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An elderly man with white hair and glasses is using a computer in a room with several workstations. Another man is seated and working at a computer in the background.

Burke Dykes Computer Lab

The Center for Active Living 4217 SW Oregon St., Seattle

Use our Windows computers to check email, surf the internet, search online resources and access popular software like Microsoft Office. If you want assistance while using our computers, sign up for one-on-one help with our Digital Navigation service. 

A group of seniors participate in an indoor exercise class, with some raising their arms and others smiling. Shelves and stacked chairs are visible in the background.

Fitness For Fun

The Center for Active Living 4217 SW Oregon St., Seattle

Join Sherry, an 18-year veteran instructor, for a class that engages all parts of your body and brain. She will have you moving your body and having fun with upbeat music and easy steps. Every class will be a little different to keep you flexible in mind and body.

A green bowl of creamy vegetable soup garnished with parsley sits next to a slice of bread and a spoon on a green plate.

Margie’s Café

The Center for Active Living 4217 SW Oregon St., Seattle

Open for coffee, lunch and snacks, Margie’s Café offers a rotating weekly menu of delicious, freshly prepared cookies, sandwiches, salads and soups. Prices are à la carte. 

A group of elderly individuals participate in a seated exercise class, extending their arms forward while seated in a well-lit room.

Gentle Chair Yoga

The Center for Active Living 4217 SW Oregon St., Seattle

Join certified yoga instructor Nadine Blinn for a fun and relaxing class of chair and standing poses (no floor sitting) to improve breathing, flexibility, balance and mood. Poses can be adapted to your abilities or limitations.

Event Series Wellbeing Workshops

Wellbeing Workshops

The Center for Active Living 4217 SW Oregon St., Seattle

Join mindset and wellbeing coach Dat Tran to learn how to manage stress and negativity so you can be at your magnetic best more frequently and with greater abundance. This class can be enjoyed by anyone who wants to learn simple and effective exercises and ideas that can be used for greater happiness and quality of life.

Cynthia Fuda welcoming new members on a tour of The Center

New member tours

The Center for Active Living 4217 SW Oregon St., Seattle

Our Membership Welcoming Committee offers tours to new members and anyone who is just curious about The Center. Meet us in the lobby for a 45-minute tour of our building and programs. We’ll show you all our fantastic spaces and answer your questions. After the tour, we invite you to stay for lunch! No RSVP is needed. Free to members and the community.

A group of six people dance in pairs in a room with a wooden floor, perfect for line dancing beginners. In the background, there's a refrigerator, clock, and a door. This scene could easily take place in West Seattle's vibrant community spaces.

Line Dancing Level 1 Beginners

The Center for Active Living 4217 SW Oregon St., Seattle

Dancing is a great source of fitness, and line dancing helps keep the mind young. Experienced instructor Chris Banta teaches line dances to a variety of music, from traditional country to ballroom, Latin and waltz. Level 1 focuses on simple beginner dances, good for those who are starting or continuing line dancing. In Level 2 the dances will be a little more complicated. All students are welcome in either class. Mondays, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.

Two plates of food containing rice, vegetables, and a meat dish are placed on a counter. Two people are serving food from trays in the background.

Community Dining

The Center for Active Living 4217 SW Oregon St., Seattle

We serve a hot meal prepared from scratch by our staff Chef Francisco in a communal setting. Our menu changes every day and is designed to be culturally varied and nutritious. Suggested $5/person ages 60+; required $10 under 60. 

A group of six people dance in pairs in a room with a wooden floor, perfect for line dancing beginners. In the background, there's a refrigerator, clock, and a door. This scene could easily take place in West Seattle's vibrant community spaces.

Line Dancing Level 2 Advanced

The Center for Active Living 4217 SW Oregon St., Seattle

Dancing is a great source of fitness, and line dancing helps keep the mind young. Experienced instructor Chris Banta teaches line dances to a variety of music, from traditional country to ballroom, Latin and waltz. Level 1 focuses on simple beginner dances, good for those who are starting or continuing line dancing. In Level 2 the dances will be a little more complicated. All students are welcome in either class. Mondays, 12-1 p.m.

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Terry’s The Greatest Movies You’ve Never Heard Of

The Center for Active Living 4217 SW Oregon St., Seattle

Mondays at 12:30 p.m. in the second-floor Nucor Room Featuring newsreels, popcorn, previews and cartoons Nov. 4: Porgy and Bess (1959) with Sidney Poitier, Dorothy Dandridge, Pearl Bailey, Sammy Davis Jr., Brock Peters, Diahann Carroll. (138 min.) Nov. 11: The Accountant (2016) with Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J. K. Simmons, Jeffrey Tambor, John Lithgow. (128 min.) Rated R Nov. 18: The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) with Charlton Heston, Betty Hutton, James Stewart, Cornel Wilde,…

A group of seniors participate in an indoor exercise class, with some raising their arms and others smiling. Shelves and stacked chairs are visible in the background.

Moving Through Cancer Exercise Class

This virtual class is designed for cancer survivors in collaboration with UW Medical Research. Participants have completed their cancer treatment and are looking for specialized exercises. Led by a certified Cancer Exercise Trainer. Contact the front desk to see if you qualify.

Aging Well Group

The Center for Active Living 4217 SW Oregon St., Seattle

Through discussions and sharing, participants in Aging Well support each other at this weekly group that meets in person. All discussions are confidential. To register, contact our social worker Josh Maduell: 206-932-4044 / ext. 2 or joshm@wscenter.org. 

Four elderly women sit at a table playing ukuleles with music sheets in front of them. They are in a room with a patterned wall and a storage closet visible in the background.

Ukes Sing-along

The Center for Active Living 4217 SW Oregon St., Seattle

Join this lively group for weekly ukulele playing and singing. Open to all musicians and singers. For information, contact Andrew Joslin at lightsout@yahoo.com.

Free
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Event Series Older Westside Lesbian Group (OWLS)

Older Westside Lesbian Group (OWLS)

The Center for Active Living 4217 SW Oregon St., Seattle

In November and December, we will be meeting at The Center. We’ll paint rocks in November. In December, join us for our annual holiday party and $10 gift exchange. We welcome everyone to join us for OWLS where we always do something fun! For info: Dee Quiggle: deequiggle2@gmail.com.