Events

The Senior Hall of Fame is an important tradition, because the senior community has helped Westchester to become known for its excellent quality of life. This year, while an in-person celebration is not possible, every effort will be made to showcase the inductees in an exciting new medium. Those selected will be inducted during a multi-platform virtual event. The community will be invited to view this event for free from the County website, Facebook and YouTube.

 Click here for more information.

• Low or no cost health coverage
• Special Enrollment Period Due to COVID-19 exceptional circumstance
• Free, personalized enrollment help     This virtual information session will focus on the Marketplace and all it has to offer!

Presenters:

• Marci McCall, Director of NYC Outreach & Marketing at NY State of Health
• Rachel Bikoff, Health Care Administrator of WIC and Health Insurance Access Programs
• Jennifer Streit, Health Care Navigator

The diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease makes planning more important than ever. This program will offer information about legal and financial issues to consider, how to put plans in place and how to access legal and financial resources near you.

Click here to register  or Call 800-272-3900

These programs are supported in part by a grant from the New York State Department of Health.

Virtual Meditation with Alka Kaminer

Wednesdays at 12:00 PM

Register HERE for Wednesday Classes

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Each year, millions of elderly Americans fall victim to some type of financial fraud.
Criminals gain their trust and use technology to steal their money.

Kish Melwani of Service Byte will explain how to identify and protect yourself from these criminals.

By the end of the presentation, attendees will understand:

• The tactics scammers often use
• How well-known scams are carried out
• How to protect yourself from scam attempts
• Where to get more information about scams, including updates and alerts
• What to do if you are scammed

Please Register By Tuesday, December 8th

Elder Fraud Flyer

Join us for a fun event of creating and making your very own holiday centerpiece! We will provide a kit of all of the supplies needed to make your masterpiece!

12pm for Seniors

5pm for Professionals

Winter centerpiece flyer

Jazz was born in America, evolved along with the young country in which it took its first breath, and became our gift to the world. This lecture covers the history, styles and some major contributors to jazz. We'll talk about the components which are common to all eras, as well as those which are unique to a particular style. We'll compare the elements found in both jazz and classical music (where the two worlds overlap!), gain a deeper understanding of what makes jazz tick, and listen to many examples. Toe-tapping will be unavoidable. Join us! Please register on our online calendar here in order to have access to this meeting. You will receive the Zoom link prior to the start of the presentation.

Presenter: Barry Wiesenfeld. Barry is an internationally recognized musician and teacher, and has performed on Grammy-nominated recordings, performed with award-winning artists and more. For more information about Barry, please visit his website at www.barrybassist.com.

If you have recovered (or are recovering) from COVID-19 and
would like a safe place in which to process and share your
experience with others, join our virtual group. Co-facilitated
by Rabbi Pamela Wax and Heidi Weiss, LMSW, MHA.

Virtual Call-in Information will be provided upon
registration.

Please email Rabbi Wax at pwax@wjcs.com to register.

Tia's Stretch & Strengthen - Tuesday
Every Tuesday, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Increase joint flexibility, mobility and balance with Tia! Tia will guide you in how to use everyday objects as weights and resistance bands. Some standing exercises are included. Led by Tia Speros-Harker, Certified Fitness Instructor.

To register and receive the Zoom link, please click: Stretch & Strengthen

Don't miss the talented violinist Giuseppe Gibboni, a Si-Yo Young Artist™, and guitarist Carlotta Dalia in their first appearance at DOROT. This special Si-Yo program includes works by Paganini, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Bach, Scarlatti & Piazzola.
 
To register and receive the link, please click: Si-Yo Music
This program is generously underwritten by the Si-Yo Music Society Foundation

Register for this FREE webinar for Seniors & their Families

(Dial-in by phone also available; numbers obtained on registration or by calling and leaving a message for Paul at 914.231.3227)

This webinar will provide practical information regarding what to do when someone dies, including wills and estates, financial planning, family discussions and the value and importance of pre-planning funeral and cemetery arrangements. We will discuss what should be done beforehand, immediately upon death, within a few days, and 10 days or more afterwards.

