March 2011

Cocoa Beach
Community Calendar 

Cocoa Beach
Library Calendar (321) 868-1104

Displays/Annoucements:Main Library: Barry Schoenholz - Photography
Community Room: Watercolor Art Group
Display Case:  Fantastic Gourds. Duke Pointer

1

Trained AARP Tax help will be available through April 15th, Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM and Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM.

Friends of the Library Travel Film series continues on Tuesday, March 1st at 6:00 PM with a film featuring China to the Max: Shanghai & Hong Kong with Rudy Maxa.

2

Create a 2-Strand Necklace and Earring set with Beverly McNally, Wednesday, March 2nd, 1:00-4:00 PM, in the Jane von Thron Room, Cost is $15.00. Includes black and silver foil, Millefiori glass and copper beads, silver plated findings. Register at the sign-up table.

John Rogers, Professional Medium, author and lecturer will discuss Mediumship and give brief individual readings, Wednesday, March 2nd at 6:00 PM.

3

4

5

Vegan Diet – How Can It Help You? (and your loved ones) (and the earth) with Registered Dietitian George Eisman, Saturday, March 5th at 2:00 PM. Eisman is the author of Don’t Let Your Diet Add to Your Cancer Risk and The Most Noble Diet. His talk will cover lowering cancer risk with a plant-based diet…what the public is not being told. Sponsored by Healthy Planet of Brevard.

6

7

8

Hemispheric Kinesiology with Ernest Solivan, Tuesday, March 8th at 6:30 in the Jane von Thron Room. Ernest Solivan, author of Quantum Psychophysics, will give a talk to discuss his book and explain why people are not creating more wealth, health and happiness in their lives, and what they can do to change it. He will discuss the morphogenetic energy field, the conscious and subconscious mind and the hemispheres of the brain and how they all play a vital role in helping you create positive change in your life.
People in Print presents Drawn to the Light: The History of Cape Canaveral and its People, a history lesson within a book talk with author Sonny Witt, Tuesday, March 8th at 6:30 PM. Witt’s book chronicles the settlement of Cape Canaveral and tells the story of the Ais and the courageous people who came after. A must read for history buffs. Copies will be available for $25.00.

Pearl Earrings…Dainty or Bold? With Beverly McNally. Wednesday, March 9th 1:00-4:00 PM, in the Jane von Thron Room. Create 2 pairs of pearl earrings – traditional or mod styles in gold-plated, silver-plated or Sterling silver. Clip on and pierced findings available. Cost $12.00. Please register at sign up table.

9

Sheri Stewart's Bali Studios in the Cape Royal Building in Cocoa Beach offers group art classes - custom built for you and your friends, a party for kids or join one of her classes.  A Hibiscus painting class will be held on March 9th starting at 7pm, $25 or there's an upcoming Jellyfish class for $30 on March 23rd.  She's got a very cool summer session for kids planned out, see the attached flyers for class info.  Contact Sheri for more information.....  balistudios@mac.com or call 321.720.2215. 

_______________________________________
"Freedom 7 Senior Community Center 5000 Tom Warriner Blvd. Cocoa Beach, Fl. 32931 (inside the Cocoa Beach Country Club Auditorium) hosts the following Safety Trainings in March - (free of charge but please RSVP for seating......321-783-9505) - presented by Cocoa Beach Police Department's Crime Prevention Unit:

Wednesday March   9 at  11:00am    Vehicle & Residential Safety
Wednesday March  16 at 11:00am     Road Rules, State Statutes, Senior Driving
Wednesday March  23 at 11:00am     Personal Safety
Wednesday March  30 at 11:00am     Fraud

**Totally Free - but please RSVP 321-783-9505 - Freedom 7 Sr. Community Center Office**

3-D Travel Extravaganza with John Lineberger, Wednesday, March 9th at 1:00 PM. John and Sally Lineberger are world travelers who take their 3-D camera equipment with them wherever they go---and the results are spectacular. Come out and see the world in 3-D. The stereo slides were taken with a vintage Stereo Realist camera, and are projected onto a special screen and viewed with polarized glasses. Seating is limited.

People in Print presents On Sabbatical, a visual presentation, with Jeanne Kenaston, Wednesday, March 9th at 6:30 PM. “on Sabbatical “ is a very exciting tale and photo journal of Jim and Jeanne Kenaston’s  three-year sail around the world in their 32’sailboat, Sabbatical.  Cocoa natives, the Kenastons, left from Seattle in 1979 and returned to Cocoa in 1982, after completing a 30,000 mile voyage. They accomplished this in a time when there were no sophisticated electronics of any kind: no GPS, no cell phone, no laptops, etc.  They navigated using celestial navigation using a sextant and communicated with friends and family using a ham radio.  This voyage took the Kenastons from Seattle to Cocoa, across three oceans, with stops in California, Mexico, French Polynesia (Tahiti), New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia (Bali), South Africa and the Caribbean and Bahamas. Spending months in various ports, they got to know the land and the people in the places they visited and the stories of these Ports of Call are entertaining and enlightening.

