Wow what a fun party we had for our Open house! It was great to see so many of our regulars and lots of new faces! We're looking forward to seeing again soon.

Fall 2023 Newsletter

September Calendar

Don't wait to register for your favorite activities, the following are sold out (waitlist only)!

Fit for Life with Mike
Canasta Strategies
History of England from the Tudors to the Stuarts
Balance and Fall Risk Screening
Trip to "A Beautiful Noise" matinee in New York City
Cardio Plus Tuesdays with Debbie

First class next week!
Exploring Your Family History
6 Tuesdays, September 12 - October 17, 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., $60

Instructor Gail Junion-Metz will show you how to utilize the user-friendly platform FamilySearch, to unearth your family’s history. You will also be introduced to how to add photos, documents and stories.

To register: call 203-594-3620 or register online:

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Classes beginning next week! See newsletter for class descriptions.

Art

The Art of Drawing - Tuesday, 10 am
Acrylic Painting - Thursday, 10 am

Card Games

2 over 1 Bridge with Mary Watson - Tuesday, 10 am
Beginning Canasta with Geri Rhoades - Wednesday, 2 pm

Languages

Spanish Conversation - Monday, 12:30 pm
Beginning Spanish - Monday, 2:30 pm
French Conversation - Monday, 10:30 am
Intermediate French - Wednesday, 11 am
Beginning Italian, Tuesday, 9 am
Beginning Italian Part 2, Wednesday, 10:45 am
Italian Conversation, Tuesday, 10 am
Intermediate Italian, Wednesday, 9 am

To register: call 203-594-3620 or register online:

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Lapham Reads: Remarkably Bright Creatures

September 14, 1 pm, free

Remarkably Bright Creatures, set in the Pacific Northwest, is an exploration of friendship, reckoning and hope, tracing a widow’s unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus. Join us for a discussion of this wonderful story.

Copies available at New Canaan Library.

email us to register for Lapham Reads

Visit F.D.R.’s Home and Museum at Hyde Park

followed by lunch at Coppola’s

Thursday, September 28, $120

Visit Roosevelt's home and Presidential library and lunch at Coppola's in Hyde Park.

Four phases of retirement

Imagine squeezing all the juice out of retirement! When interviewed on his research, Dr. Riley Moynes commented, “I wish I knew then what I know now about the psychological challenges that accompany retirement. It would have made things much clearer and easier.”

A Ted Talk: the 4 phases of retirement

New Canaan Transfer Station

Hazardous Waste Collection Day

Saturday, September 16, 8 am - 2 pm

Where: New Canaan Wastewater Plant (394 Main Street)

Shred Day

Saturday, September 23, 8 am - 1 pm

Where: New Canaan Wastewater Plant (394 Main Street)

Free to all town residents

details on what to bring