Hello Community Member,

Happy Fall. We are excited to share with you all, that we are starting our grab and go meals at a limited capacity this week. We have fixed our walk in fridge and are in the process of hiring kitchen staff. As a result, we are catering our meals from the Manny Cantor Center's kosher kitchen. We will be distributing a cold lunch that you will have to heat up on Tuesdays and Fridays from 12-1pm.

Due to the limited number of meals, we are prioritizing members who are food insecure. Please email Oasinfo@edalliance.org with your full name, phone number and which day you want to pick up a meal. As we get our kitchen team together we will be increasing the number of meals and number of days for grab and go, stay tune.

We are also doing pantry and rotisserie chicken distribution for members once a month. Please email Oasinfo@edalliance.org with your full name and phone number for an appointment slot.

Thank you for helping make the Sirovich community, our city, and our world a place where everyone knows they belong. We appreciate your understanding and patience as we figure out how to bring back more in person programming. Please look at our special events and workshop listed below for new offerings this month. Thanks for being a part of the Sirovich Community.

With Gratitude,

Shao Mei Zhang

Senior Director of Older Adult Services at Sirovich Center for Balanced Living

Theatre Desk - Free Tickets* to BEDLAM’s PERSUASION

Jane Austin’s last and most romantic novel is a meditation on love and loss. In the aftermath of the Napoleonic wars, a shy English spinster seeks to win back the love of the man she jilted eight years before.

To book directly click here and use the promo code ACCESTIX at checkout. Or, e-mail request to: sarah@bedlam.org

*Must use promo code ACCESSTIX at checkout to redeem free tickets.

Swiss Institute Contemporary Art Topics: Materials and Process with Julia Norton (Education)

October 13 - November 10 (5 Online Classes)

Inspired by Swiss Institute’s current exhibition Rosemary Mayer: Ways of Attaching, this course asks the question: When does an artwork become “Art”? Is it only an artwork as a completed object? Or can it also be in the process of making it? The class will include one visit by a guest artist, discussion, weekly readings, and two in-person optional field trip days in NYC.

Register here: education@swissinstitute.net

In Person Fall Stop…Move Strong with Celeste - 10 week long Fall Prevention and Strengthening Workshop series

A joyful fitness/education fall prevention program that helps keep older adults active and safe in their homes. Move with confidence: stay balanced and safe. Learn tips and strategies to move safer, increase balance and flexibility, and most of all - GAIN CONFIDENCE! Complimentary gift cards will be given upon completion of class.

For more information on the class, please visit: https://fall stop.net/

Register here: Oasinfo@edalliance.org with your full name and phone number.

Our theme for fall 2021-2022 workshop is: "A Fork in the Road."

Concrete Temple hopes to offer hybrid classes on Zoom and in-person. If you prefer Zoom, you will not be required to attend an in-person class. The workshop will culminate in a presentation of work at Dixon Place or via Zoom in conjunction with Dixon Place in early February 2022. Past playwriting experience is not necessary, though a desire to write is helpful. The visual aspect of the course has participants contemplating the power of an image and how one tells a story without language.

Register with Renee Philippi, at: ReneePhilippi@gmail.com or 646/234-0399

Screening a 60-minute version of Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare performed by advanced-level NYU students in partnership with the Stella Adler Studio.

Free flu Shots will be administered by our community health partners, Mount Sinai-Beth Israel. To register please email oasinfo@edalliance.org or call 646.395.4534.

Strength & Balance with Rob Hofman (Exercise)

Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIkf--gqz0iEtfKFf4bbKbAvmgVMehxrMTP

Circle Group with Sarie Teichman (Education)

This group focuses on exploring healthy and creative aging by building relationships and support.

Class is full. Email sarieteichman@gmail.com to be put on the list for future classes.

ZOOM-BA! with Michal Chorny (Exercise)

Mondays | 5:30 – 6:15 PM

Zumba^® is cardio dance fitness to world music rhythms. This class features mostly Latin music and low-impact routines you can do safely at home.

Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcvcOutpzIuHNRGze-_8r3xKCOCOob6Brvn

Tai Chi with Roberto (Exercise)

Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMkc-2vpz8oH9FiliHLH_OuhzeE_E5Bsqqd 

NEW**In Person Fall Stop…Move Strong with Celeste at Sirovich Auditorium (Exercise)

Tuesdays | 10:30 AM -11:30 AM (Starting October 19 through December 21)

A joyful fitness/education fall prevention program that helps keep older adults active and safe in their homes. Move with confidence: stay balanced and safe. Learn tips and strategies to move safer, increase balance and flexibility, and most of all - GAIN CONFIDENCE! Complimentary gift cards will be given upon completion of class.

For more information on the class, please visit: https://fall stop.net/

To join, please email: Oasinfo@edalliance.org with your full name and phone number.

Yoga for Bone Health with Chinatamni Kansas "C" (Exercise)

Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJItcemsrzktGtwAUxlh_dGzT_dEEdVI0Mc6

Body Smart-Felderkrais with Andrew Carter (Exercise)

Tuesdays | 12:00 – 1:00 PM 10/5 class Margot with be sub

To join: Please email Andrew about your interest in attending this class.

Chinese Traditional Dance with Jiao Li (Exercise)

Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMtfuygrT8vH9UHAxQzcR8cl0ne7PyzlmZv

NEW**Playwriting/Visual Theatre Workshop with Concrete Temple Theatre (Arts)

Our theme for fall 2021-2022 workshop is: "A Fork in the Road."

