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Singer-songwriter-educator Ruth Pelham will be our special guest as we celebrate Older Americans’ Month in May. The 2019 theme is “Connect, Create, Contribute.” With the spirit of warmth and enthusiasm that for decades has been a steady mark of her artistry, Ruth will lead us in a lively conversation and invite us to sing along with her original songs and participate in a  hands-on activity.

     Ruth really looks forward to leading our annual Older Americans’ Month celebration. “Every time I’m with the NNORC community, I’m touched by the group’s kindness, support, and genuine camaraderie. I’m delighted to again sing my songs with such a vibrant and welcoming circle of seniors,” she said. Ruth lives in the Albany NNORC, where, since 1977, she has been the founder and director of The Music Mobile whose concerts, residencies, workshops, special initiatives, and international cultural exchange projects have impacted the lives of generations of Capital Region residents.

      Join us for this fun-filled workshop on Wednesday, May 22 at 1:00 p.m. at B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation in Albany. Please call NNORC at 518-514-2023 to RSVP.

Let’s “Go Green” and learn how to make reusable storage sheets. Made with cotton fabric and natural beeswax, these sheets can be molded to any shape using the natural warmth of your hands. Once used, simply wash the storage sheet with dish detergent, rinse, reshape and reuse. Enjoy making  and using these pretty and environmentally friendly alternatives to plastic wrap or foil.

Our presenter is Tanette Nguyen-McCarty. She hasn’t slowed down in her retirement. She loves yoga and tai-chi, jewelry making, and helping her community with a variety of volunteer services.

This group will be taught by Diana Bangert-Drowns, a NNORC resident and artist. Diana has enjoyed numerous hobbies throughout her life, including sewing, gardening, music and visual arts.

DATE: Wednesday, June 26
TIME: 1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
PLACE: First Congregational Church (405 Quail St, Albany)
RSVP: Group size is limited to 12! Registration is required. Please call NNORC to RSVP: 518-514-2023.

Materials fee is $2.50, payable at class.

That means more seniors, over 4,000 in this three-square mile area of Albany, can take advantage of the programs and support services available in their neighborhood retirement community!

Here is a map of the Albany NNORC:

  The primary goal of the Albany NNORC is to help seniors over 60 you live in their homes as long as possible. Most of the seniors in this unique area have lived in their homes for over 25 years. Clearly, they love your home and their neighborhood!
     The New York State Office for the Aging is invested in helping seniors “age in place.” They provide funding so that Jewish Family Services (the lead agency) and several community partners can help you stay in your community. As a resident of the Albany NNORC, seniors have access to educational workshops, health and wellness programs, social outings and day trips, home visits with the NNORC nurse and case manager, and more. Most everything we provide is close to home, right in their neighborhood.

     We’re paving the way to make connections with neighbors! Check out this issue of the NNORC News and see what’s available. It’s chock-full of activities, workshops and wellness programs. And it’s like this every month! We’re even planning a few summer day trips. Next month, Mayor Kathy Sheehan will speak at the monthly NNORC Breakfast Club.

      To our new NNORC residents: Welcome! We hope to meet you at our upcoming programs. If you want to see what we’ve been up to, visit us on Facebook at Albany NNORC. We’ve just posted our year-in-review photo album so you can see what fun your neighbors have been doing. Plus, our calendar and more information about the Albany NNORC is online. We hope to see you at an upcoming NNORC event!

Chi Gong is a 5,000-year-old practice that can empower us to become active participants in our own physical, mental and emotional healing.  Through gentle movements, meditation, visualization, energy and breath work, this six-week class can help relieve aches and pains; provide gentle, quiet grounding and inner peace for those with depression, anxiety or panic attacks; and bring relief, calm and a sense of well-being

No previous experience or special props are needed. All physical abilities and limitations are welcome.  The practice can be done seated or with a chair for support. Wear clothing that allows for comfortable movement. The series is led by Oded Ben-Ami, a certified Chi Gong teacher.

DATE: Thursdays, 4/11, 4/18
TIME: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
PLACE: St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church (440 Whitehall Rd, Albany)
RSVP: Registration is required. Please call NNORC at 518-514-2023.

