Weekly Activity Calendar
Room Key
Center
S: Sun
D: Dining
G: Garden
CARE: CARE
I: Interview Room
331 East 70th
GYM: Gym
AUD: Auditorium
POOL: Pool
ART: Art Room, 3rd Floor
MR: Marcus Room, 3rd Floor
1ST FL CONF ROOM A, B, C, D,
and E
4TH FL CONF ROOM
For classes requiring
pre-registration, please visit
front desk.
Suggested Donations
$1.00 for breakfast
$1.50 for lunch
$1.50 for dinner
Center meals and programming
made possible in part by members’ voluntary contributions.
Meal Times
Breakfast
8:15 – 9 AM
Check in from 8-9.
Sundays
CENTER WILL BE OPEN FROM
9AM-4PM ON JAN 1st BUT
THERE WILL BE LIMITED
CLASSES.
9:00-9:45 G
Total Body Exercise
(Intermediate/Advanced)
No class 1/1
9:15-10:00 S
中国太极拳
Tai Chi in Chinese
10:15-11:15 CARE
The Art of the Jazz Ballad
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED
No class 1/1 & 1/15
10:15-11:00 G
Super Fit (Advanced)
No class 1/1
12:45-1:30 CARE (NEW)
Keeping Calm: Support Group
for Anxiety (No session 1/1)
12:45-1:45 D
Bingo
1:00-2:00 D
Office Hours with Staff (Ariana)
No session1/1
1:00-3:00 S
Bridge
1:00-4:00 D
Rummikub Club
1:45-2:45 POOL
Free Swim (No session 1/1)
Lunch
2:00-4:00 D
Scrabble
Check in from 9:15-12:10
for regular lunch or
cottage cheese.
2:00-4:00 CARE & AUD
Sunday at the Movies
1/1: Compulsion (CARE)
1/8: 3 Women (CARE)
1/15: Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison
(CARE)
1/22: Breakfast at Tiffany’s (AUD)
1/29: Beverly Hills Cop (CARE)
11:30–12:30 PM
Check in from 9:15-11:10
for veggie burgers.
Dinner
5:30-6:30 PM
Dinner sign-up starts at 4:30 p.m.
Please arrive before 5:30 pm.
Members with a dinner ticket
must be present before 6 pm for
dinner service.
Meal Capacity Limited
You must be a Center @ Lenox Hill
Neighborhood House Member to
participate. NYC residents 60 & over
are eligible for membership. Please call
212-218-0319 or visit 343 East 70th
Street to learn more about
membership. There is no charge for
membership or programs.
3:15-4:00 G (NEW)
Flex & Stretch
Class starts 1/15
4:15-5:00 G (NEW)
Zumba
Class starts 1/15
6:30-7:45 D
Game Night
No class 1/1
7:00-7:45 G
Shape Up NYC Dance Fitness with
translation in Spanish (No class1/1)
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Mondays
9:00-9:45 G
Tuesdays
9:00-9:45 G
Total Body Exercise
Total Body Exercise (Advanced)
9:00-11:00 D
Bookstore
9:30-11:30 D
Visiting Nurse
10:00-11:00 G
SAIL Exercise Program
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED
10:00-12:00 AUD (NEW)
Everyone’s a Critic
See description on other side
10:15-11:00 S
Rusk Institute Horticultural
Program (1/9 & 1/30)
12:00-2:00 ART (NEW TIME)
Studio Drawing
See description on other side
No class 1/2 & 1/16
10:15-11:00 G
Dahn Yoga No class 1/3
12:00-12:45 POOL
Arthritis Foundation Aquatic Prog.
No session 1/2 & 1/16
1:00-3:00 S
Chinese Language Class
1:00-4:00 D
Rummikub Club
1:15-3:00 D
Bridge
2:00-3:00 G
Pilates (Mat)
No class 1/2 & 1/16
2:15-2:45 POOL
Free Swim
No session 1/2 & 1/16
3:00-3:45 CARE
Awareness Through Movement
3:15-4:30 1ST FL CONF B
Computer Practice Time
No class 1/2 & 1/16
3:15-5:00 S
Intermediate Bridge
3:45-4:30 G
Total Body Exercise (Intermediate)
6:30-7:30 G
Shape Up NYC: Introduction to
Fitness
6:30-7:45 D
Game Night
6:45-7:30 S
Ping Pong
12:00-12:30 D
Center Sing-Along!
