Want to see your events in this handy monthly calendar? Contact Cassie at cpappathan@theconcordinsider.com, and she’ll help you out. The next calendar will be printed May 5.
Community Education
170 Warren St.
225-0804, classesforlife.com
Community Education has a new schedule of classes starting in April! Archery, yoga, Chinese cooking, Arabic, Italian, computer, knitting, genealogy, ballroom dance, painting, herbs, gardening, writing and scrapbooking, just to name a few.
Over 65? You are entitled to a 50 percent discount. Not 65? Sign up with a friend or take two classes and get 10 percent off the tuition of both classes.
Penacook Community Center
Community Drive, Penacook
753-9700, gailm6@comcast.net
– Monday: Community Action luncheon at noon. Call for a reservation.
– Tuesdays: An exercise class is held at 9 a.m. Walking is at 9:45 a.m., and Bingo is at 10 a.m.
– Wednesdays: Lunch trips. Walking is offered at 1 p.m.
– Thursdays: An exercise class is held at 9 a.m. Walking is at 9:45 a.m. Yoga is at 11 a.m. every other week.
– Fridays: Shuffleboard is played at 1 p.m. A card party is held at 7 p.m.
We plan to start Wii bowling soon. We also have a Red Hat group and do day trips. Call for more information.
The Concord Public Library
45 Green St., 225-8670
onconcord.com/library
April 12-18 is National Library Week, a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association and libraries across the country since 1958. It is a time to celebrate libraries, librarians and library workers across the country. This year’s theme is “worlds connect at your library.” We hope you can come and help us celebrate by participating in some of the library events we have planned.
– April 13 at 7 p.m: “Mysteries on Both Sides of the Pond” book discussion with professor Suzanne Brown. We will be discussing “St. Alban’s Fire” by Archer Mayor. Books are available to check out at the circulation desk.
– April 14 from 9-11 a.m: Public coffee hosted by the Concord Public Library Foundation.
– April 15 at 7 p.m: “Banjos, Bones and Ballads,” a music program with Jeff Warner. Traditional songs, rich in local history and a sense of place, present the latest news from the distant past. They help us to interpret present-day life with an understanding of the working people who built our country. Tavern songs, banjo tunes, 18th-century New England hymns, sailor songs and humorous stories about traditional singers and their songs highlight this informative program.
All week on the main floor: Join the staff in creating a tapestry. In the spirit of National Library Week’s theme, together we will weave a symbol of the connections between all of us in our community. No special talent required – just stop by and be part of the project!
Always an Adventure
715-2723, 848-0345
barbhanchett@yahoo.com
nhalwaysanadventure.com
Always an Adventure offers outdoor adventures for active adults. There’s a $35 yearly membership fee for all activities.
– Outing club: Two levels. Meets Wednesdays at 8:50 a.m. year-round in the parking lot behind Borders, 76 Fort Eddy Road. $4 activity fee plus carpool fee. Activities vary depending on the season and may include cross country skiing, snowshoeing, hiking, walking, kayaking and biking.
– Yoga class: Starting April 6, classes are held on Monday and Thursday, 10:30 a.m. at 48 Airport Road. Cost is $4 per class.
Extended adventures are also offered. Please register in advance by telephone.
– April 21-23: This trip to Eastham, Mass., is for biking and walking along the beach. The cost is $320, which includes two breakfasts and one dinner. Bike transport will be extra.
– June 5-7: Three days of fun at a YMCA camp on Lake Coniston in Grantham. Activities include hiking, swimming, kayaking and crafts. The cost is $235, which includes all the meals.
– June 23-26: A Downeast Maine Adventure with home base at Bucksport, Maine, where we will explore the area for three days, including a boat trip to Isle Au Haut. The cost is $385/double, which includes three nights’ lodging, three breakfasts and boat trip.
– July 28-30: This trip to Errol will include three days of kayaking. The cost is $310, which includes everything.
The Concord Recreation Senior Program
48 Airport Road, 225-8690
onconcord.com/recreation
The Concord Recreation Senior Program welcomes everyone 50 or older. Parking is always free. New summer hours are 9 a.m. to noon on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Guest speakers for April are:
April 1: Colette Farland-Vogt from Horseshoe Pond Place Senior Resource Center
April 15: Sunset club meeting
Each week, seniors can bring in canned goods to be distributed on Friday to local food kitchens.
On Mondays, we offer walking group and Bingo (10 cents a card to play Bingo).
On Wednesdays, we offer card games and cribbage. We have started a knitting group, too.
On Fridays we offer walking group, a variety of card games and line dancing ($4 charge for line dancing).
The collaboration between Concord Recreation Department and Concord Area Transit continues. Transportation to and from the senior program is provided at various locations. The cost for this service is $2 roundtrip. The CAT bus will pick up at the Crutchfield apartments on Pitman Street at 8:30 a.m. and then at Firehouse Block apartments on Warren Street at 8:40 a.m. The bus will then proceed to Crestwood mobile park off Manchester Street and pick up the seniors at their front doors. The return trips will start at noon. near the end of the program. To take part in this new transportation, seniors will need to complete a form. This form can be picked up at the senior program or at the recreation department.
