VILLAGE
MARCH 2023
Introduction to Pickleball
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LAFAYETTE HILL
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ON-CAMPUS EVENTS
Dining Room: 1354
Recreation Department: 1325
OFF-CAMPUS EVENTS
Wellness Center: 1293
Village Living is published monthly. If you have any questions, comments or ideas on current or upcoming trips and programs, please call the Recreation Department at ext. 1325
To view this publication electronically, please visit masonicvillagelafayettehill.org and select “Lifestyle.”
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Wellness ............................................................. p. 3 Programs and Entertainment ......................... p. 4 Calendar ............................................................. p. 6 Spiritual Gatherings ......................................... p. 9 Games and Card Groups ................................. p. 9 Dining p. 10
Off-Campus Trips ............................................. p. 11 p. 4 p. 8 p. 9 p. 9 p. 10
Join in on the Madness!
Stop by the Wellness Center to randomly pick a college basketball team to follow during March Madness. The winner of the tournament will receive a basket of healthy snacks.
WELLNESS Wellness Center 1293
The Wellness Center is located on the ground floor (across from the bowling alley). We have state-of-the-art cardiovascular machines, new pneumatic strength training equipment and an HUR balance trainer. Staffed with trained personnel, Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Irish Treat with Jeanine
Tuesday, March 7 11:30 a.m.
Pub Celebrate the holiday with Jeanine and a sampling of Shepherd’s Pie, “wellness style!” Listen to some Irish music as you enjoy this treat.
“Walk the Halls”
Wednesday, March 15 1:30 p.m.
Main lobby
Join Kara on a walk through the halls while you search for the “pot of gold.”
Ping Pong
Thursday, March 23 11 a.m.
Multi Purpose Room
Join Jeanine for some fun games of ping pong.
Introduction to Pickleball
Friday, March 24 11 a.m.
Auditorium
Join Kara for a general introduction to the game of pickleball and how it’s played.
Group Fitness Classes
CLASS DAY/TIME PLACE
Women’s Circuit Training
Men’s Circuit Training
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9:30 a.m.
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 10 a.m.
Yoga Mondays, 11 a.m.
Balance Tuesdays, 12:45 p.m.
Core and Posture Tuesdays, 1:15 p.m.
Heart and Muscle Strength
Fit/ Flexibility Combo
Thursdays, 12:45 p.m.
Thursdays, 1:15 p.m.
Wellness Center
Wellness Center
Multi Purpose Room
Multi Purpose Room
Multi Purpose Room
Multi Purpose Room
Multi Purpose Room
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PROGRAMS AND ENTERTAINMENT
Lifelong Learning: “Women’s History of Philadelphia”
Friday, March 3 2 p.m.
Kenneth Mills Auditorium
Join Rebecca from Beyond Bell Tours to learn about Colonial women, change makers, women in medicine and other pioneers who have made their mark on the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection.
Karaoke Night
Wednesday, March 1
6 p.m.
Pub Gather with friends and sing along to your favorite tunes.
Painting with Shayna
Thursday, March 2
10:30 a.m.
West Community Room
Paint along with Shayna as she provides instruction from beginner to advanced. (Limit 12; sign up required.)
Retirement Living Association Meeting
Monday, March 6 2 p.m.
Kenneth Mills Auditorium
All retirement living residents are welcome and encouraged to attend the monthly meeting of the Retirement Living Association.
Baking with Angela
Wednesday, March 8 10:30 a.m.
West Community Room
Join Angela in making delicious baked goods. (Limit 10; sign up in the Computer Room.)
Wednesday Night in the Pub
Wednesday, March 8 6 p.m.
Pub
Join us for an evening of music by Lori St. Martin.
Bracelet Making
Friday, March 10 10:30 a.m.
West Community Room
Join us for a creative class of bracelet making. (Limit 10; sign up required.)
Bowling with Angela
Friday, March 10 2 p.m.
Bowling Alley
Join Angela and challenge your bowling skills.
Dining Music with Eileen Arno
Friday, March 10 4 p.m.
Pub
Listen to musical tunes while gathering to dine.
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LaSalle University Nursing Students’ Public Health Clinic
Saturday, March 11 & 25
8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Library or Kenneth Mills Auditorium
Join the LaSalle University nursing students for this Public Health Clinic, including blood pressure checks and chair yoga.
Nail Spa
Monday, March 13
10:30 a.m.
West Community Room
Please sign up in the Computer Room for an appointment to Angela’s nail spa. Space is limited.
