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Mother and Daughterby Nancy Lebo and Dana Lebo

My husband Art and I moved into The Cedars, among the first to do so, in 2004. After visiting us in our new home and looking around Chapel Hill, our daughter Dana declared, “I love this place. Good-bye, New Jersey!” So Dana and her family, including three young sons, moved to this area in 2005. Consequently, we had the joys of active grandparenting for the next decade. Through those years, we helped carpool the boys to soccer, swimming and basketball practices and attended every school concert, ball game, swim and cross country meet. We gathered together at The Cedars for holidays, birthdays, bar mitzvahs and graduation celebrations. Dana, her husband Andrew and the boys were frequent guests in the Cedars Dining Room at our favorite table in the corner overlooking the water feature. We held the wedding rehearsal dinner for Dana’s older daughter in The Cedars Ballroom. So many memories to be preserved.When the boys were off to college, we continued to travel to their sporting events, awards and graduation ceremonies. Yet the constant stream of activities slowed somewhat. In 2015, to fill this void, The Cedars Creative Memoir Writing Group was born, headed up by daughter Dana. Maybe it was her pay-it-forward time for the countless hours I had spent driving back and forth between The Cedars and her house. Now, she did the commute in reverse. For eight weeks, Dana drove two times a week to meet with five women including dear Thelma Baker, Sarah Kittner, Jeane Suddarth and Dede Houston. We explored best practices in writing stories of our life experiences. At the end of two months, we opted to continue—and met about once a month for the next three years. In 2017, another group was launched, and then another—culminating in a group today with Members spanning back to 2015.The Pandemic did not slow the present group down one bit. In fact, they accelerated their engagement. Natalie Campbell, Thomas Wolf, Bill George, Jacob Mathai, Gustavo Montana, Julia Allen, Nancy Lebo, Frank Sloan, and Betty Swift opted to meet every Monday evening on Zoom to keep the flame alive. They mastered the technology of emailing digital copies of their memoirs to each other, sharing files, turning on their videos and unmuting themselves to join in some lively online discussions.Looking back on the years, Dana and I realize as Mother’s Day 2021 approaches, we have created a living memoir about how a mother and daughter can remain a vibrant part of each other’s lives. By continuing to sow stories from our experiences, we have found a unique way to stay active and tie that mother-daughter bond afresh. We learn and grow together from each story we choose to write and count our blessings that the Pandemic didn’t stop us. Instead, it gave us new material. We hope the stories we share will move our granddaughters, their daughters, daughters’ daughters—and sons as well—to laugh, to cry and to action. For in the end, nothing is more maternally satisfying than to love and nurture our offspring with stories from a life well lived.

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Four generations—Nancy, with daughter Dana, Dana’s daughter Sandra, and Sandra’s daughter Ryan—mother, daughter, granddaughter, and great granddaughter.

May Birthdays

Esther Lederman ...................................3Katherine Bick ......................................3Suzanne Bullock ....................................3Gail Sandler ..........................................3Sally Senner ..........................................4Jane Church ..........................................5Cheray Duchin ......................................6Carol West ............................................6Mignon DeBerry ...................................9Henry Saye .........................................10Jacob Mathai ......................................10Fran Woodard .....................................10Sarah Kittner .......................................13Marjorie Wollman ...............................14Art Aylsworth ......................................14Anne Mathai ........................................15Susie Dowden ......................................17Ron Toelle ...........................................18Pearl Schechter ...................................18Louis Taff ............................................19Laurence Cobb ....................................20Rhonda Innes ......................................21Ozzie Ayscue .......................................21Gail Moore .........................................21Bart Bielawski .....................................22Martha Reed .......................................23Janet Clegg .........................................23Ethel Amacher .....................................24Willis Whichard ..................................24David Grier Martin ..............................24Harriet Martin ....................................25Weezie Oldenburg ..............................26Mary Ann Freedman ............................28Mary Ann Van Kampen .......................29Joan Wrede .........................................31We apologize to anyone whose birthday may have been omitted or is incorrect. If you would like to be included or removed from the birthday list please contact Sheila Kiliru (919-537-0126).

2 MAY 2021

The Cedars Scholarship ProgramThe Colors of Spring Photo Contest

Help us celebrate spring by photographing the beauty of nature that surrounds you. From May 1 through June 20, you may submit up to 5 photos displaying what you believe is the essence and spirit of spring. Email your photos to Laura Booker at lbooker@cedarsofchapelhill.com and we will select the top 5 to be used for our Caring Cards. Please only email photos taken by you this spring. Have fun!

