County Planning Board Approves Building's Site Plan a Sort Of

Leisure World News OF MARYLAND April 5, 2019 • Published Twice a Month • residents.lwmc.com • leisureworldmaryland.com A Sort of Homecoming County Planning 75 Years After His Death in World Board Approves War II, Resident’s Uncle’s Remains are Discovered Building’s Site Plan

A revised rendering of the planned Administration Building. Screenshot by Leisure World News

by Stacy Smith, plan application for the Leisure World News Administration Building and Clubhouse I Site he Montgomery County Improvements project at its Tplanning board voted public hearing on March 28. unanimously to approve The site plan application Leisure World’s site ➤ to page 3

1st Lt. Howard Lurcott, standing, second from right, was a pilot whose plane crashed off Betio Island in the South Pacific. Photos courtesy (media. Board of Directors defense.gov) by Stacy Smith, Leisure World News old at the time. Adopts Amended “The family never talked houghts of the uncle about it,” she said, not even Policies she never knew have when, in a morbid coinci- T by Stacy Smith, Leisure World News for action when clarification preoccupied Janice Hechler dence, Lurcott’s younger or additional information is ever since she received the brother perished in a Navy he Leisure World needed. call informing her that his plane crash decades later. Community Corporation The amended rule will also remains, once missing amid The military officially T (LWCC) board of directors allow the executive committee the chaos and calamity of declared the older Lurcott’s approved a revision to its to “assure that any proposal for World War II, had been remains “non-recoverable” standing rule 1.5 concerning action is properly prepared and found. in 1949. But in 2017, History proposals for action at its clear before presenting it to the Hechler’s uncle, 1st Lt. Flight, a non-profit civilian regular meeting on March 26. board of directors.” Howard T. Lurcott, was an organization that works with Whereas the standing rule “We want to make sure that Army Air Force pilot who the military to find, recover formerly directed the LWCC what this board gets is clear had been listed as missing and repatriate the U.S.’s war executive committee to forward and succinct, with all the infor- in action and declared dead dead to American soil, discov- all proposals for action to mation [needed],” board chair after the bomber plane he ered a portion of his remains the board of directors to be Paul Eisenhaur said. was flying crashed into a buried in a wooden coffin in included in the next meeting lagoon off Betio Island in the an abandoned cemetery on packet, the rule’s revision Open Forum South Pacific on Jan. 21, 1944. Betio Island. Dozens of other allows the executive committee The board also approved Hechler was just three years ➤ to page 3 discretion to return proposals ➤ to page 3 Governance & Information..... 4 Sports, Games & Thoughts & Opinions...... 6 Scoreboards...... 48 Events & Entertainment...... 8 Classes & Seminars...... 54 For an update on Leisure Calendar of Events...... 57 Movie Schedule...... 13 World’s tree population, see Health & Fitness...... 16 Governance Meeting Schedules...... 57 INSIDE Clubs, Groups & page 5. Organizations...... 22 Classifieds...... 60 Club Trips Listing...... 46 Spotlight on… Writers of Leisure World by Kimberly Y. Choi, Sharing and Listening of new Group president Leisure World News In the brief five minutes Woody Shields. members are allotted to read At one meeting, Troy ifteen of the Writers of their work at each meeting of recited her poem “I Speak F Leisure World recently the Group, they stir emotion to You,” which she would contributed essays and poetry and inspire discussion. like to have read posthu- to a self-published anthology In the past, members mously. Another Group titled “Lessons of Life: Wisdom critiqued each other’s pieces, member even asked Troy’s from an Ageless Generation.” but the Group has since permission to have the For several of them, this is decided to concentrate on the poem read at her own their first time being published. acts of sharing and listening, service. Member Bobbie Troy, whose according to member Grace “You can’t help but make poetry often concerns aging Cooper. friends in a Group like and mortality, suggests that as Beginners and the widely that,” Troy says. “Some people get older, they gain a published are heard alike. of my best friends in my propensity to look back upon The Group includes English whole life I have made in Two copies of the Writers of Leisure World’s their memories and record professors and playwrights the Writers’ Group.” self-published book sit on the resident their feelings. such as Cooper, whose plays The Group is “like a author’s shelf in the library in Clubhouse I. Some of the memoir writers have been produced, as well microcosm of the whole Photo by Kimberly Y. Choi, Leisure World write to pass along their life as people who have newly community,” Troy says. News experiences to their families. discovered the joy of writing. Members bring a diversity of Radha Pillai, the Writers’ backgrounds into their work. holds two copies of the book. It outgoing president, was not The Writers’ pieces are still can also be purchased on Lulu a writer before coming to on their minds when they go to and Amazon and will be avail- Leisure World but joined lunch together after a meeting. able at the party at a discounted because she knew she would Over their meals, members $9. love it. continue to talk about their In her introduction to the Her membership motivates writings and the stories behind book, Pillai writes, “[w]e her to produce a piece to read them. have woven our lives together at each Group meeting, she with our written words into says. Published Writers a delightful social commu- Shields took on the labo- nity, eliciting emotions from Intimacy in Word rious project of self-publishing laughter to tears. 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“I couldn’t believe it,” she was; his crest-

Homecoming➤ said. “I thought for all these fallen expression from page 1 years there was nothing on seems to foretell servicemen’s remains were this Earth that proved he his fate. discovered along with him. existed.” Hechler said Scientists used DNA and Just 26 years old at the she’d never even dental analysis to identify time of his death, Lurcott seen a photo of Lurcott. From this, they were was on a bombing mission her uncle before also able to locate more of his with the 38th Bombardment the military remains among the unknown Squadron when his B-24 contacted her. military personnel reinterred Liberator, named “Galloping “He looks like in the National Memorial Gus,” climbed approximately such a little boy,” Cemetery of the Pacific in 300 feet in the air and then she said. “And Honolulu, Hawaii. faltered shortly after takeoff, his eyes look so Montgomery Mutual resident Janice Hechler is inter- Michael Mee, chief of iden- crashing about three miles sad.” viewed about her uncle during a WUSA9 TV segment tifications in the Army’s Past from the runway. Water in Lurcott’s that aired March 15. Screenshot by Leisure World News Conflict Repatriations Branch, the engine was presumed remains will be traveled to Hechler’s Mont- to be the cause of the crash. flown to Reagan More than 72,000 service gomery Mutual apartment on Nine other servicemen National Airport for a mili- members still remain unac- March 6 to share this informa- aboard the aircraft were also tary funeral at Arlington counted for from World War II, tion with her in person. killed. National Cemetery later this according to the Defense POW/ Hechler received her uncle’s Today, remnants of the year, which Hechler is plan- MIA Accounting Agency’s Meritorious Service Medal, plane are washed ashore, ning to attend. She would like website. Some have been buried awarded posthumously, along its wings visible at low tide, her uncle to join his younger with honors as unknowns or with a thick folder of details according to a channel brother in the adjacent ceme- officially buried at sea, while about his life and the circum- WUSA9 TV report about tery plot. others are listed as lost at sea or stances surrounding his death the discovery of Lurcott’s “I just want to do right by MIA. – everything from a rendering remains that aired March 15. him,” she said. Lurcott’s name is recorded of his reconstructed skeleton, A black and white photo Several military members on the Courts of the Missing at to family letters and photos of Lurcott posing in uniform are expected to attend the the National Memorial Ceme- of the artifacts found with with his crewmates is shown funeral to pay their respects, tery of the Pacific in Honolulu, him, which included a sledge- in the TV segment. When and she hopes that perhaps Hawaii. A rosette will be carved hammer, belt buckle and three enlarged, the photo reveals a few World War II veterans next to his name to indicate he buttons. just how slight of frame he will be among them. has been accounted for.

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Act and to ensure the business Finance Advisory Commit- resolution to adopt and

Board ➤ of the LWCC is completed tees’ recommendation to use Leisure World Design from page 1 thoughtfully and efficiently.” have the 2018 fiscal year Principles for Trust facility revisions to the LWCC open To view the revised LWCC deficit of $12,301 carried projects forum policy that define the open forum policy, sign in to forward and charged • the Golf and Greens policy’s purpose, amend (residents.lwmc.com), and against future budget Advisory Committee’s some its procedures and add click on “Documents” under surpluses, and not charged recommended charter provisions regarding how the Documents dropdown back to the mutuals amendments residents’ questions will be arrow. In the Resource • the Audit Advisory Commit- addressed. Center, click on the “Board of tee’s recommendation to The next regular meeting of Questions pertaining to an Directors” folder, and then on approve the 2018 Audit the LWCC board of directors action item “will be answered the “Open Forum Policy 2019” Report for the Leisure is scheduled for Tuesday, either by the [board] chair or document. World of Maryland Trust, April 30, at 9:30 a.m. in other appropriate person, if performed by the CPA Clubhouse I. possible.” Questions raised Position Description firm of Malvin, Riggins & LWCC board meetings are during open forum at the The board approved a posi- Company as amended open to all residents unless end of a meeting will also be tion description for general • the Community Planning legally closed. responded to either by the manager created by the chair or another appropriate Special Personnel Committee deferring action on the site

person, if possible, and “at the in March. The description plan nearly a year and a half

chair’s discretion,” according includes detailed responsi- Site➤ Plan ago, Leisure World made to the policy’s revised bilities in the areas of leader- from page 1 revisions to the plan that procedures. ship, management, financial calls for the construction of a were requested by the plan- Any questions that need performance and human two-level building adjacent to ning board, which include research in order to provide resources. Clubhouse I that will provide improvements to the Admin- a correct response will be The entire position descrip- residential services, as well as istration Building’s entryway noted, and a response will be tion is available on (residents. reconfigured parking facilities, access and pedestrian access provided at the next board lwmc.com) in the March 26 pedestrian accessibility to from the parking lot to it. meeting. agenda packet. Clubhouse I, further improve- For more information about The purpose of the open ments to the Clubhouse I the site plan application, visit forum policy is to “provide resi- Postponements restaurants and extensive (https://montgomeryplann dents designated opportunities The board chose to postpone landscaping and tree plantings ingboard.org/agenda-item/ to speak at LWCC board and taking action on several resolu- throughout the site. march-28-2019/), and scroll committee meetings in accor- tions, which included: With the planning board to “Item 6.”

April 5, 2019 Leisure World News | 3 GOVERNANCE & Information ❒❒Security and Transportation Advisory Committee Dial 301-598-1313 for recorded Daily Events A Reminder to Drive 2019 Broadcast Schedule - Channel 974 Carefully Executive Committee meetings are broadcast on Wednesday, by Joyce Temple Thursday and Friday the week after the meeting. Board of Direc- tors meetings are broadcast on Monday, Wednesday and Friday he speed limit on Leisure World the week after the meeting. All broadcasts are at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Boulevard is 30 mph, and signs T Executive Committee Meeting Board of Directors Meeting are posted throughout the community The April 19 meeting airs on The April 30 meeting airs on reminding motorists of the speed limit. April 24, 25 and 26. May 6, 8 and 10. The Security and Transportation Advi- sory Committee is concerned about residents’ safety and is initiating a campaign Group Email Addresses to encourage safe driving habits. Photo by Leisure World Residents wishing to contact Leisure World Management or a specific Be mindful of the car’s speedometer News while driving. Residents and visitors department, the LWCC Board of Directors, or the Executive Committee driving in excess of 30 mph are violating the posted speed limit. may send an email to the appropriate email address listed below. It will automatically be forwarded to all members of that group who have an Remember that there are numerous pedestrians, on foot and in email address on record. wheelchairs, who have the right-of-way in crosswalks. Driving safely throughout the community helps ensure the Messages to any of the email groups should pertain only to the management and operation of Leisure World trust properties, services, or safety of your neighbors and friends. activities. Please do not send emails to multiple addresses, as there will be a duplication of recipients and will not result in a faster response to your question or comment. Messages pertaining to mutuals or anything April 11: MVA Mobile else which Management, the Board of Directors, or Executive Commit- tee does not control should also not be sent to these groups. The group email addresses are: Office Returns • LWMC Management - [email protected] by Leisure World News driver’s licenses, Maryland • LWCC Board of Directors - [email protected] photo identification cards and • LWCC Executive Committee - [email protected] eed to do business vehicle registration. You also • Administration - [email protected] N with Maryland’s Motor can obtain a duplicate driver’s • Communications - [email protected] Vehicle Administration? The license, a certified copy of • Education and Recreation - [email protected] MVA on Wheels returns to a driving record, disability • Physical Properties - [email protected] Leisure World on Thursday, placards, substitute stickers, • Security - [email protected] April 11. return tags and duplicate The van will be located in registrations, as well as apply the Clubhouse II parking lot, for a change of address. Leisure World of where the hours of operation If you need to register to are 10 a.m.-2 p.m. vote and/or want to register Services offered include as an organ donor, you can do Maryland Resales renewal of non-commercial that at the mobile office, too. January through March, 2019 RESALES FUND FEES MONTH RESALES Reminder About Room COLLECTED January 30 $118,298.98 Reservations February 16 $59,410.00 from the Education and Recreation Department March 24 $93,932.00 lubhouses I and II have rooms available for Leisure World TOTAL 70 $271,640.98 Cclubs, groups and organizations to reserve for a meeting, party or other event. Residents must come to Clubhouse I or II he buyer of a home in Leisure World of Maryland to reserve a room. T contributes two percent of the home’s selling price to the The E&R staff works with residents to help them reserve their Resales Fund. Currently, those funds are used exclusively preferred room, however, reserved rooms may be subject to for Facilities Enhancement Plan (FEP) projects, which are change. Several factors affect which room a club, group or orga- selected by the Leisure World Community Corporation board nization’s event may be held in, including the room’s size and of directors. capacity, items needed for the event, such as microphones or a FEP projects have included the Fitness Center in Clubhouse II projector screen, and scheduling conflicts. and renovations to the restaurant and Maryland Room in When arriving for a scheduled event, check the directory in the Clubhouse I. clubhouse lobby to see which room it’s being held in. 4 | Leisure World News April 5, 2019 Dead Trees Removed for Residents’ Safety by Leisure World News

sh trees make up about 25 Apercent of the hardwood trees in Leisure World, but in recent years they have become infested by emerald ash borer, a type of beetle, which has necessitated the trees’ removal, said arborist Richard Jones. Richard Jones points out holes in a Dead trees are removed dead ash tree near the golf mainte- for the safety of residents, as nance area. Photo by Leisure World they or their branches can News fall without warning. About 70 trees have been removed the types of trees that will from the perimeter of the golf replace those that have been course in recent months, and removed. will be replaced by a different The emerald ash borer has species of tree. killed millions of ash trees across The Grounds Maintenance Maryland and the Eastern department and McFall and Shore, according to a University Berry Inc., Leisure World’s of Maryland report. For ques- landscaping contractor, are tions about Leisure World’s tree working with the Landscaping removal, contact Richard at Advisory Committee to choose (301-598-1314). CCOC Offers Training for Board Members by Leisure World News

he Montgomery County Commission on Common T Ownership Communities (CCOC) is offering several board member trainings and financial management seminars. The trainings and seminars are a way for board members to brush up on their knowledge of community governance, finances and budgeting and other related topics. They are located at the CCOC headquarters, 1401 Rockville Pike. The trainings and seminars are free, but registration is required. Seating is limited, so plan to register early. See below for details and registration information.

• April 8 – “Financial Statement Fundamentals,” 6-8:30 p.m. (www.eventbrite.com/e/financial-statement-fundamentals- tickets-59453268326) • April 15 – “Budgeting and its Relationship to the Reserve Study,” 6-8:30 p.m. (www.eventbrite.com/e/budgeting-and-its-relationship-to-the- reserve-study-tickets-59410432202) • May 6 – “Community Governance Fundamentals,” 6-9:30 p.m. (www.eventbrite.com/e/ccoc-board-of-director-training- tickets-55513525449) • June 3 – “Community Governance Fundamentals,” 6-9:30 p.m. (www.eventbrite.com/e/ccoc-board-of-director-training- tickets-59465435719) • June 10 – “Financial Statement Fundamentals,” 6-8:30 p.m. (www.eventbrite.com/e/financial-statement-fundamentals- tickets-59466632298) • June 17 – “Budgeting and its Relationship to the Reserve Study,” 6-8:30 p.m. (www.eventbrite.com/e/budgeting-and-its-relationship-to-the- reserve-study-tickets-59468377518) April 5, 2019 Leisure World News | 5 THOUGHTS & OPINIONS: From Our Residents on March 6, that after a suggest we support the LWCC negotiating process with board so they are empowered A Few Things to multiple companies, the to bring this deal home for LWCC board is set to make us! Remember a deal with Comcast if the – Barbara Shavatt Relevance: Make sure that your submission is relevant to particulars can be agreed the LW community as a whole and not to just upon. Making a deal with WHY STRATEGIC one person, mutual, or organization. Comcast is intuitive since we PLANNING? Respect: Remember that your opinion is about ideas, not already have cable TV service individuals, and please avoid personal attacks. from them and Comcast has he Special Strategic exiting infrastructure. They T Planning Committee would have to do less work to (SSPC) (which I have the Brevity: Being concise will ensure that your opinion will bring us on board for internet honor of chairing) still gets have maximum impact. service, therefore the cost will asked about the value of be less. This was reported to strategic planning to Leisure Accuracy: Document all factual assertions. Opinions that be the case at the meeting. It World. In trying to help are backed up with facts are more powerful, but makes sense. answer that question, the only if the facts are accurate. As far as those residents SSPC turns to two of America’s Ownership: All submissions are subject to editing but you who do not want to change greatest philosophers: will have the opportunity to approve the edits their internet provider or do before publication. not have a computer, these “If you don’t know where people need to realize when you are going, you’ll end up an entity is undertaking an someplace else.” Opinions are strictly those of the writers. Thoughts and Opinions is maintained by the Communications Advisory Committee. initiative for the greater good, ― Yogi Berra some people will be inconve- “By failing to prepare, you REFERENDUMS FOR be suggestions. There was nienced. This is not an issue are preparing to fail.” a fierce debate about the that can be looked at from an ― Benjamin Franklin LEISURE WORLD current status of giving individual perspective. The n the name of democracy, the whole campus and the cost that was mentioned in Both Berra and Franklin I military dictator Ayub whole “real day” to the the meeting was $30 per are saying, in their own way, Khan of Pakistan designed golfers, versus making some month for the next 10 years that one must plan if one a system of people voting changes. If the residents’ for high-speed internet! I wants to have some control for representatives who will wishes differ from those think most people would be over the future. Indeed, we vote for the president. An holding power, and thus hard pressed to find that can imagine that Berra and apparently innocent design, should be checked, refer- price anywhere for high- Franklin were talking about but people could not be endum is the only option. speed internet from anyone the value of strategic plan- fooled; they discarded it. The – Japoprata Choudhury for that duration. Another ning for the future of Leisure name is not important. The resident wrote last month World. point is that just voting for BULK INTERNET in this column in opposition The point is that strategic representatives to the mutual to the deal: “Right now any planning will help us know is not real democracy or self- ith regard to the resident can get internet where we want to go in the rule. If we do not want to Wbulk contract the access at the speed they need, future and guide us to get vote for all officers in Leisure Leisure World Community at a cost they can afford, from there. And we will do this World, we can at least take Corporation (LWCC) board the provider they want.” That without the “surprises” we referendum on important is negotiating on behalf of simply is not true. I pay $82 a have now since we do not have issues. all Leisure World residents, month for mine and another a plan. Once we invite issues it is my understanding resident at the meeting stated Having a plan is critically for referendum, there will after attending a meeting he pays $90 a month. This important since there are deal would be a great savings. many “threats” to the future of SUBMITTING AN ITEM Since Comcast will not Leisure World. Most notably, allow any residents to opt out new communities for 55+ TO THOUGHTS & OPINIONS of this contract to get this populations are popping great deal, it was reported up all around us, and each 1. Submissions must be emailed to [email protected] or delivered to the in the meeting if a resident has great living conditions LW News Office. legitimately cannot afford and great amenities and 2. Receipt of submissions will be confirmed by email or telephone. to pay for internet service, services. These communities each mutual will work with are “competing” with us for 3. Submissions must state the writer’s name, address, telephone number, them to make accommoda- new residents, and for serving and email address, if any, but if the material is published, it will tions. The process for this current residents. If we don’t include only the writer’s name. has not been determined. I offer as much, or more, than 4. LW News cannot guarantee when or if a submission will be published. 5. To view the full Leisure World News Guidelines, login to (residents. 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6 | Leisure World News April 5, 2019 our “competitors,” all of us THOUGHTS my asthma (which lasted for istration Building is old and will lose. We will lose since over 12 hours in each case) there are likely water issues our property values will not be ABOUT THE was from mold since I had a (which promote the growth maintained. We will lose since ADMINISTRATION similar reaction in an office I of mold) everywhere. This current residents will not have used to occupy at work. In that means that, over time, the the most desirable and best BUILDING case, the diagnosis was a clear mold problem will grow and amenities and services. or a long time, I was response to mold and it was fester. Clearly, this has real Put another way, strategic Fambivalent about the need subsequently found that mold significance for the health and planning is a way for Leisure for a new Administration was coming into my office well-being of anyone spending World to meet the interests and Building. I could see a from air conditioning blowers. any time in the building. While needs of current residents as well possible need, but I was Remediation of that problem I am not suggesting I am an as people who will be choosing to not convinced that the was time consuming and very expert, I have been told that live in a 55+ community. right studies had been expensive! And there are still mold is very hard to clear A critical part of strategic done regarding the current many rooms in that building, completely, and it comes back planning is that, for the first Building to say that there was despite the immense work at over and over again. Thus, time, we will have real data a good cost/benefit ratio in remediation, that I cannot be even if we spend hundreds of (and not anecdotes) about what constructing a new Building. in for more than 15 minutes! thousands of dollars on mold residents want in the way of However, several times over Then, a few months ago, it remediation in the whole amenities and services. This the past few months I had to was reported at a meeting of Building, the problem will will enable us to set priorities spend time in offices in the the Leisure World Commu- likely return. Indeed, it is for getting things we want, and current Building. The first nity Corporation board that likely that no degree of renova- develop a consensus-based time I was there, after about there was a need to remediate tion will completely solve this roadmap for how to get what we 15 minutes, my eyes started mold in the Administration problem in this old Building. want. to water quite badly, and I Building (I had not mentioned To my way of thinking, this The bottom line is that stra- started to have an asthma my issue, so I was not respon- issue must not be ignored. We tegic planning, done as we are attack. I did not think much sible for this) at a cost of well need to move forward with doing it now with expert help, about this at first, but this over $50,000. And this was a new Building, that meets will enable Leisure World to has now happened every time just for a small amount of modern codes and that can be continue to thrive and serve I go into certain parts of the remediation. But it pointed designed so mold and other its residents, and be the basis Building. out that there appears to be a health issues are prevented. of assuring a very high quality I finally realized that I was mold problem in the Building, Consequently, we need to stop future for current and future having a response to mold and that the costs for remedi- debate about the Administra- residents. in the Building. Indeed, I ation were likely to grow. tion Building and build it! – Arthur N. Popper am pretty confident that The point is that the Admin- – Arthur N. Popper

April 5, 2019 Leisure World News | 7 EVENTS & Entertainment ■■Sock Hop Group ■■The Inter-Faith Chapel April 6: Experience April 7: Chamber ‘Sock Hop Live’ Singers of The by Abigail Murton sock hop dance, with great dance music provided by Take Two Chesapeake Chorale o keep toes ‘a tappin,’ the Entertainment. The dance is T Sock Hop Group presents from 7-10 p.m., with a $5 price “Sock Hop Live” with of admission. Perform the band Groove Attendees may by Kevin Clemens inspiring musical selections Quest on Saturday, bring their own snacks from his Chandos Anthems April 6, from 7-10 p.m. in and beverages to both he Chamber Singers of and the beloved Coronation Clubhouse II. Admission dances. T The Chesapeake Chorale Anthems. is $10 per person. Come relive the fun of of Prince George’s County, The Chamber Singers And then on high school dances. For Maryland, present a concert will pair Handel’s music Saturday, April 27, shimmy on questions, contact Doug Brasse on Sunday, April 7, at 3 p.m. with contemporary text back to Clubhouse II for another at (301-448-8708). at The Inter-Faith Chapel. settings by established and The Chamber Singers’ emergent composers. The ■■AIM (Arts In Motion) program includes an focus will be on the meaning in-depth exploration of the of the author’s words and on pairing of words and music. highlighting the distinctive April 12: Pepe González The music of George Frideric voices of the composers. Handel will be a central The concert is free and part of the performance, open to all residents and and Band with Vocalist including the thrilling and their guests. Imani ■■Fireside Forum by Grace C. Cooper

epe González and band, April 7: History of the P along with vocalist Imani, return to Café AIM on Friday, Ethnic Integration of April 12, in the Clubhouse I Crystal Ballroom Kristine Key Tickets, $20 per person, The next AIM performance Baseball (check only, payable to AIM) will be returning songstress by Jonas Weiss public address announcing are on sale in the Clubhouse I Kristine Key, who will at sporting events. He was E&R office. perform on Friday, May 10, n Sunday, April 7, Phil an announcer for the Wash- Hors d’oeuvres and snacks in the Clubhouse I Crystal O Hochberg and Jerome ington Senators and the are included. Cocktails begin Ballroom. Nelson present a program Baltimore Orioles, and spent at 5 p.m., and the show starts Tickets for this perfor- exploring the history of 38 years with the Washington at 6 p.m. mance, $20 per person, the ethnic integration of Redskins. In 2013, Hochberg Reserved tables of eight or (check only, payable to AIM) baseball. was inducted into the Wash- more are limited to members go on sale beginning Monday, Nelson is a retired federal ington D.C. Sports Hall of only. For more information or April 15, at 8:30 a.m. in the administrative law Fame at Nationals to join, visit (AimArts.net). Clubhouse I E&R office. judge and now serves Park. as an arbitrator in the For several years, securities industry. both Nelson and Coming in 2019 He is a lifelong base- Hochberg taught The E&R Department is pleased to provide the following programs. ball fan, growing up baseball courses for in Boston and rooting the Osher Lifelong April 13, 9:30 a.m. Spring Flea Market for the Red Sox. He is Learning Institute April 13, 4:30 p.m. The Musical Plumer Family now an Orioles season in Rockville and April 16, 1:30 p.m. Steven Friedman – “Musicals My ticket holder. Columbia. They have given Grandchildren Should See” Hochberg has a Wash- presentations at meetings of April 27, 7:30 p.m. Susan Winter – “Rise Up Singing” ington, D.C., law practice the Society for American Base- April 30, 7 p.m. Pianist Eric Abrahamson specializing in the represen- ball Research. May 4, 5 p.m. Kentucky Derby Party – Gregg Harrison tation of professional and The program is at 2:30 p.m. Jazz Band collegiate sports leagues and in the Clubhouse II audito- teams in regulatory matters rium. Joan Hecht is the host Watch Leisure World News for more information on these and other and legislation. He also does for the speakers. upcoming programs throughout the year.

