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In This Issue
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Lily Ellis sings at the 60 years of friendship event (photo by Nancy Rubin) |
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 Upcoming Events
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Ruminating Rumi, The Mystic Persian Poet
Friday, May 4, 3 - 4 PM
Ashby Village Office, 1821 Catalina Ave., Berkeley
Iranian-American
Shadi Shamsavari will recount finding her calling in midlife through music, story-telling and Rumi messaging.
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Your Kids Don't Want Your Stuff:
Downsizing Made Easy
Thursday, May 10, 10 - 11 AM
Ashby Village Office, 1821 Catalina Ave., Berkeley
Jean Goldman's presentation will give you the tools you need to start to go through your things, determine what you would like to keep and what should be donated, sold, or recycled.
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May Living Room Chat
Sunday, May 20, 2 - 4 PM
Home of Alison Colgan
Invite a friend to join our Living Room Chat! They'll have the opportunity to hear what Ashby Village offers to our members and volunteers, how it enhances their quality of life, and why it helps them develop peace of mind about the future.
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Volunteers
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Hearts N' Hands Thank You
After a Hearts N' Hands garden cleanup project on April 11, AV member
Tari French wrote:
"Dear Hearts N' Hands Volunteers,
Thank you so much for all the garden work you did for me on Wednesday last week. The de-jungled yard is just in time for the many out-of-town relatives who will be here this weekend.
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Hearts N' Hands Upcoming Event!
Yard help is on its way!
Thursday, May 3, 1 - 5 PM (FULL)
Come meet other volunteers and help a member with a some garden work.
This project will include weeding around the house and some hedge trimming.
Weeds, weeds go away!
Wednesday, May 16th 9:30-2:30pm
This project will include weeding in her yard. Strong, agile and volunteers with good balance. Come meet other volunteers and help a member with a some garden work.
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Volunteer B' Cause
Saturday, May 5, 11 AM - 2:30 PM
Historic Fellowship Hall, BFUU
1924 Cedar St., Berkeley
Ashby Village's
Volunteer B' Cause Program would like to provide support for this Community
Repair Cafe Event! These events are community half-day gatherings co-organized by
Culture of Repair Projects and
Transition Berkeley. Neighbors bring
broken things, others bring know-how and tools - and everyone brings goodwill and a zeal for fixing.
Interested in being an Ashby Village "fixer" for the day?
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The 8-week
Fall Prevention Class just concluded with rave reviews from its participants.
The workshop provided many tips, from making your home "fall safe," to teaching exercises and posture to strengthen the muscles needed to keep us upright and able to better maintain our balance. We will be repeating this workshop
in early October (limited to 12 participants). For more info, email
Roberta Pressman.
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Good news: now we don't have to spend hours
In the latest study published last month in the Journal of the American Heart Association, scientists found it doesn't so much matter HOW you accumulate time spent in physical activity.
"The little things that people do every day like walking from their cars or climbing a flight of stairs can add up and affect the risk for disease and death [...] a few short walks or just getting up and moving around in the course of a day also counts." - from
Well column by Gretchen Reynolds, NYT, 3/28/2018.
Joining us at Ashby Village, however, is even more fun. So do check out
Strength, Stretch, and Dance,
Strength Training,
Tai Chi Chih, and
Yoga as well as our wonderful hikes and strolls.
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From the Story Team
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Lisa Esherick (Reframing Aging: Bonus Edition)
"I think we have to do things with gusto!"
Lisa Esherick looks back on her lifelong commitment to making art, and what it takes, as she looks ahead to her new projects.
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Tech Tips
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Technology Team
In this month's important Tech Tips column, Lincoln Spector tells you how to manage your passwords to safeguard your identity and your personal information.
Would you like assistance?
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Interest & Neighborhood Groups
& Ongoing Activites
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Retirement or Refirement?
Organizational meeting: Tuesday, May 8: 3 - 5 PM
Ashby Village Office, 1821 Catalina Ave., Berkeley
We are proposing a small group to meet monthly and talk about our varied life experiences after retirement.
Read more, and RSVP to Don Hubbard by email or phone (510-647-5145).
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Wednesday, May 23, 1 - 3 PM: Shakespeare Reading Interest Group reading the last 3 acts of The Merchant of Venice, Ashby Village Office, 1821 Catalina Ave., Berkeley. RSVP
Wednesday, May 23, 3 - 4:45 PM: Global Issues Group, Ashby Village Office, 1821 Catalina Ave., Berkeley. Optional RSVP
Thursday, May 24, 1:30 - 4 PM: Hamlet Group Movie Matinee Mob at Albany Twin Theatre, 1115 Solano Ave., Albany
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Reflections from Past Events
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Berkeley octogenarians and AV members
Troy Duster, Russ Ellis and
Thelton Henderson shared their stories at a sold-out Ashby Village event March 25.
It was an afternoon filled with laughter, poignant stories about uphill struggles, and memorable anecdotes.
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What we are reading
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"...changing thoughts, behavior" by Brianna West, Thought Catalog,, 7/28/17
"...dare to be 100" by Walter M. Bortz II, MD, HuffPost, 8/8/17
"...aging vernacular" by Robin Seaton Jefferson, Forbes, 8/24/17
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Bulletin Board
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City-wide disasters:
What can you do to help prepare yourself and those around you?
The Bay Area faces a number of potential disasters of which earthquakes are only one. Our history of fires, flooding, and industrial accidents points to the need for preparation. It's up to us to work with first-responders like the Berkeley Fire and Police Departments and with friends and neighbors to prepare for the next Big One.
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Moonrise Players Perform (script in hand) "Seventeen Characters"
Four senior women actors present 6 varied, hilarious, and heart-warming 12-minute plays about life, loss, and love!
Friday, May 11 at 7:30 PM
Atchison Village Hall, 270 Curry Street, Richmond, CA
Saturday, May 12 at 7:30 PM
Thousand Oaks Church, 1821 Catalina Ave., Berkeley, CA
Admission is free - donations accepted
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Room available in El Cerrito
Sunny, west-facing room for rent in a good neighborhood of El Cerrito, near El Cerrito High School and walking distance to El Cerrito Plaza. Shared kitchen and shared bathroom. It is currently furnished but arrangements can be made for the room to be unfurnished. No Smoking. $1,100 per month plus shared utility expenses. If you are interested, call Shirley at 510-225-5788.
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Berkeley Historical Society Photo Exhibit
Allen Stross Exhibit: April 8 - May 5, Thurs. - Sat., 1 - 4 PM
Berkeley Historical Society, 1931 Center St., Berkeley
This is
your
last chance to see the
exhibit featuring
the art and photography of the late Allen Stross (1923-2017), documentarian of Berkeley's diverse population, vibrant parades and distinctive architecture.
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Medical Cannabis for Pain Management?
Ashby Village member would like to talk to other members who have used or plan to use medical cannabis for pain management. Please contact Joy at 510-525-1603 or send her
email.
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Thank you to all Ashby Village volunteers who contribute to the Village Voices newsletter: Richard Bermack, Charli Depner, Nancy Rubin, Cynthia Overbeck Bix, Gert Weil, Steve Scholl, Karin Evans
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