Speaker: Robert Kestenbaum, Monument Specialist with Dignity Monuments and former Director of Family Services at The Woodlawn Cemetery

Limited to first 100 participants

Contact: bruce@marketingsense2.com

Chair Yoga, Qigong & Tai Chi Easy™ 
Every Wednesday, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM 

This fusion class combines gentle movement, energy work, and self-care techniques, with both seated and standing exercises (chair modifications will be offered). Class ends with a yoga nidra deep relaxation and guided meditation to refresh the body and spirit. Led by Melissa Elstein, Certified Yoga and Fitness Instructor (*Yoga instructor Monica Barach will substitute on December 16*)

To register and to receive the Zoom link, please click: Chair Yoga, QiGong, Tai Chi Easy

Virtual Meditation with Alka Kaminer

Wednesdays at 12:00 PM

Register HERE for Wednesday Classes

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Guided Meditation
Every Wednesday, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Whether you’re new to meditation or are already a practitioner, this class is an ideal way to build calm and nurture yourself during this unprecedented time. Led by Amy Gross, Meditation Instructor.

To register and to receive the Zoom link, please click: Guided Meditation

Topic: Know-Your-Rights Presentation Consumer Issues

Time: December 16th @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm. (EST)

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Postural Alignment Workshop 
Every Thursday, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Regain your natural alignment to feel and function as optimally as possible. Join us to explore a model of posture that will provide a template for optimal function, how posture should look, and how it should feel….Yes, it’s a distinct feeling! Wear comfortable clothing and have a block or pillow handy. Led by NYC Postural Therapist Joey Zimet

To register and receive the link, please click: Posture

Be sure to join us for the second session focusing on the magic of Richard Strauss, stellar composer, conductor, pianist and violist. Listen and watch this playlist for additional context. Led by Jeremy Caplan, CUNY Professor
 
To register and receive the link, please click: Music Appreciation

Dementia Consultant Amy Matthews will discuss ways in which you can adapt holiday traditions to include the individual with dementia both at home and in a community.

Finding Moments of Joy Flyer

Tia's Stretch & Strengthen - Friday
Every Friday, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Increase joint flexibility, mobility and balance with Tia! Tia will guide you in how to use everyday objects as weights and resistance bands.  Some standing exercises are included.Led by Tia Speros-Harker, Certified Fitness Instructor.

To register and receive the Zoom link, please click:Stretch & Strengthen 2

Since motion pictures were invented, making audiences laugh has been one of the industry's chief box office attractions. Join us to look back at everyone from skilled acrobatic comedians like Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin, to the verbally dexterous Marx Brothers and W. C. Fields, and from screwball, romance and social satire moments to over-the-top dark comedy and gross-out teen comedy, too. Together, we'll look at movie comedy highlights from the last 125 years, with examples from Hollywood's funniest films. Led by Brian Rose, retired professor of Communications and Media Studies at Fordham University College at Lincoln Center
 
To register and receive the link, please click: Movie Comedy
Lasting Impressions: DOROT’s Legacy Project is generously supported by a grant from the Keller-Shatanoff Foundation.

Every Monday, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Bring awareness to your breath and explore yoga poses while seated in a chair. Benefits include stress reduction, flexibility, and balance. Led by Nobue Hirabayashi, Hatha Yoga Teacher.

To register and to receive the Zoom link, please click: Gentle Chair Yoga

Qigong
Every Monday, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Improve balance, posture, and flexibility as you coordinate simple movement sequences with breath. This class will leave you feeling relaxed and energized. Led by Siewli Stark, Certified Mind-Body Specialist.

To register and receive the Zoom link, please click: QiGong

Virtual Meditation with Alka Kaminer

Wednesdays at 12:00 PM

Register HERE for Wednesday Classes

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Virtual Meditation with Alka Kaminer

Wednesdays at 12:00 PM

Register HERE for Wednesday Classes

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Join us for this 4-week virtual workshop and explore some fundamentals of Improv comedy, the art of making it up on the spot!  This class will focus specifically on finding those funny moments waiting to be discovered in simple and relatable improvised situations. No preparation needed. Limited registration. Led by Louis Kornfeld, improv artist and instructor
 
To register and receive the link, please click: Improv

These days we're all looking to connect with others​, especially during this time when we're more isolated than usual. Talking about what is on our minds can improve our ability to embrace change and cope with our daily concerns and challenges. Join us for a thoughtful group discussion about what’s on your mind, how to access your inner strengths and get your mind set for the week ahead. Led by DOROT Social Workers Jackie Pykon, LCSW, and David Rozon, LMSW.

