Classes

Strength and Stretch (Seated)

Enhance your strength and flexibility in this chair-based exercise class. We will focus on performing movements that will improve mobility in your everyday life. We will also use dumbbells to add resistance in order to strengthen the muscles and support the core and back. Class led by Josephine Champion.

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Robert W. Rolek Community Center
Age: 50+
Fees
$35 (R) $35 (NR)
Mon: Mar. 24 - Apr. 21
10:00 am: 45m
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Robert W. Rolek Community Center
Age: 50+
Fees
$21 (R) $21 (NR)
Mon: Apr. 28 - May. 19
10:00 am: 45m
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Robert W. Rolek Community Center
Age: 50+
Fees
$35 (R) $35 (NR)
Mon: Jun. 02 - Jun. 30
10:00 am: 45m
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Robert W. Rolek Community Center
Age: 50+
Fees
$28 (R) $28 (NR)
Mon: Jul. 07 - Jul. 28
10:00 am: 45m
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Robert W. Rolek Community Center
Age: 50+
Fees
$28 (R) $28 (NR)
Mon: Aug. 04 - Aug. 25
10:00 am: 45m
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Chair Yoga

Develop skills that promote holistic health & wellbeing. Yoga can have positive effects on the heart, mind, body and soul, even for those with physical limitations. All skill levels are welcomed. Exercises will be done with a chair. Come for contentment of heart, peace of mind, relaxation of body and quietness of spirit. Class led by Melissa Hollander.

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Robert W. Rolek Community Center
Age: 50+
Fees
$35 (R) $35 (NR)
Tue: Mar. 25 - Apr. 22
10:00 am: 45m
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Robert W. Rolek Community Center
Age: 50+
Fees
$28 (R) $28 (NR)
Tue: Apr. 29 - May. 20
10:00 am: 45m
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Robert W. Rolek Community Center
Age: 50+
Fees
$35 (R) $35 (NR)
Tue: Jun. 03 - Jul. 01
10:00 am: 45m
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Robert W. Rolek Community Center
Age: 50+
Fees
$28 (R) $28 (NR)
Tue: Jul. 08 - Jul. 29
10:00 am: 45m
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Robert W. Rolek Community Center
Age: 50+
Fees
$28 (R) $28 (NR)
Tue: Aug. 05 - Aug. 26
10:00 am: 45m
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Robert W. Rolek Community Center
Age: 50+
Fees
$35 (R) $35 (NR)
Tue: Sep. 09 - Oct. 07
10:00 am: 45m
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Robert W. Rolek Community Center
Age: 50+
Fees
$35 (R) $35 (NR)
Tue: Oct. 14 - Nov. 11
10:00 am: 45m
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Robert W. Rolek Community Center
Age: 50+
Fees
$35 (R) $35 (NR)
Tue: Nov. 18 - Dec. 16
10:00 am: 45m
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Nature Walking Club

After being cooped up inside the house all winter, join us as we take weekly nature walks in local forest preserves! Each week, we will be exploring a new walking path. Enjoy fun conversations with old and new friends! Registration is required.

*We will be meeting at the nature preserve.

Week 1: Rollins Savanna Forest Preserve Trail 3.5 Miles (20160 W Washington St, Grayslake)

Week 2: Cranberry Lake Trail 1.1 Miles (3 N Hainesville Rd, Hainesville)

Week 3: Nippersink Forest Preserve Trail 1.2 Miles (900 W Belvidere Rd, Round Lake)

Week 4: Grant Woods Forest Preserve Trail 1.8 Miles (24960 W Grand Ave, Lake Villa)

Week 5: Repeat of Nippersink Forest Preserve

Week 6: Repeat of Grant Woods Forest Preserve

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Nippersink Forest Preserve
Age: 50+
Fees
Mon: Apr. 21
2:00 pm: 1h
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Grant's Woods Forest Preserve
Age: 50+
Fees
Mon: Apr. 28
2:00 pm: 1h
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Nippersink Forest Preserve
Age: 50+
Fees
Mon: May. 05
2:00 pm: 1h
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Grant's Woods Forest Preserve
Age: 50+
Fees
Mon: May. 12
2:00 pm: 1h
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Meal and a Movie

Join us for some food and fun as we come together to eat lunch and see the newest movie releases. We will meet at the Park District and travel to a local restaurant for lunch and then the show! Fee includes the cost of the movie and transportation. Lunch and movie snacks will be on your own. Both will be chosen one week prior to each outing.

