TOWN OF BROOKLINE SENIOR NEWS AND EVENTS Council on Aging Published with help from the Brookline Multi‐Service Senior Centers Corporation Brookline Senior Center 93 Winchester Street MAY 2018 Brookline, Massachusetts 02446 Council on Aging Information Hotline 617‐730‐2777 617‐730‐2778 PAULA SPAN BULLETINS FROM THE FRONT Senior Center Van 617‐730‐2770 617‐730–2750 LINES: UPDATING THE NEW OLD AGE Brookline Council on Aging www.brooklinema.gov Join us on Thursday, May 24 www.brooklineseniorcenter.org from 6:00‐8:00 at the Brookline Senior Center. Reception 6:00‐ Brookline Community Aging Network www.BrooklineCAN.org 6:30 followed by a tribute to Helen Kass, LICSW from 6:30 ‐6:45 and the program and discussion from 6:45‐8:00 pm. New York Times reporter Tuesday, May 1 Denya LeVine, fid‐ Paula Span was chosen as one dler, ukulele player and singer (See of PBS Next Avenueʹs 2017 Top 50 Influencers in Aging. Her P. 3). book, When the Time Comes: Families with Aging Parents Share Their Struggles and Solutions, profiled seniors and Tuesday, May 8 Norumbega Park: their families navigating changes, transitions, and approach‐ and the Totem Pole Ball Room (See es to caregiving. She has been writing The New Old Age, a P. 12). New York Times blog and column on issues of aging and caregiving, since 2009. She will discuss trends, opportuni‐ Brookline Age‐Friendly City com‐ ties, and challenges in aging including: Purposeful living in mittee is looking for volunteers (See later life, new models for aging in the community, todayʹs P. 13). elders: educated, outspoken, and feminist, healthcare and medical overtreatment, research on dementia and care plan‐ Senior Center Volunteer of the Year ning, end of life care and decision‐making and the overdue and Community Partner Volunteer fight against ageism. This program is free so register early of the Year See P. 15). because space is limited 617‐730‐2770. This program is a col‐ laboration of BrooklineCan and its founding partners. 1 INDEX Ask A Nurse…………………………………………...4 Pet therapy.....................................................................9 At a Glance, May...... ... .......……………..…………..20 Ping Pong......................................................................24 Board President…………………………………........21 REAP...………………………………………………...28 BLAB...............................................................................6 REIKI .............................................................................31 Book Discussion Group, Public Issues …………….11 Savvy Consumer Event.................................................7 Book Discussion Group, Putterham………………..11 Services, Senior (BETS, BLAB, File of Life, HELP, BrooklineCan‐............................................. ………….13 SNAP, SHINE, Social Security)………...…..........6 Brookline Music School Concert................................11 SHOP…………………………........….........................29 Brookline Music School Speaker Series....................30 Songbirds of the Northeast.........................................13 Chess……………………………………...…………....9 Telling your Story..........................................................7 Chess, Learn to play…………………………...…….24 Thank You…………………………………………….30 Chorus, Senior………………………………………....8 Tour the Senior Center..................................................9 COA Meeting.... .………….……................................20 Travel, Easy……………………………...……………..9 Computer One on One............................…………...25 TRIPPS ……………...………………………………...23 Computer Lab Update..................................................7 Ukulele............................................................................8 Director, from the…………………………………….21 Volunteer Spotlight Opportunities ………………...28 ELF………………………………………………….......7 VOTE.............................................................................15 Fitness Center...............................................................29 Spotlighted Volunteer............………...………..........15 Food Distribution Site, Senior Center……………...23 Volunteer of the Year and Community Volunteer of Gallery 93..……………………………………………10 the Year.........................................................................15 Geriatrician, Ask a ....................................................... .5 Zumba Gold…………………………………………....9 Handicapped Access………………………………...22 Health Page, (Ask a Nurse, Podiatry Clinic, Low Vision Group, Blood Pressure Screening, Clinic, Health Coach)……………………….….................4 Hearing Services, Brookline ………………………....4 ICRE Ride for Eye Care……………………………….4 Levine, Denya Fiddler and Singer.............................15 LGBT Brunch…………………………………............22 Let’s Go Out To Lunch Bunch………………………17 Levine, DENYA.............................................................3 Living Our Values …………………...