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Special Events in April! 4/1 April Fools’ Day 10:00AM Cornell Companions Pet Therapy Visits 4/3 2:00PM Senior Community Chorus Performance 6:15PM Cornell Lab of Ornithology Seminar: A World of Sound 4/5 2:00PM Celebration of Life – All are welcome! 3:00PM Be Sharp! Stay Sharp! with Chris Pogorzala 7:00PM I Venti Dementi – Woodwind Octet Performance 4/6 5:00PM IC Intergenerational Prom 7:00PM Sing Along with Bev 4/7 3:00PM Afternoon Tea with piano performance from Bert Sal 4/8 11:00AM Phi Mu Alpha, IC A Cappella Group 1:15PM IC Theatre: The Cradle Will Rock 4/9 Palm Sunday 4/10 Passover Begins at Sundown 9:30AM Crafts with the Ithaca MOM’s Club 1:00PM Enhanced/Assisted Living Resident Council Meeting 4/12 3:00PM Model Passover Seder, All are welcome! April Birthday Party with George Mann 7:00PM 4/13 7:00PM CSMA Clarinet Ensemble Continued on next page
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4/14 Good Friday 2:00PM Not For Prime Time Players, Script Reading Performance 3:00PM Meet the Actors at Afternoon Tea! 4/15 10:00AM Cornell Companions Pet Therapy Visits 4/16 Easter 4/17 10:00 AM Coffee Talk with Mark 11:00 AM Independent Tenant Q & A 4/18 7:00PM Intergenerational Choir Rehearsal Concert 4/19 3:00PM Be Sharp! Stay Sharp! with Chris Pogorzala 4/20 7:00 PM Latin & World Music with Sally Ramirez & Doug Robinson 4/21 3:00 PM Afternoon Tea with Mad Hatter’s Kazoo Band 4/22 Earth Day 5:00 PM Intergenerational Choir Performance at IC 4/24 Holocaust Remembrance Day 4/25 10:30 AM Mediation & Harp 4/26 1:30 PM Longview Opera Presents: I Pagliacci 6:15 PM IC Concert Program 4/28 3:00 PM Afternoon Tea with Kristen Wells from Gadabout 4/29 10:00 AM Opus Ithaca Concert 1:15 PM IC Theatre: The Rover 4/30 7:00 PM Stretch Your Spirit: Holocaust Remembrance with Dani Novak Shopping Trips: 4/4 – Tops 4/6 – Walmart 4/11 – Wegmans 4/13 – The Dollar Store 4/18 – Aldi’s 4/20 – Target 4/25 – P&C 4/27 – The Salvation Army 2
Recreation News
by Bree Nash
April at Longview will be showered with musical performances, dancing, presentations and community/Ithaca College collaborations. Please read your weekly schedule carefully so you don’t miss a thing! We have a busy month planned for you! Just a friendly reminder: Sign‐up sheets for the weekly shopping trips are posted on Fridays at 2:30PM. If you know you will not be attending after signing up, please give the Recreation Department a call or cross your name off (and put your initials by the line). Trips leave promptly at 2:15PM on Tuesdays and Thursdays, so please make sure you’re in the front lobby by 2:00PM. Any questions/concerns should be directed to Bree Nash in the Recreation Department. With the warmer weather in our future, we’re able to get out and about more. Please let us know if there’s something you’d like to do or somewhere you’d like to go! Best, Bree, Bethany, Sarah, Laurie, Soni and Debra 3
Peg Condon April 3rd Kenneth Felch April 4th Rose Natalie April 5th Lillian Robbins April 8th Ruth Schlough April 12th Walter Kaulf ss April 14th Gwen Campbell April 22nd Susan Jonassen April 23rd Lois McNamara April 29th Ceil Sloan April 29th Long iew’s April bir hday par will be held on Wednesday, April 12th at 7:00 pm in the Auditorium. 4
PartnershipEventsbyChrisPogorzala
TheColdWarinMemoryandHistory:AnInvitationtoaConversation
MichaelSmith,aprofessorintheHistoryDepartmentatIthacaCollegeisreintroducingaproject
hehasbeendoingonandoffwithLongviewresidentsformorethan10years.Theprojectinvolvesanintergenerationaldialogaboutwhatit
waslikelivingthroughtheColdWarera.
