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March/April 2020 Registration Wellesley Residents: - Monday, March 2nd at 9:30 a.m. Non-Wellesley Residents – Tuesday, March 3rd at 9:30 a.m. All programs require pre-registration unless otherwise noted PLEASE NOTE: Registration for Personal Training begins Friday, February 28th at 9:30 a.m. The mission of the Wellesley Council on Aging is to serve as the primary resource for residents over the age of 60; to empower individuals to reach their goals; to offer comprehensive programs, services, and assistance that optimize quality of life; and to enable meaningful connections and collaborations that inspire a spirit of community across generations in our town. How To Register: What’s New at the There are three ways to register for programs: 1. Online through MyActiveCenter (https://myactivecenter.com) Mary Bowers Café 2. In-person, during open registration, at the TPC and Lounge? 3. By phone: 781-235-3961 We now have a great selection of Please note: Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. for all methods regular print books in our library. listed above. Online registration is available if you have If you have any large print books received your keytag and created a MyActiveCenter account. that you can donate, we will IMPORTANT: For fee-based activities, you MUST pay gladly add those to our collection. at the time of registration (see chart below for accepted Borrowing jigsaw puzzles has been payment methods): well received and we now have an assortment of 250-1500 piece Registration Method Form of payment accepted puzzles. Donations of TV series and Movie DVDs are also welcome. MyActiveCenter Credit Card We recently increased the number In-person at TPC Credit Card, Cash, Check of newspapers and magazines

(payable to Town of Wellesley) available for patrons to read while in theWellesley café Council and on Aginglounge. seconda rHowy color palette can with secondary logo we further improve your experience at the TPC? Let us know by By Phone Credit Card placing your questions and comments in the Suggestion Box located NOTE: MyActiveCenter.com is a secure website (https) - at the coffee station. Thanks again to everyone who is helping to expand It does not store credit card information. MySeniorCenter the offerings at the Mary Bowers Café and Lounge. does not store credit card information.

This newsletter was funded in part by a grant from the Executive Office of Elder Affairs. Page 1 Wellesley Council on Program Information and Policies Aging Staff: Age Policy Filled Classes/Waitlist Judith Webster, Priority is given to Wellesley residents age You are encouraged to register as soon as possible. Interim Director of Senior Services 60 and over. If space permits, non-Wellesley Programs are filled on a first come, first served residents age 60 and over are welcome to basis. We do not “hold” spots. Once a program Kate Burnham, Health and Social Services Administrator participate. Individuals under age 60 are fills, you may call or visit the COA to be added invited to participate if space permits. If a to the waiting list. For programs requiring pre- Amy Rose, Senior Activities Coordinator certain program is restricted to Wellesley registration and/or fee-based programs, drop-ins Andria DeSimone, Office Administrator residents only, it will be noted in the are not permitted. To check your waitlist status, Sally Miller, Volunteer Coordinator description. Please note that many of our please call the COA. programs require pre-registration. Rachel Tannenbaum, Interim Transportation Coordinator Program Cancellation Fitness Participants Rick Waldman, Bus Driver Programs that do not attain the minimum YOUR FITNESS FORMS MUST BE Dana Wilson, Bus Driver enrollment will be cancelled one business day UPDATED FOR 2020 in advance of the scheduled start date. Full Richard Howell, Bus Driver tuition will be refunded. We reserve the right All individuals who participate in fitness Dawnmarie Cole, Custodian, FMD to reschedule or change classes. You will be programs offered by the Wellesley COA are called if your class is cancelled, otherwise, required to sign our Exercise Release and plan on attending. Participant Agreement forms when prompted Friends of the Wellesley electronically. Forms must be reviewed and COA Leadership Make Up Classes updated annually. One potential make-up date will be agreed Peter Godfrey upon by instructors and staff for all fee-based Fred Keuthen programs that run several consecutive weeks. Inclement Weather Policy Joan Sullivan All students will have this information prior The building will be closed and all COA to registration. No refunds will be given if activities (day and evening) will be cancelled you cannot attend the make-up class. Make Wellesley COA when Wellesley Public Schools are closed due up dates/times may differ from the regularly to weather. The COA bus will not run when Board of Directors scheduled class day/time. Wellesley Public Schools are closed. If Wellesley Kathleen Vogel, Chair Refund Policies Public Schools have a delayed opening, all Marlene Allen, Vice Chair COA programs WILL STILL START at their Dianne Sullivan, Secretary Cancelled Class regularly scheduled time, unless you are Full Refund will be given for a cancelled class. informed otherwise. Additionally, information Lisa Heyison about class cancellations, and delayed starts will Gerry Hume Class Refunds be stated on the outgoing voice mail message Thomas Kealy Refunds will be issued when COA staff of the Council on Aging. Call 781-235-3961 Penny Lawrence is notified prior to the start of the second after 8:00 a.m. to hear detailed information. Tony Parker scheduled class. The refund amount will be Information will also be posted on our Susan Rosefsky equal to the total of the remaining classes. website at www.wellesleycoa.org. No exceptions will be made. COA Board meeting dates One-time Only Program Refund Refund minus a $5.00 administrative fee if Food/Beverages All are welcome to enjoy coffee and tea on the first Meetings take place at the you notify the COA one business day prior. floor of the Tolles Parsons Center. Beverages with Tolles Parsons Center Day Trip Refund lids are now permitted on the 2nd floor. Food is • Thursday, March 19th at 4:00 p.m. Refund policies for day trips will be clearly permitted on the 1st floor only. • Thursday, April 16th at 4:00 p.m. stated on all publicity materials for each * Additional meetings will be posted individual trip (e.g. COA newsletter, day trip Participant Photograph Policy as needed. flyer, and newspaper article).Therefore, refunds Periodically, the COA photographs/videotapes will be issued only when in compliance with program participants for promotional use. Unless Tolles Parsons Center the stated refund policy. Refund policies will participants inform us of their desire not to be Hours of Operation: always state, “no refund issued after X date.” photographed, the COA may use photographs/ Monday through Friday videotapes for promotional purposes. 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Program Specific Refund Policy Please note that there may be a specific refund *These policies are subject to revision and will The COA occasionally schedules events policy for a particular program. The specific be reviewed at least annually. and/or trips outside of normal business hours. Wellesley Council on Aging secondary color palette with secondary logo policy information will be noted in the program 781.235.3961 description. www.wellesleycoa.org [email protected] Please Note: Although we make every effort to ensure that the information in our newsletter is accurate, there are times when we inadvertently leave something out or make an error, or information has changed since the publishing date. Please feel free to call us at (781) 235-3961 to verify any information.

