Kirby Pines Retirement Community | The Pinecone

• 16 • The Pinecone | November 2023 Nov 15: Wolfchase Galleria Want to do some early holiday shop- ping? Or maybe you’re overdue for a pamper shopping spree! Join us on a trip to the mall. Shops include Dillard’s, JC Penny, Macys, and more. Sign up with Resident Programs. We will leave Kirby at 9:30 am. Nov 15: Falling Inn Love When city girl Gabriela spontaneously enters a contest and wins a rustic New Zealand inn, she teams up with big- hearted contractor Jake Taylor to fix and flip it. Showtimes are 1:30 pm and 6:30 pm in the theatre. Nov 16: KP Photo Club If you love our Photo Club page in the Pinecone, come join us at 3:00 pm in the LCR to brush up on your skills! Nov 17: Memphis Most Reveal Will we win Memphis Most for the 17th year in a row? Join us at this year’s party as we find out together! Party starts at 11:00 am in the lobby, with music, hors d'oeuvres and prizes. Nov 17: Music with David Evans As a blues and folk musician, David has recorded six CDs for the Inside Sounds and Blind Lemon labels, and has made over seventy tours in twenty-two coun- tries of Europe, South America, and Africa. He has toured, performed, and/ or recorded with such blues greats as Hammie Nixon, Van Zula Hunt, Johnny Shines, and many more. Join us in the PAC at 6:00 pm. Nov 19: Piano Student Recital Join Ms. Sophia and her students in the lobby for some relaxing Sunday music starting at 4:00 pm in the lobby. Nov 20: Tech Time Bring your phones, tablets, laptop what- ever issue you have they will be glad to help. Cathy will be coming every 3rd Monday at 10:30 am in the Sunroom. Nov 21: Briarcrest HS Band Come on out and show your support for these young, bright-minded students who want to share their talents with us. They will be performing at 10:00 am in the PAC. Nov 21: Turkey Trot Dance Break out those country boots and come shake your tail feather at this month’s Turkey Trot dance in honor of thanksgiving! You’re sure to have a great time. The photobooth will open at 6:00 pm, and the music will start at 6:30 pm sharp in the PAC. Hope to see you there. Nov 21: The Back Up Plan A woman conceives twins through arti- ficial insemination, then meets the man of her dreams on the very same day. Showtimes are 1:30 pm and 6:30 pm in the theatre. Nov 22: Jack and Jill Family guy, Jack Sadelstein, prepares for the annual event he always dreads--the Thanksgiving visit of his fraternal twin sister, the needy, and passive-aggressive Jill, who then refuses to leave.Show- times are 1:30 pm and 6:30 pm in the theatre. Nov 24: Music with Amaro Brazilian violinist Amaro Debois has become known for his work populariz- ing and expanding lesser-known reper- toire for the viola through collaborative projects in Brazil and North America. Join us in welcoming him back to Kirby; 6:00 pm in the PAC. Nov 27: Scam Safety Seminar Have you ever had a call from someone telling you about a purchase you’ve never made? Has an unknown email or Face- book friend sent you a suspicious link to click on? Have you ever been asked to give a stranger your banking informa- tion? These are a few of the many scams that seniors fall victim to every day. Join Erica Cobb, a cyber security expert with 25 years of experience, to come speak about how you can recognize such calls, and protect your identity and finances. 2:00 pm in the PAC. Nov 28: The Book Baggers Come meet the authors who live at Kir- by Pines! Four of our resident authors will be speaking about books they have published. Others will have some of their works on display. This is a time when we can celebrate the talented peo- ple who live among us. Perhaps you, too, will be encouraged to dust off your own work and get it to a publisher. Join us the fourth Tuesday of every month at 9:30 am in the chapel. Nov 28: Lunch Bunch: Petra Cafe Petra Cafe is a Mediterranean restaurant offering the freshest flavors of Greece and the middle east with some hints of Italy thrown in. Every dish is made to order with the freshest ingredients available. Vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options are deliciously offered. Lo- cally owned and operated since 2001. We leave Kirby at 11: 00 am. Nov 28: Eight Below Brutal cold forces two Antarctic ex- plorers to leave their team of sled dogs behind as they fend for their survival. Showtimes are at 1:30 pm and 6:30 pm in the theatre. Nov 29: Travelers: Christmas Carol This beloved production has been staged by Theatre Memphis for over 40 years, making it the longest running recurrent play on any Memphis stage. Please see Resident Programs to sign up (will need to pay for tickets and $5 transportation fee). We will be leaving by 9:30 am. Please be on time in the lobby. Nov 29: A Perfect Pairing It follows a hard-driving LA wine-com- pany executive who travels to an Austra- lian sheep station to land a major client and there she ends up working as a ranch hand and sparking with a rugged local. Showtimes are 1:30 pm and 6:30 pm.