Iowa City Senior Center September-October 2025 Program Guide

SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2025

INDEX OF PROGRAMS

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 4 Prairie Hike AARP Driver Safety Beginner Birder Hike Intergenerational Trivia Night Cycling Without Age @ Bike Library Cinema Salon Grand Babies Soul Train Block Party Barbara Schlachter & Ann Christensen Memorial Film Series Author Reading by Margalea Warner Fall Gallery Walk: Robert Yale Richardson 2025 ICSC Pickleball Jamboree Celebration of Hispanic Heritage: ¡Celebremos juntos! Community Coffee & Table to Table PLANNING AHEAD 6 Legacy Matters: Planning with Purpose Death Doulas/Midwives/Guides Advance Care Planning Workshops Living Well at Home: Understanding Home Health & Hospice LIFELONG LEARNING 7 Lost Art: Stories of Missing Masterpieces Viewing Values: Films of the 1970s

SOCIAL CONNECTIONS 13 Death Cafe SSRO Reader’s Theatre Group Original Mature Groovers Becoming Elder

Gentle Stroll in the Park Stories from Ancestors Sports Forum Card Games Senior Bowling

SIGN UP FOR CLASSES! You can register: Online at

Book Report Open Studio Mindful Walking Let’s Play Scrabble Queer Elders The Pomtastiks!

icgov.org/senior/registration By phone, call 319-356-5220

In-person at the Senior Center, 7 days a week during open hours

Coffee with Friends 50+ Singles Group Caregiving Support Group Keep Us In Stitches Film Fridays ICSC Photography Club WELLNESS 16 Preparing the Heart & Mind: Anticipatory Grief Hearing Loss & Amplification Tinnitus Educational Session Move Better, Feel Better Series

Check out our online registration how-to video at tinyurl.com/SC-onlinereg . For multi-session programs with registration, please sign up prior to the first meeting date and plan to attend all (or most) sessions. Some programs require you to register with the instructor or partner organization. In these cases, details are provided in the program description. Membership requirements: Current ICSC membership is a prerequisite for some classes. If membership is required, it will be noted in the program description. Fees: Programs are offered without charge unless otherwise noted. For in-person programs that have fees, please pay the instructor on the first day of class. For virtual programs with fees, payment instructions are

Write Your Life Story The Faith of an Atheist MAKING MUSIC 8 Iowa City New Horizons Band Tremble Clefs Iowa Voices of Experience Lyrics Alive Ukulele Friends MAKING ART 9 ICSC Nature Journal Club You Can Draw (Yes, You Can!) Watercolor Techniques Workshop Make a Gourd Night Light Gourd with Oil Candle Insert

WISE-Wellness Initiative for Senior Edu. Stepping On Fall Prevention Workshop Mindfulness Practice Group Laughter Club STRONG, STEADY & UNBREAKABLE SERIES 17 Build Better Bones: Impact of Exercise Muscle Matters: Strength for Better Aging Build Better Balance FITNESS & MOVEMENT 18 T’ai Chi Classes Connecting with Balance Fitness Foundations Slow Flow Yoga Yoga with Esther BeMoved Dance Fit 4 Life with Lindsey Parkinson’s Exercise Class Zumba Qigong Movement for Wellbeing Tap Dance Classes LIVE 2 B HEALTHY 20 Cardio Drumming Strength, Balance & Flexibility Tai Ji Quan SERVICES 20 Therapeutic Massage Personal Training with Jake Raecker Advance Health Care Planning Caregiver Information and Referral SHIIP Medicare Counseling

LANGUAGE LEARNING 10 Intro to French Language & Culture Intro to Russian Language & Culture Barely Beginners Spanish II Intermediate Conversational Spanish Reading Spanish Texts in Spanish Use It, Don’t Lose It! Spanish Conversation CO-SPONSORED BY TRAIL 11 Thread by Thread Fantastic Feathers: Fashion Craze...Tragic Result FINANCIAL PLANNING 11

Estate Planning Basics Long-Term Planning TECHNOLOGY 12 Device Advice

Smartphones for Seniors Beginner Photography Tech Help Drop-in Hours Tuesdays with Tom What’s Causing Rising Distrust in Healthcare? The Truth About Bats

provided at the time of registration or soon after.