55+ Connections: Week of 4/15/2024

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There is now a paper version of this newsletter available at the library! 

 

The North Liberty Library will be closed Friday, April 19th for a staff training day. The Rec Center will remain open. 

 

55+ Connections: Tuesday Gathering 

Tuesday, April 16 

10:30 AM 

North Liberty Library – Meeting Room CD 

Put your puzzling cap on and come help us put together some 300 piece jigsaw puzzles from the library’s collection. You can work on your own puzzle or team up with a friend! Snacks and coffee will be provided. 

Join us each week for a social gathering full of activities and friendly conversation – board games, puzzles, art, book discussions, and more! No registration required. 

Breaking Bread

Wednesday, April 17

5:15 – 6:30 PM

The Kirkwood Room – 515 Kirkwood Ave, Iowa City

Put on by Lensing Funeral and Cremation Service Life Long Learning and Community Engagement Programming. Walking through grief while learning about our community and connecting over food and conversation. The April program guest will be Gina Ballestrasse-Ernster from Smooth Moves by Gina, Senior Move Management and Organizing Service. There will be food provided by Hy-Vee and this program will continue monthly on the third Wednesday of the month. Please RSVP by contacting Mandi Lensing at 319-338-8171 or emailing [email protected]

55+ Connections: Friday Lunch  

Friday, April 19 

11:30 AM 

North Liberty Rec Center – Classrooms 3 & 4 

This week it’s time for a pizza party! We’ll order a variety of pizzas for lunch and afterward we’ll play bingo, which is free to play with the chance to win small prizes. Registration is required for all who attend. Participants must register before noon on Thursday, April 18th. Call the Rec Center to register (319)626-5716 or go online to your RecDesk Account and register yourself. 

Film Fridays at the Senior Center 

Friday, April 19 

2 PM 

Iowa City Senior Center – Assembly Room or Room 302 

Come watch a free movie at the Iowa City Senior Center! 

April 19th: You Hurt My Feelings (2023) 

A novelist’s longstanding marriage is suddenly upended when she overhears her husband giving his honest reaction to her latest book. 

Club 24  

Monday, April 22 

9 AM 

North Liberty Rec Center – Classrooms 3 & 4 

CLUB 24 is a program for adults and seniors to socialize over University of Iowa Athletics.
There will be another special guest this week, Jason Manson, a former Quarterback for the Iowa Hawkeyes!
Patrons can sign up online, over the phone, or in person at the Community Center. Patrons must reserve their spot by the proceeding Friday (April 19) each week.
Patrons will pay $6 to attend the program, either cash the day of or credit card with online registration. The cost will cover cinnamon rolls from Bluebird Café. Coffee will be provided for patrons also. 

 

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