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January 10, 2020 PENNSWOOD BULLETIN TABLE OF CONTENTS Spring Classes at Bucks County Community College! Page 2 Community Chorus Rebroadcast Did you know that the Continuing Care Partners Education Department of BCCC brings Clay Space non-credit courses to Pennswood Village? Book Club This spring the college is offering: The Page 3 Parkinson's Group Spanish Table Process and History of a Presidential Flea Market Impeachment, The Art of Hitchcock, Jane German Table Eyre: Analysis and Appreciation, and Shakespeare Introduction to Drawing right at Pennswood! For information Page 4 WWII Occupation about the courses, visit the BCCC Bulletin Board in Penn Concert Hall Hallway or take a look at pages right after the menus in Fireside Chat Page 5 NYT 1619 Project this Bulletin. Marketing Events Sally Marrington,Intergenerational Liaison Sarah's Corner Directory Update Page 6 Age and Driving Artists’ Reception for “Seasons” In Memory Sunday, January 12 Page 7 Should I Be Driving? 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Resident Art Gallery Birthdays New Resident On Sunday, January 12, the Fireside Chat new show in the Resident Art Page 8 Weekly Dish Gallery entitled “Seasons” Update will open with a reception. Page 9 Art Gallery Opening Please come to the gallery Page 10 Friday Friends Events between 3:00 p.m. and 4:30 GS Concert p.m. to see how Pennswood Push For a Friend artists capture the changing seasons. The show will run from Page 11 Forum MLK Day of Service Sunday, January 12 until Wednesday, March 14. Page 12 Worship Yoma, Resident Art Gallery PENNSWOOD BULLETIN 1 ARTICLESTHIS WEEK'S AND NOTICESEVENTS Weekly rehearsals of the January Care Partners GEORGE SCHOOL Meeting Monday, January 13, 1:30 p.m. COMMUNITY CHORUS Barclay Meeting Room For its Sunday, May 17 concert Lori Russo, Social Work featuring Franz Schubert, Mass in G will begin Sunday, January 12 Clay Space 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. • Monday, January 13 George School Meeting House • 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. • Wednesday, January 15 • 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. • Friday, January 17 • 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. If you would like to participate in the Community Chorus, please sign up on the Elaine, Clay Space Bulletin Board for transportation to and from rehearsals. YOU MUST SIGN UP FOR EACH REHEARSAL. PENNSWOOD Submitted by Jane BOOK CLUB Tuesday, January 14, 10:30 a.m. Resident Conference Room Rebroadcast of the Community A Woman of No Importance: Meeting on The Untold Story of an Channel 1970: American Spy Who Helped Win World War II The January Community Meeting will be by Sonia Purnell held on the following dates and times: Tuesday, January 14 10:30 a.m., 2:00 p.m., and 7:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Please bring a book title with the author’s name that you would Wednesday, January 15 enjoy reading and share a bit about your 11:00 a.m., 3:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m. own reading interest. The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 10 discussing Friday, January 17 two Books: Olive Kitteridge and Olive, 10:00 a.m., 2:30 p.m., and 7:00 p.m. Again both by Elizabeth Strout. Lori Heading, Communications Manager Julia and Beth, Book Group 2 PENNSWOOD BULLETIN 01-10-20 THIS WEEK'S EVENTS Parkinson’s Group Einladung zum Monday, January 13, 2:30 p.m. “Deutschen Tisch” Barclay Meeting Room If you would like to Nan, Parkinson’s Group converse in German while eating dinner, Spanish Table please join us at the German Table in the We are meeting on , Tuesday, January 14 Main Dining Room to improve our Spanish as well as enjoy at 5:15 p.m. on Friday, January 17. If you good company. plan to come, please put your name on the Bienvenidos - sign-up sheet on the bulletin board across Martes Trece a medio dia from Penn Hall. If you have any questions, en Barclay please contact me. The sign-up sheet is posted on the Bulletin Board. Hans, German Table Diana, Spanish Table Shakespeare Tuesday, January 14 Flea Market Sale 2:00 p.m. in the Game Room Wednesday, January Please note time change 15 from 10:00 a.m. Due to Dan Murray's Fireside Chat, we to 1:30 p.m. in the have changed our meeting time to 2:00 Activities Center p.m. The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 28 at 3:30 p.m. in the • Used clothing & items Game Room. • Jewelry table • If it's blue, it's half price! We will continue our dive in Shakespeare's last solo drama, The Tempest, written in Cash & checks ONLY! about 1611, five years before Shakespeare died. Please - No donations Sunday, January 12 Everyone