2019 DECEMBER I recently read about a 92-year old, petite, graceful, proud lady, always fashionably dressed and perfectly coiffed even though she was legally blind. Having recently lost her husband, she decided to move to a community with care available to avoid becoming a burden to her family. After sitting in the lobby for quite some time on her very first day, she smiled kindly when a nurse came to take her to her room. As she maneuvered her walker to the elevator, the nurse carefully described her room to her. “I love it,” she declared. The nurse replied, “But you haven’t seen the room .... just wait.” The lady spoke gently. “That doesn’t have anything to do with it. Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my room or not doesn’t depend on how the furniture is arranged; it’s how I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it.” This lady could be any one of us. We all, residents and staff, have the choice of experiencing happiness each and every day. We are free to arrange our minds to embrace friendship, community, good work and love. Further, we have the opportunity to share happiness with those who struggle because of worries, the complexities of life, loneliness and pain. To freely give and receive happiness is our gift to ourselves. Please take a moment to reflect on those individuals at Arbor Acres who live here happily, because of you and your donations. If you have already donated to the Resident Assistance Fund, thank you. If you are contemplating a gift for the first time, thank you in advance. If you find you are able to give a little more than last year, we celebrate the happiness of giving with you. Every gift matters. “There, but for the grace of God, go I.” Having a Choice by Denni Peebles
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2019
DECEMBER
I recently read about a 92-year old, petite, graceful, proud lady, always fashionably dressed and perfectly coiffed even though she was legally blind. Having recently lost her husband, she decided to move to a community with care available to avoid becoming a burden to her family.
After sitting in the lobby for quite some time on her very first day, she smiled kindly when a nurse came to take her to her room. As she maneuvered her walker to the elevator, the nurse carefully described her room to her. “I love it,” she declared. The nurse replied, “But you haven’t seen the room .... just wait.”
The lady spoke gently. “That doesn’t have anything to do with it. Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my room or not doesn’t depend on how the furniture is arranged; it’s how I arrange my mind. I already decided to love it.”
This lady could be any one of us. We all, residents and staff, have the choice of experiencing happiness each and every day. We are free to arrange our minds to embrace friendship, community, good work and love. Further, we have the opportunity to share happiness with those who struggle because of worries, the complexities of life, loneliness and pain. To freely give and receive happiness is our gift to ourselves.
Please take a moment to reflect on those individuals at Arbor Acres who live here happily, because of you and your donations. If you have already donated to the Resident Assistance Fund, thank you. If you are contemplating a gift for the first time, thank you in advance. If you find you are able to give a little more than last year, we celebrate the happiness of giving with you.
Every gift matters.
“There, but for the grace of God, go I.”
Having a Choice by Denni Peebles
Dining in DecemberRSVP for any dining event by calling 336-722-5106, Press #3 unless otherwise noted.
Christmas Dinner Party Tuesday, December 10, 5:00–7:00 pm Lakeside Dining Room, $19.00/person.Assorted Cheeses * Dried Apricots Candied Walnuts * Gherkins * Fig Jam Assorted Olives * Harvest Blend Mixed Greens Roasted Pears * Cherry Tomatoes * Cucumber Parmesan Croutons * Citrus Vinaigrette Filet Mignon w. Demi Glace * Baked Salmon w. Lemon Beurre Blanc * Roasted New Potatoes * Fancy Carrots & Asparagus Triple Chocolate Mousse Cake w. Berries with Music provided by Silas Creek String Band
Arbor Room SpecialsDecember 4 & December 5
Certified Angus Beef Ribeye–$3510 oz. Hand-Cut Ribeye w. Garlic & Herb Compound Butter. Served w. Loaded Baked Potato & Southern Style Green Beans.
December 11 & December 12Chilean Seabass Provençal–$36Chilean Seabass Provençal w. Roma Tomato, Garlic & Fresh Herb Infused House-made sauce & Grilled Asparagus.
December 18 & December 19Rack of Elk–$38Rack of Elk Seared & Finished w. a Blackberry Port Pan Sauce. Served w. Chef’s Choice Starch & Vegetables.
December 26 Whole Maine Lobster Feast–$40Whole Maine Lobster Feast w. Drawn Butter & Cheddar Bay Biscuit. Served w. Corn Cobette & Jasmine Wild Rice.
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT Tom Stockton & Georgia Flynn, Dining Arts Mr. Stockton resides in the Stockton Building and visits the Lakeside Dining/Bistro for lunch and dinner daily. They look forward to seeing one another and catching up on the daily news. Georgia is one of our Dining Server Artists in the Lakeside Dining and enjoys talking while serving the residents. Georgia has been a valuable asset for Arbor Acres since April, 2019. She is busy raising her family and plans to wed in the spring.