ThestudentsinhisUSintheAgeoftheColdWar
coursewillcometoLongviewfortwosessionsof
smallgroupdiscussion.Thiscourseemphasizes
theColdWar,McCarthyism,the1950s,thesocialmovementsofthe1960s
and1970s,andtheVietnamWar.Thediscussionswilltakeplaceon
Wednesday,April19thandTuesday,May2ndfrom7:00–8:30PMinthe
Longviewauditorium.Participantscanchoosetoattendoneorbothof
thesesessions.
Ifyouareinterestedinsigningupforoneorbothofthesediscussions,
pleasecontactBreeNashatLongview([email protected]/375-6335)or
ChrisPogorzalaatIthacaCollege([email protected]/274-1051)by
Wednesday,April12th.
BeSharp!StaySharp!ForMarch
BeSharp!StaySharp!,ChrisPogorzala’s‘brainaerobics’group,willmeet
twiceinMarchonWednesdays,4/5&4/19from3:00–4:00PMinthe
IthacaCollegeClassroomonthesecond loorofLongview.Thisgroup,
whichmeetseveryotherWednesday,consistsofpuzzlesofvariouskinds,
discussion,humorandcreativitytohelpkeepthebrainactive.
Allarewelcome!
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PartnershipEventsbyChrisPogorzala
Memoir Class to Be Taught Again in May/June!
Marella Feltrin-Morris, an Associate Professor of Italian
at Ithaca College, who has either taught or co-taught a
short course in memoir writing at Longview for the past 3 years, will be
doing so again late this spring.
The five session class will begin on Tuesday, May 9th and run each
Tuesday through June 6th from 10-11:00 AM in the Ithaca College
Classroom on the second floor of Longview.
If you are interested in signing up for the Memoir Class, please contact
Bree Nash at Longview ([email protected] / 375-6335) or Chris
Pogorzala at Ithaca College ([email protected] / 274-1051) by
Wednesday, May 3rd.
Music since 1960
Ithaca College students in Professor Crystal Peebles “Analysis of Music
Since 1900” will perform an hour-long concert featuring a variety of
instrumental and choral music written since 1960. This concert will
take place on Wednesday, April 26th from 6:30 – 7:30 PM in the
Longview auditorium.
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A Farewell from Kerry Barnes
It is with great sadness yet excitement that I am
announcing that I will be leaving Longview to
serve as Assistant Director of the Tompkins County
Public Library Foundation. While I will miss my
friends at Longview, I’m thrilled to be working for
a library again. It has been a privilege and an
honor for me to work in service to this community
for the past (nearly) eight years. I’ve consistently
been impressed with the way the residents and
tenants of Longview come together to create this
very special neighborhood here on South Hill. I’ve
watched as you’ve welcomed new people to
the fold, looked out for each other, and worked
together. You may not think anyone has noticed
the little things you do for each other and for the
betterment of this community, but trust me, your
efforts have been seen and appreciated. I hope
you will take the new DCR Director under your
wings as well, and make sure he/she sees how
special Longview is, and understands the
importance of showing the greater community as
well. Thank you for all you have taught me in my
time here.
Gratefully, Kerry
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Spiritual Life Calendar
Sunday, April 2
10:30am Catholic Communion
2 pm Protestant Worship –Rev. Cheryl Peeples
Monday, April 3
10am Catholic Confession with
Fr. Carsten Martensen
10:30am Catholic Mass with Fr. Martensen
2:15pm Interfaith Psalm Study with Dani Novak
or Rabbi Eli in the IC Classroom*
Wednesday, April 5
2pm Celebration of Life Service in the Auditorium
Thursday, April 6
4pm Hymn Sing with Barbara & Edna
Friday, April 7
4pm Welcoming Shabbat in the IC Classroom
ALL ARE WELCOME*
6:30pm Bible Study with IC Catholic Campus
Minister and students.
