The Crossings Connection
April 2012
Avery Crossings Assisted Living * 110 West Street Needham, MA 02494 *
Main Number 781-444-6655 * Main Fax Number 781-433-2794 *
Avery Crossings
Management Contact
Information
Main Line Front Desk
(781) 444-6655
Executive Director
Matthew P. Carson
Ext. 6224
[email protected]
Director of Nursing
Kathleen Davidson
Ext. 6223
[email protected]
Business Office Manager
Kara A. Davidson Ext. 6217
[email protected]
Director of Sales &
Marketing
Rosalind Fisher, Ext. 6228
[email protected]
Director of Programming
Elyse Golibroda, Ext. 6209
[email protected]
Food and Beverage
Director
Michael Burrill, Ext. 6213
[email protected]
Director of Maintenance
Sean Campbell
[email protected]
Ext. 6203
Wellness Center
Donna Kavanagh
Bill Jones
Ext. 6225
Update from the Executive Director
Dear Residents, Family Members & Employees,
CHEERS FOR A FULL YEAR OF ART SHOWS & WINE RECEPTIONS
You are all cordially invited to attend:
On Tuesday April 17th from 4-5pm we will be celebrating the success of our
first full year of the Avery Crossings art shows! This cocktail reception will be
highlighted by the acrylic painting works of local artist Ann Marie O’Dowd.
Last April 16th we celebrated our collaboration with the Newton Art
Association, kicking off the very first unavailing of the Avery Crossings art
shows. Since that first cocktail reception it was obvious, that are community
residents would warmly embrace this new art program. Over the past 12
months we have extended the art show to cover most of the third floor wall
space. This extension allowed us to maximize our ability to showcase original
artworks done by local artists. To date we have had roughly 20 different
community artists display their pieces in our home. From photographs to
pastels and who could not forget the Chinese Brush Painters, the variety of
different styles has been very refreshing each month. During the short few
days that overlap shows I find myself excited to see what will be exhibited
next and I wonder how we managed with walls bare prior to last April. I am
so very glad that Avery Crossings will be able to provide this program for a
second year in a row. I look forward to meeting many more local artists in
person and appreciating there work each month. I would like to give a very
special thank you to Elyse Golibroda for spearheading this program and of
course the Newton Art Association for making the art shows possible.
Finally, Special Thanks to the artists for allowing us to enjoy there works here
at Avery Crossings: Pastels by Jeanne Gugino, Photographs by David G.
Hawkins, Works on Paper by Arlene Bandes, Lynda Goldberg, Mary Beth
Maisel, Amy McGregor-Radin and Gayle Smalley, Papier Tole by Charlotte
Fine, Watercolors by Nancy Solowsky, Watercolors and Acrylics by Lynda
Davis, Digitally Transformed Photographs by Wanda Metcalf, Pastel Floral
Paintings by Kate Begien, Oil and Pastel Paintings by Kate Carleton, Bright
Acrylics by Ann Marie O'Dowd, The Chinese Brush Painters (this program is
for people facing cancer and beyond), and Art at Harvard Neighbors at
Harvard University.
Thank You,
Matthew P. Carson
Executive Director
Avery Crossings
April, 2012
Food and Beverage Tid Bits
As Spring ushers in, it’s that time of the
year when the kitchen is in the process of
researching
and
planning
our
Spring/Summer menus. Our seasonal
theme menus have a centered inspiration
to help with the creative process. Our
inspiration for our lunch menus will come
from the world of gourmet salads. Our
gourmet salads will be healthy and
satisfying and many of them will have an
appropriate amount of protein. For our
dinner menu we will be inspired by
Catalan cuisine. Catalan cuisine is a
Mediterranean cuisine. Catalonia is a
region in the northeast section of Spain. It
relies heavily on ingredients found along
the Mediterranean. All of our most popular
and traditional dishes will always remain
part of the rotation. As always any ideas
or suggestions are appreciated.
Recipe of the Month: Banana Fudge Torte
Ingredients
Cake:
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup margarine or butter, softened
3/4 cup mashed, ripe bananas
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup chopped nuts
Filling:
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 Tbsp margarine or butter
2 Tbsp milk
1/4 tsp vanilla
Sweetened whipped cream
Method
Heat oven to 350 degrees.
Grease and flour a 9-inch square or round pan.
In large bowl, beat 1-cup sugar and 1/2 -cup
margarine until light and fluffy.
Add bananas, 1 tsp vanilla, and 2 eggs; mix well.
Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off.
Gradually add 2 cups flour, baking powder,
baking soda, and salt; mix well.
Blend in sour cream; stir in nuts.
Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 50 minutes or until
toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool 5 minutes; remove from pan.
Cool completely.
