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Something for everyone, join the fun!!!

These programs are available to all community members!!

  • We offer terrific domestic and international trips!
  • For information about our DISCOUNTS, call 845.351.2090.
  • Call Airbrook Limousine at 800.800.1900 and receive a 5% discount when you mention code CC6059.
  • Trips to Tuscany, Paris & London, Wines of South America, and Australia  Free round trip transportation to airport; $50 rebate on all trips; Join us for a free presentation on June 8th at 11am at Haverstraw Town Hall

General Information: Bilha Berkowitz 845-351-2090 bberkowitz@rockteach.org

Film Club: This year we are viewing "Mimi's Picks". The film club meets 1 Friday a month at the Nanuet Library at 10:00 AM.  Venue is subject to change. A donation of $1 is requested to cover refreshments.  Discussions before and after the film are conducted by Mimi Rasiel.  The film club meets from September – June every year. Mimi Rasiel - Facilitator mrasiel@optonline.net

  • September 24 - "Little Buddha" (1993)
  • October 22 - "To Kill a Mockingbird" (1962) - Book/Film Combo (book discussed on October 20)
  • November 12 - "Brigadoon" (1954)
  • December 10 - "Chocolat" (2000) - Lunch will follow at a nearby restaurant
  • January 14 - "Lost Horizon" (1937)
  • February 11 - "Hudsucker Proxy" (1994)
  • March 18 -  "The Boys from Brazil" (1978)
  • April 8 - "Pollak" (2000)
  • May 20 - "Goodbye Mr. Chips"  (1939) - Book/Film Combo (book discussed on May 18)
  • June 10 - "The Last Station" (2009) - Lunch will follow at a nearby restaurant

Book Club: The book club meets 1 Wednesday a month at King’s Daughters’ Library in Garnerville (community room) at 10:30 AM.  Venue is subject to change. Candace Robinson conducts the discussion. Candace Robinson, Facilitator crobin137@aol.com

  • August 25 - "The Help", by Kathryn Stockett
  • September 15 - "The Swallows of Kabul", by Yasmina Khadra
  • October 20 - "To Kill a Mockingbird", by Harper Lee (October 22 Film Club at Nanuet Library-see above)
  • November 17 - "Not Me", by Michael Lavigne
  • December 15 - "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks", by Rebecca Skloot
  • January 19 - "Death Comes for the Archbishop", by Willa Cather
  • February 16 - "Mudbound", by Hillary Jordan
  • March 16 - "Lolita", by Vladimir Nabokov
  • April 27 - "Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet", by Jamie Ford
  • May 18 - "Goodbye Mr. Chips", by James Hilton (October 20 Film Club at Nanuet Library-see above)
  • June 15 - "Little Bee", by Chris Cleave
  • July 20 - "The Invisible Wall", by Harry Berstein
  • August 17 - "A Fierce Radiance", by Lauren Belfer

Walking Club:  The walking club meets every Tuesday at a different venue.

Bowling Club: The club meets every Monday for a friendly, noncompetitive game.

Retired teachers' Center meetings
All meetings take place at 10:00 AM at Haverstraw Town Hall, 1 Rosman Rd., Garnerville, NY.  Speaker presentations follow all our meetings at 11:00 AM.

  • Wednesday, September 29
  • Thursday, October 28
  • Monday, November 29
  • Tuesday, March 29
  • Thursday, April 28
  • Wednesday, May 25
  • Wednesday, June 29
  • Thursday, July 28
  • Tuesday, August 30

