November/December 2013 Highlights

November/December 2013 Highlights Sign Up for Special Programs on the First Floor Sign Up Board. Sign Up for Trips in Main Office. (RR) = Reservations Required Please Note: We support and appreciate all of our community guest speakers sharing their knowledge and expertise with our membership. Hollin Hall Senior Center is a Fairfax County Center with the Department of Neighborhood and Community Services. Our guest speakers are informed in advance that they may not take names, phone numbers,addresses, suggest that students take a paid class with them outside the center or hold a drawing while here at the center. They MAY distribute business cards and handouts upon request. Hollin Hall Senior Center, Department of Neighborhood and Community Services does not and cannot endorse the businesses presenting at the center. Thank you. Highlights for November 2013 First and Third Wednesdays 1:30 p.m. Cozy Corner Thursdays 1 p.m. Room Hollin Hall Senior Center for Creative Retirement Members of the National Institute of Senior Centers Music with Tony 17 Tony brings in a nice selection of music to sit back and enjoy. PLAY LAB Making that mental shift from Left>Right Brain through CREATIVE Challenges. We will write, experiment, be bold, unfold, let go, laugh, try, help, support, uncover, be unique and Let go BY OPENING UP TO THE WORLD OF creativity! We are building endless discoveries! Mondays 1 p.m. Room Drop in for a game of Scrabble! Challenge your vocabulary and strategy skills with friends. Boards and tiles provided! Computer Lab, 215 Group Leader Tech Support Training Discover the fundamental components of effective use of technology for your group/club. Good time to learn this before Fall Programming starts up again! Learn the equipment options, reservation procedure, and how to set up and clean up the room and equipment. If you have used, are using, or are planning on using equipment from the center, this training cannot be missed! By Appointment Questions? See Assistant, Patti

18 Monday, November 4 1 p.m. Room Low Vision Program with Suleiman Alibhai, O. D. Low Vision Services PLC provides vision rehabilitation services to individuals who are visually impaired. (RR) Monday, November 4 1 p.m. Cozy Corner Tuesday, November 5 ALL DAY Room Tuesday, November 5 1 p.m. Room TBD Wednesday, November 6 9:30 a.m. Room Wednesday, November 6 12:30-2:30 p.m. Thursday, November 7, 2013 and January 14, 2014 1:30-2:30 p.m. Room 215 Computer Lab Cozy Mystery Book Club discusses Roast Mortem by Cleo Coyle ( A Coffeehouse Mystery) ALL CLASSES AND PROGRAMS IN ROOM ARE CANCELLED DUE TO THE GENERAL ELECTION Part of our Experts at Living Well Program Whole Foods Healthy Eating Specialist will present a Nutrition Program, Part 1 of a series (RR) IKEBANA INTERNATIONAL Workshop: Driftwood Demonstration by Joyce Overholtzer E-Reader Workshop Thinking about getting an e-reader for the holidays? Come to our e-reader and e-book workshop to learn how to download free e- books from the library s catalog. Be sure to bring your device and your library card. (RR) Part of the Making the Most of our Libraries Series, Sponsored by the Fairfax County Public Library, Martha Washington Public Library on Fort Hunt Road. Pet Loss Support Group Have you lost a pet companion? Come and talk to others who are also dealing with the death of a beloved pet. You may come to one or both sessions. Open to the Public Sponsored by Capital Caring, with Wendy Maiwurm, LCSW, Grief Counselor. Call 703-333-6963 to register. Monday, November 11 ALL DAY Hollin Hall Senior Center will be CLOSED in honor of the Veteran s Day holiday. Hollin Hall Senior Center Members of Hollin Hall Senior Center! Advisory Council Elections Main Office Come VOTE for your Advisory Council Representatives! Tuesday, November 12 Friday, November 15 Tuesday through Thursday: 9 3:30 p.m. Friday: 9-12 p.m. NOTE: Voting ends Friday at 12 noon

