Category: Programs

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).

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.

Chime Time

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

St. Patrick’s Day Celebration

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 at Preston Public Library

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.