August 2016 - Highlands at Pittsford

Cultural and Educational

Program Calendar

August 2016

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The programs denoted with an asterisk (*) indicate it is necessary to sign up in advance. The sign up book is located beneath the digital sign.

Monday August 1st:

9:00am – Fitness Class with Robin Gallagher. Hahnemann Club

10:00am – *Monthly Kitchen Tour with Chef Kevin Toole, the Director of Fine Dining.

Tour is approx. 30 minutes long. Space is limited; please sign up in the

Program Book. Meet outside Lilac Shop

10:15am – Fitness Class with Robin Gallagher. Fitness Room

1:00pm – Euchre Group. Social Room

1:00pm-2:00pm – Open Swim with Robin Gallagher. Pool

2:00pm – University of Rochester Course: Stalinist Russia with Tatyana Bakhmetyeva.

Please see page 15 for course information. Community Center

6:45pm – *Depart for an evening ride and stop for ice cream. Return at approx. 8:30pm

Tuesday August 2nd:

9:00am – Water Fitness with Robin Gallagher. Pool

9:00am & 10:00am – Depart for shopping and banking

10:30am-12:00pm – Circuit Training. Exercise Room

11:00am – Fitness Video. Fitness Room

1:00pm – *Depart for the George Eastman House Museum for the Exhibit: Photography

and America’s National Parks. Explore the role of photography in the

development of the National Park Services and in shaping our perception and

understanding of these landscapes. Admission fee is $9.00. Return approx.

4:00pm

1:15pm – Bible Study with Chaplain Grobe. Laurelwood Gallery

7:00pm – Game Night! Games are provided or bring your favorite game to share! Music

Room

Closest to the Pin Chipping

Match

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Wednesday August 3rd:




1:00pm – *Depart for the University of Rochester Rush Rhees Library, Rare Books and

Special Collections to view the exhibit: Glorious, Vibrant & Vital: Women in

Claude Bragdon’s Life. Claude Bragdon had a varied career as an artist,

architect, theatre designer and writer. No admission fee to attend. Return

approx. 4:00pm

1:30pm-2:15pm – *Hearing aide checks with Audiologist Dr. Andrea Segmond of Ontario

Hearing. No fee to attend. Parlor

2:00pm – Pittsford Highlands Chorus practice. All are welcome to participate in the

chorus. Music Room

2:30pm – Fine Dining Food Forum. Seneca Dining Room

4:30pm-6:00pm – Happy Hour: drink specials and appetizers. Highlands’ Pub

Thursday August 4th:





1:00pm – Tai Chi for Seniors with Robin Gallagher. Fitness Room

2:00pm – Blood Pressure Screening. Club Room

2:30pm – Two Part Poetry Series: Shakespeare’s Sonnets with Kathleen Cadle. Kathleen

taught secondary English for 33 years at Monroe High School and Fairport High

School. Community Center

7:00pm – Evening entertainment with Brad Batz Classical Music Trio. Community Center

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Friday August 5th: Olympics 2016 Opening Ceremony 8pm NBC



11:15am – The Great Courses DVD: The Inexplicable Universe: Unsolved Mysteries:

History’s Mysteries with Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ph.D. Music Room

1:00pm – Pause for Peace Interfaith Worship Service with Chaplain Jim Grobe. Join us to

explore the Peace dimension of Wellness. Music Room

1:00pm – Catholic Mass with volunteers from St. Louis Church. Community Center


2:30pm – Music Mixer, live entertainment with Joe Naples, piano. Community Center

Saturday August 6th:

10:30am – Tai Chi Class. Fitness Room

10:30am – *Depart for Park Avenue Festival, an art, crafts and food festival. The bus will

drop off and pick up at one location as close to the festival as permitted.

Residents must walk through and navigate festival independently. Return

Approx. 1:00pm

2:30pm – Saturday Musical Movie Moulin Rouge (2001), with Nicole Kidman. Community

Center

Sunday August 7th:

10:30am – Communion Service with volunteers from St. Louis Church. Laurelwood

Activity Room

1:30pm – Casual Bridge Game. All are welcome to join. Social Room

2:30pm – Movie: Only the Lonely (1942) with John Candy. Community Center

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Monday August 8th:





2:00pm – University of Rochester Course: Stalinist Russia with Tatyana Bakhmetyeva.

Please see page 15 for course information. Community Center

2:00pm – Presentation: The Music of Glenn Miller with guest speaker Larry Shearer.

Laurelwood Activity Room

7:00pm – Movie Night: WILD (2014) with Reese Witherspoon. Community Center

Tuesday August 9th:





1:00pm – Walking Club. Meet in the Wellness Center


2:00pm – Presentation: Equality in America with Historian Ruth Rosenberg Naparsteck.

This presentation will illustrate the historical roots and today’s political issues

faced by African Americans, women and the poor to attain equal rights.

Community Center

6:00pm-7:30pm – Antique Car Show on Stoutenburgh Lane near the Hahnemann Club.

Enjoy culinary delights, entertainment, and of course the classic automobiles!

Transportation from the Highlands’ main entrance to the car show is provided

throughout the event.

