May 2016 - Highlands at Pittsford

Cultural and Educational Program Calendar

May 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.

Sunday May 1st: 10:30am – Communion Service with volunteers from St. Louis Church. Laurelwood Activity

Room

2:30pm – Movie: Suffragette (2015) with Carey Mulligan. Community Center

Monday May 2nd:

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

1:00pm – Euchre Group. Social Room

2:00pm – Life Long Learning Course: Climate Change: Origins, Consequences, and Solutions

with Beth Vanfossen, Professor Emeritus, Towson University. Please see page 17 for

course information. Community Center

6:45pm – Depart for Penfield Symphony Orchestra Concert: A Romantic Celebration. Please

note tickets and transportation arrangements were made in advance. Return

approx. 9:30pm

Tuesday May 3rd:

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

9:00am & 10:00am – Depart for shopping and banking. Today’s transportation is provided to

Perinton Square instead of Country Club Plaza. Perinton Square offers: Tops Grocery

store, Rite Aid, Canandaigua National Bank, Citizens Bank and KeyBank. Sign up is

not required.

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

11:00am – Fitness Video. Fitness Room

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

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

2:00pm – University of Rochester Course: Art Masterpieces in Depth: Gauguin's Sculptures

with Susan Nurse. Please see page 15 for course information. Community Center

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Wednesday May 4th:



12:00pm – *Depart for The Pittsford Highlands chorus performance at the Pittsford Senior

Center. Transportation will be provided for singers only. Return approx. 1:30pm


1:00pm – *Bereavement Support Group. Activity Room (2nd Floor)

No Pittsford Highlands Chorus Practice today

2:00pm – Presentation: New Discoveries in Our Solar System with Steve Fentress, Director,

Strasenburgh Planetarium, Rochester Museum & Science Center. The past year has

been a time of magnificent discovery in the exploration of space. We have beautiful

close-up pictures of a comet as it passed near the Sun, mysterious features on dwarf

planet Ceres, a steady stream of new vistas from Mars, and, of course, our first look

at Pluto and its moon Charon. Steve will present a colorful and informative slide

show, including information on upcoming sky events. Community Center

2:00pm – Fine Dining Food Forum. Music Room

No Happy Hour today. Please join us for Happy Hour tomorrow, Thursday, May 5th

Thursday May 5th: Cinco De Mayo


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



1:00pm – *Gentle Yoga with Eva Kane. Fitness Room

2:00pm – Afternoon Entertainment: New Horizons Big Band. Enjoy big band era style music

played by 28 musicians. Community Center

3:00pm – Blood Pressure Screening. Club Room

4:30pm-6:00pm – Cinco De Mayo Happy Hour: drink specials and appetizers. The Highlands’

Pub

6:30pm- Depart for a Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Concert: World-Premiere Tyzik.

Please note transportation arrangements were made in advance. This trip is full.

Return approx. 10:00pm.

7:00pm – Evening music with vocalist Cyndi Kingsley. Laurelwood Gallery

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Friday May 6th:



11:15am – The Great Courses DVD: Lost Worlds of South America: Cuzco and the

Tawantinsuyu Empire. Music Room


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

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

explore the Peace dimension of Wellness. Music Room

2:30pm – Music Mixer, Live Entertainment with Larry Bitterman, vocals and guitar.

Community Center

Saturday May 7th: Kentucky Derby Day

10:30am – Tai Chi Class. Fitness Room

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: The Blues Brothers (1980) with John Belushi.

Community Center

Sunday May 8th: Mother’s Day

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

7:00pm – Movie: Lady in the Van (2015) with Maggie Smith. Community Center

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Monday May 9th:








7:00pm – Movie Night: Brooklyn (2015) with Saoirse Ronan. Community Center

Tuesday May 10th:







2:00pm – University of Rochester Course: Art Masterpieces in Depth: Picasso's Guernica with

Susan Nurse. Please see page 15 for course information. Community Center

7:00pm – Game Night! Bring your favorite game. All are welcome to join. Music Room

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Wednesday May 11th:



11:30am – *Depart for Live from Hochstein Performance: Eastman Cello Ensemble with

Paulina Swierczek, soprano, performing works of Villa-Lobos. No fee to attend.

Return approx. 1:30pm



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

Room

4:00pm – *“UR” Always Learning lecture titled: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph V. Stalin: A

Partnership of Necessity and An Alliance of Convenience with Dr. Rufino Pabico.

Please see page 17 for a full lecture description. Located in the Hahnemann Club.

