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MAY 12, 2020
MINI E-BLAST!


 BE KIND, CHECK IN ON EACH OTHER, STAY SAFE

We are sharing important COVID-19 information as it comes to our attention. Please be sure to check the HOME PAGE of our website regularly, to read this information and sometimes to have a laugh!  Also we have created a space on our COVID-19 page where members can submit suggestions for other members about charities or local businesses you want to support.
Please click here to see: COVID-19 Information.


PLEASE NOTE: Most of our activities require registration to keep the meetings manageable. Registrants will receive an email with the Zoom Meeting ID included.
Please use this number to join the group on-line.





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HAVE TOO MUCH TIME ON YOUR HANDS?
FILL YOUR DAYS IN MAY WITH
INTERESTING EXPERIENCES!

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PLEASE NOTE:  LEARN TO USE ZOOM!
Good Neighbors of Park Slope activities are now on Zoom.
It is a great way to stay connected with other members
and support each other at this difficult time.
If you, or anyone you know, needs to learn how to use Zoom please request individual help here: HELP WITH ZOOM


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IMPORTANT LEGAL PLANNING INFORMATION
Friday, May 15th, 2:00 PM
"Let's take a breath now and start planning."

Trusts and Estates attorney, Jill H. Teitel, Esq., will give our group a presentation
about topics that are important and necessary to consider,
including Wills and Trusts , Medicaid, and health care directives such as
health care proxies and living wills.
Register here: Legal Planning
 

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SHAKESPEARE READING GROUP
Monday, May 18th, 10:30 AM
A weekly group to read, analyze and discuss Shakespeare plays.
We are now reading "THE MERCHANT OF VENICE".
Join us if you are interested: Shakespeare 

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ART MUSEUM AND GALLERY LOVERS GROUP
Tuesday, May 19th, 3:00 PM
This group meets every other week. For each meeting we will select a
specific artist for each of us to research the artist's work 
and discuss the work in the framework of the art piece itself
and in the context of the time period in which it was painted.

For this meeting the artist selection is RICHARD DIEBENKORN.
Register here: Art Museum


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MEMBER AUTHOR READING: BILL GREER
Wednesday, May 20th, 4:00 PM
A Dirty Year: Sex, Suffrage, and Scandal in Gilded Age New York,
was published in April by Chicago Review Press.  
It is a nonfiction narrative of 1872 New York, a city teeming with social upheaval and sexual revolution, and it extends across the East River to the then-independent city of Brooklyn
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Open to the public, but please register to get a reminder.
Register: BILL GREER

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ADVOCACY COMMITTEE MEETING
Wednesday, May 20th, 1:00 PM
An important part of the Good Neighbors of Park Slope mission is to advocate for
services that are needed but not yet available, or, if available,
are not sufficiently accessible for those of us aging in this community.

Join us to develop advocacy plans: Advocacy Committee


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CLUTTER SUPPORT GROUP (SECTION 2)
Friday, May 22nd, 2:00 PM
Do you have too much stuff? Need help deciding what to do with it?
Join with others who have the same problem, and help each other!
Register here: Clutter Support Group (Section 2)

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BOOK DISCUSSION WITH ARLYNN: SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE
Thursday, May 28th, 11:00 AM
Join us for a book discussion of Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut 

Meeting will be led by GNPS member, Arlynn Brody.
Ms. Brody currently is with the Institute of Retired Professionals
through the New School and is coordinating courses & discussions of current events.
Register: Slaughterhouse 5

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AGING TRANSITIONS GROUP 3
Thursday, May 28th, 1:00 PM

This is a discussion group involving issues we encounter as we age.
Meetings are every other week
New members welcome!
Register here: Aging Transitions Group 3

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AFTERNOON "TEA"
Friday, May 29th, 3:30 PM
ZOOM VIDEO CHAT
Please join us for Afternoon Tea, Coffee, or
whatever you choose as your afternoon beverage.
An opportunity to mingle with old and new friends.  
Casual, Friendly, No agendas.
Drop in anytime between 3:30-4:30
Registrations not required, but if you would like to receive
a reminder, or be emailed this information please register!
ZOOM: Afternoon "Tea" - 5/29/2020


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These groups always welcome more members:
TALK TO ME, Saturdays at 10:00 AM
CURRENT EVENTS TALKS, Wednesdays at 1:00 PM
YOGA WITH BARBARA, Tuesdays at 9:00 AM
NIA WITH JAMES, M, W, F 10:30 AM/ Tu, Th 4:00 PM
Register on the Calendar.

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Poetry in America


GNPS Member, David Sandgrund, will be interviewed on Poetry in America, 
episode #206:
"You And I Are Disappearing".

The episode will be airing nationally on the WORLD Channel ( a PBS Station ) 
Saturday May 16 at 7:30pm (ET).
In the New York City area, WORLD is presented by WLIW -
WLIW Over the Air: Ch 21.3

Charter Spectrum Southern Manhattan: Ch 1278

Verizon Fios New York Plus: Ch 473



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SAVE THE DATE!

2020 SPRING CELEBRATION TALENT SHOW (Zoom)
Saturday, May 30th, 6:00 PM
Bring your cocktails to your computer at 6:00 PM and enjoy!
Even though we can't go out, we can still get together to celebrate spring and GNPS!
Join us for a Zoom party, featuring our talented members presenting a variety show for us!

Register to receive reminders:SPRING CELEBRATION


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IMPORTANT VOTING INFORMATION
Get your ballot: 
A federal judge ordered New York to hold the presidential primary in June, after it was cancelled by the state Board of Elections. The ruling may still be appealed, but either way, there will be important local races on the ballot. You can request your absentee ballot to vote by mail here
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If you need your meeting/activity put on the Calendar
or a Zoom call set up for your meeting please let us know.

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PLEASE STAY SAFE, STAY IN, BE CAREFUL!

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