55+ Connections: Week of 6/15/25
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Happy Father’s Day to to all of the dads and grandpas!
55+ Connections: Tuesday Gathering
Tuesday, June 17
10:30 AM
North Liberty Library – Meeting Room CD
It’s time for jigsaw puzzles! Bring a friend, we’ll bring the puzzles! Well have puzzles that are 300 pieces or less so that you can put them together during our hour long program. We’ll also have coffee and snacks!
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.
Johnson County Senior Housing and Services Fair
Thursday, June 19
11 AM – 2 PM
Kirkwood Regional Center – 2301 Oakdale Blvd., Coralville
TRAIL of Johnson County – providing Tools and Resources for Active Independent Living – is offering older adults and their families this FREE opportunity to visit with 35+ exhibitors from local senior-living communities, at home medical and non-medical service providers, and more. Attendees will receive a free copy of TRAIL’s 2025 Johnson County Senior Housing & Services Guide, a 60-page booklet sharing local resources that help older adults age more safely and comfortably in the places they call home.
55+ Connections: Friday Lunch
Friday, June 20
11:30 AM
North Liberty Rec Center – Rooms 3&4
It’s time for our first PIZZA PARTY of the summer! We’ll have a variety of pizzas from Marco’s for lunch and afterward we’ll play a few rounds of BINGO, which is free to play with the chance to win small prizes!
Registration for lunch is $5 and required for all who attend lunch. Participants must register before noon on Thursday, June 19th. 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 June 13th winners are: Bill N., Twilla M., and Pam V. Congrats!
Film Fridays & Free Popcorn
Friday, June 20
2 PM
Iowa City Senior Center
Come to the Senior Center to watch a movie and eat popcorn!
June 20th movie: Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning (2023)
Ethan Hunt and his IMF team must track down a dangerous weapon before it falls into the wrong hands.
Ranshaw House Concert Series
Fridays in June and July
6 PM
Ranshaw House Lawn – 515 Community Drive, North Liberty
Catch up with friends and socialize as a community Friday nights in June and July on the Ranshaw House lawn. Bring a picnic, BYOB and enjoy live performances from local musicians on the historic house’s front porch.
June 20th performer: Steve Kalmes
Originally from St. Donatus, Steve has been playing music for the past 50+ years and has been in a large variety of bands in the Cedar Rapids area since moving there 35 years ago. Everything from country to heavy metal, blues, Top 40 and classic rock, and his latest adventure: easy listening, solo acoustic, done with a little different twist.
Camp North Liberty
Friday, June 20 through Saturday, June 21
North Liberty Community Center Lawn
Dig out your sleeping bags and tent or prepare the camper — it’s time to make plans to attend Camp North Liberty Friday, June 20 through Saturday, June 21. City staff and camp counselors have prepared a full evening of activities for a community campout under the stars. There will be live music, a movie, dinner, swimming, and more! Learn more and register to camp here.
