Senior Time Fall 2013

Senior Times September / October / November 2013

News and Activities for Orange County’s Older Adults

National Senior Center Month September 2013

Senior Centers: Experts at Living Well

SENIOR CENTERS

Aging Transitions . . . . . . . . . . 3-8, 40 Arts & Crafts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-24 Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-32 Bridge & Other Games . . . . . . 24-25 Carrboro Senior Programming . 37-39 Dance, Music & Theatre . . . . . 32-34 Educational Opportunities . . . . 25-27 Interest Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-35

Language Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Lunch at the Centers . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-36 Notes from the Director & Editor . . . 2 Orange County Senior Games . . . . 39 Organizations & Club Meetings . . . 35 Pottery Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

RSVP Volunteer Opportunities . . 10-11 Senior Times NEWS . . . . . . . . 2-9, 12 Seymour Technology Center . . . 19-21 Seniors on the Road . . . . . . . . 36-37 Special Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27-31 Support Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-22 Wellness Opportunities . . . . . . . 12-19

FALL COMPUTER COURSES Register Now Spaces are limited See Page 19

Visit us at www.orangecountync.gov/aging To join the bi-monthly listserv, email maustin@orangecountync.gov and request to join the list.

This is a great way to stay up-to-date on what is happening at the Centers.

NOTES FROM THE DIRECTOR & EDITOR

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Hope you are enjoying your summer and looking forward to a cooler and drier fall season. It has been a busy summer at the Department on Aging. July 1 was Happy New Year for us as we operate on a July – June fiscal year. Many thanks to the staff and community for supporting our programs, and our Master Aging Plan throughout the year. We finished Year 1of the MAP having worked on 37 of our 41 strategies, which is very impressive considering that we had no additional funding. We are embarking on Year 2 and are excited about launching several new initiatives. There are many ways for g n Agi r e t s you to get involved. Check out the MAP update article in this a M and e issue of the Senior Times for more information. t a d As always, I love hearing from you as we work toward making Plan Up Orange County the ideal community to age well. September is National Senior Center month. This is a perfect time to come by and visit with us. I look forward to seeing you at one of our Senior Centers.

FROM THE , OR T C E R I D

Sincerely, Janice Tyler Director, Orange County Department on Aging, jtyler@orangecountync.gov

September is National Senior Center month. This year’s theme is Senior Centers: Experts at Living Well. The Orange County Senior Centers have many programs and services to help adults age 55 + live well. We offer a variety of programs: Arts and Crafts, Athletics, Bridge and other games, Dance, Music and Theater, Education, Language classes, a nutritionally balanced lunch, Movies, Senior Games, Pottery, Volunteer Programs, Seymour Technology Computer Learning, Travel, Senior Life Transitions, Special Events and Wellness. Look in both the front section and the schedule of events in each issue of the Senior Times to find out which center is hosting the events that interest you the most. Plan to attend or call us for more information.

FROM THE EDITOR

Sincerely, Myra Austin, Senior Times Managing Editor Senior Centers Administrator, Orange County Department on Aging maustin@orangecountync.gov

September - November 2013

You’ll Want to Know Want to Vote Early this Year? Need to Register?

Come to the Seymour Center Mon – Fri beginning Thurs, Oct 17 – Fri, Nov 1, 12 noon – 6 pm Mon - Fri for early voting. The only available Saturday will be Sat, Nov 2, 9 am – 1 pm. If you haven’t registered to vote, registration forms are available at both Orange County Senior Centers. You can register and then vote in one trip during early voting. However, to vote on Election Day, Tues, Nov 5, you must have previously registered.

Please note voting on election day is not available at the Seymour Center. Call the Orange County Board of Elections, 919-245-2350, for more information.

Candidates Forum for Town of Chapel Hill The League of Women Voters and the Seymour Center will co-sponsor the forum for candidates running for Chapel Hill town offices. The event will be held at the Seymour Center on Tues, Oct 15 from 6 – 9 pm. The League of Women Voters Voter Services of Orange County is a nonpartisan political organization, which encourages informed and active participation in government. It influences public policy through education and advocacy. The community forums are organized to inform all citizens about the candidates and encourage their participation in the local election process.

Registration for Programs Required You should register for programs and classes in advance. Classes may be cancelled if minimum numbers are not reached. Recently a class had 10 registered participants, but needed 20 and the instructor cancelled since there were not enough pre-registered. Yet, over 20 people showed up on the day of the event who were not registered. This meant that more than 30 people were disappointed. Please register in advance for classes and programs.

Want a Warning Call ahead of a Storm? Sign up for CodeRED.

On-line Registration and Credit Card Payments Accepted On-line registration is available for some of our programs through our website, www.orangecountync. gov/aging, in addition to being able to do it in person or on the phone. Payments may be made using a credit card at either of our Senior Centers’ front desks or when registering on-line. You are officially registered once the specific program fees have been paid.

Orange County Emergency Management Services (EMS) can now send a telephone message to all county residents with a land-phone to warn them of upcoming storms and to tell them where to go in an emergency. To be sure that you will receive CodeRED alerts, sign up on the www.readyorange.org website or call EMS at 919-245-6100.

Join the Senior Centers’ Email List To add your address to the list, e-mail Myra Austin at maustin@orangecountync.gov. Information is sent out approximately every two weeks.

Be Safe Be Prepared - Are You Ready for Inclement Weather?

Are You Eligible for the Special Needs Registry to Get Help in an Emergency?

Are you concerned about where to go if the power goes out for several days, or if there were damage to your home? If you worry about these things - don’t wait until the last minute to get help. You may be eligible for the Special Needs Registry. People on the list will be contacted in the event of an emergency, and if needed, helped to get to a special needs shelter.

Call the Aging Transitions Help Line at 919-968-2087 - or come to the Seymour Center or the Central Orange Senior Center for more information, and to find out if you’re eligible to get on the Special Needs Registry. Be Smart – Don’t Be Left Unprepared!

To find out if the Seymour Center and the Central Orange Senior Center will be open after a storm - call the front desk after 8 am.

Central Orange Senior Center: 919-245-2015 Seymour Center: 919-968-2070

Senior Times is on the Web For the current issue of Senior Times online, go to our web site: www.orangecountync.gov/aging. Click on the Senior Times link on the left side of the Department on Aging’s Home page. You will need Adobe Flashplayer 9.

Check Out Our Senior Page in the Chapel Hill Herald Newspaper Just a reminder, we have a senior page in the Chapel Hill Herald on Sundays which gives information on some of the upcoming events for the upcoming month.

Look for it on Sun, Sept 29 and Oct 27.

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Come to a Senior Center for “One Stop Shopping” Social workers at both the Seymour Center and Central Orange Senior Center can help seniors, and disabled people, apply for a variety of financial aid services - such as SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - formerly Food Stamps), Energy Assistance, and Medicaid – and perhaps a free cell phone. They can also help people complete an application to reduce their Orange County real estate taxes. Our Aging Transition social workers are able to discuss your questions and concerns about these programs in a confidential setting, and to complete the required paper work.

This is called, “One-Stop Shopping”. You go to the senior centers for programs, meals, exercises, classes, fellowship, trips, etc – and you can apply for special assistance, too! To find out if you qualify for any of these programs, call the Aging Transitions Help Line at 919-968-2087, Mon - Fri, 9 am – 4 pm to make an appointment.

One Stop Shopping at the Seymour Center Seymour 老年中心老年人过渡项目 “一站式服务” The following article is for our senior adult Chinese friends. 老年过渡项目团队（Aging Transition Program）由社会工作者组成。我们将提供您一站式的服务。 我们的目标是帮助老年人更好的利用社区资源，维持独立生活的能力，提升老年人的生活质量。 DSS 的 社 会 工 作 者 会 帮 您 解 答 任 何 关 于 辅 助 营养 援 助 计 划 (SNAP) ， 能 源补 助 项 目 (Energy Assistance)，医疗保险（Medicare & Medicaid）, 独立性住宅和协助性住宅（Independent & Assisted living） ，处方药（prescription drugs）的问题，协助您填写表格，以及受理申请。 如果您家人有严重健忘，性格突变，走失等问题，我们的 3M 健康保健中心将提供认知，记忆 力，情绪方面的评估，早期老年痴呆症筛查，并提供家属支持和咨询。 热线电话： 919-968-2087 www.orangecountync.gov/aging

Come and Learn About Dementia!

This workshop will be conducted in both English and Chinese. The Alzheimer Association will host an educational presentation on dementia this fall! You will learn information about early signs, symptoms, and how to reduce risks of developing dementia. The objective of this education is to increase your awareness of early diagnosis and prevention, and help you live a happy and healthy life! Anyone interested in brain health is welcome to come!

Presenter: Eileen McGuinness-Vaillancourt, Director of programs & family services, Alzhemier’s Association.

Fee: FREE Seymour Center (357112-13) Fri, Sept 27 10 -11 am

YOUR FEEDBACK IS NEEDED Many people install grab bars in their bathrooms for safety, and the Aging Transitions team is interested in your experience with different types of grab bars. If you use grab bars that attach to the wall with suction cups or suction levers, we would like to hear about your experience with these products. Please let us know what type of wall or surface you affixed the bars to, and anything about the size, type or source of the grab bar that you can share. Please call to either schedule an appointment or leave a message for Jenny Womack, OT on the Aging Transitions Team at 919-2454279. Thank you!

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Do You Fit Your Car or Does Your CARFIT You? CarFit is an educational program created by the American Society on Aging, and developed in collaboration with AARP, AAA, and the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). The goals of the community-based program are three-fold: 1) Help drivers improve the “fit” of their vehicles for safety and comfort. 2) Promote conversations about driving safety and the continued need for mobility options to keep people participating in the life of their communities. 3) Link adults with relevant, local resources that can help ensure they drive safely longer.

CarFit uses a trained team, including occupational therapy practitioners, to assist drivers with items such as: determining a clear line of sight over the steering wheel, maintaining adequate space between the front air bag and steering wheel, determining proper seat belt fit and use, and maximizing mirror positions.

Participants drive their personal automobile for a 20-minute session. Please call the Central Orange Senior Center to reserve a specific time at 919-245-2015 Presenters: Jenny Womack MA MS OTR/L and guest technicians Fee: FREE Central Orange Senior Center (rear parking lot) Wed. Sept 25 (215000-01) 9 am – 12 noon

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In Praise of Age TV Show In Praise of Age is a weekly award-winning television production dedicated to informing and entertaining older adults on issues of aging. All half-hour shows are sponsored by the Department on Aging, UNC Health Care, Carol Woods Retirement Community, the Friends of both the Seymour Center and the Central Orange Senior Center. In Praise of Age is produced by Jerry Passmore.

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Show times: Saturdays at 7:30 pm on Time Warner Cable TV, Channel 8 in Chapel Hill, Channel 4 in Carrboro, and Channel 18 in the Durham area. The program is replayed on Mondays at 10:30 am at the Seymour Center and Central Orange Senior Center or on Tuesday if Monday is a holiday.

Sept 7: 5th Anniversary Celebration of Senior Striders Mall Walk. This special event held on May 21 celebrated five years of seniors walking in University Mall. A special presentation by Jenny Womack, OTR/L, UNC Division of Occupational Therapy, covers ways to protect your joints, especially arms and hands with osteoarthritis.

The walking program is sponsored by the Dept on Aging, UNC Health Care, Chapel Hill Police Dept and University Mall.

Sept 14: “Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean” Host Bobbie Lubker interviews Ed Kritzler, writer and historian, on his book about Jewish pirates who “carved out an empire in the new world for their quest for treasure, religious freedom and revenge” in the Caribbean. The program re-run is in memory of Ed’s early death on Sept 20, 2010. (Originally shown June 27, 2009) Sept 21: “The Frugal Senior” Latonya Brown, former Informational Specialist with the Orange County Dept on Aging, shares tips and suggestions on ways to save money and stretch your dollars on a retirement income. This program was given May 17, 2010 as part of the Aging Transitions series on Aging with Class.

Sept 28: “Reminiscence” Florence Soltys shares with host Jerry Passmore the importance of reminiscence, the significance of both public and private reminiscence, drawing from her book

entitled Transformational Reminiscence: Life Story Work. The program re-run is in memory of Florence who died on Sept. 27, 2007 for her many community contributions. (Originally shown June, 2007) Oct 5: “Benefits of Biofeedback Therapy for Treating Bowel Incontinence” Dr. Steve Heymen, UNCCH Medical School and Director of Biofeedback Services for Functional GI and Motility Disorders, discusses his research on this therapy and its benefits for treating bowel leakage. The program was held at both the Seymour Center and Central Orange Senior Center in Sept, 2012.

Oct 12: “Functionality and Healthy Aging” Dr Carol Giuliani, UNC Professor of Human Movement Science explains the importance and the dimensions of being functionally fit as you grow older. Along with Myra Austin, former Orange County Senior Wellness Coordinator, she demonstrates a national functional screen test offered at the Seymour Center and Central Orange Senior Center. Older adults can compare their test results with others in their age group and see areas they can improve in their fitness program.

(Originally shown Dec, 2007) Oct 19: “Re-thinking Retirement Communities: Part 1” Paul Klever, Executive Director, Charles House, begins the discussion by giving an insightful presentation on the variety of selfdirected intentional communities that retirees are pursuing today. This program is sponsored by the Dept on Aging with Mary Fraser, Aging Transitions Administrator, serving as discussion moderator with Charles House, and was held at the Seymour Center on May 2. 2013.