Christmas Day Lunch BuffetWednesday, Dec. 25, 11:30 am–1:30 pm Lakeside & Asbury Dining Rooms $25.00/adult, $10.00/child 12 and under, free 4 and underCarved Roast Prime Rib w. Au-Jus Honey-Glazed Spiral Ham * Shrimp Cocktail Imported & Domestic Cheese Twice Baked Cheddar Potatoes Roasted Root Vegetables Green Beans w. Almonds * Broccoli Casserole Harvest Blend Tossed Salad * Big Berry Bowl Tomato Aspic * Antipasto Salad Assorted Breads and Rolls * Assorted Desserts
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Please refer to the RC Calendar and Wellzesta for a complete listing of December events.
December EventsSunday, December 1
11:00 am Communion, First Sunday of Advent Robinson Hall
Tuesday, December 34:00 PM Moravian Lovefeast Robinson Hall
Join Mt. Olivet Moravian Pastor Allen and musicians as they lead a Moravian Lovefeast, including Lovefeast buns and coffee. All are welcome! Call Laura-Lee with questions.
Wednesday, December 42:00–4:00 PM Norma’s Christmas Tea Piner Hall
Join us for Norma's much-anticipated annual Christmas Tea for staff and residents!
5:00 PM No Vespers this evening due to Norma's Tea!
Thursday, December 5 3:00 PM Helping Hands—Christmas Centerpieces Piner Hall
Calling all helping hands! Come help create Christmas centerpieces.
3:30 PM Communion hosted by St. Paul’s Episcopal Annie’s Kitchen, Asbury Place
Friday, December 612:00 PM 90’s Lunch Bunch Piner Hall
A luncheon for those 90 and over to socialize as a group. Cost $11.00. RSVP by December 4 via Wellzesta or call Annie, the Concierge, at ext. 1210. Questions? Contact Janice at ext. 1266.
4:00 PM Friday Hymn Sings with Dr. Beth Maisonpierre Promenade, Asbury Place
Join us each Friday afternoon!
7:00 PM Friday Night at the Movies with Jim Shertzer Piner Hall
Music You’ve Heard but Never Seen – Stravinsky & The Ballets Russes
(2008) (Not Rated). Everyone knows “The Firebird” and “The Rite of Spring,” but few have seen them. (100 minutes). See Wellzesta for details.
Saturday, December 71:30 PM –Leaving Berrier Front Lobby 2:00 PM –Program Start Triad Stage: A Christmas Carol Hanesbrands Theatre
Transportation for those who met RSVP deadline.
6:15 PM –Leaving Berrier Front Lobby 7:30 PM –Program Start NC Brass, Christmas Wrapped in Brass Brendle Recital Hall, Wake Forest University
Transportation for those who met RSVP deadline
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Sunday, December 811:00 am Second Sunday of Advent Robinson Hall
2:15 PM –Leaving Berrier Front Lobby 3:00 PM –Program Start Salem Community Orchestra Parkway Presbyterian
Free. RSVP by December 4 via Wellzesta or call Annie, the Concierge, at ext. 1210.
Tuesday, December 101:00 PM –Leaving Berrier Front Lobby 2:00 PM –Program Start White Christmas a/perture cinema
Free. RSVP by calling Annie, the Concierge, at ext. 1210. Questions? See Denni.
1:00–2:00 PM Resident Directory Photos Bay WindowRobert Merritt will be taking or retaking resident photos for the Resident Directory.
4:30 PM No Arbor Afternoons Due to a/perture trip and Christmas party.
5:30–7:00 PM Christmas Party Dinner Lakeside Dining RoomThe Silas Creek String Band will provide background music during dinner.
Wednesday, December 11Resident Directory Photos 11:00–11:30 AM Carom Cafe, Strickland Place
1:00–2:00 PM Alibi Cafe, Asbury Place
Robert Merritt will be taking or retaking resident photos for the Resident Directory.
4:00–5:00 PM High Tea with Betty Richardson Living Room
5:00 PM Vespers Piner Hall Join us Wednesdays for early evening Vespers.
Thursday, December 1212:00 PM Men's Club Piner Hall
As is customary, women are invited to the December meeting.
3:00 PM DVD Presentation: Radio City Christmas Piner Hall
Watch the world famous Rockettes as they bring their signature eye-high kicks and precision choreography to such show stopping numbers as The Parade of the Wooden Soldiers and New York at Christmas. (80 minutes).
We RememberVade Rhoades January 8, 1936–October 26, 2019
Sarah Ford August 10, 1935–October 29, 2019
Virginia Stines December 17, 1935–November 2, 2019
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Monday, December 167:00 PM Sharps and Flats Christmas Concert Piner HallWith more than 75 resident singers this year, the Christmas Spectacular concert will feature Christmas favorites and some unexpected treats. This lively program will include resident soloists, dancers, instrumentalists and more. Audience seating in Piner Hall will be limited due to the number of performers and guests. To assure there is room for everyone, please only come to one of the Piner Hall concerts. Directed by Loma Hopkins and Art Bloom (with help from David Piner!) This year, both Piner Hall concerts will be live steamed on channel 1390 so campus residents will be able to watch the concerts in their own homes, or in Robinson Hall (Asbury) and Brock Court (Strickland Place) on their large screen TV’s. Just tune your TV to channel 1390, sit back and enjoy the show from your home! Questions? Contact Janice at ext. #1266.
