NEWSLETTER JULY - Calabasas Senior CenterNEWSLETTER JULY 2018 JOIN US FOR PIZZA AND ENTERTAINMENT! Please mark Sunday, July 22nd from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on your calendar! Howard Somberg

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NEWSLETTER JULY 2018 JOIN US FOR PIZZA AND ENTERTAINMENT!

Please mark Sunday, July 22nd from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on your calendar! We welcome all seniors to join in the fun for our “Pizza Party” and enter-tainment. We’ll enjoy four kinds of pizza along with the house salad from Fresh Brothers, located in The Commons. For dessert, we will serve deli-cious Cannoli and Tiramisu Bars from The Baker, Woodland Hills. While we’re mingling with friends and meeting new people, we will be entertained by Tatjana Geary, an international performer with over 25 years of experience as a solo artist. Tatjana will perform her one-woman show that includes dancing, impersonations, and a variety of songs from differ-ence genres. Her show is fast paced and high energy and will surely add to the fun. To register for our “Pizza Party”, please use CODE: 7000.301. The fee is $20 for Calabasas Senior Center members and Calabasas residents and $24 for non-residents. For more information, please call: (818) 224-1777.

Calabasas Senior Center Mondays Tuesdays Wednesdays Thursdays Fridays

300 Civic Center Way 9:00am-9:00pm 9:00am-5:00pm 9:00am-8:00pm 9:00am-5:00pm 9:00am-5:00pm

(818) 224-1777

MOVIE MATINEE: “FUNNY GIRL”

“FUNNY GIRL” is a 1963 musical with music by Jule Styne, and a

semi-biographical plot based on the life and career of Broadway star and film actress Fanny Brice. The story features her stormy relationship with entrepreneur and gambler Nick Arnstein. Fanny is played by Barbra Streisand and Nick by Omar Sharif. The musical is set in and around New York City during World War I. The story reflects their life together, as told in flashback.

Join us on Friday, July 20th at 2:00 pm and enjoy freshly made hot popcorn while you watch the film in the Multi-purpose Room of the Calabasas Senior Center.

Rebecca Hurst, a 26-year resident of Calabasas, has served as a volunteer at the front desk since the CSC opened. She is a licensed clinical social worker, and has worked at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, and has maintained a private practice in Westwood. Rebecca was a fashion runway and print model during the two years she resided in Japan. She also modeled in Singapore, Chicago, Indianapolis, Denver and Los Angeles. She has volunteered at Bay Laurel, A.E. Wright, A.C. Stelle, and Calabasas High School.

VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH REBECCA HURST

SEEKING VOLUNTEERS FOR FRONT DESK

Looking for a way to participate at the Calabasas Senior Center? We are currently seeking members who would like volunteer at the Front Desk for four hours a week. Volunteers help support the staff in a variety of ways, while also enjoying the camaraderie of the seniors who are in the CSC to participate in classes and clubs. Please contact Lucy Martin: (818)970-1199.

SAVE THE DATE: ICE CREAM SOCIAL

Get the scoop! Join us for our Ice Cream Social on Friday, August 10th, 2:00-4:00pm at the Calabasas Senior Center. A great way to enjoy other members and class participants.

REMEMBERING HOWARD SOMBERG

Howard Somberg will be missed by all who knew him, including his “family” at the Calabasas Senior Center. He served as facilitator of the popular “Hot Topics” discussion class, which was so successful it was always “sold out”, resulting in the addition of a second weekly class. His wife Sue says she is so grateful for the many personal notes she received from students in Howard’s class.

Born in Detroit (1939), Howard grew up in Oklahoma, where he was a very talented musician, played many instruments including the baritone bass, and was in his high school’s Marching Band. While continuing his education at the University of Oklahoma, Howard joined the Peace Corps and was sent to Tanzania for three years. He was tasked with building roads and he learned Swahili, speaking fluently to the local people. He loved taking photos of the country and said this was a life-changing experience.

Howard moved to Los Angeles, met and married Sue, and with his college degree in chemical engineering, began working in the Solar Industry. He designed solar panels for SkyLab and worked with NASA. He started his own business as a consultant for the solar industry and manufactured equipment for solar usage, taking him to China, Russia, Egypt, South America, Malta and Saudi Arabia.

Years later, through his association with Shomrei Torah Synagogue in West Hills, Howard met a Ugandan student who told him of a village in Uganda that had no clean water. Howard organized a mission, including doctors, engineers and social workers, and went to assess the needs of the village.

Sue describes Howard as a very giving person who sympathized with those in need. He was selfless and altruistic, often caring more about others than himself. He truly enjoyed the time he spent at the Cala-basas Senior Center, taking classes and playing billiards, in addition to leading his beloved Hot Topics class.

Happy 2nd Birthday CSC!!


