With colder weather settling in, our days of picnicking in the park and enjoying concerts in the courtyard may be behind us for another season, but November is going to be anything but dull. Just take a look at a few of the events that are still to come for Marjorie P. Lee.
Wednesday, November 12
3:00 PM: Downloading with Dan and Debbie
Did you know that one of the fastest growing group of internet users is seniors over 65?
We did, and that’s why we host regular computer learning sessions! Today, Dan and Debbie will be walking us through the ins and outs of digital photos, answer the questions you need to know about how to view photos in email, how you get photos from your phone or mobile device, and how to print them!
Friday, November 14
9:45 AM: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
As, always, our shuttle is available for residents who wish to attend the symphony. This morning, we’ll be offering transportation to and from the performance of One City, One Symphony, a commanding experience featuring Mahler’s expansive Titan Symphony, Beethoven’s dramatic interpretation of the Coriolanus legend, and the poignant Hymne à la justice, by a French composer whose valiant efforts to protect his family and home from German soldiers during World War I made him a national hero.
Monday, November 17
11:00 AM: Museum Trip
The latest installment of the Brown Bag Lecture series at the Cincinnati Museum Center is all about how broadcast radio, the first mass media where millions of people experienced the same events simultaneously, changed the country and the world forever. Today’s lecture, Radio Waves, brings back memories of Cincinnati's innovative powerhouse WLW, the Nation's Station, other fine stations, programs, and talented performers that entertained and informed generations of listeners.
Tuesday, November 18
5:00 PM: Dinner Out
Marjorie P. Lee will be heading out to dinner at Bella Luna on historic Eastern Avenue. Known for its warm atmosphere and authentic Italian cuisine, the restaurant is all about encouraging diners to “eat well, love deeply, and live long”—a sentiment our community shares.
21 Friday, November 21
7:00 PM: Musical Guest
Tonight, we’re so pleased to welcome the Queen City Sisters to Marjorie P. Lee as they perform in the Event Center. The Queen City Sisters, Melanie Woodruff, Kirsten Smith, and Edy Dreith, came together in the fall of 2013 to revise and revamp the songs of the 40s and 50s with a new flair—starting with the incomparable Andrews Sisters whose style, look, and sound help shape our perception of the 40s. Many songs from this era are stamped in the musical collective consciousness, and the Queen City Sisters have found a bond with all ages while singing these classics.
The Queen City Sisters’ repertoire features tunes that show the different faces of humanity— love, loss, longing, and fun.
Saturday, November 22
6:45 PM: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
In this evening’s CSO performance, world-renowned husband and wife duo Jaime Laredo and Sharon Robinson give the world premiere of André Previn’s Double Concerto for Violin and Cello as part of Linton Music’s festival in honor of the multi-faceted Mr. Previn.
24 Monday 3:00 Book Discussion Group will meet in the Lee Library to discuss The Aviator’s Wife by Melanie Benjamin.
29 Saturday, November 29
6:45 PM: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
This evening, the CSO encourages you to “skip the mall for Music Hall…” and an incredible all Tchaikovsky program. The Thanksgiving-weekend performance will mark the CSO debut of pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk, whose “blow-your-socks-off virtuosity is complemented with a dark, intense, ferociously concentrated essence and nature,” says London’s Gramophone. Gavrylyuk is set to wow with Tchaikovsky’s towering masterwork of the Russian romantic literature, and one of the best loved piano arrangements of all time, Piano Concerto No. 1 among many others.
