Senior Calendar: July 8 — July 14

Milford Senior Center, 9 Jepson Drive, offers a variety of activities for seniors; annual membership is $10. For more information visit milfordctseniorcenter.com or call 203-877-5131. Monday, July 8 — 9-11:30 arts and crafts; 10 Latin line dancing, rhythm and blues; 10-4 super bingo; 10:30 low vision; 11 zumba gold; 1 Mah Jongg, Scrabble, bingo; 1:30 bowling (see Art White); 4-5 line dance; 6-8 pool room; 6:30-8 train hobbyists. Tuesday, July 9 — 9 line dancing; 9:30 slimmercize; 10 ceramics, Gospel Choir; 10:45 osteoporosis exercise; 11:30 Morning Glorys; 1 Club C/bingo, book club meets last Tuesday of the month; 1:30 tap dancing; 2 Men’s Club first Tuesday of the month, Women’s Club meets third Tuesday of the month, quilting group; 3:30 billiard instruction; 4:15 yoga. Wednesday, July 10 — 9:30 Rhythm and Blues, Intermediate Tai Chi, beading class; 10 band rehearsal, country western line dancing; 10:30 beginners Tai Chi; 1 French class, bingo, Wii bowling; 6-8 open for pool, cards, games; 6:30 cardio ball, $20 for six weeks, call 203-877-5131. Thursday, July 11 — 9:15 Morning Glorys; 9:30 computer class, advance registration required; 10 personal history workship, classes every other Thursday, Writer’s Unlimited bi-monthly, every other Thursday, line dance; 11 computer class, advance registration required; 1 knitting group, Wii bowling, bingo, beginners Spanish. Friday, July 12 — 9:30-11:30 free haircuts for members every Monday, call for an appointment; 9 ceramics; 9:30 light weights, bowling, see Art White; 10 Wordsmith Writing Group; 10:30 Linda’s Choral Group; 1 Wii bowling, art class, free paint and brushes provided; 1:15 movie, Robot and Frank. Sunday, July 14 — Center is open noon-4 for cards and bingo. Pool room is open Monday-Friday, 9-4:30 and Sunday, noon-4. Art classes — Art instructor Mike Voytek holds art classes 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.

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