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ON-CAMPUS EVENTS Featured Events..........................................................p. 4 Note from Administration........................................p. 6 Spiritual Gatherings...................................................p. 8 Social and Games.......................................................p. 8 Meetings and Clubs...................................................p. 9 Crafts.............................................................................p. 11 Save the Dates............................................................p. 11 Calendar........................................................................p. 12 Wellness........................................................................p. 14 Dining.............................................................................p. 17
OFF-CAMPUS EVENTS Standard Trips............................................................ p. 21 Excursions................................................................... p. 22
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Recreation Department:
14509 or
33277/39930
Baird Wellness Center:
33783 Village Living is published monthly. If you have any questions, comments or ideas on current or upcoming trips, please call the Recreation Department. To view this publication electronically, please visit MasonicVillages.org/news.
Pennsylvania
FARM SHOW Monday Jan. 7 & Thursday, Jan. 10 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Attend the nation’s largest indoor agricultural exposition with nearly 6,000 animals, including Masonic Village’s beef cattle (pictured), 10,000 competitive exhibits and 300 commercial exhibits. Enjoy the Pennsylvania Farm Show’s famous milk shakes and fried cheese while seeing the sights! Please note, this trip requires a lot of walking.
FEATURED EVENTS FRI JAN.
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Pat Cocen Acoustic Guitar Concert Cost: Free
Take an afternoon stroll down memory lane with Pat Cocen while he sings and plays 50s rock n' roll favorites on the acoustic guitar. Location: Brossman Ballroom, Salon I
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Cost: Free
SAT
Stereo Glow
Time: 4:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
Rescheduled from November’s snowed-out Thirsty Third Thursday event, Stereo Glow will be here to entertain! This acoustic duo from Camp Hill is known for their fun, high-energy performances – an eclectic mix of 60s and 70s rock, pop and soul. The concert will feature vocalist/multiinstrumentalist Jessica Jellen and guitarist/vocalist Mark Burke. Location: Goose and Gridiron Tavern FRI JAN.
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Kate McCutchan Presents January Joy
Time: 7 p.m.
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Thirsty Third Thursday
Time: 4:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
TUES
Holden Green, of New Providence, will be installed as Master Councilor, along with the elected and appointed officers for the term. The program will also include the Investiture of the Chevalier and Crosses of Honor and presentation of the Representative DeMolay Awards. Contact Dave Berry (ext. 33853 or david2011berry@gmail.com) with reservations and questions. Location: Lodge Meeting Room
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January’s Thirsty Third Thursday event features folk musician and vocalist Steve Walker who sings fun songs from a variety of genres and plays guitar, banjo, piano, ukulele and harmonica. The tavern will be open from 4 - 8 p.m. with special appetizer and drink options. Location: Goose and Gridiron Tavern
Elizabethtown DeMolay Installation of Officers
Time: 2 p.m.
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THURS
Time: 2 p.m.
SAT
Cost: Free
Celebrate a new year in music with the multitalented Kate McCutchan, who has been providing quality renditions of Broadway show tunes and popular favorites for Masonic Village residents since 2002. Location: Brossman Ballroom
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Diabetes Education Workshop
Time: 3:30 - 5 p.m.
Cost: Free
Quality Insights, Medicare’s Quality Improvement Organization for Pennsylvania, is offering free diabetes education to Medicare diabetics, prediabetics, families and caregivers. Participants will learn about diabetes risks, nutrition, weight and medication management. You must attend all six Tuedsday/Thursday sessions Jan. 22, 24, 29 and 31, and Feb 5 and 7. Call ext. 33783 by Jan. 17 to register. Additional workshops are offered on Tuesday, March 5, 12, 19 and 26, and April 2 and 9. Location: Conoy Conference Room (lower level GLH) WED JAN.
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Estate Planning Workshop
Time: 2 p.m.
Cost: Free
Join Masonic Charities' Chief Gift Planning Officer Alvin Blitz, who will present the latest and greatest in estate planning news from Heckerling Institute in Florida; a leading educational estate planning conference. Snacks and beverages to be served. To register, call 1-800-599-6454 or ext. 33460. Location: Brossman Ballroom, Salon I
Olga Vinokur Piano Concert SUN
Time: 7 p.m. Cost: Free
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Acclaimed pianist Olga Vinokur returns to Masonic Village. A dynamic performer, she has played in major venues – including Carnegie Hall – in the U.S. and abroad. She also appears in Women of Music, a documentary series on Bravo featuring top classical musicians from around the world. Location: Brossman Ballroom, Salon I
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THURS JAN.
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SUN JAN.
AARP Safe Driver Course
Time: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
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Cost: $15/$20
This is the nation's first refresher course specifically designed for drivers age 50 and older. It may even help you save on your auto insurance! The eighthour class meets Thursday, Jan. 24 and Friday, Jan. 25, from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. You must attend both days to complete the course. Call ext. 14509 to register. AARP members pay $15, non-members pay $20. Location: GLH Life Long Learning Room SAT JAN.
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Movie Showing: Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again!
Time: 7:05 p.m.
Cost: Free
Afraid she can’t handle reopening her deceased mother’s hotel on her own, Sophie (actress Amanda Seyfried) enlists her mother’s best friends (actresses Julie Walters and Christine Baranski) for assurance, help and guidance, learning more about her mother’s past along the way. This film is rated PG-13, with a run time of one hour, 54 minutes. Location: Deike Auditorium THURS
Classic: A Concert in Soprano
Time: 7 p.m.
