Friday, November 15, 2019- Concert time: Buddy Guy- limited seats

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Groton

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Buddy Guy in concert

Friday, November 15, 2019 | 8:00 pm at Garde Arts Center

The concert is 2  1/2 hour show approx.

At age 82, Buddy Guy is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, a major influence on rock titans like Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and Stevie Ray Vaughan, a pioneer of Chicago’s fabled West Side sound, and a living link to the city’s halcyon days of electric blues. He has received seven Grammy Awards, a 2015 Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award, 34 Blues Music Awards (the most any artist has received), the Billboard Magazine Century Award for distinguished artistic achievement, a Kennedy Center Honor, and the Presidential National Medal of Arts. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him #23 in its “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.”

We provide the ride from GSC to GAC so you have no parking worries. We depart GSC at  7 pm.  

Our seats are Orchestra Center J, K and L rows. 

$68 pp  To register online www.GrotonRec.com  or call 860-536-5680 or 860-441-6785

Immigration in International Perspective

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Lyme / Old Lyme

Join us on Friday, October 11th at 1:00pm for the second part
of our three part Current Events Lecture Series with Jared Day,
PhD. This series explores a number of key issues that ripple
through contemporary debates on immigration. We will be examining
some of the chief economic and demographic drivers
of immigration, both in Europe and the United States. We shall
also study the immigration challenges faced by Americans, Europeans,
and Asians as they try to maintain a delicate balance
between culture economy and society. This program is free for
all members but space is limited and preregistration is required,
please register by calling (860)434-4127

Day trip to the BIG E Fair Friday, Sept 13th

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Groton

Day trip to the BIG E Fair Friday, Sept 13th

Friday, Sept. 13 is Be A Kid For A Day, Military Appreciation Day.  It is also the FIRST day of the BIG E so all will be freshly presented & clean.

We are taking our own (so, no other pickups) motor coach bus to the BIG E.

The Big E, also known as The Eastern States Exposition, is billed as “New England’s Great State fair”. It is the largest agricultural event on the eastern seaboard and the seventh-largest fair in the nation.

$50 pp includes deluxe coach transportation,driver gratuity and admission to the fair.

Wear your walking shoes for this one!!

We leave Groton Senior Center at 8:30AM  We depart The BIG E at 5 pm.

www.GrotonRec.com  860-441-6785

 

Day-tripping to the BIG-E this Friday!

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Groton

Weather is looking great for day one the BIG E – this Friday- and we still have 5 spots left!! Come on in to claim your spot on this fun filled time at New England’s Biggest Fair!

$50 per person to go with us Friday, Sept 13th – includes your BIG E admission ticket, privately chartered round trip motor coach transportation and driver tip. This bus leaves 8:30 am and returns to Groton Sr Center approximately at 6 pm. Call 860-441-6785 or www.GrotonRec.com

Click here for all the details https://www.facebook.com/events/483809629088987/

 

Bargain Beauties Art Sale

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Lyme / Old Lyme

The Shoreline Artisits Workshop of the Lymes’ Senior Center
will be selling beautiful paintings, prints, cards, frames, &
art supplies at a discount on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH
FROM 10AM-2PM and SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH
FROM 9AM-12PM. * A portion of the sale will benefit the
Lymes’ Senior Center. CASH AND CHECKS WILL BE
ACCEPTED

Music: Jeffrey Engel presents Chopin…

Posted on September 9, 2019 by Lyme / Old Lyme

Wednesday, October 9th at 1:00, Jeffrey Engel presents “Chopin, Liszt, and Berlioz: Friends & Frenimeeze

7th Annual Veterans Luncheon

Posted on September 8, 2019 by Lyme / Old Lyme

Tuesday, October 8th at 1:00 pm we will hold our 7th Annual Veterans Luncheon at the Lymes’ Senior Center. If you are a Veteran interested in connecting with other veterans and active duty military in attendance, join us for this scrumptious free luncheon prepared by Atria Crossroads in your honor. Please call the Lymes’ Senior Center at 860-434-1605 ext.240 before Oct. 1st to sign up. Please feel free to wear your service proud.

America’s First Citizen: Ben Franklin and His Time

Posted on September 4, 2019 by Lyme / Old Lyme

America’s First Citizen: Ben Franklin & His Time
The second lecture in our American History Lecture Series
with Jared Day, PhD will be held on Friday, October 4th at
1:00pm. This lecture focuses on one of the most renowned
statesmen and enlightened figures of the colonial era. Ben
Franklin was an international star through much of the eighteenth
century, and, for many Europeans, he represented
what it meant to be an American and what might be possible
in the “new world”. This course will focus on Franklin’s extraordinary
evolution from a powerful advocate for his king
and the British Empire to one of its harshest critics and an
extraordinary voice in support of the America’s revolutionary
cause. Space is limited and preregistration is required for this
program free to members by calling (860)434-4127.
7th Annual

Doo-Wop, Dancing & Drinks With THE CORVETTES Oct. 17th

Posted on September 4, 2019 by Groton

Thursday, October 17th- The Senior Centers of SECT present: Doo-Wop, Dancing & Drinks With THE CORVETTES

$20 pp – tickets on sale now!!

7 pm-8 pm Hors D’oeuvres
8 pm-10 pm Enjoy the Band
Cash Bar with specialty drinks
50/50 raffle
Held at Langley’s Restaurant.
Seating Limited.
Call or stop by Groton Senior Center for your tickets  860-441-6785