Poetry Reading Circle

Iowa City Senior Center 28 South Linn Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

Thursdays, Mar 7 - Apr 25, 3:30-4:30 pm Location: Room 302 Register online or call 319-356-5220 Instructor: Joi Haskins Let's read poetry together! The class will discuss poems brought in by the instructor, in addition to poems students would like to share. Poets to be read include Rita Dove, Emily Dickinson, and Walt Whitman.

Event Series Device Advice

Device Advice

Iowa City Senior Center 28 South Linn Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

Tuesdays, 4:00-6:00 pm Location: Iowa City Public Library Thursdays, 4:00-5:00 pm Location: Senior Center, 1st Floor Lobby UI student volunteers are available to offer guidance on all things technology-related, so bring your devices and your questions.

Event Series Caregiving Support Group

Caregiving Support Group

Iowa City Senior Center 28 South Linn Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

Wednesdays, 12-1 pm Location: Hybrid (Ranshaw House & Zoom) Register online or call 319-356-5220 Fridays, 9:30-11 am Location: Hybrid (Room 308 & Zoom) Register online or call 319-356-5220 Facilitator: Mary McCall This ongoing, drop-in group will provide a space for sharing experiences about caregiving and sharing resources and support related to caregiving, with a focus...

Event Series Family Folk Machine

Family Folk Machine

Iowa City Senior Center 28 South Linn Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

Sundays, January 14th - May 12th, 2:00-4:00 pm Location: Assembly Room The Family Folk Machine’s spring program features songs of inclusion, welcome, and working for social justice; and we will present a concert at the Englert Theatre on Sunday, May 12. To join us, please email jean@familyfolkmachine.org. You can also drop-in to our first rehearsal,...

Event Series Water Mindfulness

Water Mindfulness

Robert A. Lee Community Recreation Center 220 S. Gilbert St., Iowa City, IA, United States

Tuesdays, 9-10 am Location: Robert A. Lee Rec Center Pool Instructor: Mark Cannon Experience the synergistic healing and relaxing qualities of both water and mindfulness. We will explore breathing, water walking, and gentle exercises as a means of being present in the moment. These activities will take place in shallow water to accommodate individuals who...

Event Series Iowa City New Horizons Band

Iowa City New Horizons Band

Iowa City Senior Center 28 South Linn Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

Tue, Thu, Jan 16 - May 16, 9:30-10:30 am Location: Assembly Room Did you enjoy making music earlier in life but things happened and you had to stop playing? Or have you always wanted to play with a band? The Iowa City New Horizons Band (ICNHB) provides opportunities for chronologically gifted adults to refresh old...

Give the Gift of Information & Organization to Loved Ones

Iowa City Senior Center 28 South Linn Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

Tuesdays, Jan 30, Feb 13 & 27, Mar 12 & 26, 10:30 am - 12 pm Location: Hybrid (Room 308 & Zoom) Register online or call 319-356-5220 Instructor: Mary McCall In this series of workshops, we will work our way through the book by AARP and the American Bar Association entitled Checklist for My Family:...

Book Report

Iowa City Senior Center 28 South Linn Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

Tuesdays, Mar 12, Apr 9, 10:30 am - 12 pm Location: Room 307 Facilitator: Cheryl Walsh A book club that meets once a month for an informal round table discussion and sharing of books you have enjoyed reading. Choose your favorite author, old or new, best sellers or classics, fiction, non-fiction, short stories, or poetry....

Paint by Numbers Group

Iowa City Senior Center 28 South Linn Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

Tuesdays, Mar 12 - Apr 30, 10:30 am - 12 pm Location: Room 311 Register online or call 319-356-5220 Facilitator: Kristin Kromray Paint by number kits are a relaxing way to create a piece of art! There are many different types of paint by number kits available in a wide variety of subjects. Kits typically...

Event Series Let’s Play Scrabble!

Let’s Play Scrabble!

Iowa City Senior Center 28 South Linn Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

Wednesdays, 1:30-3:30 pm Location: 1st Floor Lobby Exercise your vocabulary and crossword skills, and join us for some fun, friendly word play on a giant Scrabble board. All are welcome!

Event Series Laughter Club

Laughter Club

Iowa City Senior Center 28 South Linn Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

Wednesdays, 3-3:45 pm Location: Room 311 Register online or call 319-356-5220 Leader: Michelle Buhman Anyone can laugh for no particular reason. Laughter helps to relieve the effects of stress. It is energizing, healing, and brings out our best self. When we laugh together we feel lighter and renewed. Come and experience the Laughter Club! Sessions...

Event Series Laughter Club

Laughter Club

Iowa City Senior Center 28 South Linn Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

Wednesdays, 3-3:45 pm Location: Room 311 Register online or call 319-356-5220 Leader: Michelle Buhman Anyone can laugh for no particular reason. Laughter helps to relieve the effects of stress. It is energizing, healing, and brings out our best self. When we laugh together we feel lighter and renewed. Come and experience the Laughter Club! Sessions are...