Portland, CT

The Portland Senior Center Art Van is traveling to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston August 21. The highlight of the trip is the "Winslow Homer: American Scenes" exhibit, which offers an extraordinary glimpse of the artist's working methods in a variety of media. Visit mfa.org for more information on current exhibits/ Art Van will leave the senior center, 7 Waverly Ave, Portland, CT, at 7:30am Thurs Aug 21 and return about 5pm. Cost is $30, which includes transportation and museum admission. Lunch is on your own in one of the museum's three rrestaurants. Payment is due at the time of registration. Register by Monday Aug 18 by calling 342-6760. Seats are limited.

On Thursday July 17 at the Portland Senior Center ArtVan van will go to the Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven to see Van Gogh's works The Cypress and Starry Night, visiting from New York Museums. The senior center has timed admission tickets to view the works as a group. The van will leave the senior center at 10:30am and drop the group at the gallery for the visit. Lunch is on your own in New haven, where there are many restaurants to choose from. The van will be back in Portland by 2:30pm. Cost is $10 and is due with registration. The registration deadline is Monday, July 14, at the senior center. Seats are limited.

Do you remember being a child and all the fun you had at summer camp. Looking forward to seeing the friends you made the previous summer, and meeting up with them again, and thoughts of making new ones.

Learning to swim for the first time? Taking archery lessons, but most importantly, getting away from your parents and just being a kid for a while. Are high priority on a child's mind.

YMCA Camp Ingersoll in Portland Connecticut has this and more. For the past 3 summers my sons have gone, and can't wait to go back again this summer. What is nice for the parents is that they are active all day, and by the time they come home, they eat dinner and fall asleep (with no arguing by 8pm).

If you are interested you can contact either

Patrick Connelly Helen Peaslee
Outdoor Center Director Camp Registrar
Ph. (860) 343-6237 Ph. (860) 343-6230

Fax (860) 343-6254 Fax (860) 343-6254
p.connelly@midymca.org h.peaslee@midymca.org

The next Riverfront Roots and Shoots project will take place on Main Street Friday, June 20, at 3:30pm. The project will involve planting, painting and mulching. Riverfront Roots and Shoots was a warded a Portland Town Community Youth Services mini-grant to purchase plant materials and looks forward to spending it in an eco-friendly way. The group invites young folks of any age to join them and participate in digging in the dirt to lose the lawn. Those interested can call Emily Rintoul at 342-4764.

The Portland Fireworks show is coming Sat July 19 at the Exchange Club Fairgrounds. The Fireworks Committee is planning to have two or three bands playing before the fireworks. A variety of food will also be avaiable from local vendors. The Fireworks Committee thanks each person and business who has sent in their donation. Some have donated in memory of a loved one or as a tribute to the troops. If you haven't already contributed, it's not too late! Send your checks, payable to "Porltand Fireworks" to Portland Fireworks, C/O Portland Police, 265 Main St, Portland, CT 06480.