February Calendar of Events
February
Event
2, 9, 16, 23
Tales of the Maya Skies
5, 19
friendABLE Social Club
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People First Meeting
13, 27
Sensory Friendly Film
Groundhog Day—February 2nd
Groundhog Day originates from an ancient celebration of the midway point between
the winter solstice and the spring equinox—the day right in the middle of astronomical
winter. According to superstition, sunny skies that day signify a stormy and cold
second half of winter while cloudy skies indicate the arrival of warm weather.
So every February 2, thousands gather at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney,
Pennsylvania, to await the spring forecast from a special groundhog known as
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African American History Fair
Punxsutawney Phil. Phil the groundhog will emerge from his simulated tree trunk
Don’t forget to check out the activities home and look for his shadow, which will help him make his much-anticipated
on pages 5 & 6 for some extra “furry forecast. According to legend, if Phil sees his shadow the United States is in store for
pawsitive” reading and movies at the six more weeks of winter weather. But, if Phil doesn’t see his shadow, the country
should expect warmer temperatures and the arrival of an early spring.
library!!
Therapeutic Recreation
Don’t forget to check out all of the
Therapeutic Recreation Programs Valentine’s Day—February 14th
being offered at your area Valentine's Day, also known as Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is
observed on February 14th each year in many countries around the world, and is a
recreation centers.
festival of romantic love where many people give cards, candy, letters, flowers or
presents to their loved ones.
For a program listing, please
contact your local recreation
President’s Day—February 15th
center.
www.vbgov.com/tr
(VA Bch)
[email protected]
Presidents’ Day is an American holiday celebrated on the third Monday in February.
Originally established in 1885 in recognition of President George Washington, it is still
officially called “Washington’s Birthday” by the federal government. Traditionally
celebrated on February 22—Washington’s actual day of birth—the holiday became
popularly known as Presidents’ Day after it was moved as part of 1971’s Uniform
Monday Holiday Act, an attempt to create more three-day weekends for the nation’s
workers. While several states still have individual holidays honoring the birthdays of
Washington, Abraham Lincoln and other figures, Presidents’ Day is now popularly
viewed as a day to celebrate all U.S. presidents past and present.
For questions or submissions of future events, please contact Cindy Buckler at: 757-385-0602
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Did You Know This About the Month of February?
The birthstone for February is the Amethyst.
Two zodiac signs for February are Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) and Pisces (Feb. 19-Mar. 20)
February has 29 days in leap years, when the number is divisible by four. In common years the
month has 28 days.
Viola
and the Primrose
THIS YEAR IS A LEAP YEAR!!
are the birth flowers.
Black History Month, which began in 1926, is celebrated in Canada and the United States.
February starts on the same day of the week as both March and November in common years, and
August in leap years.
February 2nd, Groundhog Day
On February 6, 1933, Amendment 20 to the U.S. was proclaimed which moved the Inauguration Day
to January 20th.
In February 1910, the Boy Scouts of American was incorporated.
On February 6, 1899, the U.S. Senate ratified the peace treaty that led to the end of the SpanishAmerican War.
On February 6, 1952, Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain.
February 12th, Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday
February 14th, Frederick Douglass’ Birthday
February 14th, Valentine’s Day
February 22nd, George Washington’s Birthday
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Tales of the Maya Skies
The Planetarium (at Plaza Middle School)
3080 S. Lynnhaven Rd
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
Tuesday, February 2nd, 9th, 16th & 23rd
7:00pm
$3.00 per person
Tales of the Maya Skies is a digital full-dome show that immerses the audience in Mayan
astronomy, art and culture through a custom score and visuals. Produced by Chabot Space &
Science Center, Tales of the Maya Skies inspires and educates through its description of the
Maya's accurate astronomical achievements and how astronomy connected them to the
Universe. The program is accompanied by an extensive Educator's Guide.
