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Collington’s

Weekly Courier

Courier December 7 - December 13, 2015

Key Contact Numbers

In-house TV Channel - 972

Daily Updates x2212 Pool x2229 Fitness Center x2254 Frame Shop x5163 Country Store x2167 Salon 2226 x2226 Clinic x7791 Security x2020 Room Set-up x4774 Courtyard Dining x2135 Guest Rm. Reservation x5023 Work Orders x2151/ x7699 RA Website collingtonresidents.org

Courier articles (submission deadline Thursdays @ noon), committee schedules, meeting room reservations to go

Michelle Daramy @ X4778 or email [email protected]

* See descriptive article

+ Volunteer pushers needed to transport Creighton

Center residents to program

MONDAY NIGHT MOVIES

Mr. Holmes

MANAGER ON DUTY: X2020 Judie Wohnsiedler 12/5 – 12/6

Brenda Ables 12/12 – 12/13

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LIGHTS ON THE BAY Wednesday, December 9, 2015

See Page 7 For Important Update/Details

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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS **Celebrate Hanukkah – Pg 6 / See

Attached Flyer ** Lights on the Bay – Pg 7 ** Annapolis Chorale – Pg 7

Courier Double Issue – Pg 11

Collington December 7 - December 13, 2015 2

WEEK-AT-A-GLANCE MONDAY, DECEMBER 7

*Dr. Maturo Visiting – See Page 6 7:30 Morning Walk-Along – Security 8:30/10/1:00 Shuttle to Greenbelt Doctors, call 2247 9:00 Improving Your Balance (S.A.G.E. – Hunter) – Auditorium 10:00 Exercise with Weights (S.A.G.E. – Hunter) – Auditorium 10:00 Collington Woodshop Drop-in / Drop-off Hour 10:00 Brain Aerobics (Fitness) – Ping Pong Room 10:00 Library Committee Meeting – Board Room 10:30 Trip to Walmart leaves from Security, x2020 11:00 Aerobics/Pilates - (S.A.G.E. – Shell) – Auditorium 11:15 Open Work Time – Creative Arts Room 1:00 Tai Chi (S.A.G.E. – Chang) – Game Room 1:30 Mah Jongg – 3

rd Floor Meeting Room

*1:30 MaCCRA Meeting – Auditorium 2:30-4:30 OO Shop Open 3:00 Pottery Work Time – Creative Arts Room 3:00 Poetry Group – Board Room 4:00 Collington Singers – Auditorium 5:30 Celebrate Hanukkah (Day 2) – Courtyard Dining *+7:00 Monday Night Movie “Mr. Holmes” – Auditorium TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8 8:30 Circuit Training (S.A.G.E. – Armstrong) – Game Room 8:30/10/1:00 Shuttle to Bowie Doctors, call x2247 10:00 Literature: Masters of Form (S.A.G.E. – Bates) – Creative Arts Room 10:00 Therapeutic Aquatic Exercise (S.A.G.E. - Shell) – Pool 10:00 Collington Woodshop Drop-in / Drop-off Hour 10:00 Episcopal Holy Eucharist; Celebrant, Gerry Ash; Preacher Merritt Edner – Chapel 10:00 Trip to Shopper’s Food Warehouse (Largo) leaves from Sec., x2020 10:30 Frame Shop Drop In/Drop Off Hour – Apartment 137 11:00 Marketing Committee Meeting – Blue Room 1:00 Studio Fine Arts I (S.A.G.E. – Hurley) – Creative Arts Room 1:00 Balance & Beyond (Fitness) – Game Room 1:30 Tuesday Afternoon Movie – Arbor


2:00 Exercise for Arthritis (S.A.G.E. – Richardson) – Game Room 3:00 Studio Fine Arts II (S.A.G.E. – Hurley) – Creative Arts Room 4:00 1

