Kirby Pines Retirement Community | The Pinecone

The Pinecone | June 2020 • 15 • Jun 8: Walking Teams Program Round 2 for the Walking Team Program begins June 8th. You may stay with your team or start a new team. A new aspect will be added for dog walkers. Fill out a new registration form in the oasis or Activities department. Walks inside or outside are encouraged. Jun 8: Olympus Has Fallen Director Antoine Fuqua’s action thriller stars Gerard Butler as a disgraced Secret Service agent who must come to the res- cue when Korean terrorists descend on the White House and take the president hostage. Showtimes 1:30 pm and 6:30 pm. Jun 9: Brazil Brazil covers the music of artists in- cluding Michael Franks, Frank Sinatra, Johnny Mathis, Tony Bennett, Lionel Richie, Charlie Pride, Elvis Presley, Nat King Cole and many others. Be sure and catch his performance at 6:30pm in the PAC or Live TV channel 10. Jun 10: Memphis Hearing Aid Service On the second Wednesday of every month, at 10:00 am in the Arts & Crafts Room, Dr. Rena C Booth will be of- fering: Free Hearing Evaluation, Free Hearing Aid Consultation, Free Hear- ing Aid Clean, Check, and Adjustment. Please call 682-1529 for more informa- tion or to schedule a visit. Jun 10: Garden Club Meeting If you are planting lettuce in your trellis, do not puncture the fabric. Plant along with your tomatoes, the heat will kill it this summer. Tie your tomatoes to ¼ inch. Work on your weeds, nut grass is on the way. Tickle your tomatoes, this promotes pollen to loosen and gives you a higher yield. Kirby will water and fer- tilize your plants. Do not walk or stand in the beds, you could fall or plant weed seeds. Come on down to the Green- house every 2nd Wednesday of every month at 10:30 am rain or shine and dig in! Jun 10: Sweet Home Alabama Melanie abandons her Alabama roots and high school-sweetheart husband in favor of Manhattan’s glamorous social circles, where she attracts a handsome Park Avenue boyfriend. But when she visits home, she begins to question her decision. Showtimes 1:30 pm & 6:30 pm. Jun 12: Concert with Suzanne and Jim Suzanne and Jim are musicians who explore new directions by looking back into the roots of Americana music and lore. The husband and wife team blend their voices and instruments in songs of an earlier time. The stories told by these old songs (and the stories behind the songs) not only relate tales of a bygone era but open a window into the origins of our modern culture. Join this won- derful couple at 6:00 pm in the PAC & Live TV 10. Jun 13 & 27: Saturday Triva The Kirby Pines Trivia Group meets at 6:15 pm in the Chapel on the second and fourth Saturday of each month. All residents are welcome and encouraged to attend, participate, or just listen and enjoy. There will not be a THEME for either the June 13 or for the June 27 meetings. Trivia questions on any topic can be presented - anything goes. Jun 13: Creative Writing Class Memphis author Susan Cushman will be leading a creative writing workshop on the second Monday of each month. She is the author of three books--a memoir, a novel, and a short story collection. She is also editor of three anthologies of es- says by other authors. This is for anyone with any interest in creative writing, at any level of experience, including be- ginners. Please email Susan at sjcush- man@gmail.com if you are interested, or let Janice Wall know. The class will be held in LCR at 10:00 am. Jun 15: How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days To help land an account, a notorious player makes a bet with his co-workers that he can get a woman to fall in love with him in just 10 days. But he bets on the wrong girl -- a writer who’s working on an article on how to get rid of a guy in 10 days. Showtimes 1:30 pm & 6:30 pm. Jun 17: Alzheimer’s Support Group Are you caring for a loved one with Alzheimers or dementia? Our support group meets the 3rd Wednesday of every month in the Ante Room at 10:00 am. Jun 17: ArthritisWalk In support of the Arthritis Foundation, we are planning our own Walk to Cure. We will meet in the Lobby at 10:00 am to register. See page 4 for more details. Jun 19: Breeze Cayolle Brian “Breeze” Cayolle’s music is soul- ful, strong and deeply rooted in the R&B, jazz, and rock and roll traditions of his native New Orleans. Breeze’s re- cording credits include numerous al- bums with many different jazz, blues, Cajun, and gospel recording artists in- cluding Gatemouth Brown and the late great bluesman Junior Wells. Don’t miss this great musician at 6:00 pm in PAC and on Live TV 10. Jun 22: Philomena Floundering BBC journalist Martin Six- smith and aging Irishwoman Philomena Lee form an unlikely bond when they pair up to find the son Philomena was forced to give up for adoption 50 years ago. Showtimes 1:30 pm & 6:30 pm.