CALENDAR: Past Program Listings

2010

Ask the Experts SOAR55 Volunteer Consultations/Discover Service

• January 14
• February 11
• March 11
• April 8
• May 13
• June 10
• July/August - By Appointment Only
• October 14

Ask the Experts Career Moves JOB Consultations/Discover Work

• January 28
• February 25
• March 25
• April  29
• May 27
• June 24
• August 26
• September 16
• October 28
• December 23

Ask the Experts with TeenLife Boston

• February 9 & 16 - Intermediate Facebook
• March - By Appointment Only - Facebook Tutorials
• July/August - By Appointment Only - Facebook Tutorials

Artists over 50 - Discover Balance

• January - Dottie Guiffre
• February - Joyce McJilton Dwyer
• April - Charles Sandmel
• May - Karen Weingaus
• July/August - Eleanor Goud

Author Talks

• May 11 - New Pathways for Aging

Encore Summit

November 6

MeetingUp

• Discover Balance
  • January 25 - Sara Dickman - Achieve Balance
  • April 12 - Holistic Approach to Well Being
  • June 14 - Spiritual Fitness
  • October 22 - Meditation
  • November 22 - Nature - Holiday Flower Arranging
  • December 16 - Laughing Matters
• Discover Realities
  • February 4 - Long Term Care
  • February 22 - Healthy Aging
  • February 25 - Is it Time to Move?
  • March 18 - Caring for Elderly Family Member
  • March 24 - Spring Forum - Health Care in Transition
  • May 8  - Financial Planning Day
  • May 25 - Organized Life
  • May 27 - Financial Market Update
  • September 13 - Becoming a Life Change Artist
  • September 30 - Financial Market Update - Jim Thompson
  • October 12 & October 25- Long Term Care Insurance
  • November 9 - Caring for Elderly Family Member
  • December 2 - Financial Markets Update - 2010
  • December 9 - Caring for Elderly Family Member
• Discover Realities/Balance
• April 15 - Coping with Bereavement
• Discover Service
  • October 21 - Reconnecting Through Volunteer Experience
  • December 6 - Live Dreams
• Discover Service/Discover Work
  • March 8 - Networking through Community Service
• Discover Work /Encore Careers Meeting Up
• May 5 - Pilot Program Kick-Off
• Discover Work
  • November 17 - Preparing to Network
• Workshops
  • November 13 - Coupls Retirement Puzzle
  • November 20 - Transformation Day - Fred Mandell & Nancy Mills

Transition Talks®

• January 26
• February 23
• March 23
• April 27
• May 25
• June 22
• September 28

2009

Ask the Experts SOAR55 Volunteer Consultations

• January 15
• Feburary 12
• March 12
• April 16
• May 14
• September 10
• October 8
• November 12
• December 12

Ask the Experts Career Moves JOB Consultations

• February 26
• March 26
• April 30
• May 21
• June 25
• July 30
• August 27
• September 24
• October 22
• November 19
• December 17

Ask the Experts with TeenLife Boston

• November 10 - Beginner's Facebook
• December 8 - Beginner's Facebook

Artists over 55

• Ruth Segaloff
• Renee Rubin

Author Talks

• May 11 - Doug Dickson, contributing author to Audacious Aging
• June 11 - Project Renewment:  The First Retirement Model for Career Women - Author Helen Dennis Encore Book Discussion Group
• February 10 & February 19 - Encore - Finding Work that Matters in the Second Half of LIfe

