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CITY OF EAST LANSING PRIME TIME Make the best of the rest of your life A Quarterly Newsletter for the 55+ Community • 2007 Nationally Accredited • March, April, May 2021 Town&Gown Prime Time’s intrepid pickleball play- ers have been meeting at Patriarche Park during the pandemic. This group above played on a relatively balmy Town & Gown is a popular program, which had its December day, but other days the inaugural run late last fall. Created and sponsored by a group shoveled snow off the courts collaboration among MSU’s AgeAlive, the Social Science before playing. They will continue to play outdoors most likely until next Scholars Program and Prime Time, the discussion series fall. Join in on this much loved activity, features MSU faculty (and some students) sharing their which is both invigorating and fun. research on a wide variety of topics. Town & Gown presentations are online via Zoom and are free of charge at this time. One attendee called the talks “Interesting, At the time of publishing, interactive and intellectually engaging.” Read more about Prime Time is planning to open its doors on April 1. this spring’s lineup on pages 4-6.
Prime Time’s Mission, Vision and Values FROM OUR DIRECTOR, Mission Statement KELLY ARNDT The new year 2021 came in quietly for many of us. It appears the end of the To serve as a community focal pandemic is in sight as more and more people receive the Covid-19 vaccine. How- point for senior citizens and their ever, to be on the safe side, we are looking at reopening the Prime Time Seniors families in an atmosphere of Program for in-person classes on April 1. We are optimistic most will have re- respect, trust, empowerment and ceived vaccinations by then. Staff members want to have their vaccination before support. reopening to insure everyone’s safety as well. We’ve come this far by doing the right thing. We must stay the course. Vision Statement It’s been said, you can’t appreciate home until you have left it. The warmth of a friend’s presence brings joy into our home at Hannah, and we have all missed that A professional organization terribly. But we hope it won’t be too much longer before we are able to gather committed to both advocating for together once again, and these times of isolation will be behind us. We will never and contributing to the health, forget what it has taught us: community is important, and we need each other. enrichment, social and supportive Of course, there is always the possibility that, once again, we won’t be able to service needs of East Lansing open on the date we want to, but we’re keeping our fingers crossed. residents age 55 and older. While we wait to return, we encourage you to restore yourself with nurturing activities that will provide comfort and joy in your life. In this issue of our newslet- Value Statement ter, we have both in-person classes listed as well as several online courses using Zoom. Check them out! Hope to see you in person soon. We value diversity, and will News from the Friends strengthen and support the integration of older people into the life of our community. Many thanks to those who have continued to contribute to the Friends in response to our annual fundraising drive at the end of 2020. Stuffing envelopes We value independence, and will and coordinating the mailing was a challenge in these socially serve as a community focal point distanced times, but we persevered! The Friends also received a assuring access to a comprehensive generous bequest from the estate of John Wales, one of our array of supportive services. founding members. We are discussing how to use the funds to We value good health, and memorialize John while serving East Lansing seniors. We look will offer health and wellness forward to continuing to support Prime Time in these difficult opportunities that will encourage times. healthy lifestyle behaviors and The Board has been meeting bimonthly by Zoom. We discourage disability and disease. anticipate several openings on the Board in the coming months. Of special concern is the immediate need for a replacement of EJ Buss as Treasurer. EJ is We value customer service, and also a former President, and has contributed enormously of her time and exper- will serve our clients and those tise over the years. Anyone who might be interested in joining us or has questions who help us to serve our clients, is invited to email me. –John Goddeeris, President, goddeeri@gmail.com with respect, sensitivity and confidentiality. We value education, and will WELCOME, NEW MEMBERS! provide life-long learning opportunities that will meet We welcome our new members, and we’re glad you’re here. Please say the needs and interests of our hello to these nice folks when you get a chance. community’s retirees. Carl Campanella, Kathy Esselman, Molly Greene, Mary Haas, Eleanor Marazita, Elizabeth Marazita, Pam Morgan, Paul Potts, Haniyyah Zakiyyah-Rhodes 2 Spring • Prime Time Seniors Program • 819 Abbot Road • East Lansing, MI 48823 • 517-337-1113 • www.ELPrimeTime.com
