Hearing Loss and Amplification Informational Session

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

Monday, Nov 6, 10 am - 12 pm  Location: Room 302 Presenters: University of Iowa Audiology Graduate Student Clinicians Do you or a loved one have a hearing loss? If so, please join us for an informational session to learn with others about hearing and hearing loss, tinnitus, hearing aids (prescription hearing aids, Over-the-Counter (OTC)...

Event Series BeMoved

BeMoved

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

Session 1: Mondays, Tuesdays, September 18 - October 3, 10:30-11:30 am Session 2: Mondays, Tuesdays, October 23 - December 19, 10:30-11:30 am Location: Room G13 Register: Email hillster2942@icloud.com Instructor: Hillary Granfield A dance fitness experience for people of all movement abilities; newcomers are welcome any time. Learn more at www.bemoveddance.com. Session 1 Fee: $30 for a...

$12

Water Mindfulness

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

Tuesdays, Nov 7 - Dec 19, 9-10 am Location: Robert A. Lee Recreation 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...

Event Series BeMoved

BeMoved

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

Session 1: Mondays, Tuesdays, September 18 - October 3, 10:30-11:30 am Session 2: Mondays, Tuesdays, October 23 - December 19, 10:30-11:30 am Location: Room G13 Register: Email hillster2942@icloud.com Instructor: Hillary Granfield A dance fitness experience for people of all movement abilities; newcomers are welcome any time. Learn more at www.bemoveddance.com. Session 1 Fee: $30 for a...

$12

Protecting Your Home, Savings, and Family from Estate Planning and Elder Law Mistakes

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

Tuesday, Nov 7, 10:30-11:30 am Location: Hybrid (Room 302 & Zoom) Register online or call 319-356-5220 Presenter: Alec Modrick Alec Modrick is an Iowa City native and graduate of UI Law School. He practices out of the Cedar Rapids and Bettendorf offices of Pearson Bollman Law, which is based in Des Moines. His practice focuses on...

Benjamin Franklin: The Man, The Legend, The Myths

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

Tuesday, Nov 7, 2-3:30 pm  Location: Hybrid (Room 302 & Zoom)  Register online or call 319-356-5220  Instructor: Thomas McDonald Benjamin Franklin is perhaps one of the most well-known of the Founding Fathers because he was involved in or contributed to all of the founding documents of the United States. Yet, there is so much about Franklin...

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.

Use It, Don’t Lose It! Spanish Conversation

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

Wednesdays, Nov 1 - Dec 20, 9:30-10:30 am Location: Zoom Register online or call 319-356-5220 Instructor: Jessica Ortiz Practice your Spanish with a native speaker. Each week we’ll cover a different topic and vocabulary. This conversation group is for intermediate to advanced levels. Membership required.

Free

Beginner Spanish + Exploring Online Language-Learning Resources

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

Wednesdays, Fridays, Nov 1 - Dec 22, 10-11 am Location: Room 302 Register online or call 319-356-5220 Instructor: Ava Moritz This beginner Spanish class will focus on language foundations and exploring methods to extend your Spanish learning and practice beyond our class sessions. We will begin most meetings with a video lecture from the Great Courses...

Queer Elders Nov 8 Movie

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

Meetings: Wednesdays, Nov 1, 15, Dec 6, 20, 2-3 pm Meeting Location: Room 309 Movies: Wednesdays, Nov 8, Dec 13, 2 pm Movie 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...

Event Series Poetry Reading Circle

Poetry Reading Circle

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

Wednesdays, Nov 1 - Dec 6, 4-5 pm Location: Room 305 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. No class...

Free

Author Reading by George Khal: “The First Night of the Crescent Moon”

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

Thursday, Nov 9, 1-2:30 pm  Location: Room 308  Register online or call 319-356-5220  In 1948, when George Khal was a year old, his family fled their home in Haifa, Palestine. They resettled in Cairo, near his mother's family, and his father, a prominent and successful businessman in Palestine, was forced to start over and build a...