Tuesday, December 17 1:00–2:00 PM Resident Directory Photos Bay Window
Robert Merritt will be taking or retaking resident photos for the Resident Directory.
7:00 PM Sharps and Flats Christmas Concert Piner Hall
See listing on Monday, December 16 for details.
Wednesday, December 181:00–2:00 PM Resident Directory Photos Alibi Cafe, Asbury Place
Robert Merritt will be taking or retaking resident photos for the Resident Directory.
Thursday, December 12 (cont.) 7:00 PM –Leaving Berrier Front Lobby 7:30 PM –Program Start Little Theatre: Old Salem Christmas SECCA
Cost $22.00. RSVP by December 2 via Wellzesta or call Annie, the Concierge, at ext. 1210.
7:00 PM Classical Music Program with Duo Virtuoso Piner HallDuo Virtuoso–cellist Grace Anderson and violinist Jeanine Wynton–will perform works exploring the genius of Johann Sebastian Bach, including Bach's E Major Violin Partita, Bach's Solo Cello Suite #6 as well as several other selections. It'll be a "Bach"analia!
Saturday, December 147:30 PM –Leaving Berrier Front Lobby 8:00 PM –Program Start Holidays with the Camel City Jazz Orchestra Reynolds Place Theatre, Milton Rhodes Center
Swing in the season with the 8th annual holiday concert. Winston-Salem’s own big band will perform holiday classics, including new arrangements of seasonal favorites. Cost $25.00. RSVP by December 3 via Wellzesta or call Annie, the Concierge, at ext. 1210.
Sunday, December 1511:00 am Third Sunday of Advent Robinson Hall
Free. RSVP by December 8 via Wellzesta or call Annie, the Concierge, at ext. 1210. Transportation provided by Centenary UMC.
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Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday Name Tag Day
Friday
Saturday
1 RSVP Shopping
9:30 Centenary Sunday School (FL) 10:30 Church/Centenary (FL) 11:00 Church Services (RH) 1:15/2pm A Carolina Christmas, The Gathering– WS Symphony, RJR Aud (FL)
2 RSVP Little Theater Old Salem Xmas Christmas Decorating 1:30 Sharps & Flats Rehearsal (PH) 7:00 Open Card Games (PTL )
3 Christmas Decorating RSVP Camel City Jazz 1:00 Shopping Cloverdale (FL) 1:00 Duplicate Bridge (MPR) 2:00 Group Pickleball (BR) 4:00 Love Feast w/ Mt. Olivet Moravian Church (RH) 4-5:00 Arbor Afternoons (WL) 6:45/7:30 Swingle Bells , Salem Fine Arts (FL)
5 Christmas Decorating 9:30 Computer Lab with Paul (CL)
10:00 Town Hall (PH) 2:00 Group Pickleball (BR) 3:30 St. Paul’s Episcopal Com-munion (AK) 3:00 Helping Hands, Christmas Centerpieces (PH)
6 Christmas Decorating RSVP Triad Stage, It’s A Wonderful Life 12:00 90’s Lunch Bunch (PH) 4:00 Hymn Sing (Promenade, AP) 4-5:00 Arbor Afternoons (WL) 7:00 Movie w/ Jim, The Firebird, The Rite of Spring (PH)
7 1:00 Movie Matinee (PH) Christmas in Connecticut 1945, 101 m in B/W 1:30/2:00 A Christmas Carol, Triad Stage at Hanes Brands (FL) 3:00 Board Games (MPR) 7:00 Great Courses (GP) 6:15/7:30 NC Brass, Wrapped in Brass, Brendle Recital Hall , WFU (FL)
8 RSVP Centenary Lessons & Carols , Shopping 9:30 Centenary Sunday School (FL) 10:30 Church/Centenary (FL) 11:00 Church Services (RH) 2:30/3:00 Salem Community Orchestra, Parkway Presbyteri-an (FL)
9 1:30 Sharps & Flats Rehearsal (RH) 7:00 Open Card Games (PTL ) 7:00 Bingo (MPR)
