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July 4th Sing Along Led by Bob Ivey

George Duensing, Vocalist Brad Clark, Drummer Tuesday, July 4, 2017

10:15 am Community Hall

Broadway Lights Show “The King and I”

Thursday, July 13, 2017 Depart at 6:45 pm

Belk Theater Tickets: $ 79.50

*Sign up for these two events under Upcoming Events.

Cherokee Fall Foliage Trip Monday, October 9, 2017 - Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Depart at 8:30 am $359.00 Double $475.00 Single

*Roundtrip Deluxe Motor Coach Transportation *1 Night stay at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort *General Admission to NC Arboretum in Ashville *General Admission to Oconaluftee Indian Village *Tuskaseegee River Excursion aboard the Great Smokey Mountain Railroad one-way from Bryson City to Dillsboro with free time to shop in Dillsboro, NC *Meals Included: 1 breakfast and 2 lunches *Sign up NOW if you are interested in this Fall overnight trip under upcoming events in the Activities Book.

Fitness and Wellness from Ashton Hennessy,

Director of Fitness & Wellness ~~~~~~~~~

Rescheduled: Landsford Canal State Park A Walk to See the Spider Lilies & Picnic Lunch

Monday, June 5, 2017 Depart at 10:30 am

Cost: $10.00 (Park Admission & Picnic Lunch) Marvel at the Rocky Shoals Spider Lilies as their blooms blanket the Catawba River. This hike is for the mobile who can walk 1 1/2 miles.

Wear your good walking shoes. *Sign up under #5 in the Activities Book.

Specialty Class with Aminta: “Waist Down” Wednesday, June 14, 2017

2:00 pm in Villa D This month’s topic is “Waist Down” to learn stretches to help alleviate tight and achy hips, knees, ankles and feet. We will also focus on

improving our range of motion and flexibility.

Beverly Woods Neighborhood Walk Thursday, June 22, 2017

Depart Clubhouse Lobby at 8:30 am Approximately 1.2 miles which will be about a 30-45 minute walk. Please meet at Clubhouse Lobby and we will leave at 8:30 am.

*Sign up under #22 in the Activities Book.

The Friendship Table is available every night at 5:45 pm in the dining room. Four seats will be available on a first come,

first serve basis for you to meet other Cypress Members.

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Blood Pressure Checks are given by the Resident Services department in the Clubhouse. Feel free to stop by anytime.

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Cypress Hotdog Picnic Friday, June 16, 2017

11:30 - 2:00 pm Stewart Health Center Under the Portico

2 Hotdogs with Sides and a Drink ~ $7.00 Donation Donations accepted for Employee Events Committee

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Charlotte Squawks 13: Charlotte We Have a Problem

Thursday, June 15, 2017 Depart at 6:45 pm ~ Tickets: $49.00

It’s Saturday Night Live meets Broadway meets our beloved Queen City! The creative team of Mike Collins and Brian Kahn collaborate with

the area's most talented performers to make fun of pop-culture, sports, life and politics both local and national. We could tell you what you should expect, but part of the fun of the show is anticipating who and what will be squawked! *Sign up ASAP for tickets under #15.

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“The Living Military Museum @ Richards

Coffee Shop” Thursday, June 8, 2017

Depart at 10:00 am Mooresville, NC

Bring money for lunch - the coffee and tour are free.

W e h a v e a w o n d e r f u l opportunity for our veterans. We will have lunch at Richards Coffee Shop

with other local veterans and have a private tour of the Living Military Museum where our veterans will have the opportunity to sign the museum’s “Book of Honor” with their name and the branch and war they served in. A little history...what started out as a little shop named Pat’s Gourmet Coffee Shop, named in honor of Richard Warren’s wife, became much more. It became not only a Coffee Shop but a “Living” Military Museum, named in honor of the man who spent the last 14 years of his life honoring and supporting America’s Veterans. It was owned and operated by Richard Warren, a U.S. Army, Vietnam combat pilot who flew a Huey attack helicopter, or “gunship”, with the callsign “Mustang 53”. With his background Richard made a point of extending the traditional Veterans greeting of “Welcome Home” to every veteran who came in the shop. Over time, Pat’s became a gathering place for veterans of all ages and a collection of artifacts, awards, magazine and newspaper articles slowly accumulated. “Our State”, the official North Carolina state magazine labeled it “The Most Patriotic Coffee Shop in America”. Not far from the truth, since it is the only non-profit coffee shop and living military museum in the United States. *Sign up under #8 in the Activities Book.

