Club 55 Artisan Fair October 21
Guitar and Ukulele Lessons Starts in September
Fun Friday Celebrating Summer here August 18th evening
Please join us Friday August 18 as we celebrate summer!!
Celebration of Summer with Club 55 is this Friday, August 18th 5:00 PM – Dinner 6:00 PM – Concert
Our delicious summer menu will be Pork Ribs, Baked Haddock, Baked Sweet Potato, Creamed Green Bean and Potatoes, Corn on the Cob, Apple Dumpling, Punch/Coffee. Live entertainment following with The Bodega Band, come enjoy an evening of jazz, blues, classic rock and country covers with a good dose of originals mixed in!
$18 Club 55 Member $23 Non-member Please register by end of day Tuesday, August 15
Technology Help For YOU
ONE-ON-ONE tech help for anyone 55 plus. We listen to your needs and work at your pace. Bring it your tech item (charged) and we can look at it together. Please call 860-445-1057 so we can schedule an appointment– you are important to us.
Meet our newest Tech Center Volunteer Tom Harrigan
Catch him in our Tech Center Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings. He is recently retired from Electric Boat after 27 years as in engineer in the Applied Mechanics Group developing engineering software. Proficient in several software languages and operating systems. He’s an avid cyclist and reader. Other interest include electronics, computers and software development. I grew up in the Boston area and am a Boston sports fan.
Poetry & the Arts for Healing Humanity Group
Mondays 9:00 – 9:45 am
Everyone is welcome! Stop by and check our open minded group out. We meet weekly to share poems, prayers and some form of the Arts expressing peace or peacefulness.
We’ll also talk about positive, non- political news events or actions or occurrences in our everyday lives that show kindness, compassion, oneness of humanity, caring, etc are growing into our culture. Peace is Possible!
ITAY TREASURES trip May 2024
Let’s Go to ITALY!!
Italy’s Treasures May 04– 15, 2024 https://gateway.gocollette.com/link/1171290 Italian Lakes Region, Stresa, Wine Tasting, Italian Riviera, Cinque Terre, Carrara Marble Quarries Off-Road Excursion, Tuscan Countryside, Italian Cooking Class, San Gimignano, Siena, Florence, Bologna, Venice
Double $5,279pp / Single $6,179pp if booked before October 5, 2023
Check out this brief presentation of our May 2024 ITALY TRAESURES trip. https://s3.amazonaws.com/mimappcontent/app_355/Italys-Teasures.mp4?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAINX74UYVPBTHVPIQ&Expires=1691789608&Signature=I7mBgrnRgfabbzcAW%2Bki%2BH1ykzI%3D
Sign up now! Boston Symphony and Yo Yo Ma at TANGLEWOOD
August 13, 2023
Shed $190 pp | Lawn $140 pp
Tour Includes:
• Motor Coach
• Brunch at Shortstop Bar & Grill
• Admission to Tanglewood
• All Gratuities to Driver
What’s better than spending some time with music and friends? Experience an inspiring concert at Tanglewood,
which is the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Pops for over 75 years.
Enjoy a music filled afternoon as Andris Nelsons conduct the Boston Symphony Orchestra, featuring noted American
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Today they will be playing Julia Adolphe, Makeshift Castle, co-commissioned by the BSO and
Gewandhausorchestra; Cello Concerto No. 1 by Dmitri Shostakovich, and Petrushka by Igor Stravinsky.
Before the show, enjoy a delicious brunch at Shortstop Bar & Grill. The family-run and family-friendly restaurant in
Westfield opened its doors to the public in December 2014. Our Brunch choices for today will include Homemade
muffins, pastries, fresh cut fruit, mixed green salad, home fries, bacon, french toast, chicken francaise, and stuffed
shells with pasta and seasonal veggies, all served buffet-style including coffee, tea, and orange juice.
*Times are approximate. Subject to change.*
Depart: 8:15 am Thrive 55+ | 102 Newtown Rd | Groton, CT Estimated Return: 6:15 pm, Groton, CT
Artist Nook August featured artist: Irene Wadsworth
Visit our Artist Nook this month and view the lovely works of Irene. Sculptor, abstract painter, photographer and mixed media artist, her art is deeply influenced by nature and her environment. Her style of painting with glitter creates a whimsical, dream like quality.
Irene has worked as a volunteer, using art as therapy, for the transgender community for the past five years. She enjoys working with both the young, and the elderly, bringing communities together through the love of art. Born in Michigan, but raised in CT into a military family, Irene has travelled the US, and once lived in Spain with her family.
She holds a B.F.A in Fine Art with Art History concentration from Eastern Connecticut State University. While at Eastern, Irene worked for the Akus Gallery and learned to appreciate the other side to being an artist.
Tips For Decreasing Back Pain
On Wednesday, September 13th at 1 PM– In Line Physical Therapy owner, Sharon Hallahan, will be here to help with what a lot of us struggle with– back pain! Learning about spine health and the methods to improve it are critical to a healthy and comfortable life; Sharon will be
here to discuss the tricks and tricks on how to decrease back pain!