Cinco de Mayo and Tacos El Primo Food TruckWednesday, May 5, 11am-2pm Great Lawn CircleHoly guacamole! It’s Cinco de Mayo! Tacos El Primo Food Truck will be serving up their tasty tacos to go. Your choice of two or three tacos: chicken, steak and/or veggie and a drink.

Mother’s Day Celebration with

Gabriel Pelli and Ben Lassiter

Saturday, May 8, 5:30-7pm Dining LobbyGabriel Pelli (fiddle and guitar) and Ben Lassiter

(guitar) form the core of the larger Onyx Club Boys. The two are rooted in the Gypsy Jazz sounds of

1930’s Paris and Stuff Smith’s New York City Swing. However, being from 21st Century North Carolina,

their diverse influences take the music beyond borders. It’s a trip around the world, which will make you swoon,

tap your feet, and realize how universally similar music really is.

Let’s Celebrate(from a safe distance)

Robert Griffin Jazz PianistThursday, May 6, 5pm Dining Lobby

Richard Tazewell Pianist Fridays, May 14 & 28, 5pm Dining Lobby

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get moving in mayPole Walkingwith Joan OntjesWednesday, May 5, 3pm Front of ClubhouseCome join us for Pole Walking, a fun exercise with many added benefits. The Mayo Clinic (see below) thinks this activity is great for us. If you already have two poles, please bring them. Otherwise we have extra poles for your use. The first session will be taught as a group. Later sessions may be offered in smaller groups so that Joan can focus on good technique. If you have a physical limitation that you think we need to know about, please let Joan know (joantontjes@gmail.com) so that she can prepare to make adjustments.

Could walking poles help me get more out of my daily walk?Walking poles work your arms, shoulders, chest and upper back muscles through a functional range of motion as you walk — which can help you turn your daily walk into a full-body workout. This activity is sometimes called Nordic walking or simply Pole Walking.Most walking poles have rubber tips that grab the pavement and wrist straps that secure the poles to your arms. With one walking pole in each hand, you grip the handles and push off with each stride.Consider the benefits of walking poles:

The arm movement associated with walking poles adds intensity to your aerobic workout, which helps you burn more calories.Walking poles improve balance and stability.Walking poles help you maintain proper posture, especially in the upper back, and may help to strengthen upper back and core muscles.Walking poles take some of the load off your lower back, hips and knees, which may be helpful if you have arthritis or back problems.Walking with poles may improve your mood.Walking poles in various fixed or adjustable lengths are available online and in many sporting goods stores.

—Edward R. Laskowski, M.D.Mayo Clinic

"Joan, I want you to know how much I appreciate your teaching me how to use hiking poles to improve my walking balance. Fourteen years ago an accident during surgery left me without the use of one foot. Over time, my balance has become more impaired, and the likelihood of falling has increased. Pole walking improves my balance—with the added benefit of providing great exercise!"

- Gretchen Aylsworth

"15 years ago I had a hip replacement that left me with damage muscles in my right leg. I have been walking with two poles ever since that surgery. But I never felt truly safe and was always anxious that I might fall. Since working with Joan for the last few months I am much more confident in venturing out. Joan is a fabulous teacher and I am so grateful for her help. She is patient but stern and knows her 'pole stuff'! Give up your walker and go polling with Joan."

- Suzanne Bullock

welcome back to fitness classes!