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The Mint Museum “The Wyeths: Three Generations,

Works From the Bank of America Collection”

Wednesday, June 21, 2017 Depart at 9:30 am

The Mint Museum Randolph Road Admission: $9.00

For more than a century, the members of the Wyeth family have been renowned for creating works of art that

fascinate and captivate the imaginations of their viewers, making the Wyeth tradition one of the most enduring and celebrated legacies in all of American art. The Wyeths: Three Generations, Works from the Bank of America Collection is a testament to the profound artistic impact made by the Wyeth family, providing a window onto the careers of five of the family’s artists through more than fifty remarkable paintings and drawings. Patriarch N.C. Wyeth (1882-1945) was one of the country’s foremost illustrators at the turn of the twentieth century with his ability to beautifully traverse fantasy and realism. *Sign up under #21 in the Activities Book.

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Broadway Lights Show “Fun Home”

Thursday, June 29, 2017 Depart at 6:45 pm

Knight Theater Tickets: $79.50

Every once in a while a Broadway musical comes along that surprises, moves and excites audiences in ways only a truly landmark musical can. The “groundbreaking,” “life-

affirming” and “exquisite” new musical Fun Home was the event of the Broadway season, receiving raves from critics and audiences alike, winning five 2015 Tony Awards® including Best Musical and making history along the way. Based on Alison Bechdel’s best-selling graphic memoir, Fun Home introduces us to Alison at three different ages as she explores and unravels the many mysteries of her childhood. A refreshingly honest musical about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes, “Fun Home is extraordinary, a rare beauty that pumps fresh air into Broadway.” (New York Times) *Sign up under #29 in the Activities Book.

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Painting Class with Bruce Chandler Wednesday, June 28, 2017

10:00 am - 1:00 pm Art Room

(Class Fieldtrip on June 14th)

Church at The Cypress Sunday, June 11, 2017

2:00 pm Community Hall

Our ve ry own Reverend Charles M a c D o n a l d

will be our guest preacher at 2:00 pm, Sunday, June 11. Valet available until 2pm.

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Let’s Play Dominoes

Thursday, June 22, 2017 7:30 pm

Community Hall

*Sign up under #22 in the Activities Book.

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Evening Social Bridge

Monday, June 26, 2017 7:30 pm

Community Hall

This is a great opportunity to sharpen your mind

and be social all at the same time. All are welcome to play bridge. Please sign up to play. *Sign up under #26.

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Afternoon Movie “The Last Word”

Friday, June 16, 2017 2:30 pm

Community Hall Rated: R

Length: 1hr. 48mins. Genre: Drama/Comedy

Harriet Lauler (Shirley MacLaine), a once successful businesswoman, works with young local writer Anne Sherman (Amanda

Seyfried) to pen her life story. When the initial result doesn't meet Lauler's high expectations, she sets out to reshape the way she'll be remembered.. As their journey unfolds, the two women develop a strong bond which not only alters Harriet's legacy but also Anne's future. *Sign up under #16 in the Activities Book.

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Cypress Chair Volleyball Every Monday

1:15 pm Community Hall

It is great exercise, so much fun and everyone is welcome to come and play chair volleyball.

Afternoon Movie “Beauty and the Beast”

Sunday, June 25, 2017 2:30 pm

Community Hall Rated: PG Length: 2hr. 20mins.

Genre: Fantasy/Romance

Belle (Emma Watson), a bright, beautiful and independent young woman, is taken prisoner by a beast (Dan Stevens) in its castle.

Despite her fears, she befriends the castle's enchanted staff and learns to look beyond the beast's hideous exterior, allowing her to recognize the kind heart and soul of the true prince that hides on the inside. *Sign up under #25 in the Activities Book.

~~ CPCC Summer Theatre Presents Two Shows in June ~~ “Fiddler on the Roof”

Sunday, June 4, 2017 Depart at 1:45 pm

Halton Theater Tickets: $19.00

Tevye the dairyman tries to protect his daughters and his way of life from a changing world. Winner of 9 Tony Awards when it debuted in 1964. Rich

in historical and ethnic detail, "Fiddler on the Roof's" universal theme of tradition cuts across barriers of race, class, nationality, and religion, leaving audiences crying tears of laughter, joy and sadness! *Sign up under #4 in the Activities Book.

“A Chorus Line” Sunday, June 18, 2017

Depart at 1:45 pm Halton Theater Tickets: $19.00

"A Chorus Line," on the Halton stage for the first time, is a celebration of those unsung heroes of the American Musical Theater: the

chorus dancers--those valiant, over-dedicated, underpaid, highly trained performers who back up the stars and often make them look even more talented than they are. We all compete, no matter what business we're in, for promotion, attention, approval, and love. *Sign up under #18.