Oct 26: “Re-thinking Retirement Communities: Part 2” This is a continuation of audience discussion on self-directed intentional communities in Orange County and elsewhere with Paul Klever, Executive Director, Charles House, and Mary Fraser, Dept on Aging, Aging Transitions Administrator serving as discussion facilitators. This was a program co-sponsored by the Dept on Aging and Charles House held at the Seymour Center on May 2, 2013.

Live alone? Worried That No One May Know if You Fall or Become Ill? Did you know that the Department on Aging has a free Telephone Reassurance Program? Trained Volunteers make friendly calls every morning, Monday through Friday. If no one answers the phone, it is quickly followed up by the Aging Transitions staff. Falls in the night can be discovered within hours, or help can be sent to the home in time of need. You can rest assured at night.

If interested in receiving Telephone Reassurance calls, please contact the Aging Transitions at 919-968-2087. Calls are free and confidential.

Nov 2: “Transitional Research in Longterm Care” – Dr Sheryl Zimmerman, Kenan Distinguished Professor, UNC School of Social Work, explains the concept of transitional research and shares examples of it, and implications in long term care. Lecture was given May 2, 2013 as part of the UNC Institute on Aging Seminar Series.

Nov 9: “Social Security Act: The Big Picture” Host Bobbie Lubker interviews Dr Andrew Dobelstein on his book entitled “Understanding the Social Security Act.” Dr Dobelstein explains some of the more salient elements of social security and Medicare that are important to policy makers and general public. (Originally shown on Oct 10, 2009) Nov 16: “Never too Old to Sing, Dance and Act Out!” Mary Ann Freedman, chair of the Prime Time Players and performer, shares information and her enthusiasm in how older adults can get involved in the local performing arts community. Hosted by Dr Bobbie Boyd Lubker. (Originally shown on Dec 6, 2008) Nov 23: “Francis Hargraves: A Gem in the Crown of Orange County” Host Florence Soltys interviews Francis Hargraves long time resident of Chapel Hill, retired school teacher, community leader who is now deceased. Francis shares some of her early experiences in Chapel Hill as a child and her involvement in community activities. This is one of the first In Praise of Age TV shows and is shown in memory of her, who died April 2002. (Originally shown Aug, 2001) Nov 30: “The Mature Mind” Dr Gene Cohen, international expert from George Washington University, explores the mind as we age. He shares research findings on the positive brain changes as we grow older. Lecture was sponsored by UNC Hospitals, NC Institute on Aging, UNC Medical School’s Program on Aging, and the Department on Aging. It was given at the opening of the Seymour Center in May, 2007. (Originally shown on Oct 13, 2007)

Caregivers’ Support Meet with other caregivers to share experiences, learn new skills, and to get answers to questions about dementia and other long-term disabilities. Group is open, friendly and informal and led by Pam Tillett, MSW. Reservations are not required. Supervised activities will be available for caregivers’ loved ones during group time with a reservation 24 hrs in advance. For information and reservations, call 919-968-2087. To speak with Pam Tillett directly, call 919-245-4278.

Central Orange SC (255005-1) 1st Tues: Sept 3; Oct 1; Nov 5 4 – 5:30 pm

Seymour Center (352754) 2nd Tues: Sept 10; Oct 8; Nov 12 4 - 5 pm

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Friends of the Senior Centers Central Orange Friends HARVEST MOON DANCE AND DINNER Mark your calendars now for a fun filled night of music and dance. Dinner will be served from 6:30 – 7:30 pm. Tickets are available at Central Orange Senior Center or from a Friends of Central Orange board member. Ticket: $25 Central Orange SC Sat, Oct 12 (243003-01) 6:30 – 10 pm BAHAMAS CRUISE FROM CHARLESTON Mar 30 – Apr 4, 2014 – See Other Trips under the Seniors on the Road section on page 37 for more details.

MONTHLY MEETINGS Friends of Central Orange Senior Center hold their regular meetings the 3rd Monday of the month, 10 - 11:30 am at the Central Orange Senior Center, Hillsborough. If you are interested in attending, please call the Senior Center, 919245-2015 to make sure the meeting is being held.

WEBSITE FOR FRIENDS OF CENTRAL ORANGE: www.friendsofcosc.net or friendsofcosc.com Seymour Friends MONTHY MEETINGS The Friends of The Robert and Pearl Seymour Center, Inc Board of Directors meets at 1 pm on the 3rd Thurs of the month in the Seymour Center. Visitors are most welcome.

TCBY FUNDRAISER There will be a fundraiser at TCBY in Eastgate, Chapel Hill. Come on Tues, Aug 27 from 11 am 10 pm. Mention the Senior Center, or Friends of the Seymour Center, and 20% of your purchase will go to the Friends of the Seymour Center.

Enjoy!

TCBY @ Eastgate Shopping Center Tues, Aug 27 11 am - 10 pm

GLITZ, GALMOUR & GATSBY GALA The tickets for this joint fundraising special event, co- sponsored with RSVP (see Special Events page 29 for more information). Tickets are available at both front desks after September 1.

Seymour Center Sat, Nov 16 7 – 11 pm The Friends of the Seymour Center have a number of fundraisers planned. Money raised from these events enhances the Center’s services and programs.

People interested in helping are more than welcome. The car donation program is “alive and well” (see below), and the wonderful Costa Rica trip sponsored by the Friends offers travelers a unique opportunity to see a beautiful country.

COSTA RICA TRIP February 12 - 20, 2014 Leave the cold weather behind and enjoy 70 degree temps on this lush and exotic trip to Costa Rica. There is still time to sign up. For more information, see the Seniors on the Road section on page 37.

HELP THE SEYMOUR CENTER—DONATE A VEHICLE If you have a vehicle you want to let go (running or not), but don’t want the hassle of selling it, consider donating it to the Friends of the Seymour Center for a tax deduction. Call tollfree 1-877- 537-5277 to schedule a convenient time for a fast, free tow pick up of your vehicle.

When your vehicle is sold, you will get a receipt for your tax records, and the sale’s proceeds will be donated directly to the Seymour Center in your name.

FRIENDS OF THE SEYMOUR CENTER WEBSITE: www.friendsseymourcenter.org

Bilingual (Chinese/English) Volunteers Needed at the Seymour Center The Seymour Center is looking for volunteers who can help translate information to and from our growing group of Chinese-only speaking seniors. Any amount of help will be appreciated! We need volunteers to translate important announcements posted at the Senior Center, to visit with attendees to help answer their resource questions and to interpret their concerns to the Aging Transitions staff. If you are bi-lingual and interested in spending some time with Chinese-speaking seniors at the Seymour Center in Chapel Hill or the Central Orange Senior Center in Hillsborough, please call the Aging Transitions Help-line at 919-968-2087.

New In-Sights An interest group for people with low vision Mon Oct 28 (255011-01) 10 -11 am Future dates depending on interest Central Orange Senior Center in Hillsborough

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UNC Geriatric Specialty Clinic Are you concerned because -

• You have two or more medical problems or health conditions?

• You have to take more and more medications?

• You are overwhelmed by the cost of your medicine?

• You want to remain independent and have a better quality of life?

Meeting Your Primary Care Needs andProviding you with Specialist Care in Aging Complex Medical Care, and Balancing Medications Call 919-957-6599 (press 1) for information or appointments.

Referrals not required. Multi-lingual appointments available.

SONGS FOR SENIORS The Orange County Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee is sponsoring a donation drive to collect new and gently used I-Pods for the Songs for Seniors Program which provides much loved music to low-income persons with dementia living in Orange County. Research has shown the positive impact of music on mood and well-being, especially for individuals dealing with memory problems.

Over the summer, several long-term care facilities and agencies serving orange county residents received training in the exciting Music and Memory program (http://musicandmemory.org) through the Orange County Long-Term Care Learning Collaborative. Many of these facilities and agencies are beginning to implement this program.

Please consider donating an old or new I-POD to this wonderful project. Contributions can be brought to either of the Senior Centers or made out to Orange County Department on Aging/Songs for Seniors. For questions or more information, please contact the Aging Transitions Helpline at 919-968-2087

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Sixth Class of “Town Treasures” Honored On Wed, Oct 23, from 5:30 – 7:30 pm, the sixth group of “Town Treasures” will be permanently hung in the Seymour Center to join the five previous classes. These outstanding older adults have guided, ministered, taught, and led the Chapel Hill-Carrboro communities for many years. Their contributions and examples help us link the past with the present.

Award-winning local photographer, Catharine Carter, took pictures of all the Town Treasures. Each black and white portrait captures them either at home or in a location that reflects their contributions to our community.

In addition, local writers interviewed the honorees to document their favorite community memories, as well as the local changes they’ve witnessed.

This year’s “Treasurers” will be revealed at a reception on October 23. When you see these special photographs, you’ll come away from your “visits” with a greater knowledge of our local history, as well as an appreciation for some of the many people who’ve made this area so special.

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A reception will be held on Wed, Oct 23, 5:30 – 7:30 pm at the Seymour Center, co-sponsored by the Friends of the Seymour Center and the Chapel Hill Historical Society. It will honor these very special “Treasurers” who’ve been such an integral part of the community. Having their portraits permanently hung in the Seymour Center, where they can be readily seen, is an honor. Come join us for this very special occasion!

Financial Counseling Appointments at Seymour Center

Are You a Caregiver Running on Empty?

The Compass Center for Women and Families will hold individual financial counseling appointments at the Seymour Center every Monday afternoon at 2 or 3:30 pm.

Trained financial counselors will work with you in a non-judgmental and confidential setting to help you create an individualized action plan. Addressing budgeting, credit, debt and retirement, Compass Center for Women and Families’ financial counselors offer guidance and information to help you manage your money. Counseling is by appointment only and is available on a sliding scale fee based on income and ability to pay. For more information, or to sign up for an appointment, contact Compass Center for Women and Families at 919-968-4610 or financial@compassctr.org Seymour Center (355002) Mondays 2 or 3:30 pm

Are you an unpaid caregiver who needs a break from your caregiving responsibilities? If so, you may want to take advantage of the Orange County Department on Aging’s Caregivers Day Out program. It gives caregivers a chance to take a break while their loved ones socialize and participate in group activities and exercises. Caregivers Day Out is limited to 10 participants. The program is free for qualifying participants and is held on Wednesdays, from 11 am to 4 pm, at the Robert and Pearl Seymour Center in Chapel Hill. If you are interested in being considered for participation, or would like more information, please contact the Program Manager, Carolyn B Jefferson, RN, BSN at 919929-1742.

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For more information or to make a referral: Office: 919-245-2017 (Fax: 919-245-2018) Located adjacent to the Central Orange Senior Center behind the Triangle SportsPlex 105 Meadowland Dr. PO Box 8181, Hillsborough, NC 27278

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ESTATE PLANNING FOR UNMARRIED COUPLES This two-part seminar is tailored to the needs of same-sex couples as well as unmarried heterosexual couples.

Estate Planning 101A: Advance Health Care Directives: We will review documents that allow you to choose (1) who will make decisions about your medical care when you cannot, (2) the kind of care you want at the end of your life, and (3) who can receive information about your medical status you when you are unable to give permission to medical personnel to share that information.

Zoe will provide information on state and federal regulations that provide some protection for the rights of unmarried couples as well as practical advice about how to ensure that your choices are respected. Call to register at 919-968-2070.

Presenter: Zoe Ulshen, Attorney and Social Worker Fee: FREE Seymour Center Thurs, Oct 3 (333000-03) 6:30 – 8 pm Estate Planning 101B: Financial Planning: We will talk about documents that allow you to choose (1) who will make financial and other lifestyle decisions when you cannot, (2) how you want your financial assets distributed after your death, and (3) who will close out your affairs after you die. Zoe will explain the importance of developing an estate plan that coordinates powers of attorney, wills, trusts, and beneficiary designations for life insurance, IRAs, and investment accounts regardless of the size of your estate. We’ll also discuss the financial impact of the elimination of the federal DOMA on couples living in North Carolina where same-sex marriage is prohibited, including changes same-sex couples legally married in another state but residing in North Carolina may anticipate. Call to register at 919-9682070.

Presenter: Zoe Ulshen, Attorney and Social Worker Fee: FREE Seymour Center Thurs, Oct 10 (333000-03) 6:30 – 8 pm

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COMMUNITY GIVING FUND

The Orange County Community Giving Fund is an encompassing fund for Orange County government, so donations can be given to any department or County-sponsored activity through this fund. Cash, stocks, bonds, or real property gifts will be tax deductible and used for the purpose for which they are given and acknowledged as such.

The fund is managed by the Triangle Community Foundation and gives the public an opportunity to designate a tax deductible donation, which supplements the County’s annual budget. Orange County residents can designate part of their estate through the fund and specify the purpose for which the gift will be used.

To learn more about the fund or to request an information packet, please visit the Orange County Community Giving Fund Web site at www.ocncgiving.org Note: The Friends of Central Orange Senior Center and the Friends of the Robert and Pearl Seymour Center continue to support the respective centers and welcome all levels of financial support which can be made directly to each organization.

Ease-Of-Use Devices For Everyday Living Do you love the way gadgets can make your life a little easier?

This session will provide hands-on trial of some ease-of-use devices designed to assist with cooking, gardening, dressing, typing etc – all the activities of daily life. Whether you want to protect your joints, save time, or just work a little more efficiently, these gadgets can be your go-to solutions! Please call the senior centers to register.

