Travel with us virtually on Zoom
Tuesday, July 21,2020
1:45p.m.-3:00p.m.
Senior Learning Presents:
Ready for a “Rocky Mountain High?”! Join us as our Park Ranger takes us on a tour of what makes Rocky Mountain National Park so unique- an encompassing overview of the Park in addition to some historical changes throughout the park over the years such as wildlife, the elk population, and wildfire.
Please call the front desk for the ID and Password to Zoom for the program. 860-441-6785
MIND AEROBICS meets virtually through Zoom Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:00-11:30 am . Everyone is welcome you do not need to be a Groton resident to join us. This class is going to offer things such as trivia, name that tune, math equations and much more!!! If you’re looking for something to challenge your mind than this is the class for you. The meeting ID is 726-0483-2646
WE WEDNESDAYS meets weekly Wednesdays 10– 10:30 am virtually through ZOOM so that we may socialize with you while safe distancing. We will keep it casual with one staff member and just allow for everyone to have a chance to say hello and let everyone how they have been doing and what they have been doing.
The meeting ID is 719 3534 4254 Groton mom/ Password 9QvDdj
O.A.T.S. a 55+ Outdoor Active Traveling Seniors group
*Safety protocols with COVID19 in mind will be adhered to. We strongly encourage that anyone with a compromised immune system should continue to stay safe and socially distanced.
Dear Members,
We are hoping to offer the Aging Mastery Program again this October using a virtual platform. We invite anyone who is interested and anyone who was in the program this spring to join us as we launch a new session. Although the program won’t start until this fall, we have to have everyone registered by the end of July due to program funding. If you are interested in learning how to develop behaviors across many dimensions that lead to improved health, stronger financial security and overall increased wellbeing this is the program for you. Please call us at 860-434-4127 option 2 or email cparsons@oldlyme-ct.gov by July 28, 2020, to register or for additional information. The program is free to all members.
Our latest July/August newsletter. We will have it in hard copy at our front doors next week. Yet, here is the link to it online: https://www.ourseniorcenter.com/find/groton-senior-center/bulletin/file/06-5014-20200701N.pdf
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As we continue down this untraveled road, we keep looking for new things to do. We often wonder what is open. What is closed? Have the hours changed? Have they gone virtual? Are they using Zoom or something like that?
So, let’s see if we can figure some of that out… Let’s take a look at what’s going on with Museums….
And once you start looking, I think you will find amazing opportunities!! You will be able to visit places you have only read about or learned about in school. And the visit is very real and much better than just looking at pictures!!
One site I found – upgradepoints.com – has 75 best museum tours around the world that include art, history, science, and technology. From this site I visited…
The Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, Russia. In the main museum complex, you are able to visit all 3 stories and see 1,000’s of pieces of art plus the entire building which of course is a work of art in itself. And do not forget to look at the ceilings!! To a degree you can move around almost as if you were there. The added bonus of these virtual tours is no one is in your way!!
Katie Bourque posted an article in March with a massive list of 30 amazing virtual tours of museums, zoos, and theme parks. I visited the National Museum of the United States Air Force. This tour is so clear that you can read the plaques for each display. You touch on blue arrows to move and then can zoom in for unbelievable details.
How about going to a children’s museum?? The Minnesota Children’s Museum even has activity ideas and hands on activities you can do at home. You will have some new things to do with the kids.
So, when you are sitting home you can travel the world and see amazing works! You can even revisit a museum you have been to years ago. See what is different and what is the same!
And do not overlook visiting a zoo or a theme park. At many zoos you can watch livestream cameras of pandas, penguins, elephants, koalas or go on a home safari daily at the Cincinnati Zoo.
All of this is a great escape!! Invite others to go with you. You can all visit the same day and conference call as you tour or even afterwards over a glass of wine. Perhaps on another day invite your grandchildren to come along as you go to the zoo.
Hey, visit several art museums. Browse around. Find what you like and be inspired… Order some watercolors or acrylics and paint your own picture. You might discover you have talent or even if you do not have talent it might still be a whole lot of fun and when things are better you can take some lessons. Almost all Senior Centers have art classes. From drawing to painting to collage and more.
So, do something different today!!
At some point or another you’ll find yourself desperate to escape the confines of your quarantine lifestyle. The good news? You can do so without risking your health or that of others. Virtually tour the world’s most iconic museums, historic landmarks, or somewhere that was off-limits before the
stay-at-home orders were even instituted: outer space.
https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/nasa-virtual-tours-of-space
The spread of COVID-19 has placed a halt on so many things in our lives,
especially our ability to travel, causing many to cancel the vacations they had planned. But while we may be stuck inside, that doesn’t mean we can’t have some new experiences in the meantime. So we’ve put together an ultimate list of 75 world-class museums that offer virtual tours that you can visit from the comfort of your couch!
Many of the virtual tours include exhibit walk-throughs and the ability to examine some of the world’s best paintings, sculptures, and other pieces up close and personal. These virtual tours are jam-packed with enough details to make you
feel like you’re really visiting the museum. The experiences are sure to entertain the whole family, an art or history buff, or even those of us who want to imagine the joys of travel again!
We’ve broken our list down into 4 easy to review sections, including art, natural history, science and technology, and history museums. So whether you prefer to take in a painting at the Van Gogh museum, check out an SR-71 Blackbird at the
Museum of Flight, or gaze upon the Rosetta Stone, this list has it all!
https://upgradedpoints.com/best-virtual-museum-tours/
At some point or another you’ll find yourself desperate to escape the confines
of your quarantine lifestyle. The good news? You can do so without risking
your health or that of others. Virtually tour the world’s most iconic
museums, historic landmarks, or somewhere that was off-limits before the
stay-at-home orders were even instituted: outer space.
https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/nasa-virtual-tours-of-space