19 Tuesday, November 12 1 p.m. Room Creativity and BEYOND is Back.. Imagination, Solutions, Change, Acceptance creative problem solving, questioning The human mind once stretched by a new idea never goes back to its original dimensions. -Oliver Wendell Holmes Wednesday, November 13 10 a.m. Room 201 Travels with Conne: Travel to Spain & Portugal Here is your opportunity to take another virtual vacation with Conne and Mark. This time you can join us in spirit by viewing LLI OLÉ: Spain and Portugal, 2012, the travelogue created by Conne based on their trip with the Lifelong Learning Institute Travel Group. Highlights include tours of Madrid, the El Alcazar in Toledo, the Mezquita of Cordoba, the Alhambra in Granada, Tangier & the Berber Market in Morocco, Seville, Lisbon, and much, much more.please Come and Enjoy! And Watch future Senior Center Catalogues for notice of the video from our 2013 trip to Eastern Europe. Wednesday, November 13 12:30 p.m. Room 215 Computer Lab Friday, November 15 10:30 a.m. Room 216 This is Video #9 in Conne s Travel Series. If you have viewed other video travelogues created by Conne, you know that, once again, you can expect to be both entertained and educated. (RR). Medicare Open Season Program With Howard Houghton, Fairfax County Area Agency on Aging Each year there are new Medicare health plan and prescription drug choices. You should review your current health and prescription drug choices each Fall to determine if your current coverage is still best for your needs. You can change your coverage bewtween October 15 and December 7, with an effective date of January 1. (RR) New York Memories

20 Monday, November 18 10-3 p.m. Open House Members, Friends, Partners Join Us! Refreshments served. Tour Center. Take a class. Meet the Peeps. Sample: Strength Training Jazzercise Lite Low-Impact Class Tap Dancing Art with Irini Club and Partner Info Tables. Monday, November 18 12:30 p.m. Room 201 Wednesday, November 20 9:30 a.m. Room 216 Wednesday, November 20 Noon Room Thursday, November 21 10 a.m. Room 213 Friday, November 22 10 a.m. Cozy Corner 203 Alzheimer s Association Presents Conversations about Dementia-Tips to Help Familes: Doctors, Medications, Legal and Financial. Free and Open to the Public Antique Club Presents Holiday Remembrances. Club members wil share items or tell a story of their favorite holiday of past. Annual Thanksgiving Luncheon ~ Turkey and all the Fixins a la Hollin Hall Staff! Limited Seating. Sign up to bring a holiday side dish or a dessert to share. Deadline to Sign Up: Wednesday, November 13th Cost: $4 (RR) Model Railroad Club History of the Jersey Central Railroad and personal experiences by Bill Iber If time permits, we will have a short film on Promontory, Utah; The Golden Spike Elizabeth Berg Book Club Oprah Book Club Author Reading a book by Elizabeth Berg is a lot like having a heart-to-heart with a good friend. You alternately laugh and tear up at the most honest moments, and when it s over, you feel a sort of renewed sense of what matters. A conversation with Berg on writing proves to be much the same. Her pure energy for the act of putting words to the page is so genuine, so real, you find yourself hoping it might transmit through the phone and settle comfortably in the creative region of your brain, where it might fix itself a cup of cocoa and stay awhile. Books include: Open House, Pull of the Moon, Range of Motion, We are All Welcome Here to name a few First get-together to; discuss when to meet, where and what and receive the first book, Pull of the Moon Julie, Leader of group. (RR)

21 Monday, November 25 10 a.m. Room Wednesday, November 27 1 p.m. Room 216 Thursday, November 28 & Friday, November 29 ALL DAY Military History Presents The Aleuthians Campaign -1942-3 with Mike Aulicino Book Club Discussion of Unbroken by Lauren Hillenbrand Hollin Hall Senior Center will be CLOSED in honor of the Thanksgiving holiday. Shop and Nosh (Nosh defined: to eat a snack;munch) ---Wednesday Outings on the Town! Wednesday, November 6 November 2013 Enjoy a morning of shopping at Pentagon City Mall. Wednesday, November 13 Wednesday, November 20 Enjoy a trip to The Athenaeum for a theatre workshop. Burlington Coat Factory - lunch on your own Wednesday, November 27 Shop at Trader Joe s December 2013 Wednesday, December 4 Wednesday, December 11 Wednesday, December 18 Join the healthy eating specialist at the Old Town Whole Foods Market for a tour followed by lunch in the store. Part of our Experts at Living Well Program. Holiday shop at The Christmas Attic in Old Town followed by lunch at Union Street Public House Last minute Santas stop at Toys R Us in Kingstowne followed by lunch at Uno s. Wednesday, December 25 NO TRIP: Hollin Hall Senior Center will be CLOSED in honor of the Christmas holiday. 10:15 a.m. 2 p.m. Sign up In Main Office, $1 pay on day of trip = Low Amount of Walking = Moderate Amount of Walking = High Amount of Walking

