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Programs and Activities

Dec. 1 at 12 p.m.   

New: Lunch with Dickens’ Christmas Carol reading by Actor, Johnny Kinsman. $6 per person.

Dec. 2 at 9:30 a.m.

New time: Craft with Milly: Holiday Candle Holder. To reserve your seat, call 508-881-0140, ext. 1.

Dec. 2 at 12 p.m.

New: Lunch made by student cooks from Keefe Tech and served at Ashland Senior Center.  Entrée: Tuscan Chicken. Plus Lunch & Learn “Tax Exemptions with Don Clarke and June Smiarowski, Town of Ashland Assessors' Office. Cost is $6 per person.

Dec. 2 from 4 - 8 p.m.

New: La Cantina Italiana Fundraiser. 20% of the proceeds donated to the Friends of the Ashland Council on Aging.

Dec. 3 and Dec. 17 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. 

Veterans Office Hours with Richard Sabounjian. Appointments recommended. Call 508-429-0629 to schedule.

Dec. 4 at 9:30 a.m.

Free Breakfast sponsored by Ashland Lions.

Dec. 4 at 10:30 a.m. 

Ashland Council on Aging (COA) Meeting. Open to the Public.

Dec. 4 at 10:30 a.m.

Downton Abbey Viewing: Season 4, Episode 3. Tea and coffee provided.

Dec.4 at 12 p.m.

Friends of the Ashland Council on Aging (FOACOA) Meeting. Open to the Public

Dec. 8 from 12 – 3 p.m.

New: Jewelry Sale by Friends of Ashland COA. Proceeds support programming at Ashland Senior Center.

Dec. 9 from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

New: Holiday Cookie Decoration and Hot Chocolate Social. Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 ext. 1.

Dec. 10 at 11 a.m.

New: Get to Know Springwell, Your Aging Service Access Point with Larry Poirier.

Dec. 11 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

New: Holiday Party Sponsored by FOACOA (Evening)  Pot Roast Dinner & Dessert w/ Holiday Music by a Student  Instrumental Trio from the Rivers Conservatory School. 50/50 Raffle. Cost $20 per person.

Dec. 12 at 10 a.m.

Create a Winter Fabric Picture Collage, Pins & Needles Sewing Class with Tobi.

Dec. 12 from 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Legal Phone Consultation with Arthur P. Bergeron.

Dec. 15 at 10:30 a.m.

Hearing Aid Cleaning with Hopkinton Audiology. Free. Call to schedule an appointment at 508-881-0140 ext. 1.

Dec. 15 at 12  p.m.

New: Holiday Lunch with Ugly Winter Sweater Contest plus  Winter Solstice Music w/ Roger Ticknell. $6 per person. Due by Dec. 11 at noon.

Dec. 16 at 10:30 a.m. 

Digital Literacy (Computer) Class with Jonathon Baron: Learn Microsoft Word and Excel Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 ext. 1

Dec. 16 from 1 - 2:50 p.m. 

New: Popcorn & a Movie, “The Family Stone” PG-13 (2005) Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 ext. 1.

Dec. 17 at 10 a.m.   

Town Manager's Coffee Hour – All are welcome! Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 ext. 1. Drop-ins welcome.

Dec. 17 at 11 a.m. 

New: Protect and Preserve Your Vision with Anne Fitzgerald, RN. Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 ext. 1.

Dec. 18 from 9 a.m. –12 p.m. 

SHINE In-Person Appointment with Lenore Tracy. Call to make an appointment 508-881-0140 ext.1

Dec. 18 at 11 a.m. 

New: “Wildlife of Costa Rica’s Cloud Forest” with in-person presentation by Joy Marzolf, Photographer and Naturalist.  Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 ext. 1.

Dec. 19 at 10 a.m.

Craft with Elissa: Beaded Snowflake Decorations. Call to reserve your seat at 508-881-0140 ext. 1.

Dec. 19 at 11:30 a.m. 

Ashland Senior Center will close at 11:30 a.m. for Employee Appreciation Lunch.

Dec. 22 at 7 - 8 p.m. 

New: Lunch with Trivia and Secret Elf Gift Exchange. Bring a wrapped new item from home, max—$20 to participate. 

Dec. 22 at 7 - 8 p.m. 

New: Virtual Program: A Look Inside “It’s a Wonderful Life” with Brian Rose. In collaboration with the Ashland Public Library. 

Dec. 24 to Jan. 2 

Senior Center will be CLOSED for annual cleaning — no activities, services, or programming during this time period.

NOTE: We try our best to deliver correct information. Programs and events frequently alter after we produce our schedule.  We appreciate your patience!

Weather Cancellation Policy: The Community Center will follow the public school system for snow cancellations and delays. If schools are closed, the Center is closed and there will be no services – including transportation. If schools are delayed 2 hours, the Center will not open until 11 a.m. All morning programs starting before 11 a.m. will be canceled, including any transportation services. Cancellation and delay announcements will be televised. Please be safe and use your own judgment.

Weekly Programs and Activities

All classes have a suggested donation of $4 per person, unless otherwise noted.

Monday Lunches at 12 p.m. 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 per person: $6, unless otherwise noted.

Bowling - Tuesdays at Ryan's Amusement in Millis at 9 a.m. 

Blood Pressure Check  – Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.

Canasta – Wednesdays at 12:30 p.m. 

Chair Yoga - Wednesdays at 1 p.m. 

Chess - Mondays at 1 p.m. 

Clocktown Memory Café – Will resume in January 2026

Cook with Chef Lee – Will resume in January 2026

Craft Class – Second Tuesday at 9:30 a.m., New time, and Third Friday of the Month at 10 a.m. 

Cribbage - Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. 

DROP-IN Knitting & Crocheting Group - Second and Fourth Tuesday of the Month at 11 a.m. 

Advanced & Intermediate Watercolor Class - Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m. No Watercolor Class from Dec. 22 – Jan. 2. Resuming on Jan. 5.

Dull Men’s Club with Doc - Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m. Coffee and Conversation. NOTE: Dec. 2 Lunch at Stone’s Public House at 11:30 a.m. (self pay)

Exercise with Joni - Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 9:30 a.m.

Hearing Aid Cleaning – Check Calendar for date and time.

Knit Along with Nancy – Second and fourth Thursdays from 1 - 2:30 p.m.

Line Dancing - Thursdays at 1:30 p.m.

Mahjong - Fridays 9:30 a.m. Beginners (call for appointment), 10:30 a.m. for all levels.

Mindful Coloring - First and third Thursdays of the Month at 1:30 p.m.

Mindfulness & Meditation - Thursdays at 11:00 a.m. with Mary Green.

Parkinson’s Boxing – First and third Wednesday of the Month at 1:30 p.m.

Pins and Needles Sewing Class – Second and fourth Friday of the Month at 10 a.m. 

Ping Pong – Ping Pong on Wednesdays at 11 a.m.

Pitch Card Game – Mondays at 1 p.m.

Sound Meditation Journey with Sonia Stingo – Tuesday, Dec. 23 at 11:45 a.m. Call 508-881-0140 ext. 1. to reserve your spot.

Tai Chi – Tuesdays at 11:45 a.m. with Jon Woodward 

Veterans Office Hours - Every other Wednesday from 9 - 11:30 a.m. Check Calendar for dates.

Zumba Gold with Kelli – Tuesdays at 10 a.m.