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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 Residents Enjoy Presentation by Board Member Cathy Flanagan December 22, 2022 - In November, our Residents and staff enjoyed a slide show presentation and lecture given by Board member Cathy Flanagan. Mrs. Flanagan provided a comprehensive history of our Southgate community, along with heartwarming stories about Southgate’s founder, Donald F. Flanagan. Residents were given the opportunity to ask questions about the building construction, and the concept behind our Continuum Care Retirement Community.... Read More

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Give the Gift of Local Experiences to Adult Children and Grandchildren This Year December 1, 2023 - One of the most rewarding parts of the holiday season is the opportunity to give gifts to your family, and there is no better gift than spending quality time together. Fortunately, Southgate at Shrewsbury is located nearby to a variety of fantastic experiences that can make fabulous gifts for your loved ones.  Give the gift of art: Southgate is conveniently located between Worcester and Boston, so you have your pick of art museums to choose from! Consider gifting your loved ones a membership to The Worcester Art Museum or the Massachusetts Fine Arts Museum, both of which offer... Read More

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  • The Continentals

    7:30 pm-9:00 pm
    05/01/2023

    The Continentals have been performing in New England, and beyond, since the band’s inception in the early 1970s. Best known for their multiple performances each summer at the Hampton Beach Seashell Stage, and for playing many MS Mount Washington dinner cruises on Lake Winnipesaukee for close to 4 decades, they have also had the pleasure of being asked to play for audiences in Las Vegas, Amelia Island FL, Detroit, Houston, and Disneyland in California. Over the years they have developed a diverse catalogue of material that covers a wide variety of genres and decades, and strive to cover as many bases as possible in every show.Featuring Dave Ayotte, Jack Coleman, Mike Livingston, and Don MacNeill.

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  • Square One Players Auditions “Spamalot”

    6:00 pm-8:00 pm
    05/08/2023

    Lovingly ripped off from the classic film comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail, MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT retells the legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, and features a bevy of beautiful show girls, not to mention cows, killer rabbits, and French people. Did we mention the bevy of beautiful showgirls? The 2005 Broadway production won three Tony® Awards, including Best Musical, and was followed by two successful West End runs. Watch for notices for opening night in Aug.

  • The Peter Smith Trio

    7:30 pm-9:00 pm
    05/08/2023

    Welcome back the Peter Smith Trio performing the songs of the Great American Songbook! If you enjoy listening to the songs of Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Bobby Darin and Tony Bennett, this is a Trio not to be missed. These guys do a superb job on the swinging standards, such as Cole Porter’s Night and Day and I’ve Got You Under My Skin and are equally adept on more sensitive numbers such as Rogers & Hart’s My Funny Valentine and Hoagy Carmichael’s Georgia On My Mind.

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  • Women’s Circle Breakfast

    9:15 am-11:00 am
    05/10/2023

    Join author and historian Elena Palladino for a discussion of her first book, “Lost Towns of the Swift River Valley: Drowned by the Quabbin.” In April 1938, Swift River Valley residents held a farewell ball to mark the demise of the quintessential New England town of Enfield and its three smaller neighbors, Greenwich, Dana, and Prescott. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts was sacrificing these towns to build the Quabbin, a massive reservoir of drinking water for residents of Boston. Elena recounts the story of these communities as seen through the eyes of those who lived there until the end. Elena holds a BA in English from Simmons College, an MA in Literary and Cultural Studies from Carnegie Mellon University, and an EdM in higher education from        Harvard University. All are welcome to the presentation.

  • Broadway HD Screening

    1:00 pm-3:00 pm
    05/10/2023

    Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel 2 hr 13 min | 2013
    Rodgers and Hammerstein composed some of the most glorious music ever written for the stage in Carousel. This is a dazzling adaptation featuring all-star performances from Kelli O’Hara, Nathan Gunn, and others.

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  • Trip to Worcester Art Museum

    10:00 am-12:00 pm
    05/11/2023

    Explore the evolution and expansion of Impressionism, an artistic movement that changed the trajectory of art history. Frontiers of Impressionism chronicles the emergence of Impressionism in 19thcentury France, its subsequent expansion to much of Europe and the United States, and the lasting changes the movement has brought to the art world. Previous registration required.

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  • Slograss Bluegrass Band

    7:30 pm-9:00 pm
    05/15/2023

    SloGrass plays a mix of vocal and instrumental songs, drawing on various traditions including Bluegrass, Jazz, Folk, World Music and a few originals. It’s a fun night not to be missed! Band members are Bob Dick on bass, Mark Whiting Davis on steel-string guitar, David DiBiasio on banjo, dobro & nylon-string guitar, and Fran McConvill on mandolin.

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  • Men’s Breakfast Club

    9:00 am-11:00 am
    05/17/2023

    “Protect Yourself from Fraud and Identity Theft “ Men’s Breakfast welcomes Dennis Hohengasser with AARP. Con artists don’t care how hard you worked. They steal billions from Americans like you every year. We’re fighting back with the AARP Fraud Watch Network. In this session, we will share an inside look at how scammers think, how to safeguard against identity theft and fraud, first-hand accounts from those who have been victimized, and what to do if you or someone you know has been victimized. Dennis has been a volunteer with AARP MA ad the AARP Fraud Watch Network since October 2015. He retired from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts after working there for 33 in Training and Staff Development. He has also been a volunteer with the Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) since 2018, supporting Medicare beneficiaries and their families with presentations on protecting, detecting, and reporting fraud, waste and abuse in the Medicare program and helping beneficiaries becoming engaged
    healthcare consumers. All are welcome to the presentation.

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  • Historian Rick Tulipano “The Kennedy Saga”- Part II “Ambition Achieved”

    1:00 pm-3:00 pm
    05/19/2023

    The Kennedys are the most legendary family in American history. In this 4-part power-point presentation we will delve into the triumphs and tragedies of the Kennedy clan, from their arrival in 19th century America right up to the present day. Rick Tulipano is the author of dozens of essays on the Cold War and the U.S. Civil War, and has written a novel titled The Secret of Bog Lane. He holds a Master’s degree in Education (with a focus on Cold War Studies) from the University of MA.

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  • Trip to Woosox Game

    12:00 pm-2:00 pm
    05/21/2023

    Again we travel to Polar Park in Worcester with the same great third base line seats for the game against the Lehigh Valley Ironpigs. Game time: 1:05 pm. Previous registration required.

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  • Richard Hughes ‘Silent Movie Shows’

    7:30 pm-9:00 pm
    05/22/2023

    Richard Hughes is an accomplished pianist and expert silent movie historian. Tonight he presents and accompanies the silent movie “The Cameraman.” Buster Keaton is a laugh riot in this action-packed romantic comedy about a news cameraman wanna be. Join us for the unique evening of entertainment.

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  • Jumpin’ Juba Band

    7:30 pm-9:00 pm
    05/25/2023

    Hand-made music, presented live and in real time. 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 one blue stew!”

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