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Town of Brookline Senior News and Events TOWN OF BROOKLINE SENIOR NEWS AND EVENTS Council on Aging Published with help from the Brookline Multi‐Service Senior Center Corporation Brookline Senior Center 93 Winchester Street AUGUST 2019 Brookline, Massachusetts 02446 WENDEE GLICK CONCERT Council on Aging Information Hotline 617‐730‐2777 617‐730‐2778 On Monday, August 26 at 1:00 pm, Senior Center Van Wendee Glick and Steve Heck will be 617‐730‐2770 617‐730–2750 performing standards from the Great Brookline Council on Aging American Songbook, Broadway and www.brooklinema.gov maybe something from the 60s to the www.brooklineseniorcenter.org 80s. They hope to make you laugh, Brookline Community Aging Network learn something new, and feel joy www.BrooklineCAN.org from the music so we hope that you will join us! An experienced jazz vocalist, Wendee Glick is a singer with a strong stage presence, sense of humor, and ability to belt out a tune. She can engage the audience in the up‐tempo, or make them weep over a ballad sung with a ʺbell‐likeʺ quali‐ Monday, August 12 at 1:00 pm Sing ty. Originally from the Midwest, Steve is a graduate of Berklee for Love Concert (See P. 14). College of Music. He is an experienced music teacher and per‐ former, both on piano and vocals, teaching privately and at Wednesday, August 14 at 1:00 pm Berklee. To register, please call 617‐730‐2770. ArtMatters Rembrandt & Vermeer (See P. 15). SUMMER REAP PROGRAM Friday, August 16 at 1:00 pm Birding Near and Far (See P. 7) News You Can Use! To keep you in the WORK know this summer we are offering tips Friday, August 16 from 6:00‐8:00 VOLUNTEER and suggestions for both paid work pm. Dance Party USA (See P. 12). and volunteer opportunities from Monday, August 19 from 1:00‐3:00 Jewish Vocational Service and Norfolk County RSVP. Please pm Diabetes 101 (See P. 10). join us at the Brookline Senior Center on Thursday August 22 from 11:00 am‐12:30 pm. RSVP a must for this free event! Call Deidre: 617‐730‐2767 [email protected] 1 INDEX Alzheimer’s Caregiver Group....................................13 Luncheon Special…………………………....……….23 Alzheimer’s Walk........................................................33 Mahjong …………………………………………........25 ArtMatters, Rembrandt & Vermeer...........................15 Medicare Scam.............................................................12 Ask at Nurse...................................................................4 Memory Café………………………………………......8 At a Glance, August..... ...……………..……..……....26 Mindfulness..................................................................13 Autumn Benefit‐Save the Date‐................................. .9 Movies for Film Lovers……………………………...24 Birding near and far......................................................7 Observances, July........ .............…….…..…………...3 Board President………………………………………20 Ongoing Senior Center Events……………………...27 Book Discussion Group, Public Issues ………….....17 Party of the Century....................................................11 Book Discussion Group, Putterham………………..17 Paint Day.......................................................................15 Brookline Bees………………………………………..25 Ping Pong………………………………...…………...12 BrooklineCAN..............................................................21 REAP...............................................................................1 Brookline Historical Society presentation..................3 Reiki………………………………………………...…29 Brookline Recreation Active Adult programs.........19 Rummikub……………………………………………28 Brookline Recreation Concert Series.........................23 Sail Away on the Craft of Pastel Painting..................7 Bridge, Experienced Players………………………...28 Services, Senior (BETS, BLAB, File of Life, HELP, Chess…………………………………...……………...28 SNAP, SHINE, Social Security)………...…..........6 Chorus, Senior...……………………..……………….16 SHINE............................................................................15 COA Meeting…………………………………………28 SHOP.............................................................................34 Computer Lab………………………………...……....21 Storytelling in film and fiction...................................18 Concert, Senior Chorus.................................................3 Summer Berries, Taste of..............................................3 Concert, Sing for Love.................................................14 Thank You……………………….………………........33 Concert, Wendee Glick.................................................1 TTP (formally known as ICARE)……..………….…..4 Dance Party....................................................................5 Travel, Easy……………………………...……..……..11 Diabetes 101..................................................................10 TRIPPS ……………...…………………………….