Lectures & Workshops

Every month you’ll find new lectures and workshops to engage your interests. All of our lectures and workshops require advance RSVP, due to their popularity and limited seating. A few have a small fee for members and non-members.

You’ll find our full schedule of upcoming lectures and workshops, plus how to RSVP, on our calendar.

Do you have a suggestion for a new topic? Email us at programs@wscenter.org.

A woman stands in front of a projector screen, addressing a group of seated individuals at The Center for Active Living. The screen displays the title, "In the Shadow of Reconstruction: A Pioneering Survey," part of their ongoing series of lectures and workshops.

Typical lectures include:

  • Author talks by local writers
  • Property tax exemption
  • Gardening
  • Owls, backyard birding
  • History of rock and roll
  • Jazz history
  • WWII Japanese American Incarceration
  • Menopause
  • Juneteenth documentaries and talks
  • Social security benefits
  • Brain health and wellness
  • Duwamish River Community Coalition 
  • PRIDE Month documentaries and talks
  • Tree talks

Typical workshops include:

  • Intro to artificial intelligence
  • Creating a vision board
  • Estate planning
  • Letters to loved ones
  • Mending
  • Fall prevention
  • Swing and waltz partner dancing
  • Fabric art design
  • Secrets to affording senior living
  • Downsizing or moving
  • Safe banking for seniors
  • Hypnosis for restful sleep
  • Nutrition
  • Tinnitus and hearing loss

Other seasonal special events include:

  • Irish dance performances
  • Thanksgiving lunches
  • December holiday lunches
  • Holiday shows
  • Dance parties

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