East Hartford Senior Center News

Expressing your creativity can improve your mood and engage your brain. Research shows that people who take part in creative arts activities visited the doctor less often and had improved mental health. The East Hartford Senior Center is offering Create A Collage taught by a local artist. Treasured greeting cards, special fabric, a certain picture, all come together as a theme when you learn the art of collage. Artist and teacher, Kim Desrosiers, brings the art supplies and you bring the memories. Take two hours for yourself to relax and be creative. Participants will discover their inner artist and leave with a one-of-a-kind work of art. Bring any personal memories you would like to incorporate. Please register in advance. The cost is $25 per person and will be held on Monday, May 7, 10 a.m.

Join us for The Elderly Brothers in concert on Friday, May 18, at 1 p.m. Long-time popular solo artists, T-Bone Stankus and Brian Gillie have teamed up as the Elderly Brothers, serving up mint-condition “oldies” rock ‘n’ roll with pitch-perfect harmonies and soulful improvisations as fresh as the originals. No sleepwalk down memory lane with these guys. Their radiant renditions and audience interaction are unsurpassed. Enjoy the solid groove and the upbeat, move-it-or-lose-it, ‘50s and ‘60s bandstand repertoire that has made each of them such talented, innovative and celebrated performers. Tickets are on sale for $2 per person in the Senior Center office. Dessert is sponsored by The Hearth at Glastonbury.

Just in time for spring, Tamie, from Glastonbury Flowershop, will bring the flowers and you bring a teacup to learn how to make a lovely flower arrangement to decorate your house or to take to a friend. On Wednesday, May 2, at 10 a.m. you can take part in a make-your-own Teacup Floral Arrangement. This is the perfect use for a teacup with a chip, one that is stained or a teacup you do not use. The cost is $10 per person. Please register and pay in advance.

Come for coffee with the East Hartford Police on Wednesday, April 25 at 10 a.m. As a part of outreach to the community, the Police Department will bring coffee and donuts for Coffee with the Chiefs. What a great way to have a discussion. Let us know if you are coming.

Senior Dental Hygiene students from Springfield Technical Community College are, as a part of their education, interested in educating seniors on oral hygiene, gum disease, nutrition and xerostomia (dry mouth). Come join in the games and activities! Stop by for free goodies and prizes from 2 to 4 p.m. on April 23, 25 and 30 at the Senior Center. Attend one or all sessions. No registration is necessary.

A Breast Cancer Update will be held on Thursday, April 26 at 1 p.m. Learn about the prevalence, risk factors, prevention, and early detection. Please call to make a reservation.

Upcoming Trips

Please register in the Senior Center office for these trips.

Harlem Tour – Thursday, June 21, $116 per person

Bobby Rydell at the Aqua Turf – Thursday, August 16, 2018, $88 per person

The Lighthouses of Boston Harbor - Wednesday, August 29, 2018, $107 per person

Relax aboard the Provincetown III, a sleek catamaran with panoramic viewing, for a 90 minute narrated historical cruise highlighting the history of the five Boston Lighthouses. Prior to the cruise, have lunch at The Venezia Restaurant, a waterfront location with breathtaking views of the Boston skyline. Menu: Salad, Baked Haddock, or Chicken Parmesan, Potato, Vegetable, Dessert, and Coffee.

Atlantic City & Cape May - Wednesday – Friday, September 12 – 14, 2018 $339 per person double, $443 per person single. Special Presentation and Registration on Thursday, May 10 at 2 p.m. Learn all of the details of the trip and have all of your questions answered.