Senior services for Newtown seniors are available at the Multipurpose Building on Riverside Road in Sandy Hook. The Senior Center is under the auspices of the Commission on Aging. The center is run by Senior Services Director Marilyn Place. For more information about programs offered at the Senior Center call 270-4310.

You may drop in at the Senior Center weekdays between 9 am and 4 pm. A hot meal is served at noon, for which you must reserve three days in advance.

Newtown has daily door-to-door minibus service Monday through Friday. Buses also run all day from the Senior Center to Sand Hill Plaza. On Fridays, the bus alternates between rides to Danbury Fair Mall and Berkshire Plaza in Danbury (to Walmart Route 6). Cost is 65¢ each way for the Sand Hill Plaza trip, 75¢ each way for out of town. Call 748-2511 TWO DAYS IN ADVANCE to book a ride and get the out-of-town Friday schedule.

 

This Week’s

Programs

*Come for pie and ice cream to celebrate May birthdays on Monday, May 17, at 1 pm.

*COMMISSION ON AGING is Monday, May 17, at 5 pm.

*On Tuesday, May 18, at noon, the senior nutrition traveling chef will be preparing Italian-style panini sandwiches along with Italian wedding soup, tomato and cucumber salad, and ice cream and strawberries. Prepaid reservations are required; limited to 40. Cost is $5.50. Entertainment with Bob Giannotti to follow at 1 pm.

*Annual RSVP Recognition luncheon is May 19 at the Amber Room. You need 20 hours during the past year to attend. Make sure you have reported your hours to Marilyn.

*Tell us in 500 words or less why you or someone you know could use a FREE SENIOR (65 and older) MAKEOVER. One male and one female will be chosen to receive an outfit, haircut from Ricci’s Academy, a Swiss skin care consult, and before and after photos. Entry deadline is Thursday, May 20. Winners will be announced Thursday, May 27, at 1 pm. For more information visit the front table at the Newtown Senior Center.

Upcoming Programs

*WE’VE GOT TALENT! is a fundraiser for Newtown Cultural Arts Commission. Auditions for musicians, vocalists, dancers, thespians, comedians, and other artists will take place on Thursday, May 27, 3 to 9 pm, at Reed Cafetorium. The event to be held early fall. Sign up by May 24. For information, contact Donna Monteleone Randle, 203-364-9772 or ndrandle@charter.net. Show your talent!

*Recycled Chinese BINGO will be Wednesday, May 25, at 1 pm.

*Masonicare’s complimentary Lunch & Learn will be Friday, June 11, and the subject will be “Healthy Eating for Older Adults.”

*Music from the Heart with Ethel Kaufman will be Thursday, June 17, at 1 pm.

*A refresher AARP Driver Safety Program will be Thursday and Friday, June 24 and 25, from 12:30 am to 4:30 pm. You must attend both days. AARP members $12 and nonmembers are $14. Call to reserve your spot.

Day Trips

*On Thursday, June 10, a LOBSTERFEST at the Log Cabin in Holyoke, Mass. First stop, the Christmas Tree Shop, then to the Log Cabin for a boiled lobster feast, barbecued ribs and chicken, clam chowder and all the trimmings, followed by Jimmy Mazz performing a tribute to Englebert, Tom Jones and Lou Rawls. Depart 8 am; cost is $85.

*NEWPORT FLOWER SHOW on Saturday, June 26, at Rosecliff Mansion has an African theme. Tour the mansion and the grounds to see the magnificent floral arrangements and beautiful displays. Bring your lunch or grab some in the Wharf area. Depart at 7:30 am; cost is $58.

*Sugar, The Some Like It Hot Musical at Westchester Broadway Theatre on Thursday, July 1 will include lunch. Depart at 9:30 am; $88.

*All You Can Eat Lobster buffet at Delaney House, Holyoke, Mass., on Thursday, July 22, along with a comedy and impressions show by Frank Cirell. Cost is $91. Come check out the great menu.

*Depart 8 am on Wednesday, September 8, stop for coffee at The Great White Way and then off to the Bossa Nova for lunch. After lunch enjoy the music of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons in Jersey Boys on Broadway, with orchestra seating. Early registration is required. Cost is $190.

*Other UPCOMING DAY TRIPS are The Boston Pops at Tanglewood on Sunday, July 18, and Bobby Vinton at the Aqua Turf on Thursday, August 12. More information will be supplied at a later date or visit the Newtown Senior Center.

Recurring Activities

*YOGA classes are Monday and Thursday at 10:30 am.

*Billiards room; poker/card room; ping pong; and Wii bowling, golf, tennis, and baseball.

*Wii BOWLING, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday afternoons.

*MAKE CARDS FOR OUR TROOPS every Tuesday from 10 am to noon and 1 to 3 pm.

*BEGINNERS BRIDGE LESSONS on Wednesday, 10 am with Mary Matern.

*Iris card folding CRAFT CLASS every Thursday at 1 pm.

*MOVIE DAY are Fridays at 2 pm.

Monday: AM hatha yoga, exercise, PM chorus group, weaving, exercise, pinochle, movie.

Tuesday: AM cards for troops, line dancing; PM Tai Chi, pinochle, Wii bowling.

Wednesday: AM bridge, exercise; PM exercise.

Thursday: AM hatha yoga, pinochle; PM iris card folding craft class, Scrabble.

Friday: AM Mah Jongg, Quilts of Valor, exercise, chair yoga; PM knitting/crocheting, pinochle, movie.

Menu For Week Of

May 17–21

Monday: Baked potato half topped with beef and bean chili and shredded cheese, chuck wagon blend veggies, corn bread, peach slices.

Tuesday: Veal roulade and noodles with gravy, bean blend, wheat bread, cranberry juice, seasonal fresh fruit.

Wednesday: Chicken rice soup, stuffed salmon with dill sauce, yellow rice and peas, broccoli, seedless rye bread, diet fruited Jell-O with whipped topping.

Thursday: Chicken parmesan, penne with marinara sauce, tossed salad with olives and ranch dressing, garlic bread, pineapple tidbits.

And for planning ahead —

Monday, May 24: Spaghetti with meatballs, Italian blend vegetables, garlic bread, apple juice, seasonal fresh fruit.

Tuesday, May 25: Fish with Florentine sauce, brown rice pilaf, Riviera blend vegetables, seedless rye bread, Bartlett pear slices.

Remember, you must call at least one day in advance to book a ride, 203-270-4310; the Senior Bus, 203-748-2511.