SENIOR CENTER

STAFF

Michele Geremia

Director

Mira Meyer-Oertel

Senior Services Coordinator

Ed Carusi

Outreach Services

Susan Duarte

Administrative Assistant

Rod Maturi

Kitchen Supervisor

Shirley Slusarski

Kitchen Staff

Larry Daglieri

Anthony Mederos

Transportation

Mona L. Kozel Trips and Events

MAY 2017

Center Hours

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Monday - Friday

CENTER CLOSING

MONDAY, MAY 29TH FOR MEMORIAL DAY

ARM CHAIR TRAVEL

Monday, May 8th at 1:00 pm

“NORTHERN ITALY’S LAKE REGION”

Breath-taking villas, gardens, lakeside views and more will be explored while traveling the area which the Community School’s Director, Sandi Tinyk, considers her favorite trip of all the destinations in the school’s travel program. Ringed by alpine peaks, the sparkling waters of the Italian Lake District command a landscape where mountains descend to meet the shores and grand hotels rise up in pretty lakeside towns. Here at the convergence of Italy and Switzerland is an area graced with shocking beauty and extraordinary diversity, where each lake with its own charms and treasures unfolds against a backdrop of semi-tropical gardens, gracious old villas and vibrant villages and traditions.

From the jewel-like Borromean islands on Lago Maggiore, or the panorama of the crystalline waters of Lake Como, the romantic charm of the Italian Lakes continues at tiny Lago di Orta, in the middle of which is tiny Isola San Giulio and its basilica, dating from the 4th century. Andiamo amici!

This program is presented in collaboration between the Senior Center and the Barrington Community School (BCS). Fee: $10.00 per adult/$5.00 senior citizen rate. Please call the Center at 247-1926 or BCS at 245-0432 to register. Refreshments will be served.

MOTHER’S DAY PARTY

Friday, May 12th at 1:00 pm

May is the time to celebrate Mothers! Come to the Center and enjoy the lovely voice of Debra Joy Celetti who will be here to perform for you. Plan to come early to join your friends for a delicious lunch and stay for the party. Please call the Center at 247-1926 no later than noon the day before to reserve!

Friday, May 26th at 1:00 pm. Cost: $17.00

“A GARDEN OF HUMAN QUALITIES: The Language of Plants and Flowers”

Almost all plants have a meaning, and this can be used to effectively enhance, design, or revitalize your garden. Please join us as we explore this symbolic language, with origins dating back to ancient Asian and older European cultures. Participants will design their own vegetative style arrangement, using symbolic flowers and other plant materials to create a personal message. This makes a wonderful gift for a special person in your life! Please call the Center to make a reservation.

Please note: as fresh flowers or plants are purchased in advance, cancellations must be made 48 hours prior to the class.

FLOWERS FOR EVERYONE with Sally Gruber

2ND STORY THEATER

Mondays, May 8th to June 19th at 10:15 am Cost: $35.00

Taylor Terreri is bringing six weeks of creativity and fun to the Center, presenting the following syllabus:

May 8: Mixed Media Card Making June 5: Mixed Media with Pastels May 15: Pastels 101 June 12: Making your own Stencils and Stamps May 22: Mixed Media with Pastels June 19: Painting with Stencils and Stamps

Please call the Center at 247-1026 early to reserve a spot.

ARTIST IN YOU

Thursday, May 25th at 11:00 am

Pharmacist Katherine Corsi, who is the URI PharmD Resident attached to the homecare team at Visiting Nurses of Newport and Bristol Counties, will be joining a VNS Nurse for a presentation to discuss antibiotic therapy: “Antibiotics Are Not Always the Answer.” Important information for all!

ASK THE PHARMACIST

Sunday, May 7th at 7:30 pm (Upstage)

“THE BEST OF EVERYTHING” by Julie Kramer Julie Kramer touchingly and faithfully adopts Rona Jaffe’s mid-century page-turner which electrified millions of women who saw their own lives reflected in the experiences of five young employees of a New York publishing house. This is an incisive look at the personal and professional struggles these women faced (face?) in their male-dominated world, bringing it to colorful theatrical life with sympathy, wit, intelligence and love.

The cost per ticket is $12.00, a price well below the current preview ticket price of $20.00. We are able to offer this discounted price due to the generosity of the 2nd Story Theater and the Senior Center. Please note that tickets are limited to two per person and membership in the Barrington Senior Center is required. Please

COMPUTER CLASSES

Ben Hanley, Digital Services/Reference Librarian at Barrington Public Library, will be teaching the classes listed below in May at the library. Registration is required. Please register at the Library Reference Desk, call 401-247-1920 ext. 2, or online at www.barringtonlibrary.org.

Computer Basics, a 3-week class, on Thursdays, May 11, 18, & 25 at 10 am (90 mins.) Facebook Basics on Tuesday, May 9 at 10 am (1 hour) Getting Started with Google Drive on Monday, May 15 at 7 pm (1 hour) Internet Safety Basics on Tuesday, May 23 at 10 am (1 hour)

ZUMBA GOLD RETURNS TO FRIDAY

Please note that beginning in May, Zumba Gold with Instructor Samantha will be offered on Friday mornings at 10:00 am.

TOWN OF BARRINGTON

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MEMBERSHIP ALERT

PLEASE NOTE:

Beginning with the July 2017 Newsletter, the Monthly Newsletter will no longer be sent through the mail.

There will be three ways to receive the Newsletter in the future:

1. The Newsletter will be sent to you via e-mail. Please provide the front desk with your e-mail address.

2. Pick up a copy of the Newsletter at the Senior Center front desk.

3. See the Newsletter on line. Visit the Town of Barrington web site at

www.barrington.ri.gov

Click on Departments

Click on Senior Services

There you will find the Newsletter, the Activity Calendar and the Menu for the month.

HEALTHY SNACKS

Tuesday, May 16th at 10:00 am A representative and the chef from Orchard View Manor, a nursing home located in East Providence, will be here and create delicious fruit and yogurt parfaits for everyone. They will also be available to provide information and answer any questions about Orchard View Manor.

Please be aware that your current membership in the Barrington Senior Center will expire on June 30th. Beginning July 1st, membership fees will be $12.00 for the year 2017/2018. Sign-up begins June 1st.

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