Tuesdays, Jan 16 - Mar 5, 6-8 pm Location: Zoom Register online or call 319-356-5220 Instructor: Christine Allen Practicing mindfulness meditation, which involves paying attention to your thoughts, feelings, body sensations, and environment, has been shown to improve overall well-being. Mindfulness is being aware of what is happening as it’s happening in an open, nonjudgmental,...

Meetings: Wednesdays, Jan 3 & 17, Feb 7 & 21, 2-3 pm Location: Room 309 Movies: Wednesdays, Jan 10, Feb 14, 2:00 pm Location: Room 308 This is a social group for LGBTQ elders to come together, share stories, and find community. In addition to organizing social activities for members, the group supports the LBGTQ...

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...

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...

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...

January-February, Thursdays, 3:45-4:45 pm Location: Room 311 of the Iowa City Senior Center Led by: Tai Caputo Join City High student Tai Caputo as she continues reading aloud from The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot, a compelling nonfiction book about Henrietta Lacks and the immortal cell line, known as HeLa, that came from Lacks's...

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.

Friday, January 5th, 9:30-11:00 am Location: Hybrid (Room 308 & Zoom) 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 on self-care. Each meeting will begin with a meditation about self-care and open sharing will be...

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,...