Dear Villagers,

As we watched the Inauguration last Wednesday, we witnessed Amanda Gorman proclaim her poem, The Hill We Climb. You can watch her recitation again at this link. Included on the page, below the recorded recitation, are the poem's words so you can read it at your leisure to get a deeper understanding of its message. Our National Youth Poet Laureate is definitely a master of the English language and makes it sing. For more insight into Amanda Gorman's use of her unique voice, watch her talk from 2019. 

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Villagers Share
Do you have an item you want to donate, lend, or borrow? Email 
services@greaternewburyportvillage.org and include your name, phone number, the item description, and whether you want to donate, lend, or borrow it. 

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Programs & Events Offerings

• Chair Yoga for members & volunteers (Tuesdays 10-11:00 AM): No experience required. If you have questions, join 15 minutes early to chat with participants and Chris Morton, our yoga instructor. Click the Zoom link to join classes: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/324147546?pwd=bWY2VDZiVytOZ0Y2ZGtTaWxFZzQ4QT09

• Member's Weekly Happy Hour, Fridays at 5:00 PM 
  (registration is required to receive your Friday Zoom invitation)   
  
  • Registration closes today for Happy Hour Fri. 1/29
  • Registration closes 2/2 for Happy Hour Fri. 2/5
  • Forgot to register? Email Jennifer Attenborough (contact details in Membership Directory) before Friday, 4:00 PM.

• Next Village Chat Room with Story Telling is Monday, February 1 at 4:00 PM: Members and volunteers are welcome!  
  • Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83527091063?pwd=T3A1OC82YlhjTFdFb3ZRcC90VDg5Zz09
  • Meeting ID: 835 2709 1063
  • Passcode: 598647
  • Mobile phone: 1 646 558 8656 US (New York)

    

• Village Talk: Wednesday, February 17 at 4:00 PM: Boston Bound - Disrupting the Single Story with Lois Ascher.  Prior to this presentation, please watch TED talk, The danger of a single story, by award winning Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.  Find details in the calendar entry.
  •  Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88555493238?pwd=Uy9MK1JyanptN2FITWMrSDZFbWdiZz09
  • Meeting ID: 885 5549 3238
  • Passcode: 862323
  • Mobile: 1 646 558 8656 US (New York)
    

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Fun Activities to Enjoy at Home 

• Register for the Amesbury Public Library’s talk on Thurs. Jan. 28 at 7:00 PM, Andy Warhol’s Fifteen Minutes of Fame with Jane Oneail. 
• "Do you remember shopping at R.H. Stearns, Jordan Marsh, the WIndsor Button Shop and Gilchrist in downtown Boston, eating sundaes at Bailey’s Ice Cream on Tremont Street? Well then, this column is for you!” So begins this nostalgic look at Boston in 1965.
•  From her childhood as a dancer, to movie stardom, to her struggle with Altzheimers, Rita Hayworth’s life unfolds in this fascinating and sympathetic biography, Rita Hayworth.
• Enjoy over an hour and a half of Relaxing Classical Music by Bach.
•  As much fun to listen to as to watch, STEPS features amazing tap dancing.
•  Laugh with Carol Burnett and Martha Raye (remember her?) as Mothers in the Park.
•  A wonderful true story of the horse named Beautiful Jim Key, The Smartest Horse that Ever Lived, told by film maker David Hoffman. Beautiful Jim’s owner, a formerly enslaved man named Bill Key, had a life even more amazing and impressive than that of his horse. Enjoy learning about both.

•  Revisit past Tuesday Updates.

•  Find more activities at Resources for this time of Social Distancing.

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A Little Humor

Warmest Regards,
The Greater Newburyport Village