Jewish Community Center
Sonoma County
1301 Farmers Lane
Santa Rosa, CA 95405
(707) 528-4222
(707) 528-4288, FAX
Friendship Circle - A Program for Adults 55+
Friendship Circle Exercise Class: LAUGHING YOGA
The Jewish Adults 55+ Program of the Jewish Community Center, Sonoma County
Friendship Circle is a Program designed for Jewish older adults in Sonoma County. It was founded almost thirty years ago and is now the premier year round program of the Jewish Community Center, Sonoma County. It offers cultural, recreational, educational, and social programming to healthy elders and outreach to frail and more isolated seniors in retirement communities. The Friendship Circle program provides a twice monthly Hot Lunch and Learn program, Senior Excursions to theatre and museums, monthly Yiddish clubs and classes, literature and exercise classes, Judaic studies, and special holiday events throughout the year.
Message from Friendship Circle Outreach Coordinator
Fran Danoff
We are so pleased by the positive feedback we get from
our Friendship Circle participants. We would like to
extend the Friendship Circle to those who may not already
know about us. Please call me if you are aware of seniors
who would enjoy our luncheons, excursions, and special
events. We are especially eager to contact newcomers
to our community, and those who may feel isolated or
lonely. We are expanding our programs throughout
the county, and welcome your suggestions. Thanks to
the renewal of a special transportation grant from the
Jewish Community Federation, we are able to offer
free rides to our events on the JFCS van within
Santa Rosa to those who can no longer drive. If you live
outside of Santa Rosa, we can arrange carpools from
Petaluma, Sebastopol, Sonoma, and Windsor/Healdsburg
to our events. (Please don’t let a lack of transportation be
an obstacle to participation.) I look forward to hearing
from you.
This year a number of our excursions funded by the Jewish Community Federation, sold out quickly:
The Drowsy Chaperone at the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco
San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum: Power and Glory: China’s Ming Dynasty
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco Schumann’s Symphony No. 2
San Francisco Contemporary Museum
Due to the growing
popularity of our Senior Excursions,
we have decided to give first
priority for trip reservations to our
Friendship Circle Members.
***For all trips we must have an
updated medical form by date of departure.
You can call if you have any questions. We
will send you a new medical form before
the day of the trip, if necessary.
****
We strongly encourage those
who have never attended one of our
excursions to sign up and give it a try. No
one is ever turned away based on ability
to pay. (Please speak to Fran Danoff in
confidence.)
These events are being sponsored
with the generous support of the Senior
Excursion Fund of the Jewish Community
Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula,
Marin and Sonoma Counties.
Regular classes and events
Download the current newsletter for time and location information:
Exercise Class With Barbara Goodridge
Mah Jongg with
Lisa Isaac & Carol Jarvis
Life Stories/Memoir Writing – Suzanne Sherman
Judaic Studies Class
Yiddish Conversation Groups –Petaluma & Santa Rosa
Old World Charm
featuring
Due Zighi Baci
March 8 at Noon
They were such a hit the first
time we heard them we just
couldn’t wait to invite them
back to the Friendship Circle.
You will not want to miss this!
Sheri Mignano’s Zighi Baci
(pronounced Ziggy Botchchee)
plays dance music in the
Italian “Ballo Liscio” style: waltzes,
mazurkas, polkas, rhumbas, tangos, tarantellas, paso dobles,
jotas, and marches. Sheri has spent her lifetime playing and
loving this music and is a well-published authority on the
genre. Tenore Lyrico Michael Van Why specializes in 19th
century French melodie, Italian/Neapolitan and German art
song. Let the music and magic of Due Zighi Baci stir your
passion and come sing along to some familiar tunes.
Barbara Friday Fashion Show
March 22 at Noon
Novelty tops a nd jackets, perfect fit jeans, pants, capris and
shorts
Related separates and accessories
Fabrics for work, travel, evening and play
Colors for every palate
Jud Goodrich, who will play
piano during the show, has
been an amateur musician
most of his life playing the
French horn, piano, and
accordion. He currently
plays in three concert
bands and two Elderhostel
orchestras. He also plays at
Jack London State Historic
Park. His specialty is playing songs of the 40s for sing-alongs
at retirement homes and social events in Oakmont.s fun Barbara Friday Fashion Show
Luncheon Details for luncheons above:
$10 Friendship Circle members; $12 for non-members, includes lunch and
dessert. Payment is accepted at the door.
Both luncheons will be at Congregation Shomrei Torah, located at 2600
Bennett Valley Road, Santa Rosa.
Call Fran 528-1476 to reserve.
The Sisters Rosensweig
by Wendy Wasserstein
presented by
Traveling Jewish Theatre
at JCC, San Francisco
Sunday, January 17, 2010
These events are sponsored
with the generous support
of the Senior Excursion
Fund of the Jewish Community
Federation of San Francisco, the
Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma
Counties. We greatly appreciate
their continued support of
Friendship Circle.
Excursions
California Academy of Sciences, March 9
We have a waiting list if you are interested in joining us.
Contact Fran 528-1476 or [email protected]
Musically Yours with
Jack & Adele
April 12 at noon
By request, Jack and Adele
are returning to us one year
later with new tunes for our
enjoyment. They are wonderful
entertainers, so make your reservations early for this luncheon.
Amish Quilts:
Geometry and Simplicity,
Community and Belief
April 26 at noon
Presented by the Docent Council of
the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Docent Martha Walker will present an engaging slide show,
discussion and question and answer session on the Amish
contribution to American textile history.
JCC Senior Singles Kickoff Event
Sunday April 18 at 1:30 pm
Potluck luncheon for Jewish singles
Clubhouse, 212 Los Alamos Road, Santa Rosa, 95409.
There is no fee to attend; reservations are required by
contacting Penny Wolfsohn at 546-0155 or pwolfsohn@
sbcglobal.net. Space is limited so call early for reservations.
Food assignment will be confirmed upon making your
reservation. If you are unable to make this event, but wish
to participate in this group, please call Penny and watch for
upcoming events in the Friendship Circle newsletter and the
JCC weekly emails.
Passover Seders
Wednesday, March 31
4 pm at Vineyard Commons.
Norman Eisley, leader. Open to a
limited number of outside guests.
5 pm at Oakmont Gardens. Jerry Newman, leader. Some
spaces available for outside guests. Thursday, April 1
4 pm at The Lodge at Paulin Creek. Norman Eisley, leader.
For residents and their families only.
5 pm at Spring Lake Village.
Eli Cohen and Caryn Fried, leaders. Residents only.
For Passover Seders, contact Fran Danoff, Outreach
Coordinator, at (707)528-1476 or [email protected] for
reservations and information.