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Wednesday August 10th:




1:15pm – Worship Service with Chaplain Jim Grobe. Laurelwood Activity Room


chorus. Music Room

2:00pm – Presentation: Rio de Janiero with Tom Declare. Travelogue slide show in honor of

the Olympics! Laurelwood Activity Room

2:00pm – *Depart for the Equicenter, a therapeutic equestrian farm for a visit and tour.

Programs offered by the organization include riding, horsemanship, yoga, and

an organic garden. The tour involves walking. Return approx. 5:00pm







11:30am-2:00pm – Resident Summer Picnic at the Hahnemann Club. Enjoy music with

Tom & Peg. No meal points used to attend. Buses will make a continuous loop

from the Highlands’ main entrance to the Hahnemann Club starting at 11:30am.

Hope you can join us!

1:30pm – Book Discussion Group. All are welcome to join. Social Room

2:30pm – Two Part Poetry Series: Shakespeare’s Sonnets with Kathleen Cadle. Kathleen

taught secondary English for 33 years at Monroe High School and Fairport High

School. Community Center

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Friday August 12th:



11:15am – The Great Courses DVD: The Inexplicable Universe: Unsolved Mysteries: The

Spooky Universe with Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ph.D. Music Room

No Open Swim today. Pool is open, just need a buddy.

No Worship Service with Chaplain Jim Grobe today

2:00pm – Resident Meeting. Community Center

2:30pm – Music Mixer, live entertainment with Dick Mazzatti’s Duo, instrumental and

vocals. Laurelwood Gallery



1:30pm – Visit with the guide dogs from “Guiding Eyes for the Blind” Laurelwood Activity

Room

2:30pm – Saturday Musical Movie Matinee: Phantom of the Opera (2004) with Gerard

Butler. Community Center

Sunday August 14th:


Activity Room

11:00am – “What Do You Know” Trivia Game. Laurelwood Activity Room

2:30pm – Movie: Casablanca (1942) with Humphrey Bogart. Community Center

Monday August 15th:





2:00pm –Alzheimer’s Association Presentation: The Basics: Understanding Alzheimer’s

Disease and Know the 10 Signs. Explore Alzheimer’s disease and learn to

recognize the warning signs with Lisa Cove. Community Center

7:00pm – Olympic Games Trivia Night. Music Room

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Tuesday August 16th:





11:15am – *Visit to Conesus Lake and lunch by the water. No fee to attend. Return approx.

4:00pm

1:15pm – Bible Study with Chaplain Jim Grobe. Laurelwood Gallery





1:30pm – *Depart for the Ronald McDonald House within the Hospital and Ronald

McDonald Family Room in the Golisano Children’s Hospital for a visit and tour.

This 7-bedroom house gives parents of the most critically ill children a

welcoming place to rest and recover. Walking is required. Space is limited.

Return 4:00pm


chorus. Music Room

2:30pm – Afternoon Entertainment with Double Play, flute and tuba duo. Laurelwood

Gallery


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2:00pm – Blood Pressure Screening. Club Room

2:00pm – Presentation: Fight for the Vote with Historian Ruth Rosenberg Naparsteck. The

presentation will provide an overview of the historical fight for African

Americans and women and the past and current issues of immigrants.

Community Center

Friday August 19th:




Inexplicable Life with Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ph.D. Music Room



2:30pm – Music Mixer, live entertainment with Kit Nelson, guitar. Community Center



11:00am – *Pathway to Pittsford Errand Bus departs to Pittsford Plaza and Pittsford Library.

The bus departs from the Highlands every hour until the last departure at

3:00pm.

1:00pm – *Somatic Meditation with Christy Smith. Meditation Room

2:30pm – Saturday Musical Movie Matinee: Hello Dolly (1969) with Barbra Streisand.

Community Center

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Sunday August 21st: National Senior Citizens’ Day


Activity Room

1:30pm – Casual Bridge Game. All are welcome to join. Social Room

2:30pm – Movie: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 with Nia Vardalos. Community Center

Monday August 22nd:



12:00pm – *Hot Dog and Corn Roast Luncheon. No fee to attend. Space is limited. Please

sign up in the Program Book. Oneida Dining Room



2:00pm – University of Rochester Course: The Human Brain in Health and Disease – New

Insights from the Laboratory and the Clinic with Bradford Mahon, Ph.D,

Department of Brain & Cognitive Sciences, Neurosurgery Department, Center

for Visual Science and Center for Language Science at The University of

Rochester and Bogachan Sahin, M.D., Ph.D, Department of Neurology at the

University of Rochester. Please see page 15 for course information. Community

Center

Kittelberger Floral Demonstration to Benefit the Pittsford Food Cupboard.

Left to right: Jeanne Carley, Therese Lynch, and Jean Chang.

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Tuesday August 23rd:





12:45pm – *Depart for the Seward House Historic Museum in Auburn, NY. William H.

