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Pittsfield Township
Senior Center Newsletter
January & February 2023
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Activities of the Month
Click the class name for a link to more detail and online registration
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Wednesday, February 22 10:00 - 11:30am $10NR/$8R
Create your own luminaire using napkins, mod podge, a mason jar and other accessories. Fee includes all tools, materials and instruction.
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Thursday, February 16 1:00 - 2:30pm $15NR/$10R
Have you ever wanted to give archery a shot? Here's your chance! This introductory program to archery covers safety and basic shooting skills. All archery equipment is provided, and no prior archery experience is required. Archery can improve; focus, posture, memory and hand-eye coordination. And it adapts to anyone. Space limited to 12 people per section. Pre-registration required.
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Friday, February 1, March 1, April 5 11:00 - 1:00pm Free
Bring your gently used items and leave with items new to you here at the center! Hot dogs will be provided, a $2 donation would be appreciated. Also, bring your favorite individually wrapped goodies to have with your hot dog. Sponsored by PSI Travel Group.
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Movie of the Month - Saving Mr Banks
Friday, January 20 1:00pm Free
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Senior Cafe
Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 11:45am - 12:15pm
This program is run by Washtenaw Senior Nutrition and gives seniors 60+, the opportunity to receive nutritious meals and meet other seniors in the community. A $3.00 donation is requested. Come sit down with us and have lunch. Interested in participating? Call the office one week in advance. 734.822.2117
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Place your order Saturday-Monday, and then pick up your items on Thursdays, 2:00-6:00pm @ 6201 W. Michigan Avenue, Ann Arbor, 48108 (Platt & Michigan Avenue) throughout the year. Vendors will have seasonal produce, farm fresh eggs, pastured meat, fish, baked treats, honey, holiday wreaths and much more! Online Ordering: pittsfieldtownship.localfoodmarketplace.com
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Class offerings Jan - Mar 2023
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Art Classes
Click the class name link for more detail and registration.
Talk to our staff if you have recommendations or requests.
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Cards & Games
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Talk to our staff if you have recommendations or requests.
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| Bingo | Wednesday | 1:00 - 3:00pm | FREE | | Bridge | Monday | 1:30 -3:30pm | FREE | | Euchre | Tuesday | 1:00 - 3:30pm | FREE | | Mahjong | Tuesday | 9:00 -11am | FREE | | Open Cards & Games | Monday | 9:00 - 11:00am | FREE | | Trivia | Friday -
1/13, 1/27, 2/10, 2/24, 3/10, 3/24 | 1:00 - 2:30pm | FREE | | |
Dance Classes
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Talk to our staff if you have recommendations or requests.
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Enrichment
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Talk to our staff if you have recommendations or requests.
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Exercise Classes
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All classes (including WCC) are held in the Senior Center Fitness Room.
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Health & Wellness
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Pittsfield Senior Center
Winter at a Glance...
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| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | | Fitness Room | Fitness Room | Fitness Room | Fitness Room | Fitness Room | | Rise & Shine
9am | Line Dance Beginner
9:00am | Line Dance
Improver & Advanced
12:00pm | Line Dance Beginner
9:00am | Rise & Shine
9am | | Exercise with Karen
10:30am | Line Dance
Improver
10:30am | Gentle Yoga 2:30pm | Line Dance
Improver
10:30am | Ballroom Dance
12:30pm | | WCC Better Balance and Walking
12:00pm | WCC Tai Chi for Health & Balance
2:30pm |
| Archery
Times Vary | Chair
Yoga
2:00pm | | WCC Tai Chi Continuing Yang
1:30pm |
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| | WCC Tai Chi Beginning Yang
2:45pm |
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| | Community Area | Community Area | Community Area | Community Area | Community Area | | Open Card Play
9:00am | Mahjong
9:00am | Coffee & Conversation
8:30am | Flower Arrangers
9:30am | Crafting Crew
10:00am | | Senior Cafe Lunch
11:45am-12:15pm | Senior Cafe Lunch
11:45am-12:15pm | Help with Technology
1/25, 2/22,3/15
9:00am | Senior Cafe Lunch
11:45am-12:15pm | Discussion & Donuts
11:30am | | Bridge
1:30pm | Euchre
1:00pm | Watercolor & Painting
10:30am | WCC - Adventures in Watercolor
1:00pm | Health & Wellness
1/20, 1/27, 2/24
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| Book Club
1/11, 2/1, 3/1
10:30am |
| Trivia-
Biweekly
1:00pm | |
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| Bingo
1:00pm |
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| Investment Workshops
1/25, 2/15, 3/15
3:30pm |
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| Saturday | Sunday | | Cardio Drumming - 8:00am | All Levels Yoga - 9:00am | | Line Dance - Multi Level - 1:00pm | Square Dancing -
3/5, 3/19, 4/2, 4/16, 4/30
1:00 - 3:00pm | | | |
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The Lion King - The World's #1 Musical
April, 20, 2023
$105NR/$100R
Includes ticket and transportation
Bus departs the Senior Center @ 12:30pm Show starts @ 2pm.