12:30-1:45 ART
Introduction to Digital Photography
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED
12:45-1:30 D Bingo
1:00-1:45 G
Pilates (Mat)
1:00-2:30 1ST FL CONF A
Intermediate Spanish
No class 1/3
1:00-2:00 S Sound Off!
1:00-3:00 D Canasta
1:30-3:00 D
Individual Tech Help
No session 1/3 & 1/10
1:00-4:00 D Rummikub Club
2:00-3:00 G
Tai-Chi (Intermediate)
No class 1/3 & 1/10
2:15-2:45 POOL
Free Swim
2:15-3:15 4TH FL CONF RM
Decluttering Group
2:30-3:45 ART
Advanced Digital Photography
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED
2:30-4:00 1ST FL CONF A
Advanced Beginner Spanish
No class 1/3
2:45-3:45 CARE (NEW)
Musical Theater
See description on other side
Wednesdays
9:00-9:50 G
SAIL Exercise Program
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED
9:00-10:00 S
Words and Ideas to Inspire
10:00-10:45 S
Chinese Folk Dance
10:00-11:00 G (NEW)
Chair Yoga
Starts on 1/18
1:00-1:45 G
Body Toning (Beginner)
1:00-3:30 S
Knitting Circle
1:00-4:00 D
Rummikub Club
1:00-4:00 D Poker
1:30-3:30 1ST FL CONF A (NEW)
Edna St. Vincent Millay Poetry
See description on other side
1:30-2:30 1ST FL CONF B (NEW)
Beginner German (Starts 1/18)
9:00-11:00 D Bookstore
9:00-11:00 S
Beading
Classes 1/12 & 1/26 only
1:00-2:30 S
French
1:00-4:00 D
Rummikub Club
2:00-3:00 G
Tai-Chi (Intermediate)
Classes begin on 1/19
2:15-2:45 POOL
Free Swim
2:30-5:00 S
Mahjong Club
2:45-3:45 1ST FL CONF B (NEW)
Intermed. German (Starts 1/18)
3:15-4:00 G
Tai-Chi (Beginner)
Class only on 1/26
3:15-4:00 G
Total Body Exercise (Intermediate)
4:00-5:00 S (NEW)
Flamenco Dance
4:30-5:15 CARE
Women’s Discussion Group
6:30-7:30 D
Individual Tech Help
6:30-7:30 D
Individual Tech Help
No session 1/4
6:30-7:45 D Game Night
10:00-11:00 MR (NEW)
Restorative Yoga
10:00-11:00 D
Office Hours with Staff (Ariana)
No session 1/28
12:00-12:30 D (NEW)
Center Sing-Along!
2:15-2:45 POOL
Free Swim
3:00-4:30 D
Individual Tech Help
No session 1/4 & 1/11
9:30-11:00 S
English Conversation for
Chinese Speakers
9:30-10:30 G
Yoga (All levels)
1:00-2:00 G
Support Group: Strategies for
Living w/Low Vision
4:00-5:00 G
Shape up NYC: Zumba (All
levels)
No class 1/19
Saturdays
9:00-9:45 G
SAIL Exercise Program
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED
9:30-10:30 D Discusión Abierta
2:15-3:00 AUD
Tap Dance
2:45-4:15 CARE
Beginner Spanish No class 1/4
Fridays
10:15-11:00 G
Total Body Exercise
(Intermediate)
2:00-4:00 D Scrabble
3:15-4:00 G
Tai-Chi (Beginner)
No class 1/3 & 1/10
6:30-7:45 D Game Night
9:00-10:00 D
Theater Desk (1/12 & 1/26)
10:00-11:15 ART
10:45-11:30 S
Emotional Wellness Disc. Group 20th Century Art Appreciation
See description on other side
12:00-2:00 ART (NEW DAY/TIME)
10:00-12:00 AUD
Expressionist Painting
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED Page to Stage
See description on other side
12:30-2:30 ART
Creative Journaling & Mixed
12:00-12:45 POOL
Media
Watercize
3:30-4:30 1ST FL CONF C
Trivia (Starts on 1/18)
4:00-4:45 G
Zumba (Intermediate)
2:45-3:45 S Belly Dancing
Thursdays
12:00-12:45 POOL
Arthritis Foundation Aquatic
Prog.