Transportation is provided from Hahnemann Square at 3:45pm. Return approx.

5:15pm

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

Pictures: Oscars 2016. Top left photo: Don

Vair and Bette Smith. Bottom left photo:

Jane and Vern Mize. Top right photo: Jean

Chang and Pope Jamesson.

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Thursday May 12th:





11:30am – *Depart for an Eastman at Washington Square Concert: Honors Finale II. No fee to

attend, brown bag lunches are welcome. Return approx. 1:30pm.

1:00pm – Knitting Group meets. Join us to see the progress on everyone’s projects! Music

Room

2:00pm – University of Rochester Presentation: Reading Letters, Writing History: The Seward

Family in Peace and War with Dr. Tom Slaughter of the Department of History.

Learn about the Seward Family Papers Project and how you can get involved! The

Seward family’s letters and journals are the most comprehensive and extensive

firsthand accounts of 19th-century American political and social life. Community

Center

4:00 pm – *“UR” In Tune Lecture: Music and the Cold War with Lisa Jakelski, Assistant

Professor of Musicology Eastman School of Music. What roles did music play in the

Cold War? The conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union impacted

musical life in the two superpowers as well as the regions that lay within their

spheres of influence. This talk will discuss classical music and jazz from the United

States, the Soviet Union, and Poland, exploring how music was implicated in

cultural diplomacy, linked to official state policies, and capable of becoming

freighted with political significance during the Cold War. Community Center

Picture: Resident Putting Contest. Left to right: Don Bolger, Dick Zogby and Ann Nealon.

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Friday May 13th:



11:15am – The Great Courses DVD: Lost Worlds of South America: The Inca—From Raiders to

Empire. Music Room


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

1:30pm – *Depart for a ride through Highland Park to see the lilacs, pansies and tulips during

the Lilac Festival. After, we’ll stop for ice cream. Return at approx. 3:30pm

2:30pm – Music Mixer, Live Entertainment with Top Brass, musical duo. Laurelwood Gallery

3:30pm – Exploring Nonviolence Discussion Group. All are welcome to join. Social Room

Saturday May 14th:


10:45am – Trivia. Laurelwood Activity Room

2:30pm – Saturday Musical Movie Matinee: Peter, Paul and Mary – 50 Years. Community

Center

Sunday May 15th:


Room

2:30pm – Movie: Spotlight (2015) with Mark Ruffalo. Community Center

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Monday May 16th:








4:00pm – *“UR” Always Learning lecture titled: Poetry and Punchlines with Melissa Balmain,

Adjunct Instructor, Department of English, University of Rochester. Please see page

18 for a full lecture description. Located in the Hahnemann Club. Transportation

is provided from Hahnemann Square at 3:45pm. Return approx. 5:15pm

6:45pm – Evening Music: Silver Tones Flute Ensemble. Community Center

Tuesday May 17th:







2:00pm – University of Rochester Course: Art Masterpieces in Depth: The Armory Show 1913:

America's Move Into to Modern Art with Susan Nurse. Please see page 15 for course

information. Community Center

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Wednesday May 18th:






2:00pm – Pittsford Highlands Spring Chorus Concert: Songs from the Hit Parade: 1935-1959.

Join us to hear your friends and neighbors share their amazing talents with us!

Community Center

2:30pm-3:30pm – *Skin Cancer Screenings with Dr. Manasi Kadam Ladrigan of

Comprehensive Dermatology of Rochester. Dr. Ladrigan can provide a short skin

exam and answer questions regarding a specific area of concern. Due to time

constraints she is unable to discuss skin issues other than skin cancer and is not

privy to your medical history. No fee required. Please sign up in the Program Book,

first come first serve. Spa Room (Laurelwood 2nd Floor)


Thursday May 19th:


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



11:00am – *Depart for the Annual Sunshine Luncheon at St. Louis Church hosted by the

students of St. Louis School. The children will serve lunch and dessert and

provide musical entertainment. No fee to attend. Return at approx.1:30pm


2:30pm – University of Rochester Course: Eugene O'Neill, America's Greatest Playwright: His

Life and Times with Dr. Rufino Pabico. Please see page 16 for a course description.

