Sewickley Village Living - May, 2022

VILLAGE MAY

2022

SEWICKLEY

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ON-CAMPUS EVENTS Wellness .............................................................. p. 3 Programs and Entertainment .......................... p. 4 Calendar . ............................................................. p. 8 Lifelong Learning ............................................... p. 12 Art Classes .......................................................... p. 12 Spiritual Gatherings .......................................... p. 13 Meetings and Clubs .......................................... p. 13 Games and Card Groups .................................. p. 13

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Recreation Department:

3906

Barley Wellness Center:

3931

Village Living is published monthly. If you have any questions, comments or ideas on current or upcoming trips and programs, please call the Recreation Department at ext. 3906. Their office is located in the Clubhouse Lower Level.

To learn more about the wellness center’s amenities and programs, call the Barley Wellness Center at ext. 3931.

To view this publication electronically, please visit masonicvillagesewickley.org and select “Lifestyle.”

WELLNESS

Barley Wellness Center

412-741-1400, EXT. 3931

Located in the Star Points Building, the Barley Wellness Center offers state-of-the-art equipment, fitness classes and an indoor pool and spa. Trained staff will help you develop a personalized fitness program.

Classes (All classes are free to residents) Water Exercise

Golden Aerobics

Barley Wellness Center Pool

Assembly Room

Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10 - 10:45 a.m.

Improve your overall health with a combination of aerobic conditioning, resistance training and balance exercises, while enjoying the beautiful pool.

Fit for Life

Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11 - 11:30 a.m.

Assembly Room

Fit for Life focuses on balance, strength and flexibility to help increase your strength and stability for a better quality of life.

Senior Yoga

Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11:30 a.m. - Noon Assembly Room

Our instructor, Claudia, will guide you through a gentle half-hour yoga session of seated and standing poses focused on strength, relaxation, balance and flexibility.

Open 24 hours, with staff available Mon. - Fri., 6 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Pool hours: Mon. - Fri., 8 - 11:30 a.m.

Tuesday & Thursday 9 - 9:45 a.m.

Designed to work your entire body, this class will benefit individuals who are looking for an active cardiovascular workout with intervals of strength, flexibility and range-of-motion exercises.

Walking Group

Tuesday & Thursday 11 - 11:30 a.m.

Assembly Room

Our wellness staff will warm you up and cool you down with various exercises before and after a short walk. Join neighbors and friends for good music and conversation, all while contributing to a healthy, active lifestyle.

Stretching

Tuesday & Thursday 1:30 - 2:15 p.m.

Activity Room 6

Our instructor, Nikki, will guide you through gentle stretches to improve flexibility and balance and increase range of motion, making it easier to perform everyday tasks.

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PROGRAMS AND ENTERTAINMENT Masonic Ringers Wednesdays 4:15 p.m.

Social Room

They are back! Masonic Village’s own music therapist extraordinaire Megan Zivic leads an enthusiastic group of chime ringers each week, and they want you to join them. Anyone is able to ring … no need to read music. It’s fellowship and tons of fun that you should be a part of!

Open Art Studio

Tuesday through Friday 10 a.m. – Noon Wednesday & Thursday 1 - 3 p.m.

Art Studio

All residents are welcome to visit the art studio to browse, chat or get inspired. You do not have to draw a straight line!

Tai Chi

Tuesdays & Thursdays 10 - 10:30 a.m.

Assembly room

If you are looking for a new exercise routine, the wellness center will be holding an eight-week Tai Chi series. Tai Chi places minimal stress on muscles and joints. The benefits of Tai Chi include decreased stress, increased energy, improved flexibility and improved balance.

Channel 956 Movie Theater: “Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist” (2008) Sunday, May 1 7 p.m.

Channel 956

Though still pining for his shallow ex-girlfriend, woeful teen Nick unexpectedly finds himself attracted to live wire Norah, who shares his taste in music, when they meet during a night on the town in New York City.

Cast: Michael Cera, Kat Dennings, Alexis Dziena

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Committee For Sustainable Living Tuesday, May 3 10 a.m.

Activity Room 2

Join this very productive committee as they explore ideas and concepts to create the most sustainable environment here at Masonic Village.

