Kirby Pines Retirement Community | The Pinecone

The Pinecone | May 2025 • 15 • May 5: Hobby Pines Group Enjoy wood working? Join the Hobby Pines group. We meet every Monday at 10:00 am in the Hobby Shop. May 5: 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 how you met your spouse. New Members encouraged and welcome to join in. May 5: Chair Yoga Chair yoga is a gentle form of yoga that can done be while sitting. Many poses can also be done standing while using a chair. The benefits of yoga are improving flexi- bility, improving concentration, reducing stress, and joint pain. Join us in the PAC at 10:30 am each Monday & 11:00 am on Wednesdays. May 5: Mexican Train Dominoes Looking for a new game to play? Try Mex- ican Train Dominoes. Come by the LCR every Monday at 6:00 pm or the Ante Room every Wednesday at 1:30 pm. If you have any questions or want to join, reach out to Paula Hanson or Phyllis Mitchell. May 5: 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. May 5: Resident's Choice Movie Night Resident’s choice movie night is going to be held every Monday night at 6:30 pm. Here is your chance to pick the movie. Whether you missed a movie that was shown previously or you have a movie you would like to see on the big screen, this is for you! Let Sally Cook know the week before what movie you want to see. May 6: Lunch Bunch: Calvary Rescue Mission Luncheon Calvary Rescue Mission has a luncheon on the 1st Tuesday of every month. We have decided to join them for $5 all you can eat fried chicken on Tuesday, May 6th. They will have special guest speaker, Ben Taylor – Missions Pastor for Bellevue Baptist Church. Sign up in Resident Pro- grams. Lobby time is 10:00 am. Transpor- tation fee is $5. Don’t forget your lunch money! May 6: BUNKO Join this fun group of folks every Tuesday at 1:30 pm in the SCR for the great game of BUNKO. May 7: Catholic Services The Church of the Holy Spirit will be holding Catholic services in the chapel every Wednesday at 10:00 am. The third Wednesday of each month is mass and communion and the Rosary will be of- fered all other weeks. May 7: Pinecone Painters Enjoy art? Like doing acrylic, watercol- or, oil, or fabric? Come join the Pinecone Painters. They will meet each Wednesday at 10:00 am in the Arts and Crafts Studio. May 7: Travelers: Side Street Steppers - Theatre Memphis The Side Street Steppers are a page from America’s past, playing rare and popular music from the 1920s and 30s. The Side Street Steppers present a pastiche of this transformation of the American musical landscape, performing on vintage and homemade instruments. Get ready for plenty of hip-shaking, foot stompin’, cat- erwauling and croonin’. This show will be at Theatre Memphis on Wednesday, May 7th. Lobby time is 11:30 am. We will enjoy lunch at Huey’s prior to the perfor- mance. Tickets are $7 and Transportation Fee is $5. Sign up in Resident Programs. May 7: Needle Arts Group Have a passion for fiber arts? Come join the group in the Sunroom onWednesdays at 1:00 pm. May 7: Mah Jongg Join the group for Mah Jongg play each Wednesday at 1:15 pm in the LCR. May 7: Bridge Group The Bridge Group meets every Wednes- day at 6:00 pm in the LCR and is open to all residents. Bring a partner and come join us. There is a sign-up binder in the hallway near the Bistro. May 8 & 22: Farmer's Market The Farmer’s Market is back! Come to the lobby on the 2nd & 4th Thursday every month from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm to get your fresh produce. May 8: Resident Association The Kirby Pines Resident Association will meet at 2:00 pm in the Performing Arts Center. Randy Hutchinson, President & CEO, BBB of the Mid-South will present: AI: How it is Affecting Older Adults Now. May 8: Lynn Petty: Aviation/ Action Photography Lynn Petty will present his techniques for photographing airplanes in action. The presentation will focus on camera settings, lenses, locations, posture, and things to ponder with capturing aircraft in action. The discussion will directly par- allel common points of interest for fast action, wildlife, and sports photography. Join us at 3:30 pm in the theatre. May 9: Music: Just Friends Just Friends Band members Larry Tyler, Kelley Walker and Wes Walker will de- light audiences with skilled renditions of pop, jazz standards, rock, country, and gospel. Larry Tyler is skilled on both gui- tar and keyboard and provides vocals on a wide repertoire of material, including pop, jazz standards, rock, country, and gospel. Music is at 6:00 pm in the PAC. May 10: Mother's Day Cookout Happy Mother’s Day! Come celebrate with family and friends by enjoying an afternoon of delightful food and outdoor activities that will be shared by all genera- tions on the grounds of Kirby Pines! May 10 & 24: Trivia Group All residents are welcome to attend this noncompetitive activity, and are encour- aged to participate, or just listen and en- joy. The theme this month will be Food & Drink, however, trivia questions can be presented on any topic. Join us at 6:15 pm in the ante room. May 11: 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.