Los Angeles Ballet s Quartet

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1 Engage Learn Transform MARCH - APRIL 2014 Special performance for Club 1527 Now that She s Gone One-Woman Play written and performed by Ellen Snortland Friday, March 7 at 1:30 pm Now That She s Gone is a play that explores Ellen Snortland s often hilarious, irreverent and sometimes torturous relationship with her Norwegian-American mother. Work Out Your Brain and Body Los Angeles Ballet s Quartet Quartet is a mixed program of both renowned and new works. The performance is on Saturday, March 8 at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center. Departing Ken Edwards Center at 6 pm. The cost is $22 per person (transportation included) Limited seats. Purchase tickets now at the Club 1527 desk. Start Off the New Year with a Challenge! A specially designed 12-week brain gym to work both your brain and body. Watch for more information on this fee-based program that starts Monday, March 24. Club 1527! Join fellow members to celebrate our Club s 1st birthday! April 1 at 1:30 pm PARTY MUSIC GAMES SNACKS FUN FREE! Memory Screening Monday April am - 1 pm Sign up and get screened! Memory screenings are a significant first step toward finding out if you may have a memory problem. Memory problems could be caused by Alzheimer s disease or other medical conditions. NEXT Club 1527 Members Meeting Friday, April 18 at 11:00 am Ken Edwards Center, 1st Floor Club 1527 membership card is required for all activities and classes. Applications are available at the Ken Edwards Center, th Street, 1st Floor, Santa Monica

2 MARCH 2014 Calendar Monday Tuesday :00 Healthy Cooking SOLD OUT Wednesday 5 1:30 Book Club :00 Tai Chi Thursday Cirque du Soleil Sunday, March 16 1 pm Matinee Friday 7 11:00 WISE Transitions 1:30 Now That She s Gone One-Woman Play 14 10:00 English for Farsi Speakers 1:00 Movie: Red :00 Movie: The Guilt Trip 28 10:00 English for Farsi Speakers 1:00 Movie: The Heat Saturday 8 Los Angeles Ballet Quartet 6:00 pm Redondo Beach Performance Arts Center Paid reservations can pick up tickets starting Monday, March 10 at WISE & Healthy Aging, 2nd Floor. Day Excursions: For reservations call (310) , ext. 455 or 454 * CITY SPONSORED FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 2014 Anne Frank Exhibit (at the Museum of Tolerance) WEST LOS ANGELES Reservations start March 10 Pick-up: 8:45 am* Return: 2:30 pm Admission Cost: $12 Bring money for lunch and shopping FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2014 Peterson s Automotive Museum/Farmers Market LOS ANGELES Reservations start April 16 Pick-up: 9:00 am* Return: 3:30 pm Admission Cost: $8 Bring money for lunch and shopping * CITY SPONSORED THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2014 ADDED! (MARCH 6, FULL) Huntington Gardens SAN MARINO Reservations start April 21 Pick-up: 9:00 am* Return: 2:00 pm Transportation Cost: Free Bring money for lunch and shopping PLEASE NOTE: For Dial-A-Ride, WISE Connections and Club 1527 Members. Reserve early, limited seating. 48 hour notice required. Guests of Members may participate for an additional $10 fee per excursion (if seat available). No escorts available, but personal care attendant can participate. *Pick-up/Return: All morning pick-ups are from the Ken Edwards Center at th St., Santa Monica. Return times are approximate.

3 APRIL 2014 Calendar Monday :00 Memory Screening Tuesday 1 1:30 Happy 1st Birthday Club 1527 Party 8 11:00 Healthy Cooking Wednesday 2 1:30 Book Club Thursday Friday 4 1:00 Movie: Lee Daniels The Butler 11 10:00 English for Farsi Speakers 1:00 Movie: Chicago 18 11:00 Club 1527 Membership Meeting 1:00 Movie: Kramer vs. Kramer 25 10:00 English for Farsi Speakers 1:00 Movie: Playing For Keeps * CITY SPONSORED: These bus trips from WISE & Healthy Aging are supported with Prop A funds and are open to the public when space is available. Please note, members of the public will need to purchase their own tickets at the venue s general rates and will not be provided supervision or given the group discount rate. Warner Brothers Studio VIP Tour The VIP Tour offers an intimate glimpse behind the scenes at Warner Bros. Studios showing you where and how the most memorable moments in film and television history were created. Limited Seating. Sign up now! Tuesday, April 15, 2014 $53 per person ($50 for WISE Connections members) Pick-up: 9:00 am Return: 3:00 pm (bring money for lunch & shopping) Call (310) , ext. 454 Let s Go to the Races! Thursday, May 15 Reservations start April 21 $19 per person (lunch included) Depart: 9:30 am Return: 4:00 pm (bring money for shopping) Dress Code Enforced SAVE the DATE! July 4th Fireworks Spectacular at the Hollywood Bowl! Reservations availalable May 1, 2014

4 Members enjoying the Valentine s Day Party! Members enjoying tap class! Posing after pilates! Members getting a good stretch in mat pilates class!

