Kirby Pines Retirement Community | The Pinecone

The Pinecone | February 2022 • 15 • Feb 3: Orpheum: Hadestown Join us and come and see Hadestown, a musical retelling of the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Hadestown intertwines two mythic tales—that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eury- dice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone—as it invites you on a hell-raising journey to the underworld and back. Music, lyrics and book by Anaïs Mitchell. For tickets, please call the Orpheum box office at 901-525- 3000. To sign up, visit the activities of- fice and be sure to bring your transpor- tation fee. We will meet in the lobby at 6:00 pm and depart at 6:15 pm. Feb 4: Art with Helen Whether you are already an artist or would like to learn, join teacher Helen Gaines on Fridays at 10:00 am in the Arts & Crafts Room. Feb 4 : Music with Wyndie Oh Bringing you soulful sounds from the heart… Wyndie Oh and her accom- plished accompanist bring you soulful sounds from the heart. Wyndie sings Smooth Jazz, Old School R&B, Country, Gospel and Neo Soul. Come experience this talented singer in the lobby at 6:00 pm. Feb 5: Men’s Christian Fellowship The Men’s Christian Fellowship meets every 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 encouraged to attend. Feb 7: Poetry Group All poetry lovers! We will continue to meet the first Monday of the month in the Chapel. Please bring something to read and discuss. We will be practicing social distancing. Join us in the Chapel @ 10:00 am. Feb 7: Hobby Pines Group Enjoy wood working? Join the Hobby Pines group. We meet every Monday at 10:00 am in the Hobby Shop. Feb 7 & 21: Focus on Color Coloring books are incredibly simple, portable, easy to pick up and put down, and a colored–in page takes up almost no space. So come to the Arts & Crafts Room the first and third Monday at 10:00 am. Feb 7: Bingo Bingo is back! Come join us in the PAC every Monday night at 6:00 pm. Cards are $1 to play, limit 2 cards per person. Feb 8: You Again A story of how sometimes we can get older but maybe never grow out of who we used to be. When Marni discovers that her brother is marrying her neme- sis from high school she sets out to stop it all costs. The situation is complicated more when it’s revealed their mothers were also bitter rivals in school. Show- time is at 1:30 pm in the theatre. Feb 8: Birthday Night with Breeze Cayolle Brian “Breeze” Cayolle’s music is soulful, strong and deeply rooted in the R&B, jazz, and rock and roll traditions of his native New Orleans. Breeze’s record- ing credits include numerous albums with many different jazz, blues, Cajun, and gospel recording artists including Gatemouth Brown and the late great bluesman Junior Wells. Breeze is joined by acclaimed jaza keyboard artist Alvie Givhan. Together, they bring the energy of New Orleans live jazz to you. Come celebrate with us at 6:30 pm in the PAC. Feb 9: Garden Gro'ers The Garden Season begins! Come out to our February meeting to hear updates about the irrigation system as well as our seeds for the year. We hope to see you and a friend at our next meeting on February 9 at 10:30 am in the green- house! Feb 9: In The Line Of Fire A veteran Secret Service Agent is haunt- ed by his failure to save President John F. Kennedy while serving protection de- tail in Dallas, Texas. Thirty years later, a man calling himself “Booth” taunts him and threatens the life of the current President, forcing the agent to come back to protection detail to confront the ghosts from his past. Showing at 1:30 pm and 6:30 pm in the theatre. Feb 10: KP Photo Club If you'd like to learn about using your phone to take and share pics, join us at 3:00 pm in the Large Card Room. Feb 11 : Music with The Double D Band The Double D band is a duet who play a wide range of songs and genres, but especially music from the 50s and 60s. They mainly specialize with guitars and mandolins and have been a part of both the London and New York music scene. Come enjoy these fan favorites in the Lobby at 6:00 pm. Feb 12 & 26: Trivia Group All residents are welcome to attend this noncompetitive activity, and are en- couraged to participate, or just listen and enjoy. The THEME for February will be SPACE EXPLORATION AND ASTRONOMY. However, trivia ques- tions can be presented on any topic. Join us at 6:15 pm in the chapel. For further information please contact Peter Jones, 767-0289 or pdjones1940@gmail.com. Feb 13: Superbowl Bash Join us in the PAC for football, food and fun as we watch the Cincinnatti Bengals square off against the Los Angeles Rams. Party starts at 5:00 pm with kickoff at 5:30 pm. A hotdog buffet with all the fixings will be served at halftime. Put on your game face and join the gang. Feb 14 & 28: Alterations Come to the Arts and Crafts room the 2nd and 4th Monday at 9:30 am for all your alteration needs.