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ACTON COA Invites You to Java with John

Acton Senior Center 30 Sudbury Road Rear, Acton, MA

Town Manager John Mangiaratti will be at the Senior Center to update you on what is going on in Town and answer any of your questions. Light refreshments will be served. Acton TV will be filming this live broadcast.

Free

Book Club with Sarah

Acton Senior Center 30 Sudbury Road Rear, Acton, MA

Come join the book club where we will discuss varying topics in a short book, talk in depth about different details, and enjoy all that the book provides! The book we are reading is Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie. Copies are on reserve at the Acton Memorial Library. We will discuss the best highlights and most interesting details of the book and anything else you would like to talk about! The club will meet three times over the summer; titles for the second and third meetings to be determined. Group is facilitated by our summer intern and

Acton COA Presents: Intro to Photography Using the iPhone with Sarah

Acton Senior Center 30 Sudbury Road Rear, Acton, MA

At the Senior Center: Become an expert in iPhone photography by discovering new tricks and tips on how to make pictures come out looking great! Instruction will be given on how to use different settings on the camera app as well as varying feedback on taking photos such as framing and lighting. Our summer intern and long-time volunteer Sarah Willard is leading this class.

Acton COA Presents: Intro to Photography Using the iPhone with Sarah

Acton Senior Center 30 Sudbury Road Rear, Acton, MA

At the Senior Center: Become an expert in iPhone photography by discovering new tricks and tips on how to make pictures come out looking great! Instruction will be given on how to use different settings on the camera app as well as varying feedback on taking photos such as framing and lighting. Our summer intern and long-time volunteer Sarah Willard is leading this class.

Free

Acton COA Presents: How to Add Widgets to Your Phone with Sarah

Acton Senior Center 30 Sudbury Road Rear, Acton, MA

At the Senior Center: Upgrade your iPhone home screen with widgets that will display pictures, shortcuts into apps, and make your iPhone more accessible. Instructions will be given on how to install widgets during each class and each individual will be able to personalize their iPhone with either pictures of friends, family, or bigger icons of various apps. Class is led by our summer intern and long-time volunteer Sarah Willard. Open to all 60+/free

Free

Acton COA Presents: Intro to Photography Using the iPhone with Sarah

Acton Senior Center 30 Sudbury Road Rear, Acton, MA

At the Senior Center: Become an expert in iPhone photography by discovering new tricks and tips on how to make pictures come out looking great! Instruction will be given on how to use different settings on the camera app as well as varying feedback on taking photos such as framing and lighting. Our summer intern and long-time volunteer Sarah Willard is leading this class.

Acton COA Presents Tech Assistance with Matt

Acton Senior Center 30 Sudbury Road Rear, Acton, MA

AB student Matt will be here to assist you with any of your tech needs or questions. No appointment necessary just stop by and see him in the lounge. Open to all ages 60+

Acton COA Presents: Assistance Signing Up For COA Notifications with Sarah

Acton Senior Center 30 Sudbury Road Rear, Acton, MA

One of the major ways the Council on Aging gets the word out about program cancellations is through automated notifications. You can also choose to be notified when the monthly newsletter has been posted online. Drop by the Senior Center and our intern Sarah will walk you through the steps to receive notifications! Bring your smart phone, laptop or tablet. You can also sign up directly at www.actoncoa.com/list.aspx and select which notifications you want and whether to be notified by email or text. Open to all 60+/free

Acton COA Presents: All About Wetlands with Ian Bergemann

Acton Senior Center 30 Sudbury Road Rear, Acton, MA

Are you curious about what types of wetlands there are? Or which species are native to wetlands? Explore the wonderful world of wetlands with the Acton Conservation Division’s Community Conservation Specialist, Ian Bergemann. The presentation will take a deep dive into how to identify different wetland environments, why wetlands are often seen as bad places, and how wetlands are protected. Lastly, we will explore how wetlands protect us!

Free

Acton COA Presents: Tools for a Calmer Mind Seminar

Acton Senior Center 30 Sudbury Road Rear, Acton, MA

Join Dr. Jennifer Staples, Clinical Psychologist and Co-Founder of guts. for a 45-minute practical talk on how to ease worry & quiet racing thoughts. You will walk away with simple, science-backed tools to help you feel more present, calm, and in control. The non-profit guts. is dedicated to making mental health tools more accessible, actionable, and relatable — because it takes guts to talk about mental health.

Free

ACTON COA: Join the Acton Rainbow Planning Team

Acton Senior Center 30 Sudbury Road Rear, Acton, MA

Join in-person at the Senior Center (with refreshments) or from home via Zoom This team of community members explores how the Council on Aging/Senior Center can meet the programming needs of Acton LGBTQ+ residents age 60 and up. We welcome new members from the LGBTQ+ community, allies, or municipal employees. The goals of the team are for Acton’s LGBTQ+ older adults to have their voices heard about desired activities and that they find the Senior Center to be a welcoming place. For more information or for the meeting Zoom link, please contact Chris Chirokas (she/her), Acton Council on Aging Program