ST Floor District Meeting – Game Room

4:00 Booker Book Club – Blue Room 4:30-6 Lloyd Henderson on Piano & Don Lewis on drums – Ivy Lounge 5:30 Celebrate Hanukkah (Day 3) – Courtyard Dining 7:00 World History: The World’s Greatest Archaeological Mysteries (S.A.G.E. – Croatti) – Blue Room WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9 8:30/10/1:00 Shuttle to Greenbelt Doctors, call x2247 9:00 Improving Your Balance (S.A.G.E. – Hunter) – Auditorium 10:00 Exercise with Weights (S.A.G.E. – Hunter) - Auditorium 10:00 Tai Chi (S.A.G.E. – Chang) – Game Room 10:00 Knitting & Crocheting Group – Creative Arts Room 10:00 Aqua Fit (Fitness) – Pool 10:30 Trip to Wegmans Grocery Store leaves from Security, x2020 11:00 RA Office Open until 12NOON 11:00 Aerobics/Pilates - (S.A.G.E. – Shell) – Auditorium 1:00 Billiards Room - Open for play and instruction 1:00 Advanced Wine Education (S.A.G.E. – Groppe) – Creative Arts Room 2:00 Collington Woodshop Drop-in / Drop-off Hour 2:30-4:30 OO Shop Open 2:30 Seamstress/Pointer Ridge Dry Cleaners – Blue Room 3:00 Wii Bowling Practice Play (Fitness) – Game Room 4:00 Bible Study – Walker Interfaith Chapel 4:00 – Easy Listening with Janyce Watt – Ivy Lounge *4:00 Drum Circle – Auditorium 5:30 Celebrate Hanukkah (Day 4) – Courtyard Dining *6:30 ”Lights On The Bay” @ Sandy Point – Annapolis, MD 7:00 Income Tax (S.A.G.E. – Reinhart) – Creative Arts Room THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10 8:30 Circuit Training (S.A.G.E. – Armstrong) – Game Room 8:30/10/1:00 Shuttle to Bowie Doctors, call x2247 9:30 Technology & Communications Committee – Blue Room 10:00 Therapeutic Aquatic Exercise (S.A.G.E. - Shell) – Pool 10:00 Collington Woodshop Drop-in / Drop-off Hour


10:00 Hospitality Committee Meeting – 1st Floor Meeting Room

10:30 Trip to Giant Grocery Store leaves Security, x2020 10:30 Frame Shop Drop In/Drop Off Hour – Apartment 137 1:00 Balance & Beyond (Fitness) – Game Room *1:00 American History: Alaska, A Place in History (S.A.G.E. – Crane) – Blue Room 2:00 Exercise for Arthritis (S.A.G.E. – Richardson) – Game Room 3:00 Grounds Committee – Creative Arts Room 4:30-6 Lloyd Henderson on Piano & Don Lewis on drums – Ivy Lounge 5:30 Celebrate Hanukkah (Day 5) – Courtyard Dining 6:00 Duplicate Bridge – Game Room 7:00 American History: Post Civil War Reconstruction (S.A.G.E. – Croatti) – Blue Room *7:00 Bingo – Creative Arts Room FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11 8:30/10:00 Shuttle to Bowie Doctors, call x2247 9:00 Improving Your Balance (S.A.G.E. – Hunter) – Auditorium 10:00 Exercise with Weights (S.A.G.E. – Hunter) – Auditorium 10:00 World History: The World’s Greatest Speeches (S.A.G.E. – Link) – Board Room 10:00 Trip to Safeway Grocery Store (at Bowie Town Center) call 2020 11:00 Aerobics/Pilates - (S.A.G.E. – Shell) – Auditorium *11:00 Linda’s Treasures – Game Room 1:00 Shuttle to Greenbelt Doctors, call x2247 2:30-4:30 OO Shop Open 2:30 Collingtonian Staff Meeting – Board Room 3:00 Wii Bowling League Play (Fitness) – NO CLASS 3:30 Sing-A-Long – Arbor Great Room; Volunteers needed! 4:30 – 6 Eulane Rose on Piano and Friends – Ivy Lounge 5:30 Celebrate Hanukkah (Day 6) – Courtyard Dining *6:45 Annapolis Chorale’s Celebration of Christmas – Maryland Hall SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12 Metro shuttle schedule: 9AM, 10AM, 11AM, 1PM, 5PM & 8:30PM only 9:30 Weekend Weed Warriors – Employee’s Parking Lot 10:00 Ping Pong – Ping Pong Room 11:00 Bocce – Game Room


10:30 Trip to Giant Grocery Store OR the Largo-Kettering Library leaves from Security, x2020 4:30 Bus to Mass at St. Joseph’s departs from Security *5:15 “Living Christmas Tree” – Riverdale Baptist Church 5:30 Celebrate Hanukkah (Day 7) – Courtyard Dining SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13 Metro shuttle schedule: 9AM, 11AM, 1PM & 5PM only 9:30 Bus to St. Barnabas’ Episcopal Church leaves Clocktower & Village Baptist Church 10:00 Bus to Hope Presbyterian Church leaves Clocktower *1:30 Protestant Worship Service – Chapel *3:00 Sunday Afternoon Concert; Vocal Express – Auditorium *3:45 Christmas Revels – Lisner Auditorium *5:00 Celebrate Hanukkah (Day 8); All Are Invited – Chapel

THIS WEEKEND FIRST FRIDAY FOLK MUSIC WITH EULANE ROSE & FRIENDS: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4 – 4:30PM, IVY LOUNGUE: Come on out and enjoy First Friday Folk Music! All are invited and welcome.

