Programs

Join us on March 29th at 1:00pm for an amazing encore musical performance of the Connecticut Classic Duo. Iris Bendokas Rogan, violinist and Thirzah Bendokas, cellist are teaming up for their first concert tour of New England this season and will be stopping here at the Lymes’ Senior Center, having toured for the past several seasons in Central Florida and along Florida’s west coast. We have an entertaining and varied program of popular classics and familiar popular tunes, as well as patriotic, Disney, and Broadway melodies and hymns. Both sisters are graduates of The Mannes College of Music and The Juilliard School in Manhattan, Iris is a former member of the Orlando Philharmonic and Disney’s Candlelight Concerts Orchestra, and Thirzah, in addition to being former Principal Cellist of the Waterbury Symphony Orchestra in Connecticut, was a soloist with the Boston Pops Orchestra at Symphony Hall in Boston and has been with virtually every symphony orchestra in Connecticut. Audiences often hum along, clap their hands, and even want to dance to some of our more lively selections, and they hope that our new friends in Old Lyme will enjoy doing the same!

Tom Callinan (Irish Performance) Connecticut’s 1st State Troubadour will perform Irish & Irish – American songs and tunes for us on March 1st at 1:00pm.   His special blend of multi instruments to include a penny whistle, guitar, and drum to name a few will have us singing, clapping, and even dancing along within minutes!   We will also have refreshments after this free performance.

AARP Drive Safety Class will be held on Friday, March 24th from 1:00 pm- 5:00 pm. Call (860)434-1605 ext. 240 to sign up. Cost is $15.00 for members/ $20.00 for non-members.

Love Your Lifestyle by Taking Care of You- Self motivation for moving, eating, and thinking well will be presented by Carolyn Finch on March 22nd at 1:00pm. Carolyn has worked with Fortune 500 companies and traveled for Dunn and Bradstreet’s Educational Services as a trainer. Carolyn uses her experience in Speech Pathology, Kinesiology and Nutrition to enlighten her audiences on the Body/Brain Connection. Carolyn’s media experience ranges from TV to print. Most recently seen on Fox 61 Morning News, heard on BBC Worldwide and quoted in TV Guide. She has also been on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, VH1 Red Carpet Special, Good Morning Namibia (Africa), CNBC News and featured in a variety of other radio, magazine and news interviews. Carolyn is author of Universal Handtalk and co-author of the Wellness Path and Dynamic Health.

Do you ever get dizzy or feel unsteady when you are walking? Join us March 21st at 1pm to hear from Dr. Corey Podbielski, DPT about Vertigo and what you can do to feel better.