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Association Events

 Event and activity reservations must be made at The aboard the bus and check everyone in. For safety, the sheet so we may plan accordingly. The first two
Retreat Front Desk. tour monitor/escort will sit in the front seat behind rows on each bus are reserved for the Monitor/Escort
 Refunds are given only if an activity is cancelled. the bus driver. and any special accommodations. Thank you.
 Each event indicates an RSVP deadline date and in  PERFUME/SCENTS: Please refrain from  REFUND PROCEDURES: If an activity is
wearing perfume, cologne, and scented bath products
cancelled, all funds will be refunded as quickly as
some cases may be as much as four weeks prior to when attending events and bus trips. possible.
the actual event, should tickets need to be purchased.
 The popularity of any trip means it may sell out long  CELL PHONES: While riding in a bus or  CANCELLATIONS AND WAITING LIST:
participating in a group tour, please limit your cell
before the RSVP date, so please plan accordingly. phone conversations. We encourage you to wait until For your convenience, once an event is filled or final
 We load the bus for day trips approximately 10 you are off the bus or able to step away from the reservations are given, a waiting list will be started.
Ordered meals cannot be changed.
minutes prior to departure times stated in each trip group and can talk privately.
description.  SPECIAL NEEDS: Please indicate special needs  PAYMENT: We accept cash, checks, and all
 Our tour monitor/escort will board the bus first in at time of purchase for the trip or event. We will do credit cards. For your convenience, you may call The
order to ensure everything is prepared for our our best to accommodate all requests. Be sure to ask Retreat and pay over the phone with a credit card.
journey. The monitor/escort will then invite you the monitor to note the accommodations on the event

Bingo ~ Zoom Sourdough Bread-Making Presentation
Monday, February 7th Tuesday, March 1st
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
We play a total of 12 games with Ever wonder how to make your own
a brief intermission after game 6. sourdough bread? Start off the new
Feel free to bring a beverage of year with a brand new sourdough
your choice to enjoy during play. starter of your own after watching
FREE - RSVP in advance at resident Herb Lindner give a
The Retreat if you plan to play by presentation on his bread making
Zoom journey. Herb will show us the steps
Many thanks to our event involved in making sourdough bread
sponsor: Agent Mimi Kim from the starter to the finished loaf.
He will show you how to mix your own starter which you can take home
with you afterwards. You'll learn tips and techniques to start you on your
Barry Bradford Presents… own bread-making journey.
M*A*S*H He's planning on baking a loaf during the demonstration with some
th
Thursday, February 10 at 6:30 p.m. tasting samples too.
Few TV shows have been as popular and FREE - RSVP at The Retreat
influential as M*A*S*H! In this fascinating If you had already RSVP’d your reservation was rolled over to the
new multimedia program, our favorite new date.
cultural historian, Barry Bradford, returns
with an insightful look at the history and the Watercolor Painting Class - March
impact of the legendary M*A*S*H!! Thursday, March 3rd
About Barry - I am a national award- The Retreat Thursdays from
winning motivational speaker and educator 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
from Chicago, best known for leading Your teacher is Maria Winkler, MFA
national movements to reopen two cold and PhD, who has taught art and art
cases from the Civil Rights Era – including the notorious “Mississippi education at several universities for
Burning” case. 40 years. You can see her portfolio
Through my commitment to justice and belief in the power of every and resume on her web site,
individual to affect history, I bring conviction and passion to my message www.mariawinkler.com.
of leadership and personal empowerment. In the class, Maria provides handouts of a sample painting or photograph,
I inspire audiences to claim their voices and speak up to create a change from which you will paint your own painting at your own pace. Lessons
in the world while motivating teams and individuals to accomplish will include a critique of the finished lesson and introduction to the next
unprecedented results. project. We will paint a variety of subjects. We discuss painting
I have earned national media recognition and been interviewed by nearly techniques, and the use of the elements of art: color, shape, form,
every major media outlet including The Today Show, The New York texture, space, and value; and the principles of art, which are balance,
Times, U.S. News and World Report, ABC, CBS, and NBC Evening movement, emphasis, proportion, rhythm, repetition, pattern, variety and
News, Fox News, MSNBC, CNN, C-SPAN and more. unity.
Join Zoom Meeting $125.00 for March, 5 Sessions
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84918125089 Want to start taking the class? Call Maria 916-872-4356
Meeting ID: 849 1812 5089
FREE - No Need to RSVP - just log on!

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