37 Pleasant Street
PO Box 1263
New London, New Hampshire 03257
603-526-6368
October 2016 Programs and Activities
- Tom & Tom’s Men’s Discussion Group
Mondays 8:45 AM
We want to hear your stories and we’ll share a few of our own.
Come visit over an endless cup of coffee!
This is a walk-in program.
- French Discussion Group
First and Third Mondays at 4:15 PM
Join this casual, friendly group to practice your language skills and have fun.
Participants at all skill levels are welcome!
This is a walk-in program.
- Spanish Discussion Group
Second and Fourth Mondays at 4:00 PM
Interested in practicing your Spanish? Join our Spanish Discussion group! For all conversation levels. For more information call COA at 526-6368.
This is a walk-in program.
- Chair Exercises
Mondays and Fridays 10:15 AM
This low impact exercise program is perfect for those looking for an
easy, effective exercise routine.
This is a walk-in program.
- Walking at Proctor Academy Gym
Monday through Friday 8:30 to 10:00 AM
Please call COA at 526-6368 for more information.
This is a walk-in program.
- Walk-In Painting Group
Tuesdays 1:00 PM
Bring your current painting project to work on. This is an informal group and
we’d love to have you join us.
This is a walk-in program.
- Friends Program Bone Builders Exercise Classes
Tuesdays and Fridays 10:00 to 11:00 AM
This senior exercise program helps strengthen bone, build muscle and improve balance. You can exercise while seated or standing using small hand weights. Classes are held in the Newbury Heights Community Room, 52 Newbury Heights Road, Newbury.
This is a walk-in program.
- Line Dancing with Dee Connors
Wednesdays at 10:15 AM
Kearsarge Community Presbyterian Church, New London
Line dancing includes a variety of styles of dancing, needs no partner, and is lots of fun! An excellent form of exercise for both the mind and body.
Classes will be held through October 26.
This is a walk-in program.
- Needlework Craft Group
Wednesdays 1:00 to 3:00 PM
Love to cross stitch, do needlework, quilt, knit or crochet? We do, too! We’d love to chat, laugh, and get to know the folks who enjoy the same hobbies we enjoy. Please join us!
This is a walk-in program.
- Tai Chi
Wednesdays 2:30 PM
Kearsarge Community Presbyterian Church, New London, New Hampshire
This is a walk-in program.
- Women’s Discussion Group
Fridays 9:00 AM
Get to know your neighbors over a casual cup of coffee.
Join friends to visit, chat and share!
This is a walk-in program.
- Bingo!
Fridays 2:00 PM
Ten games for $5. Ten bingo sheets with 6 cards on each sheet.
Participants must be 55 years old and older.
Please call COA at 526-6368 to register.
- Bridge
Duplicate Bridge – Mondays at 12:45 PM and Wednesdays at 9:15 AM
Contract Bridge – Thursdays at 9:30 AM
This is a walk-in program.
- Games!
- Poker – Tuesdays at 2:00 PM
Hand and Foot Card Game– Wednesdays at 1:00 PM
Dominoes – Thursdays at 4:00 PM
Mahjong – Fridays at 12:30 PM
- Computer Class with Laura Thompson
Saturday, October 1 9 to 11 AM
(1/2 hour appointments beginning at 9AM)
Are you looking for answers to questions about basic computer and iPad skills? Sign up for a one-on-one half hour session by calling 526-6368.
- Blood Pressure Clinic
Monday, October 3 9:30 AM
This is a walk-in program.
- Parkinsons Support Group
Tuesday, October 4 1 PM
You are invited to join this lively, welcoming and supportive group!
This is a walk-in program.
- VNA Foot Care Clinic at COA
Friday, October 7 9:30 AM to 1 PM
Friday, October 14 9:30 AM to 1PM
$25 (doctor’s order required for diabetics)
Please call COA at 526-6368 to schedule an appointment.
- Meditation Class
Saturday, October 8 & October 22
Meditation is a process of transforming the mind. It enhances clarity, concentration, relaxation and positive mind states while alleviating stress, anxiety, depression and other medical conditions. This is done by focusing the mind, staying present and being aware of thoughts. We will be sitting in chairs and will be doing some silent/guided meditation sessions along with contemplations. No prior meditation experience is necessary. These on-going classes will meet every other Saturday and will be guided by Ilene Venizelos. For questions or to register, please call COA at 526-6368.
- Computer Tutoring with Nick Ourusoff
Tuesdays, October 11, 18 & 25 9 to 11 AM
Wednesday, October 12, 19 & 26 2 to 4 PM
Nick will be available for ½ hour one-on-one tutoring sessions for the beginning computer user to the knowledgeable user who needs collaboration or advice.
Learn to use your laptop, tablet or android device for a variety of tasks.
Receive help with spreadsheets, e-mail or designing a Web site.
Nick has an extensive background in computers from teaching to programming.
Please bring your laptop, tablet or android device with you.
Please call COA at 526-6368 for an appointment.
- Morning Book Group
Tuesday, October 11 9:30 AM
Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende
This is a walk-in program.
- Long-Term Care Planning
Friday, October 14 10:30 AM
Learn more about your options for long-term care with Wayne Blanchard from ServiceLink.
Please call COA at 526-6368 to sign up for this program.
- Humanist & Agnostic Discussion Group
Thursday, October 20 1:30 PM
At the August meeting the group began with a discussion of the soul. Is there any evidence for the existence of a soul or is this purely an invention of humans in order to explain some otherwise difficult-to-justify religious teachings? As is the nature of this group, we moved on to other less weighty matters. By the time you read this, we would have already had our September meeting at which we are supposed to bring up the topic of love. We would have no doubt moved to also discuss evil, which is a far more interesting philosophical issue. Or is it? Come join us. This is a walk-in program.
- Movie & Pizza Night
Friday, October 21 5:00 PM
“Big Eyes”
A drama about the awakening of the painter Margaret Keane, her phenomenal success in the 1950s, and the subsequent legal difficulties she had with her husband, who claimed credit for her works in the 1960s. Please call COA at 526-6368 to register.