Upcoming events for the month of
April:
Thursday, April 5 at 3:45 pm Manager’s
Cocktail Social
Monday, April 9 at 5:30 pm Avery
Crossings Passover Seder
Tuesday, April 17 at 4:00 pm Newton Art
Association Reception
Saturday, April 21 at 2:00 pm Ice Cream
Social
Wednesday, April 25 at 3:30 pm
Cooking Show with Jim & Michael
In small saucepan over low heat, melt chocolate
Saturday, April 28 at 2:00 pm Popcorn chips, powdered sugar, 2 Tbsp margarine, and
milk, stirring occasionally.
Social
Remove from heat and stir in 1/4 tsp vanilla.
Cool.
To assemble cake, slice cooled cake horizontally
into 2 layers; spread filling between 2 layers.
Serve with sweetened whipped cream.
Avery Crossings Cordially
Invites You to The Newton Art
Association Art Gallery
Reception:
Bright Acrylics by Ann Marie
O’Dowd
Tuesday, April 17
4:00 – 5:00 pm
Please join us to view the beautiful
paintings by Ann Marie O’Dowd. Ann
Marie is an experienced artist living in
the Greater Boston community who
specializes in bright acrylic depictions of
people, animals, and still lives on
canvas. After graduating from Mass Art
with a degree in photography, Ann
Marie took a hiatus from her artistic
career in order to raise her three
daughters. After returning to art, Ann
Marie shifted her focus from black and
white manual photography to acrylic
painting. Working from a large supply of
black and white photographs from her
past, Ann Marie began creating her own
colors and patterns to fill these vintage
photographs with new life. Over 15
years have passed since Ann Marie
began painting, and she is now a wellestablished artist with exhibits and
clients both local and abroad. From billy
goats to chihuahua’s, children to adults,
Ann Marie brings life to her paintings
through unique patterns and a bold and
lively palette, creating a telling portrait in
every work of art.
Light refreshments will be served.
RSVP to Elyse Golibroda at 781-2346209
or
email
at
[email protected].
Dedication of The Avery Garden
Please join us as we dedicate
The Avery Garden walkway to Anita Rolnick.
Anita’s green thumb and love of nature
inspired this space.
Avery Crossings Assisted Living
110 West Street, Needham, MA 02494
Friday, April 27
1:30 pm
Light refreshments will be served. RSVP to
Elyse Golibroda at
781-234-6209 or email at
[email protected]
Avery Crossings Passover Seder
Monday, April 9 at 5:30 pm
Join us for our annual Passover Seder.
Michelle Zaff and her daughters will lead our
Seder. We will have dinner together at the
end of the Seder. Everyone is welcomed to
attend.
Please make reservations at the Front Desk
at 781-444-6655.
Food Demonstration with José
April, 2012
Marketing Update
Avery Crossings Country Store
Store Hours
Sundays
10:30 – 11:30 am
Tuesdays and Thursdays
1:30 – 2:30 pm
Food Drive for the Needham
Community Council
The Needham Community Council is a
private non-profit organization which
supports people in Needham who have
under met health, educational or social
needs and promotes volunteerism,
community and a sense of shared The Country Store is available for your
shopping needs. Some items that we carry
responsibility.
are: paper towels, Kleenex, detergent, soap,
During the month of May Avery flashlights, nightlights, batteries, greeting
Crossings will be sponsoring a food cards, penny candy, snacks, and small gift
drive to help stock the shelves of the items.
Food Pantry located in the Community
Council building. Please bring your
Wellness Center Update
donations to Avery Crossings. The
donation center will be located in the We have been having numerous fire drills
Carter Room.
lately - live and silent. This is to train the
The Food Pantry wish list includes the staff and residents in the procedure in the
following items: ketchup, mayo, diet event there is a real fire. Staff will come and
sweetener, cooking oil, instant coffee, knock on your door and open it to see you.
elbow macaroni, salad dressing and All of our residents need to be sight counted
canned vegetables. Any donation of for each drill. Residents must stay behind
canned or packaged food will be closed doors. If you are in a common area
during a drill you may remain in that area but
appreciated
with the doors shut. i.e. beauty salon or
Blood Pressure Clinic
living room. We are all working together to
You can have your blood pressure keep each of us safe.
checked monthly at the Manor on the
third Wednesday of each month. The
next clinic will be on April 18.
Gardening Day at Avery Crossings
Avery Crossings Marathon
Ending Ceremony
Monday, April 16
3:30 pm
Carter Room
We are very excited to start to garden in our
raised garden bed. We will start planting on
Thursday, May 10th at 2:00 pm.
The
Needham Garden Club will be planting with
us again this year. If you are interested in
gardening, please stop by the Program
Office.
