Friday, June 25-Sunday, June 27 Concord Garden Tour - Via Zoom - Presented by the Concord Museum - Six virtual tours plus admission to the museum and live demos. Tickets are $35. Link here for details and registration.
Monday, June 28 Lessons Learned: What the HIV/AIDS Crisis Can Teach Us About the Coronavirus Pandemic - 6:00-7:30pm via Zoom - Presented by AARP - A panel of public health and policy advocates will discuss the parallels and differences in the response to the HIV/AIDS crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic. Q&A to follow. Link here to register.
Tuesday, June 29 Thinking Beyond the Money - 2:00pm via Zoom - Presented by AARP - This seminar offers a framework that connects non-financial decisions with the life planning process. Supported by tools and resources, attendees will begin to think ahead about retirement in a creative and comprehensive way. The seminar presents a new definition of “retirement” and a practical model for planning one’s future by identifying six key priorities in a retirement planning pyramid: seeking purpose, keeping fit, staying connected, finding home, finding security, and finding balance. Link here for details and registration.
News You Can Use - NOTE: Make sure to open links in a new tab. Link here for information on:
Free Eggs
Pen Pal Program
Benefits of Positivity
Ticks 101: Preventing Lyme Disease
This Week’s Calendar NOTE:Link here for the current Connections Newsletter. Most programs and exercise classes REQUIRE pre-registration; for details & information call COA 978-371-2895 unless otherwise noted.
Monday, June 28
Haircuts on the Go - By Appointment Fire Station
Tuesday, June 29
10:30 NO Zumba
Wednesday, June 30
10:00 Walk Wednesday - Library
10:00 Gardening Class - Until 11:30am Center Park
10:00 FREE Community Pilates Chair Classes - via Zoom - Offered by Kendra Thyne. To register or get more details on this and other Pilates classes link here or email kendrathynepilates@gmail.com.
Thursday, July 1
9:45 NO Fitness
10:45 NO Cardio Boost
Friday, July 2
9:00 Market Basket - Call the COA transportation line 978-371-6690 by noon each Wednesday.
3:00 French Conversation Group - via Zoom - Email questions to Daniel Metraux at danmet13@gmail.com.
Upcoming Events/Entertainment
Tuesday, July 6 Reading Poetry Anew - 10:00am via Zoom - This informal course, led by Mary Zoll, will include poetry readings and reactions, discussions of the patterns and techniques used in the poems, and perhaps some intellectual understanding of the poems. Email Martha Feeney-Patten at mpatten@gleasonlibrary.org or leave a message 978-369-4898 for more information.
Wednesday, July 7 - Sunday, July 11 Thoreau Society 80th Annual Meeting Thoreau and Diversity: People, Principles, and Politics - via Zoom - Presented by the Thoreau Society - Thirty-five live hours of events over multiple days. All events will be recorded and made available to registrants through December. Registration fee $250. Link here for details.
Wednesday, July 7 Gullah Geechee: African Communities on the Barrier Islands of the American South - 1:00pm via Zoom - World traveler and photojournalist Barry Pell returns virtually to discuss the Gullah Geechee - descendants of people from Sierra Leone and other neighboring countries of the West African rice coast In this program, accompanied by his photography, he will discuss how they have preserved their African roots, heritage, and culture, while resisting pressures by developers for their valuable and pristine lands. Register by calling the COA 978-371-2895.
Wednesday, July 7 Debt Management & Retirement: Planning for & Living in Retirement - 6:00-7:30pm via Zoom - Presented by AARP - AARP's Martin Booker, Program Manager for Financial Resilience Programming, for a financial basics workshop on managing your debt as you prepare for retirement or have retired. Topics of conversation will include: mortgages, student loans, long-term health care needs, and more.Link here to register.
Friday, July 9 FREE Parkinson’s Sessions - 1:00-2:00pm via Zoom (Sessions to be repeated on Friday, July 23) - Presented by Emerson Hospital - Session 1: Rock Steady Boxing and PD Plus with Linda Holland, PT, and Elizabeth Lyng, ACE, CPT. Session 2: Everyday Mindfulness for People and Families Living with PD with Brenda Lovette, MS, CCC-SLP. Link here for details and registration.
