Category: Programs

Emergency 101

Please join us on Wednesday, January 12th at 1:00pm as local EMTs, Doug Lo Presti and Colleen Atkinson provide an informative and practical presentation on what you can do to recognize and react to common medical concerns. They will discuss when/why to call 911, how you can help us get to you, what to do before we arrive and how to recognize and help someone potentially having a
stroke, heart attack or a bleeding emergency. Doug and Colleen will give you tips and answer any specific questions you may have about the 911 system.

Tree Trimming

Please help us on Wednesday, December 8th at 12:30pm as we get into the holiday spirit
by decorating the center’s Christmas trees while listening to holiday music. We also will
enjoy hot cocoa and Christmas Cookies on the porch or to go after we decorate our trees
inside.

Yankee Gift Swap

Tuesday, December 21st at 1:00pm we will be having enjoying a Yankee Swap.
For those of you who are not familiar with this, here is what you need to know to
participate. Everyone wanting to participate brings a wrapped gift worth $5.00.
Be creative, it should be a gift that others would like to own. When you bring
your gift. you will pick a number. 1 through however many people. The more
people that come the “funner” it is! The first person picks a gift and unwraps it.
Then the second person picks a gift or takes the one that the first person picked.
If the second person chooses the first person’s gift, the first person picks another gift and unwraps it. The game continues until the last person picks a gift.

How to De-stress and Enjoy the Holidays with Ease Tap into the Healing Power of Your Body– the Vagus Nerve

Tuesday, December 7th at 1:00 pm. Lynn McCarthy, MS, TIYT, E-RYT  will be offering practices and
proven ways to hack into your body’s wisdom and guide you
through the holidays and every day with ease. Discussions,
demonstrations, and an opportunity to try out methods that
will serve your needs and make your holidays less stress and
more joyous. Pre-registration is required. This free event will
be held in person and virtually. Please let us know which way
you wish to attend when registering.

Old Lyme Town Band Holiday Concert

IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL CONCERT
On Sunday, December 5th at 2:00pm the Old
Lyme Town Band Holiday Concert will be LIVE
STREAMED and members with internet access will be able to enjoy this program live
from home. No in-person audience will be
allowed. On Tuesday, December 14th at
1:00pm we will re-broadcast this concert
here at the senior center on our large movie
screen for folks to come and see!!
Pre-registration is required. Please call 860-434-4127 and let us know if you wish to
join us for the December 5th (online) OR
December 14th (in person) taped event.

LIVE Virtual and In Person Lyme-Old Lyme Select Singers Holiday Concert

Wednesday, December 22nd at 12:00pm
Join us for a wonderful holiday event as the LOL High School Select Singers perform
holiday tunes and jazz numbers. Pre-registration is required. A zoom link will be sent
to all members that wish to watch it from their home. In addition, we will be showing
this LIVE STREAMED event on our movie screen for those without internet access.
Call (860)434-4127 to pre-register for this event. Please make sure to indicate
whether you will enjoy it here or at your own home.

HOLIDAY TRAYS CRAFT

Join us as we transform an unfinished wooden tray into a spectacular painted tray which you can keep or give as a
gift for the holidays! Perfect hostess gift for the upcoming holiday parties! All materials are provided.
  • DATE: Wednesday, December 8
    TIME: 12:30 – 2:30
    FEE: $5
    INSTRUCTOR: Jeanette Green

COOKIE EXCHANGE

DATE: Wednesday, December 22
TIME: 12:00 p.m.
Get in the holiday spirit with our cookie exchange! Bake two dozen cookies to bring and share at our cookie
exchange. The result is that everyone only has to bake one kind of cookie, but goes home with dozens of different
cookies!
FEE: Free, just bring two dozen cookies to share

CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON

DATE: Wednesday, December 15
TIME: 1:00 p.m.
FEE: $7, RSVP to 860-464-0478

A RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN SING-ALONG

DATE: Wednesday, December 15
TIME: 12:00 p.m.

Gerald Moshell, Professor of Music Emeritus, Trinity College, will lead and accompany a sing-along of great songs

from “Oklahoma,” “Carousel,” “South Pacific,” “The King & I,” and “The Sound of Music.” Lyrics-sheets in large-
size print will be handed out to sing from. Come and sing along, or just listen! A few Christmas Carols will also be
sung.
FEE: Free! Open to the general public. Optional lunch for $7.00 to follow the free concert. RSVP to 860-464-
047