SCHEDULE OF CLASSES / RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES / SUPPORT GROUPS SOUTH BERKELEY SENIOR CENTER 2939 Ellis Street, Berkeley, CA 94703 M - F, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (510) 981-5170 MAY 2018 (Schedule subject to change without notice) NORTH BERKELEY SENIOR CENTER 1901 Hearst Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94709 M - F, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (510) 981-5190 **Classes are volunteer taught with the exception of courses offered by Berkeley Adult School (BAS) and Berkeley City College (BCC)** Berkeley Adult School (BAS) Classes: Participants must enroll through BAS. *$35 fee is a ONE TIME enrollment fee for the semester. *Sliding fee scale for late enrollment. CLASS / ACTIVITY DAY START END ROOM COST LOCATION ARTS & CRAFTS Painting: Acrylic (On your own) Monday 8:00 AM 12:00 PM Workshop A FREE North Ceramics Drop-in Monday 10:00 AM 11:30 PM Workroom A FREE South Painting: Water Colors (All levels) Monday 12:30 PM 3:30 PM Workshop A Donation North Arts & Crafts Monday 1:00 PM 3:00 PM Workroom B Donation South Ceramics (BAS) Monday 1:00 PM 4:00 PM Workroom A $35 South Drawing (BAS) Monday 1:00 PM 3:00 PM Workroom B $35 South Painting: Acrylic (Advanced) Tuesday 9:30 AM 11:30 AM Workshop A FREE North Ceramics Drop-in Tuesday 10:00 AM 4:00 PM Workroom A FREE South Ceramics Drop-in Wednesday 9:30 AM 12:30 PM Workshop A FREE North Ceramics Drop-in Wednesday 10:00 AM 11:30 PM Workroom A FREE South
ARTS & CRAFTS (cont'd) Jewel Ming Tree/Crocheting & Knitting Wednesday 10:00 AM 2:00 PM Workroom B FREE South Ceramics (BAS) Wednesday 1:00 PM 4:00 PM Workroom A $35 South Knit & Crochet (Drop-in) Wednesday 1:00 PM 4:00 PM Dining Room FREE North Ceramics Drop-in Wednesday 1:00 PM 4:30 PM Workshop A FREE North Painting: Acrylic (Basic) Thursday 9:30 AM 11:30 AM Workshop A Donation North Ceramics Drop-in Thursday 10:00 AM 4:00 PM Workroom A FREE South Drawing (BAS) Thursday 1:00 PM 3:00 PM Workshop A $35 North Painting: Chinese Friday 9:00 AM 12:00 PM Workshop A Donation North Ceramics Drop-in Friday 9:00 AM 12:00 PM Workroom A FREE South Quilting Friday 9:30 AM 12:00 PM Workroom B FREE South Ceramics Drop-In Friday 12:00 PM 4:30 PM Workshop A FREE North Drawing (BAS) Friday 1:00 PM 3:00 PM Workroom B $35 South COMPUTERS Open Computer Lab Monday 8:00 AM 4:45 PM Computer Room FREE North Computer Class (BAS) Monday 9:30 AM 11:30 AM Computer Room $35 South Open Computer Lab Monday 1:00 PM 4:30 PM Computer Room FREE South Help With Computers Monday 3:15 PM 4:45 PM Computer Room FREE South Open Computer Lab Tuesday 8:00 AM 4:30 PM Computer Room FREE South