Fee: FREE Central Orange SC (242253-01) Thurs, Oct 31 1:30 – 2:30 pm Seymour Center (342250-01) Thurs, Nov 7 1:30 – 2:30 pm

Physical Therapy Clinics at Senior Centers Are you in need of some physical therapy? Has your healthcare provider prescribed it?

It’s available Tuesdays and Thursdays at both the Seymour and Central Orange Senior Centers.

Private Insurance and Medicare accepted.

Call 919-624-0388 for an appointment at the Central Orange Senior Center, Hillsborough with ElderFit In-Home Rehab Physical Therapy.

Call 919-732-6600 for an appointment at the Seymour Center, Chapel Hill with University Physical Therapy.

Stay Up and Active

Nearly 1,000 older adults in Orange County call EMS each year after a fall. Stay Up and Active is a new initiative between the Orange County Departments on Aging and Emergency Management Services (EMS), with support from the UNC Geriatric Education Center, the UNC Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy and the UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. This innovative program seeks to connect older adults to the services and resources they need to safely age in place due to falls or the risk of falls.

Beginning in July 2013, older adults who call EMS due to a fall, or are determined to be at high risk of falling, can receive a follow-up screening by EMS supervisors and be referred for evaluation and services through the Department on Aging. These services may include home safety education, home modifications, counseling, referral for primary or specialized health care, in-home services or other resource referrals. For more information about this program or to schedule a falls risk screening, contact Kim Woodward, Operations Director at Emergency Services (919-245-6133) or Mary Fraser, Director of the Aging Transitions Team at the Department on Aging (919-968-2087).

LEGAL SERVICES Legal Aid of North Carolina, Inc is a non-profit, federally funded organization that provides free legal assistance, advice, and representation to low-income individuals and senior citizens on a variety of non-criminal legal issues.

Areas include consumer/debtor issues, public benefit denials/appeals, employment, and mortgage foreclosure defense, as well as housing and family law. At the senior centers they execute Simple Wills, Living Wills, Powers of Attorney and Health Care Powers of Attorney. Volunteer attorneys, including James Wilde and James Sheldon, donate their time to execute documents and advise people on elder law issues. APPOINTMENTS ARE NEEDED. Call 1-800-672-5834 Mon - Fri (9 am – 5 pm) to schedule an appointment.

Seymour Center (353036) Tues: Sept 3, 10; Oct 1, 8; Nov 5, 12 9 am – 12 noon Central Orange SC (255003) Tues: Sept 24; Oct 22; Nov 26 9 am – 12 noon

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National Falls Prevention Awareness Day National Falls Prevention Awareness Day is observed the first day of fall to promote and increase public awareness about how to prevent and reduce falls among older adults. Falls Prevention Awareness Day is Sun, Sept 22.

According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), falls are the leading cause of injury deaths among adults age 65+. One in three adults age 65 + falls each year. It is estimated that approximately 17% of older North Carolinians experienced a fall in the past three months, with onethird of those falls resulting in an injury.

The good news is that most falls are preventable.

Recommendations for preventing falls among older adults include encouraging them to exercise regularly, have their medications reviewed, get their vision checked, reduce hazards in their homes that can lead to falls, and have a balance screening.

FREE Balance Screening, Footwear examinations, exercise demonstrations, walker and cane fitting adjustments and consultations will be provided

by UNC Physical Therapy. Fri, Sept 13 FREE home checklists and vision screenings by UNC Occupational Therapy. Call the Seymour Center at 919-968-2070, or the Central Orange Senior Center at 919-245-2015, to make an appointment.

Seymour Center Fri, Sept 13 (342500) 9 am – 12 noon Central Orange Senior Center Fri, Sept 20 (242502-01) 9 am – 12 noon

Chapel Hill’s Senior Real Estate Specialist ResidenTial Real esTaTe 919/933-8500 • 800/382-0673

Tony Hall

311 W. Rosemary St. • Chapel Hill, NC 27516 Email: tonyhall@tonyhallassociates.com www.tonyhallassociates.com

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LUNCH AT THE CENTERS

Lunch at the Centers The Seymour and the Central Orange Senior Centers serve lunch Monday Friday at 12 noon. The Senior Lunch program is operated by the Orange County Department on Aging. People age 60+ are eligible to eat the daily lunches funded by the federal government’s Older Americans Act, the Towns of Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, and the Orange County Department on Aging. Although there isn’t a charge for the meals, donations are an important part of the program. For people under age 60, a meal costs $5. Our caterer is the local Nantucket Café. All the meals meet the requirements for people on low salt diets. Meals are served on a “First Come, First Served” basis. On the day you arrive for lunch, please get a lunch ticket. Registration desks are located near the pool tables at each Senior Center, and tickets are distributed as people sign in beginning at 11 am.

CENTRAL ORANGE SENIOR CENTER – THURSDAY TELL ALL This is the day to update your calendar for the next month. Announcements concerning upcoming programs for the month will be made by the staff.

Central Orange SC (257030-01) Thurs, Sept 5, 19; Oct 3, 17; Nov 7, 21 12 noon

LUNCH AT THE SEYMOUR CENTER NEW Book Chats “Let’s Chat” is a new program that will allow you to share your recent

readings. This opportunity will enable everyone to chat in a group setting and exchange what they liked most about their book. You will find this meet up engaging and laid back.

In a world where social media and texting is taking over, let’s get back to chatting and enjoying each other in person. For information regarding this group, contact Corina Riley at 919- 245-4251.

Seymour Center (353002) Wed, Sept 18; Oct 16; Nov 20 11 am - 12 noon

What’s Happening at Seymour To increase our public relations, we want to make sure you stay on top of what’s happening at your Center. General announcements regarding upcoming events and programs will be made at the beginning of lunch. This will help everyone stay informed and serve as a gentle reminder of the various offerings we have.

Seymour Center (353053) 1st & 3rd Mon: Sept 16; Oct 7, 21; Nov 4, 18 12 noon

Needed! Friend to Friend Volunteers!

Please consider spending one hour a week with an older adult who lives alone and would enjoy receiving a visitor at home, or getting out for a brief outing, or help with light errands. If interested, please contact the RSVP office at 919245-4241.

September - November 2013

Flu Shots - Mark your Calendar!

The flu vaccine shots will be given to people who are at greatest risk due to complications from influenza disease, per the CDC criteria.

Senior Center appointments will be given to people in the following priority – people age 65 or older; residents of nursing homes and other chronic-care facilities; adults 55 and over with chronic lung or heart disorders (including heart disease and asthma); and people with chronic metabolic diseases (including diabetes), kidney disease, blood disorders (i.e. sickle cell anemia), or weakened immune systems (including people with HIV/AIDS). To see a complete list of threat risk categories, visit the CDC website. Pneumonia shots will also be available and will be covered by your Medicare Pt B if you have not gotten one before.

People with Medicare Part B can get a standard or high dose flu shot for free, and should bring their Medicare card to their appointment. People who do not have original Medicare, can get a shot from their personal physician, or pay with either cash or a check at the senior center. The costs are $31 for a standard flu shot, $40 for a “boosted senior vaccine”, and $45 for a pneumonia shot. Prices are subject to change.

You may call your nearest Senior Center on or after Sept 17 to schedule an appointment. Shots will be given by appointment only.

Central Orange Senior Center (919-245-2015) Thurs, Oct 24 (242500) 9 am – 12 noon Seymour Center (919-968-2070) Fri, Nov 1 (352000) 9 am – 4 pm

L-G-B-T Orange County Seniors

Please join fellow LGBT seniors for socializing, laughter and support as the Seymour Center offers a safe and welcoming place to gather. The first meeting of this group was held this past summer with over 25 persons attending. The group is now in the process of organizing themselves. Come join us and get involved. The group meets the second and fourth Thursdays from 6 - 7:30 pm at the Seymour Center.

Dessert and coffee is provided by Fosters Market-Chapel Hill. For more information please visit the group’s Facebook page or contact Janice Tyler (jtyler@orangcountync.gov), Director, Orange County Department on Aging, for information.

Orange County | North Carolina

Aging Help Information & Consultations

919-968-2087

www.orangecountync.gov/aging A member of the Chatham - Orange Community Resource Connections

Family Guide to a Diagnosis of Dementia

What are the different types of dementia?

How does my doctor knows it is dementia?

Treatment options?

How does a diagnosis of dementia affect long term health?

Common behaviors and interventions September 9th – 6 – 8 pm UNC Geriatric Clinic 6011 Farrington Road, Suite 101, Chapel Hill Please call 919-966-2638 for any questions

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Wellness Program: “Exercise Your Best Life” Campaign This fall, the Orange County Department on Aging Wellness Program kicks off its “Exercise Your Best Life” campaign, designed to improve your quality of life through regular and sustained physical activity.

Research has consistently and conclusively found that physical activity increases length and quality of life, particularly as we age: it can reduce and manage chronic disease and stress, as well as prevent and slow dementia, anxiety and depression.

The “Exercise Your Best Life” campaign will emphasize that through physical activity, everyone has the potential to maximize the quality of his or her own life. Surveys, focus groups and interviews with Orange County older adults inform and guide the campaign. Findings show that Orange County older adults are motivated to exercise through tailored physical activity specific to their preferences (e.g., group and non-group exercise), health status, and time limits, as well as through understanding tangible benefits of exercise. Your best life — and your goals — may be different than someone else’s. The Wellness Program recognizes this and can help you Exercise Your Best Life.

In the coming months, look for messages from the Wellness Program on a wide variety of exercise choices, tailored to different preferences. The campaign will also include education on the tangible physical and emotional benefits of physical activity (i.e., positive physical, mental, and emotional health outcomes).

Finally, the campaign will highlight incentives for initiating and maintaining exercise routines in order to help you gain the confidence and skills to reach your goals. Watch for the official kick-off event on Friday, November 1.

Memory Check-up

Come to the Central Orange Senior Center, Hillsborough or the Seymour Center, Chapel Hill on Tues, Nov 19, National Memory Screening Day. People can get a FREE confidential Memory Screening if they are concerned about memory loss. The objective is early detection and intervention.

Memory screenings are important as they can be a significant first step toward finding out if a person may have a memory problem. A screening is not used to diagnose any particular illness and does not replace consultation with a qualified physician or other healthcare professional. It can check a person’s memory and other thinking skills and can indicate if someone might benefit from a more complete medical visit. It is very important to identify the cause for any memory loss. That is why a person should follow up for a complete checkup with a qualified healthcare professional. Some memory problems can be readily treated - such as those caused by vitamin deficiencies or thyroid problems. Other memory problems might result from causes that are not currently reversible such as Alzheimer’s disease or other types of dementia. In general, the earlier the diagnosis, the easier it is to treat one of these conditions.

Register for individual appointments on Tues, Nov 19 from 10 am – 4 pm at Seymour Center (342509) at 919-968-2070; and 10 am – 1 pm at Central Orange Senior Center (242504-01) at 919-245-2015.

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Master Aging Plan Updates

New MAP Capstone Team Project for 2013-2014 Project EngAGED The Department on Aging is pleased to announce that it has received another UNC School of Public Health Capstone Team for the 2013-14 academic year! This new 5-member Team will work together to implement the successful Project EngAGED initiative created in Haywood County, NC. Project EngAGED recruits and trains active seniors from across the county to organize and lead Senior Resource Teams in their local communities. Senior Resource Teams will provide information about aging related services and resources to local community members and work to fill service gaps. Participation in Project EngAGED involves attending a 12-week leadership/advocacy course beginning in January 2014. If you are interested in learning more about this new initiative, please contact Janice Tyler, Director, or Mary Fraser, Aging Transitions Administrator at 919-245-4276.

Transportation Update As recommended in the 2012-2017 Master Aging Plan, the Department on Aging applied for funding to support a full-time “Mobility Manager” to help link older adults with available transportation resources, and to develop avenues to fill transportation gaps throughout the county. A two-year grant from the NC DOT was awarded to the Department, with funds beginning in fall 2013. If you or an older adult you know are having trouble accessing public transportation, you can access the new mobility manager by calling the Aging Transitions Helpline at 919-968-2087 or email agingtransitions@orangecountync.gov

On the Home Front and Aging In Place As recommended in the 2012-17 Master Aging Plan, the Department on Aging has begun hosting a series of public events and conversations focused on increasing housing options for older adults in Orange County, along with partners Second Journey and Charles House. In May and June, Paul Klever, Director of Charles House, led discussions on elder-directed intentional communities at both senior centers. Sandwiched between these meetings, Ross Chapin, an architect from the Seattle area, presented information from his book “Pocket Neighborhoods” to a group of citizens and local builders and developers.

A new series of author-led conversations around the theme “Aging in Place: Planning for Our Future” will kick-off in the fall with a presentation and discussion led by Sarah Susanka, well–known author of The Not So Big House and The Not So Big Life on Tuesday, September 17 at 6:30 p.m.at the Seymour Center. Oct 15 will feature Marianne Kilkenny who will discuss “Shared-Housing”.

Dene Peterson, founder of Elder Spirit Co-housing Community in Abingdon, VA will present on Nov 19th. Join the conversation. Seating is limited. Free, but reservations are required. Call 919-968-2070 to reserve your spot.

If you would like to be added to the “Aging in Place: Planning for our Future” series email list, please contact Janice Tyler at jtyler@orangecountync.gov.

Senior Center Survey Month–September Did you know that it’s important to give your feedback on senior center programs, courses and classes? Why? It documents the activities, helps staff to develop better programs, and meets funding requirements. Data from surveys also show the impact that senior center programs have on your life.