Day/Evening Events

  • Greetings! - A Comedy at Penguin Rep Theatre: Friday May 20, 2011 - Join us for a hilarious and heartwarming vivit with a family blessed by an unexpected miracle. When Andy returns home for the holidays with his fiancee, clutures collide, beliefs are challneged, and truths are told. Details and Registration                                                                        
  • Wadworth-Atheneum Museum: Monet's Water Lilies and other Collections: Wednesday May 25 –  The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art is world renowned for several collections. Today, we will have an in-depth guided tour of Monet’s Water Lilies: An Artist’s Obsession. This is a unique opportunity to view these one-of-a-kind paintings collected from all over America and exhibited under one roof. Lunch will be at a lovely restaurant with views of the park. Please select an entrée: Tuscan herbed grilled chicken w/ balsamic glaze, sole picatta in lemon caper sauce or pasta w/ spinach, sun dried tomatoes, capers & gorgonzola in a light marinara cream sauce. Salad, rice, vegetables, coffee/tea and dessert are included. Any dietary restrictions must be requested in advance. After lunch, we will return to the museum where we will have a highlight tour of its other exhibits including American & European decorative arts & furnishings, costumes & textiles and the Hudson River School Collection considered the finest of its kind held by any museum. There will be enough time to peruse your favorite collection on your own, if you so choose. The bus will leave at 8:00 am promptly and will return by 6:30 pm. Fee of $90/100 nonmember includes transportation, admission, 2 guided tours and lunch. Details and Registration                               
  • American Ballet Theater - Giselle: Wednesday June 1, 2011 – The epitome of Romantic ballet, Giselle is a poignant tale of unrequited love, remorse, and forgiveness. The role of Giselle, often described as the Hamlet of the ballet world, requires an exquisite stylist with daring dramatic and technical skills. ABT's unrivalled roster of international ballet stars brings Giselle's mystery and ethereal beauty vividly to life in this universally acclaimed production. Join us at the Metropolitan Opera House for this exquisite performance. We have prime orchestra seats. $89/97 nonmembers Details and Registration                   
  • Harlem on my Mind - A Narrated Walking/Bus Tour: Tuesday June 21, 2011 – This is Harlem like you’ve never seen before. This walking/bus tour combo will show you this architecturally and culturally impressive neighborhood and its origins. Start by boarding the bus in Nanuet and head over to our first stop in Harlem to pick up our guide, Justin Ferate. We’ll see charming streets with handsome homes en route to several highlighted locations. We’ll enjoy a guided tour of the Palladian style 8,500 square foot Morris-Jumel Mansion. Built in 1765, this mansion, with its remarkable history, features stained glas & French Empire style furnishings and objects that are original to the Mansion. Lunch will be at Amy Ruth’s. Menu to follow. After lunch, we’ll view Sugar Hill, Alexander Hamilton Grange, Audubon Terrace with its collection of museums and numerous other sites. Also included in the tour will be views of the surviving Jewish landmarks of Harlem. We will visit the former and magnificent Temple Israel. It is now the very well preserved Mount Olive Baptist Church and we are hoping to gain access to it. Please wear comfortable shoes. Bus will leave promptly at 7:45 am from the Nanuet Mall, upper level, in back by Macy's. Return at around 5 pm. Fee is $90/$100 nonmember. Fee includes transportation, admission, tour guide & lunch. Deadline for registration is 5/1/11. Details and Registration                                                                                                                                                              
  • Picasso's Vollard Suite: The Sculptor's Studio at Bruce Museum of Art: Tuesday June 28, 2011 - Join us for a guided tour of this special exhibition at Bruce Museum (1 Museum Dr., Greenwich, CT). In 1932, Pablo Picasso purchased the château Boisgeloup in Normandy, where he set himself up with a fully appointed studio for sculpture, a medium to which he would devote himself in the years to come. The excitement of working in the three-dimensional art form, which had always been subsidiary to pictorial art for Picasso, inspired one of the great series of modern prints, “The Sculptor’s Studio. This exhibition will feature key images of The Sculptor’s Studio etchings from the group of 100 prints he made for the legendary art dealer and publisher Ambroise Vollard. After lunch (on our own), we’ll head over to the Greenwich Arts Council where we’ll view an exhibit by the Art Society of Old Greenwich (299 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich, CT). Transportation on your own. $16 includes admissions and guided tour. Please register by 4/20. Details and Registration 
  • Summertime Classics at the NY Philharmonic: Thursday June 30, 2011 – With Summertime Classics you’re treated to the same musical virtuosity of the Philharmonic, but with a distinct summertime flair. Enjoy a one-of-a-kind performance full of fun and energy, not to mention the dazzling wit and colorful commentary of conductor Bramwell Tovey. Program: Khachaturian Waltz from Masquerade, Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1, Glazunov Concert Waltz No. 2 & Borodin Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor . We have center orchestra seats at $50/58 nonmember. TRANSPORTATION IS ON YOUR OWN. Concert starts at 7:30 pm. Registration deadline is May 5. Details and Registration
  • SIRENS - A New Comeday at Penguin Rep Thetre: Friday July 8, 2011 -Sy, a middle-aged composer with writer's block, has posted his photo in Facebook; but it's from his wedding and he's cropped his wife out of the picture!! Next, the couples' 25th anniversary cruise takes a wild and unforseen turn. Friday, July 8 @ 2 pm. Details and Registration