This DIY cooking program continues with great momentum. This time we are taking a walk down memory lane.
The theme for June is international recipes. If you don’t have a family recipe, there will be a few cookbooks available at APL’s Bach Branch. It’s always a good time talking, comparing, and tasting.
DATE: Thursday, June 20
TIME: 1:00 p.m.
PLACE: APL’s Bach Branch, 455 New Scotland Ave, Albany
RSVP: NNORC at 518-514-2023 for more information and to reserve a place.

Have you considered taking public transportation in Albany? Are you nervous about riding the bus and want some guidance? Do you want to learn how to read a bus schedule? Join NNORC for a special program with CDTA to learn about their Travel Training program, a service for residents who want to learn how to travel using CDTA’s public transit route network. Spring is the perfect opportunity to learn to ride the CDTA and get out this summer.

CDTA offers half fare rates to citizens age 65 and over and for disabled individuals to use their fixed route bus service. Oni Cedeno, the CDTA Travel Trainer, will talk about CDTA’s Navigator program and take photos for your own Navigator ID card. (There is no charge for the Navigator ID.)

Customers who qualify for half fare will need a Navigator half fare photo ID card to pay reduced rates on the bus. This is the perfect opportunity to learn about CDTA and get your card.  

DATE: Tuesday, April 30
TIME: 1:30 p.m.
PLACE: APL’s Bach Branch (455 New Scotland Ave, Albany)
RSVP: Please RSVP to NNORC at 518-514-2023.

Join NNORC for a local showing of Shakespeare in Love. Young Will Shakespeare has writer’s block. The deadline for his new play is fast approaching and he desperately needs some inspiration. That is, until he finds his muse — Viola. This beautiful young woman is Will’s greatest admirer and will stop at nothing to appear in his next play. As love blossoms, so does the comedy, great romance and playwriting.  Join us at theREP for this immersive and sumptuous adaptation of the Academy Award-winning screenplay, complete with swordfights, secret trysts, backstage disasters, and a dog.

DATE: Wednesday, April 17
TIME: 2:00 p.m.
PLACE: Capital Rep is located at 111 N. Pearl St, Albany
RSVP: Please call 514-2023 to reserve a ticket.

Somewhere to Be is a documentary about New York City’s Greenwich House Senior Center that offers an inexpensive lunch and an invaluable space for the elderly. Seniors share stories and activities in a heartwarming portrait of this extraordinary hub for idiosyncratic New Yorkers. Through observational footage interspersed with interviews, Director Peter Odabashian’s film with Executive Producer Esther Cohen, defies the stigma of age and redefines what it means to have a good life when you find the right community. The film is an official selection of the American Documentary Film Festival 2019, DOC NY 2018, and DUMBO Film Festival 2018. A discussion about the film will follow the showing.

DATE: Thursday, March 14
TIME: 12:30 – 3:00 p.m.
PLACE: Spectrum Theater, 290 Delaware Ave, Albany
RSVP: There are a limited number of free tickets available for NNORC Residents. Tickets on a first come, first served basis. Call the NNORC at 518-514-2023 to reserve your ticket.

This screening is hosted by Age Friendly Albany County and the Albany County Department for Aging has provided free tickets for NNORC residents.

The theme for March is appetizers! There are four cookbooks to choose from.  Browse the cookbooks, select and cook your favorite appetizer, and bring it in to share! Like always, participants choose print-outs of a recipe(s) from the cookbook(s) to take home to try out, then return next month with a report and/or the results.  It doesn’t matter if there is success or not!  It will all be a good time talking, comparing and perhaps, tasting. 

All cookbooks are available at the information desk at APL’s Bach Branch. They will make copies of the recipe for you.

DATE: Thursday, March 21
TIME: 1:00 p.m.
PLACE: APL’s Bach Branch (455 New Scotland Ave)
RSVP: Please RSVP to NNORC at 518-514-2023 for more information and to reserve a place.

Save the date for the April Cook the Book – Thursday, April 11 at 1:00 p.m.

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