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Instructor Amy Wensink attended Oberlin College and Conservatory, earning a bachelor’s degree in cello performance and a bachelor’s degree in biology. She went on to receive her master’s degree in cello performance from The Cleveland Institute of Music and a master’s degree in ecology from Rice University. Residents are welcome to join the family recital courtesy of Amy’s students.

Cellist Elizabeth Bronstein studied cello with Yuan Tung, Gabor Rejto, and Bernard Greenhouse earning her Bachelor of Music Degree at the St. Louis Conservatory and her Master’s and Doctoral Degrees in Performance at SUNY, Stony Brook. She performed for 10 years as the cellist in the trio “Aequalis”, with over 50 concerts per season throughout the United States, including solo appearances with the Phoenix Symphony, and Honolulu Symphony, among others. Our friend Pianist, organist and conductor Malcolm Halliday returns to Southgate this evening. Malcolm has performed in the United States and Europe, both as a soloist, conductor, and in collaboration with singers, instrumentalists, and orchestra. Malcolm recently “retired” and currently lives part of the year in San Miguel de Allende in Guanajuato, Mexico.

“Dad’s at Work and Mom Can’t Drive” by Shrewsbury native Henry Grampietro is a trip back to the nostalgic fifties when you could go to the movies for 25 cents and see a double feature. An innocent time when all we had to worry about was being home for five o’clock because supper was on the table. This is a look back at a simpler time. A time when mothers were home and dads went to work. A time that has long since passed.

Can women have it all? The collective wisdom says no. Our guest speaker this morning, Michelle Mercier, the founder and CEO of Create Honesty, has some healthy and viable alternatives. The title of her presentation is “Create Honesty: A Lesson in Resilience, Worthiness, and Authenticity.” Have you ever found yourself at a point where you didn’t recognize the person you’ve become? Ever feel you weren’t in the driver’s seat of life? Create Honesty began as one woman’s quest for authenticity. Let Create Honesty help you shake off the “shoulds” of the world and speak your truth. Michelle has an undergraduate degree from Salve Regina University in theater and music and a Masters Degree from Boston University in Nonprofit Management. She has spent the last 15 years working in the nonprofit and for-profit sectors with clients such as eBay and American Airlines. All are welcome to the presentation.

Please join us to welcome our newest Southgate Residents! We will begin with informal introductions in the Lounge and luncheon following in the dining room. Come meet your new neighbors!