Division on Aging

Schedule of Events and Classes for all Senior Centers

January, 2008

Event Calendars

North Berkeley Senior Center

South Berkeley Senior Center

West Berkeley Senior Center

Weekly Schedules

North Berkeley Senior Center

South Berkeley Senior Center

West Berkeley Senior Center

Event Calendars

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Tuesday, January 1

All Centers Closed for New Year's Day

Wednesday, January 2

10:00 a.m.: Advisory Council
1:00 p.m.: Unique Videos: "Agatha Christie's Poirot"
1:00 p.m.: Coming Out Again Group
1:15 p.m.: Birthday Party with Dr. B and the Old School Band
1:30 p.m.: Trip Committee

Thursday, January 3

10:00 - 12:00 noon: Blood Pressure and Health Information with Nursing Students from Holy Names College

Friday, January 4

12:50 p.m.: Opera: "An Evening with The Royal Ballet"

Monday, January 7

1:00 p.m.: Movie: "Without a Clue" (PG)

Tuesday, January 8

1:15 p.m.: Fall Prevention and Emergency Response Systems

Wednesday, January 9

1:00 p.m.: Unique Video: "Prisoner of the Mountains" (R, Russian)

Thursday, January 10

9:00 - 10:30 a.m.: Anger Management Workshop with Dr. John Stone
10:00 - 12:00 noon: Health Consultations with Nursing Students

Friday, January 11

12:50 p.m.: Opera: "Le Villi"

Monday, January 14

1:00 p.m.: Movie: "The Cat’s Meow"
1:00 p.m.: Are Male-Female Relationships Feasible? with Goren
1:00 p.m.: Books and Ideas: "Suite Française"

Tuesday, January 15

9:30 - 11:30 a.m.: Blood Pressure with Alice Meyers, RN
1:15 - 3:15 p.m.: Senior Assisted-Living Housing Options Faire With Guest Panelists, organized by Joann Sullivan

Wednesday, January 16

Parkinson’s Support Group Can Physical Therapy Help People with Parkinson’s? with Orland Lazaro, PT
1:00 p.m.: Unique Video (TBA)

Thursday, January 17

10:00 - 12:00 noon: Health Consultations with Nursing Students

Friday, January 18

12:50 p.m.: Opera: "Elisabetta, Regina D’Inghilterra" Part 1

Monday, January 21

All Centers Closed for Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday

Tuesday, January 22

1:10 p.m.: Aurora Theater Satellites, FREE matinee ticket for the Saturday, January 26 show - if present

Wednesday, January 23

1:00 p.m.: Unique Video (TBA)

Thursday, January 24

10:00 - 12:00 noon: Health Consultations and Blood Pressure by Student Nurses

Friday, January 25

12:50 p.m.: Opera: "Elisabetta, Regina D’Inghilterra" Part 2

Monday, January 28

1:00 p.m.: Movie: "The Competition" (PG)
1:00 p.m.: Books and Ideas: "A History of Reading"
1:30 p.m.: Coffee Bar Meeting

Tuesday, January 29

1:30 p.m.: Community Meeting: Come Chat With the New Center Director

Wednesday, January 30

1:30 p.m.: Gray Panthers

Thursday, January 31

10:00 - 12:00 noon: Health Consultations and Blood Pressure by Student Nurses
2:00 - 5:00 p.m.: Reiki with Mitsuyo Moore; sign up for individual appointments

Announcements and Reminders

Non-Fiction Writing

This stimulating, interactive workshop can develop and hone your skills. Be prepared to love writing: memoir, essay, commentary, travel pieces, biography and other forms. Suitable for beginning and experienced writers. Classes held Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. We need 14 people to enroll to make the class happen. Jenna Jackson will be the instructor.

Open Forum on Chinese Art, History and Culture

The forum will be on paintings, origin of language, archaeology, historical events, food, festivals, music and customs.

When: Mondays, 10:00 - 12:00 noon

Reiki

Reiki is a gentle hands-on healing art that helps promote balance and healing—emotionally, spiritually, mentally, and physically. It stimulates the body’s own abilities to heal itself. Reiki is the positive energy that is present in the universe flowing through us all. This is the system of healing re-discovered by Dr. Mikao Usui in Japan in the late 1800s. Sign up for individual sessions on January 31 with Mitsuyo Moore.

Conversational Spanish

This class is for all levels. Sign up if you are interested. We need 14 people to enroll ask for an Adult School Teacher.

AARP Tax Help

Bring a tax form, income statements, social security number, and last year’s tax form.

When: Tuesday afternoons beginning February 5, 12:30 - 4:30 p.m., by appointment

Ray Gee will also be back for income tax help with 45 minute appointments beginning Thursday, January 31 from 9:00 to 1:00 p.m. Call for an appointment.

E Parking Permits

E Parking Permits are available to Seniors using our facility for $1 each. Use this to park more than one hour in a Residential E parking area. Also, get a FREE sticker to park in our lot so we know your car belongs there. No permits (including disabled placard) are good on street-sweeping days, so read the signs. No parking on the second Tuesday and Wednesday of the month, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m.

