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Collington’s Weekly Courier March 27 –April 2

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Daily Updates x2212 Pool x2229 Fitness Center x2254 Frame Shop x5163 Country Store x2167 Salon x2226 Clinic x7791 Security x2020 Room Set-up x4774 Courtyard Dining x2135 Guest Rm. Reservation x4778 Work Orders x2151

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Bianca Williams ([email protected])

Submission deadline for the Courier –

Thursdays at noon.

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Subscription Series Announcements!!

MANAGER ON DUTY: x2020

Wanda Smith 3/25-3/26 Karen Cheney 4/1-4/2

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3/25 9AM Weed Warriors

3/25 12PM Met Opera

3/25 7PM PG Philharmonic

3/26 3PM Candlelight Concert

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3/27 “The Long Walk Home”

Courier 2 March 27-April 2, 2017

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MONDAY, March 27 8:30/10/1:00 Shuttle to Greenbelt Doctors, call x2247 9:00 Exercise for Balance – (SAGE - Miles) – Auditorium 10:00 Exercise with Weights – (SAGE- Miles) – Auditorium 10:00 American Art (SAGE – Crane) – Bird Room 10:00 Woodshop Drop-in / Drop-off Hour 10:00 Beaders – Creative Arts Room 10:00 Sustainability Group – Game Room 10:30 Wisdom Seekers Book Club - Chapel 10:30 Trip to Wegmans leaves Security, x2020 11:00 Pilates – (SAGE - Shell) – Auditorium 11:15 Open Work Time – Creative Arts Room 1:00 Parkinson’s Tai Chi - Auditorium 1:00 Billiards Room - For the ladies 1:30 Mah Jongg – 3rd Floor Meeting Room 2:30-4:30 OO Shop Open 4:00 Collington Singers Rehearsal – Auditorium *+7:00 Monday Night Movie – “The Long Walk Home” - Auditorium TUESDAY, March 28 8:30/10/1:00 Shuttle to Bowie Doctors, call x2247 8:30 Circuit Training (SAGE– Armstrong) - Auditorium 10:00 Woodshop Drop-in/Drop-off Hour *10:00 Episcopal Service – Chapel 10:00 Trip to Largo Shopper’s Food Warehouse leaves Security, x2020 10:00 Therapeutic Aquatics – (SAGE- Shell) – Pool 10:30 Framing Shop Drop in / Drop off Hour – Apartment 137 1:00 Balance & Beyond (Fitness) – Game Room 1:00 Billiards Room - Open for play and instruction 1:00 Mixed Media Part 1 – (SAGE- Ruffin) – Creative Arts Room *1:30 Tuesday Afternoon Movie “The Dressmaker”– Auditorium


2:00 – 3:00 Model Shop Open - Cottage 4114 2:00 Health Services Committee- Clinic Task Force – Board Room 2:00 Exercise for Arthritis (SAGE – Layton) – Game Room 3:00 Mixed Media Part 2 – (SAGE- Ruffin) – Creative Arts Room *4:00 Arena Stage Presentation – Auditorium 4:00 Flower Committee – Game Room 4:30-6 Lloyd Henderson on Piano, Don Lewis on Drums, & Grant Bagley on Bass – Ivy Lounge 7:00 Caregivers Support Group – Game Room 7:00 PG Philharmonic (members only) – Creative Arts Room WEDNESDAY, March 29 8:30/10/1:00 Shuttle to Greenbelt Doctors, call x2247 9:00 Exercise for Balance – (SAGE - Thompson) – Auditorium 10:00 Exercise with Weights– (SAGE - Thompson) – Auditorium 10:00 Knitting & Crocheting Group – Creative Arts Room 10:00-10:45 Aqua Fit –Pool 10:30 Trip to Wegmans leaves from Security, x2020 *10:45 Depart from Security for Arena Stage 11:00 Am. Sign Language - (SAGE - Thompson) – Creative Arts Room 11:00 Pilates– (SAGE - Shell) – Auditorium 11:00 RA Office Open until NOON 12:00 Billiards Room - Open for play and instruction *12:00 Estate Sale *1:00 Social Services Department Speaker - Auditorium 2:30 Grief Workshop – Board Room 2:30-4:30 OO Shop Open 3:00 Wii Bowling (Fitness) – Game Room 3:00 - 4:30 Model Shop Open 3:30 Collington Coloring Club – 1st Floor Meeting Room 4:00 Bible Study – Chapel 4:30 Easy Listening with Janyce Watt – Ivy Lounge *7:30 Speakers Committee Speaker - Auditorium