10 RSVP Classique Christmas 1:00 Shopping Thruway (FL) 1:00 Chicago Bridge (MPR) 11-1 Gideon Bibles ( BW) 1-2 Directory photos (BW) 1:00 /2:00 Aperture Theater: White Christmas (FL) 2:00 Group Pickleball (BR) 5:30 Xmas Party Dinner (DR) 5:30-7:30 Salem Strings (Arbor Living Room)
12 RSVP Symphony New Year’s Eve 9:30 Computer Lab with Paul (CL) 12:00 Men’s Club (PH) 12:00 Ladies Chat (PDR) 2:00 Group Pickleball (BR) 3:00 Circle #2 (MPR) 3:00 St. Paul’s Episcopal Commun-ion (AK) 3:00 DVD: Radio City Chr istmas (PH) 7:00/7:30 Old Salem Christmas, Little Theater @ SECCA (FL)
13 4-5:00 Arbor Afternoons w/ Carolina Duo (B)
14 * 1:00 The Bishops Wife 109 min ( MPR) Location Change! 3:00 Board Games (MPR) 7:00 Great Courses (GP) 7:30/8:00 Camel City Jazz Orchestra, Reynolda Place (FL)
15 RSVP Shopping 9:30 Centenary Sunday School (FL) 10:30 Church/Centenary (FL) 11:00 Church Services (RH) 4:00/4:30 Lessons & Carols at Centenary (FL)
18 10:30 Chat w/ Andrew (LR) 1-2 Directory Photos (Alibi) 3:00 Wellzesta Training (PH) 5:00 Vespers: (PH)
19 9:30 Computer Lab with Paul
(CL) 10:00 Resident Council (RH) 11:00 Brain Games (BR) 1:00 Walmart Shopping (FL) 2:00 Group Pickleball (BR) 7:00 A Tropical Christmas w/ Steve Cain (PH)
21 12:45/2:00 Triad Stage, It’s A Wonderful Life, Pyrle Theater Greensboro (FL) 1:00 Movie Matinee w/ Jim Downton Abbey! 2019, 122 min. (PH) 3:00 Board Games (MPR) 7:00 Great Courses (GP)
22 RSVP Shopping 9:30 Centenary Sunday School (FL) 10:30 Church/Centenary (FL) 11:00 Church Services (RH) 3:15/4:00 A Classique Christmas, Music Carolina at Salem Fine Arts (FL) 4:00 Service of Lessons & Carols w/ The Shepherd Singers , Communion (PH)
23 Forsyth Co. Library Adult Outreach 3:00 Christmas Carols with Mood SwingZ –Bob & Liz Spencer ( PH) 7:00 Open Card Games (PTL ) 7:00 Bingo (MPR)
24 Christmas Eve 1:00 Shopping Thruway (FL) 2:00 Group Pickleball (BR) 3:00 DVD: Kenny Rogers, Christmas Special: Keep Christ-mas with You ( PH) 45 min 1992 4-5:00 Arbor Afternoons (B)
25 Merry Christmas!
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2:00 Group Pickleball (BR)
27 4-5:00 Arbor Afternoons (B)
28 1:00 Movie Matinee (PH) White Christmas , 1954, 120 min 3:00 Board Games (MPR) 7:00 Great Courses (GP)
29 RSVP Shopping 9:30 Centenary Sunday School (FL) 10:30 Church/Centenary (FL) 11:00 Church Services (RH)
30 7:00 Open Card Games (PTL )
31 2:00 Group Pickleball (BR) 4-5:00 Arbor Afternoons (B) 6:45/7:30 Symphony New Year’s Eve (FL) 7:00 Dave Reid Muddy River Jazz Band, NEW ORLEANS STYLE! New Year’s Eve Celebration!
December 2019 Retirement Center
Janice Lutz-Vanhoy, AD Wellness Arts & Volunteer Coordinator
KEY AC Alibi Café (Asbury) AK Annie’s Kitchen (Asbury) AR Arbor Room AP Asbury Place Assisted Living B Bistro/Book Nook BR Ball Room (T. Wellness Center) BCR Berrier Conf. Room BW Bay Window CH Club House CC Croquet Court CL Computer Lab CT Corpening Terrace DR Dining Room FL Berrier Front Lobby GP Gathering Place (4th Corpening) LR Living Room JSC Jean Steelman Chapel MPR Multi-Purpose Room (3 Corp) PDR Private Dining Room PH Piner Hall PTL Pool Table Lobby RH Robinson Hall (Asbury) TWC Tomlinson Wellness Center WT Womble Terrace WS Window Seat
Please refer to the Lamplighter & Wellzesta for event details.
