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Senior Community Center Activities for February 2025

PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES:
Feb 3rd at 12:00
NEW!!! Lunch and Learn w/ Rob Boyko, “The Egoscue Method”
Egoscue is an exercise therapy designed to eliminate chronic pain. Egoscue uses gentle, natural exercises to realign your joints. Reservations for Lunch: Please use the payment box outside the Main Office to reserve your seat. The cost is $6 per person. Reservation due by JAN. 30th at Noon.
Starting Feb 4th
NEW!!! Free Income Tax Preparation by AARP
Tuesdays from 9 am-3:30 pm and Fridays from 9 am-1:00 pm
Runs Feb. 4th – Apr. 4th on a first come, first serve basis.
AARP will prepare simple tax returns. (No complex returns that require a schedule E or F and No Rental Properties Depreciation).  You must pick up “In Take” paperwork and schedule an appointment in person at the front desk in order to participate.
Feb 4th at 1:00
NEW!!! Learn How to Tell a Story w/ Jane Flynn
Bring your favorite personal story to tell.  Learn techniques on how to tell a captivating story about an episode/moment in your life. Registrations requested. Walk Ins also welcome. Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 x1.
Feb 5th & 19th 9:00-11:30
Veterans Office Hours with Richard Sabounjian
Appointments recommend. Walk ins welcome. Call 508-429-0629 to schedule.
Feb 5th at 10:00
Computer Class: Creating and Using Word Documents w/ David Sullivan. 
Registrations Requested. Walk Ins also welcome.
Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 x1.

Feb 5th & 12th 4:45-5:30
Line Dancing w/ Lisa
Made a resolution to exercise more? Join us for an early evening Line Dancing Class with Lisa. A variety of dance styles are taught to all levels of mobility. $4 pp donation per class.
Feb 6th, 13th, 20th, & 27th
SHINE In Person Appointment w/ Lenore Tracy
10:00 – 12:00 - Call to make an appointment 508-881-0140 x1.
Feb 6th at 10:00
Ashland Council on Aging Meeting. Public Invited.
Feb 6th at 10:30 
Downton Abbey Viewing: Season 3, Episode 4
Tea and coffee provided. Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 x1.
Feb 6th at 12:00
Friends of the Council on Aging Meeting Public Invited.
Feb 6th & 20th at 1:30
 NEW!!! Mindful Coloring & Coffee
Enjoy coloring and conversation. Color pencils, markers and coloring pages will be provided.  Or feel free to bring your own coloring book and implements. Drop ins welcome.
Feb 7th 10:00-11:30
Legal Phone Consultation with Arthur P. Bergeron
Call to make an appointment 508-881-0140 x1
Feb 7th at 10:00
Crafting – Scrapbooking (Instructor TBD)
Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 x1.
Feb 10th at 12:00
NEW!!! Lunch w/ music by P.E. James & Senator Karen Spilka’s
Listening Hour w/ Momina Haidri, District Liaison for Sen. Spilka.
Please use the payment box outside the Main Office to reserve your seat.
Cost $6 per person. Reservation due by FEB. 6th  at Noon.
Feb 11th at 11:00
NEW!!!! Coffee & Donuts Social at Ashland Commons FREE
Susan McNulty, Outreach Coordinator & Mary Opanasets, Activities & Volunteer Coordinator, will be hosting a Social at The Ledges. 
Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 x 1.
Feb 11th at 11:00 – 1:00
NEW!!!! Popcorn & a Movie, “Thelma” (2024) PG
When 93-year-old Thelma Post gets duped by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson, she sets out on a treacherous quest across the city to reclaim what was taken from her.
Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 x 1.
Feb 12th at 11:00
NEW!!! “Heart Health w/ Anne Fitzgerald, RN. 
Tips to improve your heart health. Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 x1.
Feb 13th at 5:00 – 7:00
Valentine’s Day Dinner & Music by the Mike & Beth Show
Chicken Parmesan Dinner.  Cost per person $15. Space is limited. 