Page 2 The Tolles Parsons Center will be closed and there will be no bus service Special Events on Monday, April 20, Patriot’s Day. COA Musical Lunches Chair Massage Enjoy background piano music at the TPC Mondays, March 9 and 23, during lunch from 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. 9:30 a.m. - 11:35 a.m. A Note from the Interim on the following dates: Monday, April 6 and 27 1:00 p.m. – 3:05 p.m. Director, Judith Webster • March 4, 5, 18 and 19, Cost: $12.00 per 20-minute apt. Gesundheit! It’s still cold and flu season, April 1, 2, 15 and 16 Come and try a deeply relaxing chair so please help us keep everyone healthy by Ken Batts, Wellesley resident massage with Lee Carpenter, licensed using the hand sanitizer located the bath- Compassionate Touch Practitioner. You rooms and in various locations around the • March 12 and April 23 will sign up for a specific appointment COA. Plenty of tissues are available too. Jacquie Van Haelst, Newton resident which runs 20 minutes. Call or stop in Take good care of yourself! to register. • March 13 and April 9 ______There are still more improvements coming Dori Lefebrve, Holliston resident to your COA. We have ordered a real puzzle ______Musical Lecture with Frank King Louis Prima & Keely Smith table since you are completing about a puzzle Coffee and Conversation (Smith born March 9, 1932) a week! We’re ordering some card tables for Wednesday, March 4th Monday, March 9th the second floor to allow for more drop-in 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. card games and Mah Jong in the American National Charity League Class of 2023 Legion room. For our pool players, we have Mr. King will be Please join the National Charity League a new bulletin board on which we’ll be covering the dynamic Class of 2023 members for coffee and tracking your progress in the multi-town duo of LOUIS PRIMA conversation on Wednesday, March 4, tournament! We’re also lowering the lights & KEELY SMITH. from 1:30-3:30. The National Charity over the pool tables to the correct height. You’ll learn - and League is national non-profit organization listen to - Louis’ roller- For the coffee-drinking set in the café, we’re designed to encourage community coaster music career ordering several new subscriptions including service and volunteering opportunities before he met Keely; the New Yorker, a second subscription to for mothers and their daughters in grades his funny hit records from the 1940’s; how The Townsman, two Harvard Health Letters, 7-12. This fall the girls attended a lecture they first teamed up in Virginia Beach; how the Atlantic Monthly, People, and Boston given by Laura Katen, author of the book, Louis & Keely lit up the Casbah Lounge at Magazine. We will also have digital subscrip- How to Communicate with Confidence, the Sahara Hotel and made it THE place tions to several newspapers shortly. Contact Clarity, and Credibility. Each of the girls to be seen in Las Vegas; the story behind the front desk to connect to our Wi-Fi and/ is working on making a positive first their biggest hit, “That Old Black Magic” or to borrow one of our iPads to take impression, smooth introductions, (plus a bonus medley of other great advantage of these subscriptions. making small talk and exiting a crooners singing “Black Magic”); and the conversation gracefully. We are looking Last, but certainly not least, covered beverages story of their personal lives, including for adults to help the girls practice these and water bottles are permitted on the second after they split up. Also: the crazy story skills and provide helpful feedback. floor. You can now have your coffee and activity behind the Andrews Sisters’ first big We hope you can join us! Max: 30. too! Please keep your suggestions and ideas ______hit record. Mr. King holds a Masters in coming – we love to hear how we can make Broadcasting from Boston University and the TPC your home away from home. RMV Real ID Workshop a BA from Princeton. A lifelong devotee of Friday, March 6th Judith recorded music, he formerly hosted music 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. programs on WBUR radio. Max: 75. Michele Ellicks, Mass RMV ______Friendly Reminders! A 2005 federal law required states in Nutrition for Healthy Aging the US to standardize identification Tuesday, March 10th Fragrances: As a courtesy to all of our credentials for security reasons. In addition participants, when using perfumes or body 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. to a Standard License/ID Card, the lotions, we ask you to be mindful of those Elissa Goldman Massachusetts RMV is now offering this with allergies and sensitivities to fragrances. Join local Registered Dietitian Elissa new credential, called a REAL ID, which Goldman for an interactive and engaging Scholarship Funds Available: Funds may be has different requirements when you nutrition and health workshop. On March available to subsidize or pay for COA classes, apply for it and in 2020, will be needed 10th, come learn all about nutrition for activities or trips for Wellesley residents. for boarding flights at U.S. airports. Call Kate Burnham for more information. healthy aging.Wellesley CouncilTopics on Aging include secondary osteoporosis,color palette with seconda ry logo Michele Ellicks from the Mass RMV heart healthy eating, diabetes, cooking Tolles Parsons Center parking: Should you will clarify how, when and which ID to healthy for 1-2, hydration, and more. There find the TPC parking lot to be full upon your apply for. She’ll go over the process for is something for everyone in this program! arrival, there are usually spots available along each and will answer your questions Max: 75. both sides of Washington Street in front of the about how these and other ID center. TPC visitors are welcome to park in credentials will be used. Max: 75. these spaces. Page 3 Special Events Mocktails Anyone? Parents Don’t Want Parenting: Thursday, March 19th Plans to Keep YOU in Charge When 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Adult Children Attempt Role Reversals Please join us for a Mocktail Party hosted by Sunrise Senior Living Thursday, March 26th of Weston and Wayland. Creative hors d’oeuvres and signature non- 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. alcoholic “mocktails” will be provided by the Sunrise team. It is bound You will enjoy a heartfelt discussion about why your adult children to be a fun event as we welcome the first day of Spring! Max: 50. begin to “parent” you. We will discuss planning and communication ______in order to refocus your relationship from negativity into one focused Senior Housing Options Lecture on your wishes. Presented by Brenda Stewart, a certified Senior Friday, March 20th Advisor and Certified Dementia Practitioner with 2Sisters Senior 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Living Advisors. Max: 75 ______Please join Greta E. Garniss and David Tourtillott, CRMP® on Friday, March 20th at 11:00am for an educational lecture on “Senior Housing Health Fair Options” and “Reverse Mortgages”. Greta is an esteemed expert in Friday, March 27 the area of Senior Housing and has a Master’s Degree from Jagiellonian 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. University in Krakow, Poland; she has been working in real estate We are happy to collaborate with the Wellesley Board of Health focusing on senior housing for more than two decades. Greta will be and Newton Wellesley Hospital to bring screenings, information discussing the many housing options available to the aging population and goodies. This Health Fair will feature Blood Pressure Checks, and the costs associated with each option. David is one of only 153 Podiatry, Dermatology, Ophthalmology and more! Paul Dole of CRMP® nationwide and specializes exclusively in Reverse Mortgage Flynn Associates, will also be on site to offer a Hearing Aid Financing. David will be discussing the pros & cons associated Service Clinic, Otoscopic examinations of the ear canal and with Reverse Mortgages, and how to use a Reverse Mortgage to age Hearing Screenings. Max: 50. in place or to purchase a new more suitable home with a Reverse ______Mortgage. Surprise giveaways will be provided! Max: 30. Flower Arranging Workshop ______Friday, March 27 A Series on Mindfulness with Neil Motenko 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 24 and Thursday, April 16th No experience necessary, you will learn proper 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. flower care and conditioning, the kind of flowers How can we skillfully handle the ups and downs of our current you will be using to create your vase arrangement. politics, the upcoming primaries and general election, difficult We will have a pastel and a bright option, all flowers news, and the constant stream of media coverage? As a Series on and containers will be provided. Please bring in a cutting instrument, Mindfulness continues in March, Neil will discuss how mindfulness kitchen shears will work. Special thanks to Posies of Wellesley for can help us manage the stress and anxiety we can experience in sponsoring this event. Max: 20. a turbulent world, and be more skillful in navigating the rapid ______change and uncertainties of today’s political environment. On Spring Brunch Cooking Class another subject – how we can sometimes be hard on ourselves Tuesday, March 31st – in April, Neil will discuss how mindfulness can help tame the 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. voice of the inner critic that many of us face from time to time. Location: Recreation Department, 90 Washington Street Each session will be interactive and include a guided practice, Instructor: Roberta Hing and each will cover new material and also reinforce the basics Cost: $15.00 of mindfulness practice. Newcomers are always welcome. Join chef, Roberta Hing as she teaches some simple techniques Special thanks go to Wingate Chestnut Hill for generously and delicious brunch dishes that can be replicated at home. sponsoring these programs. Max: 75. ______We will start with a Savory Bread pudding with goat cheese and shallots as the star dish in our brunch. We will also make delicious Seminar on Acupuncture Almond Poppy Seed Scones and end with warm Caramelized Treatment for Chronic Illness Bananas. At the end of class we’ll all sit down and enjoy the meal Wednesday, March 25th together. Min: 4/Max: 12. 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. ______Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese medicine. It encourages your Astute Senior Living Consumer body to promote its own healing process. It can successfully treat Tuesday, March 31st conditions ranging from musculoskeletal problems (back pain, neck 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Wellesley Council on Aging secondary color palette with secondary logo pain and others) to nausea, migraine headaches, anxiety, depression, Presented by David Calnan of Hebrew SeniorLife. Have you thought arthritis and insomnia. Join Weihui (Wendy) Li, Acupuncturist and about moving to a retirement community but you need to know Herbalist as she leads a seminar on this topic. Max: 30. more about them? David Calnan has over 25 years of experience working in retirement communities. He will discuss types of communities and how they differ, levels of care provided at each, as well as financial considerations including an annual cost analysis Page 4 of moving to a retirement community. Ice Cream Social MUSIC Dance.edu Performance Wednesday, April 1st Thursday, April 23 12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Hunnewell Elementary Fifth Grade MUSIC Dance.edu is a non-profit organization Join us as we welcome Hunnewell Elementary School’s Fifth Grade which offers performing arts opportunities for an Ice Cream Social! They will be here to scoop up some sweet and music education to New England residents. treats for our community and share some stories and laughter. Our children performers are aged 6 to 11 years. A perfect way to celebrate the start of April. Max: 30. This presentation is entitled “From Jazz to ______Hip-Hop”, the children play musical instruments; trumpet, flute, Red Sox Home Opener clarinet, trombone, bells, drum pads, and hip hop dance. The Thursday, April 2 presentation is guided by narration which includes jazz and hip hop 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. history facts. Our musical selections range from clean cut version Let’s gather together to cheer on the Boston Red Sox as they welcome hip hop songs, Michael Jackson, and some oldies but goodies like the Chicago White Sox for the Home Opener at Fenway. The excitement Moon River, Theme from God Father, and The Theme from Star begins at 2:05 p.m. and we will watch a few innings of the game, Trek. The performance is upbeat, educational, and energetic! The enjoy our favorite ballpark snacks and cheer them on! Let’s get in the presentation also includes audience participation with the Cotton baseball spirit and Go Red Sox! Special thanks goes to the Friends of Eye Joe and Cha Cha Slide. This program is supported in part by a Wellesley Council on Aging for generously sponsoring this event. Max: 75. grant from the Wellesley Cultural Council, a local agency which is ______supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency. Max: 60 Lunch and Learn with Meteorologist Harvey Leonard ______Tuesday, April 7 Spring into a Good Book 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Friday, April 24 Join WCVB’s award-winning Chief Meteorologist, Harvey Leonard, 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. for a special Lunch and Learn at the Tolles Parsons Center. We will Lorna Ruby from the Wellesley Book Store learn how weather forecasting and weather presentations have Along with a fresh crop of new releases for spring including new changed through the decades, and how it will further change in the novels and new nonfiction, Lorna Ruby will be back to discuss her future. There will be time allowed for Q & A.Special thanks goes to favorite books to bring outside and read. Books with themes of Whitney Place Assisted Living and Memory Care for generously nature, gardening and birds. After a great turnout for her winter sponsoring the lunch. Max: 50 book recommendations, we are thrilled to have her return with ______some fresh suggestions on what to the read this spring! Max 75. Harp for a Harmonious Spring ______Tuesday, April 14th Musical Lecture with Frank King 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 28th Harp for a Harmonious Spring is a special event to welcome in the 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. new season of spring. Join Harpist, Mary King and Mindfulness Instructor, Angela Cote for a relaxing and refreshing experience. This lecture will cover the seven decades Each participant will sit comfortably while listening to the gentle, of music made by the wonderful MILLS soothing and warming sounds of the harp while being verbally guided BROTHERS, including their amazingly into relaxation through the body and breath. Allow the music of the creative first recordings. Also included: the harp to create a pleasing expression and harmony for the body and mind story behind three big hit records from the while opening to greater peace, love, blessings, joy and hope. Max: 75. great music year of 1957; the creation and ______evolution of the great song, “Mack the Knife”, Housing Options Tour: Sunrise of Weston from Kurt Weill to Bobby Darin; and a Thursday, April 16th special sing-a-long with master arranger 11:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Nelson Riddle! Mr. King holds a Masters in Broadcasting from Please join us for a housing options tour of Sunrise of Weston. Boston University and a BA from Princeton. A lifelong devotee of You will have an opportunity to tour the community, meet the recorded music, he formerly hosted music programs on WBUR team, ask questions and enjoy a specially prepared lunch. The radio. His lectures draw from the music and art from his personal group will depart from the Tolles Parsons Center at 11:30 a.m. collection of over 2400 record albums. Special thanks goes to via the Sunrise bus and return by 3:00 p.m. Max: 10. Verdelli Real Estate at Laer for generously sponsoring this event. ______Max: 75. ______Lyrical Guitar with Aaron Larget Caplan Friday, April 17th Mass Audubon Live Owl Presentation 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Thursday, April 30th 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Join us for a concert by Aaron Larget Caplan, a classical-world Wellesley Council on Aging secondary color palette with secondary logo guitarist. He is a gifted, award-winning musician, noted by Boston Get up close to live owls native to Massachusetts, discover the Musical Intelligencer for his “astounding technical proficiency unique features that help these birds to survive, and learn about and artistic delicacy.” He has performed solo and Chamber music the conservation challenges currently faced by our local owls. in Russia, Europe and across the United States. An event, not to Find out the best ways to discover which of these birds live near you. be missed! Max: 75. Special thanks goes to Waterstone at Wellesley for generously sponsoring this event. Max: 60 Page 5 Art Classes Arts and Crafts Watercolor Techniques Monday, March 30th Instructor: Cecilia Sharma 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Mondays, April 6, 13, 27 (no class April 20) and May 4, 11, 18 Cost: $5 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (6 weeks) Celebrate Spring and the holidays with a fun “make and take” class. Cost: $120 You will make items that will dazzle your friends and family at Learn to paint in watercolors with an emphasis on techniques your Easter or Passover table. Not hosting, no problem, bring and design. This step-by-step instructor will introduce you to the these lovely items as a hostess gift. Learn how to make special spontaneity of the medium as you create glazes, highlights, place cards, stamped napkins, napkin rings. Acquire the textures, and the final artwork. Min: 8/Max: 12. techniques and let your creativity take over! Max: 12. ______Photo Amy Rose Pointed Pen Calligraphy Workshop Acrylic Painting with Liz Roessler Instructor: Maris Platais Tuesday, April 21 Wednesdays, April 1 - 29 (5 weeks) 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Cost: $20 Cost: $60 Discover a new creative outlet that is Bring photo references or work from memory and field sketches. meditative, relaxing and practical. Demonstrations and critiques are offered throughout this course. During this “no experience required” class, Liz Roessler of Lettering If needed, the make-up date is Wednesday, May 6th from by Liz teaches students the fundamentals of the fine art of pointed 1:30-3:30 p.m. Min: 8/Max: 14. ______pen calligraphy. She focuses the class on easy-to understand, patient & interactive instruction on everything you need to know to get Introduction to Chinese started and enjoy hand-lettering on your own after the workshop. Brush Painting Students receive clear recommendations and suggested goals for Instructor: Nan Rumpf at-home practice, a complete package of worksheets, and a list of fun Thursday, March 26 project ideas for using your new calligraphy skills for creating gifts 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. & year-round artistic enjoyment! All class materials (pens/nibs/inks) Cost: $20 are included in your registration fee as well as a generous take-home Come join us as we explore the rewards package of supplies. Bring a favorite quote with you to class and leave of interpreting nature’s beauty through with a piece of ready-to-frame art. Max: 40. the ancient art of Chinese Brush Painting. This single session workshop Support Kelsey Merriam’s Marathon Run is designed for beginners. Nan will guide And Support Wellesley Seniors and the you through the various brushstrokes Council on Aging on Monday, April used to depict some of the flora and fauna of our natural world. 20th. Kelsey Merriam will run the You will finish up by painting a composition of the Pussy Willow. Boston Marathon to raise funds for Min: 6/Max: 1 ______the Friends of the Wellesley Council on Aging, representing one of the Chinese Brush Painting Class Town of Wellesley designated charities. Instructor: Nan Rumpf Kelsey has set a fundraising goal of Thursdays, April 2 – 30 (5 weeks) $6,000, and with your help, we can 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. cheer her on and exceed that goal! Cost: $100 Kelsey grew up just off the Marathon Learn to interpret nature with brush, ink and watercolor. We will route and gained respect and appreciation for the dedicated runners try to capture the essence of our natural world using expressive who raced down Washington Street by the Warren playground. gesture strokes based on Asian ink brush painting traditions. She ran her first Boston Marathon in 2014 and continues to be No previous experience is required. Join us to learn new skills inspired by the Marathon “because it brings out the best in people… or brush up on your old skills. This class can also be helpful to I’ll never be the fastest; I’m more of a ‘enjoy the scenery’ runner, but I might be just about the most enthusiastic runner on the course”. watercolor and acrylic artists as it can expand their repertoire of expressive brushstrokes. No previous experience is required. Kelsey is excited to represent Wellesley residents 60 and over The subjects for this series will be: Happy Year of the Rat, Daylily, and help provide funds for the services and programs provided Wellesley Council on Aging secondaHibiscusry color palette & with Bees, seconda rFrogy logo and Cattails, Winter Scene on Double by the Wellesley Council on Aging. You can support Kelsey and Shuen paper. (The Double Shuen paper will be provided by the the COA by cheering her on and making your contribution instructor). Please ask for a materials list and bring your materials payable to the Friends of Wellesley Council on Aging Marathon to the class. There will also be some materials available for sale by Fund, and mail to P.O. Box 812422 , Wellesley, MA 02482, or the instructor during the first class. Contact Nan Rumpf with any online by visiting www.wellesleyfriendscoa.org and click on questions (781-237-6318). Min: 6/ Max: 12 the button “Donate to Boston Marathon”.

