Volume 1 Issue 8

Lodge Living

THE LODGES AT OTTER CREEK & SHELBURNE BAY

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

January 2013

THE LODGES

Alzheimer’s Association: The Basics 2 ————————————————————————————————————-———

The Best Care Possible:

A Discussion with Dr. Ira Byock 3 _______________________________________________________________________________

OTTER CREEK

Metropolitan Operas at THT 4 _______________________________________________________________________________

“Noye’s Fludde” at The Paramount 4 _______________________________________________________________________________

“Into the Woods” at THT 4 _______________________________________________________________________________

Middlebury College Events 5 _______________________________________________________________________________

SHELBURNE BAY

Metropolitan Operas at Palace 9 6 _______________________________________________________________________________

Reminder and Notice for New Residents 6 _______________________________________________________________________________

Guest Speakers 6 _______________________________________________________________________________

Elder Education Enrichment 7 _______________________________________________________________________________

January Resident Birthdays 7 _______________________________________________________________________________

Staff Appreciation Party 7 _______________________________________________________________________________

Happy New Year!

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HOSTED BY: The Lodge at Shelburne Bay

TIME: 6:00 P.M.—7:00 P.M.

DATE: Tuesday, January 15th, 2013

LOCATION: The Lodge at Shelburne Bay, Shelburne, VT

The Lodge at Shelburne Bay Family Support Group with Jeannie Slausson

will immediately follow at 7:00 P.M. in the Theater.

Please contact Dennis Beauregard with any questions that you may have.

(802) 985-9847

or

dbeauregard@shelburnebay.com

SPONSORED BY THE LODGES

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Imagine...The Best Care Possible

A special introduction to the community conversation series

Honoring Life Through the End

A presentation by Dr. Ira Byock

Nationally acclaimed Physician, Professor and Author

January 29, 2013 ~ 7:00 P.M. Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society

2 Duane Court, Middlebury, Vermont

Parking at MUHS

Book available at The Vermont Book Shop

Dr. Byock is the Director of Palliative Medicine at

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and an

advocate for dying patients and their families.

“Ira Byock is that rare doctor: a humane guide leading us with honesty

and compassion through complex stories about living and dying well.”

Ellen Goodman, longtime syndicated columnist for the Boston Globe.

Sponsored by:

Porter Hospital Helen Porter Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center

Hospice Volunteer Services Addison County Home Health & Hospice

Addison Respite Care Home Eastview at Middlebury

The Lodge at Otter Creek Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society

This presentation is free and open to the public

For more information call 388-4738 or email lborden@portermedical.org

SPONSORED BY THE LODGES

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OPERAS AND MUSICALS

MET Operas at Town Hall Theater

On Saturday, January 5th, the Met offers a rare opportunity to witness

Berlioz’s vast epic, “Les Troyens”, last performed at the Met in 2003. Deborah

Voigt, Susan Graham, Bryan Hymel, and Dwayne Croft lead the starry cast,

portraying characters from the Trojan War. Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi

marshals the large-scale musical forces.

Then on Saturday, January 19th, the Met presents

Donizetti’s “Maria Stuarda”. Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, one of the world’s

most exciting singers, takes on the virtuosic bel canto role of the doomed Mary,

Queen of Scots. Director David McVicar turns to the second opera of Donizetti’s

Tudor trilogy, which explores regal characters at fateful moments of their lives.

Elza van den Heever sings Elizabeth I, and Maurizio Benini conducts this Met

Premiere.

Both operas will be presented “Live in HD” at the Town Hall Theater. Tickets for both

operas are $24 each. Check your Lodge calendar for leave times for the bus.

Noye’s Fludde

This one-act opera is a unique take on the well-known biblical tale

of Noah and his Ark. It is a foundational story that helps humankind

understand its place in the world, its responsibility to care for it and the

balance – between nature and man, between man and God – that must be

achieved to sustain it.

The Opera Theatre of Weston will present Noye’s Fludde at the

Paramount Theatre in Rutland on Sunday, January 6th. Continuing OTW’s mission of “bringing

children to opera and opera to children”, this production will reach new heights as the majority of the

cast will consist of local youngsters taking the parts of Noye’s sons and their wives and twelve pairs

of animals.

Tickets for this inspiring production are $15 or $28 (depending on seating area). The bus will

leave Otter Creek at 12:30 P.M.

Sondheim and Lapine’s “Into the Woods”

Middlebury College’s Department of Music and the Town Hall Theater

co-produce a staged version of “Into the Woods” this month at the Town Hall

Theater. Doug Anderson is the Stage Director, with Carol Christensen as

Musical Director and Tim Guiles as Band Director/Conductor.

We have chosen the Saturday evening performance on January 26th for

Otter Creek residents to attend. Tickets are $12 each and are sure to sell out

quickly, so sign up soon! The bus will leave The Lodge at 7:15 P.M. for this performance.

NEWS FROM OTTER CREEK

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MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE EVENTS

Cyrus Chestnut Trio

Virtuosic and playful, jazz pianist Cyrus Chestnut brings his hard

swinging, soulful sounds to a Middlebury College Performing Arts Series

concert on Friday, January 11th. Chestnut, a Middlebury audience favorite,

makes his return to the campus as part of a trio with acclaimed bassist Eric

Wheeler and rising star Billy Williams on drums. Chestnut’s music is sure to

impress, but it’s his warm demeanor and irresistible sweetness that make him

one of jazz’s most beloved ambassadors.

Tickets for this reserved-seating concert are $25 each. The bus will leave The Lodge at

7:15 P.M.