is welcome! This meeting will through the Sale certainly be tempestuous. Carolmarie, Flea Market John, Pennswood Shakespeare 01-10-20 PENNSWOOD BULLETIN 3 ARTICLESTHIS WEEK'S AND NOTICESEVENTS of war, conflict, nationalism, patriotism and World War II Nazi duty. Ron is a retired school psychologist, Occupation of the currently living in Princeton with his wife Sandy. British Channel Islands 1940-1945 Marguerite, Quakerism Committee and the Wednesday, January 15 Abrahamic Initiative 7:00 p.m. in Penn Hall Ron Schnur, adventurer, storyteller, historian (and brother of Steve) Breakfast at Judy’s Historians discuss what might have Thursday, January 16, 3:30 p.m. happened if Nazi Germany had managed Enrichment Center to invade Great Britain during World War II. Breakfast at Judy’s is But the Nazis did successfully occupy one thrilled to be performing at small part of Britain throughout the war: the Pennswood Village. The story British Channel Islands of Jersey, Guernsey of the band starts with the and others. His program focuses on what retirement of Gene Taylor happened after the Nazi commandant (Fiddle/Harmonica),Dave requested a list of Jews from the island Crossman (banjo/guitar) and Rich authorities for the purpose of deporting Laughlin (Mandolin/Guitar). They decided them. Supplemented by period photos and to start getting together to play music on maps, Ron will illustrate how the Islanders Tuesdays. They added breakfast at Aunt responded when Nazi ideology confronted Judy’s restaurant to the routine and the British principles of justice, fairness and band name was created! Lynne Nugent human rights and how the memory of these (Guitar) joined the mix and we are now a events evolved after the war. quartet. They play an eclectic mix of music Ron Schnur is the brother of resident including Folk, Bluegrass, Folk Rock, and Steve and his wife Deidre. Ron grew up in fiddle tunes! Come enjoy the show! Trenton and attended Lawrenceville School where he knew Linda as a housemother TJ Tignor, Activities Manager and faculty wife. Ron’s interest in World War II history was sparked by visits to England, Normandy, D-Day and Battle of Dan Murray’s Fireside Chat the Bulge sites with his 96-year old uncle- In Penn Hall Lounge by-marriage, Marvin Sussman, a combat Tuesday, January 14, 3:30 p.m. veteran of the period (a 20-year old who Sally Marrington was in the D-Day invasion). Ron and his Sr. Administration Coordinator uncle shared many long talks on the nature 4 PENNSWOOD BULLETIN 01-10-20 ARTICLESTHIS WEEK'S AND NOTICES EVENTS Take a Fresh Look at American History Meet with six or seven fellow residents to read and discuss the ground-breaking New York Times 1619 Project. Yes, all the groups are reading the same Mark Your Calendars thing this time. Marketing will be Sign up on the Peace & holding two Coffee Social Justice Bulletin and Conversation Board for one of these events for perspective Kickoff Meetings. At the residents on Tuesday, short kickoffs, each group January 14 and will decide when to meet, Wednesday, January 15. how often to meet, where to meet, and how to tackle the Jennifer Doone material. Marketing Director There are 12 articles, so maybe a group will talk about 2 at each meeting. Sarah’s Corner Kickoff 1: Tuesday, January 14, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. • Have you gotten your flu shot? Kickoff 2: Please call the Wednesday, January 15, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Resident Health Office at 215-504- Kickoff 3: 6809 to sign up! Thursday, January 16, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. • Helpful Reminder: Penn Kickoff 4: Hall renovations will being on Friday, January 17, 12:00 p.m. -1:00 p.m. Monday, January 27. To read more about the 1619 Project, see the Peace Sarah Karl, Bulletin Editor & Social Justice Bulletin Board. Anne and Lynne Peace & Social Justice Committee 01-10-20 PENNSWOOD BULLETIN 5 ARTICLESSTAFF & ANDRESIDENT NOTICES NOTICES Age and Driving (Part I) • Your reaction times can slow down • You can lose the ability to effectively It’s normal for driving abilities to change as we get older. Here’s how to spot the divide your attention between multiple warning signs of unsafe driving and adjust activities. to life without driving. You may have driven How does age affect your driving? your entire life and take For many of us, driving is a key aspect of great pride in your safety maintaining our independence as we age. record, but as you age, it is By reducing risk factors and incorporating critical that you realize your safe driving practices, you may be able driving ability can change. to continue driving safely long into your You may feel shocked or overwhelmed senior years.