8 | Leisure World News April 5, 2019 ■■Chinese Club April 12: Smithsonian Presentation on the Empresses of Ancient China by Stella Shaw

ncient China was a Amysterious country with emperors that possessed God- like power. But do you know that China also had empresses, or what their lives were like? On Friday, April 12, the Chinese Club hosts Jan Stuart, chief curator of Chinese art at the Smithsonian Institution’s Freer and Sackler Galleries, to give a At left, Empress Xiaoxian of the Qing dynasty. Photo by Walter Silver. At right, art curator Jan Stuart, courtesy photo presentation on the galleries’ exhibit, “Empresses of China’s their royal portraits and the China. The exhibit runs through Essex Museum in Salem, Massa- Forbidden City, 1644-1912.” costumes they wore, to Buddhist Sunday, June 23, at the Freer and chusetts, and the Palace Museum The free presentation is from art displayed in the Forbidden Sackler Galleries in Washington, in Beijing, China. She works 10-11 a.m. in Clubhouse I, and all City, the exhibition breaks stereo- D.C. broadly in the area of Chinese art, residents are welcome to attend. types by showing how actively with a special focus on ceramics, the empresses exerted influence About the Presenter decorative arts, textiles and court About the Exhibit in the arts, religion, politics and Stuart is the first Melvin R. arts, including paintings, from The lives of the Qing dynasty diplomacy. Seiden Curator of Chinese Art. the Song through Qing dynasty. empresses offer a compelling tale Most of the exhibit’s artworks She is currently co-curating and Her presentation will be a of opulence and influence as are from the Palace Museum in co-editing the exhibition and great introduction to this art told in this first-ever, in-depth Beijing, China, and many have book, “Empresses of China’s exhibit. Don’t miss the oppor- exhibition of the subject. From never been exhibited outside of Forbidden City, 1644-1912,” tunity to find out more about co-organized with the Peabody China’s empresses. ■■Education and Recreation Department It’s Time for the 2019 Spring Flea Market oin your friends and fellow J residents on Saturday, April 13, from 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Clubhouse I Crystal Ballroom and Maryland Room for the semi-annual Leisure World Flea Market. Sign-up for market space has been filled. The last day to they must remove all unsold cancel and receive a full refund merchandise and debris is Friday, April 5. Residents only (boxes, hangers, wrapping are eligible to rent vendor space materials, etc.) when they at the market and a resident leave. must be present at the table at Individuals and organi- all times. zations are responsible for Beginning Saturday, April 13, the collection and payment at 7:30 a.m., numbers will be of sales tax. You may obtain given out to flea market vendors this sales tax license from the who want help bringing Maryland State Department merchandise into the clubhouse. of Assessments and Taxation Market vendors may begin at (taxes.marylandtaxes. bringing in their merchandise at gov/Business_Taxes/ 8 a.m. The market will open to Business_Tax_Types/ the general public at 9:30 a.m. Sales_and_Use_Tax/). Keep in mind that clothing Remember, the items you offered for sale at the market are willing to part with may be must be clean and in good your neighbor’s sought after condition. treasures. Vendors are reminded that Join us for a fun-filled day!

April 5, 2019 Leisure World News | 9 ■■Education and Recreation Department April 13: The Musical Plumer Family Returns he Plumer Family returns person, are on sale in both many celebrities and Wash- T on Saturday, April 13, to clubhouses. Please bring your ington luminaries including perform an eclectic musical Leisure World ID. Hillary Clinton, George W. Bush, program at 4:30 p.m. in the Michelle Obama and former Clubhouse II auditorium. About the Performers Maryland governor Martin Frank Plumer and his three A musician from the age of O’Malley, among others. children – Antonio, Julia and four, professional pianist, accor- Son Antonio, 18, began piano Cecilia – perform four hand dionist and vocalist Frank Plumer studies at the age of three. and six hand piano, violin and performs at the Metropolitan Adopted at the age of two from songs sung in Italian, Hebrew, Club as the principal pianist and Bulgaria, Antonio won second Yiddish, French, German, frequently at the Army Navy Club. place in the International Protégé Spanish, Russian and Latin. He has played at the Hay Adams Romantic Music Competition and They present a blend of more Hotel, the Four Seasons Hotel in performed at Carnegie Hall when serious works and lighter fare Georgetown, and at the Italian, he was 12. He placed second The Musical Plumer Family, cour- to entertain audiences of all French, Finnish, Spanish and at the annual Steinway Piano tesy photo ages. Uruguayan embassies, as well as Competition and performed at Sponsored by the E&R performing in Italy and Canada. the Embassy of Germany. Youth Orchestra. Both daughters Department, tickets, $6 per Plumer has also entertained In 2018, he was a finalist at the have sung with The Washington Washington International Piano National Opera Children’s Chorus ■■Lions Club of Leisure World Festival held at the Kennedy for many years, performing Center. Recently, he won the at Strathmore in Bethesda, annual concerto competition Maryland, and in the operas “La April 14: Take the Stage at Catholic University and will Bohème,” “Carmen,” “Hansel and be performing Shostakovich’s Gretel” and “The Little Prince” at Piano Concerto No. 2 on May 4, the Kennedy Center. Performance Company 2019 with the Catholic University In fall 2018, the sisters Symphony Orchestra, where he is performed “La Bohème” at also a percussionist. George Mason University with Returns Daughters Julia and Cecilia the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra. by Larry Cohen have been playing piano and This month, Julia and her father singing since the age of three. will have the honor of playing for ake the Stage Julia is also in her third year of Daniel Mulhall, Irish ambassador T Performance Company playing violin with the Peabody to the U.S. brings “School of Rock,” “Bandstand,” “Pajama Game” ■■Education and Recreation Department and “Newsies” to Leisure World on Sunday, April 14, at 7 p.m. in the Clubhouse II auditorium. April 16: ‘Musicals My Take the Stage is a Take the Stage Performance Company, group of 26 outstanding courtesy photo Grandchildren Should performers from all over who starred in the Broadway Montgomery County. Their revival company of “A Chorus performance is fast-paced, Line” and in the Broadway See’ energetic, entertaining and company of “Chicago.” She is teve Friedman’s program on the history of Broadway, scheduled family-friendly. also a former Rockette. S for Tuesday, April 16, at 1:30 p.m., has been moved from Susan Thompson, the Tickets, $10 per person, are Clubhouse I to the Clubhouse II auditorium. troupe’s artistic director, and checks only, payable to LW Using song and lecture, Friedman explores how Broadway’s plays local directors/choreographers Lions Club, and available for were transformed into musicals. Tammy Roberts, Donna Reese, purchase beginning on Friday, Your grandchildren all know about recent Broadway shows like Melani Drummer and April 5, at 8:30 a.m. in “Dear Evan Hansen” and “Hamilton,” but the gems of our era of two New York-based the Clubhouse I E&R musical theatre may be a mystery to them. If you want to provide choreographers, Lisa office. Tickets will also them a great roadmap so they know what they should see when the Stevens and Chryssie be available at the door opportunity arises, then this is a lecture for you. Whitehead, work on on the day of the event This will not just be a list of “see this” or “see that,” but will include the show. (check or cash). the reasons why certain musicals can have Stevens is an inter- Revenue from the an impact on young people today. These national, Emmy award and Tony performance will help to fund great musicals offer a different vantage award-nominated Broadway Lions activities, such as Camp point and lessons that can be learned. and West End film director and Merrick and the Leader Dog Come share with anecdotes and songs choreographer who won an program, the eyeglasses program from some of the greatest musicals ever Olivier award for her work on and a program to help the home- staged, and why they are relevant for “Bombay Dreams” in London less in Montgomery County, as today’s younger crowd. and most recently choreo- well as helping Leisure World’s Tickets are $6 per person and are graphed “High School Musical.” social workers assist needy Steve Friedman, photo by on sale in both clubhouse E&R offices. Whitehead is a choreographer residents. Leisure World News Please bring your Leisure World ID.

10 | Leisure World News April 5, 2019 ■■Education and Recreation Department ■■Foundation of Leisure World April 27: Jazz Vocalist Performs ‘Rise Up Singing’ he E&R Department and “Rise Up Singing” features She continued to regularly About the Foundation T the Foundation of Leisure songs that draw on diverse perform cabaret until she felt The Foundation of Leisure World are pleased to introduce and distinct material from her two sons took precedence. World is a 501(c)(3) organi- jazz vocalist Susan Winter to movies and Broadway, folk- Then in 2008, after a 30-year zation that was established Leisure World. lore, Yiddish theater plus hiatus, she returned to for health, educational and Winter brings and contemporary her cabaret roots. A year later, cultural purposes. her show, “Rise artists. in 2009, Winter produced her Contributions to the Foun- Up Singing,” to Tickets are $15 CD, “Love Rolls On…Live!”, dation may be claimed as the Clubhouse II per person and are recorded at the Metropolitan deductions on income tax auditorium on on sale in both club- Club in New York City, and returns to the extent permitted Saturday, April 27, house E&R offices. won the Bistro Award for by law. at 7:30 p.m. Please bring your “Outstanding Vocalist.” Today, If your club or organization We live in a time Leisure World ID. Winter continues to hone her has a need, email the Foun- of political, social shows to keep them relevant to dation at (foundation@lwmc. and economic Susan Winter, courtesy About the the world around us. com). turmoil and feel a photo Performer need for healing. An award-winning Winter believes that veteran of New York Musical Performances music is that healer. City’s cabaret scene, Working with Winter now calls at the Clubhouse Grille musical director Florida her home base. The following bands will perform from 6-8 p.m. in the Clubhouse Alex Rybeck, Winter By age 14, Winter was Grille restaurant. To make dinner reservations, call (301-598-1330). presents a program singing at a restaurant that reminds one for tips and dinner. As April 10 The Night and Day Band with Mike Suser that music, used as a teen she toured with April 24 Motown Classics with The Winstons Duo political, social and cultural Bob Carroll and, in her 20s, May 15 “Sax with Mike” Surratt commentary, is also a vehicle while teaching full time, was a that can enlighten and uplift. regular at Catch a Rising Star May 29 Michael Binder, Swing’N On A Star Directed by Barry Kleinbort, Comedy Club. June 5 Motown Classics with The Winstons Duo

April 5, 2019 Leisure World News | 11 ■■Rossmoor Camera Club April 28: Experience ‘The Lofoten Islands’ and Take ‘A Scenic Journey Out West’ by Joanne and Larry Mars corner of the country and lie n Sunday, April 28, north of the Arctic O Joanne and Larry Mars, Circle. The Islands members of the Rossmoor and are dotted with North Bethesda Camera Clubs, fishing villages, continue their photographic boats and harbors tradition of displaying the and are surrounded natural and man-made beauty by towering moun- they find in the many places tain peaks. At left, a scenic view of Norway. At right, rock formations in White Pocket, Arizona. Photos by they visit. A variety of birds Joanne and Larry Mars Their photo essay matinee live in the Lofotens begins at 3:30 p.m. in the and, being Norway, a Clubhouse II auditorium, and midnight sun appears in spring Park and the snow covered worldly rock formations. all residents are invited to and summer. The combination Cedar Breaks National Monu- Afterwards, they photo- attend. of all these elements makes for ment in Utah. graphed the bright red rock The matinee includes two stunning and colorful scenery in The highlight of the journey scenery of Valley of Fire State shows of dramatically diverse every direction. came in White Pocket, Arizona, Park in Nevada. The trip ended scenery – the seascapes, land- Last year, Joanne and Larry with its unbelievably other- in Las Vegas, Nevada. scapes, fishing villages and visited photo-rich and impres- ■ birds of the Lofoten Islands of sive locations in Utah, Arizona ■Education and Recreation Norway and the multi-varied and Nevada, some quite and imposing imagery found familiar to many and some in Utah, Arizona and Nevada. known only to a few. April 30: Pianist Presents As always, the photo essays Their journey started in are accompanied by beautiful Salt Lake City and continued music. to the imposing peaks of Zion a History of Ragtime and The Lofoten Islands of National Park, the mighty Norway are in the northwest amphitheater of Bryce National Tin Pan Alley ianist Eric Abrahamson explores the history of Ragtime ■■Ballroom Dance Club Pand early Tin Pan Alley on Tuesday, April 30, at 7 p.m. in the Clubhouse II auditorium. Abrahamson plays a variety of rags and songs—some April 27: Welcome familiar and some no so familiar—setting each selection in its historical and musical context and taking the audience on an engaging journey through the America of 1890-1920. Spring with The Tony The music written during these decades became the foundation for the American music that was to follow. Sponsored by the E&R department, tickets, $8 per Luciano Band person, go on sale beginning on Tuesday, April 9, at by Joyce Hendrix Members pay $10 for 8:30 a.m. in both clubhouses. Please bring your Leisure admission, and non-mem- World ID. he Club’s next dance is bers and guests pay $15 per TSaturday, April 27, with person, per dance. Resident About the Performer music provided by The Tony may purchase an annual Abrahamson, a lifelong resident of California, is a Luciano Band, one of the membership for $10 at composer, arranger, orchestrator, musical director and most requested dance trios. any dance. Guests must be teacher. He had composed a musical, and his original Doors open invited by a Leisure music has been used in television shows, commercials and at 7 p.m. in the World resident. amusement parks. He spends much Clubhouse I Crystal All ballroom of his time traveling throughout Ballroom, and dances feature the U.S. playing concerts. “For me, the dance is from live music, played the pleasure of performing comes 7:30-10:30 p.m. in strict ballroom from forming a connection with my To attend, make tempo, including audience and providing a memorably reservations with Hal waltzes, both slow entertaining experience,” he says. Freeman by emailing and Viennese, When Abrahamson is not travel- (bobbinhal@aol. foxtrot, swing, ling, he can be found directing music com) or calling rumba, cha cha, for Cedar Point amusement parks, (301-438-7513). samba, tango, teaching piano or composition, Suggested attire for the merengue, quickstep and composing or playing ragtime piano dance is dressy for the ladies polkas. Put on your dancing on Main Street at Disneyland. He and jackets and ties for the shoes and come dance with Pianist Eric Abrahamson, has also produced a CD, “Eric Abra- gentlemen, no jeans or hats. us. courtesy photo hamson Plays Scott Joplin.”

12 | Leisure World News April 5, 2019 ■■Education and Recreation Department May 4: Race for the Roses at Kentucky Derby Party n Saturday, May 4, get all with the call for “Riders Up!” at clubhouse E&R offices. Please in Bethesda. Ogussied up (optional) in all 6:31 p.m. Join in the singing of bring your Leisure World ID. Bandleader and founder your derby finery – with hats “My Old Kentucky Home” and, Greg Harrison knew, at the age and fascinators, bowlers and at 6:50 p.m., watch what may be About the Band of 12, that he wanted to follow boaters – and join the fun in the the most exciting two minutes The Greg Harrison Jazz in the footsteps of famed jazz Clubhouse I Crystal Ballroom in sports as the announcer Band will play favorites from clarinetist Pete Fountain. And as you cheer for your favorite proclaims, “They’re off!” the ’20s, ’30s, ’40s era swing he had the good fortune to meet Kentucky Derby horse. Try your When arriving at the Ball- and New Orleans jazz. The Fountain when he was 25. luck at picking the race winner, room, each attendee receives group has performed in the Fountain became his and maybe be the one who’ll take a ballot on which to enter Washington, D.C., metro area mentor and friend, and today home a bouquet of roses! their top three picks for Derby for more than 30 years and is a Harrison still strives to honor Doors open at 5 p.m. Snacks winner, plus selects a ‘blind’ regular at several local restau- his mentor’s unique sound and and light hors d’oeuvres will be pick for any horse in the race. rants, including Mon Ami Gabi style with every performance. available, as well as a cash bar With two ‘betting tickets’ in with specialty drinks just for the hand, each person has a shot at ■■Education and Recreation Department occasion. winning a bouquet of red roses Listen and dance to the music – in keeping with Kentucky Thursday Afternoon at the Movies of the Greg Harrison Jazz Band, Derby tradition! beginning at 5:30 p.m. until race In addition, after the race a time and again after the race. winner for the ‘best derby hat’ in April 25: ‘Whitney’ The race will be streamed live the Ballroom will be announced. he E&R Department World ID. on a wide-screen TV. The race- Tickets are $25 per person T is pleased to present Whitney Houston’s stunning horses’ walk from the barn to and go on sale on Tuesday, “Thursday Afternoon at the voice made her a pop-world the Paddock begins at 6:06 p.m., April 9, at 8:30 a.m. in both Movies.” Films are shown icon and spawned a career that at 1 p.m. in the Clubhouse II lasted from the mid-1980s until ■■Hispanos de Leisure World auditorium. her tragic death in On April 25, the 2012. This compre- presentation is hensive documen- April 12: ‘Unconscious’ “Whitney” (2018, 2 tary charts the by Carlota “Loty” Goldenberg trell and set in Barcelona in hours, documentary/ singer’s triumphant 1913, “Unconscious” is about biography/music, career and turbulent ispanos de Leisure a Freudian psychiatrist who rated R for language private life. H World present disappears, and his and drug content). Thursday movie the Spanish film pregnant wife and Free tickets, limit screenings are for “Unconscious” brother who try to two per person, are your enjoyment; (2004, 1 hour 40 solve the mystery of required and can be there is no charge. minutes, comedy/ his disappearance. obtained from the Be sure to pick up mystery/romance, Some of the mystery’s E&R office in either your ticket(s) in Spanish with English clues come from the Clubhouse I or II, beginning advance if you plan to attend. subtitles, rated R files of four hysterical Tuesday, April 9, at 8:30 a.m. Please note: No one will be for sexual content patients. Please bring your Leisure seated after 1 p.m. including dialogue The movie presen- and some drug tation is free and material) on Friday, open to all residents. April 12, at 3 p.m. in Coffee, tea and Clubhouse I. cookies will be available after Directed by Joaquín Oris- the movie. 2019 Movie Schedule Sponsored by the E&R Department Movies are FREE and shown for your enjoyment in the Clubhouse II auditorium, though you will need a ticket. Please pick up your tickets (limit two per person) on the date indicated below at either Clubhouse I or II. Please bring your Leisure World ID; and remember tickets can go fast. Show Date & Time Movie Tickets Available April 14, 2 p.m. Mamma Mia! SOLD OUT Here We Go Again April 25, 1 p.m. Whitney April 25 May 16, 1 p.m. Pope Francis: A Man April 23 of His Word May 26, 2 p.m. Won’t You Be May 7 My Neighbor June 20, 1 p.m. Viceroy’s House May 21 Movies are subject to change.

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April 5, 2019 Leisure World News | 15 HEALTH & Fitness ■ ■Lions’ Vision Support Group ■■Cannabis 101 Club April 10: Training for April 12: Cannabis Daily Living Tasks Commission Returns by Larry Cohen retinitis pigmentosa, as well as the back of the eye in general. he Lions’ Vision Support She will answer questions on to Register Residents T Group’s next meeting the eye and eye diseases. by Carminetta Verner an arrival time between is on Wednesday, April 10, The meeting in June will 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. in at 1 p.m. in Clubhouse I, and present speaker Ashley Biggs he Maryland Medical Clubhouse I. By registering includes guest from the Maryland T Cannabis Commission directly with the MMCC, speaker Amy State Library to talk (MMCC) returns to Leisure residents will be approved Crouse, training about the accessi- World on Friday, April 12, and given a registration director with bility of hard copy to register residents for number at that time, Blind Industries and digitized books medical cannabis. The avoiding the three to four- and Services of for the visually MMCC can register only 25 week wait time for approval Maryland. impaired. people per visit. from the MMCC when regis- Blind Industries and To place his or her name tering online. Services of Maryland is a About the Group on the roster to register, The MMCC can also non-profit company that hires Members of the Lions’ a resident must contact register you as a caregiver and trains visually impaired Vision Support Group bring Carminetta Verner at of a registered patient. A people to work for them in their years of experience, ([email protected]) caregiver can be a relative. government contracts. both with and without vision with his or her name, email Residents do not have to As part of their contract, impairment, to share with each address and phone number. be in a “care” facility to they often train people in func- other. These residents will be have a relative register as a tional skills at home and while Join the Group at its meet- sent a form to complete caregiver. away, such as using a cane and ings on the second Wednesday prior to registration. The next MMCC regis- assistive technology, as well as of every month at 1 p.m. in Residents cannot walk-in tration is in June 2019. cooking and other daily living Clubhouse I. on the day of registration Residents with questions tasks. The Lions’ Vision Support without pre-registering with or concerns may contact Group’s mantra is, “We can do Carminetta. Carminetta at (630-699- Upcoming Meetings all that we did before. We just Residents who have 1629) after 10 a.m., or at At the Group’s meeting in have to find new ways to do it.” pre-registered will be given ([email protected]). May, retinologist Dr. Reshma For more information about Kateria will talk about retinol the Group, call Larry Cohen at ■■Hadassah issues, including macular (908-770-9111) or email him degeneration, glaucoma and at ([email protected]). April 24: Author Presents ‘Brain Health FAMILY FOOT & ANKLE ASSOCIATES OF MARYLAND As You Age’ by Barbara Eisen Her presentation is at 7 p.m. in Clubhouse I. All residents n Wednesday, April 24, and their guests are invited. Dr. Michael Frank O Jodi Lyons, A $5 charge will an eldercare be collected at the Dr. Marc Goldberg consultant, speaks door and helps on her book, “Brain support Hadassah Dr. Adam Lowy Health As You Age: Alzheimer’s A Practical Guide research. 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16 | Leisure World News April 5, 2019 ❒❒Health Advisory Committee April 24: Social Workers Present Panel Discussion on Services by Susan Montgomery

o you want to know more about the services that are D available in the community to help you stay safe and independent? On Wednesday, April 24, Leisure World’s four highly trained and licensed clinical social workers present a panel discussion that includes information and education about the services they provide, as well as information about resources that are available in the community. The panel discussion is from 10:30 a.m.-noon in Clubhouse I, and all residents and their guests are welcome to attend. The social workers will have multiple handouts, including community and transportation resource guides. The presentation is free, but residents are requested to sign up in advance beginning Tuesday, April 9, at 8:30 a.m. in the Clubhouse I E&R From left, licensed clinical social workers Ann office, or by calling Johnson, Susan Montgomery, Wilma Braun and (301-598-1300). Sandy Hart. Photo by Leisure World News ❒❒Health Advisory Committee April 25: Cardiologist Talks A-Fib and Other Arrhythmias by Sarah Hirschfield About the Presenter As the medical director of r. Reed Shnider, cardiac, rehab and wellness D cardiologist, presents a service at the MedStar Heart program on atrial and Vascular Insti- fibrillation, often tute, Shnider brings called A-fib, and a wealth of knowl- other cardiac edge and experience arrhythmias in treating the whole on Thursday, person. He offers a April 25, at 2 p.m. holistic perspective, in Clubhouse I. weaving conven- Many residents are tional and alternative managing cardiac medicine together to issues and are enhance well-being. interested in living Shnider is a grad- a heart-healthy Dr. Reed Shnider. Photo uate of the Hebrew life. courtesy (medstarhealth. University and the The presenta- org) Georgetown Univer- tion is free, but sity School of Medi- registration is required and cine. He has practiced medicine begins on Tuesday, April 9, at in Leisure World and Olney, 8:30 a.m. in the Clubhouse I Maryland, and as far away as E&R office. heart centers in Tanzania.