Page 6 Celebrating COA Volunteers 2020 Evening and Volunteers are essential to the day-to-day functioning and the success of the COA. We rely upon on the generosity and Weekend Lecture Series commitment of our many volunteers young and old. Volunteers Co-sponsored by the Wellesley Council on Aging serve as front desk greeters, lunch program servers and cashiers, and the Wellesley Free Library grocery bus riders, drivers, instructors, librarians, musicians, technology, health and tax consultants and more. Their contributions All lectures are held at the Wellesley Main Library, are numerous and invaluable! This year National Volunteer 530 Washington Street – Wakelin Room Week is April 19-25. In appreciation throughout that week we will highlight the many ways COA volunteers contribute to our Thursday, March 12 2020, 7:00 p.m. success! A volunteer appreciation event “Jazz Throughout the Twentieth Century” will be held in June – details to come! Eric Jackson, Host, “Eric in the Evening,” WGBH 89.7 Volunteers are incredible people who Eric Jackson, the host make the world a sunnier and brighter of WGBH’s “Eric in the place, everyday! Please join us in Evening,” is widely appreciating and recognizing our considered the Dean special volunteers! of Boston Jazz Radio. Over the years, Jackson has hosted more than 3,000 interviews with Day Trips music greats ranging from Wynton Marsalis to Ornette Coleman to Dizzy Gillespie. FREE Manicures at Keefe Regional Technical School He became a regular part of the WGBH lineup in 1977 with Thursday, April 30th 9:15 a.m. (Depart from the Tolles “Artists in the Night,” an overnight jazz music showcase. Parsons Center) 11:30 a.m. approximate return. “Eric in the Evening” debuted in 1981 and with it his emergence Keefe Regional Technical School extends an invitation to as one of public broadcasting’s most popular on-air personal- our patrons to come to their salon for a complimentary ities. Jackson keeps his show fresh by playing music from all manicure. We will depart the Council on Aging for our corners of the jazz world, celebrating artists’ birthdays - a way 10:00 a.m. one hour appointments for the entire group. to bring less familiar musicians into the mix - and giving his We should return to Wellesley around 11:30 a.m. The own wide-ranging taste free rein. In a single show he might students and staff of Keefe look forward to pampering play jazz from the 1920s and electronic music composed last our patrons! Max: 12. year. In addition to public broadcasting, Jackson is also a member of the Northeastern University faculty where he teaches a course entitled The African American Experience Newport Flower Show through Music. WGBH recently celebrated Jackson’s more Friday, June 19th than 40 years on-air with “Eric Jackson Week.” 8:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Park and depart from The WCC 219 Washington Street Sunday, April 26, 2020, 2:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. approximate return to the WCC “Volante Farms: A Century of Growing” Cost: $50 includes roundtrip bus transportation, Teri Volante Boardman, Co-Owner lunch and admission to the Newport Flower Show. Italian immigrants Peter and Caterina Volante began Volante Farms as a truck farm in 1917 in Newton. It was predominately a truck farm then, delivering every morning to the Boston Produce Market. Shortly after WWII, Peter and Caterina’s daughter Margie opened the first physical farm stand in front of the family’s home. By the end of the 1950’s the stand was the primary source of income for the farm. In 1962, Ferdinand and Anne Volante moved their family from the farm in Newton to Needham. Anne, her sister Margie, Ferdinand and his Experience a magical day at the 2020 Newport Flower Show. brother Eugenio ran the farm together until 1973 when Al, This year’s theme is Voices in the Garden. Beautiful gardens Ferdinand and Anne’s son, were given the responsibility of and flowers that represent this will be showcased through- everyday operations. Volante Farms has now grown into a out the Rosecliff Mansion. Includes a delicious lunch at the year-round one stop shop for the community. As a celebration Atlantic Resort, your choice of either Baked Stuffed Scrod or of their centennial in 2017, the Volante Family published Sauteed Chicken with Tarragon Cream Sauce. We will contact a cookbook which has both recipes and family history you to confirm your meal choice a few weeks prior to the trip. intermingled throughout its pages. Fourth generation owner After lunch, enjoy some free Wtimeellesley inCouncil downtown on Aging seconda ryNewport color palette with be seconda- ry logo Teri Volante Boardman will delve into the history of her family fore departing back to Wellesley. Special thanks to the Friends business and how it has evolved and grown over the years. of the Wellesley Council on Aging for generously funding the transportation costs for this outing! No refunds if you cancel The Evening-and-Weekend Lecture Series is made possible by after June 8th. Min: 30/Max: 54. a generous grant from The Wellesley Hills Junior Women’s Club.