Community Center

3:00pm – Blood Pressure Screening. Club Room

7:00pm – Evening music with Ivanka Driankova, classical piano. Community Center

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Friday May 20th:



11:15am – The Great Courses DVD: Lost Worlds of South America: The Inca—Gifts of the

Empire. Music Room

12:30pm – *Depart for the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge. Trip includes a guided

wildlife drive and a stop in the visitor center for exhibits and viewing. Come

experience spring migration first hand. No fee to attend. Return approx. 4:30pm



2:30pm – Music Mixer, Live Entertainment with Maury Rosenberg, piano. Laurelwood Gallery

Saturday May 21st:


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: Hairspray (2007) with John Travolta. Community

Center

Sunday May 22nd:


Room

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

2:30pm – Movie: Youth (2015) with Michael Caine. Community Center

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Monday May 23rd:



11:15am – Cultural Programming Meeting. Music Room






3:15pm – Afternoon Entertainment: Factory Seconds Brass Trio, Trumpet, Trombone, and

Horn. Members of the trio play in the Cleveland Orchestra. Community Center

4:00pm – *“UR” Always Learning lecture titled: Presidential Politics 2016 with Curt Smith,

Senior Lecturer, Department of English at the University of Rochester. Please see

page 18 for a full lecture description. Located in the Hahnemann Club.

Transportation is provided from Hahnemann Square at 3:45pm. Return approx.

5:15pm

Tuesday, May 24th:


9:00am – Depart for shopping and banking






2:00pm – University of Rochester Course: Optics and Photonics: The Science and Application

of Light, and the Vital Role that Rochester has Played in their Advancement with

Paul Ballentine, PhD, and local expert guest speakers. Please see page 16 for course

information. Community Center

7:00pm – Game Night! Bring your favorite game. All are welcome to join. Music Room

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Wednesday May 25th:




1:00pm – Depart for Geva Theatre: The May Queen. Please note tickets were purchased in

advance. Return approx. 5:00pm

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

Room


Thursday May 26th:






1:00pm – *Shopping at Eastview Mall or Target. Return approx. 4:00pm

2:00pm – Wine and Cheese Pairing Class brought to us by OASIS: What Grows Together, Goes

Together: Pairing Wine & Cheese from the Finger Lakes Region. The Finger Lakes is

fast becoming a world renowned wine region, respected for the decades-long

efforts of master wine makers. Couple with the resurgence of artisan cheese

making, perfect pairings abound. Please join Holly Howell, wine columnist and

Sommelier, and Ann Duckett, proprietor and cheese educator, Little Bleu Catering &

Events (formerly The Little Blue Cheese Shop), as they guide you through this

unique tasting of "what grows together, goes together!." $30.00 to participate,

please sign up and pay at the Hospitality Desk by Friday, May 20th at noon. Space is

limited. Community Center

2:30pm – Crossword Puzzle with Larry Shearer. Laurelwood Gallery

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Friday May 27th:



11:15am – The Great Courses DVD: Lost Worlds of South America: The Khipu—Language

Hidden in Knots. Music Room



2:30pm – Music Mixer, Live Entertainment with Kit Nelson on guitar. Community Center

3:30pm – Exploring Nonviolence Discussion Group. All are welcome to join. Social Room

7:15pm – Depart for the Rochester Philharmonic POPS concert: A Night at The Cotton Club II.

Please note tickets were purchased in advance. Return approx. 10:30pm

Saturday May 28th:


10:45am – Trivia. Laurelwood Activity Room

2:30pm – Saturday Musical Movie Matinee: My Fair Lady (1964) with Audrey Hepburn.

Community Center

Sunday May 29th:


Room

2:30pm – Movie: Billy Elliot (2000) with Jamie Bell. Community Center

Monday May 30th: Memorial Day

No Fitness Classes with Robin Gallagher today


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

7:00pm – Movie: Apollo 13 (1995) with Tom Hanks. Community Center

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Tuesday, May 31st:








2:00pm – University of Rochester Course: Optics and Photonics: The Science and Application

of Light, and the Vital Role that Rochester has Played in their Advancement with

Paul Ballentine, PhD, and a guest speaker from the Institute of Optics. Please see

page 16 for course information. Community Center

2:30pm – Travelogue: The Great State of Maine presented by Beth Brancata. Laurelwood

Gallery

UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER COURSE DESCRIPTIONS:

Art Masterpieces in Depth

Tuesdays, April 19 – May 17 at 2:00p.m.

Sometimes works of art are so familiar that it is hard to see anything new about them. This

course will take a closer look at some famous works of art and maybe discover something new

in them that you have never seen before.

Susan Nurse was the Visual Resources Coordinator at the Memorial Art Gallery for 17 years.