This information may influence future funding.

As part of the efforts to get feedback from all program areas, we will be collecting Senior Center Surveys during the 1st two weeks of September for all our ongoing classes and regularly for classes that have a beginning and ending date. Once you complete and submit a paper copy of the “senior center survey” at the front desk, you will be given a ticket to enter your name in the drawing for a special prize.

Help us to help you by completing a survey!

“Are Those Charges Really Mine?”

Understand Your Medicare Summary Notices and Help Stop Fraud Medicare Summary Notices are often times difficult to comprehend - but at the same time, a very important tool to detect errors in the fight against Medicare fraud. Join us for an in-depth look on the redesigned Medicare Summary Notice and how you can help reduce the $68 billion dollars lost annually to healthcare fraud! No registration required. Presenter: Stephanie Bias, NC Department of Insurance.

Fee: FREE Seymour Center Central Orange SC Wed, Sept 18 10 am Wed, Sept 18 1 pm

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September - November 2013

“Retired” Just Doesn’t Fit

RSVP 55+ Volunteer Opportunities

by RSVP Volunteer Martha Brunstein While RSVP means Retired Senior Volunteer Program, the dictionary definition of “retired” hardly fits those involved with RSVP. It certainly doesn’t fit Mike Gilliom – one of the Seymour Center’s top go-to-volunteers for taxes and technology.

Mike has been with RSVP since 2004 when he and Bonnie, his wife of almost 50 years, moved here from Atlanta. They chose Chapel Hill because two of their children live here. Mike grew up in Indianapolis, graduated from the Air Force Academy and flew F4s (2-seat fighters) while based in Germany before joining IBM. He says, “We have five great children and 10 fantastic grandchildren. There are many swim meets as well as violin and ballet recitals. Our granddaughter, Maya, competes with the world champion Bouncing Bulldogs jump rope team!” In addition to being a devoted family man, Mike’s an avid bicyclist. He currently bikes 25 miles twice a

week to prepare for an 80 mile event in October. Somehow Mike finds time to volunteer for two RSVP assignments – the Seymour Technology Program and RSVP’s VITA Free Tax Service. His reason for volunteering is, “I get to help others while doing things I enjoy and am pretty good at.”

As a “Seymour Tech” volunteer and current president, Mike teaches a variety of computer related classes. His 30 years as an IBM computer hardware/ software marketing rep prepared him well to serve as a computer lab instructor, which meets what he calls his “builtin urge” to show folks how to have fun using social media methods to communicate with families and friends. Last year, approximately 30 Seymour Tech volunteers taught 175 students.

Many seniors have no nearby grandchildren to help them transition into the technology

Volunteer for Tax Season Do you want to help low-to middle-income clients with their taxes and make a difference in their lives? VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) is a free IRS service for eligible clients. The tax program provides a broad range of volunteer opportunities. Volunteers provide services at sites of their choice across Orange and Chatham counties.

You may choose to serve as a volunteer tax preparer, quality reviewer or tax site manager (these three jobs require IRS training and testing provided by RSVP). Administrative volunteers serve as interpreters, computer specialists or statisticians. You may serve as a support coordinator to assist the client with the intake and checkout processes. You may want to volunteer for the Telephone Team to schedule appointments or make reminder calls. Bilingual volunteer support is useful on all levels.

RSVP provides training in Jan for all VITA volunteer assignments.

New VITA Volunteer Orientations will be held (pick one) at the Seymour Center, 2551 Homestead Road, Chapel Hill on Wednesdays, Nov 6 and Dec 4, 1 - 3 pm. Or at Central Orange Senior Center, 515 Meadowlands, Hillsborough, Oct 23, 3 to 5 pm. Call 919-245-4240 or 919-245-4243.

age. Through Mike’s classes, they master the mysteries of cyber space despite the lack of grandchildren!

Mike’s other volunteer passion is RSVP-VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance for Orange and Chatham counties).

He serves as instructor, coach and tax return preparer. Annually 100+ VITA volunteers assist 1,800 – 2,000 low to moderate-income clients. This year, RSVP-VITA produced almost $1.5 million in tax refunds and credits. Volunteer opportunities include: income tax return preparers; trainers; coaches; appointment schedulers; reminder callers; administrative support coordinators; and equipment monitors.

Approximately 20 new VITA volunteers are needed each year to keep up with the demand and Seymour Tech is always looking for those willing to share cyber skills. Call RSVP 55+ Volunteer

Mike Gilliom with Camilla Eubanks in the computer lab. Through Seymour Tech classes, seniors master the mysteries of cyber space (great surprise for the grandchildren)!

Program to explore volunteer opportunities with Orange County non-profit agencies, 919-245-4240, 919-245-4241,or 919-245-4243.

Glitz, Glamour, Gatsby Gala!

Save the date! Sat, Nov 16, 7 – 11 pm or until you just can’t “flap” anymore at the Seymour Center, 2551 Homestead Road, Chapel Hill. Outfit yourself with anything from the roaring ‘20s to 2013. Anything goes! The event will include wine tastings with heavy hors d’oeuvres, entertainment, dancing, a silent auction and more. Tickets are $40 for one or $75 for two and will be available after Sept 1. Pick up your ticket from the Seymour Center 919-968-2070 or the Central Orange Senior Center 919-245-2015. Call to reserve a ticket for pick up at the door on event night at the Seymour Center. Proceeds from this joint fundraiser will benefit the RSVP 55+ Advisory Council for its annual volunteer recognition event and the Friends of the Seymour Center for its support of facilities and senior center programming.

WELCOME, NEW RSVP VOLUNTEERS

Jane Ellen Barr, Brenda Berry, Anne Bodner, Jim Carden, Kathryn Carpenter, Susanna Chabinak-Ulig, Christine “Cresha” Cianciolo, William “Bill” Croughwell, Liza “Norma” Farmer, Maret Garard, Morgan Hahn, Donna Hudson, Teresa R. Johnson, Robin W. Johnston, Gretchen Jordan, Gwendolyn Jordan, Cora Keels, Sharon Leavitt, Greta Lee, David Lindeman, Donald and Judy Mayo, Joann McGill, Susan Morance, Robin Moser, Betty Mount, Vera L. Moura, Joan Ontjes, Hazel Quick, Valerie Schreiber, Fan Shu-hwa and Claire Sulewski.

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VOLUNTEER CALENDAR & OPPORTUNITIES Free personal assistance finding a place to volunteer in Orange County is available through the RSVP 55+ Volunteer Program. Call 919-245-4241. For more listings and details, please visit www.orangecountync.gov KEYWORD: RSVP • Current Volunteers: Please turn in your hours to RSVP by the 10th of the month following service • Orange County School Volunteer Training, Thurs, Sept 12, 9 am-3 pm, lunch provided for those who pre-register by Sept 6. Pre-registration recommended. 919-245-4243. See separate article • Chapel Hill-Carrboro School Volunteer Training, late September for Coach Write, ESL, Reading Partners PreK-2nd grade. Pre-registration required. www.chccs.k12.nc.us • Volunteers to greet and escort guests, set up, clean up and more, Oct 10, Project Connect, an event provding free services to those who otherwise could not afford them www.projectconnectorange.org • Get involved with the VITA free income tax assistance program to assist with taxes. See separate article. Attend one information session o Central Orange • Wed, Oct 23, 3-5 pm, “VITA tax

program” o Seymour Center • Wed, Nov 6, 1-3 pm, “VITA tax

program” • Wed, Dec 11, 1-3 pm, “VITA tax

program” • Glitz, Glamor, Gatsby Gala event! Saturday, November 16, Seymour Center, 7-11 pm.

See separate article • If you strengthen a child on the inside, s/ he will be strong on the outside. Become a Blue Ribbon Mentor Advocate with a local student.

October training. www.blueribbonmentors.org • Serve as host to welcome parents of hospitalized children to the Ronald McDonald Family Room, a place for parents and siblings to relax at UNC Hospital. 3 hour shift • Join friends and carpool to help riders with developmental disabilities benefit from riding.

No horse experience necessary. Indoor and out-

door arenas. Training provided • Garden volunteers needed at both senior centers • Front desk volunteers and office volunteers needed for nonprofits • Committee volunteers to advocate for senior center programs • Help adults improve their reading, math and English language skills. No prior tutoring or teaching experience necessary • Teach English to small groups of non-English speakers • Brighten the lives of older adults who would enjoy receiving a visitor at home, getting out for a brief outing or having help with light errands. One hour a week • Caregiver’s Day Out Volunteers to help provide participants with opportunities to be involved and socialize with others, while giving caregivers a few hours of personal time. Help with activities, snacks or field trips. On the job training. Wednesdays, Seymour Center, 11 am - 4 pm • Help those in despair-staff a crisis hotline • Teach or assist with computer classes for older adults • Know anyone who would make a compassionate listener for someone on hospice service? Become a hospice volunteer • Help the animal shelters-dog walkers, cat room helpers, cleaner uppers, education outreach, animal transporters • Volunteers to counsel small businesses so they can realize success. Mentor or counsel face to face or through leading workshops or serving on boards. Strong business background desired. 6 hours per month • Work in teams with other executives retired from business and nonprofit organizations to help nonprofits achieve the results they want in the community from more effective operations to strategic planning and analysis

Schools Looking for Volunteers

Do you remember the magic you felt when you heard a story that began with “Once upon a time?” Giving 30 to 60 minutes a week of your attention can help a young person discover the joys of reading. Or join a volunteer on-call team to help college students challenged with math courses required for graduation.

Writing coaches, mentors, special cultural activities, classroom aides, school libraries – let RSVP help find a place for you.

Become a Senior Education Corps volunteer. SEC volunteers first are registered with the RSVP 55+ Volunteer Program, interviewed and then matched with a need in the community.

Literacy volunteers receive free training and related resources.

Depending on their assignment, some volunteers may participate in assessing their students’ gains in literacy.

• Both school districts seek Reading Partners K-2nd grade, reading tutors for other grade levels and writing tutors, free training September. Assignment: 1- 2 times weekly for 10 weeks • After school settings Assignment: 1-2 times weekly after school • Math and GED tutors at Durham Tech-Orange Co campus in Hillsborough Assignment: Volunteers are part of an on-call team.

• Math “Money Game” at select elementary schools, program overview September 12. Assignment: Classroom presentations with hands-on activities, once a week for 3 weeks • Mentors to help a student tap into their potential for growth from academics to leadership, focusing on 8th graders through high school graduation Assignment: 2 hours weekly for 2 years Training: October SEC is an intergenerational partnership linking the talents and experiences of older adults with the curiosity and energy of children of all ages. Its members include volunteers serving in the educational arena, from increasing the literacy skills of teacher-identified elementary students to coaching a college student in math skills. Yet volunteers are involved in many areas from tutoring reading and math, storytelling, helping teachers with special projects or sharing a cultural event. Find out how you can go “back to school” as a volunteer. Call the Orange County RSVP 55+ Volunteer Program 919-245-4243 today or www.orangecountync.gov/aging/RSVPindex.asp

Volunteer Training Orange County Schools The Orange County RSVP 55+ Volunteer Program invites new and current volunteers to participate in a free literacy training on Thurs, September 12 from 9 am to 3 pm. The group will meet in the Annex Building next door to New Hope Elementary School, 1914 New Hope Church Rd, Chapel Hill. Morning training by OCS Literacy Specialists includes tips and hands-on activities on word work and shared reading for volunteers interested in working one on one or in small groups, 1 to 2 times weekly for 10 weeks.

At 1:00 pm, a new curriculum “The Money Game” will be introduced to potential volunteers interested in helping students build their budgeting and math skills. Money Game Volunteers are needed to serve once a week for 3 weeks and will receive a separate training.

Volunteer tutors will then learn the why’s and how’s of new assessment tools, followed by door prize drawings. Lunch will be provided for those who pre-register by September 6. A child needs you.

Call RSVP to volunteer in the schools 919-245-4243.

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Pick up your Senior Times at one of these locations or watch for it in the Herald Sun newspaper the 2nd Sat of the month when the quarterly Senior Times is published. For the most current pick up locations, go to www.orangecountync.gov/aging/PickUpLocations.asp.

