NCCCR eNautilus newsletter

CENTER TO SAY FAREWELL TO CHANCELLOR MULLEN

Members gladly welcomed Chancellor James Mullen to the campus in 1999. They happily joined with the visionary leader when he lifted his shovel at the Reuter Center groundbreaking ceremony in 2000. Soon, five years after that historic day, they will gather at Reuter Center for a May 1 farewell party before Chancellor Mullen returns to New England to fill another administrative leadership position.

The reception, hosted by Center members and staff, will honor Mullen, who announced his departure in December. The event will happen above the ground he lifted at the groundbreaking ceremony: in the Chestnut Ridge Room on Sunday, May 1 from 2 to 4 p.m.
Mullen will leave the university this summer to become the president of the College of Our Lady of the Elms in Chicopee, Massachusetts. It is a Catholic liberal arts college with an average enrollment of 1100 students.

Center members and staff, who view the departing chancellor as a supportive friend to the NCCCR program, want to let him know how important his cooperation and encouragement have been to Reuter Center’s success. They are planning a humorous, original program, which is open to all members.

Individuals should RSVP by calling 251-6140 by April 25.

CENTER STAGES MAE WEST OUTING

Tickets go on sale April 15 for a May 22 matinee production of Dirty Blonde, performed by the North Carolina Stage Company at its downtown Asheville theater.

The Center for Creative Retirement has joined with AAUW to buy the 99-seat house for the 2 p.m. production on that Sunday.

The mature play with music is a funny and thought-provoking fascination with the legendary bad girl, Mae West. Flashbacks from West’s origins in vaudeville and her years as a sexy film icon tell the remarkable story of love, celebrity and ambition. The flashbacks are interspersed with scenes portraying an unusual relationship between West and two of her staunchest fans, Charlie and Jo.

The $20 tickets, which are on sale at the Reuter Center reception desk, include a post-show wine and hors d'oeuvre reception with the actors.

IKEBANA WORKSHOP GIVES HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE

Three trained instructors — Terri Ellis Todd, Susan Cano and Patsy Beyer — will direct a daylong lecture/demonstration and hands-on workshop in the art lab, Room 230, on April 30 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The Saturday workshop will help students develop expertise in Ikebana, the ancient Japanese art of flower arrangement that emphasizes a creative and beautiful means of expression.

To register, individuals should deliver a $65 check, which covers both materials and instruction, to Mary Lou Kreidler in room 212. Registration is limited to 20 students.

For more information about the course, individuals may check this Web site: www.unca.edu/ncccr/Catalog/SPR05/NCCCR_programs2.htm

GRAVELLE RECEIVES STATE HONOR

Barbara Gravelle, a 2004 alumna of the Leadership Training for Older Persons and now an active participant in Center activities, is one of three 60 and over applicants to receive a Senior Leadership Enhancement Initiative honor from the UNC Institute on Aging.

Jeanie Martin, who coordinates the LTOP program and who wrote a letter of recommendation for her to participate in a year-long program through this organization, said that Gravelle has chosen a project to work on.

Previously Gravelle’s team worked on a community project to renovate a unit in the downtown Vanderbilt Apartments to house a satellite office for Council on Aging. She also attended the Smith Barney Intergenerational Computer Literacy training.

During the College for Seniors Winter 2005 term, Gravelle taught Path of the Kytherian Aphrodite, a study of the Greek cultural history through art, architecture, archaeology and literature that followed the movement of the worship of Aphrodite, north from Crete in the Neolithic era to the Classical period on the mainland.

LIVELY LUNCHES: ENTERTAINMENT AND HOSPITALS

Springtime TGIF lunches, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p,m, in the Chestnut Ridge Room, continue to offer opportunities to enjoy talent and to learn about healthcare.

Members may bring brown bag lunches or buy food at the Reuter Café. At the April 29 Owen Conference event, the Center will serve iced tea and cookies.

*April 15 — Reuter Music Salon
Talents on display by Dick Bury and a cast of local musicians

*April 29 — Storytelling, a special event in the Owen Conference
Demonstrations and tips by Pat Snoyer, Drama Department professor, and undergraduate students

*May 6 — Future of Hospital and Healthcare in WNC
A preview by Joseph Damore, CEO Mission Hospitals

HEALTH EDUCATION SERIES: MEDICAL QUESTIONS

With the expertise of local medical professionals, members can consider current issues in healthcare. As they do, members will meet leaders who guide local medical institutions.

The Tuesday sessions, held in the Chestnut Ridge Room from 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m., are free to members and guests. Individuals may bring brown bag lunches or buy food at the Reuter Café.

*April 26 — What's New in Cardiac Surgery?
George Bilbrey, chief of staff, Mission Hospitals

*May 3 — When Should Memory Be a Concern?
Margaret Noel, director of Memory Assessment Clinic, and Wendy Craig, attorney

*May 10 — What Is Interventional Radiology?
Steve Aredale, a specialist at Asheville Radiology since 1977

*May 17 — Medical Websites: Are They Any Good?
Carol Grimes, a retired nurse who coordinates the Health Education Series

FORUM FOCUSES ON SOCIAL SECURITY

Social Security moves to the front during a forum in the Chestnut Ridge Room May 3 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The event will feature Ridge Multop, senior legislative representative from AARP, who will present the national membership organization’s position about how to ensure the long-term future of Social Security.

Moderated by NCCCR executive director Ron Manheimer, the forum will also feature respondents Loren Pinilis, a 2004 UNC Asheville graduate and self-described entrepreneur, and Economics professor Joseph Sulock, who also has experience in government positions.

The free forum, which is open to everyone, will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a reception and hors d’oeuvres. The program will follow at 7 p.m.

CATAMOUNT SERIES FEATURES PIANIST

In a free spring Catamount Concert, Bradley Martin, director for the Music Theater Program and coach/accompanist for the Department of Music at Western Carolina University, will perform in the Chestnut Ridge Room May 5 at 7 p.m.

His program consists of compositions from Bach, Liszt, Mussorgsky and William Lovelock, an Australian composer. The Lovelock choice reflects his initial study at the University of Western Australia.

Martin, who has toured the United States, Russia, Europe, Australia and Asia, has appeared with the Kusciuzko in New York, with the Bolshoi in Russia, with the Australian Opera and with the Pacific Festival in Japan.

UPCOMING EVENTS

*SPECIAL MEMBERSHIP EVENTS: Volunteer Recognition Party on June 9 and annual membership meeting on June 21

APRIL
15 Enrollment opens for Leadership Asheville Seniors Fall 2005
15 TGIF Reuter Music Salon
21 CFS Faculty Workshop — Managing Difficult Behaviors
26 HES — What’s New in Cardiac Surgery?
29 TGIF — Storytelling
30 Ikebana Workshop

MAY
1    Farewell Party for Chancellor Mullen
3    HES – When Memory is a Concern
3    Social Security Forum
5    Catamount Concert – Music of Mussorgsky and Liszt
6    TGIF – The Future of Hospitals and Health Care
7    Reuter Center Community Chorus Spring Concert
10 HES – What is Interventional Radiology?
17 HES – Medical Websites: Are They Any Good?
20 CFS Faculty Appreciation
22 Dirty Blonde – NC Stage Company
27-29 CREW – Creative Retirement Exploration Weekend