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Classes/Activities
Exercise
- Aerobics Class: Offered Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10-11am, in The Center Café. Come enjoy a complete aerobic, cardio and strength training workout to a variety of music with Laura Richling leading the class. Bring your own 1 or 2 pound hand weights, if you have them, to use during the class. There is a $3 fee paid at the beginning of each class.
- Pickleball:
Courts are available Monday through Friday, 12:30-3:30 pm in the Center Building gym and 7 days per week outside, weather permitting. All levels are welcome. There is an annual fee of $20 for residents, $25 for non-residents payable at the beginning of each calendar year or upon registering.
- T’ai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance (TJQ:MBB) Mondays and Fridays beginning September 18 2 (48 class) sessions: 10-11 am and 11 am – 12 pm Center Building Gymnasium Fee: $96.00 for entire session ($2/class) Improve your balance, mobility and daily functioning while preventing falls with this popular, evidenced-based therapeutic movement program, offered in partnership with the CT Healthy Living Collective and funded in part by the CT Department of Aging and Disability Services State Unit on Aging. Participants meet twice a week with local instructor Bill Bannick. No previous Tai Ji Quan experience is necessary. All fitness levels are welcome! You must sign up with The Center for full ($96.00) session. Class is dependent on pending funding approval. Space is limited.
Hobbies/Social
- Book Club:
1st Tuesday of each month, 11 am - 12 pm, in The Woodbridge Town Library meeting room or on Zoom. New members are always welcome. Contact Jennifer Sullivan (203-389-3487) for more information or if you are interested in attending.
- Bridge:
Wednesdays, 1-4 pm in The Center Lounge
- New! Duplicate Bridge
- Fridays, 1 – 4 pm - The Center Café
Please reach out to the Woodbridge Center 203-389-3430 if you are an experienced bridge player interested in playing Duplicate Bridge on Fridays, 1 – 4 pm.
- Computer Lab:
Monday through Friday, 10 am - 2 pm, Center Building, room 11. Computers are available for two hour use per day/person. Two person limit in computer lab. Printing is available (first 5 pages free)/ Preregistration is required.
- Craft Group:
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 am - 12 pm in The Center Lounge. Bring your current knitting or crocheting project to work on while enjoying a lovely time socializing.
- Popcorn and a Movie
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1 pm
Tuesdays in The Center Lounge
Thursdays in The Center Café
View a variety of movie genres from recently released to classics on Tuesdays and Thursdays with freshly popped popcorn at The Center.
• 10/3 A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)
• 10/5 Julie and Julia (2009)
• 10/10 Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
• 10/12 When Harry Met Sally (1989)
• 10/17 Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
• 10/19 Little Women (2019)
• 10/24 The Princess Bride (1987)
• 10/26 1:30 pm Hairspray (2007)
• 10/31 1:30 pm Hocus Pocus (1993)
- Painting for Pleasure Art Class with local artist Carole Abbate
Mondays, 10 am - 12 pm, beginning September 11, The Center Cafe Create paintings of your choice as Carole helps inspire beginners to intermediates to paint with acrylics or watercolors. Bring in a picture or a photo for inspiration. No experience is necessary. Call to sign-up for this 6-week, $36 class. Sessions run concurrently with classes prorated if applicable. Please call to register.
- Pinochle:
Thursdays, 1:30-4 pm, in The Center Lounge. Beginners are welcome!
- Mahjongg
Mondays and Fridays, 10-11:30 am, The Center Lounge
Seasoned Mahjongg players are invited to participate. Please call prior to attending for the first time.
Upcoming Programs
- Lunch Bunch to Il Gabbiano’s
Van leaves The Center at 11:30 am r meet at Il Gabbiano's at 12 pm - Join a social outing to a waterfront lunch on the sound at Il Gabbiano’s in New Haven. Self-pay for your meal at the restaurant. $3.00 per person for transportation (or meet at the restaurant). Call The Center to RSVP by September 7. Space is limited.
- Lunch and Bingo
Wednesday, September 13, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm, The Center Café, no charge
Enjoy a game of Bingo with prizes followed by lunch. All sponsored by Opal Stork Home Care. Please RSVP with The Center 203-389-3430 by September 7.
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September Birthdays Celebration
Thursday, September 21, 12-1 pm The Center Café. Celebrate all September birthdays at The Center during lunch on Thursday, August 17 from 12-1 pm. Cupcakes/cake and balloons will be provided by Hamden Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. Future month birthdays will be celebrated on the third Thursday of the month.
- Ask the Nurse Program
September 12, 11 am – 12 pm, no charge
The Center Consultation Office in The Center Café
A registered nurse from Orange Visting Nurse Association will be available the second Tuesday of every month to monitor your blood pressure, check your weight, and answer questions to help guide your health and wellness.
- Keys, Names, Bags, Words Documentary Film Screening World Alzheimer’s Day - Thursday, September 21, 1pm start time The Center Café Dementia is one of the greatest fears of people today. This documentary, produced in partnership with the Global Brain Health Institute, aims to shift that narrative of fear and hopelessness to one of hope and action. There are things we can do as individuals to reduce our risk of developing dementia. There are ways to connect meaningfully with our loved ones, even if they no longer recognize us. We can live a high quality of life after diagnosis. Keys Bags Names Words shows intimate profiles of people living with dementia and their care partners. You’ll meet doctors discussing what you can do in your life to support brain health and prevent cognitive decline. And you’ll also meet musicians and artists, scientists, and policy experts from around the world engaged in a bold approach to tackle what has become the greatest global challenge for health and social care in the 21st century, dementia and brain health. This film is not a lament to loss, but a quirky and inspiring lens on the human spirit. World Alzheimer’s Day is September 21 and a perfect time to raise awareness, and change perceptions around this often misunderstood disease. RSVP with The Center 203-389-3430.
- Ask a PA (Physician’s Assistant) Program with Becket Greten-Harrison - Thursday, September 28, 11 am – 12 pm The Center Consultation Office in The Center Café. Do you have questions or concerns about your health? Becket Greten-Harrison, PA and founder of Hearts at Home, will be coming to The Center on the 4th Thursday of every month to help answer questions and concerns about your health. Becket will also be able to check vital signs including blood pressure and perform a brief exam upon request. Consultations are informal and strictly confidential. No notes or other personal information will be saved.
Lectures/ Educational
- Tech Tuesdays and Thursday, 2:45-4:00 pm: Need some help navigating your computer, laptop, tablet, or smart phone? Not sure where to start? Want to learn about the features you aren't using? Call 203-389-3430 to sign-up for a 1:1 session in The Center's computer lab with patient, knowledgeable, Amity High School student volunteers. No Fee. Suspended over the summer.
- AARP Smart Driver Class: This course teaches proven driving techniques to keep you and your loved ones safe on the road. Plus it may provide a multi-year discount on your auto insurance. Program will take place on September 27, 2023 from 9-1 pm in The Center Café. The fee is $20 for members and $25 for non-members. Please RSVP.
- Immersive Italy Experience Friday, September 8, 11 am – 12 pm The Center Café, no charge. Take a tour of Italy without leaving town. Learn interesting facts, view beautiful scenery, enjoy some Italian treats, and share experiences of your own travels to Italy if applicable. Hamden Rehabilitation and Health Care Center will provide this entertaining experience free of charge. RSVP by 9/8/23.
