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Kendal residents arrange their own constantly evolving array of activities.  Residents Association committees active in auditorium events include:

  • Armchair Travel
  • Camera Club
  • Concerts
  • Current Topics
  • Playreaders
  • Pre-Kendal Memories
  • Saturday Night Live
  • Two film groups

Regularly scheduled groups include:**

  • Two book clubs, three bridge groups, and chess
  • Horticulture and Nature Conservancy
  • Kendal Singers and Sunday at the Opera
  • Knitting, Quilting, and Pottery
  • Low Vision and Parkinson Support Groups
  • Poets Walk In
  • Range of Motion, Senior Strength Training, and Tai Chi
  • Transitions for New Residents

Specific up-coming events as well as regularly scheduled events are listed below. (Please note that events may change without notice.) If you are interested in learning more about Kendal or Crosslands, please contact the Admissions and Marketing Department at 1-800-216-1920 or 610-388-1441.

Calendar - Special Events

All activities are held in the auditorium at 7:15 p.m. except as noted; hearing enhancement is always available.

June/July/August 2009
Tues. June 16 1:30 pm - Panel: "Choices When You Die" - Wellness Center
Wed. June 17

10:30 am - Transitions, Garden Tours - meet at Center, lower door

Concert: Fred Moyer, piano recital

Sat. June 20 Film committee, TBA
Mon. June 22 KRA Annual Meeting
Tue. June 23 10:30 am - Friendly Visitors Revival, training room
Wed. June 24 "Organizing for a Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty"
Sat. June 27 Saturday Night Live: Fred VanDoren, jazz piano
Sun. June 28 Vespers: Rev. Anita Adams Powell, Kennett Square
July 2009
Wed. July 1

ALL DAY - Name Tag Day

"Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"

Sat. July 4 INDEPENDENCE DAY - "1776"
Mon. July 6 Bob and Carolyn Parker: "The Ethnic Minorities of China"
Wed. July 8 "Exodus"
Thur. July 9

9 am - 6 pm - Collection of food items - the lounge

Documentary: "Pete Seeger: The Power of Song"

Sat. July 11 Janet Peck: "An Evening of African Dance"
Mon. July 13 "Wild China" Part 1, "The Heart of the Dragon "
Tues. July 14 8 am - 4 pm - Blood Drive
Wed. July 15 "Sweet bird of Youth "
Sat. July 18 Film Committee, TBA
Mon. July 20 "Wild China" Part 2, "Shangri La"
Wed. July 22 "Hud"
Sat. July 25 Tex Wyndham and his Red Lion Band
Mon. July 27 "Wild China" Part 3, "Tibet"
Wed. July 29

1:30 pm - Wellness - Dr. Bender: Acid Reflux

"Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"

August 2009
Sat. Aug. 1 Jack Hoopes and his Big Band music
Mon. Aug. 3 Game Night with Brubaker & Greist
Wed. Aug. 5 "The Sting"
Sat. Aug. 8 Jennifer Campbell, piano (recipient, Jean Keen bequest)
Mon. Aug. 10 "Wild China" Part 4, "Beyond the Wall"
Wed. Aug. 12 "The Verdict"
Thur. Aug. 13 Documentary: "Rivers and Tides"
Sat. Aug. 15 Book Reviews with Brick & McMurry
Mon. Aug. 17 "Wild China" Part 5, " Land of the Panda"
Wed. Aug. 19 "Nobody's Fool"
Sat. Aug. 22 Film Committee, TBA
Mon. Aug. 24 "Wild China" Part 6, "Tides of Change"
Wed. Aug. 26 "Where the Money Is"
Sat. Aug. 29 "Siblings", a play read by Fran Gilbert and Ruth McMurry
Mon. Aug. 31 Nothing Scheduled. Summer's over!!

**Regularly Scheduled Activities

Ann's Bridge: Mondays at 1:00 p.m. (Activity Central)

Aquatic Core Strengthening: Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays at 10:05 (Swimming Pool)

Aquatic Healthy Joints & Balance: Tuesdays & Thursdays at 10:00 (Swimming Pool)

Aquatic Water Works!: Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays at 9:05 (Swimming Pool)

Balance Class: Wednesdays at 11:00 a.m. (All-Purpose Room)

Book Club: First Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. ( Lower Cumberland Lounge)

Bridge: First, third and fifth Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. (Library)

Bridge (duplicate): Fridays at 7:00 p.m. (Activity Central)

Chess: Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. (Lounge)

Friends Meeting: Sundays at 10:30 a.m. (Library)

Horticulture: First Thursdays at 1:30 p.m. (Conference Room)

Hospice: Second Wednesdays at 2:30 p.m. (Activity Central)

Insights Low Vision Group: Third Wednesdays at 1:15 p.m. (Upper Cumberland)

Kendal Singers: Tuesdays at 3:30 p.m. (Activity Central)

Knitting: First day of each month at 3:00 p.m. (TV Lounge)

KRA Listening Post: First Mondays at 9:30 a.m. (Conference Room)

KRA Open Board Meeting: Second Mondays at 10:00 a.m. (Training Room)

Nature Conservancy: Fourth Mondays at 1:30 p.m. (Conference Room)

Newshour: Fridays, 6:00 and 7:00 p.m. (Auditorium)

Parkinson's Support Group: Fourth Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. (Training Room)

Playreaders: Third Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. (Training Room)

Poets Walk In: Second Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. (Farmhouse)

Pottery: Tuesdays & Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. (Pottery Room)

Quilting: Wednesdays & Fridays at 10:00 a.m. (Quilting Room)

Range of Motion: Mondays, Thursdays & Saturdays at 10:00 a.m. (Activity Central)

Strength Training: Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays at 8:50 a.m. (All-Purpose Room)

Sunday at the Opera: Sundays at 3:45 p.m. (Auditorium)

Tai Chi: Thursdays at 10:15 a.m. (All-Purpose Room)

Women's Lives Book Group: Second Wednesdays at 10:15 a.m. (TV Lounge)

Yoga: Mondays at 2:00 pm (All-Purpose Room)