WEEKEND WEED WARRIORS: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5 – 9:30AM, 2000’S PARKING LOT ENTRANCE: Be there are be square!

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS PARTY & FUNDRAISER: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5 – 11AM – 3PM, AUDITORIUM: The League of Women Voters of Prince George’s County (LWVPGC) is hosting a holiday party and fundraiser at Collington! There will be a luncheon ala Eli, silent auction, and music by Marlene Browne. Please join us for food, fun and frolic. Reservations are due by Friday, November 27. Please contact Ellen Laponsky, x7285. CANDLELIGHT CONCERT: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6 – 3P, AUDITORIUM: Leneida Crawford, mezzo-soprano and Susan Ricci, piano. Frequent collaborators and recitalists, Ms. Crawford and Ms. Ricci present


An American Sampler: Art Songs of the United States. The program will include music from Francis Hopkinson, singer of the Declaration of Independence and designer of the first American flag, through Ricky Ian Gordon, composer of the opera, “The Grapes of Wrath.” The music of George Gershwin, Stephen Foster, Kurt Weill and William Bolcom will be performed along with a collection of Civil War songs. HANUKKAH CELEBRATION – FIRST DAY OF HANUKKAH: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6 – 5PM, CHAPEL: All are invited to celebrate on the first day of Hanukkah in the Walker Interfaith Chapel at 5PM. See Attached flyer for details.

THIS WEEK

DR. MATURO VISITING: MONDAY, DECEMBER 7: Dr. Maturo, our visiting veterinarian, will be at Collington on Monday, December 7. Please call Pat King, x7333, to make an appointment. MACCRA MEETING: MONDAY, DECEMBER 7 – 1:30 - 3PM, AUDITORIUM: An important MaCCRA event for ALL Collington residents and MaCCRA members! William Ratcliff, State president of the Maryland Association of Continuing Care facilities, together with members of his executive committee, will tell us how MaCCRA is working for all of us. They will explain how MaCCRA is keeping our interests before government agencies and the legislature; what laws and regulations to protect residents' rights MaCCRA has helped pass; and what is on the agenda in Annapolis this year. Please plan to attend. Listen, Learn, Question and Comment. MaCCRA WORKS FOR ALL OF US!

MONDAY NIGHT MOVIE, “MR. HOLMES” (2015 Rated PG 103MIN): MONDAY, DECEMBER 7 – 7PM, AUDITORIUM: Long retired to a country farmhouse, 93-year-old Sherlock Holmes tends his apiary and reflects on his remarkable career. But the legendary sleuth, whose mental powers are fading, remains haunted by the unsolved case that caused him to call it quits. Cast: Ian McKellen, Laura Linney, Milo Parker, David Foxxe, Nicholas Rowe, Hattie Morahan, Roger Allam, Frances Barber, Frances de la Tour, Eileen Davies, Patrick Kennedy, Hiroyuki Sanada, Phil Davies, Kit Connor, Sarah Crowden, Michael Culkin, John Sessions Genre: Drama


DRUM CIRCLE: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9 – 4PM – 5PM, AUDITORIUM: Come on out and join us! Instruments will be furnished.

“LIGHTS ON THE BAY” @ SANDY POINT: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9; Departing Collington at 6:30PM. Driving through “Lights on the Bay” at Sandy Point State Park has become a tradition for many families for the past decade. The Lights on the Bay display is a scenic drive along the shore of the Chesapeake Bay with more than 60 spectacular animated and stationary displays illuminating the roadway. The Christmas light show is sponsored by the Anne Arundel Medical Center. This trip is being chartered. Any resident no longer planning to attend this trip must cross their name off the trip list no later Sunday, December 6. Any resident who cancelations after Sunday, December 6 will be charged a $10 cancelation fee. AMERICAN HISTORY: ALASKA, A PLACE IN HISTORY SAGE CLASS: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10 – 1PM, BLUE ROOM: All residents are invited to today’s class. We will discuss World War II in Alaska. This discussion will feature the building of the Alaska highway and the war in the Aleutians. BINGO: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10 – 7PM, CREATIVE ARTS ROOM:. In December, due to the holidays, Bingo will be played on Thursday, December 10 and December 17, same time, same place. All are invited and welcome. See you then. Ardyce Asire, x7348. LINDA’S TREASURES HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11 – 11AM – 3PM, GAME ROOM: Season's Greeting from Linda's Treasures. Enjoy shopping at the Holiday Boutique for warm and cozy, glitz and glam, and gifting opportunities. There's something for everyone! See YOU there!