April 5, 2019 Leisure World News | 17 ■■Cannabis 101 Club April 26: Seminar on Dosing and Journaling Medical Cannabis by Carminetta Verner The seminar is free, but trial and error. tickets are required and are One does n Friday, April 26, come available beginning on Tuesday, not need to O to a seminar to learn April 9, at 8:30 a.m. in the smoke mari- about dosing and journaling of Clubhouse I E&R office. All juana or “get medical cannabis, and how to residents and their guests are high” to benefit optimize the plant’s therapeutic welcome. Get your tickets early. from medical benefits. cannabis, Dr. Chintu Sharma of Arya About the Seminar a common Wellness Center and Dawn Learn how the cannabi- misconception Marie Steenstra, licensed prac- noid ratios work together about cannabis tical nurse and patient outreach in different ways when therapy. Dr. Chintu Sharma. Dawn Marie Steenstra. coordinator for Mission Dispen- combining THC and CBD with Having so Photo courtesy Photo courtesy saries, present the seminar, other cannabinoids. Deter- many smoke- (cannabisdirectorymd.com) (unitedpatientsgroup.com) which is at 2 p.m. in the mining the optimal dose of less ways to Clubhouse I Crystal Ballroom. medical cannabis may involve use medical cannabis, such different effects. Finding as tinctures, sprays, patches, the right effect can be hard suppositories, capsules, when a person is doing it by Take a Tour of the topical ointments and other memory. Journaling how products, has changed the one feels before and after conversation about it. consuming medical cannabis Fitness Center Residents will also learn can give a better under- ne of the Fitness Center’s personal trainers leads a free how to journal their usage of standing of what products O orientation tour of the Fitness Center on the second medical cannabis. Different work best for a person. Tuesday of every month at 2 p.m. Learn how to use the strains, dosage levels and For more information, equipment and facilities. Registration is not required. consumption methods of contact Carminetta Verner at – Leisure World News medical cannabis provide (630-699-1629) after 10 a.m. HEARING April 29: MedStar HAPPENS IN THE BRAIN Offers Workshop for Residents Living with Diabetes by Leisure World News

edStar Health M medical center is offering a free, CONNECTIONS six-week workshop HAPPEN IN THE HEART for adults living with diabetes. When hearing fades, so can relationships. Experience The workshop’s hearing aid technology that assists YOUR technology — attendees will learn your brain. Technologies working together so you can how to manage their stay connected with life. weight, monitor their symptoms and other Photo by Leisure World News Introducing the AGX® Secure Hearing Aid Leasing Program skills for healthy living. with monthly payments starting at $99 The workshop’s first class is on Monday, April 29, and meets every Monday from 9:30 a.m.-noon, with the final Hearing HealthCare, Inc. class meeting in June. Classes meet at the medical center, Doctors of Audiology located at 3305 North Leisure World Boulevard. Serving the community since 1996 The workshop is open to all residents; you do not have to be a MedStar Health patient to attend. Caregivers and Call to set up Wheaton | 3913 Ferrara Dr an appointment! family members over 18-years-old are also welcome. Registration is required. To register for the work- Rockville | 2403 Research Blvd, #100 301.637.7238 shop, visit (MedStarMontgomery.org/Classes) or call HearingHealthCareInc.com (301-774-8881).

18 | Leisure World News April 5, 2019 ■■Center for Lifelong Learning (CLL) May 17: Learn How to Save a Life with CPR by Fred Shapiro to effectively perform CPR to re-establish an effective and how to use an automatic rhythm. Publicly accessible t a recent Center for external defibrillator (AED). AEDs are common and are easy A Lifelong Learning (CLL) CPR provides circulation to and safe for anyone to use. program conducted by the the brain, heart and other An AED is located in Club- National Institutes of Health vital organs when pressure house I just outside the lobby (NIH), residents asked if the (compressions on the heart) and in Clubhouse II outside the NIH could provide a program pushes blood from the heart, Fitness Center. on CPR. In response, the NIH and blood refills the heart on Gebrecht will have CPR has scheduled a program for release. manikins and AEDs available Friday, May 17, at 2 p.m. in An AED is a portable elec- for attendees to practice on, Clubhouse I. tronic device that automatically and residents are also welcome The program is free, but diagnoses the life-threatening to just observe or assist those At right, Juli Gebrecht, courtesy photo residents are requested to cardiac arrhythmias of ventric- practicing. diem, going to NIH as needed register to ensure adequate ular fibrillation and pulseless in 1983 and becoming the seating beginning on Tuesday, ventricular tachycardia. About the Presenter Training Center Coordinator in April 9, at 8:30 a.m. in the The AED is able to treat Gebrecht became an 1986. She retired in 2018. Clubhouse I E&R office, or by these conditions through aquatic instructor, and then Register for the program calling (301-598-1300). defibrillation, the application an in-house CPR instructor in today and learn what you can Juli Gebrecht from the of electricity that stops the 1976. She taught CPR for the do to save a life during an NIH will demonstrate how arrhythmia, allowing the heart American Heart Association per emergency.

■■FISH (Friends in Sickness and Health) Lost Something? Check with FISH by Beth Leanza shower chairs, among other these items are given away. Want to Help? items. These items are located in the To join FISH, call Beth esidents who have lost a The FISH office is available Clubhouse II basement and are Leanza at (301-598-4569) to set R personal item, such as a by calling (301-598-1345). available for anyone to take. up a training session. phone, umbrella or hat, are Volunteers are there Monday encouraged to check if it’s to Friday (except major holi- been returned to the FISH days) from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. If office in Clubhouse II. FISH Montgomery County Public The Doctor is in the House! stores items that have been Schools are delayed because turned in to the E&R offices. of weather, the morning shift Physician House Calls It can take a couple of is cancelled. If schools are days for an item to get to closed due to weather, FISH Affordable and Convenient Clubhouse II, so if your first is also closed. The E&R office call doesn’t recover your item, can assist residents after Can’t get to the doctor or your call back again in a couple of hours and on weekends. doctor can’t see you right away, days. Residents can also come Dr. Kinney will come to you. He is by the FISH office to look for Free Stuff now making “House Calls” in the item. Some mutuals have FISH also accepts donated Leisure World and the surrounding their own lost and found, canes, easy reachers, elevated area! especially if something is lost toilet seats and medical Open evenings, in or near that location. items, such as oxygen tanks Placing an address label on and diabetic equipment, but weekends, and holidays! personal items such as canes Medicinal Marijuana recommendation is now available in Maryland. and umbrellas can help FISH Call: 202-368-6820 return the item to you faster. Pain Control or visit www.metrodcmed.com for more What Does FISH Do? - Acupuncture - Acu Massage information.

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April 5, 2019 Leisure World News | 19 Health & Fitness In Brief My Montgomery Al-Anon Meeting: Al-Anon (for family and friends affected by alcoholism) meets Fridays at 2 p.m. at Our Lady of Grace Church Parish Center, near Leisure World. Enter through the back door has been there every step (15661 Norbeck Blvd., Silver Spring). For more information, call Bridget at (301-598-3043). of the way. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA): Newcomers welcome. (If outside Leisure World, check in at the main gate.) Meetings From your first broken bone to your second are Mondays at noon (Step Meeting) and Thursdays at 6 p.m. (Big Book) in Clubhouse I. For questions, contact Laurie at mammogram to your third grandchild, (240-558-4454). MedStar Montgomery Medical Center is right Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support: The Alzheimer’s Support Group meets the first and third Wednesday of each month at 3 p.m. there with you—offering a full suite of health in The Inter-Faith Chapel library. For more information, call Sunny services and the latest technologies. Life is a at (301-438-2446). Bereavement Support Group: If your spouse or long-term marathon, not a sprint—and we’re forever your partner died in the recent past, you may be eligible to participate partner, providing the dedicated care you need in a twice-monthly bereavement support group that meets every at every phase of your journey. other Tuesday, 2-3:30 p.m., in the conference room at MedStar Health, 3305 N. Leisure World Blvd. CaringMatters sponsors group meetings. Registration and a phone conversation with Jim Rossi, director of adult bereavement at CaringMatters, is required before Call 301-774-8881 to make an appointment attending. If interested, please call Jim at (301-990-0854). with one of our physicians. Free Blood Pressure Testing: Come to Clubhouse I for free blood pressure testing, available on the first and third Tuesdays of Visit MedStarMontgomery.org the month from 9-11 a.m. for a complete list of our services. Memory Café: The Memory Café meets the last Thursday of every month from 2-3:30 p.m. in Clubhouse I. The program provides social engagement for individuals living with early stage memory loss. Registration is required. For more information, call the manager at (240-428-1342) or the National Alzheimer’s Associ- ation at (1-800-272-3900) or (TTY: 1-866-403-3073) or visit (www. alz.org). Parkinson’s Support Group: The Leisure World Parkinson’s Support Group was created under the auspices of the Parkinson Foundation of the National Capital Area to provide support to patients suffering from Parkinson’s disease (PD) and their families and caregivers. The group meets the second Tuesday of the month at 3 p.m. in Clubhouse II. Usually there is a presentation by a speaker with knowledge about PD, physical therapy or some other related subject, followed by a period of Q&A. There are no member- ships or fees to pay, and the meetings are open to anyone who may be interested. Questions? Contact Ray Weil at (301-598-3447) or ([email protected]). Stroke Support Group: You are not alone! The Leisure World Stroke Support Group invites stroke survivors and caregivers to its monthly meetings on the third Tuesday of the month from 1:30-3:30 p.m. in Clubhouse II. No registration is needed, and all are welcome. For more information, contact Amy Boltz at (248-652-0304).

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20 | Leisure World News April 5, 2019 April 5, 2019 Leisure World News | 21 CLUBS, GROUPS & Organizations ■■Garden and Environmental Club ■■New Yorkers and Friends Group April 8: Speaker on April 11: Group Welcomes Gardening and Climate Spring with Poetry by Linda Mahler members and friends are welcome to select a poem, carry Change he New Yorkers and Friends it with them and share it with by Jean DeSchriver TGroup invites all residents others at the April meeting. to join them at their monthly The Group is planning to cele- he Garden and meeting on Thursday, April 11, at brate mothers and mother figures T Environmental Club 10:30 a.m. in Clubhouse I. The at its Thursday, May 9, meeting, invites all residents and their Group will celebrate National as well as to observe national guests to attend the Club’s next Poetry Month. Older Americans Month. This meeting on Monday, April 8, at First introduced in 1996 by year’s theme is “Connect, Create, 10 a.m. in Clubhouse I. the Academy of Poets as a way to Contribute.” The guest speaker is master increase poetry awareness and The New Yorkers and Friends gardener Irene Eckstrand. She appreciation in the U.S., National Group welcomes new members, will speak about gardening from A club member eyes the prize table Poetry Month has become the and strives to connect with a climate change and ecological at the Annual Spring Tea. Photo by largest literary celebration in the friends, create engaging activi- perspective, including the Kimberly Y. Choi world. ties that promote learning, and basics of climate change and “Poem in Your Pocket Day” contribute their time, talent and how people can protect the homemade desserts will be is part of this celebration and experience to benefit others. environment. served before, during and after Since her retirement from the the meeting. National Institutes of Health, Approximately 150 guests ■■Computer Learning Center Eckstrand has focused on some attended the annual Spring of her major interests, such Tea. The Club thanks all partic- as stormwater management, ipants for their support and Android Help is Back ecology and evolution applied to donations, which are used to eginning Monday, April 8, gardens and native plants. purchase a tree to be planted on B computer center monitor Donna Coffee, tea and delicious Arbor Day, Friday, April 26. Copeland will be available to help residents with their Android devices ■ every Monday from 1:30-3:30 p.m. in ■Arts In Motion (AIM) the Computer Learning Center in Clubhouse II. Get help with getting started, learn more about familiar capabilities or learn new things your device can do. Bring your AIM Searches for device for one-on-one, hands-on work. – Donna Copeland Potential Scholarship ■■Vegetarian Society of Leisure World (VSLW) Recipients by Grace C. Cooper April Performance April 18: Group Gathers After two great instru- pring is here, and the mental concerts in February for Chinese Buffet Dinner search is on for students and March, AIM returns to S by Bob Fenichel Following the dinner, as an interested in a career in the popular singers on Saturday, optional event, Bob Fenichel will arts. AIM has contacted area April 12, with a performance by n Thursday, April 18, present a food-centric slide show high schools with application Pepe González and band with the VSLW will have one of his recent 12-day vegan cruise. guidelines for two $5,000 vocalist Imani. For details, see O of its popular vegan Chinese college scholarships that will be the Events and Entertainment buffet dinners at 6 p.m. in Group Information awarded in the fall to students section of this publication. Clubhouse II, with food from the Additional information on who are planning to Vegetable Garden Restaurant in VSLW activities is available at major in one of the March Concert Leisure World Plaza. (www.vslw.org). All residents are arts. The March The cost for the buffet dinner welcome at VSLW activities; they In addition to concert by is $9 for members and $13 for don’t have to be vegetarian to bringing popular Keith Killgo was non-members. To attend, mail a participate. jazz artists to Leisure World, another successful evening check, payable to VSLW, to trea- The mission statement of AIM’s ever-popular concerts of live jazz. Although the surer Helen Gross at (3100 North VSLW is “to support group help fund these scholarships. uncertain weather kept some Leisure World Blvd., #710, Silver members in maintaining a Thanks goes to all of AIM’s concertgoers away, those who Spring, MD, 20906) no later than healthy lifestyle by eating a plant- members and friends who attended enjoyed themselves Thursday, April 11. based diet.” support this endeavor. immensely. 22 | Leisure World News April 5, 2019 ■■Rossmoor Camera Club ■■Italian Social and Cultural Club April 9: Learn How April 28: Club Takes to Take Competition- Day Trip to Baltimore’s Worthy Photos Little Italy by Flo Merola self-nominate for any position by calling Club president Rene n Sunday, April 28, Fecteau at (202-308-8181). O members of the Italian The self-nomination period Social and Cultural Club and closes on Wednesday, May 1. guests take a day trip to Little All members are encour- Italy in Baltimore, with lunch aged to attend the monthly at one of Little Italy’s finest board meetings, held on restaurants, Sabatino’s. the first Wednesday of The cost is $69. If inter- each month at 1 p.m. in ested in going, contact Eyre Clubhouse I. The board Tour and Travel at (301-854- welcomes members’ thoughts 6600, Ext. 4) or (301-598- and ideas. 1599), or see the Club Trips section of this publication for Bocce more information. Bocce returns on Friday, May 3, and continues on Upcoming Elections the first and second Friday All board positions are of each month (weather Leisure World’s globe at night. Photo by Jon Fife currently available: president, permitting). The group meets vice president, secretary and at 10 a.m. on the bocce court by Fred Shapiro rapher Ansel Adams said that treasurer. outside Clubhouse I. Sign up 60 percent of an outstanding The Club welcomes and is not required; just show up. t the Rossmoor Camera photograph is created in the encourages members to It’s fun and easy. A Club’s meeting on darkroom. Tuesday, April 9, Jon Fife Print copies of Fife’s slide discusses the basic steps presentation will be made avail- Time to Clean Your Carpet? of photography – from able on request, and will also be composing a photo to taking available on the Club’s website, “0” DRYING BEWARE TIME competition-worthy images. (www.rossmoorcameraclub. Steam can injure your carpet causing mildew, shrinkage The meeting is at 7 p.m. in com). and browning. Our system is totally dry, no wet floors! No leaving dirty water & shampoo in your carpet! Clubhouse II. 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Marine life sonian at many levels during his will be shown separately career, starting there just after from life on land. high school. The exhibit’s visitors His degrees specialized in will travel paleontology. He From left, skeletons of a saber-toothed cat and Tyrannosaurus Rex. Photos courtesy through ancient taught geology Richard Bambach ecosystems, at Smith College, witness the Virginia Tech and by Frank Roddy of Fossils exhibit, Deep Time, evolution of life and get Harvard University. opens on Saturday, June 8, at the up close to some 700 A Leisure World he Gem, Lapidary and Smithsonian. Bambach will talk fossil specimens. The resident since 2005, T Mineral Society (GLMS) about the new exhibit and how it redesigned exhibit also he is currently a holds its next meeting on differs from past fossil displays. emphasizes the influence research associate Wednesday, April 10, at 7 p.m. in humans have on geology in the department of Clubhouse II. About the Exhibit and life on Earth. Dr. Richard Bambach. paleobiology at the The meeting’s speaker, Dr. The exhibit has been All residents are Photo courtesy Richard Smithsonian. Richard Bambach, will describe completely redesigned, and invited to come to Bambach the new exhibits that are coming all the specimens have been the April 10 meeting About the GLMS to the Smithsonian National re-mounted. All the exhibit’s skel- to enjoy a preview of the new The GLMS holds meetings on Museum of Natural History. etons now illustrate how animals exhibits that have been five years the second Wednesday of every The new David H. Koch Hall actually stood and moved. in the making. month at 7 p.m. in Clubhouse II. All residents are welcome. Membership is $15 per year, with the Club year starting in Starting to September. Is the Idea of Lapidary laboratory facilities are extensive and for use by Grow all members trained by shop Moving on You? steward Mark Parker. Members can make their own jewelry just as many others have done. 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24 | Leisure World News April 5, 2019 ■■Rossmoor Art Guild April 13: Artists ‘Do Their Own Fling’ by Ann Bolt like to use. Other workshops ossmoor Art Guild may include such R (RAG) members are busy topics as mat cutting, preparing for the Spring preparing painting Fling, held on Saturday, frames for exhibit, April 13, from 1-3:30 p.m. in en plein air painting, the Art Studio in Clubhouse I. life modeling and Returning presenter Linda abstract art, as Ely will inform and entertain well as visits to art the crowd with her presenta- museums in Wash- tion, “Bloom Where You Are ington, D.C. Let RAG Planted.” Using examples know what kind of a and techniques from her own workshop you would work, she will share ideas for find helpful. taking advantage of the tools and resources available to an Clubhouse I Exhibit artist at any given time. The next Open She will also share exam- Studio exhibit will Alex Michaels painting, “Spread Your Wings “Woodland Fantasy,” a watercolor painting ples of her musician series, center on all things and Fly.” Photo by Alex Michaels by Ann Bolt. Photo by Ann Bolt landscapes in mixed media Maryland – beyond and embroidered landscapes. just crabs. The exhibit begins on with the rest of Olney’s Art Class Reminder Prepare to be encouraged. Saturday, May 4, in Clubhouse I Association’s selections. All Current classes end Light refreshments will be and will run through June. All are welcome at the exhibit’s Saturday, April 6, and resume available. All residents are RAG members are welcome to reception on Sunday, April 7, with the Spring I session on welcome. participate. from 4-5 p.m. at the restau- Monday, April 8. Schedules are Maria Clark is focusing on rant, located at 8171 Maple available in the Art Studio’s May Workshop Glen Echo Park Lawn Boulevard. The exhibit foyer in Clubhouse I. Sign up And then on in its heyday, runs through Saturday, for a class and enrich the next Tuesday, May and Ann Bolt April 27. six weeks of your life. 7, RAG presents is thinking of the first of a rendering the series of work- six to 12 layered shops to orient cakes from Smith potential and Island. Others current artists have suggested in a variety searching online of skills and for symbols techniques. that represent May’s Maryland. workshop is Open Studio, called “A is for which meets on Apple Art,” Maria Clark plans her Open Studio Saturday morn- and it features painting for the Maryland themed ings, is based apples to paint, exhibit. Photo by Ann Bolt on independent apples to eat study that should and apple pie to savor. The not encroach on the plans of workshop provides residents RAG teachers. an opportunity to create their own paintings with guidance Local Exhibits in the following mediums: Alex Michaels and Ann Bolt watercolor, acrylic, pastel have each shared their artwork or pencil. It should be an at nearby exhibits at James engaging afternoon of apples. H. Blake High School and La To attend the workshop, Galeria at Ranazul Restau- registration must be received rant in Fulton, Maryland, by Tuesday, April 30. Regis- respectively. tration forms are available Michaels’ painting is called in the Studio foyer. Give the “Spread Your Wings and Fly.” completed form and a check She also participated in an for $20, payable to RAG, to artist talk before the exhibit any RAG teacher, or mail it to ended March 26. Judy Kirkland, (3623 Tark- Bolt’s painting, a local snow ington Ln., Silver Spring, MD scene that was recently shown 20906). Remember to indi- in the Clubhouse II gallery, cate which media you would will be exhibited at The Galeria

April 5, 2019 Leisure World News | 25 ■■Ceramics Club April 17: Club Hosts Luncheon for Departing Member by Maggi Lindley in honor of Reese Barnett, who will be leaving Leisure World he Ceramics Club’s soon. The luncheon is at noon Tceramicist of the month for at the Clubhouse Grille in April is Dottie Patch. “I never Clubhouse I. want to stop learning and doing A sign up sheet is on the door art,” she says. of the studio in Clubhouse II. Patch has drawing and Those who intend to come should painting experience from her sign up by Friday, April 12. experience teaching art and library media, but had not done Nominations and Dues ceramics in much depth until she Nominations for the Club’s joined the Club in June 2018. She board are being accepted. To has found the Club’s members, nominate someone for any of the especially the teachers, to be very positions available (president, Ceramics created by ceramicist of the month, Dottie Patch. Photo by Maggi knowledgeable and talented and vice president, secretary or trea- Lindley eager to share their experiences. surer) see the notice on the door Patch’s work is on display of the studio. Upcoming Classes nique using EZ Stroke and the in the Club’s display cabinet in Nominations close on The following classes will be other a training session for those the art gallery between the two Tuesday, May 7. Voting for available shortly, with date and interested in using the rolling lobbies in Clubhouse II. The Club these positions takes place at times to be announced: press with a specific prepared hopes residents will stop by and the Club’s next meeting on Beth Youse will present a earthenware clay. (This clay is like see her work. Wednesday, May 8. demonstration on the use of a slip, but is meant for molding). Dues for the 2019-2020 year new device – a precision paint Luncheon will be collected in June 2019 applicator. Studio and Gift Shop The Ceramics Club hosts a ($10 for the year, plus $5 or $10 Carma Fauntleroy has volun- The Club’s Studio is located in luncheonMarian_LeisureWorld_ on Wednesday,VHLWN0718A April 8/1 17,0/2018 for 3:57 a smallPM Page or 1 large locker). teered to present two Saturday Clubhouse II. Members are avail- classes, one focusing on a tech- able to give a tour and answer questions. The Studio also houses the gift shop. A Club member Rediscover Our Assisted Living made each piece that is for sale. All money made from gift shop For almost two decades, Marian Assisted Living has sales is given to charity, so not provided focused, personalized senior care. And our only can residents find a gift for award-winning community continues with this mission. a relative or friend, but they can Nestled in the heart of the vibrant Brookeville neighborhood Family and Cosmetic also contribute to a worthy cause. of the Reserves at Manor Oaks, we’re here for today’s needs Earlier this year the Club donated Dentistry the money raised in 2018 to the and tomorrow’s. Learn more, call or visit us today. Manna Food Bank and the Kens- New Neighbors. Same Neighborhood. ington Fire Department, which serves Leisure World. Marian Assisted Living Exclusive Jason Yi, DDS Join the Club Leisure World Minutes from Leisure World Special! 19109 Georgia Avenue Residents interested in joining Olney/Brookeville Most PPO Insurances the Club will first set up an 301-570-3190 Accepted appointment with a trainer. At that time, new members pay their 13415 Connecticut Ave. $10 annual dues and may begin Suite 201 crafting their ceramics. Silver Spring, MD 20906 Members can buy paints, brushes and other tools in the Victory Housing 5 minute drive from Studio. New members learn how Is A Non-Profit Leisure World to pour the molds, and then clean Organization the piece for its first firing, thus Serving Seniors for More Than Located next to turning it from greenware to 30 Years Aspen Hill Shopping Center bisque. Following that firing, the piece is ready for painting. Call Today and Schedule Once painted, a piece goes an Appointment back for a second firing. It is then ready for glazing, followed by its 301-871-7500 final firing. After that, a new member has his or her first VHLWN0718A www.myaspenhilldentist.com VictoryHousing.org beautiful ceramic piece.

