Senior Community Center Activities for APRIL 2024:
PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES:
Apr 1st at 12:00 Lunch & Karen Spilka’s Office Listening Hour
Reservations for Lunch: Please use the payment box outside of the Main Office to reserve your seat. The cost is $5 per person.
Apr 2nd at 10:30 Downton Abbey Tea Party and Showing of 5th Episode
Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 x1
Apr 4th at 9:00 FREE Breakfast sponsored by Ashland Lions Club
Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 x1
Apr 4th at 10:00 COA Meeting
Apr 4th & 18th Phone or Zoom SHINE Appointment with Pegg Rowe
at 9, 10 & 11:00 Call to make an appointment 508-881-0140 x1.
Apr 8th at 12:00 NEW! Celebrating Red Sox Opening Day Lunch with Howie Newman’s Musical Baseball Show
Reservations for Lunch: Please use the payment box outside of the Main Office to reserve your seat. The cost is $5 per person.
Apr 9th at 12–1:30 pm Cooking Class with Chef Lee – Chicken Curry
and 6 – 7:30 pm Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 x1
Apr 10th/ Time TBD NEW! Intergenerational Fairy House Craft hosted by the Ashland Recreation Department
Call to make an appointment 508-881-0140 x1.
Apr 10th at 10:00 Computer Class - “Computer Basics: Desktop, Task Bar
File Storage, Saving Files on USBs”
Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 x1
Apr 10th & 24th Veterans Office Hours with Richard Sabounjian.
at 9 – 11:30 am Appointments recommend. Call 508-429-0629 to schedule.
Apr 11th at 11:00 NEW!!! “Home Safety Tips for Falls Prevention”
With Deborah Froehlich of Complete VNA
Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 x1
Apr 11th at 12:00 FOACOA Meeting
Apr 11th & 25th SHINE In Person Appointment with Fran Backstran
at 10, 11 am & 12 pm Call to make an appointment 508-881-0140 x1
Apr 12th at 10:00-11:30 Legal Phone Consultation with Arthur P. Bergeron
Call to make an appointment 508-881-0140 x1
Apr 15th CLOSED for PATRIOTS’ DAY
Apr 16th at 11:00 NEW!!! “Aging in Place: Making your Home Safe” w/
Kelly Thompson, Mr. Handyman of Central MetroWest
Conversation and Coffee with pastries.
Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 x1
Apr 17th & 24th at 9 am NEW!!! Bird Watching with Lorraine
Meet at the Ashland Senior Center at 9 am.
Walk local trails and learn about different types of birds!
To Sign Up call 508-881-0140 x 1
Apr 17th at 10:00 Town Manager’s Coffee Hour
Apr 22nd at 10:30 Hearing Aid Cleaning with Hopkinton Audiology
Please call to make an appointment 508-881-0140 x1.
April 23rd 10:00-11:00 NEW!!! “Clash of the Titans: Edison, Tesla and Westinghouse”
Presented by retired Engineer Stanley Forman.
Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 x1
Apr 25th 10:00-11:30 Clocktown Memory Cafe with a performance by Rick Ferreira
Clocktown Cafe provides a welcoming place for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia or a cognitive impairment accompanied by the care partner.
Apr 26th 10:00 Cooking Class with Chef Lee – California Egg Rolls
Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 x1
Apr 29th at 12:00 Lunch and Trivia Contest
Reservations for Lunch: Please use the payment box outside of the Main Office to reserve your seat. The cost is $5 per person.
Weather Cancellation Policy:
The Senior Center will be closed on all holidays observed by Town Hall employees.
Activities and transportation may be cancelled due to inclement weather.
The bus/van will not operate when weather causes school closings.
The Senior Center follows school closing and delays.
Watch your local TV station for listings of school closings.
WEEKLY PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES
* Note: All classes are a suggested donation of $4 per person * Unless otherwise noted.
Monday Lunches at 12:00 pm weekly, except holidays. Reservations must be made by Thursday before the scheduled lunch. Please use the payment slip and locked box located outside of the main office to reserve your seat. Cost pp is $5.
Bingo - First and Third Tuesdays of the month at 1 pm
Bowling - Tuesdays at Ryan’s Amusement in Millis at 9 am
Blood Pressure Clinic - Wednesdays at 10:30 am
Chair Yoga - Wednesdays at 1 pm
Chair Volleyball - Tuesdays at 1 pm
Chess Class - Mondays at 1:30 pm
Craft Class Free – First and Third Friday of the Month at 11 am
Cribbage - Thursdays at 12:30 pm
Exercise with Joni - Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 9:30 am
Hearts - Wednesdays at 1 pm
In Stitches “DROP IN” Knitting Group - Second and Fourth Tuesday of the Month at 11 am
Intermediate and Advanced Watercolor Class - Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 9:30 am
Line Dancing with Lisa - Thursdays at 12 pm
Mahjong - Fridays at 9:30 am for beginners by appointment.
Call to make an appointment 508-881-0140 x1. Regular play at 10:30 am for all levels
Mindful Meditation - Thursdays at 11 am with Mary Green
Parkinson’s Boxing - First Wednesday at 1:30 pm and Third Wednesday at 11:30 am
Parkinson’s Support Group - Second Wednesday of the Month at 1:30 pm
Pins and Needles (Free Sewing Class) - Every 2nd & 4th Friday of the Month at 9:30 am
Poker - Tuesdays at 12:00 pm - Volunteer will instruct beginners. All level of players welcome
NEW! Spring Walking Group - Tuesdays & Thursdays at 9:00 am. Meet at Ashland Senior Center an walk in State Park with Candi Wilson
Tai Chi for Balance - Wednesdays at 11:00 – 11:45 am with Jon Woodward
Veterans Office Hours - Every other Wednesday of the Month from 9 -11:30 am