THURSDAY, March 30 8:30/10/1:00 Shuttle to Bowie Doctors, x2247 8:30 Circuit Training - (SAGE– Armstrong) – Auditorium 10:00 Woodshop Drop-in / Drop-off Hour 10:00 Therapeutic Aquatics - (SAGE- Shell) – Pool 10:30 Trip to Giant Grocery Store leaves Security, x2020 10:30 Framing Shop Drop In/Drop Off Hour – Apartment 137 10:30 Yoga with Marion Robbins – Auditorium 1:00 Billiards Room - Open for play and instruction 1:00 Geo. Wonders of Earth - (SAGE–Crane) – Creative Arts Room 1:00 Balance & Beyond - (Fitness) – Game Room 2:00 Exercise for Arthritis - (SAGE – Layton) – Game Room 4:00 3000 District Meeting – Game Room 4:30-6 Lloyd Henderson on Piano, Don Lewis on Drums, & Grant Bagley on Bass– Ivy Lounge 6:30 Duplicate Bridge – Game Room 7:00 Income Tax for Seniors - (SAGE - Stehman) – Board Room FRIDAY, March 31 8:30/10:00 Shuttle to Bowie Doctors, call x2247 9:00 Exercise for Balance - (SAGE - Thompson) – Auditorium 10:00 Exercise with Weights - (SAGE - Thompson) – Auditorium 10:00 Trip to Safeway Grocery Store (at Bowie Town Center), x2020 10:00 Adventures in Biography - (SAGE-Link) – Board Room 10:00-10:45 Aqua Fit –Pool 10:00 Autobiographical Writing - (SAGE-Smith) – Bird Room 11:00 Pilates– (SAGE - Shell) – Auditorium 11:00 Am. Sign Language - (SAGE - Thompson) – Creative Arts Room 12:00-2 Muslim Prayer – Chapel 1:00 Shuttle to Greenbelt Doctors, call x2247 1:00 Billiards Room - For the ladies 1:30 Seamstress/Pointer Ridge Dry Cleaners – Creative Arts Room 2:00 Collington Coloring Club – Creative Arts Room 2:30-4:30 OO Shop Open 3:00 Flying Drones - Auditorium


3:00 Wii Bowling (Fitness) – Game Room 3:30 Sing-A-Long – Arbor Great Room; Volunteers needed! 4:00 Meditation Group - Respite Cottage, #4205 4:30 – 5:30 Eulane Rose and Friends – Ivy Lounge *6:30 Depart from Security for BSO SATURDAY, April 1

Metro shuttle schedule: 9AM, 10AM, 11AM, 1PM, 5PM, & 8:30PM 10:00 Ping Pong Playing – Auditorium *10:00 LWVPGC – Game Room 10:30 Trip to Giant Grocery Store departs from Security, x2020 11:00 Bocce – Auditorium *4:00 Warren Unna Memorial Gathering - Auditorium 4:30 Bus to Mass at St. Joseph’s departs from Security, x2020 SUNDAY, April 2 Metro shuttle schedule: 9AM, 11AM, 1PM, & 5PM only 9:30 Bus to St. Barnabas’ Episcopal Church, Village Baptist Church, & Hope Presbyterian Church leaves Clocktower 3:00 Sunday Afternoon Concert: Kathie Trahan, Flutist - Auditorium

