The Center, located at 150 Goulding St., Holliston, is open Monday-Friday, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Reach them at 508-429-0622 or visit https://www.townofholliston.us/176/Senior-Center-The-Center .

Following are some highlighted programs coming up:

Good as New Garage Sale is Coming, Saturday, September 12, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

All proceeds benefit The Center’s programs, classes and events.

Volunteers are needed! Help is also needed on donation days August, Friday, September 11 and Saturday, September 12 for set up, staffing sales areas, food preparation and service. Please email Sheila: [email protected].

Celebrate the Beauty of Autumn with the Holliston Garden Club, Friday, October 2

Register at 508-429-0622.

Monthly Breakfast: Tuesday, Sept. 22 & Tuesday, Oct. 20, 9 a.m., $5, veterans eat free, advanced registration required, 508-429-0622.

The Center Lunch, Monday & Wednesday: The menu is on our website or pick up a copy at The Center. https://www.townofholliston.us/176/Senior-Center-The-Center Each meal is $5. Register at 508-429-0622 two business days ahead.

During your birthday month one FREE lunch is provided to help you celebrate. Excludes special luncheons.

Lions Club Lunches:

Sept. 20, The Center: Register at 508-429-0622.

Oct. 18, Cole Court: Register at 774-233-0340.

Doors open at 11:30 a.m., lunch starts at noon.

Writers Group, First Tuesday of Month, 10 a.m.: Join us for a gathering to practice writing skills and connect with others through written words

September 15: a school memory (good or bad) 

October 6: writer’s free choice

Book Club, Second Friday of the Month, 1:30 p.m.

September 18: “The Greatest Sentence Ever Written,” by Walter Isaacson. 

October 9: “The Irish Goodbye,” by Heather Aimee O’Neil.

Hearing Aid Cleanings: with Hopkinton Audiology Services, Sept. 23 & Oct. 14, please register at 508-429-0622.

Dementia-Friendly Free Lunch & Learn, The Holliston and Sherborn COAs have partnered on this program, funded by Bay State Federal Savings Bank Charitable Foundation. Sherborn Town Hall, 2nd floor, 19 Washington Street. To register and RSVP for Lunch: Call 508-429-0622

Friday, September 25, 11 a.m., Creating a Serenity Garden: Join Therapy Gardens to make a small serenity garden to take home. It’s simple, creative, and fun! 

Friday, October 30, 11 a.m., Medicare’s GUIDE Program & Resources: Melinda Morle will present the Medicare GUIDE Program, a dementia care model offering assistance and respite benefits. Group discussion and resource sharing to follow.

Durable Medical Equipment Loans: The Center loans durable medical equipment by appointment ONLY. All equipment MUST be cleaned &sanitized prior to returning.

The Center accepts donated equipment in CLEAN, LIKE-NEW condition. Please call first!

Health & Wellness Fair, Tuesday, October 6, 4-6 p.m. 

Free event is open to all Holliston residents who are interested learning more about the variety of programs and services available to help you live well. View list of  vendors at https://www.townofholliston.us/176/Senior- Center-The-Center

What’s Your Story and Why Telling It Matters, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 1:30 p.m.

Knowing your story, and being confident in telling it, will allow you to pave your own yellow brick road. 50+ Job Seekers career counselor George Armstrong will help you tap into your history and express your skills, accomplishments, values and mindset to influence your audience. Register at 508-429-0622.

Emergency Planning Presentation, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 1:30 p.m.

Attorney Amy N. Azza will instruct how to create an emergency medical folder, what to include in them, and how to draft all the documents. Each attendee will receive their own emergency medical folder to bring home. A FREE lunch will be provided. Register at 508-429-0622.

Go Solar Presentaiton, Thursday, Oct. 15, 12 p.m.

Holliston’s Sustainability Manager, Ameilia, will present this lunch & learn with Q & A time to discuss all about going solar on your home. Register at 508-429-0622.

Living Options & Home Care, Thursday, Sept. 24, 12 p.m.

How to  navigating all the different options in senior living communities and what to know when hiring a home care agency. Free lunch provided. Register at 508-429-0622.

“Join or Die” Documentary, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 1:30 p.m.

Award-winning documentary that explores the importance of joining a club’s significance for the future of America. Documentary chronicles the half-century decline of U.S. civic through the lens of renowned social scientist Robert Putnam. His groundbreaking research in “Bowling Alone” may hold the key to addressing our democracy’s current challenges. Free lunch will be provided. Register at 508-429-0622.

Sea Glass Art Class, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 1 p.m.

Sponsored by The Residence at Valley Farm Freestyle craft session to let your creativity shine!

Design your own unique piece using a variety of stencils. Provided: prepared window, seashells, sand, and colored glass. Bring your own sea glass optional.