Wow-what a week!  We continue our celebration of Older Americans Month in style with lots of events and lots of fun.  Hope that you took part in some of them-and, if not, that you'll enjoy the many photos from the various happenings!

On Monday, we held our first ever Cedar Village talent show, called Cedar Village's Got Talent!  It was incredible.  The Cohen Center was filled to capacity, with standing room only.  We had residents and staff performing and we were all amazed by the variety of talents displays.  We had residents and staff who sang, we had some who read poetry (including their own published works), we had dancing, skits and even a band with folks from both our Maintenance Department and Nursing.  It's been the topic of conversation all week with lots of requests for another show so stay tuned!

Monday evening we held the annual meeting of the Cedar Village Board of Trustees.  We elected three new board members-Mark Moskowitz, Richard Goldfarb, MD and Steve Gutter.  We paid tribute to three members whose terms have been completed-Gerald Robinson, Ed Frankel and Ken Cohen.  We saluted Jerry Lerner for his years of service as Endowment Committee chair and we gave our thanks to Robin Harvey who completed her term as chair of the board. New board officers are:  Jay Price, chair; Gloria Lipson; vice-chair; Rabbi Ruth Alpers, vice-chair; Rachel Schild, vice-chair; Chuck Bissinger, treasurer; Bob Rosen, assistant treasurer; Barb Reed, secretary; Mark Mayer, assistant secretary.

Tuesday's highlight was a visit from Elvis, which is always a huge hit with the residents.  Wednesday marked the last intergenerational concert with the JCC Preschool and a visit from one of our favorite performers, Marc "The Magical Toy" Rossio.  He brought his usual wonderful energy to the preschool children, their parents and our residents alike and it was great fun for all.

We also had another chair volleyball tournament on Wednesday with a re-match of the staff vs. the residents.  The residents won the first game, staff took the second and the tie-breaker ended early because of programming conflicts!  It is a lot of fun and it really fills the Wilbur and Mary Jean Religious and Cultural Center with laughter!

Line dancing was Thursday's entertainment and a lively group gathered for that in the Oak View lobby.  We had a great couple who came with music, knowledge and their dancing skills to share.  From the polka to the hora to the chicken dance, a good time was had by all!

If you are available on Sunday afternoon, please stop out to see a film with us as part of Jewish American Heritage month.  We'll be showing A Gentleman's Agreement in the Cohen Center at 2 p.m. and it is open to all, free of charge.