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WEED WARRIORS, SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 9AM: We will clean up, for our next site, the area on both sides of the path behind the dog-run area. We can keep going along that path until the task becomes insurmountable. Some of us will be tasked to move more wood chips to the Ken Lee Traverse. MET OPERA, “Idomeneo,” SATURDAY, MARCH 25, BOWIE, MD: Will depart from Security at 12PM and return to Collington around 5:45PM. James Levine conducts a rare Met revival of Mozart’s Idomeneo, set in the aftermath of the Trojan War. Jean-Pierre Ponnelle’s classic production, which has its first Met revival in over a


decade this season, stars Matthew Polenzani in the title role. The cast also includes Elza van den Heever as Elettra, Nadine Sierra as Ilia, Alice Coote as Idamante, and Alan Opie as Arbace. PG PHILHARMONIC, SATURDAY, MARCH 25, BOWIE, MD: Will depart from Security at 7PM and return to Collington around 10PM. CANDLELIGHT CONCERT, SUNDAY, MARCH 26 3PM – AUDITORIUM: This Candlelight Concert will feature Susan Ricci and Janice Kilgore Wood in a recital of piano music for four hands. Their program will include works by Bizet, Fauré, Grieg, Mendelssohn, Moszkowski, and Bartok. A brief reception with light refreshments will follow the concert.

t h is we e k MONDAY NIGHT MOVIE: “The Long Walk Home,” 1990, PG (1HR 38MIN), MONDAY, MARCH 27, 7PM – AUDITORIUM: Sissy Spacek stars as Miriam Thompson, a Montgomery, Ala., housewife who finds herself in the midst of a civil rights revolution when she helps her black maid, Odessa (Whoopi Goldberg), during the infamous bus boycott of the 1950s. When Miriam discovers Odessa is forced to walk the 9 miles to her house and back, she volunteers to give Odessa a ride -- much to the dismay of Miriam's husband and social circle. EPISCOPAL SERVICE, TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 10AM – CHAPEL: The Rev. Marian Humphrey, All Faith Church, Charlotte Hall, officiates. TUESDAY AFTERNOON MOVIE: “The Dressmaker,” 2015, R (1HR 59MIN), PG-13 (1HR 47MIN), TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 1:30PM – AUDITORIUM: The story of the beautiful and talented Tilly Dunnage. After years working as a dressmaker in exclusive Parisian fashion houses, Tilly returns home to a town in the Australian outback to reconcile with her eccentric mother, Molly. She also falls in love with


the pure-hearted Teddy and, armed with her sewing machine and haute couture style, Tilly transforms the women of the town, exacting sweet revenge on those who did her wrong. ARENA STAGE PRESENTATION, TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 4PM - AUDITORIUM: We will have a special guest from Arena Stage come to Collington to speak about the upcoming 2017-2018 subscription series. He will be giving some insight about the subscription and the performances Arena will be showcasing for this upcoming season!! ARENA STAGE, “Intelligence,” WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, WASHINGTON, D.C.: Will depart from Security at 10:45AM and return to Collington around 3:30PM. ESTATE SALE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 12 Noon - 1:30 PM. Small Flat Screen TVs, Chest of Drawers, Modern Coffee Table, Many Books including Art Books, CDs and DVDs, Patio Furniture, Patio Fountain, African Wood Carvings, Indian Art Objects, Microwave, Shelving, and much more. Call Sara for more information x7355. SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT SPEAKER, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29 1PM – AUDITORIUM: Please join the Social Service Department and speaker Desiree Hodgson, Department of Family Services. She will be providing information on Medicare Basics and the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP). SPEAKERS COMMITTEE SPEAKER, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 7:30PM, AUDITORIUM: Tom Nichols, Professor, US Naval War College and Adjunct Professor at the Harvard Extension School, will talk on his recently published book, “The Death of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why it Matters.” Niko Pfund, President of Oxford University Press USA and the publisher of this book, will introduce him. Niko, the son of Peter and Irina Pfund, has himself given two important talks at Collington. This promises to be an important and thought-provoking evening.


