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PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS, FEES & CALENDAR


Complete Listing of Programs, Day, Time, Location, and Fees
Weekly Calendar

BUS TRIPS

SPECIAL EVENTS

SENIORS ACTIVITIES AT A GLANCE

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Events Listing:

● Ongoing: Information and Support for Seniors. Meet with a qualified counselor. Fridays: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ~FREE~
● Ongoing: One-on-One Counseling with a Social Worker. ~FREE~
● Ongoing: Telephone Reassurance Program. Designed to provide daily contact for adults 50+ who live alone. ~FREE~

APRIL 2012

Click here if you are 55+ (male or female) and are interested in participating in a survey study entitled “The use of Natural Health Products in the Elderly” that is being conducted by Dr. Dalya Abdulla in collaboration with the Sheridan Elder Research Center (SERC).
● April: Carassauga Passports on sale.
● Tuesday, April 3: Annual Senior Star DVD Release Part 1:30 p.m. ~FREE~
● Wednesday, April 4: Ask an Expert Series for Older Adults: Falls Prevention - Workshop 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Friday, April 6: The Older Adult Centre is closed (Good Friday).
● Friday, April 6: Mississauga Valley Library: Seniors Internet and Email Basics 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. ~FREE~
● Tuesday, April 10: Flamboro and Mohawk Casino bus trip.
Links2Care: Are you a senior or adult with a disability and needing help with Grass Cutting, Yard Clean Up, Gardening, Hedge Trimming, Painting, Window Washing, Odd Jobs? Register for Grass Cutting before Wednesday, April 11, 2012.
● Wednesday, April 11: Mississauga Central Library Woody Allen Film Festival: "Midnight in Paris" 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Thursday, April 12: 19th Annual Volunteer Recognition Event Registration: 12:15 p.m. ~FREE to Sq1OAC Volunteers~
● Thursday, April 12: Palisades on the Glen: For Seniors - Take Control of Your Quality of Life 2:00 - 3:30 or 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Thursday, April 12: Turner and Porter: Dinner and Discussion Seminar 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. ~FREE~
● Friday, April 13: Mississauga Valley Library: Seniors Internet and Email Basics 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. ~FREE~
● Friday, April 13: Auditions for the 2012 Variety Show 12:30 p.m. ~FREE for Members~
● Friday, April 13: Ragtime at Shaw Festival with lunch at Betty's bus trip.
● Saturday, April 14: Computer Mouse Skills at Mississauga Central Library 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. ~FREE~
● Saturday, April 14: Internet Basics Level I at Mississauga Central Library 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. ~FREE~
● Mid April - Early May: University of Toronto Mississauga, Sheridan Elder Research Centre (SERC): Vitamin D Study ~Participants Needed~
● Tuesdays, April 17, May 15, May 29: Eldercare & the Family: How to Get Ready, Set and Go - 3-Part Series 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. ~FREE~ NOTE: This Series has been cancelled, will be rescheduled in the fall.
● Wednesday, April 18: Free Seniors' Forum at Vic Johnston Community Centre 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Wednesday, April 18: Mississauga Central Library Woody Allen Film Festival: "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Thursday, April 19: PEAPN: Legal Tips for Seniors: Powers of Attorney, Wills, Estate Planning 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ~FREE~
● Thursday, April 19: Mississauga Central Library Thursday Evening Feature Film: "Something Borrowed" Starting at 6:30 p.m. ~FREE~
● Friday, April 20: Mississauga Valley Library: Seniors Internet and Email Basics 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. ~FREE~
● Saturday, April 21: Computer Mouse Skills at Mississauga Central Library 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. ~FREE~
● Saturday, April 21: Internet Basics Level II at Mississauga Central Library 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. ~FREE~
● Sunday, April 22: Chartwell Classic Robert Speck Retirement Residence: Open Doors! Experience Retirement Living 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Monday, April 23: Regency Retirement Residence: Open Doors! Evening Open House 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Tuesday, April 24: Mississauga Central Library Monthly Tuesday Documentary Film: "Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father" 6:30 p.m. ~FREE~
● Wednesday, April 25: Mississauga Central Library Woody Allen Film Festival: "Whatever Works" 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Thursday, April 26 - Thursday, June 21: Tree of Sharing Fundraiser
● Thursday, April 26: Greece Overnight Tour - Globus Info Session Starting at 11:00 a.m. ~FREE~
● Thursday, April 26: Ontario Gerontology Association Conference - Senior Volunteers Needed 10:15 - 11:15 a.m.
● Thursday, April 26: Casino Rama bus trip.
● Thursday, April 26: Medichair: Home Medical Product and Resource Show 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. ~FREE~
● Thursday, April 26: Chartwell Classic Robert Speck Retirement Residence: Senior Connect 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Thursday, April 26: Mississauga Central Library Thursday Evening Feature Film: "Captain America: The First Avenger" Starting at 6:30 p.m. ~FREE~
● Friday, April 27: 20th Anniversary Committee presents ... Get Fit Party 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 Noon
● Friday, April 27: Mississauga Valley Library: Seniors Internet and Email Basics 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. ~FREE~
● Friday, April 27: Spring Fling Tea at Mississauga West 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
● Saturday, April 28: The Ontario Migraine Clinic: Free Treatment Day 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon ~FREE~
● Saturday, April 28: Computer Mouse Skills at Mississauga Central Library 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. ~FREE~
● Saturday, April 28: Flash Mob at Erin Mills Town Centre, Mississauga ON 2:30 p.m. ~FREE~
● Monday, April 30 - Friday, May 4: All That Glitters Jewelery Sale and Silent Auction 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