To register and receive the link, please click: MindSet
Note: This group will be limited in size, with enrollment opened on a regular basis.

Author of several books of poetry and translation, Bill Zavatsky has led many poetry workshops for experienced writers, those who want to write, and those who love to talk about poems. Bill is eager to share works from a range of writers that just might change people’s lives. He has shared his poetry widely and received many fellowships. Bill hopes to follow what William Carlos Williams said: “If it ain’t a pleasure, it ain’t a poem.”
 
To register and receive the link, please click: Poetry

What is your legacy, and how do your things tell a story? What physical things would you like to give to others and, importantly, what are the intangible things - the stories, memories and words of wisdom - that you'd like to pass down? Join us for this text-based discussion alongside Rabbi Laura Geller, Rabbi Emerita at Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills and author of Getting Good at Getting Older, as she helps us consider different aspects of legacy.

To register and receive the link, please click: Leaving a Legacy

Lights, Camera...Zoom Recording! DOROT presents four short "Zoom movies" created by talented writers and actors from our own DOROT community, directed by Julie Kline. Come enjoy this live premiere of all four films and a Q&A with the writers and actors afterward!  

To register and receive the link, please click: Premiere Party

From biblical times to the present, Jews have had their superstitions.  Where and how did these beliefs originate? How did the rabbis react?  Have superstitions changed over the centuries? Why are so many so enduring?  Join us when author, journalist and lecturer Andree Brooks returns to DOROT to explore these and other fascinating questions.

To register and receive the link, please click: Superstition

Join us this week to listen, consider and deepen your understanding of the pieces chosen by Jeremy for class this week. Subject still TBD at press-time! Led by Jeremy Caplan, CUNY Professor

To register and receive the link, please click: Music Appreciation

Since 1985, the MTA Arts & Design initiative has commissioned more than 300 artists to create original, site-specific permanent artwork for New York City's subway stations. Don't miss this close look at the beautiful works we walk by so often but may not always see.  Led by Sylvia Laudien-Meo, art historian, museum educator, and NYC tour guide

To register and receive the link, please click: Subway Art

Join us to celebrate the Great American Songbook! Come ready to sing and learn about some of your favorite jazz and show tunes. We'll even repeat a few songs so you have a chance to really learn them. We can't wait to sing with you!  This group meets monthly. Led by Tkiya's Carla Friend, Musical Director of Kol DOROT

To register and receive the link, please click: Songbook

Let's face it, sports are more essential than ever as we wait for our favorite venues and performance spaces to reopen. Join us to replay the hot topics in sports both on and off the field. No need to know any names or statistics to enjoy the discussion, just bring your curiosity and interest.  Led by Tom Kertes, retired sports writer and columnist

To register and receive the link, please click: Sports

New York's beloved Upper West Side is gussied up, thanks to Art on the Ave, a partnership between artists, storefront owners, and local businesses. Join us for a socially-distanced virtual gallery walk along Columbus Ave between 68th and 77th streets with Art on the Ave founder and visionary Jackie Graham, spotlighting artists from New York, all of whom created their pieces around the theme of “The Art of Healing.” 

To register and receive the link, please click: Virtual Tour: Art on the Avenue

Come savor new culinary creations – this month, cannoli! Together, we'll review ingredient lists, the joys of sparking up conversations at the grocery and recipe preparation. You are invited to watch and listen or bake along with Kathy. Led by Kathy Fiorito, former private chef and forever foodie

To register and receive the link, please click: Adventures in Cooking - Cannoli 

Managing communication while wearing a face mask and social distancing is hard for everyone, especially those with hearing loss. Join experts from the Center for Hearing and Communication as they share tips for improving communication with masks, highlight low cost hearing devices and easy-to-use apps to improve interactions, point out unique ways to wear a mask with hearing aids to maximize hearing and comfort, as well as help us with tips to remove masks without losing hearing aids.  Come with questions!  Led by Carolyn Stern and Shelby Platia, Center for Hearing and Communication

To register and receive the link, please click: Mastering Face Masks with a Hearing Loss

Drawing on a twenty-year acquaintanceship and more than 20 hours of in-person interviews, Joan Biskupic has written a wide-ranging and insightful biography of John Roberts, now Chief Justice of the United States. She discusses his personal life, his career, his views on the roles of judges and Justices, and his stated and implied approach to interpretation of the Constitution. As a journalist Biskupic has covered the US Supreme Court since 1989, currently for CNN; and has won numerous awards and citations, including the 1991 Everett Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting on Congress for her coverage of the Clarence Thomas hearings. She is also author of biographies of Justices O’Connor, Scalia and Sotomayor.