PRIME TIME NEWS What to expect when you SAP, Virtual Senior Center offer safe come back to Prime Time We’re excited to have you come experiences for area seniors back, but please follow these precautions to keep yourself and L ast winter, Prime Time combined forces with MSU’s Osteopathic SENIOR others safe. Medicine’s advocacy program for aging issues, AgeAlive, and the MSU AMBASSADOR • When you come into the build- ing, your temperature will be taken and you’ll complete a brief Social Science Scholars to put to- gether a grant-funded initiative to PROGRAM connect college students and seniors health screening. • You will be required to wear a to help combat social isolation. That AARP Challenge Grant so that we mask that covers both your nose program is called Senior Ambassa- could offer free VSC memberships and your mouth at all times. dor Program (SAP). The original to several local seniors. We started • You will need to follow the direc- intent was to have the pairs meet in signing people up in early December tional arrows and practice social person, but with the pandemic, all and continue to look for those who distancing. connections are now made virtu- could benefit from having free access • You will follow the practice of ally. We have 10 active pairs that to things like virtual tours, operas, only one person in the Prime connect once a week and continue health workshops and trivia nights. Time office at a time. to get positive reports from those VSC offers endless opportunities to involved. As the pandemic continued connect and socialize, as well as learn To sign up to get a COVID-19 vac- into fall, the group researched addi- and stay active. cine, please visit http://hd.ingham. org/ and click on “Coronavirus tional ways for seniors to stay safely If you are interested in participat- Updates and Response.” engaged during this time. We came ing in either program, please email across Virtual Senior Center (VSC), elprimetime@cityofeastlansing.com a program based in New York that and let us know. We are excited about offers 1,300 interactive programs to these new ways to safely connect to SPRING DONATIONS its participants, many of whom are others at a time when staying safe Carol Brownell home bound. AgeAlive received an often means staying home. Update: Age-Friendly Communities The corona virus has slowed East The Committee did send a letter to Science Scholars Program offers Town Lansing’s Age-Friendly Communities’ EL City Council expressing concern and Gown where area seniors can (AFC) progress. When the virus hit about a developer’s request to drop an hear MSU scholars share cutting edge the AFC Steering Committee was over age 55 requirement for residency research with follow up discussion on in the process of setting priorities, in some of their units. Providing age the presentation. You can participate in documenting the start of community appropriate housing is one of the goals one or both activities by going to www. based activities, and seeking supportive that age-friendly communities is work- agealive.org. See more about Town and resources. This was due to the shut- ing the achieve. Gown starting on page 4. down of face-to-face meetings and the Two current activities that are part The February 18 meeting will requirement to hold on-line meetings. of the AFC’s progress are the Senior include a presentation by the MSU stu- The Committee met in October and Ambassador Program (SAP) and dents participating in the SAP program December of 2020 via the Internet. The MSU’s AgeAlive and the Social Science and review/adjustment of AFC goal next AFC meeting will be on Feb. 18, Scholars Program. SAP provides area timelines due to the corona virus delays. 2021. Please check the City’s website seniors with weekly on-line conversa- –Jim Levande, Senior Commission Member for details. tions with MSU students. The Social www.ELPrimeTime.com • 517-337-1113 • 819 Abbot Road • East Lansing, MI 48823 • Prime Time Seniors Program • Spring 3
Town&Gown A discussion series for seniors in the Greater Lansing area to connect and engage with MSU faculty and one another T he Town & Gown series provides Greater Lansing area seniors with opportunities for social connection and engagement in meaningful activities. Created by MSU’s psychology — and answer questions from participants. To register for one or more of these sessions, please visit the AgeAlive website (www.agealive.org) and complete AgeAlive, the Social Science Scholars Program and Prime the registration form. For more information, please email Time, the series involves weekly discussions via Zoom agealive.sap@msu.edu. In order to make this exciting ini- led by MSU faculty and alumni who talk about their tiative sustainable, in due course a modest participation fee cutting-edge research on a wide variety of fascinating and will be introduced for those able to pay. We look forward accessible topics — from history and geography to law and to seeing you at a Town & Gown session. Friday, 5 p.m., Friday, 5 p.m., CJ Sivak Friday, 5 p.m., March 5, 2021 March 12, 2021 Erykah Benson March 19, 2021 Nate Penning Mikayla Ward Roxy Sprowl Katie Denzin Gabe Wrobel Kjerstin Thorson The Greenspaces Hidden in Plain Sight: Dept. of Anthroplogy Dept. of Advertising & Public Relations Effects of Vacant Lots on Human Health The Hidden Dead: Osteoarchaeological Per- The Power of Platforms: Seeing Politics CJ is a Social Science Scholar sophomore spectives on Maya Mortuary Ritual in Caves through Social Media who is double majoring in Urban & & Rockshelters of Central Belize Dr. Kjerstin Thorson’s research focuses Regional Planning and Linguistics. They on how people use digital and social are currently working with the Space, Dr. Gabe Wrobel is the director of the media to learn about and participate Health, and Community Lab at MSU Central Belize Archaeological Survey in politics, especially youth and young with an interest in diverse solutions to Project. He completed his PhD at Indiana adults. Thorson also explores how politi- improving the urban environment. University, Bloomington, in 2004. His main research involves the excavation and cal messages spread across digital media, and how the social sharing of media Sins of Omission: Race, Ethnicity and interpretation of skeletal remains from What’s Missing from US High School cave sites used for about 2,000 years by messages is shaping the way we see the History Textbooks Maya populations in what is now Belize. political world. Erykah, Nate, Mikayla, Roxy and Katie are all Scholars who are members of a Meet the Social Science Scholars who will serve as moderators research team that is analyzing the image and textual content of three leading high Chris Eyke Wisdom Tyler school history textbooks in order to mea- is a junior Henry is Hoguet sure how adequately and accurately they at MSU a junior at is a junior and a Social capture the experiences of non-white MSU dou- at MSU Science ble majoring studying Americans. Scholar in Urban Political studying and Regional Planning and Science. After graduation International Relations and Pre-Law with a minor in Cit- Tyler plans on either attend- History with a focus on Euro- ies. After graduation Wisdom ing law school or pursuing pean Studies. After graduation plans to obtain her master’s a career in environmental Chris plans on obtaining a degree in Urban Planning and advocacy. master’s degree in Security attend law school. 4 Spring • Prime Time Seniors Program • 819 Abbot Road • East Lansing, MI 48823 • 517-337-1113 • www.ELPrimeTime.com
TOWN & GOWN Tuesday, 5 p.m., Wisdom Henry Tuesday, 5 p.m., Tuesday, 5 p.m., March 23, 2021 Tyler Hoguet April 6, 2021 April 13, 2021 Emily Saxon Neighborhood change In Chicago: A Case Study of Gentrification, Disinvestment, and Displacement and their Consequenc- es on African Americans Randy Napoleon Wisdom Henry is a junior at MSU Shahnaz Masani College of Music double majoring in Urban and Regional Lyman Briggs College Creating a Life as an Artist Planning and History with a minor in Is DNA Destiny? Editing Genes, Born in Brooklyn and raised in Ann Ar- Cities. She is passionate about housing Genomes and Species bor, Randy Napoleon began his journey equality for marginalized groups in Dr. Shahnaz Masani received her Ph.D. in jazz immediately after finishing his major cities. After graduation Wisdom in genetics from MSU and teaches biolo- studies at the University of Michigan. A plans to obtain her master’s degree in gy. Her doctoral work involved using the highly accomplished player of the jazz Urban Planning or History. gene editing technology CRISPR/Cas9 guitar, who spent several years touring, to shed light on how the immune system Napoleon joined the MSU College Public Land in the United States: Differ- works. Masani is currently researching of Music faculty in fall 2014. He has ent Models and Different Outcomes how improvements can be made in the performed on or arranged over seventy Tyler Hoguet is a junior at MSU major- teaching of biology. records and released five of his own, has ing in Political Science with minors in played on The Tonight Show and Late History, Public Policy, Fish and Wild- Night With David Letterman (among life, and International Development. Tuesday, 5 p.m., other programs), and has performed at Tyler’s research has focused on public April 20, 2021 such venues as the Royal Albert Hall land use and how public land is funded and The Sydney Opera House. in the United States. Comparing Sexual Misconduct Tuesday, 5 p.m., Prevention Strategies March 30, 2021 Emily Saxon is a senior Psychology Scott Wolfe major with minors in Spanish and School of Criminal Justice Public Health. She has helped develop Using Science to Understand Policing the Senior Ambassadors Program and Dr. Scott Wolfe received his Ph. D. has conducted research on how so- from Arizona State University in 2012. cial-distancing is affecting experiences Wolfe’s research focuses on policing, of loneliness among elders in the East Nathan Moore organizational justice, legitimacy, and Lansing area as well as on the prevention Dept. of Geography criminological theory. He is current- Climate Change: Global and of sexual assault on college campuses. ly engaged in a study, funded by the Amazonian Perspectives Upon graduation, she has plans to take Bureau of Justice, to help the Saginaw Dr. Nathan Moore received his Ph.D. in a gap year before going on to a Master’s Police Department and other local and Earth and Ocean Sciences from Duke degree in Social Work followed by a federal law enforcement agencies to University in 2004. His research inter- career in non-profit leadership, higher develop focused deterrence strategies ests focus on regional climate modeling, education, or public policy. to combat gang-related violence. land cover and land use change, inte- grating models of human and natural systems, and food security. Please see TOWN & GOWN on page 6 www.ELPrimeTime.com • 517-337-1113 • 819 Abbot Road • East Lansing, MI 48823 • Prime Time Seniors Program • Spring 5
