Goodlife Programs & Activities

Pilates for 50+
2026-07-28 10:15 - 11:15, 2026-08-04 10:15 - 11:15 (America/New_York)
Instructor: Jill Smith, CPT
Date/Time: Tuesdays, July 28 – September 15, 10:15-11:10am
Cost/Registration: $55. You must register in advance.
***This class is in-person only***
This class uses the Pilates technique for added resistance to increase strength and flexibility. The routine involves standing and chair work. Try this unique Pilates based workout.

Book Club
2026-07-28 13:00 - 15:00
Presenter: GoodLife Participants
Date/Time: Tuesdays, 1-3pm
Cost/Registration: FREE! Drop in event. No registration required.
***Book Club is held in-person only***
A classic Book Club! Read some great books and discuss with friends!
July 28- The Lies They Told by Ellen Marie Wiseman
August 25- The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto by Mitch Albom
September 29- The Daring Ladies of Lowell by Kate Alcott

Nobody Hands You a Map
2026-07-29 10:00 - 11:00
Presenter: Hannah Cole, A caregiver & licensed real estate agent
Date/Time: Wednesday, July 29, 10-11am
Cost/Registration: $10. You must register in advance.
***This class is being held in-person only***
Most people don’t start thinking about their housing options until a health event, an uncomfortable family conversation, or a moment of being overwhelmed forces the question. By then, someone else is often already holding the map and choosing the route. This seminar is for adults who want to understand their options before the decision gets made for them. In 60 minutes, we’ll walk through the full landscape of housing choices available to older adults today, including options that most people don’t know about, and the honest tradeoffs of each. No sales pitch. No pressure. Just a clear map and room to think.

EMOTIONAL HEALTH- Glass ½ Full
2026-07-29 10:00 - 11:00
Instructor: Kelli Anaya, MPH, Granite VNA
Date/Time: Wednesday, July 29, 10-11am
Cost/Registration: FREE! Drop-in, no need to register in advance.
***This class will be held in-person only***
Emotional well-being is the ability to understand ourselves and cope with the challenges life can bring. Join us to discuss different strategies to manage our emotional health with positivity and how to overcome those negative forces in life.

Natural Balance
2026-07-29 11:15 - 12:00, 2026-08-05 11:15 - 12:00
Instructor: Cindy Falabella, M. Ed
Date/Time: Wednesdays, July 29-September 16, 11:15am-12pm
Cost/Registration: $55. You must register in advance.
***This class will be held in-person only***
This class combines a variety of gentle yoga and Tai Chi exercises for stability, strength, flexibility, and balance. The class will include chair and standing exercises.

Fitness & Core- Thursday
2026-07-30 09:30 - 10:30, 2026-08-06 09:30 - 10:30
Instructor: Jill Smith, CPT
Date/Time: Thursdays, July 30-September 17, 9:30-10:25am
Cost/Registration: $55. You must register in advance.
***This class will be held in-person only***
A fitness class for every skill level. This workout focuses on core strength, flexibility, and total body conditioning. A perfect mix of body sculpting exercises designed to attain or maintain your healthy physique. You will need to provide weights.

Strong for Life
2026-07-30 11:30 - 12:30, 2026-08-06 11:30 - 12:30
Instructor: Adriana Grillo, CPT
Date/Time: Thursdays, July 30-September 17, 11:30am- 12:25pm
Cost/Registration: $55. You must register in advance.
***This class is in-person only***
Strong for Life is a total-body, weight-based class designed to build strength, stability, and confidence for everyday living. Using light dumbbells (3–8 lbs). We move from the ground up-starting with the lower body and progressing upward for a balanced, full-body workout. Each class begins with a gentle warm-up to prepare the joints and muscles, followed by functional strength exercises that support bone health, posture, balance, and coordination. We finish with a cooldown to improve flexibility and leave you feeling refreshed.

Open Studio Art
2026-07-31 10:00 - 12:00
Date/Time: Fridays, 10am-12pm, (closed 6/19)
Cost/Registration: FREE! Drop in event, no registration required.
***This is an in-person only event***
Bring whatever art or craft project you are working on to our Open Studio every Friday morning! Spend time getting to know other local artists and their craft while working on your own.

Watercolor Painting with Peter
2026-08-03 10:00 - 13:00, 2026-08-10 10:00 - 13:00
Instructor: Peter Clive, Artist
Date/Time: Mondays, August 3-24, 10am-1pm
Cost/Registration: $5o. You must register in advance.
***This class is in-person only***
Watercolor is a wonderful and expressive medium. It is also very portable, and the materials and supplies can be easily carried to wherever one may wish. The focus on wet and wet into dry watercolor techniques will be a major focus of the course. We will explore color mixing, drawing, lighting and composition as mechanisms to paint the still life set up. Watercolors will be painted from photographs.
Supply List:
Watercolors-
(.5 ounce tubes 15 ml):
Burnt Sienna
Alizarin Crimson
Cadmium Red Medium
Cadmium Orange
Cadmium Yellow Light
Ivory Black
Sepia
Ultramarine Blue
Thalo Green
Brushes-
Round Sable or synthetic: #3, #5, #8
1” wide flat wash brush
Watercolor Palette-
(I prefer the rectangular white plastic “John Pike Palette”, but other brands can work as well).
Paper-
12”x16” Arches Cold Press Block 140 pound weight- (other brands okay)
3#x4” cellulose sponge (available in the supermarket)
2 jars for water

Stretching for Mobility
2026-08-04 09:00 - 10:00
Instructor: Carol Ellis
Date/Time: Tuesdays, July 28-September 15, 9-9:55am
Cost/Registration: $55. You must register in advance.
***This class will be held in-person only***
We will be using a variety of movements to impact the body’s connective tissue by releasing tension, hydrating, stimulating, and rejuvenating connective tissue through static floor postures allowing you the space to explore and experience a movement with curiosity, mindfulness, and self-care through stillness and receptivity. Mat based class. Students will need to bring a yoga mat, (if students have yoga blocks, they may be useful for some poses.)

