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the newsletter of Center on the Hill ... the place for active adults at the of things C enterFall 2013 Vol. 4 Issue 1 Jackie’s Notes Some of the tried and true courses are expanding, like Golden Yoga adding a second class on Wednesdays and Super Bones Exercise class having a Level II course on Mondays. Our monthly Thursday Speaker Series will include presentations by former governor Dick Thornburgh, architect Mary Werner DeNadai, who renovated Ernest Hemingway’s boat and home in Cuba, and Chris Wheeler, the Philadelphia Phillies broadcaster. Read on in the newsletter to see all the Fall happenings at Center on the Hill. I hope you’ll continue to expand your horizons and take advantage of the myriad of classes and workshops. And while you’re doing that, I’ll be expanding my world, missing all of you, and taking pleasure in the memories of the past three years, as Center on the Hill grew from This column has always been fun to write. It has a beautiful but basically empty space to a vibrant typically been a vehicle to highlight programs and to community center of learning, fun and friends. Stay challenge folks to take risks and get involved. I have engaged, stay active and I promise to do the same. encouraged our readers to try something different, learn something new, volunteer, make new friends, All the best to each and every one of you. look for challenges, stay active in every regard, relax, and create a healthy life that has purpose and fosters a soulful happiness. This time Jackie’s Notes is different. Although I’m still encouraging you in the same vein, I now have my own life challenge and announcement. That is, I have sold my West Mt. Airy home and will be moving Jackie Yorko to Richmond, Virginia, where my mom and two of my Director six siblings live. My strong desire to live near family Center on the Hill … the place for active adults has made me take pause and decide to migrate 215-247-4654 south. The fact that my three grown children all live, [email protected] or will soon live, out west has made me further re- consider life in Philadelphia. So it’s time to “turn the page.” I am passing the proverbial baton to a new, very competent director who I’m sure will take good care of the Center and all of you. That having been said, it was important to me Inside to have planned all the programs from now through Christmas, to have pre-scheduled the monthly art Special Events 2-3 exhibits, and to have arranged the monthly Speaker Languages 4 Series presenters through the New Year. And just wait The Arts 4-5 until you see this line up! We have a bird watching series, a class on setting up your own home security Exercise and Dance 6-8 cameras, vegetarian cooking classes, health talks by Health and Wellness 8-12 both Chestnut Hill Hospital and Abington Memorial For Your Interest 13-14 Hospital, an acupuncture introduction, a seminar on volunteering, stretching classes with a local Computers 14 chiropractor, a flu shot clinic with our local pharmacy, Games 15 and more. Center on the Hill ... the place for active adults 1 Fall 2013 Special Events at Center on the Hill MONTHLY COMMUNITY LUNCHEONS JAPANESE TEA CEREMONY The fourth Tuesday of the month, except one week a Chestnut Hill Center for Enrichment (CHCE) program earlier in November. No December. Tuesday, December 3 September 24, October 22, and November 19 1:00-3:00 p.m. 12:15 p.m. $10 for CHCE members/$15 non-members. $7 per person. Pay at the door. To register, call CHCE, 215-248-0180, Please register by the Friday prior to the luncheon! or e-mail [email protected]. To register, call Jackie Yorko (215-247-4654) or e-mail Practiced for more than 450 years, the tea ceremony [email protected]. (“chado” or “chanoyu”) is an art form, spiritual Where else in the community can you go for lunch discipline, and a way to socialize, as well as a window where you’ll see both familiar and new faces, where the into Japanese culture. Learn and enjoy a brief history atmosphere is relaxed and welcoming, where the food and demonstration of the tea ceremony. Come away is consistently good and served by a wonderful corps with a bowl of green tea and traditional seasonal sweets. of volunteers, where you stay as long as you like, and where it only costs you seven dollars? Our large room DECORATE GINGERBREAD HOUSES full of round tables are simply decorated and set with WITH PCCH PRE-SCHOOLERS white linens and real dishes. Join us at the ever popular Thursday, December 5 community luncheon, brought to you in partnership by 10:00-11:30 a.m. Center on the Hill, Chestnut Hill Center for Enrichment, Free! Chestnut