Senior activities

Upcoming

Lunch Out – Enjoy a no-host lunch at the Olive Garden in Coeur d’Alene and shopping at an antique mall 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Tuesday. The cost is $10/members, $13/nonmembers and includes transportation and escort. For more information, contact the Sinto Senior Activity Center, 1124 W. Sinto Ave. at 327-2861.

Pedicare Health Clinic – 15-minute appointments will be available on Tuesday from 9 a.m.-noon at the Sinto Senior Activity Center, 1124 W. Sinto Ave. The cost is $14. Registration is required. Call 327-2861 for more information.

Seated Massage Health Clinic – 15-minute appointments will be available on Wednesday from 9 a.m.-noon at the Sinto Senior Activity Center, 1124 W. Sinto Ave. The cost is $5. Registration is required. Call 327-2861 for more information.

Chinese New Year Celebration – Enjoy a traditional Chinese lunch, music, and a performance by the Spokane Chinese Dance Group on Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the East Central Community Center, 500 S. Stone St. The cost is $5. Reservations are required. Call 625-6693 for more information.

Diabetes Information Session – Learn about resources, care and symptoms of diabetes Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Sinto Senior Activity Center, 1124 W. Sinto Ave. All participants will receive a free glucose meter. For more information, call 327-2861.

“Gypsy” Day Trip – Watch this legendary musical at the INB Performing Arts Center Thursday. Pick-up is at 6:30 p.m. from the Hillyard Senior Center, 4001 N. Cook St. Home pick-ups will also be available. The cost is $39 and includes transportation, escort, and admission. Call 482-0803 for more information.

Ongoing

AARP, Greater Spokane Chapter No. 384 – Meets the fourth Tuesday of each month, 11:30 a.m. at Old Country Buffet at Franklin Mall, 5504 N. Division, no-host lunch available; 534-1737 or 534-7042.

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.

Arthritic Exercise Class – Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 3:45-4:45 p.m. at Hillyard Senior Center, 4001 N. Cook St. For more information, call 482-0803.

Arts and Crafts – Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 10 a.m. at East Central Senior Center, 500 S. Stone St. Call 625-6693 for more information.

Brain Aerobics – Work on brain teasers, Sudoku puzzles, optical illusions, and more. Fridays, 10-11:30 a.m. at the Southside Senior Activity Center, 3151 E. 27th Ave. $1.Call 535-0803 for more information.

Carebears Support Group – For those widowed or alone, this group meets Mondays from noon-1 p.m. at the Southside Senior Activity Center, 3151 E. 27th Ave. For more information, call the center at 535-0803.

Ceramics – Tuesdays, various times at the Hillyard Senior Center, 4001 N. Cook. Call 482-0803 for more information; Thursdays, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-4 p.m. at the Spokane Valley Senior Center, 2426 N. Discovery Place. $20 per month. Call 926-1937.

China painting – Wednesdays, 9 a.m.-noon at the Hillyard Senior Center, 4001 N. Cook. Call 482-0803 for more information.

Computer classes – A variety of beginning computer classes offered through the Institute of Extended Learning. Call 533-4756 for list, times, locations and costs.

Computer Lab – Mondays and Wednesdays, 10-11:30 a.m. and Thursdays, 10-11:30 a.m. at the East Central Senior Center, 500 S. Stone St. Call 625-6693 for more information.

Corbin Senior Activity Center – Offers a variety of classes, health services, education classes and activities, 827 W. Cleveland Ave. For more information, call 327-1584.

Crafts and Quilts – Thursdays, 9 a.m.-noon at Hillyard Senior Center, 4001 N. Cook St. For more information, call 482-0803.

Drop-In Beginning Computer Classes – 10 a.m.-noon on select Mondays; Hillyard Senior Center. Free to members. Call 482-0803 for dates.

Gentle Exercise – The Institute for Extended Learning seniors program offers this class at several locations and times. For information, call 533-4756.

Happy Computer Users classes – At the Professional Hearing Health Care Center, 12211 E. Broadway, Suite 4; contact Linda Walston at 218-3650 for dates, times and prices.

Hillyard Senior Center – Offers a variety of classes, health services, education classes and activities, 4001 N. Cook St. For more information, call 482-0803.

Institute for Extended Learning – Offers a wide variety of affordable classes throughout the Spokane area. Course offerings include computers, art, writer’s workshops, history, humanities, foreign language, fitness, and other general topics. Class costs range from $7-$59 for the quarter. For more information, call the Seniors Program office at 533-4756.

Jacks and Jenny’s Dance Club – Meets the third Saturday of each month from August through May at the North Spokane Dance Center, 7424 N. Freya. Pre-round is 7:30-8 p.m., ROM from 8-8:30 and mainstream dance from 8:30-10:30. The cost is a $4 donation. For information, call Jeanette Blood at 487-7446.

Knitting Classes – Learn new techniques. Mondays, 1-4 p.m. at the Spokane Valley Senior Center, 2426 N. Discovery Place. Free. Call 926-1937.