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You’ve always been independent

and lived life on your own terms. If you didn’t like something, you changed it. Work hard, play hard—you’re not going to stop now. This is your time to engage in the life you so richly deserve! At Southgate, you’ll enjoy a host of extraordinary services, meet new people, make new friends, and pursue your passions.

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Southgate is a retirement community

designed to nurture your body, mind, and soul, rekindle your interest in what excites you, and so much more. We offer the best senior living facilities of any retirement community in Massachusetts, including a health club, swimming pool, bowling alley, movie theatre, library, dining room, cafe, and cocktail lounge. The activities are endless!

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Wherever your inspiration guides you

either within the security and privacy of your own senior living apartment or just outside your door, Southgate is a place of vibrant possibilities. Bring them to life, all while living in premium surroundings with unsurpassed amenities and the security of knowing that the services you desire are available to you.

Best of all

Southgate is a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) offering independent living and assisted living accommodations, along with nursing and rehabilitation care on site, if ever needed.

At Southgate, you will live as richly on the outside as you feel on the inside!

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Southgate & CVS Vaccinate Residents Successfully March 5, 2021 - After several weeks of preplanning, Southgate at Shrewsbury and CVS Pharmacy orchestrated six successful vaccine clinics to deliver the COVID-19 vaccine safely and efficiently to their residents and staff. Southgate at Shrewsbury management organized the clinic to ensure that social distancing protocols were followed and that common surfaces were sanitized between each appointment. Many Southgate staff volunteered to assist in... Read More

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Activities at Southgate May 20, 2022 - Now that warm weather has arrived, many people find that they have a renewed enthusiasm for participating in exercise. After all, it's human nature to take it easy during the dark, cold New England months … when even indoor activities can take a back seat to listless, carefree reading under a cozy blanket in your favorite recliner! Our advice is: Go for it! After all, staying active is important at any age. (Of course, before beginning any exercise regimen, you should consult a medical professional to identify those activities most appropriate given your specific health conditions and circumstances.)... Read More

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  • 2019 Anniversary Show Rehearsals!

    2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    09/03/2019

    We have begun rehearsals for Southgate’s 30th Anniversary Show featuring our own version of “The Kennedy Center Honors”. Cast and crew please take note of rehearsal days/times and watch for flyer notices with specifics! We’re off and running because “the best of times is NOW”!

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  • “Drive A Cappella”

    7:30 pm-10:00 pm
    09/05/2019

    Drive is a vocal ensemble that brings passion, artistry and precision to a vast array of musical styles. After capturing the Northeastern District Quartet Championship their first year in existence, they have been perennial representatives and quarterfinalists in the Barbershop Harmony Society International Quartet Contest. A favorite with audiences around New England and beyond, they are currently the 2019 Harmony Sweepstakes Boston Regional Champions.

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  • Art Matters

    11:00 am-1:00 pm
    09/06/2019

    “An artist is either a plagiarist or a revolutionist” ~ Paul Gauguin. A brilliant intellectual, Gauguin was a scoundrel and a self described savage, and his innovative work inspired great devotion. He was a champion of human rights and a shameless opportunist. Join us for a look at his work.

  • Trip to The American Heritage Museum

    12:30 pm-2:00 pm
    09/06/2019

    At the American Heritage Museum you explore America’s conflicts, beginning with the Revolutionary War to today. You’ll discover, and interact with, our heritage through the History, the national effort developing new technologies of warfare, and the Human Impact of America’s fight to preserve the freedom we all hold dear. Our docent guided tour begins at 1:30. Previous registration required.

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  • Jumpin’ Juba Band

    7:30 pm-9:30 pm
    09/09/2019

    Hand-made music, presented live and in real time. In the words of Steve Hurl, the band’s leader, Jumpin’ Juba is New Orleans swamp-rock, classic boogie-woogie, folk, Memphis rock & roll, and a playful use of everything from calypso to country stirred into the one blue stew.

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  • Women’s Circle Breakfast

    9:15 am-11:00 am
    09/11/2019

    Our guest speaker this morning is Theresa Kane, Executive Director of the United States Programs for the Polus Center for Social and Economic Development. For the past 40 years the Polus Center, a non-profit organization, has promoted opportunities for people with disabilities and members of other vulnerable groups. Starting with non-traditional residential and employment programs for people with developmental disabilities, this presentation will share the journey that has taken the organization to many parts of the world supporting victims of conflict. Theresa will review the Polus Center’s international victim assistance projects and the innovative programs here in central Massachusetts, including career exploration and employment opportunities for youth who are legally blind and a new Bridge to Success program for blind college students at Assumption College.

  • Broadway HD Screening

    2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    09/11/2019

    This month’s feature is “Ann” a no-holds-barred portrait of Ann Richards, the legendary governor of Texas. This inspiring and hilarious new play brings us face to face with a complex, colorful and captivating character bigger than the state from which she hailed.

