55+ Connections: Week of 7/12/26
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55+ Connections: Tuesday Gathering
Tuesday, July 14
10:30 AM
North Liberty Library – Meeting Room BCD
For our monthly craft we will be coloring and assembling flexagons! This is a fun paper puzzle that turns into something fun to fidget with.
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.
Chair Yoga
Tuesday, July 14
11:45 AM
North Liberty Library – Meeting Room BCD
Kellee Forkenbrock, the Public Services Librarian at the North Liberty Library, will be leading us in a 20–30-minute chair yoga activity. No previous yoga experience is required, and all yoga poses will be done from a seated position in a chair. This easy, relaxing exercise is for everybody and every body! Free, no registration required.
Deer “Proofing” Your Yard
Tuesday, July 14
6 – 6:30 PM
Coralville Public Library
Come to the Coralville Public library and join guests from Forever Green Garden Center to learn about identifying deer resistant plants, and things you can do to protect your garden & landscape from deer.
Book Bedazzling
Thursday, July 16
6:30 – 8 PM
Oxford Public Library
Have you ever wanted your favorite story to sparkle? Bring your own book to the Oxford Public Library’s craft night for teens and adults and bedazzle the cover to make your very own, one-of-a-kind copy for your shelf. All bedazzling materials provided while supplies last. No registration required.
55+ Connections: Friday Lunch
Friday, July 17
11 AM
North Liberty Rec Center – West Classrooms
It is the third Friday of the month and that means it’s time for pizza and BINGO! We’ll have a variety of pizzas (most likely from Casey’s) and after lunch we’ll play 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, July 16th. Call the Rec Center to register (319)626-5716 or go online to your RecDesk Account and register yourself.
Film Fridays & Free Popcorn
Friday, July 17
2 PM
Iowa City Senior Center
Come to the Senior Center to watch a movie and eat popcorn!
July 17th movie: Lancaster (2022, 110 min)
A documentary. The Lancaster Bomber, synonymous with the Dambusters and night raids on Nazi Germany.
Ranshaw House Concert Series
Fridays in June and July
6 – 8 PM
Ranshaw House – 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.
July 17th performance: Joe and Vicki Price
Joe and Vicki are both members of the Iowa Blues Hall of Fame. Joe is also a member of the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and was a finalist in the International Blues Challenge. Their 2010 release “Rain or Shine” won the Independent Music Award for best Blues CD of that year.
Song of the Week: Summer Hits!
We will feature a different song every week in 2026! Some will be golden oldies and some will be newer. If you’d like to submit a song to be considered for Song of the Week, email Corrie at [email protected] or leave a message for her at the library front desk.
For this week’s song, I wanted to pick one of my favorites because my birthday happened recently and it is a treat to myself to have one of my favorite songs in the newsletter. So, please enjoy this instrumental piece released in 2024 called “Kitten in the Corn” by Lo & the Highroad. You can listen to it and watch the best music video ever here.
I feel like this song perfectly captures the playful nature of cats and the title is so fitting for it! Can’t you just see a kitten weaving around cornstalks, running home for some nice milk after a long day of playing in the summer sun? This tune always puts a smile on my face, and I hope it brought one to yours as well.
