PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES:

May 1st at 9:00

Trail Walks and Bird Education with Lorraine

Meet at the Ashland Senior Center at 9 am and carpool to

Waseeka Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary, Hopkinton.

Walks on Wednesdays with rain date on Fridays. Bring binoculars and bug spray. 

To Sign Up call 508-881-0140 x 1    

May 1st at 11:00

May Day Tea and Basket Decorating

Enjoy tea and coffee with pastries, and decorate a May Day Basket.

To Sign Up call 508-881-0140 x 1

May 2nd at 9:00

FREE Breakfast sponsored by Ashland Lions Club 

Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 x1

May 2nd, 16th or 30th

Phone or Zoom SHINE Appointment with Pegg Rowe

  9:00 am – 11:00 am

Call to make an appointment 508-881-0140 x1.

May 2nd at 10:00

COA Meeting

May 2nd at 12:00

FOACOA Annual Meeting – Open to all who wish to attend. 

May 3rd at 11:00

Cooking Class with Chef Lee – Korean Jjajangnyun

Savory Black Bean sauce with Noodles. Space is limited.

Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 x1. $5 donation requested per person.

May 6th at 12:00

NEW!!! Cinco de Mayo Lunch & Karen Spilka’s Office Listening Hour

Reservations for Lunch: Please use the payment box outside of the 

Main Office to reserve your seat. This special lunch costs $8 per person.

May 7th at 10 am-12 pm 

Open House to Welcome New Senior Residents of Ashland

Get to know what the Ashland Senior Center offers. Activities include exercise demonstrations, light refreshments and prizes.

Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 x1 

May 8th at 9:00

Trail Walks and Bird Education with Lorraine

Meet at Burnam’s Restaurant Parking Lot. 

Use the Pleasant Street entrance for the Mill Pond/River Walk.

Walks on Wednesdays with rain date on Fridays. Bring binoculars and bug spray. 

 To Sign Up call 508-881-0140 x 1    

May 8th & 22nd  at 9:00 – 11:30 am  

Veterans Office Hours with Richard Sabounjian.

Appointments recommend. Call 508-429-0629 to schedule.

May 8th at 10:00

Computer Class - “Advanced Searches, Book Marking Web Pages, Sharing  Links, and more . . .”  Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 x1

May 9th & 23rd  at 10 am -12pm

 SHINE In Person Appointment with Fran Backstran

Call to make an appointment 508-881-0140 x1

May 9th at 10:30

Downton Abbey 6th T.V. Episode Viewing

Tea and coffee provided.  Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 x1 

May 10th 10:00-11:30

Legal Phone Consultation with Arthur P. Bergeron

Call to make an appointment 508-881-0140 x1

May 10th at 11:00

 NEW!!!  Improv for Seniors with Mattie

Improv games are fun and a great way to keep your mind active. For example, we might start with a “Word at a Time Story.”  Participants sit in a circle, and say one word at a time around the circle to tell a story. To Sign Up call 508-881-0140 x 1    

May 13th at 12:00

Lunch and Trivia Contest

Reservations for Lunch: Please use the payment box outside of the Main Office to reserve your seat.  The cost is $5 per person.

May 14th at 11:00

NEW!!! “Clear Captions” with Jared Valanzola

Learn how the government will pay for land line phones with captions for the

Hard of Hearing. Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 x1 

May 15th at 9:00

Trail Walks and Bird Education with Lorraine

Meet at Macomber Reservation, Framingham.  The parking lot is on Badger Road. Walks on Wednesdays with rain date on Fridays. Bring binoculars and bug spray. To Sign Up call 508-881-0140 x 1    

May 15th at 10:00

Town Manager’s Coffee Hour

 All are welcome!

May 16th at 10:00 

NEW!!! “Gardner Museum Theft” with author Bob Ainsworth 

Find out details of the theft of 13 art objects valued at $500 million US dollars.    

Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 x1

May 16th 6:00-8:00 pm

NEW!!! SPRING FLING- FOACOA Sponsored Dinner & Dance with DJ Vic $12 per person

Put on your dancing shoes and swing to music of the 40s, 50s and 60s. 

Reserve your seat by Friday, May 10th.

Fill out the reservation form and place it into the “LUNCH’ box located outside the main office.

May 20th 10:30

FREE Hearing Aid Cleaning with Hopkinton Audiology

Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 x1

May 20th at 12:00

Lunch with performance by Retro Polatin featuring works by “Pioneering Women of Early Rock and Roll”

Reservations for Lunch: Please use the payment box outside of the Main Office to reserve your seat.  The cost is $5 per person.

May 21st at 10:30

“Home Modification Loan Program” presented by Kimberly Yau of SMOC

The Massachusetts state funded HMLP program offers 0% interest loans so that seniors can install a ramp, stair-lift or walk in shower.

Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 x1.

May 22nd at 9:00

Trail Walks and Bird Education with Lorraine

Meet at Burnam’s Restaurant Parking Lot. 

Use the Pleasant Street entrance for the Mill Pond/River Walk. 

Walks on Wednesdays with rain date on Fridays. Bring binoculars and bug spray. 

To Sign Up call 508-881-0140 x 1    

May 22nd 6:00-7:30 pm 

Cooking Class with Chef Lee – Korean Japchae Sweet potatoes, vegetables and noodle dish. Space is limited.

Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 x1. $5 donation requested per person.

May 23rd 10:00-11:30

Clocktown Memory Cafe with a performance by Wendee Glick & Steve Heck

Clocktown Cafe provides a welcoming place for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia or a cognitive impairment accompanied by the care-partner.

May 23rd 5:30-7:00 pm 

“How to Build an Emotional Pension: Building a Life that Has Meaning and Purpose for you!” with author Henry Quinlan

Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 x1.

May 27th 

CLOSED for MEMORIAL DAY 

WEEKLY PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES

* Note: All classes are a suggested donation of $4 per person * Unless otherwise noted.

Monday Lunches at 12:00 pm weekly, except holidays. Reservations must be made by Thursday before the scheduled lunch. Please use the payment slip and locked box located outside of the main office to reserve your seat.  Cost pp is $5 unless otherwise noted.

Bingo - First and Third Tuesdays of the month at 1 pm

Bowling - Tuesdays at Ryan’s Amusement in Millis at 9 am

Chair Yoga - Wednesdays at 1 pm

Chess - Mondays at 1:30 pm 

Craft Class Free – First, Third and Fifth Friday of the Month at 11 am

Cribbage - Thursdays at 12:30 pm 

Exercise with Joni - Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 9:30 am

 “DROP IN” Knitting Group  - Second and Fourth Tuesday of the Month at 11 am

Intermediate and Advanced Watercolor Class

Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 9:30 am

Line Dancing with Lisa - Thursdays at 12 pm

Mahjong - Fridays at 9:30 am for beginners by appointment. Regular play at 10:30 am for all levels.

Call to make an appointment 508-881-0140 x1

Mindful Meditation - Thursdays at 11 am with Mary Green

Parkinson’s Boxing - First and Third Wednesday of the Month at 1:30 pm

Pins and Needles (Free Sewing Class) - Every 2nd & 4th Friday of the Month at 9:30 am

Spring Walking Group – Tuesdays & Thursdays at 9:00 am. Meet at Ashland Senior Center and walk in State Park with Candi Wilson

Tai Chi for Balance – Wednesdays at 11:00–11:45 am with Jon Woodward

Veterans Office Hours - Every other Wednesday of the Month from 9 -11:30 am