Your Cedars fitness team is excited to offer group exercise classes in the Ballroom and Pool beginning on May 3. Look for some new offerings along with longtime favorites and enjoy a variety of skilled instructors ready to help you meet your fitness goals!Aquafit Aquafit classes combine aerobics, muscle toning (with aqua weights and noodles) and stretching for a total body workout. These classes are designed for all levels of fitness–you determine your own workout intensity level. Water shoes are highly recommended.Aquafit On Your Own Practice exercises that you learn in the instructor-led Aquafit classes during this open water workout time. The pool will be reserved for Aquafit participants; lap swimming will not be allowed during this time.Balance Basics This class is designed for those who are new to balance training and/or less steady on their feet. Chairs will be available and modifications will be offered to help meet each individual’s needs.Balance Challenge This class is for participants with balance training experience. Exercises are performed while standing and moving or on a stability ball.Cardio Combo Different forms of low impact aerobics designed to strengthen your cardiovascular system will increase stamina and provide beneficial cross-training for those who walk, swim and bike.Fit Friday Rotating class formats will keep intermediate exercisers challenged and motivated. A schedule will be included in the Cedars Post calendar and could include classes such as barre, circuit strength, Zumba, cardio and core, boxing, Pilates, yoga, and more.Line Dancing Enjoy fun routines set to great music while improving your coordination, memory and balance.Pilates Fusion on ZOOM Pilates is a functional workout that will lengthen and tone your body. The training improves strength, stability, mobility and balance. Contact Joan Widdifield for Zoom link: joan.zumba@gmail.com.Sit and Be Fit This is a seated workout that tones your entire body using weights and resistance bands. Sit and Be Fit LIVE from the Ballroom on Channel 24 Enjoy a complete seated strength and stretch workout from the comfort of your home.Tai Chi (beginning May 10) Proven to reduce fall risk, this is a self-paced series of postures coordinated with focused breathing. Total Body Strength and Stretch (beginning May 11) Perform standing strength and flexibility exercises for all major muscle groups using weights, resistance bands and mats.

Fitness Class Details

✜ Water classes in the pool will be limited to 10 participants per class. Registration not required.

✜ Classes in the Ballroom will be limited to 15 participants per class. Registration not required.

✜ Members will wear masks and use hand sanitizer when entering and exiting exercise spaces.

✜ When attending classes that utilize resistance bands and/or mats, Members should bring their own if possible.

✜ To allow everyone to take the Aquafit and Sit and Be Fit classes, Members may attend one class per day.

✜ Guests will not be allowed in fitness classes at this time.

Questions? Contact Julie Hardison 919-259-7922

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5/1 Saturday9:30am Cribbage CL ■3pm Cedars Cinema Channel 24 ■7:45pm Cedars Cinema Channel 24 ■5/2 Sunday11am Interdenominational Service B ■3pm Cedars Cinema Channel 24 ■ 7:45pm Cedars Cinema Channel 24 ■5/3 Monday8:30am Aquafit On Your Own P■8:30am Cardio Combo B■9am Library Workday L■9:30am Balance Basics B■10am Pilates Fusion with Joan Zoom■10:15am Balance Challenge B■10:30am Knit & Stitch CR

1:30pm Play Reading Group Zoom ■5/4 Tuesday9am Golf Croquet GL■9:45am Sit & Be Fit B■10:30am Sit & Be Fit B■11:15am Sit & Be Fit B■3pm Virtual UNC Health Chat with Dr. David Goff Channel 24/Zoom■7:45pm Cedars Cinema Channel 24 ■5/5 Wednesday8:30am Aquafit P■9:15am Aquafit P■10am Aquafit P■9:30am Open Door Bible Group CR■10:45am Open Door Bible Group CR■11am Cinco de Mayo and Tacos El Primo Food Truck GL ■11am Balance Basics B■11:45am Balance Challenge B■12:45pm Duplicate Bridge CR ■3pm Pole Walking GL■7:45pm Cedars Cinema Channel 24 ■5/6 Thursday8:30am Cardio Combo B■

9am Bocce GL■9:30am Sit and Be Fit LIVE from Ballroom Channel 24■11am Cedars University B ■5/7 Friday8:30am Aquafit P■9:15am Aquafit P■10am Aquafit P■11am Barre Fusion Class B■3pm Canasta CR ■5pm Robert Griffin—Pianist DL ■7:45pm Cedars Cinema Channel 24 ■5/8 Saturday9:30am Cribbage CL ■3pm Cedars Cinema Channel 24 ■5:30pm Mother’s Day Celebration with Gabriel Pelli and Ben Lassiter DL ■7:45pm Cedars Cinema Channel 24 ■5/9 SundayHappy Mother’s Day!11am Interdenominational Service B ■3pm Cedars Cinema Channel 24 ■7:45pm Cedars Cinema Channel 24 ■5/10 Monday8:30am Aquafit On Your Own P■8:30am Cardio Combo B■9am Library Workday L■9:30am Balance Basics B■10am Pilates Fusion with Joan Zoom ■10:15am Balance Challenge B■10:30am Knit & Stitch CR ■11:30am Tai Chi B■1:30pm Play Reading Group Zoom ■5/11 Tuesday8:30am Total Body Strength & Stretch B■9am Golf Croquet GL■9:45am Sit & Be Fit B■10:30am Sit & Be Fit B■11:15am Sit & Be Fit B■7:45pm Cedars Cinema Channel 24 ■

