Angelica Fontanez 

Director of 

Social Services 

203-938-3580

Click here to email Angelica 

Margherita Pilato 

Senior Program Coordinator 

203-938-9725

Click here to email Margherita 

Michelle Stillman Administrative 

Assistant 

203-938-9725

Click here to email Michelle 

Heritage Center Closure:

August 28th - September 8th 

The Heritage Center will not hold classes starting Monday, August 28th through September 8th. Classes resume on Monday, September 11th.

New Exercise Class: Flex & Flow

Wednesdays at 10:45 am, starts Wednesday August 2nd 

By popular demand, Lisa Tenore is leading an additional Flex & Flow class. With light cardio, light weights, stretching and lengthening, the complete workout tones the body, mind and soul. Lisa brings great energy, a fun attitude and spirit, and offers alternative positions and exercises to accommodate specific needs. 

You can sign up for just the Monday class (at 10:00 am) or just the Wednesday class (10:45 am); if you enroll in both, one class per month is free. Please see the activity fee list below.

Try this class for free and RSVP with Michelle 203-938-9725 / mstillman@townofreddingct.org 

Gentle Yoga Classes Resume

Wednesdays at 9:30,

starting August 9th 

Yoga instructor Laurie Mayper is returning, running 3 classes in August. Please enroll with Michelle 203-938-9725 / mstillman@townofreddingct.org 

“What Seniors Should Know But Never Think to Consider”

with Attorney Alyson Marcucio

Thursday, August 10th at 1:00 pm

Estate and elder law attorney Alyson Marcucio’s presentation will cover the miscellanea that seniors may overlook. Participants will leave with a better understanding of what to consider when faced with sensitive topics ranging from healthcare, financial, estate planning and end of life decisions.  



With the firm Chipman Mazzucco Emerson, Alyson's cases include asset transfers, estate planning, long term care, incapacity and special needs planning, eligibility for Medicaid and other public benefits, and conservatorship proceedings. She also assists families in navigating the probate process, whether in administering estates or managing trusts.



You may RSVP with Michelle mstillman@townofreddingct.org or call 203-938-9725.

Tales from a

White House Butler

with Alan DeValerio

Thursday, August 17th, 1:00 pm

Tea Service at 12:30 pm

A favorite from last year, Alan DeValerio, former White House Butler, returns with a new talk on his White House experience. Suitable if you saw him speak last year or not, this “Part II” will focus on Nancy Reagan. He will discuss fun happenings, celebrity sightings, service particularities and more. Tea service refreshments will be served beforehand. You may RSVP with Michelle mstillman@townofreddingct.org or call 203-938-9725.

Hearing Aids and Hearing Screening

Wednesday, August 23rd at 1:00 pm

Hearing Screening starts after the talk, around 1:45

Rescheduled for August, Tony Malafronte, a hearing care practitioner from Beltone, will present on hearing aids: the history, how they’ve evolved and the latest technology. Information will include what insurance might cover, how insurance has improved and made hearing aids more affordable, as well as new regulations. There is plenty of time for questions and refreshments are included. If you would like to sign up for a hearing screening starting around 1:45, please email Michelle: mstillman@townofredding.org or call 938-9725. Each screening lasts about 15 minutes.

Virtual Meditation

& Yoga Nidra

Yoga Nidra: Tuesday, August 8th at 4:00 pm

Meditation: Wednesday, August 9th

and 16th at 12:00 pm

Deby Goldenberg will lead a therapeutic and restorative Yoga Nidra on August 8th. Your first attendance is free. Thereafter it is $5/each.

Dev Patel, certified in meditation, will lead another two this month. Dev has been practicing various mindfulness meditation tools and relaxation techniques. These sessions are free.

Please contact the Heritage Center (203) 938-9725 or email mstillman@townofreddingct.org to get on the lists. We will send you a link.

Heibeck’s Lunch

Tuesday, August 22nd at 12:30 pm

951 Danbury Road, Wilton 

Join us for a casual, roadside lunch at Heibeck’s in Georgetown. Menu items include falafel, chili dogs, shrimp po’ boys, specialty burgers, lobster rolls and ice cream of course. Each person pays for their own meal, please let us know if you are coming. Contact Margherita: mpilato@townofredding.org or call 938-9725.

Getting into Birding 

with John McLeran

Tuesday, September 19th at 1:00 pm

If you ever thought you needed to know more about birds, this workshop will get you started. We will begin inside with some basics, including information about binoculars, the best field guides and what you can expect to find. He will then take the group outside to get some training with binoculars and some birding skills. 



John McLeran is an Open Space Manager for the Town of Redding and the Redding Land Trust. Although his formal education is not in ornithology, he grew up identifying birds by sight and sound. He now has about 75 years of birding experience, particularly in our local area. What local birds might you encounter?

John is kindly lending his own binoculars, but please bring your own if you have them. RSVP with Michelle, mstillman@townofreddingct.org or 203-938-9725.

