Older Adults Invited to Aging Partners Events March 27 through April 2

Published on March 24, 2023

Aging Partners invites older adults and the public to a variety of activities and classes in Lincoln and Lancaster County from March 27 through April 2:

 

Monday, March 27

  • 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.
  • Exercise class, Northeast Senior Center – 10 a.m.
  • Color and Create class, Downtown Senior Center – 10 a.m.
  • Diabetes presentation by Melisa Raastad, RN, Belmont Senior Center – 10:30 a.m.
  • Game Club, Firth Senior Center – 10:30 a.m.
  • Crafts, Firth Senior Center – 12:15 p.m.

 

Tuesday, March 28

  • 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.
  • Old Maid, Bennet Senior Center – 10:45 a.m.
  • Fitness class, Belmont Senior Center – 11 a.m.
  • Painting demonstration by Garry DeFreece, Downtown 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.
  • Crafts, Bennet Senior Center – 12:15 p.m.
  • Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention class, Eastridge Presbyterian Church – 1 p.m.

 

Wednesday, March 29

  • 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.
  • Aging Partners foot care clinic (call 402-416-7693 to schedule an appointment), Hickman Senior Center – 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.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.
  • BINGO, Downtown Senior Center – 10 a.m.
  • BINGO, Northeast Senior Center – 10 a.m.
  • BINGO, Washington Street Senior Center – 10:15 a.m.
  • Dance for Life class, Auld Pavilion – 10:30 a.m.
  • Music BINGO with Elliott Piper, Washington Street Senior Center – 10:30 a.m.
  • Nutrition BINGO presentation by Aging Partners Nutrition, Hickman Senior Center – 10:30 a.m.
  • BINGO, Belmont Senior Center – 10:45 a.m.
  • Great Plains and World Flute Music performance by Eldonna Rayburn, Hickman Senior Center – 12:15 p.m.

 

Thursday, March 30

  • 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.
  • Blood pressure clinic by Bryan nursing students, Belmont Senior Center – 10:30 a.m.
  • “Medicare Advantage” presentation by Colleen Ozanne, SHIP, Northeast Senior Center – 10:30 a.m.
  • Spring trivia, Washington Street Senior Center – 10:30 a.m.
  • “The Mad Queen of the Prairies:  The Frenzied First Years of the Nebraska Territory (1854-1859)” presentation by author Jeff Barnes, Humanities Nebraska – 12:15 p.m.
  • Exercise with Kelle, Washington Street Senior Center – 10:45 a.m.
  • Blood pressure clinic by CHI Health, Bennet Senior Center – 10:45 to 11:30 a.m.
  • Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention class, Eastridge Presbyterian Church – 11 a.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 31

  • 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.
  • Music BINGO with Elliott Piper, Northeast Senior Center – 10 a.m.
  • Popcorn and a movie, Downtown Senior Center – 10 a.m.
  • Heart and Sole exercise group, Downtown Senior Center – 10:30 a.m.
  • Blood pressure clinic by Bryan nursing students, Washington Street 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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