22 Highlights for December 2013 Hollin Hall Senior Center Staff wish you a Wonderful Holiday Season! Monday, December 2 2:15 p.m. Room Saturday, December 7 Sunday, December 8 4-7 p.m. Noon-4 p.m. Room The Hollin Hall Tea Guild invites you to its first annual Red & Green Tea. Celebrate all things red and green as we are ankle deep in the holiday season. Enjoy three delicious holiday teas. (RR) Hollin Hall Senior Center Advisory Council Hosts Watercolor Show and Sale from students of the Torpedo Factory Watercolor Show and Sale Hollin Hall Senior Center Saturday December 7th -- 4pm to 7pm Sunday December 8th -- noon to 4pm Over 50 participating artists -- all students of Gwendolyn C. Bragg Monday, December 9 10 a.m. Room Monday, December 9 1 p.m. Cozy Corner Tuesday, December 10 Noon Room Military History Presents Ships that Never Came In - The Failed Effort to Supply Bataan and Corregidor with Stan Falk Cozy Mystery Book Club discusses The Christmas Garden Affair by Ann Ripley (A Gardening Mystery) Creativity Gathering Wednesday, December 11 Noon Room Annual Holiday Stoned Soup Pot Luck Stone Soup is an old folk story in which hungry strangers persuade local people of a town to give them food. It is usually told as a lesson in cooperation, especially amid scarcity. Please bring a non-perishable donation for the soup several days before the luncheon and bring a dessert to share!

23 DEADLINE to sign up is Friday, December 6th. Bring items in on Monday, December 9th so we can start cooking! (RR) Sign Up in Main Office Thursday, December 19 10 a.m. Room 213 Friday, December 20 10 a.m. Room 216 Model Railroad Club Christmas Display of Lionel Trains Visit from the Kids from A Child s Place from 10 a.m. Noon Operation: Both HO Layouts and the Lionel setup by Joe Pallone New York Memories Holiday Get-Together Tuesday, December 24 Wednesday, December 25 Open 8- Noon All Day Hollin Hall Senior Center will be CLOSED in honor of the Christmas holiday, December 25 Wednesday, January 1 ALL DAY Hollin Hall Senior Center will be CLOSED in honor of the New Year s holiday. As a reminder: SENIOR CENTER HOURS Hours of Operation 9 a.m. 4 p.m. For Tueday, Wednesday and Thursday Tai Chi Participants: Doors will open between 8 a.m. and 8:05 a.m. Doors then will close at 8:20 a.m. and Re-open at 9 a.m. No Office/Business until 9 a.m.

24 NOTE: This is a DRAFT! Tickets may sell out; new show announcement may come about throughout the year. Plans may change. We will add as we go along - Becky Bilowus and Julie Ellis. Trip case is located in Main Lobby on the first floor as you come in. Destination Estimated Date Estimated Cost Glen Echo Ballroom: Sunday, November 10, 2013 Hot Society Orchestra of 3-6 p.m. $14 Washington National Geographic: Weekday--Winter $9 entry Women of Vision National Geographic s Female Photographers Dutch Village Market, Upper Marlboro, MD Fall/Winter 2013 Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. Cherry Hill, Falls Church, VA, Private Tea and Tour Spring 2014 Spring 2014 $28 National Theater: West Side Story Summer 2014 Nationals Baseball Game Summer 2014 Gail Wiegel Museum Tours Kennedy Center Opera House: LION KING 2-3 times a year Tuesday, July 15, 2014 7:30 p.m. $88.20 Bus Two is filling up! Third Friday with the Mount Vernon Swing Band 7:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m.

25 Hollin Hall Senior Center, 1500 Shenandoah Road, Community Room - Open to All in the Community! $4 at the Door! Live Band Owen Hammett, conductor Refreshments graciously provided by Community Partners* November Sponsor: Capital Caring *If your group or organization is interested in sponsoring a dance, please contact Julie Ellis, Director Call 703-765-4573, TTY 711 for more information Thanks to all Dance Sponsors for being such a Caring Community! Mark your calendar for the Third Friday Dance in 2014: January 17 March 21 Apri l 18 May 16 June 20 July 18 August 15 September 19 November 21 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fitness Space Training Schedule*, Room *In order to use the Fitness Room at Hollin Hall, you will need to sign up and receive the 15 to 30 minute Orientation. Required: Wear sneakers and dress comfortably. Trainings: First Monday at 12:45 p.m

