Rodger Randle Friday, January 17Th 7:00 Pm Grand Ballroom When Politics Was Fun Let's Celebrate National Hat Day!!
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EE Vol. 5 Issue 3 Editor: Susan Williams Week of January 15, 2020 Community Activities Coordinator EDITION HIGHLIGHTS: (click on event to go to that page) RODGER RANDLE FRIDAY, JANUARY 17TH Visit the OKC Art Museum……….2 7:00 PM Lunch Out @ The Mule………......7 GRAND BALLROOM Popcorn Starts Friday................8 WHEN POLITICS WAS FUN Rodger is making a return visit Sick Notice…....................…..….11 with his program themed, “When Politics Was Fun.” Rodger talks, and tells stories as a Martin & Pearson ………...…......15 reminder that in the past not only was the political landscape fun, it was civilized. This program is the Shredding Day…………….….........17 perfect antidote to today's climate of acrimony and disrespect. It's also great fun to listen to lots of stories showing the human and the lighthearted sides of it all, and the timing couldn't be better as we go into the next general election. Randle knows whereof he speaks. Prior to being elected mayor of Tulsa, he served several years in the Oklahoma House of Representatives and the Oklahoma Senate during which time he served twice as President pro tempore. Currently he is the Professor and Director of the University of Oklahoma's Center for Studies in Democracy and Culture. He is in demand internationally as a speaker on a variety of subjects. LET’S CELEBRATE NATIONAL HAT DAY!! Everyone is invited to wear their craziest or best hat to the Coffee Lounge on Wednesday, January 15th (today) at 10:00 am to show it off. There will be snacks and prizes for the “Best Hat”. So make your plans now to attend!! https://epworthvilla.org/communitylife/resident-calendar/ 1 TRIP TO THE OKLAHOMA CITY MUSEUM OF ART & LUNCH IN THE MUSEUM CAFÉ THURSDAY, JANUARY 16TH LEAVE @ 11:00 AM RETURN BY 3:00 PM Let’s get on the bus and visit the museum to see their current exhibition, “Renewing the American Spirit: The Art of the Great Depression”. The exhibit will explore the physical and social landscape of the United States during the Great Depression through paintings, prints, photographs, and other media. The original exhibition includes a selection of works from the Museum’s excellent collection of WPA art, a recently acquired monumental mural by Gardner Hale, which has not been exhibited publicly since the First President’s bicentennial exhibition in 1932, and several loans from regional institutions. The exhibition examines the diverse responses of artists to the social upheaval and economic distress that characterized American life in the 1930s. Together, the aesthetically and politically varied works produced in the 1930s paint a revealing portrait of the nation’s evolving psyche as it sought to move ahead through one of the country’s most challenging periods. Credit: John Steuart Curry (American, 1897–1946). Sunset (detail), 1934. Oil on Masonite. Oklahoma City Museum of Art. Museum purchase with funds provided by the James C. and Virginia W. Meade Collections Endowment, Mr. and Mrs. Sam P. Shelburne, and Beaux Arts Trust, 2008.100. Photo: Joseph Mills Museum admission is will be $10.00 for non-museum members, FREE for museum members, transportation cost for all will be $5.00. Lunch is on your own. If you have a museum pass, please indicate pass by your name when you sign up and you will only be charged for the transportation. If you are interested in going, please sign up in the ’Count Me In’ book at the desk by Tuesday, January 14th. We MUST HAVE 8 in order to have the trip. https://www.okcmoa.com/current-exhibitions/ 2 Your CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP THURSDAY, JANUARY 16TH 1:00 - 2:00 PM JOE WHITE LIVING ROOM Now is the time for you to join your friends and neighbors who are sharing a journey which is similar to yours yet can be very different. The fact is that….. YOU ARE NOT ALONE ON THIS JOURNEY! We come together as a group to share stories and concerns. We laugh and we cry. Being just a listener is acceptable. Many helpful hints can help ease your anxiety of caregiving. Developing an awareness of those around you who are in similar circumstances can be to your advantage as you travel this road together. Meetings are informal. Phones may be necessarily allowed. The meeting lasts for one hour. There is room in the Library for care-receivers to wait for you. YOUR FACILITATORS, Natalia & Nancie 3 NEW Wellness Center Weekly Class Schedule EFFECTIVE MONDAY, JANUARY 13Th Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 9-9:30am: 9-9:30am: 9-9:30am: 9-9:30am: 9-9:30am: 9-9:30am: Flex and Water Exercise Flex and Water Flex and Tai Chi with Stretch (pool) Stretch Exercise Stretch Kathy (classroom) (classroom) (pool) (classroom) Plummer (studio) 9:30-10am: 9:45-10:15am: 9:30-10am: 10:00- Line Dancing Limber up Line Dancing 10:30am: (studio) (studio) (studio) Flex and Stretch (classroom) 10:15- 10:45- 10:45- 10:30-11am: 10:45- 10:45am 11:15am: 11:15am: Fitness Level 2 11:30am: Limber Up Chair Yoga Chair Yoga (classroom) Chair Yoga (studio) (classroom) (classroom) (classroom) 10:45- 12:15-1pm: 11:15am: Nutrition Learn the Guidance Exercise (classroom) Machines (Fitness Center) 1-2pm: 1:30-2pm: 1-1:30pm: 1:30-2pm: Golden Balance and Balance and Swans Reactive Tai Chi Reactive (studio) (classroom) (classroom) (classroom) 1-2pm: 1-2pm: 1-2pm: Small Group Small Group Small Group Strength* Strength* Strength* 2-2:30pm: 2-3pm: 2-3pm: 2-3pm: Parkinson’s Personal Personal Game Time Exercise Training Training (Recreation Class Sessions* Sessions* Room) (classroom) *Call Blaine at 405-486-1352 to reserve a spot. 4 Wellness Class Descriptions Water Exercise includes various exercises in the water to increase range of motion, balance and trunk stabilization. Balance and Reactive training is a beginning routine to help resolve balance disorders to regain independence and stability, as well as the ability to react better in unbalanced situations. (Formerly known as Balance & Fall Prevention) Flex & Stretch combines stretching and strengthening upper and lower extremities to increase coordination, circulation, and dynamic balance with hand weights, cords and bands. Limber Up is a fusion of breathing and stretching for your total body to increase range of motion. Line Dancing is designed for fun, to stimulate memory, and to increase balance and fluid movements to the beat of music. Tai Chi develops balance and body awareness leading to confident conditioning of the body. Achieve stress reduction and improve your balance and flexibility through gentle movement. Chair Yoga teaches yoga breathing skills, which you can use at any time to decrease anxiety. This class helps residents regain flexibility in their joints, connective tissues and muscles from chair level. Golden Swans Oklahoma City Ballet hosts this fabulous fitness program that will help improve agility and mobility while exploring ballet movements set to music. New Classes Description Monday 10:45-11:15am: “Learn the Exercise Machines” (Meeting in Fitness Center) -Come join us every Monday for a tutorial on how to use the exercise machines and equipment in the fitness center. Monday, Wednesday and Friday 1-2pm: “Small Group Strength” (Meeting in Wellness Classroom) -This is a great class for those who are beginning an exercise routine and would like to add a way to increase strength. Spots are limited to 5 per class. Please call Blaine at 405-486-1352 to reserve a spot. Tuesday 12:15-1pm: “Nutritional Guidance” (Meeting in Wellness Classroom) -Explore the ins and outs of various nutrition topics from such as “Sugar” and “Metabolic Rate.” We will also help you create ways to eat well and feel better. Tuesday and Thursday 2-3pm: “Personal Training Sessions” (Meeting in Fitness Center) -If you would like to have a more personalized plan with your fitness please call Blaine at 405-486-1352 to reserve a spot. Each session is 30 minutes (2-2:30 and 2:30-3) and there is no additional cost. Friday 10:30-11am: “Fitness Level 2” (Meeting in Wellness Classroom) -If you would like an extra challenge this class is for you! This circuit class is designed for a more advanced level of fitness. Bring a towel and water bottle, and wear comfortable workout clothes and non-marking shoes. Friday 2-3pm: “Game Time” (Meeting in Recreation Room by Pool) 5 The Choir has resumed rehearsals on Wednesdays from 4:00—5:00 p.m. in the Chapel. All singers are welcome! If you have ever sung in a choir, or played an instrument in band or orchestra, you are a candidate for the Epworth Villa Choir. Auditions are not required. However, Ginger H. would be happy to meet with you if you have questions, or are unsure where your voice is these days. We can find it and put it in its proper place. The Choir sings at the Vesper service on Thursday afternoons. There is a Choir warm-up at 3:00. The service begins at 3:30. Ginger H., choir director SPECIAL COFFEE WITH THE CEO In place of the regular CEO Coffee this week on Thursday, JANUARY 16TH at 10:00 am, we will be in the GRAND BALLROOM Vickie White Rankin, advocate for Leading Age, will present information regarding a proposed increase of a tax on skilled nursing beds that will negatively impact residents of Epworth Villa. Learn how residents of Epworth can reach out to state and federal legislators and agencies to have our voices heard. ART ART CORNER (Second Floor above the Library) Here at Epworth Villa, residents have space for all to participate in needle work, crafts and arts of all mediums (oil, acrylics, water color, etc.).