MVLH Presents: Dionne
Carole
Tuesday, March 14
2 p.m.
Kenneth Mills Auditorium
Enjoy listening to Dionne sing music from the “ladies of soul.”
Palestine Roxborough Lodge Presents: Speaker Bernie Fitzgerald, Co-founder of the Breathing Room
Foundation
Tuesday, March 14 7 p.m.
Kenneth Mills Auditorium
The Breathing Room Foundation was created by Bernard and Diane Fitzgerald in response to the overwhelming support they received during their six-year battle with cancer. All are welcome to listen to this presentation.
Wednesday Night in the Pub
Wednesday, March 15 6 p.m.
Pub
Join us for an evening of entertainment with singer Phyllis Chapell. Come early - space is limited.
Paws of the Spirit
Friday, March 17 10:30 a.m.
West Community Room
Enjoy visiting with our furry friends.
St. Patrick’s Day Celebration
Friday, March 17 2 p.m.
Kenneth Mills Auditorium
Join us as we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with live entertainment by Rusty & Jan!
Philly Senior Stage Presents: “The Best of the Tony’s”
Saturday, March 18
2 p.m.
Kenneth Mills Auditorium
Enjoy a great performance and reminisce about your favorite Tony-award winning Broadway tunes.
Mint Shakes
Monday, March 20 2 p.m.
West Community Room
Join us for a delicious mint milkshake!
Lifelong Learning:
Ed Eisen
- “Memoir Writing in 60”
Presents
Tuesday, March 21 2 p.m.
West Community Room
The ABCs of writing your life story hosted by the author of “Front Row Seat.” Participants must bring a writing pad and pen.
Cocktail Party with Entertainer Steve
Ritrovato
Wednesday, March 22 3:30 p.m.
Kenneth Mills Auditorium
Join us for an afternoon of food, drinks, fun and live music.
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10:30 a.m. Nail Spa (WCR)
2 p.m. Word Teasers: Funny Sayings (WCR)
7 p.m. Dominoes (RL1L)
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10:30 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
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7 p.m.
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10:30 a.m. Coffee Klatch (WCR)
2 p.m. MVLH Presents: Singer Dionne Carole (KMA)
3 p.m. Scrabble (CR)
7 p.m. Palestine Roxborough Lodge Presents: Speaker Bernie Fitzgerald (KMA)
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11:15 a.m. Catholic Communion (KMA)
2 p.m. Sunday Service (KMA)
FIRST DAY OF SPRING 10 a.m. Wacky Wordies (WCR) 10:30 a.m. Catholic Prayer Service (CR)
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10:30 a.m. Voices on the Hill Rehearsal (KMA)
10:30 a.m. Word Teasers (WCR)
2 p.m. Catholic Mass (KMA)
4:30 p.m. Dining Music with Patty Brotman (PB)
7 p.m. Dominoes (RL1L)
7 p.m. Knitting Club (LB)
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10:30 a.m. Coffee Klatch (PB)
2 p.m. Lifelong Learning: Ed Eisen –
“Memoir Writing in 60” (WCR)
3 p.m. Scrabble (CR)
7 p.m. Knitting Club (LB)
6 p.m. Palestine Roxborough Lodge Stated Meeting (KMA)
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10:30 a.m. Coffee Klatch (PB)
3 p.m. Scrabble (CR)
7 p.m. Knitting Club (LB)
7:30 p.m. Red Cross of Constantine (KMA)
Sign Up Required in Red BA Bowling Alley CR Compass Room CL Computer Lab DR Dining Room EB1L East Building First Floor Lounge KMA Kenneth Mills Auditorium LIB Library ME Main Entrance MPR Multi Purpose Room MT Movie Theatre PB The Pub RL1L First Floor Lounge WC Wellness Center WCR West Community Room MARCH 2023 calendar SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY 5 11:15 a.m. Catholic Communion (KMA) 2 p.m. Sunday Service (KMA) 6 10:30 a.m. Catholic Prayer Service (CR) 10:30 a.m. Voices on the Hill Rehearsal (KMA) 11 a.m. Iconic Women Trivia (WCR) 2 p.m. RLA Meeting (KMA) 7 p.m. Dominoes (RL1L)
CALENDAR
Coffee Klatch (WCR)
Sampling Shepherd’s
Jeanine (PB)
Pie
Scrabble (CR)
Knitting Club (LB)
Meeting (KMA) 12 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS BEGINS 11:15 a.m. Catholic Communion (KMA) 2 p.m. Sunday Service (KMA) 13
a.m. Catholic Prayer Service (CR) 10:30 a.m. Voices on the Hill Rehearsal (KMA)
p.m. Palestine Roxborough Lodge Stated
10:30
a.m. Catholic Communion (KMA) 2 p.m. Sunday Service (KMA) 20
10:30 a.m. Voices on the Hill Rehearsal (KMA)
2 p.m. Mint Shakes (WCR) 7 p.m. Dominoes (RL1L)
10 a.m. Drama Group (RL1L)
10:30 a.m. Resident Planning Meeting (programs) (WCR)
1 p.m. RL Food Committee (PB)
2 p.m. Resident Planning Meeting (trips) (WCR)
2 p.m. Wednesday Matinee: “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris” (MT)
