AFPL Adult Programs
Medicare & Beyond: in-person program
Community Room 281 Country Club Road, Avon, CT, United StatesMention the word Medicare and you’re likely to get a confused look in return. The Father/Daughter Team of Lou and Jessica Pelletier will sort through the Parts (A – Hospital; B –Physician and Outpatient Coverage; D – Drug Coverage) and review the pros and cons of Medicare Supplement Plans and Medicare Advantage Plans. Learn about […]
Celebrate Spring with Meryl Streep: A Retrospective of One of the Great Actresses of Our Time (virtual film discussions)
Online (Zoom)Celebrate Spring with Meryl Streep: A Retrospective of One of the Great Actresses of Our Time (virtual film discussions) View the films at home (check https://www.justwatch.com for options) and join us for a Zoom discussion led by Bob Kagan. April 3, Kramer vs. Kramer, Directed by Robert Benton, 1977. Streep and Dustin Hoffman light up […]
Current Events (virtual program)
Online (Zoom)This is a freewheeling discussion of current affairs, culture, and anything else on our minds. There are never any shortage of topics to explore, and opinions to voice. Plan on about an hour or so of conversation and debate, organized by Avon residents. Please register and a Zoom link will be sent to you before the […]
(In-Person) Connecticut in Motion: How Transportation Has Shaped Our State
Community Room 281 Country Club Road, Avon, CT, United StatesJoin Richard DeLuca for a presentation about the importance of transportation as a force of history. During the lecture Richard will highlight the various stages of transportation development in Connecticut, from stagecoaches on the original Post Road, to steamboats, railroads, electric trolleys and of course the automobile in the twentieth century. The lecture will end with […]
Germany Book Discussion Series: The Forest of Vanishing Stars
Community Room 281 Country Club Road, Avon, CT, United StatesMon., Apr. 22, 2024 2 PM: The Forest of Vanishing Stars by Kristin Harmel Raised in the unforgiving wilderness of eastern Europe after being kidnapped, a young German woman, in 1941, vows to teach a group of Jews fleeing the Nazi terror how to survive in the forest until she is betrayed as her past […]