26 | Leisure World News April 5, 2019 ■■Fun and Fancy Theatre Group Get Tickets to See ‘The Best of Irving Berlin’ by Hannette Allen sold on Mondays, Wednesdays performance date. and Fridays, from Monday, Residents who he cast has been chosen April 8, through Friday, May 17, would like to help T for Fun and Fancy Theatre between 11 a.m.-2 p.m. in the with ticket sales Group’s upcoming show, “An Clubhouse I lobby. should contact American Treasure: The Best of Tickets will also be sold on ticket captain Elaine Irving Berlin.” Saturdays from April 13 through Strass at (elaine. More than 30 performers May 11 between noon-3 p.m. in [email protected]). will bring Berlin’s story to life the Clubhouse II lobby. Any help is much with this entertaining musical. All seats are reserved and appreciated. Directed by Stan Jones and all sales are final – cash or Allan Okin, the show will be Fun check only (payable to Fun and Performance Dates and Fancy’s musical presenta- Fancy). Additional sale dates • Friday, May 10, at tion for May. include: 7:30 p.m. (“Meet Members of Fun and Fancy rehearse “An American Producers Elizabeth Evans • Mondays, 5-7 p.m., the Cast” wine and Treasure: The Best of Irving Berlin.” Photo by Pat and Abigail Murton managed Clubhouse I lobby cheese reception) McConnell to encourage a record number • Tuesdays, 5-7 p.m., • Saturday, May 11, of new singers and dancers to Clubhouse I lobby at 7:30 p.m. a class on “stage presence” for audition, and they look forward • Before and after the May • Sunday, May 12, at Fun and Fancy members only to dazzling the stage with that 1 meeting and “preview;” 2 p.m. (champagne and cake on Saturday, April 20, from glow of newfound stardom. meeting starts at 7:30 pm., reception) 1:30-3:30 p.m. in Clubhouse II. Residents can watch a sneak Clubhouse II lobby • Friday, May 17, at 7:30 p.m. The class will cover stage geog- preview of the performance • Tuesday, April 9, 8-10 a.m. • Saturday, May 18, at raphy (upstage vs. downstage), at the Group’s meeting on Clubhouse I lobby 7:30 p.m. working with other performers, Wednesday, May 1. • Tuesday, April 23, 8-10 a.m., • Sunday, May 19, at 2 p.m. projecting your voice and using Clubhouse I lobby All performances are in the your body effectively. Tickets • If available, tickets will be Clubhouse II auditorium. The class is a valuable oppor- Tickets for “An American sold at the Clubhouse II tunity to learn more about Treasure: The Best of Irving auditorium, starting one hour Stage Presence performing. To sign up, call Berlin” cost $10 and will be before showtime on each Ernie Poland is presenting Steve Bennof at (301-456-5825).

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April 5, 2019 Leisure World News | 27 ■■Center for Lifelong Learning (CLL) May 2: ‘Understanding Yourself and Others Through Process Communication’ by Fred Shapiro also acquire tools to apply the educational community. these skills through fun and Along with some of her mprove your non-threatening activities colleagues, she developed I communication with others using realistic scenarios. a training prototype for by attending the upcoming Learning about the PCM can use in educational settings course, “Understanding help students assess their own and since then has given Yourself and Others Through communication styles and numerous presentations, Process Communication,” provide low-stress options for seminars and workshops to presented by the Center for interacting with others. educators to help them moti- Lifelong Learning (CLL) vate and reach all of their beginning Thursday, May 2. About the Instructor students. Using theatrics, cartoons Bradley has been inspired She is the author of several and lecture, instructor Dianne by the CLL classes she has articles on using PCM in Bradley leads students taken at Leisure World and educational settings and Dianne Bradley. Photo by Fred Shapiro through the six Process decided to develop a course for has co-authored two books Communication Model (PCM) residents to share her knowl- for educators on PCM, one of for the business community personality types. The course edge of the PCM, which has which has been translated into entitled, “Women in Science teaches students how to apply been useful to her in both her several other languages. and Engineering and Leader- the concepts of PCM to under- personal and professional life. Bradley has used this model ship Training Institutes.” stand themselves better as After becoming a certified extensively in her work with For more information well as enhance their commu- trainer in the PCM in 1998, teachers to help them better about the course and how nication with others. which was successfully reach and teach all of their to register, see the Classes Students will learn how used in the business world students, especially those who and Seminars section of this the six PCM personality to help managers motivate demonstrate learning and publication. types view the world and the and communicate with their behavioral difficulties in the For more information about best ways to communicate employees, Bradley was instru- classroom. In addition, she all CLL courses and lectures, with each type. Students will mental in adapting PCM for has given workshops on PCM visit (www.cllmd.com). ■■Center for Lifelong Learning (CLL) Join Us May 13: ‘The Art of Renewal by Andersen is hosting a Keeping Your Money and special Leisure World Lunch and Learn Your Sanity’ We are hosting an informal, informative lunch to by Fred Shapiro dence and freedom by making talk about your windows and doors. Guests practical, everyday decisions. receive Exclusive Discounts and have the inancial stability is often The program also touches on opportunity to win Awesome Prizes. Fa major concern for preserving assets for retirees older adults. To address and future generations. The this issue, the Center for program includes a question Lifelong Learning (CLL) and answer period. Fall in Loe with Your will share best practices for keeping more of your money About the Presenter Home Again in a program featuring John Jakiun strives to help people Jakiun of Brookstone Capital be smart with their money Management and Taokym so that they can retire years Retirement Solutions. before they thought possible, Tuesday: April 9th, 2019 The program is on and have the retirement they Monday, May 13, at 2 p.m. in planned. He is currently a 12:30-1:30pm Clubhouse I Clubhouse I. Although free, resi- managing member of Brook- Baltimore Room dents are requested to register stone Capital Management and for the program beginning Taokym Retirement Solutions. Tuesday, April 9, at 8:30 a.m. in He has a master’s in science RSVP: the Clubhouse I E&R office, or information systems from by calling (301-598-1300). Stevens Institute of Tech- Ruth 301-816-8916 The program covers topics nology, a bachelor’s of science or that impact retirees and those from The College of Saint Eliz- preparing for retirement, such abeth and an associate’s degree [email protected] as how to keep more money and in science from County College have more financial indepen- of Morris. 28 | Leisure World News April 5, 2019 ■■Center for Lifelong Learning (CLL) May 16: Professor Presents ‘America’s Abandonment of the Jews During the 1930s and 1940s’ by Fred Shapiro American Apathy” and William Only one of America’s schools aspect of U.S. history in a future Perl’s “The Four-front War: of journalism hired a refugee talk at Leisure World. ith many expressing a From the Holocaust to the Prom- Jew who had fled Europe, and he Wneed to remember the ised Land” are well known. was hired as a researcher, not a About the Presenter Holocaust because of growing But in the last 25 years there journalist. Sherman received a doctorate anti-Semitism in the U.S. and has been an increase in the The Jews have certainly in history at Yale University, Europe, the Center for Lifelong amount and quality of this schol- not been the only people who working with an early American Learning (CLL) presents arship, perhaps as a response have been poorly treated historian named Ed Morgan. professor Arnold Sherman to Holocaust denial, which has in this country. As the Rev. He taught for five years at to give his program entitled, also increased in recent years. Martin Luther King Jr. said so Virginia Tech in the 1970s, and “America’s Abandonment of Sherman will discuss two of profoundly, “In the end, we will then attended the University the Jews During the 1930s and these works, both by author remember not the words of our of Cincinnati to study clinical 1940s.” David Wyman. enemies, but the silence of our psychology. The program is on Thursday, Scholarship on this topic also friends.” That was certainly true He completed all the require- May 16, at 2 p.m. in Clubhouse I. includes the brilliant work of for the Jews in America in the ments for another doctorate, Admission is free, but residents Laurel Leff, who wrote about 1930s and 1940s. except for the dissertation, are asked to register to attend to how The New York Times Sherman believes that if we having earned a master’s degree ensure adequate seating by either concealed news of what was are to understand what pres- in psychology in 1981. He and stopping by the Clubhouse I E&R happening to Europe’s Jews in ident Franklin Roosevelt and his wife, Susan, whom he met office beginning on Tuesday, its back pages. the U.S. State Department did at Queens College, moved to April 9, at 8:30 a.m., or by Stephen Norwood has written in ignoring and abandoning Vermont in 1988, where he calling (301-598-1300). on anti-Semitism in America’s the Jews during the Holocaust, taught for a number of years at Since the end of World War II, elite universities, especially then we have to understand Champlain College. many books have been published Harvard University, and the America’s long history of racism They moved to Maryland in about the Nazis and the Holo- desire of people like Harvard’s and bigotry against many other 2003 and Sherman taught at caust. Some of the older studies, former president James Conant ethnic minorities and immi- several local community colleges such as Arthur Morse’s “While to have good relationships with grant groups. Sherman hopes as well as University of Maryland Six Million Died: A Chronicle of Hitler and his colleagues. to develop and expand on this University College online.

April 5, 2019 Leisure World News | 29 ■■LW Green April 24: Attend Meeting to Learn About County’s Zero Waste Efforts by Tina Lunson Wildlife Rehabilitation of food sources and many About LW Green LW Green’s last meeting kinds of animals crowded LW Green is a grassroots t the Club’s meeting on featured an illustrated presen- into ever-smaller patches of group of residents working to A Wednesday, April 24, the tation about wildlife rehabili- land and forest can result in realize a greener and healthier Sierra Club’s Zero Waste lead tation – the care, healing and animals’ ill health. environment. Monthly meet- Amy Maron will report on release of orphaned or injured Climate change is altering ings are held on the fourth rapidly moving developments wildlife. Speaker Tina Lunson, migration and disrupting Wednesday of each month in Montgomery County’s a Maryland-licensed wildlife blooming and seeding times of at 2 p.m. in Clubhouse I. waste handling processes. rehabber, shared photos of food sources, so that arrival of Residents don’t have to be Many issues are at play as orphaned babies whose homes babies and ripening of foods a member of the Group to the County modernizes waste had been destroyed or whose may no longer coincide. attend its meetings. For more management. Maron will parents had been killed. Rehabbers do all they can to information, visit (www. share some positive devel- Lunson spoke of the ease these problems on a case- lw-green.org). opments with the Group. dilemmas that animals face by-case basis, and to mend The meeting is at 2 p.m. in when confronted with so birds and animals that cross Clubhouse I. much human construction, humans’ hurried paths. LED bulbs are the topic machinery and traffic. Wild- Although some animals of discussion at the Group’s life displacement is a huge don’t survive, many recover Wednesday, May 22, meeting. problem as over-development and are freed to their native Details are forthcoming. results in loss of habitat. Loss environments. ■■Edmonson Historical Society May 7: Visit Edmonson Sisters’ Statue and Alexandria Black History Museum by Juanita Sealy-Williams to escape Washington, D.C. brought back to the area, with by sailing on a ship called The the girls, ages 13 and 15, sent n Tuesday, May 7, the Pearl. to New Orleans to be sold to O Edmonson Historical The girls were the daughters a prostitution house. A yellow Society sponsors a trip to visit of Paul Edmonson, a freed slave fever epidemic resulted in the the Edmonson Sisters’ statue in who owned a 40-acre farm on girls being brought back to their Alexandria, Virginia. the land that is now a part of owners, Bruin & Hill in Alex- Tickets, $40 per person, go on Leisure World. Because their andria, Virginia, to keep them sale beginning Tuesday, April 9, mother was still enslaved, their from contracting the disease. at 8:30 a.m. in the Clubhouse I 14 children were also slaves The girls’ freedom was even- E&R office. who were rented out to wealthy tually bought by the Rev. Henry The Edmonson sisters are memo- The Edmonson sisters, Mary lawyers and others in Wash- Ward Beecher and the Plymouth rialized in a statue in Alexandria, and Emily, were among the ington, D.C., and Maryland. Congregational Church in Virginia. Photo courtesy (www. 77 enslaved people who tried They were all captured and Brooklyn, New York. publicartarchives.org).

In 2008, the city of Alexan- dria commissioned sculptor Erik Blome of Chicago, Illinois, to create the statue that was erected on the spot where the Edmonson sisters had been held in a slave market. It is a 10-foot bronze sculpture depicting the sisters coming out of a rock that represents slavery. The trip will include a tour of the Alexandria Black History Museum as well as the Freedom House Museum. For more information, see the Club Trips section of this publication, or call Juanita Sealy-Williams at (301-822-4531).

30 | Leisure World News April 5, 2019 ■■Kiwanis Club Club Provides College Scholarships to Local High School Students by Jack Colvis The scholarship is named in his Einstein high schools, both the Club has a worthwhile honor. located in Montgomery County. project activity. ach year in the spring, In 1978, the Club made The award is $5,000 for the Contact Heather Benja- E the Kiwanis Club awards a commitment each year to first year of college. The recip- min-Alexis at (240-433-0948) a graduating high school provide scholarships to two ient is always very grateful for or Jack Colvis at (301-598- senior with its $5,000 full-time students at Rockville this award to start the path to a 5380) to learn how to become Sullivan scholarship. The High School. The college education. a supporting member. Club’s scholarship committee first awards of $700 Residents are encouraged to receives and reviews dozens each were made in Club Information visit the Kiwanis Club meet- of applications, and this year the fall of 1979. Residents who ings, which are held on the is no different. The Club has would like to spend first and third Friday afternoon The Kiwanis Club Schol- continued to award a some of their time of each month in Clubhouse I. arship Program has been a Sullivan scholarship serving the local To learn more about the hallmark of the Club since the in the spring of each community and chil- Kiwanis International organi- program was established in year to a graduating dren in small ways are zation, visit (www.kiwanisone. 1978-79 during the Club pres- senior who attends either encouraged to consider joining org). Kiwanis is an IRS 501 idency of William H. Sullivan. the James H. Blake or Albert the Kiwanis Club. Every month (c)(4) non-profit organization. ■■League of Women Voters ■■National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Chapter 1143 April 10: League April 15: Attend Group’s Discusses County’s General Membership Economic Development by Maxine Lewack for businesses in the area. The Meeting well educated population, with by John Moens and Joe Cook Legislative Training Conference he League of Women 58 percent of residents over On March 11, NARFE T Voters holds its next 25 years of age having earned ext month, the Chapter Legislative Training Confer- meeting on Wednesday, a bachelor’s degree or higher, N has its first and only ence opened in Alexandria, April 10, at 10:15 a.m. in provides an attractive talent general membership meeting Virginia. Attendees learned that Clubhouse I. Montgomery pool for businesses. of the 2018-2019 season on President Trump has intro- County’s economic Monday, April 15, at 2 p.m. in duced a budget similar to the development and business Fundraiser Clubhouse I, with refreshments previous one, which proposes potential will be discussed. All The Montgomery County served at 1:30 p.m. $177 billion in cuts to pay and residents are invited to attend. League of Women Voters The Chapter is plan- benefits for federal workers While Montgomery County sponsors a fundraiser, “Sunday ning a special event for and retirees, as well as a has long been thought of at the Movies,” on Sunday, May that will be open federal pay freeze. as a good place to live, with April 14, from 2-5 p.m. at the to all residents. Last On March 13, Confer- good schools, clean air and Arts Barn located at 311 Kent May, the Chapter had ence attendees gathered fine homes, it was sometimes Square Road in Gaithersburg. its pet event. in state federations from referred to as “business Tickets are $35 each and may as far away as Hawaii for unfriendly.” be purchased at the door. President’s Visit scheduled visits with senators, When the private/public The event begins with a On March 18, the new congressmen and women and partnership Montgomery drinks and finger food recep- NARFE national president Ken their staffs. County Economic Development tion at 2 p.m., followed by a Thomas addressed the Chapter Among other things, Corporation was established in showing of the movie, “The in Clubhouse I. It was the first attendees learned about a bipar- 2016, the County set goals for Best Democracy That Money time in at least five years that tisan effort to pass legislation to economic development in the Can Buy: The Case of the the president has addressed allow Medicare to negotiate drug areas of vitality, talent, creative Stolen Election” at 3 p.m. Chapter 1143. prices and that Rep. Don Byer, economics and place making. The documentary shows how Thomas ended the practice a Virginia Democrat, credited Now, the County is being touted a computer program called of using NARFE investment the Republicans for setting as an ideal location for business “Crosscheck” was used during funds for expenses in the general aside politics to join in ensuring success through its synergy of the 2016 presidential election fund. He is considering changing Federal employees received back talent, resources and support. to promote claims of wide- the NARFE logo and name to pay after the shutdown. Currently, one-third of the spread voter fraud, supposedly make it more descriptive of If interested in joining County’s residents are foreign- identifying 7.2 million voters what the organization does. The NARFE, contact John Lass at born. The expectation is that who voted twice. The film Chapter will post more about his (301-288-4210). Tell him you’ve this diversity of thinking will will be followed by a panel visit on its website, (mdnarfe. decided to stand up for your yield unmatched innovation discussion. org). rights and benefits.

April 5, 2019 Leisure World News | 31 ■■Republican Club ■■Democratic Club April 16: Learn About April 11: Hear from MedStar’s Healthcare Councilmember Sidney and Aging Services Katz by Fred Seelman

he Republican Club T adjusts its meeting time to 7 p.m. beginning at its next meeting on Tuesday, April 16. The meeting place will continue to be Clubhouse I. The Club will pick up on a theme that it addressed earlier this year: healthcare and aging services. It was Kellia Giambrone, courtesy photo the subject of interest at the At left, Montgomery County Councilmember Sidney Katz is the Club’s February meeting when the Healthcare is a big issue for speaker on Thursday, April 11, courtesy photo. At right, Rona Kramer, guest speaker talked about the the Republican Party. Come to Secretary of the Maryland Department of Aging, speaks at the Club’s differing healthcare and other the April 16 meeting and tell March 14 meeting. Photo by Fred Shapiro services available at the Silver the Club about your healthcare Spring senior community, concerns. by Roger Blacklow May Meeting Riderwood. The Democratic Club holds At the April Contact Us ouncilmember Sidney Katz, its biennial meeting and election meeting, Kellia Send comments C a friend to many residents, of its executive committee on Giambrone, or questions addresses the Democratic Club’s Thursday, May 9, at 7 p.m. in manager of oper- about these or any Thursday, April 11, meeting at the Clubhouse I Crystal Ball- ations at MedStar other Club matters 7 p.m. in the Clubhouse I Crystal room. All residents are invited Health medical and/or offers Ballroom. to attend, but only current center in Leisure to volunteer to Katz has been a force on the members of the Democratic World, will talk Club president County Council. Although not Club will be allowed to vote about the health- Fred Seelman a Leisure World resident, he is during the election. care services at (fseelman@ knowledgeable on issues that Residents who are not provided by the medical center gmail.com), or call first vice affect the community, including currently a member but want to and MedStar in general. Her president Robert Kammer transportation and more. He was participate in the election should presentation will include at (301-847-9820). Join us ever-present during last year’s begin their membership no later information about costs and for another quality event on election and has not disappeared than Friday, April 26. A member- how services are paid for. April 16. after being re-elected. Come ship that is purchased now will be prepared to ask him questions in effect until May 30, 2020. after the presentation. New members should send a check for THE INTER-FAITH CHAPEL Preparing for 2020 $15, payable to the The Democratic Democratic Club of A House of Prayer for all People Club will be fully Leisure World, to engaged in the Jon Fife at (3200 N. attempt to unseat Leisure World Blvd., You are invited to join the President and Apt. 1001, Silver us each week for other members of the Spring, MD 20906). Sunday worship Republican Party in 2020. The Club will soon start Nominations services held at to plan its 2020 political action On or about Thursday, April 11, 9:00 am and 11:00 am. program. Campaigning simply the nominations and elections won’t wait until next year. If inter- committee will announce their We are an inclusive ested in joining, contact the Club slate of nominations for presi- Christian congregation at (leisureworlddemclub@gmail. dent, first and second vice pres- com). idents, secretary, treasurer and celebrating diversity The Club plans to vastly three at-large members. and seeking unity. improve its communications More information is forth- efforts in preparing to unseat coming. Watch the Donkey the current President, and is Dispatch and attend the Visit www.inter-faithchapel.org looking for volunteers to help in April general membership for upcoming events. this effort. For more information, meeting. Nominations also may 3680 South Leisure World Boulevard 301-598-5312 email (leisureworlddemclub@ be heard from the floor at the gmail.com). general meeting on May 9. 32 | Leisure World News April 5, 2019 ■■The Inter-Faith Chapel Guest Musicians Perform at Holy Week Services by Kevin Clemens will play the first movement Theodore Dubois’ “The Seven of Johann Baptist Vanhal’s Last Words of Christ” with uest musicians will be a part “Sonata in B-flat Major.” tenor soloist, JaMarvae A. Lard G of the Holy Week and Easter Other voluntaries he will play of Odenton, Maryland. Lard worship services at The Inter- include Niels Gade’s “Fantasi- recently graduated from the Faith Chapel. estücke, Opus 43” and Ferruccio Southern University of Missis- On Palm Sunday, April 14, Busoni’s “Elegia.” The hymns and sippi with a degree in vocal from 9-11 a.m., violinist Heather choral works of the Chancel Choir performance. Haughn will play the prelude and will be enhanced with clarinet The baritone soloist is Louis postlude in addition to the hymns descants and obligatos. Davis, Jr., of Washington, D.C. The Inter-Faith Chapel. Photo by Leisure and choral works sung by the Moreno earned a graduate Davis is a graduate of Morgan World News Chancel Choir. degree in clarinet perfor- State University with a degree in Haughn will play the “Prae- mance from the prestigious vocal performance. He sings with service will conclude with the first ludium and Allegro” of Fritz Peabody Conservatory in the Washington National Opera. movement of Antonio Vivaldi’s Kreisler and “Allegro for Violin” Baltimore. Drewes will close the service “Concerto for 2 Trumpets in C of Joseph-Hector Fiocco. Both are with “Aria” by Flor Peeters. Major.” favorite encore works of violinist Good Friday Butler earned undergraduate Itzhak Perlman and can be found On Good Friday, April 19, at Easter and graduate degrees in trumpet on YouTube. Haughn teaches at noon, the solemn service of The Easter Sunday, April 21, performance from Towson the Duke Ellington School for the Lord’s Passion will be reflected in services at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. State University and resides in Arts in Washington, D.C., and the readings, sermon and music. will include trumpeters Todd Eldersburg, Maryland. Gouker resides in Baltimore. Noelle Drewes, who earned a Butler and Danny Gouker. For earned an undergraduate degree doctorate in woodwind perfor- the prelude, Butler and Gouker in trumpet performance from Maundy Thursday mance from the University of will play “My Spirit Be Joyful” by Towson State University and On Maundy Thursday, Maryland, will play the oboe Johann Sebastian Bach. a graduate degree in trumpet April 18, at 7 p.m. clarinetist and English horn. Drewes will The two trumpets will enhance and jazz performance from Santana Moreno will play the play a transcription of Gabriel the hymns and the choral works, the University of New York. prelude and other voluntaries for Fauré’s “Sicilienne” for English including “Awake, Now, Wintry Gouker resides in Brooklyn, the Holy Communion service. horn and piano for the prelude. Earth” from Bach’s Cantata 129, New York, and is a freelance For the prelude, Moreno The Chancel Choir will sing sung by the Chancel Choir. The musician.

April 5, 2019 Leisure World News | 33 ■■Unitarian Universalists April 23: Educator Presents Program About Recovering Family History by Dave Edfors its dignity and have it function as a resource for learning. n Tuesday, April 23, the Goniadz was a village of O Unitarian Universalists 4,500 before World War II, but present a program by Dr. its population declined after Myrna Teck about the search the Holocaust and is now just for our ancestors and family 2,000. The cemetery is the only histories. The program is at evidence that Teck’s family ever 2:30 p.m. in Clubhouse II. lived in that area before the Like many people, Teck war. wondered where her family For more photographs and came from, and what future details about this recovery generations would like to know project, visit (www.jewish Goniadz Jewish Cemetery in Poland. Photo by Myrna Teck about them. As the Russian heritagepoland.org) and click proverb goes: “You live as long on “Goniadz” under “Towns.” About the Presenter artworks through the prism of as you are remembered.” Join the Unitarian Univer- Myrna Teck is a visual a culture. Teck embarked on a search salists on April 23 for this infor- arts educator who became She worked as an art for her own family history last mative and inspiring presen- interested in gravestones as a teacher in Norfolk, Virginia’s summer. Her trip to Poland tation, which will be followed teenager when her father took public schools and at Virginia and Belarus combined atten- by light refreshments and her to the local cemetery to Wesleyan College. In 1983, dance at an International Gene- conversation. You don’t have to practice her driving skills. she left teaching and became alogical Conference with a trip be a member of the Unitarian As a visual arts profes- the program coordinator at to her ancestral villages. Universalists to attend its meet- sional, she has photographed the Chrysler Museum. In The neglected and sad state ings. All residents are welcome. many cemeteries throughout 1989, she returned to grad- of the Jewish cemetery in For information about the the U.S. and abroad. In uate school at the University Goniadz, her grandmother’s organization, contact Helen 2007, she founded the JAE of Kansas and received her Polish village, prompted her to Pechacek at (301-384-2415) or Corporation, a non-profit doctorate in visual arts spearhead an effort to restore ([email protected]). entity focused on presenting education.