COMPUTERS (cont'd) Open Computer Lab Tuesday 8:00 AM 4:45 PM Computer Room FREE North Open Computer Lab Wednesday 8:00 AM 4:30 PM Computer Room FREE South Open Computer Lab Wednesday 8:00AM 4:45 PM Computer Room FREE North Help With Computers Wednesday 8:30 AM 10:30 AM Computer Room FREE North Open Computer Lab Thursday 8:00 AM 4:30 PM Computer Room FREE South Computer Class (BAS) Thursday 10:00 AM 12:00 PM Computer Room $35 North Open Computer Lab Thursday 12:00 PM 4:45 PM Computer Room FREE North Open Computer Lab Friday 8:00 AM 4:30 PM Computer Room FREE South Open Computer Lab Friday 8:00 AM 4:45 PM Computer Room FREE North ENRICHMENT Memoir Writing Monday 10:00 AM 11:00 AM Confrerence Rm B FREE South Inspirational Hour Monday 10:00 AM 11:30 AM Health Room FREE South More World Peace Mental Yoga Monday 1:00 PM 1:30 PM Studio FREE North Memoir Writing Monday 1:00 PM 3:00 PM Classroom C FREE North Memoir Writing Monday 3:00 PM 5:00 PM Classroom C FREE North American Wildlife & Ecology (BAS) Tuesday 10:00 AM 12:00 PM Classroom C $35 North Short Story Review Tuesday 10:15 AM 12:00 PM Health Room FREE North Fiction Writing (BCC) Tuesday 1:30 PM 4:20 PM Workshop B N/A North
ENRICHMENT (cont'd) Music of the 20th Century (BAS) Tuesday 2:00 PM 4:00 PM Health Room $35 North Art History Study Group Tuesday 3:00 PM 4:45 PM Classroom C FREE North Birding: Bay Area Birds (Beginning) Wednesday 9:00 AM 12:00 PM Workshop B Donation North History by Hollywood (BAS) Wednesday 2:00 PM 4:00 PM Gameroom B $35 North The Bible as History and Literature Wednesday 3:00 PM 4:45 PM Classroom C FREE North Poetry Workshop (BAS) Thursday 9:00 AM 12:00 PM Classroom C $35 North Documentary Films on World Affairs (BAS) Thursday 10:00 AM 12:00 PM Health Room $35 North Our Story Group Thursday 10:30 AM 11:30 AM Workroom B FREE South Reading Shakespeare Thursday 1:00 PM 3:00 PM Classroom C FREE North Memoir Writing Thursday 1:30 PM 4:00 PM Library FREE North Art: Renaissance Europe & Islam (BAS) Thursday 2:00 PM 4:00 PM Workshop B $35 North American Poetry Thursday 2:30 PM 4:00 PM Gameroom B FREE North Living Philosophers Friday 9:00 AM 12:00 PM Classroom C FREE North African-American History & Current Events Friday 10:00 AM 11:00 AM Game Room FREE South More World Peace Mental Yoga Friday 1:00 PM 1:30 PM Studio FREE North Unique Video Friday 1:00 PM 3:00 PM Classroom A FREE North EXERCISE & DANCE Line Dance: Country Western Monday 9:00 AM 12:00 PM Multipurpose Room FREE North
EXERCISE & DANCE (cont'd) Gentle Stretch Monday 10:00 AM 11:00 AM Multipurpose Room FREE South Tai Chi (BAS) Monday 10:00 AM 11:00 AM Workshop B $35 North Yoga: Iyengar Monday 10:00 AM 11:30 AM Classroom A & B Donation North Praise Dance Monday 11:30 AM 12:00 PM Multipurpose Room FREE South Line Dance (Intermediate) Monday 12:00 PM 3:30 PM Multipurpose Room FREE North Chicago-Style Steppin' Monday 1:00 PM 2:00 PM Multipurpose Room Donation South Ballet (Beginning) Monday 3:00 PM 4:30 PM Multipurpose Room FREE South Zumba for Seniors Monday 3:30 PM 4:30 PM Multipurpose Room Donation North Yoga: Iyengar Tuesday 8:30 AM 9:30 AM Classroom A & B Donation North Folk Dance: International Tuesday 9:00 AM 10:00 PM Workshop B Donation North Yoga: Iyengar (BAS) Tuesday 9:45 AM 11:45 AM Classroom A & B $35 North Chair Exercise Tuesday 10:00 AM 11:00 AM Multipurpose Room Donation North Line Dancing: Soul (Beginning) Tuesday 10:00 AM 11:30 AM Multipurpose Room $5 per class South Line Dancing: Soul (Intermediate) Tuesday 1:00 PM 2:30 PM Multipurpose Room $5 per class South Ballroom Dancing Wednesday 9:30 AM 12:00 PM Multipurpose Room FREE North Tai Chi (BAS) Wednesday 10:00 AM 11:30 AM Multipurpose Room $35 South Yoga: Gentle Wednesday 10:00 AM 11:30 AM Classroom A & B Donation North Gentle Stretch Wednesday 1:00 PM 2:00 PM Classroom A & B Donation North