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Tuesday, January 1

All Centers Closed for New Year's Day

Wednesday, January 2

10:00 a.m.: Seniors In Progress Advisory Council Meeting

Thursday, January 3

9:15 - 11:15 a.m.: Blood Pressure Screening

Friday, January 4

11:00 - 1:00 p.m.: Mercy Brown Bag Distribution

Tuesday, January 8

1:00 - 3:00 p.m.: Bus Trip: Lucky's in El Cerrito

Monday, January 14

10:00 - 11:30 a.m.: Bus Trip: Walgreens/Berkeley Bowl

Friday, January 18

11:00 - 1:00 p.m.: Mercy Brown Bag Drop-Off

Monday, January 21

All Centers Closed for Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday

Tuesday, January 22

1:00 - 3:00 p.m.: Bus Trip: Lucky's in El Cerrito

Announcements and Reminders

Computer Lab Hours

Monday – Friday: 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Tuesdays and Thursdays: 12:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Wednesdays: 12:30 - 3:00 p.m.

Additional Senior Services

For Mental Health Consultations and Referrals please call Judith Izzo at (510) 981-7700 for date time. For other services, make appointments with:

Shellie Hill-Williams (510) 981-7682
Alana Williams (510) 981-5175

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Tuesday, January 1

All Centers Closed for New Year's Day

Wednesday, January 2

Lucky’s 2:00 p.m.

Friday, January 4

12:00 - 2:30 p.m.: Mercy Brown Bag Distribution
1:00 p.m.: Fridays at the Movies: "Lackawanna Blues" (PG-13)

Tuesday, January 8

Blood Pressure Testing with Leonard

Wednesday, January 9

11:00 - 12:00 noon: Seniors Caring for Seniors Support Group in the Game Room with Judith Izzo, LCSW

Friday, January 11

1:00 p.m.: Fridays at the Movies: "Drumline" (PG-13)

Monday, January 14

1:30 p.m.: Grocery Outlet

Tuesday, January 15

Flea Market with Witherspoon

Wednesday, January 16

2:00 p.m.: Safeway

Friday, January 18

12:00 - 2:30 p.m.: Mercy Brown Bag Distribution
1:00 p.m.: Fridays at the Movies: "Hard Ball" (PG-13)
Alterations with McFarland

Monday, January 21

All Centers Closed for Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday

Wednesday, January 23

11:00 - 12:00 noon: Grief, Loss and Change Support Group in the Game Room with Judith Izzo, LCSW

Friday, January 25

1:00 p.m.: Fridays at the Movies: "Idlewild" (R)

Monday, January 28

10:30 a.m.: Advisory Council
1:30 p.m.: Grocery Outlet

Thursday, January 31

12:30 p.m.: At the Movies with Aubrey Holmes, SFSU intern

Announcements and Reminders

Additional Senior Services

For appointments call Saulo at (510) 981-5184 or Eva at (510) 981-5182.

¡Hablamos Español!

Weekly Schedules

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Mondays

8:30 a.m.: Beginning Line Dance with Khuner*
8:30 a.m.: Read-Aloud Theatre with Davis*
9:00 a.m.: Acrylic Painting on your own
9:00 a.m.: Four Hands Piano
10:30 a.m.: Mandarin with Wann
10:30 a.m.: Beginning Italian with Fretter
1:00 p.m.: Yuenji Dance
1:00 p.m.: T’ai Chi with Echols
1:00 p.m.: Mahjong
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.: Mental Health Drop-In Clinic with Judith Izzo, LCSW
2:00 p.m.: French Conversation
2:00 p.m.: Dance for Health with Bin

Tuesdays

10:00 a.m.: Exercise to Music with Echols
10:00 a.m.: Living Planet with Pierce* (starts January 8)
10:15 a.m.: Short Story Review with Arancio
10:30 a.m.: World Drama Island Fever with Keller*
10:30 a.m.: Arthritis Relief with Ellyard*
11:00 a.m.: Sing-a-Long with Henry and Frances
12:45 p.m.: Writing Your Life (resumes January 15)
1:00 p.m.: Fiction Writing with Webb
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.: Chess Drop-in
1:30 p.m.: Masters of Baroque Music with Pierce* (resumes January 8)
1:30 p.m.: Classic Film: Food Glorious Food with Keller*

Wednesdays

9:00 a.m.: Ballroom Dance with Mitch
9:30 a.m.: Ceramics with Essel*
9:30 a.m.: Polynesian Dancers
10:00 a.m.: Scribble Art Therapy
10:00 a.m.: Yoga and Meditation with Das*
10:00 a.m.: Practice Your Spanish (current events, outings, etc.)
10:00 a.m.: Mind Aerobics with Emet*
10:30 a.m.: American Sign Language
11:00 a.m.: Critical Thinking Writing Workshop with Emet*
11:00 a.m.: Scribble Art Therapy
12:30 p.m.: Read with Children with Essel*
1:00 p.m.: Gentle Stretch with Woods
1:00 p.m.: Karaoke (Chinese language)
1:15 p.m.: Coping with Hearing Loss with Freeman
3:00 p.m.: Four Hands Piano

