Life
can be so serious. When we were younger we were focused on pursuing a career,
raising a family, and for many putting their lives at risk serving our nation
in Germany, Korea or Vietnam. And now there are doctor visits, all those pills,
and children who we once told when they had to go to bed, now trying to telling
us what we should and shouldn’t do. (Ironic isn’t it.)
But
now that you are retired or maybe still working, but only part time, there is
time (maybe too much time?) that you didn’t have before to try something new - that
is light and fun and stretches your perception of what you can do.
I
don’t mean riding Portland’s MAX in your underwear for No Pants Day. I mean taking
the Art of Silliness Drawing Workshop – a creative drawing class led by Debra
Jones that involves drawing exercises that makes drawing fun.
As
you can imagine, this is not your traditional drawing class. It is based on the
work of Carla Sonheim and her “Art of Silliness Drawing Classes”. (www.carlasonheim.com.)
As Debra explains, it is all about the creative process being fun. And is
perfect for the person who feels they can’t draw or aren’t creative. The workshop
will offer you a chance to draw without any expectations, without comparisons,
without fear, but with the freedom to follow you own instincts and add a little
whimsy in your life.
And
there is no limit on class size! The cost is only $2.00 for each session and
the sessions will be held at the Center from 1:00 – 2:30 on four consecutive
Tuesdays starting February 4th.
You will receive a supply list when you sign up at the Center.
So
when everything can seem so serious, and when the grey winter skies never seem
to lift, why not add a little silliness by signing up for the Art of Silliness
Drawing Workshop – and you won’t have to take your pants off!.
At
the 11:00 Tuesday Lecture on the 21st, you will experience an
example where art, history and technology intersect with a discussion of the
online Cultural Institute. Google has partnered with hundreds of museums,
cultural institutions, and archives to host the world’s cultural treasures - online
and accessible to everyone. And then on the 28th Joyce Powell Morin from MCMC will
discuss the “Healing Power
of Gratitude and Optimism” which was postponed in December.
Jerry
Phillips forwarded me a statement by the European Commission announcing the new
official language of the European Union. It was agreed that English would be best,
but because English spelling had room for improvement, they negotiated a 5-
year phase-in plan to what would become known as "Euro-English". (But
don’t believe everything you read!)
So I
thought I would write the music announcement incorporating the new spelling - starting
with the changes for the first two years: replacing the soft “c” with an “s”,
and the hard “c” with a “k”; and replacing the confusing "ph” with
"f".
Next
Tuesday at the Senter, Truman will be playing his Kountry Gold for your dansing
and listening pleasure. The doors open at 6:00, the musik starts at 7:00 and
the doors klose at 9:00. Everyone is invited inkluding nieces, nefews, aunts
and unkles. And donations are appresiatively aksepted.
Several
readers remembered singer, composer and pianist Neil Sedaka and his 1961 hit
single Calendar Girl. And as Joann Scott pointed out, a time when you could
understand the words, and I might add, were not embarrassed by them. (And the
winner of a Saturday Breakfast on March 15th is Marilyn Gladwell.)
Shifting
gears once again, this week’s two part “Remember When” question is about
fashion. If you asked teenagers today, they probably wouldn’t have a clue, but
what was the name of the piece of clothing commonly worn under a woman’s skirt
in the 50’s and 60’s? And to be more
specific, this article of clothing was used in the title of what television
comedy (1963-1970) that took place in the Shady Rest Hotel? E-mail your answer
to mcseniorcenter@gmail.com, call 541-296-4788 or send it with a picture of the
Hooterville Cannonball.
Well,
it has been another week trying to keep the light on without the bulb burning
out. Until we meet again, as Hector in his search for Happiness, once said “There’s
no point in looking before crossing the road if you don’t look in the right
direction.”
“What
did you do as a child that made the hours pass like minutes? Here is the key to
your earthly pursuits.” — Carl Jung
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