5 Club 1527 Book Group Sign up now and get reading! March s Selection Discussion on Wednesday, April 2 at 1:30 pm Bestselling novelist Richard Paul Evans has met hundreds of thousands of people and heard many of their stories in his travels over the past two decades. Most of the people he meets are hungry for inspiration; they love his novels because his characters are also searching for meaning and understanding. Memoir Writing Workshop: The Time of Your Life Mondays at 11:00 starting March 10 This workshop is designed to help you learn how to share YOUR story. Over the course of 8 weeks, we ll explore how you take your memories - no matter how large or small - and create a legacy of your life and times. Each of us is a book waiting to be written so join in and begin telling your story; it will be one of a kind! SAVE the DATE! Santa Monica Older Adult Task Force Project: Get Connected: A Free Technology Fair for Older Adults Saturday, May 17, 2014, 10 am to 1 pm Santa Monica Public Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd. The Tech Fair has four components: Workshops for absolute beginners in computer lab taught by library staff i.e., mouse usage, basic internet, etc. Lectures for more advanced users Gadget Garden 1-on-1 assistance with smartphones, tablets, laptop, etc. Information Stations 1-on-1 help with apps and websites, i.e. health, dating, saving money, research, lifestyle, etc. February s Book Club Discussion April s Selection Don t Miss a Day of Activity! For those with memberships expiring March 31 RENEW your Club 1527 membership now! Discussion on Wednesday, May 7 at 1:30 pm In The Myths of Happiness, Sonja Lyubomirsky isolates the major turning points of adult life, looking to both achievements and failures to reveal that our misconceptions about the impact of such events is perhaps the greatest threat to our long-term well-being. Take advantage of special pricing for WISE Connections membership! For information call: (310)

6 Your Trusted Source! AARP Smart Driver Courses Helping Older Seniors Improve Skills, Avoid Accidents and Traffic Violations AARP Smart Driver Program Either session costs $15 (AARP members), $20 (non-members) Non-medical home care services Professionally trained caregivers fully bonded and background security checked Call Toll Free: (866) Movies and Popcorn Fridays at 1:00 pm March 7 - Now That She s Gone One-Woman Play (no movie) 14 - Red 21 - The Guilt Trip 28 - The Heat April 4 - Lee Daniels The Butler 11 - Chicago 18 - Kramer vs. Kramer 25 - Playing for Keeps March 11: 9 am - 1:30 pm (Refresher only Class is 4 hours) April 8 & 10: 9 am - 1:30 pm (Class is 2 days at 4 hours per day for NEW or renewing certificate) May 6: 9 am - 1:30 pm (Refresher only Class is 4 hours) To register, please call , ext 455. AARP members and non-members alike may take the course. *Certificate allows discount on auto insurance. Monday Morning FREE Legal Clinics Ken Edwards Center, 2nd Floor Presented in conjunction with Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles/Santa Monica office Please call (310) for an appointment. WISE & Healthy Aging Dial-A-Ride Program Orientation For Santa Monica residents, age 60 and over, or individuals with a disability age 18 and older. Wednesday, March 19, 1-3 Wednesday, April Wednesday, May 14, 1-3 (310) , ext 455 The City of Santa Monica Commission for the Senior Community is comprised of volunteers appointed by City Council to focus on quality of life for Santa Monica adults age 50 and older. Meetings are monthly on the 3rd Wednesday, 1:30 3:30 pm at the Ken Edwards Center, th St., 1st floor. Meetings are open to the public. To confirm meeting times, or Santa Monica residents who are interested in serving on the Commission, please call (310) or visit th Street Santa Monica, CA NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID MAILED FROM ZIP CODE PERMIT NO. 75 The Ken Edwards Center (KEC) is wheelchair accessible. For disability related accommodations, call (310) at least 7 days prior to the event. (TTY: (310) ) The KEC is accessible by Big Blue Bus lines 1, 7 & 10