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Tuesday Nov 2, 2021

  • Grief & Healing Support Group

    Tuesday Nov 2, 2021 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM

    This fall, Merrimack Valley Hospice is offering an in-person grief support group to the patrons of the BCOA on Tuesdays from October 26 – November 30 from 10:00-11:30 a.m.  They will also offer virtual support groups on the topics of “Dealing with Loss”, “Cooking and Eating for One,” and “Coping with the Holidays.”  For more information or to register, please call 978-552-4510.


     

  • Van Trip - Foliage & Hart's Turkey Farm

    Tuesday Nov 2, 2021 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM

    All trips are $12.00 round trip and weather permitting.  Details and times are in myactivecenter.com.  To sign up contact John in Transportation.

Thursday Nov 4, 2021

  • Bingo

    Thursday Nov 4, 2021 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM

    We are pleased to announce the return of Bingo on Thursdays at 12:30 p.m.  We have made some accommodations to adapt to COVID related requirements but hope that our players will be happy to return to a familiar, fun past time after over 20 months away.  For more information on Bingo or to sign up, contact Melissa at 978-671-0916.


     

Tuesday Nov 9, 2021

  • Grief & Healing Support Group

    Tuesday Nov 9, 2021 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM

    This fall, Merrimack Valley Hospice is offering an in-person grief support group to the patrons of the BCOA on Tuesdays from October 26 – November 30 from 10:00-11:30 a.m.  They will also offer virtual support groups on the topics of “Dealing with Loss”, “Cooking and Eating for One,” and “Coping with the Holidays.”  For more information or to register, please call 978-552-4510.


     

  • Van Trip - Encore Casino

    Tuesday Nov 9, 2021 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM

    All trips are $12.00 round trip and weather permitting.  Details and times are in myactivecenter.com.  To sign up contact John in Transportation.

  • Pushing The Envelope - History of US Postal Service

    Tuesday Nov 9, 2021 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM

    By viewing images of vintage US postage stamps, learn about the history of the US Post Office from the first letters carried on the Boston Post Road to the current postal controversies.  Hear Henry Lukas speak about the expansion of the Post Office after the Revolution, controversies over the post and slavery, the introduction of home delivery, mail orders, the short-lived Pony Express, the carrying of mail by railroads, buses and trollies, the start of Parcel Post, the dead letter office, airmail week, V-mail during World War II, the start of zip codes, postal strikes, the introduction of Forever and personalized stamps and the impact of email on the PO’s financial situation. See images of the many creative ways mail has been carried including rockets, dog sleds, camels and mules in the Grand Canyon. Also see worldwide stamps about Covid.


    Cost is Free. Maximum attendees: 12. Sign up on myactivecenter.com by November 5. Please contact Melissa with any questions 978-671-0916.


     

Wednesday Nov 10, 2021

  • Hearing Clinic

    Wednesday Nov 10, 2021 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

    Monthly hearing clinic with Joe Sarofeen from Apex Hearing Care.  To make an appointment, call Carolyn at 978-671-0916.

  • Memory Cafe

    Wednesday Nov 10, 2021 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM

    Please join us for our in-person Memory Café on the second Wednesday of the month from 1:00 p.m.- 2:00 p.m. at the BCOA.  This month, we will get creative and work on a holiday craft together. The Cafés are free, open and welcoming monthly social gatherings for individuals living with dementia and their caregivers.  Guests with dementia, at any stage, and due to any underlying condition, are encouraged to attend accompanied by their caregiver.  To sign up, please call Carolyn Savio at 978-671-0916, ext. 2010.


     

Thursday Nov 11, 2021

  • Veterans Day - Cosed

    Thursday Nov 11, 2021 All day

Friday Nov 12, 2021

  • Movie Madness

    Friday Nov 12, 2021 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM

    Join us for free Movie Madness on November 12 and 19 at 1:30 p.m. as we show some classic films.


    November 12:  


    That Touch of Mink with Cary Grant & Doris Day


    November 19:  


    The Maltese Falcon with Humphrey Bogart & Mary Astor


    You can register on myactivecenter.com.  For more information, contact Melissa at 978-671-0916

Tuesday Nov 16, 2021

  • Grief & Healing Support Group

    Tuesday Nov 16, 2021 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM

    This fall, Merrimack Valley Hospice is offering an in-person grief support group to the patrons of the BCOA on Tuesdays from October 26 – November 30 from 10:00-11:30 a.m.  They will also offer virtual support groups on the topics of “Dealing with Loss”, “Cooking and Eating for One,” and “Coping with the Holidays.”  For more information or to register, please call 978-552-4510.


