Pub Trivia – Join us once a month on the 4th Wednesday of the month, from 1:00pm to 2:30pm, for a fun filled game testing your knowledge at a variety of trivia topics. This will be styled after pub trivia where each table is a team and submits one answer sheet for each category. *Maximum 5 people per team. You can come with your own team or join a table when you get here. A small prize is awarded to each member of the winning team. Light snacks will be served. If you have any questions, contact our Program Coordinator, Lisa Ghigliazza. APRIL PUB TRIVIA IS CANCELLED - RETURNING IN MAY.
Book Club – Join us the 3rd Friday of the month, from 10:00am to 11:00am for an enriching time of books and discussion. Each month we will read a new book and discuss it the following month. There will be a variety of genres such as mystery, true crime, history, biography, local authors, and more. Light refreshments will be served. If you have any questions, please contact our Program Coordinator, Lisa Ghigliazza.
MAY Book Club
May Book Club
Friday, May16, 10:00am
Once Upon a River
by Diane Setterfield
On a dark midwinter’s night in an ancient inn on the river Thames, an extraordinary event takes place. The regulars are telling stories to while away the dark hours, when the door bursts open on a grievously wounded stranger. In his arms is the lifeless body of a small child. Hours later, the girl stirs, takes a breath and returns to life. Is it a miracle? Is it magic? Or can science provide an explanation? These questions have many answers, some of them quite dark indeed. Those who dwell on the river bank apply all their ingenuity to solving the puzzle of the girl who died and lived again, yet as the days pass the mystery only deepens. The child herself is mute and unable to answer the essential questions: Who is she? Where did she come from? And to whom does she belong? But answers proliferate, nonetheless. Three families are keen to claim her. A wealthy young mother knows the girl is her kidnapped daughter, missing for two years. A farming family reeling from the discovery of their son’s secret liaison, stand ready to welcome their granddaughter. The parson’s housekeeper, humble and isolated, sees in the child the image of her younger sister. But the return of a lost child is not without complications and no matter how heartbreaking the past losses, no matter how precious the child herself, this girl cannot be everyone’s. Each family has mysteries of its own, and many secrets must be revealed before the girl’s identity can be known.
Book Club – Join us the 3rd Friday of the month, from 10:00am to 11:00am for an enriching time of books and discussion. Each month we will read a new book and discuss it the following month. There will be a variety of genres such as mystery, true crime, history, biography, local authors, and more. Light refreshments will be served. If you have any questions, please contact our Program Coordinator, Lisa Ghigliazza.
MAY Book Club
May Book Club
Friday, May16, 10:00am
Once Upon a River
by Diane Setterfield
On a dark midwinter’s night in an ancient inn on the river Thames, an extraordinary event takes place. The regulars are telling stories to while away the dark hours, when the door bursts open on a grievously wounded stranger. In his arms is the lifeless body of a small child. Hours later, the girl stirs, takes a breath and returns to life. Is it a miracle? Is it magic? Or can science provide an explanation? These questions have many answers, some of them quite dark indeed. Those who dwell on the river bank apply all their ingenuity to solving the puzzle of the girl who died and lived again, yet as the days pass the mystery only deepens. The child herself is mute and unable to answer the essential questions: Who is she? Where did she come from? And to whom does she belong? But answers proliferate, nonetheless. Three families are keen to claim her. A wealthy young mother knows the girl is her kidnapped daughter, missing for two years. A farming family reeling from the discovery of their son’s secret liaison, stand ready to welcome their granddaughter. The parson’s housekeeper, humble and isolated, sees in the child the image of her younger sister. But the return of a lost child is not without complications and no matter how heartbreaking the past losses, no matter how precious the child herself, this girl cannot be everyone’s. Each family has mysteries of its own, and many secrets must be revealed before the girl’s identity can be known.
Game
Pool Practice: (Recreation Area) Open Pool is available Monday - Friday, except during league play on Mondays (chicks with sticks) at 10:00 a.m. Tuesdays, (8-Ball Singles) at 12:00 p.m. Wednesdays (9-Ball) at 10:00 a.m. and Thursdays (8-Ball) at 1:00 p.m. Sharpen your skills for 8-ball, and 9-ball.