For more information or reservations, please call 757-648-4940 or email Chuck at
[email protected]
friendABLE Social Club
Larkspur Middle School
4696 Princess Anne Rd.
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Friday, February 5th & 19th
6:00pm - 8:00pm
$2.00 per person
The friendAble Social Club is a safe environment for adults with disabilities to socialize with
their peers. There will be a DJ providing music to dance and sing to. There will also be board
games for those who want a quieter way to socialize. Snacks are available for purchase for
$. 75 an item.
For more information please contact: Joann Mancuso at : 757-274-7586
For questions or submissions of future events, please contact Cindy Buckler at: 757-385-0602
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People First Meeting
Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
4100 Virginia Beach Blvd.
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
Wednesday, February 10th
5:30pm - 7:00pm
In the Libris Room
People First is an organization that promotes the self-advocacy of adult persons with
developmental disabilities.
For more information regarding this organization, please contact Robert Webb at: 757-352-2134
AMC Sensory Friendly Films Presents - Zoolander 2
AMC Lynnhaven 18
1001 Lynnhaven Mall Loop
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
Saturday, February 13th & 27th
10:00am
(Tickets are $6.37 each)
They’re back...and they brought a star-studded cast with them!
Models Derek Zoolander (Ben Stiller) and Hansel (Owen Wilson) must stop a conspiracy to kill
the world's most beautiful people.
Sooo...Get Up, Dance, Walk, Shout or Sing...enjoy the movie like you never have before!
For more information regarding this event, please contact AMC at: 757-486-5665
For questions or submissions of future events, please contact Cindy Buckler at: 757-385-0602
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African American History Month Cultural Fair
Morgan Memorial Library
443. W. Washington St
Suffolk, VA 23434
Saturday, February 27th
11:00am - 2:00pm
(Free & Open to the Public)
Explore the history and culture with the Suffolk Public Library as they celebrate African
American History Month. Come join in the activities and unique performances lined up to
entertain and educate kids and adults of all ages.
For more information regarding this event, please call: 757-514-7323
or email: www.suffolkpubliclibrary.com
Pawsitive Reading at VB Libraries
Virginia Beach Public Libraries*
Year Round
Dates & Times Varies per Library
Calling all children in grades K - 5, bring your favorite books and come on out and
practice your reading skills by sharing some of your favorite stories with our
certified therapy dogs. Improve your reading skills while making a new friend
with Pawsitive Reading at the Virginia Beach Public Libraries.
For more information regarding Pawsitive Reading, please call: 757-385-0150
Online registration is required and begins 2 weeks prior to the start date of the program.
*Select libraries. Please call for locations, dates and times.
For questions or submissions of future events, please contact Cindy Buckler at: 757-385-0602
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Movies at the VB Libraries
Virginia Beach Public Libraries*
Year Round Showings!!
Dates & Times Varies per Library
Did you know that the Virginia Beach City Public Libraries show movies in the
library?!? No...well now you do, so come warm up and enjoy a movie at one of
the local Virginia Beach Public libraries!
For more information regarding Movies at the
Library, please call: 757-385-0150
* Select libraries. Please call for locations, dates and times.
Welcome to the Developmental Services Division
297 Independence Blvd., Pembroke 6, Ste. 218
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Phone: 757-385-0600 / Fax: 757-473-5235
MISSION STATEMENT
Plans, develops, and implements services for Virginia Beach residents with intellectual
disabilities and their families through the provision of person centered services designed to
provide opportunities to individuals who have intellectual disabilities to become
self-directing and contributing members of our community; support families living with
family member with intellectual disabilities; provide early intervention when developmental
delays are identified in young children; and, promote the value of persons with intellectual
disabilities living and working in the community.
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Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Ingredients:
5 ounces bittersweet chocolate chopped
1 pint fresh strawberries with leaves
Directions:
1. In a microwave-safe bowl, or in the top of a double boiler over simmering water, cook chocolate until
melted. Stir occasionally until chocolate is smooth.