34 | Leisure World News April 5, 2019 ■■Inter-Faith Missions Committee April 25: Community Commemorates the Holocaust by Fred Shapiro caust Memorial Museum is righteous Gentiles expected to provide a speaker and the future for succession of bombings for the program. Due to the all mankind and the A and shootings has aging population and health State of Israel. revealed extremist groups’ condition of survivors, the The survivors dangerous anti-Semitic speaker will not be named participating this year agendas. until shortly before the event. are being organized The media has reported In the past, residents have by Susan Weiss. in recent months about the also heard from speakers who Rev. Dr. Woodie Rea concerns by both the U.S. were survivors of the camps, hosts the program, government and commu- children who were shipped with participation nity organizations that the to safer locations or hidden, by Rabbi Gary Fink, Fred Firnbacher lights a candle for victims of the brutality of the Holocaust is an Albanian whose family hid Cantor Mike Kravitz Holocaust at a past Yom HaShoah Holocaust being forgotten, and steps Jews, as well as members of and the Jewish Remembrance program. Photo by Fred Shapiro must be taken to assure that it the U.S. military who were Residents of Leisure is not. liberators of the concentration World (JRLW) choir. salists and JRLW. The Inter-Faith Missions camps. The program also includes The program is being orga- Committee holds its annual As is customary for the readings and prayers by nized by JRLW, working along service to commemorate the event, residents who are clergy and members of the with Rea. victims of the Holocaust at survivors of the Holocaust four religious organizations in Join members of the Leisure its Yom HaShoah Holocaust will participate by lighting Leisure World that constitute World community as they Remembrance program on seven candles and read- The Inter-Faith Missions remember the victims of the Thursday, April 25, at 2 p.m. in ings memorializing those Committee – The Inter-Faith Holocaust and dedicate them- Clubhouse II. who died in the camps, the Chapel, Lady of Grace Catholic selves to making sure such an The United States Holo- survivors, the resistance, the Church, the Unitarian Univer- atrocity never happens again. FREDRICK A. ISAACS, M.D., P.C., FACS BOARD CERTIFIED OPHTHALMOLOGIST

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April 5, 2019 Leisure World News | 35 ■■NA’AMAT RBZ Club April 10: Commentator Bob Levey Speaks at Club’s Spiritual Adoption Luncheon by Carole Mund will, hopefully, contribute to story of a columnist turned new immigrants and centers support the various services political candidate. The novel for the prevention and treat- piritual adoption is a virtual for children that NA’AMAT reflects some of the ment of domestic S adoption that supports sponsors. scenarios associated violence. educational scholarships for The luncheon’s speaker is with a congres- NA’AMAT has children in Israel. Last year Bob Levey, a nationally recog- sional campaign. cards to honor all NA’AMAT RBZ sponsored five nized columnist and commen- His presentation occasions, from scholarships of $360 each, tator on political news. For 23 includes a book congratulations for and donated $500 to the Ruth years, he wrote a daily column sale ($20 per a special event to Bader Ginsberg Scholarship in The Washington Post and book, cash, checks memorial cards. Fund. has been named “Washingto- and credit cards Each card is $4 if This year’s spiritual adoption nian of the Year” by Washing- accepted) and a purchased and sent luncheon, the Club’s biggest tonian magazine. book signing. by the purchaser, fundraiser of the year, is held Levey will speak on national The luncheon or $4.50 if sent on Wednesday, April 10, at and local issues, and will includes a plated Bob Levey. Photo courtesy by Lenore Kallen, 11:30 a.m. in the Clubhouse I introduce his novel, “Larry salad and dessert. The Washington Post tribute chair- Crystal Ballroom. Attendees Felder, Candidate,” a fictional The cost is $26 per person. Full donor person. For questions or if you credit is given for each card. are interested in attending, For questions, contact Lenore contact Harriet Chaikin at at (301-922-4348). (301-502-3303). All residents are invited to Donor Credit join NA’AMAT RBZ at this The many activities Club luncheon; they do not need to members enjoy not only be a Club member to attend. provide opportunities for socialization with friends and Tribute Cards neighbors, but also serve as Tribute cards and memorial fundraisers to support the cards are the perfect way many programs NA’AMAT to acknowledge events of provides. friends and family. Funds Donor credit is simply money collected from tribute cards attributed to each member help support and maintain the over the cost for participating essential programs NA’AMAT in activities sponsored by sponsors, and is an easy way NA’AMAT. 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36 | Leisure World News April 5, 2019 ■■Jewish War Veterans Charles B. Krieger Post 567 April 14: Voices of Vets, Inc. Performs at Brunch by Fred Shapiro service and sacrifice has not been with veterans. forgotten. So far, the Group has The cost of the brunch ewish War Veterans Post toured Tennessee, North Caro- buffet, which includes eggs, J 567 holds its next brunch on lina, Pennsylvania, Washington, tuna fish, lox, bagels, salad, Sunday, April 14, at 10:15 a.m. D.C., and Maryland. In June they coffee, Danish and more, is in the Clubhouse I Crystal will visit the veterans’ homes in $14 per person. To attend, Ballroom. Florida. mail a check, payable to JWV The brunch features entertain- Music therapy is rapidly 567, to Jerry Cohen at (3330 ment by musical group Voices becoming an integral part N. Leisure World Blvd., of Vets, Inc., organized and lead of helping many elderly and Apt. 919, Silver Spring, MD by the group’s CEO, Kassandra dementia patients. Hearing 20906) by Monday, April 8. Sandacz, and joined by musicians music from an earlier time can For questions, call Jerry at Voices of Vets, Inc. performs at the Bender Lauren Walter and Todd Simon. have a positive impact on them. (240-970-5024). Jewish Community Center of Greater Located in Baltimore, Maryland, Voices of Vets, Inc. was Washington in Rockville. Photo by Fred Voices of Vets, Inc. is a non-profit organized by Sandacz after a About Post 567 Shapiro performing group that travels government teacher, Col. William Veteran or other residents the U.S. providing live music at P. Holmes, suggested she visit who are interested in providing first Wednesday of the month at veterans’ homes. Charlotte Hall Veterans Home to ideas for programs and services 11 a.m. in Clubhouse I. The group’s goal is to visit all sing for the veterans. to help veterans are encouraged Join Post 567 as it strives to the veterans’ homes in the U.S. Attend the brunch to see the to attend the Post’s monthly improve the quality of life for to let veterans know that their smiles and good times they share business meetings, held on the veterans living in Leisure World.

■■Jewish Residents of Leisure World April 24: Celebrate Passover with a Community Seder by Jonas Weiss chants the Haftorah and 20906). or general tzedukah go to Jerry Miller delivers the Donations for Kiddush Susan Weiss at (3739 Glen he Passover D’var Torah. ($25 minimum), an Oneg Eagles Dr., Silver Spring, MD Tholiday begins on Join Rabbi Moshe Samber ($25 minimum) Yiskor 20906). the evening of Friday, and volunteers for Sabbath April 19. Fred Firnbacher services, with discussions of leads a community Kosher the Torah portion as well as for Passover Seder on study of rabbinical writings, on Wednesday, April 24, at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 6, 20 and 27 at in Clubhouse I. 9:15 a.m. in Clubhouse II. The cost is $40 for adults and $20 for children under Good Deeds Day 12. A reservation form is On Sunday, April 7, many available in the JRLW communities across newsletter, with the country will assist spaces to indicate people in various ways food choices (chicken, as part of national Good salmon or vegetarian) Deeds Day. On that day, and to write the names JRLW will collect dona- of at least eight people tions of packaged food to reserve a table. from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Reservations are necessary in the Clubhouse I lobby. The by Monday, April 8, with food will be taken to Manna checks payable to JRLW and Food Center for distribution sent to Milli White at (2901 S. to Montgomery County resi- Leisure World Blvd., Apt. 106, dents who are dealing with Silver Spring, MD 20906). hunger or food insecurity.

Religious Services Donations Rabbi Gary Fink talks For the Torah maintenance about intermarriage at a fund, send checks, payable family Shabbat service on to JRLW, ($25 minimum) Friday, April 5, at 7:30 p.m. at to Carol Wendkos at (14805 The Inter-Faith Chapel. Pennfield Cir., Apt. 212, Silver Cantor Michael Kravitz Spring, MD 20906). Send leads a Conservative donations for prayer books Shabbat service on Saturday, ($25 minimum) to Janet April 13, at 9:15 a.m. in Lazar at (15311 Beaverbrook Clubhouse II. Sid Sussan Ct., Apt. 1B, Silver Spring, MD

April 5, 2019 Leisure World News | 37 ■■Hadassah April 15: Judaic Study Group Discusses The Passover Haggadah by Barbara Eisen to the Maxwell House. Bring a Haggadah Call Jan at (301-593-7720) to buy of your own and add your tradition to cards between meetings. he Hadassah Judaic Studies Group the mix. All residents are welcome. Tmeets on Monday, April 15, at For questions or more information, Youth Project 1:30 p.m. in Clubhouse I. contact Peri Schuyler at (perislaptop@ Larelda Gruber (301-598-5922) The topic, just in time for Passover, aol.com) or (301-869-2968), Marcia is chair of Youth Aliyah/Children at is the Haggadah. Peri Schuyler will lead Elbrand at (216-496-6633), Shari Gold- Risk. This project helps disadvantaged the discussion. stein at (240-293-6442), or Naomi Kline children in Israel. The goal is to create Given that the Haggadah is so at (240-669-7683). a circle of $1,000, made by individual completely integral to conducting the contributions of $40. Passover Seder, how much do we really Presentation Send donations to Larelda at (3200 N. know about it? How did it come about? On Wednesday, April 24, Jodi Lyons, Leisure World Blvd. #201, Silver Spring, The Group will consider if there are an eldercare consultant, speaks on MD 20906). different Haggadahs for Orthodox, her book, “Brain Health As You Age: Conservative and Reform, or for Ashke- A Practical Guide to Maintenance and General Information nazi and Sephardim, as well as how the Prevention.” Hadassah sponsors many activities content was determined and from where For more information about the to further the worthwhile projects it it derived. As Jews, we’re never without presentation, see the Health section of supports in medical, educational, and questions, and of course, it wouldn’t be this publication. social programs in Israel and the U.S. Passover without asking, “why?” If interested in knowing more about Join the Group to learn more about Greeting Cards Hadassah, contact one of its member- Haggadah traditions from the Sarajevo Jan Bloom sells Hadassah greeting ship vice presidents: Lois Fields at (301- cards. The price of the cards is $2.50 585-9804) or (loisfields2@earthlink. each or five for $10. Cards are displayed net), or Natalie Rosen at (301-279-5640) and sold at every Hadassah meeting. or ([email protected]).

■■Jewish Discussion Group April 28: ‘From Visionary Education to a World of Impact’ by Jerome “Jerry” Cohen and answer session following the presentation. he Group’s next session is on TSunday, April 28, at 10:30 a.m. in March Session Clubhouse II, and features a special At the March session, artist and presentation by Irv Elenberg, director printmaker Pauline Jakobsberg of development for the Washington, presented a talk entitled “Two Lega- D.C., Metropolitan Area chapter of cies.” Using her artworks and stories, American Technion Society. she retold her late husband’s journey Elenberg will give a talk entitled from Nazi Germany to Bolivia and then “From Visionary Education to a World the U.S. of Impact.” The Group very much appreciated The Technion - Israel Institute of and enjoyed her presentation and her Technology is a major source of inno- lovely works of art. vation and brainpower that drives the Israeli economy and is a key to Israel’s About the Group reputation as the world’s “start-up The Jewish Discussion Group invites nation.” everyone to attend its free discussion Technion’s people, ideas and inven- group sessions held on the fourth tions make immeasurable contributions Sunday of every month from 10:30 a.m.- to the world in the areas of medicine, noon in Clubhouse II. energy, computer science, water For additional information or to conservation and nanotechnology. have your email address added to the Join the Group on April 28 for this monthly notification list, call or email educational talk and participate in group moderator Jerry Cohen at (240- what is sure to be a lively question 970-5024) or ([email protected]).

38 | Leisure World News April 5, 2019 ■■Leisure World Association for African American Culture (LWAAAC) May 8: Group Hosts an Evening of Magic and Trivia for Members Only by Patricia Means Election of Board of April 18, and delves into how to immediate family by contacting Directors prevent and manage diabetes Louise Langley, amenities chair, WAAAC hosts “Fun The LWAAAC nominating and hypertension, as well as at (301-598-3876). L Night,” an appreciation committee continues its search healthy eating habits, exercise event for members-only, to fill the electoral slate for the and coping behaviors. Session The Drumbeat on Wednesday, May 2019-2020 board of directors. 4 is on Thursday, April 25, and The April issue of The Drum- 8, from 6-9 p.m. in the The most important respon- covers stress management and beat will be emailed to members Clubhouse I Crystal Ballroom. sibility of a member is to partic- goal setting. in mid-April. Members who Light refreshments will be ipate in the election process. It All sessions are from 1-3 p.m. have not provided an email served and a cash bar opens at is critical that nominations are in Clubhouse I. The sessions are address to LWAAAC should 6 p.m., with showtime at 7 p.m. submitted for the forthcoming free, but a ticket is required for send it to (lwaaac2@gmail. The evening’s fun-filled enter- election. each session and are available at com). tainment includes illusionist Glenne Martin has replaced the Clubhouse I E&R office. Members who do not have Don Juan, who will impress Dee Dee Spriggs as chair of For more information, email address may request a the audience with a magical the nominating committee. contact Jannifer Woodson, hard copy of The Drumbeat by performance. Trivia games will For more information, contact event chair, at (832-259-7063). placing a note in the LWAAAC be played after the show, with Glenne at (301-438-3537). mail slot in the Clubhouse I E&R prizes for the winners. Robocalls office, or by contacting Patricia This members-only event is Healthful Thursdays LWAAAC is using the One Means at (301-598-0550). free, but tickets are required Session 2 of the Healthful Call Now robocall system. Tele- and available from Tuesday, Thursdays Program on Chronic phone messages are received April 9, through Monday, May Diseases and Wellness is on directly from president Juanita LW TOP OFFICE PRODUCER 6, at the Clubhouse I E&R Thursday, April 11. The session Sealy-Williams, and her name 2016 Leisure World Plaza office. For more information, covers medications and long- and telephone number, (301- MAYNARD E. TUROW contact Lois Fuller, event chair, term complications. 822-4531), are displayed or Agent 19 years… Listings, Resales at (240-242-3711). Session 3 is on Thursday, announced via a resident’s caller THINKING OF SELLING?? identification system. Or Friends–Relatives Buying? Area resident 20 years ■■Women’s Fun Bunch Members who are not working "exclusively" the receiving LWAAAC tele- senior market. No one knows this community phone messages may inform better. I know how to get you Juanita Sealy-Williams at the best price. I do it better April 27: Brunch (301-822-4531). because I know more. and Glass Blowing Amenities Members should notify (O) 301-598-7500 LWAAAC of illness, disability, Free brochures, Comps, Layouts, Info Demonstration Direct: 301-518-3834 death or other situations that [email protected] by Marlene Golden April 13. affect a member or that person’s Website: www.MaynardTurow.LNF.com Art of Fire Contemporary he Women’s Fun Bunch Glass Studio was estab- Thas planned an exciting lished in 1984 and moved excursion to the Art of Fire to its present location off of in Gaithersburg for a special Hawkins Creamery Road in glass blowing demonstration Montgomery County in 1999. on Saturday, April 27. A renovated dairy barn now Club members will gather at houses a gallery and hot shop. Clubhouse II at 10:15 a.m. and As well as producing decora- carpool to the Olney Tavern in tive and functional glass for Olney, Maryland, for brunch customers, Art of Fire offers (pay on your own). After glassblowing classes and brunch, Club members will “create your own” workshops. carpool to Art of Fire for a 1 p.m. For more information about glass blowing demonstration. this excursion, call Marlene The cost to attend the glass Golden at (301-438-7773). For blowing demonstration is $10 more information about Art of per person. Checks should be Fire, visit (www.artoffire.com). made payable to Elinor Tattar To join the Women’s Fun and mailed to her at (15300 Bunch, a group for Leisure Pine Orchard Dr., Apt. 3K, World widows, send a check for Silver Spring, MD 20906). $15, payable to Elinor Tattar, Registration is limited to 30 to (15300 Pine Orchard Dr., participants and the deadline Apt. 3K, Silver Spring, MD for payment is Saturday, 20906).

April 5, 2019 Leisure World News | 39 ■■Rossmoor Women’s Club May 15: Annual Scholarship Luncheon at Manor Country Club by Carole Mund each site, identify the scholar- are not available after May 10. membership for next year. ships’ recipients. For questions, contact Carolyn at Membership in the RWC is he Rossmoor Women’s The luncheon includes a (301-806-5383). open to residents and non-res- T Club (RWC) Scholarship choice of Caesar salad with Club members are asked to idents, and affords the oppor- Luncheon is on Wednesday, grilled salmon or Cobb salad bring along donations for the tunity to attend all meetings May 15, at noon at nearby with grilled chicken breast, along Betty Ann Krahnke Center, and trips. The RWC provides an Manor Country Club, located with soup, warm rolls and butter, the only emergency domestic opportunity in which to make a at 14901 Carrolton Road in iced tea and lemonade. By violence shelter for women and difference, as well as an opportu- Rockville. popular demand, the luncheon their children in Montgomery nity to meet new people from the Each year, the RWC awards will again include a warm County. The Center’s wish list community. scholarships to three students brownie sundae for dessert. includes full-size toiletries, new To join, mail a $40 check for from Blake High School and To attend the luncheon, mail bathrobes, diapers, baby wipes, membership dues, payable to three students at Montgomery a check for $35, payable to Ross- gift cards, suitcases and luggage. the Rossmoor Women’s Club, College who have demonstrated moor Women’s Club, to Carolyn Club members will deliver the to Arlene Siller at (Rossmoor academic achievement and Thompson at (15000 Pennfield donated goods to the Center Women’s Club, 3100 North financial need. The RWC’s new Cir., #202, Silver Spring, MD following the luncheon. Leisure World Blvd., #909, officers will also be installed at 20906). Include your phone Silver Spring, MD 20906). For the luncheon. number on the check. Guests are Membership questions or additional informa- Education committee chair- welcome. It is not too soon to renew tion, contact Arlene at (abs929@ person Rita Posner and the Checks are due on Friday, May membership in the RWC. yahoo.com). committee, in conjunction with 10, and no reservations can be Membership includes the the educational counselors at accepted after that date. Refunds remainder of this year as well full Fundraising and Volunteering Many of the RWC’s activities incorporate fundraising to support charities in Leisure World and Montgomery County. Other activities include volunteering on behalf of the Club. The RWC has established annual college scholarships to high achieving local high school and Montgomery College ACES students with documented financial need. Funds and volunteer support services have been donated to a variety of charities, including A Wider Circle, A Head Start Program, The Fisher House Foundation, which provides housing for families of wounded soldiers; and The Betty Krahnke Center for Domestic Violence.

Personal Care Services In The Comfort Of Your Home Visit to Head Start Family Owned & Operated Throughout the year, Rita Posner coordinates a group of Serving Montgomery County • Household chores Club members to visit a Head Start classroom at Harmony • Medication reminding Hills Elementary School. The • Daily living and members assist the children in companionship • Shopping for groceries, with or without client their many activities. • Meal planning, Members often bring treats • Bathing and preparation and for the children as well as monitoring of grooming and general personal hygiene packages of food for them to eating habits take home during school vaca- • Overseeing activities, • Help with planning tions. The joy expressed by the such as walking, and making decisions children is very rewarding. The to minimize the • Nursing services volunteers are rotated so that risk of accidents and many more! as many members as possible have the opportunity to share Call for a Free Consultation and Assessment  301.717.2212  www.bestseniorcare.us in this hands-on experience.

40 | Leisure World News April 5, 2019 ■■Going It Alone Club May 15: Club Travels Real Talk: to Lancaster for a Frontotemporal Musical Journey Dementia by Elizabeth Brooks-Evans Going beyond the sights, Steves shares some practical tips to A Free Dementia Education Seminar n Wednesday, May 15, help make European travel fun O the Going It Alone Club and hassle-free. (GIAC) sponsors a daytrip to the American Music Theater in Games Wednesday, April 17, 2019 Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Other Games begin at 2:30 p.m. and 1:30 pm to 2:00 pm Registration scheduled trips include: include bridge and Rummikub 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm Seminar • July 16-18 – Gaming in in the Clubhouse II lobby. Atlantic City, New Jersey Mexican train dominoes and Arden Courts of Kensington • Sept. 16-20 – Pigeon Forge old-fashioned dominoes are 4301 Knowles Avenue and Smoky Mountains Show played in the Game Room. Trip, Gatlinburg, Tennessee Members are also welcome to Kensington, MD 20894 More detailed information bring or suggest other favorite on these trips can be found in games. RSVP by calling (301) 493-7881 or the Club Trips section of this Free bingo with prizes is e-mailing [email protected] publication. sometimes played on the second Sign-ups up for trips takes and fourth Saturdays of the place during Saturday Afternoon month. Pokeno is sometimes Live (SAL) from 1:30-3 p.m. in played on the first and third Clubhouse II when a represen- Saturdays of the month. On one tative of the program committee Saturday of each month, one is available to receive payments lucky member at SAL receives a and answer questions. The door prize. GIAC newsletter, which also has For more information about more trip information, is also games, contact Sylvia Pachenker available at that time. at (301-598-5325). For questions about trips, call Joe Parker at (301-598- Membership 3457) or Sylvia Pachenker at To become a member of (301- 598-5325). GIAC or to renew membership, visit SAL any time between Armchair Travel 1:30-3 p.m. in Clubhouse II. The GIAC meets every Saturday membership fee is a nominal $7 beginning with armchair travel per year. Beginning Monday, Featuring Guest Speaker at 2 p.m. in Clubhouse II, July 1, 2019, the membership followed by various games at fee increases to $8 per year. Rebekah Wilson, MSW 2:30 p.m. The income from dues is Dementia Care Specialist and Certified Trainer On Saturday, April 6, while used to pay Club expenses and viewing “Travel Skills, Part enhance activities. For more Often considered a ‘rare’ diagnosis, more One,” learn tips on travel from information about membership, individuals are being diagnosed with Rick Steves’ 30 plus years contact Sylvia Pachenker at Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD). Currently, an as a European travel guide. (301-598-5325). Starting in the Netherlands estimated 50,000+ Americans live with FTD. In and Germany, learn about this presentation, Rebekah will: transportation by train and car Mark C. Wimsatt • Explain how FTD differs from Alzheimer’s within Europe, changing money disease and settling in upon arrival. Painting Interior • Identify FTD subtypes How much a person enjoys the Free Estimates delights of Europe depends • Discuss unique care considerations for FTD Leisure World References upon how well he or she plans V V • Explore strategies for managing related his or her travel. Special Discounts for Moving in or Moving out symptoms On Saturday, April 13, watch Brought to you by: “Travel Skills, Part Two” as SENIOR DISCOUNTS! Steves focuses on skills to use when visiting Venice, Siena and Memory Care Community the Cinque Terre in Northern 301-828-6500 Kensington • Potomac Italy. Learn about trip planning, Serving Leisure World for Silver Spring packing safety, and — perhaps over 35 years. the most rewarding skill of all — connecting with the locals. MHIC 10165 Insured

12806_Mont County MD_4.6875x13.25.indd 1 April 5, 2019 Leisure World2/27/19 News 10:15 | 41 AM ■■Baby Boomer Club Spend an Evening with the Boomers by Beth Leanza once a month on Saturdays to from ending up in the spam or 1:15 p.m. Bring water. Drive have dinner and take in a movie junk folder. The Club keeps its through Connecticut Gate f you enjoy participating in at a local theater. On some emails limited to activities that and onto Connecticut Avenue. Ievents in the evenings, then Friday nights, Club members members might enjoy. Turn right onto Aspen Hill the Baby Boomer Club may be go to Toby’s Dinner Theatre Club members who have Road and continue for 1.4 for you. The Club’s schedule is in Columbia for a buffet and joined but are not receiving miles. Turn right onto Baltic great for retired residents as musical. In the summer, the emails are asked to contact Beth Avenue. Travel about 0.2 well as those who still work or Club has a weekend barbecue at Leanza at (301-598-4569) or miles and then turn right into are active. East Norbeck Park. ([email protected]). the parking lot. Club members like to The Club’s website is available watch movies together once Ready to Join? at (https://sites.google.com/ Sunday Walkers a month on Friday nights in The Club’s membership is site/bbclwmd) and includes a Join a group of walkers Clubhouse II, and also go out ready and waiting to receive calendar with walk information. that meet up on Sundays at dues and get you signed 8:30 a.m. near Arden Court up. Send a check for $5 per Friday Hikes with Joyce (across from Kelmscot Drive) to member, payable to Baby Anyone is welcome to join walk the entire Leisure World Boomer Club, to Susan Landes- the walks led by Joyce Rich- Boulevard circle. Afterward, join berg at (3503 Twin Branches Ct. ardson on Fridays. Most walk the walkers for breakfast. For 37-C, Silver Spring, MD 20906). about three miles, but some more information, email Ted Include your address and walk halfway and return. To Michos at (Tedmichos@gmail. phone number (if not on the carpool to the trail, contact com). check) and email address. Joyce at (301-598-7098) or Members who do not have email ([email protected]) by Weeknight Walks should keep in contact with a Thursday night. For a shorter walk (about member who does. • April 12 – Crescent Trail one mile), meet in the lobby Adding the Baby Boomer (Bethesda) Meet and park of Clubhouse I at 5:15 p.m. No group email address (bbclw@ in the Bethesda Swimming announcement is made; just googlegroups.com) to your Pool parking lot at 1:15 p.m. look for a group forming and contact list or address book will Bring water. Drive through introduce yourself. help to prevent the Club’s emails the Connecticut Gate and take Connecticut Avenue South AVA Walks for 8.7 miles. Turn right onto The American Volkssport Bradley Lane (MD-191) and Association (AVA) holds events drive for 1.1 miles. Turn left and provides guides to local on Hillandale Road and drive walks of interest. More infor- for 0.4 miles. Parking is on mation about AVA walks is the right. available on the Club’s website • April 19 – Rock Creek Park at (https://sites.google.com/ Trail (Aspen Hill) Meet in the site/bbclwmd). Click on Walks, lower circular parking lot at below the events calendar.

