I. Celebrate May/June Birthdays on Wed. May 25th, 2016 with the Meetles, a classic rock tribute band, at JASA Van Cortlandt Senior Center at 1:00 PM. They will perform music of the 60’s and 70’s by the Beetles, Simon & Garfunkel and more. The Meetles have been playing in the New York City subway systems under the MUNY: Music Under New York-MTA Arts for Transit program. Comprised of musicians who've spent years mastering the music of The Beatles and Classic Rock songs from the 1960s and 1970s, and performing in various bands over the years, the MEETLES feature Eric on drums, Naomi on bass and vocal, Rob on rhythm guitar, keys and vocal, Maggie on rhythm guitar and vocal, Eric on rhythm/lead guitar & vocal and Barry on rhythm/lead guitar and harmonica.
Lunch served at 12:15 PM: Beef & vegetable stew or turkey salad, yellow rice, zucchini w/onions, orange and dessert.
Recommended Senior Meal Contribution: $2.25 and Senior Event Donation: $1.00 Non-senior Meal Fee: $5.00 and Event Fee: $2.00
Contact JASA Van Cortlandt Senior Center office at 718-549-4700 for advancemeal reservations.
II. Iyov and Shlomit Jindo will present about the Makuya, a Japanese Zionist Christian group, on Friday, May 27th at 1:00 PM in belated celebration of Yom Ha’Atzmaut, Israel Independence Day. Iyov is a Bible scholar whose grandfather Prof. Abraham Ikuro Teshima founded the Makuya movement in 1948. He established excellent relations with many Israeli leaders which led to the building of the Makuya Center in Jerusalem in 1988. Shlomit will sing classic Israeli songs followed by a brief lecture and film presentation. Lunch served at 12:15 PM:Spanish style roast chicken or gefilte fish loaf, brown rice w/beans, broccoli soufflé, pear and refreshments. Recommended Senior Meal Contribution: $2.25 and Senior Event Donation: $1.00 Non-senior Meal Fee: $5.00 and Event Fee: $2.00
Contact JASA Van Cortlandt Senior Center office at 718-549-4700 for advance meal reservations by Wed. May 25th.
III. “A Time to Dance,” a sparkling one-woman show written and performed by Libby Skala on Sunday, June 5th at JASA Van Cortlandt Senior Center at 2:15 PM. Libby Skala interweaves storytelling, music and dance to portray the dazzling 100 years of her great aunt Elizabeth "Lisl" Polk who transcends poverty, artistic repression and the rise of Hitler through the love of dance to become a renowned dance therapy pioneer. Arriving in 1902 Vienna, Lisl survives a premature birth, two world wars, immigration to New York, 9/11, and dances the Macarena on her hundredth birthday. She survives by never allowing severe disappointments to cloud the vibrancy and beauty of life. “Funny. Captivating. Charming.” –
The New York Times
Lunch Menu: salmon w/dill sauce or chicken breast, fusili pasta w/parsley, zucchini Provencal, French bread, fruit. Lunch served at 1:15 PM. Refreshments will be served. Recommended senior meal contribution: $2.50 & event donation: $2.00 Non-Senior meal fee: $5.00, event fee: $3.00 Call the senior center office at 718-549-4700 by Wed. 6/1 for advance meal reservations.
All meals at JASA Van Cortlandt Senior Center are catered by Mauzone(kosher) Meal Service. We offer a daily alternate choice of main dish. Call the senior center office to request the alternative meal option from 9:30 – 10:30 AM. Refreshments are served at all special events.