MAY 2012

RELOAD, Video Project for Seniors! Application deadline: May 30, 2012.
● Monday, April 30 to Friday, May 4: All That Glitters Jewelery Sale and Silent Auction 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
● Wednesday, May 2: Ask an Expert Series for Older Adults: Emergency Preparedness - Workshop 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Wednesday, May 2: Mississauga Central Library Woody Allen Film Festival: "Scoop" 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Thursday, May 3: 17th Annual Contract Bridge Tournament Starting at 12:30 p.m.
● Thursday, May 3: Mississauga Central Library Thursday Evening Feature Film: "The Three Musketeers" Starting at 6:30 p.m. ~FREE~
● Friday, May 4: Mississauga Valley Library: Seniors Internet and Email Basics 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. ~FREE~
● Tuesday, May 8: Toonie Bingo at Mississauga West 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 Noon.
● Tuesday, May 8: Effective Estate Care at Palisades on the Glen 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
● Wednesday, May 9: VIVA Mississauga: Spring into Summer Fashion Show 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Wednesday, May 9: Mississauga Central Library Woody Allen Film Festival: "Zelig" 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Thursday, May 10: Blue Heron Casino bus trip.
● Thursday, May 10: Musical Festival at Amica at City Centre 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. ~FREE~
● Friday, May 11: Mississauga Valley Library: Seniors Internet and Email Basics 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. ~FREE~
● Friday, May 11: Strawberry Champagne Social at Amica at Erin Mills 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Saturday, May 12: University of Toronto Mississauga: Health in the City @ UTM: Science Rendezvous - Where People and Science Meet 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.~FREE~
● Tuesday, May 15: New Member Social at Mississauga West 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 Noon. ~FREE~
● Tuesday, May 15: Power of Laughter at Amica at City Centre 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Wednesday, May 16: Mississauga Central Library Woody Allen Film Festival: "Match Point" 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Tuesdays, April 17, May 15, May 29: Eldercare & the Family: How to Get Ready, Set and Go - 3-Part Series 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. ~FREE~ NOTE: This Series has been cancelled, will be rescheduled in the fall.
● Thursday, May 17: 15 day China and Yangtze River Cruise Departure.
● Thursday, May 17: PEAPN: Care for the Caregiver: Tips for Ensuring Your Optimal Health 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ~FREE~
● Thursday, May 17: Heritage Mississauga Bus Tour depart 10:00 a.m.
● Thursday, May 17: Zumba at Amica at City Centre 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. ~FREE~
● Thursday, May 17: Mississauga Central Library Thursday Evening Feature Film: "The Big Year" Starting at 6:30 p.m. ~FREE~
● Thursday, May 17: Parkinson's Disease Carepartner Workshop at Palisades on the Glen 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. ~FREE~
● Friday, May 18: Mississauga Valley Library: Seniors Internet and Email Basics 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. ~FREE~
● Saturday, May 19: Carassauga Kick-Off at Celebration Square 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Tuesday, May 22: Toonie Bingo Starting at 1:15 p.m.
● Tuesday, May 22: Mississauga Central Library Monthly Tuesday Documentary Film: "Grizzly Man" 6:30 p.m. ~FREE~
● Wednesday, May 23: Gold Party 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
● Wednesday, May 23: Mississauga Central Library Woody Allen Film Festival: "Hollywood Ending" 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Thursday, May 24: Grand River Cruise and Six Nations Indian Reserve.
● Thursday, May 24: Afternoon Tea at Palisades on the Glen 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. ~FREE~
● Thursday, May 24: Mississauga Central Library Thursday Evening Feature Film: "J. Edgar" Starting at 6:30 p.m. ~FREE~
● Thursday, May 24: Parkinson's Disease Carepartner Workshop at Palisades on the Glen 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. ~FREE~
● Friday, May 25 - Monday, May 29: New York Overnight Bus Tour.
● Friday, May 25: Mississauga Valley Library: Seniors Internet and Email Basics 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. ~FREE~
● Friday, May 25: Carassauga: Mississauga's Festival of Cultures 2012 7:30 p.m. - 12:00 Midnight.
● Saturday, May 26: Free Nordic Pole Walking Clinic 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Saturday, May 26: Carassauga: Mississauga's Festival of Cultures 2012 1:00 p.m. - 12:00 Midnight.
● Saturday, May 26: Chartwell Classic Robert Speck: Where to Begin? Free Information Session 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Sunday, May 27: Carassauga: Mississauga's Festival of Cultures 2012 1:00 - 7:00 p.m.
● Tuesday, May 29: Casino Rama bus trip.
● Tuesday, May 29: Regency Retirement Residence: Where to Begin? Free Information Session 6:30 p.m. ~FREE~
● Tuesdays, April 17, May 15, May 29: Eldercare & the Family: How to Get Ready, Set and Go - 3-Part Series 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. ~FREE~ NOTE: This Series has been cancelled, will be rescheduled in the fall.
● Wednesday, May 30: Power of the Pen by Elaine Charal at Amica at Erin Mills 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Wednesday, May 30: Edward Jones: Will Your Money Last through Retirement? 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. ~FREE~
● Wednesday, May 30: Osteoporosis Canada: Osteo ... What? Differences between Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Wednesday, May 30: Heritage Glen Community for Seniors: Where to Begin? Free Information Session 7:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Wednesday, May 30: Mississauga Central Library Woody Allen Film Festival: "Curse of the Jade Scorpion" 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Thursday, May 31: 6th Annual Variety Show Starting at 2:00 p.m.
● Thursday, May 31: Parkinson's Disease Carepartner Workshop at Palisades on the Glen 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. ~FREE~

