Festival Program 40+ free online events P Online performances P Guest speakers P Health and wellbeing P Storytelling and much more!Due to COVID-19 restrictions this year’s festival will be coming live to your living room with a program full of especially curated content Great care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information in the program, however it is subject to change without notice. If you have any questions regarding the program or registrations, please contact Council’s Healthy Ageing team on 9599 4373 or email healthyageing@bayside.vic.gov.au Discover more at the 2020 Victorian Seniors Festival reimagined website www.seniorsonline.vic.gov.au/festivalsandawardsBayside City Council proudly presents the 17th year of the Bayside Seniors Festival. Due to COVID-19 restrictions this year’s festival will be coming live to your living room with a program full of especially curated content. We encourage you to take part in many of the online performances, guest speakers, health and wellbeing sessions, storytelling and much more that are on offer during the month of October. Most events require advanced bookings. Please read carefully the method of booking as they vary from sending an email to registering via TryBooking. The majority of events will be presented over the Zoom Platform. To access Zoom you will need a device and internet connection. • To join a Zoom event, click on the link in the email that was provided to you by the event organiser. Each event will have its own unique zoom link. • It is good practice to join the event 5–10 minutes prior to the event starting to allow time should you have difficulties connecting. We thank the various community groups who have opened their ‘online’ doors to welcome seniors to join in their activities. The festival aims to acknowledge and celebrate older residents and the valuable contribution they make to Bayside. We want people to have fun whilst connecting to their community. We hope you enjoy the 2020 Bayside Seniors Festival! Welcome bayside.vic.gov.au/SeniorsFestival 33Meet this years guest speakers Rod Quantock OAM, Comedian Professor Jane Fisher AO, Finkel Professor of Global and Women’s Health at Monash University Gerard Mansour Commissioner for Senior Victorians and Ambassador for Elder Abuse John Wood Award winning actor 4Participating Bayside groups, clubs and services Bayside Gallery Bayside Libraries Bayside Libraries, Beaumaris Modern and The Boyd Foundation Bayside U3A Brighton Bayside Men’s Shed Inc Brighton Croquet Club Brighton Historical Society Castlefield Community Centre Connect Health and Community Culture Connect Chinese Australia Brighton Beach Inc. Friends of Black Rock House Hampton Bowls Club Hampton Community Centre & Highett Neighbourhood Community House Highett Seniors Club Highett Youth Club Sandybeach Centre 5Help to get online for the 2020 Bayside Seniors Festival Need support to get up to speed with using Zoom, What’s App and Facetime so you can experience all the fabulous online events and activities for the Bayside Seniors Festival? Then join up in one of our free , training sessions that will give you the know-how and confidence to get online and participate. All training sessions will be run by Jo Lambie from Stay in Touch who has over 11 years’ experience in getting seniors digitally connected. All you will need is a device that is connected to the internet. Jo and her team will get you connected and guide you all the way. Please register at www.bayside.vic. gov.au/seniorsfestival for one training session only to allow as many residents as possible to participate. Stay in Touch will open each session one hour prior to training to assist anyone that needs help joining. Call 9596 4547 for assistance getting into the session if required. More information For any questions or assistance contact Stay in Touch Call: 9596 4547 Email: bookings@stayintouch.net.au Getting you started on Zoom and WhatsApp Suitable for all devices Friday 25 September, 10.30am Friday 2 October, 10.30am Thursday 8 October, 10.30am Getting you started on Zoom and Facetime Suitable for Apple users with an iPad and /or iPhone Thursday 1 October, 10.30am Tuesday 6 October, 10.30am FREE FREE 6Club Organisation Event detailsDate Start time Finish time Bookings and registrations (essential) Bayside Libraries Poetry competition Calling all ‘Senior’ Bayside poets! Enter your latest poems in the Bayside Library Poetry Competition. Open to seniors who are Bayside residents or Bayside Library members. Enter an unpublished poem of no more than 25 lines to libraryevents@ bayside.vic.gov.au or pop it in the post and mail to: Bayside Library Poetry Competition, Brighton Library, 14 Wilson St, Brighton, 3186. Entries close Sunday 25 October. Please include your name and contact number on your entry. Join us for the announcement and reading of the winning entry on Thursday 29 October at 2pm . 1 - 25 October For the announcement of the poetry competition winner on 29 October - www.trybooking.com/655061 Call: 9261 7840 Highett Youth Club Seniors classes - moving your body (Chair based) Join Sports Therapist, Tim Webber for some seated chair based gentle exercises. Tim will have you stretching and moving for 20 minutes - all from the comfort of your home. This session requires a solid, stable chair and a broom to complete the exercises. Fri, 2-Oct 9am 9:20am Email: highettyouthclub@bigpond.com Highett Youth Club Seniors classes - moving your body (standing) Join Sports Therapist, Tim Webber for some gentle stretching and moving exercises. Whilst most of the class will involve standing, a chair and a broom is also required. Fri, 2-Oct 9:30am 9:50am Email: highettyouthclub@bigpond.com Bayside U3A Introduction to Cryptic Crosswords Bayside U3A’s Introduction to Cryptic Crosswords are for everyone. Join us as we explain ways to read and analyse a set of cryptic clues and discover the range of word games commonly used. Through this you will also gain insights into the history and structure of many of the words we used. From there you will be able to construct your own clues to challenge others at a later date. Fri, 2-Oct 10.30am 11.30am Email: baysideu3a@gmail.com Bayside Libraries Tech Coach - Zoom If you are feeling like you need a confidence boost in attending Zoom events then come along to this tech coaching session with Library staff and test out some of the functions in Zoom that will have you attending all the great Seniors Festival events. Mon, 5-Oct 11am 12noon www.trybooking.com/656068 Call: 9261 7840 Highett Seniors Club Introduction to Calming, Relaxing, Living Course (CARELIV) Meditation and yoga practitioner Stephen Le Page will conduct a daily CARELIV /meditation session for the week of 5-9 October. These classes will consist of tuition and practicing the techniques of breathing, relaxing and meditation. The sessions are designed specifically to calm and relax ourselves which is important for good mental health and well-being. 