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SUMMARY:Picnics in the Park & Summer Concerts
DESCRIPTION:Join FONS to “Picnic in the Park” (bring your picnic supper and a chair to the Dickinson Memorial Park Bandshell) and enjoy socializing with friends and family before the free concerts sponsored by the Newtown Parks & Recreation Department begin at 6:30 pm. Consider inviting another senior\, friend\, or neighbor to join you and offering to drive! \nSummer Concert Schedule\nJuly 24 – My Brother’s Band\nJuly 31 – One Track Mind\nAugust 7 – Rain Date
URL:https://friendsofnewtownseniors.org/event/picnics-in-the-park-summer-concerts/
LOCATION:Dickinson Park\, 50 Elm Drive\, Newtown\, CT\, 06470\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Concerts
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SUMMARY:Timeless Newtown One Town One Read - Join Today!
DESCRIPTION:The Timeless Newtown One Town One Read community-wide initiative – featuring the book Ageism Unmasked: Exploring Age Bias and How to End It by Tracey Gendron\, PhD – is underway! Books are free and available at the C.H. Booth Library. \nWhen you pick up a copy of the book\, please be sure to sign up to receive information and updates on upcoming events via the QR code or paper form provided at the Library. \nYou can also sign up for future updates here\, if you’ve not already done so. \nTimeless Newtown Book Discussions will be held in the C.H. Booth Library Meeting Room at 6:30 pm on the following dates: \n  \nPrevious Discussions:\nThursday\, July 17 – Aging\, it’s complicated. Discussion of Forward\, Introduction\, and Chapter 1 of Ageism Unmasked. Facilitator: John Boccuzzi\, Sr.\, retired educator\, administrator\, and consultant. \nTuesday\, July 22 – Changing landscape of technology and medicine and how it impacts medicine. Discussion of Chapter 2 of Ageism Unmasked. \nFacilitator: John Boccuzzi\, Jr.\, President of ISG (Information System Group) Research and cofounder of BD Provisions. \nThursday\, July 31 – Ageism in the working world. Discussion of Chapter 3 of Ageism Unmasked.\nFacilitator: Mike Cairo\, Managing Director of Safety and Security for Greystar Real Estate Industries.  \nThursday\, August 14 – Retirement as a life stage and successful aging. Discussion of Chapter 4 of Ageism Unmasked.\nFacilitator: Facilitator: Dr. Michael Stern\, a practicing psychologist.  \nThursday\, August 21 – The impact of the anti-aging culture. Discussion of Chapter 5 of Ageism Unmasked.\nFacilitator: Dr. Brianna Garrison\, Researcher and Professor of Gerontological Social Work\, Southern CT State University. \nMonday\, August 25 – Older adults in the information age. Discussion of Chapter 6 of Ageism Unmasked.\nFacilitator: Anne Rothstein\, Anne Rothstein\, retired educator and author of a book on successful grant writing. \nWednesday\, September 3 – The pandemic. Discussion of Chapter 7 of Ageism Unmasked.\nFacilitator: Alexa Griffith\, LCSW\, Care Navigator\, Newtown Human Services. \nMonday\, September 15 – Elderhood. Discussion of Chapter 8 of Ageism Unmasked.Facilitator: Natalie Griffith\, LCSW\, Director of Newtown Human Services.  \nPick up a copy of the book and sign up today! \nAll community members are encouraged to read the book and participate in meaningful conversations around age\, intergenerational connection\, and well-being. The program will culminate in a special author event with Dr. Gendron on Thursday\, September 18\, at Edmond Town Hall.
URL:https://friendsofnewtownseniors.org/event/timeless-newtown-one-town-one-read-join-today/
LOCATION:C. H. Booth Library\, 25 Main Street\, Newtown\, CT\, 06470\, United States
CATEGORIES:C. H. Booth Library,Community,Timeless Newtown
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