2. Holding berries by the stem, dip each one in molten chocolate, about three-quarters of the way to the
stem. Place, stem side down, on wire rack and chill in refrigerator until hardened.
Serve Chilled and Enjoy!
Milk Chocolate Bundt Cake
Ingredients:
7 ounces milk chocolate candy bar or morsels
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup chocolate syrup
2 3/4 cups all purpose flour
1 cup butter, softened
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
4 eggs
1 cup LACTAID ® chocolate milk
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and lightly flour a 10-inch Bundt pan. Set aside.
2. Melt chocolate with chocolate syrup in a small saucepan over low heat. Set aside.
3. Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time. Mix well after each
addition. Add vanilla and chocolate mixture. Mix well.
4. Add flour, salt and baking soda. Mix well. Add LACTAID ® Chocolate Milk and stir until well blended.
5. Pour batter into the prepared Bundt pan. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 60 to 70 minutes or
until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
6. Remove cake from oven and cool on a wire rack for 15 to 20 minutes. Invert pan to place cake on a
serving platter and cool completely. Dust with powered sugar as a garnish, if desired.
Serve and Enjoy!
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Romantic Lemon Cheesecake Pancakes
Ingredients:
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 teaspoons butter, melted-divided
2 eggs, beaten
Confectioners’ sugar for dusting
5 teaspoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 1/2 teaspoons white sugar
1/2 lemon, cut into wedges
Directions:
1. Beat the cream cheese together with the eggs in a bowl until the mixture is almost smooth.
2. Stir in the flour, sugar, and 1 teaspoon of melted butter to make a batter.
3. Heat remaining 1 teaspoon of butter on a griddle or in a heavy frying pan over medium heat.
4. Drop the batter onto the griddle in silver dollar-sized dollops; cook until lightly golden brown, about 3
minutes. Turn the pancakes over and cook an additional 2 minutes.
5. To serve, sprinkle with confectioners’ sugar and drizzle with lemon juice. Serve with lemon wedges.
Serve and Enjoy!
Creamy Pesto Shrimp
Ingredients:
1 pound linguine pasta
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup butter
1/3 cup pesto
2 cups heavy cream
1 pound large shrimp, peeled and
deveined
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
Directions:
1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add linguine pasta, and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, or
until al dente; drain.
2. In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Stir in cream, and season with pepper. Cook 6 to 8
minutes, stirring constantly.
3. Stir in Parmesan cheese into cream sauce, stirring until thoroughly mixed. Blend in the pesto, and cook
for 3 to 5 minutes, until thickened.
4. Stir in the shrimp, and cook until they turn pink, about 5 minutes.
Serve Over Hot Linguine and Enjoy!
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Caramels
Ingredients:
2 cups white sugar
1 pint heavy whipping cream
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup butter
1 cup corn syrup
1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup evaporated milk
Directions:
1. Grease a 12x15 inch pan
2. In a medium-sized pot, combine white sugar, brown sugar, corn syrup, evaporated milk, whipping cream
and butter. Monitor the heat of the mixture with a candy thermometer while stirring. When the
thermometer reaches 250 degrees F (120 degrees C) remove the pot from the heat.
3. Stir in vanilla. Transfer mixture to the prepared pan and let the mixture cool completely. When cooled,
cut the caramel into small squares. Wrap extra in wax paper for storage.
Serve and Enjoy!
Kickin’ Collard Greens
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon pepper
3 slices bacon
3 cups chicken broth
1 large onion, chopped
1 pinch red pepper flakes
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 pound fresh collard greens, cut
into 2-inch pieces
1 teaspoon salt
Directions:
1. Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add bacon, and cook until crisp. Remove back from pan,
crumble and return to the pan. Add onion, and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, and
cook until just fragrant. Add collard greens, and fry until they start to wilt.
2. Pour in chicken broth, and season with salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Reduce heat to low, cover,
and simmer for 45 minutes, or until greens are tender.