1:00-2:00 G (NEW TIME)
Back Restore Yoga
1:00-2:30 D
Individual Tech Help
1:30-3:00 ART
Attention & Expression:
Mindful Arts
1:00-4:00 D
Rummikub Club
1:00-5:00 4TH FL CONF
Knit and Crochet
2:15-2:45 POOL
Free Swim
3:00-4:15 CARE
Creative Writing
3:15-4:00 G
Shape Up NYC: Advanced
Zumba
3:15-4:30 1ST FL CONF B
Computer Practice Time
3:15-4:30 S
Out of the Box Musical Theater
10:00-11:00 CARE
Beating the Holiday Blues
No class 1/14 & 1/21
10:15-11:00 D
Spanish Conversations
12:45-1:45 CARE
Some Like it Hot: Support
Amongst Struggle
No class 1/14 & 1/21
12:45-3:00 D
Bridge
1:00-3:00 S
Ping Pong
1:00-4:00 D
Rummikub Club
1:15-2:15 G
Body Awareness/ Learning
Balance (Beginner)
1:45-2:45 POOL
Free Swim
2:30-3:30 G
Fitness Fusion (Intermed./Adv)
2:00 CARE
Movie Screenings
1/7: The Verdict
1/14: Cinema Paradiso
1/21: Julia
1/28: Nevada Smith
6:30-7:45 D Game Night
4:00-5:00 G
Flamenco Dance
6:30-7:30 D
Individual Tech Help
6:00-7:45 CARE
Movie Night
1/6: Scrooged
1/13: Picture Perfect
1/20: The Desert Fox
1/27: The Naked Prey
6:30-7:45 D
Game Night
6:30-7:30 G
Shape Up NYC : Body Toning
6:30-7:45 D
Game Night
6:45-7:30 S
Ping Pong
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Neighborhood House
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The Center @ Lenox Hill Neighborhood
House is funded by the New York City
Department for the Aging and private
support and contributions.
Special Events Calendar
Room Key
Center
S: Sun
D: Dining
G: Garden
CARE: CARE
I: Interview Room
331 East 70th
GYM: Gym
AUD: Auditorium
POOL: Pool
ART: Art Room, 3rd Floor
MR: Marcus Room, 3rd Floor
1ST FL CONF ROOM A, B, C, D
and E
4TH FL CONF ROOM
For classes requiring
pre-registration, please visit
front desk.
Suggested Donations
$1.00 for breakfast
$1.50 for lunch
$1.50 for dinner
Center meals and programming
made possible in part by members’ voluntary contributions.
Meal Times
Breakfast
8:15 – 9 AM
Check in from 8-9.
Lunch
11:30–12:30 PM
Check in from 9:15-12:10
for regular lunch or
cottage cheese.
Check in from 9:15-11:10
for veggie burgers.
Dinner
5:30-6:30 PM
Dinner sign-up starts at 4:30 p.m.
Please arrive before 5:30 pm.
Members with a dinner ticket
must be present before 6 pm for
dinner service.
Meal Capacity Limited
You must be a Center @ Lenox Hill
Neighborhood House Member to
participate. NYC residents 60 & over
are eligible for membership. Please call
212-218-0319 or visit 343 East 70th
Street to learn more about
membership. There is no charge for
membership or programs.
Trip Lottery
You can sign up for the lottery on 1/2 & 1/3 and
1/16 & 1/17 from 8am to 6pm. Results from the
lottery will be posted by 11am the morning after
each trip lottery closes. For a list of our more
than 20 trips, please see our Trip Description
document at the front desk or at lenoxhill.org.
Theater Desk
Theater desk will take place on 1/12 & 1/26
from 9:00 to 10:00am. Please sign up on a
first-come, first-served basis to receive tickets to a
variety of cultural events.