TOWN & GOWN, cont. Tuesday, 5 p.m., Tuesday, 5 p.m., Tuesday, 5 p.m., April 27, 2021 May 11, 2021 May 25, 2021 Nazita Lajevardi Jennifer Cobbina Brendan Mullan Dept. of Political Science School of Criminal Justice Dept. of Sociology Why Hostility Towards Muslims Hands Up, Don’t Shoot: Why the Protests in The Demography of East Lansing, Mich. Matters for Politics Ferguson and Baltimore Matter, and How Dr. Brendan Mullan received his Ph.D. Dr. Nazita Lajevardi received her Ph.D. They Changed America In Demography from the University of from the University of San Diego in 2017 Dr. Jennifer E. Cobbina received her Pennsylvania and has gone on to write and her J.D. in 2012 from the Universi- Ph.D. from the University of Missouri, St. books, articles and policy publications ty of San Francisco School of Law. Her Louis, in 2009. Some of her research fo- on topics ranging from demography, work focuses on issues related to race and cuses on how race, gender and neighbor- development, migration, and inequality. ethnic politics, political behavior, voting hood context impact victimization risks Mullan previously served as the Asso- rights, and immigration. Her latest book, among minority youth. Cobbina’s latest ciate Dean for Academic and Student “Outsiders at Home: The Politics of book “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot: Why Affairs and as the Acting Director of the American Islamophobia,” offers the first the Protests in Ferguson and Baltimore Center for Integrative Studies at MSU. systematic examination of the status of Matter, and How They Changed Ameri- In addition to his research and outreach Muslim Americans in U.S. democracy. ca” is an on-the-ground assessment of the and service, Mullan leads the first year protester-driven movement around race, Social Science Scholars research seminar justice, and policing in America. at MSU. Tuesday, 5 p.m., Tuesday, 5 p.m., May 4, 2021 Tuesday, 5 p.m., June 1, 2021 May 18, 2021 Deborah Moriarty College of Music Walter Hawthorne A Life in Music Hiram Fitzgerald Dept. of History Dept. of Psychology Enslaved.org: Peoples of the Historical Deborah Moriarty is professor of piano Origins of Violence in Males: Slave Trade and chair of the piano area at MSU’s Why Fathers Matter Dr. Walter Hawthorne is a professor of College of Music, where she is a recipient Dr. Hiram E Fitzgerald, University Dis- African History and the Associate Dean of the Distinguished Faculty Award. A tinguished Professor emeritus, earned his of Academic and Student Affairs in the Massachusetts native, she made her debut Ph.D. degree in developmental psychology College of Social Science at MSU. Haw- with the Boston Symphony Orchestra at in 1967 from the University of Denver. thorne’s research focuses on the history age 11. A medal winner in the “Concours Prior to his recent retirement, Fitzgerald of slavery and the slave trade. His most Debussy,” she is an active recitalist and was associate provost for University Out- recent book, “From Africa to Brazil: soloist with orchestras throughout the reach and Engagement. He has published Culture, Identity, and an Atlantic Slave eastern United States and has performed extensively in such fields as the study of Trade 1600-1830,” examines the slave in Belgium, Japan, Colombia, Mexico, infant and family development in com- trade from Upper Guinea to Amazonia China, Italy, Uzbekistan, India, and the munity contexts, the impact of fathers on Brazil. Hawthorne also works with the former Soviet Union. early child development, and broad issues MSU Digital Humanities on a variety of related to the scholarship of engagement. projects. 6 Spring • Prime Time Seniors Program • 819 Abbot Road • East Lansing, MI 48823 • 517-337-1113 • www.ELPrimeTime.com