BSO, FRIDAY, MARCH 31, Bethesda, MD: Will depart from Security at 6:30PM and return to Collington around 10PM. LWVPGC, SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 10AM – GAME ROOM: Regular, open League meeting. WARREN UNNA MEMORIAL GET TOGETHER, SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 4PM – AUDITORIUM: A Reminiscing Get-Together for Friends of Warren Unna: a chance to be together and share our Warren stories in Collington’s Auditorium. Pot Luck snacks and wine, non-alcoholic punch, iced tea, and iced water will be available.

BOCCE – MARCH 18, 2017 Game 1: Cardinals 16, Hornets 17

Game 2: Cardinals 26, Hornets 22

CARDINALS: HORNETS:

Lee McNight Marion Haaser Jim Florini Linda Trimbath Marlene Browne Ruth Wilson Carol Klass Don Zelman

IN MEMORY OF Margaret Dougherty, who passed away on March 17, 2017.


WELCOME NEW MOVE-INS Bernie & Faye Rosenberg will move into cottage 3010 on March

31, 2017. Their telephone number is 925-7308.

ITEMS OF INTEREST Mr. Green Collington quotes a resident: “The apartment parking lot lights are directed skyward and are perfect night lights for my 3rd floor apartment. So I don't need night lights on all night.—Arthur Krueger

SUBSCRIPTION SERIES ANNOUNCEMENTS: For the 2017-2018 Season we will be continuing our subscriptions to Arena Stage, NSO, NSO-Coffee Concerts, Roundhouse Theater, and PG Philharmonic (BSO at Strathmore and South County Concerts Association have not yet been announced, but interest sheets for these two series have been placed in the trip book; if you are interested, please sign up!) PASSOVER CELEBRATION: Collington is celebrating Passover on Monday, April 10th at 5:20 pm promptly in the Auditorium. The celebration is open to everyone at Collington, and includes a Passover dinner and celebration. You must reserve a place by calling the Dining Room at Ext. 2135 no later than noon on Friday, April 7th, saying (a) how many people are coming, (b) how many of them are outside guests, and (c) what each of them selects as their main course (either brisket or salmon). Residents coming are treated as if eating a regular dinner, i.e., they are charged one meal credit. Any resident bringing any outside guests will be charged $22 for each guest. (There will be no Jewish Friday Sabbath gathering on April 7, because of this Passover Celebration.)


A MESSAGE FROM THE LIBRARY COMMITTEE: The library has a yellow upright file box near the computers that is overflowing with paper. Please help yourself if you need any printing paper. The book selection group is currently gathering authors and titles of "new to us" books for purchase in July. If you have suggestions, let us know. The following people are in this group: Charlie Harvey, Joyce Koch, Joyce Garrison, Barbara Florini, Suzanne Gimbrere, and Barbara Fairchild. MYSTERY BOOK DISCUSSION CLUB: This is an early alert (don’t delay, start today!) to get you started for the Wednesday, April 26 discussion at 4 p.m. in the Board Room. The running rules suggested by Liz Susie – everyone is requested to read any one of the books by author John Sanford in the Collington library, and report on it. If you like his style and want to read a second, please do it. Doesn’t this sound like a new and fun venture? John Geron, phone 7551. SAGE TAI CHI: Master Chang will be on vacation and Tai Chi on Mondays and Wednesdays will be postponed until after April 8. FOOD FOR THE HOMELESS: The Collington Community Outreach Committee has put a new hamper for food outside of the library. Prince George's County has the highest concentration of people needing help. We have contacted the Bowie Interfaith Pantry and they have stated their needs are cans of soup (not chicken) and vegetables (no green beans or corn), cans of fruits, cans of protein (like fish, chicken), and boxes of cereal and rice. Questions: call Mary Kim #5110 or Martha Pollick #7398. ATTENTION, RESIDENTS: On March 30, due to a Mandatory Culinary Food Service Meeting, the Dining Room will be serving from 11:30AM-3:30PM, Buffet Only! ATTENTION BINGO PLAYERS: In April, BINGO will be played on Wednesday, April 5 and Wednesday, April 19 at 7PM in the Game Room. All are welcome. Questions? Call Ardyce Asire x7348.


