Resilient Living Center

May

Friday, May 2nd | 2:30p – 4:00p
LiveWell Cupcake Challenge
Free | The Test Kitchen
Bring a batch of cupcakes and participate in our LiveWell Cupcake Challenge. Do you have what it takes to bake the best cupcake! Prizes for Best Tasting, Most Creative, Best Decorated, and Wild Card! Or Sign Up for our Most Creative Cupcake Consumption Contest! Please sign up at the Front Desk.

Tuesday, May 6th | 4:00p – 5:00p
An Evening of Poetry
Free | The Test Kitchen

Listen to powerful poems written by different poets, who will share their inspiration behind the poems they wrote. Share with the authors your own interpretations of the poems! While listening to and discussing the poems, you will get to snack on an array of appetizers.
Among the poets will be:

• Dave Louen, a professional artist whose creative talents also includes having authored several poems
• Julie Naan, a retired editor and English teacher, who will share some poems she co-authored in a Poetry Group she attends at LiveWell
• Barbara O’Brien, a retired nurse who wrote a book of poetry for her family, the Didactic Rose

Wednesday, May 7th | 3:00p – 4:00p
Plantsville Howlin’ Jammers Song and Drum Performance
Free | Performance Studio
The Howlin’ Jammers are excited to present a selection of their favorite songs to share the joy of making music with the LiveWell community! This will be a combined performance of the Drum Circle, Song Circle, and Glee Club. Participants are encouraged to join in making music together; come enjoy the music, grab an instrument, and sing along!

Thursday, May 8th | 4:00p – 5:30p
Craft Cocktails and Mocktails
The Test Kitchen
Learn to use new age cooking techniques like sous vide and combi ovens to enhance your cocktail making abilities. From infused spirits and mixers to dried and rehydrated garnishes. These new skills will be sure to impress your family and friends.
Free to Residents / $20 Member / $30 Non-Member
Registration Required | CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Tuesday, May 13th | 4:00p – 5:00p
Presentation: What is Life? Why is there Life? Life is a Cosmological Event.
Free | Performance Studio
Facilitated by Dr. Don Buckley

From the Presenter: “We live in an incredible time when many of most precious secrets of our reality are becoming understood with scientific clarity. Since I was seven years old, I have been captivated by the desire to understand what life is and how it came to be. We can substantially address these questions now and the vision that emerges is extrordinary, utterly fascinating, and beautiful. These revelations inform me that you and I are AMAZING and I revel in our compantionship. I would like share an overview of this fabulous story with you in hope that this knowlege will bring you wonder and peace also. 

This story revolves around the convergence of two kinds of evolution, evolution of the Universe (Cosmological Evolution) and evolution of life on Earth, and probably other (Biological Evolution). For each inquiry our goal is the same, to comprehend how the entity originated and how it has changed in the course of its evolution- how it works. Out ultimate goal is to reveal how the workings of this cosmic ballet consummates the creation life from non-life. What is life? What is there life?”

Dr. Don Buckley, BSc, MSc, and PhD in botany and evolutionary genetics, is an Emeritus Professor of Biology at Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT. He currently enjoys membership in the LiveWell community in Plantsville, CT. He is a Smithsonian Laureate, Apple Distinguished Educator, Harry Jack Gray Outstanding Teacher, and recipient of the Award for Innovative Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Technology.

LiveWell provides a platform for diverse voices and perspectives. The content of this presentation reflects the speaker’s individual viewpoint and is not an endorsement of any particular ideology or opinion by LiveWell.

Wednesday, May 14th | 4:00p – 5:30p
Butchering and Meat Basics
The Test Kitchen
Have you ever seen those huge (but cheap) cuts of beef or pork at Costco or Sam’s Club and been intimidated? Well fear no more! Come learn to break down primal cuts and slice perfect filets, steaks, and chops. Learn where the meat you eat comes from on an animal and why certain parts are so different.
Free to Residents / $15 Member / $25 Non-Member
Registration Required | CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Saturday, May 17th | 12:30p – 2:00p
Live Music with Chris Marolda
Free | The Gathering Place cafe

Tuesday, May 20th | 3:00p – 4:00p
Spring Glen Flute Trio
Free | Performance Studio
The Spring Glen Flute Trio will play “Name That Tune from Movies, Broadway and … “ where they will play and you will name the tune. They are Marilyn Kendrix, Hannah Leckman, and Judy Offutt from Spring Glen Congregational church.

Tuesday, May 20th | 4:00p – 5:30p
The Art of Dumpling Making
The Test Kitchen
Did you know almost every culture in the world has their own version of “dumplings”? Whether they’re steamed, fried, baked or boiled, the options are almost limitless. Come learn to make traditional and not so traditional dumplings from start to finish.
Free to Residents / $20 Member / $30 Non-Member
Registration Required | CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Wednesday, May 28th | 4:00p – 5:00p
Documentary: Our Great National Parks- Tsavo, Kenya
Free | Performance Studio
In Kenya’s Tsavo National Park, thousands of elephants roam the breathtaking, vast landscape, along with hippos, rhinos, hornbills and more.

Thursday, May 29th | 4:00p – 6:00p
LiveWell Spring Semester Class Participant Art Show
Free | Art Studio
Join us as we showcase the works of our Spring Semester participants.

June

More June Events Being Added Soon!.. 

Wednesday, June 4th | 3:00p – 4:00p
Classic Country Music with Jim Moore
Free | The Test Kitchen

Classic Country..All the greats! Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and more.

Thursday, June 12th | 3:00p – 4:00p
A Century of Innovation: Connecticut’s Aerospace Legacy
Presented by The New England Air Museum
Free | Performance Studio

From biplanes to spacesuits, this virtual tour will highlight Connecticut’s role in the past, present, and future of aviation by exploring over one hundred years of local aerospace history.

Wednesday, June 18th | 3:00p – 4:00p
Foundry Saxophone Quartet
Free | The Test Kitchen

The foundry Saxophone Quartet plays a wide variety of repertoire. Some of it is light and fun like Henry Mancini’s The Pink Panther or Cantina Band from Star Wars. We love to play ragtime tunes like The Cascades by Scott Joplin. We also play standards of the classical saxophone repertoire like this piece by Caryl Florio, not to mention many jazz pieces like Blue Skies. We can also provide an entire program of Christmas/winter music. You can check us out on Facebook @FoundrySaxophoneQuartet

Saturday, June 21st | 12:30p – 2:00p
Music with Pat & Amity
Free | The Test Kitchen

Join Pat & Amity at our special Saturday Cafe Hours as they play and sing a variety of upbeat tunes. 

Thursday, June 26th | 3:00p – 4:00p
A History of LGBTQ Connecticut
Presented by the CT Museum of Culture & History
Free | Performance Studio

Throughout its history, Connecticut’s LGBTQ population has moved from leading hidden, solitary lives to claiming visible, powerful, valuable, and contributing places in society. Join us to explore the history of that experience: stories of oppression and resilience, tragedy and triumph.

Presented by: Mya Concepcion is a Museum Educator at the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History. She develops and teaches educational programs for school and adult audiences. Mya has had experience in both education and museums in CT and holds a B.A. in Art and Art History from the University of Hartford.

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