Page 7 Clubs, Groups and Educational Classes Conversational French Group Advanced Beginner Mah Jong Class Instructor: COA Volunteer, Jacquie Van Haelst Instructor: Sharon Katz Mondays, March 2, 16, 30 and April 13, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Thursdays, March 12, 19, 26 and April 2 (4 weeks) Jacquie, a former French Instructor will facilitate casual conversation 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. on gardening, cooking, French geography and more! This group Cost: $36 (includes card and booklet) is appropriate for participants with past knowledge of the Nine Dot! Red Dragon! Soap! This class is suitable for players who language. Max: 10. already have mastered the basics: naming tiles, dealing, passing tiles ______during the Charleston, interpreting the mah jong card and picking Learn to Knit 1 a hand, as well as calling for tiles. Participants should be able to Tuesdays 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. complete a round of play in 25-30 minutes. This class focuses on March 3 – April 28 developing offensive and defensive strategy by expanding one’s focus Instructor: Sara Jennings beyond one’s rack and the card. Students should expect to increase their confidence and speed while still having a teacher to consult New knitters will complete a hat as their first project (yarn and with during supervised play. If needed, the make-up date will be needles supplied under the supply cost for registration). For their determined by instructor, Max: 12. next project, we will help choose an appropriate project and ______materials will need to be provided by the knitters. All levels of beginner are welcome, the teachers focus on each knitter and World Religions: Christianity set the correct pace. Members of Learn to Knit 1 who want to Instructor: Sister Marie Elena Dio continue from last spring, should register for this class and new Thursdays, March 5, 12, 19, 26 (4 weeks) participants are welcome, too! Max: 14. 10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. ______The fourth component of the course will focus on Christianity. In Wellesley High School Technology Club four sessions, we will discuss the origins and founder of Christianity, Wednesdays, March 4 and April 1 methods of Scriptural Interpretation, spiritually, and differences 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. among Christian denominations. Max: 30. ______Come and bring your technology questions to discuss with Wellesley High School technology wizards! Learn fun ways to Writing Your Spiritual Autobiography NEW! use your smartphones and tablets. Did you know that the COA Workshop Leader: Alan Bodnar owns 12 iPads? Participants are invited to sign out an iPad at the Thursdays, March 5, 12, 19 and April 2, 9 (5 weeks) front desk. Min: 2/Max: 10. ______Our senior years give us the opportunity to reflect on the arc of our lives, and this often brings a heightened awareness of life’s Learn to Play Mah Jong/Instructor: Sharon Katz spiritual dimension. When we define spirituality as a connection Wednesdays, March 4 - 25 and April 1 (5 weeks) to something larger than the self, the spiritual dimension of life 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. may include our relationship with God, our awareness of a universal Cost: $57 (includes card and booklet) force in our lives, or an effort to live in harmony with higher principles One Dot, Two Bam, Three Crack: Join the ranks of mah jong such as nature, beauty, community, or other cherished values. enthusiasts nationwide who are reaping the social and intellec- Whatever this may be, you’ve probably experienced it as a power tual benefits of playing this challenging tile game. No experience beyond yourself that influences and gives greater meaning to your needed. By the end of the five week course, players will have life. Through discussion, drawing, and writing exercises, we will mastered the basics: setting up the tiles and racks, dealing and explore the ways in which we have personally experienced that passing tiles, choosing a hand by interpreting the mah jong card, power in our lives, and we’ll work toward writing at least the and playing a round. With a Master’s in education from Boston beginning of a spiritual autobiography. The program consists University, Sharon Katz is a veteran educator with more than 30 of five, two-hour weekly sessions. Alan Bodnar, the workshop years of experience working with learners ages 6-86. Sharon is a leader, is a retired clinical psychologist, a columnist for New game enthusiast who loves to read, practice yoga (especially on England Psychologist and the author of the 2018 book Simply the beach) and take walks with her dog. If needed, the make-up Human: Reflections on the Life We Share. He learned about spirit date is Wednesday, April 8th at 12:30 p.m. Max: 8. ual autobiography in a workshop with Dan Wakefield, the author of The Story of Your Life: Writing Your Spiritual Autobiography, and *Please note that sign up for Learn to Play is restricted to those has adapted the technique for use with different audiences. Max: 8. who have not registered for the past three sessions. ______PLEASE NOTE: Due to the popularity of the Learn to Play Mah Intermediate German Jong Classes, we are asking that all interested participants please call Wellesley Council on Aging secondary color palette with secondary logo Instructor: COA Volunteer, Gerda Plouffe 781-235-3961 or email [email protected] Amy Rose, Senior Tuesdays, March 10, 24, 31 and April 7 - 28 Activities Coordinator to be added to a lottery list. We will then pull names from that list on the first day of registration at 2:00 10:00 - 11:15 a.m. p.m. To ease the worry and concerns over registration and make Gerda, our long-time volunteer German teacher, welcomes new sure it is a fair process. Thank you! participants to her class, particularly those who have some past knowledge of the language. Call the COA to express interest and we will have Gerda contact you. Min: 6/Max: 13. Page 8 Mindful Living Shakespeare Discussion Group Instructor: Lisa Campbell Wednesday, March 18, 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. and Mondays, March 16 – April 13 (5 weeks) Tuesday, April 14, 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. 5 weeks, 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. The Shakespeare Discussion Group will meet in March to discuss and Would you like to have more peace, happiness, and joy in your read from Acts One and Two of Richard III. Following that gathering, life? Would you like to experience less stress and better health? the group will meet in April to discuss and read from Acts Three, Let Lisa Campbell, certified meditation and mindfulness teacher, Four, and Five of Richard III. Sessions consist of discussion of the show you that what you seek is already within you. Each week play and extensive group readings from the script. Come join the fun we laugh, share mindful insights, practice different medita- and celebrate your inner thespian! tion and mindfulness techniques (including a practice that ______the Alzheimer’s Foundation recommends for boosting brain America at a Crossroad function!), as well as easy techniques you can use anytime and Instructor: Alan Schechter anywhere to help keep you feeling well. Min: 8/Max: 20. Mondays, March 23 – May 4 (6 weeks) (no class Monday, April 20) ______1:30 p.m. – 11:30 a.m. Great Courses: History’s Greatest Military Instructor: Alan Schechter Blunders, and the Lessons They Teach Cost: $40.00 Wednesdays, March 18 – June 3 (12 weeks) The COA welcomes back Alan Schechter, Professor Emeritus of Political 12 weeks, 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Science at Wellesley College. The challenges facing the country frequently Military history often highlights successes and suggests a seem overwhelming. Come join us to explore The Crisis in the Presidency, sense of inevitability about victory, but there is so much that The Struggle Against Domestic Terrorism, Freedom of Speech in the Era can be gleaned from considering failures. Study these crucibles of Social Media, The Conflict Between Religious Liberty and New Civil of history to gain a better understanding of why a civilization Rights, The Debate About Medically Assisted Suicide and, of course, The took - or didn’t take - a particular path. These 24 lectures reveal 2020 Primaries and Elections. The schedule includes Professor Schechter’s how the trajectory of history hangs in the balance of individual lecture, a coffee break and more time for discussion. As in the past, brief battles; even a single person’s actions in a particular moment readings will be distributed via email prior to each class, please provide have made drastic and irreversible impacts. From ancient an email at registration for these to be distributed. Max: 75. Greece through global war during the first half of the 20th Class Schedule: century, you’ll delve into infamous conflicts such as the Charge March 23rd – The Crisis in the Presidency of the Light Brigade and the Battle of Little Bighorn as well as March 30th – The Struggle Against Domestic Terrorism lesser-known battles. This course is part of a DVD Lecture April 6th – Freedom of Speech in the Era of Social Media Series, e Great Courses. Special thanks goes to David Hearn, April 13th – The Conflict Between Religious Liberty and COA participant, for lending his DVDs to the COA. Max: 30. New Civil Rights ______April 27th – The Debate About Medically Assisted Suicide May 4th – The 2020 Primaries and Election Senior Travel Pool League ______The Wellesley Senior Cues Current Events Discussion The Wellesley 8-ball Senior Hosted by: Joe Weisse Travel Team finished the 2019 fall season with a record of Thursday, March 26 and Thursday, April 23 4 wins and 6 losses. They placed 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. 5th in the 8 team Metro-West Discuss international, national, state and local issues of the day with division which is our best result Joe Weisse, the host of Conversations on the Natick Cable Government since we started competing in Channel. Joe serves on the Natick Safety Committee, is a town meeting this league two years ago. All of member, a town meeting member and a former state agency Public our matches were highly enjoyable Information Officer. Max: 12. ______within the mildly competitive atmosphere of these games. NEW! Our “home” matches will be played on March 10th, 17th, 24th, Matter of Balance: Managing Concerns about Falls 31st and May 14th. Wednesdays, April 1 – 29 and May 6 – 20 (8 weeks) This is a good number since a minimum of 4 players are needed Instructor: Pearl Pressman to play a match. Wellesley is a part of the Metro-West Division of Have you turned down a chance to go out with family or friends the Massachusetts. Call Wellesley Team Captain, John Bradshaw because you were concerned about falling? Have you cut down on a at 617-240-2130 for more information. favorite activity because you might fall? If so, A Matter of Balance: ______Managing Concerns about Falls is a program for you. Fear of falling Once Upon a Time can be just as dangerous as falling itself. People who develop this fear Wednesdays, March 18 and April 15 often limit their activities, which can result in severe physical weakness, making the risk of falling even greater. A Matter of Balance can help 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. people improve their quality of life andWellesley remain Council on independent. Aging secondary color paletteA Matter with seconda ry logo Facilitator: Lee Carpenter of Balance is designed to reduce the fear of falling and increase activity In March, let’s take a look at Pop-Up Books and how to make levels among older adults. Participants learn to set realistic goals to them. Once upon a fable will be our focus in April. increase activity, change their environment to reduce fall risk factors, Min: 4 / Max: 10. and learn simple exercises to increase strength and balance. This eight week series is sponsored by Newton-Wellesley Hospital. Max: 20

Page 9 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 9:00 - 12:00 Drop-in Pool 9:00 - 12:30 Card/Game Room Drop-in Hours 9:15 - 10:15 Walking Group 9:00 - 12:00 Drop-in Pool (cue) 1:00 - 4:00 Drop-in Pool (cue) 9:15 - 10:15 Walking Group 1:00 - 3:00 Cribbage Club 9:30 - 11:00 Community Service Bears 9:00 - 12:30 Card/Game Room Drop-in Hours 12:15 - 2:45 Bridge 9:30 - 11:30 Scrabble 1:00 - 4:00 Mah Jong **Morning Trip to Food Pantry - COA Bus 12:45 - 3:45 SHINE by appointment 1:30 - 3:30 Friedman’s Photography Club 1:00 - 4:00 Chinese Mah Jong 2:00 - 3:30 Knitting Drop-in

9:00 - 12:00 AARP Tax Preparations by appt 2 3 8:15 - 9:15 Water Aerobics (Longfellow) 4 9:15 - 10:00 Seated Strength and Balance 5 9:15 - 10:15 Qi Gong 6 9:30 - Registration for Mar/Apr programs 9:30 - Registration for Mar/Apr programs(non- 9:15 - 9:45 Cardio Sculpt 10:00 - 12:00 Spiritual Autobiography 10:30 LOW VISION GROUP (Wellesley Residents) Wellesley Residents) 10:00 - 11:00 Keep Well Clinic @ TPC 10:30 - 11:45 World Religions: Christianity 10:30 - 12:00 Parkinson’s Support Group 12:30 - 2:00 Play Reading Group NO LUNCH TODAY - PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY VOTING10:30 - 11:30 Great Courses: American Civil War 12:00 - 1:00 Musical Lunch -Chicken cordon bleu 10:30 - 11:30 Real ID Workshop 1:00 - 2:00 Conversational French 12:00 - 3:00 Tech Assistance by appointment 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch - ½ Turkey club rollup + small veggies and coffee ice cream 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch - Tuna salad on a bed of lettuce, 12:45 - 3:45 Personal Training chicken lemon rice soup + chocolate chip cookie12:45 - 3:45 Personal Training chips and pudding 1:30 - 2:30 Keep Well Clinic - 315 Weston Road 12:30 - 2:00 Learn to Play Mah Jong 1:30 - 2:30 Chair Yoga 12:00 - 3:00 Tech Assistance (by appt) 1:00 - 2:30 Wellesley High School Technology Club 2:45 - 3:45 Gentle Yoga 1:15 - Movie - The Best of Enemies *Free Grocery Shopping–COA Bus 1:00 - 3:15 Personal Training 1:30 - 3:30 Coffee and Conversation 1:30 - 3:30 Acrylic Painting