ART CLASSES The price of the course includes supplies unless otherwise noted in each write-up below. All classes on this page are offered in the Art Studio. Thank you to our spring Art Studio sponsor: Carol Brownell Carving for Fun Thursdays, 10 a.m.–Noon Apples in Watercolor From chip-carving to creating Thursdays, April 8–22, 1–4 p.m., Cost: $60 (M), $65 (NM) Wood carving is made accessible This project calls for a unique technique that will create a lot of “happy acci- and fun in this class where popular dents.” We will draw, transfer, then throw in all the color at once. This “neg- instructor, Fred Erbisch, starts ative painting” will draw out the subject in the foreground. $5 supply fee to you off with basic shapes already instructor. Instructor: Carolyn Donahue formed. Session 1 will be fairy doors and Session 2 will feature little sailors. All skill levels are welcome Water Lilies in Collage and all tools and materials will be Thursdays, May 13–27; 1-4 p.m., Cost: $60 (M), $65 (NM) provided unless otherwise noted. Explore this fun medium for creating interest in paper layers, which will really Instructor: Fred Erbisch lend itself to your water lilies scene. As a bonus, we’ll make our own paper rather than using magazine cut-outs. $5 supply fee to the instructor. DATES MEM NON MEM SIGN UP BY 1 4/8–22 $24.50 $29.50 4/1 2 5/13–27 $24.50 $29.50 5/6 Fairy Doors will be a Zoom class. Please see page 11 for details. Wire Sculpture Open Art Studio Tuesdays, 9 a.m.–Noon Drawing 2 Wednesdays, April 7–28 1-2:30 p.m. Join other creative-minded folks Wednesdays, May 5–26 Cost: $60 (M), $65 (NM) as they work on Prime Time art 1-2:30 p.m. Like sculpting with wire, class creations or venture into Cost: $60 (N), $65 (NM) “Imagination allows you to bend inspired territory of their own. The If you are interested in pushing the rules of the temporal world.” atmosphere is supportive, fun and yourself to grow as an artist, (Amy Sherald). This course is a inspiring. New people are welcome! then welcome! In this class, we will basic exploration of wire sculptural No charge for materials if you’re be furthering techniques learned concepts and technical processes working on a project that’s part of a in Beginning Drawing as well as using various materials to translate class you are currently enrolled in. learning new and more complicated ideas into three-dimensional But if you are not enrolled in a class, techniques. We will explore new form. We will explore the use please pay for the materials or bring avenues of expression though the of media and materials, extend your own. (You may pay for scrap majority of work will still focus on three dimensional thinking by glass per pound or purchase your direct observation. Experimental means of additive, subtractive, own supplies at Delphi.) Please call techniques and concepts will also and construction approaches ahead to secure your space. be addressed. More emphasis will to sculpture, and broaden the be placed on creating complex, understanding and appreciation sustained artworks by utilizing of contemporary sculpture. For Open Enamel Studio design principles (balance, unity, sculptors who work in this way, Tuesdays, 1–3 p.m. etc.) and self-analysis. Remember, the forms that are observed in Prime Time art studio will be open it’s more about effort and nature serve as a starting point from 1–3 p.m. for open enamel participation, not skill level. I would for a kind of creative play. This studio. There is a $15 fee for materials love to see you continue to further approach has been likened to that and kiln use. Please call ahead to sign your artistic skills by taking Drawing of the composer of music, who up so Lana knows whether to turn the 2. Let’s set a good example to the manipulates the elements of his art kilns on. Please bring your mask and Drawing 1 class so they can see in a similar manner. Let’s compose metal. You can use our enamels or what hard work can create! Ask together! Ask for supply list when bring your own. Please call ahead to for supply list when you sign up. you sign up. Maximum 6. Instructor: secure your space. Maximum 6. Instructor: Richard Tanner Richard Tanner www.ELPrimeTime.com • 517-337-1113 • 819 Abbot Road • East Lansing, MI 48823 • Prime Time Seniors Program • Spring 7
HEALTH & FITNESS CLASSES M=Members NM=Non-Members All classes need a minimum of five participants. Please enroll & pay at least seven days prior to the first class. Aqua Fitness Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 10:30–11:30 a.m. Fun for all fitness levels, whether you want to strengthen your muscles, recuperate from an injury or move in a fun, friendly environment. Exercising in the water will help your flexibility, agility, balance and core. You’ll have a great workout, and you don’t even have to get your face or hair wet! Please register ahead of time. You will be signing up for a month at a time now. Your punch cards will be honored, but we will not be selling them again. Water Art Certified Instructors: Carolyn Haines & Amy Convey Aqua Fitness Please note: We have cut back to three days a week instead of five because of attendance, but will reconsider if attendance picks up. Zumba Adaptive Yoga Saturdays, 9:30–10:30 a.m. Enjoy gaining strength while also gaining flexibility by performing Mondays Zumba — the perfect combination of standard Yoga poses sitting in a DATES MEM NON MEM SIGN UP BY fun, movement and music designed chair or standing. Breathing will be 1 4/5–26 $26 $31 3/29 just for you. We take the “work” an important part of the class as we out of workout. Come join the fun! 2 5/3–24* $26 $31 4/26 warm up, work on gentle stretches, Zumba Licensed Instructor: Shelly Kaye *No class 5/31 challenge our balance and strength DATES MEM NON MEM SIGN UP BY and go to deeper stretches. All lev- Wednesdays 1 4/3–24 $22 $27 