Fall Forum MeetingUp

• November 9 - Managing Your Finances in Uncertain Times - Discover Realities

Library Forum

• February 9 - Laughing Matters! Invite Laughter into Your Life

MeetingUp

• January 21 - Getting Started with LinkedIn for Professional Networking
• March 25 - Aging in Place:  Women in Suburbia - What's Next
• April 15 - Networking through Community Service:  Giving Back, Expanding your Skills & Gaining Experience
• April 29 - Telling Our LIfe Stories
• May 13 - Lenses Through Which We look at Transition
• June 16 - Citizen Schools - Unique Volunteer Opportunity
• June 22 - Understanding Long Term Care - Discover Realities
• June 24 - Discovering What's Next is looking for a few more Transition Navigators
• June 29 - Discover Work - Taking the Edge Off Networking:  Your Springboard to Connecting with Others
• July 15 - An Introduction to the Enneagram:  A New Resource for Navigating Transitions - Discover Balance
• July 21 - Update on the Financial Markets & the Economy - Discover Realities
• July 29 - Negotiating a Part Time Arrangement with Your Employer - Discover Work
• August 5 - Prescription:  Art Once a Week - Discover Balance
• September 16 - Looking at Transition by Telling Our Stories - Discover Balance
• September 24 - ABC's of Downsizing to a Smaller Home - Discover Realities
• September 30 - Be in Business for Yourself - for Purpose & Profit
• October 5 - Whole-Hearted Care Giving:  Balancing Giving & Living - Discover Realities
• October 21 - Connecting Through the Volunteer Experience with SOAR55 - Discover Service
• October 29 - Legal Complexities of Financial & Estate Planning for Ourselves & Our Parents - Discover Realities
• November 12 - The Couple's Retirement Puzzle:  Getting to YES Together - Discover Realities
• December 7 - New Paths Through Graduate Certificate Programs - Discover Work
• December 10 - It's Never Too Late to Meet Mr/.Mrs. Right - The Ins & Outs of OnLine Dating - Discover Realities

Spring Forum - Encore Careers

• March 11 - Is That What's Next for You?
• March 18 - Spring Forum Follow Up

Transition Talks® – Evening

• January 27
• February 24
• March 24
• April 28
• May 26
• June 23
• July 28
• September 22
• October 27
• November 24

2008

Artists over 55

• Louisa Bruyn
• Wendy Israelite
• Donella Lewis
• Anne Marie Moore

Film/Book Talk

• March 20 - Aging Artfully - Amy Gorman

Library Forum

• April 7 - Vocation Vacations

MeetingUp

• January 26 - Positive Approach to Job Search After 55
• March 27 - The Boston Arts Scene
• April 1 - Competition Begins for Auto Insurance
• June 25 - FAQ's Social Security
• October 6 - Creating Light Bulb Moments
• November 6 - Connecting Through Volunteer Experience
• December 8 - When to Take Away the Keys

Newton Free Library Program

• April 23 - Retirement Planning Club for Women

Transition Talks® – Day Time

• January 14
• February 11
• March 10

Transition Talks® – Evening

• January 22
• February 26
• March 25
• April 22
• May 27
• June 24
• July 22
• September 23
• October 28
• November 25

Workshops/Ask the Experts

• January 24 - Ask the Experts - Career Moves Job Consults
• January 24 - Ask the Experts -SOAR 55 Volunteer Consults
• February 28 - Ask the Experts - Career Moves Job Consults
• February 28 - Ask the Experts -SOAR 55 Volunteer Consults
• March 27 - Ask the Experts - Career Moves Job Consults
• March 27 - Ask the Experts -SOAR 55 Volunteer Consults
• April 24 - Ask the Experts -Career Moves Job Consults
• April 24 - Ask the Experts - SOAR 55 Volunteer Consults
• May 29 - Ask the Experts - SOAR 55 Volunteer Consults
• May 29 - Ask the Experts -Career Moves Job Consults
• June 26 - Ask the Experts - SOAR 55 Volunteer Consults
• June 26 Ask the Experts -Career Moves Job Consults
• July 31 - Ask the Experts - SOAR 55 Volunteer Consults
• July 31 - Ask the Experts -Career Moves Job Consults
• August 28 -Ask the Experts - SOAR 55 Volunteer Consults
• August 28 - Ask the Experts - Career Moves Job Consults
• September 23 - Ask the Experts - SOAR 55 Volunteer Consult
• September 25 - Ask the Experts - Career Moves Job Consults
• October 23 - Ask the Experts - SOAR 55 Volunteer Consults
• October 30 - Ask the Experts - Career Moves Job Consults
• November 13 - Ask the Experts - SOAR 55 Volunteer Consult
• November 20 - Ask the Experts - Career Moves Job Consults
• December 11 - Ask the Experts - SOAR 55 Volunteer Consul
• December 18 - Ask the Experts - Career Moves Job Consults

