55+ Connections: Week of 1/26/25
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55+ Connections: Tuesday Gathering
Tuesday, January 28
10:30 AM
North Liberty Library – Meeting Room CD
Book club is back for the new year! This month we’ll be discussing The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill. We’ll have coffee and snacks to munch on while we talk!
Next month, we’ll be reading and discussing Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour. Here’s the summary:
There’s nothing like a Black salesman on a mission.
An unambitious twenty-two-year-old, Darren lives in a Bed-Stuy brownstone with his mother, who wants nothing more than to see him live up to his potential as the valedictorian of Bronx Science. But Darren is content working at Starbucks in the lobby of a Midtown office building, hanging out with his girlfriend, Soraya, and eating his mother’s home-cooked meals. All that changes when a chance encounter with Rhett Daniels, the silver-tongued CEO of Sumwun, NYC’s hottest tech startup, results in an exclusive invitation for Darren to join an elite sales team on the thirty-sixth floor.
After enduring a “hell week” of training, Darren, the only Black person in the company, reimagines himself as “Buck,” a ruthless salesman unrecognizable to his friends and family. But when things turn tragic at home and Buck feels he’s hit rock bottom, he begins to hatch a plan to help young people of color infiltrate America’s sales force, setting off a chain of events that forever changes the game.
Join us each week for a social gathering full of activities and friendly conversation – board games, crafts, puzzles, book discussions, and more! No registration required. You can choose which events you would like to attend and are not obligated to go weeks when the activity is not of interest to you.
55+ Connections: Friday Lunch
Friday, January 31
11:30 AM
North Liberty Rec Center – Rooms 3&4
It is the 5th Friday of the month, which means we get a rare treat! SugaPeach will be catering this week. We do not have any activities on the agenda for after lunch, so we will have a social time and Euchre Club will also be happening.
Registration for lunch is $5 and required for all who attend lunch. Participants must register before noon on Thursday, January 30th Call the Rec Center to register (319)626-5716 or go online to your RecDesk Account and register yourself.
Film Fridays & Free Popcorn
Friday, January 24
2 PM
Iowa City Senior Center – Room 302
Come to the Senior Center to watch a movie and eat popcorn!
January 31st movie: Adam the First (2024)
Adam sets out on a cross country adventure to track down a series of men who could be his estranged father, each one with a different life that could become his own.
World Hijab Day
Saturday, February 1
12 – 4 PM
Coralville Public Library – Library Lower Level
Come to the Coralville Public Library for fun activities to raise awareness, promote understanding, and support choosing to wear the hijab. Activities start at 12:00 pm, with a free screening of the documentary Life Without Basketball at 1:00 pm.
Annual String Concert and 50th Celebration
Sunday, February 2
2 PM
Hancher Auditorium – Park Road 141, Iowa City
This year the Preucil School String Orchestra (PSSO) had a piece commissioned for them by alum Peter Bloesch. “Serenade,” a 3 movement string orchestra piece will be premiered by PSSO. In addition, alumni are invited to come back and participate. There will be a reception following the concert. This concert will be free and open to the public.