A MESSAGE FROM HEALTH SERVICES: An updated version of Health Services Committee’s "Nearby Medical Specialists and Medical Centers" is available:

1. Soon to be On-line at Collington’s Website 2. On-line at Collington’s Discussion Group (List Serve) 3. Hardcopy in the Library 4. Digital copy from Joe Howard ([email protected])

SAVE THE DATE: On Thursday, April 6, there will be a 2nd Floor District Meeting in the Game Room! SKIPJACK REGATTA: The Skipjack Regatta is planned for May 27. This year we would like to have District teams, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, and the apartments that would skipper our 6 Skipjack Boats. We'd also like to see a women's team that would eliminate the last district team formed. It is hoped that this will create some goodwill competition among the districts. What if woman's team won with all the bragging rights that would go with the win. Contact your District Representative to get your team formed. PROTESTANT WORSHIP SERVICE, SUNDAY, APRIL 9, 1:30PM – CHAPEL: Please welcome to Collington our friends and neighbors from Woodstream Church. Minister Malcolm Reeves will lead the service at 1:30PM. All are invited and welcome. Questions? Call Ardyce Asire x7348. COMMITTEE CHAIRS: The RA fiscal year closes on 3/31. Please be sure you have all your expense reimbursement requests and all your deposits to Anne McCulley before then. Sooner rather than later would be much appreciated. After that, a new budget year will be in effect. Please let her know if you have any questions: 7338, [email protected], or in the RA office M-W-F, 10-12. Thanks for your help.


A MESSAGE FROM THE INTERIORS GROUP: WANTED (to borrow): FRAMED OLD MAPS: The Interiors Group seeks interesting framed old maps to exhibit in the Library corridor starting the end of this month. If you have one or more that you would be willing to lend for the enjoyment of your fellow residents, and willing to do without your maps for several months, please call Anne Stone x7282, Maja Keech x7253, or Helen Lauck x7254.

APRIL TRIPS!!

*Unless Noted Otherwise, All Trip Venues Are Wheelchair & Walker Accessible. $5 Transportation fee for all trips*

All Trips Depart from Security. If you need to cancel for any reason you must do so at least 48 hours in advance or you will be charged a $10

cancellation fee.

HILLWOOD ESTATE, MUSEUM & GARDENS, TUESDAY, APRIL 4, WASHINGTON, DC: Will be departing from Security at 10:45AM and return to Collington around 3:15PM. Be back on the bus no later than 2:45PM. This is the home of Marjorie Merriweather Post, a legendary hostess, pioneering businesswoman, diplomat, philanthropist, and distinguished collector. There’s always something new to discover at Hillwood. The self-guided tour will be $12, which you will pay at the door and will allow you to explore the mansion, beautiful gardens, and a special exhibition. Have tea or lunch in the café and complete your experience with a stop in the museum shop.

AMISH MARKET, THURSDAY, APRIL 13, ANNAPOLIS, MD: Will depart from Security at 11AM and return to Collington around 2:30PM. Be back on the bus no later than 2:00PM. SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY, TUESDAY, APRIL 18, WASHINGTON DC: Will depart from Security at 10AM and return to Collington around 2:30PM. Be back on the bus no later than 2:00PM. Only bottled water is permitted in the Museum. You may consume food and other drinks in the Stars and Stripes Café or the LeRoy Neiman Jazz Café, but not in other areas of the Museum.