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Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday Name Tag Day
Friday
Saturday
1 RSVP Shopping
9:30 Centenary Sunday School (FL) 10:30 Church/Centenary (FL) 11:00 Church Services (RH) 1:15/2pm A Carolina Christmas, The Gathering– WS Symphony, RJR Aud (FL)
2 RSVP Little Theater Old Salem Xmas Christmas Decorating 1:30 Sharps & Flats Rehearsal (PH) 7:00 Open Card Games (PTL )
3 Christmas Decorating RSVP Camel City Jazz 1:00 Shopping Cloverdale (FL) 1:00 Duplicate Bridge (MPR) 2:00 Group Pickleball (BR) 4:00 Love Feast w/ Mt. Olivet Moravian Church (RH) 4-5:00 Arbor Afternoons (WL) 6:45/7:30 Swingle Bells , Salem Fine Arts (FL)
5 Christmas Decorating 9:30 Computer Lab with Paul (CL)
10:00 Town Hall (PH) 2:00 Group Pickleball (BR) 3:30 St. Paul’s Episcopal Com-munion (AK) 3:00 Helping Hands, Christmas Centerpieces (PH)
6 Christmas Decorating RSVP Triad Stage, It’s A Wonderful Life 12:00 90’s Lunch Bunch (PH) 4:00 Hymn Sing (Promenade, AP) 4-5:00 Arbor Afternoons (WL) 7:00 Movie w/ Jim, The Firebird, The Rite of Spring (PH)
7 1:00 Movie Matinee (PH) Christmas in Connecticut 1945, 101 m in B/W 1:30/2:00 A Christmas Carol, Triad Stage at Hanes Brands (FL) 3:00 Board Games (MPR) 7:00 Great Courses (GP) 6:15/7:30 NC Brass, Wrapped in Brass, Brendle Recital Hall , WFU (FL)
8 RSVP Centenary Lessons & Carols , Shopping 9:30 Centenary Sunday School (FL) 10:30 Church/Centenary (FL) 11:00 Church Services (RH) 2:30/3:00 Salem Community Orchestra, Parkway Presbyteri-an (FL)
9 1:30 Sharps & Flats Rehearsal (RH) 7:00 Open Card Games (PTL ) 7:00 Bingo (MPR)
10 RSVP Classique Christmas 1:00 Shopping Thruway (FL) 1:00 Chicago Bridge (MPR) 11-1 Gideon Bibles ( BW) 1-2 Directory photos (BW) 1:00 /2:00 Aperture Theater: White Christmas (FL) 2:00 Group Pickleball (BR) 5:30 Xmas Party Dinner (DR) 5:30-7:30 Salem Strings (Arbor Living Room)
12 RSVP Symphony New Year’s Eve 9:30 Computer Lab with Paul (CL) 12:00 Men’s Club (PH) 12:00 Ladies Chat (PDR) 2:00 Group Pickleball (BR) 3:00 Circle #2 (MPR) 3:00 St. Paul’s Episcopal Commun-ion (AK) 3:00 DVD: Radio City Chr istmas (PH) 7:00/7:30 Old Salem Christmas, Little Theater @ SECCA (FL)
13 4-5:00 Arbor Afternoons w/ Carolina Duo (B)
14 * 1:00 The Bishops Wife 109 min ( MPR) Location Change! 3:00 Board Games (MPR) 7:00 Great Courses (GP) 7:30/8:00 Camel City Jazz Orchestra, Reynolda Place (FL)
15 RSVP Shopping 9:30 Centenary Sunday School (FL) 10:30 Church/Centenary (FL) 11:00 Church Services (RH) 4:00/4:30 Lessons & Carols at Centenary (FL)
18 10:30 Chat w/ Andrew (LR) 1-2 Directory Photos (Alibi) 3:00 Wellzesta Training (PH) 5:00 Vespers: (PH)
19 9:30 Computer Lab with Paul
(CL) 10:00 Resident Council (RH) 11:00 Brain Games (BR) 1:00 Walmart Shopping (FL) 2:00 Group Pickleball (BR) 7:00 A Tropical Christmas w/ Steve Cain (PH)
21 12:45/2:00 Triad Stage, It’s A Wonderful Life, Pyrle Theater Greensboro (FL) 1:00 Movie Matinee w/ Jim Downton Abbey! 2019, 122 min. (PH) 3:00 Board Games (MPR) 7:00 Great Courses (GP)
22 RSVP Shopping 9:30 Centenary Sunday School (FL) 10:30 Church/Centenary (FL) 11:00 Church Services (RH) 3:15/4:00 A Classique Christmas, Music Carolina at Salem Fine Arts (FL) 4:00 Service of Lessons & Carols w/ The Shepherd Singers , Communion (PH)
23 Forsyth Co. Library Adult Outreach 3:00 Christmas Carols with Mood SwingZ –Bob & Liz Spencer ( PH) 7:00 Open Card Games (PTL ) 7:00 Bingo (MPR)
24 Christmas Eve 1:00 Shopping Thruway (FL) 2:00 Group Pickleball (BR) 3:00 DVD: Kenny Rogers, Christmas Special: Keep Christ-mas with You ( PH) 45 min 1992 4-5:00 Arbor Afternoons (B)
25 Merry Christmas!
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2:00 Group Pickleball (BR)
27 4-5:00 Arbor Afternoons (B)
28 1:00 Movie Matinee (PH) White Christmas , 1954, 120 min 3:00 Board Games (MPR) 7:00 Great Courses (GP)
29 RSVP Shopping 9:30 Centenary Sunday School (FL) 10:30 Church/Centenary (FL) 11:00 Church Services (RH)
30 7:00 Open Card Games (PTL )
31 2:00 Group Pickleball (BR) 4-5:00 Arbor Afternoons (B) 6:45/7:30 Symphony New Year’s Eve (FL) 7:00 Dave Reid Muddy River Jazz Band, NEW ORLEANS STYLE! New Year’s Eve Celebration!
