December 2013

2013
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Calendar...........................2
Classes..........................3-4
What’s New.......................5
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Birthdays &
News............................6
Excursions..................7
FYI ...............................8
Senior Center Staff
December
Theresa Odello
Recreation Coordinator
Eileen Youngling
Recreation Assistant
Jhenzier Gordon
Recreation Assistant
December Luncheon
Thursday, December 19
11:30am-1pm
$2 if RSVP by Dec. 17, $3 on or after Dec. 17
It’s the Holiday Season!
Everyone is invited to enjoy a healthy lunch,
meet new and old friends and celebrate the
holiday season! Special entertainment will be
provided by the Malibu Senior Choir, directed by
Laura Fercano DeMieri. Please call in advance
to reserve your seat (310) 456-2489 ext. 357.
Are you a Sagittarius? Happy Birthday!
Get in for FREE at the Monthly Luncheon!
Sleep Changes As We Age
Monday, December 9
12-1pm, Free
Presented by Dr. Andrea Shaw
Dr. Andrea Shaw, UCLA
internal medicine physician,
will discuss changes in
sleep patterns as we get
older and suggestions on
getting a good night’s sleep.
Please call (310) 456-2489
ext. 357 to RSVP.
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Legacy Walk 10-11am
Women’s Counseling 2-3:15pm
Mat Yoga 3:30-4:30pm
Portrait Painting at Bluffs 12-3pm
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No Senior Choir
Stretch & Strength 11am-12pm
Ice Cream Social 12-1pm
Chair Yoga 1-2pm
Bridge Group 2:15pm
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No Senior Choir
Stretch & Strength 11am-12pm
Chair Yoga 1-2pm
Bridge Group 2:15pm
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No Senior Choir
No Stretch & Strength
Holiday
Senior Center Closed
Holiday
Senior Center Closed
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Legacy Walk 10-11am
Emeritus Creative Writing 9:30-11:45am
Women’s Counseling 2-3:15pm
Mat Yoga 3:30-4:30pm
Portrait Painting at Bluffs 12-3pm
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Senior Choir 9:45-10:45am
Stretch & Strength 11am-12pm
Sleep Changes as we Age
12-1pm
Chair Yoga 1-2pm
Bridge Group 2:15pm
Tue
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Legacy Walk 10-11am
Emeritus Creative Writing 9:30-11:45am
Tap Dance 11am-12pm
“Hoofers” Tap 12-1:30pm
Medicare Plan Compare 12-1pm
Women’s Counseling 2-3:15pm
Mat Yoga 3:30-4:30pm
Portrait Painting at Bluffs 12-3pm
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No Senior Choir
Stretch & Strength 11am-12pm
How to Shop On-Line 12-1pm
Chair Yoga 1-2pm
Bridge Group 2:15pm
Tea Time 3-4pm
Mon
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Holiday
Senior Center Closed
Holiday
Senior Center Closed
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Stretch & Strength 11am-12pm
Meditation 12-1pm
No Variety Acting
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Emeritus Modern Poetry
10-11:50am
Stretch & Strength 11am-12pm
Meditation 12-1pm
Variety Acting 1-3pm
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Senior Choir 9:30-10:30am
Emeritus Modern Poetry
10-11:50am
Stretch & Strength 11am-12pm
Meditation 12-1pm
Variety Acting 1-3pm
Senior Ballet 1-2:30pm
Wed
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Special Movie
Screening 11am
No Lifewriting
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Monthly Luncheon
11:30am-1pm
Current Events
1-2:30pm
Lifewriting 2-4pm
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Excursion: Leonis
Adobe
Lifewriting 2-4pm
City Hall Open
House 4-6pm
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Theater Thursday
11am & 1pm
Lifewriting 2-4pm
Thu
27
No Computer Workshop
No Stretch & Strength
Excursion: Metro to
LAX
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Computer Workshop
10am-12pm
Stretch & Strength
11am-12pm
13 Computer Workshop
10am-12pm
Stretch & Strength
11am-12pm
Emeritus Autobiography
12:30-2:45pm
Art Workshop: 1-3pm
Watercolor & Cards
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No Computer Workshop
Stretch & Strength
11am-12pm
Emeritus Autobiography
12:30-2:45pm
Holiday Concert
6:30pm
Fri
Calendar
December 2013
Classes
Fitness/Dance/Sports
Chair Yoga
Mondays, 1-2pm
Ongoing, $2/class
Legacy Walking Group
Tuesdays, 10-11am
Ongoing, Free, Legacy Park
Meet at Civic Center & Webb Way
Therapeutic Stretch & Strength
Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays
11am-12pm
Ongoing, $2/class
Mat Yoga
Tuesdays, 3:30-4:30pm
Ongoing, $2/class
Tai Chi & Health Exercises
Tuesdays, 8:30-9:30am
Ongoing, $2/class
Michael Landon Center, Bluffs Park
Tap Dance: Beginners
Tuesdays, 11am-12pm
$6/class
Holiday Note:
Be sure to check the calendar for cancellations, or call the Malibu Senior Center.
