55+ Connections: Week of 5/25/25
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The North Liberty Library will be CLOSED Monday, May 26th in observance of Memorial Day. The Recreation Center will be open 8 AM – 6 PM. Trash and recycling will be collected one day later in the week than usual.
55+ Connections: Tuesday Gathering
Tuesday, May 27
10:30 AM
North Liberty Library – Meeting Room CD
We’ll have book club this week. For this month’s book club we will be discussing Her Name is Knight by Yasmin Angoe.
For next month’s book club, we’ll be discussing Iona Iverson’s Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley:
Every day Iona Iverson, a stylish, opinionated, larger-than-life magazine advice columnist, rides the train to work with her dog, Lulu. Every day she sees the same people, whom she knows only by nickname: Impossibly-Pretty-Bookworm and Mr-Too-Good-to-Be-True. Of course, they never speak. Seasoned commuters never do.
Then one morning, the man she calls Smart-But-Sexist-Manspreader chokes on a grape right in front of her. He’d have died were it not for the timely intervention of Sanjay, a nurse, who gives him the Heimlich maneuver.
This single event starts a chain reaction, and an eclectic group of people discovers that talking to strangers can teach you quite a bit about the world around you—and even more about yourself.
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.
Stop the Scammers
Thursday, May 29
12:30 – 2 PM
Iowa City Senior Center – Assembly Room
Join the Iowa Department of Insurance & Financial Services and AARP for a FREE educational event! Con artists target people aged 60 and older, swindling millions of Americans out of almost $28.3 billion each year. Don’t become another statistic and protect yourself from fraud. Our team of fraud fighters has compiled real-world tips and tools that can help protect you and your loved ones. By arming yourself with knowledge of common fraud schemes, you can learn to avoid and report scams. Join us in this seminar to become an Iowa Fraud Fighter and take steps toward a safer future. Register online here or by calling 515-412-4839.
55+ Connections: Friday Lunch
Friday, May 30
11:30 AM
North Liberty Rec Center – Rooms 3&4
It is a rare fifth Friday of the month this week, which means SugaPeach will be providing the meal! After lunch we’ll have social time and Euchre Club will probably get started a little early if anyone wants to join (you just have to stick around and you’ll get roped into a game).
Registration for lunch is $5 and required for all who attend lunch. Participants must register before noon on Thursday, May 29th. Call the Rec Center to register (319)626-5716 or go online to your RecDesk Account and register yourself.
55+ Connections: Friday Meal Raffles
Thanks to a generous donor, we have 100 free meals to give away to participants of the 55+ Connections Friday Lunch! We have decided to hold raffles every week for the rest of 2025 to distribute these meals. Three names will be drawn weekly and the three winners will have the cost of lunch that day refunded to them. Anyone who is registered for lunch can participate, but you can’t win twice in one month. Our May 23rd winners are: Terry H., Marny O., and Lisa P.! Congrats!
Film Fridays & Free Popcorn
Friday, May 30
2 PM
Iowa City Senior Center
Come to the Senior Center to watch a movie and eat popcorn!
May 30th movie: Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger (2024)
Features rare archival material from the personal collections of Powell, Pressburger and Scorsese.
Grant Wood Open House Event
Saturday, June 7
1 – 4 PM (remarks at 2:30 PM)
State Historical Society Building – 402 Iowa Ave., Iowa City
Join Grant Wood scholars for a chance to connect and learn! Authors Barbara Feller, Paul Juhl, and Dorothy Montgomery will be in attendance with books for sale. This event is free to attend. If you have questions, call Allison Johnson at 319-335-3911.
