Pastel Exploration
Date: Wednesdays in February
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Burges Center Activity Room
Details: Former pastel students will continue to practice and learn this medium via Jackie Simmons DVD.The five sessions will meet on February 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29.This class is free to continuing students.

Duplicate Bridge
Date: Thursdays
Time: 12:30 pm
Location: Burges Center Card Room
Details: Please join Franke residents in a Duplicate Bridge game by signing up in the Burges Center Activity Room.

Annual Heart Health Tea
Date: Friday, February 3
Time: 2:00 pm
Location: Rodenberg Hall
Details: Join us for tea and scones and to hear Registered Dietician Wendy Wyatt speak about heart health.

*Franke Chorus Resumes Practice
Date: Tuesday, February 7
Time: 3:30 – 5:00 pm
Location: Rodenberg Hall
Details: The Franke Chorus directed by Anita O'Donnell with accompaniment by Carol Peeckson will resume their practices in Rodenberg Hall.  The Franke Chorus is a community program supported by Franke at Seaside and welcomes singers from the community as well as residents of Franke.

Franke University
What: Churchill: A Biography
Date: Thursdays at 11:00 am, Burges Conference Room
January 5 – March 22
Contact: John Stanley (216-6185)

What: The Theory of Evolution: History of Controversy
Date: Mondays at 11:00 AM, Burges Conference Room
January 9 – March 26
Contact: Jim Gilbert (849-7829)

The Week That Was
Date: Friday, February 3, 17 & 24 and Saturday, February 11
Time: 10:00 am
Location: Burges Center Board Room
Details: This is a current events discussion group led by a volunteer.Join us to talk about everything that has gone on in the previous week.

*Remington Concert
Date: Sunday, February 5
Time: 3:00 pm
Location: Rodenberg Hall
Details: Singer Robert Dickson will perform a program of popular selections

Charleston Concert Association
Date: Monday, February 6
Time: 6:15 pm departure from the Burges Center
Details: The St. Petersburg Orchestra will present "Tchaikovsky" at the Gaillard.Tickets are $42.50 or $60.50 depending on your seat selection and will be charged to your account.

"The Taming of the Shrew"
Date: Tuesday, February 7
Time: 5:45 pm departure from the Burges Center
Location: The Citadel Military College
Details: We will go downtown to the Citadel to enjoy this Shakespearean play presented by the National Players as part of the Fine Arts Program.Join us for this free program.

Citadel Mall
Date: Wednesday, February 8
Time: 1:00 pm departure from the Burges Center
Details: We will go shopping at this mall which includes Belk, Dillards, Sears,JC Penney, Target and many other stores.

"The Importance of Being Earnest"
Date: Thursday, February 9
Time: 7:00 pm departure from the Burges Center
Location: Footlight Players Theatre
Details: "The Importance of Being Earnest" - This comedy will be performed at the Footlight Players Theatre in downtown Charleston.Tickets are $22.00 and will be charged to your account.

Safely Walking With Your Dog
Date: Friday, February 10
Time: 2:00 pm
Location: Rodenberg Hall
Details: Cynthia King, trainer for Southeastern Therapy Animal Resources (STAR), is going to present a 30 minute program demonstrating the proper and safe manner in taking your dog for a short walk or an outing in the country. The workshop is complimentary and residents are encouraged to attend with their dogs on a leash.

Charleston Symphony Orchestra Masterworks Concert
Date: Saturday, February 11
Time: 6:30 pm departure from the Burges Center
Location: Gaillard Auditorium
Details: This concert, held at Gaillard Auditorium, will feature violinist Yuriy Bekker playing a rare 1686 Stradivarius violin that is on loan to the Symphony for this one concert.The program for the concert includes Zoltan Kodaly's "Dances of Galanta", Edward Hart's "Under an Indigo Sky" and Beethoven's Symphony No. 7.Tickets are $40.50 or $55.50 depending on your seat.

Yorktown Tour and Lunch Out
Date: Monday, February 13
Time: 10:00 am departure from the Burges Center
Details: Join us for an hour long tour of the Yorktown at Patriot's Point in Mt. Pleasant.The Yorktown is a classic example of early WWII technology and is the centerpiece of Patriot's Point Naval and Maritime museum.Admission and guided tour is $18.00 which will be charged to your account.Lunch will be on your own.

*Music Matters Concert
Date: Thursday, February 16
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Rodenberg Hall – Franke at Seaside
Details: "Micah and Friends" Featuring Micah McLaurin, Charleston's teen-age piano prodigy, playing with other music conservatory-bound local high school musicians. The program will include a trio of piano and 2 violins, and harp and violins in solo and duet arrangements with Shannon Fitzhenry, Nicholas Bentz, and Abigail Kent.

*BeWell Educated
Date: Monday, February 20
Time: 2:00 pm
Location: Rodenberg Hall – Franke at Seaside
Details: This portion of the session will be entitled "Therapy and Wellness."

*Community Bridge
Date: Friday, February 17
Time: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Location: Rodenberg Hall – Franke at Seaside
Details: Coffee and pastries will be served in the morning and lunch will be provided at noon. The cost for the day is $8.00. If interested in participating, please contact April Dillon at Outreach@FrankeAtSeaside.org or at (843) 856-4713.

*Remington Concert
Date: Sunday, February 19
Time: 3:00 pm
Location: Rodenberg Hall
Details: Franke resident Joan Mills will play the piano

*Remington Concert
Date: Monday, February 20
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Rodenberg Hall
Details: Amos Lawrence will play the violin

*East Cooper Coffee Club
Date: Wednesday, February 22
Time: 10:00 am
Location: Rodenberg Hall
Details: Franke at Seaside is glad to host this group of Mt. Pleasant residents who invite a speaker of interest for us on the fourth Wednesday of each month.In February, the speaker will be Keely Enright, founding director of the Village Playhouse in Mt. Pleasant.

Day Trip to Myrtle Beach
Date: Saturday, February 26
Time: 1:00 pm departure from the Burges Center
Details: Join us for a day trip to Myrtle Beach on Saturday, February 25, departing at 1:00 pm.We will stop at the Ocean Lakes Campground Recreation Center for the Quilt Exhibit where resident Mary Schall has her award winning quilt on display. Admission to the Quilt Exhibit is $5.00. Then we will go to Dolly Parton's "Pirates Voyage."The show includes dinner at an all inclusive cost of $43.59. We will be back at the Burges Center by 9:30 pm.

Franke Book Club
Date: the 4th Tuesday of each month
Time: 1:00 pm
Location: Burges Center Board Room
Details: Join this group of readers to discuss the current book selection. For February's meeting on February 28, we will discuss "Major Pettigrew's Last Stand" which is available in the public library.

Tour of the Art Institute Culinary School & Lunch
Date: Wednesday, February 29
Time: 10:30 am departure from the Burges Center
Location: Downtown Charleston
Details: The Art Institute of Charleston's new restaurant is a unique teaching dining room atmosphere that provides culinary students with real-world experience in food preparation and dining room management. Diners will choose from a menu which includes an appetizer, entree, dessert and beverage for $12.00. Prior to lunch a student will offer a tour of the Art Institute's main building which includes the student art gallery.

Ringling Brothers Circus
Date: Wednesday, February 29
Time: 6:00 pm departure from the Burges Center
Location: North Charleston Coliseum
Details: Join us for a trip to the circus! Tickets are $36.00 and will be charged to your account.Exotic animals, daring stunts and hilarious clowns will bring out the child in all of us!