Enrichment / Groups
Bridge Group
Mondays, 2:15pm, Free
Women’s Counseling
Tuesdays, 2-3:15pm
Ongoing, Free: call for appointment
Meditation Class
Wednesdays, 12-1pm, $5/class
Current Events
Thursday, December 19, 1-2:30pm, Free
Lifewriting Class
Thursdays, 2-4pm
$10/class plus
One-Time $15 materials fee
Computers
Tap Dance: Hoofers
Tuesdays, 12-1:30pm
$10/class
Computer Workshop
Fridays, 10am-12pm, Ongoing, $2/class
Senior Ballet
Wednesdays, 1-2:30pm
Ongoing, $10/class
Art & Performance
Emeritus College
Emeritus Classes are offered through Santa
Monica College. Classes are free, but
participants must register. For more
information, please call (310) 434-4306.
Creative Writing
Tues, 9:30-11:45am
Modern Poetry
Wed, 10-11:50am
Autobiography
Fri, 12:30-2:45pm
Senior Choir
Mondays, 9:45-10:45am, Ongoing, Free
Variety Acting Workshop
Wednesdays, 1-3pm, Ongoing, Free
Art Trek Workshops
Workshops are $15, plus $10 materials fee
Watercolor and Cards
Friday, December 13, 1-3pm
Silk Painting
Friday, January 24, 1-3pm
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Highlighted
Classes
Emeritus College Classes
Classes are offered at the Malibu Senior Center through a partnership with Emeritus College, Santa
Monica Community College. For more information on Emeritus College please call (310) 434-4306.
Creative WritingModern PoetryAutobiography
Tues, 9-11:30am, Ends 12/10
Wed, 10-11:50am, Ends 12/11 Fri, 12:30-2:45pm, Ends 12/14
Winter Session: January 7 through February 5
ShakespeareModern PoetryTheater Arts
Tues, 12:30-2:20pmWed, 10-11:50amWed, 12:30-3:15pm
Meditation
Wednesdays, 12-1pmOngoing
$5 per classInstructor: Cathy Egner
Meditation not only brings inner peace and calm, but a myriad of health benefits. In this ongoing,
guided meditation class, participants learn about different types of meditations and how they are able
to provide such profound benefits to the physiology. Please wear comfortable clothing.
City of Malibu Presents
2013 HOLIDAY CONCERT
Special Performances By:
Zuma Youth Orchestra ~ Senior Choir ~ Hula ~ Children’s Ballet
Adult Tap Class ~ Senior Ballet ~ Belly Dancing ~ Parent & Me Ballet
Enjoy an evening of free music and dance with a holiday flair!
Performances by some of the communities favorite classes.
Refreshments and mingling will take place after the Concert.
Malibu Civic Theater
Friday, December 6
Concert begins at 6:30pm
All ages welcome, complimentary admission!
For more information call (310) 317-1364 or visit www.malibucity.org
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What’s New For You
FREE Theater Thursday,
Dec. 5
“The Big Wedding” 11am
A long-divorced couple fakes being married as their family unites for a
wedding. Starring Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton, Katherine Heigl, Robin
Williams, Susan Sarandon, Amanda Seyfried, and Ben Barnes. (2013)
“To Rome With Love” 1pm
This Woody Allen film is a story about a number of people in Italy, some
American, some Italian, some residents, some visitors, and the romances
and adventures and predicaments they get into. (2012)
Art Trek Workshops
Select Fridays from 1-3pm, $15/class and $10 material fee
Watercolor and Cards: December 13
Learn how to turn the art of watercolor into a festive and
joyous study of hues, shapes and emotional value.
An
option to watercolor beautiful holiday cards will be available.
Minimum of 5 participants must be registered by December 11.
Silk Painting: January 24
Create beautiful, colorful finished silk paintings by using
resist (gutta) to define the design and then blending
colorful dyes in these defined areas. Minimum of
5 participants must be registered by January 22.
Medicare Plan Compare
Tuesday, December 3, 12-1pm
Free Workshop
Do you know what Medicare option is right for you? Attend our
complimentary Medicare 101 program where you will get the
answers to make a confident decision. Bring your current Medicare
Plan to the Medicare Plan Compare and see if there might be a
better option for your Medicare based on your needs. Presented by
Jesse Hendon from Simpler Horizons Insurance Solutions. Please
call (310) 456-2489 ext. 357 to RSVP.