FEATURED NEWS NEWSLETTER JULY 2018

FREE LENDING LIBRARY AT THE CSC

Do you have books at home that are taking up space? Bring them to the Calabasas Senior Center. We now have a free lending library near the front desk. On the shelves near the microwave, we are placing books that you bring in for this exchange. “Take a book, leave a book.” If you don’t have a book, you may take a book and bring another one next time you come by the Center.

Happy Birthday !!!

We would like to wish all of our members with birthdays this month a very healthy and happy birthday,

and many more to come.

DAY MEMBER

7/1 Jim Hill, Julie Wan, Suenee Yoon, Torsten Rosengren

7/2 Sharon Kale

7/4 Robert Scott

7/5 Heather Medvitz, Karl Wedemeyer

7/6 Alexander Lisenko, Howard Nathans, Naomi Goodkin,

Phillip Peck

7/7 Kay Dietz, Rick Young, Robert Rosenthal

7/8 Carol Davis

7/9 Al Jerome, Janet Scharf, Sherwin Zimring

7/10 Cynthia Bartok, John Henershot, Wendy Scott

7/11 Barbara Welford, Micharl Duberchin

7/13 Eleanor Manhan, Lois Miller, Nancy Goguen

7/15 Rita Litt, Steve Sinderbrand

7/17 Carolyn Brookmen, Genia Varsha, Lenore Bartolomea,

Sharon Lerner

7/18 Sondra Weinstock

7/20 Marty Miller

7/21 Polly Bruskrud

7/22 Catherine Rosenthal, Doris Abramson, Toni Yamin, Judy

Pomerance, Nicole Glazer

7/23 Bernard Pollack, Ralph Garren

7/24 Adele Chambers, Cherie Krauss, Patrick Daly

7/25 John Wilby

7/27 Susan Silo

7/28 Susan Wolff

7/29 Corinne Garson

7/30 Allan Grossman, Joyce Chesis, Doris Jerman, Trudy Cohen

7/31 Carole Glover, Robert Tanenbaum


LET’S WELCOME THE NEW MEMBERS!!

Welcome! Albert & Michele Jerome, Alyse & Tom Plotkin, Harley & Joyce Wishner

Thank you!

The Calabasas Senior Center would like to thank Susie Cakes, Doan’s Bakery, Le Pain Quotidien, and Corner Bakery for providing wonderful bakery goods for our patrons.

Note: If we missed your birthday, let us know and we’ll add it to our list.

TECH HELP The Calabasas Senior Center offers free help for all guests and members every Friday afternoon from 3:00 to 5:00 pm. Just drop-in, no appointment needed, and bring your cell phones or computers. Patient and understanding high school student volunteers will answer all of your questions.

INSTRUCTOR PROFILE: HOLLI RABISHAW

Holli Rabishaw teaches “Back in Balance”, a class that blends yoga, corrective exercise and self-massage using therapy balls. The class focuses on improving balance, increasing postural awareness, and strengthening your gait. Holli is a compassionate yoga therapist for Yoga Tune Up®, a fitness therapy format built around the three P’s: Pain, Posture and Perfor-mance.

Originally from Chicago, when Holli moved to California in 2000, she was looking for something new to study. She was inspired by all forms of movement, and decided to study yoga. She learned that our bodies are molded by our activities, and our personalities have an effect on our posture and how we hold ourselves. This all affects our confidence as we step out into the world. Even our gait, when we walk, is another reflection of our confidence.

Holli believes that our movement is a result of habit, and in her classes, she teaches students how to uncover their habit. She teaches four healthy movement patterns that lead to longevity. Holli studied anatomy to better understand the body’s alignment and to prevent injuries.

Holli’s motto is: “DMS” = Don’t Stop Moving. “Back in Balance” will begin on Thursday, September 27th and run for 8 weeks. For more information, please call: (818) 224-1777.

CLUB NEWS NEWSLETTER JULY 2018


CLUB CLUB CONTACT CONTACT MEETING DATES

Backgammon Devora Albrecht [email protected] Fridays 11am-12pm

Book Phoebe Pollack (818) 223-8983 2nd Thursday 1:30pm

Canasta Judi Kaye (818) 992-4266 Mondays 1-4pm

Dinner Mel Beasley [email protected] 4th Friday 7pm

Gardening Maxine Straus [email protected] 2nd Thursday 3-4:30pm

Hiking Bruce Campbell [email protected] 2nd & 4th Tuesday 7:30am

Mah Jongg Charlotte Meyer (818) 222-5679 Various Times

Movie Carol Washburn [email protected] 4th Monday 3-4:30pm

Photography David Hurwitz [email protected] 2nd Monday 3-5pm

Ping Pong Walt Kaufmann [email protected] Wednesdays 2:30-4:30pm

Pinochle Irwin Cohen [email protected] Thursdays 9-11am

Poker Bob Gordon [email protected] Tuesdays 1-3:30pm

Rubber Bridge Bruce Ross [email protected] Thursday 10:30am-12:30pm

Scrabble Mary Lou Smith [email protected] Fridays 12:30-3:30pm

A few clubs are looking for more members:

