Brookdale Chambrel at Club Hill
Chambrel at Club Hill- Commitment to Excellence
1245 Colonel Drive
Garland, TX
972-278-8500
Free Lectures- the public is welcome and encouraged to attend.
A ll presentations are on Tuesdays, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Please call for directions and to reserve your space.
Chambrel at Club Hill is pleased to partner with Richland College to offer this complimentary educational series to senior adults. We understand that lifelong learning is a rewarding experience. Chambrel’s partnership with Richland offers an opportunity to grow and learn regardless of your age.
Chambrel at Club Hill is located on 16 beautiful acres of trees, walking paths, gardens and ponds in Garland. Our goal is to offer much more than housing and services to our residents. We strive to provide an exceptional living experience. We offer residents plenty of opportunities to be active and social, while respecting their desire for privacy.
Chambrel offers a wide range of services to meet the needs, wants and desires of our residents. We offer all the comforts and benefits of home… and none of the worries!
Tue Jan 19 Victorian Britain:
Discover how Great Britain rose to become
the greatest empire of all time---the challenges she faced at home, and
why and how she eventually declined. How did this empire on which the
"sun never sets" become so quickly just another European power leaving
the world to the U.S.A. and Soviet Union super powers?
Presenter: Steven Jenkins, Richland College instructor
Tue Feb 16 Songs of the Silent Screen
The silent films, the beloved
entertainment of the early 1900’s, were richly enhanced by the music that
was played while the actors silently emoted on the screen. What is the
story behind this music? Presenter: RoseMary Rumbley, author, teacher,
and lecturer
Tue Mar 9 New Ears for New Music
This lecture will introduce three new
ways to listen meaningfully to new music and will explore some of the cultural
background for the musical revolutions of the tumultuous twentieth
century.
Presenter: Kevin Salfen, visiting assistant professor of music
history, Southern Methodist University
Tue Apr 20 What Did FDR Do for David Sarnoff?
The Shadow Knows…
Long before there was Twitter and the internet, there was an electronic
communication system known as radio. We will trace radio from its invention
to its glory days just before television. We will bring back lots of
memories and introduce many facts you never knew about.
Presenter: Dr. Arnold Paddock, Richland College Physics instructor
Tue May 18 What’s New at the Symphony? What’s New at the Symphony?
The Dallas Symphony has becomes recognized as one of the top
orchestras in the nation. Why? What’s going on at the Meyerson that’s got
the whole world buzzing? What does it mean to be a top orchestra, and
who makes that decision?
Presenter: Jamie Allen, Director of Education,
Dallas Symphony Orchestra