Hill Meals on Wheels, and Keystone Care. To register, call Jackie Yorko, 215-247-4654, We’d love to see you there. or e-mail [email protected]. This will be our fourth annual gingerbread MOVIE NIGHT FOR ADULTS house decorating event with the students from The The fourth Tuesday of the month Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill Pre-K. Many of you September 24, October 22, and November 26 have seen the confection laden houses on display in the Movies start at 6:45 p.m. sharp. Center throughout the holiday seasons. Every year a Harris Room group of about twenty pre-schoolers and any number Free! of adult volunteers convene at Center on the Hill for a No registration necessary. festive hour of gingerbread house decorating and sugar Calling all movie buffs! Please join us for Movie explosion. We supply the naked gingerbread houses Night for Adults. The parking is easy, the “theater” feels and house-worthy sweets. The children provide the friendly and clean, the 63-inch flat screen television is spirit and the creativity. We need YOU to provide the easily viewed, the popcorn is for the taking, and the price guiding hand and support. And right before Christmas is right (free)! On September 24 we will show “The Best you get to bring home the gingerbread house your team Exotic Marigold Hotel”; on October 22, “Million Dollar created, if you so wish. This is a great way to kick off Baby”; and on November 26, “Beasts of the Southern the holidays and get in the spirit of the season! Wild”. Bring a friend along, if you’d like! Save the Date Center on the Hill and Speaker Series on the Hill Holiday Party Thursday, December 12 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Widener Auditorium – first floor Entertainment by New Horizons Senior Glee Club 40 singers and musicians Presenting OSCAR NIGHT! Great songs from Classic Films Refreshments will be served post-performance. Postcard reminder and registration information to follow in November. $10, paid at the door. www.chestnuthillpres.org/pages/about-the-center 2 Special Events at Center on the Hill Speaker Series on the Hill Spring Art Exhibits At Center On The Hill Bring your lunch and a friend. Gather at 12:00 noon; Stop by the Center any time to see all of the wonderful presentation begins at 12:30 p.m. Cookies and coffee artwork on display! A portion of the proceeds from any are provided. A $5 donation is requested. sales benefits Center on the Hill. Mary Werner DeNadai: A First- September and November – ARTsisters Hand Glimpse at Hemingway’s Our September and November art shows are Havana brought to us by ARTsisters, a group of professional Thursday, September 12 visual artists who have been empowering each other Winner of the Pulitzer and Nobel and the community through their art since 2006. Prizes and one of the most notable Sharing resources and offering support to each other, American writers, Hemingway lived in the members also have collaborated with non-profits Cuba longer than in any other location. in the community such as Endow-A-Home, Philadelphia At this fall kick off to our Speaker FIGHT, Juvenile Diabetes, The Cancer Support Series on the Hill, architect Mary Community (formerly The Wellness Community of Werner DeNadai, FAIA, will narrate a pictorial synopsis Philadelphia), The Food Trust, Child Advocates and of Hemingway’s life in Cuba. Mary made a dozen trips Laurel House. Their exhibition at Center on the Hill will to Cuba to participate in the restoration of Finca Vigia, feature the work of the many talented members. For Hemingway’s home from 1938 until his death in 1961. more information, visit www.ARTsisters.org. For the past thirty years, twenty-six of which have been in association with John D. Milner, FAIA, Mary Werner October – Oreland Art Center DeNadai has focused her architectural career in the Over forty paintings and prints by local artists and field of historic preservation. She has received multiple members of Oreland Art Center (OAC) will be on display awards in the field. in October. For over fifty years, Oreland Art Center has been dedicated to furthering the arts in our area. OAC Dick Thornburgh: The Role of Faith sponsors adult studio classes for adults with nationally in Public Life recognized artists, demonstrations and workshops, as Thursday, October 10 well as regularly scheduled open studio time. Oreland Former governor Dick Thornburgh also provides opportunities for members to exhibit their will examine some of the ways in work, including juried shows. In addition, each year which scripture guides those of us who OAC sponsors awards for nearby high school students.