5/12 Wednesday8:30am Aquafit P■9:15am Aquafit P■9:30am Open Door Bible Group CR■10am Aquafit P■10:45am Open Door Bible Group CR■11am Balance Basics B■11:45am Balance Challenge B■12:45pm Duplicate Bridge CR ■2pm Let’s Talk Cinema Caché Discussion Zoom■7:45pm Cedars Cinema Channel 24 ■5/13 Thursday8:30am Cardio Combo B■9am Bocce GL■9:30am Sit and Be Fit LIVE from Ballroom Channel 24■10am Emergence: Healing from the Pandemic with Mitzi Quint PD■✍

11am Cedars University B ■1pm Emergence: Healing from the Pandemic with Mitzi Quint PD■✍

3pm Emergence: Healing from the Pandemic with Mitzi Quint PD■✍

5/14 Friday8:30am Aquafit P■9:15am Aquafit P■10am Aquafit P■11am Cardio & Core Class B■3pm Canasta CR ■5pm Richard Tazewell—Pianist DL ■7:45pm Cedars Cinema Channel 24 ■5/15 Saturday9am Cribbage CL ■3pm Cedars Cinema Channel 24 ■7:45pm Cedars Cinema Channel 24 ■5/16 Sunday11am Interdenominational Service B ■3pm Cedars Cinema Channel 24 ■7:45pm Cedars Cinema Channel 24 ■

■ Fitness | ■ Learning | ■ Entertainment | ✍ Sign up required | B Ballroom | BR Billiards Room | CR Cardroom | CL Classroom DL Dining Lobby | GL Great Lawn | L Library | LB Lobby | MR Magnolia Room | P Pool | PD Private Dining Room | S Studio

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5/17 Monday8:30am Aquafit On Your Own P ■8:30am Cardio Combo B ■9am Library Workday L■9:30am Balance Basics B ■10am Pilates Fusion with Joan Zoom ■10:15am Balance Challenge B ■10:30am Knit & Stitch CR ■11:30am Tai Chi B ■1:30pm Play Reading Group Zoom ■5/18 Tuesday8:30am Total Body Strength & Stretch B■9am Golf Croquet GL ■9:45am Sit & Be Fit B ■10:30am Sit & Be Fit B ■11:15am Sit & Be Fit B ■7:45pm Cedars Cinema Channel 24 ■5/19 Wednesday8:30am Aquafit P ■9:15am Aquafit P ■9:30am Open Door Bible Group CR■10am Aquafit P ■10:45am Open Door Bible Group CR■11am Balance Basics B■11:45am Balance Challenge B■12:45pm Duplicate Bridge CR ■7:45pm Cedars Cinema Channel 24 ■5/20 Thursday8:30am Cardio Combo B ■9am Bocce GL ■9:30am Sit and Be Fit LIVE from Ballroom Channel 24 ■11am Cedars University B ■5/21 Friday8:30am Aquafit P ■9:15am Aquafit P ■10am Aquafit P ■11am Zumba Class B ■3pm Canasta CR ■7:45pm Cedars Cinema Channel 24 ■

5/22 Saturday9am Cribbage CL ■3pm Cedars Cinema Channel 24 ■7:45pm Cedars Cinema Channel 24 ■5/23 Sunday11am Interdenominational Service B ■3pm Cedars Cinema Channel 24 ■7:45pm Cedars Cinema Channel 24 ■5/24 Monday8:30am Aquafit On Your Own 8:30am Cardio Combo B ■9am Library Workday L■9:30am Balance Basics B ■10am Pilates Fusion with Joan Zoom ■10:15am Balance Challenge B ■10:30am Knit & Stitch CR ■11:30am Tai Chi B ■1:30pm Play Reading Group Zoom ■5/25 Tuesday8:30am Total Body Strength & Stretch B■9am Golf Croquet GL ■9:45am Sit & Be Fit B ■10:30am Sit & Be Fit B ■11:15am Sit & Be Fit B ■7:45pm Cedars Cinema Channel 24 ■5/26 Wednesday8:30am Aquafit P ■9:15am Aquafit P ■10am Aquafit P ■9:30am Open Door Bible Group CR■10:45am Open Door Bible Group CR■11am Balance Basics B■11:45am Balance Challenge B■12:45pm Duplicate Bridge CR ■7:45pm Cedars Cinema Channel 24 ■5/27 Thursday8:30am Cardio Combo B ■9am Bocce GL ■9:30am Sit and Be Fit LIVE from Ballroom Channel 24 ■

