June 2020Dirigo Pines

9 Alumni Dr.Orono, ME 04473

Greetings,The calendar says it's almost Summerand the weather seems to agree! Thewarm temperatures have helped a quickturn around from a drab Spring to warmfeelings of Summer. While many thingsare changing in regards to precautionsand guidelines around us, we will stillcontinue to keep our activities with smallgroups and maintaining distancing. Asthings change we will continue to sendout updates.This month we will try a new walkinggroup on Thursdays at 9:00am.Depending on how it goes and how manycome we may develop this more to planwalks other places and times. For nowwe will begin walking around DearbornPond as a group. Hopefully we will beable to see some of the new ducklings. Itseems as though the number of ducks asDirigo continues to increase every year.Thank you all again for your flexibilityand understanding as we try newactivities. Your feedback has beenimportant to me as I continue to adjustthe calendar of events.Happy June!

-Tracy

Sunday2:30pm Movie Matinee7pm Downton Abbey

Monday9:30 & 10am Exercise Videos

10am Sittercise2pm Travel Video Series

Tuesday9:30am Online Course2:30pm Movie Matinee

3pm Bingo7pm Digital Concert

Wednesday9:30 & 10am Exercise Videos

10am Sittercise4pm Hallway Happy Hour

7:15pm Midweek Movie

Thursday9:00am Walking Group

10am Spring Drive1:00 Met Opera Stream

Friday9:30 & 10am Exercise Videos

10am Sittercise3pm Documentary Series

Saturday1pm Documentary Film

3pm Bingo7:15pm Weekend Movie

June 2020Event Descriptions

Reader's Digest Scenic Walks Around the World:Episode 1-Our Dramatic PlanetMonday, June 1st 2:00 pm (KGP)The world is full of breathtaking wonders, fromprehistoric forests to pristine landscapes. Followfootpaths and byways to explore some of theworld's most fascinating places.Mozart Clarinet ConcertoTuesday, June 2nd 7:00pm KGPMartin Frost, Verbier FestivalAidaThursday, June 4th 1:00pm KGPWith its cast of hundreds, thrilling score, andsweeping tale of love and heroics in ancientEgypt, Verdi’s Aida has long been a fixture on thestages of every major opera house in the world.For the 2018 revival of Sonja Frisell’s monumentalproduction of this grand masterpiece, the Metassembled a truly all-star cast. Soprano AnnaNetrebko, one of her generation’s mostcompelling artists, takes on the title role for thefirst time at the Met, going toe to toe withpowerhouse mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvilias her rival, the conniving princess Amneris.Tenor Aleksandrs Antonenko is Radamès, thewarrior that both women love, and Quinn Kelseylends his robust baritone to Aida’s father, thefallen king Amonasro. Maestro Nicola Luisotti ison the podium to conduct this epic performance,filmed as part of the Met’s series of Live in HDcinema transmissions.America the Story of Us: Episode 3 Westward/Division Friday, June 5th 3:00pm KGPTrailblazing pioneers set out to conquer the west,but find the land already claimed. Wagon trainsmeet hardship on the road to California's gold.The steamboat ushers in a new era of commerce,industry, and unprecedented wealth.

American Experience: Into the AmazonSaturday, June 6th 1:00pm KGPInto the Amazon tells the remarkable story of thejourney taken by President Theodore Roosevelt andlegendary Brazilian explorer Candido into the heart ofthe South American Rainforest to chart an unexploredtributary of the Amazon.Reader's Digest Scenic Walks Around the World:Episode2- Romance with NatureMonday, June 8th 2:00 pm (KGP)One of the rewards walking has to offer is gettignclose with nature. This invigorating programwalks the footpaths and byways of threefascinating natural worlds brimming withunforgettable landscapes, spectacular sceneryand ancient wonders.Mahler Symphony No.- Lucerne FestivalOrchestraTuesday, June 9th 7:00pm KGPCendrillonThursday, June 11th 1:00pm KGPThe 2017–18 Live in HD season concluded with anenchanted performance of Cendrillon, Massenet’sglittering operatic adaptation of the Cinderellastory. This charming staging by Laurent Pelly,which bursts to life with the director’scharacteristic wit and whimsy, stars Americanmezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato as the titleoutcast-turned-princess. Mezzo-soprano AliceCoote offers a touching portrayal of the pants rolePrince Charming, while soprano Kathleen Kimshines as the Fairy Godmother. Mezzo-sopranoStephanie Blythe, as the outlandish Madame de laHaltière, and bass-baritone Laurent Naouri, asthe haggard Pandolfe, round out the principalcast. On the podium, conductor Bertrand de Billyleads a performance that is equal parts madcapcomedy and heartfelt romance.

