CALENDAR
MONDAY, OCT. 28
Book-A-Tech — 2-4:30 p.m., Groton Public Library, 52 Newtown Road; through Wed.; one-on-one technology help; free; call to schedule 20 min. session, (860) 441-6750.
ESL Classes — 9:30-12:30 p.m., Public Library of New London, 63 Huntington St.; also Tuesday and Thursday; learn English as a Second Language; free; (860) 447-1411.
Fall Birdseed Fundraiser — 10 a.m.noon, Lyme Fire Company, 213 Hamburg Road; through Nov. 13; to support the club’s Beautify Lyme projects; pick up is Nov. 16 behind the firehouse; delivery is available for $5; (860) 526-9868 or jwd50@comcast.net by Nov. 13.
Strength Training Class — 11:30 a.m.12:30 p.m., East Lyme Senior Center, 37 Society Road; also Wed.; 16 classes for $36; $40 nonresidents; (860) 739-5859.
Senior Fitness — 10-11 a.m., East Lyme Senior Center, 37 Society Road; also Wed.; 30 classes for $50; $55 nonresidents; registration required (860) 739-5859.
Strength Training — 5 p.m., Groton Senior Center, 102 Newtown Road; also Wed.; 8-weeks for $60; $70 nonresidents; (860) 441-6785.
Heart Healthy Fitness — 4 p.m., Groton Senior Center, 102 Newtown Road; also Wed.; 8-weeks for $50; $60 nonresidents; (860) 441-6785.
Chair Yoga — 10:30 a.m., Estuary Council of Seniors Inc., 220 Main St., Old Saybrook; also Thursday; $8; first class is free; 10 class pass for $70; ages 50 and up; (860) 388-1611.
Matinee — 1:50 p.m., Bill Library, 718 Colonel Ledyard Highway, Ledyard; “Beautiful Boy”; (860) 464-9912.
Celebrate Recovery — 6:30-8:30 p.m., Groton Bible Chapel, 66 Tollgate Road; Hurts, Habits, Hang-ups, Addiction; (860) 445-1760.
Christian Meditation — 5:15-6 p.m., Harkness Chapel, Connecticut College, 270 Mohegan Ave., New London; free; (860) 625-0294.
Mahjong Group — 12:30 p.m., Salem Free Public Library, 264 Hartford Road; meets every Monday in the library’s program room; (860) 859-1130.
Ukulele Lessons Level 2 — 11 a.m., East Lyme Senior Center, 37 Society Road; 6-week session held Mondays; $30; $33 nonresidents; must have your own instrument and know the C family chord group; stop by to register; (860) 739-5859.
Jam Session — 2 p.m., East Lyme Senior Center, 37 Society Road; brush up on your guitar skills; free; call to register (860) 739-5859. Chapters of Our Lives: The Importance of Capturing Our Stories — 1:30 p.m., East Lyme Public Library, 39 Society Road; share and learn together with Rachel Baer; bring preferred tool: laptop, paper and pen, iPad, etc.; free; call to register (860) 739-6926.
Bunco — 9:30-11:30 a.m., East Lyme Senior Center, 37 Society Road; $2; registration required; (860) 739-5859.
Ledyard Senior Center — 12 Van Tassell Drive, Gales Ferry; 9 a.m., yoga; 9:30 a.m., quilting; 12:30 p.m., pitch; (860) 464-0478.
Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center — 27 Chase St.; 9:15-10:15 a.m., Zumba lite; 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., painting class; 11:30 a.m., lunch; noon, bingo; 1:30-2:30 p.m., gentle yoga; 1:30-2:30 p.m., Wii bowling; (860) 599-3285.
Job Club — noon-2 p.m., Groton Public Library, 52 Newtown Road; help with
online job applications, resumes, cover letters and interview skills; free; (860) 441-6750.
Al-Anon/Alateen — 6:30 p.m., Backus Hospital, 326 Washington St., Norwich.
Community Print Night — 6-8 p.m., Spark Makerspace, 225 State St., New London; free; $5 nonmembers; (860) 629-8477.
Waterford Senior Services — 15 Rope Ferry Road; 8:30 a.m., strength III; 9:30 a.m., casual bridge; 10 a.m., hearty moves; 10:15 a.m., duplicate bridge; 12:30 p.m., mahjong; 1 p.m., quilting; (860) 444-5839.
Usual Suspects Mystery Book Club — 5:30 p.m., Public Library of New London, 63 Huntington St.; (860) 447-1411.
Parkinson’s Support Group — 11:30 a.m., Rose City Senior Center, 8 Mahan Drive, Norwich; call to register (860) 696-5503 or email susan.lather@hhchealth.org. Everything You Need to Know About
Breast Cancer — 7 p.m., Wheeler Library, 101 Main St., North Stonington; Claire Silva, a survivor of triple negative breast cancer, will present an awareness workshop; call to register (860) 535-0383. Computer Basics: Intro to Microsoft
Word — 10:30 a.m., Public Library of New London, 63 Huntington St.; learn how to use Microsoft Word; (860) 4471411.
Creative Writers of NL County — 10 a.m.-noon, Public Library of New London, 63 Huntington St.; bring a pen, paper, all of your best ideas and several copies of your work; (860) 447-1411.