Cost: Free
During this concert, local sopranos Holly Wert and Sarah Zahn will celebrate the best of soprano music with pianist Andy Roberts. Featuring music from Mozart, Puccini, Rogers and Hammerstein, Sondheim and more! Location: Brossman Ballroom
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Bonus Thursday Music Night
Time: 4:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
Pianist Kirk Reese has been active in the Pennsylvania jazz scene for 30 years. Besides performing with many notable jazz artists, he has taught jazz improvisation and piano at Messiah College since 1993, establishing a culture of smallgroup jazz and being the catalyst for many students’ life-long appreciation of jazz. The tavern will be open from 4 - 8 p.m. with special appetizer and drink options. Location: Goose and Gridiron Tavern
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NOTE FROM ADMINISTRATION
A Bad Day at the Village is Still Better Than Most Days Anywhere Else Cindy Phillips, executive director
Writing this “new year” article each year - to sit and reflect on the many wonderful things to be grateful for - makes it a little easier to cope with winter’s cold, gray skies. No matter what happened, this is an amazing place where we are blessed with incredible residents, staff, volunteers and donors. A bad day at the Village is still better than most days anywhere else! 2018 was a positive year for our community, with a few particularly notable accomplishments. First, we remain an overall 5-star skilled nursing facility through Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and we were deficiency-free for a second year in a row in our personal care survey, as well. Our nursing, housekeeping, social services, therapeutic recreation, therapy, maintenance and all dining and culinary services staff continue to work very hard to maintain this success. What we do above and beyond clinical care – music therapy, resident choirs, farm markets, bonfires, spiritual care services, special events to honor veterans, etc. – also makes us special. In these times, we see our Mission of Love at work!
Last year brought many changes to on-campus dining options. We added service on the Trexler Terrace, giving residents and their guests a chance to dine outdoors while overlooking the Formal Gardens. You can now enjoy live music during Sunday brunch at the Restaurants at Grand Lodge Hall, and the expanded tavern hours, including the popular, "Thirsty Third Thursdays,” has made the Grand Lodge Hall a destination again. The Restaurant at Eisenlohr also underwent renovations in 2018. Its new decor and quieter atmosphere has pleased regular diners. Three Loaves Café introduced new menu items, which are now available until 4 p.m. daily. This is a bustling place to grab a bite between activities. The Freemasons Cultural Center, which opened in 2000 , was due for some minor updates last year. We saw major improvements to the Brossman Ballroom, Lodge Multipurpose Room and the Deike Auditorium. Our residents and visitors are greeted with a nice blend of old and new - showcasing our Masonic history and incorporating some new colors and complementary artwork and furniture. Our children's home finished up cottage renovations and saw five seniors graduate high school in 2018. Our program has tremendous success in helping our kids seek higher education and currently has nine alumni in college or trade schools. Right next door, the Bleiler Caring Cottage had renovations of its own; all residents now have their own bedrooms.
Another major accomplishment was the completion of 72 new cottages on Umbaugh, Guest, Commandery and Templar Drives, welcoming over 100 new residents. This addition, along with the start of the Sycamore Townhomes, helps us meet our wait list needs. We finished 2018 averaging over 96 percent in retirement living occupancy - amazing for a community of our size. This demand is the strongest driver of our growth. We are grateful to be able to serve more residents in this way.
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Finally, in between snowstorms, we completed the Village Green Circle project, paving the entire circle and the roadway from the McKee arches to the Berks Building and installing curbing and walking paths along the roadway, making it safer and - once we finish landscaping in the spring - more picturesque than ever. In 2019, we have only two major projects: adding seven apartments in the former child care center once that service moves to the new U-GRO building and completing the Townhomes at Sycamore Square. By summer, half of the 48 units will be ready for move-in, with the remaining 24 units completed by December. This year, we will continue to work with Penn Medicine/Lancaster General Health to ensure the
medical practice at the front of campus serves our residents and employees with more services and extended hours. We also will continue to grow our hospice, home health and home care services, as well as the Masonic Village Pharmacy – services critical to enabling residents to return from hospital stays sooner, and to remain safely in retirement living longer. Additionally, we hope to find a dialysis partner to service campus and expand other outpatient services. With these additional services in place, you can continue seeing the Masonic Village therapists you worked with during a transitional care unit (TCU) stay even after you have returned home. There will be more updates to come on this project. Technology will remain important to our campus in 2019. In addition to the Village Connect portal, our Masonic Village Net package will be rolled out to the rest of campus. We are excited, and believe this very competitive service to be only a start to the home automation and in-home medical services of the future. While many things change each year at the Village, we never lose sight of our Mission of Love. We are here to serve and happy you have chosen to call this beautiful place your home. Happy New Year - may yours be filled with peace, hope and the best of health! Interiors of renovated cottages at the Masonic Children's Home
Joe, a Bleiler Caring Cottage resident, inside his new bedroom.
Design for the Townhomes at Sycamore Square
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SPIRITUAL GATHERINGS
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Sundays 8:15 a.m. and 10 a.m.
Worship Service, Sell Chapel
Mondays 9 a.m.
SOCIAL AND GAMES Mondays 3 p.m.
Scrabble for Fun, Keystone Room
Handbell Practice, Sell Chapel
Mondays 6:30 p.m.
Bridge, Keystone Room
Mondays 9:30 a.m.
Bible Study, GLH Rec. Center
Mondays 6:45 p.m.
Mahjong, Sycamore South Rec. Room
Mondays 1:30 p.m.
Women’s Chorus Rehearsal, Sell Chapel
Tuesdays 9:30 a.m.
Wii Bowling, Smith North Rec. Room
Tuesdays 10 a.m.
Sell Chapel Choir Rehearsal, Sell Chapel
Tuesdays 12:30 p.m.
Duplicate Bridge, Keystone Room
Thursdays 1:30 p.m.
Bible Study, Keystone Room
Tuesdays 1 p.m.
Pickleball, Patton Campus Gym
Thursdays 1:30 p.m.
Men’s Choir Rehearsal, Sell Chapel
Tuesdays 6:30 p.m.
Shuffleboard, Brossman Ballroom, Salon II
Thursdays 5:30 p.m.
Vespers, GLH Solarium
Wednesdays 12:45 p.m.
Mahjong, Sycamore South Rec. Room
Fridays 9 a.m.
Men’s Bible Study, All Purpose Room, James Buchanan
Wednesdays 6:30 p.m.