Stay tuned to learn about some new projects we can create together for you to use in your home.

Ring Pittsburgh Spring Concert Tuesday, May 3 7 p.m.

Assembly Room

Even in these challenging, uncertain times, Ring Pittsburgh continues to provide live musical entertainment for you this spring. Come and enjoy one of their six Spring Concerts featuring a wide variety of musical styles, including popular rock, movie themes, patriotic, hymn tune adaptations and a couple of exclusive handbell-only compositions.

You will recognize one of their amazing ringers!

Retirement Living Association Quarterly Meeting

Saturday Night at the Movies: “Hotel Rwanda” (2008)

Assembly Room

Assembly Room

Wednesday, May 4 10 a.m.

This is a great opportunity for all new residents to come and see what your RLA is all about. The new Scholarship Fund will be discussed, in addition to so much more.

Afternoon Movie: “21 Jump Street” (2012) Rated R Thursday, May 5 2:30 p.m.

Social Room

Two baby-faced rookie cops go undercover to investigate a drug ring at their former high school.

Cast: Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Brie Larson

Channel 956 Movie Theater: “Somebody Up There Likes Me” (1956) Friday, May 6 7 p.m.

Channel 956

Based on boxer Rocky Graziano’s autobiography, this poignant biopic nabbed Oscars for Cinematography and Art Direction. Raised in a slum, young Graziano has turned to a life of petty crime. He eventually discovers boxing and develops his talen. Graziano gradually gains self-respect and spars his way to becoming the Middleweight Champion of the World.

Cast: Paul Newman, Pier Angeli, Everett Sloane

Saturday, May 7 7 p.m.

Amid the holocaust in Rwanda, one ordinary hotel manager musters the courage to save more than 1,000 helpless refugees. Cast: Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Joaquin Phoenix

Channel 956 Movie Theater: “Are We There Yet?” (2012) Sunday, May 8 7 p.m.

Channel 956

Hoping to impress a foxy divorcee, ladies’ man Nick offers to take her two kids on an extended road trip.

But Nick isn’t prepared for the mischievous duo’s antics. Cast: Ice Cube, Nia Long, Aleisha Allen

The Village Workshop Meeting Tuesday, May 10 10 a.m.

Activity Room 5

The Masonic Village workshop is a non-profit club giving Masonic Village residents the opportunity to use a space for woodworking, crafting and minor repairs. There is a wide variety of hand and power tools available for use.

Also, there is a separate “finishing room” for painting and varnishing. There are enough workstations located in the shop for several people to work at the same time. All are welcome, and we hope to see you there!

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PROGRAMS AND ENTERTAINMENT RLA Executive Board Meeting

Saturday Night at the Movies: “Man of Steel” (2013)

Social Room

Assembly Room

Wednesday, May 11 10 a.m.

All residents are always welcome to observe the Executive Board meetings. If you want to add to the agenda, contact Linda Kable (412-7418696) at least two weeks before the meeting date.

However, if you want to speak about an agenda item, just let Linda know before the meeting.

Afternoon Movie: “An Eye For An Eye” (1996) Rated R Thursday, May 12 2:30 p.m.

Social Room

When the courts fail to keep behind bars the man who raped and murdered her daughter, a woman seeks her own form of justice. Cast: Sally Field, Kiefer Sutherland, Ed Harris

“In The Footsteps of Vincent van Gogh” Thursday, May 12 7 p.m.

Assembly Room

This documentary series continues with “The Art World in 1890” (Paris, Brussels and 8 Cité Pigalle; “Vincent in Auvers-sur-Oise” (Gachet’s Home and the Auberge Ravoux); and “An End and a Beginning” (the Auberge Ravoux, Bernheim-Jeune, the Van Gogh Museum and the National Gallery of Art).

Channel 956 Movie Theater: “Shrek: The Original” (2001) Friday, May 13 7 p.m.

Channel 956

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It ain’t easy bein’ green – especially if you’re a likable (albeit smelly) ogre named Shrek. On a mission to retrieve a gorgeous princess from the clutches of a fire-breathing dragon, Shrek teams up with an unlikely compatriot – a wisecracking donkey. Cast: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz

Saturday, May 14 7 p.m.