Cultural events
Second Sundays, January 8, 2:00, AUD
Taikoza Group: Experience the thunderous
rhythms of the ancestral Japanese Taiko drums
and the magical sounds of the bamboo flutes.
This exciting group draws from Japan’s rich
tradition of music and performance to create
a highly visual performance. With colorful
traditional costumes and dynamic motion,
Taikoza’s shows are immensely popular with
audiences of all ages.
Sundays at Two, January 15, 2:00, AUD
Page to Stage Showcase: Members of this
playwriting class showcase their short theater
pieces under the direction of drama teacher
Patrick Robinson.
Read Outloud with New York Public Library
January 19, 10:30-11:30, G
Come hear short stories read by NYPL staff!
new arts education
classes continued
Social Service Hours &
Programs
Health & Wellness
Join professor Carol Walters as she brings to life the
Poetry of Edna St. Vincent Millay in the context
of her personal history as well as the history of
the times. Millay’s life spanned the years 1892
to 1950 and exposed her to significant historical
events, new social conventions and technological
advances. Poems will be read aloud and analyzed
in class in conjunction with discussion of the
poet’s life experiences as they affected her poetry.
Wednesdays, 1:30-3:30, 1ST FL CONF A.
Making Space for Positive Change:
Decluttering Support Group
Tuesdays, 2:15-3:15, 4TH FL CONF RM
This is an open support group for
members to share tips and resources on
how to declutter and organize. Facilitators,
Alicia Bloomer, Supervising Social Worker,
Laura DiPaola, Assistant Director of Social
Services and Lauren Gordon, Mental
Health Therapist, SPOP.
FOODS FOR WINTER HEALTH WORKSHOP
Lynn Loflin, The Teaching Kitchen Chef
3:30-4:30, Center Kitchen
January 4: Healthy Bean Cassoulet
Expressionist Painting Class: Members will
examine different artists from the Expressionist
movement while learning similar methods
and techniques. Members will also have the
opportunity to develop their own acrylic paintings.
Wednesdays, 12:00-2:00, ART Room.
20th Century Art Appreciation Class: Members
will explore some of the most poignant movements
and artists who contributed to Modern Art by
engaging in lectures, discussions, and hands-on art
making. Thursdays, 10:00-11:15, ART Room.
Studio Drawing Class: Members explore drawing
using pencil, charcoal, and conte crayon and work
on different still life drawings and figures on paper.
Mondays, 12:00-2:00, ART.
Social Service Hours &
Programs
Same-day social worker appointments
are available on a first-come, first-served
basis. Sign-in takes place at the front desk.
Monthly Birthday Celebration, Thursday,
January 26, 12:45 D, Member Talent Show. For
more information or to sign-up to perform, please
contact Rebecca Sullivan at rsullivan@lenoxhill.
org or 212.218.0315.
Mondays: 12:00-2:00
Tuesdays:
9:00-11:00, 12:00-2:00
Wednesdays: 9:00-11:00, 12:00-2:00
Thursdays: 9:00-11:00, 12:00-2:00
Fridays: 9:30-11:30
Sundays at Two, January 29, 2:00, AUD
Join acclaimed singer-piano duo Milla Ilieva and
John Fischer as they perform popular hits in their
engaging cabaret show.
If you’re unable to sign up for an appointment
and would like to speak with someone in social
services, please contact us by phone at 212218-0317 to request an appointment.
new arts education classes
Everyone’s a Critic: In this new theater
appreciation class led by drama teacher Patrick
Robinson, members will watch filmed versions
of classic plays and engage in critical dialogue
about the production and cast. Tuesdays, 10:0012:00, AUD.
The Center’s new Musical Theater Class is led
by drama teacher Patrick Robinson and music
teacher Jessica Leylavergne. Members will
explore songs and scenes from classic musicals,
and create their own. Tuesdays, 2:45-3:45, CARE.
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Keeping Calm: Support Group for Anxiety,
Sundays, 12:45-1:30, CARE: Do you struggle
with worry or anxiety? Join Laura DiPaola, Assistant Director, Social Services in a supportive
group discussion. We will explore creative coping mechanisms for anxiety and we will begin
and end our sessions with a meditation.
