Coming Up At The Sudbury Senior Center

SUDBURY, MA—From trips and groups to health screenings and trivia to social gatherings and card games, there's a heck of a lot happening at the Sudbury Senior Center.

This is what's coming up, according to the center:

Lunch and Listen – Come for lunch, Stay for Tunes

On Tuesday, July 24, lunch will be served at 12 noon. Please sign up for lunch by Thursday, July 19. There is a suggested donation of $3.00. At 1:00 PM, listen to solo acoustic guitar player Chris Carter! Please sign up in advance at senior@sudbury.ma.us or 978-443-3055. Entertainment is generously sponsored by the Friends of Sudbury Seniors.

Lunch, Trivia Game & Ice Cream

On Tuesday, August 14 at 12:00 PM we will offer lunch. Please reserve your lunch by August 9. There is a $3.00 suggested donation. After lunch, we will have a trivia game contest and then enjoy a delicious ice cream to cool off! Please sign up for lunch and the Trivia game by calling the Sudbury Senior Center at 978-443-3055 or senior@sudbury.ma.us. Thank you to Karen Halloran, Regional Community Liaison of CareOne of Concord for offering to host this Trivia Game and bringing the all important Ice Cream!

Foxwoods Trip – August 6

Foxwoods trips will continue on a quarterly basis with Deanna Sklenak and Ron Ragno organizing and promoting them thanks Deanna and Ron! Please sign up early, so that we can be sure to have enough participants to cover the bus fee. The next trip is on Monday, August 6, 2018. The cost of the trip is $26.00 that includes transportation, a $10.00 food/buffet voucher and a $10.00 slot play. Please be at the Sudbury Senior Center before 7:00 AM on the day of the trip to check in and get on the bus. Stop by the Sudbury Senior Center to pay and sign up. Your $26.00 check confirms your reservation.

Planet Earth

Narrator David Attenborough celebrates the amazing variety of the natural world in the epic documentary series Planet Earth showing on Mondays at 11:00 AM from July 2 - September 17. Each DVD is an independent 60 minutes episode. Filmed over four years across 64 different countries, this landmark series transports nature lovers from the Himalayan Mountains to the depths of the ocean and everywhere in between. Planet Earth is the most expensive nature documentary series ever commissioned by the BBC. The series won four primetime Emmy’s for Outstanding Nonfiction Series.

After viewing the DVD series, stay a little longer to enjoy your own lunch in our air-conditioned room. We will have plenty of drink options to accompany your lunch and dessert! Please call the Sudbury Senior Center at 978 443-3055 to sign up or email senior@sudbury.ma.us.

Salt Potato Day

Enjoy a scrumptious hot salted potato at the Sudbury Senior Center on Friday September 7 at 12:00 PM. You cannot eat just one trust me. Thank you to Niel Maurer for generously sponsoring this annual event.

The Fall and Rise of China

The Fall and Rise of China will be takes at the Sudbury Senior Center on Wednesdays from 9:30-11:00 AM. Dates of class are; September 12, 26, 0ctober 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, November 7, 14, 28, December 5 & 12. China - the world's oldest continuous civilization - has undergone an astonishing transformation in a brief span of recent history. Since the collapse of its once- glorious empire in 1911, China has seen decades of epic turmoil and upheavals, emerging in the new century as both an authoritarian megastate and an econom- ic powerhouse. How did this happen? How can we account for China's momen- tous-and almost wholly unanticipated-global rise? And what does it mean, for us in the West and for humanity's future? This DVD series is narrated by China expert and Professor Richard Baum of UCLA. This fall we are planning 12 sessions each showing 2 1/2 hr. videos accompanied by discussion and/or commentary. The remaining lectures will be offered at a later date in 2019. Sign up begins on Monday, July 23, 2018. Call the Sudbury Senior Center at 978 443-3055 to sign up or email senior@sudbury.ma.us.

Shostakovich - His Life and Music

Shostakovich - His Life and Music DVD series will continue to run on 8 Fridays; July 13 - August 31 at 1:00 PM. Discover the extraordinary life, times, and art of Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975), great musical master and flawed but faithful witness to the survival of the human spirit under totalitarianism. He is without a doubt one of the central composers of the 20th century. His symphonies and string quartets are mainstays of the repertoire. For this DVD series, the Professor is Dr. Robert Greenberg, who is Music Historian-in-Residence with San Francisco Performances. A graduate of Princeton University, Professor Greenberg holds a Ph.D. in Music Composition from the University of California, Berkeley. Each DVD class is 45 minutes long. Call the Sudbury Senior Center at 978 443-3055 to sign up or email senior@sudbury.ma.us.