3/27 els welcome. DATES MEM NON MEM SIGN UP BY 2 5/1–29 $27.50 $32.50 4/24 AFAA Certified Instructor: Amy Convey 1 4/7–28 $26 $31 3/31 2 5/5–26 $26 $31 4/28 Mondays (9–10 a.m.) Line Dancing DATES MEM NON MEM SIGN UP BY Thursdays Wednesdays, 1–2 p.m. 1 4/5–26 $20 $25 3/39 DATES MEM NON MEM SIGN UP BY Join line dancing for fun, exercise, 2 5/3–24* $20 $25 4/26 1 4/1–29 $32.50 $37.50 3/25 and staying involved in a social *No class 5/31 2 5/6–27 $26 $31 4/29 activity. No partner needed. No Mondays (10:15–11:15 a.m.) experience needed. Instructor: DATES MEM NON MEM SIGN UP BY Yvonne Curtis-Major We’re offering DATES MEM NON MEM SIGN UP BY 1 4/5–26 2 5/3–24* $20 $20 $25 $25 3/29 4/26 four fitness classes 1 4/7–28 $20 $25 3/31 *No class 5/31 2 5/5–26 $20 $25 4/28 on Zoom in March. Thursdays (9–10 a.m.) DATES MEM NON MEM SIGN UP BY Please see page 11 1 4/1–29 2 5/6–27 $25 $20 $30 $25 3/25 4/29 for more details. 8 Spring • Prime Time Seniors Program • 819 Abbot Road • East Lansing, MI 48823 • 517-337-1113 • www.ELPrimeTime.com
HEALTH & FITNESS CLASSES M=Members NM=Non-Members All classes need a minimum of five participants. Please enroll & pay at least seven days prior to the first class. Wild Walkers Club Active Senior Exercise Stretch, Flex & Thursdays, 9:45–10:45 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays Balance I Join instructor Julie as she leads Cardio, yoga, pilates, balance Thursdays, 10:45–11:45 a.m. participants through an indoors and resistance training are in this popular class! All equipment Improve posture, balance and (and sometimes outdoors) walking provided. Please register ahead of flexibility! This class is for beginners course at the community center. time. You will be signing up for a but will challenge all fitness levels Learn warm up and cool down month at a time now. Your punch using chair exercises. stretches along with balance AFAA Certified Instructor: Julie Dillon exercises you can add to your home cards will be honored, but we will walking practice. All levels welcome. not be selling them again. AFAA DATES MEM NON MEM SIGN UP BY Please register ahead of time. You will Certified Instructors: Amy Convey, Carolyn 1 4/1–29 $27.50 $32.50 3/25 be signing up for a month at a time Haines & Bill Wiseman 2 5/6–27 $22 $27 4/29 now. AFAA Certified Instructor: Julie Dillon Mondays (9:15–10:15 a.m.) DATES MEM NON MEM SIGN UP BY DATES 1 4/5–26 MEM $22 NON MEM $27 SIGN UP BY 3/29 Stretch, Flex & 1 4/1–29 $12.50 $17.50 3/25 2 5/6–27 $10 $15 4/29 2 5/3–24* $22 $27 4/26 Balance II *No class 5/31 Tuesdays, 10:45–11:45 a.m. Wednesdays (9:15–10:15) This more challenging class is for Pickleball DATES MEM NON MEM SIGN UP BY those who have taken Stretch, Flex & Balance I. Pickleball is played on a modified 1 4/7–28 $22 $27 3/31 2 5/5–26 $22 $27 4/28 AFAA Certified Instructor: Julie Dillon court with a paddle and whiffle ball. We are a slower paced, noncompet- DATES MEM NON MEM SIGN UP BY itive, recreational alternative. Our Fridays (9:15–10:15) 1 4/6–27 $22 $27 3/30 emphasis is working on skills and DATES MEM NON MEM SIGN UP BY 2 5/4-25 $22 $27 4/27 having fun — not winning. Come 1 4/2–30 $27.50 $32.50 3/26 join us and try it out. Currently, 2 5/7–28 $22 $27 4/30 pickleball is being played outside at Patriarche Park and will most likely continue to do so until next fall. Times and dates to be determined. We’re offering New players, please contact Carolyn Haines for information at chaines@ four fitness classes cityofeastlansing.com. Players are wearing masks and gloves to keep on Zoom in March. everyone as safe as possible. Please see page 11 for more details. Even though we are opening on April 1, we will still be following COVID-19 safety guidelines, including limiting class sizes, wearing masks and practicing social distancing. Stretch, Flex & Balance www.ELPrimeTime.com • 517-337-1113 • 819 Abbot Road • East Lansing, MI 48823 • Prime Time Seniors Program • Spring 9
ZOOM CLASSES M=Members NM=Non-Members • Please enroll & pay at least seven days prior to the first class. ZOOM INFO: It’s great you’re going to be taking a class using Zoom technology! You will receive an email invitation from your instructor or a Prime Time representative, which will ask you to join the Zoom meeting. Make sure the Prime Time office has a current email address on file for you. The email will come right before the class is to begin, or it might be sent to you earlier. Watch your email. Beginning Ukulele New to Zoom! Thursdays, April 1–May 20 1–2 p.m., Via Zoom Are you new to Zoom or have questions about Cost: $65 (M), $70 (NM) participating in a Zoom session? This is an opportu- Have you tried to learn to play guitar or another instru- nity for a “practice session” in which you will be led ment and become frustrated? Would you like to get through the basics of what you need to know: how together with others to sing songs and enjoy yourself? If to get into a session, muting and unmuting, putting so, you should try playing the ukulele in this entertaining your name on the screen, etc. No Zoom experience and engaging class with instructor, Liz Wright. No musi- is required, but you must have internet access and cal experience is necessary! Borrow one of our ukuleles a desktop, laptop, iPad (or similar) or smartphone. with a$50 returnable check, or bring that uke that’s been Sessions will be by appointment, with at most gathering dust in your closet—get ready for some fun!. two students in each (a student may have a family Maximum 20. Instructor: Liz Wright member or other support person nearby during the class but the student will be carrying out instruc- tions). You will need to set up a time by sending an Beginner Plus/Intermediate email to ELansOlson@gmail.com with answers to the following questions: Ukulele Classes 1. Have you participated in any Zoom sessions? Wednesdays, March 10-April 21 11 a.m.