26 Seasonal Flu remains more of a threat to older adults than to the general population. It is recommended that all older adults get their seasonal flu vaccine. In addition to that, please note our policy at Hollin Hall: Wash your hands thoroughly Wash your hands frequently When soap and water are unavailable, use an alcohol-based hand gel cleaner Avoid close contact with others that are sick If YOU are sick stay at home for an additional 3 days after being sick Have a cold? Sneeze into your arm not your hand. Carry tissues Wash your hands constantly Neighborhood and Community Services Inclement Weather Policy REVISED 2013 When Fairfax County Public Schools cancel classes for the day: Senior Programs and Senior Centers: All senior programs, activities and events, including lunch and transportation by FASTRAN at all senior centers are cancelled. Hollin Hall Senior Center will open for resource and weather emergency information. Please call the center before leaving your home for updated center information and possible cancellations: 703-765-4573 When Fairfax County Public Schools have a delayed opening: Senior Programs and Senior Centers: Senior centers will be open. There will be no transportation by FASTRAN and no lunch service at sites served by Fairfax County Public Schools. Activities prior to 10:00 am are cancelled. Other activities and classes may also be cancelled. Please call the center before leaving your home for updated center information and possible cancellations: 703-765-4573 When Fairfax County Public Schools have early release: Senior Programs and Senior Centers: All afternoon senior programs, activities and events are cancelled at the senior centers beginning at noon. Senior Centers will remain open. Lunch will

27 be served as early as possible. If participants have been brought by FASTRAN, they will be picked up at noon. If participants have not yet been picked up from their homes when an early release is announced, FASTRAN is cancelled for the day. When Fairfax County Government offices are closed: Senior Programs and Senior Centers: All senior centers will be closed. When Fairfax County Government offices have a delayed opening: Senior Programs and Senior Centers: All senior centers will open with a delay. Please call the center before leaving your home for updated center information and possible cancellations: 703-765-4573 BAD WEATHER CONTACT INFORMATION: Hollin Hall Senior Center 703-765-4573 Neighborhood and Community Services Main Office 703-324- 4600 TTY 711 Fairfax County Emergency Information Line 703-817-7771 TTY 711 Television (Local Stations) Cable Channel 16, 21 County Website www.fairfaxcounty.gov Neighborhood and Community Services Website www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ncs Fairfax County Emergency Radio 1670 AM N/REGIONAL/REGION1/HHSC/NCS/Hollin Hall Inclement Weather Policy2/2011

28 Computer Sessions at HHSC: Update from Kate DeAngelis, Manager of Computer Classes Monday: 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. One on One Sessions with Dan Barolo (RR) Tuesday: Drop In Computer Technology Discussion with Bob Brubaker. No Sign Up Required @ 9:30 a.m. For additional new classes, Check out the Computer Board across from the SCAN DESK The wireless network is available in rooms, 218, and 215 but the signal might bleed into other nearby areas. Use of the Wi-Fi is only available 9 a.m. until 4 p.m., Monday through Friday The wireless access at Hollin Hall Senior Center for Creative Retirement is no different than what one would get at Starbucks or Panera s. So come in, enjoy a cup of joe or some hot tea in The Gathering Place while navigating the web or liking us on Facebook.

29 Hollin Hall Clubhouse These clubs meet at Hollin Hall Senior Center: Mount Vernon Genealogical Society (MVGS) The Library in room 214 is open Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 10 a.m. 2 p.m. The General Meeting is on the 3 rd Tuesday of the month in room. On that day, the library is open from 10 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Visit them on the web at www.mvgenealogy.org Mount Vernon House & Garden Club This group meets from September to May. They host knowledgeable speakers and fun trips on the 2 nd Wednesday of the month from 9:30 a.m. 12 noon in room 218. Mount Vernon Antique Club A fascinating group with interesting programs meeting every 3 rd Wednesday in room 216 at 9:30 a.m. They host a varied group of speakers and also have an intermediate version of Show and Tell! Mount Vernon AARP Chapter 3198 Meeting on the first Friday of the month from September to June, this club supports the National AARP and promotes the well-being of our community and members. Alexandria Ikebana International- A minimalistic Japanese style of flower arranging club meets the first Wednesday of the month (September, October, November, February, March, April, May) at 9:30 a.m. in Room. Mount Vernon Quilters Unlimited- General meetings are held on the 2 nd and 4 th Tuesday of the month, Room at 12:30 p.m. and in Room 216 on the 1 st and 3 rd Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. for Quilt Bees.