Chicks-N-Stix Pool: Ladies, come join us for a fun time playing pool together on Mondays from 10:00am to 12:00pm. Even if you have never played or are a little rusty, we will teach you how to play. We have pool sticks for you to use. Why not make a day of it and stay for lunch? (Sign up in advance for lunch, by 1:00pm the Friday before.)
Chicks-N-Stix Pool: Ladies, come join us for a fun time playing pool together on Mondays from 10:00am to 12:00pm. Even if you have never played or are a little rusty, we will teach you how to play. We have pool sticks for you to use. Why not make a day of it and stay for lunch? (Sign up in advance for lunch, by 1:00pm the Friday before.)
Bridge Group: - Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:00 A.M. (Card Room) - Doors open at 8:30 so come and get your seat, have a cup of coffee or an ice cold cup of tea and catch up on the things you missed. Bridge starts at 9 am. This is a weekly group meeting of Bridge players. This is an intermediate level Bridge group. If interested, please contact the front office. Always looking for players.
Bunco Babes: Tuesday, 1:00 P.M. (Card Room) – Bunco is a dice game where each rounds purpose is to score 21 or to score Bunco.
Euchre: Wednesday, 9:30 A.M. (Card Room) – is a trick-taking card game most commonly played with four people in two partnerships with a deck of 24, 28, or sometimes 32, standard playing cards.
Nine Ball Pool: (Recreation Area) Wednesday, @ 10:00 a.m.
Please let Pat Daly, league secretary, know ahead so he can make up a schedule. He also needs to know whether you will be playing 8 Ball or 9 Ball or both. You can contact or leave a message for Pat Daly at 734 587 3022.
ALL NEW PLAYERS ARE WELCOME TO JOIN.
Eight Ball Pool: (Recreation Area) Thursday, @ 1:00 p.m.
Please let Pat Daly, league secretary, know ahead so he can make up a schedule. He also needs to know whether you will be playing 8 Ball or 9 Ball or both. You can contact or leave a message for Pat Daly at 734 587 3022.
ALL NEW PLAYERS ARE WELCOME TO JOIN.
8 Ball Singles, Tuesdays @ 12:00 p.m. See Pat Daly to sign up or at the front Desk. ALL NEW PLAYERS ARE WELCOME TO JOIN.
Please let Pat Daly, league secretary, know ahead so he can make up a schedule. He also needs to know whether you will be playing 8 Ball or 9 Ball or both. You can contact or leave a message for Pat Daly at 734 587 3022.
ALL NEW PLAYERS ARE WELCOME TO JOIN.
Eight Ball Pool: (Recreation Area) Thursday, @ 1:00 p.m.
Please let Pat Daly, league secretary, know ahead so he can make up a schedule. He also needs to know whether you will be playing 8 Ball or 9 Ball or both. You can contact or leave a message for Pat Daly at 734 587 3022.
ALL NEW PLAYERS ARE WELCOME TO JOIN.
8 Ball Singles, Tuesdays @ 12:00 p.m. See Pat Daly to sign up or at the front Desk. ALL NEW PLAYERS ARE WELCOME TO JOIN.
Ping Pong: – or Table tennis, Thursday, @8:30 AM Join the group in a sport which two or four players hit a lightweight ball back and forth across a table using small rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net.
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LCR Left Center Right Thursdays, @1:00 PM is a fun, fast-paced dice game that you won't be able to put down! Each game includes 3 specialty marked LCR dice. Players roll the dice to determine where they pass their chips. The last player with chips is the winner and wins the center pot. For each L you roll pass one chip to the player to your left. For each R you roll pass one chip to the player to your right. For each C you roll put one chip in the center of the table.
NEW!!!!!
Dominoes Mexican Train
Despite the name, Mexican Train Dominoes, also known simply as Trains, is primarily played in the United States. One of the most popular domino games, it can be played with two to 14 players. The goal of Mexican Train is to be the first player to lay down all your dominoes in each round, and earning the overall smallest point total when all rounds are completed. Come have a lot of fun while strategizing your way to a win. Join us the 1st & 3rd Wednesdays of the month, from 10:00am – 12:00pm. *See Lisa for more details.