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Robert W. Rolek Community Center
Age: 50+
Fees
$8 (NR) $8
Tue: Apr. 22
12:00 am: 4h
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Robert W. Rolek Community Center
Age: 50+
Fees
$8 (NR) $8
Fri: Jul. 18
11:00 am: 5h
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Zumba Gold

Zumba Gold is for active older adults, beginners and anyone looking for a lower impact workout. This modified Zumba Class recreates the original moves you love at a lower intensity. Participants are guided through simple choreographed movements that are east to learn and follow.

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Robert W. Rolek Community Center
Age: 50+
Fees
$44 (R) $49 (NR)
Thu: Apr. 24 - May. 22
10:00 am: 45m
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Robert W. Rolek Community Center
Age: 50+
Fees
$35 (R) $39 (NR)
Thu: Jun. 05 - Jun. 26
10:00 am: 45m
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Robert W. Rolek Community Center
Age: 50+
Fees
$35 (R) $39 (NR)
Thu: Jul. 10 - Jul. 31
10:00 am: 45m
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Robert W. Rolek Community Center
Age: 50+
Fees
$35 (R) $39 (NR)
Thu: Aug. 07 - Aug. 28
10:00 am: 45m
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Elawa Farms Shopping & Lunch

Take a leisurely stroll through the farm at your own pace and then shop at the Winter Market (Highlighting locally sourced produce including eggs, along with specialty pantry items from local small businesses, and home decor and gift items). Have lunch with your friends at the delicious farm to table cafe. Fee covers transportation. Cost of lunch is on your own.

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Robert W. Rolek Community Center
Age: 50+
Fees
$5
Fri: Apr. 25
10:00 am: 3h
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Itch to Stitch

Join us this summer for lessons in learning the basics of crochet and knitting. All skill levels are welcomed. Loretta Fivizzani will be teaching this class. Learning to handcraft can help improve fine motor skills and enhance problem-solving abilities. Supplies are provided.

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Robert W. Rolek Community Center
Age: 50+
Fees
Fri: May. 02 - Aug. 29
10:00 am: 1h
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Robert W. Rolek Community Center
Age: 50+
Fees
Fri: Sep. 05 - Oct. 31
10:00 am: 1h
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Craft Days

Get your crafting hat ready for a series of Craft Days, each with a different theme. Don't miss the chance to spark your imagination and enjoy a creative adventure in the Senior Center!

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Robert W. Rolek Community Center
Age: 50+
Fees
$5
Mon: May. 05
10:00 am: 1h30m
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Cruisin' Connoisseur

Are you wanting to try new restaurants but not sure where to go? This program will take place of the normal “Senior Lunch Club” to shake things up! This fall, we will take the bus to a restaurant and enjoy lunch together. Registration fee covers cost of transportation. Cost of lunch is on your own. For lunch option, contact Shannon Cahill at 847.886.5083

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Vehicles
Age: 50+
Fees
$8 (R) $8 (NR)
Tue: May. 13
11:00 am: 3h
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Mitchell Park Domes - Milwaukee

Ready for a relaxing escape from your day-to-day life? Join us for a day trip to the Mitchell Park Domes in Milwaukee! Take a stroll through various different plant biomes, snap some pictures, and enjoy the serene surroundings. After, we will get food in the area. Grab a friend and a camera, and let’s soak up the beauty together!

*Cost of trip covers transportation and ticket into the Domes. Lunch and snacks are on your own.

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Vehicles
Age: 50+
Fees
$20
Thu: May. 22
10:00 am: 6h
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Cruisin' Connoisseur - New!

Are you wanting to try new restaurants but not sure where to go? This new program will take place of the normal “Senior Lunch Club” to shake things up! This summer, we will take the bus to a restaurant and enjoy lunch together. Registration fee covers cost of transportation. Cost of lunch is on your own.

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Age: 50+
Fees
$5 (R) $5 (NR)
Tue: Jun. 10
11:00 am: 3h
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Sanfilippo Estate Tour/Pinstripes Lunch

This tour includes 2 hours in the Sanfilippo Residence (owners of Fischer Nuts) and one hour in the Carousel Pavilion with the Foundation Director as your tour guide.
Come hear the story of the family and Collection, demonstrations of a variety of music machines, a mini-concert on the Mighty Wurlitzer and a the history of the items in the Carousel Pavilion. There's a reason many folks have taken this tour more than a few times! It's educational and highly entertaining.
Prior to the tour , we will have lunch at Pinstripes. Cost includes transportation, the tour and lunch. Lunch includes Salad, sandwich, and drinks and tip.