Thursdays

8:30 a.m.: Country Western Line Dancing with Khuner*
9:00 a.m.: Drawing/Painting with Wheeler*
10:00 a.m.: Parkinson’s Exercise with Ellyard*
10:00 a.m.: Berkeley Womens Chorus with Witt
10:15 a.m.: All Things Considered/Current Events with Pierce* (resumes January 10)
10:30 a.m.: Poets Who Went to the Office: Larkin and Yeats with Keller*
1:00 p.m.: T’ai Chi Chih with Weimann
1:00 p.m.: Spanish Conversation with Gasner
1:00 p.m.: Spontaneous Writing with Carberry
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.: Chess drop-in
1:15 p.m.: Ballroom Dance with Tony To
1:30 p.m.: World Art History with Pierce* (resumes January 10)
1:30 p.m.: Shakespeare Decoded: "Merry Wives of Windsor" and Verdi’s Falstaff with Keller*
2:30 p.m.: Intermediate T’ai Chi Chuan with Umeki

Fridays

8:00 a.m.: Beginning Ballet with Chun*
8:30 a.m.: Mindfulness Meditation with Davis*
9:00 a.m.: Beginning Folk Dance with Khuner*
9:00 a.m.: Painting and Ceramics with Essel*
9:00 - 12:00 noon: Tap Dancing with Chun*
10:00 a.m.: Living Philosophers with Moe
10:00 a.m.: Latin with Dunphy
10:00 a.m.: Aerobic Movement with Khuner
10:00 a.m.: Yoga with Weinstein*
10:00 a.m.: Three Beats for Nothing
11:00 a.m.: Line Dancing mixed with Khuner*
11:45 a.m.: Wheelchair Yoga with Maxwell*
12:30 p.m.: Read with Children with Essel*
1:00 p.m.: Knit Scrarves with Sehulster (January 4 and 18 only)
1:00 p.m.: Country and Western Line Dancing with Khuner*
1:00 p.m.: Old and New Poetry
1:00 p.m.: Womens Support Group with Merritt
1:30 p.m.: Curious Minds (January 11 and 25 only)
2:00 p.m.: Mandarin with Wann
2:00 p.m.: Drama Workshop: Rehearse for New Play

Saturdays

10:00 a.m.: T'ai Chi (January 12 and 26 only)

*Berkeley Adult School Instructor

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Mondays

8:30 - 11:30 a.m.: Computer Workshop with Shawn
10:00 - 11:00 a.m.: Gentle Stretch Individual instruction at your own pace with Woods
12:00 - 4:00 p.m.: Clay Ceramics Class with Diana

Tuesdays

8:30 - 11:30 a.m.: Computer Workshop with Shawn
10:00 a.m.: Millinery Class with R. Brown
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.: Beginning Line Dance Class
12:00 - 3:00 p.m.: Computer Workshop
12:30 - 2:30 p.m.: Intermediate Soul Line Dancing with Ramona
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.: Bridge

Wednesdays

8:00 a.m.: Jewel Ming Tree with Henderson Conference Room, 2nd floor
8:30 - 11:30 a.m.: Computer Workshop with Shawn
10:00 a.m.: Arts, Crafts, and Painting with April
10:00 a.m.: T’ai Chi with Yoshida
12:30 - 3:00 p.m.: Clay Ceramics with Bohn

Thursdays

8:30 - 11:30 a.m.: Computer Workshop with Shawn
8:30 - 2:00 p.m.: Office Hours with Case Manager with Terry
12:00 - 3:00 p.m.: Computer Workshop
1:00 p.m.: B-I-N-G-O with Bennie Owens

Fridays

8:30 - 11:30 a.m.: Computers and Technology with Shawn
10:00 a.m.: Arts, Crafts and Painting with April
10:00 a.m.: Seeds of Stories with Marijo

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Mondays

9:00 a.m.: Computer Class with Berna-Hicks
12:30 p.m.: Computer Class with Berna-Hicks

Tuesdays

9:00 a.m.: Computer Class with Berna-Hicks
9:30 a.m.: Sewing Class with Van Schoick
12:30 p.m.: Computer Class with Berna-Hicks
1:15 p.m.: B-I-N-G-O Game
Personal errands, P.O., bank, pharmacy or SSA office

Wednesdays

9:00 a.m.: Sewing Class with Van Schoick
10:30 a.m.: Inspirational Hour with Evans
1:30 p.m.: Line Dance with Shanks

Thursdays

9:30 a.m.: Ceramic Arts with Essel
10:00 - 12:00 noon: Blood Pressure Check, Assistance Organizing Medications, Health Advice or Referrals with UCSF Student Nurses
10:00 - 12:30 p.m.: Doctor Visits or Errands
12:30 p.m.: Visual Art with Essel
12:30 p.m.: West Berkeley Stories Project with Holmes
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.: Holistic Fitness Class with Hsiao (Please bring a floor mat)
2:00 p.m.: Book Club with Library Volunteers
3:00 p.m.: Storytelling Workshop with Jean Shields

Fridays

9:00 a.m.: Computer Class with Berna-Hicks
9:30 a.m.: Quilting Class with Joyce