TAKE 5! JAZZ, THURSDAY, APRIL 20, WASHINGTON, D.C.: Will depart from Security at 3:45PM and return to Collington around 7:45PM. Composer and arranger Tadd Dameron, one of the creators of modern jazz, is remembered for just a handful of his many compositions. Paul Combs, saxophonist and Dameron biographer, and his quintet perform some of these well-known pieces along with several never-recorded gems, including some discovered here at the Smithsonian!

MET OPERA, “Eugene Onegin,” SATURDAY, APRIL 22, BOWIE, MD: Will depart from Security at 12PM and return to Collington around 5PM. Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, as Anna Netrebko reprises one of her most acclaimed roles as Tatiana, the heroine of Tchaikovsky’s opera, adapted from Pushkin’s classic novel. Dmitri Hvorostovsky stars as the title character, who rejects Tatiana’s love until it’s too late. Robin Ticciati, Music Director of Glyndebourne Festival Opera, conducts the revival of Deborah Warner’s staging, which opened the Met’s 2013-14 seasons. Alexey Dolgov sings the role of Onegin’s friend-turned-rival, Lenski, with Elena Maximova as Tatiana’s sister Olga and Štefan Kocán as Prince Gremin.

SUBSCRIPTION SERIES: NSO, THURSDAY, APRIL 6, WASHINGTON DC: Will depart from Security at 5:15PM and return to Collington around 9:30 PM. ARENA STAGE, “A Raisin in the Sun,” WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, WASHINGTON, D.C.: Will depart from Security at 10:45AM and return to Collington around 3:30PM. ROUNDHOUSE THEATER, “OR,” SUNDAY, APRIL 30: Will depart from Security at 12:45PM and return to Collington around 5PM. Have any ideas for a fun and exciting trip? The Trips Committee meets the 1st Tuesday of every month. Next, the Trips Committee will meet on Tuesday, April 4 at 4PM in the Board Room.


Rescheduled Programs from Women’s History Month

Tuesday, April 4- 7:30PM Auditorium – Blanche Cook, biographer of Eleanor Roosevelt, speaks on “Eleanor Roosevelt: Race, Rescue and Human Rights.”

8:30-9:30PM – gather in Yolanda’s Ivy Room with Blanche Cook and Wednesday’s speaker, Clare Coss

Wednesday April 5- 4:00PM Clock Tower Lounge – community reception for Blanche Cook and Clare Coss residents’ reception with light refreshments

7:30PM Auditorium – Clare Coss on “Political Theater: Race, Feminism and Power,” with discussion of possibilities for current action.


SUBSCRIPTION SERIES ANNOUNCEMENTS 2017 – 2018 SEASON

**Interest sheets will be placed in the Trip Book for this specific series only ARENA STAGE: Registration for this series has begun. If you want to purchase the full subscription through Collington with the group rate, please contact Bianca Williams at [email protected] or x 4778. Tickets will be purchased on April 10 and will be added to your monthly statement. If you want to purchase tickets to individual shows, you may do so as well. Just be sure that seats for the bus are available. Keep in mind seats on the Collington bus are limited so please double check with Bianca Williams before you commit to your purchase. The 2017 - 2018 season’s Weekday Matinee Series consists of 9 shows: Native Gardens; Nina Simone: Four Women; Hold These Truths; The Price, Sovereignty; Two Trains Running; The Pajama Game; The Great Society; and Snow Child. All shows are on Wednesdays at noon unless otherwise stated. Seating on Collington transportation is limited. Seating is first come, first served especially for residents who purchase the entire matinee series through Collington. Non-Collington residents are welcome to sign up if seats are available after all Collington residents have had a chance to sign up. Tickets for Arena Stage can only be exchanged 30 days before your show date, no later. In case of an emergency, the Arena Stage staff will do their best to accommodate your requests. There will be no refunds for missed shows! NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2017 – 2018 SEASON: For those renewing or subscribing for the first time to the National Symphony Orchestra, please contact the Kennedy Center to purchase your tickets. Please call (202) 467-4600 Mon – Fri, 10AM – 5PM. Collington provides transportation for the RED Series shows that take place on Thursdays at 7PM. There are seven shows in this series this year. The dates are as follows: 10/12/2017, 11/9/2017, 1/25/2017, 2/22/2018, 3/15/2018, 5/3/2018, 5/17/2018, and. Once you have done so please contact Bianca Williams x4778 OR email [email protected] NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - COFFEE CONCERTS 2017 – 2018 SEASON: The National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) is offering 6 of their Friday programs in the Concert Hall as Coffee Concerts beginning at 11:30AM instead


