MARCH over to the Bulletin Board in the Commons and
sign up for these TRIPS!
Once again, Duncaster is one of the a proud sponsors of
the Jewish Film Festival. There are a number of FREE
tickets available for the March 21st films “JERRY LEWIS:
The Man Behind the Clown” and “The Last Blintz”
to be shown at 1pm at Emanuel Synagogue in West Hartford. In addition, there are
a limited number of tickets for the final film “ Fanny’s Journey” and reception at 7pm
on March 26th.
Bus transportation will be provided to the 4pm CONCORA
Concert on Sunday, March 19 at Trinity Chapel at Trinity
College. Residents must purchase their own tickets online at
www.concora.org or by calling the Box Office at
860-293-0567.
Elizabeth Park Conservancy’s Spring Greenhouse Show
Duncaster is a sponsor of this show, and residents are invited
to tour the Greenhouse on Friday, March 24th. The tour will be
followed by a coffee reception in the Pond House Café. Bus will
depart from the Fitness Center lobby at 9:30am. Sign up in
the TRIPS Book today! Plants will be available for purchase so
be sure to bring $$$.
Thursday, March 30th
Depart Fitness Center Lobby at 1:00pm
Cost: $24 includes docent-led tour and transportation
Sign up in the Trips Book today!
MARCH 2017
Ready or not,
March is here,
and with it comes
a “lion’s-share” of
programs, trips,
classes and
events. In addition to the Gallery
Opening, Tuesdays at Duncaster and the
Speaker Series that have been described
in your weekly calendar, there are many
more events to look forward to during
the second half of the month.
It’s time to set
your clocks ahead
one hour on
Saturday night,
March 11th, as we
SPRING FORWARD to Daylight Savings
Time.
Be sure to wear your green
on St. Patrick’s Day. A
special afternoon program is planned,
featuring the Irish Step Dancers from the
McArdle School of Dance.
We welcome Naturalist
John Root back this month
with his program on
“Songbirds” on Saturday,
March 18th at 10:30am.
The first day of Spring is Monday,
March 20th – and you know what that
means … the MUDinner Mixed Up fun for everyone.
Delicious dinner with new
and old friends. Be sure to
Brain Awareness Week begins on
March 13th, so look for
your Wellness flyer
describing all of the
great events that are
planned for you.
Step into Spring with the latest fashion
in shoes and clothing.
Wallach’s Traveling Shoe
Store will be at
Duncaster on
Wednesday, March 15th
from 10am-2pm, and
Bea Smith’s Clothing on
Thursday, March 16th
from 11am-3pm.
make your reservations
early by calling Al DeVito at x2219.
Are you interested in a Unique Greeting
Card Workshop spotlighting SPRING and
EASTER? Jackie Mott Brown will provide
all materials and guide you through
completion of three unusual
greeting cards to WOW
your friends. The workshop
will be held on Saturday,
March 25th from 9:3011:30am. Class is limited to
eight participants. To sign
up - call Jackie Brown at x2175.
MARCH into to the Meeting Room
to enjoy these great programs!
“Albert Einstein: Relatively Speaking”
Tuesday, March 21st ~ 4:30pm in the Meeting Room
The Lost Acres String Band
Sunday, March 12, 2017
3:00pm - Meeting Room
The Lost Acres String Band (violin, guitar, upright
bass and vocals) plays a sophisticated mix of songs
and instrumentals from a wide variety of musical
traditions. The repertoire covers a broad spectrum of
musical colors and moods, with the added interest of
several exotic original compositions.
NEW WORLD TRIO
Wednesday, March 15th
8:00pm - Meeting Room
New World Trio presents a program titled
Actor & Storyteller
George Capaccio
In this one-hour, interactive performance, George Capaccio invites you to
enter the boundary-breaking universe that is the mind of Albert Einstein.
You’ll discover that time and space are inseparable, that time actually slows
down the faster you go, and that if you could travel at the speed of light,
time would actually stop!
But there’s a lot more to the story than Einstein’s insights into the nature
of reality. George focuses on the great scientist’s very human qualities,
including his sense of humor, his fondness for Jewish jokes, and his trials
and tribulations as a family man.
“Good Morning, Good Music”
THURSDAY, MARCH 23
Hartford Symphony String Quartet
9:30AM … COURTYARD CAFÉ
The Folk Tradition with works by the
Spanish composer Fernandez-Arbos, “Cafe
Music” by Paul Schoenfield [an amalgam of
Klezmer, Pop, Jazz, and Classical] and the
“Dumky Trio”, op. 90, by Antonin Dvorak.
Piano and Violin Recital
Saturday, March 25th
8:00pm in the Meeting Room
Mei Tsen Chen, piano
Bronwyn Burns, violin
Simsbury Light Opera Ensemble presents excerpts from
GILBERT & SULLIVAN’S
IOLANTHE
Saturday, March 18th ~ 8:00pm ~ Meeting Room
Joshua Ritter presents……...
“Irving Berlin: From Shtetl life to Broadway Legend”
Sunday, March 19th … 2:00pm ... Meeting Room
This presentation highlights some of Irving Berlin’s greatest
contributions to American music. It features images of Irving
Berlin’s sheet music from the Janice Grower Sheet Music
Collection and other Irving Berlin related media from Goodspeed’s
Scherer Library of Musical Theatre.
Joshua Ritter is the Education Manager & Library Director for
Goodspeed Musicals in East Haddam, CT.
Allison Hughs, Flute
Joseph Van Doren, Guitar
SUNDAY, MARCH 26th ~ 4:00PM ~ LOUNGE
Duo Alterity, Breathing life into melodies, the duo is praised
for both its sensitive musicality and raw conviction. Passionate about the innate power of music
and united by the belief that music is a necessary part of each human being’s aesthetic life
experience, the duo promises to keep music as their preeminent focus and harmony as a staple
in their vocabulary.