Book Club: meets 2nd Thursday of the month at 1:30 pm, contact Phoebe Pollack at: (818) 223-8983 Scrabble Club: meets Fridays from 12:30 – 3:30 pm, contact Mary Lou Smith, E-mail: [email protected]

Pinochle Club: meets Thursdays from 9:00 - 11:00 am, Contact Irwin Cohen, Email: [email protected] or [email protected]

It’s never too late to think about joining one of our popular clubs. Many of the clubs listed above are welcoming new members. Please call or email the contact person listed above to obtain information. If unable to email, you may call Cathie Mattson (Club Chairperson) for ideas about new clubs or to obtain information

about existing clubs. She can be reached at (818) 222-7068 or email: [email protected].

NEW! RUBBER BRIDGE CLUB

This club is open to everyone who wants to play

Rubber Bridge at the Intermediate level in a friendly

atmosphere.

Beginners are welcome to come and observe.

MOVIE CLUB

The Movie Club selections for July are: “Woman Walks Ahead”, “Won’t You Be My Neighbor”,

“Incredibles 2”, “Oceans 8”

Monday Mahj Meets on Monday 10:00AM to 2:00PM

Experienced Players Only

Contact: Sharen at: [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

JULY 2018 ART ROOM CARD ROOM CONFERENCE ROOM SOFA LOUNGE MULTIPURPOSE ROOM SPORTS ROOM OUTSIDE OF CSC

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9am-5pm Putting Green 9am-5pm Billiards & Darts 9am-9pm Open Card Play 4-9pm Open Paint Time 11am-2pm Monday Maj 1-4pm Canasta Club

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9am-5pm Putting Green 9am-5pm Billiards & Darts 9am-3pm Open Paint Time 9am-5pm Open Card Play 1-3:30pm Poker Club

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CSC Closed

4th of July

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9-11am Pinochle Club 9am-5pm Putting Green 9am-5pm Billiards & Darts 9am-5pm Open Card Play 9:30am-12:30pm Mah Jongg Club 10:30am-12:30pm Rubber Bridge

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9am-5pm Putting Green 9am-5pm Open Card Play 9am-5pm Ping-Pong & Darts 9am-5pm Open Paint Time 11am Backgammon Club 12:30-3:30pm Scrabble Club

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9am-5pm Putting Green 9am-5pm Billiards & Darts 9am-9pm Open Card Play 4-9pm Open Paint Time 11am-2pm Monday Maj 1-4pm Canasta Club 3-5pm Photography Club

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7:30am Hiking Club

9am-5pm Putting Green 9am-5pm Billiards & Darts 9am-12pm Open Paint Time 9am-5pm Open Card Play 1-3:30pm Poker Club

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9am-5pm Putting Green 9am-5pm Open Card Play 9am-5pm Ping Pong & Darts 9am-12pm Open Paint Time 2:30-4:30pm Ping Pong Club

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1:30pm Book Club

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9am-5pm Putting Green 9am-5pm Open Card Play 9am-5pm Ping-Pong & Darts 9am-5pm Open Paint Time 11am Backgammon Club 12:30-3:30pm Scrabble Club

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9am-5pm Putting Green 9am-5pm Billiards & Darts 12-5pm Open Card Play

1-3:30pm Poker Club

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9am-5pm Putting Green 9am-5pm Open Card Play 9am-5pm Ping Pong & Darts 9am-12pm, 4:30-8pm Open Paint Time 2:30-4:30pm Ping Pong Club

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9am-5pm Putting Green 9am-5pm Open Card Play 9am-5pm Ping-Pong & Darts 9am-5pm Open Paint Time 11am Backgammon Club 12:30-3:30pm Scrabble Club 2pm Movie Matinee

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9am-5pm Putting Green 9am-5pm Billiards & Darts 9am-9pm Open Card Play 4-9pm Open Paint Time 11am-2pm Monday Maj 1-4pm Canasta Club 3-4:30pm Movie Club

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7:30am Hiking Club

9am-5pm Putting Green 9am-5pm Open Card Play 9am-5pm Billiards & Darts 1-3:30pm Poker Club

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9am-5pm Putting Green 9am-5pm Open Card Play 9am-5pm Ping Pong & Darts 4:30-8pm Open Paint Time 2:30-4:30pm Ping Pong Club

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9am-5pm Putting Green

9am-5pm Open Card Play 9am-5pm Ping-Pong & Darts 9am-5pm Open Paint Time 11am Backgammon Club 12:30-3:30pm Scrabble Club 7pm Dinner Club

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9am-5pm Putting Green 9am-5pm Billiards & Darts 9am-5pm Open Card Play

1-3:30pm Poker Club

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NEWSLETTER JULY - Calabasas Senior CenterNEWSLETTER JULY 2018 JOIN US FOR PIZZA AND ENTERTAINMENT! Please mark Sunday, July 22nd from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on your calendar! Howard Somberg