Legal Clinic

Schedule a consultation with an Elder Law Attorney on Tuesday, September 11 from 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM. Our Volunteer Elder Law Attorneys provide free 20-minute appointments focusing on: estate planning, financial issues, Medicaid/Mass Health legal questions, etc. Call the Sudbury Senior Center at 978 443-3055 to make your appointment or email senior@sudbury.ma.us.

Canasta

Join our Canasta group on Tuesdays from 1:00 – 3:30 PM. Looking for additional foursome and players to fill in for absences. Please call the Sudbury Senior Center at 978-443-3055, leave your name, and contact info.

Bridge Practice

Join our Bridge group for practice on Wednesdays from 1:00-3:30 PM. Please call the Sudbury Senior Center to add your name and contact information to our list at 978-443-3055. Attendance will vary based on vacations.

Upcoming Sudbury Senior Trips

Granite State Chocolate & Wine Tour

Wednesday, September 26, 2018 - Cost is $79. Travel to the Sanborn Fine Candies in Hampton Beach, the seacoast’s best candy shop. Stop for lunch and then visit the Jewell Towne Vineyard, a winner of 2016

Best Wine in NH Gold Medal. Payment to Fox Tours is due by August 22, 2018.

Norman Rockwell Museum & Red Lion Inn

Wednesday, October 3, 2018 – Cost is $90. Experience the renowned works of Norman Rockwell and dine at the historic inn. Sightseeing in Stockbridge. Payment to Fox Tours is due by August 31, 2018.

Rob Stewart, the Ultimate Tribute

Thursday, November 15, 2018 – Cost is 93. Rob Caudill looks like and sounds like Rod Steward. The tribute includes lunch at the Venus de Milo. Payment to Best of Times is due by October 13, 2018

Holiday Reagle Players and Luncheon

Saturday, December 8, 2018 - cost is $90. Enjoy a matinee performance of the 2018 edition of “Christmas Time” followed by lunch at a local restaurant. Payment to Royal Tours is due by November 1, 2018.

Veterans Talk & Coffee

The Veterans Talk group meets once a month on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 9:30 AM. The next talk is on August 8, 2018. All Veterans are welcome to stop by for some coffee and conversation.

Hearing Clinic

The Sudbury Senior Center will have a Hearing Clinic on the second Friday of the month from 9:30 AM-11:00 AM. The next clinic will be held on September 14, 2018. Michael Drennan of Rogers Hearing Solutions will offer complimentary wax and hearing screenings. Mr. Drennan is a Board Certified Hearing Instrument Specialist serving the Marlborough area since 2000. Please schedule your appointment by calling the Sudbury Senior Center at 978-443-3055.

Pizza and a Movie

Have some pizza for lunch and then watch a movie at the Sudbury Senior Center. Pizza is served at 12:00 PM. Movie starts at 12:30 PM. Please call the Sudbury Senior Center at (978) 443-3055 to order your pizza by 10:00 AM on the day of the movie ($1.25 a slice).

We are showing the following movies at 12:30 PM on Thursday afternoons in July:

Thursday, July 19, 2018 - Coco -2017 G 1 hr 45 mins. The rebellious Miguel, a 12-year-old Mexican boy, is unable to understand the family's continuing ban on all music, especially when his icon and the greatest guitar player to ever live, the deceased Ernesto de la Cruz, is the town's hero. However, an inadvertent mistake on the sacred Day of the Dead will magically transport Miguel to the distant and bustling Land of the Dead, where the scoundrel skeleton, Hector, will lead the way through the vibrant underworld to help the young trespasser find a missing ancestor. However, can they do it before sunrise?

Thursday, July 26, 2018 - Battle of the Sexes - 2017 PG-13 2hrs. In 1973, Billie Jean King, the world's No. 2 female tennis player, took on 55-year-old ex-champ Bobby Riggs in a match hyped as the Battle of the Sexes. This sports dramedy delves into the battles being played out in their lives beyond the spotlight.