Don't miss this special performance by Vocal Ease, featuring current Broadway stars, now at home like all of us during Covid-19. Together, they'll perform favorite American Standards, a few Motown hits, along with Spanish language songs, too. The performers will stay to answer your questions and chat following the show. Gershwin, Rodgers & Hammerstein and Kander & Ebb are just a few of the famous composer’s whose songs you'll hear!  
 
To register and receive the link, please click: Vocal Ease

We can always use a laugh! How about you? Join the talented Sara Ruderman for an hour filled with joke-telling, laughter and groans.  Come prepared with a joke or two. No jokes? Then just come prepared to laugh!  Let's have some fun! **Politically correct jokes only please!**

To register and receive the link, please click: Let's Laugh!

The presentation will cover currently approved COVID-19 vaccines, the most effective strategies for messaging around the vaccine, some of the major concerns people have about getting vaccinated, and how you can help spread the word. Clinicians from the Department of Health will be on the line to answer specific questions related to the vaccines and women's health. 

Please register at https://clicktime.symantec.com/3LVeLytaC57PsQM7qJutf1P7Vc?u=https%3A%2F%2Fzoom.us%2Fmeeting%2Fregister%2FtJwrf-2upj4qHNwQ63GwiFoKf8gFygEZWHla ​to participate in Tuesday's session. Questions may be submitted in advance to CouncilonWomenandGirls@exec.ny.gov. 

Reserve your book HERE

Thursdays from 11:00 am - 12:30 pm. Beginner and experienced poets "will hold these truths to be self-evident" that all poems can be created using trial and error, and serendipity along with learning the processes of craft in this poetry workshop. Discover your muse as Thea Schiller introduces an established poem, leads discussions and creates in-class writing exercises, leaving time to write and share each week. Participating members will be encouraged to expand their repertoire of poems. Please register.

Calling all writers and poets! Looking for a writers group to help with that writer's block? Looking for some feedback on your memoir, short story, novel or poem? Need some editing or polishing tips for your texts? Want to share the love of writing with fellow writers? Then Westchester Writers Workshop is the one for you! We are the original peer review writers group with no fees, no dues, and many chances to showcase your talents. Established in 2013, our group has helped many authors and poets prepare their work for reading, presentation, submission and publication. Come join us for our Thursday evening meeting! Please register.

James S. Shapiro chooses eight moments in American history when Americans claimed (or conscripted) Shakespeare as an authority in the political and culture struggles of the time, ranging from race, to immigration, to international politics, to class warfare, to assassination and sex. Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia, member of the board of directors of the Royal Shakespeare Company, and Scholar-in-Residence at the Public Theater in New York, he was consultant to the 2017 Public Theater production of Julius Caesar in Central Park, and the 2020 Free Shakespeare on the Radio podcast of Richard II. Shakespeare in a Divided America was just named one of the New York Times Ten Best Fiction and Non-fiction Titles of 2020.

The Rights of Nursing Home Residents and Their Families During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Wednesday, February 10^th

10:00 – 11:00am

Register for this FREE webinar for Seniors & their Families

Registration URL

(Dial-in by phone also available; numbers obtained on registration or by calling and leaving a message for Paul at 914.231.3227)

The program will reinforce that both state and federal resident’s rights are still in full force and effect, and how to navigate interactions/communications with nursing homes, especially during the COVID- 19 pandemic, to ensure that residents are receiving the best care possible. The program will also provide an update on the current CMS and NYS Department of Health guidelines on visitation, including “compassionate care visits.” We will also address what can be done if a family feels the nursing home is not being responsive and their loved one is at risk.

Speaker: Deborah Truhowsky, Esq.

