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    AARP Smart Driver

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

    Stay safe behind the wheel by joining this course designed to refresh your driving knowledge and reinforce safe driving practices Class size is limited to 12. Fee: $20 AARP members / $25 non-AARP members. (Upon completion of the course, most insurances offer a safe driver discount.) . RSVP to the front desk in person or at: 206-932-4044.

  • 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, WA, United States

    Use our Windows computers to check email, surf the internet, search online resources and access popular software like Microsoft Office. Printer and scanner available. If you want support while using our computers, stop by during our Digital Navigation program hours.

  • 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, WA, United States

    Join Sherry 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, WA, United States

    Open for breakfast, lunch and snacks, Margie’s Café offers a rotating weekly menu of delicious, freshly prepared breakfast and lunch items, sandwiches, quiches, 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, WA, United States

    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.

  • 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, WA, United States

    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.

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    Aging Well – Group #2

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

    Through discussions and sharing, participants in Aging Well support each other at this weekly group that meets in person. All discussions are confidential. If you are not pre-registered, you will not be admitted.  We offer two sessions of Aging Well: Group #1: Mondays, 1 - 2 p.m. (full) Group #2: Mondays, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. (full) To be added to the wait list for Group #1, contact our social worker Josh Maduell: 206-932-4044 /…

  • 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, WA, United States

    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. 

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    Men’s Support Group #2

    Men’s Support Group #1
    The Center for Active Living 4217 SW Oregon St., Seattle, WA, United States

    Have you been looking for a space to discuss the challenges of aging as a man? Our men's support group is an opportunity for men to come together in a safe and supportive environment to discuss different topics, ideas and resources. To register, contact our social worker, Josh Maduell: 206-932-4044 / ext. 2 or joshm@wscenter.org. Group #1: Fridays, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Group #2: Mondays, 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

  • 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, WA, United States

    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, WA, United States

    Mondays at 12:30 p.m. in the second-floor Nucor Room Featuring newsreels, popcorn, previews and cartoons May 4: Going Places (1938) Dick Powell, Anita Louise, Allen Jenkins, Ronald Reagan, Walter Catlett, Harold Huber, Louis Armstrong, Maxine Sullivan, Eddie Anderson, The Dandridge Sisters. (84 m., color)  May 11: Whispering Smith (1948) Alan Ladd, Brenda Marshall, Robert Preston, Donald Crisp, Fay Holden, Frank Faylen. (88 m., color)    May 18: Desperate Journey (1942) Errol Flynn, Raymond Massey, Ronald Reagan, Nancy Coleman, Alan Hale, Arthur Kennedy,…

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    Aging Well – Group #1

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

    Through discussions and sharing, participants in Aging Well support each other at this weekly group that meets in person. All discussions are confidential. If you are not pre-registered, you will not be admitted.  We offer two sessions of Aging Well: Group #1: Mondays, 1 - 2 p.m. (full) Group #2: Mondays, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. (full) To be added to the wait list for Group #1, contact our social worker Josh Maduell: 206-932-4044 /…

  • 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, WA, United States

    Join this lively group for weekly ukulele playing and singing. Free to members, $5 non- members.

    Free
  • 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.

    Tech Made Easy

    Digital Discussions
    The Center for Active Living 4217 SW Oregon St., Seattle, WA, United States

    We can't hide from tech or ignore it, so why not learn how to make it work for us? We'll help you make interacting with your digital devices simpler, safer and more satisfying. If it has a chip (not chocolate!), we deal with it. Join this group dedicated to getting benefits rather than frustration out of their devices. Come Mondays for information and discussion, return Wednesdays to practice new skills on your own device.

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    Ham Radio Group

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

    Meet with members of the West Seattle Amateur Radio Club and find out how amateur radio can benefit you and your community. Doors open at 5:45 p.m. and this meeting runs concurrent with the club’s Monday Night Net (6:15 - 7 p.m.), so you can listen in or join the conversation. For info: Jim Edwards: wsbigband@gmail.com. 

  • Various sewing supplies, including rotary cutters, spools of thread, buttons, fabric, and measuring tape are arranged on a green cutting mat. Perfect for a quilting group or solo quilters ready to create their next masterpiece.

    Quilters Group

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

    Share your recent work, get inspiration and join a fun community of local quilters. Quilters of all levels of experience are welcome. For info: Mary Anne Spada: spada01@comcast.net or 206-795-5774.

  • Colorful circles background with orange circle containing text: "The Center Of It All, Annual Fundraising Breakfast, Tuesday, May 5.

    Annual Fundraising Breakfast

    The Brockey Center 6000 16th Ave SW, Seattle, WA, United States

    At the center of it all is you. Join us for an inspiring morning. "The Center of It All" Annual Fundraising Breakfast Tuesday, May 5 Doors open: 7:30 a.m. | Program: 8 - 9 a.m. The Brockey Center at South Seattle College (new location) (SOLD OUT) About the event: Our Annual Fundraising Breakfast is an opportunity for more than 250 donors, members, small businesses and community supporters to gather to celebrate and support The Center. As…

  • 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, WA, United States

    Use our Windows computers to check email, surf the internet, search online resources and access popular software like Microsoft Office. Printer and scanner available. If you want support while using our computers, stop by during our Digital Navigation program hours.

  • Person meditating with hands resting on knees, thumb and forefinger touching, seated in a cross-legged position, wearing white clothes, with a silver ring on one finger.

    Meditation Class

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

    This class will explore a variety of ways to make friends with our minds. Each week includes several brief on-the-spot meditations, a review of what has been covered, as well as discussion of the results. The goal is to develop and deepen the skills needed for a relaxed presence.

  • 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, WA, United States

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

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