 

  • SIRENS - A New Comeday at Penguin Rep Thetre: Friday July 8, 2011 -Sy, a middle-aged composer with writer's block, has posted his photo in Facebook; but it's from his wedding and he's cropped his wife out of the picture!! Next, the couples' 25th anniversary cruise takes a wild and unforseen turn. Friday, July 8 @ 2 pm. Details and Registration
  • Food Lovers' Fantasy: Manhattan's Best Gourmet Markets: Tuesday July 19, 2011 - Come along with us on a guided daylong trip as we shop and sample our way through the best food emporiums in the city. Our Guide, Dianne, will entertain us with the history of each area we visit. Start at Zabar’s, long the standard for gourmet delicacies. Continue on to Todd English Food Hall at the Plaza Hotel. From there, we’ll visit Grand Central Station. Lunch will be on our own at one of the many restaurants and cafes there. We’ll visit Eataly, the new Italian market and restaurant complex owned by celebrity chefs Lidia Bastianich and Mario Batalli. Our last stop will be Bleeker Street in Greenwich Village where you’ll find shops like Murray’s Cheese, Amy’s Bread and Rocco’s Italian Bakery. Wear comfortable shoes and bring a cooler for your food purchases. This tour is sure to be sold out, so sign up ASAP. Bus will leave the Nanuet Mall, upper level, in back by Macy’s at 8:00 sharp and return at approximately 5:30. $62/$72 nonmember. Details and Registration
  • Philadelphia Belle Cruise & Rosenbach Museum: Wednesday July 27, 2011 -Our day starts in Nanuet as we board the bus to Philadelphia. Join us for a narrated cruise aboard the new Philadelphia Belle. Enjoy the ride along the Delaware River while partaking in a lovely lunch on board. Following lunch, board the bus for a short ride to the Rosenbach Museum. The Rosenbach’s 1860s townhouse and garden provide an intimate setting for extensive collections of rare books, manuscripts, furniture, silver, paintings, prints, drawings, and sculpture. The house features exhibitions drawn from the Rosenbach’s impressive holdings. Selections from some of the best-known collections are always on view, including James Joyce’s manuscript for Ulysses, & original drawings by children’s book author/illustrator Maurice Sendak. Since our group will be divided in 2, you will have a chance to meander through Rittenhouse Square with its charming plaza, reflecting pool, park, shops and outdoor sculptures. Board our bus and return home at about 7:00 PM. Our bus will leave from the Nanuet Mall, Upper Level, in back by Macy's at 8:15 AM. Fee includes transportation, cruise, lunch and admission. $110/120 nonmember. Details and Registration
  • Tanglewood on Parade: Tuesday August 2, 2011 - Enjoy a fully escorted all inclusive tour Offered by The Upper Class. Call them at 914.725.5640 to get more information and receive a 5% off published prices ($309 DOUBLE, $389 SINGLE)by mentioning the code “ROCKTEACH”. IF ALL 10 SPOTS ARE FILLED, THE BUS WILL LEAVE FROM ROCKLAND COUNTY. Trip includes round trip coach transportation, all admissions, 1 night accommodation, 1 each of breakfast and lunch, all gratuities and taxes. Registration only with The Upper Class directly. REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS MAY 2, 2011. Details and Registration
  • Culinary Institute of America & Francis Loeb Museum: Tuesday August 9, 2011 - Board our bus and join us for a fabulous lunch at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park. Today we will lunch at Caterina De Medici Restaurant. Menu: Roman grain with roasted vegetable salad, braised veal with potato puree and mushrooms, warm chocolate lava cake w/ vanilla gelato, coffee/tea or iced tea. Dietary restrictions are accommodated but you must call us ahead of time with details. Following lunch, we’ll board the bus for our visit to Francis Loehman Loeb Museum on the beautiful grounds of Vassar College. The museum is well known for its collections of antiquities, 19th & 20th century American & European art, Asian Art, photographs and prints. We will have a guided highlight tour of these collections with time on your own to peruse and enjoy the feature exhibition A Taste of the Modern. Return home by 5:00 pm. Registration deadline is April 10. Bus will leave from the Nanuet Mall upper level, in back by Macy's. Fee includes transportation, lunch and museum admission & tour. $85/$95 nonmember. Details and Registration

