Senior activities

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Southside Senior Activity Center quilt raffle – Queen-sized quilt is on display in lobby of center, 3151 E. 27th Ave. Raffle tickets are $1 each and are available at the center. Drawing will be held Dec. 20 at the Tuesday lunch and entertainment program held at noon. Call 535-0803 for more information.

Microsoft Word beginning classes – Classes held Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, Nov. 28-Dec. 9, 9 a.m.-noon, at CenterPlace at Mirabeau, 2426 N. Discovery Place. Basic typing and computer kKindergarten or equivalent experience required. Cost is $46; contact Rick Udlock at 533-4756.

AARP Safe Driver Courses – Nov. 26 and 27, noon-4 p.m., Central Grange, 7001 E. Bigelow Gulch Road; contact Laberta Smith at 464-4273. Dec. 1 and 2, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Fairwinds Retirement, 520 E. Holland Ave.; call 468-1000.

Upcoming

B.O.F. Lodge November Gala – Formal or semiformal, today, , at the Brotherhood of Friends Lodge, 933 W. Third. Call 624-5159 for reservations.

Sinto Senior Activity Center Thanksgiving dance – Next Saturday, 7:30-10 p.m. at the center, 1124 W. Sinto Ave. Cost is $3.50; music will be provided by Touch of Class. Call 327-2861 for more information.

Medicare Part D presentations – Dec. 7, 9-11 a.m., Holy Family Hospital, 5633 N. Lidgerwood; and Nov. 30, 1-3 p.m., Deaconess Education Center, 910 W. Fifth Ave. To register, contact Aging and Long Term Care of Eastern Washington at 458-2509, ext. 280.

Folk Roots of Country Music – Thursdays through Dec. 8, 7-8 p.m., at the Southside Senior Center, 3151 E. 27th Ave. Cost is $27; call 535-0803 for reservations.

Roots of the Blues: 1900-1950 – Wednesdays through Dec. 14, 7-9 p.m., at Sullivan Square Center, 15412 E. Sprague Ave. Cost is $27; call for 533-4756 for reservations.

Ongoing

AARP Senior Employment – Specializes in jobs for persons 55 years and older. Employers are looking for your years of experience, maturity and dependability, call 325-7712 for more information.

Aging and Long-term Care of Eastern Washington – The planning and management council usually meets the fourth Friday of each month from 1-3:30 p.m. at 1222 N. Post St. For more information, call 458-2509.

Community Colleges of Spokane Seniors Program – a wide variety of affordable classes, from computers to fitness, are offered throughout Spokane. Call the Institute for Extended Learning at 533-4756 for more information.