks 9:30 am Game Day 9:30 am - 4:00 pm Tai Chi Gung 10:00 am - 11:00 am
11:00 pm - 4:00 pm
26 Game Day
9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Tai Chi Gung 10:00 am - 11:00 am Pickleball
11:00 pm - 4:00 pm
1
MOVE Class 9:00 am Game Day
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
All-Star Stitchers 9:30 am - 12 pm Tai Chi Yang 10:30am - 11:30 am
Book Club (Barnes & Noble) 11:00 am- 12:00 pm
6
5 Game Day
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Tai Chi Gung 10:00 am - 11:00 am Pickleball 11:00 pm - 4:00 pm
12
Game Day
13
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Tai Chi Gung 10:00 am - 11:00 am
7 Game Day 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
8
MOVE Class 9:00 am Game Day
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Cooking Class Lunch & Learn 10:00 a.m.
All-Star Stitchers 9:30 am - 12 pm Tai Chi Yang 10:30am - 11:30 am
Pickleball 11:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Music with Mark 1:00 pm
14
Game Day 9:30 am - 12:00 pm Pickleball
11:00 pm - 4:00 pm
MOVE Class 9:00 am Game Day
15
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
All-Star Stitchers 9:30 am - 12 pm Tai Chi Yang 10:30am - 11:30 am
Pickleball 11:00 pm - 4:00 pm
2
Blood Pressure Checks 9:30 am Game Day 9:30 am - 4:00 pm Tai Chi Gung 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Game Day
20
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Tai Chi Gung 10:00 am - 11:00 am
21
Game Day 9:30 am - 12:00 pm Pickleball
11:00 pm - 4:00 pm
27
Game Day 9:30 am - 12:00 pm Tai Chi Gung 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Gift Card Box Lunch & Learn 12:00 p.m. Pickleball 11:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Game Day
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
All-Star Stitchers 9:30 am - 12 pm Tai Chi Yang 10:30am - 11:30 am
Pickleball 11:00 pm - 4:00 pm
26
MOVE Class 9:00 am
22
28
Game Day 9:30 am - 12:00 pm Pickleball
11:00 pm - 4:00 pm
4
10
11
Meals on Wheels/Bingo 12:00pm Pickleball
11:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Game Day
9:30 am - 4:00 pm
9
Top O’ Hill Terrace Trip Bus leaves at 9:00 am
Tai Chi Gung 10:00 am - 11:00 am Pickleball
11:00 pm - 4:00 pm
16
Game Day 9:30 am - 4:00 pm Tai Chi Gung 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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18
24
25
Meals on Wheels Valentines Party 12:00 pm Pickleball
19
3
Game Day
11:00 pm - 4:00 pm
23
9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Tai Chi Gung 10:00 am - 11:00 am Pickleball
11:00 pm - 4:00 pm
American Airlines C.R. SMITH MUSEUM Trip Bus leaves at 10:00 am