ANNAPOLIS CHORALE’S CELEBRATION OF CHRISTMAS @ MARYLAND HALL: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11; Please note that the departure time for this trip has been adjusted by 15 minutes. Departing Collington at 6:45PM. Show starts at 8PM. If you have not yet purchased your ticket for the Annapolis Chorale's Celebration of Christmas, there are still approximately 60 seats remaining. To purchase tickets online, visit


www.liveartsmaryland.org. To purchase tickets over the phone, call 410-280-5640 on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday from 12noon – 5PM. If no one answers, leave a message and someone will call you back during the Maryland Hall office hours. Please remember to sign up in the Trip Notebook!

Important Notice For This Trip: If you have signed the trip book for the Annapolis Chorale Christmas Concert you MUST have a ticket beforehand for the concert. There are fewer than 15 tickets left and they are in the balcony.

“LIVING CHRISTMAS TREE” @ RIVERDALE BAPTIST CHURCH: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12; Departing Collington at 5:15PM. Show starts at 6PM. Tickets are $10 for seniors, $12 for adults, $10 for children 10 and under. Child Care is available for ages 3 and under for $5 per child. Availability is limited, so reservations are required. Tickets may be purchased by calling 301-249-9111. Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover accepted. To purchase tickets online, please visit http://livingtreetickets.tix.com/Schedule.aspx?OrgNum=4246. Please be sure to select the Saturday, December 12, 6PM show. If less than 10 people sign up for this trip, a $50 transportation fee will be divided evenly among the trip participants. You should see this charge on your December or January bill.

About This Performance: The Living Christmas Tree is a live musical and drama performance held each holiday season at Riverdale Baptist Church in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. This is a unique show featuring music ranging from traditional Christmas carols to contemporary gospel. The Living Christmas Tree is a 30-foot-tall steel structure that holds an 80-person choir. The stage performance inspires the celebration of the Christmas holiday with a different theme each year.

11:00 A.M. SERVICE AT VILLAGE BAPTIST CHURCH SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2015, , a Cantata entitled, ”Silent Night! Holy Night!" by Russell Mauldin. It will be a joint presentation by the Village Baptist Church Choir and the Seabrook Seventh-Day Adventist Choir, under the joint direction of Doug Quinzi and Jeanine Warden-Jarrett. There will be a brass quintet of guest musicians, as well as piano accompaniment by Linda Smith.

http://www.liveartsmaryland.org/

http://livingtreetickets.tix.com/Schedule.aspx?OrgNum=4246


There will be a repeat performance at Seabrook Seventh-Day Adventist Church on Saturday, December 19th at 11:00 A.M. Questions? Call Mary Ann Pellerin, x7269 PROTESTANT WORSHIP SERVICE: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13 – 1:30PM, CHAPEL: Please welcome to Collington again our friends and neighbors from Woodstream Church. Minister Malcolm Reeves will lead the service. Please remember the time is now 1:30PM. All are invited and welcome. Questions? Please call Ardyce Asire, x7348.

SUNDAY AFTERNOON CONCERT; VOCAL EXPRESS: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13 – 3PM, AUDITORIUM: This Sunday we will have as our afternoon performers, the Vocal Express, a dynamic ensemble that usually specializes in popular music. This week they will be presenting a great program of traditional holiday music. Come and get in the holiday spirit! CHRISTMAS REVELS @ LISNER AUDITOIRUM, WASHINGTON DC: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13; Departing Collington at 3:45PM. The show starts at 5PM. Join in on a medieval celebration of the Winter Solstice with music, dance, and drama! Interested individuals should not hesitate to purchase tickets. There are still good orchestra and other seats available for this show. To purchase tickets, call 301-587-3835 or 1-800-595-4849 or go online: www.revelsdc.org. If less than 10 people sign up for this performance, a $50 transportation fee will be evenly distributed among those who do sign up. For example, if 7 people sign up, each individual will be charged a $7.14 transportation fee. The trip sheet for this trip is located under the “December” tab in the Trip Notebook.

Revels Ticket Pricing:

Orchestra A-N (Center): Adult $60 | Youth $40

Terrace KK-RR: Adult $30 | Youth $20

Orchestra A-N (Sides): Adult $50 | Youth $32

Terrace SS-UU: Adult $18 | Youth $12

Terrace AA-JJ: Adult $45 | Youth $27 Wheelchair Spaces (Row N): see Row N pricing above

Youth = 18 and under

http://www.revelsdc.org/


CELEBRATE HANUKKAH (DAY 8): SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13 – 5PM, CHAPEL: This is the last day of Hanukkah. Come and celebrate. All are invited!

OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST

Mr. Green Collington says:

In the average home, 75% of the electricity used to power home electronics is consumed while the products are turned off. The average desktop computer idles at 80 watts, while the average laptop idles at 20 watts. Idle power consumes more electricity than all the solar panels in America combined.