Workshops/Fall Forum

• February 26 - Karen Stabiner, The Empty Nest
• May 1 - What to Do With the Rest of Your LIfe - NCEd
• October 20 - Richard Leider Working/Living on Purpose

2007

Film and Discussion Club

• January 29 - "Venus"
• April 19 - "Othello"
• June 25 - "Wild Strawberries"

MeetingUp

• January 16 - A Conversation with Author Dave Corbett 
• January 24 - Get Ready, Get Set....Downsize!
• January 30 - Remembering the Lessons of the USS Pueblo
• February 15 - Discover the History of your House
• April 12 - Journey to a Peaceful Place
• May 22 - The Three E's to Finding a Job after 55
• July 24 - The Three E's - Command Performance
• September 11 - Community Service Near & Far

DWN's Where Next Travel Discussion Club

• January 8 - Italy - La Dolce Vita
• February 5 - Mexico on a Budget
• March 12 - Renting Houses in Europe
• May 7 - How Club can be involved in your Travel Experience
• August 7 - Potluck of Pictures
• October 1 - Elderhostel - Trips/New Perspectives of Learning
• November 13 - Ireland - the Emerald Isle

Library Forum

• March 15 & April 11 - What Does Legacy Mean to You?
• May 3, 15, 17 & 22 - Legacy Beyond the Forum
• October 16 - Rewards/Challenges: Complexity of Caregiving

Special Workshops

• March 20 & 27 - Create Your Own Volunteer Experience  
• April 5 - Reinventing Retirement - Newton Comm. Ed.
• June 28 - Ask the Experts - Career Moves Job Consults
• July 19 - Ask the Experts - Career Moves Job Consults
• August 23 - Ask the Experts - Career Moves Job Consults
• September 20 - Ask the Experts - Career Moves Job Consu.
• October 3 - Creating a Legacy - Newton Comm. Ed.
• October 10 - Creating a Giving Circle  - Newton Comm. Ed.
• October 25 - Ask the Experts - Career Moves
• November 5 - Marc Freedman Presents
• November 7 - Planning for your Legacy - Newton Comm.
• November 14 - Recording your Life Story - Newton Comm.
• November 29 - Ask the Experts - Career Moves
• December 13 - Ask the Experts - Career Moves

Transition Talks® – Day Time

• January 8
• February 12
• March 12
• April 9
• May 14
• June 11
• September 10
• October 15
• November 19
• December 10

Transition Talks® – Evening

• January 23
• February 27
• March 27
• April 24
• May 22
• June 26
• July 24
• September 25
• October 23
• November 27
  

2006

Film and Discussion Club

• June 19 - "The Notebook”
• August 28 - "Little Miss Sunshine"
• October 23 - "The Queen"

DWN's Where Next Travel Discussion Club

• June 26 - Karen Johnson:  India
• July 31- Kenya
• August 21- Vietnam
• October 23 -Thailand, Elderhostel/French Riviera
• November 29 - Swapping Homes/Apartments/Budget Travel
• December - No Travel Discussion Club

Library Forum

• October 18 - Generations @ Work  

MeetingUp

• December 12 - Hands-On Tour of Fuller Craft Museum

Transition Talks® – Day Time

• June 5
• September 6
• October 16
• November 13
• December 11

Transition Talks® – Evening

• June 27
• July 25
• September 26
• November 28