Please use the payment box outside the Main Office to reserve your seat. 
Reservation due by FEB. 6th  at Noon
Feb 14th at 10:00 
Pins & Needles Sewing Class w/ Tobi – Create a Valentine’s Day Cloth Envelope and Pendant. 
Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 x1. Drop ins welcome.
Feb 17th
CLOSED FOR PRESIDENTS’S DAY
Feb 19th at 10:00
Town Manager’s Coffee Hour. All are welcome!
Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 x1. Drop ins welcome.
Feb 19th at 12:00
Lunch. Please use the payment box outside the Main Office to reserve your seat. Cost $6 per person. Reservation due by FEB. 13th at Noon.
Feb 20th 1:00-2:30
Cooking Class with Chef Lee – Pork & Scallion Pancakes 
Class $5 pp.  Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 x1
Feb 21st at 10 :00 
 Crafting w/ Elissa – Wire Animal/Flower Bookmarks
  Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 x1.
Feb 24th at 10:30 
FREE Hearing Aid Cleaning w/ Hopkinton Audiology
Hopkinton Audio will clean your hearing aids for free.
Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 x1.
Feb 24th 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 $6 per person. Reservation due by FEB. 20TH at Noon.
Feb 25th at 11:30
NEW!!! “A Most Unlikely President – Barack Obama” w/ Rick Tulipano
A scant half-century after American schools were desegregated, a bi-racial man became president of the United States. This talk will follow the meteoric career of Barack Obama, and the numerous challenges that he dealt with as leader of the free world. Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 x 1.
Feb 26th at 9:00
NEW!!! Dull Men’s Club’s Announcement
If you’re a bored guy. If you are not doing anything special on Wednesday
Mornings. If you enjoy stimulating conversation either as a talker or a listener or both. Come enjoy a cup of coffee and a donut and good camaraderie.   Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 x 1.
Feb 27th at 10:00
Clocktown Memory Cafe 
Clocktown Cafe provides a welcoming place for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia or a cognitive impairment accompanied by the caregiver. Light refreshments will be served. Please RSVP to Susan McNulty [email protected] or 508-532-7945.
Feb 28th at 10:00 
Pins & Needles Sewing Class w/ Tobi – Sew a Quilt Square
Bring your own sewing machine. Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 x1.
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 now $6 unless otherwise noted.
Bingo – First and Third Tuesdays of the month at 1 pm w/ Micki
Bowling – Tuesdays at Ryan’s Amusement in Millis at 9 am
Blood Pressure Check FREE!!!  – Wednesdays at 10:30 am
Canasta – FREE!!! Wednesdays at 12:30 pm NEW TIME
Chair Volleyball – FREE!!! Thursdays at 1:30 pm. Beginners Welcome!
Chair Yoga – Wednesdays at 1 pm
Chess – FREE!!! Mondays at 1:30 pm 
Craft Class FREE!!! – Third & Last Friday of the Month at 10 am 
Cribbage – FREE!!! Thursdays at 12:30 pm 
DROP IN Knitting Group  – FREE!!! Second and Fourth Tuesday of the Month at 11 am
Exercise with Joni – Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 9:30 am
Intermediate and Advanced Watercolor Class – Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 9:30 am
Line Dancing with Lisa – Thursdays at 12 pm
Mahjong – FREE!!! Fridays at 10:30 am for all levels
Mindfulness & Meditation – Thursdays at 11 am with Mary Green
Parkinson’s Boxing – First & Third Wednesday of the Month at 1:30 pm
Pins and Needles FREE!!!  Sewing Class– Second and Fourth Fridays of the Month at 10 am
Pitch Card Game – FREE!!!  Mondays at 1:00 pm
Tai Chi – Tuesdays at 11:45 am with Jon Woodward
Veterans Office Hours – FREE!!!  Every other Wednesday from 9 -11:30 am. Check Calendar for Dates. 
Zumba Gold with Kellie – Tuesdays at 10 am