September Classes:

Pursue a new skill!

September is a great time to begin any of our classes. Consider trying a language or art:

• Ukulele: Take advantage to join in as a new beginner group starts; Beginners meet on Tuesdays at 4:00 pm.
• Drawing Basics & Painting: Drawing is the best way to begin, but Laura McCormick will train you in other mediums (oils, pastels, watercolor). Come on Tuesdays at 1:00 pm or Wednesdays at 10:00 am.
• Beginner Italian or Spanish: Participants have high praise for our Spanish instructor and Italian instructor. Beginner Italian will meet Monday afternoons, Spanish is on Thursday mornings. 

For more information or to enroll, please contact Michelle: mstillman@townofredding.org or call 938-9725.

August Class Fees

If you would like to pay online, please visit the Heritage Center’s webpage (https://townofreddingct.org/government/services/heritage-senior-center) and use the PayPal link. Please note in the comment option which classes you are paying for. If you have any financial constraints, please let us know.

Weekly Class Schedule for August

Please call (203) 938-9725 to register. Note that some classes (designated with *) may have reached full capacity.

The Center is closed on Monday, August 28th through Friday, September 8th.

Mondays 

• 9:00 am Beginner Qi Gong & Tai Chi with Sensei June Fagan
• 10:00 am Flex & Flow 
• 10:30 – 12:30 pm AM Clay* (NO CLASS 8/21)
• 2:00 pm Playing with Clay* (NO CLASS 8/21)

Tuesdays 

• 9:00 am Fitness to Fit You 
• 10:00 am Intermediate Qi Gong & Tai Chi with Sensei June Fagan 
• 11:00 am Tai Ji Quan Continued 
• 12:30 – 3:30 pm Bridge
• 4:00 pm Yoga Nidra (8/8)

Wednesdays 

• 8:30 am Barre 
• 9:30 am Gentle Yoga (restarts 8/9) 
• 10:00 am Discussion Group (Current Events) live and via Zoom all days
• 10:45 am NEW: Flex & Flow 
• 1:00 – 3:00 pm Mah Jongg
• 5:00 – 6:00 pm Beginner Pickleball  

Thursdays 

• 9:30 am Fitness to Fit You 
• 10:00 am – 3:00 pm Quilting Group
• 10:45 am Tai Chi with Deby Goldenberg 
• 12:30 – 3:30 pm Bridge
• 1:00 – 3:00 pm Canasta

Fridays 

• 9:00 am Essentrics (NO CLASS 8/18, 8/25)
• 10:00 am Moving & Grooving 
• 11:00 am Tai Ji Quan Continued 

Art – Nature Journaling Workshop 

Friday, August 11th

10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Weir Farm

735 Nod Hill Rd, Wilton, CT 06897

In this beginner-friendly, mixed-media course, you will learn how to look closely and creatively document the natural world around you through your own art-nature journal. A great way to break with technology and connect with the natural world, the process helps develop a mindset of curiosity, creative thinking and sharpens observational skills. Using some simple prompts, you will record responses to surroundings, writing and drawing what you see, hear, smell and feel. This workshop is great for poets, artists, writers, budding scientists and anyone who looks at the natural world with a sense of wonder.



All supplies are provided and is open to all aged 8 and older. Register by calling 203-834-1896 x 28. 

Artmaking for Wellness 

Art Therapy Collage Workshop

Saturday, August 12th

10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Weir Farm

735 Nod Hill Rd, Wilton, CT 06897

Learn more about the benefits of creating art in nature: join Art in Common for an outdoor collage-making workshop. Licensed Art Therapist Aimee Jett from Art in Common will lead a nature-focused artmaking activity and provide insights on how you can use artmaking to increase your personal wellness.

Register by calling 203-834-1896 x 28 

Mark Twain Library

62nd Annual Book Fair

Friday September 1st through Monday, September 4th

The library’s annual Labor Day sale includes over 65,000 books for sale organized in 75 categories. There is free admission, except for 9:00 – 10:00 am on Friday, when there is a $20 Early Admission charge. Parking is free and refreshments are available for purchase.

Hours are as follows:

• Friday: 9:00 – 6:00 prices as marked

• Saturday: 10:00 – 4:00 prices as marked
• 
Sunday: 10:00 – 4:00 half price day

• Monday: 9:00 – 4:00 $10 for a box full of books

Life Story Project

The C.H. Booth Library

25 Main Street, Newtown

Newtown’s C.H. Booth Library is recruiting volunteers and participants for their Life Story Program. This program provides an opportunity for older adults to share meaningful events from their life, and to have the events written and preserved by volunteers. After interviewing participants, session notes are transformed into stories for a book.

Contact the library (203) 426-4533 and find out more here https://www.chboothlibrary.org/life-story-project/

August 2023

at Redding’s Heritage Center

Above all, stay safe, be well!