Limited to first 100 participants

Contact: bruce@marketingsense2.com

Friday, February 12, 2:30 - 4:00 pm. We will be discussing "Things Fall Apart," by Chinua Achebe - Things Fall Apart is the first of three novels in Chinua Achebe's critically acclaimed African Trilogy. It is a classic narrative about Africa's cataclysmic encounter with Europe as it establishes a colonial presence on the continent. Told through the fictional experiences of Okonkwo, a wealthy and fearless Igbo warrior of Umuofia in the late 1800s, Things Fall Apart explores one man's futile resistance to the devaluing of his Igbo traditions by British political and religious forces and his despair as his community capitulates to the powerful new order.

• March Title (3/12):  "Deacon King Kong," by James McBride
• April Title (4/16) "American Dirt," Jeanine Cummins
• May Title (5/14) "Death of Vivek Oji," by Akwaeke Emezi.

• Popular apps for seniors:  Medisafe (reminder to take your medication); Google Maps (parking spot reminder); Magnifying Glass with light (no glasses needed just your phone), "Whats App"( a group chat to stay connected with friends and family)
• Free app vs paid app, how to tell the difference and not to accidentally purchase one.
• Private information safety

Sunday, 2/14, 2:00 - 4:00 pm. Please join us for our monthly discussion as we work to advance cross-racial and cross-cultural amity to impact the public discourse on race. Our monthly meetings feature speakers, screenings, and presentations where discussions are aimed at educating one another on who we really are.

Click here to register for February's online event.

Wednesday, February 17 from 12:30 - 2:00 pm.

The diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease makes both legal and health planning more important than ever. This two part program will offer information about legal and financial and health issues to consider, how to put plans in place and how to access legal and financial resources near you. Legal topics covered will include:  making legal plans that fit your needs, legal documents you'll need, how to find legal and financial assistance, practical strategies for making a long-term care plan and government programs that can help pay for care,  tips around beneficiary designees, life insurance and protecting against scams and fraud.  Regarding health issues, there are lifestyle habits we can adopt to help maintain or even potentially improve our health. This workshop covers four areas of lifestyle habits associated with healthy aging: Cognitive activity, exercise, diet/nutrition and social engagement. In each area, we will discuss what we know, drawing on current research, as well as what we can do - steps to take now to improve or maintain overall health in each area.   

Speakers:  Eva Roszkowski, Community Engagement Manager & Young Professionals Alzheimer's Council Advisor, Alzheimer's Association; Moira Laidlaw, Managing Partner, Hollis Laidlaw & Simon P.C.; Judi McAnaw, Financial Advisor, Edward Jones.  

Please register.

Founding Father John Jay was descended from three generations of slavers. Jay himself is something of an enigma: he argued for abolition in the new state of New York as early as 1777, but he did not abolish slavery in his own household for another four decades. Yet his legacy included three generations of descendants who were abolitionists and civil rights activists.

This illustrated program, presented via Zoom, examines the arc of slavery through seven generations of the Jay family. It is a story that goes back almost to the introduction of slaves into the Dutch colony that became New York, and ends just months before the 13th Amendment abolished slavery everywhere in the nation.

This lecture will be in webinar format on Zoom beginning promptly at 7:00pm. A Zoom link will be sent to registered attendees the day before the lecture.

Registration is free but required.

Travel with us on this virtual gallery tour. Each week for four consecutive weeks, we’ll visit the studio of a working artist: Deborah Ugoretz, Barry Dworkin, Tine Kindermann, and Noel Copeland. Together, we’ll learn about their work, inspiration and artistic process, with time for Q&A.

To register and receive the link, please click: Art

Be transported along with the music when critically acclaimed pianist Simone Dinnerstein, performs a special concert featuring selections by Scott Joplin, Franz Schubert, Philip Glass and Richard Danielpour. Stay after the performance for a Q&A with Simone Dinnerstein.  This concert is generously provided by The Ullendorff Family in memory of their beloved parents “Uli” and Regina Ullendorff. 

To register and receive the link, please click: Concert 

Chair Yoga, Qigong & Tai Chi Easy™ 
Every Wednesday, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM 

This fusion class combines gentle movement, energy work, and self-care techniques, with both seated and standing exercises (chair modifications will be offered). Class ends with a yoga nidra deep relaxation and guided meditation to refresh the body and spirit. Led by Melissa Elstein, Certified Yoga and Fitness Instructor 

To register and to receive the Zoom link, please click: Chair Yoga, QiGong, Tai Chi Easy

Guided Meditation
Every Wednesday, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Whether you’re new to meditation or are already a practitioner, this class is an ideal way to build calm and nurture yourself during this unprecedented time. Led by Amy Gross, Meditation Instructor.

