Senior Scene

Senior Scene

All senior centers and council on aging office will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 11, to observe Veterans Day.

A full version of activities appears on our Web site at www.southcoasttoday.com. The list is updated every Sunday. A condensed version of senior center and council on aging activities is published in The Standard-Times every Sunday. Listings for trip reservations will be published before the reservation deadline. For information, call Peggy Oliver (508) 979-4437 or e-mail poliver@s-t.com

TED'S TRIPS: Nov. 15: Hu Ke Lau, dinner, Hawaiian show. Prime rib or baked scrod. Dec. 2: Hollywood Christmas Show with Laura Roth, lunch at Luciano's on Lake Pearl. Chicken or scrod. Contact Ted (508) 295-7853 or e-mail tedstrips@yahoo.com or www.tedstrips.web.officelive.com

ACUSHNET

COA office: 59 1/2 S. Main St., (508) 998-0280. Lunch served daily; call day ahead.

UAW LOCAL 168 REVERE COPPER RETIREES meeting: 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. Acushnet Grange, 1121 North Main St., Acushnet.

DARTMOUTH

COA office: 628 Dartmouth St., (508) 999-4717.

PARKINSON'S SUPPORT: 1 p.m. Thursday.

BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC: 9 a.m. Friday.

LIFE LINE DIABETIC SHOE clinic: 9:30 a.m. Nov. 17.

PRESENTATION: 10 a.m. Nov. 18. "Chocolate and Coffee: the Good, Bad and the Ugly." Free.

TURKEY DINNER: 11:30 a.m. Nov. 18. $3, sign up in advance.

WIDOW SUPPORT: 8:30 a.m.-noon, Nov. 20.

Attorney BENESKI: 9:30 a.m. Nov. 20, by appointment.

GOODYEAR SENIORS: Nov. 17: 1:30 p.m. meeting. Group meets at Dartmouth Council on Aging, 628 Dartmouth St.

FAIRHAVEN

COA office: 229 Huttleston Ave., (508) 979-4029, http://fairhavenma.virtualtownhall.net/Pages/FairhavenMA_COA/index

PRESENTATION: 1-2 p.m. Monday. Healing from grief, loss. Call to sign up.

ENTERTAINMENT: Tuesday: 1 p.m. Music with Rod Lopez. Thursday: COA Band.

MALL TRIPS: Wednesday: Holiday, no trip. Nov. 18: South Shore Plaza, Braintree. Nov. 25: Hyannis Mall, Christmas Tree Shop. Bookings taken starting 15th of month, trips subject to change.

GEORGE's EXTRAVAGANZAS: Dec. 6-8: Bally's, Atlantic City. Call COA or George after 3 p.m. (508) 995-5638, leave message.

ST. MARY'S Golden agers: Nov. 19: Thanksgiving meal, club. Dec. 17: Christmas Party, Century House. Group meets 1 p.m. Thursdays, St. Mary's church basement. Call Gladys Costa, (508) 993-0350.

FREETOWN

COA office: 227 Chace Road, (508) 763-9557. Medical equipment available. Van service available Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday.

MEDICARE PART D PRESENTATION: 10:30 a.m. Monday.

SEATED MASSAGE: 10 a.m.-noon, Monday, Nov. 23.

SHINE: 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Tuesday. Call for appointment.

BIRTHDAY PARTY: noon, Thursday. For Freetown seniors, $3

FREETOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LUNCHEON: 1:45 p.m. Nov. 23. RSVP by Nov. 16. mac & cheese, $3.50.

CYD'S LUNCHEON: 11:30 a.m. Nov. 17. Meat loaf, vegetables, dessert, $5 due at door. RSVP by Tuesday.

SENIOR CLUB: 1:30 p.m. Nov. 19.

SERVE: distribution 10-10:30 a.m. Nov. 20.

ESTATE PLANNING and mass. HEALTH LEGAL ADVICE: 9 a.m. Nov. 24. Free.

BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC: 9-10 a.m. Nov. 25.

BROWN BAG: pickup, noon, Nov. 25.

PODIATRIST: 9:30 a.m. Dec. 7; 10 a.m. Dec. 14. Call (401) 455-3554.

LAKEVILLE

SENIOR CENTER: 1 Deer Crossing, off Precinct Street (508) 947-7224. Closed Fridays, no van service Wednesdays, Fridays.

VETERANS BREAKFAST: 10 a.m. Tuesday. Must register.

TRIPS: Jan. 29: Wright's Chick Farm Bingo. Feb. 18-19: Casino Extravaganza, Mohegan Sun, Foxwoods.

