March 2016 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 Mondays 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.
Spanish Discussion Group
Second and Fourth Mondays at 4:00pm
Interested in practicing your Spanish? Join our Spanish Discussion group! For all conversation levels. For more information call COA at 526-6368.
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.
RSVP Bone Builders Exercise Program
Tuesdays and Fridays 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.
Tai Chi
Wednesdays 2:30pm
Kearsarge Community Presbyterian Church, New London, New Hampshire
Needlework Craft Group
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!
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!
Bingo!
Fridays 2:00pm
Ten games for $5. Ten bingo sheets with 6 cards on each sheet.
Please call COA at 526-6368 to register.
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
Mahjong – Fridays at 12:30pm
Parkinsons Support Group
Tuesday, March 1 1pm
You are invited to join this lively, welcoming and supportive group!
Blood Pressure Clinic
Friday, March 4 10:30am
VNA Foot Care Clinic at COA
Friday, March 4 12:30-3:00pm
$25 (doctor’s order required for diabetics)
Please call COA at 526-6368 to schedule an appointment.
Computer Class with Laura Thompson
Saturday, March 5 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, March 5 and Saturday, March 19 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.
Morning Book Group
Tuesday, March 8 9:30am
Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
Questions About Medicare?
Tuesday, March 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.
Computer Tutoring with Nick Ourusoff
Tuesday, March 8 and Tuesday, March 22 9:00am – 11:00am
Wednesday, March 9 and Wednesday, March 23 2:00pm – 4:00pm
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.
Lunch is on the House at Abbott Library
Thursday, March 10 at 12noon
COA brings you “Lunch is on the House” at the Abbott Library in Sunapee.
Join us for a hearty meal and good company as you enjoy this beautiful library. This is a great chance to meet up with old friends or to get to know others who call Sunapee home. Looking forward to seeing you there! Lunch will be held at the Abbott Library, 11 Soonipi Circle, Sunapee, New Hampshire. Please call COA at 526-6368 to sign up.
Long-Term Care Planning
Friday, March 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.
Humanist & Agnostic Discussion Group
Thursday, March 17 1:30pm
During the January meeting the group discussed the proposition that telling
others about their non-belief in religion is a moral obligation. Too many
people who don’t really believe in the trappings of religion continue to
participate in religious organizations because they want to “belong”, thus
unwittingly strengthening the power of these organizations. We all longed
for a politician to announce his or her agnosticism. During the February
meeting the group took up the question of defining and contrasting faith,
belief, and opinion. At what point does a belief become faith? In science,
an opinion is easily changed by introducing contrary evidence. Is it also
possible to alter one’s beliefs, or one’s faith? In March the discussion
topic will be religion (or non-religion) and the environment. How do
Christians, Muslims and Jews use their holy scripture to justify the
continued destruction of the earth’s environment? Are there alternative
“religions” that would be more compatible with our deep feeling of caring
for non-human species and the earth? All are welcome to join our
discussions. Please call COA at 526-6368 to sign up.
Movie & Pizza Night
Friday, March 18 5:00pm
“Hundred-Foot Journey”
Displaced from their native India, the Kadam family settles in the quaint village of Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val in the south of France. Filled with charm, it is both picturesque and elegant – the ideal place to settle down and open an Indian restaurant. That is, until the chilly chef proprietress of Le Saule Pleureur, a classical French restaurant run by Madame Mallory (Helen Mirren), gets wind of it. Her icy protests against the new Indian restaurant a hundred feet from her own escalate to all out war between the two establishments – until Hassan’s passion for French cuisine and for Mme. Mallory’s enchanting sous chef, Marguerite, combine with his mysteriously delicious talent to weave magic between their two cultures even Mme. Mallory cannot ignore. Please call COA at 526-6368 to sign up.
Social Media 101
Tuesday, March 29 1:30pm
“Like us on Facebook! Follow us on Twitter! We’re now on Snapchat!” Have you heard any of these mentioned while watching the news or reading the paper and are just not sure what they mean? Come to Social Media 101 with Abby Peel of Strategic Social Media. She will go through the ins and outs of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Snapchat. Leave the class a social media wiz! Please call COA at 526-6368 to register.