9:00 - 3:30 AARP Tax Preparations by appt 9 9:00 - 1:00 Pool Travel Team Home Match 10 8:15 - 9:15 Water Aerobics (Longfellow) 11 9:15 - 10:00 Seated Strength and Balance 12 9:15 - 10:15 Qi Gong 13 9:15 - 10:15 Fit For Life 9:30 - 11:00 Level II Mixed Yoga 9:15 - 9:45 Cardio Sculpt 10:00 - 12:00 Spiritual Autobiography 10:00 - 12:00 Learn to Play Pool 9:30 - 11:35 Chair Massages by appointment 10:00 - 11:15 Intermediate German 10:00 - 11:00 Beginners Tai Chi 10:00 - 12:00 Advanced Beginner Mah Jong 10:30 - 11:30 LaBlast Dance Fitness 10:30 - 11:30 Advanced Tai Chi 10:00 12:00 Learn to Knit II 11:00 - 12:00 Once Upon a Time 10:30 - 11:45 World Religions: Christianity 12:00 - 1:00Musical Lunch - Pasta Primavera 11:45 - 12:45 Zumba Gold (Warren) 11:15 - 12:45 Level I Mixed Yoga 12:00 - 1:00 Musical Lunch - Quiche Lorraine + 12:00 - 1:00 Musical Lunch - Meatloaf and Tiramisu 1:00 - 2:00 Caregiving Connections Group 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch - Turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, ½ garden salad + mini blueberry muffin w/mashed potatoes, corn and an oatmeal 12:00 - 3:00 Tech Assistance (by appt) 1:00 - 3:15 Personal Training green beans and a brownie 12:30 - 2:00 Learn to Play Mah Jong raisin cookie 1:15 - Movie - Judy 1:30 - 2:30 Pilates 12:00 - 3:00 Tech Assistance (by appt) 1:00 - 3:15 Personal Training 12:45 - 3:45 Personal Training 2:00 - 3:00 Musical Lecture - Louis & Keely 12:45 - 3:45 Personal Training 1:30 - 3:30 Acrylic Painting 1:30 - 3:30 Transportation Outreach MWRTA 2:45 - 3:45 Pilates 1:00 - 2:30 Learn to Knit I 2:00 - 3:00 Tai Chi for Better Balance 1:30 - 2:30 Chair Yoga 1:30 - 2:30 Nutrition with Elissa 2:45 - 3:45 Gentle Yoga *Free Grocery Shopping–COA Bus 1:30 - 2:30 Keep Well Clinic - Morton Circle

9:00 - 3:30 AARP Tax Preparations by appt 16 9:00 - 1:00 Pool Travel Team Home Match 17 8:15 - 9:15 Water Aerobics (Longfellow) 18 9:15 - 10:00 Seated Strength and Balance 19 9:15 - 10:15 Qi Gong 20 9:15 - 10:15 Fit For Life 10:00 - 11:15 Intermediate German 9:15 - 9:45 Cardio Sculpt 10:00 - 12:00 Spiritual Autobiography 10:30 - 11:30 LaBlast Dance Fitness 10:30 - 11:30 Advanced Tai Chi 10:00 - 12:00 Learn to Knit II 10:00 - 11:00 Beginners Tai Chi 10:00 - 12:00 Advanced Beginner Mah Jong 11:00 - 12:00 Senior Housing Options 10:30 - 11:30 Mindful Living 11:15 - 12:45 Level I Mixed Yoga 10:30 - 11:30 Great Courses: Military Blunders 10:30 - 11:45 World Religions: Christianity 12:00 - 1:00 Salmon over rice pilaf and veggies 11:45 - 12:45 Zumba Gold (Warren) NO LUNCH TODAY - LOCAL ELECTION VOTING 11:00 - 12:00 Once Upon a Time 12:00 - 1:00 Musical Lunch -Chicken piccata over and coffee ice cream 1:00 - 2:00 Conversational French 12:00 - 3:00 Tech Assistance (by appt) 12:00 - 1:00 Musical Lunch - ½ Tuna on multigrain linguine and a chocolate cupcake 1:15 - Movie - The Peanut Butter Falcon 1:00 - 3:15 Personal Training 12:45 - 3:45 Personal Training + small vegetarian split pea soup + cookie 12:45 - 3:45 Personal Training 1:30 - 2:30 Pilates 1:00 - 2:30 Learn to Knit I 12:30 - 2:00 Learn to Play Mah Jong 1:30 - 3:00 BINGO 2:45 - 3:45 Pilates 1:30 - 2:30 Keep Well Clinic - 41 River Street 1:00 - 3:15 Personal Training 1:30 - 2:30 Chair Yoga 1:00 - 2:30 Shakespeare Discussion Group 2:45 - 3:45 Gentle Yoga *Free Grocery Shopping–COA Bus 1:30 - 3:30 Acrylic Painting 4:00 - 6:00 COA Board Meeting 2:00 - 3:00 Tai Chi for Better Balance

9:00 - 3:30 AARP Tax Preparations by appt 23 9:00 - 1:00 Pool Travel Team Home Match 24 8:15 - 9:15 Water Aerobics (Longfellow) 25 9:15 - 10:00 Seated Strength and Balance 26 9:15 - 10:15 Qi Gong 27 9:15 - 10:15 Fit For Life 9:30 - 11:00 Level II Mixed Yoga 9:15 - 9:45 Cardio Sculpt 10:00 - 11:30 Current Events 9:30 - 11:30 Health Fair 9:30 - 11:35 Chair Massages by appointment 10:00 - 11:15 Intermediate German 10:00 - 11:00 Beginners Tai Chi 10:00 - 12:00 Intro to Chinese Brush Painting 10:00 - 12:00 Learn to Play Pool 10:30 - 11:30 Advanced Tai Chi 10:00 12:00 Learn to Knit II 10:30 - 11:30 Great Courses: Military Blunders 10:00 - 12:00 Advanced Beginner Mah Jong 10:30 - 11:30 Flower Arranging Workshop 10:30 - 11:30 Mindful Living 11:15 - 12:45 Level I Mixed Yoga 12:00 - 1:00 Musical Lunch - ½ Roasted chicken 10:30 - 11:30 Parents Don’t Want Parenting 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch - Eggplant parmesan over ziti 11:45 - 12:45 Zumba Gold (Warren) 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch - Chicken kabob over rice and on multigrain + small vegetarian white bean 10:30 - 11:45 World Religions: Christianity and a chocolate chip cookie 1:00 - 2:00 Memory Loss Support Group veggies and mint chip ice cream soup + chocolate chip cookie 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch - Chicken pot pie and 1:15 - Movie - Finding Your feet 1:00 - 3:15 Personal Training 12:00 - 3:00 Tech Assistance (by appt) 12:30 - 2:00 Learn to Play Mah Jong oreo ice cream 1:00 - 2:00 Conversational French 12:45 - 3:45 Personal Training 1:00 - 3:15 Personal Training 12:45 - 3:45 Personal Training 1:30 - 2:30 America at a Crossroad 1:00 - 2:30 Learn to Knit I 1:30 - 3:30 Acrylic Painting 1:30 - 2:30 Chair Yoga 1:30 - 2:30 Pilates 1:30 - 2:30 Register of Deeds 2:00 - 3:00 Tai Chi for Better Balance 2:45 - 3:45 Gentle Yoga 2:45 - 3:45 Pilates 1:30 - 2:30 Keep Well Clinic - 60 Grove Street *Free Grocery Shopping–COA Bus *Morning bus trip to Walmart, Target, Christmas Tree Shop or Shopper’s World

9:00 - 3:30 AARP Tax Preparations by appt 30 9:00 - 1:00 Pool Travel Team Home Match 31 9:15 - 10:15 Fit For Life 9:30 - 11:00 Level II Mixed Yoga 10:30 - 12:00 Arts and Crafts 10:00 - 11:15 Intermediate German 10:30 - 11:30 Advanced Tai Chi 10:00 12:00 Learn to Knit II 10:30 - 11:30 Mindful Living 11:00 - 1:00 Brunch Cooking Class - Rec Dept 11:45 - 12:45 Zumba Gold (Warren) 11:15 - 12:45 Level I Mixed Yoga 1:00 - 3:15 Personal Training 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch - Beef Stew, Mashed Potatoes 1:30 - 2:30 America at a Crossroad and Cheesecake March 2020 1:30 - 2:30 Pilates 12:00 - 3:00 Tech Assistance (by appt) 2:45 - 3:45 Pilates 12:45 - 3:45 Personal Training 1:30 - 2:30 Astute Senior Living Consumer *Free Grocery Shopping–COA Bus 1:30 - 3:30 Transportation Outreach MWRTA 1:00 - 2:30 Learn to Knit I MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 9:00 - 12:00 Drop-in Pool 9:00 - 12:30 Card/Game Room Drop-in Hours 9:15 - 10:15 Walking Group 9:00 - 12:00 Drop-in Pool (cue) 1:00 - 4:00 Drop-in Pool (cue) 9:15 - 10:15 Walking Group 1:00 - 3:00 Cribbage Club 9:30 - 11:00 Community Service Bears 9:00 - 12:30 Card/Game Room Drop-in Hours 12:15 - 2:45 Bridge 9:30 - 11:30 Scrabble 1:00 - 4:00 Mah Jong **Morning Trip to Food Pantry - COA Bus 12:45 - 3:45 SHINE by appointment 1:30 - 3:30 Friedman’s Photography Club 1:00 - 4:00 Chinese Mah Jong 2:00 - 3:30 Knitting Drop-in

