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.
Friday, Jan. 10 — 9:15 Morning Glorys sing a long; 9:30 computer class, advance registration required; 10 Writers Unlimited bi-monthly, every other Thursday, line dance; 11 computer class, advance registration; 1 knitting, Wii bowling, bingo, beginner’s Spanish; 1:15 movie, Parental Guidance.
Sunday, Jan. 12 — 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.
Monday, Jan. 13 — 9:30 arts and crafts; 10 rhythm and blues, Latin line dance, 10:15 Italian; 10:30 low vision support group meets second Monday of the month; 11 Zumba Gold; 1 bingo, Mah Jongg, Scrabble; 1:30 bowling; 5 book club last Monday of the month; 5:30 pickle ball; 6:30 model railroad group; 6-8 open for pool, cards, games.
Tuesday, Jan. 14 — 9 beginners line dancing; 9:30 slimmercize; 10 ceramics, Gospel Choir; 10:45 osteoporosis exercise; 11:30 Morning Glorys sing-a-long; 1 Club C meeting followed by bingo, book club, meets last Tuesday of the month; 1:15 hearing loss presentation; 1:30 tap dancing; 2 men’s club first Tuesday of the month, women’s club third Tuesday of the month, quilting; 3 billiard instruction; 4:15 yoga.
Wednesday, Jan. 15 — 9:30 rhythm & blues, intermediate Tai Chi; 10 MSC band rehearsal, country western line dancing; 10:30 beginners Tai Chi; 1 French, bingo.
Thursday, Jan. 16 — 9:15 Morning Glorys sing a long; 9:30 computer class, advance registration required; 10 Writers Unlimited bi-monthly, every other Thursday, line dance; 11 computer class, advance registration; 1 knitting, Wii bowling, bingo, beginner’s Spanish.
Friday, Jan. 17 — 9:15 Morning Glorys sing a long; 9:30 computer class, advance registration required; 10 Writers Unlimited bi-monthly, every other Thursday, line dance; 11 computer class, advance registration; 1 knitting, Wii bowling, bingo, beginner’s Spanish.
Sunday, Jan. 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.
Menu — Jan. 13-17: Monday, Swedish meatballs, potato wedges, spinach; Tuesday, chicken parmesan with pasta, green beans; Wednesday, baked ham, macaroni and cheese, broccoli; Thursday, sliced turkey w/gravy with sweet potatoes, mixed vegetables; Friday, baked filet of sole with lemon sauce, seafood stuffing, carrots.
Lunch offered daily, 12:15, Monday-Friday. 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.
Trains of the Colorado Rockies Tour presentation — Sunday, Jan. 26, noon. Nine day trip starting Sept. 5, includes Denver, Rocky Mountain National Park, Georgetown Loop Railroad, Grand Junction, Colorado National Monument, Durango and Silverton Railroad, Durango Nation Park, Royal George Railroad, Colorado Springs, Pike’s Peak Cog Railway and more. Includes RT transfers Milford to the airport, RT airfare, all transfers, taxes, fees, 13 meals, all tours, all gratuities. Call to RSVP.
Trips
Jan. 27, Mohegan Night, $25, departs 1:15, returns 9:30.
Feb. 5, The Consultant at Long Wharf, $75.
Feb. 9, Evita at Warner Theatre, $65, lunch included.
Feb. 15, Love in the Afternoon at Nelson Hall, $50, lunch included.
Feb. 27, Crimson Tide at 7 Angels Theatre, $65, lunch included.
Limited tickets still available for Bushnell Broadway seris: War Horse Feb. 2, $98; Book of Mormon March 30, $113; Beauty and the Beast, May 7, $65; Ghost, the Musical, June 14, $87.
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 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.