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Healthy Aging, Healthy Living Expo for Caregivers and Seniors
Healthy Aging, Healthy Living Expo for Caregivers and Seniors
FREE! Open to the community. Focusing on the needs of older adults, people with disabilities & caregivers, such as: · Lifestyle Tips · Aging Resources · Wellness Materials · Health Info & Resources · Resources for Caregivers · Screenings · Giveaways · Door Prizes · Healthy Snacks For more information, please visit GenHealth.org/SeniorExpo. Wednesday, October […]
FONS Oktoberfest
FONS Oktoberfest
Includes dinner of chicken schnitzel, red cabbage, spätzle, and dessert. Cash bar. Music provided by “Solid Gold Times Two.” Wednesday, October 4 (rain date October 11) 5 – 9 pm NewSylum Brewing Company 36 Keating Farms Avenue Newtown, CT 06470 Tickets are $30 per person You can purchase tickets by calling 203-430-0633 or 203-648-6905 or […]
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The Extras of Public Access TV
The Extras of Public Access TV
Join a community of creatives at our WCCTV workshop! Learn about Western CT Community TV's studio and borrowing top-notch equipment. WCCTV is here to help you tell your story! Please register for the program.
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Spooky Trivia Night
Spooky Trivia Night
Are you a horror fan? A teller of ghost stories? A connoisseur of candy? Come show off your spooky knowledge and have a great time at the Library Trivia Night. Free drinks*- Fun prizes - Great times - Costumes welcome! Tickets are $25 per person. Register here. *Each participant will be issued two (2) drink […]
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10 Warning Signs of Alzheimers
10 Warning Signs of Alzheimers
This education program will be presented by the Alzheimer’s Organization and will cover the following: · The difference between normal aging and Alzheimer’s · Common warning signs · The importance of early detection and benefits of diagnosis · Next steps and expectations for the diagnostic process · Alzheimer’s Association resources Click here to reserve a […]
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Take a Trip Back in Time to Connecticut during World War II
Take a Trip Back in Time to Connecticut during World War II
The library will host Newtown author Sharon L. Cohen’s presentation, Connecticut Industries Unite for WWII Victory. Learn how statewide mills and manufacturing plants quickly faced challenges with major materials and labor shortages. How lives were saved and battles won by creating incredible innovations in months rather than years. Tuesday, October 17, at 2 pm in […]
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FONS Home Safety Presentation
FONS Home Safety Presentation
Join FONS for a presentation on EASY and INEXPENSIVE ways to make your living space safer, more comfortable, and help prevent injuries from falls, based on AARP HomeFit Program guidelines. Refreshments and a copy of the AARP HomeFit Guide will be provided, as well as a safety gift. Watch for details on how to reserve […]
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Mississippi BBQ & Shrimp Boil
Mississippi BBQ & Shrimp Boil
Order your choice of a fabulous eat-in or take-out Mississippi BBQ & Shrimp Boil meal. Eat-in between 5:30 and 8:00 PM; Take-outs at 6 pm. $25 for adults and $15 for children 12 and under. Click here for more information or call 734-645-6909 or 203-426-9024. Saturday, October 21, at Newtown Congregational Church, 14 West St., […]
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Career Coach Classes – Microsoft Word
MICROSOFT WORD These classes take place in the Career Coach, a mobile classroom on wheels! The Career Coach vehicle will be parked in the lot behind the Edmond Town Hall. All classes are offered twice per day from 10am-12pm, or 1-3pm. Classes that are scheduled on the same day are identical. To register: visit the […]
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Newtown Health Fair
It’s an all-free three-hour event; residents can drop by for a quick visit or stay for as long as they like. At the Fair, residents can experience interactive demonstrations and wellness treatments. There are numerous free drawings, gift certificates to many restaurants and eateries, and promotions from many of our local businesses. Through the Vaccines […]
Ghosts of Newtown’s Past
Ghosts of Newtown’s Past
Join us for a candlelit tour as we lift the veil for the ghosts of Newtown’s past to share their story with us. This is a family event for all to experience some history in the dark, with a hint of light to guide us! There may be some tricks, but there will of course […]
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Fall Book Donation Day
Fall Book Donation Day
Volunteers will be on hand to help you unload your vehicle and to provide tax receipts. In addition to new and gently used books, the Friends welcomes good-condition DVDs, CDs, LPS, video games, and complete jigsaw puzzles and board games. Books of antiquarian interest are also appreciated. The Friends cannot accept multi-volume encyclopedias, Time-Life Series […]
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Senior Cinema at the Ridgefield Playhouse
DATES & TIMES VARY The Ridgefield Playhouse will continue its senior movie series this fall, offering hand-picked films FREE to seniors. · The Four Seasons – Thursday, November 2, at 1 pm. This 1981 movie follows four seasons, three couples, one interloper and a whole lot of laughs and drama in this heart felt comedy […]
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