Residents Event Calendar

Regatta Players continue rehearsals for their Feb. production of the musical “Blind Date”. Aaron is a “first time blind-dater,” while Casey has been on more than her fair share. When the two are set up by a mutual friend, sparks fly—or do they? This production contains adult content and language. Residents are welcome to quietly observe the rehearsal process.

Humans are the only animals that communicate with pictures. But we Humans love animals, and we especially love art about animals. Join us for a journey around the world and throughout history to appreciate how connected we are with animals and how daily they improve the quality of our own lives.

Beatles For Sale is an award-winning, New England-based Beatles tribute band that is committed to recreating the sounds of the Beatles live in concert. This ‘fab four’ has become a Southgate summer concert favorite and always deliver a first-rate class-act performance!

Come start the New Year by learning the ancient art of Tai Chi! Numerous studies have shown the effectiveness of Tai Chi in treating common diseases such as depression, arthritis, and heart disease. Tai Chi provides a health-care system for improving wellbeing and enhancing healthy aging. Exercises will be done with a slow, steady motion in order to minimize stress on the joints. Jean O’Connor has been practicing Tai Chi for more than seven years and is looking forward to bringing her passion for this ancient art to Southgate.

In 2016, for the first time in American political history, a woman was nominated by a major political party for President of the United States. Therefore, our topic for our January 11 Women’s Circle breakfast is “A History of Feminism: The Role of Worcester Women.” Our speaker is Lisa Connelly Cook, Professor of History and Political Science at Quinsigamond Community College. Lisa’s presentation will focus on two women in particular, Abby Kelly Foster and Lucy Stone. She will help us to explore these women’s lives and the critical role they played in the struggle for women’s rights. Lisa is a Ph.D. candidate in History at Clark University and is a co-founder of the Worcester Women’s History Project.

The first of our 2017 BSO Open Rehearsal series begins this morning! English conductor Bramwell Tovey is joined by virtuoso American organist Cameron Carpenter, who makes his BSO subscription series debut in a work written for him, At the Royal Majestic, by the innovative American composer Terry Riley, a founding father of musical minimalism. Previous registration required.

Cast and crew are called back to active duty this afternoon as we celebrate our 2016 anniversary show “Southgate Salutes the Service”. All residents are welcome to join in on the fun!

Southgate resident Ed Cotter will present pictures of animals of southern Africa, featuring Serengeti National Park in Tanzania and Etosha National Park in Namibia. Many wild animals will be shown, including those called “the Big Five” (lion, leopard, rhinoceros, elephant, Cape buffalo).

Alan and Linda present “Movie Memories.” Take a walk down cinema’s memory lane with songs such as Laura, Taking a Chance on Love, Nine to Five, and The Way He Makes Me Feel from Yentl.

This character trait has been employed with far more frequency in recent years. Is narcissism so widespread and/or increasing in our culture? Is there such a character trait as “healthy narcissism?” We’ll discuss these questions fully and explore the many faces of narcissism.

Our presenter this month is Senior Reporter, Sports Division for the Worcester Telegram and Gazette, Bill Ballou. His topic will be “The Blackstone Canal – A Hike through History”. Bill has been with the “T&G” since 1985, covering Worcester AHL Hockey from 1994-2015 and the Boston Red Sox from 1987 to the present day. His adventures have included canoeing the Blackstone River, Worcester to Cumberland, RI in 1978 and the original Blackstone Canal Hike in 1986 which serves as his focus of conversation this morning. The mark of a true sports enthusiast, Bill married his wife Debbie on Oct. 11, 1975- the first game of the Red Sox-Reds World Series! All are welcome to join us for Bill’s presentation at 9:30 am in the dining room.

Southgate at Shrewsbury opens its art gallery this afternoon featuring works by Fiber Artist and resident Joanne Weitgrefe. Please join us for a wine and cheese reception in the library to commemorate the occasion. Joanne’s original and uniquely designed quilts will be on display for several weeks for residents and guests to enjoy.

Making her Southgate debut Linda has been singing professionally since the early seventies, first in coffee houses, then in jazz rock bands. Further exploring her love of mainstream jazz and swing, she formed The Tiffany Jazz Quintet which played throughout New England in clubs, at concerts and jazz festivals and on television. In 1984 she formed the Dagnello Jazz Quintet. Linda’s jazz vocal experience includes everything from duos to big bands, but her main focus remains with her quintet. A true love of standards, she was influenced by many but works hard to recreate each song in her own voice. Join us for true jazz on the Southgate stage this evening.

New to Southgate, Carolyn Kendrick and Jake Howard, are an award-winning group who have a strong foothold in the acoustic music scene. They became friends at Berklee and started playing together through the Berklee American Roots Program. They write sharp and adept original music and put new twists on old favorites, blending their love of bluegrass, country music, swing, and fearless song-writing into one all-purpose seasoning of good ole’ fashioned Roots Music.