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October
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October 2016
Oct 1:
Men’s Christian
Fellowship
The Men’s Christian Fellowship meets
every Saturday morning in the Chapel at
7:30 am. There is a rotating list of resi-
dent speakers who give a devotion at each
meeting. Come enjoy coffee and fellow-
ship with us each week.
Oct 2:
GPAC presents MSO:
Dvorak & Copeland
Opening weekend welcomes, Memphis
Symphony Orchestra’s new conductor,
Robert Moody. Call Box office for tickets
@ 537-2525. Sign up in transportation,
bus leaves at 2:00 pm.
Oct 2 & 30:
Hymn Sing with
Matthew
Join Matthew for song and worship on
these two Sundays in the PAC at 3:30 pm.
Oct 3:
Get Fit with Oasis
Coordinator Mary Hand
Advanced Water Aerobics classes will be
held on Mondays & Wednesdays at 8:30
am. Basic and Beginning Water Aerobics
is on Tuesdays & Thursdays at 9:30 am.
Men’s Water Aerobics is held on Tuesdays
& Thursdays at 8:30 am. Arthritis Sit/
Stand classes are on Tuesdays &Thursdays
at 11:00 am in the Arts & Crafts Room.
Oct 3:
Focus on Color
Coloring books are incredibly simple,
portable, easy to pick up and put down
and a colored–in page takes up almost no
space at all. So come to the Arts and Crafts
Room the first and third Monday at 10:00
am. All you need to bring besides yourself
is your coloring book and utensils to color
with. Some of these supplies are offered
for sale in the Blossom Shop.
Oct 3:
First Monday Poetry
Group
Come to listen; come to read; come to re-
cite from memory. Share a favorite verse
or two as others share their verse with
you. Everyone is welcome. Check out
“The Poet’s Corner” on the post office bul-
letin board where a residential poet will
be featured each month. We meet the first
Monday of every month at 10:00 am in the
Ante Room.
Oct 3:
Game Play Group
Like to play games? Bring your own to
share or join in with someone already
there! Meets in the Large Card Room ev-
ery Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at
1:30 pm.
Oct 3:
Tai Chi
If you’re looking for a way to reduce stress,
consider tai chi (TIE-CHEE). Original-
ly developed for self-defense, tai chi has
evolved into a graceful form of exercise
that’s now used for stress reduction and
a variety of other health conditions. Un-
der the instruction of Sheila Raye, tai chi
meets in PAC every Monday at 2:00 pm.
Oct 3:
Bingo Night
Join us for a fun filled evening of BINGO!
Entry costs only $1 per card, with an op-
portunity to win up to two prizes. Every
Monday night at 6:30 pm in the PAC.
Oct 4:
Medical Director
Dr. Mike Abutineh MD
Will be in the Wellness Clinic Tuesdays
9:00 am -12:00 pm. Thursdays 1:00-4:30
pm. Appointments required.
Oct 4:
Walk with Ease
Walk with Ease classes will begin Septem-
ber 13, meeting twice a week Tuesdays
andThursdays for nine weeks in the Large
Card Room at 1:30 pm. Last class is No-
vember 10.
Oct 4:
Planet Earth:
Great Plains
On these immense wildernesses, from the
baking savannahs of Africa, to the frozen
tundra of the Artic, we find the greatest
gatherings of wildlife on Earth: but close
on the heels of the gazelles, caribou, or
wildebeest come an array of plains pred-
ators…eagles, wolves and lions. Theater
Showtimes 10:30 am & 1:30 pm.
Oct 4:
Annual Fall Festival
Come one, come all, and have a blast at
our Annual Fall Festival. Tuesday, Octo-
ber 4th from 4 to 6:30 pm. Bluff City Bal-
loons will be here with “High Jinx” which
has a door for easier access. We will have
live Blue Grass music with “Minor Street
Strings”, Awesome Dogs and Central BBQ
plus the new craze MemPops will be on
site selling their food. Invite your family
and friends to come to the festivities bal-
loon rides are only $5.00 per guest and
free to residents. All proceeds go to the
National Breast Cancer Foundation.
Oct 5:
KP Travelers Meeting
Calling all adventurous spirits! The Trav-
elers are back in action and will be meet-
ing to discuss upcoming outings and trips
for 2016/17. The group meets on the first
Wednesday of every month at 10:00 am
in the Large Card Room. They are always
interested in new ideas of places to go and
things to do.
Oct 5:
Yoga Stretch
Yoga is known to have a wide range of
benefits- maybe you’re sleeping better or
getting fewer colds, your balance is im-
proving. If you have not yet joined this
class come and see what benefits it might
have for you. This is not advanced so don’t
worry about getting on the floor and not
being able to get up. You will be sitting in a
chair or standing. Class is every Wednes-
day at 10:30 am in the PAC.
Oct 5:
Magnum P.I.:
The Black Orchid
Magnum has been hired by a woman to
act out some of her rich, bored sister’s
fantasy dramas, concocted from 1930s
Dashiell Hammett films, but soon finds
himself involved in a real mystery. Theater
showtimes 1:30 pm and 6:30 pm.
Oct 5:
Virtual Wii Bowling
Come join the fun every Wednesday af-
ternoon at 2:00 pm in the Large Card
Room. No skill required. It is set up on
the TV; all you have to do is check out the
remotes from the Front Desk and return
them whenever your game is over.
Oct 6:
Group Bible Study with
Dave Phillips
Join Germantown Church of Christ’s Dave
Phillips as he leads group Bible Study ev-
ery Thursday at 10:00 am in the Chapel.
Dave is a great teacher and speaker.
Oct 6:
Agatha Christie’s Poirot:
The ABC Murders
A serial killer taunts Poirot in letters fore-
shadowing his crimes. Theater showtimes
10:30 am & 1:30 pm.