Sound, Movement and Ethnicity in Uganda

On Tuesday, January 15th, Ugandan master drummer and dancer Samuel

Bakkabulindi, founder and director of the Nanda Music Cultural Organization in

Uganda, will present a lecture at Middlebury College’s Mahaney Center for the Arts

titled, “Sound, Movement and Ethnicity in Uganda.” Besides being a master

percussionist, dancer, and drum technician knowledgeable in various East African

and West African musical traditions, Bakkabulindi is also a songwriter, music

teacher, and research assistant. The bus will leave Otter Creek at 3:45 P.M. for this

informative lecture.

Let Freedom Ring!

In celebration of Martin Luther King Day, Middlebury College

presents its 15th annual Martin Luther King Jr. concert on Monday, January

21st. Featuring Middlebury College’s Martin Luther King Choir, Alexander

Twilight Artist in Residence François Clemmons, and student dancers and

actors, the evening will pay tribute to the Civil Rights leader’s legacy.

This free concert takes place at the College’s Mead Memorial

Chapel. The bus will leave Otter Creek at 7:15 P.M.

Middlebury College Orchestra

The Middlebury College Orchestra, with Andrew Massey

conducting, will perform their fourth annual J-Term Beethoven concert on

Thursday, January 24th at the College’s Mahaney Center for the Arts.

Featuring Beethoven’s Overture Leonore no. 2 and the Fourth Symphony, this

free concert is sponsored by the College’s Department of Music. The bus will

leave The Lodge at 7:15 P.M.

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Resident Review

“The Metropolitan Opera”

The Metropolitan Opera season has started. Living in Shelburne, we are fortunate to have the

privilege of seeing the simulcasts in high definition directly from the stage of the opera house in New

York.

These thrilling performances are broadcast regularly and we see them at the Palace 9 Theatre

nearby. International stars of the opera world are featured. In addition to experiencing the brilliance

of the voices and the music, we are privileged to be taken backstage to see the intricacies of making

a production, including staging, costumes, ballet and special effects. The singers, in brief interviews,

demystify the complexity of their roles, and share the highs and lows of their performances.

Transportation is provided by the management of The Lodge. Performances are Saturday

afternoons at 1:00 P.M. Tickets are $25 and should be reserved by Wednesday prior to the

performance.

Reminder and Notice to New Residents

We have two in-house meetings, organized by residents of The Lodge, which might be of interest

to you.

Our “Book Club” meets the first Tuesday of every month at 10:30 A.M. in the Theater Room.

A new book, suggested by our members, is selected for each month. Copies are purchased by our

coordinator. The book may be a classic or a fairly recent novel. More details can be obtained by

speaking with resident Jane Figg.

Our “Current Events” meet the third Tuesday of each month at 10:30 A.M. in the Theater Room.

Topics of recent events are chosen for discussion, which are of state, national or international

interest. Material is supplied to focus the discussions. More details can be obtained by speaking

with resident Bunny Wilkening. The discussion for January will be, “The Pros and Cons of Living

at The Lodge at Shelburne Bay.”

Guest Speakers in January Angel Vallabhaneni, BS, CMT is a certified Geriatric Massage Therapist. She will present

information regarding “Massage Therapy for Senior Living” at The Lodge at Shelburne Bay. Angel

is committed and professionally qualified to offer massage therapy to seniors in the comfort of their

own home at an affordable rate. She specializes in Relaxation, Circulation, Pain Reduction, Muscle

Tension, Improved Quality of Sleep, Relief from Depression and Increased Range of Motion. Angel

will visit The Lodge on January 14th at 11:00 A.M. in the Great Room.

Jeanne Camouche will come to The Lodge to present “A Tour of Italy” on January 21st at

2:00 P.M. Camouche works for Bayada and has many years invested in the heath and well being of

seniors.

Jeanette O’Conner has been invited to speak at The Lodge on January 28th at 11:00 A.M.

Jeanette will share with residents the need to be aware of homestead fraud.

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Elder Education Enrichment

The EEE Program has finished for the 2012 season. We were provided with great speakers and

wonderful entertainment. EEE assures us they will have a very exciting and rewarding list of

speakers when the program starts up again in February. The Lodge will post the new brochures as

soon as they are produced.

Birthday Celebrations

NEWS FROM SHELBURNE BAY

January 4 Muriel Bohne

January 8 Helen Roy

January 13 Marjorie Arkley

January 14 Tom Turner & Kate Moore

January 15 Alice Dustira

January 24 Eloise Merchant

January 26 Pete Durbrow & Don Lutton

January 28 Lucille Brotzman

January 29 John Masters & Roland Wilbur

January 30 Mimi Langdon & Bud Provost

Staff Appreciation Party

The Staff appreciation Party on December 12th was a decided

success, judging from the cheerful reactions of the staff members

attending. The desserts were excellent as usual, but the distribution of

envelopes to all the people who make life easy for us was the main

attraction. Margaret Bullard, the Director of Dining Services,

particularly livened up the party when she presented to her staff; they

got an enthusiastic welcome.

The Staff appreciation Committee is grateful for the response from

residents; their generosity has certainly warmed up the holiday season

for the staff community!

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The Lodge at Otter Creek

350 Lodge Road

Middlebury, VT 05753

Phone (802) 388-1220

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Phone (802) 985-9847

Managing Editor

Penny Upson

Resident Services Director

The Lodge at Otter Creek

Assistant Editor

Terra King

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Contributing Editor

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