Enfield Senior Center
299 Elm Street, Enfield, CT 06082
860-763-7425
News Release for the Week of January 18, 2016
If you are looking for work, either part-time or full-time, you may want to make plans to attend the first 50+ Employment Expo on Saturday, February 27 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Enfield Senior Center. Area employers are invited to have a table, collect resumes, take completed applications and meet potential employees. This event is free to employers and those looking for a job. Help me spread the word. More information is available on the Senior Center website.
Have your heard about Uber? Many twentysomethings use it regularly. If you would like to learn how it works, register for Learning about Uber on Wednesday, January 20 from 10 a.m. to noon. We are also offering a class about Streaming. You can stream music, television shows, and movies. Learn what it is all about on Thursday, January 21 from 10 a.m. to noon. Registration is appreciated so you can be called if there is a weather cancellation.
Rob Zappulla and his band will be bringing his very popular show, Sinatra & All That Jazz, to the Enfield Senior Center on Friday, January 29 at 6 p.m. Tickets are on sale in the Senior Center office for $7 per person and includes coffee and dessert at the break.
Join us for a fun-filled Saturday afternoon out on the town on March 26, 2016 to see “Motown the Musical” at the Bushnell Theatre in Hartford. This musical is the true American story of Motown founder Berry Gordy’s journey from featherweight boxer to heavyweight music mogul who launched the careers of Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson, and many more. A delicious lunch is included at the Chowder Pot restaurant. Reservations are being accepted at the Senior Center Front Desk for $154 per person. We are also taking reservations for a trip to the Lincoln Center in New York City to The Metropolitan Opera to see “Otello” on Saturday, April 23, 2016. Often cited as opera’s greatest tragedy, “Otello” is a miraculous union of music and drama, a masterpiece as profound philosophically as it is thrilling theatrically. Ticket price ranges from $153 - $162 per person for Balcony seating. Don’t wait; tickets are going fast for these two great shows.
SEMINARS
• Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery – Wednesday, January 20 at 1 p.m.
• Winter Wellness Tips for People with Diabetes – Wednesday, January 27 at 1 p.m.
TRIPS
Trip flyers are available on our website at www.enfield-ct.gov/seniors or can be picked up at the Senior Center.
Day Trips
Day trips are available for sale on or after the trip sign-up date.
• Boston’s 2016 Flower Show, March 18, 2016. Cost: $108 pp. Reservations being taken at this time.
• “Motown the Musical” at the Bushnell Theater, March 26, 2016. Cost: $154 pp. Reservations being taken at this time.
• Newport Playhouse “One Slight Hitch”, April 12, 2016. Cost: $91 pp. Trip sign-up date is February 5, 2016.
• The Metropolitan Opera “Otello”, April 23, 2016. Cost $153 - $162 pp. Reservations being taken at this time.
• “Shadows of the 60s” at Foxwoods Resort, May 18, 2016. Cost $80 per person. Trip sign-up date is March 18, 2016.
Multi-Day Adventures
Reservations are being accepted for multi-day adventures.
• Scandinavian Splendor Cruise, June 1 – 11, 2016. Cost: $3409 pp/double/inside cabin.
• America’s Canyon Country, June 9 – 17, 2016. Cost: $3529 pp/double.
• Journey to the White Mountains, June 20 – 22, 2016. Cost: $473 pp/double.
• Atlantic Canada Cruise Tour, July 2 – 8, 2016. Cost: $1667 pp/double.
• Discover Switzerland, Austria, and Bavaria, September 14 – 23, 2016. Cost: $3599 pp/double.
• Long Island & the Hamptons, September 15 – 16, 2016. Cost $349 pp/double.
• Danube River Cruise, September 24 – October 4, 2016. Cost:$4995 pp/double/Riviera Deck
• Autumn Repositioning Cruise, October 28 – November 11, 2016. Cost: $1999 pp/double/inside cabin.
Meal reservations can be made by calling 860-763-7428. I can be reached at slather@enfield.org, as well. We look forward to hearing from you.