10

11

12

13

Music on a Sunday Afternoon presents Atlantic Bluegrass, Sunday, March 13th at 2:00 PM. The band plays traditional bluegrass influenced by Flatt and Scruggs, Bill Monroe, Jimmy Martin, Don Reno and Raymond Fairchild, to name a few. Music will be played on mandolin, guitar, banjo, fiddle and bass. Bluegrass at its best.

15

Friends of the Library Travel film series, Tuesday, March 15th at 10:00 AM, concludes with Mexico to the Max: Guadalajara & Puerto Vallarta; Mexico City & Zihuatanejo with Rudy Maxa.

16

"Freedom 7 Senior Community Center 5000 Tom Warriner Blvd. Cocoa Beach, Fl. 32931 (inside the Cocoa Beach Country Club Auditorium) hosts the following Safety Trainings in March - (free of charge but please RSVP for seating......321-783-9505) - presented by Cocoa Beach Police Department's Crime Prevention Unit:

Wednesday March  16 at 11:00am     Road Rules, State Statutes, Senior Driving
Wednesday March  23 at 11:00am     Personal Safety
Wednesday March  30 at 11:00am     Fraud

**Totally Free - but please RSVP 321-783-9505 - Freedom 7 Sr. Community Center Office**

Dangles and Chain = Beach Bracelet, with Beverly McNally, Wednesday, March 16th from 1:00-4:00 PM in the Jane von Thron Room. Create a vibrant dangle bracelet with earrings using mother-or-pearl chips and glass beads. Silver plated clasp and findings. Cost $15.00. Please register at sign-up table.

Brutally Frank: Militant Islam in America with Marshall Frank, Wednesday, March 16th at 6:30 PM. Murder mystery novelist and 30 year veteran of the Miami Dade Police Department, Frank is now using his investigative skills to produce the first in a series of topical nonfiction books. He will discuss Militant Islam in America, as well as have copies of his books available. Part of the Director’s Provocative Speakers Series.

17

Beings of Light with John Lang, A.P., Thursday, March 17th at 1:00 PM in the Jane von Thron Room. Part of the Director’s Provocative Speakers Series.

18

Digestive Problems - Health for Life with Sylvie Morin, D.O.M., Friday, March 18th at 1:00 PM in the Jane von Thron Room.

19

Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows: An Introduction to Carnism with Melanie Joy, Ph.D., Ed.M, Saturday, March 19th at 2:00 PM. Dr. Joy is a Harvard educated psychologist, personal/relationship coach, and professor of psychology and sociology at the University of Massachusetts. Dr. Joy has written a number of articles on psychology, animal protection, and social justice, which have been published in a variety of journals. She is a leading researcher on carnism, the psychology of eating meat. She has presented her work at national and international academic and grassroots conferences. She is also the author of Strategic Action for Animals. Sponsored by Healthy Planet of Brevard.

20

21

22

Ecological Damage of Feral Cats with Tim Kozusko, Tuesday, March 22nd at 6:30 PM. Biologist Tim Kozusko will speak about feral cats in our area. Part of the Director’s Provocative Speakers Series.

23

"Freedom 7 Senior Community Center 5000 Tom Warriner Blvd. Cocoa Beach, Fl. 32931 (inside the Cocoa Beach Country Club Auditorium) hosts the following Safety Trainings in March - (free of charge but please RSVP for seating......321-783-9505) - presented by Cocoa Beach Police Department's Crime Prevention Unit:

Wednesday March  23 at 11:00am     Personal Safety
Wednesday March  30 at 11:00am     Fraud

**Totally Free - but please RSVP 321-783-9505 - Freedom 7 Sr. Community Center Office**

_________________________________________

Sheri Stewart's Bali Studios in the Cape Royal Building in Cocoa Beach offers group art classes - custom built for you and your friends, a party for kids or join one of her classes.  A Hibiscus painting class will be held on March 9th starting at 7pm, $25 or there's an upcoming Jellyfish class for $30 on March 23rd.  She's got a very cool summer session for kids planned out, see the attached flyers for class info.  Contact Sheri for more information.....  balistudios@mac.com or call 321.720.2215. 

