Acton Senior Center

Enjoy an hour of classical music for the piano inspired by dancing with Sivan Etedgee, who blends performance with lecture. Composers include Bach, Chopin, Granados, and more! Sivan Etedgee appears frequently as a recitalist, chamber musician, and lecturer, giving many performances and presentations each year. He is also a dedicated piano teacher. His programs at the Senior Center are always enthusiastically received! Open to out-of-towners age 60+ for $5

Breathtaking moments of awe have inspired poets for thousands of years to share their amazement of the natural world and humankind around them. In this presentation, Val Walker will spark our sense of wonder through the creative spirit of poets Mary Oliver, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Wendell Berry, and Maya Angelou. Their awe and enchantment live forever in their poetry—and it’s contagious when read out loud! Come join our gathering to celebrate the wonder of words and poetry, and to be awestruck by beautiful writing. Val Walker, MS, is a rehabilitation consultant and blogger for Psychology Today and Health Story Collaborative.

Join us for Melodies for Medicine, a special event featuring talented young musicians (ages 10–16) who will bring the joy of live music to our Senior Center! Enjoy performances by a range of instruments including vocalists along with meaningful conversations and a shared love of music—all in a warm, relaxed setting. Come be inspired, moved, and reminded of the joy that music brings. You won’t want to miss it! Registration required. Please call the Senior Center at 978-929-6652. Open to all/free

Beginning on May 27: Join us for a five-week group designed to help you build practical tools for wellbeing while connecting with others. Each week, you’ll learn science-backed mental health skills in a supportive setting, including mindful awareness, stress management, and ideas for finding meaning and fulfillment in everyday life. The series is led by Jenn Staples, PhD, Clinical Psychologist and Founder of guts, a nonprofit dedicated to making evidence-based mental health tools accessible to the community. Participants will be asked to complete brief surveys during the series to help us understand what is most helpful and how we can continue improving

What is the cost of our choices? Can love sustain across time, war and distance? Can you ever really find your way home? Join actors Stephen Collins and Poornima Kirby as they take on this 3,000-year epic about the adventures of a wily and complicated traveler. Poornima’s adaptation draws from multiple translations, punctuated with poetry and sea-chanties to connect this age-old epic to our modern time. Told as a marital squabble between Odysseus and his wife Penelope, the story weaves through Odysseus' travels and to his arrival in Ithaca to face the fall-out of his absence and find out if