8:15 - 9:15 Water Aerobics (Longfellow) 1 9:15 - 10:00 Seated Strength and Balance 2 9:15 - 10:15 Qi Gong 3 9:15 - 9:45 Cardio Sculpt 10:00 - 12:00 Spiritual Autobiography 10:30 LOW VISION GROUP 10:00 - 11:00 Beginners Tai Chi 10:00 - 12:00 Chinese Brush Painting 10:30 - 12:00 Parkinson’s Support Group 10:00 - 11:00 Keep Well Clinic @ TPC 10:00 - 12:00 Advanced Beginner Mah Jong 10:30 - 11:30 LaBlast Dance Fitness 10:30 - 11:30 Great Courses: Military Blunders 12:00 - 1:00 Musical Lunch - Chef salad and a brownie12:00 - 1:00 Lunch - Salmon over field greens 12:00 - 1:00 Musical Lunch - ½ Ham and Swiss 12:45 - 3:45 Personal Training and coffee ice cream on multigrain + small vegetarian split pea soup 1:30 - 2:30 Chair Yoga 12:00 - 3:00 Tech Assistance (by appt) Chocolate chip oatmeal cookie 2:45 - 3:45 Gentle Yoga 1:15 - Movie - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House 12:45 - 1:45 Hunnewell Ice Cream Social April 2020 1:00 - 2:30 Wellesley High School Technology Club 1:00 - 3:15 Personal Training 1:00 - 3:00 A Matter of Balance Course 1:30 - 3:30 Acrylic Painting 2:00 - 3:00 Tai Chi for Better Balance

9:00 - 3:30 AARP Tax Preparations by appt 6 9:30 - 11:00 Level II Mixed Yoga 7 8:15 - 9:15 Water Aerobics (Longfellow) 8 9:15 - 10:00 Seated Strength and Balance 9 9:15 - 10:15 Qi Gong 10 9:15 - 10:15 Fit For Life 10:00 - 11:15 Intermediate German 9:15 - 9:45 Cardio Sculpt 10:00 - 12:00 Spiritual Autobiography 10:00 - 12:00 Learn to Play Pool 10:30 - 11:30 Advanced Tai Chi 10:00 - 12:00 Learn to Knit II 10:00 - 11:00 Beginners Tai Chi 10:00 - 12:00 Chinese Brush Painting 10:30 - 11:30 LaBlast Dance Fitness 10:00 - 12:30 Watercolor Techniquexs 11:15 - 12:45 Level I Mixed Yoga 10:30 - 11:30 Great Courses: Military Blunders 12:00 - 1:00 Musical Lunch - Beef stew over veggies 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch - Tomato pesto mozzarella panini, 10:30 - 11:30 Mindful Living 11:30 - 1:00 Lunch & Learn with Harvey Leonard 12:00 - 1:00 Musical Lunch - ½ Chicken tarragon and a brownie bbq chips and mint chip ice cream 11:45 - 12:45 Zumba Gold (Warren) 12:00 - 3:00 Tech Assistance (by appt) on multigrain + small chicken vegetable soup 12:45 - 3:45 Personal Training 1:15 - Movie - A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood 1:00 - 3:15 Personal Training 12:45 - 3:45 Personal Training Chocolate chip cookie 1:30 - 2:30 Chair Yoga 1:00 - 3:05 Chair Massages by appointment 1:00 - 2:30 Learn to Knit I 1:00 - 3:15 Personal Training 2:45 - 3:45 Gentle Yoga 1:30 - 2:30 America at a Crossroad 130 - 3:00 Pie and Planning 1:00 - 3:00 A Matter of Balance Course 1:30 - 2:30 Pilates 1:30 - 2:30 Keep Well Clinic - 315 Weston Rd 1:30 - 3:30 Acrylic Painting 2:45 - 3:45 Pilates 2:00 - 3:00 Tai Chi for Better Balance *Free Grocery Shopping–COA Bus

9:00 - 3:30 AARP Tax Preparations by appt 13 9:30 - 11:00 Level II Mixed Yoga 14 8:15 - 9:15 Water Aerobics (Longfellow) 15 9:15 - 10:00 Seated Strength and Balance 16 9:15 - 10:15 Qi Gong 17 9:15 - 10:15 Fit For Life 10:00 - 11:15 Intermediate German 9:15 - 9:45 Cardio Sculpt 10:00 - 12:00 Chinese Brush Painting 10:30 - 11:30 Guitar Concert 10:30 - 11:30 Advanced Tai Chi 10:00 12:00 Learn to Knit II 10:00 - 11:00 Beginners Tai Chi 12:00 - 1:00 Musical Lunch - Smoked brisket, 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch - Chicken piccata over linguine 10:00 - 12:30 Watercolor Techniquexs 11:15 - 12:45 Level I Mixed Yoga 10:30 - 11:30 Great Courses: Military Blunders coleslaw, cornbread and vanilla pudding and tiramisu 10:30 - 11:30 Mindful Living 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch - Chicken Cordon Bleu 11:00 - 12:00 Once Upon a Time 12:45 - 3:45 Personal Training 1:15 - Movie - The Good Liar 12:00 - 1:00 Caregiving Connections Group Mashed Potatoes and Cheesecake 11:00 - 12:00 Keep Well Clinic @ TPC 1:30 - 3:00 BINGO 1:00 - 3:15 Personal Training 12:00 - 3:00 Tech Assistance (by appt) 12:00 - 1:00 Musical Lunch - ½ Chicken tarragon 1:30 - 2:30 Chair Yoga 1:30 - 2:30 America at a Crossroad 12:45 - 3:45 Personal Training on multigrain + small chicken vegetable soup 2:45 - 3:45 Gentle Yoga 1:30 - 2:30 Pilates 1:00 - 2:30 Learn to Knit I Chocolate chip cookie 4:00 - 6:00 COA Board Meeting 2:45 - 3:45 Pilates 1:30 - 2:30 Harp and Meditation Program 1:00 - 3:00 A Matter of Balance Course 1:30 - 2:30 Keep Well Clinic - Morton Circle 1:30 - 3:30 Acrylic Painting *Free Grocery Shopping–COA Bus 2:00 - 3:00 Tai Chi for Better Balance

20 10:00 - 11:15 Intermediate German 21 8:15 - 9:15 Water Aerobics (Longfellow) 22 9:15 - 10:00 Seated Strength and Balance 23 9:15 - 10:15 Qi Gong 24 10:00 - 12:00 Learn to Knit II 9:15 - 9:45 Cardio Sculpt 10:00 - 11:30 Current Events 10:00 - 12:00 Learn to Play Pool 11:15 - 12:45 Level I Mixed Yoga 10:00 - 11:00 Beginners Tai Chi 10:00 - 12:00 Chinese Brush Painting 10:30 - 11:30 Spring into a Good Book The Tolles Parsons Center is closed NO LUNCH TODAY - LOCAL ELECTION VOTING 10:30 - 11:30 Great Courses: Military Blunders 10:30 - 11:30 MUSIC Dance.edu Performance 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch - Chef salad and a brownie and the bus will not run. 12:00 - 3:00 Tech Assistance (by appt) 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch Spinach & feta quiche + 12:00 - 1:00 Musical Lunch -Roast beef and swiss 1:15 - Movie - Knives Out Patriot’s Day 12:45 - 3:45 Personal Training small chicken noodle soup + chocolate chip on marbled rye bread, chips, a pickle & 1:00 - 2:30 Learn to Knit I oatmeal cookie coffee ice cream 1:00 - 3:00 Calligraphy Workshop 1:00 - 3:15 Personal Training 12:45 - 3:45 Personal Training 1:30 - 2:30 Keep Well Clinic - 41 River Street 1:00 - 3:00 A Matter of Balance Course 1:30 - 3:30 Acrylic Painting *Morning bus trip to the Natick Mall 2:00 - 3:00 Tai Chi for Better Balance

9:15 - 10:15 Fit For Life 27 9:30 - 11:00 Level II Mixed Yoga 28 9:15 - 9:45 Cardio Sculpt 29 9:15 - 11:30 Manicure Outing to Keefe technical30 10:30 - 12:00 Arts and Crafts 10:00 - 11:15 Intermediate German 10:30 - 11:30 Great Courses: Military Blunders 10:00 - 12:00 Chinese Brush Painting 10:00 - 12:30 Watercolor Techniquexs 10:00 12:00 Learn to Knit II 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch -½ Tuna on multigrain + 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch - Salmon over field greens and 1:00 - 2:00 Memory Loss Support Group 11:15 - 12:45 Level I Mixed Yoga small vegetarian white bean soup chocolate chocolate ice cream 1:00 - 3:15 Personal Training 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch - Chicken kabob over field chip oatmeal cookie 1:30 - 2:30 Live Owl Presentation 1:00 - 3:05 Chair Massages by appointment greens and a brownie 1:00 - 3:15 Personal Training 1:30 - 2:30 America at a Crossroad 12:00 - 3:00 Tech Assistance (by appt) 1:00 - 3:00 A Matter of Balance Course 1:30 - 2:30 Pilates 12:45 - 3:45 Personal Training 1:30 - 3:30 Acrylic Painting 2:45 - 3:45 Pilates 1:00 - 2:30 Learn to Knit I 1:30 - 2:30 Musical Lecture - Mills Bros *Free Grocery Shopping–COA Bus 1:30 - 2:30 Keep Well Clinic - 60 Grove Street Fitness Offerings Personal Training Sessions PLEASE NOTE: Registration for Personal Training begins Friday, February 28th at 9:30 a.m. • Cost: $50 per session • Must be Wellesley resident age 60+ • All sessions are 1:1 (Trainer / Participant) • Slots will be filled on a first come, first served basis • Payment in full will confirm your personal training registration • Sign-up for only one session • You must commit to all dates in the session • Refunds will not be issued for sessions you do not attend

Personal Training March Session Mondays Tuesdays Wednesdays Thursdays Dan Salerno Lisa Wilkins Dan Salerno Lisa Wilkins March 2, 9, 16, 23 March 3, 10, 17, 24 March 4, 11, 18, 25 March 5, 12, 19, 26 1:00-1:45 p.m. 12:45-1:30 p.m. 1:00-1:45 p.m. 12:45-1:30 p.m. 1:45-2:30 p.m. 1:30-2:15 p.m. 1:45-2:30 p.m. 1:30-2:15 p.m. 2:30-3:15 p.m. 2:15-3:00 p.m. 2:30-3:15 p.m. 2:15-3:00 p.m. 3:00-3:45 p.m. 3:00-3:45 p.m. Personal Training April Session Mondays Tuesdays Wednesdays Thursdays Dan Salerno Lisa Wilkins Dan Salerno Lisa Wilkins March 30, April 6, 13, 27 April 7, 14, 21, 28 April 8, 22, 29 April 2, 9, 16, 23 (no class April 20) 12:45-1:30 p.m. 1:00-1:45 p.m. 12:45-1:30 p.m. 1:00-1:45 p.m. 1:30-2:15 p.m. 1:45-2:30 p.m. 1:30-2:15 p.m. 1:45-2:30 p.m. 2:15-3:00 p.m. 2:30-3:15 p.m. 2:15-3:00 p.m. 2:30-3:15 p.m. 3:00-3:45 p.m. 3:00-3:45 p.m.

