Here's what's happening at the Bigelow Center!

Activities and Events for the week of December 12, 2016

Fairfield Family Holiday Giving Program Needs Your Help

Fairfield Social Services is seeking gift cards and monetary donations for our annual Family Holiday Giving program. Each year the Town of

Fairfield Social Services assists local families in need during the holidays.

Gift card suggestions are: Target, Kohl‟s, Walmart, Marshalls and Stop and Shop. Donations are gratefully accepted during business hours 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM at the Bigelow Center.

For more information please contact: Eileen Fickes ACSW, 203-256-3170 Monday, December 12 at 12:45 p.m.

American Film Classics continues with a showing of “Frank Capra’s American Dream,” a documentary about the career of the legendary film director who created such film masterpieces as “It Happened One Night,” and “It‟s a Wonderful Life.” The film will start at 12:45. All

are wel come. Presented by Dr. Frank DeStefano.

Frank Capra‟s American Dream: “I hated being poor. Hated being a peasant. Hated being a scrounging news kid trapped in the sleazy Sicilian ghetto of Los Angeles. My family couldn‟t read or write. I

wanted out. A quick out. I looked for a device, a handle, a pole to catapult myself across the tracks from my scurvy habitat of nobodies to the affluent world of somebodies.” Tuesday, December 13 at Noon. Holiday Music with Brian Taylor. Provided by a grant from Musicfest.

All are welcome.

Tuesday, December 13 at 1:00 p.m.

Diabetes and Chronic Disease Group. Facilitated by the Fairfield

Health Department.

Tuesday, December 13 at 1:00 p.m.

Beads, Beads and More!

With Viola Galetta. Bring your creative spirit and make a

necklace or bracelet with beautifully crafted beads. Create your „one of a kind‟ piece to enjoy for years. BYOB bring your own beads, or choose from a selection. Registration required. Bring your own materials if you have them.

Cost: $10 fee per class plus the cost of beads selected (prices range

from $15 -$30 for beads). Register for as many classes as you like

Wednesday, December 14 at 10:30 a.m.

Senior Issues Forum: Holidays and Dementia: Strategies for Caregivers and loved ones. Shanon Jordan of the CT Alzheimer‟s Association presents. Registration required. No Charge.

Thursday, 12/15 at 5:30 p.m.

Light supper then at 6:00 p.m., Ladies Night Out at the Bigelow Center! Author Sherri Daley discusses her book: What We Talk about when we’re Over 60. Registration is a must. Fee: $5.00.

Supper generously provided by the Fairfield Picklers.

Veteran News from Fairfield's Veterans Services and Fairfield’s Social Services: The CT Department of Veterans Affairs is providing a workshop for Connecticut veterans thinking of starting a business. The

Veterans Small Business Workshop is also for those who are already in business and want to grow revenue

and market share. Please click here to learn more.

The Fairfield Police 48 x 68 Custom Throw blanket is available at the Bigelow Center for $40 per blanket.

All proceeds from the sale of the blanket go to the Fairfield Police Union Scholarship Fun.