Spring is just around the corner!
Rain, rain, and more rain last month means spring in Ventura is going to be positively beautiful! The hills are already green as emeralds and buds are forming on trees as the bulbs begin to push up from the rain drenched soil. It’s also the month of luck with St. Patrick’s day on the horizon!
As always, we have plenty of fun activities planned this month:
Wednesday, March 6th at 1:30pm in the Dining Room Lounge we will present a new movement class. Instructor Leslie Sokol created an adult dance and fitness program “For the Young at Heart.” Her mission is to educate, inspire and motivate adults to live a healthy lifestyle through exercising, self-awareness and having fun! Leslie’s motto: Age is just a number; you can accomplish anything you set your mind to! I invite you to come along to this presentation, then we can see if it’s a class we want to add to our calendar.
Thursday, March 7th at 2pm Join Pianist Monte Montgomery in the front lobby for a little jazz and a singalong.
Wednesday, March 13th at 2pm in the Dining Room Lounge join us when we celebrate our March Birthdays. We will introduce a group of new entertainers, “The Orchard Bluegrass Band.” They offer a fun variety of Bluegrass, Gospel and Western Music. Great mix of vocal harmonizing and instrumental arrangements! Come on down and enjoy some toe tapping music.
Friday, March 15th at 3pm in the Dining Room Lounge David Gilchrist will be here to entertain you during our wine and cheese social. Here is a short biography. During his career David has traveled the world. His stage like presence is charming. He sings songs from all eras and is now retired living here in Ventura. Here are a few of his accomplishments. Recently, David played Fagin in Steppingstone Players’ Oliver, Grandpa Potts in Simi ARTS Chitty, Chitty Bang Bang and Drake in Annie. His other credits include King and I, Cinderella, and The Sound of Music. Born in Melbourne, Australia, he has performed in Australia, South Africa, and London’s West End.
Saturday, March 23rd at 6:30pm in the Vista Room Fredrik will be here to play all your favorite piano tunes.
Out Townehouse Singers Townehouse Singers Rehearsals are back! Join us in the Vista Room every Tuesday at 3:30pm. We are currently rehearsing a Broadway themed program.
Lecture by Rabbi Michael Lotker: Antisemitism: Why the Jews? A Look into the History and the Causes
We are fortunate this month to have Rabbi Lotker lecture in our new theater/projector Vista Room. Join him on Wednesday March 27th at 2pm.
March Outings
Sunday, March 17th we will leave the Front Lobby at 2pm for this month’s Channel Island Chamber Orchestra concert.
Wednesday, March 20th we will meet in the Front Lobby at 9:30am. Bring your cash and join us for another day trip to the Chumash Casino.
Wednesday, March 27th we leave the front lobby at 9:30am and travel to Santa Barbara for a guided tour of the Botanical Gardens. Entrance fee is $8. We plan on taking a picnic lunch.
Also in this month’s newsletter, you’ll meet Townehouse resident Ginnie Jessup and our Townehouse resident of the month Ellie Hiatt.
Read the full issue here: March 2024 Newsletter PDF