Volume 1, Issue 7 October 2014 4041 El Camino Way Palo Alto, CA 94306 (650) 320-8626 Happy October at the Avant! The Avant We conducted our first residents meeting in September. Thank you to all the residents who attended and provided us with feedback, ideas, and even compliments! We took your ideas to heart and have already implemented many of them. The next residents meeting will take place on Tuesday, October 21, at 11:00am, in the Media Room. See you there! Election Day is Tuesday, November 4, 2014. You will have to travel to an outside polling place on election day if you would like to take part in this election and have not registered to vote-by-mail. We are encouraging residents to vote-by-mail in order to avoid having to go to the polling place for this and future elections. If you have not registered to vote since moving to The Avant, you will need to register again and/or update your address in order to vote in future elections. The deadline to register to vote for the General Election in November is October 20, 2014. The deadline to register for vote-by-mail is October 28, 2014. If you need voter registration forms, please see Deeann in the activities department for help. If you are uncertain your voter registration status, you can look up this information by visiting: www.eservices.sccgov.org/rov/?tab=vr Do you ever return from a shopping or personal outing and have a handful or more items to carry up to your apartment? The Avant has small shopping carts that residents can use to transport things to their apartment. There are two carts by the back elevator in the parking garage, or you can ask the Concierge for a cart if you return through the lobby. When you are done using the carts, just give the Concierge a call, and our staff will pick the cart up from your apartment! The Beauty Salon is open by appointment only. To make an appointment with the beautician, please contact Afsaneh Marandi at (415) 430-5541. We are tweaking our music selection for the music played in common areas at The Avant. During the September residents meeting, residents expressed their preference for classical music or jazz. Please give any specific music ideas to Esther or Deeann in the Activity Department! If you have any questions or suggestions for the Dining Services, please contact Sherry at sbucio@theavantpaloalto.com. For example, if you have a recipe to share or ideas for special dining events, let us know Dining Room Breakfast Buffet Mondays—Saturdays 7:00am to 9:00am Lunch 12:00pm to 2:00pm (optional; 1– hour notice) Dinner 6:00pm to 8:00pm Sunday Brunch 10:00am to 1:00pm BON APPETIT! Nicolas Jardin Chef Sherry Bucio Director of Dining Services FITNESS PROGRAMMING Page 2 CONTACTING OUR FITNESS INSTRUCTORS If you would like to contact our fitness instructors, please feel free to email with your questions! Michele Carter Aquatic Fitness michelecarter1123@gmail.com Ev Corzberg Aquatic Fitness/Fitness Training ecorzberg@gmail.com Moj Razmi Yoga/Personal Training mojdehr@yahoo.com Irene Hu Tai Chi irene.hu@gmail.com Affirma Rehab Balance/Resistance Training MKaur@affirmarehabilitation.com Esther Gin Fitness Circuits/Stretching egin@theavantpaloalto.com If you have any ideas for fitness programming or suggestions to improve our fitness and aquatic programs at The Avant, please email Deeann Hui, Director of Activities at dhui@theavantpaloalto.com. WALKING & HIKING CLUBS COME STAY ACTIVE ON OUR GROUP WALKING & HIKING OUTINGS! Walking Club Wednesday, October 8, at 3:30pm Robles Park Hiking Club Wednesday, October 29, at 3:30pm Foothill Park Fitness Programs at The Avant MORNING Aquatic Fitness w/Michele Carter Sundays at 9:30am Balance Training w/Affirma Rehab Fridays at 9:30am Fitness Circuits w/Esther Gin Mondays at 9:30am Aquatic Fitness w/Michele Carter Tuesdays at 1:30pm Aquatic Fitness w/Michele Carter Saturdays at 9:30am Fitness Training w/Ev Corzberg Tuesdays at 9:15am Resistance Training w/Affirma Rehab Wednesdays at 9:30am AFTERNOON Personal Training/Yoga w/Moj Razmi Mondays at 2:15pm Aquatic Fitness w/Michele Carter Thursdays at 9:30am Walking/Hiking Clubs w/Esther Gin Wednesdays at 3:30pm Morning Stretches w/Esther Gin Select Sundays at 11:00am Tai Chi w/Irene Hu Thursdays at 2:30pm FITNESS ROOM SWIMMING POOL/SPA Open Daily Key Access Daily from 7:30am to 10:00pm 7:30am to 10:00pm * check out the pool key at the Concierge Desk SPECIAL EVENTS THIS MONTH Page 3 Palo Alto City Council Candidates Meet & Greet Join us for a Meet & Greet with candidates from the Palo