55+ Connections: Week of 8/19/24
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55+ Connections: Tuesday Gathering
Tuesday, August 20
10:30 AM
North Liberty Library – Meeting Room CD
Are you a puzzler? Come talk to friends while working on jigsaw puzzles from the library’s collection.
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.
Tuesday AfterTunes
Tuesdays in August
5 PM
Coralville Public Library – Patio Area
Tuesday, August 20 performance: Join us on the Library Patio for a free musical performance by the Ghost Quartet.
Tuesday AfterTunes will be moved to the Library Rotunda if there is extreme heat or storms.
Healthy Aging Fair
Thursday, August 22
9 AM – 12 PM
Iowa City Senior Center – 28 South Linn Street, Iowa City
Please join us for the 2024 Healthy Aging Fair. Explore resources, services, and organizations helpful in planning for a healthy, safe, and active lifestyle during older adult years. This year’s event also features a Dementia Friends information session on supporting loved ones with dementia, a presentation on nutrition for healthy aging, an interactive demonstration of Tai Chi to help reduce falls, and an opportunity for participation with Laughter Club to experience the healing effects of laughter. Learn more here.
55+ Connections: Friday Lunch
Friday, August 23
11:30 AM
North Liberty Rec Center – Classrooms 3 & 4
This week we’ll be having food from China Garden for lunch and after lunch Holly Blood from Amada Senior Care will be presenting about Levels of Care and Senior Housing Guidance. Registration for lunch is $5 and required for all who attend. Participants must register before noon on Thursday, August 22nd. 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, August 23
2 PM
Iowa City Senior Center – Assembly Room or Room 302
Come watch a free movie at the Iowa City Senior Center! There’s free popcorn!
August 23: Alan Partidge (2013)
When famous DJ Alan Partridge’s radio station is taken over by a new media conglomerate, it sets in motion a chain of events which see Alan having to work with the police to defuse a potentially violent siege.
Iowa City Walk for 1 in 100
Saturday, August 24
9 AM
Terry True Blood Recreational Area
Join us as we walk for the more than 2.5 million people living with congenital heart disease (CHD) across the country.
We’re here to empower adults to take an active role in their cardiac care, to educate parents on the lifelong specialized care their young child will need in the future, and to support young adults through the transition to adult CHD care.
Learn more about the walk here.
Game Night at the Solon Public Library
Thursday, August 29
6:30 – 8:30 PM
Solon Public Library – Community Meeting Room
Enjoy Game Night at the Solon Public Library! Adults (ages 16 and up) can come to the meeting room on the last Thursday of each month to play games and be social! Play classic games like Scrabble and Cribbage, or try something new. Bring a game and a friend, or come and join a game!
Social Hour and Coffee at the Library
Every Monday
10 AM
North Liberty Library – Magazine Lounge
Join us at the library for an hour of socializing with other adults of all ages. Coffee provided!
