Kirby Pines Retirement Community | The Pinecone

The Pinecone | April 2025 • 15 • Apr 4: Bartlett Brass Quintet The Bartlett Brass Quintet has been enter- taining audiences in the Memphis Area since 1994 and these gentlemen have been playing together since 2021. They perform regularly to audiences who enjoy live performances with a mixture of Clas- sical, Sacred, New Orleans Jazz, Patriot- ic, Movie Scores, Military Marches, and Modern Pop whose sound comes alive in beautiful brassy fashion. BBQ plays in the spirit of the Canadian Brass Quintet and will be sure to please your musical taste in some shape or fashion! Music begins in the PAC at 6:00 pm. Apr 5: Men’s Christian Fellowship The Men’s Christian Fellowship meets ev- ery Saturday morning at 8:00 am. Come enjoy coffee and fellowship with us each week. There is a rotating list of resident speakers who give a devotion at each meeting. All men are welcome and en- couraged to attend. Apr 6: Church of Christ Service Our service will be every Sunday at 8:00 am in the Chapel. All are welcome and encouraged to attend. Apr 6: Worship Service Whether you come join us or watch our from home, be sure to catch our Sunday service at 10:00 am in the PAC. All are welcome and encouraged to attend. Apr 6: Marilynn Garzione Be in the lobby at 1:00 pm to enjoy music fromour very ownMarilynnGarzione.This is a performance you don’t want to miss! Apr 7: Hobby Pines Group Enjoy wood working? Join the Hobby Pines group. We meet every Monday at 10:00 am in the Hobby Shop. Apr 7: Poetry & Writing Club The Writing and Poetry Group meets the first Monday of every month at 10:00 am in the LCR. We will meet for an hour and share our writings with everyone. This month’s writing prompt is to write about buses. New Members encouraged and welcome to join in. Apr 7: Bingo Who dones’t love Bingo? You’re sure to make a new friend or catch up with some old friends. Join us in the PAC every Monday night at 6:00 pm. Cards are $1 to play, limit 2 cards per person. Apr 8: Women's Bible Study Ladies, come join our new women’s bible study organized by Germantown Presby- terian Church. We meet the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 10:00 am in the Chapel. Apr 8 & 22: Afternoon Bridge Bridge will begin at 1:00 pm on Tuesday afternoons. If you would like to join come out to the LCR. Apr 8: Girls' Night Out Join us for this Girl’s Night Out, “When Harry Met Sally”. When Harry Met Sally is a 1989 American romantic comedy film directed by Rob Reiner and written by Nora Ephron. Starring Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Carrie Fisher, and Bruno Kirby, it follows the title characters from the time they meet in Chicago and share a drive to New York City through twelve years of chance encounters in New York, and ad- dresses the question “Can men and wom- en ever just be friends?” The movie will start at 6:15 pm. Apr 9: Travelers: Calvary Episcopal Lenten Series Join the travelers to Calvary Episcopal for their 102nd Lenten Preaching Series, on Wednesday April 9th. Rabbi Micah Greenstein will be the speaker. Before lis- tening to Rabbi Greenstein, we will enjoy lunch at The Waffle Shop. Sign up in Res- ident Programs. Transportation fee is $5. Lobby Time 10:00 am. Don’t forget your lunch money. Apr 9: Garden Gro'ers We might believe we are nurturing our garden, but of course it’s our gardens that nurture us. If you enjoy gardening as much as we do, we would love for you to become a member of our gardening community. Join us in the Greenhouse at 10:30 am. Apr 11: Bake Sale for the Arthritis Fundation We will be having a bake sale for the bene- fit of the Arthritis Foundation from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm in the Lobby on Tuesday, April 11th. Please deliver your baked goods to the Resident Programs office the day before unless you plan to bring some- thing delicious straight out of the oven the day of. Apr 11: Rob Haynes Rob Haynes is a Memphis-based musician who has performed all over the country in many well-renowned venues. Whether he’s performing from the great American songbook or rock ‘n roll he is sure to get you moving and grooving. Music begins in the PAC at 6:00 pm. Apr 12: Annual Easter EggHunt Join us for our annual Easter egg hunt. Bring the whole family to enjoy this fun- filled event. We will have special appear- ances from the Easter bunny himself and Miss Patches who will be painting faces. Be sure to let Resident Programs know the names and ages of your happy little egg hunters who will be joining us. Fes- tivities will begin at 10:00 am by the play- ground (weather permitting). Apr 12 & 26: Trivia Group All residents are welcome to attend this noncompetitive activity, and are encour- aged to participate, or just listen and enjoy. The theme this month will be Anatomy & Physiology, however, trivia questions can be presented on any topic. Join us at 6:15 pm in the ante room. Apr 13: Hymn Sing with Leon Please Join us in the Chapel for a resident led Hymn singing with Mr. Leon Sander- son. We will begin at 4:00 pm. Apr 14: Travelers: Trolls Save the Humans Join the travelers on a tram tour of the Memphis Botanic Gardens. This tour will include the Trolls Save the Humans exhi- bition. Thomas Dambo, considered the world’s leading recycle artist, has created art that inspires people to go explore, have adventures in nature, and demonstrates that trash can be turned into something beautiful Lean into the lore that this larg- er-than-life fairytale brings to the Garden as art, nature, and messages of sustain- ability intertwine in this unique outdoor exhibition. Lobby time 10:15 am. Sign up in Resident Programs. Tickets are $23. Transportation fee $5. Apr 15: KP Photo Club If you love our Photo Club page in the Pinecone, come join us at 3:00 pm in the LCR and learn to take better photos! Apr 16: Caregiver Support Group Are you caring for a loved one? Our sup- port group meets the 3rd Wednesday of every month in the Small Card Room at 10:00 am. We find support as well as com- forting suggestions for unique problems. Caregiving is very difficult. Come be a part of our group.