Kirby Pines Retirement Community | The Pinecone

The Pinecone | September 2021 • 15 • Sept 6: Poetry Group All poetry lovers! We will continue to meet the first Monday of the month in the Chapel. Please bring something to read and discuss. We will be practicing social distancing. Join us in the Chapel @ 10:00 am. Sept 6: 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. So come to the Arts & Crafts Room the first and third Monday at 10:00 am. Sept 6: Bingo Bingo is back! Come join us in the PAC every Monday night at 6:00 pm. Cards are $1 to play, limit 2 cards per person. Sept 7: BUNKO Join this fun group of folks every Tues- day at 1:30 pm in the LCR for the great game of BUNKO. Sept 7 & 20: Tech Time We’re Back! Bring your phones, tablets, laptop whatever issue you have they will be glad to help. Margie will be coming the 1st Tuesday of the month at 5:30 pm and Cathy will be coming every 3rd Monday at 10:30 am in the Sunroom. Sept 4: The Magic of Belle Isle Monty Wildhorn, an alcoholic novel- ist of Westerns, has lost his drive. His nephew pushes him to summer in quiet Belle Isle. He begrudgingly befriends a newly single mom and her 3 girls who help him find the inspiration to write again. Showing in the theatre at 1:30 pm and 6:30 pm. Sept 8: TheMagnificent Seven Seven gunmen from a variety of back- grounds are brought together by a vengeful young widow to protect her town from the private army of a de- structive industrialist. Showing in the Theatre at 1:30 pm and 6:30 pm. Sept 8: Garden Gro'ers We are still working on our tomatoes, which will bear fruit till October. We will be starting on our greens in late September, so we will need help to clear beds. Gardening is tough word, but the joy of a producing plant is unbeatable. Come out to our next meeting on Sep- tember 8th at 10:30 am in the Green- house. Sept 9: Resident Association Meeting Be sure to join us for this month’s meet- ing at 2:00 pm in the PAC. We will have a speaker from Elmwood Cemetery tell- ing us about the history of the oldest ac- tive cemetery in Memphis. Sept 10: Flag Raising Ceremony Join us in the Lobby at 9:30 am for our 38th Anniversary Flag Raising featuring the University of Memphis ROTC Color Guard Bag Pipe George Malone. Meet us in the Lobby at 9:25 am to follow the pre- sentation out to the Porte Cachere. Sept 10: Music with Oscar Sueing Oscar Sueing began learning and play- ing the saxophone at the age of 13. His soulful rendition of jazz, gospel and rhythm and blues tunes will leave you happy and inspired! Join us in the lobby at 6:00 pm. Sept 11: Lighting of the Lake Join us for the 38th Anniversary Light- ing of the Lake ceremony. Our theme this year is Courage and the color is Crimson. The ceremony will start promptly at 5:00 pm by the Lake Latimer. We will have a special guest speaker. Followed by the lighting of the torches and taps played by Nathan Wolinski. We will then adjourn to the Lobby and Dining Room for a recep- tion featuring music from our featured musical pianist Tim Stanek. Sept 11 & 25: Saturday Trivia The Kirby Pines Trivia Group meets at 6:15 pm in The Chapel on the second and fourth Saturday of each month. All residents are welcome to attend this noncompetitive activity, and are en- couraged to participate, or just listen and enjoy. Usually, but not always, there will be a theme for each of the meetings. Trivia questions can be presented on any topic. Sept 13 & 27: Alterations Come to the Arts and Crafts room the 2nd and 4th Monday at 9:30 am for all your alteration needs. Sept 14: Travelers: Dixon Gallery and Gardens Dixon Gallery and Gardens is a fine art museum and public garden distin- guished by its diverse and innovative programs in the arts and horticulture. The Dixon features a permanent col- lection of over 2,000 objects, including French and American Impressionist paintings and significant holdings of German and English porcelain. After viewing the gardens, we will eat at Las Delicias on the way back to Kirby. Sign up at the front desk. We will depart at 9:30 am. Sept 14: The Blind Side The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All-American football player and first- round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family. Showing in the Theatre at 1:30 pm. Sept 14: Birthday Night with Breeze Cayolle Brian “Breeze” Cayolle’s music is soul- ful, strong and deeply rooted in the R&B, jazz, and rock and roll traditions of his native New Orleans. He is joined by acclaimed jaza keyboard artist Alvie Givhan. Together, they bring the ener- gy of New Orleans live jazz into your senior community. We will celebrate at 6:30 pm in the PAC.