Concrete Temple hopes to offer hybrid classes on Zoom and in-person. If you prefer Zoom, you will not be required to attend an in-person class. The workshop will culminate in a presentation of work at Dixon Place or via Zoom in conjunction with Dixon Place in early February 2022. Past playwriting experience is not necessary, though a desire to write is helpful. The visual aspect of the course has participants contemplating the power of an image and how one tells a story without language.

Register with Renee Philippi, at: ReneePhilippi@gmail.com or 646/234-0399

Pilates Mat with Gail (Exercise)

Pilates is for every BODY. This mat class focuses on activating core strength, the elongation of postural muscles and the awareness of breath to combat the stiffness and stress that often comes with our daily activities. Open to all levels, this class will have participants feeling invigorated with a sense of strength and peace in both body and mind.

Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYtc-2uqTwoHNGvy7AkyX2-1kT4ADDxfGfP  

NEW**Swiss Institute Contemporary Art Topics: Materials and Process with Julia Norton (Education)

October 13 - November 10 (5 Online Classes)

Inspired by Swiss Institute’s current exhibition Rosemary Mayer: Ways of Attaching, this course asks the question: When does an artwork become “Art”? Is it only an artwork as a completed object? Or can it also be in the process of making it? The class will include one visit by a guest artist, discussion, weekly readings, and two in-person optional field trip days in NYC.

Register here: education@swissinstitute.net

Folk Dance with Jaki Soreff (Exercise)

Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUudeyoqjIrH9ETP6Jam2pUIdAJRMC1l1Sg

Chair Fit with Andrew Carter (Exercise)

To join: Please email Andrew about your interest in this class. Please be advised that Andrew will ask you questions regarding any prior injuries you may have sustained or physical challenges you are facing in order to ensure your class experience is safe and beneficial. 

Zumba Gold^® with Jose Fernandez (Exercise)

Perfect for active older adults who are looking for a modified Zumba^® class that recreates the original moves you love at a lower intensity. How it works: the design of the class choreography introduces easy-to-follow Zumba^® that focuses on balance, range of motion and coordination. 

Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEqdeqvrTktEtFV7bqiasYRGRw_Nn2qthoo

Opera Appreciation with Simón Saad (Education)

On the 2nd & 4th weeks of each month, community partner Ansonia Music Outreach leads music-drenched and visually stimulating multi-media workshops in appreciation of opera and the arts. 

To join: Please email AMO at voxoperae@ansoniamusic.org, they will provide login information to join the Zoom. Students without computers or smartphone/tablet ZOOM apps can call in to workshops. 

AMO leads several virtual classes for NYC community centers that are open to all older adults! Email them here to learn more about AMO’s class offering.

Ceramic Show-and-Tell Over Zoom with Instructor Nicholas Biscardi and Studio Manager Sherman Sussman (Arts)

Class is currently full

Balance 101 with Demetra Tsantes (Exercise)

Thursdays | 12PM – 1PM

Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYrc-igpz4vEtV1XmxDU582jSaRoidiugGw

In Person Tai Chi with Annie at 14th Street Y(Exercise)

Registration is required. Please email oasinfo@edalliance.org if you are interested in joining. Health Screening and temperature check will be required to enter the building. Mask wearing is required throughout the duration of the class. There is a 5-minute grace period to enter this class. Please arrive no earlier than 10 min before the class to check in.

Yoga with Dianne Galliano AKA Rashmi (Exercise)

Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwoduisqzIuGtW5hwWdHnL8mxkk25Yi1Kaq

In Person Wear That Dough - Creative Jewelry Making Class with Syma at Weinberg Center, 197 East Broadway, New York, NY, 10002, Room 404

Thursdays 9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/14 from 2-4pm (Arts) Class is full

Use dust-free, air-dry, colorful “clay” material to create hand-made beads and shapes that you will then turn into fancy necklaces, pins, and earrings.

No previous art, clay, or jewelry experience needed. Mask wearing is required for the whole class duration. Health screening is required to enter the building.

Computer 101 (Sessions 1 & 2) with Cory Herman (Technology)

Login here: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/71836504652?pwd=eUEzOUtPUXZGZGw2ampHUXNSTklTZz09

Meeting ID: 718 3650 4652 

Password: 1234567

To join by phone, call: 1(646) 558-8656 | Meeting ID: 718 3650 4652# | Password: 1234567#

Feldenkrais with Margot Townsend (Exercise)

FreeConferenceCall, DIAL IN #: 1(425) 436-6331

ACCESS CODE: 596289# 

with Cory Herman (Arts)

To join: Please email the instructor for more information at Cmherman@edalliance.org

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Zumba Gold^® with Deekee Gaerlan (Exercise)

Fridays | 3:00 – 3:45 PM

Perfect for active older adults who are looking for a modified Zumba^® class that recreates the original moves you love at a lower intensity. How it works: the design of the class choreography introduces easy-to-follow Zumba^® that focuses on balance, range of motion and coordination.

Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEqdeqvrTktEtFV7bqiasYRGRw_Nn2qthoo

Sirovich Sing-Along with Janet (Arts) 

Login here: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/72927488436?pwd=ZWcrZ0JzZVdqcUJMdE8vS2hqdmtXUT09

Meeting ID: 729 2748 8436

Password: 1234567 

To join by phone, call: 1(646) 558-8656 | Meeting ID: 729 2748 8436# | Password: 1234567#