Beating the Holiday Blues, Saturdays, 10:0011:00, CARE: Holidays throughout the year
can be stressful, and even more so in the winter
months. In this support group, we discuss the
challenges of the holidays, while obtaining
tools and techniques to beat the holiday blues.
Facilitator, Alicia Bloomer, LMSW.
Computer Classes
COMPUTER PROGRAM INFORMATION
SESSION: Tuesday, January 3 at 11:00am
in the Dining Room. Attend this session to
learn about our variety of classes.
WINTER COMPUTER CLASSES: The
Computer Class Catalog is available at the
Center’s Front Desk and on the bulletin
board. Classes start on 1/17 and last for
8 weeks. You may call or email Lauren
Bernstein to register starting January 4 at
9am. Please contact Lauren at 212-218-0477
or [email protected].
Intro to Tablets, Mondays, 1:30-3:00
Microsoft Word, Mondays, 1:30-3:00
Computer Basics, Tuesdays & Thursdays,
1:00-2:15
Beginner Tech Skills for Your Job Search,
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 2:30-3:30
Excel, Tuesdays, 5:30-7:00
Social Media: Facebook & Twitter, Fridays,
1:30-3:00
All classes take place in the 1st Floor
Conference Room B, 331 E70th Street.
SENIOR CHEF SERIES
Workshop dates for this series include:
January 18, February 1, 15 and March 1
from 3:30-4:30 in the Center Kitchen.
Join Chef Lynn Loflin in cooking some of
your favorite recipes from your culinary
traditions. See Rebecca after January 2nd
to submit your recipe ideas at the Center or
call her at 212.218.0315.
legal services
LEGAL WORKSHOP
LEGAL WORKSHOP, Thursday, January
5, 4:15-5:15, CARE, Stretching Your Food
Dollars with SNAP
SCRIE Assistance Clinic, Thursday, January
19, 9:15-11:00 Sun Room: Receive help
applying for and recertifying for SCRIE
benefits. Appointment required. Please call
212-218-0503 to be screened for eligibility.
GENERAL QUESTIONS: If you have questions
about eviction prevention, SNAP, SCRIE,
health insurance enrollment, and/or end of
life planning, please call our legal advocacy
department at 212-218-0503.
german classes
Beginner German:
If you have taken German before, please
join this class to learn useful phrases and
grammar. Wednesdays, 1:30-2:30, 1ST FL
CONF B. Classes begin 1/18.
Announcements
DAILY CENTER
INFORMATION
You may call the Center’s
main number, 212-2180319 after 8:00pm each
evening in order to hear
about any changes or class
cancellations for the next
day, as well as the next
day’s menu.
ADVISORY COUNCIL
MEETING January 25
2:30-4:00, Sun Room,
followed by the GENERAL
MEMBERSHIP MEETING,
4:00-5:00.
TRANSPORTATION
HOTLINE
You can request a ride on
our bus by calling
212-218-0505. Leave a
message specifying the
date and time you would
like transportation. Please
call the day before you
need a ride, and a staff
member will get back to
you within 24 hours.
Members can be picked up/
dropped off anywhere on
the East Side between 14th
Street and 96th Street.
You can also sign up at
the front desk for a ride
home after dinner. Signup happens daily. The bus
leaves the Center at 6:15.
misc. events
Intermediate German:
If you have moderate German ability, please
New Year Intentions Workshop, January
2, 12:30, D: Join Center staff to set personal
and community goals and resolutions for
the New Year and to reflect on our triumphs
and challenges in 2016!
join this class for German conversation,
grammar practice and multimedia language
learning opportunities. Wednesdays, 2:453:45, 1ST FL CONF B. Classes begin 1/18.
Staff Directory
Jessica BalboniAlicia BloomerKristina Bustos
Director
Supervising Social Worker
Arts & Wellness Coordinator
Laura DiPaolaAriana ElezajAudrey Faison
Assistant Director of Assistant Director of
Generalist
Social ServicesAdministration
Arlene RodriguezRebecca Sullivan
Generalist
Assistant Director, Arts & Wellness
343 East 70th Street
New York, NY 10021
(212) 218-0319
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