September 2015 Programs and Activities
Tom & Tom’s Men’s Discussion Group
Mondays 8:45am
We want to hear your stories and we’ll share a few of our own.
Come visit over an endless cup of coffee!
French Discussion Group
First and Third Monday at 4:15pm
Join this casual, friendly group to practice your language skills and have fun.
Participants at all skill levels are welcome!
Chair Exercises
Mondays and Fridays 10:15am
This low impact exercise program is perfect for those looking for an
easy, effective exercise routine.
Walking at Proctor Academy Gym
Monday – Friday 8:30-10:00am
Please call COA at 526-6368 for more information.
Walk-In Painting Group
Tuesdays 1:00pm
Bring your current painting project to work on. This is an informal group and
we’d love to have you join us.
Spanish Discussion Group
First and Third Tuesdays at 4:00pm
(Beginning September 15)
Interested in practicing your Spanish? Join our Spanish Discussion group! For all conversation levels. For more information call COA at 526-6368.
RSVP Bone Builders Exercise Program
Tuesdays and Friday 10:00-11:00am
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.
Walk Around the Block
Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:00am
Come walk with us every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 10:00am for a moderate one mile walk around New London. Wear comfortable shoes, bring a water bottle and dress in layers. Meet at COA and we’ll walk from there. Available parking across the street at the Lake Sunapee Bank parking lost. Please carpool if possible.
Needlework Craft Group
Why stitch alone?
Wednesdays 1:00-3:00pm
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. We’d love to have you join us!
Tai Chi
Wednesdays 2:30pm
Kearsarge Community Presbyterian Church, New London, New Hampshire
Women’s Discussion Group
Fridays 9:00am
Get to know your neighbors over a casual cup of coffee.
Join friends to visit, chat and share!
Bridge
Duplicate Bridge – Mondays at 12:45pm and Wednesdays at 9:15am
Contract Bridge – Thursdays at 9:30am
Games!
Poker – Tuesdays at 2:00pm
Hand and Foot – Wednesdays at 1:00pm
Dominoes – Thursdays at 4:00pm
Parkinsons Support Group
Tuesday, September 1 1pm
You are invited to join this lively, welcoming and supportive group!
Blood Pressure Clinic
Friday, September 4 10:30am
VNA Foot Care Clinic at COA
Friday, September 4 12:30-3:30pm
Friday, September 11 1:00-3:00pm
$25 (doctor’s order required for diabetics)
Please call COA at 526-6368 to schedule an appointment.
Questions About Medicare?
Tuesday, September 8 1:30-3:30pm
Anita Oelfke, Medicare Coordinator for Merrimack County Service Link,
will be available to answer your Medicare questions.
Please call COA at 526-6368 to sign up for this program.
Breakfast Club Book Discussion
Tuesday, September 8 9:30am
Swamplandia by Karen Russell
Flu Clinic at COA
Thursday, September 10 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Long-Term Care Planning
Friday, September 11 10:30am
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.
Computer Class with Laura Thompson
Saturday, September 12 9:00am – 11:00am
(1/2 hour appointments beginning at 9:00am)
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.
Meditation Class
Saturday, September 12 and September 26 10:00am
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.
Sunday at the Movies
Sunday, September 13 2pm
Please call COA at 526-6368 for movie listing.
Humanist & Agnostic Discussion Group
Thursday, September 17 1:30pm
The word “atheist” has negative connotations – being against something. But many “atheists” are not against the idea of God, but rather FOR a reasoned and logical search for spiritual meaning in life. They want to start at the beginning, with no preconceptions about religion or deities, and ask what if anything makes spiritual sense. Often these agnostics feel very lonely. Everyone else seems to have all their spiritual ducks in a row; they know exactly what they believe to be the “truth.” The agnostics are made to feel “out of it.” All they can do is quote Sportn’ Life in Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess” when he famously sang, “It Ain’t Necessarily So.” People who say that it ain’t necessarily so are often challenged with “Why can’t you be like everyone else? You’re just an anti-social trouble-maker.” This is the group for anti-social trouble-makers. We seek people who want to ask the difficult questions about religion and spirituality. Why do humans, alone in the world as a species, seek divine governance? Where does this come from and what kind of gods did we create in response to this need? How is it that people believe what they do? Is there anything worth believing in, or is it all nonsense?
In order to feel comfortable in this group one needs to agree to two premises. First, the world is as we detect it through our senses. Second, truth emerges through the use of the scientific method. We take hard data and massage it through reasoned logic to approach the truth, which we will never really know for sure. Come discuss your ideas of religion and spirituality. Bring your questions and be prepared to change your mind. Please call COA at 526-6368 to sign up.
Watercolor Painting Classes at the Abbott Library
WITH LOCAL ARTIST ELEANOR MACNICOLL
Thursday, September 17th and Friday, September 18th
10:00am to 12noon.
Eleanor MacNicoll will be giving two consecutive watercolor painting classes at the Abbott Library in Sunapee. These classes are for those who have an interest in painting and who have some experience in art. The workshop will include landscapes, still life, florals and people.
There is no fee for these classes and some materials will be available at the first class.
Please call COA at 526-6368 to register.
Classes will be held at the Abbott Library, 11 Soonipi Circle, Sunapee, New Hampshire
Movie & Pizza Night
Friday, September 18 5:00pm
“The Theory of Everything”
Please call COA at 526-6368 to register.
Flu Clinic at Eastman
Thursday, September 24 9:00am to 12noon
The clinic will be held in the lounge on the first floor of The Center at Eastman