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Abbotswood at Stonehenge –
Clutternomics: Combat the Clutter
Wednesday, January 26 at 3:30 p.m.
Settling into a maintenance-free lifestyle, meeting new friends and engaging in various activities is an exciting experience requiring planning, organization and … decluttering. Join us at Abbotswood at Stonehenge with Organizing Specialist Linda Newport, who will be sharing valuable tricks and tips on decluttering your home before moving into a senior living community.
TO RSVP, CALL 919-847-3202
Guests who wish to attend events, must present proof of COVID vaccination(s) or a negative COVID test and wear a facemask at all times during the presentations.
Bookmarks – Parapalooza
Saturday, February 26 at 7:00 p.m. at Reynolds Place Theatre inside the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts
A Parapalooza is a chance for attendees to hear all of the authors read from their books. Each author is personally introduced and given two minutes to read one carefully selected paragraph from their book. There will be a booksigning reception following the event for attendees to meet authors and have their books signed and/or personalized. Click here to purchase tickets.
Bookmarks – Movable Feast
Sunday, February 27 at 3:00 p.m. at Reynolds Place Theatre inside the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts
This event is a traditional Movable Feast where each author visits ten tables for ten minutes each — think speed dating with authors! Each table will hear from 10 different authors. Halfway through the author rotations, we will have a 30 minute reception. There will be a booksigning following the event for attendees to have books signed and personalized. Click here to purchase tickets.
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Ballroom Dance – Sport and Art Form
Retirees are learning to dance in increasing numbers. Aside from acquiring the skills to perform your own Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers routine, learning to dance offers myriad benefits. It’s good exercise and it makes you feel pretty cool when you can ballroom dance even moderately well. Ballroom dance also has emotional, physical, and mental benefits. [...]
Feature Articles
CCRCs Waiting List – Essential, Preferred or Fall Back?
Different communities handle their Waiting List or Priority List with their own rules and policies. It is important to get on a Waiting List or two or three. It is even more important to Make A Plan. More and more seniors witnessed the need for their parents to have a plan and now it is time for them to make their own plans. [...]
Housing
Featured Amenity of the Week – The Enclave at Hidden Lake
Featured Amenity of the Week - The Enclave at Hidden Lake offers residents over the age of 55 a unique opportunity for maintenance-free living in a gated, intimate enclave of homes nestled along the banks of Hidden Lake in Youngsville, North Carolina. [...]
Retirement Communities
Senior Seminars for the Mind, Body, and Soul
Abbotswood at Stonehenge is offering two seminars in January to deal with winter blues and how to de-clutter your home. January 19 - Keeping Winter Blues at Bay and January 26 - Clutternomics: Combat the Clutter. [...]
Healthcare
A Checklist for Visiting Aging Parents
This time of year presents the perfect opportunity to assess how things are going for your aging parents. Before you make the next trip home, read the following list of things you can do when you’re home. [...]
Service Providers
Long Term Care Planning
How often we fail to follow through on the very things that could make such a difference in our lives and the loved ones around us. May 2022 help you reflect on where you are and what you’ve done to plan properly for retirement. [...]
Staying Fit & Healthy
Be Free of Anxiety and Depression
Depression, stress, or anxiety can stagger your life. Regardless of what causes them, they can make life seem dull and strip you of your motivation. The Covid-19 pandemic restricted many people to their homes, and an environment of uncertainty and fear prevailed globally, spreading the conditions of depression among people of all ages. [...]
Arts, Leisure & Travel
Bookmarks: 10th Annual Movable Feast & Parapalooza
On Saturday, February 26, Bookmarks brings the love of reading to the public with the Parapalooza event. Attendees will have the opportunity to listen to 22 authors read select passages from their books. On Sunday, February 27, the Movable Feast event gives attendees the opportunity to connect with and talk to authors. [...]