To register and to receive the Zoom link, please click: Guided Meditation

Mainstream comic strips are a part of American popular culture.  As in all media, Yiddish expressions – from “bupkes” to “tushie,” from “goniff” to “schlub”  --  are spoken by people (and on occasion, animals) who are not identifiably Jewish, in contexts meant to be enjoyed and appreciated by audiences from many different backgrounds.  Join us as we look at several dozen comic strips with an eye and ear toward assessing a phenomenon that might otherwise escape notice and analysis. Led by Leonard Greenspoon, Ph.D., author and Philip M. and Ethel Klutznick Chair in Jewish Civilization, Creighton University 

Please note: If you already registered for this lecture you do not need to re-register. 

To register and receive the link, please click: Comics 

Times are uncertain and AARP understands that no one plans for illness or tragedy.  Getting your important legal documents in order is one primary way you can be prepared and reduce stress for family members in the case of the unexpected.  The typical goal of estate planning is to preserve and pass on what you have accumulated during your lifetime.  This workshop helps participants consider options for long term care planning, the costs of keeping a disabled child or spouse comfortable and dignified, and meeting your tax obligations to protect yourself from disruptive unexpected circumstances and even from troublemakers who may emerge to interrupt or subvert your plans.

Join a legal expert as we cover options that can help you achieve your estate planning, legacy and caregiving goals, including Powers of Attorney, Health Care Proxies, the MOLST form, Wills, Supplemental Needs Trusts, Revocable Trusts, Irrevocable Trusts, and appropriate beneficiary designations. 

Register today!

Breathe and Balance with Kate
Thursdays, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

Based on Alexander Technique principles, this class will help you move with ease. Through simple guided exercises including three-dimensional breathing, you'll increase freedom within your joints and gain a sense of grounded yet suspended support.  Movements may be drawn from dance technique, yoga and bartenieff fundamentals.  Led by Kate Martell, BA, Dance and Education, Goucher College and MFA, Performing Arts, University of Wisconsin
 
To register and receive the link, please click: Breathe & Balance

Guided Deep Relaxation - Yoga Nidra Total Rejuvnation
Weekly Thursdays through March 11, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

Join us for an hour of guided deep relaxation. Yoga Nidra is an ancient practice designed to bring peace and settle the mind while maintaining full consciousness. During this practice, you’re encouraged to lay on your back, using pillows to support yourself with ease. You'll even learn some simple stretches to do from bed. Led by Nobue Hirabayashi, Certified Yoga therapist  
 
To register and receive the link, please click: Deep Relaxation  

Music Appreciation 
Thursday, March 4, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Over the course of this ongoing series, we'll take a close listen to pieces for solo instruments, duos, trios, quartets, quintets, sextets as well as music for ensembles, discussing what makes each notable.  Open to all music lovers! Led by Jeremy Caplan, CUNY Professor   

To register and receive the link, please click: Music 

Decluttering Meet-Up
Friday, March 5, 9:45 AM – 11:15 AM

Sparkle and Shine Up Your Life! Home Organizing Solutions, is about streamlining your lifestyle towards joy and serenity.  From ongoing clutter control to people backed up in piles of neglected tasks, these discussions are for everyone seeking support and strategies to live their best life! Led by Katherine Fiorito, Home Organizer 

To register and receive the link, please click: Sparkle 

Tia's Stretch & Strengthen - Friday
Every Friday, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Increase joint flexibility, mobility and balance with Tia! Tia will guide you in how to use everyday objects as weights and resistance bands.  Some standing exercises are included.Led by Tia Speros-Harker, Certified Fitness Instructor.

