All events are at, or meet up at the Wallingford Community Center- 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N. Ste 140, Seattle WA 98103
Music and Mindfulness
Mondays, August 5, 12, 19 and 26
3:15 to 4:15 pm
Practice mindfulness, relaxation and self-awareness and learn how to implement these practices in your life. Sessions of this four-week workshop will incorporate breathwork, gentle movement and instrumental improvisations all while focusing on relaxation and restoration. Instructor Kate Schnieder has a Bachelor’s of Music in Music Therapy and is a board certified music therapist. You need not attend them all to benefit.
RSVPs appreciated, free!
AARP Smart Driver 2-Day Course
Tuesday and Wednesday, August 13 and 14
1:30 to 5:30 pm
This driver refresher course covers the current rules of the road and defensive driving techniques for today’s increasingly challenging driving environment. You’ll learn how to manage and accommodate common age-related changes in vision, hearing, and reaction time. After the course, you’ll receive a certificate entitling you to a discount on your auto insurance!
This also serves as a refresher course to extend your eligibility for your insurance discount. You must attend both classes to receive your certificate. With Joel Ferguson, AARP Drver Safety Instructor. Bring your AARP membership number. $20 for AARP members; $25 for non-members. Make checks payable to AARP.
Link to do online course, or Google “AARP smart driver course”.
Eiko’s Origami Class
Tuesday, August 20
3:30 to 4:30 pm
With over 50 years experience, Eiko will teach us how to fold origami paper cranes. Make several and string them for a hanging decoration. This is a free class.
Origami was purportedly invented by the Japanese about a thousand years ago, but its roots may well be in China. It is also highly probable that the process of folding was applied to other materials before paper was invented, so the origins of recreational folding may lie with cloth or leather.
To Have and Have Not
August 21 Wednesday
1:30 to 3:30 pm
This 1944 American romantic war adventure film directed by Howard Hawks, is loosely based on Ernest Hemingway‘s 1937 novel of the same name. It stars Humphrey Bogart, Walter Brennan and Lauren Bacall. The plot, centered on the romance between a freelancing fisherman in Martinique and a beautiful American drifter, is complicated by the growing French resistance in Vichy France.
Historic Everett Boat Tour
Thursday, August 22
3:00 to 8:00 pm
Join us for a guided harbor history tour! This one-hour “Throwback Thursday” boat tour explores Everett’s former milltown days, when the lumber, fishing and maritime industries thrived. The tour offered by the Port of Everett and Historic Everett takes place from 6pm to 7pm, aboard the ADA accessible 60-passenger Jetty Island Ferry. Meet at WCSC at 3pm to head to Everett and grab a bite to eat (or bring your own to enjoy!) before the tour. $11 for members, $13 for non-members. RSVPs required. The Van Seats have SOLD OUT.
Want to meet us there? Buy your own ticket in advance at https://www.portofeverett.com/your_port/community_engagement/porttours.php (second tour, “Throwback Thursday”) and let us know you’ll be joining us on the boat.
Low Vision and Aging Eyes Resources
Wednesday, August 28,
2:00 to 3:00 pm
Did you know that less than 10 percent of visually impaired patients seek out low vision services that can improve quality of life? Optometrist Dr. Chelsie Russ will be coming in to talk about the eye aging process, how to access low vision services, and to answer your questions! Free, RSVPs appreciated.
For more information and/or to sign up for an event, please call 206.461.7825, e-mail us at [email protected] or visit our website at www.wallingfordseniors.org/
