Older Adults Invited to Aging Partners Events March 20 through 26

Published on March 17, 2023

Aging Partners invites older adults and the public to a variety of activities and classes in Lincoln and Lancaster County from March 20 through 26:

Monday, March 20

  • Computer lab, Downtown Senior Center and Washington Street Senior Center – 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  • Games, exercise room and walking track, Belmont Senior Center – 9 a.m.
  • Art books, games and cards, Firth Senior Center – 9 a.m.
  • Aging Partners foot clinic (appointments required by calling 402-416-7693), Firth Senior Center – 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
  • “10 Warning Signs of Dementia” presentation by the Alzheimer’s Association, Downtown Senior Center – 10 a.m.
  • Exercise class, Northeast Senior Center – 10 a.m.
  • Color and Create class, Downtown Senior Center – 10 a.m.
  • Priscilla The Comfort Dog, Firth Senior Center – 10:30 a.m.
  • “Household Hazardous Waste” presentation by Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department, Firth Senior Center – 12:15 p.m.

Tuesday, March 21

  • Games, exercise room and walking track, Belmont Senior Center – 9 a.m.
  • Games and cards, Bennet Senior Center – 9 a.m.
  • Card Club (card games), Northeast Senior Center – 9:30 a.m.
  • Introduction to Spanish class, Downtown Senior Center – 9:45 a.m.
  • Living Well with Chronic Conditions Workshop, Vermeer Education Center (room 801) – 10 a.m.
  • Writer’s Club, Northeast Senior Center – 10 a.m.
  • Walk and Talk, Bennet Senior Center – 10:30 a.m.
  • Fitness class, Belmont Senior Center – 11 a.m.
  • Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention class, Eastridge Presbyterian Church – 11 a.m.
  • Musical performance by pianist Jim Bauer, Northeast Senior Center – 11:15 a.m.
  • BINGO, Bennet Senior Center – 12:15 p.m.
  • Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention class, Eastridge Presbyterian Church – 1 p.m.

Wednesday, March 22

  • Chair Yoga class, Eastridge Presbyterian Church – 9 a.m.
  • Games, exercise room and walking track, Belmont Senior Center – 9 a.m.
  • Rummikub, Skip-Bo, Pitch and cards, Belmont Senior Center – 9 a.m.
  • Art books, games and puzzles, Hickman Senior Center – 9 a.m.
  • Senior Walking Warriors, Hickman Senior Center – 9 a.m.
  • Musical performance by Patti and Bill, Washington Street Senior Center – 10 a.m.
  • Celebration with Goodrich Middle School students, Belmont Senior Center – 10 a.m. to noon
  • BINGO, Downtown Senior Center – 10 a.m.
  • BINGO, Northeast Senior Center – 10 a.m.
  • BINGO, Washington Street Senior Center – 10:15 a.m.
  • Strength and balance exercises, Hickman Senior Center – 10:30 a.m.
  • BINGO, Belmont Senior Center – 10:45 a.m.
  • “The Mad Queen of the Prairies:  The Frenzied First Years of the Nebraska Territory (1854-1859)” presentation by author Jeff Barnes, Nebraska Humanities, Hickman Senior Center – 12:15 p.m.

Thursday, March 23

  • Games, exercise room and walking track, Belmont Senior Center – 9 a.m.
  • Games and cards, Bennet Senior Center – 9 a.m.
  • Senior Health Promotion UNMC Health Clinic, Vermeer Education Center (appointments required by calling 402-441-7506) – 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
  • Aging Partners foot clinic (appointments required by calling 402-416-7693), Bennet Senior Center – 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
  • Great Plains Art Museum walking tour, Downtown Senior Center – 10:15 a.m.
  • “Sleepy Bees Lavender Farm” presentation, Belmont Senior Center – 10:30 a.m.
  • “Seniors Rule Trivia II,” Northeast Senior Center – 10:30 a.m.
  • Fall prevention presentation by Aging Partners Health and Fitness, Bennet Senior Center – 10:30 a.m.
  • Exercise with Kelle, Washington Street Senior Center – 10:45 a.m.
  • Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention class, Eastridge Presbyterian Church – 11 a.m.
  • Lincoln City Libraries Bookmobile, Washington Street Senior Center – noon
  • Great Plains and World Flute Music presentation by Eldonna Rayburn, Bennet Senior Center – 12:15 p.m.
  • Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention class, Eastridge Presbyterian Church – 1 p.m.
  • Qigong Refresh and Recharge, St. Mark’s United Methodist Church – 2:30 p.m.

Friday, March 24

  • Games, exercise room and walking track, Belmont Senior Center – 9 a.m.
  • Rummikub, Skip-Bo, Pitch and cards, Belmont Senior Center – 9 a.m.
  • Card Club, Northeast Senior Center – 9:30 a.m.
  • Musical performance by Rick Clarence, Northeast Senior Center – 10 a.m.
  • Priscilla The Comfort Dog, Northeast Senior Center – 11 a.m.
  • Popcorn and a movie, Downtown Senior Center – 10 a.m.
  • Heart and Sole exercise group, Downtown Senior Center – 10:30 a.m.

Senior Center Meal Schedule (reservations required two working days in advance):

Belmont Senior Center (402-441-7990):  Monday – Friday at noon

Bennet Senior Center (402-416-7693):  Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11:30 a.m.

Downtown Senior Center (402-441-7154):  Monday – Friday at 11:30 a.m.

Firth Senior Center (402-416-7693):  Mondays at 11:30 a.m.

Hickman Senior Center (402-416-7693):  Wednesdays at 11:30 a.m.

Northeast Senior Center (402-441-7151):  Monday – Friday at 11:30 a.m.

Washington Street Senior Center (402-441-7157):  Monday – Friday at 11:30 a.m.

Location addresses:

Aging Partners Fitness Center, 555 S. 9th St.

Auld Pavilion, 1650 Memorial Drive

Belmont Senior Center, 1234 Judson St.

Bennet Senior Center, 970 Monroe St.

Downtown Senior Center, 1005 “O” St.

Eastridge Presbyterian Church, 1135 Eastridge Dr.

Firth Senior Center, 311 Nemaha St.

Hickman Senior Center, 115 Locust St.

Northeast Senior Center, 6310 Platte Ave.

St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, 8550 Pioneers Blvd.

Vermeer Education Center, 4000 S. 84th St.

Washington Street Senior Center, 2225 Washington St.

For information on classes or to register, call 402-441-7575.  Roundtrip transportation is available for senior center meals and activities in Lincoln only by calling the centers directly (phone numbers listed in meal schedule).  For more information on senior center events and activities, visit lincoln.ne.gov/MyCenterNews or call 402-441-7158.

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