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June Birthdays

Nancy Budd 1 Beverly Keller 1 Adele Mereschak 2 Jeanette Neill 2 Jane VanAlstyne 3 Lou Ann Reische 4 Geneva Smith 5 Ray Weir 5 Herb Verbesey 7 Elinor Hadley 8 Harriet Henderson 9 Nancy Marple 10 Elizabeth McClelland 10 Marlene Robinson 10 Joan Chesnut 12 Bob Harrison 12 Mitzi Roper 12 Thomas Massey 13 Katharine Freeman 15 Irene Hall 15 Julia Geaney 16 Ann Link 16 Phyllis Melton 16 Betty Bond 17 Ron Runkle 17 Mary Fisher 19 Joe Piemont 20 Dean Nottingham 21 Patricia Schaffer 21 Doug Murdoch 22 Katherine Thomas 22 Dick Liebert 26 Gene Eagle 27 Marjorie James 27 Bud Walker 27 Ebbie Bailey 28 Bill Budd 28 Lina Cunningham 28 Sally McCoy 29 Christa Overcash 30

Charlotte Regional Farmer’s Market

Fridays, June 2, 16 & 30, 2017 Depart at 9:30 am

*Sign up under #2, 16 & 30.

Gentlecare Footcare Thursday, June 22, 2017

9:00 am - 11:00 am Art Room

Call the Gentlecare office at 7 0 4 - 2 4 3 - 0 3 0 3 f o r a n appointment or sign up in the

Activities book.*Sign up under #22.

Tricia Harbaugh Book Club

Guest Speaker, Sally Brewster Monday, June 19, 2017

2:00 pm Club Room

A Special meeting is scheduled for Monday, June 19th at 2:00 pm in the Club

Room. Sally Brewster, owner of Park Road Books will be our guest speaker. She will review and make suggestions of interesting new books for our reading pleasure. Come join us, everyone is welcome.

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Audibel Hearing Center Tuesday, June 6, 2017

10:00 - 11:00 am College Room

Audibel Hearing visits on the 1st Tuesday of each month for hearing aid cleaning and checks.

OnSite Dermatology Wednesday, June 7, 2017

9:00 am - 1:00 pm in the Game Room

If you have questions or want to make an appointment please call OnSite Dermatology

at 877-345-5300 and ask for Fern Taylor or sign up in the Activities book. *Sign up under #7 in the Activities Book.

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Behind the Scenes Cypress Kitchen Tour

Wednesday, June 7, 2017 10:00 am

Meet in the Cypress Lobby

On the “Behind the Scenes” tour of our Cypress kitchen you will see all that has to take

place to serve a delicious meal. Michelle will guide this wonderful tour and show you how the food is prepped, cooked and delivered to your table or to you home. She might even have a small treat for you to enjoy. *Sign up under #7 in the Activities Book.

*7 Small Discussion Group Monday, June 12 & 26, 2017

11:00 am College Room

Interesting topics! All views are welcome. Participation encouraged. 12, 26

“Lunch & Learn” Monday, June 26, 2017

11:45 am - 1:00 pm

Garden Room Topic: “Summer Nutrition: Happy,

Healthy, & Hydrated!”

"Happy" will explore foods to eat to promote a good mood! "Healthy" focuses on enjoying

summer's bounty and "Hydrated" reminds us to drink optimal amounts of water. *Please reserve a spot at the table by calling Kathy Weidner, Cypress Registered Dietitian at 704-714-5551.

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Activities Julianna Toth A

*Jo Claire Dulin B Audrey Taylor C Joyce Odom D

Judy Williams E Lee Vann, Cottages

Dick Barnhardt, Board Liaison

Building & Grounds Jon Wilda A

Pat Schaffer B Mary Frances Menzies C

Gay Morris D * Bill McElwain E

Don McIver, Cottages Jim Vann, Board Liaison

Finance

Russ Cossart A Shep Speight B

*George Duensing C Bill Shipley D James Elder E

Angus Lander, Cottages Wayne Godwin, Board Liaison

Food & Beverage

Joan Geuss A Mary Ann Grossmann B

Jack Crymes C Barbara Kouri D Sue McElwain E

*Vera Godwin, Cottages TBD, Board Liaison

Health & Safety Ann Spence A Tom Massey B Eddie Kelly C

Jean McVerry D *Connie Stuppnig E

Audrey Bittner, Cottages Bill Kouri, Board Liaison

Owner’s Assoc. Board of Directors

Gayle Wylie, President Blair Bryan, Vice-President

Dick Barnhardt Wayne Godwin

Bill Kouri Jim Vann

*Denotes Chairperson

McGill Rose Garden & Amelie’s Bakery Friday, June 23, 2017

Depart at 9:30 am Bring money for the bakery.