Smarter Phone Photography
2026-08-04 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-08-11 14:00 - 15:00
Instructor: William Balsom and Wayne Fuller
Date/Time: Tuesdays, August 4- September 22, 2-2:50pm
Cost/Registration: $55, You must register in advance.
***This is an in-person event***
How can I take better pictures? Delve deeper into the potential of your phone camera. This course is designed to show you how to take better photographs by paying more attention to your subject matter. We also look in more detail at the capabilities of your phone camera and help you take control of your photography without getting too deep into the details of photography or technology. Bring your phone.

In the Wake of the Vikings: Fearsome Warriors or Merchants and Farmers?
2026-08-05 10:00 - 11:00
Instructor: Jon Pearse
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 5, 10-11am
Cost/Registration: $10. You must register in advance.
***This class is being held in-person only***
Travel with us in the wake of the Vikings as they migrated from their native Scandinavia to Iceland, Greenland, and Newfoundland, discovering and settling the New World 500 years before Christopher Columbus arrived. Learn how they cornered the Ivory Market worldwide from Greenland during their heydays in the 15th Century there. Take away an appreciation for the real people they were, and their true legacy, laying to rest our belief in the myth that they were fearsome warrior marauders.

Expressive Art
2026-08-05 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-08-06 10:00 - 12:00
Instructor: Joseph Montroy
Date/Time: Wednesday–Friday, August 5-7, 10am-12pm
Cost/Registration: $40. You must register in advance. All supplies included.
***This is an in-person event***
Come make some art—no pressure, no experience needed. This class is all about exploring, experimenting, and having fun with materials like paint, drawing tools, and mixed media. We’ll try out different ways of working, from loose and abstract to layered and textured, following your curiosity along the way.

Healing Yoga
2026-08-06 08:30 - 09:30, 2026-08-13 08:30 - 09:30
Instructor: Alethea Kehas, MFA, RYT, RMT, EM Yoga Foundations Teacher
Date/Time: Thursdays, August 6-September 24, 8:30-9:25am
Cost/Registration: $55. You must register in advance.
***This class will be held in-person only***
An all-levels, gentle, and inclusive yoga class designed to help boost your body’s immune system, improve balance, and achieve a greater sense of well-being. Gentle tapping, meridian tracing, and self-massage are incorporated with gentle yoga postures and breath-work. This is a mat-based class.

Stretching to Destress
2026-08-06 17:00 - 18:00, 2026-08-13 17:00 - 18:00
Instructor: Alethea Kehas, MFA, RYT, RMT, EM Yoga Foundations Teacher
Date/Time: Thursdays, August 6-September 24, 5-5:55pm
Cost/Registration: $55. You must register in advance.
***This class will be held in-person only***
A gentle yoga practice focused on stretching your body for greater ease and suppleness, as well as preparing yourself for rest at the end of the day.

Your Body Tune Up
2026-08-07 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-08-14 10:00 - 11:00
Instructor: Erica Mumford, CPT
Date/Time: Fridays, August 7-September 25, 10- 10:55am
Cost/Registration: $55. You must register in advance.
***This class is in-person only***
Join us for this fun class that offers something for everyone, regardless of your current fitness level. This class will help you improve your overall strength, flexibility, and balance through low impact cardio exercise.

Majestic Island Birch Tree
2026-08-12 13:30 - 15:30
Presenter: Steve Pascucci
Date/Time: Wednesday, Aug 12, 1:30-3:30pm
Cost/Registration: $35. You must register by August 11th at 8am. All supplies included.
***This is an in-person event***
A majestic birch tree on an isolated island in the middle of a foggy lake is the setting of this painting. Enjoy the step-by-step technique that Steve will show you to complete your masterpiece.

Indoor Chair Volleyball
2026-08-18 12:30 - 13:30
Presenter: GoodLife
Date/Time: Tuesday, August 18, 12:30-1:30pm
Cost/Registration: FREE! You must register in advance.
***This is an in-person event***
Indoor chair volleyball is fun and easy, plus is good exercise. You will use a beach ball all volleyball rules apply. We need a minimum of 14 to run the class.

Yoga for 50+
2026-08-18 17:00 - 18:00
Instructor: Cindy Falabella, CYT, M.Ed.
Date/Time: Tuesdays, August 18-October 6, 5-5:55pm
Cost/Registration: $55. You must register in advance.
***This class will be held in-person only***
Yoga is a gentle way to stretch, strengthen, build muscular endurance and flexibility, and relieve stress. We will be learning several classic yoga poses, as well as focusing on breath work. This moderate level class is great for yogis of all abilities and fitness levels. We will be using modifications to make all feel welcome and comfortable. This is a mat-based class.

Fresh Perspectives: A Summer Guide to CCRC Living
2026-08-19 13:30 - 14:30
Presenter: Jane Poitras
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 19, 1:30-2:30pm
Cost/Registration: FREE! You must register by August 18th at 12pm. GoodLife will email you the Zoom the business day before the class.
***This class is being held both in-person and live via Zoom***
Residents will share their personal stories, and staff will provide community updates which open doors of opportunity to seniors. We will serve fruit and infused water.
