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Community (Active/Retired)

Something for everyone, join the fun!!!

These programs are available to all community members!! See List Below.

General Information: Bilha Berkowitz 845-942-7619 bberkowitz@rockteach.org

Film Club: The film club meets 1 Friday a month at the Nanuet Library at 10:00 AM.  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.

Book Club: The book club meets 1 Wednesday a month at King’s Daughters’ Library in Garnerville (community room) at 10:30 AM.  Candace Robinson conducts discussion.

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

  • A Day in Hyde Park: Thursday 9/23 - Join us for a guided tour of the Vanderbilt Mansion and the home of Franklin D. Roosevelt. $70/$80 non-member. Fee includes guided tours, lunch and bus. Registration deadline is September 8. Details and Registration                                                                                                                                                                           
  • Mrs. Mannerly at the Penguin w/Lunch: Friday 10/1 - Join us for a 3-course lunch at the Fireside Inn in Stony Point, and then head over to Penguin for a comic tour-de-force in its NY premiere.  $46/51 nonmember. Details and Registration                                                                                                             
  • Thomas Edison Estate & Lab w/Lunch: Friday 10/8 - Join us for a guided tour of the mansion and lab of Thomas Edison, the inventor who gave the world so many of its modern wonders who left behind a visual and documentary record.  Following the tour, we will enjoy lunch at a favorite local restaurant. Lunch and admissions are included. Transportation on your own.  $43/$53 non-member. Details and Registration            
  • Thanksgiving Cooking & Feasting: Wednesday 10/20 - Join us as we experiment with new recipes and follow traditional ones under the capable tutelage of Lise at Gilmor Sloane mansion.  Following cooking, we'll enjoy our creations as we sit in the elegant dining room.  Take home all the recipes and surprise your family and friends. $35/$40 non-member. Details and Registration                                                                        
  • Foliage Cruise in Kingston: Thursday 10/21 –  Join us on a guided tour of the Senate House in Kingston.  This limestone building housed the first meeting of NY’s newly organized State Senate. Lunch will be on the dock at Mariner’s Harbor. Following lunch, board the Rip Van Winkle for a 2-hour cruise along the Hudson. $85/95non-member, includes bus, admissions & lunch. Details and Registration                               
  • Chanukah Cooking & Feasting: Wednesday 11/10 – Join us as we experiment with new recipes and follow traditional ones under the capable tutelage of Lise at Gilmor Sloane mansion. Following cooking, we'll enjoy our creations as we sit in the elegant dining room. Take home all the recipes and surprise your family and friends. $35/$40 non-member. Details and Registration                   
  • 2 Exhibits at the Jewish Museum w/Lunch: Tuesday 11/16 – Join us for specially tailored guided tours of 2 captivating exhibits, Houdini: Art & Magic and Shifting the Gaze: Painting & Feminism. Lunch will be at a highly regarded local restaurant. Please note that the restaurant has steps. Transportation on your own.  Icon Parking & Central parking offer inexpensive parking nearby.  $62/$72 non-member.  Limited to 20 participants. Deadline for registration is August 30. Details and Registration                                                                                                                                                               
  • Grand Illumination Celebration at Peddler's Village: Friday 11/19 - To register, please call The Upper Class at 914.725.5640.  Registration deadline is 10/10.  Mention code "Rockteach" to receive a 5% discount off the $69 published price.  Bus leaves from White Plains, N.Y. Details and Registration 
  • Noel in Newport (1 Day Trip): Satruday 12/4 – To register, please call The Upper Class at 914.725.5640.  Registration deadline is 10/15/10.  Mention code "Rockteach" to receive a 5% discount off $109 published prices Includes transportation, lunch, admissions, guide, & gratuities. Bus leaves from White Plains, NY. Details and Registration                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                    
  • High Tea at the Gilmore Sloane Mansion: Thursday 12/16 - Enjoy an afternoon high tea at the restored 1856 Gilmore Sloan Mansion. Savor assorted tea sandwiches, sweets, and scones. Step back to an 1800's Dickens holiday and revel in the beautifully decorated surroundings. REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS 11/30. $40/$49 non-member. Details and Registration

Domestic Trips

  • Holiday Celebration at the Biltmore Estate featuring Thomas Jefferson's Monticello: November 8-12, 2010 - To register, please call The Upper Class at 914.725.5640.  Registration deadline is 8/30/10.  Mention code "Rockteach" to receive a 5% discount off $799 (double) $1,049 (Single), $749 (Triple).       Five Days /Nine Meals 20% deposit required; Optional Insurance 10% Includes transportation, admissions, tour guides, (4) nights accommodation, luggage handling, (4) breakfasts, (1) lunch, (4) dinners, tour director, taxes and gratuities.

International Trips

  • TBA

 

Health and Fitness

Line Dancing: Kick up your heels and join us in learning country line dancing.  No partner needed.  Abundant fun.  You can join us for an entire 8-week session or just 1 lesson. Schedule: TBA

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  • Zumba:  Tuesdays starting 9/28 - 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
  • Musuem 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 Maerican Music: Broadway Musicals
  • Great Authors of the Western Literary Tradition
  • Churchill

Memoir Writing: 10 Week Program

  • Everone Has a Story to Tell: Wednesdays starting 10/6 - 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:  Join us for fun and instruction.  Bring your project and enjoy the company of others.

  • Knitting & Crocheting Club - 10 Sessions: Wednesdays starting 10/6 - 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.

Theatre & Concerts

  • Itzhak Perlman at the Westchester Philharmonic: Sunday 10/10 at 3:00 pm - Join us for a wonderful afternoon as Itzhak Perlman conducts the orchestra and plays the violin. Program: Beethoven:Romances for Violin & Orchestra, Berlioz: Roman Carnival & Tchaikovsky Symphony #6.  Orchestra seats are $68. Transportation on your own. Details and Registration
  • Radio City Christmas Spectacular & Lunch at Sardi's: Tuesday 12/7 – To register, please call The Upper Class at 914.725.5640.  Registration deadline is 11/1/10.  Mention code "Rockteach" to receive a 5% discount off the $149 published price.  Bus leaves from White Plains, NY. Includes bus, admission, lunch & gratuities. Details

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.