Senior Community Center Activities for AUGUST 2024
PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES:
Aug 1st, 15th & 29th 9:00-11:00 - SHINE In Person Appointment with Fran Bakstran
Call to make an appointment 508-881-0140 x1
Aug 1st at 12:00 - FOACOA Meeting
Aug 2nd 9:30 - Pins & Needles Sewing Class w/ Tobi – Fabric Bowls
Bring your own sewing machine.Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 x1.
Aug 5th at 12:00 - NEW!!! FREE Lunch – Sponsored by the Ashland Fire Department w/ Matt York performing songs by The Highwaymen (Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson & Waylon Jennings)
Reservations must be made for this FREE Lunch. Space Limited.
Please fill out a slip and place it in the payment box outside of the Main Office to reserve your seat.
Aug 6th at 10:00 - NEW!!! Build a Bird House w/ Elissa – Intergenerational Event
Seniors 60+ will work w/ Recreational Dept. Summer Program 6th graders to build wooden birdhouses. Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 x1
Aug 7th at 10:00 - Computer Class – “Managing Backups on your Cell Phone,
Tablet and Computer” Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 x1.
Aug 8th at 10:30 - Downton Abbey 9th T.V. Episode Viewing
Tea and coffee provided. Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 x1
Aug 9th & 23rd 10:00–12:00 - SHINE On Phone Appointment w/ Wayne Antion
Call to make an appointment 508-881-0140 x1
Aug 9th 10:00-11:30 - Legal Phone Consultation with Arthur P. Bergeron
Call to make an appointment 508-881-0140 x1
Aug 9th at 10:00 - Craft w/ Chaitanya– Learn Scrapbooking Techniques
Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 x1.
Aug 12th 10:30 - FREE Hearing Aid Cleaning with Hopkinton Audiology
Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 x1
Aug 12th 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.
Aug 13th at 10:00 - NEW!!! The offices of Senate President Karen Spilka & Representative Jack Patrick Lewis have partnered with District Attorney Marian Ryan to present “Scam Prevention”
Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 x1.
Aug 13th at 12:00 - Bring Your Own Bag Lunch
Aug 13th at 12:30 - NEW!!! Celebrate National Raspberries & Cream Day Social
FREE. Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 x1.
Aug 14th & 28th 9-11:30 - Veterans Office Hours with Richard Sabounjian
Appointments recommend. Call 508-429-0629 to schedule.
Aug 15th at 10:00 - NEW!!! “Caring for the Care Giver” w/ Sharon Loveridge of Bridges by Epoch Memory Care.
Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 x1.
Aug 19th at 12:00 - Lunch w/ Ice Cream Dessert to Celebrate National Soft Ice Cream Day!
Reservations for Lunch: Please use the payment box outside of the
Main Office to reserve your seat. The cost is $5 per person.
Aug. 20th, 12:00-5:00 - NEW!!! Red Cross Blue Drive at Ashland Senior Center
Donors can schedule an appointment directly at
https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?
Aug 21st at 10:00 - Town Manager’s Coffee Hour
All are welcome!
Aug 22nd 10:00-11:30 - Clocktown Memory Cafe w/ performance by Wendee Glick & Steve Heck
Clocktown Cafe provides a welcoming place for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia or a cognitive impairment accompanied by the care-partner
Aug 26th 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.
Aug 28th, 11:00 - NEW!!! “Preventing Type 2 Diabetes” w/ Anne Fitzgerald, RN, MPH and Public Health Nurse for the Town of Ashland.
Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 x1.
Aug 29th at 10:00 - Cooking Class with Chef Lee – Honey Garlic Salmon
Space is limited. Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 x1.
$5 donation requested per person.
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 unless otherwise noted.
Bingo - First and Third Tuesdays of the month at 1 pm
Bowling - Tuesdays at Ryan’s Amusement in Millis at 9 am
Blood Pressure Check Free - Wednesdays at 10:30 am
Canasta – Tuesdays at 1 pm
Chair Yoga - Wednesdays at 1 pm
Chess - Mondays at 1:30 pm
Craft Class Free – Check Calendar for Dates & Times
Cribbage - Thursdays at 12:30 pm
Exercise with Joni - Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 9:30 am
“DROP IN” Knitting Group - Second and Fourth Tuesday of the Month at 11 am
Intermediate and Advanced Watercolor Drop In Class - Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 9:30 am
Line Dancing with Lisa - Thursdays at 12 pm
Mahjong - Fridays at 10:30 am for all levels
Mindfulness & Meditation - Thursdays at 11 am with Mary Green
Parkinson’s Boxing - First & Third Wednesday of the Month at 1:30 pm
Pins and Needles (Free Sewing Class) - Check the Calendar for Dates and Times
Pitch Card Game - Mondays at 1:00 PM
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.
Check Calendar for Dates.
Zumba Gold with Kellie - Tuesdays at 10 a.m.