On Wednesday November 7th at 1:00pm, entertainer Marcy Conway – the girl with the guitar and the angelic voice – performs Showtunes. Marcy has been performing professionally since the turn of the century at senior venues and community events, and applying her musical skills in hospital and healthcare settings. Come listen, laugh, sing and share your musical memory at the Lymes’ Senior Center.
Category: Programs
“Leonard Bernstein, An American Treasure.”
Join us on November 6th at 1:00pm as Jeffrey Engel presents the lecture “Leonard Bernstein, An American Treasure.” Bernstein was the most gifted, famous, popular and successful musician produced by America. He was a virtuoso pianist and conductor, a composer of music ranging from Broadway musicals to the classical repertory, an educator, a lecturer, an author and a TV personality. There was very little he couldn’t do extremely well. 2018 is the centenary of Bernstein’s birth and it is a good time to celebrate this American treasure. Mr. Engel has been giving lectures devoted to music history in colleges, libraries, retirement communities and other venues for some twenty years. He believes that such lectures should be entertaining as well as informative. To that end, his explanations are never too technical and he infuses his material with amusing anecdotes and musical illustrations. Since 2004 Mr. Engel has taught at Northwestern Connecticut Community College. He was a contributor to the 2001 edition of the “New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians.” In 2010 he was selected by ‘Litchfield Magazine’ as one of the fifty most influential people in Litchfield County. www.jeffreyengel.net
How to make your photographs POP with Adobe Camera
How to make your photographs POP with Adobe Camera RAW (ACR) The guest speaker at the Monday, November 5, meeting of the Connecticut Valley Camera Club (CVCC) will be renowned professional photographer Lisa Cuchara, who will give a talk titled, “How to make your photographs POP with Adobe Camera RAW (ACR).” The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the Lymes’ Senior Center, 26 Town Woods Rd., Old Lyme, CT. All are welcome. There is no admission charge.
You are invited to our Chili Cook Off October 20th
October 10th River Cruise lunch then Tony Award winning show at the Goodspeed
Are you wondering about our day trip to the Goodspeed next week? Here is some insight to the show which we will see after a glorious lunch on the Lady Katherine River Cruise.
Get A Sneak Peek At Goodspeed’s THE DROWSY CHAPERONE:
SENIOR BEAT episode – Advanced Care Planning Thursday 6 pm
On your television channel 2 (available on Comcast, Xfinity and Thames Valley Communications) please join at 6 pm Thursday so you can watch the SENIOR BEAT episode about ADVANCED CARE PLANNING.
This week is the last week it will run ( Thursday @ 6:00pm). It will still be available online Senior Beat: Advanced Care or you can watch here through you tube. https://youtu.be/dj2pyMLockc
Great day trip of River Cruise lunch and wonderful show at GOODSPEED
Please join us Wednesday, October 10th as we day trip to Haddam for fine dining on the LADY KATHERINE River Cruise then off to see the great DROWSY CHAPERONE show at the Godspeed.
In this hilarious valentine to show tunes and show people, a forgotten Jazz Age musical comes to life in the living room of a die hard theater fan. As he eagerly spins his favorite cast album, a fizzy vintage show suddenly appears, exploding with song, dance and pure entertainment. Our quirky narrator fills the plot holes, with laugh-out-loud results. Packed with show-stopping numbers and larger-than-life characters, here’s a Tony Award-winning spoof that will have everyone falling in love with zany musical comedy!
You can register online for this fine day trip at www.GrotonRec.com
HAVE YOU HAD YOUR MEDICARE CHECK UP LATELY?
Joseph Vessichio, Jr. will be here for open enrollment and to answer your questions or concerns about your current health insurance. Appointments available for Tuesdays & Wednesdays.
HARVEST DINNER & DANCE FOR MEMBERS
It’s that time of the year for a Stuffed Pepper Soup Supper, Fire Pit and Dancing! Come celebrate Fall.
Thursday, October 18th at 4:00 pm Dancing at 5:00 pm
Tickets cost $6.00
Content by Judy – Caring for others and yourself
There will always be times in our lives when we offer care to others. Friends, parents, children and spouses have life events happen to them. We by instinct reach out and offer to help.
When those life events happen a plan comes about, care and healing happen and the world rights itself at some point. During that time life becomes quite crazy and hectic.
We could do a lot of our caregiving better and easier if we plan ahead. When a baby is about to be born plans are made for a doctor, aftercare for mom, cribs and more are bought. Questions are asked and answered. Babysitters, daycare decided on.
But for lots of other caregiving situations no planning is done at all. We age, our parents age. We don’t talk about what will happen as we lose some of our independence. Who will care for who? What agency do we want and what don’t we want?
Now is the time to look at the home, the budget and other options. Is it safe to stay at home? Is a move needed? What resources are there to pay for help? What will insurance pay for? What insurance is available? Is there a care plan manager? Are there resources from an employer available?
Start looking for the answers to some of these questions now.
Plus, start planning how the caregivers will get some respite. It is not unheard of for the caregiver to die before the one they are taking care of. Caregiving is stressful, a lot of work, demanding and exhausting.
We all need time for ourselves and so do the caregivers. They need time away from the situation. Whether it’s going out to lunch, shopping, taking a nap, gardening or reading a book they need a break.
Take care of the caregiver so they can continue to care for their loved one.