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SAINT LUKE's BISHOP SPENCER PLACE June 2018 SAINT LUKE’S BISHOP SPENCER PLACE June 2018 ACTIVITY KEY Celebration Movie Movie Classic | ’Round Jazz Pianist Eddie Midnight Moore Theatre Friday, June 1, 2:00 p.m. Monday, June 4, 3:00 p.m. Westport Room Madison Living Room Arts Robert Butler calls 1986’s We are delighted to welcome ’Round Midnight “possibly back the ultra-talented pianist the greatest ictional ilm ever Eddie Moore, nominated as about a jazz musician.” The ilm Best Soloist by The Pitch Music was nominated for best actor and recipient of the 2016 for Dexter Gordon, a real-life Charlotte Street Generative jazz giant who died just months Performing Arts Award. Eddie Nature after the ilm’s release, and won earned a Masters of Art at for best musical score, courtesy UMKC under Jazz Master of the great Herbie Hancock. Bobby Watson. Excursion Speaker Cocktails Dining Speaker Series | George Baggett Tuesday, June 5, 3:00 p.m. | Westport Room Cofee & George Baggett has worked in became a Superfund site, Conversation the environmental ield for more and his activities working on than 45 years. He has experience environmental projects from as both an environmental activist 1973 to today. He will discuss Class and a corporate-employed how modern mass media scientist. He will share his and the internet have created experiences of his irst job, platforms for propaganda often working for a company that used to polarize our society. This is a monthly magazine for residents of Saint Luke’s Bishop Spencer Place. Bishop Spencer Place 4301 Madison Ave., Kansas City, MO 64111 816-931-4277 BishopSpencerPlace.org 2 Spirituality & All That Liz and Sam Copeland Abigail Pabst | Student Jazz Friday, June 8, 3:00 p.m. Recital Wednesday, June 6 Madison Living Room Saturday, June 9, 1:30 p.m. BSP bus departs at 6:30 p.m. Madison Living Room We’re delighted to welcome Join us at Unity Temple for wife and husband musicians Come listen to a recital by Spirituality & All That Jazz, Liz and Sam Copeland. Liz is Abigail Pabst’s piano students! hosted by Tim Whitmer. This a cellist with the KU Medical Abigail recently moved on after month, enjoy Island Magic with Arts Symphony of Kansas City. working here as an assistant in Scott Prebys on steel drums, Sam is an upright and electric the activities department on performing with Tim Whitmer bassist who performs jazz and the weekends. We miss her and and The Consort Band. classical music. The Copelands are happy to welcome her back! will be playing here together for Sign up with the concierge. the irst time. Lunch & Learn | Turning Points in Middle Eastern Speaker Series | Rick Sisson History Thursday, June 7, 3:00 p.m. | Westport Room Monday, June 11, 11:30 a.m. Resident Louise Wagnon’s Kelly Sprecher, owners of the Westport Room son, landscape architect and New York Stock Exchange Join us for two 30-minute talks traveler Rick Sisson, will visit to and the Atlanta Dream WNBA from the Great Courses DVD talk about his business and his basketball team. series Turning Points in Middle recent trip to Jordan. Rick has also traveled Eastern History, followed by a Rick, a graduate of the extensively and will share group discussion. The series University of Kansas, is the photos and stories about a continues this month with owner of Avant Gardener, a trip he and his partner took to lessons 29 (Napoleon Invades landscape design company that Jordan. Egypt—1798) and 30 (Murder at specializes in urban commercial, the Citadel—1811). In addition to his talk, Rick will high-rise, and condominium discuss container gardening. Lunch will be provided (for ten garden design in Atlanta. He will bring several items and points). Please sign up with the Current and past clients include examples, as well as handouts concierge by Saturday, June 9, Ted Turner, Vice President Al to share with residents. to reserve your lunch and allow Gore, ilm producer and actor PB&J time to prepare. Tyler Perry, and Jefrey and 3 Movie | The Shape of Mark Lowrey Trio Speaker Series | Phil Water Friday, June 15, 3:00 p.m. Glynn Wednesday, June 13, 2:00 p.m. Madison Living Room Tuesday, June 19, 3:00 p.m. Westport Room Westport Room A staple in the Kansas City In 2017’s The Shape of Water, jazz music scene, the Pitch’s Kansas City mayoral candidate a lonely janitor at a top secret best solo jazz artist Mark Phil Glynn will speak about research facility in the 1960s Lowrey has made a name for his candidacy and the issues discovers a secret classiied himself with his versatility, important to