Pinochle, Keystone Room
Wed., Jan. 2 10 a.m.
Searching the Scriptures: Women’s Group, Roosevelt Assembly Room
Thursdays 9 a.m.
Pickleball, Patton Campus Gym
Fri., Jan. 4 11 a.m.
Catholic Mass, Roosevelt Assembly Room
Thursdays 6:45 p.m.
Mahjong, Smith North Rec. Room
Tues., Jan. 8 8 a.m.
Men’s Freemasonry Discussion Group, Roosevelt Assembly Room
Thursdays 7 p.m.
Canasta, Clubhouse Lobby
Wed., Jan. 9 10 a.m.
Altar Guild Meeting, Sell Chapel
Fridays 9 a.m.
Bowling, Clearview Lanes, Elizabethtown
Wed., Jan. 9 2 p.m.
Episcopalian Open Service, Keystone Room
Fridays 9:30 a.m.
Ceramics, Smith North Ceramics Room
Fri., Jan. 11 10:30 a.m.
Special Singles Widows Group, Keystone Room
Fridays 12:30 p.m.
500 Rummy, JB Game Room
Mon., Jan. 14 2 p.m.
Sell Chapel Book Club, Sell Chapel Parlor
Morning Stretch, Keystone Room
Wed., Jan. 16 3 p.m.
Holy Communion, Keystone Room
Mondays, Wednesdays, Saturdays 9 a.m.
Thurs., Jan. 17 9 a.m.
Men’s Support Group, Keystone Room
Wed., Jan. 2 10 a.m.
Hand and Foot Card Game, Keystone Room Bingo, Keystone Room
Wed., Jan. 23 10 a.m.
Episcopalian Open Service, Keystone Room
Sat., Jan. 5 2 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 23 1:30 p.m.
L’Chaim (Jewish Group), MHCC Meditation Chapel
Tues., Jan. 8 7 p.m.
Organ Music with Volunteer Kathy Collins, Brown Apartment Building
Fri., Jan. 25 2 p.m.
Shabbat, MHCC Roosevelt Assembly Room
Thurs., Jan. 10 1 p.m.
Scrabble by the Rules, Goose and Gridiron
Fri., Jan. 11 2 p.m.
Bingo, Sycamore North
Sun., Jan. 13 5 p.m.
Wine and Cheese Social, Keystone Room
Mon., Jan. 14 6 p.m.
Bingo, Lodge Multipurpose Room
Fri., Jan. 18 1 p.m.
January Birthday Party, GLH Recreation Center: Eat sweet treats while celebrating January birthdays with friends. Call ext. 33277 to RSVP by Jan. 11.
Sat., Jan. 19 2 p.m.
Bingo, Keystone Room
Mon., Jan. 21 6 p.m.
Horseracing, Brossman Ballroom, Salon III
Thurs., Jan. 24 1 p.m.
Scrabble by the Rules, Goose and Gridiron
Fri., Jan. 25 2 p.m.
Bingo, Sycamore North
Fri., Jan. 25 3:30 p.m.
Thursdays 9 a.m.
Blood Pressure Clinic, Keystone Room Break Room: Clinic closes at 10 a.m.
Thursdays 9:30 a.m.
Blood Pressure Clinic, GLH Resident Services Office: Clinic closes at 10:30 a.m.
Thursdays 9:30 a.m.
Knit Club, JB Lobby
Fridays 10 a.m.
Music Merrymakers Rehearsal, GLH Solarium: Rehearsals resume Jan. 11.
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays 8:30 a.m.
Busy Bee Coloring Club, Goose and Gridiron Tavern
Happy Hour, Keystone Room
Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays 1 – 3 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 25 6:30 p.m.
Trivia Night with Resident Bob Reigh, Lodge Multipurpose Room
Art Studio and Gallery Hours: If you enjoy creative pursuits, join the Association! Please contact Roland Snyder (ext. 12169) for more information.
Mon., Jan. 28 6 p.m.
Bingo, Lodge Multipurpose Room
Wed., Jan. 2 2 p.m.
Brain Fitness Club, Goose and Gridiron Tavern: Kickstart your month with games and other fun activities geared to increase memory, neuroplasticity and overall brain health. Call the wellness center at ext. 33783 for more information.
Thurs., Jan. 3 9:30 a.m.
Retirement Living Association Meeting, Deike Auditorium
Thurs., Jan. 3 1 p.m.
Book Club Meeting with the Village Bookies, Life Long Learning Center: This month’s book is “A Gentleman in Moscow” by Armor Towles.
Thurs., Jan. 3 7 p.m.
Order of the Eastern Star Meeting, Brossman Ballroom, Salons III and IV
Fri., Jan. 4 9 a.m.
Coffee with Mark, Village Apartments
Fri., Jan. 4 1:30 p.m.
Penn State Grey Lions, Keystone Room: January’s guest speaker, Lancaster County Commissioner Dennis Stuckey, graduated from Penn State with a bachelor's in business administration. He is serving his third term on the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners as the chairman.
Sat., Jan. 5 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Model Railroad Club Open House
Sun., Jan. 6 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Model Railroad Club Open House
MEETINGS AND CLUBS Mondays 1 p.m.
Masonic Village Piece Makers Quilting Group, Sycamore North
Mondays 1:30 p.m.
Line Dancing Class, GLH Solarium or Brossman Ballroom, Salon I
Tuesdays 10 a.m.
Open Door Group, GLH Life Long Learning Center: Instruction occurring in math, science, philosophy and more.
Tuesdays 1:30 p.m.
Social Hour, Recreation Center Studio A: Join friends as they discuss anything and everything in this lively discussion hour. Call ext. 39930 for a monthly list of subjects.
Wednesdays 9 a.m.
Craft Group Meeting, JB Craft Room
Wednesdays 10 a.m.
The Inquisitives, JB All Purpose Room: This group takes a rational look at some of America’s serious social problems. Everyone is invited.
