Kirby Pines Retirement Community

The Pinecone

November 2015

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July

Garden Gro’ers Club

Meeting

November is a great time for vegetable

gardens. We have lettuce & several va-

rieties of greens ready to harvest. The

broccoli and cauliflower will be later.

The fall garden is fully planted thanks

to Marsha Moore. We are preparing

a herb garden. Anyone interested call

Charlie Parrott. We will meet every

other month in the winter to discuss

the “Spring Garden” (think tomato) and

plant seeds we order in January. See you

Nov, 11 at 10:30 am in the Green House.

Nov

Memphis Hearing Aid

Service

Wednesday, November 11 at 10:00 am,

in the Arts & Crafts room, Dr. Rena

Booth will be offering:

~Free Hearing Evaluation

~Free Hearing Aid Consultation

~Free Hearing Aid Cleanings,

~Check up and Adjustment

Please call 682-1529 for more informa-

tion or to schedule a visit.

Nov

Music in the Lobby with

Hank Sable

Hank sable sings classic country, vin-

tage standards, and Memphis music

accompanying himself on guitar. He en-

joys performing gospel numbers, 1940’s

Frank Sinatra and Texas swing, classic

country such as Hank Williams and

Patsy Cline, Beatles, songs of the 1960’s,

and Memphis music including Elvis and

Johnny Cash. Some of his material is fun

and humorous. Hank can often meet re-

quests from their audience. Join us for

this lively concert on Veterans Day, No-

vember 11 at 6:00 pm in the Lobby.

Nov

Smart Moves

“Understanding Alzheimer’s”

This month’s topic is “Alzheimer’s or

how to handle holiday stress” 10:00 am

in the Performing Arts Center.

Nov

B irthday Night with Acclaimed

Violinist, Benedict Goodfriend

Violinist Benedict Goodfriend has per-

formed worldwide as soloist and cham-

ber musician, receiving critical acclaim

for his performances in Jordan Hall and

Symphony Hall in Boston, The Kenne-

dy Center, Carnegie Hall, and Atlanta’s

Spivey Hall, Cincinnati’s Aronoff Cen-

ter, and many others. We had a full PAC

Nov

Bridge On

the River Kwai

Director David Lean’s sweeping epic

-- best known for a whistling work

theme that became legendary -- is set in

a World War II Japanese prison camp,

where British prisoners are forced to

build a railway bridge as a morale-

building exercise. Movie Theater Show-

times 10:00 am & 2:00 pm.

Nov

Von Ryan’s Express

At the height of World War II, a group

of Allied POWs escapes an Italian pris-

on with the help of an idealistic Ameri-

can leader (Frank Sinatra), whose style

clashes with that of his second in com-

mand (Trevor Howard). Just a few steps

from freedom, the men are captured

again -- this time by German troops.

Movie Showtimes 10:00 am & 2:00 pm.

June

Nov

Travel Group Outing:

Graceland

We need 15 folks to receive the half price

tour of Graceland Mansion on Monday,

November 9. The bus will depart Kirby

at 9:30 am and return at approximately

2 pm. We will be having lunch follow-

ing the tour at Marlow’s Restaurant.

November 1 will be the last day you

can sign up. If you have signed up but

cannot attend be sure and notify Andy

Boles @ 346-0890 or the front desk. This

is a pre-pay event. Bus leaves 9:30 am.

Nov

Veteran’s Day

Program

Join us for this year’s Veterans Day Pro-

gram on Tuesday. Nov 10 at 10:30 am

in the Performing Arts Center. We are

happy to announce our guest speaker

will be Roy Cash. He is a retired U.S.

Navy Captain with a highly distin-

guished record of service to his country

and a native Memphian. His perspec-

tives on life as a career Navy fighter

pilot are gripping and motivating and

include presentations on character, in-

tegrity and our nation’s Godly heritage.

We are honored to have him join us for

this very special program.

Nov

Resident Association

Meeting

Our speaker will be resident Author,

John Harkins. He will be talking about

his book “Milestones and Myths of

Memphis Area History”. Also during

this meeting we will have the election

of new officers for the Resident Associa-

tion. Nov. 12th, 2:00 pm in the PAC.

Nov

The Longest Day

This Oscar-winning war epic chronicles

World War II’s harrowing D-Day inva-

sion. Shot on the beaches of Normandy,

France, the ambitious film attempts to

cover the historic day from all perspec-

tives, focusing on both sides of the con-

flict. Showtimes 10:00 am & 2:00 pm.

Nov

Music in the Lobby with

Brazil

Brazil sings the music of Sinatra, John-

ny Mathis, Tony Bennett, Lionel Richie,

Charlie Pride, Nat King Cole, Elvis Pre-

sley and many others. He has opened

concerts for Jerry Lee Lewis, Cameo,

Alexander O’Neal, Weather Report

and many others. He has performed for

many Government dignitaries as well as

entertaining our troops for the Depart-

ment of Defense Tours in Europe. Don’t

miss this marvelous entertainer. Friday

Night, Nov 13 at 6:00 pm in the Lobby.

for his performance when he was here

in March. He is fabulous! Tuesday, No-

vember 10 at 6:30pm in the PAC.

June

Nov

Collierville United Methodist

“A Tribute to Paul Bowles”

Collierville United Methodist Church

are hosting their Third Annual Cham-

ber Music Series. The Series, held at the

historic Sanctuary on the Square, will

commence on Sunday, Nov. 15 with

“A Tribute to Paul Boles” featuring the

return of Carole Choate Blankenship,

Soprano and introducing Matthew

Hayner, Baritone and Irene Herrmann,

Piano and Curator of the Bowles Music

estate. Admisssion is free. Sign up in

Transportation, Bus leaves at 6:15pm.

July

Through

the Bible

Starting with Genesis and working

through the books in the Bible, this

group meets the second Saturday of

every month at 10:30 am in the Cha-

pel. For more information contact Gail

Kommer at 363-3622.

Nov