Friday, March 22nd from 1:00-3:00pm

Nancy Souza, Card Maker, Mixed Media Artist and Altenew Certified Educator presents Paper Pieces Bird On A Paper Nest Canvas Board Class. Learn how to make a colorful collaged paper bird, perched on a paper bag nest on a canvas board. Vintage book pages create the colorful painted background.

Cost is $15.00 pp. Registration begins Mar 1st. Register by Mar 13th.

Wednesday, March 20th at 10:00am

Smith’s Acres will bring everything you need to create a great Easter centerpiece. We will take a white wicker basket and fill it with all the colors of spring. Each basket will get a spring flowering bulb, an herb for texture and aroma, and some pansies or violas. We will top it all off with some moss, and a bright spring bow.

The baskets all have a plastic liner, so are safe to place on your dining room table.
Once Easter is past, everything can be planted in your garden for years of continuing color.

Cost is $25pp. Registration begins Mar 1st. Register by Mar 15th.

Wednesday, March 13th from 4:00- 5:30pm

Bob Ross style painting event where we will sit with the Scouts and do a painting together, St Patrick’s Day themed!

Tea sandwiches and shamrock punch will be served, followed by a parfait cup dessert.

Everyone will go home with their own painting, a St. Patrick’s pin, and a small flower arrangement.

Registration begins Mar 1st. Register by Mar 7th. (no transportation available)

Thu, Apr 4th – June 20th, 2pm – 3pm, No class Apr 11th

Group class combining exercises for speech, memory, movement and music for people living with Parkinson’s disease.

Participants will learn how using INTENT can improve overall health, wellness, and joy!

Class fee $220 per person, 11 Classes. Registration begins on Mar 1st.

Tuesday, March 19th from 10:00-11:30am

Presenter Nan Rigdon

Bell Choir Director at Niantic Community Church

Always wanted to play an instrument?
Worried about learning all the notes?
“Don’t Worry – Be Happy”

Chimes are a fun and beautiful way to create music with only one note!
How? You say. Each player is given 1 chime. When combined with the
other ringers, it’s like a piano where each person has only one key.
No experience necessary. Good humor – a Bonus!

Registration begins Mar 1st. Register by Mar 15th

Friday, March 15th at 1:00pm

Join us to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day!

Snacks will be served (no meat)!

Pull out your green clothes so the luck of the Irish will be with you.

Crackerbarrel Entertainments presents Tom Callinan A Little Bit o’Erin, Irish & Irish American Songs & Tunes

Registration begins Mar 1st. Register by Fri, Mar 8th. $5pp

TECH help is available at the Preston Public Library on Saturdays during
March. The dates available are March 9th, 16th and 23rd. Sign up for a 20-minute session from 11:00 – 11:20, 11:20 – 11:40 and 11:40 – 12:00 noon. Please call the Preston Public Library at 860-886-1010 to schedule your appointment. This program was made possible by a grant from the Preston Fund of the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut.

We are pleased to announce that we have invited Attorney Leah Pollard Schad of Connecticut Legal Service to attend a special presentation on Wills, Living Wills, Health Care Proxies, Powers of Attorney and Conservatorships on Wednesday, April 24th at 1:00 p.m. The doors to the Preston Senior Center will open at 12:30 p.m. Limited seating is available. Bring your questions and concerns and have them addressed by Attorney Pollard Shad.

CLS is Connecticut’s largest not for profit law firm. “Our mission is to
provide access to justice and protect the critical civil legal rights of low-income
individuals and families through representation, systemic advocacy, advice,
collaboration, and education. We serve low-income families in 122 of the 169
Connecticut communities (our sister agencies serve areas of greater Hartford and
greater New Haven). Our service area includes hundreds of thousands of families
eligible for our services. We protect and secure critical civil legal rights for our
clients and advance access to justice for all Connecticut residents. We produce
optimal individual and community results, and continuously strive to increase the impact and efficiency of our work. Our staff are our greatest asset. They are
supported by their work environment and enriched by the individual and
collective difference they make.

Our partners, funders, and the communities we serve view us as a trusted
partner and recognized leader. Our Board members are active ambassadors for
our organization and create access to resources, expertise, and relationships to
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