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MEETINGS AND CLUBS
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Mon., Jan. 7 12 p.m.
High 12 Meeting, Patton Campus Dining Room
Mon., Jan. 7 1:30 p.m.
Aviation Interest Group, Keystone Room: On Feb. 4, at 1:30 p.m. in Keystone Room, the Pilots' Club and Aviation Interest Group's Mal Fuller will be presenting his take on 9/11 events as he saw them working as a Air Traffic Controller. All residents, pilots and friends are welcome. The group is thinking of a bus or carpool trip to the National Memorial for 9/11's Flight 93 near Shanksville in April or May. If interested, please call resident Jay Cooke at ext. 72473 or email mvpilotsclub@gmail.com.
Fri., Jan. 11 1 p.m.
Birders’ Club, James Buchanan All Purpose Room: Call resident Lew Cressler at ext. 14030 with questions.
Mon., Jan. 14 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Resident Giant Gift Card Sale, FCC Atrium
Mon., Jan. 14 10 a.m.
Lancaster County Life Story Writing, Star Points Private Dining Room
Mon., Jan. 14 Resident Giant Gift Card 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. Sale, Keystone Room Mon., Jan. 14 7 p.m.
Astronomy Club Meeting, James Buchanan All Purpose Room
Tues., Jan. 15 8 a.m.
Masonic Village Shriners, Patton Campus Dining Room
Tues., Jan. 15 1:30 p.m.
Computer Plus Club Meeting, GLH Life Long Learning Center
Wed., Jan. 16 2 p.m.
Brain Fitness Club, Goose and Gridiron
Thurs., Jan. 17 10 a.m.
Bereavement Support Group, Sycamore North
Fri., Jan. 18 9 a.m.
Coffee with Cindy, Keystone Room
Fri., Jan. 18 1 p.m.
Coffee with Cindy, Lodge Multipurpose Room
Tues., Jan. 8 10:30 a.m.
Nurses Club, Keystone Room: Please note the change of date due to the New Year’s holiday.
Tues., Jan. 8 7 p.m.
Corinthian Royal Arch Chapter, Masonic Lodge Room
Wed., Jan. 9 9 a.m.
Coffee with Mark, Louis Eisenlohr
Mon., Jan. 21 7 p.m.
Treichler Lodge Meeting
Wed., Jan. 9 9:30 a.m.
Intergenerational Gardening with Kids, GLH Studio B: Intergenerational gardening with our friends from U-GRO moves indoors this time of year with gardening games and activities.
Tues., Jan. 22 10 a.m.
Wed., Jan. 9 1 p.m.
Hershey Buds Social Gathering, Lodge Multipurpose Room: If you are a Hershey native or were employed in Hershey, please join in this fun social time.
Masonic Village Travel Club, Keystone Room: Upcoming trips include: Charleston, South Carolina and Savannah, Georgia, May 13 - 18; and Mackinac Island, Michigan, Sept. 8- 14, 2019. Contact resident Ann Berger at 717-3615170 for more information.
Tues., Jan. 22 7 p.m.
Amaranth Meeting, Brossman Ballroom, Salons III and IV
Wed., Jan. 9 2 p.m.
Genealogy Workshop, Life Long Learning Center
Thurs., Jan. 24 9 – 10:30 a.m.
Wed., Jan. 9 1:30 p.m.
Low Vision Support Group, Recreation Center Studio B
Home Health Assessment, Keystone Room: Join Masonic Village Home Health as they evaluate balance and overall wellness.
Thurs., Jan. 10 5 p.m.
Sojourners Meeting: If you want to join the Sojourners, please contact resident Jack Heinze at ext. 15417. Meetings are held in New Cumberland.
Thurs., Jan. 24 3 p.m.
VGA Resident Council Meeting, GLH Life Long Learning Center
Fri., Jan. 25 9 a.m.
Coffee with Mark, Sycamore North
Mon., Jan. 28 1:30 p.m.
Caregiver Support Group, Sycamore South Terrace Lounge
CRAFTS Express your creativity and pick up a new hobby! Craft classes are open to all retirement living residents. Call ext. 33277 to reserve a place in a class. CERAMICS GLH Studio C Cost: $5 Every Tuesday Class I: 8:30 - 11 a.m. Class II: 1 - 3 p.m. GLASS FUSING GLH Studio C Cost: Varies Dates will vary Call ext. 33277 for times.
SAVE THE DATES JEWELRY MAKING GLH Studio B Cost: $5 Thurs., Jan. 17, 9 a.m. VALENTINE'S DAY DECORATIVE DOOR PIECE GLH Studio B Cost: $5 Thurs., Jan. 24, 1 p.m. RSVP needed by Jan. 10. NO-SEW BLANKETS FOR PROJECT LINUS GLH Studio B Thurs., Jan. 31, 1 p.m. Make no-sew blankets for Project Linus, which provides blankets to children in need.
