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NCCCR Calendar & Announcements
Upcoming Schedule of Events
October 2-8, 2011 |
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Dear NCCCR members,
Congratulations to Sally Mundt and the Health and Wellness Committee and to Carol Gillen and the Marketing Committee and to Leanna Preston and Trevor Hooks (who managed the logistics for preparing the Reuter Center) for another successful Healthy Living Day. We had packed houses for many of the lectures and demonstrations that covered varied topics related to active and healthy aging.
The committee displayed particular resilience, weathering an incorrect announcement of the date for the event in the local newspaper, a misunderstanding with the catering department about food for the event, and the illness of planned speaker Carl Eisdorfer. Productive and healthy aging requires "adaptive competence," the ability to bounce back and move on when life throws its inevitable curves. Sally and her committee planned carefully and well in advance, but it is a testament to their adaptive competence that they carried out a wonderful event despite disruptions to those plans. We look forward to the many ways the committee will help us cultivate health and wellness and are inspired by the good example they set.
Thanks so much to all of our members who volunteer and participate in the effort to craft a creative retirement.
Catherine Frank
Executive Director
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 We Remember Walter A. Damtoft September 22, 2011 |
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ADVANCE DIRECTIVES WORKSHOP
NCCCR will hold an advance directives planning workshop, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 7-9 pm at the Reuter Center which will feature a panel whose members are experienced in addressing end-of-life issues.
Discussion will cover communicating your treatment wishes to loved ones and to medical personnel, ethical and legal issues, and the uses of advance directives. Ample time will be reserved for questions.
Assistance will be provided for anyone wishing to complete a legally valid advance directive, including the notarization required in North Carolina, using the Five Wishes format.
This workshop is free and open to the public. More information, call 251-6140 or email ncccr@unca.edu |
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The WNC Historical Assoc., NCCCR and the Zebulon Baird Vance Birthplace State Historic Site are co-sponsoring a
three-part lecture series on
The Civil War in the Mountains.
The speakers will be three of the most distinguished scholars on Appalachian history.
Topics for the series are loosely based on subjects covered in Inscoe's War, Race and Remembrance.
All three lectures will be on Saturday afternoons at 2p at the Reuter Center.
November 5, 2011 will feature Dr. Gordon McKinney, January 28, 2012 will feature Dr. Steven E. Nash and March 24, 2012 will feature Dr. John Inscoe.
Suggested $5 donation at the door. |
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Oct 2-8, 2011 | |
Tuesday, Oct 4, 7:30 pm, World Affairs Council
Thursday, Oct 6, 7 pm, Astronomy Club of Asheville
Friday, Oct 7, 11:30 am, Fab Friday ~ Dermatalogic Issues in Seniors by Dr. David Cogburn |
Click here to visit the NCCCR calendar where you will find details on most of the above listed events and more. |
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Next Week
Oct 9-15, 2011
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Friday, Oct 11, 7 pm, Advanced Directives Workshop
Wednesday, Oct 12, 7 pm, f/32 Photography Group
Friday, Oct 14, 11:30 am, Fab Friday ~ Environmental Susatainability by Dr. Lenny Bernstein
Friday, Oct 14, 3 pm, Symphony Talk with Daniel Myer
Click here to visit the NCCCR calendar where you will find details on the above listed events and more.
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And Beyond...
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Tuesday, Oct 18, 7 pm, Audubon Society
Thursday, Oct 20, 4:15 pm, Asheville Chamber Music Series Pre-concert Lecture
Friday, Oct 21, 11:30 am, Fab Friday ~ Common GI Problems of Seniors by Dr. David Mouw
Click here to visit the NCCCR calendar where you will find details on the above listed events and more. |
Weave a Gathering Basket: Introducing Creative Basketry
Saturday, October 15, 9 am - 5 pm Fee: $90/person
Learn the twining method of weaving, beginning with an easy to  master garlic storage basket. Explore the basic techniques and gain the skills to try more ambitious twined baskets. Within a few hours you will be immersed into the world of creative basketry.
Materials Fee: $10/person payable to instructor. Instructor will provide tools & handouts.
Instructor Carla Filippelli, (cranberryc@bellsouth.net) a studio artist for over 30 years, delights in sharing her passion for creative basketry. Her work has been exhibited at galleries and exhibitions worldwide. Click here for more information
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Medicare  Update - 2012 Classes
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The Council on Aging will be presenting a Medicare Update - 2012 class at the various branch library locations during the month of October.
The class will inform Medicare beneficiaries of changes to the program for 2012, review Medicare options, suggest ways for beneficiaries to save money and answer questions regarding the program. Classes are free and open to the public. No insurance products are sold, recommended or endorsed. Call The Council on Aging at 277-8288 for information regarding times, locations and to reserve your place.
Classes:
1.Leicester Library, 10/04, 3-5 pm
2.West Asheville Library, 10/06, 3-5 pm
3.Weaverville Library, 10/11, 4-6 pm
4.Pack Library, 10/14, 2-4 pm
5.South Buncombe Library, 10/15, 10:30 am-12:30 pm
6.Fairview Library, 10/18, 6-8 pm
7.Black Mountain Library, 10/24, 1-3 pm
8.Pack Library Computer Lab, 10/29, 11 am - 4 pm (for people wishing to enroll or change their Part D Drug plans)
9.Barnardsville Comm. Ctr, 10/27, 3-5 pm
10.Shiloh Community Center,10/20, 1-3 pm
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NC Center for Creative Retirement
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