6 p.m. Karaoke in the Pub (PB)
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10 a.m. Drama Group (RL1L)
10:30 a.m. Baking with Angela (WCR)
2 p.m. Wednesday Matinee: “Jerry Maguire” (MT)
6 p.m. Entertainer
Lori St. Martin in the Pub (PB)
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10 a.m. Drama Group (RL1L)
10:30 a.m. Conversation Starters (WCR)
1:30 p.m. Wellness Walk with Kara (Lobby)
2 p.m. Wednesday Matinee: “A Journal for Jordan” (MT)
6 p.m. Singer Phyllis Chapell in the Pub (PB)
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10 a.m. Drama Group (RL1L)
10:30 a.m. Drum Exercise with Angela (WCR)
2 p.m. Wednesday Matinee: “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” (MT)
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10 a.m. RL Meeting with Carl (KMA)
10:30 a.m. Painting with Shayna (WCR)
2:30 p.m. Chair Ballet (KMA)
6:30 p.m. Movies of Yesteryear (MT)
7 p.m. Scrabble & Quiddler (CR)
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10 a.m. RL Meeting with Carl (KMA)
10:30 a.m. Fitness Fun with Angela (WCR)
2 p.m. Would You Rather? (WCR)
6:30 p.m. Movies of Yesteryear (MT)
7 p.m. Scrabble & Quiddler (CR)
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10 a.m. RL Meeting with Carl (KMA)
10:30 a.m. World Travelers: Rick Steves’ “Belfast and Northern Ireland” (WCR)
1 p.m. Healing Service (WCR)
2:30 p.m. Chair Ballet (KMA)
6:30 p.m. Movies of Yesteryear (MT)
7 p.m. Scrabble & Quiddler (CR)
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10 a.m. RL Meeting with Carl (KMA) 11 a.m. Ping Pong with Jeanine (MPR)
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10:30 a.m. Twenty Questions (WCR)
2 p.m. Lifelong Learning: “Women’s History of Philadelphia” with Rebecca from Beyond the Bell Tours (KMA)
7 p.m. Dominoes (RL1L)
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10 a.m. Morning Movie: “Marry Me” (MT)
2 p.m. Philly Senior Stage Presents: “The Best of the Tony’s” (KMA)
2 p.m. Jackpot Bingo (WCR)
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10:30 a.m. Bracelet Making (WCR)
2 p.m. Friday Matinee Movie: “The Lost City” (MT)
2 p.m. Bowling with Angela (BA)
4 p.m. Dining Music with Eileen Arno (PB)
7 p.m. Dominoes (RL1L)
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ST. PATRICK’S DAY
10:30 a.m. Paws of the Spirit (WCR)
2 p.m. St. Patrick’s Day Celebration with Rusty & Jan (KMA)
7 p.m. Dominoes (RL1L)
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8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. LaSalle University Students’ Public Health Clinic (blood pressure checks & chair yoga) (LB or KMA)
2 p.m. Jackpot Bingo (WCR)
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10 a.m. Morning Movie: “12 Mighty Orphans”
2 p.m. Philly Senior Stage Presents “The Best of the Tony’s” (KMA) (no bingo)
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10 a.m. You Be the Judge (WCR)
11 a.m. Pickleball Introduction with Kara (KMA)
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2 p.m. Friday Matinee Movie: “It Happened One Night” (MT)
8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. LaSalle University Students’ Public Health Clinic (blood pressure checks & chair yoga) (LB or KMA)
10 a.m. Drama Group (RL1L)
3:30 p.m. Cocktail Party with Steve Ritrovato (KMA)
2 p.m. Lifelong Learning: “Fabulous Females of the 20th Century - Singers, Songwriters & Comediennes” with Freyda Thomas (KMA)
6:30 p.m. Movies of Yesteryear (MT)
7 p.m. Scrabble & Quiddler (CR)
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7 p.m. Dominoes (RL1L)
2 p.m. Main Line Opera (KMA) (no bingo) 29
10 a.m. Drama Group (KMA)
10:30 a.m. True Confessions (WCR)
2 p.m. Wednesday Matinee: “Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story” (MT)
2 p.m. Meatball Cookoff Contest (PB)
6 p.m. Mummer’s All Stars in the Pub (PB)
10 a.m. RL Meeting with Carl (KMA)
10:30 a.m. Flowers on Location (WCR)
1:30 Voices on the Hill Presents: “Show Stopper Part 2” (KMA)
6:30 p.m. Movies of Yesteryear (MT)
7 p.m. Scrabble & Quiddler (CR)
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10 a.m. UNO Card Game (WCR)
2 p.m. Life Managers & Associates Presentation: Speaker Bode Hennegan (KMA)
7 p.m. Dominoes (RL1L)
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1
OFF-CAMPUS TRIPS
Recreation Department 1325
Please see Angela, director of recreation, to pay for the trips.