August 2, 2018 - Darkest Hour - 2017 PG-13 2hrs. Winston Churchill's stirring defiance of the Nazi threat is the focus of this historical drama that depicts his fearless refusal to surrender Britain to Adolf Hitler and his relentless army during World War II's early days.

August 9, 2018 - Game Night - 2018 R 1hr 40 mins. Max and Annie, whose weekly couples Game Night is kicked up a notch when Max's charismatic brother, Brooks, arranges a murder mystery party, complete with fake thugs and faux federal agents. So, when Brooks is kidnapped, it’s all part of the game…right? But as the six uber competitive gamers set out to solve the case and win, they begin to discover that neither this "game" nor Brooks are what they seem to be.

August 16, 2018 - The Shape of Water - 2017 R 2hrs. During the Cold War era, lonely Elisa works as a cleaning lady in a top-secret U.S. government laboratory. However, her life is altered forever after she and a co-worker stumble upon a hush-hush experiment.

August 23, 2018 - Black Panther - 2018 PG-13 2 hrs. After the death of his father, the king of Wakanda, young T'Challa returns home to the isolated high-tech African nation to succeed to the throne and take his rightful place as king. But when a powerful enemy reappears, T'Challa's mettle as king and Black Panther is tested when he's drawn into a formidable conflict that puts the fate of Wakanda and the entire world at risk.

Please call the Sudbury Senior Center at (978) 443-3055 to order your pizza by 10:00 AM on the day of the movie ($1.25 a slice). NOTE: Please be sure to review movie descriptions and subject matter prior to attending a movie. On occasion, we will show an R rated movie. Movies can be rated R due to language, violence or sexual content.

FISH Volunteers needed

FISH. (Friends in Services Helping) is a volunteer program that provides transportation for Sudbury residents to medical appointments, when their family and friends are not available. Volunteer drivers drive residents to appointments when it fits into their schedule. There is no monthly or weekly requirement. F.I.S.H. is a great way to help your neighbors in need. If you would like to apply to become a volunteer driver, please call Janet Lipkin at the Sudbury Senior Center at 978-639-3223.

Current Events

The Sudbury Senior Center Current Events group meets at the Senior Center every Thursday from 10:00 AM to 11:15 AM. Please feel free to join the group at any meeting. For more information, please call the Sudbury Senior Center at (978) 443-3055.

Help the Town and Earn a Tax Abatement

Applications are now available for the Sudbury Senior and Veteran Tax Work-off Programs at the Sudbury Senior Center. Eligible Sudbury seniors or veterans may be able to work in a Town Department and “earn” a tax abatement for the following year. In 2018, the abatement will be $11.00 an hour or $1,100 for 100 hours of work. Note: Veterans should submit a copy of their discharge papers along with their application.

All applications should be delivered to Sudbury Senior Center, Tax Work-off Program, 40 Fairbank Road, Sudbury, MA 01776. Should you have a question about the program, please call the Sudbury Senior Center at (978) 443-3055 or email at senior@sudbury.ma.us.

Monthly Newsletter Information

The Sudbury Senior Center newsletter is both available online, and via email, as well as paper mailing. Due to the cost and time put into the paper mailing, we encourage those who are able to either sign up for the email version of the newsletter, look at it online at our website (www.sudburyseniorcenter.org) or pick up a paper copy at the Senior Center. Should you choose to receive it via email, please sign up at the Town of Sudbury website (www.sudbury.ma.us) by using the “Subscribe” button in the upper right corner of the homepage. Then email the senior center at senior@sudbury.ma.us and we will remove you from the paper mailing list. Thank you!

LINC - Learning Intergenerational Community

LINC the new intergenerational after school program is connecting 4th and 5th graders with adults 55+. Students and adults will have an unforgettable experience with this teacher-led curriculum for curious kids of all ages. Six structured after school sessions from 3:30-5:15 PM meet at Sudbury Public Schools. Adults 55+ are invited to participate. We are looking for volunteers for the Fall session and for other intergenerational programs. For more information, please contact the Sudbury Senior Center at 978-443-3055 and leave a message for Intergenerational Coordinator Judy Battat or email Judy at battatJ@sudbury.ma.us.