…....7 Diet, Plant Based..........................................................15 Vibrant Technology…………...……………………..12 Director, From the...………………………...………..16 Ukulele..........................................................................13 ELF ……………………...……………………...............5 Volunteer Opportunities.............................................34 ELKS BBQ Thank You .........………………………...15 Volunteer Spotlight......................................................11 Fitness…………………………………………………..4 Zumba Gold…………………………………………..13 File of Life......................................................................33 Food Distribution…………………………..………...18 The Town of Brookline Senior News & Events Food Bank, Greater Boston.........................................34 BROOKLINE COUNCIL ON AGING (COA) French Conversation………………………..……….19 Fun Free Fridays..........................................................17 Ruthann Dobek Gallery 93......................................................................19 Director, Council on Aging/Senior Center Geriatrician, Ask a…………………………..…….…..5 Handicapped Access……………………...…..…......24 Julie Washburn Health Page, (Ask a Nurse, Podiatry Clinic, Low Program Manager, Council on Aging/Senior Center Vision Group, Blood Pressure Screening, Clinic, Maureen Cosgrove‐Deery Health Coach)…………………….….....................4 Newsletter Editor Hearing Services, Brookline ………………………....4 The Town of Brookline Senior News and Events is LGBT Out 2 Brunch Bunch………………………….25 published monthly by the Brookline Council on Let’s Go Out To Lunch Bunch………………………23 Aging, 93 Winchester Street, Brookline, MA 02446. Library Connection…………………………………..34 Subscription fee: $10.00/year. See page 31 for Living Our Values …………………...………...…….20 subscription/renewal form. 2 AUGUST OBSERVANCES A CENTURY AND A HALF OF SHOP‐ In August the Senior Cen‐ PING IN COOLIDGE CORNER ter is open Monday through Friday all month. Coolidge Wednesday, August 21, is Corner was National Senior Citizens home to just Day! This is your day! En‐ one store ‐ joy it any way you desire. Take advantage of the Coolidge & senior citizens specials and discounts that will Brother from abound! And as always check out all the won‐ the 1850s to derful opportunities at the Senior Center and the 1890s. Following the widening of Beacon around town. Street in 1887‐88 and the arrival of the S.S. Some other special days that we celebrate in Pierce store, a few years later, a major new August include August 7 Purple Heart Day. shopping district took root. Almost all of the Purple Heart Day commemorates the day in existing buildings in this still thriving commer‐ 1782 when General George Washington created cial area were built between 1890 and 1930. Join the Purple Heart Medal. August 26 is Women’s Ken Liss, President of the Brookline Historical Equality Day and August 27 is National Korean Society, on Thursday, August 15 at 1:00 pm, as War Veterans Armistice Day. he takes us on a journey back to the initial de‐ velopment of the Coolidge Corner business dis‐ trict and local shopping in the early decades of SENIOR CHORUS SUMMER the 20th Century. To register, please call 617‐ CONCERT IN MEMORY OF 730‐2770. LEROY NEUBERG Our joyful Senior Chorus will be performing everyone’s fa‐ vorite patriotic songs at their annual Summer Concert on Wednesday, August 7 at 1:00 A TASTE OF SUMMER BERRIES pm. As many of you may al‐ ready know, LeRoy Neuberg, one of our Our friends from Wingate longtime Senior Chorus/Senior Center Residences at Boylston participants, passed away in June at the age of Place will be back on Mon‐ 104. LeRoy had recently relocated to California day, August 5 at 1:00 pm and his memorial service was held in his with a sampling of some hometown of Chicago so LeRoyʹs Senior Center tasty summer berry treats from Chef Randy’s ʺfamilyʺ would like to dedicate this perfor‐ kitchen. We certainly have enjoyed their tast‐ mance to his memory. Prior to the perfor‐ ings in the past, so we can’t wait to see what mance, we will take a few minutes to share our Chef Randy has ʺcooked upʺ for the summer. memories of LeRoy and afterwards, weʹll Space is limited to the first 50 participants so have some light summer treats so please plan please call 617‐730‐2770 to register. to join us! To register, call 617‐730‐2770. 3 Ask a Nurse Lynn Schuster, a nurse from Visit‐ TRUSTED TRANSPORTATION ing Nurse and Community Care will be on va‐ PARTNER (TTP) (FORMERLY cation in August. Check the September News‐ KNOWN AS ICARE) letter for updates. Podiatry Clinic Routine foot care with Dr. John TTP: Trusted Transportation McLoughlin is available at the Health Clinic at Partner (formally known as the Senior Center. The cost is $40. To inquire ICARE) about appointments call 617‐730‐2777. Only cal‐ The
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