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ND FLOOR DISTRICT MEETING IN DECEMBER: There is no Second

Floor District Meeting in December. The next meeting will be on Tuesday, January 5. TUESDAY NIGHT CONCERT; THE CHESAPEAKE CHORALE: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15 – 7PM, AUDITORIUM: The Chesapeake Chorale will be here Tuesday evening, December 15th for a holiday performance. This group of well schooled volunteers can always be counted on to give an outstanding performance. Don't miss this evening of beautiful music of the season. UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SERVICE: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17 – 11AM, CHAPEL: Please join un and Rev. Fred Muir as he preaches about "Choosing Your Religion." HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE 101: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17 – 2:30PM, AUDITORIUM: The Health Services Committee is sponsoring Capital Caring to discuss with us what to expect from their Hospice and Palliative Care services. Their goal is to empower people to live as fully as possible by offering compassionate coordinated care, comfort and dignity to those living with serious illness. Come and get your questions answered.


A CHRISTMAS PARTY THEMED ON “WASHINGTON’S RESIGNATION” @ THE MARYLAND INN, ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17: The Treaty of Paris Center, the Maryland Inn, and Historic Inns of Annapolis proudly invite you to join General George Washington, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States of America, as he announces his retirement from the military before Congress, President Thomas Mifflin and their guests. All interested parties will need to provide their own transportation as Collington transportation will not be provided for this trip.

Event: A Christmas Party themed on “Washington’s Resignation.” Date: Thursday night, December 17. Place: The Maryland Inn’s Duke of Gloucester Room, 16 Church Circle, Annapolis, Maryland. Itinerary: Dinner at 6:00pm, Dancing at 7:00pm, Ceremony at 8pm. Cost: FREE. No RSVP required. For more information: www.treatyofpariscenter.org

DOUBLE ISSUE OF THE COURIER: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18: The last Courier of the year will be a double issue and will be distributed on Friday, December 18. This Courier will cover the following two weeks: Monday, December 21 – Sunday, December 27 and Monday December 28 – Sunday, January 3. Submissions for this double issue are due no later than 4PM on Wednesday, December 16. Please submit Courier notifications by this deadline in order for them to be included in the Friday, December 18 Courier. ENCORE CHORALE CONCERT, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18 — 1PM, AUDITORIUM: Enjoy a holiday concert and sing-along with the Encore Chorale of Anne Arundel Community College. With 22 chorales around the US (18 in the greater Washington area), Enclore Chorale is the largest choral singing program for older adults in the country. Included in the Anne Arundel group is Collington resident Joan Smith. SAGE “NO CLASS” DATES: MONDAY, DECEMBER 21 – SATURDAY, JANUARY 2: There are no SAGE classes beginning Monday, December 21 – January 2. Classes will resume Monday, January 4. Please mark your calendars.

http://www.treatyofpariscenter.org/


SAVE THE DATE: NEW YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATION: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31: Make your plans – join your friends to bring in the New Year! Your Hospitality Committee is planning an elegant plated New Year’s Eve dinner with dance, cocktails, live music, surprise entertainment, and a champagne toast. Only $25 per person charged to your account. Watch for your invitation with details and instructions for making your reservation.

ATTENTION ALL RESIDENT GOLF CART OWNERS It was recently brought to my attention that some of the golf cart owners are parking in handicap parking spaces when they drive over to the Creighton Center and park in the Clocktower parking lot. Unless you have a handicap place card, please do not park in the handicap parking spaces. Those spaces should still be utilized by residents that truly require handicapped parking. If you have any questions, please call Kendall Brown @ ext. 4792. Thank you. LIBRARY NEWS: CHECK IT OUT! We have had a large donation of paperback mysteries. They are "new to us" and are on the paperback shelves. The authors are Diane Mott Davidson, Colin Dexter, Dorothy Gilman, Emma Lathen, Ngaio Marsh, and Anthony Oliver.

WELCOME NEW RESIDENTS Betty Hess, Cottage 4104, x 7352; December 1 Helen Olshefski, Apt 150, x5099; December 1

Mary Lee James, Apt. 138, x 7511; December 1

BOCCE – NOVEMBER 28, 2015 Game 1: Cardinals 7, Hornets 15 / Game 2: Cardinals 10, Hornets 14

CARDINALS: GREEN HORNETS:

Bill Cosgrove Marion Haaser Jerome Zukosky Janet Kozera

Marlene Browne Mary Jane Kelley


IN MEMORY OF Ms. Judith Shaw Passed Away on Monday, November 23, 2015

Ms. Virginia Eckenrode Passed Away on Monday, November 23, 2015

DECEMBER TRIPS!! *Unless Noted Otherwise, All Trip Venues Are Wheelchair & Walker

Accessible. $5 Transportation fee for all trips* All Trips Depart From Security

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ND ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF FINE ART IN

MINIATURE @ THE MANSION AT STRATHMORE: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29; More Details to Come.