Alto City Council. Candidates Scheduled to Attend: Tom Dubois Lydia Kou Eric Filseth Greg Scharff John Fredrich Nancy Shepherd Karen Holman Cory Wolbach TUESDAY OCTOBER 14, 2014 7:00pm All Avant residents are welcome to attend this very special event. Please note that members of the Palo Alto community have also been invited to attend. If you have a family member or friend who would like to attend, please rsvp for your guest(s) at the Concierge Desk by October 9. Please note that, due to the time of this event, the time for dinner will be changed on this day. More information soon. Enter the 1st Annual Resident Halloween Costume Contest! Best Costume wins a $100 Visa gift card! FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31 11:30am ENTERTAINMENT & LECTURES THIS MONTH Page 6 JOHNNY FABULOUS * Piano Bar * Wednesday, October 15, at 8:15pm Join us for a special evening concert with Johnny Fabulous on Wednesday, October 15, at 8:15pm, in the Lounge. For over a decade, singer, the unmistakable voice and piano stylings of the Johnny Fabulous Show have brought joy to and entertained audiences. Blending the swing of Sinatra with the soulfulness of Ray Charles, Johnny performs Classics from the Great American Songbook as well as his own compositions—some poignant, some comic, many drawn from his own perspectives and experiences. Website: www.johnnyfabulous.com IAN SCARFE * Classical Pianist * Tuesday, October 21, at 3:15pm Ian Scarfe will perform a classical piano concert on Tuesday, October 21, at 3:15pm, in the Lounge. He will perform a unique program of classical pieces, as well as other pieces inspired by this interaction with residents. See you at this always-popular concert! URSULA NABOURS * Tech Talk & Support * Sundays at 2:00pm Ursula Nabours is a IT Help Desk professional. Ursula conducts a weekly Tech Support/Tech Talk program on Sundays at 2:00pm, in the Media Room. She will be on-hand to answer any resident tech questions, as well as present information on specific topics: Sunday, October 5 Sunday, October 12 Sunday, October 19 Sunday, October 26 Installing Anti-Virus Software on Your Computers Questions and Troubleshooting Your Tablet Facebook, Twitter, and Other Social Media Best Search Engines and Websites for Your Needs DARWIN PATNODE * Literary Lecturer * Wednesday, October 22, at 3:15pm This month, Darwin Patnode’s literary lecture is entitled, “Edgar Allan Poe’s Life and Works”. In celebration of Halloween, come and learn about America's spookiest writer of the past. This talk will tell about his strange, intensely emotional life, his writing style, and three popular stories: "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Cask of Amontillado," and "Ligeia." Join us on Wednesday, October 22, at 3:15pm, in the Media Room. STEVEN GARY * Guitarist/Vocalist * Thursday, October 23, at 3:15pm Steven Gary is a singer, songwriter, acoustic guitarist, and electric bassist who as appeared internationally on stage, TV, records and radio and has performed with some of the top names in the entertainment industry. He will be performing for residents on Thursday, October 23, at 3:15pm, in the Lounge. Join us! Website: www.stevengarymusic.com HAPPY HOUR ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE David Levin (Piano) October 3 David Crimmen (Guitar/Vocals) October 10 KC Jiang (Irish Whistle/Harmonica) October 17 Dynamic Duet (Guitar/Percussion/Vocals) October 24 Fridays at 3:30pm Flute Cocktail (Flute/Piano) October 31 In the Lounge OUTINGS & SPECIAL EVENTS THIS MONTH Page 7 FIELD TRIP– Great Glass Pumpkin Patch CONCERT OUTING- Bing Center at Stanford Celebrating its 19th anniversary, the Great Glass Pumpkin Patch is the largest glass pumpkin patch in California. Featuring roughly 10,000 hand-blown glass pumpkins crafted by more than 20 prominent glass artisans, this beloved fall event returns to the newly renovated Palo Alto Art Center. You can return on the weekend after to “purchase” any pumpkins as well. We will visit this “patch” on Thursday, October 9, at 1:00pm. Please sign up at the Concierge Desk by October 6. Cost: free Stanford University's Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics has been on the scene of electronic and computer-generated sound, since, well, before there was a scene. We are proud in 2014 to be celebrating three important moments in the history of CCRMA and of computer music: founder John Chowning's 80th birthday. The concert is on Sunday, October 26 at 2:30pm. Please sign up by October 12 at Concierge