In another revival of the Superman legend, reporter Clark Kent must keep his alien origins and fantastic powers hidden from the world at large. But when the Kryptonian General Zod plans to destroy Earth, the Man of Steel springs into heroic action.

Cast: Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Russell Crowe

Channel 956 Movie Theater: “The World of Suzie Wong” (1960) Sunday, May 15 7 p.m.

Channel 956

Groundbreaking in its time for its portrayal of interracial love, this lavishly filmed drama stars William Holden as an American living in Hong Kong, where he grapples with his feelings when he falls for a pretty Chinese prostitute.

Cast: William Holden, Nancy Kwan, Sylvia Syms

Book Discussion Group Monday, May 16 1 p.m.

Activity Room 2

Book Discussion will review and discuss “The Singing Trees” by Boo Walker. The group meets on the third Monday of each month at 1 p.m.

For more information on this wonderful group, contact Mary Ann Williams at 412-749-5433.

Todd DePastino: Origins of the Cold War, Part 2 Tuesday, May 17 7 p.m.

Assembly Room

Todd DePastino continues his look at the Cold War’s beginning in the immediate post-WWII period by focusing on the many crimes and frightening personality of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin. Todd will also discuss Stalin’s remarkable counterpart, Harry Truman, a plainspoken “common man” from Missouri who possessed an uncommon genius for politics and proved a much more formidable opponent than Stalin ever imagined.

Come hear about Truman’s haberdashery, his WWII record and the important “Long Telegram” that refocused our foreign policy on one goal: “Containment.”

Allegheny Health Network Lecture with Doctor Coppola: “Can Depression Cause Me to Have Shortness of Breath?”

Thursday, May 19 1 p.m.

Assembly Room

So many suffer from depression, and its effects are countless. Can your breathing be affected? Come and learn more.

Afternoon Movie: “Get Low” (2009) Thursday, May 19 2:30 p.m.

Social Room

Oscar winners Robert Duvall and Sissy Spacek team up to tell the true story of irascible Felix Bush, a backwoods Tennessee loner who planned his funeral in 1938 while he was still around to attend – and enjoy – the proceedings. Also starring Bill Murray.

Friday Evening Classics Friday, May 20 7 p.m.

Assembly Room

Come listen to an hour of recorded classical music in high quality audio! Eleanor Howe presents this series of programs that feature a theme with a variety of composers, styles, moods, genres, instruments, performers and an introduction to each piece. Feel free to bring friends and an optional beverage. Please contact Eleanor Howe if you would like to assist with the AV equipment.

Saturday Night at the Movies: “The Return of the Pink Panther” (1975) Saturday, May 21 7 p.m.

Assembly Room

When the priceless Pink Panther diamond is stolen yet again, the inimitable Inspector Clouseau is saved from an unwilling early retirement and sent to the country of Lugash to investigate and return the jewel to its proper owner. Certain that the heist is the work of a suave jewel thief, Clouseau unleashes his formidable array of outlandish disguises – and preposterous deductive powers – in madcap pursuit of the wily criminal. Cast: Peter Sellers, Christopher Plummer, Catherine Schell

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calendar

MAY 2022

CALENDAR KEY Off Campus Excursions Standard Trips Other A2

Activity Room 2

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Activity Room 5

A6

Activity Room 6

AR

Assembly Room

AS

Art Studio

GR

Clubhouse Great Room

CL

Clubhouse Library

CP

Clubhouse Patio

CR

Card Room

MR Meditation Room SP

Star Points Assembly Room

SR

Social Room Clubhouse

SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

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11 a.m. Worship Service (AR) 11:30 a.m. Pop Generation Senior Social at The Warhol 7 p.m. Channel 956 Theater: “Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist”

11 a.m. Worship Service (AR) 7 p.m. Channel 956 Theater: “Are We There Yet?”

