A Senior Moment - Dancing Down Memory Lane

What: The Village Project and the Bayview Y will present, “A Senior Moment, Dancing Down Memory Lane”, on Monday, October 24, 2011 at the Jazz Heritage Center and Yoshi’s Jazz Club, 1330 Fillmore. Senior community members who have given their time and dedication to serving their communities will be recognized. The honorees are Ms. Betty Hammond, Western Addition, Ms. Espanola Jackson and the late Ms. Eloise Westbrook, both from Bayview. There will be a wine reception/ Awards presentation in the Lush Life Gallery, featuring Lady Mem’fis & band, Dancing in the Koret Lobby with a DJ spinning oldies - but goodies from the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s and 80’s, along with blues by The Silver Fox Blues Band in the Yoshi’s lounge. Join us for “A Senior Prom for the 50 +” and enjoy tantalizing food, dancing, no host bar, raffles and plenty of fun.

When: Monday, October 24, 2011. 6 pm to 11 p.m.

6 pm: Wine/Hors’Doevres reception/Awards - Lush Life Gallery
7 pm: Performance: Lady Mem'fis - Lush Life Gallery
8:00 to 11 pm: Dancing to 50's, 60's 70’s & 80's:- Koret Lobby
9:00: Performance: The Silver Fox Blues Band - Yoshi's Lounge

Where: Jazz Heritage Center/Yoshi’s Lounge, 1330 Fillmore

Cost: Free for the 50+; Juniors under 50: $20 Donation
Tickets @ http://www.Brownpapertickets.com

Who: “A Senior Moment” is sponsored by The Village Project & The Bayview Y, in collaboration with The Fillmore Center Plaza, The Jazz Heritage Center/Lush Life Gallery, Yoshi’s, The Western Addition Family Resource Center, Planet Fillmore, Gussie’s Chicken & Waffles, West Bay Conference Center, King/Garvey Housing Development, St. Cyprian’s Episcopal Church, Bumzy’s and Renaissance Parents of Success. This community event is funded by a grant from the Dept. of Public Health.

Adrian Williams is Executive Director and founder of the Village Project, a service organization focusing on education and cultural enrichment for youth and their families in the Western Addition. The Village Project organizes/produces family events, including this year’s upcoming 6th annual Kwanzaa Celebration (Dec. 26 – Jan 1) and most recently, Mardi Gras San Francisco Style/ Fat Tuesday in the Fillmore held on March 8th , which drew over 1,000 people and Grilling in the MO’ on June 11th held at Hamilton Recreation Center.

The Bayview Hunters Point YMCA is an anchor organization working with key partners to bring quality services and programs to the diverse communities it serves. Always working to make a difference, its mission is to build strong kids, strong families and strong communities by enriching the lives of all people in mind, body and spirit. The Bayview facility has consistently served as a safe haven where people gather for community-wide meetings, events and celebrations. The Y’s practice of collaborating with other community organizations, schools, faith-based institutions, and neighborhood businesses has resulted in this partnership with the Village project of the Western Addition. The African American Holistic Wellness program, (a project implemented by the Bayview Y), and the Village Project have co-sponsor multiple events for children, seniors and the community at large in the Fillmore neighborhood, including the upcoming seven day Kwanzaa celebration.

NOTE: The Village Project’s free after school enrichment program is underway. The program site is located at St. Cyprian’s Episcopal Church, 2097 Turk Street. Program hours are from 2 pm to 6 pm, Monday – Friday for youth 6 to 14 years old.

Websites: http://www.thevillageprojectsf.org
http://www.youtube.com/user/fillmovillageproject?feature=mhum

CONTACT:
Adrian Williams
The Village Project
awilliamsassoc [at] yahoo.com
415-424-2980