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).
Category: Programs
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.
Connecticut Legal Services Presentation
We are pleased to announce that we have invited Attorney Leah Pollard Schad of Connecticut Legal Service to attend a special presentation on Wills, Living Wills, Health Care Proxies, Powers of Attorney and Conservatorships on Wednesday, April 24th at 1:00 p.m. The doors to the Preston Senior Center will open at 12:30 p.m. Limited seating is available. Bring your questions and concerns and have them addressed by Attorney Pollard Shad.
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