Milford Senior Center, 9 Jepson Drive, offers a variety of activities for seniors; annual membership is $15; non-members $25. For more information visit milfordctseniorcenter.com or call 203-877-5131.
Monday, Oct. 13 — Center closed in observance of Columbus Day.
Tuesday, Oct. 14 — 9 beginners line dancing; 9:30 stretch, strengthen and stabilize; 10 ceramics, Gospel Choir; 10:30 osteoporosis exercise; 11:30 Morning Glorys sing-a-long; 1 Club C meeting followed by bingo, book club, meets last Tuesday of the month; 1:30 tap dancing; 2 women’s club third Tuesday of the month, quilting; 4:15 yoga.
Wednesday, Oct. 15 — 9:30 rhythm & blues, intermediate Tai Chi, beading class; 10 MSC band rehearsal, country western line dance class, beginners bridge; 10:30 beginners tai chi; 1 French, bingo, Wii bowling, bingo, learn to play bridge, call Amanda Barry, 203-877-5131; 1:15 WellCare Medicare Advantage plans.
Thursday, Oct. 16 — 9:15 Morning Glorys sing a long; 9:30 computer class, advance registration required, next class beings Nov. 6; 10 Writers Unlimited bi-monthly, line dance; 11 computer intermediate class, advance registration next class begins Nov. 6, Italian class; 1 knitting, Wii bowling, bingo, beginner’s bridge, Spanish; 2:30 Mexican Train game second and fourth Thursdays.
Friday, Oct. 17 — 9-11:30 free haircuts, call Nancy Reed, 203-877-5131, ext. 2145; 9 ceramics; 9:30 stretch, strengthen and stabilize; 10 creative writing; 10:30 Linda’s choral group; 1 movie matinee, Seems Like Old Times; 1:30 pickleball, however on movie matinees, pickleball starts at 3.
Sunday, Oct. 19 — Center is open noon-4 for cards and bingo, billiards and special program events. Pool room is open Monday-Friday, 9-4:30 and Sunday, noon-4.
Travel presentation — Special presentation on our America’s Music Cities, Tour- April 19-26 featuring New Orleans, Memphis and Nashville Sunday, Oct. 19, noon. Right after that a presentation of new addition for May, California Coast, May 17-25 traveling from San Francisco to San Diego. Early booking savings of $100. RSVP: 203-877-5131.
Band members sought — Linda Whittaker, band director at the Milford Senior Center, extends an invitation to seniors to join the band. All instruments are welcome, but flutes, clarinets, alto saxes, and trumpets are especially needed. Any bass instrument, bass guitar, bass keyboard, electric bass is desperately needed. The only requirements to join are to have one’s own instrument (except keyboards which can be provided), be able to play it, and to come through the door with a smile every week. People who play piano keyboard are welcome to play some of the single line instrumental parts on the keyboard. Rehearsals are Wednesdays, 10-noon. For more information, call Linda at 203-877-2134 a few days ahead so she can prepare a music binder.
Lunch offered Monday-Friday, 12:15. Complete dinner, $3, includes soup, dinner & dessert; sandwich dinner, $1.75, includes sandwich, soup & dessert; sandwich only, $1.25; soup only $.50. Peanut butter and jelly sandwich or tossed salad offered daily for $1; hot dogs, $1.50.
Senior lunch Oct. 13-17 — Monday, closed; Tuesday, kielbasa with sauerkraut, potatoes, carrots; Wednesday, chicken cordon blue, rice pilaf, green beans; Thursday, spaghetti with meatballs, tossed salad, garlic bread; Friday, baked fish with lemon sauce, rice pilaf, broccoli.
Trips
Oct. 25, Newsies at the Palace Theatre. STBA Direct from Broadway.
Oct. 14, Oktoberfest at Log Cabin, $99, Jimmy Sturr Orchestra, Octoberfest meal.
Oct. 22, Lost at Sea Shipwecks of Ancient World at Lyman Allyn Museum, $40, lunch included.
Oct. 28, Las Vegas Impersonators at Aqua Turf, $50, lunch included.
Oct. 29, Our Town at Long Wharf Theatre, $85, lunch at Brazi’s.
Nov. 9, Always, Patsy Cline at 7 Angels, Waterbury, $57, lunch included.
Nov. 13, South Pacific at Westchester, $95, includes lunch.
Nov. 19, Lockwood Mansion & Stu Leonard’s, $20, (lunch on own), guided tour of the mansion. Shop the gift store and holiday shopping and lunch at Stu Leonards.
Nov. 22, Can Laugh about it Now at Nelson Hall, Cheshire, $60, lunch included
Nov. 25, Guilford Art Center, TBA holiday shopping, decorating and more.
Dec. 7, Charlie Brown’s Christmas at Warner Theatre, $45, lunch included.
Dec. 9, Holiday Tea at Florence Griswold Museum, $50, time to visit the homestead decorated for the holidays, the museum, the gift shop and tea of delicacies to savor.
Dec. 11, Texas Tenors at Foxwood, $60, Foxwood only $25.
Dec. 14, The Glenn Miller Orchestra at Warner Theatre, $69, lunch included.
Call for information on other tours including Reflections of Italy Nov. 3-12; Christmas on the Danube Nov. 28-Dec. 6; Australia and New Zealand Cruise/tour, January 2015 has limited spaces left; and America’s Music Cities April 19-26, 2015.
DAV Chapter 15 donates to the Center — Disabled Veterans of America, Chapter 15, has donated a reading device to the Milford Senior Center for individuals affected with macular degeneration.
For more information, call Program Director, Amanda Berry, 203-877-51331.
Art classes — Art classes are held each Friday, 1:30-3, Ceramics Room. Free paint and brushes.
Ahrens program — Service offered to individuals with cognitive impairments who require a supervised environment at the Center. The program co-coordinator, Rita Whiskeyman, may be contacted for more information at 203-877-5131. The program is funded by the City of Milford and United Way of Milford, Inc.
Low Vision group — meets the second Monday of the month, 10:30 a.m.
Memoir workshop — Workshop participants meet every other Thursday, 10-11:30, card room.
Writing is prompted by subjects presented by Judy, such as one’s childhood home, the look, the feel, and the smells and sounds that remind us of our favorite Christmas, our first car, television in the early days, a job we liked or disliked, friends through the years or lessons we’ve learned through our life.
Participants will create a self portrait for future generations.
Information: 203 877-5131.
Zumba classes — Six-week sessions, $20. Sign up at the front desk.
Center membership — Membership at the Center is open to Milford’s older adults, 55 and over. Annual fee: $10. Interested residents may sign up at the Center or call Mary Steinmetz, 203-877-5131.
Model Railroad Club — The formation of the Center’s Model Railroad Club has begun. Membership is open to all Milford residents age 55 and older.
The HO scale of model railroading will be used. Donations of any model railroading equipment or any scale and cash donations are accepted.
Treasure Chest Consignment and Craft Shop — Open Monday to Thursday, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Friday, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Pool room open daily, and Monday & Thursdays, 6-8.
Volunteers sought — The Ahrens Program, at the Milford Senior Center, provides recreational, nutrition and educational activities for older adults with physical and cognitive impairments. This program enables caregivers several hours of respite while the participant is being supervised by staff members and volunteers.
If interested in volunteering, call Rita Whiskeyman, Ahrens program coordinator, 203-877-5131.