America the Story of Us: Episode 4 DivisionFriday, June 12th 3:00pm KGPCommerce and industry thrive across the newnation, now one of the wealthiest on Earth. TheErie Canal brings big risk and even biggerreward. In the South, cotton is king but slaveryfuels a growing divide.Dancing With the BirdsSaturday, June 13th 1:00pm KGPFrom Ruffling their majestic feathers to im-peck-able courtship routines, birds in paradise flaunttheir best moves in hopes of landing a mate.Reader's Digest Scenic Walks Around theWorld: Episode 3- Historic PathwaysMonday, June 15th 2:00 pm (KGP)History adds an extra dimension to walkingthrough some of the most beautiful places onEarth.Simple Gifts: The Chamber Music Society atShaker VillageTuesday, June 16th 7:00pm KGPElektraThursday, June 18th 1:00pm KGPThe great singing actress Nina Stemme gives aheart-wrenching performance in the title roleof Strauss’s blazing one-act drama, adaptedfrom the ancient Greek myth. Patrice Chéreau’sacclaimed production—the last staging heworked on before his death in 2013—also starsWaltraud Meier as Klytämnestra, Elektra’snightmare-haunted mother, AdriannePieczonka as Chrysothemis, her sister, and EricOwens as Orest, their brother, whose returnhome brings their family story to a terrifyingclimax. Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts themonumental and highly influential score.America the Story of Us: Episode 4 Civil WarFriday, June 19th 3:00pm KGPThe Civil War rages. The formidableConfederate army cannot match the Union'smastery of technology; railroads, supply linesand the telegram become new weapons in amodern war.The Last Man on the MoonSaturday, June 20th 1:00pm KGPAstronaut Gene Cernan looks back on the

exciting history of NASA's lunar landings and howbeing the last man to stand on the moon changes hislife.Reader's Digest Scenic Walks Around theWorld: Episode 4- The Great Wall of ChinaMonday, June 22nd 2:00 pm (KGP)One of the great walking challenges of theworld awaits as you explore a China thattourists rarely see.Mozart, Shubert & Strawinsky Piano DuosTuesday, June 23rd 7:00pm KGPTristan and IsoldeThursday, June 25th 1:00pm KGPMet audiences were fascinated by MariuszTreliński’s gripping, visionary production ofWagner’s epic opera. In the daunting title rolesof the doomed lovers, Nina Stemme and StuartSkelton are passionate, overwhelming, andheartbreaking as they battle every obstacle thatseparates them from their true destiny. RenéPape is King Marke, betrayed not only by Isoldebut by Tristan, the man he most trusts andloves like a son. With Ekaterina Gubanova asIsolde’s confidante Brangäne and EvgenyNikitin as Kurwenal, Tristan’s loyal lieutenant.Simon Rattle conducts a surging, shimmeringaccount of Wagner’s monumental score.America the Story of Us: Episode 6 HeartlandFriday, June 26th 3:00pm KGPThe Transcontinental Railroad unites thenation and transforms the Heartland.American Masters: Ted WilliamsSaturday, June 27th 1:00pm KGPAstronaut Gene Cernan looks back on theexciting history of NASA's lunar landings andhow being the last man to stand on the moonchanges his life.Reader's Digest Scenic Walks Around theWorld: Episode 5- Wonders of Man's CreationMonday, June 29th 2:00 pm (KGP)This spellbinding program profiles eight of theworld's most magnificent man-made creationsthat you can visit on foot.Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2Tuesday, June 30th 7:00pm KGP

June2nd & 3rdThe Book Thief 2013 PG-13 2h 11mYoung Liesel steals books to teach herself toread, giving her refuge from the horrors of NaziGermany and her cold foster parents. When notreading, she forms a bond with the Jewish manher adoptive family is hiding in their home.Starring Geoffrey Rush and Emily Watson.Based on the best selling book.

June 6th & 7thRed River 1948 NR 2h 10mIn one of his landmark roles, John Wayne playsa taciturn Texas cattle rancher who adopts ayoung boy orphaned by a native raid on awagon train. After coming of age, the son findshimself compelled to challenge his fatherduring a long cattle drive.