Durham: Panera Bread -15/501

WELLNESS OPPORTUNITIES

Chapel Hill-Carrboro: Arts Center, Carolina House, Carolina Springs, Carol Woods, Carrboro Public Library, Carrboro Town Hall, Chamber of Commerce, Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA, Chapel Hill-Orange County Visitors Bureau, Chapel Hill Public Library, Chapel Hill Tire Car Care Center–Main St. Carrboro, Covenant Place, CVS Pharmacy-Ram’s Plaza, Dr. Allan Maltbie- UNC Medicine, Eubanks Rd. Park & Ride, First Baptist Manley Estates, Hatfield Berang Hearing Center, Mama Dip’s, Meadowmont – Café Carolina and the Cedars, Seymour Center, Tony Hall & Associates, UNC Health Care-HWY 54, University MallCameron’s & Service Desk, Weaver Street Market. Outdoor Racks: Tyler’s Restaurant, Carrboro – Corner of S. Greensboro and Main Streets, Flyleaf Books, Hargraves Recreation Center, Harris Teeter (Chapel Hill North & University Mall), Kinetix Health Club, Orange County Dept Social Services (DSS) on Homestead Rd, Park & Ride Lot Old Fayetteville Rd, Seymour Center outside, Trading Post Market & Grill-New HWY 86, UNC Ambulatory Care Center (Mason Farm Rd), Hillsborough: Balloons Above Orange, Brookshire Nursing Home, Cardinal State Bank, Carillon Senior Living, Carolina Vision, Central Orange Senior Center, Chamber of Commerce, Dentist Dr Sam Chang (N Churton St), Dentist Dr Berry Holly (Meadowlands), Duke Family Practice, Durham Tech-OC campus student break room, Hillsborough Medical Clinic-Corbin St, Hillsborough Pharmacy (Daniel Boone Village), OCIM (Orange Congregations in Mission) Meals on Wheels and Thrift Shop, Orange County Government (West Campus on Margaret Lane), Orange County Health Dept, Orange County Library, Orange County Manager’s Office lobby, Orange County School Board, Service Department (New Hwy 86), State Employees’ Credit Union (both locations), Town of Hillsborough Mayor’s office, UNC Family Medicine (Old Hwy 86), Weaver St Market. Outdoor Racks: Bojangles, Central Orange Senior Center, Cup-A-Joe, newsstand corner downtown, Daniel Boone Village news racks, Durham Tech Park & Ride lot, Eno Haven Apts., Farm & Garden HWY 86N, Handy Andy’s (Caldwell), HWY 70 BBQ, Lloyd’s Citgo, Orange County Dept Social Services (DSS), Randy’s Citgo, Red & White Convenience Store (Efland), Triangle SportsPlex Person County: 501BP Gas Station

Aging in Stride 5K Run/Walk Sunday October 13 – 9 am – UNC Bell Tower Parking Lot Chapel Hill, NC The Aging in Stride 5K benefits the Aging in Place Fund at the Orange County Department on Aging. This event is organized by the Carolina Association of Pharmacy Students Project AGE (Advancing Geriatric Education) of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy.

Please come out to run, walk, or volunteer!

Entry fees are as follow: Pre-Registration 65 years and older: $8 Pre-Registration under age 65: $20 Race-day Registration: $25 All participants will receive a t-shirt and a chance to win prizes!

Please contact aginginstride@gmail.com, or visit aginginstride. weebly.com for an entry form or more information. We hope to see you there!

September - November 2013

RECYCLING DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT We accept donations of gently used Durable Medical Equipment (DME) that is in good condition, and distribute it to seniors in Orange County who need it temporarily. DME is any equipment that has been prescribed for a health-related reason and is designed to improve the function and/or safety of the user. It includes: walkers, raised commode seats, shower chairs, tub seats and wheelchairs. We always welcome DME that can be used by seniors, but we are in particular need of raised toilet seats, wheelchairs, and tub benches. At this time, we do NOT need bedside commodes or standard (non-rolling) walkers. IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO DONATE, bring it to either senior center and leave it at the front desk. Please leave your name and contact information if you would like a receipt for your income taxes. IF YOU NEED A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, please call the Aging Helpline at 919968-2087.

Medicare Part D It’s Time to Make a Change!

Mark your calendar for the Medicare Part D Annual Enrollment Period – Tues, Oct 15 – Sat, Dec 7. Beginning each Jan 1, most Medicare Part D prescription drug plans change what medications they cover, as well as their premiums. This may mean higher drug costs and/or premiums if you stay with your current plan for 2014. Find out if your current Medicare Part D plan will offer you the best prescription drug coverage, and be the most cost-effective, by coming to a FREE Medicare Part D check-up at an Orange County senior center. Trained Seniors’ Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) counselors will help you evaluate your Medicare Part D options – which may result in saving you money! Take advantage of this brief annual period, Oct 15 – Dec 7, when you can change to a different Medicare Part D prescription drug plan without a penalty.

However, people on subsidies can change plans throughout the year. To find out if you’re eligible for a subsidy, as well as answers to other Medicare or health insurance questions, schedule an appointment with an Orange County SHIIP counselor. Call 919-968-2070 for the Seymour Center in Chapel Hill, or 919-245-2015 for the Central Orange Senior Center in Hillsborough.

Need Help With Medicare Part D Prescriptions?

Medicare beneficiaries with limited incomes and resources may be eligible for the federal Extra Help Low Income Subsidy (LIS) program. LIS can pay for all or part of a beneficiary’s Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan’s (PDP) monthly premiums, annual deductible and all or part of any prescription copayments. To qualify for LIS, the monthly income must be limited to $1,436.25 for an individual ($1,938.75 for a married couple living together). Additionally, resources are limited to $13,300 for an individual ($26,580 for a married couple living together) – not including a primary residence or a vehicle. If you or someone you know may qualify for the Extra Help LIS program, please call the Aging Transitions line at 919-968-2087 for assistance in completing the on-line application form available at www.socialsecurity.gov, or to request a paper application. People can apply anytime during the year.

2012-17 Master Aging Plan Update – Public Meeting Come hear about what was accomplished in Year 1 of the Plan and what is on tap for Year 2.

Find out ways that you can remain or get involved in the process.

Fee: FREE Seymour Center Central Orange Senior Center Oct 2 3 - 4:30 pm Oct 3 3:30 - 5 pm

September - November 2013

Senior Times

Wellness Special Events From the Health Expert Everyone is welcome! Call the appropriate Center to register. The minimum class size is 2, and the maximum is 20 participants. Check the individual classes for specific information. All the programs are FREE. For more information on these and other Wellness programs contact Latonya Brown, 919-245-4270.

Notice: To provide presentations on different topics, the Wellness Program hosts a variety of professionals.

This does not mean an endorsement of providers, services, or method of treatment.

Smoke Free Public - Keith Walker, MA - Tobacco Prevention & Control Program, Orange County Board of Health will talk on minimizing the harmful effects of smoking and eliminate secondhand smoke exposure for its citizens and the visiting public. Smoking bans can be a big challenge, come learn more about Orange County’s role in creating awareness on a Smoke Free Public.

Seymour Center Wed, Sept 4 (352352-08) 11 – 11:45 am Central Orange SC Wed, Sept 18 (252252-09) 1 – 11:45 am Diabetes Self-Management Education Program Do you have diabetes? Would you like to learn more about how to manage it? This course will cover basics of diabetes including: nutrition and meal planning, medications and monitoring, exercise, dealing with diabetes, and detection and control of complications. It meets the standards of the American Diabetes Association and will be led by OC Health Department’s Registered Dietitian, a Registered Nurse, and other health care professionals for a comprehensive care plan to manage your diabetes. A physician’s referral is needed to enroll in the program. For more information, please call 919-245-2381.

Fee: Medicare (no copay), Medicaid ($3 copay) and some private insurance will pay for this program. If not, there is a sliding scale fee based on income.

Southern Human Services, Center, Chapel Hill; Whitted Services Center, Hillsborough Thurs, Sept 12, 19; Oct 10, 17; Nov 14, 21 12:30 – 5 pm

Diabetes?

Diabetes information is available almost everywhere. It can be overwhelming and difficult to decide what is relative to you and what does not apply. Come speak with a diabetes expert Dr. Chad Crim from Duke Hillsborough Primary Care.

Seymour Center

Wed, Oct 2 (352352-09) 11 – 11:45 am Central Orange SC Wed, Oct 16 (252252-10) 11 - 11:45 am What Do Your Feet Say About Your Health?

You would be surprised by how much you can learn about your health just by looking at your feet and why it is so important to take good care of them. Orange county Fit Feet Nurses will give you some simple techniques and answer questions about keeping your feet healthy.

Seymour Center Wed, Nov 6 (352352-10) 11 – 11:45 am Central Orange SC Wed, Nov 13 (252252-11) 11 – 11:45 am

Diabetes On-line course Do you have or do you know an older adult with diabetes? National Council on Aging (NCOA) is offering a FREE online diabetes workshop! Better Choices, Better Health® - Diabetes was developed by Stanford University and has been proven to help people with diabetes. Within the program participants will find: • Nutrition and exercise tips • Make informed treatment decisions • Better communicate with doctors Participants log into the workshop from their own computers for just 2 hrs a week over 6 weeks. They receive a FREE workbook plus online resources to help them live healthier.

Spaces are limited, so please spread the word about this great opportunity! http://www.restartliving.org/diabetes. php Hearing Screening & Ear Wax Check Dr Anita Carroll, AuD from Hearing Solutions in the Triangle will provide the screening. For medical transportation, if necessary, call E-Z Rider at

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SeniorStriders

University Mall Walking Program Mall opens for walkers every Monday – Friday, 7:30 am * 3rd TUESDAY EACH MONTH * September 17 – Making Eating Fun and Healthy For the Older Adult Heather L. Miranda RD, LDN - Director of Health Support Services Piedmont Health Services, Inc will focus on the challenges and solutions related to eating as we age. Areas to be covered include: living and eating alone, making healthy choices, resources for seniors and their families, and bring back the pleasure of eating. The goal is for participants to receive tools they can implement at home to improve their dietary habits and to live healthfully.

October 15 Caregiver Distress Caregiver distress is a tenuous condition which places a family caregiver in a high risk level category for a number of different physiological and emotional effects. Home Instead Senior Care franchise owner Stephen Lair will address the most common warning signs and dangers associated with caregiver distress. You will additionally learn some easy to use tactics to combat caregiver stress.

November 19 Reviewing your Drug Regimen Regularly When was the last time you gathered up all your medication and took it with you to a checkup? As drug regimens become more complex, regular medication reviews are more important than ever. Amica Simmons Yon, PharmD, PhD from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy will discuss important questions to ask your doctor or pharmacist.

8:00 am – Warm-Up Exercises - Mall Center Court 8:20 am – Breakfast served in The Weathervane at Southern Season 8:45 am – Educational Session DUE TO LIMITED SPACE, REGISTRATION REQUIRED EACH MONTH CALL 919-968-2070 on, or after, the 3rd Wed of the month Program supported with funding from: UNC HEALTHCARE Program sponsored by: Chapel Hill Police Department’s Cop Shop at University Mall Orange County Department on Aging University Mall For more information, contact: Latonya Brown, Wellness Coordinator 919-245-4270

Page 14 919-968-2772, within the Chapel Hill Transit service area, or in the county, call OPT at 919-245-2008. Program minimum: 5, maximum: 20.

Fee: FREE Seymour Center (352079) Mon, Oct 21 9 – 11:45 am Central Orange SC (252505) Fri, Oct 25 9 – 11:45 am

WELLNESS OPPORTUNITIES

The following two programs are supported in part by Health Promotion/Disease Prevention Funds from NCDHHS-Aging and Adult Services.

As a consumer, you may make voluntary contributions to this program, but are under no obligation.

Contributions will be used to expand the program and are confidential. Services will not be reduced or terminated for failure to contribute.

Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions Interactive 6-week course designed to help people with chronic conditions. Includes: (1) techniques to deal with problems such as frustration, fatigue, pain and isolation; (2) appropriate exercise for maintaining and improving strength, flexibility, and endurance; (3) appropriate use of medication; (4) communicating effectively with family, friends and health professionals; (5) nutrition; and (6) how to evaluate new treatments. Each participant will receive a copy of the book, “Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions”.The program is designed to enhance regular disease treatment and disease specific education.

Registration Deadline is one week before start of program. Program minimum 6, maximum 12.

Facilitators: Latonya Brown, Health Educator and Pam Tillett, Social Worker Fee: FREE (donations accepted) Central Orange (222254-02) Thurs, Sept 26 – Oct 31 1 :30 - 3:30 pm

Matter of Balance Do you have concerns about falling? Have you been struggling with maintaining your balance? Many older adults are concerned about falling and restrict their activities.

This award-winning evidencedbased health education program is designed to manage falls and increase activity levels. While simple exercises will be used, it is not an exercise class. Registration Dead-

Senior Times line: Thurs before the classes begin the following week. Program minimum 6, maximum 12.

Facilitators: Myra Austin, Health Educator and Becci Ritter, Exercise Instructor and trained program leader Fee: FREE (donations accepted) Interested persons should contact Latonya Brown, Wellness Coordinator, at 919-245-4270.

Central Orange (242000-01) Mondays & Wednesdays 1:30 - 3:30 pm Oct 14 - Nov 6 NAMI Family-to-Family Education Program This is a 12-week series structured to help family members understand and support their ill relative while maintaining their own well-being.

For family members of close relatives with: Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder (manic depression), Schizophrenia and Schizophrenia Disorder, Panic Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and Borderline Personality Disorder. The class is limited to 25 people. To register, contact: Gove Elder at 919- 967-5403 or for confidential inquiries, email: gelder5@nc.rr.com.

Fee: FREE Seymour Center Thurs, Sept 5 – Nov 21 (352759) 6:30 – 9 pm Arthritis Program for Better Living Class is designed to increase participants’ understanding of arthritis exercise principles, emphasizing joint protection exercises that can be used at home to improve strength and reduce levels of pain and fatigue. The Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program is an evidence based program designed for anyone with arthritis or related rheumatic diseases.

Instructor: Becci Ritter Fee: $6 Seymour Center (352036 – 01) Tues and Fri, Sept 10 – 27 1 – 1:50 pm Stress Management Anne Logan, RN - Manager of Grow Power Self Improvement, LLC will present three 1.5 hr sessions based upon the stress management using five senses. Each session includes a lecture, interactive activities,discussion, debriefing, and evaluation.

Introduction and Hearing Class 1 Decrease Stress by Hearing

Participants will explore methods to decrease stress by hearing examples.

Sight and Touch Class 2 Decrease Stress by Seeing and Touching Focuses on decreasing stress by seeing and touching.