DATE TIME/DESCRIPTION
Wednesday, March 1 9:30 a.m. Wegmans, King of Prussia
1:30 p.m. Nifty 50’s Milkshakes, West Chester Pike
Thursday, March 2 9:30 a.m. ALDI Market, Conshohocken
Friday, March 3 9:30 a.m. Valley Forge Casino, Valley Forge
COST
Monday, March 6 9:30 a.m. Philadelphia Flower Show at Convention Center Space is limited (9 tickets only). $1
Tuesday, March 7 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 11 a.m. Andorra Loop (ACME, Dollar Tree, Kohl’s, T.J. Maxx, Andorra Library, Five Below) Last ride must be ready to go back at noon.
1:30 p.m. Trader Joe’s, North Wales
Wednesday, March 8 Reserved for Red Hat Trip
Thursday, March 9 9 a.m. Weis Market, Plymouth Meeting
Friday, March 10 9 a.m. Green Dragon Farmers Market, Ephrata
Saturday, March 12 10:30 a.m. Gold Card Members Only Matinee & Luncheon, Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School
Monday, March 13 9:30 a.m. ALDI Market, Conshohocken
1:30 p.m. William Jeanes Library, Lafayette Hill
Tuesday, Mar. 14 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 11 a.m. Flourtown Loop (ACME, Giant, Dollar Tree, McDonald’s, Hair Cuttery, Movie Tavern, Wells Fargo Bank, First Trust Bank, Postal Service) Last ride must be ready to go back at noon.
Wednesday, March 15 9:30 a.m. Italian Market, South Philadelphia
Thursday, March 16 9:30 a.m. Plymouth Square Shopping Center
Friday, March 17 11:15 a.m. Whitemarsh Eat & Enjoy Social, Joshua Rd. Registration required. $10
Sunday, March 19 1:15 p.m. The Red Satins Sounds of the 50s and 60s, The Empress Room, St. Helena’s Church, Blue Bell. See Angela for tickets
Monday, March 20 9:30 a.m. Cracker Barrel, Chemical Road 1:30 p.m. Spring Scenic Ride
Tuesday, March 21 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 11 a.m. Metroplex Loop (Target, Five Below, Giant, Party City, Lowes, David’s Bridal, DSW Shoes, Barnes & Noble, Guitar Store, Best Buy, Fine Wine & Good Spirits, Ross, Marshalls, Old Navy, PGA Tour Superstore, ULTA) Last ride must be ready to go back at noon. 1:30 p.m. Shoprite, Norriton Square
Thursday, March 23 9:30 a.m. Walmart, Warrington 1:30 p.m. Dollar Zone, East Norriton Square
Friday, March 24 9:30 a.m. National Museum of American Jewish History
Monday, March 27 9 a.m. Kitchen Kettle Village, Lancaster
Tuesday, March 28 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. Plymouth Meeting Mall Loop (Boscov’s, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Michael’s, Whole Foods Market, Dave & Busters) Last ride must be ready to go back at noon. 1:30 p.m. Walgreens, Flourtown
Wednesday, March 29 9:30 a.m. Lidl Market, Trooper
Thursday, March 30 9:30 a.m. McCaffrey’s Market, Blue Bell 1:30 p.m. Insomnia Cookies, Conshohocken
Friday, March 31 9:15 a.m. Brandywine River Museum, Chadds Ford $2
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