December 2019 Retirement Center
Janice Lutz-Vanhoy, AD Wellness Arts & Volunteer Coordinator
KEY AC Alibi Café (Asbury) AK Annie’s Kitchen (Asbury) AR Arbor Room AP Asbury Place Assisted Living B Bistro/Book Nook BR Ball Room (T. Wellness Center) BCR Berrier Conf. Room BW Bay Window CH Club House CC Croquet Court CL Computer Lab CT Corpening Terrace DR Dining Room FL Berrier Front Lobby GP Gathering Place (4th Corpening) LR Living Room JSC Jean Steelman Chapel MPR Multi-Purpose Room (3 Corp) PDR Private Dining Room PH Piner Hall PTL Pool Table Lobby RH Robinson Hall (Asbury) TWC Tomlinson Wellness Center WT Womble Terrace WS Window Seat
Please refer to the Lamplighter & Wellzesta for event details.
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Wednesday, December 18 (cont.) 3:00 PM Wellzesta Training with Alice Piner Hall
Join Alice for Wellzesta training. Come with a fully charged iPad and all your questions!
Thursday, December 19 11:00 AM Brain Games Tomlinson Wellness Center
Just like our bodies, our brains need exercise, too! If you don't use it, you lose it! Come join Alice for fun exercises to get your brain moving.
7:00 PM A Tropical Christmas with Steve Cain Piner Hall
Join Steve for festive favorites performed on xylophone, steel drum and steel guitar.
Friday, December 20 2:30–4:00 PM 1st Annual Holiday Cookie Exchange Piner Hall
Sure to become a holiday favorite, join us for our first ever cookie exchange! Bring your appetite, sample from the cookie trays and take bagged cookies home. We'll have a gourmet hot chocolate and coffee station, as well as hot cider. To participate, bake six dozen (72) of your favorite holiday cookie recipe. Place two cookies in a ziplock baggie, seal and repeat. Tray a dozen cookies for our sampling table. Turn your recipe to share into Janice by December 13. Please drop off cookie tray and bagged cookies in Piner Hall by 11:00 am. Questions? See Janice, ext. 1266.
Saturday, December 2112:45 PM –Leaving Berrier Front Lobby 2:00 PM –Program Start Triad Stage: It’s a Wonderful Life, Live Radio Play Pyrle Theater, Greensboro
This adaptation of Capra’s well-loved movie makes a brilliant mashup of old time radio, live theater, and classic movie into a heartfelt treat. Free. RSVP by December 6 via Wellzesta or call Annie, the Concierge, at ext. 1210.
January Look AheadLive & Learn Presents Timothy Redmond Winston-Salem Symphony's New Director
Wednesday, January 8, 4:00 pm, Piner Hall
Come meet the Symphony's new director!
Willingham Theater, Yadkinville David Holt & Josh Goforth + The Burnett Sisters Band
Saturday, Jan. 18, Leave 6:45 pm, Show 7:30 pm
This performance brings together master mountain musicians David Holt (host of the PBS program, David Holt’s State of Music) and Josh Goforth. Combining the virtuosic sounds of guitar, banjo, fiddle, slide guitar, and mandolin with exciting rhythm instruments, Holt and Goforth share the joy and spirit of old-time mountain music and stories. The female-fronted string band The Burnett Sisters Band will open the show. Ranging from ages 12 to 22, the group’s members create a unique blend of energetic music in folk, old country, and bluegrass traditions. We saw the Burnette Sisters this past summer at the Mtn Home Music Series in Boone and they were fantastic! Cost $25.00, plus tax & fees. RSVP by December 30.
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Saturday, December 21 (cont.) 1:00 PM Saturday at the Movies with Jim Shertzer Piner Hall
Downton Abbey
(2019) (PG). The hit TV series comes to the big screen, picking up a few years after the series ended. (122 minutes). See Wellzesta for details.
Sunday, December 2211:00 am Fourth Sunday of Advent Robinson Hall
3:15 PM –Leaving Berrier Front Lobby 4:30 PM –Program Start A Classique Christmas with Music Carolina Salem Fine Arts Center, Salem College
Musical treasures of the past and present. Seasonal songs and carols and classical works by Bach, Delalande, and Poulenc. Cost $25.00. RSVP by December 10 via Wellzesta or call Annie, the Concierge, at ext. 1210.
4:00 PM Lessons and Carols and Communion with The Shepherd Singers Piner Hall
Monday, December 23 3:00 PM Mood SwingZ Christmas Piner Hall
Bob and Elizabeth Spencer, husband and wife duo known as Mood SwingZ, have been playing music that most of us grew up listening to and singing along with around the Triad area for 10 years. Come enjoy Nat King Cole's "White Christmas," Elvis's "Blue Christmas, favorite's like "Rudolph" and "Frosty" and more!
