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Parlor Music with Brad and Terri Lang

With Brad on guitar and vocals, and Terri on piano, they will be playing songs from the Great American Songbook, including pieces by the Gershwin’s, Johnny Mercer, and Duke Ellington. Brad and Terri are delighted to return to the Kenwood, where they have played before as members of the group, the Wolf Cubs.  Terri is […]

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Author Tim Boyce

We are fortunate to have author Tim Boyce stop by the Kenwood on his national tour with his new book. Please come down to the den on 2nd floor for this once in a lifetime opportunity of a fascinating subject. …Hailed by The New Yorker as “among the most compelling documents to come out of the war,” From Day […]

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Birthday Party with Entertainment by Cindi Scheffler

Originally from New York, Cindi has been performing in both theater and cabaret since she was seventeen years old. Her professional career as a singer began in 1986 after taking 1st Place in the MN State Fair Talent Competition and the State champion at the Rhunestone Music Festival. The same year she was awarded a […]

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KU Health: Home Safety Tips

With a growing number of older adults living independently, it’s increasingly important to make sure that they’re safe at home. Falls, burns, and poisonings are among the most common accidents involving older people. Older adults who live alone may also become the victims of criminals.

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Healing Hands Talk

Talk provided by Illuminate Integrative Healing services. Healing Touch is an energy-based approach to health and healing.  During a session, practitioners use their hands in a heart-centered and intentional way to facilitate physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health. Healing Touch uses gentle or near-body touch to clear, energize, or balance the body’s energy system. The […]

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Kenwood’s Third Annual Spelling Bee

It’s time to work your brain! Do you know all the words? Or do you at least know how to spell them? Here’s your chance to show off.  Join us in the Den for this display of knowledge and win a $50 gift card if you take home first place!

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Great Course: Music as a Mirror of History

Join us for the second class of our Great Courses series begins on June 10th. This class will be led by Activity director Brandy in the Den on the 2nd and 4th Monday’s of each month at 1:30pm for the summer of 2019. …In Self-Reliance and Other Essays, the always quotable Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote: “The […]

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Great Course: Optimizing Brain Fitness

Join us for this 12 part series that increases the health of your brain. Watch each section with a discussion to follow. Led by activities assistant Mariann the first and third Thursdays of the month in the Den. …You can increase the power of your brain through your own effort. The brain’s ability to change […]

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