………………22 The Town of Brookline Senior News & Events Luncheon Specials for May............…........…………17 BROOKLINE COUNCIL ON AGING (COA) Knee pain.......................................................................3 Mahjong ………………………………………….........8 Ruthann Dobek Medical Qigong.............................................................7 Director, Council on Aging/Senior Center Medicare‐New Cards....................................................7 Julie Washburn Memory Café……………………………………….....9 Program Manager, Council on Aging/Senior Center Movies for Film Lovers……………………………...20 Music, Brookline School…...………………………...30 Maureen Cosgrove‐Deery NESTS PRESENTATION............................................20 Newsletter Editor NORUMBEGA‐Recreation and Romance on the The Town of Brookline Senior News and Events is River........................................................................12 published monthly by the Brookline Council on Observances, May...... ... ....…….…….….…………...3 Aging, 93 Winchester Street, Brookline, MA 02446. Ongoing Senior Center Events……………………...21 Subscription fee: $10.00/year. See page 27 for subscription/renewal form. 2 MAY OBSERVANCES DENYA LEVINE, FIDDLER & SINGER On Monday, May 28, we Join us on Tuesday, May 1 at celebrate Memorial Day 1:00 pm as we welcome Denya and the Senior Center will LeVine, fiddler, ukulele player be closed. May has many and singer. Denya lives in Well‐ other significant days: fleet and has been entertaining Cinco de Mayo on Satur‐ audiences on Cape Cod and day, May 5 has become a around Massachusetts for 35 celebration of Mexican culture and heritage. years. With her roots in classi‐ Mother’s Day is on Sunday, May 13, Armed cal, folk and Jewish music, she Forces Day, on Saturday, May 19 in honor of fell in love with Irish culture and traditional our armed forces. May is also National Mental music in the 1970ʹs. Her programs are upbeat, Health Awareness Month and Lupus Aware‐ interactive, and humorous, and her repertoire ness Month. Lily of the valley is the May flower includes Celtic, country, American standards, and Emerald is the birthstone for those born in Jewish music, old favorites, and songs from 20 May. countries. You wonʹt want to miss this lively Every May, the Ad‐ performer who is both engaging and whimsi‐ ministration on Ag‐ cal! To register, please call 617‐730‐2770. ing, part of the Ad‐ ministration for Community Living, leads our nationʹs observance of Old‐ er Americanʹs Month. The 2018 theme, Engage at Every Age, emphasizes that you are never too old (or young) to take part in activities that can enrich EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES OF your physical, mental, and emotional well‐ DEALING WITH KNEE PAIN being. It also celebrates the many ways in Rescheduled from March which older adults make a difference in our communities. Participating in activities that Dr. Deepak Kumar from the BU Department of promote mental and physical wellness, offering Physical Therapy and Athletic your wisdom and experience to the next gener‐ Training will be at the Center on ation, seeking the mentorship of someone with Monday, May 14 at 1:00 pm more life experience than you—those are just a to talk about knee pain and osteo‐ few examples of what being engaged can arthritis. He conducts research on mean. No matter where you are in your life, strategies to reduce pain and improve physical there is no better time than now to start. We activity in middle‐aged and older adults with hope you will join in and Engage at Every Age! knee pain. To register, please call 617‐730‐2770. 3 Ask a Nurse Lynn Schuster, a nurse from the Brookline Hearing Services Greater Medford Visiting Nurse Association The staff from Brookline will be at the Senior Center on Thursday, May 3 Hearing Services will be visit‐ at 11:00 am. ing the Brookline Senior Cen‐ ter on Thursday, May 17 from 1:00‐2:00 pm. Podiatry Clinic Routine foot care with Dr. John They will provide hearing aid cleanings, McLoughlin is available at the Health Clinic at maintenance and patient counseling at no the Senior Center. The cost is $40. To inquire charge. They will also be selling all sizes of about appointments call 617‐730‐2777. hearing aid batteries for $5 per pack. All ser‐ Low Vision Group This peer‐led support group vices will be provided on a first come, first for individuals with limited eyesight will meet served basis. on Wednesday, May 16 at 1:00pm ICARE: INDEPENDENT CLIENTS Blood Pressure Screening Barbara Westley, the nurse from the Brookline Public Health Depart‐ ACCESSING RIDES TO EYECARE ment (BPHD), will provide blood pressure screening at the following locations: Independent Clients Ac‐ Thursday, May 17 from 1:00‐2:00 pm at the Sen‐ cessing Rides to Eyecare ior Center The Council