Critical Conversations on Aging, Health, Safety and Planning

Menorah Park will welcome Kathryn Kilpatrick, M.A. CCC/SLP on Thursday, September 8, 2011 at 6:30pm in the Menorah Park Saltzman Auditorium.  Ms. Kilpatrick is a Geriatric Communication Consultant who will be covering multiple topics pertaining to aging which will include:

• When is the right time to have a conversation with your parents or adult children about critical concerns.
• What are your concerns related to aging and what are the best approaches in addressing them.
• What information is available to help with planning in order to avoid a crisis

We invite you to attend this fascinating and informative discussion.  This event will be held on Thursday, September 8, 2011 at 6:30pm in the Menorah Park Saltzman Auditorium.  Program and dinner are free of charge but seating is limited so please reserve space early.  You can RSVP to Beth Silver at 216-839-6678 or bsilver@menorahpark.org by Wednesday, August 24, 2011.

Menorah Park Experts will also be available to answer individual questions following the program. 

Kosher Dietary Laws Apply

Giselle the Ballet in 3D

Continuing its mission to offer groundbreaking in-theater events of all types, NCM Fathom presents GISELLE IN 3D, the world’s first 3-D ballet to be shown with RealD™ 3D technology on Tuesday, July 12 at Noon followed by a second performance at 7:30 p.m. (both times local). Pre-recorded at the historic Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia, GISELLE IN 3D captures the beauty and movement of a world-class performance in a new and multi-dimensional way, offering cinema audiences a 'best seat in the house' experience from anywhere in their local theater.

http://www.clevelandmovieblog.com/2011/07/giselle-in-3d-ballet-cinema-event-to.html

Several Wiggins Place tenants are taking advantage of this performance of Giselle in 3D and are joining Tracy Derschau, Wiggins Place Life Enrichment Director, on July 12th for an outing to this much anticipated movie event at the Regal Severance Town Center Theater.

Smores, Wiggins Style

It's not summertime unless there is a campfire and of course toasted marshmallows and Smores. 

The front patio and parking lot was transformed into a makeshift camp site and the tenants came out to toast marshmallows, trade camping stories and make delicious, gooey smores. 

This definitely was a don't miss event. 

Thank you to all the tenants who taught us how to make the most scrumptious smores!!

Ruth Schwartz (l) and Marv Kursh (r) make their own great campfire Smores.  Yum

Happy Birthday, Irwin!!

One Sunday, July 10th, the Wiggins Place family celebrated Irwin Beckenstein's 99th Birthday! 

He treated family, friends and tenants to a delicious birthday cake from Contempo Cuisine and everyone had a fabulous time.

Happy Birthday, Irwin!

Irwin Beckenstein celebrates his 99th Birthday at Wiggins Place

The Concierge Vendor Fair

On June 29, 2011 Menorah Park was host to the 2nd Annual Concierge Vendor Fair.  Jenna Haffey is the Wiggins Place Community Concierge and she has been instrumental in getting our tenants out and about in the community on their own.  Our tenants have gone on trips ranging from the movie theater to the Playhouse to the Beck Center for the Arts.

The Vendor Fair, held in Menorah Park's Auditorium, showcased many key vendors from around the area.  The vendors included: The Cleveland Playhouse, The Cleveland Orchestra, Musical Theater Project, Cleveland Pops, Positively Cleveland, The Maltz Museum and Menorah Park's own Adaptive Living Shoppe.

Thank you to everyone for participating and see you next year!!

Gregg Gorzelle (r) shows off the amazing products from the Adaptive Living Shop at Menorah Park



Cleveland Rocks





Jenna Haffey, the extraordinary Community Concierge at Wiggins Place