To register and receive the Zoom link, please click: Stretch & Strengthen 2

Join us as we learn about the very important role that First Lady Jackie Kennedy Onassis played in defining good taste, high culture, and the importance of preserving the livability and distinctive architectural character of American cities. Together, we’ll visit buildings associated with her charmed and often not-so-charmed existence, reliving the excitement of the Kennedy/Onassis years while considering her very important advocacy work in shaping and preserving New York. Everyone is encouraged to wear their pillbox hats!  Led by Deb Zelcer, Prowler NYC Walking Tours 

To register and receive the link, please click: JKO 

Join us for a free virtual screening of “In Our Right Mind,” a film that shares the stories of African Americans and Hispanics grappling with Alzheimer’s and other dementias.
The showing will be followed by a panel discussion featuring producer and narrator Renee Chenault Fattah and the Rev. Viviana DeCohen. This will be followed at 11 a.m. by a presentation by Dr. Maria Carrillo, chief science officer for the Alzheimer’s Association. The event will end with a brief presentation by Dr. Christiane Reitz of Columbia University.

Call 800.272.3900 to register or click here.

Gentle Chair Yoga   
Every Monday, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Bring awareness to your breath and explore yoga poses while seated in a chair. Benefits include stress reduction, flexibility, and balance. Led by Nobue Hirabayashi, Hatha Yoga Teacher.

To register and to receive the Zoom link, please click: Gentle Chair Yoga

For the past 40 years, Dr. Hankus Netsky has taken an active role in rescuing extraordinary Jewish musical treasures that have been otherwise neglected, discarded, or overlooked.  In this talk he will share some of these treasures and discuss how they have become cornerstones of the contemporary resurgence of traditional Jewish ethnic musical culture. Led by Hankus Netsky, co-chair of the New England Conservatory’s Contemporary Improvisation Department and founder and director of the Klezmer Conservatory Band 

To register and receive the link, please click: Treasures 

Qigong
Every Monday, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Improve balance, posture, and flexibility as you coordinate simple movement sequences with breath. This class will leave you feeling relaxed and energized. Led by Siewli Stark, Certified Mind-Body Specialist.

To register and receive the Zoom link, please click: QiGong

Everyday Revelations: Poetry Workshop 
Tuesdays, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Author of several books of poetry and translation, Bill Zavatsky has led numerous poetry workshops for experienced writers, those who want to write, and those who love to talk about poems. Bill is eager to share works from a range of poets that just might change your life. He hopes to follow what William Carlos Williams said: “If it ain’t a pleasure, it ain’t a poem.”
 
To register and receive the link, please click: Poetry

Tia's Stretch & Strengthen - Tuesday
Every Tuesday, 1:00 PM -– 2:00 PM

Increase joint flexibility, mobility and balance with Tia! Tia will guide you in how to use everyday objects as weights and resistance bands. Some standing exercises are included. Led by Tia Speros-Harker, Certified Fitness Instructor.

To register and receive the Zoom link, please click: Stretch & Strengthen

Author Talk: Scott Seligman, The Great Kosher Meat War of 1902 
Tuesday, March 9, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

On May 15, 1902, 3,000 Jewish women quietly took up positions on the Lower East Side. Convinced by the latest jump in kosher meat prices that they were being gouged, they assembled, intent on shutting down every kosher butcher shop in their neighborhood. Join us to learn little-known details about the twin stories of female immigrants who discovered their collective consumer power, and of the Beef Trust, the midwestern cartel that conspired to keep kosher meat prices high despite efforts to curtail its nefarious practices. Led by Scott Seligman, Author and Historian

Please note: If you already registered for this lecture you do not need to re-register.  

To register and receive the link, please click: Meat  

Spiritual Resilience: Five Qualities for Greater Ease in Difficult Times
Tuesdays, March 2 – April 6, 4:00 PM – 500 PM

We are living in extremely unpredictable and challenging times.  But we are not the first generation to experience difficult circumstances we cannot control.  Nor are we the first to draw on a variety of spiritual resources to help us tap into our innate resilience and strength.  In this six-session course we will draw upon the wisdom of spiritual traditions in exploring five qualities that can help keep us grounded and vital: gratitude, courage, joy, connection and trust. This interactive course will draw on traditional Jewish texts, mindfulness techniques, concrete practical activities, and a combination of individual, small group and whole group interactions with the goal of providing you with a rich toolbox for cultivating resilience.  Led by Rabbi Lisa Goldstein, Facilitator at Institute for Jewish Spirituality 

To register and receive the link, please click: Resilience  
Note: This group will be limited in size.