11 a.m. Worship Service (AR) 1:30 p.m. Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra POPS: To Marvin with Love 7 p.m. Channel 956 Theater: “The World of Suzie Wong”

11 a.m. Worship Service (AR) 1:30 p.m. Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra: Scheherazade Plus Marsalis 7 p.m. Channel 956 Theater: “Raya and the Last Dragon”

11 a.m. Worship Service (AR) 1:30 p.m. Mindful Discussion Roundtable (A2) 7 p.m. Channel 956 Theater: “Stardust”

10 a.m. Water Exercise (Pool) 9:45 a.m. Target at Cranberry Commons 11 a.m. Fit for Life (AR) 11:30 a.m. Senior Yoga (AR) 1:30 p.m. Project Linus (CR) 4 p.m. Lifelong Learning (AR)

10 a.m. Water Exercise (Pool) 10 a.m. Writers Club (SR) 10:30 a.m. Ross Park Mall 11 a.m. Fit for Life (AR) 11:30 a.m. Senior Yoga (AR) 1:30 p.m. Project Linus (CR) 4 p.m. Lifelong Learning (AR)

9:45 a.m. Aldi at Northway 10 a.m. Water Exercise (Pool) 11 a.m. Fit for Life (AR) 11:30 a.m. Senior Yoga (AR) 1 p.m. Book Discussion (A2) 1:30 p.m. Project Linus (CR) 4 p.m. Lifelong Learning (AR)

9:45 a.m. Super WalMart, Robinson 10 a.m. Water Exercise (Pool) 10 a.m. Writers Club (SR) 11 a.m. Fit for Life (AR) 11:30 a.m. Senior Yoga (AR) 1:30 p.m. Project Linus (CR) 4 p.m. Lifelong Learning (AR)

Happy Memorial Day!

9 a.m. Golden Aerobics (AR) 9:50 a.m. Quaker Village 10 a.m. Tai Chi (AR) 10 a.m. Committee for Sustainable Living (A2) 10 a.m. Hand and Foot Game (CR) 11 a.m. Walking Group (AR) 1 p.m. Mahjong (CR) 1:30 p.m. Stretching (A6) 3 p.m. Handbells (A6) 7 p.m. Ring Pittsburgh (AR) 9 a.m. Golden Aerobics (AR) 9:50 a.m. Quaker Village 10 a.m. Tai Chi (AR) 10 a.m. Workshop Meeting (A5) 10 a.m. Hand and Foot Game (CR) 11 a.m. Walking Group (AR) 1 p.m. Mahjong (CR) 1:30 p.m. Stretching (A6) 3 p.m. Handbells (A6) 9 a.m. Golden Aerobics (AR) 9:50 a.m. Quaker Village 10 a.m. Tai Chi (AR) 10 a.m. Hand & Foot Game (CR) 11 a.m. Walking Group (AR) 1 p.m. Mahjong (CR) 1:30 p.m. Stretching (A6) 3 p.m. Handbells (A6) 7 p.m. Todd DePastino (AR)

9 a.m. Golden Aerobics (AR) 9:50 a.m. Quaker Village 10 a.m. Tai Chi (AR) 10 a.m. Hand and Foot Game (CR) 11 a.m. Walking Group (AR) 1 p.m. Mahjong (CR) 1:30 p.m. Stretching (A6) 3 p.m. Handbells (A6)

9 a.m. Scooter Clinic A6 9 a.m. Golden Aerobics (AR) 9:50 a.m. Quaker Village 10 a.m. Tai Chi (AR) 10 a.m. Hand and Foot Game (CR) 11 a.m. Walking Group (AR) 1 p.m. Mahjong (CR) 1:30 p.m. Stretching (A6) 3 p.m. Handbells (A6) 7 p.m. Love Letters from War (AR)

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

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This calendar does not list all occurring events.

For a full list, please review the rest of the publication.

NOTES

10 a.m. RLA Quarterly Meeting (AR) 10 a.m. Water Exercise (Pool) 11 a.m. Fit for Life (AR) 11:30 a.m. Senior Yoga (AR) 1 p.m. Bible Study (AR) 2 p.m. Ping Pong (A6) 4:15 p.m. Masonic Ringers (SR)

