Adults 50+: Special Events

Events

 

Labor Day at the Center

Share your favorite finger food with your friends. Activities include bingo, cards and conversation. Drinks provided.
9/6 . . . M . . . 1-4pm . . . $1.50

 

Tee Off at Camp Putt
Welcome Camp Putt to Willamalane! Get to know this beautifully landscaped miniature golf course. Includes a hot dog, beverage and 18 holes of golf. Tickets available at the Adult Activity Center.
Camp Putt, 4006 Franklin Blvd.
9/8 . . . W . . . 12pm . . . $3

 

Volunteers Work Magic
Magic will be in the air as we celebrate our volunteers at this special luncheon. If you're a current volunteer watch for your invitation in the mail, and pick up your free ticket by Sept. 17.
9/24 . . . F . . . 11:30am . . . Free to current volunteers

 

Halloween Celebration
Join us for a Senior Meals Halloween celebration with a special guest appearance by Willamalane preschoolers who will perform. Door prizes. Additional seating provided for those not eating.
10/29 . . . F . . . 11:30am Free
Lunch is an additional cost.

 

Flu Shot Clinic
All ages. Must bring proof of insurance, including Medicare card and supplemental insurance cards. For those not covered by insurance, flu vaccine cost is $31-$45. Pneumonia vaccine cost is projected to be $42. Oregon Health Plan and LIPA will be accepted. You can pay with MasterCard or VISA and submit reimbursement request to your insurance. Wear short sleeves. Service is first-come, first served. Do not arrive prior to 8 a.m.
11/5 . . . F . . . 9am-1pm

 

Holiday Marketplace
All ages. Shop for an incredible array of handcrafted gifts and homemade delicacies, one-of-a-kind woodcrafts, gifts, decorations and stocking stuffers. With so many choices and such reasonable prices, this is a shopping experience not to be missed!
11/29-12/3 . . . M-Th, 10am-8pm . . . F, 10am-2pm . . . Free

 

Holiday Lunch
Join Senior Meals for a holiday lunch with a special guest appearance by the Willamalane preschoolers. Door prizes. Additional seating provided for those not eating.
12/21 . . . Tu . . . 11:30am . . . Free
Lunch is an additional cost.

 

New Year's Eve
Ring in the New Year with friends at the center. Dance to the tunes of Carl's Band or play cards and games. Enjoy tasty hors d'oeuvres. Lots of door prizes. Sponsored in part by Lane Transit District. Purchase tickets beginning Dec. 1. Doors open at 8 p.m.
12/31 . . . F . . . 8:30pm-12:30am . . . $7 in advance/$10 at the door

 

 

 

 

Island Park Gallery
Receptions & Shows

Enjoy wine and hors d’oeuvres while meeting the artists.

Credits: Art at right by Mark Logan

 

Miniatures
An exhibit of original art that is 2.5 x 3.5 inches.
Reception: 9/1 . . . W . . . 5-7pm . . . Free
Show: 9/1-12/2

 

On the Wing
Images of birds.
Reception: 12/8 . . . W . . . 5-7pm Free
Show: 12/8-1/21

 

Socials & Games

 

Bingo
Ongoing . . . M . . . 1-3pm . . . cost varies

 

Bridge
Ongoing . . . W
12:30-3pm . . . 50¢/day

 

Mah-Jongg
Ongoing . . . TuW . . . 1-3pm . . . Free

 

Pinochle
Progressive. Partners change. Singles ok.
Ongoing . . . Th . . . 6:30-9:30pm . . . Free
Ongoing . . . F . . . 1-3:30pm . . . Free

 

Pool Room
Women have priority: Tu, 8am-3pm
Ongoing . . . M-F . . . 8am-5pm . . . 50¢ per day ID / $1 OD
Call Center for evening and Saturday hours.

 

Table Tennis
($10 monthly dues)
Ongoing . . . M . . . 5-7:30pm
Ongoing . . . Tu . . . 8-11am
Ongoing . . . Th* . . . 8-10:30am
Ongoing . . . Sa . . . 9-11:30
*Thursday session held at the Regional Sports Center, 200 S. 32nd St.

 

 

Films

 

Movie Appreciation Group

Movies play from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays and are free to attend. A brief introduction will precede each film followed by an informal discussion period.

September: The Underwater Taylors
9/8 "Jaws" (1974) - PG
9/15 "The Blue Lagoon" (1980) - PG-13
9/22 "The Silent One" (1983) - G

 

October: Classic Tales
10/13 "The Adventures of Robin Hood" (1938) - PG
10/20 "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" (1954) - G
10/27 "The 7th Voyage of Sinbad" (1958) - G

 

November: Three Train Trips
11/10 "Fools' Parade" (1971) - PG
11/17 "Silver Streak" (1976) - PG
11/24 "The Great Train Robbery" (1978) - PG

 

December: Western Musical Women
12/8 "Annie Get Your Gun" (1950) - G
12/15 "Calamity Jane" (1953) - G
12/22 "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" (1964) - G

Blockbuster Matinees

Our thanks to Blockbuster for supplying the movies. Please call 48 hours in advance if you need closed captioning.

"Invictus"
Morgan Freeman stunningly portrays the newly elected President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, as he tries to unite his racially divided country through the sport of rugby. PG-13 (Mild language)
9/17 . . . F . . . 1pm

 

"Sherlock Holmes"
It's dark. It's action-packed. And it is full of the clever, quirky intellect of Sherlock Holmes. Don't try to solve the mystery, just enjoy it. PG-13 (violence, adult situations)
10/22 . . . F . . . 1pm

 

"It's Complicated"
Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin, and Steve Martin are hilarious in this relationship film about a divorced mother Jane who becomes "the other woman" in her ex-husband's life. The complication grows as Jane meets someone new who completes the love triangle and the laughs. R (sexual situations, drug content)
11/19 . . . F . . . 1pm

 

"Everybody's Fine"
Robert DeNiro stars as a widower trying to stay connected over the holidays with his adult children who seem to have forgotten what "family" means. PG-13
12/17 . . . F . . . 1pm