Sunday, April 9
PALM SUNDAY
10:30 am Catholic Communion
2pm Protestant Worship with Karen Kaufmann
Monday, April 10
PASSOVER BEGINS AT SUNDOWN
2:15pm Psalm Study with Dani in IC Classroom*
Wednesday, April 12 3pm Passover Model Seder with Retired Cantor
Richard Rosenfield, in the Auditorium
ALL ARE WELCOME!
Thursday, April 13
4pm Hymn Sing with Barbara & Edna
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Spiritual Life Calendar
Friday, April 14
GOOD FRIDAY
4pm Welcoming Shabbat IC Classroom
Sunday, April 16
EASTER SUNDAY
10:30 am Catholic Communion
2pm Protestant Worship with Susan Spear
Monday, April 17
2:15pm Psalm Study with Dani
in IC Classroom*
Thursday, April 20
4pm Hymn Sing with Barbara & Edna
Friday, April 21
4pm Welcoming Shabbat in the IC Classroom*
6:30pm Bible Study with IC Catholic Campus
Minister & students*
Sunday, April 23
10:30 Catholic Communion
2 pm Protestant Worship w/ Salvation Army’s
Women's Ministry Group – in the Auditorium
Monday, April 24
HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY
2:15pm Psalm Study with Dani or Rabbi Eli in the IC
Classroom*
Thursday, April 27
4 pm Hymn Sing with Barbara & Edna
Friday, April 28
4 pm Welcoming Shabbat in the IC Classroom*
(IC Hillel Students will be sharing)
Sunday, April 30
10:15 Catholic Communion
2 pm Protestant Worship with Pastor Richard Lloyd
7pm Holocaust Remembrance with Dani Novak
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Protestant Worship Services
Longview Chapel
Sundays at 2pm
April 2017
April 2nd
Rev. Cheryl Peeples,
First Presbyterian Church of Ulysses
April 9th
Ms. Karen Kaufmann
St. Paul’s United Methodist
Easter
April 16th
Ms. Susan Spear
Forest Home Chapel
April 23rd
Salvation Army Women’s Ministry Group
(in the Auditorium
April 30th
Pastor Richard Lloyd
Brooktondale Baptist
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Spiritual News by Barbara Rhudy
“Let us live in such a way
that when we die
our love will survive
and continue to grow. Amen.”
~Leunig
Today is a gloriously sunny, light-filled day. Still cold, given the wind, but
the sun is out, slowly warming up the earth and we too. One of our
amaryllis bulbs is about to bloom, and two more are on their way. The geese have been
returning, with a small flock nesting in the cornfield across the street. And yesterday, I saw
“Snowdrops” for the first time this year; those lovely, little white flowers that are usually the
first to appear as harbingers of spring’s imminent arrival! Halleluiah!
And just in time. The high holy days of Easter and Passover are almost upon us. Both are
celebrations of God’s amazing love for us, a love which leads to liberation and new life; one
through the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus the Christ, the other through the exodus from
slavery into The Promised Land. It is a season of awe, of Mystery, of unbounded life, and
hope.
One of my favorite stories of this season is that of Jesus raising Lazarus from death. Lazarus,
brother of Mary and Martha, all of whom are close friends of Jesus, fell ill. Mary called for
Jesus to come, but he delayed, and when he arrived, he learned that Lazarus had died and had
already been in the tomb for four days. Jesus, bereft, calls Lazarus forth from the tomb, raising
him to new life. What has always spoken to me is what he does next. He turns to those who
have gathered to bear witness to this miracle saying, “Unbind him and set him free.” It is those
words that come to me again, today. This is the call of both Passover and Easter. Rabbi
Jonathan Sacks, a wisdom teacher and leader in the Jewish community says that Jews today do
what they can to alleviate the poverty and suffering of others because of the Exodus, because
God led them from slavery to liberation and as God’s people, they should go and do likewise.
Similarly, as followers of Jesus, Christians are called to see and hear and reach out to the poor,
the suffering, the outcast and disenfranchised, the “others” that many would prefer NOT to see,
to bring hope and healing, new and renewed life. Indeed, in this season where together we
celebrate the amazing gift of life and God’s abiding and liberating love, we are all called to do
what we can to serve such Life.