10 a.m. RLA Executive Board Meeting (SR) 10 a.m. Water Exercise (Pool) 11 a.m. Fit for Life (AR) 11:30 a.m. Senior Yoga (AR) 12:45 p.m. Tour of Kelso Museum 1 p.m. Bible Study (AR) 2 p.m. Ping Pong (A6) 4:15 p.m. Masonic Ringers (SR) 10 a.m. Water Exercise (Pool) 11 a.m. Lunch at Cinderland’s Warehouse 11 a.m. Fit for Life (AR) 11:30 a.m. Senior Yoga (AR) 1 p.m. Bible Study (AR) 2 p.m. Ping Pong (A6) 4:15 p.m. Masonic Ringers (SR)

8 a.m. VBC Breakfast with Todd 10 a.m. Water Exercise (Pool) 11 a.m. Fit for Life (AR) 11:30 a.m. Senior Yoga (AR) 1 p.m. Bible Study (AR) 2 p.m. Ping Pong (A6) 4:15 p.m. Masonic Ringers (SR)

9 a.m. Golden Aerobics (AR) 9:50 a.m. Quaker Village 10 a.m. Tai Chi (AR) 11 a.m. Walking Group (AR) 11 a.m. Mass (SR) 1:30 p.m. Stretching (A6) 2:30 p.m. Afternoon Movie: “21 Jump Street” (SR)

9 a.m. Golden Aerobics (AR) 9:50 a.m. Quaker Village 10 a.m. Tai Chi (AR) 11 a.m. Walking Group (AR) 11 a.m. Mass (SR) 1:30 p.m. Stretching (A6) 2:30 p.m. Afternoon Movie: “An Eye for An Eye” (SR) 7 p.m. “Footsteps of van Gogh” (AR) 9 a.m. Golden Aerobics (AR) 9:50 a.m. Quaker Village 10 a.m. Tai Chi (AR) 11 a.m. Walking Group (AR) 11 a.m. Mass (SR) 1 p.m. AHN Lecture (AR) 1:30 p.m. Stretching (A6) 2:30 p.m. Afternoon Movie: “Get Low” (SR) 9 a.m. Golden Aerobics (AR) 9:50 a.m. Quaker Village 10 a.m. Tai Chi (AR) 11 a.m. Walking Group (AR) 11 a.m. Mass (SR) 1:30 p.m. Stretching (A6) 2:30 p.m. Afternoon Movie: “22 Jump Street” (SR) 7 p.m. Murder Mystery Night (AR)

9:30 a.m. Village of Sewickley 10 a.m. Water Exercise (Pool) 11 a.m. Fit for Life (AR) 11:30 a.m. Senior Yoga (AR) 1:15 p.m. Skip Bo (SR) 6:30 p.m. River City Brass 7 p.m. Tripoly (SR) 7 p.m. Channel 956 Theater: “Somebody Up There Likes Me”

9:30 a.m. Village of Sewickley 10 a.m. Water Exercise (Pool) 11 a.m. Fit for Life (AR) 11:30 a.m. Senior Yoga (AR) 1:15 p.m .Skip Bo (SR) 7 p.m. Tripoly (SR) 7 p.m. Channel 956 Theater: “Shrek: The Original”

9:30 a.m. Village of Sewickley 10 a.m. Water Exercise (Pool) 11 a.m. Fit for Life (AR) 11:30 a.m. Senior Yoga (AR) 1:15 p.m. Skip Bo (SR) 7 p.m. Tripoly (SR) 7 p.m. Friday Evening Classics (AR)

9:30 a.m. Village of Sewickley 10 a.m. Water Exercise (Pool) 11 a.m. Fit for Life (AR) 11:30 a.m. Senior Yoga (AR) 1:15 p.m. Skip Bo (SR) 1:30 p.m. Poetry Group(A5) 7 p.m. Tripoly (SR) 7 p.m. Channel 956 Theater: “Midway” 7:30 p.m. Jazz Ma Tazz (A2)

1 p.m. PLARN (SR) 7 p.m. Saturday Night at the Movies: “Hotel Rwanda” (AR)

1 p.m. PLARN (SR) 7 p.m. Saturday Night at the Movies: “Man of Steel” (AR)

1 p.m. PLARN (SR) 7 p.m. Saturday Night at the Movies: “The Return of the Pink Panther” (AR)

8:30 a.m. Fellowship Breakfast 1 p.m. PLARN (SR) 7 p.m. Saturday Night at the Movies: “Apollo 13” (AR)

PROGRAMS AND ENTERTAINMENT

Channel 956 Movie Theater: “Raya and The Last Dragon” (2021) Sunday, May 22 7 p.m.

