55+ Connections: Week of 6/22/25
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55+ Connections: Tuesday Gathering
Tuesday, June 24
10:30 AM
North Liberty Library – Meeting Room CD
Somehow we are already on the fourth Tuesday of the month, which means it’s time for book club! This month we will be discussing Iona Iverson’s Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley.
Next month we’ll be reading and discussing Shark Heart by Emily Habeck:
For Lewis and Wren, their first year of marriage is also their last. A few weeks after their wedding, Lewis receives a rare diagnosis: He will retain most of his consciousness, memories, and intellect, but his physical body will gradually turn into a great white shark. As Lewis develops the features and impulses of one of the most predatory creatures in the ocean, his complicated artist’s heart struggles to make peace with his unfulfilled dreams.
At first, Wren internally resists her husband’s fate. Is there a way for them to be together after Lewis changes? Then, a glimpse of Lewis’s developing carnivorous nature activates long-repressed memories for Wren, whose story vacillates between her childhood living on a houseboat in Oklahoma, her time with her college ex-girlfriend, and her unusual friendship with a woman pregnant with twin birds.
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.
Around the World: Cultural Celebration
Thursday, June 26
5 – 6:30 PM
Coralville Public Library – Meeting Rooms A & B
Come to the Coralville Public Library for a cultural celebration dedicated to appreciating some of the many cultures that make up our community!
Treat your taste buds to an array of cuisines, learn new languages and dive into the worlds of various cultures.
Bingo Night at Featherstone
Thursday, June 26
5:30 – 6:30 PM
Featherstone at Hickory Hill – 2450 Hickory Trail, Iowa City
Held on the last Thursday of every month this summer, Featherstone senior living is hosting Bingo that is free and open to the public. There will be light refreshments and beer and wine provided. RSVPing is not required, but it does help staff plan, so if you’d like to RSVP, you can do so by calling 515-443-6818.
The event will take place in their Chauncey Club or on the Overlook Deck if weather allows.
55+ Connections: Friday Lunch
Friday, June 27
11:30 AM
North Liberty Rec Center – Rooms 3&4
This week, we will have food from China Garden for lunch and afterward Kellee Forkenbrock from the North Liberty Library will lead us in chair yoga with a Stars and Stripes theme!
Registration for lunch is $5 and required for all who attend lunch. Participants must register before noon on Thursday, June 26th. 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 20th winners are: Milt K., Tom W., and Ann B. Congratulations!
Film Fridays & Free Popcorn
Friday, June 27
2 PM
Iowa City Senior Center
Come to the Senior Center to watch a movie and eat popcorn!
June 27th movie: Small Things Like These (2024)
In 1985 devoted father Bill Furlong discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent and uncovers shocking truths of his own.
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 27th performer: Day’s Live Music
Day is an Iowa-based, live looping musician from Tennessee. Her set is made of upbeat and easy listening modern and classic hits in the rock/pop/country genres and originals. She has been an opening act for bands such as The Pork Tornadoes, Alisabeth Von Presley, and The Schmidt Brothers.
Puzzle Competition at the Coralville Public Library
Saturday, June 28
1 – 3 PM
Coralville Public Library – Meeting Rooms A & B
Gather a team of four or let library staff match you up with a team for the CPL puzzle competition. You will have two hours to complete the puzzle. The three fastest teams will receive prizes.
Registration required. Please designate one person to register your team. If there are fewer than four people on your team you may be assigned a fourth. Single registrations welcome, they will match you with a team at the event. This competition for adults is free and open to the public.