10am Emergence: Healing from the Pandemic with Mitzi Quint PD■✍

11am Cedars University B ■1pm Emergence: Healing from the Pandemic with Mitzi Quint PD■✍

2pm Members Meeting Channel 24/Zoom■3pm Emergence: Healing from the Pandemic with Mitzi Quint PD■✍

5/28 Friday8:30am Aquafit P ■9:15am Aquafit P ■10am Aquafit P ■11am Strength Circuit Class B ■1pm Documentary Film Club My Octopus Teacher Channel 24 ■3pm Canasta CR ■3:30pm DFC Discussion Led by Gwen Claire Channel 24/Zoom ■5pm Richard Tazewell —Pianist DL ■ 7:45pm Cedars Cinema Channel 24 ■5/29 Saturday9am Cribbage CL ■3pm Cedars Cinema Channel 24 ■7:45pm Cedars Cinema Channel 24 ■5/30 Sunday11am Interdenominational Service B ■3pm Cedars Cinema Channel 24 ■7:45pm Cedars Cinema Channel 24 ■5/31 MondayMemorial Day9am Library Workday L ■10am Pilates Fusion with Joan Zoom ■10:30am Knit & Stitch CR ■1:30pm Play Reading Group Zoom ■

Pool Closed for Aquatic Therapy

Mondays, 2-4pmWednesdays, 1-4pm

Fridays, 2-4pm

■ Fitness | ■ Learning | ■ Entertainment | ✍ Sign up required | B Ballroom | BR Billiards Room | CR Cardroom | CL Classroom DL Dining Lobby | GL Great Lawn | L Library | LB Lobby | MR Magnolia Room | P Pool | PD Private Dining Room | S Studio

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A beautiful day for our Earth Day Celebration with the Nashfillifiers. We had 28 Members participate in our Earth Day Discovery Challenge. Congratulations to the winners: Kenton McCartney, Sonia Coffin, Horace Swift, Paula Sloan, Barbara Putney and Rhonda Innes.

Regular Group Activities Contact Information

Bocce ....................Sue Pendergrass 919-247-7451

Canasta ..................... Sally Sullivan 919-489-6446

Cribbage ...............Malcolm Jackson 919-951-7626

Duplicate Bridge ...........Betty White 919-967-4064

Garden Plots ...Duane Bartholomew 808-395-3317

Golf Croquet ............. Rhonda Innes 919-259-7150

Interdenominational Nancy CobeyService ...................... 919-259-7048

Knit & Stitch ........... Margaret Rook 919-292-1497

Library Workday ......... Nancy Lebo 919-259-7330

Memoir Writing Group .....Nancy Lebo 919-259-7330

Mexican Train Dominos . Sally Sullivan 919-489-6446

Open Door Bible Study ...Nancy Cobey 919-259-7048

Play Reading Group ... Sue Bielawski 919-933-4428

Spring has sprung at The Cedars! Go see what's blooming in the garden plots.

Cedars UniversityLectures on DVD

The Architecture of Power: Great Palaces of the Ancient WorldTaught by Professor Steven L. Tuck, PhD, Miami UniversityThursdays thru May 20, 11am Ballroom(note time, day and location change)

Great Tours: African SafariTaught by James CurrieThursdays, May 27 thru August 19, 11am Ballroom Africa is a beautiful continent, home to some of the world’s most extraordinary scenery and wildlife. Astonishing animals, untamed wilderness, diverse ecosystems—a safari into this great land is an unforgettable experience. From the savannahs of Kenya and Tanzania to the jungles of Uganda and Rwanda to the coasts of Madagascar, an African safari will truly ignite your sense of adventure. Discover the safari adventure for yourself in The Great Tours: African Safari, an extraordinary course brought to you in partnership with National Geographic. Taught by the highly experienced safari guide James Currie, these 24 exciting lectures take you onto the plains and into the jungles of Africa. Captivating details and gorgeous imagery bring the safari experience to your living room.James Currie is a safari guide with the world-renowned company Wilderness Safaris. As a lifelong wildlife enthusiast and native of South Africa, he has led professional wildlife and birding tours for many years, and his passion for adventure and remote cultures has taken him to nearly every corner of the globe.

