37 Pleasant Street
PO Box 1263
New London, New Hampshire 03257
603-526-6368
May 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
There will be no classes on May 4 and May 11.
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
Computer Tutoring with Nick Ourusoff
Monday, May 2 2:00pm-4:00pm
Tuesday, May 3 9:00am – 11:00am
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.
Parkinsons Support Group
Tuesday, May 3 1pm
You are invited to join this lively, welcoming and supportive group!
Blood Pressure Clinic
Friday, May 6 10:30am
VNA Foot Care Clinic at COA
Friday, May 6 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, May 7 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.
Watercolor Painting Workshop
Tuesdays, May 10 – May 31 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Eleanor MacNicoll will be giving four weeks of watercolor painting instruction. These classes are for those who have an interest in painting and who have some experience in art.
We encourage attendees to be available for all four classes. No charge. Classes limited to 12 attendees. A limited amount of supplies will be provided at the first session, we encourage you to bring your own. Please call COA at 526-6368 to sign up or call Eleanor at 763-9019 for more details.
Questions About Medicare?
Tuesday, May10 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.
Morning Book Group
Tuesday, May 10 9:30am
H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald
Lunch is on the House at Abbott Library
Thursday, May 12 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, May 13 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.
Meditation Class
Saturday, May 14 and Saturday, May 28 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. Classes will meet every other Saturday and will be guided by Ilene Venizelos. For questions or to register, please call COA at 526-6368.
Humanist & Agnostic Discussion Group
Thursday, May 19 1:30pm
The group met in March and discussed ethics of the environment. Some writers have suggested that the Christian religion, which is highly anthropocentric, is largely at fault for our environmental crisis. The conversation also drifted toward the speech given by an Imam on the Colby-Sawyer campus which many of the group attended. We discussed the differences in the eastern and western religions and how they have affected our environment.
By the time you read this, our group would have, at our April meeting, continued the discussion of religion and the environment. At the core of the discussion would have been whether there actually is or is not an environmental ethic, and whether or not this has anything to do with our religious beliefs.
The May meeting of our discussion group is scheduled for Thursday, May 19, at 1:30 in the afternoon. We will either continue the discussion of religion and the environment or move to our next issue, the need humans have for inventing gods. How are we different from all the other species in the world that would cause us alone to need gods? Come join us.
Movie & Pizza Night
Friday, May 20 5:00pm
“Big Eyes”
“Big Eyes” is based on the true story of Walter Keane (Christoph Waltz), who was one of the most successful painters of the 1950s and early 1960s. The artist earned staggering notoriety by revolutionizing the commercialization and accessibility of popular art with his enigmatic paintings of waifs with big eyes. The truth would eventually be discovered though: Keane’s art was actually not created by him at all, but by his wife, Margaret (Amy Adams). The Keanes, it seemed, had been living a lie that had grown to gigantic proportions.
Please call COA at 526-6368 to register.