Create a Wire Wrapped Seashell Pendant with Beverly McNally, Wednesday, March 23rd, 1:00-4:00 PM, in the Jane von Thron Room. Cost is $12.00. Wire wrap your own sturdy shell, or one of Bev’s, in gold-look, silver-look, or color coated copper wire. Add beads if you wish. Please register at the sign up table.

24

25

26

Fundraiser is spearheaded by the Cocoa Beach Woman's Club - they partnered with the Cocoa Beach Kiwanis and Freedom 7 Senior Community Center to bring you the Luck o' the Iriiiish Gala.... Saturday Night March 26, 2011 @ 6:30pm - Cocoa Beach Country Club Auditorium....
The Cocoa Beach Woman's Club, Cocoa Beach Kiwanis, and Freedom 7 Senior Community Center are hosting the Luck o' the Irish Gala $35 per ticket. An evening of : Dining; Dancing with live band - "Three's Company "; Games of Chance; 50-50 Drawing; Silent Auction; Live Auction with "Leprechaun Loot" ** Call Julia - President of the Cocoa Beach Woman's Club at 321-868-7393 for tickets to the Irish Gala - $35.00**

27

29

30 & 31

The Cocoa Beach Aquatic Center will be having Lifeguarding Classes from March 28 to April 1. Click here for registration form

"Freedom 7 Senior Community Center 5000 Tom Warriner Blvd. Cocoa Beach, Fl. 32931 (inside the Cocoa Beach Country Club Auditorium) hosts the following Safety Trainings in March - (free of charge but please RSVP for seating......321-783-9505) - presented by Cocoa Beach Police Department's Crime Prevention Unit:

Wednesday March  30 at 11:00am     Fraud

**Totally Free - but please RSVP 321-783-9505 - Freedom 7 Sr. Community Center Office**

WINTER FITNESS CLASSES:
Basic Pilates with  Judy Brinkley, Mondays at 10:00 AM, through May 16th. Cost is $5.00. Pilates is a series of stretching and strengthening exercises, which integrate the whole body and mind. Judy is a former University dance teacher and has studies Pilates since she was 7 years old. She brings a wealth of knowledge and depth to this method of conditioning. She teaches a full mat class. Bring a mat and a water bottle. Participants should be in good health.
 
Easy Hatha Yoga with Emily Hain, Tuesdays at 2:00 PM, through May 24th. Cost is $5.00 per session. This is a safe, fun, relaxing and non-competitive class. Bring a towel or a mat and wear comfortable clothing.
 
T’ai Chi Chu’an with John Lang A.P., Wednesdays at 9:00 AM, through May 25th. Cost is $5.00.  T’ai Chi is a unique system of moving meditation with exercise emphasizing legs and posture, and meditation of mind and breath. Wear comfortable clothing and flat soled shoes.
 
Easy Hatha Yoga for Seniors with Emily Hain, a Certified Yoga Instructor, on Thursdays, 10:30-11:30 AM, through March 31st. No experience or special equipment is necessary; chairs will be used for support. Cost is $4.00 per class. Learn how yoga can help keep you more healthy and active. This class is designed to warm up the body, improve your balance and maintain strength and flexibility in a relaxing and non-competitive style.

Bellydance for Fitness & Weight Loss, Thursdays March 3rd through May 28th. No charge. Bellydance is one of the most ancient and evolved forms of dance in the world. Universally embraced for it’s incredible benefits to the body, bellydance is a powerful way to lose weight and sculpt the body. Dance to DVD’s featuring Raina, an award winning dancer. Class will be lead by Susan Spears.

ONGOING:
Overeaters Anonymous meets every Monday at 11:00 AM in the Jane von Thron Room. For further information, contact Pat Gralla at 868-7098.
 
Writers Workshops – Tuesdays at 10:00 AM in the Captain’s Room. Call Mary Burruss at 783-6997 for more information.
 
Playreaders Group meets, every third Tuesday at 2:00 PM in the Captain’s Room. Everyone who attends has a script and is encouraged to participate.  Contact Jean Whitfield for details at 784-1105.
 
 Book Discussion Groups meet on the 2nd Tuesday at 1:00 PM (selection TBA) and the 2nd Wednesday at 10:00 AM (A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole) in the Captain’s Room.
 
The Watercolor Group- Thursdays, from 1:00-4:00 PM in the Captain’s Room. This social, non-instructive painting group is open to anyone with an interest in watercolors. Bring your materials and paint will fellow artists. For further information, contact Marion Fodera 783-1852 or Charlotte Elrod 636-0417.
 
Master Gardening Clinic – Fridays 10:00 AM –1:00 PM in the Captain’s Room. (On the 4th Friday of the month, they will meet in the Jane von Thron Room.) Contact Marion Anderson for details -784-1874.