him. Glynn is experiment and forms a unique command of the piano, and a member of the Jackson relationship with an amphibious sound that transcends genres. County Democratic Committee creature that is being held in Though primarily known as a and former president of captivity. The ilm, which stars jazz musician, Mark’s résumé the Committee for County Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, includes an Argentine tango, Progress. He and his wife, Richard Jenkins, Doug Jones, folk/world music, and Afro- Elizabeth Glynn, co-own Michael Stuhlbarg, and Octavia Cuban music. Travois, a irm that inances and Spencer, was nominated for supports housing and economic 13 Academy Awards and won development projects in four: Best Original Score, American Indian communities. Best Production Design, Best Director, and Best Picture. ART BLOCKS | Donna Houtteman Monday, June 18, 3:00 p.m. Westport Room Speaker Series | Reverend Stan Runnels Speaker Series | Tim Donna Houtteman, a docent Thursday, June 21, 3:00 p.m. Degnan at the Nelson-Atkins Museum Westport Room Thursday, June 14, 3:00 p.m. of Art, is the leading voice Westport Room behind the Kansas City Art Reverend Stan Runnels, Rector Institute’s Art Sofa Series, a at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, We’re happy to welcome back class for anyone who has felt will speak about his recent Tim Degnan, a good friend like an outsider to the art world missionary journey. Reverend of one of our BSP residents. but would really like to gain Runnels spent ten days in Tim will share experiences a basic understanding of key Greece and Turkey, following from his remarkable trip to the artists, movements, and ideas the path the Apostle Paul Himalayan countries of Tibet, throughout history. took on his second and third Nepal, and Bhutan. missionary journeys to the west. He will share a collection of NOTE | There will be no photos and a map showing the Tai Chi class on June 18. journey Paul took. 4 JUNE 2018 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 10:00 Stretch AC 9:30 Grocery Store Trip ] 2:00 Movie Classic with Robert 10–12 Librarian Hours WR Butler | ’Round Midnight WR 7:00 Movie JLR 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9:30 Tai Chi AC 10:00 Strength & Balance AC 9:30 Catholic Mass CH 9:30 Strength & Balance AC 10:00 Stretch AC 9:30 Grocery Store Trip ] 10:00 Holy Eucharist CH 10:30 Stretch AC 11:00 Bible Study CH 10:00 Stretch AC 10:30 Chair Yoga AC 1:30 Chair Volleyball WR 1:30 Abigail Pabst Student 11–1 Brunch CDR 11:00 Welcome Committee A 1:00 Blood Pressure Check 109 10:30 Grocery Store Trip 1:30 Arthritis Exercise AC 3:00 Liz and Sam Copeland MLR Recital MLR ] 3:00 Movie JLR 12:00 Lunch & Bridge Mixer CDR 1:30 Arthritis Exercise AC 6:30 Bus Departs to Spirituality & 2–4 CC Bank MLR 7:00 Movie JLR AC P 1:00 Art Class 2:30 Alterations A All hat Jazz ] 2:00 Life Enrichment Committee 1:30 Dollar Tree Trip ] 2:30 Dining Committee A MLR 3:00 Speaker Series | George 3:00 Eddie Moore Piano WR 3:00 Speaker Series | Rick Sisson 4:30 Men’s Club P Baggett WR 10 11 12 13 Flag Day 14 15 16 10:00 Holy Eucharist CH 9:30 Tai Chi AC 10:00 Strength & Balance AC 10:00 Stretch AC 9:30 Strength & Balance AC 10:00 Stretch AC 9:30 Grocery Store Trip ] 11–1 Brunch CDR 10:30 Stretch AC 11:00 Bible Study CH 10:30 Grocery Store Trip ] 10:30 Chair Yoga AC 3:00 Mark Lowrey Trio MLR 10–12 Librarian Hours WR 3:00 Movie JLR 11:30 Lunch & Learn | Middle 1:00 Blood Pressure Check 109 2:00 Movie | Academy Award 11:00 Friendly Neighbor Comm WR 7:00 Movie JLR Eastern History WR ] 1:30 Arthritis Exercise AC Winner for Best Picture 2017: 1:30 Arthritis Exercise AC 1:00 Art Class AC 3:30 Resident Council A he Shape of Water WR 2–4 CC Bank MLR 1:30 Bus to Target ] 3:00 Speaker Series | Tim Degnan 4:30 Ladies’ Club P WR Father’s Day 17 18 19 20 Summer Solstice 21 22 23 LIFE ENRICHMENT | INDEPENDENT LIVING 10:00 Holy Eucharist CH 10:30 Stretch AC 10:00 Strength & Balance AC 9:30 Catholic Mass CH 9:30 Strength & Balance AC 10:00 Stretch AC 9:30 Grocery Store Trip ] 11–1 Brunch CDR 1:00 Art Class AC 11:00 Bible Study CH 10:00 Stretch AC 10:30 Chair Yoga AC 1:30 Chair Volleyball WR 10–12 Librarian Hours WR 3:00 Movie JLR 1:30 Walmart Trip ] 1:00 Blood Pressure Check 109 10:30 Grocery Store Trip ] 1:30 Arthritis Exercise AC 3:00 Don Accurso Orchestra 7:00 Movie JLR 3:00 Art Blocks | Donna 1:30 Arthritis Exercise AC 11:00 Café Hope CH 2–4 CC Bank MLR MLR Houtteman WR 3:00 Speaker Series | Mayoral 3:00 Speaker Series | Rev.
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