Glenn Miller, One-Man-Band Concert Friday, Feb. 1, 7 p.m. Brossman Ballroom, Salon I Super Bowl Party Hosted by the Job’s Daughters Sunday, Feb. 3, 6 p.m. Brossman Ballroom Grand Master’s Party, Featuring the Mick Cochran Quintet Saturday, Feb. 9, 7 p.m. Brossman Ballroom
Travelogue: The Misty Isles of Scotland Sunday, Feb. 10, 2 p.m. Deike Auditorium Robyn Spielberg Concert Friday, Feb. 15, 7 p.m. Deike Auditorium Music Trivia with Stan Tucker Friday, Feb. 16 Goose and Gridiron Tavern Thirsty Third Thursday with Sweetlife Duo Thursday, Feb. 21, 5 p.m. Goose and Gridiron Tavern
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JAN. 2019
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
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New Year’s Day
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2 - 4 p.m. Model Railroad Club Open House 5:30 p.m. Starlight Tea Concert
CALENDAR KEY
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8 a.m. Pennsylvania Farm Show 12 p.m. High 12 Meeting (PCDR) 1:30 p.m. Aviation Interest Group (KR)
Off Campus Excursions
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8 a.m. Men’s Freemasonry Discussion (MHCC-R) 10:30 a.m. Nurses Club (KR) 12:30 p.m. Dollar Tree 7 p.m. Organ Music (BN) 7 p.m. Corinthian Royal Arch Chapter (Lodge Room)
Standard Trips COFFEES Other BB
Brossman Ballroom
BN
Brown Building
CC
Courtyard Café
DA
Deike Auditorium
FCC-AT
Freemasons Cultural Center Atrium
GGT
Goose and Gridiron Tavern
LLL
Life Long Learning Center
LMR
Lodge Multipurpose Room
GLH-SO Grand Lodge Hall Solarium MHCC-R Roosevelt Assembly Room KR
Keystone Room
LE
Louis Eisenlohr
PCDR
Patton Campus Dining Room
SM-N
Smith North
SYC-N
Sycamore North
SYC-S
Sycamore South
VA
Village Apartments
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5 p.m. Wine and Cheese (KR) 7 p.m. Olga Vinokur Piano Concert (BB)
9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Resident Gaint Card Sale (FCC Atrium) 10:30 a.m. Penn Hotel & Sports Bar 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Resident Giant Card Sale (KR) 2 p.m. Sell Chapel Book Club (Sell Chapel) 6 p.m. Bingo (LMR) 7 p.m. Astronomy Club Meeting (JB All Purpose Room)
8 a.m. Shrine Club Meeting (PCDR) 12:30 p.m. Barnes & Noble 1:30 p.m. Computer Plus Club (LLL)
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12:30 p.m. Bye Bye Birdie
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7:05 p.m. Movie Showing (DA)
12:30 p.m. Walmart 6 p.m. Horseracing (BB, Salon III) 7 p.m. Treichler Lodge Meeting
10 a.m. Travel Club (KR) 12:30 p.m. National Watch and Clock Museum 3:30 p.m. Diabetes Education Workshop (GLH Conoy Conference Room) 7 p.m. Amaranth Meeting (BB, Salon III and IV)
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12:30 p.m. Dollar Tree 1:30 p.m. Caregiver Support Group (SYC-S) 6 p.m. Bingo (LMR)
10:30 a.m. Little Italy Italian Restaurant
WEDNESDAY
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10 a.m. Searching the Scriptures (MHCC-R) 10 a.m. Hand and Foot Card Game (KR) 12:30 p.m. Walmart 2 p.m. Brain Fitness Club (GGT)
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7:30 a.m. Country Meadows 8:30 a.m. PARCR Meeting 9 A.M. COFFEE WITH MARK (LE) 9:30 a.m. Intergenerational Sensory Gardening with Kids (GLH-Studio B) 10 a.m. Altar Guild Meeting (Sell Chapel) 1 p.m. Hershey Buds (LMR) 1:30 p.m. Low Vision Support Group (GLH Studio B) 2 p.m. Episcopalian Open Service (KR)
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1 p.m. Tour of Masonic Village 2 p.m. Brain Fitness Club (GGT) 3 p.m. Holy Communion (KR)
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10 a.m. Episcopalian Open Service (KR) 10:15 a.m. Dutch Apple Dinner Theater 1:30 p.m. L’Chaim (MHCC Meditation Room)
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9 a.m. Wegman’s Market
THURSDAY
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9:30 a.m. Retirement Living Association Meeting (DA) 12:30 p.m. Park City Mall 7 p.m. OES Meeting
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8 a.m. Pennsylvania Farm Show 5 p.m. Sojourners Meeting
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9 a.m. Men’s Support Group (KR) 10 a.m. Bereavement Support Group (SYC-N) 4:30 p.m. Thirsty Third Thursday (GGT)
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9 a.m. AARP Safe Driver Course - Day I (LLL) 9 a.m. Home Health Assessment (KR) 10:30 a.m. Hong Kong Garden 3 p.m. VGA Resident Council Meeting (LLL)
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4:30 p.m. Bonus Thirsty Thursday (GGT) 5:30 p.m. Simon and Garfunkle Tribute at AMT
FRIDAY
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9 A.M. COFFEE WITH MARK (VA) 9 a.m. Hollywood Casino 11 a.m. Catholic Mass (MHCC-R) 1:30 p.m. Penn State Grey Lions (KR) 2 p.m. Pat Cocen Music (BB)
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10:30 a.m. Special Singles (KR) 1 p.m. Birders' Club (JB All Purpose Room) 1:30 p.m. Lancaster Symphony Orchestra 2 p.m. Bingo (SYC-N) 7 p.m. Kate McCutchan (BB)
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SATURDAY
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11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Model Railroad Club Open House 2 p.m. Bingo (KR) 2 p.m. DeMolay Installation of Officers (Lodge Meeting Room) 4:30 p.m. Stereo Glow (GGT)
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8:30 a.m. Elizabethtown Saturday Shuttle 12:45 p.m. Twelfth Night Festival
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9 A.M. COFFEE WITH CINDY (KR) 1 P.M. COFFEE WITH CINDY (LMR) 12:30 p.m. Gift & Thrift and Country Store 1 p.m. January Birthday Party (GLH Studio B)
2 p.m. Bingo (KR)
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9 a.m. AARP Safe Driver Course - Day II (LLL) 9 A.M. COFFEE WITH MARK (SYC-N) 9:30 a.m. Park City Mall 2 p.m. Bingo (SYC-N) 2 p.m. Shabbat (MHCC-R) 3:30 p.m. Happy Hour (KR) 6:30 p.m. Trivia Night (LMR)
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8:30 a.m. Elizabethtown Saturday Shuttle 10:30 a.m. Masonic Matinee: Oh Joy, Oh Rapture! 7 p.m. Concert in Soprano (BB)
WELLNESS
By Appointment
Baird Wellness Center
33783
Located in the Freemasons Cultural Center, the Baird Wellness Center offers an array of cardiovascular and strength equipment, functional training, personal training and group fitness classes. Massage therapy and wellness workshops on mind, body and spirit are also offered. Open daily, from 5 a.m. – 9 p.m. Staff are available Mon. – Fri., 7 a.m. – 6 p.m., and Sat., 7 a.m. – 3 p.m. Classes are also broadcast on MVTV.