Tuesday, December 24 Christmas Eve
3:00 PM DVD Presentation: Kenny Rogers Christmas Special: Keep Christmas with You Piner Hall
Enjoy this special time of year and relive the fond memories of Christmas with your favorite carols and songs of yesteryear. Join Kenny Rogers and special guests Trisha Yearwood, Garth Brooks and Boyz II Men for a heartwarming holiday special that includes live concert footage, filmed at the Grand Palace theater in Branson Missouri in 2013. (46 minutes).
Wednesday, December 25Merry Christmas!
Tuesday, December 31 New Year's Eve
6:45 PM –Leaving Berrier Front Lobby 7:30 PM –Program Start Winston-Salem Symphony New Year's Eve Reynolds Auditorium
Transportation for ticket holders. RSVP for transportation by December 12 via Wellzesta or call Annie, the Concierge, at ext. 1210.
7:00 PM New Year’s Eve Celebrationwith Dave Reid and the Muddy River Jazz Band Piner Hall
Be transported to New Orleans as we celebrate the new year New Orleans/Mardi Gras style! We’ll toast the new year in at 8:00 pm so you will be able to make it to other holiday celebrations you may have scheduled that evening.
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Cloverdale Shopping December 3 and 17, Leave 1:00 pm RSVP by December 1 and 15, respectively.
Thruway Shopping Tuesdays, December 10 and 24, Leave 1:00 pm RSVP by December 8 and 22, respectively.
WalMart Shopping Thursday, December 19, Leave 1:00 pm RSVP by December 15 by Noon.
Reynolds Auditorium, WS Symphony A Carolina Christmas Sun., Dec. 1, Leave 1:15 pm, Program 2:00 pm Transportation for ticket holders.
90’s Lunch Bunch Piner Hall. Friday, December 6, 12:00 pm RSVP by December 4.
Hanesbrands Theatre, Triad Stage: A Christmas Carol Saturday, Dec. 7, Leave 1:30 pm, Program 2:00 pm Transportation for those who met RSVP deadline.
WFU, Brendle Recital Hall: NC Brass Christmas Wrapped in Brass Saturday, Dec. 7, Leave 6:15 pm, Program 7:30 pm Transportation for those who met RSVP deadline.
Parkway Presb.: Salem Community Orchestra Sunday, Dec. 8, Leave 2:15 pm, Program 3:00 pm Free. RSVP by December 4.
SECCA, Little Theatre of Winston-Salem An Old Salem Christmas Carol Thursday, Dec. 12, Leave 7:00 pm, Program 7:30 pm Cost $22.00, plus tax & fees. RSVP by December 2.
Reynolds Place Theatre, Milton Rhodes Center Holidays with the Camel City Jazz Orchestra Saturday, Dec. 14, Leave 7:30 pm, Program 8:00 pm Cost $25.00. RSVP by December 3.
Centenary UMC: Lessons & Carols Sunday, Dec. 15, Leave 4:00 pm, Program 4:20 pm Free. RSVP by December 8.
Triad Stage: It's a Wonderful Life, Live Radio Play Pyrle Theater, Greensboro Sat., Dec. 21, Leave 12:45 pm, Program 2:00 pm Free. Limited transporation. RSVP by December 6.
Salem Fine Arts Center, Salem College A Classique Christmas with Music Carolina Sunday, Dec. 22, Leave 3:15 pm, Program 4:30 pm Cost $25.00. RSVP by December 10.
Reynolds Auditorium Winston-Salem Symphony New Year's Eve Tuesday, Dec. 31, Leave 6:45 pm, Program 7:30 pm Transportation for ticket holders. RSVP by Dec. 12.
Willingham Theater, Yadkinville David Holt & Josh Goforth + The Burnett Sisters Saturday, Jan. 18, Leave 6:45 pm, Program 7:30 pm Cost $25.00, plus tax & fees. RSVP by December 30.
RSVP Events-At-A-GlanceThese events require registration, a ticket purchase and/or a transportation reservation. Please RSVP via Wellzesta or contact Annie Lawson, Concierge, at ext. 1210 before the deadline. Please indicate if no ticket is needed when requesting transportation only.
Bible Anyone?Is your copy of the Bible overly worn? Might a fresh copy encourage fresh perspective? Would you like a large-print edition? Is there a grandchild or family member you would like to gift with a Bible for Christmas? If your answer is “yes” to any of the above, Spiritual Arts has a wonderful opportunity for you. On Tuesday, December 10, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, members of the Gideon Society will be at Arbor Acres to provide free copies of the Bible, including a number of large-copy print editions. They will have a table in the Bay Window area. Residents and artists alike are encouraged to take advantage of the opportunity to receive a copy of this sacred text which continues to change our world.