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42 | Leisure World News April 5, 2019 ■■Writers of Leisure World Group Publishes Collection of its Writing by Denise Barker concept of God. out, the sun’s warmth would despairing winter, blooming Viola Stendardi offered reach all sides. She noted in spring and thriving in he Writers of Leisure a grim and vivid poem that that current politics pulls our green summer. Tom Anessi T World gathered describes the life of an thoughts in different direc- shared some of his poetry, and on March 21 to share immigrant with two jobs who tions much like fabric, but it Marion Bedell shared some their writings and to get lives in a crowded, rundown is her hope that the “fabric of advice from famous writers. first copies of their new apartment. Denise Barker our minds” will also be made collection, “Lessons of Life: shared a poem about speeding even and smooth. The Writers of Leisure Wisdom from an Ageless and visiting the Motor Vehicle Phil Wendkos read World meet on the first and Generation.” Administration. some hints on “tahsin,” or third Thursday of each month The Group is planning to Joanie Friedlander wrote a self-improvement in Arabic, at 11 a.m. in Clubhouse I. All celebrate their new book with personal version of the oldies including studying and residents are welcome to a publishing party featuring song, “It’s Magic,” to cele- reading, refraining from being attend. cake and a book signing on brate her relationship with disparaging and using positive Thursday, May 2, at 11 a.m. in her boyfriend. encouragement. Clubhouse I Woody Shields wrote of Jane Hawes told of the At the March 21 meeting, a development in Mary- wildlife in her garden and Lee Hardy shared memories land’s deer management: how aphids were eating her of her extraordinary mother, maximum sustained yield, evergreens and azaleas; she who was a Gray Lady in which encourages hunters finally got a recommendation World War I. Hardy recalled to harvest female deer. This for a non-damaging insecti- visiting the butcher shop with provides an ecological service cide from the University of her. by restraining the deer Maryland. She likes birds and Radha Pillai wrote of population. found ways to attract cardi- her understanding of God, nals, blue jays, sparrows and a force that controls the March 7 Meeting woodpeckers. She is thinking universe. She explained how The Group also met on of starting a novel entitled, everyone’s mind, with its March 7. Pillai recalled dyeing “Cheep, Cheep.” different sets of images and sari fabric in the sun in India, Barker read a poem about experiences, forms one’s and how by spreading it being a creature of weather:

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April 5, 2019 Leisure World News | 43 ■■LW Apple Club Learn More About Mac Support by Brent Malcolm reinstall the system. These battery management, keyboard ware issues without going to instructions help users restore backlighting and thermal a Genius Bar. For Macs intro- ac users can execute from Time Machine, reinstall management. Some of the duced in June 2013 or later, M support activities that are macOS, get help online, repair symptoms that might indicate a see (bit.ly/mldiag), otherwise a little more technical, but still or erase a hard disk and more. SMC problem are: fan runs fast; see (https://support.apple. within the competencies of the To activate it, turn on the Mac no response when pressing the com/en-us/HT201257). typical Mac user. and immediately press and hold power button; or the Command R. Learn more at (bit. Mac sleeps or shuts Apple Club News macOS Recovery ly/mlrecovery). down unexpectedly. The Club’s The Recovery system contains See (bit.ly/ next meeting tools to help users look up Safe Mode resetsmc) for a is on Tuesday, information online when macOS When the user starts a Mac in through explanation April 23, at 10 a.m. won’t start, and to repair or Safe Mode, the macOS performs of the SMC’s func- in Clubhouse II. The extra checks and prevents tions and instruc- meeting’s speaker Income Tax Preparation certain third-party software tions for resetting it. is yet to be deter- from running. Use Safe Mode to mined. For more isolate issues with the Mac. Reset NVRAM information about Safe Mode also helps resolve The non-volatile Random the Club, visit (http://mac. issues that might keep the Mac Access Memory stores key computerctr.org). from completely starting up, or settings for the Mac, such as to isolate other issues related sound volume, display reso- Today’s Tip – Skip the to the startup disk. To activate lution, time zone and Start- Confirmation Query it, start the Mac and press and up-Disk preferences. See (bit. When users initiate a Log New Client Discount of 15% hold the shift key. See how to ly/mlresetnvram) for a detailed Out or a Restart, they see a Home Visits if Necessary use it at (bit.ly/mlsafemode). explanation of the NVRAM and window asking if they really how to reset it. want to Log Out or Restart. Joseph M. Kissell Reset SMC To bypass this query, hold CPA, ChFC, MSA The System Management Hardware Issues down the Option button when Certified Public Accountant Controller (SMC) handles Your Mac includes tools initiating the Log Out or (301) 460-0434 low-level functions such as that check for certain hard- Restart.

44 | Leisure World News April 5, 2019 Clubs, Groups & Organizations In Brief Amateur Radio Club: Calling all hams! All resident amateur tees. We meet on the second and fourth Mondays of every month radio operators (hams)—or would-be operators—are invited to join at 10 a.m. in Clubhouse II. All instruments and voices are welcome. our business meeting/lunch the second Tuesday of each month. You bring it; we’ll sing it. Questions? Call Richard Lederman at We meet in the Stein Room in Clubhouse I at 1 p.m. For more (301-598-1132). information or to learn about amateur radio, call Bryan West at Nextdoor.com: A friendly place online to share tips and meet (301-598-0137). neighbors. We already have a record of success helping make Leisure Book Club Network: The network is a collection of book discus- World even better. Free. Please join our 1,200 plus members. Go to sion groups of eight to 12 members each, providing a forum for resi- (www.nextdoor.com/join) and enter the code QHMXCF. dents to get together with other avid readers to read and discuss their The Philadelphians: For further information, contact Steve Kane favorite books. Members meet monthly to talk about a specific work at (301-598-2330) or ([email protected]). chosen by their club. For further information, contact Verna Denny at The Pittsburghers: If you were born, raised or lived in Pittsburgh (301-598-1418) or ([email protected]). and/or the Greater Pittsburgh area, you are welcome to join us. For Boston Group: If you have not yet attended a meeting and are a more information, call Tania Iwanowski at (301-598-2278) or email Bostonian, please let us hear from you. Members arrange for activities ([email protected]). based on their personal interests. For more information or to be put on Quilting Group: Come and join our fun group as we work the Boston Group email list, contact Louis and Rae Paley at (miltze2@ on our individual projects. We now include those interested in all gmail.com) or (301-278-2189) and leave a message. needlework and knitting. We meet the second and fourth Thursdays Clipper Workshop: Members assemble clown hand puppets for in the Clubhouse II multipurpose room at 9:30 a.m. If you have any Holy Cross Hospital. They are used in the pediatric and emergency questions, call Clydis Kellough at (301-642-2430). Our next meeting is rooms. No special skills are needed. Some sewing skills are necessary. April 11. Bring a bag lunch. (We will eat in the lunchroom.) Members meet Stitchers Group: Needlepoint, cross-stitch and more. If you enjoy every first and third Monday in Clubhouse II from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., or stitching or would like to learn, we meet every first and third Thursday any portion of the time you can devote to making a child smile. Dona- from 10 a.m.-noon in the Clubhouse II multipurpose room. Come and tions of cotton fabrics, stuffing, thread and iron-on facing are appre- share your finished work and enjoy stitching with us while we learn ciated. Contact Joan Mahoney at (240-833-2724) or at Jane Brinser new skills together. Call Audrey at (301-598-4903). (301-438-2599) for further information. Short Story Group: The Group reads from a collection of short Enriched Encounter Group: The Group meets the second and stories and discusses them together. The Group is now reading from fourth Friday of the month at Clubhouse II at 10:30 a.m. The group the anthology “The O. Henry Prize Stories 2018,” which contains 20 discusses all subjects with the exception of politics. Meetings have award-winning stories by various authors. On Wednesday, April 17, been very exciting and stimulating. For additional information call John Moens will lead a discussion of “The Stamp Collector” by Dave Wally Becker at (301-288-4276). King. On Wednesday, May 1, Alisa Samba will lead a discussion of Hispanos de Leisure World: All Hispano-Parlantes residents “More or Less Like a Man” by Michael Powers. The Short Story Group are invited to join the club in enjoying its activities, including card meets at 11 a.m. on the first and third Wednesdays of the month in games and conversations, every Friday at 3 p.m. in Clubhouse I. Once Clubhouse I. For information, call Beth Leanza at (301-598-4569). a month, Latin-American and Hispanic movies, with English subtitles, Stamp and Coin Club: Are you a philatelist or a numismatic? are screened. The club organizes a Fiesta de La Amistad on a weekend Join the Stamp and Coin Club. We meet on the first Thursday of each in the spring and a Christmas dinner in December. The club has also month at 3 p.m. in Clubhouse I. Members discuss their collections, presented musical shows in the Clubhouse II auditorium as well. If including first day covers, day of issue programs, yearbooks, coins, interested, contact Maria Blanco, club president, at (301-847-9066) or medals and more. Stamps are shared for “show-and-tell,” and we hold Carlota “Loty” Goldenberg at (301-598-6869). an auction of members’ stamps. A gift certificate is awarded as a door Knitting Corner: Join us the second and fourth Fridays of each prize at each meeting. All residents and non-residents are welcome to month at The Inter-Faith Chapel from 10 a.m.-noon. Our next meeting attend. Annual dues are $5. If interested, contact Rita Mastrorocco at is April 12. Bring your knitting and enjoy the conversations. We have (301-814-9196). patterns and yarn for the Chapel’s mission. Yarn donations gratefully Town Meeting Organization: (TMO) is a movement of resi- accepted. Call Joan at (240-833-2724) if you have any questions. dents concerned about governance and management that meets every LW LGBTQ Alliance: Our group was formed to give members month to discuss and schedule community-wide town hall meetings. of the LGBTQ community a safe and inviting place to come and meet Topics such as the proposed administration building, funding a stra- new friends and to get involved in social activities. Our meetings tegic plan, community governance and management involvement in are the third Saturday of every month at noon in Clubhouse II. We mutual elections, are addressed. The town halls are held to inform welcome everyone; being gay is not a prerequisite. The LW LGBTQ and involve residents in issues affecting them. TMO meets the third Alliance strives to provide events and activities to develop strong rela- Thursday of each month at 2 p.m. in Clubhouse I. All residents are tionships through education, interaction and fun within our group and invited to attend and become active in the movement. For informa- with the entire Leisure World community. For additional information tion, email ([email protected]). and events, email us at ([email protected]). Wood Shop Users Group: The wood shop is located on the Model Railroad Club: If you have ever had an interest in model lower level of Clubhouse I; the entrance to the shop is off Gleneagles trains, our three layouts in the basement of Clubhouse II offers just Drive. It is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. and Saturday about anything you could ask for. Our largest layout, in HO, features 9 a.m.-noon. An experienced monitor is on duty when the shop is open scale miles of track, yards and industries, and supports the simulated to assist members with their work and provide instructions in the use operation of real railroads delivering passengers and goods from of shop equipment. Members are often willing to repair and refinish source to final destination. Visit us on Mondays and Wednesdays projects for Leisure World residents. For further information, call from 5:30-7 p.m. and Thursdays from 2-4 p.m. in the basement of (301-598-1308). Clubhouse II, or join us for our monthly business meeting on the Women in the Military: Are you a female who has served in the second Thursday of the month at 4 p.m. in Clubhouse II. For more armed forces? Join us as we shine a light on the role that women play information, call Marilyn Chmielewski, president, at (301-438-3259). in serving our country. We also strive to promote awareness of the Musical Jammers: We gather informally once a month with Women’s Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery. We meet every other amateur musicians, singers and lovers of music to sing, play second Wednesday of the month at 10 a.m. in the Terrace Room. Call music and have fun – no dues, no meetings, no agendas, no commit- Barbara Long at (301-438-3427) for more information.

April 5, 2019 Leisure World News | 45 Leisure World Club Trips The next deadline for trip submissions is Monday, April 8. The trips listed below are sponsored by Leisure World groups and organizations and not by Eyre Leisure World Travel. These trips are open to all residents, not only members of the specific club. For information, contact the person listed with each trip. (Do not contact the Eyre Leisure World Travel or E&R office.) Leisure World clubs and organizations that want to be included in this column must provide a submission to the News by 3 p.m. on the Monday deadline. Due to space limitations, the Leisure World News reserves the right to edit or delete submissions. Email your trip information to [email protected]. Please Note: Member/Non-Member pricing is at the discretion of the individual clubs.

April May A Taste of Italy Dover Downs Hotel and Casino 28 Baltimore, MD 15-16 Dover, DE The Italian Social and Cultural Club invites you along on a trip to Return to Dover Downs with NA’AMAT RBZ Club on this popular trip historic Little Italy in Baltimore for sightseeing and lunch at the world-famous with its overnight stay in Dover, Delaware. The cost is $120 per person, Sabatino’s Italian Restaurant. double occupancy; $170 single occupancy. The package includes round trip The bus departs Clubhouse II at 10:30 a.m., with lunch at Sabatino’s at transportation, beautiful hotel accommodations, breakfast buffet, plus $50 approximately 11:30 a.m. Following lunch, there will be time to explore Little play money. As a special treat. this trip also includes a tribute show to Cher. So Italy. The bus departs for Leisure World at 3:30 p.m., arriving at Clubhouse II please make your reservations early. The bus leaves Clubhouse II at 10:30 a.m. at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 15 and returns at approximately 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 16. Send your check(s), payable to NA’AMAT, to Trudy Stone at 15101 The cost is $69 per person and includes transportation and lunch. Lunch Interlachen Dr., #801, Silver Spring, MD 20906. Be sure to indicate with whom features salad with Sabatino’s house dressing, Italian bread and butter and an you will be rooming. If you have any special needs, indicate what they are with entreé choice of lasagna, linguini marinara, tortellini with sauce, cheese ravioli, your check. Questions? Call Trudy at (301-438-0016). eggplant parmigiana, chicken alle marche or chicken lynn red, with cake or spumoni for dessert. To make reservations, call Eyre Tour and Travel at (301- 598-1599) or (301-854-6600, Ext. 4), or drop by the Eyre office in Clubhouse I. July Casino on the Boardwalk 16-18 May Atlantic City, NJ Edmonson Sisters Statue Join the Going It Alone Club on a trip to Atlantic City, New Jersey. Enjoy 7 two nights, with two breakfasts and one dinner, plus a casino bonus. The Alexandria, VA bus departs from Clubhouse II at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, July 16, returning on The Edmonson Historical Society is sponsoring a trip to visit the Thursday, July 18, after breakfast. The cost is $250 for members, $258 for Edmonson Sisters statue in Alexandria, Virginia, on Tuesday, May 7. The cost non-members, double occupancy (add $99 for single occupancy). A deposit is $40 per person and tickets may be purchased from E&R in Clubhouse I from of $75 is due at sign up with the balance due by Saturday, May 18; no refund Tuesday, April 9 to Friday, May 3, checks only, payable to Edmonson Historical will be issued after this date unless a replacement is made. Travel insurance Society. The trip includes a tour of the Alexandria Black History Museum, is available. Sign up at Saturday Afternoon Live (SAL) from 1:30-3 p.m. in as well as the Freedom House Museum, with a two-hour break for lunch or Clubhouse II. For more information, call Joe Parker at (301-598-3457) or shopping. Lunch at the waterfront is on your own (brown bag or restaurant). Sylvia Pachenker at (301-598-5325). Some nearby Old Town Restaurants include Blackwall Hitch, Chart House, Vola’s Dockside Grill, Fish Market, Il Porte Ristorante, Landini Brothers, Mia’s Italian Kitchen, Urbano, The Wharf, Daniel O’Connell’s Irish Restaurant and 7/29-8/2 Virtue Feed & Grain. Make a reservation in advance for 12:15 p.m. is strongly National Black Theatre recommended. The bus departs from Clubhouse II at 9 a.m. and returns at approximately 4 p.m. This trip is open to all Leisure World residents as well 2019 Festival, NC as to Riderwood residents and members of The People’s Community Baptist Church. For more information, call Juanita at (301-822-4531). LWAAAC is hosting a five-day/four-night trip to the National Black Theatre Festival in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The Festival is the 16th biennial event with over 100 theatrical performances, films, workshops, seminars, international conferences, vendors and much more that will saturate the city May with an impressive array of entertainment. All residents are invited. The cost American Music Theatre is $937 per person, double occupancy, or $1,450 for single occupancy and 15 includes travel, hotel accommodations, breakfast, shuttle service to and from the Lancaster, PA convention center and a city tour. Call (800-321-3973, Ext. 4) to reserve a spot. Join the Going It Alone Club to see the 2019 AMT show, “Ovation – An AMT The deposit to Eyre Travel is $100 per person at the time of booking with the Pop Orchestra Experience.” The show features tributes to such music greats final payment due by Tuesday, May 28. Incremental payments may be arranged, as Rosemary Clooney, Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald and other and travel insurance may be purchased. For details, visit Eyre Tour and Travel in pop artists. The trip also includes lunch at Bird-in-Hand Restaurant. The bus Clubhouse I. A fact sheet and the daily itinerary are available from Al Holston or departs Clubhouse II at 9 a.m. and returns at approximately 8 p.m. Glenne Martin at (301-438-3537), or Verna Denny at (301-598-1418). The cost is $85 for members, $93 non-members, and includes lunch, show, tax and driver gratuities. Sign up at Saturday Afternoon Live (SAL) from 1:30-3 p.m. in Clubhouse II. No refunds will be made after Saturday, April 13, Sept. unless a replacement is made. For more information, call Joe Parker at (301- Pigeon Forge 598-3457) or Sylvia Pachenker at (301-598-5325). 16-20 and Smoky Mountains Shows, TN All residents are invited to come with the Going It Alone Club on a five- day, four-night trip to Pigeon Forge and the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. The trip includes four breakfasts and four dinners, entrance to the Attention, Travelers! Titanic Museum, five shows, free time in historic downtown Gatlinburg and a guided tour of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The bus departs All Leisure World travelers please note that no group on travel Clubhouse II at 8 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 16 and returns late afternoon on can park more than 12 vehicles overnight/long-term in the Friday, Sept. 20. The cost for double occupancy is $480 per person for Club Clubhouse II parking lot. Also, parking overnight/long-term members; $488 for non-members; and $149 additional for single occupancy. A is at the owner’s own risk. $200 deposit is due upon sign-up, with the final payment due by Tuesday, July 9. Travel insurance is available. Sign up at Saturday Afternoon Live (SAL) from 1:30-3 p.m. in Clubhouse II. No refunds will be made after Saturday, June 15, unless a replacement is made. For more information, call Joe Parker at (301- 598-3457) or Sylvia Pachenker at (301-598-5325).

46 | Leisure World News April 5, 2019 EYRE Leisure World Travel Travel & Tour Department • (301) 598-1599 • Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 8:30 am-2 pm Reservations can be made Monday through Friday, 8:30 am-5 pm by calling 301-854-6600 #4 For more detailed itineraries, please see the Eyre Representative at the Eyre Leisure World Travel Office. DAY TRIPS Wolf Sanctuary, PA "Hello Dolly" starring Betty Buckley, DC Thu., 4/25, 7:15 am-5:45 pm ...... $99.00 per person Sat., 6/20 11:30am-6:00pm ...... $159.00 per person Enjoy this outdoor guided tour that will introduce you to wolves. This Enjoy this classic at the Kennedy Center! Trip includes transportation, ticket to is a more relaxed walk over natural grass, stones and dirt. Please wear show and bus snack. good walking shoes. Lunch at Good ’N Plenty, admission and tour, and transportation included. *Not recommended for guests with limited mobility. “The Story of Jesus”, Sight & Sound Theatre, PA Sat., 6/22, 9:45 am-9:15 pm ...... $159.00 per person Springfest in Ocean City, MD “The Story of Jesus” is the musical stage adventure about the most famous Sat., 5/4, 7:45 am-9:15 pm ...... $60.00 per person person to ever walk the earth, and the everyday people whose lives he Transportation only to inlet. Explore the arts and crafts. Listen to the changed forever. Lunch at Hershey Farm Restaurant. entertainment and enjoy delicious food. Annapolis State House Getaway to Gettysburg, PA and Severn River Cruise Sat., 5/4, 8:00 am-7:00 pm ...... $115.00 per person Fri., 6/28, 8:00 am-4:15 pm ...... $118.00 per person Explore the Gettysburg Visitor Center and cyclorama, the Shriver House and House tour of the State House. Step-on guided tour of Annapolis and a lunch at Farnsworth House. boxed lunch while cruising the Severn River included. Guinness Brewery Tour, Baltimore, MD National Harbor, MD Thu., 5/9, 11:30 am-7:15 pm ...... $89.00 per person Fri., 7/19, 9:00 am-4:40 pm ...... $45.00 per person Open Gate Brewery & Barrel House is the first Guinness brewery on American You choose where you want to spend the day: Tanger Outlets, MGM Casino soil since 1954, and serves as a world-class visitor center. Tour the brewery or at the Harbor! Transportation only. and learn about the storied history of Guinness and ask questions about the brewery and beers on tap. Afterwards, enjoy a tasting of Guinness products. Prior to the tour enjoy lunch at Ram's Head Tavern in Savage Mill. Spotlight On... *Back by popular demand* Grounds for Sculpture, Queens of Egypt Exhibit, National Geographic Hamilton, NJ Museum, DC. Tues., 5/14, 7:45 am-7:45 pm ...... $135.00 per person See art and nature at play in the Grounds for Sculpture! Trip includes Mon., 7/8, 9:05 am-2:50pm ...... $60.00 per person This exhibition takes you back 3,500 years, to ancient Egypt. Learn of transportation, admission and lunch at Rat's Restaurant. legendary queens as Nefertari, Nefertiti, Hatshepsut, and Cleopatra VII; Heroes & Legends, PA see statues, jewelry, and sarcophagi; and take a 3-D tour of one of the Thu., 5/16, 7:50 am-6:05 pm ...... $95.00 per person most well-preserved tombs in the Valley of the Queens. Lunch on own Visit the Quecreek Mine rescue site museum – guided tour. Lunch at at the cafeteria on site. Trip includes transportation and admission. Oakhurst Grill included as well. End the day at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, PA. Go Safari at Lake Tobias Park, PA MULTI-DAY TRIPS Thu., 5/30, 7:15 am-5:30 pm ...... $87.00 per person Guide will share knowledge about various species and their habitats Wildwood, NJ Finger Lakes, NY Transportation, admission and snack included. Trip is not recommended for June 2-5 Sept. 22-25 guests in wheelchairs or limited mobility. Journey Around Lake Hudson Valley, NY Michigan Sept. 25-27 Top of Philly, PA July 13-21 (fly/drive) Sat., 6/1, 7:00 am-8:45 pm ...... $125.00 per person The Colors and Cathedrals Includes Liberty Observation Deck, National Constitution Center and lunch. Ark Encounter, KY of French Canada July 14-17 Sept. 27-Oct. 4 (fly/drive) Longwood Gardens, PA Sun., 6/2, 7:15 am-6:00 pm ...... $79.00 per person Pigeon Forge, TN Niagara Falls Canada Trip includes admission to the gardens and transportation. Café on site for Aug. 25-29 *new shows and Sept. 16-19 stops lunch on own. Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta Ellis Island & Statue of Liberty, NY Castles of NY-1000 Islands Oct. 4-9 (fly/drive) Aug. 26-29 Sat., 6/8 7:15am-11:00 pm ...... $113.00 per adult The Wright Experience at ...... $99.00 per child Mackinac Island, MI Falling Water, PA Trip includes transportation, ferry tickets to Ellis and Liberty Island and a Sept. 2-8 Oct. 22-24 $10.00 Cracker Barrel Gift Card Tea Time and Meadowbrook Gourds, PA Thu., 6/13, 8:15 am-5:45 pm ...... $94.00 per person CRUISES Trip includes transportation, luncheon tea and a guided tour of Meadowbrook Gourds Royal Caribbean Oct. 31-Nov. 8 Made in America Factory Tour, PA Eight-night Southeast Coast and Perfect Day Cruise Thu., 6/20, 7:30 am-7:15 pm ...... $79.00 per person Closed toe shoes required.* Trip includes transportation, boxed lunch at We can book any cruise line anywhere you want to cruise. Brown’s Orchard & Farm, Harley Davidson and Utz Factory tours.