2015 – 2016 DECEMBER SUBSCRIPTION SERIES *Unless Noted Otherwise, All Trip Venues Are Wheelchair & Walker


SHAKESPEARE THEATER; KISS ME, KATE: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15; Departing Collington at 6:15PM. More Details to Come. ROUNDHOUSE THEATER; STAGE KISS: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20; Departing Collington at 12:45PM. More Details to Come.


JANUARY TRIPS!! *Unless Noted Otherwise, All Trip Venues Are Wheelchair & Walker


PHILLIPS COLLECTION: GAUGUIN TO PICASSO: MASTERWORKS FROM SWITZERLAND; THE STAECHELIN & IM OBERSTEG COLLECTIONS: SATURDAY, JANUARY 9: Please anticipate a 10AM departure for an 11AM arrival at the Phillips museum. Tickets cost $10. Ticket costs will be charged to your account. Group tickets must be purchased in advance. Tickets will be purchased no later than Tuesday, December 22. On this date, all who are signed up for this trip will be charged $10 for a ticket. There are absolutely no refunds. If you do not wish to be charged for a ticket, please make sure you have crossed your name off the sign up sheet before Tuesday, December 22.

- Residents who are unable to attend this trip after a ticket has been purchased for them have the option to either give their ticket away or to sell their ticket to another resident. If you are receiving or purchasing a ticket from another resident, please contact Resident Services (x4778) to have your name placed on the Trip Sheet for transportation purposes.

- Residents desiring to attend this trip after tickets are purchased are responsible for purchasing their own ticket by contacting the Phillips at 202-387-2151 x277 or by emailing [email protected]. Please make sure there are seats available on the Collington bus before purchasing your ticket.

About This Exhibit: Drawn from two major private collections, Gauguin to Picasso: Masterworks from Switzerland presents more than 60 celebrated works by 22 leading artists of the mid-19th and 20th centuries. Friends from Basel, Switzerland, Rudolf Staechelin (1881–1946) and Karl Im Obersteg (1883–1969) were supporters of modern art and patrons of the Kunstmuseum Basel, where these paintings are normally on display. Staechelin and Im Obersteg were part of this collecting spirit. Their shared

http://www.phillipscollection.org/events/2015-10-10-exhibition-staechelin-im-obersteg

http://www.phillipscollection.org/events/2015-10-10-exhibition-staechelin-im-obersteg

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admiration for modern Swiss painters such as Ferdinand Hodler and Cuno Amiet brought about a passion for dramatic color found in the work of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, Expressionist, and School of Paris artists. Through dealers, Staechelin assembled a remarkable selection by Paul Gauguin, Vincent van Gogh, and Camille Pissarro. Im Obersteg’s friendships with artists such as Marc Chagall and Alexej von Jawlensky led to rare in-depth groupings. Both Staechelin and Im Obersteg collected paintings by Paul Cézanne, Hodler, and Pablo Picasso. Selections from their holdings—considered “sister collections”—are exhibited together for the first time in the United States, including Vincent van Gogh’s The Garden of Daubigny (1890), Pablo Picasso’s double-sided canvas Woman at the Theater / The Absinthe Drinker (1901), and Marc Chagall’s three monumental portraits from 1914, Jew in Red, Jew in Black and White, and Jew in Green. The exhibition also features Paul Gauguin’s NAFEA faaipoipo (When Will You Marry?) (1892), a major painting from the artist’s first Tahitian stay.

TYSON’S CORNER MALL, MCLEAN VIRGINIA: MONDAY, JANUARY 11; More details to come. AMISH MARKET AT ANNAPOLIS HARBOUR CENTER: FRIDAY, JANUARY 15; More details to come. L’HOMMAGE BISTRO FRANCAIS, WASHINGTON, DC: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20; Departing Collington at 11AM for a 12noon lunch. L’Hommage Bistro Francais is the newest dining concept from restaurateur Hakan Ilhan, inspired by his weekend visits to Paris while attending university in the United Kingdom. L’Hommage offers a casual and approachable French dining experience. Executive Chef Josh Laban Perkins works with local farms and food purveyors to bring the freshest meats and produce to L’Homage for his take on classic French dishes like steak frites and coq au vin. In addition to the main dining room and lounge area, the bistro features a bakery, offering a full coffee menu, grab-and-go snacks and dinner entrees, and made-to-order sandwiches. Breads and pastries are prepared in-


house daily. L’Hommage maintains a wine list of more than 200 bottle options, six wines and more than a dozen European beers on draft, as well as local beers and cocktails. GREENBELT P&G THEATER, GREENBELT, MARYLAND: SATRUDAY, JANUARY 30; Please anticipate a 12:15PM departure. Upon arrival in Greenbelt, participants will enjoy lunch at a local restaurant of choice and a 3:15PM matinee. Movie tickets for seniors at the Greenblet P&G Theater are $9. Please come prepare to pay upon arrival. The Greenbelt P&G Theater usually announces movie showings a week or two in advance. Please stay tuned to the Courier to learn what movie will be showing the date of this trip. Trip departure and movie showing times may vary as trip approaches.

