Assisted Living Residences April 2018 Kids Cooking Green Comes to Youville Preparing and sharing meals together has a with a “rainbow” of colors, and how the rare power to foster a sense of community. fruits and vegetables sold by local farmers This month, we’ll have the chance to come are often more diverse and in peak season together and make banana pancakes, compared with the produce bought at using fresh, locally sourced ingredients. supermarkets. They learn how locally Our guides will be the talented students grown food benefits the environment, as from Kids Cooking Green! small local farms use less petroleum and pesticides. Liza Connolly and Lori Deliso, co-founders of Kids Cooking Green, met At the end of the program, students work as volunteers at the Lexington Farmers’ with area chefs to prepare meals for families Market. While working with local farmers and friends in the community. Children and health-conscious community form bonds with one another, as well as members, the two discovered a mutual the farmers and chefs they come to know interest in educating children on the through the course. benefits of eating locally grown food. In 2006, with the support of the Lexington This month, interested residents at Youville Farmers’ Market, they started Kids Place can partner with students to prepare Cooking Green. Since then, they have been a delicious afternoon meal of banana smash spreading their knowledge throughout the pancakes. Lexington community. Join Kids Cooking Green on Thursday, Kids Cooking Green teaches the April 26 at 3:00 PM in the Country importance of nutritious cooking with an Kitchen. emphasis on sustainability and local ingredients. Students take five weekly classes, discovering connections between environment, nutrition and cooking. They learn about the importance of eating foods Celebrate Easter with Pianist Yas Ishibashi Sunday, April 1 at 2:30 PM Enjoy an afternoon concert with classical pianist Yas Ishibashi following the Easter meal. Sunday Concerts Community Outings Classical Pianist Lisa Caliri Lunch Trip: Grassfields Sunday, April 15 at 1:30 PM Wednesday, April 4 Lisa Caliri is an acclaimed international soloist and Depart: 11:00 AM recording artist who has performed at Carnegie Hall and Return: 2:00 PM Cost: $ for lunch throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. She is on Based in Andover, Grassfields is known for dishing out the piano faculty at the New England Conservatory at generous portions of scrumptious steak and seafood. the Walnut Hill School in Natick. Friendly staff, a casual-yet-elegant atmosphere and prompt service make it a prime local dining spot. Pianist Keun Young Sun Sunday, April 22 at 2:00 PM Lunch Trip: Cafe Escadrille Keun Young Sun began her piano studies at age 5 and Wednesday, April 11 has performed around the world, from Korea to Italy Depart: 11:00 AM to the United States. She received a Doctor of Musical Return: 2:00 PM Cost: $ for lunch Arts degree at Boston University in 2010, and currently Cafe Escadrille is a longtime favorite for many Youville serves as staff pianist at the Boston Conservatory. As an Place residents. The elegant, country-estate feel of the active collaborative pianist, she performs in solo/chamber restaurant and its impressive menu have won the recitals throughout New England. She recently finished a hearts of food-lovers not just in the Burlington area, but recording project with the Boston String Quartet. throughout Greater Boston. Lunch-goers can enjoy an Cello Duo: Brent Selby & Jackie Ludwig Selby assortment of fresh seafood, hot sandwiches and a Sunday, April 29 at 2:00 PM selection of elegant entrees. Cafe Escadrille’s name and Brent Selby and Jackie Ludwig Selby came to the cello spirit were inspired by the Lafayette Escadrille, a from different backgrounds. Brent began playing at the squadron of the French Air Service formed in April of age of 12 on a cotton farm in North Carolina. Jackie, 1916, prior to U.S. entry into World War I. initially a pianist, transitioned to cello at the age of 16 and earned a musical scholarship to Boston University Afternoon Ride: Prospect Hill just two years later! Today, they enjoy performing Thursday, April 26 together whenever their busy schedules allow. Brent has Depart: 12:30 PM been a soloist at Symphony Hall under the baton of Alan Return: 2:00 PM Cost: free Sylvestri and currently teaches at the Franklin String Located in the historic Union Square neighborhood of School. Jackie is a freelance orchestral performer and also Somerville, Prospect Hill provides stunning views of teaches music to children. Charlestown, Somerville, Cambridge and Boston. Because of this unique vantage point, Prospect Hill became a valuable headquarters during the Revolutionary War. It is said that George Washington Like Us On Facebook raised the first American flag here. Today, an elegant Visit our Facebook page any time for updates, photos, stone monument and plaque commemorate the historic videos and more. When you “like” us on Facebook, we