Aging Around the World 
Wednesday, March 10, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

From ski-jumping in Norway to dance hall dancers in China to Indian grandmothers just learning to read and write, aging looks different around the world.  Join Milu Jacob, Fordham social work intern in the Onsite@Home department, when she compares and contrasts how aging is experienced and celebrated around the globe.  Bring your curiosity as well as your own experience (and maybe memories of those in earlier generations of your family) for a rich look at this layered subject. Led by Milu Jacob, DOROT Intern & Fordham Masters of Social Work Student 

To register and receive the link, please click: World

Short Stories, Long Distance: A Creative Writing Workshop
Thursdays, March 11- April 29, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Join us for a workshop where we'll look at short works of fiction by authors whose diverse backgrounds inform their writing. We'll talk about the texts together, with an eye toward the way the stories are structured and how the work elicits different emotions in us as readers. We'll look closely at what we learn about settings as familiar as Los Angeles, and as distant as rural Botswana. You'll write stories of your own and have time to receive affirming and constructive feedback from peers. We'll all walk away feeling emboldened to continue to write, and to tell our own stories through the art of fiction. All levels of experience are welcome; the only requirement is an open heart and mind. Led by Lena King, Candidate for Masters in Creative Writing at The New School

To register and receive the link, please click: Writing
Note: This group will be limited in size.

The Legacy of Morocco's Jewish Life 
Friday, March 12, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Join us when Dr. Roy Mittelman, director of the Jewish Studies Program at City College, presents this introduction to the long and storied legacy of Jewish Life in Morocco. In addition, Dr. Mittelman will discuss aspects of Muslim-Jewish relations in Morocco, as well as share photos and stories of Jewish life based on his travels there over the past 40 years. 

To register and receive the link, please click: Morocco 

Pro-Union Democrat and the only senator from a Confederate state not to resign at his state's secession, Lincoln’s running mate on the National Union ticket and an “accidental President” after Lincoln’s assassination, impeached but not convicted, Andrew Johnson became a vivid example of a defiant, erratic and highly unpopular President deeply at odds with his Congress through a period of disruptive social and political change. Wineapple is an award-winning essayist, academic and critic, currently teaching at Columbia University and the New School in New York City. Author also of biographies of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Janet Flanner, and Gertrude and Leo Stein, she was previously the Director of the Leon Levy Center for Biography at The Graduate School, CUNY, and its Writer-in-Residence.

Join storyteller Hannah Sloat and harpist Alyssa Reit as they share the classic Irish myth Oisin in Tir na n-Og. The presentation is accompanied by an extensive musical score on lever harp, which highlights and illuminates the characters, events, and ideas in the tale.

Tir na n-Og ("Land of the Ever Young" ) is described as a magical place of eternal youth, beauty, health and joy. The hero, Oisin, travels there for love of Niamh, the Princess of Tir na n'Og, with whom he spends a blissful sojourn in that paradise. But everything changes when he begins to long to return to his homeland to see his father and companions once more. Except for three short illustrations of the “Three Noble Strains” of music, all music is original, composed by Alyssa Reit. Script is by Una McGillicuddy, with Alyssa Reit.

Register at the Somer's Library online events link or call the library at 914.232.5717.

Laurence Stephen Lowry, RBA, RA was an English artist. His drawings and paintings depict Pendlebury, Lancashire, where he lived and worked for more than 40 years, Salford and its vicinity. Lowry is famous for painting scenes of life in the industrial districts of North West England in the mid-20th century. This art class works in conjunction with Friday’s film "Mrs. Lowry and Son"

The Kensington is sponsoring a virtual event for caregivers and professionals - Overcoming the Emotional Side of Caregiving: Frustration, Helplessness, and Sadness.  During this Zoom presentation, we will delve into the feelings of anger, hopelessness, frustration and more that adult caregivers often feel.  We will learn to validate those who have these feelings plus techniques to overcome and cope with these negative emotions in a constructive manner.

Date: Thursday, March 25^th, 6:30 to 7:30pm

Presenters: Kerry Mills Rutland, MPA, MCHC, Dementia Coach, Engaging Alzheimer’s Founder & President and Joan Nimmo, LCSW, Care Consultant/Director of Professional Education, Hudson Valley, NY Chapter Alzheimer’s Association 

RSVP: Please click here to register for this event.