Channel 956

Travel to the fantasy world of Kumandra, where humans and dragons lived together in harmony long ago. But when an evil force threatened the land, the dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity.

Now, 500 years later, that same evil has returned, and it’s up to a lone warrior, Raya, to track down the legendary last dragon to restore the fractured land and its divided people. However, along her journey, she’ll learn that it’ll take more than a dragon to save the world – it’s going to take trust and teamwork, as well. Cast: Kelly Marie Tran, Awkwafina, Gemma Chan

Afternoon Movie: “22 Jump Street” (2014) Rated R Thursday, May 26 2:30 p.m.

Social Room

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This follow-up to the film “21 Jump Street” finds Schmidt and Jenko going undercover as college students to crack a fraternity crime ring. But college changes everyone, and the two find their divergent collegiate interests straining their relationship.

Cast: Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, Dave Franco

Murder Mystery Night: Murder in Margaritaland Thursday, May 26 7 p.m.

Assembly Room

Somewhere in the tropics between the Port of Confusion and Bay of Disarray, you’ll find murder meets mayhem and the intrigue begins! At this Masonic Village resort, the guilty will mingle among the other guests, and everyone will be left with the task of deciphering between the facts and falsehoods that plague the paradise in order to make a killer pay for their crime. Like never before at Masonic Village, you will be part of the clan who finds the guilty party!

Dress the part by donning your favorite tropical attire.

Sign up by calling the registration line by May 18.

Poetry Group Friday, May 27 1:30 p.m.

Activity Room 5

“… art begets art. Painting feeds the eye just as poetry feeds the ear, which is to say that both feed the soul,” said Susan Vreeland The poetry group will listen to the poetry you bring, talk about poetry and also imagine what the group can look like. All are welcome, even just to observe and enjoy.

Channel 956 Movie Theater: “Midway” (2019) Friday, May 27 7 p.m.

Channel 956

The story of the Battle of Midway, six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, between the American fleet and the Imperial Japanese Navy, marked a pivotal turning point in the Pacific Theater during WWII. Cast: Ed Skrein, Patrick Wilson, Luke Evans

Scooter Clinic

Tuesday, May 31 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Activity Room 6

The representative from Blackburn’s will be on campus and can make repairs and do checkups on your lift chairs and electric mobility devices.

For your convenience and to eliminate waiting, please call ext. 3100 to make an appointment.

Jazz Ma Tazz

Friday, May 27 7:30 p.m.

Activity Room 2

Do you enjoy listening to jazz? Come relax with your friends and neighbors while appreciating some fine music.

Saturday Night at the Movies: “Apollo 13” (1995) Saturday, May 28 7 p.m.

Assembly Room

Technical troubles scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1971, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew in director Ron Howard’s chronicle of this truelife story. Cast: Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon

Mindful Discussion Round Table Sunday, May 29 1:30 p.m.

Activity Room 2

The MDR meets on the last Sunday each month for friendly conversation, pro and con, on a variety of subjects.

Channel 956 Movie Theater: “Stardust” (2020) Sunday, May 29 7 p.m.

Channel 956

To win his true love’s heart, wide-eyed Tristan Thorn journeys to a forbidden realm to retrieve a fallen star that has taken human form. Cast: Claire Danes, Charlie Cox, Sienna Miller

Donna & Mark Groom, Along with Rick Purcell present: “Love Letters From War” Tuesday, May 31 7 p.m.

Assembly Room

One special way to honor those those who served is to experience a heartwarming and nostalgic look at the wartime letters of our servicemen and women and their families. All this accompanied by the music of the era will be presented to you by some of the area’s finest musicians. This is a don’t miss program!

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Lifelong Learning Programs begin at 4 p.m. on Mondays in the Assembly Room.

In May, Lifelong Learning and Ken Burns take us on the journey in search of the Northwest Passage with Lewis and Clark. The most notable expedition in U.S. history was led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, with soldiers, an African American slave, a female guide and a Canadian boatmen.