Land Tues. & Thurs.
9 - 9:45 a.m.
SilverSneakers Classic ®
Cost: $3 (free for BWC members)
This universal class is designed to improve agility, balance, coordination and functional capabilities. Location: Brossman Ballroom
Tues. & Thurs.
10 - 11 a.m.
SilverSneakers® Circuit Cost: $3 (free for BWC members)
This is a standing class with alternating intervals designed to increase cardiovascular and muscular endurance. Location: Brossman Ballroom
Wed. & Fri.
10:15 - 11:15 a.m.
Yoga Within Cost: $3 (free for BWC members)
Experience gentle yoga poses, ranging from seated to standing, with focus on strength, relaxation, balance and flexibility. Location: Lodge Meeting Room Two Wednesdays Per Month
Brain Fitness Club
2 - 3 p.m. Kickstart your month with games and other fun activities geared to increase memory, neuroplasticity and overall brain health. Location: Goose and Gridiron Tavern
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By Appointment
Cost: $15
Meet with Jamie Rosenshine, personal trainer with a master's degree in human nutrition and functional medicine, to discuss nutrition on an individual basis. Location: Baird Wellness Center Mondays, Jan. 7 - March 4
Zumba Gold
6 - 6:45 p.m.
Cost: $35
This fun aerobics-type class - part dance, part fitness - is a toned-down version of Zumba. Register Dec. 17 – 31. Location: Memorial Hall Gym Mondays, Jan. 7 - March 4
Hatha Flow Yoga
6 - 7 p.m.
Cost: $50
This multi-level class incorporates yoga poses, conscious breathing and a meditative focus to foster strength, flexibility and relaxation. Register Dec. 18 – Dec. 31. Class also held on Wednesdays, Jan. 9 - March 6. Cost is $100 for both classes. Location: Carpenter Chapel Tuesdays, Jan. 8 - Feb.26
Move to Improve
2:30 p.m.
Cost: $74
This eight-week class is designed for adults with Parkinson’s Disease. Participants will receive a preand post-Parkinson’s assessment, an eight-week exercise class at the Baird Wellness Center, weekly home exercises and an exercise data log to track progress. Incorporate brain exercises along with physical exercises to promote neuroplasticity to “retrain the brain!" Location: Baird Wellness Center Tuesdays, Jan. 8 - March 12
6 - 7 p.m. Cost: Free
Nutrition Sessions
Power Yoga Cost: $70
This class focuses on strength, balance and flexibility while linking mind and body through the breath. Sun salutations, standing and seated postures, balance poses and intense relaxation are combined in one class for an invigorating and fulfilling experience. Register Dec. 18 – Jan. 1. Location: Memorial Hall Gym
Tuesdays, Jan. 8 - March 12
Thursdays, Jan. 10 - Feb. 28
Pound
6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $35
10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Join certified instructor Courtney Lesnick in a cardio jam session! You become the music in this exhilarating full-body workout that uses lightly weighted drumsticks and combines cardio, conditioning and strength training with yoga and Pilates-inspired movements. Bring a yoga mat. Register Dec. 18 – Jan. 1. Location: Memorial Hall Gym
9 a.m.
Zumba
6 - 7 p.m.
Mon. - Fri.
Thursdays, Jan. 10 - March 7
Gentle Beginner Yoga
10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Cost: $46
Learn fundamental yoga postures using safe alignment and modifications, and slowly build strength, flexibility and balance in this slow, mindful class for any fitness level. No yoga experience necessary; please bring a yoga mat. Register Dec. 20 – Jan. 3. Location: Lodge Meeting Room
Swimming: Patton Pool
Four lanes are open for lap swim, and two lanes are open for free swim Monday - Friday, 1 - 6 p.m. Resident only swim is offered Monday - Friday, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Cost: $46
This is a flow-style yoga featuring mind, breath and body connection. Build heat and sensation in strength poses, flow and balance. Detoxify, strengthen and lengthen your muscles. Previous yoga experience a plus, but not required. Please bring a yoga mat. Register Dec. 20 – Jan. 3. Location: Lodge Meeting Room
Cost: Free
Aquatics
Vinyasa Yoga
9:15 - 10:15 a.m.
Supporting Parkinson’s
Kimbra Thomas, nurse practitioner from Sycamore Square's Lancaster General Health office, will share resources and programs available to residents with Parkinson's. Immediately following, learn the importance of getting your heart rate up and easy ways to do it. Location: GLH Life Long Learning Center
Cost: $28
Ditch the workout and join the party with certified Zumba instructor Emily Harlan. This dance fitness class fuses motivational musical rhythms and unique moves to create a fun, easy, dynamic workout system. Tone and sculpt your body while burning calories with a combination of fast and slow rhythms and resistance training. Register Dec. 19 – Jan. 2. Location: Memorial Hall Gym Thursdays, Jan. 10 - March 7
Cost: $32
This challenging fitness class for all levels uses dumbbells, step boxes, body weight and heartpumping plyo to tone and shape your body. Cheryl Dohner, certified personal trainer, will instruct. Please bring two 3 to 10-pound dumbbells. Register Dec. 20 – Jan. 3. Location: Memorial Hall Gym
Thursday, Jan. 17 Wednesdays, Jan. 9 - March 6
Buns, Guns & Cardio
Mon. - Fri.
Swimming: Flohr Pool & Spa
Pool water is heated to 91 degrees for comfort. An eight-person spa is heated to 102 degrees. Open swim is Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 8:45 – 9:45 a.m., and Monday - Friday, 1:30 - 6 p.m.
