Kirby Pines Retirement Community | The Pinecone

• 16 • The Pinecone | October 2019 Oct 16: Smart Moves This months topic will be Cognition. It is held the 3rd Wednesday of every month in the PAC at 1:30 pm. Oct 16: Virtual Field Trip: Join us in the Movie Theater as we go on a Virtual Field Trip. The destination will be announced closer to the time to enable the creators to send us to the most inter- esting places. Begins at 2:00 pm. Oct 16: Girls Night Out Don’t miss this good time with just the la- dies for a movie and fun. 6:30 pm in the Movie Theater. This month’s movie will be “The Way We Were". Oct 17: Lunch Bunch @ Moondance Get ready for “Moondance Grill,” a new Germantown restaurant from Liz and Tommy Peters and the Beale Street Blues Co., which brought you Itta Bena and La- fayette’s Music Room. Food ranges from good seafood to steaks and great salads and a large small-plate menu. Don’t miss the chance to try out this new restaurant. Sign up in Transportation by Tuesday the 15. We will depart at 11:00 am. Oct 17: Theatre Memphis: Cats Touching and Whimsical. Striking chore- ography abounds in this most-loved mu- sical as the scene is set in a large rubbish area which, after dark, becomes alive with cats of all types, shapes and sizes. They are gathering for the Jellicle Ball during which one cat will be allotted an extra precious life. One of the longest running shows on Broadway which includes the most memorable tune, “Memory”. Based on the book Old Possum’s Book of Practi- cal Cats by T.S. Eliot. Call box office for tickets @ 682-8323. Sign up in Transpor- tation. Bus will depart at 6:30 pm. Oct 18: Opera Memphis Join us in the Lobby at 6:00 pm. For the beautiful voices from Opera Memphis. They will be singing songs from selected Opera’s. Oct 21: Jimmy Ogle Presents Memphis’ Contributions during World War 1 & World War 2 at 10:30 am in the PAC. Don’t miss this interesting presenta- tion. Oct 22: The Book Baggers Whether you read or would like to hear about books being discussed, come and check us out. Our read for this month is Wildwood Creek by Lisa Wingate. Lisa will be here in person for a presentation and signing on Friday, October 25 in the PAC.As always, you are encouraged to share this group with new residents and any friends you would like to invite. The Book Baggers meet the 4th Tuesday of ev- ery month in the Chapel at 9:30 am. Oct 22: Fall Festival Come one, come all, and have a blast at our Annual Fall Festival. 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 “Grass Fire” Awesome Dogs and Central BBQ will be on site selling their food. Invite your friends to come to the festivities. Balloon rides are only $5.00 per guest and free to the residents. All proceeds go to the Na- tional Breast cancer Foundation. Don’t miss the fun from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Oct 23: Travelers: Parkin Archeological Park The Traveler’s head to the Mississippian Period American Indian village (A.D. 1000 to 1550) sites to Parkin Archeologi- cal State Park in Parkin, Arkansas. We’ll see an introductory video of the park, tour a rural African American School- house, and take a short walk nearby to see a Mound Indian sire. A gift shop is in the headquarters building. On the way home we’ll have lunch in Marion or West Mem- phis. The tour is $4.00. Sign up in Trans- portation. We will depart at 9:30 am. Oct 23: The Taking of Pelham 123 Armed men hijack a New York City sub- way train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day’s work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the master- mind behind the crime. Showtimes 1:30 & 6:30 pm. Oct 24: Fall Rummage Sale Ladies and Gents, it’s time to clean out your storage rooms, closets and drawers and turn some of those items into mon- etary rewards. The Fall Rummage Sale will be held in the PAC from 9:30 am un- til 1:30 pm.Call Activities to reserve your spot @ 866-4414. Oct 25: Book Signing with Lisa Wingate Join New York Times bestselling author Lisa Wingate as she returns to the Kirby Pines campus. Joining her will be co- author Judy Christie to discuss their lat- est book, "Before and After", a real-life sequel to Lisa’s blockbuster novel "Before We Were Yours". Learn how Kirby Pines came to play an instrumental role in the new book as well as meet the authors’ spe- cial guests. Bring a friend and don’t miss it. Refreshments will be served. 3:00 pm in the PAC. Oct 25: Music with Deborah Swiney Throughout Deborah's performance, you get to enjoy a trip back to Harlem to ex- perience the iconic era of Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, and Sarah Vaughn; you get to dance across the Great American Songbook; and you get to take a flight to Rio where you could close your eyes and imagine relaxing on a Copacabana or Ip- anema beach. Being a Memphis native, you might even get a splash of blues. Join her at 6:00 pm in the Lobby. Oct 29: An Unfinished Life Desperate to provide care for her daugh- ter, down-on-her-luck Jean moves in with her father in-law from whom she is estranged. Through time, they learn to forgive each other and heal old wounds. Showtimes 1:30 & 6:30 pm. Oct 30: Alzheimer's Walk Meet us in the Lobby at 10:00 am to regis- ter for the Walk to support the Alzheim- er’s Association. Please give generously; many lives here at Kirby are affected by the disease. Walk starts at 10:30 am. We will be walking thru the healthcare areas.