Ken Burns re-creates their 1803 journey to locate the Northwest Passage. The explorers found a varied landscape and a dizzying diversity of Indian peoples. Bring a friend!

Monday, May 2

Monday, May 16

The Grandfather Spirit

The Most Terrible Mountains

The Garden of Eden

Monday, May 9 Our Friends The Real Unknown The Northwest Passage

O! The Joy

Monday, May 23 Rainy and Wet Done for Posterity

Art Classes Back by Popular Demand: Pastel Techniques Tuesday, May 3 1 – 3 p.m.

FREE

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Learn the difference between various strengths of pastels, strokes used in painting/drawing in pastels, basic set up, picking your color palette and suggested techniques for successful results. You will complete three paintings in three weeks: a “Walk in the Woods” landscape, a still life or two and a water scene by the seashore.

Instructor: Susan Bikowski, resident. Note: For those repeating the class, there will be different subjects to paint.

Open Studio Watercolor Wednesdays Wednesdays 1- 3 p.m.

FREE

Resident Donna Billings will offer a different watercolor technique and/or topic for painting each week. If you’ve never done watercolor and want to try it out, stop by and we’ll just play with the paints and water.

Mondays 1:30 p.m.

Project Linus Work Group Card Room

Tuesdays 3 p.m.

Village Handbells Activity Room 6

Wednesdays 4:15 p.m.

Masonic Ringers Social Room

Saturdays 1 p.m.

PLARN Social Room

Last Sunday 1:30 p.m.

Mindful Discussion Roundtable Activity Room 2

Second & Fourth Monday 10 a.m.

Writer’s Club Social Room

Third Monday 1 p.m.

Book Discussion Activity Room 2

First Tuesday 10 a.m.

Committee For Sustainable Living Activity Room 2

Tuesdays and Thursdays 4:30 p.m.

BYOB Social Exercise Club Social Room

Second Wednesday 10 a.m.

RLA Executive Board Meeting Social Room

Fourth Friday 1:30 p.m.

Poetry Group Activity Room 5

Last Friday 7:30 p.m.

Jazz Matazz Activity Room 2

Sundays 11 a.m.

Worship Service, Assembly Room, Led by Rev. Tim Reichard

Wednesdays 1 p.m.

Bible Study, Assembly Room

Thursdays 11 a.m.

Mass, Social Room, Led by Father Matthew

GAMES AND CARD GROUPS

MEETINGS AND CLUBS

Spiritual Gatherings Sundays 1:30 p.m.

Dominoes Social Room

Mondays 1:30 p.m.

Corn Hole Activity Room 6

Mondays 7 p.m.

Master Masons Bingo Assembly Room

Tuesdays 10 a.m.

Hand & Foot Card Room

Tuesdays 1 p.m.

Mahjong Card Room

Wednesdays 1 p.m.

Bridge For All Card Room

Wednesdays 2 p.m.

Ping Pong Activity Room 6

Thursdays 1 p.m.

Pinochle Card Room

Thursdays 1 p.m.

500 Card Room

Thursdays 7 p.m.

Sequence Card Room

Fridays 1:15 p.m.

Skip Bo Social Room

Fridays 7 p.m.

Tripoly Social Room

First & Third Friday 1 p.m.

Duplicate Bridge Card Room

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EXCURSIONS

REGISTRATION LINE

3901

You may register for the excursions and programs by calling 412-741-1400, ext. 3901. Leave a message stating what you are registering for. This line is only for leaving messages; there will be no call back.

Pop Generation Senior Social at The Warhol

Pittsburgh Symphony Pops: To Marvin with Love

11:30 a.m.

Free

1:30 p.m.

Cost: Your ticket

Sunday, May 1

For the generation that inspired Warhol, Pop Generation is a program exclusively for those over the age of 65. It takes place multiple times each year and features guided tours of The Warhol’s collection and special exhibitions, as well as a reception with complimentary refreshments. This month, you will experience a 90-minute tour and discussion focused on Nature and Paola Pivi. You will learn more about Warhol’s love of animals and artwork, depicting flora and fauna, in addition to enjoying the works of visiting artist Pivi. Call the registration line by April 27.

River City Brass: Resilience Friday, May 6

6:30 p.m.

You must have a ticket.

RCB ends their first post-pandemic season with a concert on the theme of resilience. Come and enjoy uplifting music by Louis Armstrong, Gloria Gaynor and Nat King Cole. Through times of stress and hardship, we never lost hope, and together we’ve made it through to the other side. That’s cause for celebration! This concert will also feature the last two of four finalists of the River City Brass Composers Competition, and the winner will be chosen by the audience. Call 412-434-7222 for tickets, then call the registration line to reserve your seat on the coach.

Tour of the Kelso Museum of Near Eastern Archaeology Wednesday, May 11 12:45 p.m.

Free

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The Kelso Museum of Near Eastern Archaeology has its roots in a program of archaeological field work in the Near East that began in 1924, focusing on the Lands of the Bible: modern day Israel, West Bank and Jordan.

Its exhibits highlight daily life in ancient times. Call the registration line by May 6 to reserve your seat.

Sunday, May 15

He won Oscars, Emmys, Grammys, a Tony, even the Pulitzer Prize for “A Chorus Line.” And now, we remember our beloved conductor, Marvin Hamlisch.

“The Way We Were.” “A Chorus Line.” “The Sting.” Call Erin at 412-392-3324 if you need a ticket, and then call the registration line to reserve your seat on the coach.

Lunch Trip to Cinderlands Warehouse Craft Brewery and Scratch Kitchen Wednesday, May 18 11 a.m.

Cost: Your lunch

Located in the Strip District, Cinderlands Warehouse is their second craft brewery and scratch kitchen.

Beers that are produced are as assertive as they are balanced. Food that they prepare is hearty and generous in portion sizes. Call the registration line by May 13 to reserve your seat for this fabulous experience.

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Alexi Kenney Plus La Mer RAVEL: “Mother Goose” DEBUSSY: “La mer” BARTÓK: Violin Concerto No. 2 RAVEL: “Alborada del gracioso”

Sunday, May 22 1:30 p.m.

Cost: Your ticket

What began with Debussy continued through Ravel, two masters who colored their sound with radiant orchestral palettes. Plus, Alexi Kenny, acclaimed by The New York Times for virtuosity that is “breathless and often daring,” plays Bartók’s scorching Second Violin Concerto.

Veterans Breakfast Club: Memorial Park Presbyterian Church

Fellowship Breakfast Saturday, May 28 8:30 a.m. $7

Wednesday, May 25

8 a.m. $12 payable upon admission

Todd DePastino has spoken before about the VBC and the poignant stories that many vets share. Now, it will be your turn to see what the buzz is all about. The food is always wonderful, Todd is always fun and the fellowship is immeasurable. Call the registration line by May 20.

Limited Walking

Travel to the Greater Pittsburgh Masonic Center for a delicious breakfast. All are welcome! Enjoy scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon, pancakes, French toast and so much more, served by and to benefit members of local PA Rainbow Assemblies and DeMolay chapters. Sign up by calling the registration line by Thursday, May 26.

Moderate Walking

Extensive Walking

STANDARD TRIPS

There is no need to pre-register for any of the standard trips.

DATE

LOCATION

PICK-UP

RETURN

Monday, May 2

Target, Cranberry Commons

9:45 a.m. depart from Clubhouse

Promptly at 12:15 p.m. from destination to return to MVS

Monday, May 9

Ross Park Mall

10:30 a.m. depart from Clubhouse

Promptly at 12:45 p.m. from destination to return to MVS

Monday, May 16

Aldi, Northway

9:45 a.m. depart from Clubhouse

Promptly at 12:15 p.m. from destination to return to MVS

Monday, May 23

Super WalMart, Robinson

9:45 a.m. depart from Clubhouse

Promptly at 12:15 p.m. from destination to return to MVS

Tuesdays and Thursdays

Quaker Village Shopping Center

9:50 a.m. depart from Clubhouse

Leave QV at noon to return to MVS

Fridays

Village of Sewickley

9:30 a.m. depart from Clubhouse

11:15 a.m. leave Sewickley to return to MVS

Sunday

Various Churches in Sewickley

TBD each season

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