November/December 2013 Members of the National Institute of Senior Centers Additional Programs Offered Each Month ACTIVITY ROOM # DAY(S) TIME Monday Alexandria Memories 216 3 rd Monday 1 p.m. Military History 2 nd & 4 th Monday 10 a.m. Welcome Wagon/Open House 203 3 rd Monday(if holiday 4 th Monday) 1 p.m. Cozy Mystery Book Club 203 2 nd Monday 1 p.m. Tuesday Genealogy, Mount Vernon Genealogical Society 3 rd Tuesday 1 p.m. General Meeting Mount Vernon Quilters 216 Tuesdays 12:30 p.m. Mount Vernon Chapter Quilters Unlimited General Meeting 2 nd & 4 th Tuesday 12:30 p.m. Wednesday Antique Club 216 3 rd Wednesday 9:30 a.m. Book Club 216 4 th Wednesday 1 p.m. Music w/tony 203 1 st & 3 rd Wednesday 1:30 p.m. Clay Class with Judy/Ken All except the 1 st Wednesday 10:30 a.m. Ikebana International 1 st Wednesday 9:30 a.m. Mount Vernon House & Garden Club 218 2 nd & 4 th Wednesday 9:30 a.m. Parkinson Support Group 1 st Wednesday 1:00 p.m. Thursday Advisory Council (All Welcome) 1 st Thursday 10 a.m. Local Quilters 216 2 nd & 4 th Thursdays 9 a.m. Model Railroad Club 213 3 rd Thursday 10 a.m. Friday AARP General Meeting 1 st Friday 1 p.m. Theater Club Room may vary 1 st and 3 rd Friday 1 p.m. New York Memories 216 3 rd Friday 10:30 a.m. Photo Club 216 2 nd Friday 10 a.m. Events that Changed History/History with Stan 218 1 st & 3 rd Friday varies 10 a.m. Stamp Club 216 3 rd Friday 2 p.m.

November/December 2013 Members of the National Institute of Senior Centers Daily Programs November-December 2013 Hollin Hall Senior Center for Creative Retirement 703-765-4573 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 9:00 Billiards Open 9:00 Strength Training w/patty 9:00 Exercise w/elena 10:00 4-H s Bridge Club 10:00 V.I.P. Group 10:00 Jazzercise Lite 10:30 Piano Club 11:00 Low Impact Exercise 12:00 Lunch 12:00 Pinochle 1:00 Scrabble 1:00 Art w/irinea 1:00 Beg. Tap Dance w/maureen 2:00 Spanish w/harry 2:00 Billiards Boutique 218 213 201 8:10 Tai Chi, Intermediate 9:00 Billiards Open 9:15 Meditation 9:15 Exercise for Men. Lead: Celez 9:30 Strength Training 9:30 Computer Discussion w/bob 10:00 Exercise with Rosita 12:00 Lunch 12:00 Many Happy Returns Table Tennis 1:00 Chicago Bridge 1:00 Mah Jongg 1:00 The Needleworkers (Kaps for Kids) 1:00 Table Tennis 1:00 Conversational Spanish with Humberto 1:00 CREATIVITY MVGS Library Open, 10 a.m. 2 p.m., 214 216 215 218 201 8:10 Tai Chi, Advanced 9:00 Billiards Open 9:00 Strength Training w/patty 9:00 Exercise w/laura & Judy 10;00 Canasta 10:00 Exercise w/gloria 10:00 V.I.P. Group 10:30 Hand-built Clay 11:00 Low Impact Exercise # 11:00 Exercise w/elena 11:45 Duplicate Bridge 12:00 Lunch 2:00 Conversational French 2:00 Billiard Boutique 2:00 Ballroom & Latin Dancing MVGS Library Open, 10 a.m. 2 p.m., 214 213 201 8:10 Tai Chi, Beginning 9:00 Billiards Open 9:15 Exercise for Men. Lead: Celez 9:30 Strength Training 10:00 Exercise with Rosita 10:00 Wii Bowling 11:00 Band 11:00 Jazzercise Lite 11:45 Duplicate Bridge 12:00 Lunch 12:00 Pinochle 1:00 play lab MVGS Library Open, 10 a.m. 2 p.m., 214 # No 11 a.m. exercise on Pot Luck day 218 213 9:00 Art Room: Open 9:00 Billiards Open 9:00 Exercise w/laura & Judy 9:30 Mexican Train Dominoes 10:00 Exercise w/gloria 11:00 Exercise w/elena 11:00 Jazzercise Lite 11:00 Harmonica 12:00 Lunch 12:00 Line Dance w/paula M. 1:00 Mah Jongg 12:45 Party Bridge 1:00 Table Tennis 2:00 Open Billiards 213 218