Cardio Sculpt/Instructor: Daniel Salerno Chair Yoga/Instructor: Cyndi Koss Wednesdays, 9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m., March 4 – April 22 Thursdays, 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m., March 5 – April 16 (no class April 15) (30-minutes) Cost: $35 (7 weeks) Cost: $30 (7 weeks) Move at your own pace. Poses are done while sitting, leaning Cardio Sculpt is an effective, efficient group fitness program designed or standing holding onto a chair. This class encourages better to build optimal health so you can live your life the way you want to. circulation, builds bone density, and balance. Build leg and core If your time is limited but you still want great results, Cardio Sculpt is strength. Improves mental clarity, breathing and posture. Move for you. This program delivers all aspects of fitness (cardio, strength, with more confidence and ease. Cyndi Koss, Wellesley resident, agility, flexibility, core conditioning and more). If needed, the make-up Graduate of Down Under School of Yoga, 500 hour registered date is April 29. Max: 15. Yoga Alliance teacher, 25 years of yoga experience. If needed, ______the make-up date is April 30th. Min: 12/ Max: 30. ______Gentle Yoga/Instructor: Cyndi Koss Thursdays, 2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m., March 5 – April 16 Qi Gong/Instructor: Bob Doherty Cost: $35 (7 weeks) Fridays, March 6 – April 24 (8 weeks) This is a beginner level class ideal for those new to yoga. Relieve 9:15 - 10:15 a.m. stiffness and release stress. Create healthier joints. Ease the pain of Cost: $40 (8 weeks) arthritis. Learn healthy alignment. Strengthen heart and lung function. Qi Gong is a gentle and relaxing exercise proven to be a Improve balance, circulation and posture. Improve mental clarity. Move highly effective way to maintain your health, increase energy and with more steadiness and ease. Use of supportive props is encouraged. vitality, and promote healing. Qi Gong is effective at reducing the Students must be able to move down to the mat and stand back up effects of aging and an aid to fall prevention. Min: 8/Max: 20. again. If needed, the make-up date is April 30th. Max: 8. ______Fit for Life/Instructor: Jane Golder Seated Strength and Balance/Instructor: Pearl Pressman Mondays, 9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m., March 9 – April 13 Thursdays, 9:15 a.m. -10:00 a.m., March 5 – April 23 Cost: $30 (6 weeks) Cost: $35 (8 weeks) Jane Golder has been providing fitness classes in the Metrowest This is a 45 minute seated class designed to accommodate individuals area since 1986. Join Jane for an hour of fitness fun that will ready of various fitness levels and abilities. The class begins with a thorough you for everyday life! Cardio for your heart, strength for your Wellesley Council on Aging secondary color palette with secondary logo warm-up for both the joints and the muscles. The warm-up is followed muscles and bones, balance, agility, coordination, core and by strength training and balance exercises for the body using hand flexibility will allow you to keep up with those activities you weights, resistance bands and body weight. If needed, the make-up need and love to do. If needed, the make-up date is Monday, date is April 30th. Min: 12/ Max: 30. April 27th. Min: 12/Max: 17.

Aside from a variety of COA fitness classes, the Recreation Department Page 12 has many senior fitness programs.www.wellesleyrec.org Fitness Offerings Zumba Gold/Instructor: Ketty Rosenfeld Water Aerobics/Instructor: Laila Vehvilainen Mondays, 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Wednesdays, 8:15 - 9:15 a.m., March 11 – April 22 March 9, 16, 23, 30 – April 6 Cost: $70 (7 weeks) Location: Longfellow Health Club, Cost: $35 (5 weeks) 203 Oak Street, Natick Location: Recreation Department, 90 Washington St. Laila Vehvilainen is a certified and experienced instructor. The design of this class introduces easy-to-follow Zumba® choreography Laila’s expertise allows her to facilitate a terrific class for which focuses on balance, range of motion, strength and coordination while varying levels of ability. A gentle joints water class that will also raising heart rates and improving cardiovascular ability. If needed, the focus on individual muscle groups. If needed, the make-up make-up date is April 27. Min: 12/Max: 20. class is Wednesday, April 29. Min: 10/Max: 20. ______Pilates Advanced Tai Chi/Instructor: Jon Woodward Instructor: Lisa Wilkins Mondays, 10:30 a.m. -11:30 a.m. Mondays, 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m., March 9 – April 13 March 9 – April 13 (no class April 20) Cost: $40 (6 weeks) Cost: $40 (6 weeks) Lisa has been instructing fitness classes for over 25 years, she really enjoys Once you have learned the Tai Chi form, it is time to helping people of all ages and abilities achieve their fitness goals. If practiced focus on refining the movements and applying deeper with consistency, Pilates improves flexibility, builds strength and develops concepts to Tai Chi. This class will help you move forward control and endurance in the entire body. It puts emphasis on alignment, in your practice and understanding of Tai Chi. If needed, breathing, developing a strong core, and improving coordination and balance. the make-up date is April 27. Min: 10/Max: 25. If needed, the make-up date is Monday, April 27. Min: 6 Max: 10. Beginners Tai Chi/Instructor: Jon Woodward Pilates Wednesdays, 10:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m. Instructor: Lisa Wilkins March 11 – April 22 Mondays, 2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m., March 9 – April 13 Cost: $45 (7 weeks) Cost: $40 (6 weeks) Tai Chi is an ancient form of Chinese exercise that Lisa has been instructing fitness classes for over 25 years, she really enjoys enhances the flow of internal energy in the body, utilizing helping people of all ages and abilities achieve their fitness goals. If practiced slow, graceful movements, breath work and meditation to with consistency, Pilates improves flexibility, builds strength and develops help promote relaxation, healing and well-being. control and endurance in the entire body. It puts emphasis on alignment, In this class you will be introduced to Tai Chi and will breathing, developing a strong core, and improving coordination and balance. learn many of the postures and movements of the forms If needed, the make-up date is Monday, April 27. Min: 6/ Max: 10. as well as basic concepts and deeper philosophies. If needed, the make-up date is Wednesday, April 29. Min: 10/Max: 25. Yoga with Judy Tai Chi for Better Balance/Instructor: Jon Woodward Level 1 Mixed Yoga Wednesdays, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Tuesdays, 11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m., March 10, 31 and March 11 – April 22 April 7, 14, 21 and 28 Cost: $45 (7 weeks) Cost: $60 (6 weeks) Min: 8/Max: 10. This simplified Tai Chi program consists of a series of Instructor: Judy Scribner-Moore gentle, meditative movements from the ancient Chinese This class is open to novice and experienced students. Class size is limited practice of Tai Chi. The movements are easy to perform to 10 students ensuring ample individual attention. Judy combines 35 years and help to cultivate relaxation and overall well-being. of teaching experience, interpersonal and mindfulness skills, and knowledge If needed, the make-up date is Wednesday, April 29. of anatomy and physiology to guide new and experienced students in a Min: 10/Max: 25. relaxed and alignment oriented practice of yoga poses that foster flexibility, ______and strength. Please bring a firm blanket to each class. If needed, the NEW! make-up class is Friday, May 1. LaBlast/Instructor: Karen Karten Fridays, March 13, 20 and April 3, 10 (4 weeks) Level II Mixed Yoga 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., March 10 and 31 and Cost: $20 April 7, 14, 21 and 28 LaBlast is a dance fitness program based on all the dances Cost: $60 (6 weeks) Min: 10/Max: 18. you see on “Dancing with the Stars”. It’s partner free ballroom Wellesley Council on Aging secondary color palette with secondary logo Instructor: Judy Scribner-Moore dance fitness to all kinds of music. It includes cardio and Please note that prior attendance in either Judy’s 9:30 class or Judy’s weight-training using simple dance patterns. No experience beginning level class, or Judy’s approval, is required to register for the necessary! Come learn the Cha Cha, Quickstep, Foxtrot, Level II Mixed Yoga. If needed, the make-up class is Friday, May 1. Rumba and more. It’s a workout in disguise. Min: 8/Max: 30.

Page 13 FREE Friday Movies at 1:15 p.m.