MARION

COA office: 2 Spring St., (508) 748-3570. Free smoke detectors installed by Fire Department; free cell phone for emergency use. Call COA.

annual public safety Luncheon for seniors: Friday, Lindsey's Seafood Restaurant. Sponsored by Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz. Free. Call COA to reserve. Transportation available.

THANKSGIVING DINNER: Nov. 22. Old Rochester Regional Junior High School. Transportation available. Tickets available at COA.

SIPPICAN SENIORS: Travel Club trips: Monday: Mohegan Sun, Cornerstone Theatre Christmas Show. Dec. 2: Hollywood Christmas show, Luciano's Lake Pearl, starring Laura Roth. Foxwoods: Nov. 17. Call Natalie Sullivan (508) 748-1467.

MATTAPOISETT

COA office, Social and Wellness Center: 17 Barstow St., Center School, (508) 758-4110. Open 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Monday through Friday. Senior discounted ticket rates available for shows at Zeiterion Theatre. Call COA. Wednesday nights: 6 p.m. Cribbage, poker.

SPEAKER: 11 a.m. Friday. Healthy snacking.

TRIPS: Thursday: Mystery lunch trip. Nov. 17: Breakfast trip to Hearth 'n' Kettle, Plymouth. Nov. 19: Enchanted Village Christmas decorations. Nov. 20: New York City, Radio City show.

MIDDLEBORO

COA office: 558 Plymouth St., (508) 946-2490.

ALZHEIMERS AWARENESS PROGRAM: 7 p.m. Nov. 19: "Which One of Us is the Mother Now? Tales from the Nursing Home." By Grammy-nominated storyteller, performance artist Sharon Kennedy. Open to all, especially caregivers to elderly parents.

NEW BEDFORD

BUTTONWOOD CENTER: Buttonwood warming house, Oneida Street, (508) 991-6170.

INFORMATIONAL MEETING: 6 p.m. Nov. 19. Members are needed to start New Bedford Friends of the Elderly. If you care about seniors, please attend. Call Jackie (508) 287-5437 or Jeanne (508) 996-5204. The Friends is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing services, programs to local seniors.

NEW BEDFORD SENIOR TRAVEL PROGRAM TRIPS: Dec. 1: Please check with Jan for new date for Hanover Theatre, lunch at Maxwell Silverman's (holiday show.) Dec. 9: The Berkshires 25th Anniversary Festival of Trees, lunch at the Dakota Restaurant. Jan. 27: Chester House lobster bake, Mohegan Sun Casino. Feb. 20: Providence Performing Arts Center "Xanadu." Feb. 28-March 2: Bally's Casino, Atlantic City, bonus. Foxwoods trips: Nov. 16. Call Hazelwood Senior Center, 553 Brock Ave., (508) 991-6171.

ST. HEDWIG'S SENIORS: Nov. 19: noon, Thanksgiving luncheon; 1 p.m. business meeting, bingo, social. Dec. 3: noon, Christmas Party, Century House. Santa, music by Nu-Sounds. Dec. 17: 1 p.m. business meeting, bingo, social. Meets at Our Lady of Guadalupe at St. James Church, 233 County St., New Bedford. Call Joe (508) 992-6125 or Alice (508) 993-1541. New members welcome.

PANTHERS GOLDEN AGERS: Monday: business meeting. Nov. 23: social. Group meets at Panthers Club, new members welcome. Call Dot Motta at (508) 763-4464 (note new phone number).

ST. THERESA'S SENIORS: Tuesday: noon, New York Buffet; 1:30 p.m. social, bingo. Nov. 24: 1:30 p.m. social, bingo, payment due for Century House. Dec. 8: noon, Century House, entertainment. Jan. 26, Feb. 24: 1:30 p.m. social bingo, weather permitting. New members invited. Meets at VFW Poirier Post. Call Al (508) 995-5761.

ST. JOSEPH/ST. THERESE SENIORS: Thursday: 1 p.m. meeting. Nov. 18: 11:30 a.m. Bobby Justin show, White's. Dec. 10: 11:30 a.m. White's Happy Holidays. Jan. 14: 11 a.m. lunch at Symposium. Feb. 11: Valentine show at White's. Feb. 25: 11 am. lunch at Peking Garden, Fairhaven. Meetings held second and fourth Thursdays of month.

GARMENT WORKERS RETIREES AND FRIENDS: Nov. 17: noon, Thanksgiving lunch, Highlands, Acushnet. Call Roland at (508) 763-5575. Meets at Panthers Club. Bingo at all meetings, new members welcome.