Taste and Smell Class 3 Decrease Stress by Tasting and Smelling Focuses on decreasing stress by tasting and smelling.

Fee: $6 per class Seymour Center (352031 – 01) Mon, Oct 14, 21, 28 10 – 11:30 am Theatrical Health and Fitness Expressive Theatrical Performance is a collection of song, poetry and music for your health and well-being. This will be a fun way to stay fit and express the inner artist in you.

Each week we will go through a series of expressive exercise movements that will benefit your health and wellness. No experience is needed. Onstage you will be able to perform, improvise or recite poems and sing while using movement that is great for your health and well-being.

Instructor: Larkly Brown Fee: $8 per class Seymour Center (352032-01) Mon, Sept 16 – Oct 14 1 – 2 pm

WELLNESS CLASSES Program registrations are necessary: Program participants should bi-annually complete, or update, their registration forms which are available at the senior centers’ front desks. Fees for classes may be mailed or brought to the appropriate center. Credit cards, cash or checks made payable to Orange County Department on Aging, are acceptable. Registration is necessary for classes with a fee and free ones. For the Central Orange Senior Center in Hillsborough call 919-2452015, and for the Seymour Center in Chapel Hill, call 919-968-2070.

Fee waivers/reductions are available based on assessed financial need for all fitness classes. Contact Latonya Brown, Wellness Coordina-

September - November 2013 tor at 919-245-4270 for more information. All participant information is kept confidential.

Participants are encouraged to take any fitness class for the first time at no charge to determine if the class meets their needs.

Aerobics – Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program This class offers participants the evidence-based Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program, “Take Control with Exercise”. Class minimum 5, maximum 25.

Instructor: Sandy Wolfe.

Fee: FREE Central Orange SC Mon & Wed (252001-1)

10 – 10:50 am

Ageless Grace This class for anti-aging consists of 21 simple tools for lifelong comfort and ease, and can be done by almost anyone of any age or ability.

The movement sequences focus on the healthy longevity of the body, mind, emotions, and spirit. All exercises are designed to be practiced in a chair and consist of natural movements. Each of the 21 tools focuses on different anti-aging techniques joint mobility, spinal flexibility, cognitive function, systemic stimulation, balance and confidence. Class size: minimum 5, maximum 15. Instructor: Salli Benedict, Ageless Grace certified instructor, 919-9298621 and 919-218-6660 (cell) Fee: FREE, but registration preferred Central Orange SC Wednesdays (252013-01)

11:15 am – 12 noon Balance A 12-week balance training class, designed to improve your balance and prevent falls, includes strength training, functional movement, and progressive balance exercises, and is for seniors with balance problems. It fills quickly, so sign up early. At the conclusion of the first class, instructor will determine appropriateness for continuation in class. Class minimum 6, maximum 15. Instructors: Nancy Alton, certified personal trainer and Charron Andrews, physical therapist.

Fee: $90 for 24 sessions. Scholarships are available for qualifying individuals Seymour Center Tues & Thurs, Sept 10 - Dec 10 (352117-06)

10 – 10:50 am (no class on Nov 28)

September - November 2013 Balance – First Time Only This 6-week balance training class is for seniors with balance problems. It is designed to improve your balance and prevent falls. It includes strength training, functional movement, and progressive balance exercises, and fills up quickly, so sign up early. This class is designed for anyone who has not taken previous balance classes or is interested in improving their balance with a one-hour group lesson for 6 weeks. Instructor: Nancy Alton, Personal Trainer and experienced balance teacher. Registration deadline is Sept 24.

Fee: $35 Central Orange SC (242001-01) Tues, Oct 1 – Nov 5 1:30 – 2:20 pm Gentle Joy of Yoga It’s never too late to enjoy the many health benefits of yoga! The practice of yoga’s stretching and strengthening exercises and the breathing and relaxation techniques can help to improve your sense of well-being. Yoga is an ideal form of exercise because its movements are smooth and adaptable offering opportunities to promote good bone health as well as gain strength and flexibility to your spine and joints. Class begins with stretching and breathing exercises designed to relieve stress and calm the mind.

Class continues with a wide range of poses that enhance strength, mobility, range of motion, balance, and body awareness. The poses used are adapted to everyone at any level of health and fitness and are done either standing or seated. Chairs and props keep everyone safe and supported. Yoga does get better with age - and age gets better with yoga!! Joy has practiced yoga for many years and received her Yoga Teacher Certification in May 2011.

She completed a Certificate of Therapeutic Yoga for Seniors from Duke Integrative Medicine in April 2013.

Instructor: Joy Gornto RYT Fee: $6/class Central Orange SC Mon(252012-09, 10, 11) 10 – 10:50 am Thurs (252012-09, 10, 11) 10 – 10:50 am Seymour Center Tues (352023-07) 11 – 11:50 pm Inspired Movement Never exercised before? This class is great for beginners! It’s designed to stretch and strengthen your entire body for maximized movement and endurance. The class is an excellent way to improve joint flexibility, muscular strength, and toning. Knowledge of beneficial movements can be

Senior Times applied to daily living at home. Class offers the evidence-based Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program, “Take Control with Exercise”. Class minimum 5, maximum 15.

Instructor: Kathleen (“Kacky”) Campbell Hammon.

Fee: FREE Seymour Center Mon & Wed (352008) 10 – 10:50 am or Tues & Thurs (352008) 2:15 – 3:05 pm NIA (Neuromuscular Integrative Action) NIA is the latest fusion in mind-body wellness. Joyful and exhilarating practice combines martial arts, yoga, dance and spiritual self-healing. It provides a safe, effective cardiovascular workout with total body conditioning and personal growth benefits.

Class minimum 6, maximum 25.

Instructor: Marty Broda, certified NIA instructor.

Fee: $24/4 weeks; $48/8 weeks; or $72/12 weeks – Coupon books available.

Seymour Center Wednesdays (352016-04, 05, 06) 3:55 - 4:50 pm Pacesetter Class A 45-minute class designed to keep you moving with a low impact workout that includes several optional cardio “bursts” of greater intensity. The last segment of class employs optional mild resistance for sculpting and gentle stretching for muscle tone and balance. Class minimum 5, maximum 25.

Fee: FREE for SportsPlex members and non-members who qualify for a scholarship. $3/week for non-members. Payable at the SportsPlex.

Central Orange SC Mon & Wed (252011-01) 8:45 – 9:40 am Pilates Pilates is a form of resistance exercise that focuses on strengthening the abdomen and back or “core” muscles to improve flexibility, posture, and balance. Slow, controlled movements help increase bone density using your own body weight or light hand weights. Class minimum 6, maximum 12.

Instructor: Connie Winstead.

Fee: $24/4 classes; $48/8 classes, or $72/12 classes. Coupon books available.

Seymour Center Mondays (352010-09, 10, 11) 2:15 – 3:05 pm Thursdays (352010-17, 18, 19) 3:20 – 4:20 pm

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SeniorStriders Walmart Walking Program * 3rd THURSDAY EACH MONTH * Additionally, Walmart is open for Walkers Every Monday – Friday at 8 a.m.

September 19 – Hillsborough SeniorStriders – First Session Welcome to Hillsborough SeniorStriders first session! The Orange County Department on Aging - Hillsborough SeniorStriders program is a walking and educational program for Orange County residents, age 55 and older. Designed for all levels of walkers, from the novice to the seasoned walker, the program will provide a safe and convenient setting for seniors to meet, exercise, learn, and socialize.

Thank you to Wal-Mart and UNC Health Care for making this program possible through their generous partnership and contributions!

October 17 Aging Transitions Are you experiencing an Aging Transition, such as changing health needs, relocation, widowhood, or other age-related issues?

Come learn about the comprehensive services that OCDOA/Aging Transitions Division team can provide to ease yours and your family’s transition.

November 21 Know the 10 Signs: Early Detection Matters Tori Williams Reid, Ph.D., Right at Home Owner/Agency Director, will provide a greater understanding of the difference between agerelated memory loss and dementia.

8:00 a.m. – Warm-Up Exercises – Front of Walmart 8:30 a.m. – Breakfast served in Walmart training room 8:45 a.m. – Educational Session DUE TO LIMITED SPACE, REGISTRATION REQUIRED EACH MONTH CALL 919-245-2015 on, or after, the 3rd Thursday of the month Program supported with funding from: Walmart and UNC Health Care Program sponsored by: Orange County Department on Aging For more information, contact: Latonya Brown, Wellness Coordinator 919-245-4270

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WELLNESS OPPORTUNITIES

Qigong (Energy Work) for Health and Well-being Come join us in exploring the healing and restorative effects of qigong.

Qigong is done matching movement with the breath. Qigong is said to enhance flexibility and strength, improve balance and health, and promote longevity and awareness of the breath. It is a fundamental exercise for T’ai Chi. Beginner class.

Nina Maier, 919-732-2722, experienced T’ai Chi instructor Fee: $8/class – (drop-ins welcome) Central Orange SC Mon, Sept 9, 16, 23, 30 (252015-09) 7 – 8 pm Mon, Oct 7, 14, 21, 28 (252015-10) 7 – 8 pm Mon, Nov 4, 11, 18, 25

(252015-11) 7 – 8 pm (no class Oct 7 & Oct 14 Salli’s Senior Workout When was the last time you enjoyed exercising? Join this fantastic and fun fitness class, taught to Chapel Hill seniors since 1986. The music is great, the people are great, and it’s good for you, too! Your flexibility, strength, balance, posture, and coordination will all increase. The class incorporates movements from yoga, physical therapy and dance, and is done in chairs or standing.

Not only will you be glad you came, but you’ll leave smiling! Class minimum 4, maximum 25.

Instructor: Salli Benedict, MPH, certified fitness instructor and health educator 919-929-8621 and 919-2186660 (cell).

Fee: FREE - $1 suggested donation/ class Seymour Center Wed & Fri (352011)

9:30 – 10:20 am Salli’s Senior Yoga Whether you are new to yoga, or looking for a more gentle yoga class, Salli’s Senior Yoga will give you the many benefits of yoga without getting on the floor. Classic yoga poses are adapted for chair and standing. Set to serene music, you will move gently through yoga poses to improve your spine and joint flexibility, strength, balance, and breathing. Instructor has been teaching senior fitness in the Chapel Hill community for over 25 years, and practicing yoga for most of her life. She is a health educator, author and lecturer, certified fitness instructor, and specialized senior yoga instructor. She brings her joy of movement, sense of humor, gentle guidance, and commitment to

Senior Times fitness to every class she teaches.

Instructor: Salli Benedict Fee: $6/class Seymour Center Fridays, (352030-10, 11, 12) 11 – 11:50 am Sit to be Fit Class is designed to stretch and strengthen your entire body for maximized movement and endurance, and is excellent for improving joint flexibility, muscular strength, and toning. While seated, you gain knowledge of beneficial movements that can be applied daily at home.

Learn healthy hints to keep you independent and striving toward 100 years of age! Walk-ins welcome, class minimum 4, maximum 18.

Instructor: Video at Central Orange SC. Michael Savino, CTRS, LMBT #703 at Seymour Center Fee: FREE - $1 suggested donation/ class Central Orange SC Fridays (252006-01) 10 – 10:50 am Seymour Center Mondays (352019) 11 – 11:50 am

Spring Forest Qigong (SFQ) Practice Sessions Come practice this simple, powerful and effective Ancient Chinese meditation that compliments Western health care and promotes physical, emotional and spiritual healing.

This will be a practice of the following techniques - Breathing, Mental Focus, Gentle Movements and Sound to remove energy blockages, balance energy and allow the body to heal itself. Practice sessions monthly are free, and if dates change you would be notified by email or phone to confirm the date.

If you have not come before or are new to the area, or if you have a question, please call Martha, 919933-2899.

Leader: Martha Hadden MS, RN, CS and Certified Instructor in SFQ, and Certified Psychiatric Clinical Specialist in Adult Mental Health.

Fee: Donations Seymour Center Thurs: Oct 17 (352020)

12 noon – 1 pm Thurs: Nov 14 (352020)

12 noon - 2 pm Spring Forest Qigong (SFQ) This is a simple, powerful and effective Ancient Chinese meditation that compliments Western health care

and promotes physical, emotional and spiritual healing. It uses Breathing, Mental Focus, Gentle Movements and Sound to remove energy blockages, balance energy and allow the body to heal itself. Certification in Level 1 SFQ available. The Learning Package, CD, DVD, and book is recommended and costs $39.95 payable to the instructor.

Instructor: Martha Hadden MS, RN, CS, Certified Psychiatric Clinical Specialist in Adult Mental Health.

Fee: $ 56/4 classes – fee schedule has changed Seymour Center Thurs: Oct 17 – 31 & Nov 7 & 14 (352017-07)

10 am – 12 noon Strength Training – Advanced Instruction includes strength training, balance, stretching, and flexibility exercises for older adults. Class minimum 5, maximum 30.

Instructor: Kevin Kirk, MS, Exercise Physiologist/Fitness Trainer.

Fee: $24/4 classes; $48/8 classes; or $72/12 classes. Arrive early to secure equipment. Coupon books available.

Seymour Center Mon & Thurs, (352021-06, 07, 08) 10:40 – 11:35 am Strength Training – Introduction Instruction includes strength training, balance, stretching, and flexibility exercises for older adults. Class minimum 5, maximum 30.

Instructor: Kevin Kirk, MS, Exercise Physiologist/Fitness Trainer.

Fee: $24/4 classes; $48/8 classes; or $72/12 classes. Arrive early to secure equipment. Coupon books are available.