of their usual evening start time. We will depart from Security at 9:45AM. The 6 concerts are on the following days: 10/6/2017; 12/1/2017; 2/23/2018; 4/20/2018; 5/11/2018; 6/15/2018. For those interested in the National Symphony Orchestra Coffee Concerts, it is now safe to purchase your tickets. Tickets range from $80 - $308. To purchase your tickets, please contact the Kennedy Center Box office at (202) 467-4600. Please inform Bianca Williams (x4778) in Resident Services to have your name placed on the transportation list. ROUND HOUSE THEATRE: The 2017 – 2018 season for Round House Theater starts in October. Please purchase your tickets for shows in Series 19. There are 6 shows: In The Heights September 24, 2017; I'll Get You Back Again October 22; The Book of Will December 17; Handbagged February 18; "Master Harold"...and the Boys April 29; and The Legend of Georgia McBride June 24. All shows take place on Sundays at 2PM. Tickets for this subscription start at $258.00 for Section B and $318.00 for Section A. Please contact the Round House Theater box office at 240-644-1100 or visit http://www.roundhousetheatre.org/ to purchase your tickets. Please inform Bianca Williams (x4778) in Resident Services to have your name placed on the transportation list. PG PHILHARMONIC: The 2017 – 2018 PG Philharmonic season begins this October. Subscription brochures will also be distributed to resident mail boxes. If you would like to renew your subscription or become a first-time subscriber, please pick up a subscription brochure at an upcoming concert, keep an eye on your mail box, or contact the PG Philharmonic at 301-446-3245. You can also visit their website: pgphilharmonic.org. Shows will be on Saturdays at 8PM and have not yet been posted for the 2017-2018 Season. Please inform Bianca Williams (x4778) in Resident Services to have your name placed on the transportation list. **BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AT STRATHMORE: We need at least 10 residents to show interest in this subscription series if Collington will be providing transportation this year. So before you decide to renew your subscription, PLEASE sign your name on the interest sheet in the Trip Book before you commit to renewing your subscription. The 2017-2018 “Off The Cuff” Series starts in November and start at $145.00. The series performances for the 2017-2018 Season have not yet been announced. All shows are at Strathmore Hall in Bethesda, MD on Friday nights at 8:15PM. To order your subscription, contact the BSO at 1-877-276-1444 or the Priority Seating Office at 410- 783-8017 or visit www.bsomusic.org


**SOUTH COUNTY CONCERT ASSOCIATION: We need at least 10 residents to show interest in this subscription series if Collington will be providing transportation this year. PLEASE sign your name on the interest sheet in the Trip Book before you commit to renewing your subscription. The SCCA is in its 42nd season. Dates have not yet been announced. These concerts are held at Southern High School, Harwood, MD. For more information, call 410-956-4881 or 301-261-5802. Total membership is $55 and may include additional performances of Anne Arundel Community Concert Association and 6 of the Maryland Concert Series. REMINDER!! Collington Bus Seating-- Seating on Collington transportation is limited. A Collington bus can hold 28 people total with no individuals in wheelchairs, 24 people with one individual in a wheelchair, and 22 people with two individuals in wheelchairs. Seating is first come, first served especially for residents who purchase an entire matinee series through Collington. Non-Collington residents are welcome to sign up if seats are available after all Collington residents have had a chance to sign up. --If you choose to purchase tickets for individual shows, please check that there are still seats available on the bus.

