Closed on March 19th
Over The Hill Hiking Group March Hikes
Mar 1 – Arline Trail
Amston (NW) – Easy
Heidi
Mar 8 – Moodus Forest
East Haddam – Easy
Gail
Mar 15 – Arline Trail
Amston (East) – Easy
Heidi
Mar 22 – Oswegatchie Hills
Niantic – Difficult
Jan
Mar 29 – Sprague Land Preserve
Sprague – Moderate
ROMEO Club: Jealous Monk, Mystic
Wednesday, March 27th at 11:00am
So, what is the ROMEO Club?
(Retired Old Men Eating Out)
They eat out, have fun, make and keep friends.
Men Only!
Trip fee is $5pp (transportation only).
Senior Center Fun Trip: Jealous Monk
Wednesday, March 13th at 11:00am
Jealous Monk in Mystic
Open to Non-Residents if there is availability
Non-residents will be charged a $1.00 surcharge.
Senior Center Fun Trips use a bus from the Center
for transport to and from destination.
# of seats very limited.
Trip fee is $5pp (transportation only).
Start Registering Now For Upcoming Day Trips!
- Tue, Apr 16th – The Orchid Show at New York Botanical Garden
Enjoy the tropical warmth of the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory at New York Botanical Garden. Floral in Fashion – Orchids have a magical
beauty and come in all different colors and scents. We will also be treated to the Magnolias blossoming in profusion. Be sure to take some
time in the Perennial & Rock gardens and the Home Gardening Center. Free time on Arthur Avenue for shopping at the Italian Markets.
Moderate walking. Trip fee is $120pp. Register now. - Sun, May 19th – 9/11 Memorial & Museum
Explore the country’s principal institution concerned with exploring the implications of the events of September 11th – The National 9/11
Memorial & Museum. The Memorial’s twin reflecting pools sit within the footprints where the Twin Towers once stood. Lunch on Brookfield
Place, an upscale food court in the heart of Lower Manhattan. Lots of walking, Trip fee is $118pp. Register now. - Thu, May 30th – Harvard Glass Museum & The Mapparium
Picture a giant, hollow ball made of glass with stain glass as if it were a political map of the Earth turned inside out. You are inside
Mapparium. We will enjoy a three course family-style Italian lunch at Maggiano’s Little Italy. Next, be amazed by the realistic flowers made
of blown glass at The Glass Flowers exhibit in the Harvard Museum of Natural History.
Moderate walking. Trip fee $150pp. Registration now open. - Tue, Jun 11th – Newport Playhouse – Cemetery Club
Three Jewish widows meet once a month for tea before going to visit their husbands’ graves. Ida is sweet tempered and ready to begin a new
life; Lucille is a feisty embodiment of the girl who just wants to have fun; and Doris is priggish and judgmental, particularly when Sam the
butcher enters the scene. He meets the widows while visiting his wife’s grave. Doris and Lucille squash the budding romance between Sam
and Ida. Lunch is included. Minimal walking. Trip fee $122pp. Registration now open. - Thu, Jun 20th – West Point Campus Tour
We will begin our day at The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor, commemorating the extraordinary sacrifices of America’s servicemen who
were killed or wounded in combat. We will then enjoy a Bountiful Buffet at Hotel Thayer. Following lunch enjoy a fun & informative guided
tour of the United States Military Academy at West Point. Stop at the Cadet Chapel, Trophy Point, Battle Monument and the Plain. This tour requires moderate walking on some uneven ground at various stops, most of which are outdoors. Trip fee $154pp. Registration now open.
Early Voting
New to Connecticut starting for the Presidential Preference Primary
You must be registered in the Republican or Democratic party to vote in the Connecticut Primary
The Registrar of Voters will be holding office hours:
Tue, 3/26/24, 10am-6pm, Wed, 3/27/24, 10am-6pm, Thu, 3/28/24, 10am-6pm, & Sat, 3/30/24, 10am-6pm
This is in person voting and is being held at the Registrar of Voters office in the East Lyme Community Center
For more information, please contact Wendi Sims 860-739-6782 or Wsims@eltownhall.com or
Mary Smith 860-739-6147 or Msmith@eltownhall.com
Paper Bird and Nest Canvas Board Craft
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.
Easter Basket Centerpiece with Smith Acres
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.
Painting with Girl Scout Troop 63748
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)
Register for “Parkinson’s Disease: Living with Intent”
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.