JUNE 2012

June is Seniors' Month. Many of the following events are FREE. Pick up your tickets at the Office.

● Friday, June 1: 6th Annual Variety Show Starting at 7:00 p.m.
● Saturday, June 2: Mississauga Central Library Summer Movie Matinee: "Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon (2011)" 2:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Tuesday, June 5 - Thursday, August 23: SERC: Come Learn Latin Dance or Taekwondo! 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. or 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Tuesday, June 5: President's Tea and Strawberry Social at Mississauga West 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. ~FREE~
● Wednesday, June 6: Ask an Expert Series for Older Adults: About Volunteering - Workshop 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Wednesday, June 6: Nordic Pole Walk for Credit Valley: Launch Event 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
● Wednesday, June 6: Mississauga Central Library Woody Allen Film Festival: "Everyone Says I Love You" 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Thursday, June 7: Parkinson's Disease Carepartner Workshop at Palisades on the Glen 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. ~FREE~
● Thursday, June 7: ON Screen Movie Nights at Mississauga Celebration Square: "Moneyball" 8:00 - 10:30 p.m. ~FREE~
● Friday, June 8: Home Instead Senior Care: Cooking Under Pressure Starting at 12:30 p.m. ~FREE~
● Friday, June 8: CARP Mississauga's Monthly Meeting for Zoomers - Amica at City Centre 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. ~FREE~
● Friday, June 8: Friday Night Dance and Social - Royal Canadian Legion Long Branch 101 8:00 p.m - 12:00 a.m.
● Saturday, June 9: Healthy Living Expo 2012 at Yee Hong Centre 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Saturday, June 9: I Love Aging and I Don't Want to Quit! Starring Comedian John Fraser 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
● Saturday, June 9: Mississauga Central Library Summer Movie Matinee: "Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (2011)" 2:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Tuesday, June 12: Fallsview Casino bus trip.
● Tuesday, June 12: New Member Social at Mississauga West 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 Noon. ~FREE~
● Tuesday, June 12: FREE Educational Workshop: Caring for a Loved One with Alzheimer's Disease or Other Dementias 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Tuesday, June 12: A Call to Arms: Historic Mississauga and the War of 1812 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. ~FREE~
● Wednesday, June 13: Write Your Memoirs ~ Everybody Can ~ Presenter: Gayle Dzis Starting at 11:00 a.m. ~FREE~
● Wednesday, June 13: VIVA: Seniors' Euchre Tournament 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. ~FREE~
● Wednesday, June 13: Mississauga Central Library Woody Allen Film Festival: "Mighty Aphrodite" 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Wednesday, June 13: TD Waterhouse: An Evening with Kevin O'Leary 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Thursday, June 14: A Taste of Amica - Amica at City Centre and Amica at Erin Mills 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.~FREE~
● Thursday, June 14: Square One Seniors Wellness Services: Senior Safety Issues 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Thursday, June 14: FREE Roaring '20s Summer Bash at the Glenerin Inn 4:00 - 9:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Thursday, June 14: Parkinson's Disease Carepartner Workshop at Palisades on the Glen 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. ~FREE~