Horseshoe Pond Place Senior Resource Center
26 Commercial St., 228-6956
All the below activities are free and held at Horseshoe Pond Place, unless otherwise noted:
– Mondays: A stretching and strengthening class is offered at 9 a.m.
At 10 a.m., during the center’s “meet and greet,” enjoy a muffin, danish or bagel in the dining room. Free beverages provided.
Bocce is played at 10:30 a.m. in the community room.
Put on your walking shoes and meet us at 12:30 p.m. in the lobby for “10,000 Steps for Life: Walking for the Health of it!” If there is inclement weather we will be walking indoors.
Spades are played at 1:15 p.m. in the dining room.
Bingo is played at 2:30 p.m. in the dining room.
– Tuesdays: “10,000 Steps for Life” is held at 12:30 p.m., except for the first Tuesday of the month.
“Trek and Trolley” is offered the first Tuesday of the month at 1:03 p.m. The fee for the trolley is $1 round-trip. If there is inclement weather, we will have a movie matinee or free concert.
– Wednesdays: A stretching and strengthening class is offered at 9:30 a.m.
Card games are played at 11 a.m. in the dining room.
Meet in the lobby at 12:30 p.m. for “10,000 Steps for Life.”
Library club is held at 1:15 p.m.
Bingo is played at 2:15 p.m. in the dining room.
– Thursdays: Yoga is at 9:30 a.m. Free for residents; $3 for nonresidents.
“10,000 Steps for Life: Walking for the Health of it!” meets in the lobby at 10:45 a.m.
Meet in the dining room at 1:15 p.m. for “Pitch and Putt.” Not a golfer? No problem – we can teach you for free.
Dominoes, Boggle and card games are played at 1:15 p.m. in the dining room.
– Fridays: A stretching and strengthening class is offered at 9:30 a.m.
Dog Therapy is held at 10:30 a.m. Come meet and play with Little Boy, a professionally trained Bichon-poodle mix.
“10,000 Steps for Life” meets in the lobby at 12:30 p.m.
Card games are played in the dining room at 1:15 p.m. At 2:15 p.m., play bingo.
– April 1: We are heading to the Concord Rec. Department on Airport Road to do a stretching and strengthening class at 9:30 a.m. We will be staying for a brown bag lunch (lunches are provided for a $2 donation).
The health clinic offers many different services, such as foot care, blood pressure screening (free), B-12 injections, ear checks and cleanings, plus much more. Dot Duffy, our CRVNA nurse will be here for the health clinic in the visiting nurse office from 9 a.m. to noon and will be back again on April 2, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Please call 224-4093 to schedule an appointment and for costs.
– April 2: Listen to Christine Laeur’s “Your Health Matters” program on WKXL at 2 p.m. You will hear HSPP clients share how the stretching and strengthening class has improved their health. Also listen on April 20.
– April 3: All people over the age of 55 are welcome to join the entertainment committee. Held in the dining room at 10:30 a.m. Call Colette for more information.
– April 7: “Walker and Cane Tune Up” is held at 10 a.m. This event is held in the community resource room. Lunch is served after for a $2 donation. Please call Colette to make an appointment.
At 1:15 p.m. HealthSouth’s “Embracing the New (Technology) and Having Fun with the Old” is presented in the community room. Paula Towle shares the new and improved technologies available in the field of rehabilitation medicine. Ice cream social with root beer floats and sundaes follow the presentation.
At 7 p.m. in the community room, Concord Contemporary Club meets. All women are welcome to attend.
– April 8: Cassie Pappathan of The Concord Insider is facilitating a writing group at 5 p.m. This program is free and all ages are welcome.
– April 9: We will be taking a the trolley from HSPP at 11:15 a.m. and going to the Concord Community School to listen to live music while eating or lunch. $2 donation for lunch.
– April 10: A holiday dinner is held at noon. Call Colette by April 1 and let her know if you would like ham with raisin sauce or a low salt turkey dinner. $2.
– April 14: The Concord Hospital senior wellness meeting is held at 10 a.m. in the community room. Call 227-7000, ext. 3660, for more information and to register. This group also meets on April 28, same time.
At 2 p.m. a free concert featuring fiddler James Pero with special guest Stan Arthur on guitar is held at The Bon Ton department store. Transportation is proved for free.
– April 15: A birthday luncheon is held at noon for all April birthdays.
– April 16: An AARP meeting takes place in the community room at 1 p.m. Call 228-4704 for more information.
– April 20 through April 24: HSPP celebrates volunteer recognition week. Expect to rub shoulders with dignitaries, hear some musical entertainment, get fashion tips and learn how to live well. Call Colette for more information.
– April 21: The Area Committee on Aging meets in the community room at 10:30 a.m. Get there at 10 a.m. for a meet and great and coffee.
– April 22: A special dinner is scheduled at noon to thank our volunteers. Pot roast and brownie a la mode will be served. Call Colette by April 14 to reserve your spot. $2.
– April 23: A volunteer banquet is held at the Holiday Inn as a thank-you to the dedicated volunteers at HSPP and the Elder and Nutrition Services program of Merrimack Belknap Community Action Program. See Colette for a schedule of events and for more information.