So, this month, we will do what we can:
Wednesday, April 5th, at 2pm, we will have a Celebration
of Life Service to remember the lives of beloved residents
who have died in the previous months. I love leading these
services, finding them humbling and inspiring. It feels so
very important to remember, to honor the lives and very
beings of these beloved friends, neighbors and family
members.
Wednesday, the 12th, Retired Cantor, Richard Rosenfield
will be here to lead all and any who wish to come in a
model Passover Seder. You will find more information on
the Seder below (3pm in the Auditorium).
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Spiritual News by Barbara Rhudy
Fr. Carsten Martensen will be here at the beginning of the month to offer confession and lead Mass
(Monday, April 3rd).
Please note that there will be no Protestant Communion this month given a scheduling conflict. My apologies!
There will be Catholic Communion Easter morning and Ms. Susan Spear, a lay leader from Forest Home
Chapel, will be here to lead Protestant worship that afternoon (2pm).
Here, at Longview, we will honor these days in worship and song, in prayer and ritual.
At the end of the month, Sunday, April 30th, in honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day, Dani Novak,
accompanied by his wife, both of whom are children of Holocausts survivors, will be here to share about
Zenda Novak’s journey. 7pm in the Auditorium. (More info below)
Throughout the month the Exploring the Psalms Class with Dani Novak and/or Rabbi Eli will continue on
Mondays, 2:15pm in the IC Classroom, hymn sings on Thursdays, Welcoming Shabbat and Bible Study on
Fridays (Chapel, 6:30pm) and our regularly scheduled Sunday worship activities.
I hope you will come and find your spirits nourished and renewed as we enter into this season of new life,
graced by these great gifts of God.
Glad to be journeying with you~
Barbara
PASSOVER
Passover, an 8 day festival in the Jewish Tradition, commemorates God’s
liberating actions in the exodus from slavery in Egypt.” This year it begins
Monday, April 10th at sundown. It is a festival rich in rituals that invite Jews to
“relive and experience the true freedom that their ancestors gained.”
The Seder is perhaps the heart of the Passover festival. It is done at home and is
an imaginative and hands-on-way of teaching the children of their history as
God’s people. It includes eating matzah –“the bread of affliction,” bitter herbs“to remember the bitter slavery endured by the Israelites;” drinking wine/grape
juice to celebrate their freedom, and reciting the haggadah, a liturgy that
describes in detail the story of the Exodus from Egypt - and singing! Richard
Rosenfield will lead us in a model Seder, Wednesday, April 12th, at 3pm in the
auditorium, concluding in time for you to go to dinner. It promises to be rich,
inspirational, educational and fun. It promises to be a blessing!
Honoring Holocaust Remembrance Day with Dani & Haya Novak ~
A “Stretch Your Spirit” offering
Dani Novak's mother, Zdenka Novak, was born in 1919 and was 21 years old when Zagreb, her home town in
former Yugoslavia, was invaded by Germany and everyone in her
family died. She managed to escape to a territory ruled by the Italian
facists and hid there for 2 years, from April 1941 until September
1943. When Italy capitulated, Zdenka joined the Partisans and lived
with them in the woods until the end of the war. Zdenka wrote a book
about her war memories. Haya and Dani Novak, her daughter-in-law
and son, will present Zdenka's war story based on that book. ALL
ARE WELCOME! In the Auditorium, Sunday, April 30, 7pm.
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We’re lucky to have so many good neighbors here at Longview. You might know
someone who waters your plants for you when you’re away, or delivers packages to
your door, or checks in on you when you’re not feeling well. And there might be folks
doing good deeds you don’t even know about! Our Good Neighbor award aims to
shine a light on the people who do the things that make our community great. You
can nominate anyone on any level– resident or tenant– who has done something to
make someone else’s life a little easier or brighter. No deed is too small! Fill out the
form below and return it to the box outside the DCR office on the 3rd floor by 5:00pm
April 25th. Staff will determine this month’s Good Neighbor from the submitted
nominations. The Good Neighbor will be notified in advance of the story that will
appear in the Longview News.