The Poe You Don’t Know — 7 p.m., East Lyme Public Library, 39 Society Road; Edgar Allan Poe’s lasting contributions to literature and to popular culture as well as on his cosmology — a seldom discussed but important aspect of his view of the world; free; call to register (860) 739-6926.
Overeaters Anonymous — 7-8 p.m., Union Baptist Church Annex, 119 High St., Mystic.
Overeaters Anonymous — 7-8 p.m., St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 56 Great Hammock Road (Rt. 154)., Old Saybrook. Gamblers Anonymous — 7 p.m., Lee Memorial United Methodist Church, 294 Washington St., Norwich. Al-Anon — 7-8:30 p.m., Union Baptist Church, 119 High Street, Mystic. Narcotics Anonymous — 6-7 p.m., St. John’s Episcopal Church, 400 Main St., Niantic.
Narcotics Anonymous — 10-11 a.m., Huntington Street Baptist Church, 29 Huntington St., New London.
Narcotics Anonymous — 7-8:30 p.m., St. James Episcopal Church, 76 Federal St., New London. TUESDAY, OCT. 29
Weightlifting Class — 10:30-11:15 a.m., East Lyme High School, 30 Chesterfield Road; 24 classes for $24; $29 nonresidents; call to register, (860) 739-5859.
Senior Drop-in Games — noon-4 p.m., Salem Free Public Library, 264 Hartford Road; play Wii Sports games; free; (860) 859-1130.
Variety Games — 1 p.m., East Lyme Senior Center, 37 Society Road; a variety of easy-to-learn board games; free; call to register (860) 739-5859.
Cultivating Great Business — 6-8 p.m., Chelsea Groton Bank, 1319 Gold Star Highway, Groton; 13-week course offering local business owners a toolkit
for success; participants will leave the series with an understanding about how to craft a business plan and real world conversations about how to successfully launch or grow their business; to register visit chelseagroton.com/chelseauniversity or email mtoth@chelseagroton.com.
Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center — 27 Chase St.; 8:30-11 a.m., foot clinic by appointment; 9:15-10:15 a.m., strength & balance; 10:15-11:15 a.m., Zumba lite; 11:30 a.m., lunch; noon, bingo; (860) 599-3285.
Tai Chi — 9-10 a.m., East Lyme Senior Center, 37 Society Road; also Friday; 24 classes for $48; $53 nonresidents; call to register (860) 739-5859.
Ledyard Senior Center — 12 Van Tassell Drive, Gales Ferry; 10 a.m., Wii bowling, bridge; 10:30 a.m., Latin line dancing; 12:30 p.m., bingo; 1 p.m., Silver Sneakers Flex strength training; (860) 464-0478.
Open Art — 9:30 a.m.-noon, East Lyme Senior Center, 37 Society Road; bring supplies; free; registration required, (860) 739-5859.
Yoga — 9-10 a.m., East Lyme Senior Center, 37 Society Road; also Thursday; 30 classes for $60; $65 nonresidents; stop by to register (860) 739-5859.
TOPS Chapter CT #0121 — 9 a.m., St. Paul’s Church, 170 Rope Ferry Road, Waterford; weigh-in and meeting; first meeting is free.
Sit and Be Fit — 10 a.m., Lymes Senior Center, 26 Town Woods Road; free for members; call to register (860) 4344127. Field of Greens Farmers Market — 3-6 p.m., Washington Park, Meridian Street, Groton.
Pickleball — 7:30 p.m., East Lyme Senior Center, 37 Society Road; also held Saturday at 10 a.m.; $2; registration required (860) 739-5859. Fall Birdseed Fundraiser — 10 a.m.noon, Lyme Fire Company, 213 Hamburg Road; through Nov. 13; to support the club’s Beautify Lyme projects; pick-up is Nov. 16 behind the firehouse; delivery is available for $5; (860) 5269868 or jwd50@comcast.net.
Tech Support for Seniors — 2:45-3:45 p.m., East Lyme Senior Center, 37 Society Road; sponsored by The East Lyme Senior Center and East Lyme High School students; help with laptops, iPads, cellphones, etc.; free; call to register (860) 739-5859. Spanish Diabetes Workshop — 5:30-8 p.m., Hispanic Alliance, 148 State St., New London; 6-week workshop open to pre-diabetics, diabetics, family and/ or caregivers of a diabetic; call to register (860) 442-0711 or (860) 235-9670.
Waterford Senior Services — 15 Rope Ferry Road; 8:30 a.m., cribbage; 9 a.m., open doors, strength I; 9:30 a.m., pitch games, pickleball; 10:15 a.m., strength II; 11:30 a.m., healthy stretch; 11:45 a.m., cafe lunch with $2 donation and reservation; 12:30 p.m., pinochle; 1 p.m., PACE; 2:15 p.m., chair yoga; (860) 444-5839. CROP Hunger Walk — 1 p.m., St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 15 Pearl St., Mystic; sponsored by President Clare Rogers of Mystic Area Ecumenical Council; departs Pearl Street at St. Marks and heads down to Noank Baptist Church and back; (860) 889-1636. Whose Hoo – Owls of Connecticut —6 p.m., Wild Birds Unlimited, Niantic, 190 Flanders Road; maximize your chances of seeing them in the wild and how you can help with the conservation of these charismatic birds; free; call (860) 739-7302 or stop by to register.