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 203-270-4310.

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 203-748-2511 TWO DAYS IN ADVANCE to book a ride and get the out-of-town Friday schedule.

 

This Week’s Programs

*On Tuesday, June 22, at 1 pm, the movie will be Crazy Heart with Jeff Bridges. Popcorn will be served.

*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.

 

Upcoming Programs

*Bingo on Tuesday, July 6 (4th of July theme), at 1 pm.

 

Day Trips

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

*The BOSTON POPS at Tanglewood on Sunday, July 18, at Tanglewood in Lenox, Mass. A luncheon buffet at the Morgan House will be served followed by the Boston Pops with special guest Arlo Guthrie. Depart at 8 am; cost is $118.

*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, you cannot beat it.

*Ace in the Hole Productions presents Honky Tonk Angels, with songs by Patsy Cline, Elvis, and more. Music, laughter, dancing, lunch, and a good time is on tap. Depart at 8:30 am on Thursday, August 5, for The Royal Manor in Garfield, N.J. The cost is $83.

*Depart at 10:30 am on Thursday, August 12, to listen to BOBBY VINTON at the Aqua Turf. Lunch at Aqua Turf will be a family-style menu. Cost is $91.

*Jump aboard the Millennium, a 400-passenger catamaran, for a narrated cruise of ten lighthouses along with a Newport, R.I., Harbor tour Monday, August 16, departing at 7 am. Cost is $90.

*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.

*Enjoy an elegant lunch at the famous Red Lion Inn in Stockbridge, Mass., visit the Crane Museum of Papermaking, and taste seven different wines at Furnace Brook Winery on Wednesday, October 13. Depart at 7:15, ETA at 6 pm in Newtown. Cost is $74 based on 40-52 people.

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.

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.

Menu For Week Of

June 21–25

Monday: Hot dogs with rolls, chili, hot spicy mustard, coleslaw, ice cream.

Tuesday: Tomato basil soup with crackers, turkey salad on croissant, three-bean salad on a bed of lettuce, fruit cocktail.

Wednesday: Dave’s meatloaf with gravy, bowtie noodles, winter blend vegetables, herbed breadstick, pineapple juice, peach slices.

Thursday: Roast beef with gravy, smashed potato, diced carrots, whole wheat bread, birthday cake.

And for planning ahead —

Monday, June 28: Cheeseburger on wheat roll with lettuce, tomato, pickle and ketchup, baked beans, apple juice, seasonal fresh fruit.

Tuesday, June 29: Crab cake with tarter sauce and lemon, orzo pilaf, chopped spinach, wheat dinner rolls, butterscotch pudding with whipped topping