Celebrate the month of October with us here at The Encore!
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Events are subject to change. Please contact our Therapeutic Recreation Department for more information on our monthly events!
Classical Ballet Performance
On Wednesday, October 16th, at 2:30 pm. The Recreation Dept will be hosting a Special Performance. We have the good fortune to have an established ballerina perform. She is Emily Ricca. Emily is beautiful. She has trained with many of the best Ballet Masters. She has danced all over the United States under Masters like Violette Verdi, Jillanna, Maria Tallchief, Kyra Nichols, Merrill Ashley, Peter Pucci, Leslie Brown, and David Howard. Emily was trained at the Virginia School of Arts under the direction of Petrus Bossman from the Royal British Ballet. After Miss Ricca graduated from VSA, she joined Ballet de San Juan in Puerto Rico, where she worked with Ricardo Melendez and Ana Maria Castanon. In Florida, she joined Florida Dance Theatre for three seasons as a principal dancer and taught in the school. She has guested with Boca Ballet Theatre, Vero Classical Ballet, and Florida Arts and Dance Company as a Soloist. Miss Ricca has been on the staff of the Jillana School for four summers. She is currently dancing for the Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami, Momentum, and Ballet etoiles. Emily is the founder of Romance Project, an International educational program for schools that involve live dance and music performance with history she has also taught for Vero Classical Ballet, Florida Arts and Dance Company, and lately, at the Miami City Ballet School, she performs on stage as well as dance schools throughout the country. You can check out Emily Ricca’s dancing on YouTube. This program is open to Encore Residents, Families, and Staff members. There are no reservations required.
Wear Pink Day
On Friday, October 20th at 2:30 pm. We invite you to Wear Pink Day; The Encore will join the rest of America in wearing pink to recognize the need for Early Detection of Breast Cancer. Breast Cancer is still here. This disease is tearing apart the lives of families and is still taking the lives of the women we love on a heartbreaking scale. Breast Cancer accounts for about 30% of all new cancer cases in women each year. In 2024, an estimated 297,790 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed. A man’s lifetime risk of breast cancer is about 1 in 833 men, and 2,800 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed in men. For Women, 13% (about 1 in 8) is a startling statistic. A woman’s risk of breast cancer nearly doubles if she has a first-degree relative who has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Our best defense is Early Detection Wear Pink Day, designated to remind women to get their exams done as their doctors prescribe. The Encore has raised awareness throughout the third week in October, beginning on Oct 14th with a Paint a Pumpkin Pink program, on Oct. 15th, splurging on some homemade pink ice cream, on Oct.15th watching a Pink Ballerina dance, Oct 16th playing Pink bingo. For the final day on Oct 18th, everyone will be wearing pink Fashion Show with pink doughnuts some events will have pink refreshments there are no reservations required it is for the Residents, their families, and our staff. We hope to see you there dressed in Pink.
Halloween Party
On Tuesday, October 31st, The Encore is celebrating a Spooktacular Halloween Party. Although children initially celebrated Halloween, adults have picked up the fun traditions of decorations, sweets, witches, monsters, ghosts, and, of course, the carved or decorated jack lanterns. There will be prizes for the most creative, spookiest, and overall Best Costume and Pumpkin decorating. There are no reservations for this event it is open to Residents, their families, and Staff Members. Refreshments will be served. Music will be provided by Liberty and Frances.
As we practice proper social distancing protocols in our community, we are proud to feature modified programming to continue providing vibrancy for our residents and employees. All events are subject to change. Please feel free to follow us on our Facebook page for continued updates as well as reach out to us via Messenger.