Seymour Center Mon & Thurs (352000-06, 07, 08) 9:40 – 10:30 am Strength Training and Movement Balance training, strength training, stretching, and abdominal strengthening exercises. The program’s goal is to improve cardiovascular fitness, muscle strength, balance, and total well-being. Class minimum 5, maximum 30.

Instructor: Stephanie Yost, BSN, RN, ESA, AFFA, ACLS certified instructor.

Fee: $35/month Seymour Center Tues & Thurs (352006-08, 09, 10) 8:20 – 9:20 am

September - November 2013

Strong and Steady Designed to strengthen your whole body, improve posture and balance in a friendly atmosphere. Strengthening exercises are vital to help maintain good bone health and reduce the incidence of falling. Class offers the use of ankle and hand weights, and thera bands. It can be done sitting or standing. Class minimum 5, maximum 20.

Instructor: Vicki Tilley, PT, GCS (Geriatric Clinical Specialist).

Fee: FREE - $1 suggested donation/ class Central Orange SC Tues & Thurs (252007-01) 10 – 10:55 am

T’ai Chi – Beginning T’ai Chi, an ancient Chinese art, based on natural laws, teaches relaxation, erases tension, and boosts energy. It works for all, regardless of age. An added bonus: Tai Chi may add to your sense of emotional well-being. Class minimum 4, maximum 10.

Instructors: Bill Meyers Fee: $56/ 7 week session Seymour Center Session I: Wed, Jul 31 – Sept 11 (352002 -02) 2:30 – 3:20 pm Session II: Wed, Sept 25 –Nov 6 (352002 -03) 2:30 – 3:20 pm

T’ai Chi – Wu/Hao Beginner Ongoing class explores T’ai Chi movement through the Wu/Hao Style form. Practice of this “moving meditation” can reduce stress; improve health, increase flexibility and energetic flow, aid in the discovery of balance and harmony in the mind and body. Class minimum 4, maximum 10.

Instructor: Nina Maier, 919-7322722.

Fee: $8/ class Central Orange SC Mon, Sept 9, 16, 23, 30

(252008-09) 6 – 6:50 pm Mon, Oct 7, 14, 21, 28 (252008-10) 6 – 6:50 pm Mon, Nov 4, 11, 18, 25 (252008-11) 6 – 6 :50 pm

T’ai Chi -Chen Beginner In this class you will experience the Chen Style form of T’ai Chi. This form is characterized by larger steps and bigger arm movements and is designed to open the joints and create more flexibility and sta-

September - November 2013 bility. It enhances energetic flow, balance and coordination.

Instructor: Nina Maier - 919-732-2722 Fee : $8/class Central Orange SC Mondays (252016-09, 10, 11) 4:30 - 5:30 pm (no class Oct 7 & Oct 14) T’ai Chi – Advanced This class is for those who have completed the Yang short form. This is a continuation of Frank Wong’s T’ai Chi class. June Foushee has studied with Frank Wong for 34 years. Our class has form corrections, lively peer group discussions, and sensing-hands or the sword form afterwards.

Instructor: June Foushee Fee: $56/7 week session Seymour Center 7 - 8:15 pm Session I: (352005-11) Tues, Sept 3 – Oct 15 Session II: (352005-04) Tues, Oct 29 – Dec10 T’ai Chi – Yang Short Form Introduction Improve balance and health with gentle T’ai Chi movements. This class is designed to give you an understanding of the principles of T’ai Chi with

Senior Times emphasis on basic postures and movements.

Instructor: June Foushee Fee: $56/7 week session Seymour Center (352004-03) 7 - 8:15 pm Session I: Thurs, Sept 5 – Oct 17 Tone, Balance & Tighten - TBT A total body workout of gentle exercises designed to maintain flexibility and balance by strengthening muscles and exercising joints. Class minimum 5. New participants welcome.

Instructors: Becci Ritter and Maret Garard Fee: FREE (donations accepted) Seymour Center Wed & Fri (352025) 10:30 – 11:20 am Walking – Indoors Walk in the Central Recreation Center Gym at 300 W Tryon St, Hillsborough Fee: $25 annually Central Recreation Center Gym Mon – Fri 8 – 10 am Walking Meditation Do you love trees in all seasons? Do you love the forest’s sounds? Do you

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love the soft earth under your feet? Do you enjoy walking intentionally so you don’t miss anything? If you do, you will want to join friends who enjoy the same pleasures. We are aiming for a Friday - once a week? Once a month? What suits you? Call Miriam Thompson at 919-370-4114 to schedule a time and walking path.

Seymour Center Fridays TBA Walking – Outdoors Fast-paced walking group walks on trails and through wooded areas, weather permitting. Need to be agile on your feet. Bring a friend and/or walking stick. Call to be added to the list. Group leader needed.

Central Orange SC

Tuesdays (250000) 10 – 11 am Seymour Center Tuesdays (350000) 8:30 – 9:30 am Yoga This gentle physical form of Yoga has an emphasis on flexibility and movement, as well as breathing. Research shows that Yoga is excellent for good bone health as well. Please arrive a

few minutes early to secure a place in class. Class minimum 6, maximum 12.

Instructor: Barbara Lang Fee: $24/4 classes; $48/8 classes; or $72/12 classes. Coupon books are available.

Seymour Center Mon & Wed (352003-06, 07, 08)

1 – 1:50 pm

WELLNESS – INDIVIDUAL SERVICES

Blood Pressure Monitoring A volunteer RN or LPN is on-site to take blood pressures. RSVP provides the volunteers. Free automated blood pressure machines are available at both Senior Centers. These machines are provided by the Orange County Wellness Program.

Fee: FREE Seymour Center Wednesdays (352505) 9:30 – 11:30 am Central Orange SC Thursdays (252501-1) 9:30 – 11:30 am

SENIOR CENTER SportsPlex Membership

The fitness studio in the Seymour maintain balance and build strength. The Center is 624 sq ft of space nestled inside fitness area’s exercise machines were the state of the art 25,000 sq ft Center. The donated by UNC Health Care. Eligibility: fitness studio, with exercise machines, Orange County Residents age 55 and older helps users increase their endurance, are eligible to join.

Membership Fees Individuals Couple $ $ Annual Rate: 200 (one lump sum) 300 $ Bi-Annual Rate: 120 (paid on joining & 6 month intervals) $160 $ Quarterly Rate: 65 (paid quarterly – Jan, April, July, Oct) $90 $ $ Monthly Rate: 25 (paid by the 10th of each month) 35

Department on Aging - Wellness Program - A special Membership fee is being offered exclusively to members joining through the Senior Center. It includes Fitness and Cardio Centers, Group Exercise Classes (land and water) offered at the SportsPlex facility and Aquatics Center. The SportsPlex is a SilverSneakers facility.

(To qualify, you must be a Medicare-eligible member of a health plan that offers the SilverSneakers Fitness program.) More than 40 Medicare health plans offer the program as a benefit to members across the nation. Individuals should check with their insurance providers for availability/eligibility. This fitness program is a fun, energizing program that helps older adults take greater control of their health by encouraging physical activity. Eligibility: Orange County Residents age 55 and older are eligible to join.

Non-county residents, and those wishing not to complete the required bi-annual physical function screen, may join at the following rates: Individual : $28 – monthly $250 – annually Couple : $35 – monthly $375 – annually Scholarships will be granted, case-by-case, based on the federal poverty guidelines beginning with $10,400 for a single member household. Scholarship inquiries are confidential and should be directed to Latonay Brown, Wellness Coordinator, 919-245-4270.

Fee Structure - To optimize the SportsPlex offerings and to encourage as many participants as possible, Orange County has a special fee. However, scholarships are available on a sliding scale to people with low incomes.

Operational Hours Personal Trainer Staff Hours Mon, Wed, Fri: 8 am – 4:30 pm Mon, Wed, Fri 1 - 4 pm Tues & Thurs: 8 am – 8:30 pm Tues & Thurs*: 8 am - 1 pm Saturdays: 9 am – 1:30 pm Sat. varied/month

During peak times of use, machines will be limited to 30 minutes each. *10 am - 12 noon Tues/ Thurs, no personal trainer on duty.

The $49 new membership fee is waived upon completion of the physical function screen and payment of the membership fee. Non-county residents, and those wishing not to complete the bi-annual required physical function screen, may join the SportsPlex at the following rates: Individual: $35.99 – monthly $431.88 – annually Couple: $49.99 – monthly $599.88 – annually Scholarships are available. Direct requests to Latonya Brown, Wellness Coordinator, 919-245-4270.

Operational Hours Mon - Sat: 5:30 am – 10 pm • Mon - Sat: Pool closes at 9 pm • Sundays: 12 noon – 7 pm Personal Trainer Appointments Schedule an appointment directly with SportsPlex approved trainers at 919-644-0339.

Personal Trainer Appointments - All Fitness Room Members are permitted 1 FREE 30-minute Personal Trainer session, annually, in addition to the Fitness Room orientation with Nancy Alton, BS/ACE certified Personal Trainer. Additional one-on-one or balancetraining sessions with Nancy are available for $25 per 1-hour session. All personal trainer sessions are by appointment only made at the Seymour Center’s front desk.

Membership Fees Annual Rate: Paid in Full by:

Individuals Couple $300 (one lump sum) $420 Cash, Check, Credit Card, or monthly $25 drafts for individuals and $35 drafts for couples.

WELLNESS OPPORTUNITIES

SEYMOUR TECHNOLOGY CENTER

Page 18 Chair Massage Dede Banks is nationally certified in therapeutic massage, has extensive experience working with older adults, and can focus on problematic areas. Call 919-968-2070 for appointment.

Fee: $10/15 minutes. Gift certificates available.

Seymour Center 1st Thurs: Sept 5; Oct 3; Nov 7 (352502) 9:30 am – 1 pm Esthetic /Natural Skin Care Spa Receive a facial with Massage by Getty Nejad, Licensed Esthetician & Registered Nurse. Call a Senior Center to schedule your 30-min appointment. Please note the “noshow” policy.

Fee: $25 Central Orange SC (252512) 1st Fri, Sept 6; Oct 4; Nov 1 2- 4 pm Seymour Center 2nd & 4th Fri, Sept 13, 27; Oct 11, 25; Nov 15 (352503) 2- 4 pm (no class on Nov 29) “Fit Feet” Program A toenail trimming service by appointment only provided by trained RNs for adults’ age 55+. All NEW clients must complete an initial health assessment and MUST BRING THEIR DOCTOR’S REFERRAL WITH THEM TO FIRST APPOINTMENT, OR SERVICE WILL BE DENIED! For medical transportation, if necessary, call E-Z rider at 919-968-2772, within the Chapel Hill – Carrboro city limits. In the county, call OPT at 919-245-2008. For a “Fit Feet” appointment, call the Senior Center nearest you.

Fee: $12/visit for Orange County residents $25/visit for non-residents.

Central Orange SC, 919- 245-2015 2nd & 4th Wed, Sept 11, 25 (252502) 9 am – 4 pm 2nd & 4th Wed, Oct 9, 23 (252502) 9 am – 4 pm 2nd & 4th Wed, Nov 13, 27 (252502) 9 am – 4 pm 5th Wed, Oct 30 (25202-01) 9 am – 3 pm Seymour Center, 919- 968-2070 1st & 3rd Wed, Sept 4, 18 (352508) 9 am – 4 pm 1st & 3rd Wed, Oct 2, 16 (352508) 9 am – 4 pm 1st & 3rd Wed; Nov 6, 20 (352508) 9 am – 4 pm 2nd Wed, Sept 11; Oct 9; Nov 13 (352508) 9 am – 1 pm

Senior Times Medication Management Do you have questions about your medications? Do you want to know more about Medicare Part D – Prescription Drug Coverage?

Subsidies? Get answers to these and other questions about medications from a pharmacist in your own home, at the Seymour Center, or the Central Orange Senior Center.

Please call Yvette Hall at the UNC Center for Aging and Health at 919843-4096.

Fee: FREE Central Orange SC Seymour Center Nutrition On-Site Counseling Do you have questions about the best foods to keep you healthy?

Lower your cholesterol? Increase your strength? If you are interested in more information about Older Adult Nutrition, you can visit the UNC blog – 3 Square Meals at: 3squaremealsblog.wordpress.com/ If you are interested in meeting with a registered dietitian/certified nutritionist at the Seymour Center, Susan Wyler, MPH, RD, LDN, is available on the 1st Thursday per month.

Call the front desk to schedule your appointment at 919-968-2070.

Fee: FREE Seymour Center 1st Thurs, Sept 5; Oct 3; Nov 7 (353519) 10:30 am – 12 noon Personal Trainer Services This service is available to all Seymour Center Fitness Room Members. Each member is permitted one annual FREE 30-minute Personal Trainer session in addition to the Fitness Room orientation with Nancy Alton B.S. /ACE Certified Personal Trainer. Nancy also specializes with 1 on 1 balance training. Additional private sessions are available for $25 per 1hr session.

All personal trainer sessions are by appointment only made at the Seymour Center front desk.

