Village Residents are busy! The sounds of croquet mallets and pool cues striking balls enliven the Activities Center Sports Complex. Health and fitness programs fill the state-of-the-art Wellness Center, complete with indoor therapeutic/recreational swimming pool. Showings at the Village Art Gallery highlight the works of Resident artists. Meetings of the Residents' Council and numerous Village committees draw lively participation.

      A well-equipped Computer Center, headquarters for the Village's 70-member Computer Club, offers a comfortable setting in which to catch up on e-mail, monitor investments, or simply surf the Web.

      In addition, our renowned "Learning in Retirement" program delivers a weekly schedule packed with lectures, concerts, movies, and planned group excursions to Boston's best museums, historical sites, theaters, and concert halls (transportation provided).

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The activities calendar for one recent month included the following:

• “Shakespeare for Seniors,” a lecture presented by the director of a Boston area theater company
• “The Architecture of the Dome,” a series taught by a Brandeis University professor
• “Great Decisions,” a discussion led by a Stonehill College professor of American history
• “Great Collectors of Boston,” slides and a lecture presented by an expert from the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
• Concerts of early, classical, choral, and jazz music
• A croquet clinic, taught by an instructor from the U.S. Croquet Association
• “Enhancing Balance and Preventing Falls,” a lecture presented by Carleton-Willard Village’s fitness director
• “Cardiology Update,” a lecture presented by a nurse practitioner and the director of the Lahey Clinic
• Ecumenical worship services, led by community clergy
• Tai chi classes, led by the founder of Tai Chi Fitness Movement of Newton and Needham
• “Live Owls,” an exhibit/lecture presented by a naturalist and Boston Globe photographer
• Wine tasting, featuring a selection of California wines
• Trips to the Currier Museum of Art, the Adams Historic Site, Tower Hill Botanic Garden, the Christian Science Center, the National Archives in Waltham, and the award-winning Stata Center in Cambridge
• A terrarium workshop, led by a local florist
• Watercolor classes, taught by a local artist
• “Stories Behind Well-Known Hymns,” a presentation by the Village chaplain
• “Tales Fairy Tales Tell,” a lecture series presented by an author
• Scheduled transportation to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Boston Symphony, the Huntington Theater, local shopping, and medical appointments
• “Nineteenth-Century Novels,” a series taught by the former headmaster of the Rivers School in Weston
• “Water Aerobics,” regularly scheduled classes led by Carleton-Willard Village aquatics instructors

…and much more!