     

  • Van Trip - Kittery Maine Warren's & Stonewall Kitchen

    Tuesday Nov 16, 2021 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM

    All trips are $12.00 round trip and weather permitting.  Details and times are in myactivecenter.com.  To sign up contact John in Transportation.

Wednesday Nov 17, 2021

  • Travelling Chef

    Wednesday Nov 17, 2021 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

    Join us for a hearty fall lunch prepared by the Travelling Chef.  Menu includes Beef Wellington or Beef Burgundy, Roasted Potatoes, Honey Glazed Carrots, Snowflake Roll and Apple Pie.  Cost is $4.00 per person.  There is a limit of 16 patrons at this event.  For safety reasons each person will be sitting at a separate small table.  If you are coming with someone else there must be agreement between the 2 of you to remove your masks to be in close proximity.  Sign up on myactivecenter.com or for more info, call Melissa at 978-671-0916.


     

Thursday Nov 18, 2021

  • Bingo

    Thursday Nov 18, 2021 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM

    We are pleased to announce the return of Bingo on Thursdays at 12:30 p.m.  We have made some accommodations to adapt to COVID related requirements but hope that our players will be happy to return to a familiar, fun past time after over 20 months away.  For more information on Bingo or to sign up, contact Melissa at 978-671-0916.


     

Friday Nov 19, 2021

  • Movie Madness

    Friday Nov 19, 2021 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM

    Join us for free Movie Madness on November 12 and 19 at 1:30 p.m. as we show some classic films.


    November 12:  


    That Touch of Mink with Cary Grant & Doris Day


    November 19:  


    The Maltese Falcon with Humphrey Bogart & Mary Astor


    You can register on myactivecenter.com.  For more information, contact Melissa at 978-671-0916

Monday Nov 22, 2021

  • December Registration

    Monday Nov 22, 2021 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM

    Registration for December programs begins at 9:00am.

Tuesday Nov 23, 2021

  • Grief & Healing Support Group

    Tuesday Nov 23, 2021 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM

    This fall, Merrimack Valley Hospice is offering an in-person grief support group to the patrons of the BCOA on Tuesdays from October 26 – November 30 from 10:00-11:30 a.m.  They will also offer virtual support groups on the topics of “Dealing with Loss”, “Cooking and Eating for One,” and “Coping with the Holidays.”  For more information or to register, please call 978-552-4510.


     

  • Van Trip - Mann's Orchard Methuen

    Tuesday Nov 23, 2021 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM

    All trips are $12.00 round trip and weather permitting.  Details and times are in myactivecenter.com.  To sign up contact John in Transportation.

Wednesday Nov 24, 2021

  • Thanksgiving Holiday Break

    Wednesday Nov 24, 2021 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Thursday Nov 25, 2021

  • Thanksgiving Holiday Break

    Thursday Nov 25, 2021 All day

Friday Nov 26, 2021

  • Thanksgiving Holiday Break

    Friday Nov 26, 2021 All day

Monday Nov 29, 2021

  • December Programs Begin

    Monday Nov 29, 2021 All day

    December Exercise, Ceramics and Painting Together programs begin.

Tuesday Nov 30, 2021

  • Grief & Healing Support Group

    Tuesday Nov 30, 2021 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM

    This fall, Merrimack Valley Hospice is offering an in-person grief support group to the patrons of the BCOA on Tuesdays from October 26 – November 30 from 10:00-11:30 a.m.  They will also offer virtual support groups on the topics of “Dealing with Loss”, “Cooking and Eating for One,” and “Coping with the Holidays.”  For more information or to register, please call 978-552-4510.


     

  • Book Club via Zoom

    Tuesday Nov 30, 2021 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM

    BCOA Book Club —  Via Zoom


    November:    Gilead, Marilynne Robinson 


    December:    No Book Club in December.


    January:       Hillbilly Elegy, J.D. Vance 


    February:     The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne


    March:          Woman of Troublesome Creek, Kim Michelle Richardson


    April:            Cutting for Stone, Abraham Verghese


    Need more info about Book Club?  Call Melissa at


    978-671-0916. The Book Club meets virtually on the last Tuesday of the month at 12:30 p.m.