Category: Programs

Cost: $12 per person

Please join us for our annual Holiday Luncheon!  This fully catered event will feature a delicious holiday plated meal served to you at your table, delightful musical entertainment by Karen Wagner-Iovanna, door prizes and of course great company and a fun time!

Menu:  House Garden Salad with Creamy Ranch or Balsamic Vinaigrette, Maple Sausage & Apple Cornbread Stuffed Chicken Breast with Gravy,  Whipped Red Skinned Potatoes, Seasonal Vegetable Medley, Seven Cheese Mac & Cheese, Cranberry Sauce & Assorted Dinner Rolls, Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

 * Tickets go on Sale Thursday, Nov. 1^st * Pay when you Sign Up *   

Last Day to Purchase Tickets is Friday, Nov. 30^th.  NO EXCEPTIONS!

Prepared and Served by Matthews Catering Company

On Tuesday, November 6^th, the Senior Center is being used as a voting precinct.

The building will be CLOSED for the day except for voting.  ALL Senior Center programs and classes are cancelled for the day.   ALL rooms will be closed.  NO lunch will be served. 

We will still provide transportation to Medical Appointments and Walmart Shopping.

Join us for TRUE TALES OF NEW ENGLAND told by Storyteller Monica Peterson on November 27th at 1:00pm. Historical stories of bravery, foolishness, love, and a touch of the supernatural. Audiences will travel back in time to meet a heroine of the American Revolution, see the ghost ship of New Haven and laugh at the antics of a town’s battle against a bunch of bullfrogs. As a professional storyteller and actress, Monica has entertained at the JFK Presidential Library, and at festivals such as the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s Great Park Pursuit at Rocky Neck State Park, the Connecticut Storytelling Festival at Connecticut College, New Haven’s Waterfront Festival, and Tellebration.

Time: 1:30 p.m.

This event is free. Hope you join us!

Please join us and celebrate the season!  Rose City Senior Center’s concert band, Roseland Combo, will be playing holiday music for all to enjoy.  This wonderful band consists of very talented Senior Center members who will be playing a selection of holiday songs.  Light Refreshment will be served.

Please sign up at Reception if you will be joining us!

Interested in learning Tai Chi but not exactly sure what it is really about? 

This free one week introductory class is for you!  Tai Chi is a gentle form of exercise using graceful movements to connect the mind and body.  Sometimes described as “meditation in motion”, Tai Chi is used for stress reduction and to help with a variety of other health conditions.  This introductory class will explain the fundamentals and benefits of Tai Chi with demonstrations by the instructor.

Sign up at Reception if you will be attending.

A 10-week Beginner Tai Chi class will start in the Spring.  Start date of class TBD.

Todd Gipstein speaks “The Mind, The Eye and the Heart of a Photographer”

Time:  6 pm

Award-Winning National Geographic Photographer &  Producer Todd Gipstein will explore the art and artistry of photography.  This is not a technical talk.

He will share insights from 50 years behind the camera shooting for documentary media. How do you become a good observer of life? How do you engage with people, places, animals? How do you document experiences in photographs? What makes a good photographer and a powerful photograph? This non-technical talk will inspire you to look at life in new ways.

All are welcome. Free ~ yet, registration is required. 860-441-6785

What a tremendous job our OATS group did on our hike at Pequot Woods Trail yesterday!

This 3 mile trail had some gnarly spots to maneuver yet we all conquered the New England terrain with all it’s New England potatoes!

Thank you to all who joined us!

Want to see photos from our OATS outing?    https://www.facebook.com/GrotonSC/