June 9th & 10thThe Awful Truth 1937 NR 1h 33mThis captivating screwball comedy stars CaryGrant and Irene Dunne as Jerry and LucyWarriner, a married couple who mistakenlysuspect each other of infidelity and file fordivorce -- but then go to ridiculous lengths tomake each other jealous. Ralph Bellamy ishilarious as Dunne's new suitor, Grant andDunne have rarely been better, and a scene-stealing pooch provides some hearty laughs.Leo McCarey won an Oscar for his sprightlydirection.

June 13th & 14thCatch Me If You Can 2002 PG-13 2h 21mFrank W. Abagnale Jr. is a cunning con man;he's also a deft forger, and his work attracts theattention of an FBI agent who makes it hismission to put Frank behind bars. But Franknot only eludes capture, he revels in thepursuit. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and TomHanks.

June 16th & 17thCharade 1963 NR 1h 53mCary Grant stars as Peter, who may or may

not be a flimflam man who aids the recentlywidowed Regina in her mission to recover afortune hidden by her late husband. But threesinister crooks -- who'll stop at nothing -- alsocovet the loot.

June 20th & 21stField of Dreams 1989 PG 1h 47mKevin Costner stars as an Iowa farmer whohears a mysterious voice telling him to turn hiscornfield into a baseball diamond. He does, butthe voice's directions don't stop -- even afterthe spirits of deceased ballplayers turn up toplay. James Earl Jones and Burt Lancaster co-star as a reclusive writer and a young sluggerturned doctor, respectively, with Ray Liottaturning in a pivotal performance as "Shoeless"Joe Jackson.

June 23rd & 24thFather of the Bride 1950 NR 1h 32mSpencer Tracy renders one of his mostendearing roles as Stanley Banks, the befuddledtitle character in this charming comedydirected by Vincente Minnelli. Stanley getscaught up in the barely controlled mayhemsurrounding his only daughter's (a ravishingElizabeth Taylor) wedding. Class struggle,premarital jitters and a whole lot of grumpycomedy mark this as a classic film you shouldn'tmiss.

June 27th & 28thTo Kill a Mockingbird 1962 NR 2h 10mSouthern comforts abound in this big-screenadaptation of Harper Lee's novel as lawyerAtticus Finch (Gregory Peck, in an Oscar-winning role) defends an innocent black man(Brock Peters) against rape charges but ends upin a maelstrom of hate and prejudice.Meanwhile, with help from a friend ( JohnMegna), Finch's children, Jem (Phillip Alford)and Scout (Mary Badham), set their sights onmaking contact with a reclusive neighbor(Robert Duvall).

There will be some thingsavailable in the Garden Room that

you can do anytime you like.

There will be materials to startseedlings, some arts and crafts and

supplies for Alcohol Ink art.If you have other ideas or if supplies run

low, let Tracy know.

Scenic DrivesThursday mornings beginning at

10:00am.

Limited spots will be available to maintainphysical distancing. You must sign up for a spotat the front desk. We will try to offer additional

trips and times to allow more people anopportunity to go.

Hallway Happy HourWednesdays 4:00pm

Grab a chair and sit in your doorway tosocialize and have a drink with friends and

neighbors. Bring your own, or activities will bearound with some choices. If you don't have aneighbor participating, feel free to gather in

one of the common areas with others.

NEW!! Walking GroupThursdays 9:00am

Meet in the lobby for a group walk.We will start with walking around the pond, but may

add different and longer routes at a later date.

Sittercise Class10:00am KGP

Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday

Exercise Videos9:30 & 10:00am PMR

Monday, Wednesday and Friday

BINGO!Tuesday and Saturdays

3:00pm Main Dining Room

Library Work SessionsEvery Sunday at 2:00pm our (small, butmighty!) Library Committee gathers for

a work session to keep our libraryorganized.

Anyone that wants to help is welcome to join.Just show up and see how you can help to keep

our library running.

Online Courses ContinueTuesdays 9:30am PMR

The current class isSmithsonian's Objects that Define

America.

Once that class is completed the next one will beannounced. There is no course work involved, wejust watch a series of short videos about the topic.

May Photos:

-Ducklings are here!!-Mother's Day Memory

Sharing-Dirigo in bloom