She coordinated the Slide Library, which also comprises digital images. She also managed the

Library and Archival Photography. She has a Masters in Art History from the University of

Buffalo. Susan has lectured at the Gallery’s Creative Workshop, RIT Osher Center, and SUNY

Brockport.

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Eugene O'Neill, America's Greatest Playwright: His Life and Times

Rescheduled date: Thursday, May 19th at 2:30pm

The Course will offer a study of O'Neill's troubled life, his failures and successes, and the plays

he wrote that changed the character of America's theater. The course will also present a study

of some of his greatest plays and is part of the series on America's Writers who won the Nobel

Prize for Literature.

Rufino Pabico, MD was the medical director of the Nephrology Clinical Laboratory and the

Nephrology Transplantation Program, as well as the Associate Chief of the Nephrology Unit at

the University of Rochester Medical Center. Upon retirement, Dr. Pabico has pursued his life-

long interests in Humanities, specifically Literature and History. He continues to participate in

the activities of the Division of Medical Humanities and the History of Medicine Programs at

URMC. Dr. Pabico has been happily married for over 40 years and has two daughters and two

grandsons.

Optics and Photonics: The Science and Application of Light, and the Vital Role that Rochester

has Played Their Advancement

Tuesdays, May 24th – July 5th at 2:00pm

Photonics is the science of light generation, detection and manipulation through emission,

transmission, modulation, signal processing and amplification. Come hear a leader in the field

demystify that definition and describe the potential of this scientific process to impact the way

we live. Topics include: the science, applications and manufacturing, lasers, integrated

Photonics, imaging and displays and OPI and the Rochester economy.

Paul Ballentine, PhD, is the Executive Director for the Center for Emerging and Innovative

Sciences and Director of the Rochester Regional Photonics Accelerator at the University of

Rochester.

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LIFE LONG LEARNING COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Climate Change: Origins, Consequences, and Solutions

Mondays, May 2nd – June 6th at 2:00pm

This seminar will examine the scientific findings about the warming of the planet, what the

effects of that warming are and might become, how nations and individuals are responding,

and actions that governments, businesses, and individuals could take to soften the impacts.

Dr. Beth Vanfossen is a retired university professor most recently employed at Towson

University in Maryland. Her doctoral training was in the field of sociology. Her 40 years of

academic work encompassed both teaching and quantitative research, resulting in several

books and a number of research articles in professional journals. Since retirement and after

moving back to the Rochester area in 2007 with her husband Lewis Neisner, she has been very

active as a member and course leader at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at RIT. Her

interest in climate change flourished at that time, and since then she has led a variety of

courses at Osher, including the issues posed by climate change.

“UR” ALWAYS LEARNING LECTURE DESCRIPTIONS:

Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph V. Stalin: A Partnership of Necessity and An Alliance of Convenience. Wednesday, May 11th at 4:00pm This Presentation will explore the evolution of the "uneasy but deep friendship"

between the leader of the Capitalist world and the leader of the Communist world

during the Second World War. Their Meetings, together with the British Prime

Minister, Winston Churchill, at Tehran in 1943 and at Yalta in 1945, would

define the management of the final phase of the War against the Axis Powers,

and the re-organization of Post war Europe .

Rufino Pabico, MD was the medical director of the Nephrology Clinical Laboratory and the

Nephrology Transplantation Program, as well as the Associate Chief of the Nephrology Unit at

the University of Rochester Medical Center. Upon retirement, Dr. Pabico has pursued his life-

long interests in Humanities, specifically Literature and History. He continues to participate in

the activities of the Division of Medical Humanities and the History of Medicine Programs at

URMC. Dr. Pabico has been happily married for over 40 years and has two daughters and two

grandsons.

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Poetry and Punchlines

Monday, May 16th at 4:00pm

Remember when poetry (a.k.a light verse) was funny and was everywhere in America, written

by the likes of Dorothy Parker, Phyllis McGinley and Ogden Nash? Where did it go? Rochester

author and editor Melissa Balmain will discuss light verse, past and present, and share work by

some of the funniest poets being published today.

Presidential Politics 2016

Monday, May 23rd 4:00pm

Curt Smith, former Speechwriter for President George H. Bush, author of 16 books, and

Gatehouse media columnist, will speak about the 2016 presidential election, with the

campaign about to enter a decisive stage. With upcoming primaries in states like California,

can any Democrat stop Hillary Clinton? Can Donald Trump end doubt about his candidacy?

Will Republicans have a brokered convention? Mr. Smith will discuss issues and answer

questions from the audience.

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