(All Trips depart from Clubhouse II) Some trips require a certain amount of walking. The shoe symbol provides an indication of how much walking may be involved.

Key: Easy Walking More Walking A Lot of Walking Eyre at Leisure World Travel Office, located in Clubhouse I, is a department of Eyre Bus, Tour & Travel. We offer a full service travel agency that specializes in airline reservations, cruises, group tours, vacation packages, hotel accommodations and auto rental. We have been providing “Excellence in Travel for 70 Years”. INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY: Please call 301-598-1599 after 7 am on the day of a trip to find out if we have cancelled, postponed or are going. If a trip is cancelled, you will also receive a phone call from us once the office is open. April 5, 2019 Leisure World News | 47 SPORTS, GAMES & Scoreboards ■■10-Pin Bowling League League Standings Remain Unchallenged by Rita Mastrorocco Mueller and Bill Thomas, 719 George Spangler, 671 pins Handicap Game Men – Mark pins High Average Women – Bandak, 269 pins he league is based on High Average Women – Chris Porter, 168 pins Handicap Series Men – Mark T handicaps with averages Chris Porter, 168 pins Scratch Game Women – Bandak, 731 pins for the bowlers ranging from Scratch Game Women – Ruth Sentelle and Chris Porter, High Average Women – 79 to 174. If you have not Chris Porter, 180 pins 169 pins Chris Porter, 167 pins bowled in years, come out and Scratch Series Women – Scratch Series Women – Scratch Game Women – join the fun. Ruth Sentelle, 481 pins Ruth Sentelle, 483 pins Ruth Sentelle, 181 pins The top league standings as Handicap Game Women – Handicap Game Women – Scratch Series Women – of March 22 are: Wild Things Rita Penn, 274 pins Myra Galinn, 247 pins Ruth Sentelle, 519 pins in first place; Half and Half in Handicap Series Women – Handicap Series Women – Handicap Game Women – second place; and Huggers in Tina Moser, 704 pins Myra Galinn and Kazue Waller, Julie Thomas, 259 pins third place. 689 pins Handicap Series Women – Top scores for the Barbara Gould, 702 pins Top scores for the week of week of March 15 Top scores for the March 8 are: are: week of March 22 You do not need to be a Scratch Game – Wild Things, Scratch Game – are: good bowler to join. Come 632 pins Huggers, 624 pins Scratch Game – and join us for fellowship, fun Scratch Series – Half and Scratch Series – Wild Things, 627 and easy exercise. There is no Half, 1,878 pins Huggers, 1,783 pins pins long-term commitment. Handicap Game – Pin Handicap Game – Scratch Series – The league will bowl Busters, 908 pins Winners, 888 pins Half and Half, 1,776 every Friday morning with Handicap Series – Half and Handicap Series pins practice starting at 9:20 a.m. Half, 2,709 pins – Winners, 2,594 pins Handicap Game – Wild at Bowl America, located High Average Men – Steve High Average Me – Steve Things, 906 pins at 1101 Clopper Road in Mueller, 175 pins Mueller, 175 pins Handicap Series – Winners, Gaithersburg. Scratch Game Men – Steve Scratch Game Men – Steve 2,668 pins The cost for the three Mueller, 244 pins Mueller, 209 pins High Average Men – Steve games of bowling, the use of Scratch Series Men – Steve Scratch Series Men – Steve Mueller, 174 pins bowling shoes and balls and Mueller, 596 pins Mueller, 539 pins Scratch Game Men – Stan unlimited cups of coffee is Handicap Game Men – Steve Handicap Game Men – Galinn, 205 pins only $11. Mueller, 285 pins Chuck Martinez, 254 pins Scratch Series Men – Mark If interested in joining, call Handicap Series Men – Steve Handicap Series Men – Bandak, 524 pins Rita at (301-814-9196).

■ GOOD TO KNOW: GOLF ■Duplicate Bridge Club IN SESSION by Leisure World News teeming with greenery April 15: Club Holds and scenic views during ith the coldest days springtime, including the Second Mentor Session W of the year seemingly Broadwalk in Montgomery by Jerry Miller To attend, RSVP to Aaron behind us, many residents Mutual and walking paths in Navarro at (abn123@ netzero. may be itching to catch some Mutuals 9 and 10. n Monday, April 15, the net) to ensure that a sufficient rays with a walk outside. A walking path encircling O Duplicate Bridge Club number of experienced players The community has the first three buildings of holds its second session in will be available. A fee of $2 per several walking paths Greens I and II offers breath- which experienced bridge person will be collected at the taking views of the golf course players will partner with less game. and nearly intersects with experienced bridge players as the golf path. Walkers are mentors. The game begins at Games reminded, though, not to cross 6:30 p.m. in Clubhouse I, with Duplicate games are played on over onto the golf path any a short discussion of opening Tuesdays and Fridays at 7 p.m. time between 7 a.m.-7 p.m. bids. in Clubhouse I. Results and For the safety of all Mentors will be regular hand records are available on residents, the golf path is duplicate players at the Club’s (thecommongame.com). Results reserved for golfers and golf Tuesday and Friday night also appear on (cuebid.com). carts during these hours. games. The mentors will offer Players who need a partner Residents may walk on the on-the-spot lessons in both for either the Tuesday or Friday golf path any time before bidding and play. In addition, game should call Shirley Light 7 a.m. or after 7 p.m. a printout of the hands will be at (301- 598-6611) at least 24 Photo by Leisure World News provided at the end of play. hours in advance.

48 | Leisure World News April 5, 2019 ■■Tuesday and Friday Duplicate Bridge ■■Wednesday Night Chicago Bridge Compiled by Jerry Miller Compiled by Abigail Murton

Flight A includes all players. Flight B includes only ACBL member pairs, each March 6, 2019 March 13, 2019 with less than 1,000 master points. Flight C includes only ACBL member pairs, each with less than 500 master points. No game played. 1. Joyce Fischer and Joan Thomas, 4,750 Tuesday, March 5, 2019 2. Joe Boland and Ann Boland, 3,860 North-South East-West 3. Joyce Riseberg and Dick Riseberg, Flight A Flight A 2,820 1. Diane Keiper – Marshall Kramer 1. Jerry Miller – Marlys Moholt 2. Allen Shaw – Patti Anschutz 2. Saul Penn – Elaine Conway 3. Alan Ferraro – Liz Ferraro 3. Michael Benefiel – Marcia Fletcher ■■Thursday Afternoon Ladies Bridge 4. Alfred Caponiti – John Ryan 4. Dora Levin – Merrill Stern Compiled by Jackie Harrell Flight B Flight B 1. Alan Ferraro – Liz Ferraro 1. Michael Benefiel – Marcia Fletcher March 7, 2019 March 21, 2019 2. Susan Weiss – Sue Swift 2. Nancy Gordon – Bernice Felix 1. Shirley Gilmore, 3,290 1. Evelyn Armstrong, 3,220 2. Judith Lane, 3,220 2. Judith Lane, 2,720 Friday, March 8, 2019 3. Michele Frome, 2,790 3. Mary Lee Amato, 2,640 One section only 1. Aaron Navarro – Judith Perrier 2. Wendy Morrison – Howard Brewer March 14, 2019 1. Michele Frome, 3,490 Tuesday, March 12, 2019 2. Mary Lee Amato, 2,920 North-South East-West 3. Judy Lindley, 2,820 Flight A Flight A 1. Madhav Deshmukh – Wayne 1. Patti Anschutz – Robert Kerr Leanza 2. Susan Weiss – Bernice Felix ■■Friday Bridge 2. Wendy Morrison – Vern Skinner 3.(tie) Michael Watts – Lorraine Compiled by Shirley Rosenhaft 3. Jerry Miller – Gerald Lerner Hegel 4. Stephan Billstein – Marcia (tie) Joan Marie Thomas – Kath- March 1, 2019 March 15, 2019 Fletcher leen Hooley 1. Mort Faber, 3,460 1. Betty Hecht, 3,600 Flight B Flight B 2. Bernice Cohen, 2,940 2. Mark Levin, 2,940 2. Stephan Billstein – Marcia 1. Susan Weiss – Bernice Felix 3. Bob Stromberg, 2,740 3. Sunny Levin, 2,5504. Bob Strom- Fletcher 2. Joan Marie Thomas – Kathleen 4. Belle Lieberman, 2,580 berg, 2,490 Hooley

Friday, March 15, 2019 March 8, 2019 North-South East-West 1. Shirley Griffin, 3,540 Flight A Flight A 2. Mark Levin, 2,790 1. Stephan Billstein – Jim Cowie 1. Rosmarie Suitor – Shirley Light 3. Jerry Weiss, 2,770 2. Aaron Navarro – Stephen Weiner 2. Lorraine Hegel – Saul Penn 4. Jackie McCarthy, 2,510 Flight B 1. LeAnna Gipson – Judy Tankersley Flight C 2. Robert Kerr – Nabil Copty 3. LeAnna Gipson – Judy Tankersley Tuesday, March 19, 2019 North-South East-West Flight A Flight A 1. Jerry Miller – Gerald Lerner 1. Saul Penn – Elaine Conway 2. Alfred Caponiti – John Ryan 2. Shirley Light – Robert Catlett 3. Alan Ferraro – Liz Ferraro 3. Joe Boland – Howard Brewer 4. Stephan Billstein – Bernice Felix 4. Doug Brasse – Merrill Stern Flight B Flight B 1. Alan Ferraro – Liz Ferraro 1. (tie) Susan Weiss – Sue Swift 2. Stephan Billstein – Bernice Felix (tie) LeAnna Gipson – Michael Kravitz Friday, March 22, 2019 North-South East-West Flight A Flight A 1. Alan Ferraro – Liz Ferraro 1. Judith Perrier – Saul Penn 2. Aaron Navarro – Nancy Gordon 2. Susan Weiss – Sue Swift Flight B 1. Susan Weiss – Sue Swift

April 5, 2019 Leisure World News | 49 ■■Chess Club British Royalty Plays the Royal Game by Bernie Ascher wall and Duke of Rothesay – and III, Edward VII, George III, eldest child of the Queen. Charles, Henry II, Henry VIII, John I; uchess of Sussex Meghan now 70, married Princess Diana and Prime Ministers Benjamin DMarkle is due to deliver in 1981. She died in a car crash in Disraeli, William Gladstone, her first child in April. The child Paris in 1997. They have two chil- Robert Peel, William Pitt, will become the seventh in line dren, princes William and Harry. Winston Churchill, Arthur to the throne. Queen Elizabeth Charles is currently married Balfour and Clement Atlee (but II, currently 92-years-old and to Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. not Margaret Thatcher). a chess player, has reigned for His siblings are Anne, Princess Residents do not have to be 67 years, longer than any other Royal; Prince Andrew, Duke of royalty to play chess at Leisure British Monarch. York; and Prince Edward, Earl of World. They do not have to Upon the death of her father, Wessex. travel to London. They can play George VI, Elizabeth became Second in line for the throne without fanfare and in casual SOLUTION: Black moves Queen in 1952 at the age of 26. As is Prince William, eldest son of clothes. In the diagram on this the Queen to g3, checking the Queen, she has seen four million Prince Charles, who married Kate page, White’s Rook has just King. The King moves to f1, but visitors, answered 3.5 million Middleton in 2011 at Westminster captured a Pawn at d4 and is is checked again as the Queen pieces of correspondence, issued Abbey. Their children – George, threatening Black’s Queen. moves to g2. White moves 450,000 telegrams to celebrants Charlotte and Louis – are third, Black, however, can win the the King to e1. Black checks of diamond wedding anniversa- fourth and fifth in the line of game in five moves. Do you see the King again by moving ries and launched 23 ships. succession; followed by William’s it? the Rook from a8 to e8. This Thirteen U.S. presidents have brother, Harry, and Harry’s soon- The solution follows this forces White’s King to d1. Black served during her reign. She has to-be-born child. What a great gift reminder to visit the Chess moves the Bishop from c6 to seen the decolonization of British for the Queen if Harry’s son were Club on Mondays, Wednesdays a4, checking the King. White territories in Africa, Egypt’s born on April 21, her birthday. and Fridays any time between moves the King to c1. The nationalization of the Suez Canal, Hopefully, the new heir will 1-4 p.m. in Clubhouse II. Stop Black Queen then moves to b2. Britain’s entry into the European join the ranks of other British by and play a friendly game or Checkmate! Union (E.U.) and Britain’s exit Monarchs and Ministers who two. Membership is free. Begin- So, do not wait for a coro- from the E.U. (“Brexit), currently are known to have played chess. ners and “rusty players” are nation. Do not wait for a royal in progress. In addition to Queen Elizabeth welcome. For further informa- birth. Do not wait for the sun to The heir apparent is Charles, II, they include: Elizabeth I, tion, call Club president Bernie set on the British Empire. Play Prince of Wales – Duke of Corn- Victoria, King Charles I, Edward Ascher at (301-598-8577). chess now!

50 | Leisure World News April 5, 2019 Sports, Games & Scoreboards In Brief Bid Whist: Do you know what Sport the Kitty, Boston Time Mind-Body Exercise Club: Members meet every Thursday and Rise and Fly all mean? If you like to play Bid Whist, then meet afternoon from 2-3 p.m. in the Clubhouse II Activity Room to us on Mondays at 6 p.m. in the Clubhouse II Pantry Room. Ques- study and practice mind-body exercises under a leader. Interested tions: Call Jessie at (314-374-4501). Leisure World residents can join the club by paying a $5 per Bridge: person initiation fee. If you have any questions, call Judy Menkes • Tuesday and Friday Duplicate Bridge games are at at (301-847-9643). 7 p.m. in Clubhouse I. New players with partners are welcome. Ping-Pong Club: Get healthy exercise and camaraderie Hand records and results are available after the game on (thecom- playing ping-pong. The club meets Mondays from 3-5 p.m. and mongame.com). Results are also posted on (cuebid.com). If in Wednesdays and Fridays from 1-3 p.m., in the Clubhouse II Ping- need of a partner, call Shirley Light at (301-598-6611) at least 24 Pong and Meeting Room. Drop in anytime during that period. hours before the game. Questions? Call Aaron at (301-598-3870). Some experience preferred. Questions? Call Julie at (301-598- • The Wednesday Night Chicago Bridge Group is 5424) or email at ([email protected]). looking for new members. The group meets every Wednesday in Pinochle Players: Experienced Pinochle players wanted. We Clubhouse I. Play begins promptly at 6:45 p.m. Bring a partner play Mondays from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in Clubhouse II. If interested, and be ready for a few hours of friendly games. Questions? Call call (301-775-7238) or (301-598-7064). If you are interested in Doug at (301-448-8708). learning, you are welcome to observe. • Men’s Bridge seeks players. We meet Mondays and Thurs- Poker: days at 12:30 p.m. in Clubhouse II. No partner needed. Women • Poker Game openings are available at the Greens, Thursdays welcome. Call Alan Levine at (301-288-7349). 7-10 p.m. No prior experience necessary. If interested, call Marcel • Thursday Ladies’ Bridge welcomes more card players. If at (240-486-6205). interested, call Jackie Harrell at (301-598-4341). • Men’s Poker is seeking new members. Play is daily, begin- Chess: Free chess lessons for beginners and “rusty” players on ning around 9 a.m. in the Game Room in Clubhouse II. Monday from noon-1 p.m., or by appointment. Call Steve Harvith • Play Poker Monday and Thursday, 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m., at (301-801-4693) for information. The Chess Club meets every Clubhouse II Game Room. We play hi/low only (two winners). Call Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 1-4 p.m. in Clubhouse II. (301-598-4331) or (301-434-6823) or come observe. Cribbage: We meet for 150 minutes of competitive fellowship • Thursday Night Poker meets 6-9 p.m. in Clubhouse II. Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. in Clubhouse II. We have cards and crib- We play hi/lo, with or without wild cards, dealer’s choice. All are bage boards, and would be pleased to teach you the game. It is a welcome. Leisure World residents preferred. Call Dave at (301- mixture of rummy and pinochle and is pure fun. (We do not even 598-7064) for information or just come and join us. keep score.) For more information, call George at (301-598-9747) Scrabble: Please join us at Clubhouse II on Tuesdays at or Bill at (301-598-7270). We look forward to seeing you. 12:30 p.m. for a game of Scrabble. Boards are available. Call Duckpin Bowling: Join us for the Duckpin Mixed Bowling Arlyne at (301-438-7442) if you are interested in playing. League Mondays at 12:30 p.m. at White Oak Bowling Lanes Volleyball for Everyone. If you are a LW resident who wants (11207 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring). We need bowlers of to enjoy the inviting warm water of the social pool, join your all skill levels and will welcome you into our enthusiastic group. peers in social volleyball on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays We carpool regularly, so non-drivers need not stay away. Call Lisa at 3 p.m. No skills needed, just come and have fun. Competitive Zarou at (301-814-0029) or Flora Wolf at (301-598-5807) to join volleyball games are played on Mondays and Thursdays from as a substitute or regular bowler. 6-7:30 p.m. This game is for long-term, skilled players who want Jigsaw Puzzle: There is a jigsaw puzzle table in the the intensity of competition and rarely miss the games. If you Clubhouse II lobby. Feel free to work on it at your leisure. don’t have a yearly indoor pool pass, a $3 ticket good for one pool Mah-jongg: Learn how to play Mah-jongg. Call session may be purchased at the Clubhouse II E&R office. For (301-598-3438). more information, email Laurie Burdick at ([email protected]).

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April 5, 2019 Leisure World News | 51 52 | Leisure World News April 5, 2019 April 5, 2019 Leisure World News | 53 CLASSES & Seminars

Sign-up will be taken for newly advertised classes beginning Class meets Mondays, mind in the face of life’s on the Tuesday after the date of the edition of Leisure World April 15-May 20 and/or Thurs- stresses and challenges. News in which it appears. All sign ups begin at 8:30 a.m. in either days, April 11-May 30, 9:15- This class is designed for Clubhouse I or II as noted in the class description. Residents can 10:15 a.m. Fee: $60, one day individuals with some ability to register for themselves and two other residents. Please bring your per week, $90, two days. get up and down off the floor Leisure World ID. Register at Clubhouse I. and can be adapted according If required enrollment is not met five days prior to the start date, to the need of the practitioner. the class will be cancelled. NEW – Stretch, Tone Beginners and ongoing students ***Please note fees for non-residents: add $10 for 1-6 and Balance for the are welcome. Bring a yoga mat session classes and $20 for classes of 7 or more sessions. Active Adult (10:30 a.m.) or blanket to the first class. Payment can be made by check or credit card (MasterCard, – Beginner to Moderate: Class meets Wednesdays, VISA or Discover); no cash is accepted. Checks must be made This class is for beginner to May 8-July 10 and/or Satur- payable to Leisure World of Maryland Corp. Please sign up in moderate exercisers who want days, May 5-July 6, 9-10:15 a.m. advance of the starting date of the class since instructors need to to join a fun exercise class that Fee: $84/one day, $145/two know how many will participate. Note: Registration will not utilizes a variety of equipment days per week. Register at be accepted nor refunds issued after the completion of for the active adult. This Clubhouse I. two sessions! dynamic strength-training class Leisure World does not discriminate on the basis of race, will develop a body instilled NEW – Tap Dancing color, national or ethnic origin in admission policies, education with power and one that can in a Chair with Carol – a policies or programs. move with ease and confidence. New Approach to Tap: If Get stronger, steadier and more you are an experienced tapper EDUCATION The class will be a combination balanced as you develop new and miss it or a beginner who of lecture, demonstration and body awareness, flexibility and always wanted to tap, but right NEW – Understanding discussion. control of “usable strength.” now your body says, “no,” this Yourself and Others This course is led by Dianne Weights, bands, and balls are is the class for you. For expe- through Process Commu- Bradley, a certified trainer in provided; and a mat is recom- rienced tappers, this will be a nication, a CLL course: the Process Communication mended for some floor work. “remember when” and a “do Do the responses of your Model and co-author of two Bring a bottle of water. Modi- I ever love tapping again”; for significant other baffle you? books and several journal fication can be made for the beginners you’ll enjoy an easy Why doesn‘t your daughter articles on this topic. Class individual exerciser and all are start with the basics, and before appreciate your advice? Does meets Thursdays, May 2-May welcome to join in the fun. The long you’ll feel like a real tapper. your cousin realize her crit- 16, 10-11:15 a.m. Fee: $15. instructor is Linda Ginsburg. (Experienced tappers who don’t icisms hurt your feelings? If Register at Clubhouse I. Class meets Mondays, need a chair are welcome to take your grandson would only do April 15-May 20 and/or Thurs- the class, but all students work his homework in an organized For more information days, April 11-May 30, 10:30- from a chair.) way, he could do it in half the about the Center for Life- 11:30 a.m. Fee: $60, one day One student says it keeps her time. Why is it so hard to get long Learning (CLL) and its per week; $90, two days. mind alert remembering the alone time? instructors, visit (www.cllmd. Register at Clubhouse I. dance sequences, another says If any of these are familiar com). it is a novel, refreshing activity. thoughts and feelings to you, NEW – Ba Duan: This is Whatever their reason they all consider joining this class. By the world’s oldest exercise for agree it’s a fun way to exercise. learning the simple Process EXERCISE seniors and those who need Hope you will join us! Communication Model, you NEW – Stretch, Tone and to restore a normal, optimum Carol began taking tap lessons will be better able to under- Strength Training for the state of health. Participants will at age four, continuing through stand not only others in your Active Adult (9:15 a.m.) - learn to combine joint move- high school when she taught life but will also get to know Advanced: Join our fun exer- ment and breathing to improve tap to offset the cost of lessons, yourself better. cise class that utilizes a variety balance and to augment core and performed in recitals and After becoming familiar with of equipment for the active strength. community theater. In college, the six personality types iden- adult. This dynamic strength- Limited enrollment. she taught dance for the Phys- tified in the Process Commu- training class will develop a Class meets Mondays, May ical Education Department and, nication Model, you will be body instilled with power and 13-July 15, 4-5 p.m. Fee: $20. in the summer, continued to able to communicate more one that can move with ease Register at Clubhouse II. perform in local theater. While effectively with friends, signifi- and confidence. Get stronger, her career took her in another cant others, grandchildren and steadier and more balanced as NEW – Gentle Yoga – direction, her love affair with others with whom you come in you develop new body aware- Wednesdays and Saturdays dance has never ended. If you contact. ness, flexibility and control of with Marilyn: Yoga is a have questions, give Carol a call During the class sessions, “usable strength.” holistic system that combines at (301-598-5980). the six personality types will be Weights, bands, and balls movement, posture, breath, Class meets Thurs- demonstrated and described are provided; and a mat is and relaxation techniques to days, April 18-May 23, through cartoons, theatrics recommended for some floor improve overall health and 4-5 p.m. Fee: $38. Register and lecture. Participants will work. Bring a bottle of water. well-being physically, mentally, at Clubhouse II. learn the needs and communi- Modification can be made for and spiritually. A consistent cation styles of each type and the individual exerciser and yoga practice has been shown NEW – Mild Exercise practice communication skills all are welcome to join in the to increase mobility, strength, with Shirley: All exercises, in a fun and non-threatening fun. The instructor is Linda and flexibility, and to provide seated or standing, are led by way using realistic scenarios. Ginsburg. skills to cultivate a peaceful instructor Shirley Lloyd.