– April 24: A meatloaf dinner and ice cream social is held at noon. Register with Colette by the April 14. $2.
The Racquet Club of Concord
10 Garvins Falls Road, 224-7787
rccofconcord.com
Senior membership rates per month are $40 per person, or $75 for couples. Senior membership hours are weekdays, 5 a.m. to 4 p.m., and weekends are unlimited.
On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays the following senior classes are offered:
– “Cardio Circuit” at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Class includes warm-up, with a varying circuit workout on six different pieces of cardio equipment.
– “Agile up and Be Strong” at 8:30 a.m. This class will warm you up and then challenge your muscles to improve your daily mobility.
– “Easy Does it, Water Aerobics” at 10 a.m. Experience the benefits of exercising in the water during this 45-minute class.
– “Deep Water Hydro Fitness” at 11 a.m. Using floatation devices, you will do a variety of moves such as jumping jacks, cross-country skiing, lunges, water jogging and sprinting for a great overall aerobic workout. For all fitness levels.
“Tai-Chi and Qui Gong For Health” is on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:30 a.m. Long recognized as a way to stay fit and healthy, these ancient Chinese exercises unite the mind and body to improve our overall mental and physical well being.
Concord Family YMCA
15 N. State St.
concordymca.org
Call now to register for the second spring session (April 27 through June 14). Registration dates are April 6 for members, April 13 for program members.
The YMCA is open Monday to Friday from 5 a.m.-10 p.m. (pool opens at 5:30 a.m.); Saturday from 7 a.m.-6 p.m.; and Sunday from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. (pool opens at 11:30 a.m.)
All programs are free for YMCA members or $50 per class for program members (unless otherwise noted.)
– Water walking is an intense deep water workout with no impact to muscles or joints. You’ll build strength and endurance. Classes are Tuesday and Thursday from 8:30-9:15 a.m.
– “Waterworks” consists of a steady aerobic segment followed by deep water exercise for endurance and muscle toning through water resistance. Classes are Tuesday and Thursday from 7:30-8:15 p.m. and Saturday, 8:30 – 9:15 a.m. and are free for members; $50 for program members.
– Senior strength training is designed specifically for older adults with a primary goal of slowing the aging process. Classes are Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9-10 a.m.
– “Silver sneakers” is a new program designed for seniors just beginning to exercise or seniors at an intermediate level. Join us on Monday and Wednesday, 10-11 a.m.
– “Beginning Yogafit” is for those who are active and want to try yoga, but never have. Yoga fitness is part of the hatha yoga and vinyasa style. Tuesday and Thursday, 8-9 a.m. This class is free for members; $82 for program members.
Beacon Landing
79 Sheep Davis Road,
Pembroke, cscnh.org
On April 9 at 6:30 p.m., join us for “The Gifts of Dementia: A Positive Approach to Caregiving.” The journey through Alzheimer’s disease can feel like a daily struggle as the disease slowly steals a loved one away, leaving family caregivers feeling frustrated and powerless. It is not surprising that so many caregivers struggle with depression and other stress-related illnesses. Although memory-impairing illnesses take away a great deal, they also give many gifts if we are able to see them. This program will offer tips for dealing with the emotional challenges of caregiving. Guest speaker is Sheila King, president and CEO of Community Services Council of New Hampshire.
Presentation will be followed by a panel discussion on the benefits of adult daycare, costs, payment sources and other topics of interest.
Respite care will be provided by the Beacon Landing staff; advance reservations are required to ensure adequate staff is available. Call 225-9694, ext. 232, to reserve your spot.
Open houses:
Come to one of our open houses and see what we have to offer. Staff will be available to answer questions and give tours on April 17, 5 to 7 p.m; April 19, 1 to 3 p.m. and April 23, 5 to 7 p.m.
The Fountain of Youth – AquaXercise
219-2872, thefountainofyouth.vpweb.com
Water exercise classes meet on Mondays through Thursdays from 1-1:45 p.m. and 1:45-2:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn, 172 N. Main St. The monthly rates are $15 if attending once a week, $30 for twice a week, $45 for three times a week and $60 four times a week. $20 yearly registration fee required.
Join us for lunch at the Red Apple Buffet on April 17 at 11:30 a.m.
Community Action Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties
2 Industrial Park Drive
225-3295
Are you 55 or older, a year- round New Hampshire resident and living on a low or limited income? Are you worried about your prospects for employment? Would you like to receive job training and get paid while you learn? If you answered yes to these questions, you are an ideal candidate for the senior community employment program, a nonprofit program at the Community Action Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties.
SCSEP enables qualified inpiduals to obtain paid, on-the-job training within their communities, update their job skills to enhance their marketability, develop new aptitudes and gain greater self-confidence. SCSEP participants work 20 hours per week earning $7.25 per hour in a nonprofit organization or government entities, and receive help in transitioning from the program into a new, unsubsidized employment opportunity. These wages do not interfere with food stamps or subsidized housing programs.
If you are interested and living in Belknap, Merrimack or Rockingham counties, give us a call and ask for Gervaise from the senior community service employment program.