Mahjong
Mahjong is a tile-based game that was developed in China during the Qing dynasty and spread throughout the world since the early 20th century and has become popular in Western countries. Mahjong is a game of skill, strategy, and calculation and involves a degree of chance. Come learn to play, expand your world, and improve your mind. Join us the 1st & 3rd Fridays of the month, from 10:00am – 12:00pm. *See Lisa for more details.
NEW!!!!!
Dominoes Mexican Train
Despite the name, Mexican Train Dominoes, also known simply as Trains, is primarily played in the United States. One of the most popular domino games, it can be played with two to 14 players. The goal of Mexican Train is to be the first player to lay down all your dominoes in each round, and earning the overall smallest point total when all rounds are completed. Come have a lot of fun while strategizing your way to a win. Join us the 1st & 3rd Wednesdays of the month, from 10:00am – 12:00pm. *See Lisa for more details.
Mahjong
Mahjong is a tile-based game that was developed in China during the Qing dynasty and spread throughout the world since the early 20th century and has become popular in Western countries. Mahjong is a game of skill, strategy, and calculation and involves a degree of chance. Come learn to play, expand your world, and improve your mind. Join us the 1st & 3rd Fridays of the month, from 10:00am – 12:00pm. *See Lisa for more details.
Bocce Ball - Monday’s at 10:00 am Yes, Spring has sprung!! Time for outside exercise and play. Bocce Ball, Mondays, beginning May 5th @ 10:00 a.m.
Bocce is one of the most widely played ball sports in the world. It's also one of the oldest yard games, with the modern version originating in Italy—hence it being known as Italian lawn bowling. Bocce's origin can be traced back to 5200 B.C. with ancient Egyptian artwork that depicts boys playing something that resembles the game. So, come join the fun! We have the equipment!
Pickle Ball - Wednesdays & Fridays 9:00 a.m. Pickleball, Wednesdays and Fridays beginning, May 2nd @ 9:00 a.m.
Frenchtown Township has two lined Pickleball courts within walking distance of the Frenchtown Center for Active. Members gather on Wednesdays and Fridays or you can check out the equipment to play anytime Monday – Friday, from 8:30am – 3:00pm, if the courts are available. Equipment must be returned to the Center by 4:00pm. PLEASE come into the Center to scan in before going to the court and to sign-out prior to leaving. Pickleball is fun, social and friendly! The rules are simple and the game is easy for beginners to learn. We recommend bringing water and sunscreen.
Bocce is one of the most widely played ball sports in the world. It's also one of the oldest yard games, with the modern version originating in Italy—hence it being known as Italian lawn bowling. Bocce's origin can be traced back to 5200 B.C. with ancient Egyptian artwork that depicts boys playing something that resembles the game. So, come join the fun! We have the equipment!
Pickle Ball - Wednesdays & Fridays 9:00 a.m. Pickleball, Wednesdays and Fridays beginning, May 2nd @ 9:00 a.m.
Frenchtown Township has two lined Pickleball courts within walking distance of the Frenchtown Center for Active. Members gather on Wednesdays and Fridays or you can check out the equipment to play anytime Monday – Friday, from 8:30am – 3:00pm, if the courts are available. Equipment must be returned to the Center by 4:00pm. PLEASE come into the Center to scan in before going to the court and to sign-out prior to leaving. Pickleball is fun, social and friendly! The rules are simple and the game is easy for beginners to learn. We recommend bringing water and sunscreen.
Bingo: Friday, 1:00 P.M. (Bingo Room) – We have eliminated the hard cards and are now using paper. Daubers are available for purchase. A Special $5.00 Bingo is played the 3rd Thursday of the month. Refreshments are served during the break, along with something special prepared by the kitchen staff for your enjoyment. Bingo is a game of chance in which each player matches numbers printed in different arrangements on cards which the numbers the game host (caller) draws at random. When a player finds the selected numbers are arranged on their card in a row, they call out "Bingo!" to alert all participants to a winning card, which prompts the game host to examine the card for verification of the win. Players compete against one another to be the first to have a winning arrangement for the prize or jackpot.