Senior Center Happenings

The Healdsburg Senior Center is located at 133 Matheson St. in downtown Healdsburg and is open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The center gives preference to adults 60 and older. If there is available space, adults of all ages are welcome to participate in any program of interest. Unless otherwise noted, all programs and classes are free of charge. For information call 431-3324.
UPCOMING CLASSES & PROGRAMMING
Memory Basics— New Series being offered
New date and time, Thursdays, March 6—27, 2 to 3:30 p.m. $50/ 4 week monthly session or $15 drop in fee.Instructor: Chance Massaro. Session one: How Memory Happens. Session two: Prepare To Remember. Session three: Enjoying Your Senses. Session four: Connecting Using Memory
The Greeting Card Project For Our Troops:
Monday, March 10 at 10 a.m., Healdsburg Senior Center, 133 Matheson St. We were approached by representatives of Beacon Home Care with a very special project that they would like to bring to our center. We are aware that many of you are retired service members and if you’re not a retired service member you have probably had at least one family member who has served throughout the years in one or more branch of the armed forces.
You know best of all what it means to receive a letter, card or package from home. Part of Beacon Home Care’s mission is to partner with other groups who put together care packages for our deployed troops.
Our part in this valuable project would be to write cards that would be included in these special care packages.
We invite you to join us at the Senior Center on Monday, March 10, at 10 a.m. to write and decorate cards to our dedicated troops. We are hoping for a great turnout and to send numerous cards to our service members! We are going to try and do this on a monthly basis if we get enough folks who are willing to help. If you have trouble writing – no problem, you can dictate and we will have someone write the card for you.
We provide all the materials – All we need is you.
The AARP SMART Driver Refresher course
Friday, March 21 from 1 to  5:30 p.m. AARP Member $15 – Non-Member $20 payable to instructor. Checks only please.
The AARP SMART Driver course is a course designed especially for the older driver. It takes into consideration the physical changes of the maturing driver and identifies ways the older driver can compensate for those changes. Course material is based on information gained through research to determine what is needed by this age group to update driver knowledge and skill. Most important, the curriculum provides opportunities for the participants to identify individual problem areas and apply information that is needed to improve their behavior as drivers.
The refresher course is a four and a half hour class to keep those skills current as well as update drivers on recent changes to the driving laws. If you’ve taken the beginning course within the last three years, you can take this refresher course and keep your certificate current. Many insurance companies will provide a discount to your auto insurance cost by keeping your certificate current.
Santa Rosa Junior College Older Adults classes:
The Psychology of C.G. Jung with Robin Gates. Wednesdays, 12:30 to 2 p.m. in the Fireside Room at the  Healdsburg Senior Center.
Individuation is a term Carl Jung used to refer to the lifelong process of becoming the complete human beings we were meant to be. It is awakening to our total selves, which involves the conscious personality being in communication with the unconscious. Jung believed that if we try to ignore this inner work, the unconscious will find its way into our lives through psychosomatic symptoms, depressions, and neuroses. In this class, we will look at the individuation process and Jung’s model of the psyche which include such concepts as ego, persona, and shadow; complex, symbol, and the archetypes and the collective unconscious; and the psychology of the sacred. We will also engage in exercises that invite an attitude conducive to unlocking the unconscious in order to find strengths, resources, and healing waiting to be discovered.
SRJC TECH CLASS:
Wednesdays, Time: 2pm—3:30pm – Craft Room, Healdsburg Senior Center
Instructor: Bette Smith
Course topics
• Safe Browsing
• Passwords
• eBooks
• WiFi
• Smart Phones
• Social Networking
• File Management
STROKE SUPPORT GROUP
Third Friday of the month, March 21, 2:30 to 3:45 p.m.
Life after a stroke can be very challenging for both the patient and the family. Healdsburg District Hospital has partnered with the Healdsburg Senior Center to provide an opportunity for patients and family members to share information, discuss their concerns, and socialize with one another.
center activity offerings
Art & Design Class – Open Art Studio, Mondays 1:30 p.m. Novice to Advance -All Mediums. Work on your own project with guidance. Our teacher will present a weekly lesson, which may touch on color theory, perspective, balance, etc.
