On Thursday, September 30th, country music singer and guitarist, Dennis Perry played two gigs in The Mayflower Community—one in the Beebe Circle and one in the Health Center Courtyard. The event is sponsored by Mayflower’ Community Life department. A Marshalltown area native, Dennis took residents on a musical stroll down memory lane while playing guitar…
On Friday, September 3rd, under foreboding and sometimes sprinkling skies, Grinnell’s own Too Many String Band played Mayflower…outside in the Beebe Circle. Residents Sig Barber and Sandy and Betty Moffett were joined by Wait-Lister Bob Cadmus and Mark Laver to entertain hardy residents. The group is a gift to Mayflower and the Grinnell community. —…
On Friday, August 20th, six members of the Farnum Family, an instrumental and vocal group from Galena, Missouri, played for two gatherings in The Mayflower Community. The first performance was in the Beebe Circle for Beebe Assisted Living and independent living residents. Then, they moved to the Health Center Courtyard to play for residents there.…
On Tuesday, July 20th, Mayflower residents were treated to the music of Nashville recording artist, Neil Hewitt. The Nevada IA native and ISU graduate entertained with his guitar and sound system in Grinnell’s Mayflower Community. He has visited us with his performances six times in the last three years. Neil’s music is soothing and at…
Guitarist/keyboardist, Ronnie Burgess, lives in Cedar Rapids IA. Ron played both the Beebe Circle and the Health Center Courtyard in The Mayflower Community on Thursday, July 8th. He mixes up things, sometimes playing keyboard and sometimes guitar. His music consists of old standards, country, and some gospel. Ron has been playing music since 1962. Ron’s…
On Tuesday, June 15th, country music singer and guitarist, Dennis Perry played two gigs in The Mayflower Community—one in the Beebe Circle and one in the Health Center Courtyard. A Marshalltown area native, Dennis learned to play guitar while in the Army. When he came home, he talked his younger brother into playing drums with…
On Tuesday, June 8th, Fluitist Valerie Wedgeworth performed in The Mayflower Community’s Beebe Circle and in the Health Center Courtyard to a warm and appreciative crowd of residents. — Bob Mann, Sales & Marketing Director
Enjoying one of the last warm days of the season, residents and staff of The Mayflower Community were treated to a cookout and outdoor music on Tuesday, October 13th. A picnic on the Buckley Courtyard patio featured quarter-pound, all beef hotdogs; ground sirloin hamburgers; and brats accompanied by potato salad, coleslaw, and baked beans with…