On Jan. 8, a lunch bunch was held at Fresh Country Café and about 25 women attended. There was a variety of dishes, including sandwiches, salads, grilled chicken, fried chicken, tenderloin tips and more.
The luncheon was hosted by Helene Rubenstein and there were two door prizes. There was conversation throughout the entire meal and it looks like all had a good time.
There were several shops where you could go shopping that were nearby or people could go straight back to their homes.
There were over 50 residents at the lunch connoisseurs at Beef O’ Bradys on Jan. 11.
The menu was varied and had lots of choices. There was a chicken, steak or veggie bowl, along with chicken dinners, hamburg plates, shrimp platters, salads and so much more.
There were several door prizes, which was a very nice touch, and the waitresses were very nice and helped if someone had a question.
Once again, it was close to home, so we didn’t have to travel too far and we could go shopping after lunch or back to our homes.
Our host and hostess were Tom and Laurie Carter, and our thanks go out to them for doing a splendid job.
Later that night there was a show called “Re-Creation” in the community center. There were approximately 125 residents, family, friends and visitors.
It was a show that was spectacular and magical, hosted by Terry Gardner.
Before the show even started, a video presentation was on the screen in the front of the room. There also were men and women dressed in red, white and blue costumes greeting everyone and distributing a brochure to all.
Then, at 7 p.m., the show started by the director of Re-Creation, Jay Muller, where he explained about the group and the shows that they perform. He then introduced the first group that consisted of four women and three men, who were dressed in sparkling costumes and sang some songs, and also did some dancing.
Each song had a different singer with the rest of the group singing backup.
This was followed by classic American music, such as “Bill Bailey, Won’t you Please Come Home,“ “Music, Music, Music” (Put another Nickel in, In the Nickelodeon ) and also “Pennies from Heaven” and “Let me Call you Sweetheart” (with men dancing steps and singing to the women performers that were on chairs on the stage.)
A beautiful rendition of “I’m Beginning to See the Light” was done with a tap dancer in front of the stage. The singers then went to dance with people in the audience.
Songs such as “Tennessee Waltz,” “Fever,” “New York, New York” and more were performed to an excited audience. They did a great job.
Several disco songs were performed to an ecstatic crowd.
The performers then continued with several more songs, such as “YMCA” that had the audience clapping and singing along.
Also performed were several country tunes like “Country Boy,” “Mountain Music,” “God Bless the USA” and several others.
The women and men came to perform some rock n’ roll, and the women were in poodle skirts. They did a fine job of “Johnny B Goode,” “Chantilly Lace” and others. The seven performers walked through the audience singing songs like “Do Run Run, Do Run Run” and others.
They performed some classic rock and then came out on the stage dressed all in stars and stripes, and sang songs including “Yankee Doodle Dandy” and more.
They closed out the show singing the hymns of the Coast Guard, Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Merchant Marines, while the people who served in each individual branch stood to be recognized when the song was sung.
“America the Beautiful” and “God Bless America” were performed to a standing crowd. This marked the end of a terrific show with unforgettable entertainment.
By Helene Rubenstein, Grand Horizons
