Residents Event Calendar

Beginning July 5th and continuing each Wednesday afternoon, we will be having computer classes for beginners and those of you who would like a little bit more instruction. Classes will focus on navigating the Internet, security and safety as well as IPAD and laptop usage. Previous registration required.

At the Southgate Arts Show in April, Resident Ed Cotter exhibited more than 20 enlarged photographs of women from many different parts of the world. Since then, some residents have asked for an opportunity to see them (or to see them again). In response, Ed has prepared a slide show that features women from 13 countries on six continents. Locations range from the plateau of Tibet to a Pacific island in French Polynesia, and from the Americas to Africa. Each of these will be accompanied by pictures that illustrate the context in which the women were photographed.

Art teaches. Art communicates. Art has humor, adventure and passion. Art matters! People are the only living creatures who make art. It is a uniquely human activity, and the sole reason we have an advanced civilization. We use visual images to communicate with one another as a species. Art transcends language, different cultures, time and distance. It keeps us connected to one another. It keeps us human. Join us for a mini history of western civilization through art.

Making his Southgate debut, acclaimed violinist Emil Altschuler is a master of his instrument who performs with incredible technique, magnificent expression and a profound artistry across a wide-ranging repertoire. He received his Bachelor of Music from The Juilliard School, and his Masters of Music from The Yale School of Music, studying under Erick Friedman. His brilliant technique and vigorous performances received energetic ovations in venues such as Lincoln Center, San Francisco’s Helen Von Ammon’s Emerging Artist Series, The Aspen Music Festival, and Italy’s Castello di Galeazza. As a featured soloist, he has appeared with the Aspen Young Artist’s Orchestra, Parkway Concert Orchestra and Harvard Summer School Orchestra. Emil maintains an active career as a soloist and performs regularly with pianist Thomas Pandolfi.

John Clark and his 7-piece band bring us the best of jazz sprinkled with some Dixieland and a hint of swing to open our summer concert series. Since 1995 they have been featured frequently at the historic Sherborn Inn and are regulars at Worcester’s Mechanic’s Hall. Along with snazzy brass and sultry reeds, Jimmy Mazzy provides banjo riffs and vocals to round out the evening of finger-snapping, toe-tapping melodies. Traditional jazz never sounded better.

James H. Osborne suffered a tragic spinal cord injury from a road cycling accident that rendered him quadriplegic. Though doctors said he would likely never walk again, James has been fighting for nine years to recover. Will Your Way Back is an inspirational memoir that chronicles his journey, an exercise of will, to walk again and live independently. Jamie is the son of Resident Jean Osborne.

Steve Charette, Master Magician and Illusionist has been called “an excellent entertainer who can create excitement and enthusiasm”. He has been performing magic for over 30 years and has developed a dynamic repertoire for both young and old alike. Steve’s interest in magic began at the age of 9 years old when he read the life story of escape artist and magician Harry Houdini. Since then, Steve has performed on television and on The Queen Elizabeth II and is one of the busiest magical entertainers traveling around the country today. Welcome Steve to Southgate!

We have been invited for a tour of the Training Village in Hubbardston, MA. This training camp started by former New England Patriot Ron Burton enriches the lives of challenged youth in the areas of dynamic character and leadership development, physical fitness, social and educational advancement and spiritual growth. Previous registration required.

What best motivates us? To succeed in all aspects of life, to do “the right thing?” – personally, professionally, in academics, relationships, parenting? I’ll focus on both adults’ and children’s motivations. Cash and material rewards, role models, praise, gold stars, bribes…? What most motivated you as a child…now?

Next up in our summer concert season is the fabulous Abletones! Dan and The Abletones have been part of the Southgate family since their inception. This 17-piece band was ‘born’ in 2003 when bandleader Dan Gabel made a pledge to ‘keep alive the sights and sounds of the 20’s, 30’s and 40’s while using new concepts and ideas’. Don’t miss this ‘revamped’ version of the legendary tunes we all loved from the “Sentimental Gentleman of Swing” keeping the classic big band era alive and well in Shrewsbury!

Join the Southgate fellas for a mouthwatering breakfast feast followed by a documentary in the theatre to be announced.

A refreshing summertime culinary extravaganza awaits you courtesy of our exquisite dining room staff. Moco is here for after dinner dancing!

The seeds of SloGrass were sewn in the summer of 1989 when Dave, Mark and Fran started getting together once a week to play fiddle tunes for fun and in the summer of 1993, Bob officially joined the band on the standup bass. SloGrass plays a mix of vocal and instrumental songs, drawing on various traditions including Bluegrass, Jazz, Folk, World Music and a few originals. We welcome SloGrass to our summer concert series!

Coming to us from the Big Apple with a taste of some of the twentieth century’s most important musical movements, Hit the Roof Band reinvigorates old songs with a new twist. The duet of keyboardist and drummer start off with a bit of ragtime-stride, and then on into the era of swing and boogie-woogie. They then embark on rock n ‘ roll frenzy, all the while explaining the history and icons behind the movement. Continuing the performance into the style of New Orleans piano, a style with roots steeped in boogie-woogie, gospel, classical, and funk, the band takes a slower approach to the blues.

Gary Hylander earned his Ph.D. at Boston College, Boston, Massachusetts. Currently, he is an independent scholar who specializes as a Presidential Historian. He teaches at Stonehill College, is a visiting professor at Framingham State University, and is on the staff at Boston University School of Education. Topic to be posted.

The most famous woman painter of the Dutch golden age, Judith Leyster competed in a profession dominated by men. She was the only female member of the painters’ guild known to have had a workshop and the only woman painter whose work attests to an active role in the art market. Her career was cut short when she married the painter Jan Miense Molenaer. As a result, Leyster’s oeuvre is relatively small; yet in subject and style her scenes of everyday life rank among the finest of the seventeenth century. This lecture by James Welu, Director Emeritus of the Worcester Art Museum, who initiated the first exhibition of Leyster’s work (1993) explores the many achievements of this pioneering Dutch master and the exciting world in which she lived.