Health and Fitness

  • Line Dancing: Mondays starting May 2, 2011 - Kick up your heels and join us in learning country line dancing. No partner needed. You'll have great fun. Please do no wear sneakers, wear light clothing and bring water to class. No prior experience needed. $84 for all 8 sessions, or try one class for $11 (call ahead for the trial class). Details and Registration
  • Zumba:  Tuesdays starting May 3, 2011 - Join us for Zumba - fun exercise to Latin & current music. Our instructor, Theresa Gonzalez, is a capable and patient instructor. Bring a towel and water to class. Come join the fun! $84 for 8 sessions. Want to try 1 session for $11? Call us at 942-7619 to let us know. You'll be hooked!!!  Details and Registration

Video Lectures: We have a video lecture library on a variety of subjects.  Each series ranges from 12-36 half- hour lectures that can be viewed over several weeks.  You pick the titles and times that suit you best, and we do the rest.
Titles:

  • Museum Masterpieces: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Ancient Greek Civilization
  • Museum Masterpieces:  The Louvre
  • A History of Impressionism
  • Dutch Masters
  • Comparative Religion
  • Origins of Great Ancient Civilization
  • Peoples & Cultures of the World
  • Great Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt
  • Great American Music: Broadway Musicals
  • Great Authors of the Western Literary Tradition
  • Churchill
  • The Genius Of Michelangelo

Memoir Writing: 10 Week Program

  • Everone Has a Story to Tell: TBA - You don't have to be a writer to love memoir writing! In the comfort of a small group, we talk, we laugh, we share - we tweak each others' memories, then record them for posterity. What better gift can we offer our loved ones (and ourselves) than a glimse into our past, and theirs? $34/40 non-member. Details and Registration
  • Knitting & Crocheting Club - TBA - Whether you are a beginner or an expert, join us and have fun. Bring your own project or start one at the workshop. This is mainly a social club where you'll knit & crochet, share patterns and techniques, but assistance will be available from 2 expert knitters. Come join the fun!!! If you can't come to all the sessions, join us for any session for $2 a session. Full course: $20. Details and Registration
  • Mah Jongg & Canasta: Schedule: TBA
  • ROMEO (Retired Old Men Eating Out): this group meets for breakfast once a month at Pancake Plus in New City.   For information, please call Bilha at 942-7619.

Discounts

Discounts are available to everyone.

At The Upper Class Tours (914.725.5640) mention code "rockteach" to receive a 5% discount off published prices.

At Air Brook Limousine (800.800.1990) mention code "CC6059" to receive a 5% discount on limo service to any airport.