Holiday Open House
Thursday, December 12, 4-6pm
Malibu City Hall, Multi-Purpose Room
Celebrate the holiday season
with the City of Malibu. Please
bring a new unwrapped toy. For
additional information visit
www.malibucity.org or call
(310) 456-2489.
Learn to take
the Metro
from Malibu
to LAX
Lean how to use the local bus
line and save money going to
LAX. Participants will meet at
the Legacy Park bus stop on
Civic Center Way then travel
on the Metro through Santa
Monica and onto LAX. This
is a volunteer lead excursion
and requires walking. Space
is limited, please RSVP.
Friday, December 27
9am-3pm
$2 transportation
$20 lunch at the
Encounter Restaurant
Special Movie
Screening
“Sleepless in Seattle”
Thursday, December 26
11am
A recently-widowed man’s
son calls a radio talk show in
an attempt to find his father a
partner. Tom Hanks and Meg
Ryan star in this wonderful
romantic comedy about two
people drawn together by
destiny.
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Ice
Cream
Social
Free
Monday, December 16
12:15-12:45pm
Celebrate birthdays this
month at the Center’s ice
cream social. Make your
own sundae and enjoy
socializing with others.
For birthday corrections,
please call or write to the
Malibu Senior Center
Birthday List.
Sagittarius Birthdays: Nov. 22 - Dec. 21
Optimistic, Honest, Tactless, Restless, Intellectual, Jovial
Diane Altagen, Myrna Anderson, Vivian Baer, Christian Benjamin, Vyvyan Benllock,
Faith Blizzard, Roberta Bogie, Peter Bruno, Hilda Bujic, Cassandra Christenson,
Marsha Cooper, Helma Cords, Dick Corman, Marissa Coughlan, Walter Crandall,
Carol Cullen, Gary Curr, Leigh Curran, Doisy De Villargennes, Claire Douglas,
Karen Dumas, Lawrence Dumas, Al Endemano, Ruth Erb, Stan Feinman, Judith
Fine-Sarchielli, Jane Fishman, Helen Forbes, Maxine Fortune, Randi Garett, Ed
Gillespie, Stan Goldenberg, Barbara Ann Goldstein, Sherry Gordon, Jill Greenberg,
Nimrod Hajdu, Anita Hasselquist, Frances Hilton, Thomas Hirsch, Grace Holmes,
Marianne Hurd, Rosmarie Ihde, Jackie Ingerson, Joe Jeron, Wilbur Johnson, Ginger
Kershner, Ruth King, Amy Kupinskas, Jackie Lapin, Larry Lazaruz, Nancy Lewis,
Norma Lloyd, Mona Loo, Gail Lowe, Tom Lubisch, Donald McCrea, Jo Ann McCrea,
Marguerite Meagher, Carol Meckler, Julianne Merriman, Julie Merriman, Carol Moss,
Tracy Moss, Diane Neale, Thomas Omeara, Hope O’Neill, Elizabeth Perrin, Agnes
Peterson, Phiroz Poonawalla, Reiko Posner, Joseph Pundyk, Madeleine Radoff,
Marie-Claude Ranes, Judy Reinhard, Coliene Rentmeester, Sherri Ruzicka, Marilynn
Santman, La Vonne Saquilan, Anne Seid, Blanca Sibert, Marion Siebenthal, Annette
Smith, Kathleen Smith, Lisa Smith, Irvin Spielberg, Sandra Stackler, Sara Stann,
Nancy Stokesberry, Joan Stuart, Seymour Sudar, Virginia Terrasini, Judi Trevor,
Frances Tucker, Swanny Vanos, Ingrid Vinge, Thomas Waljeski, Maureen Ward, Edon
Waycott, Charles Weedman, Ronald Weiner, Margaret Westland, Richard Whitney
Other News from the Senior Center
• Health Tip: Avocados are not just for guacamole: they also contain
valuable nutrients such as folate, fiber, and potassium - supporting healthy
eyesight and a healthy immune system. Plus they have the unsaturated
fats which are vital for continuing good health.
• Chess Group: Interested in playing chess? Meet at the Senior Center to
play and socialize! If interested, please call the Malibu Senior Center to be
added to the list. If enough interest is generated we will organize a group
and set a date.
• Bingo in Malibu: Thursday nights at 6:45pm at the Point Dume Clubhouse.
This is a registered Bingo location and all money collected at the door is
Holiday
paid out in prize money. For more information call (310) 457-2111.
• Fundraiser for Friends of Malibu Urgent Care Center: Sunday,
Tea Time
December 8, 4pm at Malibu City Hall Theater. Performance by Johnny
Mandel and his big band. Suggested contribution: $50/ticket. For more
Monday,
information call (310) 457-1294.