significance of Prospect Hill. will send you updates and links to our most recent news. Just search for Youville Assisted Living on Facebook and click “like.” See you on the web! 2 Monthly Highlights... the Golden Age of Musicals. Sing the songs and learn Broadway Seated Dance with Phyllis Rittner fun facts about their histories. From “Brigadoon” to “My Wednesday, April 4, 11, 18 & 25 at 9:30 AM Fair Lady,” this program will travel through a significant Broadway Seated Dance is a music and dance program era in American music. for older adults who love the upbeat tunes from movie musicals, Broadway and the popular performers dazzling Bible Series with Rabbi Neal Gold audiences between the 1930s and 1960s. This program Esther & The Comedy of The Bible includes a gentle warm up, easy-to-follow body Friday, April 13 at 2:00 PM movements and a relaxing cool down. The exercises are Though it is not known as a “comedy,” the Bible is in designed to improve cardiovascular function, range of fact full of humor. This lecture explores many examples motion, muscle tone, posture, circulation and flexibility. of how biblical narrative employs humor, including one Be sure to join us on Wednesday mornings! book that is a comedy through and through: the Book of Shall We Dance? Esther. with pianist Sivan Etedgee Silent Movie Presentation with Richard Hughes Sunday, April 4 at 2:00 PM Saturday, April 21 at 2:00 PM Since the dawn of humankind, we have sung and Master pianist and movie expert Richard Hughes takes danced. This presentation will explore how changing you back to the magical era of silent movies. It was a time styles of dance have influenced musical genres as we when films flickered in black and white on the big screen know them today. Pianist Sivan Etedgee will focus and the action unfolded in pantomime, accompanied by on classical music from Renaissance Spain, Parisian dramatic “mood music” performed live on an upright ballrooms and even the streets of Argentina. He will piano. In his upcoming presentation, Mr. Hughes perform selections from Bach, Chopin, Villa-Lobos provides live musical accompaniment to a handpicked and Piazolla. silent film. ArtMatters Presents . Drumming Circle with SoulWorks Rhythm Music & Dance Monday, April 23 at 2:00 PM Tuesday, April 10 at 2:00 PM Experience the exhilaration of communal drumming! A powerful image can provoke a variety of sensory For centuries, many cultures have made drumming a reactions. Sound, movement, even taste and smell central part of communal life. Recently, drumming has can play a role in our experience of visual art. This been associated with therapeutic benefits like lower blood presentation examines the complex interaction between pressure and stress relief. SoulWorks Rhythm will provide perception, memory and the senses. Specifically, we will an array of drums and guide participants through consider a selection of iconic images that evoke music, traditional drumming techniques. rhythm and movement. Join us for some “sensory recall” as we appreciate art using the full range of our faculties. An Afternoon of Music with Nancy Day Tuesday, April 24 at 2:00 PM Golden Age of Musicals with Jack Craig An accomplished pianist, singer and composer, Nancy Thursday, April 12 at 1:30 PM Day consistently thrills audiences with her dynamic Cole Porter scored his biggest hit with “Kiss Me Kate,” performances. She draws from a wide-ranging repertoire Irving Berlin wrote his final great show and Rodgers & that includes jazz, country, ragtime, musical theater and Hammerstein kept their streak of hits alive with “South enchanting love songs. Pacific.” A steady stream of new writers emerged and choreography became increasingly essential to Broadway performances. Join Jack Craig for a musical visitation to 3 April 2018 Boston Red Sox Opening Day 1 2 3 9:30 Broadway Seated Dance 4 5 6 9:30 Stretch & Flex 7 Happy Easter 9:30 Stretch & Flex 9:30 Stretch & Flex 9:30 Balance Challenge 9:30 Balance Challenge 10:30 Centering Prayer 10:30 Catch Your Story: April Fools Day 10:15 Art Expressions 10:30 Programs Planning Mtg. 9:30 Shopping Trip: 10:30 Low Vision Support Group 11:00 Lunch Trip: Grassfields A Memoir Sharing Group 2:30 Celebrate Easter 11:00 Chaplet of Divine Mercy 1:00 Trans. to Lexington Ctr. Bedford Stop & Shop 2:00 You Be the Judge 1:30 Documentary Movie: 11:00 Fatima Rosary Group w/ Pianist Yas Ishibashi 2:00 Ballroom Dancing 2:00 Resident Management Mtg. 1:00 Blood Pressure Clinic 3:30 Bingo The Impressionists: Seurat 2:00 America 1968 Lecture Series: 7:00 Classic Movie: w/ Michael Winward 4:00 Red Sox Themed 1:30 Wellness Talk 7:00 Movie: The Jungle Book 3:30 Black Jack The Tet Offensive It’s the Easter Beagle, 3:15 Masterpiece Special: Victoria Happy Hour 2:00 Mindful Meditation 7:00 Documentary Movie: w/ Gary Hylander Charlie Brown 7:00 Movie: The Hustler 7:00 Music & Musical Film: 3:15 Flower Arranging The Impressionists: Seurat 3:00 Springtime Spritzers Hairspray 7:00 Movie: Cheaper by the Dozen 7:00 Movie: The Witness for Prosec..