–Noon, via Zoom 2. Which platforms are available to you, Cost: $71 (M), $76 (NM) e.g.,Windows desktop, Windows laptop, MacPro, iPad, iPhone, Android phone, etc. If you’ve learned the basic chords and strums and are ready to learn more sophisticated chords, strum patterns, and 3. Are you available most afternoons between 1 maybe even a little melody playing; this class is for you! and 6 p.m. and/or evenings between 7 and 8:30 We’ll explore alternative chord shapes such as barre chords, p.m.? reggae and calypso rhythms, dynamics, transposing, and more in this involving and educational class; full of camara- 4. What is your phone number in case you are derie and laughs. Students should feel at ease playing C, F, having difficulty getting into the session? G7, Am, G, D7 and Em chords along with a few strum vari- ations and we will progress from there. The online sessions will be available on video when the class is over for regis- The Zoom information for your session will be sent tered students to use for review. Instructor: Ben Hassenger to you along with a proposed time slot. Free of charge. Instructor: Judy Olson, ELansOlson@gmail.com The Power of Positive Shrinking (Your Home) Self-Care in Challenging Times Tuesday, March 16, 2–3:30 p.m., via Zoom Thursdays, Mar. 4-25, 3-4 p.m., via Zoom Cost: $20 (M), $25 (NM) Cost: $40 (M), $45 (NM) Are you considering moving to a smaller house or perhaps In difficult times, we may struggle to take time for ourselves, a condo? Come get the low-down on downsizing. We'll but it’s more important than ever that we do just that. Learn cover practical tips on determining what to keep and what some techniques to help you stay grounded and well. to share, what to look for in your next move, and how to Instructor: Julie Dillon. prepare your home for sale. Maximum 12. Facilitator: Kristin Keiswetter Clark 10 Spring • Prime Time Seniors Program • 819 Abbot Road • East Lansing, MI 48823 • 517-337-1113 • www.ELPrimeTime.com
ZOOM CLASSES M=Members NM=Non-Members • Please enroll & pay at least seven days prior to the first class. FITNESS CLASSES Adaptive Yoga Current Events Tuesdays, 1–2:45 p.m. Via Zoom Enjoy gaining strength while also gaining flexibility by performing Stretch, Flex & standard Yoga poses sitting in a Keep up with local, national and world-wide news, including the Balance I chair or standing. Breathing will be economy, sports, politics and the arts. an important part of the class as we Tuesdays, March 2–30 warm up, work on gentle stretches, • Your views are important. All 11 a.m.–Noon, via Zoom challenge our balance and strength points of view are considered. Cost: $27.50 (M), $32.50 (NM) and go to deeper stretches. All Bring us your own topics. Improve posture, balance and levels welcome. via Zoom AFAA • We are a “learning center”! flexibility! This class is for beginners Certified Instructor: Amy Convey • Our discussions are lively and but will challenge all fitness levels courteous. using chair exercises. AFAA Certified Tuesdays (9:30–10:30 a.m.) • We bring a variety of Instructor: Julie Dillon DATES MEM NON MEM SIGN UP BY backgrounds and perspectives 1 3/2–30 $25 $30 2/23 to the group. • Your viewpoints are welcome. Active Senior Exercise Thursdays (9–10 a.m.) Join us! Mondays, March 1–29 DATES MEM NON MEM SIGN UP BY You must register ahead of time. 1 3/4–25 $20 $25 2/25 You will be signing up for a month 9:15–10:15 a.m., via Zoom Cost: $27.50 (M), $32.50 (NM) at a time now. DATES MEM NON MEM SIGN UP BY Cardio, yoga, pilates, balance and resistance training are in this pop- Zumba 1 3/2–30 $10 $16 2/23 ular class! Please register ahead of Saturdays, March 6–27 2 4/6–27 $8 $13 3/30 time for the whole month. Feel free 9:30–10:30 a.m., via Zoom 3 5/4–25 $8 $13 4/27 to log in at 9 a.m. to chat with your Cost: $22 (M), $27 (NM) friends. AFAA Certified Instructor: Zumba — the perfect combination of Carolyn Haines fun, movement and music designed Life Stories: Writing just for you. We take the “work” out of workout. Come join the fun! Your Memoirs Zumba Licensed Instructor: Shelly Kaye Fridays, April 2-May 21 1-3:15 pm, via Zoom Cost: $76 (M), $81 (NM) Fairy Doors Through this much-loved participatory class, you’ll shape your memories Friday, April 23, 10 a.m.