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Robert W. Rolek Community Center
Age: 50+
Fees
$70
Mon: Jun. 23
10:45 am: 6h30m
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Senior Lunch Club- July

Join us in the senior center for lunch once a month, catered from a different location. Menus will be provided before sign-up. Enjoy your lunch in the senior center or take it for the road. For questions about catering options, please call Jodi Schultz at 847.886.5083 or email her at jodi_schultz@rlapd.org You must register by the Thursday before.

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Robert W. Rolek Community Center
Age: 50+
Fees
$10
Tue: Jul. 08
11:00 am: 1h
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Cubs @ Brewers

Wear your Cubs or Brewers gear and cheer on your favorite team! There’s not a bad seat in the house at American Family Field!

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Robert W. Rolek Community Center
Age: 50+
Fees
$50
Wed: Jul. 30
11:00 am: 7h
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Cruisin' Connoisseur - New!

Are you wanting to try new restaurants but not sure where to go? This new program will take place of the normal “Senior Lunch Club” to shake things up! This summer, we will take the bus to a restaurant and enjoy lunch together. Registration fee covers cost of transportation. Cost of lunch is on your own.

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Vehicles
Age: 50+
Fees
$5 (R) $5 (NR)
Tue: Aug. 05
11:00 am: 3h
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Fitzgeralds Fish Boil Dinner

Enjoy all-you-can-eat North Atlantic Cod boiled in traditional outdoor kettles year-round for that one-of-a kind mouthwatering taste that has made them legendary AND BBQ chicken with a legendary secret whiskey-based sauce. Also includes award-winning coleslaw and fresh rye bread, sweet red potatoes and onions which are boiled in the pots with the fish. For dessert a frosted apple square nicely rounds out the meal.

Unlike other fish boils that use trout or whitefish, the cod they serve is completely free of skin and bones. With one bite of this fish they guarantee to transform you instantly into a raving fan. Served with drawn butter, the sweet taste of the boiled cod is very close to that of lobster.

Transportation, soda, coffee, tea, and TIP is also included. (Alcoholic Beverages must be purchased on a separate tab)

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Robert W. Rolek Community Center
Age: 50+
Fees
$36 (R) $40 (NR)
Thu: Aug. 21
4:30 pm: 2h30m
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Strength and Stretch (Seated)

Have fun while enhancing your strength and flexibility in this chair-based exercise class. We will focus on performing movements that will improve mobility in your everyday life. We will also use dumbbells to add resistance in order to strengthen the muscles and support the core and back. Class led by Josephine Champion.

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Robert W. Rolek Community Center
Age: 50+
Fees
$35 (R) $35 (NR)
Mon: Sep. 08 - Oct. 06
10:00 am: 45m
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Robert W. Rolek Community Center
Age: 50+
Fees
$35 (R) $35 (NR)
Mon: Oct. 13 - Nov. 10
10:00 am: 45m
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Robert W. Rolek Community Center
Age: 50+
Fees
$35 (R) $35 (NR)
Mon: Nov. 17 - Dec. 15
10:00 am: 45m
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Senior Lunch Club - Sep

Gather with friends to enjoy a catered lunch at the park district. Many stay to play regularly scheduled card games after. They would love for you to join them!

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Robert W. Rolek Community Center
Age: 50+
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$10 (R) $10 (NR)
Tue: Sep. 09
11:00 am: 1h
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Zumba Gold

Class led by Bennie Conyers

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Robert W. Rolek Community Center
Age: 50+
Fees
$44 (R) $48 (NR)
Thu: Sep. 11 - Oct. 09
10:00 am: 45m
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Robert W. Rolek Community Center
Age: 50+
Fees
$44 (R) $48 (NR)
Thu: Oct. 16 - Nov. 13
10:00 am: 45m
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Robert W. Rolek Community Center
Age: 50+
Fees
$35 (R) $39 (NR)
Thu: Nov. 20 - Dec. 18
10:00 am: 45m
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I & M Canal Boat Trip and Captain's Lunch

Step back into 1848 with our period-clothed, “salty” boat crew and friendly mule guiding you along the historic Illinois & Michigan Canal for an hour-long ride from Lock 14 to the Little Vermillion Aqueduct and back. Then, enjoy a hearty Boat Captain’s Lunch in the I&M Canal Visitor Center Vintage Room, housed in a historic building and featuring additional information and exhibits about the I&M Canal.

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Robert W. Rolek Community Center
Age: 50+
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$52 (R) $57 (NR)
Fri: Sep. 12
8:45 am: 7h15m
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Meal and a Movie

Join us for some food and fun as we come together to eat lunch and see the newest movie releases. We will meet at the Park District and travel to a restaurant for lunch and then the show! Fee includes the cost of the movie and transportation. Lunch and movie snacks will be on your own. Both will be chosen one week prior to each outing.

