2020 Media Releases

Date:

March 6, 2020

Media Contact:

David Norris, Aging Partners, 402-441-6156

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Seniors Invited to Participate in Aging Partners Events March 9 Through March 15

Aging Partners invites senior citizens and the general public to attend a variety of senior-focused activities and classes in Lincoln and Lancaster County from March 9 through March 15:

Monday, March 9

• Musical performance by The Clefs, Downtown Senior Center - 10 a.m.
• Qigong Refresh and Recharge class, Cotner Center Condominium - 10:30 a.m.
• BINGO, Firth Senior Center - 12:30 p.m.
• Afternoon parlor game challenge, Northeast Senior Center - 12:30 to 3 p.m.
• Tai Chi: Continuing 24 Form, Cotner Center Condominium - 1 to 1:30 p.m.
• Tai Chi: Moving for Better Balance (Level I), Eastridge Presbyterian Church - 1 p.m.
• Dance for Life class, Cotner Center Condominium - 2 p.m.
• Tai Chi: Moving for Better Balance (Level II), Eastridge Presbyterian Church - 2:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 10

• Learn to speak Spanish class, Downtown Senior Center - 9:30 a.m.
• Chair-Assisted Tai Chi class, St. Paul United Methodist Church - 9:30 to 10:15 a.m.
• BINGO, Lake Street Senior Center - 10 a.m.
• Exercise class with Aging Partners Health and Fitness' Mitzi Aden, Lake Street Senior Center - 11 a.m.
• Tai Chi: Moving for Better Balance (Level I), Irving Recreation Center - 11 a.m.
• BINGO, Belmont Senior Center - 11:30 a.m.
• Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention, Irving Recreation Center - 1 p.m.

Wednesday, March 11

• Senior Walking Warriors, Hickman Senior Center - 9 a.m.
• Senior Health Promotion UNMC Health Clinic, Vermeer Education Center - 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
• Exercise activities led by Asian Center volunteers, Asian Senior Center - 10 a.m.
• BINGO, Northeast Senior Center - 10 a.m.
• Musical performance by Mike McCracken, Lake Street Senior Center - 10 a.m.
• Dance for Life class, Auld Pavilion - 10 a.m.
• Rummikub, Waverly Senior Center - 10 a.m.
• Presentation: "Lifeline Medical Alert Service" by Aging Partners' Suzanne Frazier, Hickman Senior Center - 10:30 a.m.
• BINGO, Downtown Senior Center - 10:30 a.m.
• Blood pressure clinic by Haven Manor, Hickman Senior Center - 11:15 a.m.
• Presentation: "The Benefits of Meditation" by Peggy Apthorpe, Aging Partners Health and Fitness; Belmont Senior Center - 11:30 a.m.
• BINGO, Hickman Senior Center - 11:30 a.m.
• Afternoon parlor game challenge, Northeast Senior Center - 12:30 to 3 p.m.
• Chair Yoga, Eastridge Presbyterian Church - 1:30 p.m.
• Qigong Refresh and Recharge class, Auld Pavilion - 2 p.m.

Thursday, March 12

• Chair Tai Chi, St. Paul United Methodist Church - 9:30 a.m.
• Writer's workshop, Northeast Senior Center - 10 a.m.
• Poetry reading and writing workshop, Downtown Senior Center - 10:30 a.m.
• Movement with Mitzi exercise class, Belmont Senior Center - 11 a.m.
• Strength and balance exercises, Bennet Senior Center - 11 a.m.
• Tai Chi: Moving for Better Balance (Level I), Irving Recreation Center - 11 a.m.
• Lincoln City Libraries Bookmobile visit, Lake Street Senior Center - noon to 1 p.m.
• Tai Chi: Moving for Better Balance (Level I), Eastridge Presbyterian Church - 1 p.m.
• Tai Chi: Moving for Better Balance (Level II), Eastridge Presbyterian Church - 2:30 p.m.
• Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention, Irving Recreation Center - 1 p.m.
• Dance for Life class, St. Mark's United Methodist Church - 3:30 p.m.
• "Dinner and a Show" featuring the Lincoln Irish Dancers, Cotner Center Condominium - dinner at 5:30 p.m., show at 6:30 p.m. (reservations and payment due by noon Tuesday, March 10. Call 402-441-7158.)

Friday, March 13

• Game Day! (10-point Pitch, dominoes and cribbage), Lake Street Senior Center - 9 a.m.
• Musical performance by Hogans and Hill, Northeast Senior Center - 10 a.m.
• Chair Yoga, East Lincoln Christian Church - 11 a.m.
• Qigong class (March mini-series), Asian Senior Center -- noon
• Afternoon parlor game challenge, Northeast Senior Center - 12:30 to 3 p.m.

Senior Center Meal Schedule (reservations required two working days in advance):

• Belmont Senior Center (402-441-7990): Monday – Friday at noon
• Bennet Senior Center (402-416-7693): Tuesdays and Thursdays at noon
• Downtown Senior Center (402-441-7154): Monday - Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
• Firth Senior Center (402-416-7693): Mondays at 11:30 a.m.
• Hickman Senior Center (402-416-7693): Wednesdays at 11:30 a.m.
• Lake Street Senior Center (402-441-7157): Monday - Friday at 11:30 a.m.
• Northeast Senior Center (402-441-7151): Monday - Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
• Waverly Senior Center (402-416-7693): Wednesdays at noon (no meal on second Wednesday of the month)

Location addresses:

• Asian Senior Center, 144 N. 44th St.
• Belmont Senior Center, 1234 Judson St.
• Bennet Senior Center, 970 Monroe St.
• Cotner Center Condominium, 1540 N. Cotner Blvd.
• Downtown Senior Center, 1005 “O” St.
• East Lincoln Christian Church, 7001 Edenton Road
• Eastridge Presbyterian Church, 1135 Eastridge Drive
• Firth Senior Center, 311 Nemaha St.
• Hickman Senior Center, 115 Locust St.
• Jayne Snyder Trail Center, 21st and “Q” streets
• Lake Street Senior Center, 2400 S. 11th St.
• Northeast Senior Center, 6310 Platte Ave.
• St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, 8550 Pioneers Blvd.
• St. Paul United Methodist Church, 1144 “M” St.
• Waverly Senior Center, 13820 Guildford St.

For information on classes or to register, call 402-441-7575. Roundtrip transportation is available for senior center meals and activities in Lincoln only by calling the centers directly (phone numbers listed in meal schedule). For more information on senior center events and activities, visit lincoln.ne.gov (keyword: My Center News) or call 402-441-7158.