Kirby Pines Retirement Community | The Pinecone

The Pinecone | March 2022 • 15 • Mar 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. Mar 4 : Music with Al Mahan Al Mahan is a pastor, singer/songwriter, and performer from Smithville, TN. His concerts are filled with humor, paro- dies, impersonations, and much laugh- ter, as he takes us on a heart-warming nostalgic stroll down memory lane. These concerts are filled with the songs of yesteryear. The performance will start in the lobby at 6:00 pm. Mar 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. Mar 6: BasilAlter&ElhamFanous We are excited to have both Basil Alter, a violinist hailed as a “teenage virtuoso” by the Commercial Appeal, and Elham Fanous, the leading Afghan pianist of his generation, with us. This musical duo came together during their first year at Manhattan School of Music and even won the Manhattan School of Mu- sic’s Fuchs Memorial Chamber Music Competition in 2020. The duo is excited to make their debut in Memphis, pre- senting a program of Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart duos. Come out to the PAC at 6:00 pm to hear this wonderful pro- gram. Mar 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. Mar 7: Hobby Pines Group Enjoy wood working? Join the Hobby Pines group. We meet every Monday at 10:00 am in the Hobby Shop. Mar 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. Mar 8: Along Came A Spider When a senator's daughter under Secret Service protection is kidnapped from a private school, detective Alex Cross investigates the case even though he's recovering from the loss of his partner. Showtime is at 1:30 pm in the theatre. Mar 8: Birthday Night with Side Street Steppers The Side Street Steppers are a page from America’s past, playing rare and popular music from the 1920s and 30s. The two decades between 1920 and World War II saw the rise of jazz and the birth of the blues, the demise of ragtime and the emergence of hillbilly music that would become known through the world as country music. They perform on vintage and homemade instruments. Get ready for plenty of hip-shaking, foot stompin’, caterwauling and croonin’. Come cele- brate with us in the PAC at 6:30 pm. Mar 9: Garden Gro'ers Come out for our March meeting as we begin to plant our tomatoes. If you have not requested your tomato-site or a plot for flowers, now is the time to do so! We can’t wait to see you at 10:30 am in the Greenhouse! Mar 9: The Best Of Me A pair of former high school sweet- hearts reunite after many years when they return to visit their small home- town. Showing at 1:30 pm and 6:30 pm in the theatre. Mar 10: Resident Association Come out to our second Resident’s As- sociation of the year! We will have a great time with a guest speaker and a chance to hear updates. Come out to the PAC at 2:00 pm or tune in on Live TV. Mar 11 : Music with Joyce Cobb As a singer, teacher, and actor, Joyce has done it all: Signed a deal at Stax Records; cut a Top 40 hit; opened shows for The Temptations and Muddy Waters; toured Europe; performed with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra; and starred in local productions of Ain’t Misbehavin’ and the Center For Southern Folklore’s Beale Street Saturday Night (which she co-created). Enjoy a night of her beauti- ful singing in the lobby at 6:00 pm. Mar 12 & 26: Trivia Group All residents are welcome to attend this noncompetitive activity, and are encouraged to participate, or just lis- ten and enjoy. The THEME for March will be SPORTS & LEISURE. However, trivia questions 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 . Mar 14 & 28: Alterations Come to the Arts and Crafts room the 2nd and 4th Monday at 9:30 am for all your alteration needs. Mar 15: The Firm A young lawyer joins a small but presti- gious law firm only to find out that most of their clients are on the wrong side of the law. The company is helping to laun- der mob money, get clients off charges and even murder partners who threaten to blow their cover. But when the FBI come calling to gather evidence on the lawyer’s colleagues, he is caught be- tween a rock and a hard place, juggling his life and his liberty. Showing at 1:30 pm in the theatre.