Time is approximate and will be determined once movie is chosen.

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Robert W. Rolek Community Center
Age: 50+
Fees
$9 (NR) $9
Tue: Sep. 23
11:00 am: 3h
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Robert W. Rolek Community Center
Age: 50+
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$9 (NR) $9
Tue: Nov. 18
11:00 am: 3h
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All Season's Apple Picking and Lunch

Join your friends on this fun trip to the orchard! First we will enjoy a coffee and apple cider donut, then we will go out to the field to pick our own apples. Then sit down and relax for a lunch together and finally stop in the store to buy some pies, jams, donuts and gifts. Transportation, coffee, donut, ¼ peck of apples and lunch is included. Shopping is on your own.

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Robert W. Rolek Community Center
Age: 50+
Fees
$30 (R) $33 (NR)
Fri: Oct. 03
9:30 am: 5h30m
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Crusin' Connoisseur

Are you wanting to try new restaurants but don’t know where to go? We will meet at the Park District and travel to a semi-local restaurant to enjoy lunch together. Registration fee covers transportation. Cost of lunch is on your own. The restaurant will be chosen two weeks prior to the day of the trip. Contact Jodi to find out where we will be going. jodi_schultz@rlapd.org or 847-886-5083.

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Robert W. Rolek Community Center
Age: 50+
Fees
$5
Tue: Oct. 14
11:00 am: 2h30m
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Senior Lunch Club - Nov

Gather with friends to enjoy a catered lunch at the park district. Many stay to play regularly scheduled card games after. They would love for you to join them!

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Robert W. Rolek Community Center
Age: 50+
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$10 (R) $10 (NR)
Tue: Nov. 04
11:00 am: 1h
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Tree Time Christmas Creations Wild Onion Lunch

Get ready for the Holidays! Join your friends on this trip to Tree Time Christmas Creations to create a holiday wreath or garland, spend some time shopping in their world famous store and then head to Wild Onion Brewery for a delicious lunch! Everything but additional shopping is included. (transportation, wreath creation and lunch).

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Robert W. Rolek Community Center
Age: 50+
Fees
$70 (R) $77 (NR)
Fri: Nov. 14
10:00 am: 4h
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Crusin' Connoisseur

Are you wanting to try new restaurants but don’t know where to go? We will meet at the Park District and travel to a semi-local restaurant to enjoy lunch together. Registration fee covers transportation. Cost of lunch is on your own. The restaurant will be chosen two weeks prior to the day of the trip. Contact Jodi to find out where we will be going. jodi_schultz@rlapd.org or 847-886-5083.

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Robert W. Rolek Community Center
Age: 50+
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$5
Tue: Dec. 09
11:00 am: 2h30m
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Chicago Botanic Gardens Lightscape

Embrace the spirit and beauty of the season at Lightscape, setting the Garden aglow with light, music and art. This year’s reimagined trail takes our holiday celebration to new heights and lights with dazzling installations! Fee includes transportation and entrance fee. Food is on your own.

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Robert W. Rolek Community Center
Age: 50+
Fees
$39 (R) $43 (NR)
Thu: Dec. 11
4:00 pm: 3h30m
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Holiday Lunch Party

Enjoy an amazing buffet, live entertainment and LOTS of raffles! Dress nice for a photo with your friends or loved one! Wear dancing shoes in case the music moves you to get up and boogie! Or just sit back and enjoy the show!

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Robert W. Rolek Community Center
Age: 50+
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$50 (R) $50 (NR)
Thu: Dec. 18
11:00 am: 2h30m
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Drop-In Activities

Bingo

Join us on Wednesdays for rounds of Bingo. Five Bingo cards are only $2. We’ll play from 12:30 - 3 pm; may end earlier if we run out the pot! No registration required.

Monday and Tuesday Game Days

Join us on Mondays and Tuesdays for games! Our Senior Center "game station" has many games that will keep your competitive side roaring. Grab a couple of your friends and enjoy an afternoon of fun. From 11 m - 2 pm Mondays and Tuesdays. No registration required. Free

Friday Pinochle

Whether you are an expert or beginner, join the group for this fun trick-taking game! From noon-3 pm. No registration required. Free.

Walking Club

Enjoy the indoor walking space in the Community Center gym. Walk, talk and meet new friends! From 12:15 -2:15 pm Monday-Friday. Senior Walking Club may be cancelled on days when the school district has the day off. Participants must sign a waiver. Free.