Above and Beyond
March Winner: Tamisha Lewis
Don’t Forget…
Sign In/Sign Out
Congratulations to Tamisha for being
voted the Above and Beyond Employee
for the month of March. Thank you for
all that you do, Tamisha.
The Middlesex Savings Bank of
Needham
Bank Hours
Thursday, April 12
Thursday, April 26
1:00 – 2:00 pm
Country Store
For everyone’s safety, all residents and
visitors must sign in (when entering the
community) and sign out (when exiting the
community).
Thank you for your cooperation.
Staff Anniversaries for the Month of
Please stop by the Country Store if you
April
are interested in banking with Middlesex
Savings Bank of Needham. Notary
Please congratulate the following employees
services will be available with the bank.
on their anniversary with Avery Crossings:
Manicures
Resident Salon Services is the new
provider for all nail services at the Avery
Crossings Salon. We will be at Avery
Crossings on the First and Third
Tuesday of every month.
We are
confident that you will be satisfied with
the high level of service we provide and
with the professionalism of our staff. We
would like to invite you to visit our salon.
Karen Mellett
CNA
17 years – April 3
Jose Salamanca
Cook
7 years – April 6
Everyone at Avery Crossings would
like to wish all of you a very Happy
If you would like to make an Passover and Happy Easter. We hope
to see everyone at our holiday
appointment please stop by the
Program Office.
celebrations.
April, 2012
In House Entertainment and Trips for the Month of April
The Program Department offers a variety of programs in house as well as trips each month for our
residents. The month of April we have 223 programs for the residents to choose from. Here is the
list of the Program Highlights for April:
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Sunday, April 1 at 1:00 pm Trip to Newton Library: Clarinetist Todd Brunel, Violinist Morgan
Scagliotti and Pianist Paul Carlson
Monday, April 2 at 2:00 pm Men’s Group
Monday, April 2 at 3:30 pm Classical Pianist Lisa Caliri
Tuesday, April 3 at 10:30 am Neighborhood Heights Walk Celebrating Needham Public Week
Tuesday, April 3 at 2:00 pm Opera Discussion with Roz Fisher: The Barber of Seville
Wednesday, April 4 at 10:30 am Art Matters: Francisco Goya
Wednesday, April 4 at 1:00 pm Trip to Needham Public Health Fair at The Needham Town
Hall
Thursday, April 5 at 3:45 pm Manager’s Cocktail Social
Monday, April 9 at 2:00 pm Men’s Group
Tuesday, April 10 at 3:30 pm Jazz Pianist Ethan Stone
Wednesday, April 11 at 11:00 am Trip to Wellesley College: Opera Its Music & Drama
Thursday, April 12 at 2:00 pm Musical Performance with The Golden Tones
Friday, April 13 at 2:00 pm Boston Red Sox Opening Day 2012: Boston Red Sox vs Tampa
Bay
Sunday, April 15 at 1:00 pm Trip to Wellesley Library: Classical Pianist Sivan Etedgee
Sunday, April 15 at 2:00 pm Caring Canines
Monday, April 16 at 2:00 pm Men’s Group
Monday, April 16 at 3:30 pm Marathon Ending Ceremony
Tuesday, April 17 at 2:30 pm Yiddishkeit Featuring The Kammerwerke Duo & April Birthday
Party
Tuesday, April 17 at 4:00 pm Art Reception
Wednesday, April 18 at 11:00 am Trip to Wellesley College: Triple Helix
Wednesday, April 18 at 2:30 pm Songbirds Choral Rehearsal
Thursday, April 19 at 2:00 pm Jeopardy
Friday, April 20 at 2:00 pm Crafts with Eunide and Elyse
Saturday, April 21 at 10:00 am History Lecture with Gary Hylander
Saturday, April 21 at 2:00 pm Ice Cream Social
Sunday, April 22 at 1:00 pm Trip to Wellesley Library: Amaryllis Chamber Ensemble
Monday, April 23 at 2:00 pm Origami
Monday, April 23 at 2:00 pm Men’s Group
Tuesday, April 24 at 10:15 am Newscurrents with John Shea
Tuesday, April 24 at 2:00 pm Casino Day
Wednesday, April 25 at 11:00 am Trip to Brandeis University: Early Music Ensemble
Wednesday, April 25 at 3:30 pm Cooking Show with Jim and Michael
Thursday, April 26 at 2:00 pm Presentation by the ADL
Friday, April 27 at 1:30 pm Dedication of the Garden Walkway
Saturday, April 28 at 2:00 pm Popcorn Social
Sunday, April 29 at 1:00 pm Trip to Newton Library: Koto and Flute Concert
Monday, April 30 at 2:00 pm Men’s Group
Trips for the Month of April
Newton Library: Clarinetist Todd Brunel, Violinist Morgan Scagliotti and Pianist Paul Carlson
Sunday, April 1 at 1:00 pm
They will perform a varied program including works by Schubert, Mason, Khachaturian and favorites
from the Great American Songbook.