The Flavors of Bali Thursday, Jan. 24 SPECIALS Restaurant at Eisenlohr Seafood BBQ: shrimp, calamari, clams, mussels; grilled and 4 - 6 p.m. served with seafood sambal and No reservations an Asian style BBQ sauce required Chicken tossed with spices, Enjoy the national dishes and traditional cuisine of Bali, an Indonesian island. A flight to Bali takes almost 24 hours — walking or driving to the Restaurant at Eisenlohr takes considerably less time than that!
wrapped in banana leaf and slowly cooked over hot grill
Assorted sates of chicken, pork and fish, cooked on either lemongrass stalk or sugar cane, grilled and served with assorted sambals All complemented by Indonesian fried rice
DINING
TUES JAN.
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Picnic in January Restaurant at Clubhouse 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. & 4 - 6:30 p.m.
You’ve heard of Christmas in July … now introducing Picnic in January! Help bring on summer by enjoying traditional picnic foods like hot dogs, hamburgers and pasta salads served in the dead of winter.
Specials TUES JAN.
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New Year’s Day Dining All Campus Restaurants 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Ring in the New Year with festive favorites! Restaurants will be serving traditional pork and sauerkraut with snapper soup at all restaurants (excluding Eisenlohr). Mississippi catfish Lafitte will be served at Café 1911; she-crab soup and New York Strip Au Poivre at the Restaurant at Eisenlohr and shrimp cocktail and seared salmon at the Restaurant at Clubhouse. THURS JAN.
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Deluxe Ice Cream Bar Restaurant at Clubhouse 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. & 4 - 7:30 p.m.
Make a sundae with traditional toppings plus Oreo cookie crumbs, Skör toffee bits and Reese’s Pieces. TUES JAN.
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Pirate Theme Dinner Café 1911 4:30 - 7:30 p.m.
"Welllness Wednesdays" will begin at Three Loaves Cafe on Jan. 2. Start your year off right. Salad bar will be $3.50 per pound. Sour Saturday at the Restaurant at Clubhouse will take place on Sat., Jan 12. Whiskey and apricot sours will be on special. On Sat., Jan. 19, “pop” on over to the Restaurant at Clubhouse for salted caramel, peanut butter and chocolate-flavored popcorn in honor of National Popcorn Day. To celebrate National Blueberry Pancake Day, on Monday, Jan. 28, Café 1911 will be serving blueberry pancakes all day. How “berry” exciting! The Goose and Gridiron Tavern will be closing at 6:30 p.m. on New Year's Eve in honor of the annual New Year's Eve party in the Brossman Ballroom. The tavern will also be closed on New Year's Day.
RESTAURANT LOCATIONS: Clubhouse 14507 Eisenlohr 33627 Grand Lodge Hall 33303
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! Enjoy Walk the Cedar Plank Salmon – the perfect meal after a hard day of swabbing the deck and hunting for buried treasure and other dishes. Eye patches and peg legs optional.
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CLASSIC a Concert in Soprano Saturday, Jan. 26 7 p.m., Free Brossman Ballroom During this concert, local sopranos Holly Wert and Sarah Zahn celebrate the best of soprano music with pianist Andy Roberts. Featuring music from Mozart, Puccini, Rogers and Hammerstein, Sondheim and more!
Diabetes Education Workshop Sessions held on Tuesdays & Thursdays, from 3:30 - 5 p.m.
Must attend all sessions: Jan. 22 Jan 24 Jan 29 Jan 31 Feb 5 Feb 7 Quality Insights, Medicare’s Quality Improvement Organization for Pennsylvania, is offering free diabetes education to Medicare diabetics, pre-diabetics, families and caregivers. Participants will learn about diabetes risks, nutrition, weight and medication management. You must attend all six Tuedsday/Thursday sessions. Call ext. 33783 by Jan. 17 to register. Additional workshops are offered on Tuesday, March 5, 12, 19 and 26, and April 2 and 9. Location: Conoy Conference Room (lower level GLH)
Hollywood CASINO Friday, Jan. 4 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Try your luck in 2019 at over 2,450-reel video slots and video poker machines (ranging from one penny to $100) or the 50+ game tables, including blackjack, craps, roulette and baccarat. A variety of eateries are available throughout the casino, including a steakhouse, casual dining restaurants, a sports bar and buffet. Please note, some walking is required for this trip.
STANDARD TRIPS
33205
Please call to sign up on Dec. 26 beginning at 8 a.m. at the GLH Transportation Desk for the Elizabethtown Shuttle or Village Green Transport for shopping, breakfast, lunch and supper trips, as well as Masonic Village campus meetings and entertainment provided on campus. If for any reason you need to cancel a trip on a weeknight or weekend, please call the operator (0), and the bus driver will be notified. The desk closes during lunch.
DATE
LOCATION
PICK-UP
RETURN
Wednesday, Jan. 2
Walmart, Palmyra
12:30 p.m.
4 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 3
Park City Mall, Lancaster
12:30 p.m.
4 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 8
Dollar Tree, Mount Joy
12:30 p.m.
3 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 9
Breakfast Trip to Country Meadows, Elizabethtown
7:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
Saturday, Jan. 12
Elizabethtown Saturday Shuttle
8:30 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
Monday, Jan. 14
Lunch Trip to Penn Hotel Sports and Raw Bar, Hershey
10:30 a.m.
2:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 15
Barnes & Noble Book Store, Lancaster
12:30 p.m.
4 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 18
Gift & Thrift Shop & Country Store, Mount Joy
12:30 p.m.
4 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 21
Walmart, Palmyra
12:30 p.m.
4 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 24
Lunch Trip to Hong Kong Garden Chinese Restaurant, Lancaster
10:30 a.m.
2:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 25
Park City Mall, Lancaster
9:30 a.m.
2:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 26
Elizabethtown Saturday Shuttle
8:30 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
Monday, Jan. 28
Dollar Tree, Mount Joy
12:30 p.m.
3 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 29
Lunch Trip to Little Italy Restaurant, Bainbridge
10:30 a.m.