54 | Leisure World News April 5, 2019 Class meets Tuesdays, Zumba Gold with Denny available for purchase from NEW – Aqua Fit with April 23-May 28, and Wednes- – Mondays, Wednesdays the instructor. Shirley: This unique class days, April 24-May 29, or Fridays: This program Class meets Tuesdays, blends the best of both worlds 11-11:45 a.m. You can take the was designed for the older April 23-May 28, and using water aerobics and yoga. class on Tuesdays or Wednes- active adult, a person who Thursdays, April 25-May Water aerobics is done in the lap days, or sign up for both days. has not been exercising in a 30, 11 a.m.-noon. You can pool for 30 minutes, focusing on Fee: $38, one day per week; long time or individuals who take the class on Tuesdays cardio and strength. The class $63 for both days. Register may be limited physically. The or Thursdays, or sign up for then moves to the social warm at Clubhouse II. biggest difference between both days. Fee: $38, one water pool and finishes up with Zumba Gold and Zumba Basic day per week; $63 for yoga stretches that focus on NEW – Senior Sneakers: is that Zumba Gold is done at a both days. Register at balance and posture. Get up and go with a safe, much lower intensity. It is just Clubhouse II. Class meets Wednesdays, heart-healthy cardio workout as much fun, just not as fast! April 24-May 29, from 1-2 p.m. that is gentle on the joints. The Zumba Gold utilizes the same NEW – Non-impact Fee: $38, one day per week; workout includes easy-to-follow great Latin styles of music Fusion Water Exercise $63, when taken with one low-impact moves and upper- and dance that are used in the with Beth: This class is held day of another water class. body strength training. Have fun Zumba basic program. Class in the round leisure pool Register at Clubhouse II. and move to the music through meets Mondays April 29-June (warm water). Dance, yoga a variety of exercises designed to 17, 10:30-11:30 a.m.; poses, and cardio movements increase your cardio fitness level, Wednesdays, May 1-June 19, are all fused together to JOEL'S strength, range of movement, 10-11 a.m.; or Fridays, May give students an awesome, and activities for daily living. 3-June 21, 1-2 p.m. Fee: $55 fun class. Participants will EXECUTIVE Bring your hand-held weights for one day; $100 for two improve their posture, CAR SERVICE and work at your own pace. days; $150 for three days. balance, flexibility and muscle 301-438-9777 Class meets Mondays (with Register at Clubhouse II. strength. 301-980-4734 (cell) Shirley), April 22-May 27, Class meets Tuesdays, • Airport and Thursdays (with Sue), WATER EXERCISE April 23-May 28, and Thurs- April 25-May 30, 9-9:45 a.m. days, April 25-May 30, • Trains You can take the class on NEW – Water Exercise 1-2 p.m. You can take the class Mondays or Thursdays, or sign with Nancy: Participants will on Tuesdays or Thursdays, • Doctor up for both days. Fee: $38, gain strength, stamina and or sign up for both days. Visits one day per week; $63 tone from this cardio class. Fee: $38, one day per for both days. Register at Dumbbells are used, although week; $63 for both days. Get the Royal Treatment Clubhouse II. they are not required, and are Register at Clubhouse II. Available 24 hours.

April 5, 2019 Leisure World News | 55 56 | Leisure World News April 5, 2019 CALENDAR of Events Dial 301-598-1313 Leisure World Mutual Meetings April 9 April 16 for recorded Daily Events Mutual 16 Board Mutual 14 Board 9:30 a.m., Sullivan Room 9:30 a.m., Sullivan Room Friday, April 5 9:30 a.m. Garden Plot Group Mutual 19A Board Mutual 10 Annual Clubhouse I 10:00 a.m. Stepping On Program 9:30 a.m., Clubhouse II 12:30 p.m., Clubhouse II 9:00 a.m. AARP Tax Preparation 10:00 a.m. CLL Course: Advanced Mutual 7 Board Mutual 13 Board (Appointment required) Conversational Spanish 1:00 p.m., Sullivan Room 1:30 p.m., Sullivan Room Mutual 5 Annual 10:00 a.m. Chinese Brush and Ink 11:00 a.m. Arts in Motion (AIM): April 17 2:00 p.m., Clubhouse I Landscape Painting Art Class Quarterly Meeting Mutual 5 Board 11:00 a.m. The Ultimate Puccini 1:00 p.m. CLL Course: Intermediate Mutual 25 Board 7:00 p.m., Sullivan Room 9:00 a.m., Sullivan Room Experience Class Conversational Spanish Mutual 19B Agenda 12:15 p.m. Kiwanis Club 1:00 p.m. Amateur Radio Club April 10 1:00 p.m., Sullivan Room 1:30 p.m. Watercolor Any Level Art Class 1:30 p.m. Book Club Network: Non- Mutual 11 Board Mutual 11 Annual 3:00 p.m. Hispanos de LW: Bingo Fiction Book Club 10:00 a.m., Sullivan Room 6:30 p.m., Clubhouse I 7:00 p.m. Friday Duplicate Bridge 5:00 p.m. Lawn Bowls Club Mutual 19A Annual April 18 Clubhouse II 7:00 p.m. Trivia Club 2:00 p.m., Clubhouse II 1:00 p.m. Ping-Pong Club 7:00 p.m. Duplicate Bridge Mutual 15 Board 1:00 p.m. Chess Club Clubhouse II April 11 9:30 a.m., Sullivan Room 1:00 p.m. Friday Bridge 9:30 a.m. Beginner and Advanced Mutual 12 Board Mutual 12 Annual 4:00 p.m. Pickleball Club Tai Chi Class 1:00 p.m., Sullivan Room 10:00 a.m., Clubhouse I 10:00 a.m. LW Apple Clinic Mutual 8 Annual Saturday, April 6 April 22 12:30 p.m. Pickleball Club 5:00 p.m., Clubhouse I Clubhouse I Mutual 9 Board 12:30 p.m. Scrabble Group 9:00 a.m. Gentle Yoga Class April 12 10:00 a.m., Sullivan Room 1:30 p.m. Comedy and Humor Club 10:00 a.m. Open Art Studio Mutual 22 Board Mutual 14 Annual 3:00 p.m. Parkinson’s Support 10:00 a.m. American Needlepoint Guild 4:00 p.m., Clubhouse I 3:00 p.m., Clubhouse I Group (ANG) 4:00 p.m. Pickleball Club 6:00 p.m. LWAAAC and Hispanos de Meeting times and locations subject to change. Sign in to (residents.lwmc.com) 7:00 p.m. Camera Club LW Latin Dance Party and check the calendar for any changes. Mutual board meetings are open to Clubhouse II Wednesday, April 10 respective mutual residents and absentee owners. 9:15 a.m. JRLW Services Clubhouse I 11:00 a.m. Pickleball Club 9:00 a.m. AARP Tax Preparation 2:00 p.m. Going It Alone Club: Social (Appointment required) Meetings of the LWCC Board of 9:00 a.m. Gentle Yoga Class Sunday, April 7 10:00 a.m. Applied Principles-Any Clubhouse I Directors, Executive Committee and Medium Art Class 10:00 a.m. Good Deeds Day: Food 10:15 a.m. League of Women Advisory Committees Collection for Manna Food Center Voters: County’s Economic Clubhouse II Development discussed Audit Government Affairs 11:00 a.m. Good Deeds Day: Help with 11:00 a.m. CLL Course: An Army of April 18, 2:00 p.m., Sullivan Room April 15, 2:00 p.m., Sullivan Room Digital Devices Educators 2:30 p.m. Fireside Forum: “Ethnic Budget and Finance Health 11:30 a.m. NA’AMAT RBZ Club: Integration of Baseball” April 17, 10:00 a.m., Clubhouse II April 10, 2:00 p.m., Clubhouse I Spiritual Adoption Luncheon 6:00 p.m. Baby Boomer Club 1:00 p.m. Oils and Acrylics Communications Landscape Monday, April 8 Miniatures Art Class April 18, 10:00 a.m., Clubhouse I April 11, 9:30 a.m., Clubhouse II Clubhouse I 1:30 p.m. CLL Course: Founding Community Planning Physical Properties 9:15 a.m. Stretch, Tone and Strength Our Nation’s Capital April 8, 9:30 a.m., Clubhouse I April 9, 9:30 a.m., Clubhouse II Training Class 6:45 p.m. Chicago Bridge 10:00 a.m. Garden and Environmental Clubhouse II Energy Restaurant Club 1:00 p.m. Chess Club April 16, 9:30 a.m., Clubhouse I April 15, 10:00 a.m., Clubhouse I 10:30 a.m. Stretch, Tone and Balance 1:00 p.m. Ping-Pong Club Class 2:00 p.m. Chair Yoga Class Golf and Greens Security and Transportation 11:00 a.m. Lawn Bowls Club 5:30 p.m. Pickleball Club April 5, 9:30 a.m., Clubhouse I April 11, 9:30 a.m., Clubhouse I 1:00 p.m. Oils and Acrylics Art Class 5:30 p.m. Model Railroad Club LWCC Board of Directors 1:30 p.m. Leisure World Chorale Operating Session April 30, 9:30 a.m., Clubhouse I 7:00 p.m. Bingo 7:00 p.m. Gem, Lapidary and The meeting airs on May 6, 8 and 10 at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. on channel 974. Clubhouse II Mineral Society: Richard Bambach 11:00 a.m. Chair Yoga Class on new “Deep Time” exhibit LWCC Executive Committee 12:30 p.m. Men’s Bridge Thursday, April 11 April 19, 9:30 a.m., Sullivan Room 1:00 p.m. Chess Club Clubhouse I The meeting airs on April 24, 25 and 26 at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. on channel 974. 2:00 p.m. Chair Yoga Class 9:15 a.m. Stretch, Tone and 2:00 p.m. Line Dance Class Meeting times and locations subject to change. Sign in to (residents.lwmc.com) Strength Training Class 3:00 p.m. Ping-Pong Club and check the calendar for any changes. Meetings are open to all residents and 10:00 a.m. Painting is for Everyone 3:00 p.m. Line Dance Class absentee owners. Art Class 4:00 p.m. Ba Duan Class 10:30 a.m. Stretch, Tone and 5:30 p.m. Pickleball Club 1:00 p.m. Oils and Acrylics Art 7:00 p.m. Democratic Club Balance Class 5:30 p.m. Model Railroad Club Class Clubhouse II 10:30 a.m. New Yorkers and Operating Session 1:00 p.m. LWAAAC Healthful 9:30 a.m. Beginner and Advanced Tai Friends Group Thursdays Chi Class Tuesday, April 9 10:30 a.m. ALL Course: Who Are 2:00 p.m. CLL Course: Great Decisions 9:30 a.m. Quilting Group Clubhouse I Arab-Israelis? in Foreign Policy 10:00 a.m. MVA Mobile Office 9:30 a.m. Any Medium Art Class 12:30 p.m. Ladies’ Bridge 6:00 p.m. Lawn Bowls Club 11:00 a.m. Water Exercise Class

April 5, 2019 Leisure World News | 57 11:30 a.m. Pickleball Club 7:00 p.m. Friday Duplicate Bridge Clubhouse II 10:00 a.m. LW Apple Club 12:30 p.m. Men’s Bridge Clubhouse II 11:00 a.m. Pickleball Club 12:30 p.m. Scrabble Group 2:00 p.m. Model Railroad Club 10:00 a.m. Computer Learning 2:00 p.m. E&R Movie: “Mamma 1:30 p.m. E&R Event: Steve Friedman Operating Session Center: Car Free Riding Basics Mia! Here We Go Again” Presents “Musicals My Grandchildren 2:00 p.m. Mind-Body Exercise Club Class 7:00 p.m. Lions Club: Take the Stage Should See” 4:00 p.m. Friends of India Association 1:00 p.m. Ping-Pong Club Performance Company 1:30 p.m. Comedy and Humor Club 1:00 p.m. Chess Club 1:30 p.m. Stroke Support Group Friday, April 12 Monday, April 15 1:00 p.m. Friday Bridge Wednesday, April 17 Clubhouse I 4:00 p.m. Pickleball Club Clubhouse I 9:00 a.m. AARP Tax Preparation 7:00 p.m. Baby Boomer Club: Movie 9:15 a.m. Stretch, Tone and Strength Clubhouse I (Appointment required) Training Class 9:00 a.m. Gentle Yoga Class 9:30 a.m. Chinese Club: Presentation on Saturday, April 13 9:45 a.m. AARP Driver Safety Class 10:00 a.m. Applied Principles-Any the Empresses of Ancient China Clubhouse I 10:00 a.m. Painting is for Everyone Art Medium Art Class 10:00 a.m. Chinese Brush and Ink 9:00 a.m. Gentle Yoga Class Class 10:00 a.m. Library Guild General Landscape Painting Art Class 9:30 a.m. Spring Flea Market 10:30 a.m. Stretch, Tone and Balance Class Meeting 10:30 a.m. Cannabis 101 Club: MMCC 10:00 a.m. Open Art Studio 1:00 p.m. Oils and Acrylics Art Class 11:00 a.m. Short Story Group Registration 1:00 p.m. Rossmoor Art Guild: 1:30 p.m. Leisure World Chorale 1:00 p.m. Oils, Acrylics and Miniatures 11:00 a.m. Health Advisory Committee: Spring Fling 1:30 p.m. NARFE Art Class Mindfulness Seminar 7:00 p.m. Sock Hop Dance 1:30 p.m. Hadassah Judaic Study Group 1:30 p.m. CLL Course: Founding Our 11:00 a.m. The Ultimate Puccini Clubhouse II 6:00 p.m. Duplicate Bridge Club: Mentor- Nation’s Capital Experience Class 9:15 a.m. JRLW: Shabbat Services Mentee Session 2:00 p.m. Cannabis 101 Club: 11:00 a.m. Book Club Network: Literary 2:00 p.m. Going It Alone Club: Social 6:00 p.m. Lions Club Quarterly Meeting Ladies Who Lunch 4:30 p.m. E&R Event: The Musical 7:00 p.m. Bingo 6:45 p.m. Chicago Bridge 1:30 p.m. Watercolor Any Level Art Class Plumer Family Clubhouse II Clubhouse II 3:00 p.m. Hispanos de LW movie: 10:00 a.m. Clipper Workshop 11:00 a.m. Mild Exercise Class Sunday, April 14 “Unconscious” 11:00 a.m. Chair Yoga Class 1:00 p.m. Chess Club 5 :00 p.m. Arts in Motion (AIM): The Clubhouse I 12:30 p.m. Men’s Bridge 1:00 p.m. Ping-Pong Club Pepe González and Band with Vocalist 10:15 a.m. Jewish War Veterans Post 1:00 p.m. Chess Club 1:00 p.m. Aqua Fit Class Imani 567 Brunch: Voices of Vets, Inc. 2:00 p.m. Chair Yoga Class 2:00 p.m. Chair Yoga Class 2:00 p.m. Line Dance Class 5:15 p.m. Pickleball Club 3:00 Ping-Pong Club 5:30 p.m. Model Railroad Club 3:00 p.m. Line Dance Class Operating Session 4:00 p.m. Ba Duan Class Thursday, April 18 5:15 p.m. Pickleball Club 5:30 p.m. Model Railroad Club Clubhouse I Wills, Wealth Planning & Trusts Operating Session 9:15 a.m. Stretch, Tone and Strength Phone: 301-518-0423 Training Class Email: Tuesday, April 16 10:00 a.m. Painting is for Everyone Art [email protected] Clubhouse I Class Housecall: No charge! 9:00 a.m. Blood Pressure Testing 10:30 a.m. Stretch, Tone and Balance www.battersbylawoffice.com 9:30 a.m. Any Medium Art Class Class Simple will: 10:00 a.m. Stepping On Program 11:00 a.m. Writers of Leisure World $175/person; $330/couple 10:00 a.m. CLL Course: Advanced 12:30 p.m. Ladies’ Bridge Conversational Spanish 1:00 p.m. Oils and Acrylics Art Class Living will/medical directive $80 10:30 a.m. NA’AMAT RBZ Club 1:00 p.m. LWAAAC Healthful Financial power of attorney $90 10:30 a.m. Lions Club Charter Day Thursdays

1:00 p.m. CLL Course: Intermediate 2:00 p.m. Town Meeting Organization Probate: flat fee or hourly, not Conversational Spanish 2:00 p.m. Book Club Network: a percentage of estate. 5:00 p.m. Lawn Bowls Club Thursday Readers

7:00 p.m. Trivia Club 6:00 p.m. Lawn Bowls Club Estate and tax planning. 7:00 p.m. Duplicate Bridge Clubhouse II Luann Battersby I also assist clients in other 7:00 p.m. Republican Club 9:30 a.m. Beginner and Advanced Tai Leisure World neighbor related matters when they need 7:00 p.m. Wood Shop Users Group Chi Class 3510 Chiswick Ct my help. Meeting 10:00 a.m. Stitching Group Clubhouse II 11:30 a.m. Pickleball Club 9:30 a.m. Beginner and Advanced Tai 12:30 p.m. Men’s Bridge Chi Class 2:00 p.m. Model Railroad Club Operating Session 2:00 p.m. Mind-Body Exercise Club 4:00 p.m. Tap Dancing in a Chair Class Friday, April 19 Clubhouse I 10:00 a.m. Chinese Brush and Ink Landscape Painting Art 10:00 a.m. Book Club Network: Bookies 10:00 a.m. Book Club Network: Searchers 12:15 p.m. Kiwanis Club 1:30 p.m. Watercolor Any Level Art Class 3:00 p.m. Hispanos de LW: Bingo 7:00 p.m. Friday Duplicate Bridge 7:00 p.m. Democratic Club: Election Debate Clubhouse II 1:00 p.m. Ping-Pong Club 1:00 p.m. Chess Club 1:00 p.m. Friday Bridge 4:00 p.m. Pickleball Club 58 | Leisure World News April 5, 2019 april-may 2019 UPCOMING SEMINARS & EVENTS at Brooke Grove retirement village

As experts in senior care and memory support, Brooke Grove Retirement Village is pleased to offer seminars and events that promote physical, spiritual and mental well-being.

All seminars and events will be held at Brooke Grove Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, located at 18131 Slade School Road on the Brooke Grove Retirement Village campus, unless otherwise noted. Please register with Toni Davis at 301-388-7209 or [email protected].

Parkinson’s pointers living well seminar: smooth move seminar: LIVESTREAM SEMINAR: “Spring Clean “TOO MUCH STUFF: IT ISN’T “The Abcs of dbs” Your Diet” THE MOVE, IT’S THE STUFF!” THURSDAY, APRIL 4 • 6:30-8 P.M. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17 TUESDAY, MAY 7 With 20 years of experience in Deep 1-2:15 P.M. 10:30 A.M.-12 P.M. Brain Stimulation (DBS) and 30 Would you like to know more During this seminar, you’ll gain tips years of Parkinson’s research in his about how you can optimize your and ideas for downsizing by efficiently arsenal, neurosurgeon Zachary Levine, day-to-day food choices in order sorting through the contents of your MD, is a leader and innovator in the to positively impact your health? home. A simple decision-making model neuromodulation/DBS community If so, this seminar is for you! will help you decide what to gift, sell, worldwide. During this seminar, he’ll Explore meal planning, diet donate, recycle or throw away. share his expertise on the past, present modifications and food labeling and future of DBS as well as procedure tips that will help you look and Reservations are requested by May 5. eligibility, new technology and more. feel your best. Check-in begins and hors d’oeuvres served at 10 a.m. Presented in partnership with Preceded by complimentary the Parkinson Foundation. lunch at 12:30 p.m.

Register by April 2. Check-in begins FREE. Register by April 15. and hors d’oeuvres served at 6 p.m. Healthy Living class: caregiver connection: “Chair yoga” 18100 Slade School Road “A Caregiver Retreat” April 24 through June 5 Sandy Spring, MD 20860 TUESDAY, APRIL 16 • 1-4 P.M. MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS 301-260-2320 · www.bgf.org Experience an hour of relaxation, far 9:45-10:30 A.M. away from the stresses of caregiving! Chair yoga can improve mobility, You’re invited to the spa and salon increase energy, boost physical in Brooke Grove’s new rehab center, function and otherwise enrich your where you’ll be treated to hand and life! Take the road toward better seated massages, a manicure/pedicure health with this class that is and other opportunities for pampering. ideal for seniors or those with stiffness or movement limitations. Appointments are available from 1-4 p.m. Six-week Session Fee: $30

FREE. RSVP by April 14. Reservations are requested by April 21.

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Support MCPS students by donating yourself including phone to Polly literacycouncilmcmd.org) or call CLUB CAR WANTED for purchase. your car. Write off up to Fair Market at (pfields@career-strategies-inc. Ashley France at (301-610-0030). Batteries should be in good condition. Value! (www.Cars2donate.org) or com) or call (571-236-1775 (in MD– Please contact John at (240-271- (240-740-2050). LW)). NOTICES 2821). BOOK DONATIONS WANTED OWNER LIVING IN GREENS II VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES KEEPING SENIORS SAFE — KSS. for the American Association of Morton A. Davis, coordinator and (15100 Interlachen Dr.) is interested University Women (AAUW) Annual MAKE A DIFFERENCE in a family’s resident of Leisure World is available in renting or purchasing a garage Spring Book Sale in Gaithersburg. life. Habitat for Humanity ReStore to discuss theft prevention, driving space in that building. Please contact To support local scholarships for needs volunteers to work in its and shopping habits, frauds, home owner at (301-598-5953). Thank you. women and mentoring program ReStore (Rockville or Silver Spring), safety inspection and property crimes FAST CASH FOR USED CARS — Big for girls and women. Fiction especially daytime volunteers who can to any organization. The program is dollars paid for your used car! Over and non-fiction, hardback and take a regular shift of 3-4 hours. Shifts part of the Montgomery County Police 43 years’ experience serving Leisure paperback, audio books, DVDs. Art, typically are 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 1-5 p.m., Department Volunteer Resource World. Please call; available 24 hours. kids’, cooking, foreign languages, or 3-6 p.m. Email (alena.biagas@ Section. Morton can be reached at I will come to you. Cash or cashiers’ gardening, history, mystery, sci-fi, habitatmm.org) or call (301-990- (301-318-0681) or (mortonadavis@ check at your request. 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April 5, 2019 Leisure World News | 63 EasterSUNDAY Sunday, April 21st in inner!the Clubhouse I Crystal Ballroom D $28 plus tax and gratuity Our all-you-can-eat buffet will feature... • Fresh Seasonal Salads • Whipped Potatoes and • Roasted Brussels Sprouts Gravy • Tender Leg of Lamb • Fresh Roasted Turkey • Honey Glazed Carrots • Homemade Bread • Sliced Beef Tenderloin • Stuffing • Whipped Sweet Potatoes • Fresh Broiled Salmon • Honey Ham • Assorted Cakes, Pies and Cobblers • Green Bean Almondine

*Available for 12:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m., or 6:00 p.m. Call 301-598-1330 to make reservations

Mother’sBrunch Day Mother’s Day Brunch Buffet on Sunday, May 12 from 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. in the Clubhouse I Crystal Ballroom. Buffet is $25 per person Scrambled Eggs Ricotta Cheese filled Blintzes with Toppings CLUBHOUSE GRILLE HOURS Bacon and SausageTuesday – Saturday: 3–10 p.m. | Sunday, Monday:Broiled Closed Fresh Salmon

Fresh FruitSTEIN Display AND TERRACE ROOMChicken HOURS Marsala and Rice Pilaf Assorted Danish, Croissants and Muffins Sliced Beef Tenderloin

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Corned Beef Hash and Cream Chipped Beef Coffee, Ice Tea, and Juices

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Clubhouse Grille is now open Tuesday – Saturday: 4 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Clubhouse Grille Hours: Tues. – Sat.: 4 p.m. – 9 p.m. Stein and Terrace Room Hours: Sunday: 9:30 a.m. – 8 p.m. | Mon. – Tues.: 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. | Wed.– Sat.: 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. For Clubhouse Grille Reservations, call 301-598-1330 | For Stein and Terrace Room reservations, call 301-598-1331 64 | Leisure World News April 5, 2019