Needham Public Health Fair
Wednesday, April 4 at 1:00 pm
Come enjoy some snacks and entertainment while getting up-to-date information on how to stay
healthy in 2012.
Wellesley Library: Pianist Sivan Etedgee; with special guests Talia Etedgee-Brown, narrator;
and Pei-yeh Tsai, piano
Sunday, April 15 at 1:00 pm
Sivan Etedgee, piano; with special guests Talia Etedgee-Brown, narrator; and Pei-yeh Tsai, piano.
With playing that has been praised for its clarity, elegance, and expressive warmth, pianist Sivan
Etedgee is noted for his creative programming and his commitment to making classical music
accessible and understandable to diverse audiences. The program will include nature-themed piano
solos by Beethoven, Schumann and Debussy , Schubert Fantasy in F Minor for Piano Duo and
Poulenc's Babar for narrator and piano.
Wellesley College: Triple Helix Piano Trio Lecture-Recital
Wednesday, April 18 at 1:00 pm
Join the award-winning Triple Helix Piano Trio (Bayla Keyes, violin, Rhonda Rider, cello and Lois
Shapiro, piano) as they conclude their exploration of the role of the city as music’s inspiration and
incubator.
Wellesley Library: Amaryllis Chamber Ensemble
Sunday, April 22 at 1:00 pm
Since its inception in 2000, The Amaryllis Chamber Ensemble has established itself as “one of the
more innovative and interesting groups on the music scene” by presenting diverse and engaging
programs from the chamber music repertoire for wind and string instruments.
Brandeis University: Early Music Ensemble
Wednesday, April 25 at 11:00 am
With a large collection of historical instruments including recorders, krumhorns, sackbuts, curtals,
viols, lutes, harps and harpsichords, the Early Music Ensemble explores the music and performance
practices of Western Europe in the Renaissance and early Baroque eras. The ensemble is made up
of singers and instrumentalists who explore the repertoires of 15th, 16th and 17th-century Europe,
from madrigals and dances to motets and fantasias. Spanish music in the Renaissance offered a rich
palette of strong emotions: passion, longing, fervor and jealousy seethed in the oppressive heat and
repressive climate. The Early Music Ensemble explores “the furthest shores of Spain,” where love,
lust and religious passion were often painted in the same feverish colors.
Newton Library: Koto and Flute Concert
Sunday, April 29 at 1:00 pm
Join Mana Washio, flute, and Miho Yamaji, koto, for a concert. The program will include pieces by
Michio Miyagi, Tadao Sawai and Heitor Villa-Lobos and is cosponsored by All Newton Music School.
April, 2012
The History of the Boston Marathon: The First Boston Marathon
After experiencing the spirit and majesty of the Olympic Marathon, B.A.A. member and inaugural US Olympic Team Manager John
Graham was inspired to organize and conduct a marathon in the Boston area. With the assistance of Boston businessman Herbert
H. Holton, various routes were considered, before a measured distance of 24.5 miles from Metcalf’s Mill in Ashland to the Irvington
Oval in Boston was eventually selected. On April 19, 1897, John J. McDermott of New York, emerged from a 15-member starting
field and captured the first B.A.A. Marathon in 2:55:10, and, in the process, forever secured his name in sports history.
In 1924, the B.A.A. moved the starting line from Ashland to Hopkinton. In 1927, the Boston Marathon course was
lengthened to the full distance of 26 miles, 385 yards to conform to Olympic standards. The Marathon Distance
The 1896 Olympic marathon distance of 24.8 miles was based on the distance run, according to famous Greek legend, in which the
Greek foot-soldier Pheidippides was sent from the plains of Marathon to Athens with the news of the astounding victory over a
superior Persian army. Exhausted as he approached the leaders of the City of Athens, he staggered and gasped, “Rejoice! We
Conquer!” and then collapsed.
The marathon distance was later changed as a result of the 1908 Olympic Games in London. That year, King Edward VII and
Queen Alexandria wanted the marathon race to begin at Windsor Castle outside the city so that the Royal family could view the
start. The distance between the castle and the Olympic Stadium in London proved to be 26 miles. Organizers added extra yards to
the finish around a track, 385 to be exact, so the runners would finish in front of the king and queen’s royal box. Every Olympic
marathon run since the 1908 Games has been a distance of 26 miles, 385 yards.
(Source: http://www.baa.org/races/boston-marathon/boston-marathon-history.aspx)
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Needham, MA 02494
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