Seward served as a NY state senator, the governor of New York, a U.S. senator,

a presidential candidate, and then Secretary of State under presidents

Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. Admission fee is $8.00. Payment will

be collected on the bus. Please note, the ability to walk up stairs is required to

see the second floor of the Seward House. Return approx. 4:30pm

1:00pm – Walking Club. Meet in the Wellness Center



Room





1:00pm – *Scenic ride to Point Breeze, on Lake Ontario, to see the Oak Orchard Point

Lighthouse. A replica 1871 lighthouse completed in 2010. Passengers will

remain on the bus. Return approx. 4:30pm


chorus. Music Room

4:30pm-6:00pm – Happy Hour: drink specials and appetizers. Bistro Courtyard

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11:00am – *Depart for a tour at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit on South

Avenue followed by Greek Fest for lunch. Enjoy delicious Greek food, pastries,

Kafenion (coffee shop), Bakaliko (groceries), and boutique. No admission.

Return approx. 2:30pm

1:00pm – Tai Chi for Seniors with Robin Gallagher. Fitness Room

Friday August 26th:




Inexplicable Physics with Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ph.D. Music Room



2:30pm – Music Mixer, live entertainment with Jerry Warren, guitar and vocals.

Laurelwood Gallery



1:00pm – *Somatic Meditation with Christy Smith. Meditation Room

2:30pm – Saturday Musical Movie Matinee: Can-Can (1960) with Frank Sinatra.

Community Center

Sunday August 28th:


Activity Room

11:00am – “What Do You Know” Trivia Game. Laurelwood Activity Room

2:30pm – Movie: The Graduate (1967) with Dustin Hoffman. Community Center

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Monday August 29th:



11:15am – Cultural Programming Meeting. Music Room



2:00pm – University of Rochester Course: The Human Brain in Health and Disease – New

Insights from the Laboratory and the Clinic with Bradford Mahon, Ph.D,

Department of Brain & Cognitive Sciences, Neurosurgery Department, Center

for Visual Science and Center for Language Science at The University of

Rochester and Bogachan Sahin, M.D., Ph.D, Department of Neurology at the

University of Rochester. Please see page 15 for course information. Community

Center

5:30pm – *Celebration of Life Service at The Highlands Living Center Memory Garden.

Chaplain Jim Grobe will be celebrating the lives of those special residents who

have gone before us during this past year. Transportation will be provided from

The Highlands main entrance at 5:00pm. Return approx. 6:30pm. (In the event

of rain, the service will be held in the Hahnemann Club.)

Tuesday August 30th:





1:00pm – *Depart for Temple Sinai, visit and tour. Designed by Rochester architect James

Johnson, the Temple was built in 1967. Return approx. 3:30pm



Room

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Wednesday August 31st:




1:00pm – *Depart for Shopping at Market Square Plaza in Henrietta. Stores include

Christmas Tree Shop, Buy Buy Baby, DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse, Dress

Barn, Bed Bath & Beyond and A.C. and Michaels. Return approx. 4:30pm



chorus. Music Room


7:00pm – Evening Music with Rochester Rhapsody Chorus, all female a cappella

barbershop-style harmony. Community Center

Fashion Week Rochester at Midtown Athletic Club. Pictures of models and spectators, left to

right: Nancy Hare, Betty Schlemitz, Vicki Gainsburg, Joan Volonte, Marie Graham, Nancy

Robbins, Marlys Whitcomb, Pope Jamesson, June Mihalov, Jean Chang.

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University of Rochester Lecture and Course Descriptions:

Stalinist Russia

Mondays, July 11th – August 8th at 2:00pm

During Stalin’s rule Russia lost millions of people who perished as a result of Stalin’s

political and economic policies. When Stalin died, however, people’s grief was profound

and sincere. How can one explain such paradoxes of Stalin’s regime? This course will

attempt to answer this question as it explores "Stalinist Russia" from the perspectives of

economics, society, the arts, politics and war.

Tatyana Bakhmetyeva, PhD earned her graduate degree at Moscow State University in

Moscow, Russia. She received her Ph.D. in 2006 at the University of Rochester with a

concentration in Modern European History/Russian and Soviet History; History of Catholic

and Orthodox Churches; Women/Gender History. Tatyana is currently a Lecturer at The

University of Rochester, Department of History and at the Susan B. Anthony Institute for

Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies.

The Human Brain in Health and Disease-New Insights from the Laboratory and the Clinic

Mondays, August 22nd – September 12th at 2:00pm

Learn about new research and the latest techniques used by scientists and clinicians with

guest speakers Dr. Brad Mahon and Dr. Bogachan Sahin. Brad Mahon is a graduate from

Harvard University, receiving his Masters in Cognitive Neuroscience in 2002 and

Doctorate in 2009. He is presently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Brain &

Cognitive Sciences, Neurosurgery Department, Center for Visual Science and Center for

Language Science at The University of Rochester. Brad teaches undergraduate and graduate

students on Cognitive Neuroscience, Plasticity, and Cognition. Bogachan Sahin majored in

molecular biology as an undergraduate at Princeton University. He completed his M.D. and

Ph.D. training at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. After

completing his neurology residency and stroke fellowship at Johns Hopkins University, he

joined the faculty of the Department of Neurology at the University of Rochester School of

Medicine and Dentistry in 2013. He is currently serving as the Associate Director of the

Vascular Neurology Fellowship Program.

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