Virtual UNC Health ChatSponsored by the Health and Safety Committee with Dr. David GoffTuesday, May 4, 3pm via Zoom Invite; also on Channel 24David A Goff, MD, is the Medical Director for UNC Urgent care at Carolina Pointe II. He has more than 40 years of experience, mainly in Internal Medicine. He will discuss:

✚ What health problems are appropriate for the urgent care setting versus when should you go directly to the Emergency Department?

✚ Are you aware that UNC Hillsborough is excellent for geriatric issues? Easy parking, and less crowded—therefore that wait times are shorter. However, if there is acute coronary syndromes, or stroke you should go to the main hospital.

✚ Do you know about video visits? They are available 24/7. Things that require teaching and advice are well suited to video, such as diabetes management, insulin adjustment, medication side effects, depression or anxiety issues, among others. Anything that requires a physical exam such as a sore throat or abdominal pain should still be done in person.

Let’s Talk Cinema Caché (Hidden), 2005Wednesday, May 5 & Friday, May 7, 7:45pm • Saturday, May 8, 3pm Channel 24 Wednesday, May 12, 2pm Discussion via Zoom led by Linda Luftig

A mystery hidden in plain sight by famed director Michael Haneke (The White Ribbon). Starring Daniel Auteuil and Juliette Binoche. Many things are hidden in the layers of this brilliantly clever thriller – including the truth. Caché explores how the shadows of a man’s past can come back to haunt him with a vengence. In French with English subtitles. Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Vudu, YouTube, ITunes, Google Play, and Apple TV.

Learning Opportunities

8 MAY 2021

How Many Birds Can You Identify?Bird watching is a great way to connect with nature and enjoy the outdoors, and North Carolina provides a wonderful opportunity to see a variety of species. One reason bird watching is so popular is that birds are everywhere, and anyone can spot and observe them. To get started with bird watching, all you need to do is look out your window or head to the bird sanctuary or the NC Botanical Gardens. Tom Driscoll gave us an informative Birding 101 lecture in April to get us started. During the months of May and June record as many birds as you can (watch for a bird identification sheet in your pigeonhole) and return to the Concierge Desk by June 30 and we’ll compile a complete list that will be announced in July.

Emergence: Healing from the Pandemicwith Mitzi Quint, LCSW, PLLCThursdays, May 13 & 27, 10am, 1pm & 3pm Private DiningIn early 2020, COVID-19 radically changed our known world. For over a year, we have been living with loss—globally, nationally, individually, and as a community here at The Cedars. Even if we have not personally experienced the death of family or friends due to the virus, we have all felt its far-reaching impact on our daily lives. And, for the most part, we have had to cope with massive change and loss while being isolated from our usual forms of support. This 2-part workshop is a chance to come together to explore both the difficulties and the possibilities we have encountered during the pandemic, to share in community what we have been shouldering alone. You will have the opportunity to reflect on your individual experience through brief writing exercises as well as to share your thoughts in group discussion. The first session will focus on acknowledging our losses and personal struggles; the second will focus on exploring our strengths and possibilities in a word that is once again changing.

Mitzi’s work has always been about loss, from her earliest years supporting families struggling with a child’s severe mental illness to her 18 years as a grief counselor with Transitions LifeCare and Duke HomeCare and Hospice.Register on Cedars Connect or call Tara Pierce at 919-537-0128 or Laura Booker at 919-259-7944, deadline May 10. Group size is limited to 10 for health reasons and to maximize the opportunity to share our experiences with one another.

Documentary Film ClubMy Octopus TeacherFriday, May 28, 1pm Channel 24 3:30pm Discussion via Zoom led by Gwen ClaireMy Octopus Teacher is the second film in our Documentary Film Club directed by Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed. This 2020 film, nominated for an academy award, documents a year spent by filmmaker Craig Foster as he forges a relationship with a wild octopus. The film is shot as Foster free dives in a kelp forest near Cape Town and a curious young octopus captures his attention. He visits her den and tracks her movements every day as he wins the animal’s trust. She allows him into her world to see how she sleeps, lives, and eats. The bond between this very smart animal and a man burned out at middle age is most compelling. Foster shares how the octopus gave him lessons on the fragility of life as well as humanity’s connection with nature. Also available to stream on Netflix.