2015 – 2016 JANUARY SUBSCRIPTION SERIES *Unless Noted Otherwise, All Trip Venues Are Wheelchair & Walker


BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA @ STRATHMORE; RACHMANINOFF SYMPHONY NO. 3: FRIDAY, JANUARY 8; Departing Collington at 6:30PM. More details to come. NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA @ KENNEDY CENTER: THURSDAY, JANUARY 21; Departing Collington at 5:15PM. More details to come. ARENA STAGE: SWEAT: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27; Departing Collington at 10:45AM. More details to come.

Have any ideas for a fun and exciting trip? The Trips Committee meets the 1st Tuesday of every month. Attend the next Trips Committee meeting, Tuesday, January 5 at 4pm in the Board Room.

Everyone at Collington is Invited to

Celebrate Hanukkah

First day: Sunday, December 6,

5:00 pm, Walker Interfaith Chapel.

Days 2 through 7 (Monday, Dec. 7 through Friday, Dec. 12), 5:30 pm, Court Yard Dining. Call Ext. 2135 to reserve a seat for Hanukkah in the dining room. (Or join us if there are extra seats.)

Last day (Day 8): Sunday, Dec. 13,

5:00 pm, Walker Interfaith Chapel.

Collington Hospitality Committee Presents:

Holiday Events

2015

December 16, 2 PM Preview of Christmas Program in the Arbor

December 16, 3 PM

Auditorium Music by the Collington Singers

Holiday Readings followed by Refreshments

December 24, 7 PM Christmas Eve in the Chapel

A Child’s Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas

December 25, 8-10 AM Christmas Breakfast

Festive Holiday Breakfast Ivy Room

*Enterasys is the manufacturer of the existing wireless network equipment and controller

November 24, 2015 The wireless is coming. It’s true. Years of attempting to fit our round peg into the square hole of Enterasys* is coming to an end. The existing wireless network provides service to the end user over a network starting in the subterranean phone room of the Community Center. The internet provider for this network is Comcast, one of the very few service providers in this area at this time. The network runs over a fiber optic backbone that is distributed to the various wiring closets throughout the campus, including all the cottage clusters, all floors and wings of the apartment building, and the community center. The fiber runs terminate at a piece of equipment called a switch. Wireless access points are connected from all over the campus to one of these many switches by either Cat5 or Cat6 cable. The brains of the existing wireless network is the controller, a big piece of equipment that sits in the phone room and enables what little management of the network we are able to do. That piece of hardware has an operating system that should be updated periodically, but hasn’t been, in our case, for many, many years. Newer, more nimble and robust networks are cloud-based and don’t require this piece of hardware and are therefore easier to maintain and upgrade. Our new network will be such a network. The fiber optic backbone and the Cat 5 and Cat 6 cable runs are sound, and will be used and possibly expanded when the new equipment is installed. Essentially, we are replacing all of the switches and access points, so it’s not a start-from-scratch installation, but an equipment replacement installation. The new equipment is up to the Kendal standard, has cloud based management software, will be supported and maintained at the same level as the rest of the business network, and will provide a stronger, more stable and flexible network. We will be able to add access points or switches as the needs of the community evolve. The new equipment will support the new mobile devices from Android and Apple, and will allow Collington to move forward with the electronic health record initiative in the health center.

The work on-site is estimated to take about three weeks, and will commence on Tuesday December 1. Next week, we will begin configuring the many switches and preparing for the replacement of the access points. As we develop the schedule for the equipment installation, there will be rolling down time as each area is upgraded. The specific areas affected will be determined by the order in which the equipment is replaced, driven by the switch replacements that the access points connect back to. We will disconnect the old switch, which will “take down” the access points connected to that switch. The new switch will be installed, new fiber or cable terminations installed if needed, tested, and then the access points will be done – the old access point will be removed, the