I nominate ________________________________________ (resident/tenant name)
for the Good Neighbor award for the following reasons/actions:
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
(Please use specific examples if possible. Attach an additional sheet of paper if necessary.)
My name: _________________________________________________________________
____ I wish to remain anonymous.
____ You may print my name.
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Just a Friendly Reminder
Longview just wants to give a friendly reminder about having
family and friends visit your apartment. We ask if you could
please keep your doors closed when you have visitors. Please be
considerate of your neighbors and noise in the
hallway.
Thank you!
COME ONE! COME ALL!
You are invited to come to the Theater/Auditorium on Friday,
April 14, 2017 at 2:00PM to see and hear a Staged Reading .
production from our own “Not Ready For Primetime Players”.
We have been working hard over the last weeks to put together
a show that we hope you will enjoy. We will explain what
staged reading is all about and show you what we have
accomplished. Please join us at the Theater/Auditorium.
Admission is always free and we’ll even have tea and cookies for
you -afterwards. See you at the theater.
-Ci Herzog and Allen Minsky-
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THE STORY… about a troupe of strolling
players in a small village in southern Italy
around 1860. A crowd gathers as the lead clown
CANIO beats his drum and invites them to the
performance that evening. NEDDA, his wife,
has a lover, SILVIO, in this village which Canio
suspects.
“Come then, let the
opera begin!”
Alone, putting on his makeup… he muses
bitterly that a clown’s face cannot mask his
heart-break… but… the show must go on.
The commedia dell’arte setting of the playwithin-a-play commences: “Columbine and her
lover Harliquin are interrupted by her husband
Pagliaccio… hears the promise of a rendezvous
as Harliquin exits through the window…
parallels an earlier event too terrible for him to
bear. He demands to know the name of
Nedda’s lover, stabs her, and when Silvio rushes
up, he meets the same terrific knife! Canio,
realizing he has committed a double murder,
turns to the audience and sobs, “The comedy is
finished!”
Pagliacco– its most famous proponent,
Enrico Caruso, sang the role of Canio 83
times at the Metropolitan Opera and 43
on tour, and his best-selling Victor
record of “Vesti la giubba” (Laugh
Clown Laugh) resounded on thousands
of phonographs around the world.
Here, he beats the drum calling all
opera-lovers to join us for our OneAct Opera festival!
By Opera Trek Organizer, Elsie Jo Trawick
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Norma Lee
Norma Lee was born in Potsdam, New
York, and also went to high school and
college there. She was a kindergarten
teacher for 30 years. She started teaching in
Long Island, where she married a school
principal and eventually moved to Ithaca.
Norma has two daughters and four
grandchildren. She moved to Longview a
few months ago and is a welcomed
neighbor.
Winnie York
Winnie York moved to Longview from
Florida to be near her son and two
grandchildren.
In her early years she lived in North
Carolina , then traveled extensively until
she settled in Jersey City, New Jersey. She became a successful artist
(painting) and business woman. She proudly remembers the 22
houses she designed and had built.
Winnie is a strong believer in the benefits of education and lives by
her motto, “Do the best that I can.”
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Information from Maintenance
Some of you may already know Longview is converting
most of its lighting to LED technology. During this
project, the contractor in conjunction with maintenance
will need access to most areas of the main building
including the Garden level. Office space, storage areas,
classrooms, common areas and inside Assisted Living
rooms are all on the list. Externally, the parking lot
lighting will also be converted.
The contractor is set to begin on Tuesday April 4th. I'm
asking for everyone's input so we can avoid interfering
with any important functions throughout the building. If
you have any request for scheduling the conversion in
any areas of the building please don't hesitate to notify
me. The project can be scheduled around important
functions as well. It's important to us everyone is
comfortable with the timing in all areas of the building.
The initial conversion will begin with the 4ft. fluorescent
bulbs- these are found in stairwells, common areas,
storage rooms, office space, classrooms and laundry
rooms, to name a few. I can be reached for questions or
request by email or at 607-379-2207.
R. Ricardo
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Editor:
Kelsey Dinmore
Contributors:
Kerry A. Barnes
Bree Nash
Chris Pogorzala
Barbara Rhudy
Rick Ricardo
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