McGill Rose Garden is a city supported park in the NoDa neighborhood of Charlotte. It has been designated an All-America Rose Selections public garden, one of only 4 such gardens in all of

North Carolina and one of only 53 in the entire United States. Please be aware that the ground is uneven with packed dirt and gravel. Wear comfortable closed toe shoes. We will visit the garden for about 45 minutes. We will also stop at Amelie’s Bakery in NoDa for coffee and a sweet treat. *Sign up under #23 in the Activities Book.

Monday and Thursday Wine Time & Dinner

Mondays & Thursdays in June 5:00 pm

Library & Club Room

At 5:00 pm every Monday and Thursday evening you are invited to join “Wine Time” in the Library. At 6:00 pm a delectable, special dinner will be served in the Club Room. Please

sign up at the Concierge desk three days before each event. It is a chance to enjoy wine for $2.00 per glass, and/or, eat a delightful dinner, with an opportunity to really mingle. All are welcome and a great time is guaranteed.

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Therapy Department Presents “Eating for a Sharper Mind”

Tuesday, June 20, 2017 11:00 am

College Room

Join us for a short interactive discussion highlighting common memory boosting foods which help to

maximize brain function, followed by making some simple Brain Boosting snacks.

Lunch Bunch Visits “Montana Ted’s” Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Depart at 11:15 am Bring money for lunch

Ted's Montana Grill began with two American entrepreneurs and a dream. As a business leader, philanthropist, environmentalist and avid outdoorsman, Ted Turner decided to share his love of Big

Sky Country and its tradition of hearty food. He also wanted to celebrate an American icon: The bison who once thundered across the Great Plains. Ted joined forces with famed restaurateur George McKerrow Jr., a pioneer and leader in casual dining, and together they created the new Ted's Montana Grill in Waverly. *Sign up under #14 in the Activities Book.

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Bingo!!! Wednesday, June 28

7:30 pm Community Hall

Al l a re welcome to play. Please

bring a dollar for each card. Dollar bills are very much appreciated!

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The Cypress Book Club

Friday, June 2, 2017 2:30 pm

Club Room

Do you like to read and meet new people? This group meets on the first

Friday of every month and would like to meet you! No sign up needed.

Lake Norman Sightseeing & Picnic Cruise Aboard the “Catawba Queen”

Thursday, June 15, 2017 Depart at 9:30 am

$30.00 for Cruise and Lunch

The perfect atmosphere for a tour of Lake Norman and a picnic lunch with other Cypress members. Please

indicate your choice for lunch when you sign up in the Activities book. *Sign up under #15 in the Act. Book & make your lunch selection by June 11th. Chicken Salad, Turkey or Ham Sandwich.

“Stampin’ It Up” with Helen Patterson

Friday, June 23, 2017 2:00 pm

Art Room

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Trivia Game! Friday, June 23, 2017

5:00 pm Community Hall

*Please sign up in the Activities Book to make a team of 4. (Special Dinner

Buffet from 5-8 pm in the Dining Room.)

St. Vincent’s Catholic Mass

Friday, June 2, 2017 11:15 am

Stewart Health Center

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Dance Lessons & Line Dancing with Nickolai

Saturdays, June 10 & 24, 2017 3:00 - 4:00 pm

Community Hall

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Summer Croquet! Saturdays in June

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Cypress Clippers: Overseas Coupon Program Thursday, June 8, 2017

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Game Room

We will meet in the art room on the second Thursday of each month from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. Bring your own scissors or we will have a supply of them. We will furnish the coupon books. Want

to know more about the Overseas Coupon Program? Go to www.ocpnet.org. Please call Bill Gerhart at 704-552-4214 with questions.

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Men’s Breakfast Monday, June 19 Depart at 8:30 am

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Member Roundtable Thursday, June 22, 2017

10:00 am Community Hall

Bible Class Every Monday

3:15 pm Community Hall

E m i l y Coury from G o r d o n

Conwell Seminary leads bible class. You are welcome to attend bible class any time that it fits your schedule.

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Duplicate Bridge Led by Nancy Conison Thursdays in June

1:00 pm Community Hall

Nancy Conison has been leading Duplicate Bridge now for a couple months and the members love her new leadership. New members are welcome to sign up for Duplicate Bridge.

*Sign up in the Bridge Book at the Activities Desk.

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