Collington Wireless Network Upgrade Update 11/24/2015 Page 2 of 2 mounting bracket removed, the new access point mounting bracket and access point itself will be installed, plugged in, and we will move to the next access point on the line. We will do this across the campus until all the switches and access points are upgraded and everyone is connecting over the new equipment. The engineers and consultants believe that connectivity will be restored as each new access point is installed, and the existing network will continue to function until the current equipment is unplugged. This should minimize downtime for everyone, and restrict downtime to only the area being worked on, for example, there is one switch in the admin office that the access points on that wing, from the elevator lobby to the pool, connect to. When that switch is replaced, only the Wi-Fi on that wing will be down, and the connectivity will be restored as the new access points are installed. The new access points will “join” the network and obtain their configuration automatically from the cloud. This is an improvement over the existing equipment, which we have to manually add and to some extent configure. However, we can no longer obtain access points that will work with the existing wireless controller, so that’s a moot point, but serves as an example of why this is necessary. We firmly believe there will be something we haven’t considered, or that some part of the installation will not go as planned. However, we will work through the bumps, with the help of Kendal and the engineers and consultants, and expect that the temporary inconvenience we experience will be worth the long-term improvement in the network. As the new equipment comes on line, and you begin connecting over the “new wireless network,” you will need to join the network – we will provide you with the necessary information, such as which network you should join (there will be at least three new network names showing), and what your credentials are for the new network. That information isn’t available at this time, but will be shared as soon as it is available. As we develop the installation schedule, we will share the expected downtimes with the community, so you can be prepared and know what is happening. Thank you for being on this journey with us! Amy Harrison Chief Financial Officer

TELEPHONE DIRECTORY SUPPLEMENT KEEP THIS PAGE! It has the latest new or corrected names, unit numbers, phone numbers, and email addresses that came in after our

AUGUST 2015 edition of Collington’s Telephone Directory was prepared.

This page contains a cumulative list of changes since August 28.

Each month, remove the old supplement (if any), and attach this new one to your August 2015 Telephone Directory, until the next edition of the full Directory is issued.

PLEASE CHECK YOUR OWN INFORMATION, and send corrections or

changes to [email protected], or call Charlotte Melichar at 7224.

All these phone numbers are in area code 301. When dialing from a

Collington phone, only the “extension” (the last four digits) is required.

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RESIDENT PHONE LIST

NAME UNIT # PHONE # E-MAIL ADDRESS

ALMY, Nini 4015 925-7346 [email protected] Corrected email

CURLEY, James & Mary Ann 2007 925-7256 [email protected] NEWLY ARRIVED! WELCOME!

FREITAG, Harlow 329 925-7579 NEWLY ARRIVED! WELCOME!

FISH, Joyce 1209 925-7241 [email protected] NEWLY ARRIVED! WELCOME!

HAMILL, Robert 120 925-7397 [email protected] NEWLY ARRIVED! WELCOME!

HATCHER, Rosalie 1114 925-7229 NEWLY ARRIVED! WELCOME!

HAZEN, Phillip & Ruth 5105 541-5098 [email protected] NEWLY ARRIVED! WELCOME!

HESS, Betty 4104 925-7352 MOVING IN DECEMBER 1! WELCOME!

HINDINGER, John & Helen 107 925-7388 [email protected] NEWLY ARRIVED! WELCOME!

JAMES, Mary Lee 138 935-7511 MOVING IN DECEMBER 1! WELCOME!

KIM, H.D. & Mary 161 541-5110 [email protected] NEWLY ARRIVED! WELCOME!

KLASS, Dennis & Carol 1009 925-7209 [email protected] Corrected email

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PLEASE CHECK YOUR OWN INFORMATION, and send corrections or changes to

[email protected], or call Charlotte Melichar at 7224. All these phone numbers are in area code 301. When dialing from a Collington

phone, only the “extension” (the last four digits) is required.

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LATIMER, Margaret (Peggy) 3012 925-7310 [email protected] NEWLY ARRIVED! WELCOME!

MEEK, Jim & Marilyn 335 925-7583 [email protected] NEWLY ARRIVED! WELCOME!

MILSTEAD, Jessica 1003 925-7203 [email protected] New email

MOYERS, Linda 3109 925-7324 [email protected] New email

OLSHEFSKI, Helen 150 541-5099 MOVING IN DECEMBER 1! WELCOME!

SOLOMON, Mary 311 925-7567 NEWLY ARRIVED! WELCOME!

SUSIE, Elizabeth & Paul 367 541-5146 [email protected]

TENT, James (Jim) 3015 925-7312 NEWLY ARRIVED! WELCOME!

VAN WYK, Carl & Carol 3010 925-7308 [email protected] NEWLY ARRIVED! WELCOME!

WALKER, Queen 149 541-5151 NEWLY ARRIVED! WELCOME!

WILSON, Ruth 220 925-7534 MOVING IN NOVEMBER 30! WELCOME!

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