Passover Seder at Collington Monday, APRIL 10, 5:20 pm, Auditorium

You must sign up before noon on Friday, April 7th. Call Ext. 2135 and

select entree: brisket or salmon. Residents free; Guests $22 each.

WHY IS THIS NIGHT DIFFERENT FROM ALL OTHER NIGHTS?

Lunch 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM 11:30 AM - 3:00 PMTakeout 4:30 PM- 5:00 PM 4:30 PM- 5:00 PM 4:30 PM- 5:00 PM 4:30 PM- 5:00 PM 4:30 PM- 5:00 PM 4:30 PM- 5:00 PM BrunchDinner 4:30 PM- 7:30 PM 4:30 PM- 7:30 PM 4:30 PM- 7:30 PM 4:30 PM- 7:30 PM 4:30 PM- 7:30 PM 4:30 PM- 7:30 PM

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday27-Mar 28-Mar 29-Mar 30-Mar 31-Mar 1-Apr 2-Apr

Asparagus

Roasted Turkey Breast

Baked Cauliflower & Cheese

Roasted Eggplant

Braised Swiss Chard Tuscan Vegetable Blend

Red Beans & Rice Polenta Cake Creamed Lima Beans

Quiche Lorraine

Miso Soup (low sodium)

Chef Special

Herb Crusted Game HenSesame Ginger Chicken Caprese Chicken Breast Smothered Chicken with White Gravy

Salmon Wellington

Roasted Cauliflower Soup (low sodium) Grits & Oatmeal

Collington Dining Service Weekly Menu

Omlette BarSushi Bar Chef Special Pasta Bar

Hoppin John Soup (low sodium)

Cream of Chicken Soup (low sodium)

Pork & Black Pea Chili (low sodium)

Manhattan Clam Chowder (low sodium)

Cod with Fresh Dill & Lemon

Cabbage Roll Soup

Salad Bar

Berry and Walnut Spinach Salad

Cucumber Dill with Sour Cream

Salad Bar Salad Bar

Grilled Shrimp SaladBroccoli Salad

Salad Bar

Beef Bourguignon Pastrami Ruben

Salad Bar

Lamb Shepard's Pie

Noodle Salad

Wonton Soup Cream of Mushroom Soup Peasant Soup Stuffed Bell Pepper

Soup Potato & Bacon Soup

Chef Special

Fried Brown Rice

Duck a la Orange

Citrus Quinoa Salad

Chicken Barley Soup

Pear and Cranberry Salad

Asian Flat Iron Steak Mojo Pork Loin Prime Rib Meatloaf

Lemon Herb Fish Filet Oven Fried CatfishSeared Ahi Tuna

Mashed Potatoes

Shrimp Ettouffe

Chef Special

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Salad Bar Salad Bar

Cajun Stuffed Chicken

Plantains

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Turtle Silk Pie

Roasted Butternut Squash

Gorgonzola Tomato

Baked Potato

Grilled Corn on Cob

Sautéed Napa Cabbage

Pancit Noodles Wild Rice

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Winter Blend Vegetable

Confetti Couscous

Potato Pancakes

Peas & Carrots

Green Cabbage

Farro Pilaf

Broiled Potatoes

Roasted Carrots

Sesame Broccoli and Peppers

We only use the freshest ingredients in the preparation of our meals! Please note that all menus may be subject to change based on market availability.

S'mores Cookie Bar

Sugar Free Peach Pie

Sugar Free Chocolate Cake

White Chocolate Macadamia Cookies

Rum Raisin Ice Cream

Assorted Desserts on Saturday & Sunday

Peanut Butter Cupcake Boston Cream Pie Sugar Free Raspberry Mousse

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