ROCHESTER

COA office: 67 Dexter Lane, (508) 763-8723.

Center open Monday, Thursday nights, 6:30-8.

PROJECT B.A.G.S.: Bringing Assistance for Grocery Shopping. Needs volunteers to help seniors with in-store shopping or to shop for home bound seniors. Call the COA if you need help shopping or to help shop.

PAMPERED CHEF: Nov. 16: demonstration first, luncheon at noon. Topic: leftover turkey. Advance sign up.

SERVE: pick up Nov. 21.

ANNUAL THANKSGIVING DINNER AT O.R.R.J.H.S.: 11:15 a.m. Nov. 22. Free.

COOKING DEMONSTRATION/LUNCHEON: 11:30 a.m. Nov. 30.

FRIDAY MOVIES: 1:30 p.m., free, popcorn. Friday: "Shrink."

TRIPS: Monday: shopping, lunch, Legacy Place, Dedham. Nov. 13: shopping, lunch, Super Walmart, Raynham. Nov. 16: shopping, lunch, Dartmouth Plaza, Christmas Tree Shop, Kohl's, IHOP. Nov. 23: shopping, lunch, Wareham Crossing. Nov. 30: shopping, lunch, Galleria Mall, Taunton.

WAREHAM

COA office: Multiservice Center, 48 Marion Road, (508) 291-3130. Cranberry Cafe, Room 208. Are You OK? The Communicator, File of Life, free phone, dial-a-ride, foot care, programs available.

FOOD PANtRY: Needs non-perishable food items. Drop off in COA office.

POOL tOURNAMENT: Nov. 16, 17, 18. Can you put Minnesota Fats to shame? Men's division, women's division. Call for details.

AARP SAFETY DRIVING COURSE: Nov. 19. 4 hour refresher course. 9:30 a.m. start; 11 a.m. Lunch break; 12:30 resume course. $2.50 meal or bring lunch. No testing. Call (508) 295-7595.

HOLIDAY CELEBRATION: Nov. 27: 7 p.m. start; 7:30 roast beef, fixings dinner; 8:30 show. Entertainment by Mike Dutra presenting "Strictly Sinatra," dancing, raffles. Benefits social services at COA. Tickets $32.50, $27.50. Discounted tickets if you reserve early by Nov. 20. Call Larry Gaines (508) 295-7595.

CHRISTMAS FAIR: Nov. 17. White elephant raffle, crafts, bring items to sell. Lunch, $2.50. Reserve by Nov. 13. Vendors welcome, call Paula Hatch (508) 295-0291. Sponsored by Friends of the Elderly.

CHRISTMAS Party: Dec. 9. 11:30 a.m. lunch, $2.50. Entertainment by the Meadow Lark Band, door prizes, raffles.

SIGN LANGUAGE: call COA.

PIANO LESSONS: call COA.

CRIBBAGE: 10 a.m. Mondays. Newcomers welcome.

BeREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP: 10:30 a.m.-noon Mondays, five weeks.

AEROBICS: 9:30-10:45 a.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday. Small fee.

EXERCISE: 8:30-9:15 a.m. Monday-Friday. Small fee.

FUEL ASSISTANCE RECERTIFICATION: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday.

WESTPORT

COA office: 75 Reed Road, (508) 636-1026; 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday. Senior Social Day Program 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, supervised program, fee. Lunch program Monday-Friday, 48-hour advance reservation, donation.

MEDICAL PART D open ENROLLMENT: Nov. 15-Dec. 31. Go to www.Medicare.gov or call Karen Urmson SHINE coordinator at (800) 987-2510 or (508) 222-1399 for appointments on the second Friday of the month.

VETERANS BREAKFAST: 8:30 a.m. Thursday. Call to reserve.

HEALING FROM GRIEF, LOSS: 10:30 a.m. Thursday.

PRESENTATION: 11 a.m. Thursday. Home instead senior care, memory fitness workshop.

SHINE: Friday, 9:30 a.m. prescription coverage; 11 a.m. Medicare options. Informational sessions.

HOLIDAY FAIR: Nov. 16-20. Knitted goods, quilted items, specialty table, holiday baskets. Bake sale Nov. 18.

BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC: 1:30-2:30 p.m. Nov. 17.

LEGAL ADVICE: 11:30 a.m. Nov. 18. Call for appointment.

THANKSGIVING LUNCH: 11:30 a.m. Nov. 24. $2. Call for reservation.

FOOD PANTRY: needs canned goods, boxed items. Drop off at center.

SNAP: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Helps low-income individuals, families buy healthy, nutritious food. Contact Outreach department.