● Saturday, June 16: VIVA: Meet Johnny Bower! 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Monday, June 18: New Member Social 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Tuesday, June 19: Seniors Month Games Day at Mississauga West 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon ~FREE~
● Tuesday, June 19: Seniors Month Games Day at Older Adult Centre 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Tuesday, June 19: PEAPN FREE Educational Workshop: Caring for a Loved One with Alzheimer's Disease or Other Dementias 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Wednesday, June 20: Stratford Festival: 42nd Street bus trip.
● Wednesday, June 20: Mississauga Central Library Woody Allen Film Festival: "Bullets Over Broadway" 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Thursday, June 21: Amica at the Park BBQ - Community Common Park 8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Thursday, June 21: Zoomer Mississauga Fair #6 at Sheridan Centre Mall 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Thursday, June 21: Parkinson's Disease Carepartner Workshop at Palisades on the Glen 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. ~FREE~
● Friday, June 22: Sherican Elder Research Centre for Creative Aging (SERCCA): A Taste of the Arts 9:30 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. ~FREE~
● Friday, June 22: Chartwell Senior Star Competition 1:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Saturday, June 23: Garage Sale at Mississauga West 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
● Saturday, June 23: Port Credit Residences: BBQ Open House 12:00 - 4:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Sunday, June 24: 27th International Festival of Health, Fashion and Beauty 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Sunday, June 24: Celebrate Canada: Canadian Multiculturalism Day 6:00 - 10:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Tuesday, June 26: Canadian Italian Asssociation 50+ (CIA 50+) Celebrates June: Italian Heritage Month and Seniors Month - Information Fair 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Tuesday, June 26: Edward Jones Seminar: You Could Live to Be 90 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. ~FREE~
● Tuesday, June 26: Mississauga Central Library Monthly Tuesday Documentary Film: "Freakonomics" 6:30 p.m. ~FREE~
● Tuesday, June 26 to Thursday, June 28: Young at Heart Lasting Love Celebration: - Erin Mills Town Centre 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Wednesday, June 27: Palisades on the Glen: A Spanish Afternoon - Cuisine and Culture 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Wednesday, June 27: Chartwell Classic Robert Speck Retirement Residence: Free Information Session 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. ~FREE~
● Wednesday, June 27: Mississauga Central Library Woody Allen Film Festival: "Play It Again, Sam" 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Thursday, June 28: Casino Rama bus trip.
● Thursday, June 28: Square One Seniors Wellness Services and Older Adult Centre Annual General Meeting and Sponsor Recognition Starting at 11:00 a.m. ~FREE for Members~
● Thursday, June 28: Lasting Love Celebration: Not-So-Newly-Wed Game Winners - Erin Mills Town Centre 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. ~FREE~
● Friday, June 29: Canada Day Kick-Off BBQ provided by MP Brad Butt 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.~FREE~
● Saturday, June 30: Mississauga Central Library Summer Movie Matinee: "The Dark Knight (2008)" 2:00 p.m. ~FREE~

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