Bridge – Tayman Park Group, Mondays 1 p.m. Party Bridge – New players welcome. Call 431-3324 for more information
Strength Training Class- Seated — Mondays & Wednesday, Registration required – $30 month. Session #1  1:15 – 2 p.m., seated strength training with weights, bands, Session #2  2:15 – 3 p.m. Class meets 3 times a week. Fridays – one class only 3 – 3:45 p.m.
Healdsburg Community Senior Writing Project — Tuesdays 10 a.m. – noon
Community writing project/Memoir Writing
Openings in both Beginning & Advanced Classes. These are ongoing Classes – Join Anytime. Advanced Class – 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, March 4 & 18. Beginner – Intermediate Class –  2nd & 4th Tuesdays, March 11 & 25. Shonnie Brown Instructor. Call to register – 431-3324 Fee: $20 per month.
Incontro: Practice Your Italian! — 1st & 3rd Tuesdays 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Practice your Italian in this informal conversational group, March 4 & 18.
The Original Center’s Book Club — 4th Tuesday, Monthly – 1 to 3 p.m.
“Passage to India” by Forster, March 25.
Handworkers Group — Tuesdays, 10 a.m. Quilting, Knitting, Crocheting and more. Share your expertise or learn from another.
Chess — Wednesdays 10 a.m. Exercise your brain and have some fun. Come on down and enjoy a fun game of chess
Current Events —Wednesdays 10 a.m. Discuss local, national & international affairs.
Conversational Spanish — (SRJC Seniors Program)    Wednesdays, 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. New Spring Semester ongoing – Join any time.
The Physcology of Carl Jung (SRJC Seniors Program) — Wednesdays, 12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m. New Spring Semester ongoing – Join any time.
SRJC Book Discussion Group (SRJC Seniors Program) — Wednesdays, 1pm – 2:30 p.m. New Spring Semester ongoing – Join any time.
SRJC Tech Class (SRJC Seniors Program) — Wednesdays, 2 – 3:30 p.m.
New Spring Semester ongoing – Join any time.
Legal Counseling with Attorney, A.Thomas — 2nd Wednesday, Monthly. Elder Law Issues – Appointment Required. Returns April 9.
Call 431-3324.
Scrabble Group — Thursdays 10 a.m. Join in the fun of playing scrabble.
Y-Not “B” Social Conversation Group — Thursdays 10:30 a.m. Remember the days when you would grab a cup of coffee and sit around the
kitchen table with your neighbor and just shoot the breeze – well that’s what this group is all about.
Balance & Flexibility Class — Thursdays 1:15 – 2 p.m. Registration Required – $40/month. Seated and standing exercises to
help improve balance and flexibility
Bingo! — Thursdays 1:30 p.m. Nickel per card – Refreshments served.
Blood Pressure Clinic — 2nd Thursday Monthly-Noon. Get your pressure checked by a trained RN, March 13.
Game Day-, Rummikub —Fridays, 12:30 – 3:30 p.m. Cribbage, other card games
Ping Pong- Join in on the fun — Fridays, 1:30 – 2:45 p.m. Whether you play or watch from the sidelines. A great time is had by all.
Ukulele Group – Uke ‘n Jam — Come learn/play and sing for the fun of it! Fridays, 11:30 a.m. – Beginning. All levels welcome – The group is growing.12:30 p.m. – Int./Advance Group
Lunch Program — $4 donation. Brunch program, $5 donation. Provided by the Council on Aging. 24 hr advanced reservation required unless otherwise noted. Please Call Bea, 433-7515
Lunch – Mon. – Thursday 12 noon. Brunch – Fridays, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Special St. Patrick’s Day Party, Monday, March 17 – reservations must be made by Monday, March 10 for Corn Beef & Cabbage and all the trimmings.
Meetings at the center
Friends of the Senior Center — monthly, 9 a.m. A non-profit organization that supports the Center. 4th   Tuesday, March 25.
Senior Citizens Advisory Commission — Meeting, March 24: 9 a.m. An advisory board to city council on issues affecting senior residents. Call 431-3324 for further details.