December 2
• Toys for Tots Drive: bring a new unwrapped toy to First Bank (Malibu
Colony Plaza) anytime between November 30 and December 10 or bring
3-4pm
a toy to the Navy League’s Toys for Tots Celebration on December 10,
5:30-7:30pm. For more information call (310) 456-5579.
Grab your hat and enjoy • Allied Artists Paint-Out: December 14, 9:30am-1pm at Temescal
a variety of teas, small
Gateway Park. Paint-outs are a great way to meet fellow artists and
sandwiches,
explore new sites. Bring your own art supplies, water, lunch, sunscreen,
cookies and fun!
hat and walking shoes; look for the red flag. For more information call
$3 suggested donation.
Carole Garland at (310) 383-1374. Event sponsored by the Allied Artists
Please call to RSVP.
of the Santa Monica Mountains & Seashore.
• Troop Packing Party: Tuesday, January 21, 9am-1pm at the Point Dume
Clubhouse. Volunteers are needed to pack items for troops that are
overseas. More information will be in the January Newsletter.
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December
Excursion
Suburban Showgirl at the Malibu Playhouse
Sunday, December 1, 3pm
$20 (does not include transportation)
Deadline to register: November 26
The Malibu Playhouse is offering senior center members a special deal to
attend and support your local theater! Suburban Showgirl is an inspirational
one-woman tour de force written by and starring Palmer Davis. Davis creates
the character “Wendy Walker” - wife, mother of two, and professional dancer whose life is not turning out quite the way she had hoped.
December
Excursion
Leonis Adobe Museum
Thursday, December 12, 11:30am - 4:15pm
$20 (lunch included)
Deadline to register: December 5 or until full
Step back in time and discover what it was like to live in the 1880’s as a wealthy
family in the rugged west. The Leonis Adobe Museum is a Monterey-Style adobe
home and working ranch, originally owned by the legendary Miguel Leonis,
once known as the King of Calabasas. The grounds feature his authentic 1844
adobe home, barn and corral with livestock, out buildings, wagons and crops. A
docent will provide a guided tour of the museum grounds and give participants
an opportunity to learn about the rich history and legacy of the Leonis family.
Participants should be prepared for walking around the outdoor ranch and a half
block to/from a nearby restaurant. Prior to visiting the museum, enjoy lunch at
the Sagebrush Cantina.
January
Excursion
Camarillo Ranch
Friday, January 17, 9:15am - 2:15pm
$40 (lunch included)
Deadline to register: January 10 or until full
Visit Camarillo Ranch, a Historic Queen Anne Victorian Home in Ventura County.
The breathtaking Victorian house exhibits two staircases, 12-foot ceilings,
extensive interior woodwork and a generous wrap around porch. The Camarillo
House was built in 1892 by Adolfo Camarillo, who has been called “The Last
Spanish Don” and was a leader in numerous organizations in Camarillo, Ventura
County and California. The docent-led tour includes walking and some stairs to
access the second floor. After the tour enjoy the gift shop and then lunch at The
Alamo, a Mexican Restaurant in Newbury Park.
Cowboy Lunch and Fine Art Exhibit
February Autry Museum:
Wednesday, February 19, 9:45am - 4:15pm
Excursion
$35 (lunch included)
More information to come next month!
Trip Cancellation/Refund Policy
Trips may be canceled if minimum enrollment is not met by the registration deadline. Refunds will not be
given to participants who cancel after the registration deadline. Special accommodations for those
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with specific needs can be arranged. Checks should be made payable to “City of Malibu.”
Malibu Senior Citizens Club
The Malibu Senior Citizens Club will have
their Holiday Party on Friday, December
13, featuring a catered and music by the
Sophisticats. All members are welcome, and
the charge for the event is $10 per person.
The Holiday Party will be at the Point Dume
Club Mobile Home Park Clubhouse,
29500 Heathercliff Rd. For more information,
please call (310) 457-6462.
Save a tree!
If you are interested in
receiving the Senior News
& Views via email instead
of snail mail, please contact
Theresa Odello at
[email protected]
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Volunteers Needed for
Breakfast with Santa!
Volunteers are needed to help with
crafts or help coordinate children
waiting to meet Santa.
December 14
Point Dume Marine
Science School
8:15am-10:15am or
10:15am-12:15pm
Senior Center Hours
Monday - Thursday: 8 am - 5 pm
Friday: 8 am - 4 pm
Saturday and Sunday: Closed
The Senior Center will be closed on:
December 24, 25, 31, and January 1
Senior Center Phone Number:
(310) 456-2489 ext 357