5, 6, 7, 8 , 9 Oct 9am 10am Email: lepageco@ozemail.com.au 7Club Organisation Event detailsDate Start time Finish time Bookings and registrations (essential) Sandybeach Centre Fit & Fabulous exercise class Join us for the exciting launch of our online exercise class - Fit & Fabulous. This class is suitable for all fitness levels and will allow you to work at your own pace and ability. Move to music while you build strength, improve your balance and tone your muscles. Don’t have any gym equipment at home? Never fear, you can use household items like cans of beans instead of weights. Tue, 6-Oct 9.15am 10.15am www.sandybeach.org.au/events Email: admin@sandybeach.org.au Call: 9598 2155 Bayside Libraries Poetry by phone Enjoy listening to your favorite poem every Tuesday and Thursday over the phone and chat about the poem after the reading. Call Heather from the Bayside Library team on 9261 7840 to register and arrange a time for the reading. 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29 Oct Call: 9261 7840 Hampton Community Centre & Highett Neighbourhood Community House Introduction to Spanish Have you ever wanted to learn Spanish but have never found the time? We are offering Introduction to Spanish Classes to give you a taste of the beginners course. There will be a 45 minute class each Wednesday for four weeks with Claudia. We can help set you up if you have not used Zoom before. 7, 14, 21 & 28 Oct 3.15pm 4pm www.baysidecommunitycentres. org.au/seniors2020 Bayside Libraries Poetry that delights Relax during your coffee break and listen to Heather each Wednesday as she reads poetry that delights. Streamed online and live via Bayside Library’s Facebook page. Feel free to comment and interact throughout the poetry reading! 7, 14, 21 & 28 Oct 11am www.facebook.com/ baysidelibraryservice Call: 9261 7840 Brighton Croquet Club Learn about the game of croquet Join us for a virtual afternoon tea and find out about the fascinating game of croquet. We will show you some short videos abut the game and answer your questions about the game and the club. Thu, 8-Oct 2pm 3pm Email: brightoncroquetclub@gmail.com Gerard Mansour, Commissioner for Senior Victorians Thriving in a COVID-19 world Join Gerard Mansour, Commissioner for Senior Victorians and Ambassador for Elder Abuse Prevention as he reflects on how he has adapted his personal and professional journey through the COVID-19 pandemic. He will talk about the attributes of ageing well and share some insight into his soon to be released report on ageing well in a changing world. He will be joined by three Bayside residents to chat about how they have responded to COVID-19 restrictions and what they are doing to keeping active, busy and connected. Fri, 9-Oct 10am 11.15 am www.trybooking.com/BLICA 8Club Organisation Event detailsDate Start time Finish time Bookings and registrations (essential) Sandybeach Centre Music Event - Young Hearts Happy Show An uplifting event for all ages brought to you by Andrea Lees and her team of talented performers. Sing along to your old favourites, tap your toes to new tunes and stretch your brains with our music quiz! This show marks the launch of Sandybeach’s brand new Intergenerational Program - bringing together music lovers across the generations and supported by a Bayside City Council Inclusive Grant. So whether you are three or 103, grab a cuppa, tune in and join us for a fabulous fun morning of musical entertainment. The show will be delivered online and also on DVD by request. More details upon registration. Fri, 9-Oct 10.30am 11.30am www.sandybeach.org.au/events Email: admin@sandybeach.org.au Call: 9598 2155 Bayside U3A Flexibility: Learn ways to keep active and supple This session is designed to introduce you to ways to improve muscle strength, mobility, flexibility of joints, balance, posture and reduce the potential to fall. Follow a series of simple exercises in flexibility and mobility including a balance exercise component, stretching of all muscle groups and relaxation. Participants should wear well-supporting shoes and non-constricting clothes. Fri, 9-Oct 10.30am 11.30am Email: baysideu3a@gmail.com Bayside Libraries Tech Coach - Zoom If you are feeling like you need a confidence boost in attending Zoom events then come along to this tech coaching session with Library staff and test out some of the functions in Zoom that will have you attending all the great Seniors Festival events. Fri, 9-Oct 11am 12noon www.trybooking.com/656068 Call: 9261 7840 Culture Connect Chinese Australia Brighton Beach Inc. Dumpling making masterclass At this special event you will learn to make delicious homemade dumplings. Learn the secret to our healthy coloured wrappers and immune boosting ingredients. See how cooking connects cultures! Fri, 9-Oct 12noon 2pm www.trybooking.com/BLIKA Brighton Historical Society A night on the town We may all be stuck inside for the time being, but for this talk, Brighton Historical Society invites you to join them on a virtual night on the town. There are dazzling ball gowns to be discovered, old picture theatres to be explored, and even some cheeky under-the-counter wine lists! We’ll share with you some of the artefacts and stories from our collection that capture the colourful evenings of Brighton’s past. Fri, 9-Oct 2pm 3pm www.trybooking.com/655076 9Next >