Look what the wind blew in...

Residents of Brookline Senior Living recently were treated to local legends The Second Winds Band. Originally a spin-off from the Centre Region Senior Center dance bands of the 1990's, The Second Winds Band has been entertaining at Senior Center events, community festivals, and parties throughout Central PA for 20 years. The band's sound is an eclectic one, covering songs from the 1920's all the way through to the modern era. Typical gigs include a mix of swing, big band, and jazz standards, pop and rock and roll songs, with an occasional Latin, polka, blues, and/or film soundtracks thrown in for good measure.

The Second Winds Band is currently made up of 10 Centre County musicians. The combined age of the members of the group is 774 years!

March 2015 Events in State College, PA: Your Treasure Is Within

Treasure hunting has been around forever! The search for riches has evolved from archaeological digs revealing lost treasure to present day treasure hunts such as television’s “The Amazing Race”. Much has been written about the allure of treasure, but one thing that we’ve come to realize is that the treasure within is the most valuable of all. Each one of us has a treasure within and through our March 2015 events in State College, PA we will be exploring that treasure at Juniper Village at Brookline Senior Living - be it your ability to sing, play a musical instrument, recite dramatic prose or balance a spoon at the end of your nose. No treasure is too small! In the immortal words of Captain Jack Sparrow, “Not all treasure’s silver and gold, mate.”

With our March 2015 events in State College, PA at Juniper Village at Brookline Senior Living we end our Creative Expressions Series with a focus on Performance. Please join us during our March 2015 events in State College, PA while we recognize “Your Treasure is Within” as we provide opportunities to express yourself through our weekly drama clubs and by attending theatrical performances. If step dancing and corned beef and cabbage is more your thing, sample all that is Irish with our annual St. Patrick’s Day party or walk the red carpet and share your movie trivia skills at our Oscar Party.

Our fabulous March 2015 events in State College, PA include our Guest Speaker Presentation by Dr. Ferro on Theodore Roosevelt and The River of Doubt an incredible adventure narrative and a penetrating biographical portrait on March 13^th at 3:00 pm; our Irish Music Performance with Judy Sherwood featuring traditional instrumentations and harmonious melodies on March 17^th at 3:30 pm; our Singing Onstage Performance to watch stories come to life through expressive creativity with State College’s premiere musical theatre training and performance studio on March 27^th at 6:00 pm; or our Afternoon at the Opera Outing to see a rendition of La Boheme at Penn State’s Center for the Performing Arts on March 29^th at 1:30 pm.

We hope to see you at one or more of our March 2015 events in State College, PA, so check out our calendar for more!