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Cedars PORCH Food Collection Event

Sincere thanks & appreciation from PORCH to Cedars Members, management and staff!

More than 80 bags of food were delivered to distribute to families and pantries served by PORCH. Over $1,835 was collected to support Food for Families. Your caring support continues to make a difference in the lives of Chapel Hill-Carrboro families who struggle to put food on the table and who otherwise would find healthy foods, nutritious snacks and meals unaffordable.

The Cedars Club, Inc. 100 Cedar Club Circle, Chapel Hill NC 27517

In-House TV .........................Channel 24Reception ....................... 919-259-7000Concierge ....................... 919-259-7937Fax .................................. 919-259-7001Spa & Salon ..................... 919-259-7940Dining Reservations ........ 919-259-7932Work Orders ................... 919-259-7918Security .......................... 919-883-7666Editor ........ Laura Booker, 919-259-7944

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Cedars Cinema On Channel 24

The First Wives ClubTuesday, May 4 & Saturday, May 8, 7:45pm • Sunday, May 9, 3pm • RThree old college chums reunite for the funeral of a friend who committed suicide after her husband dumped her for a younger model, only to realize they’re all in the same predicament. So they form a troika and plot payback against their exes. Starring Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn and Diane Keaton. (1996) SUBTITLES NOT INCLUDED

Caché (Let’s Talk Cinema Monthly Movie Pick)Wednesday, May 5 & Friday, May 7, 7:45pmSaturday, May 8, 3pm • RA mystery hidden in plain sight by famed director Michael Haneke (The White Ribbon). Starring Daniel Auteuil and Juliette Binoche. Many things are hidden in the layers of this brilliantly clever thriller —including the truth. Caché explores how the shadows of a man’s past can come back to haunt him with a vengence. (2005)GoodFellasTuesday, May 11 & Saturday, May 15, 7:45pm • Sunday, May 16, 3pm • RDirector Martin Scorsese’s gripping gangster opus recounts three decades in the life of real-world mobster Henry Hill, who dreamed of becoming a big-time wise guy but landed in the Witness Protection Program instead. Starring Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta and Joe Pesci. (1990)Promising Young WomanWednesday, May 12 & Friday, May 14, 7:45pmSaturday, May 15, 3pm • REveryone said Cassie was a promising young woman…until a mysterious event abruptly derailed her future. But nothing in Cassie’s life is what it appears to be:

she’s wickedly smart, tantalizingly cunning, and she’s living a secret double life by night. Now, an unexpected encounter is about to give Cassie a chance to right the wrongs of the past. Starring Carey Mulligan and Bo Burnham. (2020)Almost FamousTuesday, May 18 & Saturday, May 22, 7:45pm • Sunday, May 23, 3pm • RIn the early 1970s, teenage writer William Miller gets a plum assignment from a Rolling Stone editor to write about the band Stillwater on a cross-country tour. Along the way, he learns about friendship and love with help from Penny Lane. Starring Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Kate Hudson and Jason Lee. (2000) SUBTITLES NOT INCLUDED

Life ItselfWednesday, May 19 & Friday, May 21, 7:45pm • Saturday, May 22, 3pm • RFollow Roger Ebert from his school newspaper days to his status as America’s premier film critic in this documentary drawn from his memoir. The film covers his rivalry with fellow

critic Gene Siskel, his alcoholism and his personal philosophies. (2014)The Longest DayTuesday, May 25 & Saturday, May 29, 7:45pm • Sunday, May 30, 3pm • GThis Oscar-winning war epic chronicles World War II’s harrowing D-Day invasion. Shot on the beaches of Normandy, France, the ambitious film attempts to cover the historic day from all perspectives, focussing on both sides of the conflict. Starring John Wayne, Henry Fonda and Robert Mitchum. (1962)Million Dollar BabyWednesday, May 26 & Friday, May 28, 7:45pm • Saturday, May 29, 3pm • PG-13Despondent over a painful estrangement from his daughter, trainer Frankie Dunn isn’t prepared for boxer Maggie Fitzgerald to enter his life. But Maggie’s determined to go pro, and to convince Dunn and his cohort to help her. Starring Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank and Morgan Freeman. (2004)

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