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Watercolor Class with Gail Tuesday, July 14 1:00 p.m., Creation Studio Join fellow residents for an afternoon watercolor class. You do not have to be an artist to learn new skills such as watercolor painting. We all start as beginner artists and gain knowledge over time. Gail is back this month to instruct another watercolor class. There are 14 spots available for this class. Please sign up early, as spots fill up very quickly. Birthday Luncheon Thursday, July 16 12:00 p.m., Dining Room Today, you deserve a celebration for all the joy you bring into the world. There are many precious things in life, but few are as special as you! We invite those with a July birthday to lunch in our Dining Room as we celebrate and wish you all a Happy Birthday. Kindly RSVP with the Concierge by Thursday, July 9. Curiosity University: The Bill of Rights Friday, July 17 1:00 p.m., Community Room Learn why James Madison drafted them, how his contemporaries understood them, and why they had little impact on American life until the 1930s is a story worth telling. The two 18th-century documents that best express American ideals are the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. In their own time, however, the former fared far better than the latter. Join Michael Harrington to listen to a Curiosity University lecture on the Bill of Rights, which is given by Carol Berkin, Presidential Professor of History at Baruch College and a member of the history faculty of the Graduate Center of CUNY. All are welcome to attend.
Welcome Reception Friday, July 10 3:00 p.m., Bistro Please welcome the new residents of Park Place. Wine, soft drinks, and hors d’oeuvres will be served. Park Place Book Discussion The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters Saturday, July 11 3:00 p.m., Providence Dining Room July 1962. Following in the tradition of Indigenous workers from Nova Scotia, a Mi’kmaq family arrives in Maine to pick blueberries for the summer. Weeks later, four-year-old Ruthie, the family’s youngest child, vanishes. She is last seen by her six-year-old brother, Joe, sitting on a favorite rock at the edge of a berry field. Joe will remain distraught by his sister’s disappearance for years to come. In Maine, a young girl named Norma grows up as the only child of an affluent family. Her father is emotionally distant, her mother frustratingly overprotective. Norma is often troubled by recurring dreams and visions that seem more like memories than imagination. As she grows older, Norma slowly comes to realize there is something her parents aren’t
telling her. Unwilling to abandon her intuition, she will spend decades trying to uncover this family secret. All are welcome to attend the Park Place Book Discussion
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