Return to the Center @ 5:30pm
Deadline to register 2/24/23
Driver gratuity not included
Giraffes strut. Birds swoop. Gazelles leap. The entire Serengeti comes to life as never before. And as the music soars, Pride Rock slowly emerges from the mist. This is Disney’s THE LION KING, making its triumphant return to the Stranahan Theater! Winner of six Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, THE LION KING brings together one of the most imaginative creative teams on Broadway. Tony Award®-winning director Julie Taymor brings to life a story filled with hope and adventure set against an amazing backdrop of stunning visuals. There is simply nothing else like THE LION KING.
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Chelsea Michigan’s Tumultuous Past Comes Alive in the New Musical
Sunday, June 11, 2023 at 3:00pm* group price: $10.00
Witness this world-premiere of an original play that reveals the story of Frank Glazier and the bitter political rivalry that divided Chelsea at the end of Nineteenth Century, and which is seen in politics across America today. An original musical by Jason Eyster, which highlights in songs, humor, dance, and heart-wrenching drama the meteoric rise of Chelsea’s most colorful citizen, Frank Glazier, his dramatic fall, and his recognition of his real needs.
*Transportation is on your own.
(Need to sell ten or more tickets to receive the group price of $10.00). If we do not get 10 or more to sign up, we will give your money back. Registration deadline is May 1. Tickets will be sent to our office to be picked up before the show.
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Extended Trips with PSI Travel Group
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Washington DC
March 31 - April 4, 2023
Price: $725* P/P (double occupancy), $934 (single occupancy)
5 days - 4 nights lodging. 4 breakfasts & 4 dinners.
- Two Guided Tours of Washington, DC including the WW II Memorial, Capitol Hill, Embassy Row, the Korean War Veterans Memorial, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the Smithsonian, the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial, and more!
- Evening Guided Memorial and Monuments Tour
- Visit to the National Museum of African American History & Culture
- Admission to George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate & Garden
- Tram Ride through Arlington National Cemetery
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Painted Canyons of The West
May 14-22, 2023
Price: $3499* P/P (double occupancy), $4799 (single occupancy)
9 days - 8 nights lodging, round trip air from DTW.
- 11 meals. 7 breakfasts, 2 lunches & 2 dinners.
- Colorado National Monument, Moab, Arches National Park, Canyonlands National Park, Dead Horse Point State Park. Utah's Scenic Byway 24, Capitol Reef National Park, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Bryce Canyon National Park, and Zion National Park. Checks are made out to Collette Travel.
$698 deposit due to reserve space.
Balance due: March 15, 2023
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To register for a PSI extended trip: mail or bring a check to the center. Extended trips are payable by check only to PSI. Each trip has a deadline date when the balance is due, it's the last day to register, and the last date to cancel and get a refund, unless your spot can be filled. Must have your 2023 PSI Membership card. Membership for PSI is $5.00, payable by check.
***PSI Travel Group (Pittsfield Seniors Inc.) A volunteer based membership group, not run by Pittsfield Township, that provides casino trips, extended trips and social gatherings.
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