March 6th April 3rd The Best of Enemies - PG-13 Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House 2019 • Drama/History 1948 • Parody film/Romance 2h 13m (ends at 3:35 p.m.) 1h 34m (ends at 2:49 p.m.) The true story of the unlikely relationship between When advertising executive Jim Blandings Ann Atwater, an outspoken civil rights activist, (Cary Grant) discovers his wife’s (Myrna Loy) and C.P. Ellis, a local Ku Klux Klan leader. During plan to redecorate their New York apartment, the racially charged summer of 1971, Atwater and he counters with a proposal that they move Ellis come together to co-chair a community to Connecticut. She agrees, and the two are Sat., March 21, 2020 summit on the desegregation of schools in soon conned into buying a house that turns Wellesley Country Club Durham, N.C. The ensuing debate and battle out to be a complete nightmare. Construction 6:30 p.m.– 9:30 p.m. soon lead to surprising revelations that change and repair bills accumulate quickly, and Jim both of their lives forever. worries that their future hangs in the balance A Fund-Raiser for March 13th unless he can come up with a catchy new Wellesley Seniors and jingle that will sell ham. the Council on Aging Judy – PG - 13 2019 • Music/Musical April 10th Make plans now to 1h 58m (ends at 3:13 p.m.) A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood - PG welcome spring and Thirty years after starring in “The Wizard of Oz,” 2019 • Drama attend a community-wide beloved actress and singer Judy Garland arrives in 1h 49m (ends at 3:04 p.m.) exciting and fun London to perform sold-out shows at the Talk of Lloyd Vogel is an investigative journalist who Casino Night, Saturday, March 21st. the Town nightclub. While there, she reminisces receives an assignment to profile Fred Rogers, At this “Cocktail Attire” with friends and fans and begins a whirlwind aka Mr. Rogers. He approaches the interview romance with musician Mickey Deans, her event, attendee’s will win with skepticism, as he finds it hard to believe prizes while enjoying great soon-to-be fifth husband. that anyone can have such a good nature. But food and beverages with March 20th Roger’s empathy, kindness and decency soon friends and neighbors. The Peanut Butter Falcon – PG-13 chips away at Vogel’s jaded outlook on life, Games include Roulette, 2019 • Action & Adventure forcing the reporter to reconcile with his own Wheel of Fortune, 1h 33m (ends at 2:48 p.m.) painful past. Black Jack, Poker and Craps. Reserved tickets for Zak, a young man with Down syndrome, runs April 17th $85 includes $1,000 worth away from a residential nursing home to fulfill The Good Liar - R of “game chips”, food and an his dream of attending the pro wrestling school 2019 • Drama/Crime evening of fun. All proceeds of his idol, The Salt Water Redneck. On the road, 1h 49m (ends at 3:04 p.m.) will go to the Friends of Zak meets Tyler, a small-time outlaw who becomes Career con artist Roy Courtnay can hardly Wellesley Council on Aging Zak’s unlikely coach and ally. Together, they set believe his luck when he meets well-to-do to support the programs out on a wild, life-changing journey and try to widow Betty McLeish online. As Betty opens and services provided by the COA for Wellesley Seniors. convince Eleanor, a kind nursing-home employee her life and home to him, Roy is surprised to “Game Chips” have no charged with bringing Zak back, to join them. find himself caring about her, turning what cash value and no actual March 27th should be a cut-and-dry swindle into the money is wagered. Finding Your Feet - PG-13 most treacherous tightrope walk of his life. To join the fun and support 2017 • Drama/Melodrama April 24th 1h 54m (ends at 3:09 p.m.) Wellesley Seniors, Knives Out - PG-13 please go to When “Lady” Sandra Abbott discovers that her 2019 • Drama/Thriller wellesleyfriendscoa.org husband of 40 years is having an affair with her 2h 10m (ends at 3:25 p.m.) and click on the best friend, she seeks refuge in London with her When renowned crime novelist Harlan CASINO NIGHT Button estranged, older sister Bif. The two could not Thrombey dies just after his 85th birthday, on the home page to be more different - Sandra is a fish out of water the inquisitive and debonair Detective reserve your tickets or Wellesley Council on Aging secondanextry color paletteto her with seconda outspoken,ry logo serial dating, free-spirited Benoit Blanc arrives at his estate to investigate. obtain more information. sibling. But different is just what Sandra needs From Harlan’s dysfunctional family to his at the moment, and she reluctantly lets Bif drag devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red her along to a community dance class, where herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the she starts finding her feet. truth behind Thrombey’s untimely demise.

Page 14 COA/Community Updates

Use our MySeniorCenter touch screens and enter to win! Each day you check in at our touch screens and select “Drawing Entry” (in addition to selecting your daily activities), you will receive an entry into the monthly drawing for a $25. A winner will be selected at random at the end of each month. By checking in to your programs and activities at the Tolles Parsons Center, you are helping us provide accurate participation data to both the Town of Wellesley and the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs (EOEA), which may result in additional funding for programs and services. You must check in using our touch screens to enter! The more COA Bus Patrons days you visit TPC and use the touch screen, the more entries you receive for that month’s drawing. Entries do not carry over to the next month. Important Message to Our Current and Future Our volunteer greeters and COA staff will be happy to show you how to COA Bus Patrons use our touch screen and answer any questions you may have. Must be Over the past several months, the COA has been redeemed before June 2020. working closely with the Metro West Regional ______Transit Authority (“MWRTA”) seeking to enhance TPC Fitness Room and improve the overall transportation services offered by the COA. The MWRTA has successfully partnered The Fitness Room at the Tolles Parsons Center is available to all Wellesley with several of our neighboring Councils on Aging, residents, age 60 and over, who complete an orientation session and read, for many years, so we are very enthusiastic about sign and submit the required forms. The equipment in the Fitness Room embarking upon a new relationship with the MWRTA. includes: (1) Upright Cycle; (1) Recumbent Cycle; (1) Treadmill; (1) Elliptical; Consequently, the COA voted to formalize our affiliation (2) Sci-Fit Total Body Recumbent Stepper; (1) Weight Bench with dumbbells with the MWRTA beginning on May 4, 2020. of varying weights. To schedule an appointment for Fitness Room orienta- tion, call the COA at 781-235-3961. Fitness Room orientations take place on While the change to our passengers will be minimal, we Tuesdays at 3:00 p.m. will be hosting a series of very important informational/ The Fitness Room hours are: educational Outreach Sessions for our current and Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday - 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. future transportation patrons, during March and April. Tuesday - 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. During these sessions, both MWRTA and COA transportation staff will be on hand to explain the change in the ride scheduling process; to ensure that all patrons receive accurate information; to assist our patrons in completing the MWRTA registration form (required); and to answer your questions that arise. We will also be providing translation services, as needed. We have requested that Wellesley Media record and televise at least two of our informational sessions for our patrons who cannot attend any of the scheduled Outreach Sessions. Recorded sessions can be viewed on Verizon Channel 40, Comcast Xfinity Channel 8, ______and on WellesleyMedia.org. Please refer to your television guide for broadcast times. COA Senior Lunch Program The Outreach Sessions are listed below. Room capacity Two fabulous Wellesley restaurants cater our lunch program –Wellesley Bakery may be limited at some of the scheduled times, so please (Wednesdays) and Express Gourmet (Tuesday/Thursday/Friday). The lunch contact the Wellesley Council on Aging - 781-235-3961 program is managed by COA volunteers who serve the meals and enjoy to register for the session you would like to attend. interacting with our lunch guests. The fee will be $9.00 per meal for all The COA continues to be committed to be meeting non-Wellesley diners. Wellesley diners (age 60+) accepting full FWCOA the transportation needs of our seniors by providing subsidy will continue to pay $4.00, but are welcome to pay more (up to $9.00) affordable, accessible, and efficient transportation. if they so choose. Lunch payments will continue to be due to our lunch cashier Date/Time: Thursday, 3/12 • 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. upon arrival. Please call the COA at 781-235-3961 or visit the TPC to make Wellesley Council on Aging secondary color palette with secondary logo your lunch reservation(s). Reservations must be made at least one business Location: TPC- Schuler Multi-Purpose Room day prior by 9:30 a.m. Lunch is served at 12:00 noon and menus are available Date/Time: Wednesday, 3/18 • 3:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m. at the TPC or on the COA website: www.wellesleycoa.org. Please inform Location: Police Station- Kingsbury Room COA staff and volunteers of any food allergies at the time of registration. Date/Time: Tuesday, 3/31 • 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. As always, we extend our deepest appreciation to the FWCOA for their Location: TPC- American Legion Room continued support and generous subsidy of our lunch program. Page 15 Updates/Outreach

Support Groups Keep Well Clinics The Wellesley Health Department invites you to the Keep Well Clinics where Are you living in Wellesley, caring for a loved one you can have your blood pressure monitored and health questions answered. and would like to meet others who understand For more information, call the Health Departmentat 781-235-0135 or visit your situation? Have you been affected by www.wellesleyma.gov/health The winter Keep Well schedule (location/dates/ Parkinson’s Disease or vision loss? times) is listed below: Consider joining a safe and confidential discussion SCHEDULE group where participants will connect with others 315 Weston Rd. – 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. – March 3 and April 7 on a similar journey. Making connections, building Morton Circle – 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. – March 10 and April 14 new friendships and getting support is an essential 41 River Street – 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. – March 17 and April 21 step in self-care. Pre-registration for all groups is 60 Grove Street – 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. –March 24 and April 28 requested but not required. Questions, thoughts or comments? Tolles Parsons Center – 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. – March 4 and April 1 Please feel free to call Kate Burnham, Health & – 11:00 – 12:00 p.m. – March 18 and April 15 Social Services Administrator at (781) 235-3961 for more information. Dear COAbby, ______It has taken me a long time to contact you, asking for assistance is not easy for someone like me. I have always been independent and lived on a budget to make LOW VISION GROUP ends meet. These days, the cost of living on my (very) fixed income causes me Friday March 6th at 10:30 a.m. anxiety at the end of the month when I often have little money remaining in Friday April 3rd at 10:30 a.m. my bank account. Last month, I had the grandkids for a long weekend visit and ______they ate me out of house and home, groceries are not cheap! The winter oil bills, replacing the tires on my car or getting new eyeglasses seem like necessities but Parkinson’s Support Group they become financial hardships for me. Is there anyone at the Council on Aging Friday, March 6th at 10:30 a.m. and who can explain resources available resources available to help me stay afloat? Friday, April 3rd at 10:30 a.m. Sincerely, B. Drowningn ______Dear B., Thank you for your letter, you are not alone in the financial struggle to make Caregiving Connections Support Group ends meet as a senior citizen in our community. There are resources available Monday, March 9th, 1:00-2:00 p.m. and people who can connect you to them. Call Kate Burnham at the Tolles Parsons Monday, April 13th *12:00-1:00 p.m. Center at to learn more about a variety of financial assistance opportunities; ______Kate will confidentially discuss tax relief programs, COA grants and scholarships, grocery gift cards and more. Feel free to call her at (781) 235-3961. Memory Loss Support Group Monday, March 23rd, 1:00-2:00 p.m. Monday, April 27th, 1:00-2:00 p.m. Tax Assistance ______AARP Volunteer Tax Counselors are accepting appointments on Mondays, February 24 - April 13. Please bring your tax returns from last year, your 1099s, and any other relevant tax income, brokerage statements, and asset documents Lois can help! for your 2019 returns. Call for the COA at 781-235-3961 for an appointment. Tuesdays and Fridays, by appointment Want to lower your Medicare costs? COA Volunteer, Lois Clayson, is available for On January 1, 2020 the income and asset limits for the Medicare Savings 1:1 appointments with seniors who are seeking Programs increased. If you qualify, these programs will pay your Part B technology assistance. Whether you need help premium and in some cases your Part A and B deductibles, co-pays and Part A with an iPad, smart phone, or any other technology premium (if you have one). In addition, you will automatically receive Extra need, we encourage you to call the COA and make Help, a program that will lower your Medicare Part D premium and co-pays. an appointment to meet with Lois! Technology assistance is also available through the Wellesley Prescription drug co-payments Wellesley Council on Aging secondaFreery color paletteLibrary. with seconda Pleasery logo visit their website at: www. Income and asset limits effective 1-1-20 with Extra Help effective 1-1-20 wellesleyfreelibrary.org or call 781-235-1610 Income/month Assets Per 30-Day supply to learn more. Individual...... $1,738...... $15,720 Generic...... $3.60 Married couple...$2,346...... $23,600 Brand Name....$8.95

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