Desk. Cost: $20.00 More info: www.greatglasspumpkinpatch.com/ More info: www.live.stanford.edu/calendar/ october-2014/triple-ccrmalite-40-50-80 MOVIE OUTING- ‘My Old Lady’ MOVIE OUTING- ‘Notorius’ Join us on our monthly movie outing to see ‘My Old Lady’ on Thursday, October 2, at 1:30pm, at Cinearts Theater in Palo Alto. Synopsis: Despondent New Yorker Mathias Gold (Kevin Kline) ventures to Paris with plans of liquidating the apartment inherited from his late father, but runs into an unexpected roadblock when he discovers that the flat is currently inhabited by his father's former lover, an elderly Englishwoman named Mathilda. Sign up at Concierge by October 1. Cost: $9.00 The Stanford Theatre brings the authentic moviegoing experience of Hollywood's Golden Age! Classic Hollywood directors never intended you to watch their pictures on a video screen in your living room. We will be attending a matinee presentation of the classic film Notorious (1946) on Saturday, October 11, at 2:30pm. (Move begins at 3:30pm). Please sign up at the Concierge Desk by October 4. Cost: $8.50 More info: www.fandango.com/ myoldlady_175305/plotsummary More info: Theatre: www.stanfordtheatre.org Movie: www.imdb.com/title/tt0038787/ FIELD TRIP— Gamble Garden in Palo Alto LUNCH OUTING- Café Brioche Restaurant We will be going to Gamble Garden in Palo Alto on Friday, October 31, at 1:30pm. A non-profit horticultural foundation in Palo Alto, south of San Francisco, Gamble Garden’s two and a half acre property includes formal and demonstration gardens, as well as an historic house, carriage house, and tea house. Sign up by Thursday, October 16. Cost: free Do you enjoy trying international cuisines? We will be tasting Southern French/California cuisine at Café Brioche in Palo Alto on Wednesday, October 23, at 12:00pm. Please sign up at the Concierge Desk by 10:00am on the same day. Some items on the menu include: beef Bourgignone, polenta with vegetables, brioche French toast — just to name a few! More info: www.gamblegarden.org More info: www.cafebrioche-paloalto.com OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS ~ Let’s Celebrate! Pierre D. on October 14 Shirley C. on October 17 Come and enjoy cake & champagne in the Lounge at 3:00pm! PLANNING AHEAD… OUTINGS & SPECIAL EVENTS NEXT MONTH Page 8 THEATER OUTING– Nutcracker We will be attending Pacific Ballet’s performance of The Nutcracker at the Mountain View Performing Arts Center on Saturday, November 29, at 1:00pm. This exciting production has been widely praised for its excellent choreography and dancers. Pacific Ballet's dancers greet you as you enter the theater. See the holiday classic brought to life as young Clara joins her family and friends at a Christmas party and is given the Nutcracker by her beloved godfather, Herr Drosselmeyer. Cost: $26.00-$30.00 More info: www.pacificballet.org/performances.html LUNCH OUTING– Green Elephant Restaurant Do you enjoy trying international cuisines? We will be tasting Burmese/Chinese cuisine at the Green Elephant in Palo Alto on Thursday, November 20, at 12:00pm. Please sign up at the Concierge Desk by 10:00am on the same day, if you would like to attend the lunch outing. Some items on the menu include: tea leaf salad, walnut prawns, spicy eggplant, coconut chicken rice noodles, curry beef, and pineapple fried rice — just to name a few! More info: www.greenelephantgourmet.com FIELD TRIP– PACE Art Gallery in Menlo Park The current exhibit is entitled, “A Brief History of PACE”. A survey exhibition including over sixty works by twelve of the artists who have made Pace one of the leading galleries for over half a century. The exhibition marks the extension of Pace’s temporary Menlo Park gallery, located in the former Tesla headquarters, and follows surveys of Alexander Calder and Tara Donovan. A timeline of Pace’s history will provide context to the works on view, chronicling Pace and art history postwar. Join us on this field trip on Saturday, November 8. Cost: free More info: www.pacegallery.com/menlopark/exhibitions/12694/a-brief-history-of-pace-vol-1 MOVIE OUTING– CineArts in Palo Alto We will have a movie outing at CineArts in Palo Alto. We will watch a matinee showing in the afternoon. Movie title and time to be determined once movie lists come out at the end of October. We will go see the movie on Friday, November 14. Cost: $7.50 For more information about our activity programs, please email us: Deeann Hui Esther Gin Follow Us Online! 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