1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 30
Wegman’s Market, Lancaster
9 a.m.
1:30 pm.
9:15 a.m.
RECURRING SCHEDULE Call ext. 33205 at anytime to register Every Sunday
Sunday Shuttle Service (for the 8:15 a.m. service)
7:40 – 8 a.m.
Every Sunday
Sunday Shuttle Service (for the 10 a.m. service)
9:10 – 9:30 a.m. 11:15 a.m.
Every Saturday
Masonic Village Farm Market
9:30 a.m.
10 a.m.
Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Elizabethtown Shuttle
8:30 a.m.
Varies
Every Tuesday and Thursday
Elizabethtown Shuttle
1 p.m.
Varies
On Tuesday, Jan. 1, please follow the holiday schedule.
NOTICE If you have not received a reminder phone call one day prior to a scheduled trip, please call the Grand Lodge Hall Transportation Desk at ext. 33205, the Clubhouse Information Desk at ext. 14512 or Recreation Office at ext. 14509. The Elizabethtown Shuttle provides transportation to various destinations in Elizabethtown, including but not limited to: GIANT, Kmart, Weis, appointments, CVS, post office, library and Groff’s Meats.
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EXCURSIONS
Sign up Dec. 26, 9 a.m. at the Clubhouse Info. Desk
FRI
FRI
JAN.
JAN.
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Hollywood Casino
Pick up: 9 a.m.
Return: 2:30 p.m.
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Try your luck in 2019 at over 2,450-reel video slots and video poker machines (ranging from one penny to $100) or the 50+ game tables. A variety of eateries are available throughout the casino. SUN JAN.
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Starlight Tea Epiphany Concert
Pick up: 5:30 p.m.
Return: 9 p.m.
Cost: Free
The Chancel Choir, the Carillon Bell Choir and others will perform at this year’s Starlight Tea Epiphany Concert, one of Lancaster Church of the Brethren’s most beloved traditions. The concert is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the church with a free-will offering during intermission. MON JAN.
07
The Pennsylvania Farm Show
Pick up: 8 a.m.
Return: 2 p.m.
Cost: Free
Attend the nation’s largest indoor agricultural exposition with nearly 6,000 animals (including Masonic Village’s beef cattle), 10,000 competitive exhibits and 300 commercial exhibits. Enjoy the Pennsylvania Farm Show’s famous milk shakes and fried cheese while seeing the sights! A second trip will occur Thursday, Jan. 10, from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. WED JAN.
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Pick up: 8:30 a.m.
Return: 2:30 p.m.
Learn about the latest in retirement living during the quarterly PARCR meeting held at Bethany Village in Mechanicsburg. Meeting begins at 10 a.m. with lunch at noon. Lunch is $10, payable at the door. RSVP by Jan. 2.
Return: 5:30 p.m.
WED JAN.
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Tour of Masonic Village Grounds
Pick up: 1 p.m.
Return: 3 p.m.
Cost: Free
This interesting, informative bus tour of Masonic Village grounds is conducted by Ray Betz and designed for new residents. Pickup location: Clubhouse (1 p.m.), FCC (1:15 p.m.) and Grand Lodge Hall (1:30 p.m.) SUN JAN.
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Lancaster Bible College Presents: Bye Bye Birdie
Pick up: 12:30 p.m. Return: 5 p.m.
Cost: $14
After teen heartthrob Conrad Birdie is drafted, he chooses all-American girl Kim MacAfee for a very public farewell moment in this loving send-up of the early 1960s, small-town America, teenagers and rock n' roll. The show is scheduled for 2 p.m. at the college’s Trust Performing Arts Center. RSVP by Dec. 28.
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A Rainbow Comedy: Inlaws, Outlaws & Other Family Matters
Pick up: 10 a.m.
Return: 4:30 p.m.
Cost: $45
Join Rainbow Comedy's Playhouse for a cheerful look at something that binds us and makes us crazy at the same time: family. Please RSVP by Jan 9.
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Cost: Free
Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony has been described as the “apotheosis of dance.” Hear this joyous masterpiece paired with the exciting, but rarely performed, Double Bass Concerto of Koussevitzky during the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra’s open rehearsal at the Fulton Opera House in Lancaster.
FEB.
Cost: $10
Lancaster Symphony Orchestra Concert
Pick up: 1:30 p.m.
WED
PARCR Quarterly Meeting
14512
Extensive Walking
Steps
National Watch and Clock Museum TUES JAN.
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SUN FEB.
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Pick up: 12:30 p.m. Return: 4 p.m. Cost: $5 When the National Watch and Clock Museum officially opened in 1977, it had fewer than 1,000 items in its collection. Today, it has 12,000+ items and is recognized as the largest, most comprehensive horological collection in America. Payment will be collected at the museum.
People's Shakespeare Project Presents Macbeth
Pick up: 12:30 p.m. Return: 5 p.m.
Cost: $24
Join the People’s Shakespeare Project and the Millersville University Visual and Performing Arts Department for Shakespeare’s masterpiece. This production is scheduled for 2 p.m. at The Ware Center in Lancaster. RSVP by Jan 11. WED FEB.
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Dutch Apple Dinner Theater Presents Lucky Stiff
Pick up: 10:15 a.m.
Return: 4:30 p.m.
Cost: $60
Harry, a hapless shoe salesman, discovers that his dearly departed uncle, a New Jersey casino owner, has left him $6 million - with a catch. Unless he vacations with his uncle’s body in Monte Carlo, the Universal Dog Home of Brooklyn will get the money. RSVP by Jan. 23.
PAYMENT AND PICK UP INFORMATION If paying by check, please make payable to “Masonic Village.” Pay for each trip with separate checks, and send payment to the Recreation Department. If you need to cancel a trip on a weeknight or weekend, please call the Operator (0), and the driver will be notified. Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., please call the Recreation Department. Cancellations made within 48 hours of a trip are non-refundable. Moderate Walking
Extensive Walking
Steps
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