EXERCISE & DANCE (cont'd) Ballet (Beginning) Wednesday 2:00 PM 3:00 PM Classroom A & B Donation North Ballet (Intermediate) Wednesday 3:00 PM 4:30 PM Classroom A & B Donation North Yoga Thursday 8:30 AM 9:45 AM Classroom A & B Donation North Tap Dancing 1 & 2 Thursday 9:00 AM 11:00 AM Multipurpose Room FREE South Line Dancing: Country Western Thursday 9:00 AM 12:00 PM Multipurpose Room Donation North Rosen Method Movement Thursday 11:00 AM 12:00 PM Workshop B Donation North Walking Group Thursday 12:30 PM 1:00 PM Meet in Lounge FREE South Dance Workshop (Intermediate) Thursday 12:30 PM 2:30 PM Gameroom B FREE North T ai Chi Chih (Intermediate) Thursday 1:00 PM 2:00 PM Classroom A & B Donation North Holistic Fitness/Yoga Thursday 1:00 PM 3:00 PM Health Room Donation North Dance: Chinese Ethnic Thursday 1:00 PM 3:30 PM Multipurpose Room FREE North T ai Chi Chih (Beginning) Thursday 2:00 PM 3:00 PM Classroom A & B Donation North T ai Chi Chuan (Intermediate) Thursday 3:00 PM 4:00 PM Classroom A & B Donation North Ballet (Beginning) Friday 8:00 AM 9:00 AM Classroom A & B Donation North Folk Dance: International Friday 9:00 AM 10:00 AM Workshop B Donation North Tap Dancing 1 & 2 Friday 9:00 AM 11:00 AM Multipurpose Room Donation North Yoga: Iyengar (BAS) Friday 9:45 AM 11:45 AM Classroom A & B $35 North
EXERCISE & DANCE (cont'd) Exercise to Music Friday 10:00 AM 11:00 AM Workshop B Donation North Line Dance (Intermediate) Friday 3:00 PM 4:30 PM Multipurpose Room FREE North Chair Exercise: Moving to the Oldies Friday 11:00 AM 11:45 PM Multipurpose Room FREE South Hula (Advanced) Friday 11:00 AM 12:00 PM Multipurpose Room Donation North Yuan Ji Dance / T ai Chi Friday 11:00 AM 12:00 PM Workshop B Donation North Tai Chi Wu Style Friday 12:30 PM 1:30 PM Multipurpose Room FREE South Line Dancing: Country Western Friday 9:30 PM 3:00 PM Multipurpose Room Donation North FOREIGN LANGUAGE Spanish (BAS) Monday 9:30 AM 12:30 PM Conference Room A $35 South Mandarin: Practice Time (on your own) Monday 10:30 AM 11:30 AM Gameroom B FREE North Italian (Beginning) Monday 10:30 AM 12:00 PM Library Donation North Spanish: Conversational (Intermediate) Monday 1:00 PM 3:00 PM Classroom A & B Donation North English as a 2nd Language Monday 2:00 PM 3:30 PM Library Donation North French: Conversational Monday 2:00 PM 4:00 PM Gameroom B Donation North Spanish Club Wednesday 10:00 AM 12:00 PM Library FREE North American Sign Language (except 1st Wednesday) Wednesday 10:45 AM 12:00 PM Health Room FREE North Spanish Conversation (BAS) Wednesday 12:00 PM 3:00 PM Health Room $35 North
