Friday, January 26, 2018

February Cultural and Health Activities at JASA Van Cortlandt Senior Center


Celebrate Tu B’shevat (Israel Arbor Day) with Suki, flute and Steve, guitar, on Tues. Feb. 6 th at 1:00 PM. Lunch of oven fried chicken or vegetarian liver with mashed butternut squash and steamed kale w/garlic will be served at 12:15 PM. Recommended senior meal contribution is $2.00 and $2.00 for the event. Holiday refreshments will be served. Please call in your meal reservations to the office 718-549- 4700 by: Fri. Feb. 2nd.

Students from the Manhattan School of Music will perform on Wed. Feb. 14 th at 1:00 PM. Lunch of beef moussaka or tuna salad will be served at 12:15 PM. Recommended senior meal contribution is $2.00 and $1.00 for the event. Please call in your meal reservations to the office 718-549- 4700 by: Fri. Feb. 9th.

New: Illuminations session offers a quiet hour of gentle flute music by Yael Acher accompanied by a respectful energy treatment by Linda Gnat-Mullin, a qualified Reiki practitioner/instructor, on Thurs. Feb. 15 th from 1 – 2 PM. The goal is to enable participants to de-stress and recharge and continue life from a strengthened and refreshed perspective. Space for this workshop is limited. Pre-register with the senior center office 718-549- 4700 by Fri. Feb. 9 th .
Note: On Feb. 15 th , lunch of salmon cake or grilled chicken breast will be served at 12:15 PM. Suggested senior meal donation: $2.00.

Celebrate February birthdays with Michael Gaskin’s lively piano/vocals on Thurs. Feb. 22nd at 1:00 PM. Michael will perform American standards as well as international favorites for dancing and listening. Lunch of lemon pepper tilapia or turkey salad will be served at 12:15 PM. Recommended senior meal contribution is $2.00 and $1.00 for the event. Please call in your meal reservations to the office 718-549- 4700 by: Mon. Feb.19 th .

Soprano Jenny Lynn Stewart will present “A Tribute to Barbara Cook” on Wed. Feb. 28 th at 1:00 PM. “Barbara Cook had ‘come to define cabaret’ in the mid-1970s following a Tony-winning (The Music Man, 1958) Broadway musical career… New York dramatic soprano Jenny Lynn Stewart, whose repertoire includes opera, musicals and cabaret, has been likened to a cross between a very young Barbara Cook and late opera great Eileen Farrell, and worked with Cook in a coaching session ahead of a Lincoln Center performance by Stewart a year ago last April…” from Centerline by Jim Bessman.
Note: On Feb. 28 th, lunch of beef stew or salmon salad with broccoli soufflé and brown rice will be served at 12:15 PM. Recommended senior meal contribution is $2.00 and $2.00 for the event. Please call in your meal reservations to the office 718-549- 4700 by: Fri. Feb.23rd.

Doriana Castro will continue to instruct Senior Fitness on Monday mornings at 10:30 AM and Tone and Stretch on Friday mornings at 10 AM through February.
Movement class with Judy Farnum, certified fitness instructor, will meet on Mon. Feb. 5 th , *12th (*Tai Chi/Yoga) and 26th at 3:00 PM. This class combines low impact aerobics with easy-to- follow exercise routines as a fun way to get moving to a wide variety of music including Classic Retro Pop, Latin Rhythms, Global Beats and more! *New more gentle movement class.
New: Tai Chi with Stan Scher, certified instructor, will meet on Tues. Feb. 6th and 20 th at 10:15 PM. Stan has recently taught UFT retired teachers and residents of the Amalgamated. Beginners welcome.
Health and Relaxation w/Kathleen continues on Thurs. Feb. 1st and 15th at 11 AM. Kathleen, a certified Yoga instructor, integrates Tai Chi and chair Yoga moves and stretches.
Flowing Yoga w/Kathleen will meet on Wed. Feb. 14 th and 28 th at 3 PM.

All meals at JASA Van Cortlandt Senior Center are catered by Mauzone (kosher) Meal Service. We offer a daily alternate choice of main entree. Please call the senior center office to request the alternative meal choice between 9:30 and 10:30 AM. Menu is subject to change. Refreshments are served at all special events.

We are located on the first floor of the Van Cortlandt Jewish Center at 3880 Sedgwick Ave. Take the Bronx #1, 2 or 10 bus to the intersection of Sedgwick Ave. and Van Cortlandt Ave. West. For more information, please call the center office at 718-549- 4700.

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