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Week of Events
Quarantine Art Exhibit at OSC
New Art Exhibit at Orcas Senior Center Stop by when the Orcas Senior Center is open Monday-Friday, 9am-3pm, to see the Creative Quarantine Art Show on display in the Lundeen Room May-July. See what local artists have created the past two years. Special thanks to Sue Lamb and our Visual Arts team for curating & Read More
Caregiver Support Group
Caregiver Support Group
The Family Caregiver Support Group (FCSG) is meeting every Monday, 11am to 12pm. This support is FREE for anyone who is an unpaid caregiver for someone 60+ or a disabled adult. For more information, contact Heidi Bruce, Aging & Family Case Coordinator at heidib@sanjuanco.com or (360) 370-0591.
Virtual Zumba Gold (In Person at Odd Fellows Hall)
Virtual Zumba Gold (In Person at Odd Fellows Hall)
Zumba Gold with Alyson Stephens Tuesdays & Thursdays at 9:30am in December Zumba is a dance exercise class featuring Latin and World rhythms. Zumba Gold is a low intensity version designed to meet the needs of seniors, allowing the opportunity to improve and maintain cardiorespiratory fitness. Easy-to-follow choreography focuses on balance, range of motion, and coordination. Join Alyson Stephens via Zoom every Tuesday & Thursday at 9:30am for 45 minutes of low impact dance fitness with no Read More
Pain Relief Qi Gong with Joan Roulac by Zoom
Pain Relief Qi Gong with Joan Roulac by Zoom
Pain Relief Qi Gong with Joan Roulac by Zoom Relieve Arthritis Pain & Increase Joint Mobility in a new Qi Gong series that starts Tuesday May 10 from 12:30-1:30pm via Zoom. Learn ancient and modern energy healing techniques that decrease pain and increase ease. Easy to do seated or standing. No experience or special clothing required. The Read More
Ease Please Qigong with Joan Roulac by Zoom
Ease Please Qigong with Joan Roulac by Zoom
15-Minute Weekly Ease Please Qigong with Joan Roulac: Wednesdays in May at 9:00am by Zoom Quiet the mind and strengthen the body with Joan Roulac’s Ease Please four week Qigong series. These 15-minute sessions will gently loosen muscles, strengthen immunity, build balance, and increase energy. Series begins Wednesday, June 1 at 9am. Fee is $40 for the session. Joan has been teaching Qigong and T’ai Chi Chih since being Read More
Virtual Slow Yoga
Virtual Slow Yoga
Virtual Slow Yoga with Susie Frank: Wednesdays & Fridays from 9:30am-10:30am Slow Yoga also incorporates the use of props and supports to help gain access to postures safely and mindfully. This class is ideal for those new to yoga or those seeking a slower more supported practice. An Orcas resident for over 30 years, Read More
Lions Club International Mobility Equipment
Lions Club International Mobility Equipment
Lions Club Mobility Equipment: Monday, Wednesday & Friday from 10am-11am. If you are in need of borrowing some temporary mobility equipment, then the Lions Club is here to help! With the generous help of Kay Miller and Stephen Bentley, the Lions Club offers a loan program for various types of mobility equipment. A member is Read More
Meals on Wheels and Senior Lunch
Meals on Wheels and Senior Lunch
Senior Lunches at Orcas Senior Center continue Mondays only through August Please contact Jami Mitchell at 360-376-7926 or jamim@sanjuanco.com to make arrangements for home-delivered meals. The Orcas Senior Center nonprofit, Whatcom Council on Aging, and San Juan County Senior Services collaboratively work together to facilitate and support the Meals on Wheels and More program at Orcas Senior Center. To Read More
Virtual Chair Yoga
Virtual Chair Yoga
Virtual Chair Yoga with Susie Frank: Wednesdays from 10:45am-11:30am Chair Yoga is yoga performed with the use of a chair as support. It’s a gentle technique allowing seniors and persons with disabilities to practice balance poses without the risk of falling. An Orcas resident for over 30 years, Susie Frank has been doing yoga since 2009. Read More
Silver Swans Virtual Ballet Series
Silver Swans Virtual Ballet Series
Silver Swans Virtual Ballet Series with Emily Anton by Zoom (Wednesday, 11am-12pm) Join Emily Anton for Silver Swans, an hour of basic and gentle ballet for older adults on Wednesdays, 11am-12pm by Zoom. Improve your mobility, posture, stability, and balance with this movement class that has been specially designed for seniors. Rediscover your love for ballet Read More
Virtual Zumba Gold (In Person at Odd Fellows Hall)
Virtual Zumba Gold (In Person at Odd Fellows Hall)
Zumba Gold with Alyson Stephens Tuesdays & Thursdays at 9:30am in December Zumba is a dance exercise class featuring Latin and World rhythms. Zumba Gold is a low intensity version designed to meet the needs of seniors, allowing the opportunity to improve and maintain cardiorespiratory fitness. Easy-to-follow choreography focuses on balance, range of motion, and coordination. Join Alyson Stephens via Zoom every Tuesday & Thursday at 9:30am for 45 minutes of low impact dance fitness with no Read More
Virtual Slow Yoga
Virtual Slow Yoga
Virtual Slow Yoga with Susie Frank: Wednesdays & Fridays from 9:30am-10:30am Slow Yoga also incorporates the use of props and supports to help gain access to postures safely and mindfully. This class is ideal for those new to yoga or those seeking a slower more supported practice. An Orcas resident for over 30 years, Read More
Lions Club International Mobility Equipment
Lions Club International Mobility Equipment
Lions Club Mobility Equipment: Monday, Wednesday & Friday from 10am-11am. If you are in need of borrowing some temporary mobility equipment, then the Lions Club is here to help! With the generous help of Kay Miller and Stephen Bentley, the Lions Club offers a loan program for various types of mobility equipment. A member is Read More
Ukulele Kanikipila
Ukulele Kanikipila
Kathy’s Ukulele Kanikapila with Kathy Collister @ Orcas Senior Center (Fridays, 10:30-12:30pm) Join the Kanikipila, Hawaiian for “play music,” led by Kathy Collister, Fridays 10:30-12:30pm at OSC. A rock and roller at heart, Kathy has been playing for about a decade and as a lover of all types of music, she would love to introduce Read More
Meals on Wheels and Senior Lunch
Meals on Wheels and Senior Lunch
Senior Lunches at Orcas Senior Center continue Mondays only through August Please contact Jami Mitchell at 360-376-7926 or jamim@sanjuanco.com to make arrangements for home-delivered meals. The Orcas Senior Center nonprofit, Whatcom Council on Aging, and San Juan County Senior Services collaboratively work together to facilitate and support the Meals on Wheels and More program at Orcas Senior Center. To Read More
Virtual Zumba Gold
Virtual Zumba Gold
Free Virtual Programming from Bellingham Senior Activity Center All virtual activities through the Bellingham Senior Activity Center (BSAC) are free and open to anyone that would like to participate! Current offerings include strength training, yoga, and TED Talks. For more information about BSAC’s virtual programming, subscribe to the BSAC weekly email at whatcomcoa.org/upcoming-events/. Through BSAC, join Read More