–Noon, via Zoom, Cost: $20 (M), $25 (NM) into stories. The new online structure, Fairy doors can be found in many locations, but usually are set into the base through Zoom during Covid-19 of a tree. I have a fairy door in my hallway in my home which matches my restrictions, is safe and convenient. décor and is a magnet for any youngster. Some parents use fairy doors to Turn social distancing upside down stimulate their children's imaginations and prompt creative thinking, de- by connecting with others working scribing the fairies as creatures that use their magical powers to protect on their own memoirs. Have fun children from bad dreams, grant their wishes if they are well-behaved, and while accomplishing something replace lost teeth with small rewards. Start your story by joining us from the important. This class is for people comfort of your home as we hand-craft our own mosaic fairy door with spe- just starting to write their memoirs, cial trinkets or pieces you love! Materials can be picked up at Prime Time people who’ve gotten bogged down before the class. Instructor: Kelly Arndt in their memoirs, or people who want to recharge their memoirs by learning from and with others. New writers welcome! Maximum 16. Instructor: Nancy Seubert www.ELPrimeTime.com • 517-337-1113 • 819 Abbot Road • East Lansing, MI 48823 • Prime Time Seniors Program • Spring 11
MORE SPRING CLASSES M=Members NM=Non-Members • Please enroll & pay at least seven days prior to the first class. Death Cafe Intro to Italian Conversation Wednesday, April 21 Tuesdays, April 6–May 25, 1–2 p.m., Room 142, Cost: $80 (M), $85 (NM) 1-2:30 p.m., Lounge In this practical and fun approach to learning a new language, learn how to Cost: $2 donation goes toward start little conversations in Italian. Subjects include greetings, clothing, the providing drinks and snacks alphabet, counting, and the days of the week, etc. No purchase of materials is Speaking casually about death is required, but please bring lined paper and a pen. Teacher Giorgio Burigana is taboo in many cultures, but death is an Italian national born in Venice. Instructor: Giorgio Burigana part of life, and when we talk about it, we help normalize it. Normalizing Read Aloud Group What’s So Funny death helps us Tuesdays, 9:30–11 a.m., Lounge Wednesdays, 11 a.m.–Noon, Lounge better prepare Come to the new expanded Read Want to lower your blood pressure, for it--you can’t Aloud. We will still be reading aloud breathe more deeply and forget your prepare for from a wide variety of materials woes? Come to What’s So Funny and something (including any of your original work). laugh. Drop in & enjoy all types of hu- you don’t There will also be time for expressing mor. Just follow the sound of laughter. acknowledge. By having “what’s on your mind.” You must It’s not just jokes. You must register conversations about death, you can register ahead of time. You will be ahead of time. You will be signing help others feel more comfortable signing up for a month at a time up for a month at a time now. about death, too, so it’s not viewed now. Facilitator: Judy Wattenberg Facilitator: Judy Wattenberg as something morbid, but something DATES MEM NON MEM SIGN UP BY absolutely worth talking about. DATES MEM NON MEM SIGN UP BY 1 4/6–27 $8 $13 3/30 Facilitated by Julie Dillon. 1 4/7–28 $8 $13 3/31 2 5/4–25 $8 $13 4/27 2 5/5–26 $8 $13 4/28 “At a Death Cafe people, often strangers, gather to eat cake, drink tea and discuss death. Our objective is ‘to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives’. A Death Cafe is a group directed discussion of death with no agenda, objectives or themes. It is a discussion group rather than a grief support or counselling session. -- From the Death Cafe website (https://deathcafe.com/) Even though we are opening on April 1, we will still be following COVID-19 safety guidelines, including limiting class sizes, wearing masks and What’s So Funny practicing social distancing. 12 Spring • Prime Time Seniors Program • 819 Abbot Road • East Lansing, MI 48823 • 517-337-1113 • www.ELPrimeTime.com
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Prime Time Seniors Program PRSRT STD 819 Abbot Road U.S. POSTAGE East Lansing, MI 48823 PAID www.ELPrimeTime.com LANSING, MI PERMIT NO. 819 PRIME TIME SENIORS PROGRAM STAFF Director: Kelly Arndt Program Manager: Lisa Richey Office Manager: Terrie Larson Group Recreational Coordinator: Carolyn Haines Secretary: Linda Gonzalez and Sue Stevens Newsletter: Cheryl Pell Here’s to getting back to normal in 2021 ...and more than 150 active volunteers! CITY OF EAST LANSING SENIORS COMMISSION Joan Martin Alam Dr. Jim Levande Trudy Bower Robert Nelson Jean Brisbo Lisa Babcock, City Council Liaison Sandra House Kelly Arndt, Staff Liaison FRIENDS BOARD Nick Archer Eileen Heideman E.J. Buss, Treasurer Betty Murphy, Vice President Joy Ferguson Dr. Nancy Pogel, Secretary Julia Freije Anneliese Wood, Cor. Secretary Dr. John Goddeeris, President QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? CONTACT US! Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.–4 p.m. Newsletter Managing Editor: Phone: 517-337-1113 Kelly Arndt Email Prime Time: Contributing Editors: elprimetime@cityofeastlansing.com Lisa Richey & Cheryl Pell
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