Serve and Enjoy!
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Fresh Strawberry Upside Down Cake
Ingredients:
2 cups crushed fresh strawberries
3 cups miniature marshmallows
1 (6) ounce package strawberry flavored
Jell-O ® mix
1 (18) ounce package yellow cake
mix, prepared as directed on package
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Spread crushed strawberries on the bottom on a 9x13 inch baking pan. Evenly sprinkle strawberries with
the dry gelatin powder, and top with mini marshmallows.
3. Prepare the cake mix as directed on the package, and pour on top of the marshmallows. Bake in the
preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 40 to 50 minutes. Cook
in the pan for 15 minutes. Run a knife around the pan to loosen the sides, and turn the cake out onto a
serving tray. Store cake in refrigerator.
Serve Cool and Enjoy!
Southern-Style Buttermilk Fried Chicken
Ingredients:
2 cups buttermilk
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
5 cups vegetable oil for frying
1 whole chicken, cut into pieces
Directions:
1. Whisk together buttermilk, mustard, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper in a bowl and pour into a
re-sealable plastic bag. Add the chicken pieces, coat with the marinade, squeeze out excess air, and seal
the bag. Marinate in the refrigerator for 2 to 8 hours.
2. When you are ready to cook the chicken, combine the flour, baking powder, garlic powder and onion
powder in another plastic bag. Shake the mix thoroughly. Transfer one marinated chicken piece at a
time into the dry flour mixture and shake well to ensure complete coverage. After all the chicken pieces
have been coated, repeat the process by dipping them in the buttermilk marinade and shaking in the dry
coating again.
3. Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat, making sure not to burn the oil. When oil is hot, fry
chicken in batches until golden brown and juices run clear, turning chicken to brown evenly.
Serve and Enjoy!
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ARROW
BOW
CANDY
CARD
CHOCOLATE
CUPCAKE
CUPID
FAMILY
FEBRUARY
FLOWERS
FOURTEENTH
FRIENDS
GIFT
HEART
HUG
KISS
LETTER
LOVE
MAILBOX
NECKLACE
PARTY
PINK
RED
RING
ROSES
SMILE
SURPRISE
TEDDY BEAR
VALENTINE
WHITE
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Instructions: Trace the path through the maze.
Help get the rose to your Sweetheart for Valen-
Happy President’s Day
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February 2016
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
When the weather outside is frightful, grab a book and cuddle up with a furry therapy dog for
some “Pawsitive” Reading at one of the Virginia Beach Public libraries. Check out page 5 for
more information.
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Complete the puzzles Tales of the Maya
Make the Southern-
friendable Social
Make the Caramels
on pg. 13
Style Buttermilk Fried
Club
recipe on pg. 9
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Make the Romantic
Sensory Friendly Film
Skies
Chicken recipe on
pg. 10
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Make the
Tales of the Maya
People First Meeting
Chocolate Covered
Skies
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Lemon Cheesecake
Strawberries recipe
Pancakes recipe on
on pg. 7
pg. 8
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Make the Milk
Tales of the Maya
Complete the
friendable Social
Make the Fresh
Chocolate Bundt
Skies
Puzzles on pg. 14
Club
Strawberry Upside
Cake recipe on pg. 7
Down Cake recipe on
pg. 10
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Complete the Puzzles
Tales of the Maya
on pg. 12
Skies
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Make the Creamy
Make the Kickin’
Sensory Friendly Film
Pesto Shrimp recipe
Collard Greens reci-
on pg. 8
pe on pg. 9
African American
History Fair
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Complete the Word
Find Puzzle on pg. 11
Nothing good on TV? Want to catch a good movie for free? Well,
check out “Movies at the Libraries” at one of the Virginia Beach
Public Libraries!! Check out page 6 for more information.
For questions or submissions of future events, please contact Cindy Buckler at: 757-385-0602
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