FOREIGN LANGUAGE (cont'd) Spanish Language/Latin American Culture Thursday 10:00 AM 1:00 PM Conference Room A $35 South (BAS) English as a 2nd Language Friday 2:00 PM 3:30 PM Library Donation North HEALTH & WELLNESS Mindfulness Meditation (BAS) Tuesday 1:00 PM 3:00 PM Classroom C $35 North Parkinson's Disease Vocal Practice Session Wednesday 1:00 PM 2:00 PM Conference Room A FREE South Coping with Hearing Loss Wednesday 1:15 PM 3:00 PM Library FREE North Feldenkrais 1x1 (Sign-up in advance at front desk) Thursday 9:00 AM 11:00 AM Studio Donation North Acupressure for Arthritis Relief Thursday 9:30 AM 10:30 AM Workshop B Donation North MUSIC Singing Songs & Rhythm: Afro-Cuban Monday 9:30 AM 11:00 AM Classroom C Donation North Karaoke (Chinese) Monday 1:00 PM 4:00 PM Workshop B FREE North Piano: 4 Hands Monday 2:15 PM 3:00 PM Multipurpose Room Donation South Joy of Singing Monday 3:30 PM 4:30 PM Health Room FREE North Sing-a-long Tuesday 11:00 AM 12:00 PM Multipurpose Room FREE North Piano: 4 Hands Tuesday 1:00 PM 4:00 PM Gameroom B Donation North Piano Rehearsal Wednesday 10:00 AM 12:00 PM Gameroom B FREE North Drumming: Afro-Cuban Wednesday 10:00 AM 12:00 PM Classroom C Donation North Karaoke (Chinese) Wednesday 1:00 PM 4:00 PM Workshop B FREE North
MUSIC (cont'd) Ukulele & Singing Thursday 12:30 PM 2:00 PM Workroom B FREE South Piano: 3 Beats for Nothing Friday 10:30 AM 12:00 PM Gameroom B Donation North Opera Friday 12:50 PM 3:00 PM Classroom C FREE North RECREATION Pool Room Monday 11:00 AM 4:30 PM Pool Room FREE South Games Monday 12:30 PM 4:30 PM Lounge FREE South Ping Pong (Drop-in ) Monday 3:30 PM 4:45 PM Workshop B FREE North Pool Room Tuesday 11:00 AM 4:30 PM Pool Room FREE South Social Bridge (Experienced Players Needed!) Tuesday 12:00 PM 4:00 PM Classroom A FREE North Games Tuesday 12:30 PM 4:30 PM Lounge FREE South Pool Room Wednesday 11:00 AM 4:30 PM Pool Room FREE South Games Wednesday 12:00 PM 4:30 PM lounge FREE South Pool Room Thursday 11:00 AM 4:30 PM Pool Room FREE South Games Thursday 12:30 PM 4:30 PM Lounge FREE South Bingo Thursday 1:00 PM 3:00 PM Multipurpose Room $5 per game + cost of supplies Pool Room Friday 11:00 AM 4:30 PM Pool Room FREE South Games Friday 12:30 PM 4:30 PM Lounge FREE South Ping Pong (Drop-in) (except 2nd Friday) Friday 1:30 PM 3:30 PM Workshop B FREE North South
RECREATION (cont'd) Ping Pong (Drop-in) Friday 3:30 PM 4:45 PM Workshop B FREE North SUPPORT GROUPS Kinship Support Group (3rd Monday only) Monday 10:00 AM 12:00 PM Conference Room B FREE South Senior Support Group Tuesday 1:00 PM 2:30 PM Library FREE North Parkinson's Vocalization Practice Group Wednesday 1:00 PM 2:00 PM Conference Room B FREE South Peripheral Neuropathy Support Group Wednesday 3:00 PM 4:00 PM Library FREE North Berkeley Disabled Group Wednesday 3:00 PM 4:45 PM Health Room FREE North Parkinson's Caregiver Support Group Thursday 3:00 PM 4:00 PM Classroom C FREE North LGBTQ Therapeutic Peer Group (offered by Pacific Center) Friday 3:15 PM 4:45 PM Classroom B & C FREE North **SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE**