classes & lectures

FRIDAYS • 12:15 PM

Quilting

Quilt with your peers, socialize, and get their input. All abilities and skill levels are welcome!

WEDNESDAYS • 1 PM

Crochet Baby Blankets With Elizabeth

Be creative for a good cause. Chat while you crochet and knit baby blankets for local newborns. Yarn will be provided.

TUESDAYS, MAY 9 – JUN 20 • 1 PM

Spanish Conversationintermediate

Learn or brush up your everyday conversational Spanish. Taught by Olympia Kozielski. This class is a continuation of the previous class.

Fee { $20 Members, $30 NonMembers }

MONDAYS, MAY 1 – JUN 12 • 2 – 4 PM (NO CLASS: 5/29)

Drawing Basics

Drawing course focusing on pencil work beginning with qualities of line, basic geometric shapes, value studies and forms while reviewing materials. Artists will be drawing a still life with stepby-step instruction for beginning level, and more complex still lifes for advanced levels. The class will also use photographs as reference. This course will provide drawing opportunities for every level whether you are a beginner or an experienced artist. Bring your own supplies. Taught by artist Doris Bryant.

Fee { $69 Members, $89 NonMembers }

WEDNESDAYS, APR 12 – MAY 31 2 – 4 PM

Watercolor

Join accomplished artist and instructor Susan Herron as she guides you through watercolor techniques. Susan takes great pleasure in teaching. Her goal is to give the beginning students a solid foundation of skills and to give intermediate students a creative challenge and the desire for a personal artistic vision. Bring your own supplies.

Fee { $98 Members, $118 Nonmembers}

MONDAYS, MAY 1 – MAY 22 • 12:30 PM

Journaling

Journaling is a wonderful way to record, reflect, and archive our thoughts. It exercises the mind, promotes creativity, and can improve mental health. During this workshop participants will have the opportunity to complete a number of journaling exercises and share their entries, if they choose to, with other members. The workshop will include the difference between a journal and a diary, what a journal can offer, and making the most of your journal. The workshop is conducted by Harriette Sackler- an author, an editor and co-publisher at Level Best Books. Please bring your own journal or notebook and a pen.

Fee { $15 Members, $25 NonMembers }

THURSDAY MAY 25 • 11 AM

Financial Coaching

Learn about the Gaithersburg Financial Empowerment Center. Its services include one-onone financial coaching to help you increase your savings, pay down debt, access banking, and improve your credit score.

TUESDAY JUN 13 • 11 AM

Celebrating National Flag Day

The United States Flag Day falls on June 14. It commemorates the adoption of the U.S. flag on June 14, 1777. In this program, we will learn about national flags all around the globe, their history, symbolism, importance to the country, and much more. Join the conversation, bring your native flag. Call 301.258.6380 to receive more information about the program and to tell us the flag that you will be representing.

De Parte De Charlyn

La Exposición anual para personas de mayor edad se llevará a cabo el día jueves 4 de mayo en el parque Bohrer. ¡Invite a sus amigos/as y vecinos a uno de los mejores eventos del año! Habrá camiones de comida en ese lugar para que pueda comprar su almuerzo, o quizás desea traerlo de su casa. Hemos pasado muchas horas planeando este evento lleno de demostraciones y actividades para que lo disfrute. Damos las gracias a la Villa Metodista de Asbury por su patrocinio y participación. Habrá muchos proveedores informativos que han ayudado a hacer posible este evento.

LUNES 15 DE MAYO • 12:30 PM

Celebraci N Del D A De Las Madres

Únase a nosotros a celebrar el gran día en honor a las Madres; que son quienes nos dan amor, alegría y vida. Se ofrecerán bocadillos y refrescos mientras disfruta de la compañía de sus amigos/as. También podrá cantar, bailar o escuchar buena música interpretada por el señor Walter Ware. ¡No se lo pierda!

Cuota {$5 Miembros; $8 No miembros} … Fecha límite {11 de mayo}

AARP GAITHERSBURG CHAPTER 5358 may PROGRAMS

Tuesday, May 2 • 2 P.M. - Board meeting at the center

Tuesday, May 9- • 4 P.M. General meeting pm at the center

Thursday, May 16 •1 P.M. – Chat and Chew

For more information about AARP programs please email Mary Hoferek at mary.hoferek@gmail.com

THURSDAY, MAY 11, 10 A.M. – 3 P.M.

AARP SAFE DRIVING CLASS - FULL

THURSDAY, JUN 22, 10 AM

Aarp Smart Drivertek

Attend our free, 90-minute Smart DriverTEK workshop and learn how to utilize the latest high-tech safety features in your current car; what technology to look for when shopping for a new car; and the safety benefits of blind spot warning systems, forward collision warnings, lane departure warnings, smart headlights, and more!

Register online today! Workshop space is limited.

Registration link: https://events.aarp.org/ event/5accd177-3e3f-4ea7-a25c-b9b9b1d1 d244/summary

VIERNES 19 DE MAYO • 12:30 P.M.

EVENTO SOCIAL - DANZAS FOLKLÓRICAS DE LA INDIA CON SMITA KHATRI

Bhangra y Dandiya Raas son respectivamente danzas folclóricas, animadas y alegres que se originaron en las regiones indias de Punjab y Gujarat. Esta clase de bailes y muy menudo se realizan en reuniones comunitarias. Durante este evento se celebrará el mes de la Herencia Asiáticoamericana. También aprenderemos pasos coreografiados y simples para poder bailar en compañía de nuestros amigos/as. Se ofrecerán refrescos.

Cuota {Gratis Miembros; $5 No miembros} … Fecha límite {17 de mayo}

MARTES 23 DE MAYO • 12:45 PM

FIESTA EN CELEBRACIÓN DE “500 MIEMBROS”

¡Guau! Ya somos 500 miembros activos y fuertes en el Centro. Pues es hora de festejarlo, lo vamos a celebrar como en familia y de la mejor manera que sabemos hacerlo. Habrá comida, música, sonrisas, diversión y conversación. ¡Venga a divertirse! Si desea participar de este evento, por favor regístrese en la hoja del programa, será gratis, pero es solamente para miembros.

80A Bureau Drive

Gaithersburg, MD 20878-1431

May 2023

If you plan to attend any activity, function or class, you must preregister by returning this form to the Benjamin Gaither Center, 80A Bureau Dr., Gaithersburg, MD 20878, either in person or by mail. If there is a fee, your payment must accompany this form. Make check payable to the City of Gaithersburg, unless otherwise noted. Place a check mark in the box by the activities you want to attend.

Registration is first come first served – Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Or on the internet at gaithersburgmd.gov. Please arrange for your transportation to and from the Center when you take trips. Do not rely on riding the daily bus.