Celebrating the King of Hollywood, Clark Gable Peaceful Memories Heartthrob William Clark Gable was born this month in 1901. He became one Our Lady of Peace Christopher Center 751 Hillsdale Drive Charlottesville, VA 22901 of the most popular romantic screen idols of all time. In honor of the King of Hollywood's birthday we’ll celebrate him on Tuesday, February 2021 Volume 22, Issue 2 February 9, starting at 1:30 pm by taking the Clark Gable Trivia Test, reading a short documentary, and ending with watching the Academy Award winning Friendship Luncheon movie “Gone with the Wind.” The Christopher Center family will enjoy warm In February we celebrate our loved ones, buttered popcorn and an ice cold coke during their afternoon movie. families, friends and any special Movie Matinee “Gone with the Wind” tells the tale of O’Hara and the people in our lives with candy, Christopher Center cards and flowers. Valentine’s Day three loves of her life; (her family plantation), , Happenings is a day for sharing time and and . Through three husbands and one child, Scarlet What’s Cooking? Mondays fellowship with your friends. We uses all of her might to preserve Tara through the destruction of The Music in Me all know the beauty of having friends. They the . She pines shamelessly for Ashley Wilkes Fridays celebrate the good times with us and are there Tailgate Party for us during the difficult ones. We’ll enjoy a despite his marriage to the saintly . Scarlett is her February 4 special Friendship Lunch on Friday, February own worse enemy as she realizes too late that her true love is a Sing Along w’ Albemarle High School Students 12, at noon time. man a lot like her, Rhett Butler. February 5 & 19 Monthly Birthday Party Mardi Gras February 8 February Birthdays Movie Matinee In French Mardi Gras means “Fat Tuesday” “Gone with the Wind” In astrology, those born between February 1–18 are the Water Bearers of and is celebrated before Ash Wednesday as a February 9 last “fling” prior to the 40 days of Aquarius. These deep-thinking intellectuals have original dreams. Aquarians seek Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day freedom to reach their greatest potential. Those born between February 19–28 are February 10 Lent which precedes Easter. The Pisces’ Fish. Pisces are friendly, wise, and selfless, making them Friendship Social word “carnival” comes from an old generous and compassionate friends. Their intuitive and romantic February 12 Italian word that means “go without natures make Fish creative artists. Read-Aloud Readers Group or removal of meat.” Festivals like Mardi Gras February 13 & 27 Ann Fish February 1, 1926 Presidents Day sprang up throughout Europe as a means to Page Turner February 1, 1959 February 15 prepare for the coming times of self denial. Mardi Gras Tuesday, February 16, at 12:00 noon, we’ll Annie Angle February 16, 1932 February 16 celebrate Mardi Gras in true New

The Christopher Center family will celebrate Ann, Page & Annie Chinese New Year Orleans fashion. We will enjoy nibbling on a February 19 on Monday, February 8, at 2:30 pm during our monthly birthday bash. king cake and wearing masks and beads in Feed the Birds Day We will celebrate with Chocolate Chip Dipped Strawberry Cupcakes February 23 the traditional Mardi Gras colors purple, and French Vanilla ice cream. Happy Hour green and gold. February 24 President’s Day The original version of the holiday was in honor of George Washington’s birthday in 1796. In 1968, legislation was enacted that affected several holidays. One of these holidays was Washington’s Birthday observation which shifted to the third Monday in February each year. This act, which took place in What’s cooking? 1971, was designed to simplify the yearly calendar of holidays and give federal This month join Activity Leader, Jill in the sun room on Mondays at 9:00 a.m. for employees standard three-day weekends, in the process. On Monday, “What’s Cooking.” This month we will be making Chocolate Chip Dipped February 15, at 10:30 a.m. residents will observe President’s Day with a game Strawberry Cupcakes, Heart Shaped Sugar Cookies, Sweetheart Cinnamon of President bingo and a discussion of the history. Rolls, and Valentine Trail Mix. The residents will enjoy eating their goodies Chinese New Year during snack time. Chinese lunar New Year is commonly known as Chinese New Year or spring The Music in Me festival. This is an important annual festival celebrated by Chinese round the Christopher Center residents will enjoy virtual music therapy sessions with globe. The festival is based on the Chinese calendar and starts Music Therapist, Lindsay Taylor on Friday’s, at 10:00 a.m. on the first month (as per the Chinese calendar) and ends on the Tailgate Party fifteenth day of the first month. This year, 2021, is the Year of the Get in the mood for “Super Bowl” Sunday, with a “Tailgate Party” on Thursday, Ox. Friday, February 19, at 10:30 a.m., we will celebrate Chinese February 4, at 2:30 p.m., in the Sun Room. Fill your plate with wings, corn New Year with learning the teaching and sayings of the Chinese philosopher, fritters, chips, salsa and wash it all down with a root beer float topped with a Confucious. The residents will enjoy eggrolls, green tea, and fortune cookies for cherry! their morning snack. Sing Along w’ Albemarle High School Students Feed the Birds Day The Christopher Center family will join Albemarle High School Students, for an This month is Feed the Birds Day. Some of the best foods for overwintering afternoon of fellowship and fun as they lead residents in a virtual sing along on birds are black-oil sunflower seeds, peanuts, thistle seed, and suet cakes, Friday, February 5 and 19, at 3:00 p.m. which are a mix of seeds and berries blended into a cooled patty of suet. Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day Tuesday, February 23, at 2:00 pm we’ll make heart shaped cookie cutter bird You’re not a dog, so what’s to appreciate you ask? Plenty! Many dog biscuits feeders to hang outside the Christopher Center, name as many types of birds are safe for humans to eat and healthier than most junk food. But as you we can think of (bluebird, robin, finch, sparrow, etc.) and solve the you should probably leave doggy biscuits for our four-legged friends. FLOCK Categories puzzle. On Wednesday, February 10, at 2:00 p.m., we’ll celebrate Dog Biscuit Day by making our very own dog biscuits for our Independent Happy Hour residents and staff Dogs. The Christopher Center residents will enjoy an afternoon relaxing with light Read-Aloud Readers Groups refreshments, a variety of wines and beer (alcohol free) and the Albemarle High School Sophomore Student, Madeline will lead residents in a good company of one another. Happy Hour will take place, in the virtual reading group on Saturday, February 13 and 27, from 1:30-2:00 pm. Sun Room, on Wednesday, February 24, at 2:30 p.m.