14th John Pappas Brejona BradleyJesus Carballo Lopez
15th Frank DriscollGary Bartholomew
Dana JohnsonAngela Warren
16th Jane Pfefferkorn Josephine AgnewBrittany Mitchell
17th David Odom Haywood EdmundsonThessalonia Washington
18th Martha HonakerLinda Scherl
19th
Jean DeckerSandy Forrest
Kent HathawayMary Kepley
December Birthdays R E S I D E N T S E M P L OY E E S
20th Lillian MaxwellMaryann Whitmore
21st Jule Spach22nd Janell Reynolds23rd Janice Carter Chantal Moore24th Mary Wakeford25th Billie Hilliard Rana Alkhatib27th Robert Lovett29th Michael Newman Chanel Mayfield30th Mary Weaver
31st Dean JacksonGary Rousseau Shantize Luck
Reece “Alan” Bull2104 Asbury Place
Patricia Celender 203 Strickland Place
William & Rebecca Clingman Advantage Program
James & Kitty Cole 305 Stockton
Hunter & Mary Dalton Advantage Program
Kent & Judy Hathaway 503 Strawbridge
Sarah Penry 1306 Asbury Place
Betty Reavis 1206 Asbury Place
Harriet Smith 713 Arborview
Jane Sullivan 705 Arborview
Welcome Newcomers!
Christmas Un-Decorating Un-decorating for Christmas will begin on January 6 and finish by January 10. Please have decorations put away by then.
Land Classes Zumba Toning Monday (45 minutes) 9:15 a.m. Combine fun zumba dance moves that you love with strength training for the first half of class, and will finish with core toning, posture exercises, lower back strengthening, and relaxation/stretching on the mat. All fitness levels are welcome. Flow Yoga Wednesday (45 minutes) 9:15 a.m. This is a yoga class that incorporates energetic movement through a series of yoga postures, that encourage fluid physical motion. Standing and mat work is incorporated. All fitness levels are welcome. Super Circuit Friday (45 minutes) 9:15 a.m. Combine a variety of fitness stations using our cardio equipment, and a variety of free weights for upper body strengthening and toning. Forever Fit Monday, Wednesday, & Friday (30 minutes) 10:00 a.m. This moderate intensity workout combines both seated and standing exercises with weights and bands to increase muscle strength, range of motion, and activities for daily life.Find Your Balance Tuesday-Friday (30 minutes) 10:30 a.m. Improve balance and increase stability through a variety of seated and standing gen-tle exercises designed to challenge both the mind and body. All fitness levels are wel-come.Tai Chi for Arthritis and Balance (45 minutes) 10:30 am Monday and Friday A key concept in TCA is to do as much loosening of joints, attaining goodbalance, and strengthening core muscles with as possible while using as little exertion as possible. Participants can do the exercises while standing or sitting. Healthy Bones (45 minutes) 1L00 am Saturday Come join Joy Levine for a fun and gentle stretching and strengthening class designed to help with flexibility and bone density!!! No experience required! Men’s Only Fitness (30 minutes) 11:00 am Tuesday Calling all men!!! Here’s a workout that is just for you!!! We’ll do strength training, light cardio, core work, and it’s just for men!
Gentle Yoga Tuesday & Thursday (30 minutes) 8:30 a.m. A beginner, all seated yoga class that performs a variety of gentle poses and offers modi-fications designed to introduce you to the poses, the breathing, and more.Yoga - Mind, Body, Balance Tuesdays & Thursdays (45 minutes) 9:00 a.m. A perfect class for students who have completed a session in basic yoga. Perform a vari-ety of postures designed to increase flexibility, balance, and range of movement. Sit & Be Fit Tuesdays & Thursdays (30 minutes) 10:00 a.m. A low intensity seated chair class designed to increase flexibility and improve strength. Hand held weights, resistance bands, and balls are used for strength and range of movement exercises.Chair VolleyballWednesdays (1 hour) 11:00 a.m. Come have fun playing seated volleyball with a beach ball!! We laugh, have fun, and get a great workout!! ALL skill levels are welcome!!Pickleball (1hour) 2:00 pm Tuesday/Thursday Enjoy the fun of pickleball in our beautiful indoor court!! All levels are welcome!
Aquatic Classes (Exercise Pool) Hydrotone Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays (45 minutes) 8:00 a.m. A fun water exercise class that combines aerobic exercise with resistance training using water weights and noodles. Suitable for all fitness levels, and is gentle on the joints, while harmoniously working the body.Aquacize Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays (60 minutes) 9:00 a.m. This class is a combination of toning and aerobic exercises of all intensities to give you a great workout from head to toe!Walking Water Workout Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays (30 minutes) 2:00 p.m. Perfect for residents who want a gentle, yet aerobic workout, this class offers a variety of walking exercises using the whole exercise pool. All fitness levels are encouraged to participate. Come walk and stretch and feel the benefits of water fitness!
Class Descriptions
Lamplighter is published monthly byArbor Acres United Methodist Retirement Community 1240 Arbor Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27104
The online version of Lamplighter is available at www.arboracres.org.
Questions? Contact Janice Lutz-Vanhoy,Wellness Arts Coordinator, at 336-748-4646 or [email protected]