Monday, July 12 Senior Moments - 10:00am Ferns - A casual coffee drop-in for Carlisle residents & friends 60+ to sit, relax and chit-chat. FREE pastries provided by the Carlisle COA and Bridges by EPOCH, Westford. Ferns gives 10% off coffee to Senior Moment attendees.
Monday, July 12 Podiatry Clinic - By appointment 41 North Rd., Suite 202, Bedford - The Podiatry Clinic fee is $40; Carlisle seniors will continue to pay $25 because of the generosity of the Friends of the Carlisle Council on Aging. Please note if you pay by check, it should now be made payable to “Dr. Gregorian.” For an appointment, call the COA 978-371-2895 and let us know if you need a ride.
Monday, July 12 Community Book Club - 10:30am via Zoom - Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer - No commitment required. You don’t have to have read the book to attend meetings, but you may come out of the discussion wanting to read it. Sponsored jointly by the COA and the Gleason Public Library. Link here to register on-line, email Martha at mpatten@gleasonlibrary.org, or leave a message at 978-369-4898 for the link to join the meeting.
Tuesday, July 13 Mitchell Caverns in the Mojave Desert - 1:00pm via Zoom - The Mitchell Caverns is a trio of limestone caves located on the east side of the Providence Mountains in San Bernardino County, California. For many years the caves were thought to be "dead," that is, the formations were no longer growing. However, recent studies have found some signs of life. Numerous paleontological and archaeological finds have been made in and around the caverns. The caverns were a sacred place for the Chemehuevi Indians, and a number of tools and fire pits have been found. Our cave guide, California State Park Interpreter Andrew Fitzpatrick, will take us through a crash course in desert and cave ecology and local history of the Mitchell Caverns. Register for this free “day trip” by Tuesday, July 6 by calling the Carlisle COA 978-371-2895.
Monday, July 19 Restaurant Review: Waxy’s Lexington - 11:15am van departs Congregational Church; returning between 1:00-2:00pm - Van fee $2. Only 12 seats available on the van. First come, first served. Call the COA 978-371-2895 to register by Monday, July 12.
Wednesday, July 21 Intergenerational Origami - 11:00am via Zoom (second session 11:000am Wednesday, August 18) - A presentation of Horizon Network Boston - From making swans, to pianos, to a heart, they will teach it all! Join in on one or both origami lesson. Register with the COA 978-371-2895, then stop by the COA Office at Carlisle Town Hall to pick up your set of origami paper.
Thursday, July 22 COA Summer Lunch - Times TBD; Drive-Thru at Fire Station & Dining at St. Irene - Celebrate summer with a BBQ lunch, featuring a barbecued chicken breast, corn on the cob, and a baked potato—compliments of the COA. Either drive-thru & pick up or dine-in at St. Irene. The New New Orleans Jazz Band will liven up the scene with their swinging, stomping, syncopated beat that will make you want to dance! For Carlisle 60+ residents. Call 978-371-2895 by Thursday, July 15 to register and let us know if you plan to dine-in or drive-thru. Virtual Entertainment and Exercise
We have received dozens of on-line links for things to do - libraries, videos, games, exercise, learning, and activities. Link here for a comprehensive list on the COA website. If you have a favorite and it isn’t on the list, send email to mbcrowther@comcast.net to add.
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Volunteer for the COA - Do you have some time that you might be available to volunteer? The Council on Aging can always use volunteers to deliver Meals on Wheels, help with programs, and so much more. If you have a talent and are willing share it (play music, sing, provide a lecture or program) or can help with any of the above, call the COA 978-371-2895 to discuss. COA Staff:
Director: Joan Ingersoll
Transportation Coordinator: Debbie Farrell
Social Services Manager: Carol Grueneich
Program Manager: Linda Cavallo-Murphy
Outreach & Program Assistant: Myriam Fleurimond
COA Bits & Bytes Producer: Maxine Crowther
SHINE Counselor & Medical Equipment Volunteer: Clyde Kessel