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  • WISE Program

    10:00 am-11:30 am
    09/13/2019

    Southgate hosts this 10-week class entitled The European Lost and Found – Displaced Persons after World War II In the late 1940’s “DP” was a term to describe Europeans who didn’t seem to belong anywhere. Thin, tired, wearing donated clothing, they waited in crowded “camps,” mostly former army barracks, assigned by nationality. The DPs could not return to their home countries, but it seemed no nation was willing to take them. Eventually over 400,000 displaced persons came to the US. We will focus on stories of individual DPs as well as look at high-level policy and how powerful Americans like Truman, Eisenhower, and Eleanor Roosevelt worked to help the displaced. David Nevard is a retired IT professional. REQUIRED BOOK: DPs: Europe’s Displaced Persons, 1945–1951, by Mark Wyman, Cornell Press. ISBN10:0801485428. All Southgate resident are admitted to the on-campus classes free of charge.

  • Storyteller Helena Leet-Pellegrini

    7:30 pm-9:30 pm
    09/13/2019

    Resident and storyteller Helena Leet-Pellegrini tells humorous, thought provoking tales about the ordinary and not so ordinary events of everyday life and relationships. Helena won a storytelling award at a MassMouth Boston Story Grand Slam, has performed her one woman show at the Boulder Fringe Festival and at Passim’s in Cambridge, and is a favorite at MA storytelling spaces. At Southgate Helena will share her journey to creative expression titled “Living Out Loud”, and her journey though different stages of relationships titled “Love Follies Over Time”.

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  • Jim Welu Lecture

    2:00 pm-4:00 pm
    09/16/2019

    Director Emeritus of the Worcester Art Museum, Jim Welu joins us for a lecture entitled “Humor at WAM”. Jim will share some of the many humorous moments associated with his more than four decades at the Worcester Art Museum.

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  • Trip to Pickity Place

    10:00 am-12:00 pm
    09/17/2019

    We travel to Mason, NH for a 5-course luncheon at Pickity Place. Since 1786 the quaint little red cottage has graced the hills of southern NH seemingly untouched by time. The creative cuisine features fresh herbs and edible flowers harvested daily from their very own culinary garden. Previous registration required.

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  • Men’s Breakfast Club

    9:00 am-11:00 am
    09/18/2019

    Men’s Breakfast Club welcomes Harry Whitin with a presentation entitled “The Whitins of Whitinsville and the new National Park.” Harry Whitin is an award-winning journalist and the retired editor of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Under his leadership, the T&G was a finalist for the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for the only time in the newspapers’ 150-plus year history. He received the Yankee Quill, the highest award given to New England journalists, and retired in 2009 after 44 years with the Telegram & Gazette. In retirement he became interested in family history and from there made the leap to membership on the board of the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, eventually serving as board chair. In that role he was the only civilian serving on the committee that is creating the foundation for the Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park. He also coordinated fund-raising for the Heritage Corridor Visitor Center in Worcester, which opened last fall and is becoming a destination in newly revitalized Worcester.

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  • TEAM Jeopardy!

    7:30 pm-9:30 pm
    09/20/2019

    Don’t miss Match #1 of our 2019-2020 Jeopardy Tournament as Southgate plays for fun & charity! Previous registration was required for team play however, ALL residents are welcome to join us and root for your favorite contenders!

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  • Harpist Rebecca Swett

    7:30 pm-10:00 pm
    09/23/2019

    Rebecca Swett began studying the harp at the age of ten. She has performed at Carnegie Hall, and toured Switzerland with the Greater Hartford Youth Orchestra. The perfect way to welcome the breathtaking New England autumn is a soothing yet stimulating musical evening with Rebecca in our lounge!

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  • A Life in Music with Betty Hauck

    7:30 pm-10:00 pm
    09/26/2019

    Join us for “A Life in Music Lost and Found – My Journey as a Musician with Hearing Loss”- A Talk and Play presentation by Betty Hauck. For 50 years Betty enjoyed a rich and rewarding career as a professional violist until the day she realized that she had to retire because of progressive hearing loss. For three years she completely turned her back on music. In this “Talk & Play” presentation she will tell the story of how various twists and turns led her back into sharing the joy of music while educating and advocating for those with hearing loss. Highlights of Betty’s career include performing at the White House and playing in a string quartet with Yo-Yo Ma!

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  • Trip to SoWa Art & Design District

    11:00 am-1:00 pm
    09/29/2019

    SoWa is a vibrant community of artist studios, contemporary art galleries, one-of-a-kind boutiques, design showrooms, restaurants and entrepreneurs unified by a passion for creating and curating exceptional artworks, products and experiences in the South End. Previous registration required.

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  • Southgate welcomes back Fred Marple from Frost Heaves!

    7:30 pm-9:00 pm
    09/30/2019

    Fred is back with a hilarious look at all the things about Yankees that seem to confuse outsiders. Fred will discuss Yankee food, fashion and all the perks of life in a small town, where everyone knows your business—often before you! Fred has appeared on New Hampshire Chronicle, on the radio, in the pages of Yankee Magazine and New Hampshire Magazine, and on stage all over New England. Fred has been called “hilarious,” “a hoot,” and “smarter than he looks.”

     

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