Next 60+ Senior Social Luncheon

When:

Saturday January 14, 2012  from 12:30 to 3:30 pm. 

Where:

Inner Light Ministries, 5630 Soquel Drive, Soquel CA (Map)

There is a large parking lot on the site with adequate parking for all.

RSVP:

Email to 60Plus@diversitycenter.org or phone our voicemail (831) 425-5422 Ext. 108, by Thursday,  January 12th.
A $5 donation is appreciated to help us defray costs. However, no one will be turned away for lack of funds.

Program:

The Watsonville Bassoon Project

We are fortunate to welcome this professional bassoon quartet to entertain our senior community. These musicians will share their love of contemporary songs played on their unique and compelling bassoons. Their playlist includes: "Tijuana Taxi", "Once Upon A Time", "Storybook Love", "Teddy Bears Picnic", "One Note Samba", "Wave", "Popeye the Sailor Man", "Don't Stop Believin'", "Journey", and some Beatles songs.

Ron Bobb plays contrabassoon and bassoon with the Silicon Valley Symphony, the San Jose Wind Symphony and free lances on the Central Coast. He played contrabassoon and bassoon with the San Jose Symphony, the Monterey Symphony and the Santa Cruz Symphony.

Jane Orzel currently plays principal bassoon with the Monterey Symphony, the Santa Cruz Symphony and Ensemble Monterey and performs with other groups on the Central Coast.

Lettie Smith is currently principal bassoonist in Silicon Valley Symphony. She specializes in double reed instruments and has played schawms, crumhorns and the rankett with early music groups, as well as the Great Highland Bagpipes.

Matthew Thornton plays principal bassoon with the San Jose Wind Symphony, bassoon with The Silicon Valley Symphony and formally played bassoon with the South Valley Symphony and San Jose Municipal Band.


Spotlight Sponsor:

Our Spotlight Sponsor for the January luncheon is an anonymous member of our elder community who wishes to support the 60+ senior program in recognition of the eight outstanding performers who courageously shared their skill of story, music, and voice at our first 'Senior Talent/No Talent Show' this past November. Thank you for the wonderful entertainment and the joy you provided to all of us.

Starlight Sponsor:

ComForcare Companion Services, home care specialist in Santa Cruz County working to keep seniors independent in their homes. http://www.comforcare.com/ (831) 427-1553. Help is never far away.


We want to take this opportunity to thank all of our 2011 sponsors and our amazing volunteers.
We couldn’t have done it without you.

2011 Sponsors: Oak Tree Villa Retirement Community, CJ Elizabeth with ComForcare Home
Care Services, St. John’s Helpful Shop, Frank Garcia, Debbie King Consultants, Terry Cavanagh
and several donors who wish to remain anonymous.
60+ Senior Program Committee members and volunteers: Jane Schwickerath, Doug
Urbanus, Mardi Brown, Laura Brown, Frank Garcia, Bev York, Sandra Sandoval, Joe Eugene,
C.J. Elizabeth, Colleen O’Connell, Mary Rodriguez, Susan Deaver, Kathy Jones, June McClune,
Denny Carroll, and Brian Spencer.

Please support the presenters and sponsors who support our program! 

If our sponsor is a business or a service, we have a page that tells you a bit more. You'll find find links, telephone numbers and address for This Month's Sponsor and information about prior months' sponsors.


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