Weston COA Community Programs

June Programs & May Reflections

As we become more excited about the ramp-up to summer, we are equally excited about our June line-up of programs and events.

This month

internationally-acclaimed violinist Ilana Zaks brings a program of solo violin music including Telemann, Coleridge Taylor Perkinson, Liszt and Paganini. Ilana has been described by Boston Music Intelligencer as “fearless, refreshing and commanding…she has all the requisites of technique, confidence and sensibility for a major career”;
Weston resident and environmental educator Nina Danforth will lead us on a trail walk, Then & Now at Louisa Case's farm
Historian Richard Bell with present about June 19, 1865, now marked as the holiday Juneteenth;
representatives from the Centers for Medicare& Medicare Services Office will provide an overview of the No Surprises Act and the end of surprise medical billing;
our Local and Global Discussion Group will discuss the recent history of Myanmar;
Yoga and mindfulness-based stress reduction teacher will debunk the "I can't meditate" myth in an introduction to mindfulnesses meditation;
a local tour guide will give us a live virtual walking tour of Amsterdam;
and we'll travel to Castle Island and the A.R.T. to see 1776.

Dates and details for these programs and our many other programs and events are in our June newsletter! If you see something you're interested in but aren't quite in our age group, give us a call! If there's space in a program, we're happy to have you join us!

PS don't forget to sign up to pick up an Orange you glad it's summer gift bag!

May Reflections

Trips are back at the COA! Our trip to the MFA in April was so successful, we were excited to continue our travel last month with a visit to the Edward M. Kennedy Museum for a tour and participate in a simulated debate on the electoral college. Earlier this month, we visited the Georgia O’Keeffe, Photographer exhibition at the Addison Gallery.

Last month, we

explored our own grief and the grief of others in and hopeful, and helpful, program on The Wisdow of Grief;
welcomed the executive director of the Warerworks Museum to learn about the infamous Brawl in the Engine Hall;
took virtual trips to the Pantheon and Edinburgh;
listened to the Retro Polatin Duo perform the music of female singers of the 60's;
learned about Post-Impressionist Cezanne;
stretched our understanding of anatomy - and our necks - in How to Get Rid of That Pain in the Neck
handed out 70+ gift boxes of macarons... yum!

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