Fee: $25/hour (after first 30-minute free session) Seymour Center Mondays (353595) 1 - 4 pm Wednesdays (353595) 1– 4 pm Tues & Thurs (353595) 8 am – 1:30 pm Fri – dates vary/month (353595) 1 – 4 pm Sat – dates vary /month (353595) Call for times

September - November 2013

Physical Function Screen THIS FREE ASSESSMENT FOR ANYONE IS A REQUIREMENT FOR EVERYONE BEFORE THE INITIAL USE OF THE FITNESS STUDIO, AND BI-ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, AT THE SEYMOUR CENTER, AND TO GET THE CENTRAL ORANGE SENIOR CENTER’S SPORTSPLEX MEMBERSHIP RATE. Participants receive recommendations for individual improvements. Do you want to know how you can improve your strength, balance and agility over time, or how your fitness levels compare with others your age? A physical therapist will give you a written report with your functioning levels. The assessment will take about 45-minutes to complete, including your personal feedback. If you have any questions about the program, contact Latonya Brown, Wellness Coordinator, 919-2454270. This service is provided in part by the UNC Program on Physical Therapy in the Schools of Allied Health, a division of the UNC School of Medicine. Call 919-968-2070 for the Seymour Center, and 919-2452015 for the Central Orange SC for an appointment and to receive your forms.

Fee: FREE Central Orange SC Fri, Sept 13, 20; Oct 11, 18; Nov 8, 15

(252503) 9 am – 4 pm Seymour Center Fri, Sept 6; Oct 4; Nov 1

(352506) 9 am – 4 pm

Reiki Would you like to increase your energy and circulation? Relieve stress and pain, or improve sleep? Reiki can help with all of these - and more.

It adjusts according to the needs of the recipient while supporting the body’s natural healing abilities and balancing body energy. Dr Oz says Reiki is one of his favorite alternative medicine remedies, and that he and his family have been using it for years. What should you expect?

During a Reiki session the recipient lies comfortably and fully clothed on a massage table while listening to soothing music. This creates a relaxed state while allowing the body to use its natural healing abilities. Call Lorraine Lewis (for the Seymour Center) at 919-967-2215, a Reiki practitioner for 25 years or e-mail: lorrainelewis@earthlink.net For the Central Orange SC, contact Sallie McDevitt at 919-383-3634, a Reiki practitioner for 11 years, or email: sallie.reiki@ gmail.com. Call the Seymour Center at 919- 968-2070, or the Central Orange SC at 919-245-2015 for an appointment.

Fees: Seymour Center: $55/1 hr; $65/1.5 hrs Central Orange SC: $10/15 min, $25/30 min, $35/45 min, $55/1 hr *Please note the “no-show” fee policy.

Central Orange SC Mondays (252506) 2: 30 – 4:30 pm Seymour Center 2nd and 4th Wed (352564) 12 noon – 5 pm

Reflexology Reflexology is the application of pressure stretch and movement to the hands and feet. It is designed to effect corresponding parts of the body. It is used primarily for relaxing tension, improved body circulation, revitalizes energy and to promote better health and wellbeing. From ancient texts, illustrations, and artifacts we know of early civilizations who worked on feet as a method for activating the healing powers of the body in order to promote good health. Call the Seymour Center at 919-968-2070 for an appointment.

Provider: Vimle Bajpai, Certified Reflexologist Fee: Donations only for 50-minute appointment Seymour Center Fridays (352541) 12 noon – 4 pm

Telehealth Monitoring Would you like to be able to track your blood pressure, weight and pulse on a weekly basis without having to write anything? You can by participating in this program, a free computer-monitoring health care system. Participating clients will be screened for risk factors of cardiovascular disease and diabetes. The screening includes answering health questions and obtaining blood pressure, pulse, and weight. Clients are eligible to participate in the kioskmonitoring program, which will be a self-management program. The Telehealth monitor is made possible by the Carol Woods’ Community Connections project funded by Duke Endowment. Contact Latonya Brown, 919-245-4270, to schedule your initial appointment.

Fee: FREE Central Orange SC Mon – Fri 8 am – 5 pm

September - November 2013 Therapeutic Massage Dede Banks is a licensed Massage and Bodywork Therapist #2009. She has extensive experience working with older adults. Focus on problematic areas, or get a total body massage. Call 919-968-2070 for appointment. Fees: $50/50 minutes; $55/1 hour; $65/ 1.5 hours. Gift certificates are available. Please note the “noshow” fee policy.

Seymour Center (352512) Tues & Thurs 9 am - 2 pm Therapeutic Massage Michael A Savino, CTRS (Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist), is a licensed Massage and Therapeutic Bodywork Therapist #00703. Swedish, Shiatsu, and Reiki technique massage. Call 919- 967-1043 for information, or to schedule a Sat appointment. Call 919-968-2070 for a week day appointment.

Fees: $55/1 hour; $65/1.5 hours.

Please note the “no-show” fee policy.

Seymour Center Mondays (352515) 9 am – 2 pm Tues & Thursevenings (352521) Appointments only Therapeutic Massage Toni Shaw is certified in therapeutic massage, has extensive experience working with older adults. She can focus on problematic areas, or give a total body massage. It’s your choice!

Call 919-245-2015 for an appointment.

Fees: $10/15 minutes; $25/30 minutes; $35/45 minutes; and $55/1 hour.

Gift certificates are available. Please note the “no-show” fee policy below.

Central Orange SC Mondays (252509) 9 am – 2 pm

Trager – Gentle Body Therapy Lorraine Lewis, certified Trager Practitioner, provides one-on-one sessions based on work done by Dr Milton Trager. You will experience greater ease, comfort, joy, mobility (it helps to “oil” the joints), balance and peaceful relaxation in your mind/ body/spirit. Call 919-968-2070 for an appointment.

Fees: $55/1 hour; $65/1.5 hours.

Please note the “no-show” fee policy.

Seymour Center 2nd & 4th Wednesdays (352514)

Appointments only

Note: “No-Show” Policy for Esthetic, Reiki, Therapeutic Massage and Trager Clients is to collect $20 for a scheduled appointment if it’s not cancelled

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a minimum of 24 hours before the scheduled time. If proper notice has not been given and/or there is a client “no-show”, the Senior Center will bill the client for expenses. Further appointments will not be allowed until this fee has been received.

fering courses tailored to individuals with vision impairments that range from moderate to severe. In particular, we plan to offer the Computer Fundamentals course utilizing the screen reading program JAWS, enabling full use of the PC without reliance upon a mouse or a monitor.

Seymour Technology Center Computer Classes

Beyond the PC, mobile technology is also becoming accessible to those with limited or no sight. Both the iPad and the iPhone have auditory capabilities making much of their capability usable via speech and hearing (for example, the sending and receiving of email).

Fall Session REGISTER at - The Seymour Center – 919-968-2070 If you have questions or need assistance with class choices, please call Mike Gilliom – 919-636-0993 To check our class schedule, enroll, or sign up for our announcements, go to our web site: www.seymourtechcenter.org GENERAL INFORMATION Prerequisites: You must own an IBMcompatible Personal Computer with Windows XP or higher operating system. If you have little or no experience, your first course should be Computer Fundamentals.

Supplies: Students will need to purchase, and bring to class, a USB Flash drive with a GB of free space. For Computer Fundamentals, a 4 or 8 Gig drive is more than enough. Go to an office supply or big box store and buy their cheapest drive.

Curriculum: In 3 monthly sessions, courses range from basics to more advanced topics and are tailored to seniors age 50 and above.

Schedule: Full courses run 12 - 16 hrs, with 2 two-hour classes a week for 3 - 4 weeks. Workshops and Seminars vary. See the table that follows.

Instruction: Classes enroll a maximum of 9 students, each with a computer and a comprehensive student guide. Experienced teachers, one for every 3 students, provide generous individual attention. You should plan to practice on a computer at home, about 1 hour for each hour in class.

Classes for the Vision Impaired: The Seymour Technology Center is pleased to announce that it will be of-

If you, or anyone you know, are interested, please contact Tim Miles at 919-969–3032 (x228), or ocdisabilityawareness@gmail.com for further information.

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Fall COURSES Computer Fundamentals using Windows 8 gives the beginner, or person with limited experience, the basic concepts, skills and tools such as: terminology, using the mouse proficiently, and mastery of the keyboard. You also receive a general grounding in word processing and a brief introduction to the Internet, web browsing, and e-mail. Class fee: $25.

Computer Maintenance Workshop – In this 4-hour workshop, you will learn that routine maintenance of your personal computer is vital in keeping your system running smoothly and efficiently. Problems ranging from “not shutting down” to “screen freezes” are more than likely a result of poor maintenance.

The objective of this workshop is to make you aware of what things you should be doing on a regular basis to maintain your computer’s security and improve its overall performance and efficiency. Class fee $15.

Computer Security & Backup: ProtectYourself - Free Seminar US online shoppers number over 100 million. In this free seminar you will learn some of the basic ways to protect yourself in this fast-paced online world. Of course, in spite of our best efforts, things can go wrong. You need to have good computer security software and a backup method in place for your computer files. We will teach you how to install Microsoft Security Essentials and give you

some easy-to-do computer backup alternatives. Free Seminar Converting to Gmail – This workshop will lead you through converting from your old email address to Gmail. Many students will do the entire conversion in the workshop, because Google has written conversion tools that make things easy! Prerequisites: Let the instructor know ahead of time which old email system you are using, so he can be ready when you arrive. Send Mike Gilliom a note with your old email address to mgilliom@gmail.com Also bring to class your old email address and account password. We will use these as part of the conversion to Gmail. And, if you don’t yet have a Gmail account, go to google.com and get one– and bring this address and password, too. Class Fee: $15 Everything Google Workshop Google offers lots of free, web-based programs along with free space for storing the files we create or upload.

In this workshop, we will examine several of Google’s free programs, including Documents, Spreadsheets, Photos and Videos (Picasa), Calendar, YouTube, Maps, Google Earth, Blogs, Groups, Drive and Books. You will learn how these programs are used to collaborate on projects and to share your creativity with family and friends. Class Fee $15.

Exploring Windows 7 - This eightsession course will introduce the student to Microsoft’s Windows 7 Operating System. The student will be introduced to the basics of the Windows 7 desktop, Task Bar, the Start menu, how to find and launch a program and use the Help features. The student will learn the basics of file management using the new Windows Explorer, as well as system maintenance and backup tools built into the Windows 7 Operating System. Prerequisites: Student should be familiar with using a mouse and have some confidence using a computer. Class fee: $25.

File Management Workshop This workshop will help you become more self-sufficient in managing the information you choose to save on your Personal Computer. It guides you through practice exercises that use features of the operating system designed to create and organize “folders” that hold the information you produce or obtain from other sources. This will help you get started reorganizing your personal files and

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FALL COURSE SCHEDULE * COURSE

OPEN HOUSE 9 am – 12 noon Exploring Windows 7 (8 days) Picasa Essentials: Org, Edit & Share Photos (8 days) Introduction to Facebook (W) (2 days) Computer Security & Backup Seminar (1 day) iPad/iTunes/iCloud (W) (2 days) Skype (1 day) (W) Converting to & Using Gmail (W) (1 day) Intro to Windows 8 Seminar (1 day) Pinterest Workshop (1 day) Introduction to Digital Photography and Picasa (8 days) Computer Fundamentals (8 days) Introduction to Ancestry.com (W) (2 days) Introduction to Microsoft Word 2010 (W) (3 days) Everything Google (W) (1 day) Handheld Devices Seminar (1 day) Using Windows 8 (6 days) Introduction to Your Mac & OS (W) (1 day) Computer Maintenance (W) (2 days) File Management (W) (2 days)

SEYMOUR TECHNOLOGY CENTER

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September - November 2013 OCT

Introduction to Ancestry.com Workshop - We will cover the fundamentals of beginning to create your family genealogy using Ancestry.com.

We will go through some actual examples, such as using the US Census, birth, marriage, and death records to tie them to your own family history.

Workshop fee: $15

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November Session Picasa Essentials: Org. Edit & Share Photos (359055-01) Mon/Wed (Nov 4 - Dec 4) Using Windows 8 (359052-03) Mon/Wed (Nov 4 - 20) Computer Fundamentals using Windows 8 (359000-08) Tues/Thurs (Nov 5 - Dec 5) iPad/iTunes iCloud (W) (359050-01) Tues/Thurs (Nov 5 & 7) Intro to MAC & OS X (W) (359033-02) Fri (Nov 8) Computer Maintenance (W) (359010-01) Tues/Thurs (Nov 12 & 14) Computer Security & Backup Seminar (359035-02) Fri (Nov 15) File Management (W) (359001-01) Tues/Thurs (Nov 19 & 21)

Course Fee: 16 hour classes - $25; workshops - $15.

Payment – Credit card registration on-line at www.orangecountync.gov/aging or in person

folders so that they are easier to locate and access. The skills practiced in this workshop are applicable to every task you perform on your computer.

Class fee: $15.

Handheld Devices – A representative from Best Buy will introduce you to the latest smart phones and tablets.

You’ll hear about features, apps (free and fee) and prices. Free Seminar

September Session Open House (353004-02) Fri (Sept 6) Picasa Essentials: Org, Edit & Share Photos (359055-02) Mon/Wed (Sept 9 - Oct 2) Exploring Windows 7 (359054-02) Mon/Wed (Sept 9 - Oct 2) Intro to Facebook (W) (359008-02) Tues/Thurs (Sept 10 - 12) Computer Security & Backup Seminar (359035-01) Fri (Sept 13) iPad/iTunes/iCloud (W) (359050-04) Tues/Thurs (Sept 17 & 19) Skype (W) (359004-02) Thurs (Sept 19) Converting to Gmail (W) (359018-01) Fri (Sept 20) Intro to Windows 8 Seminar (359052-02) Thurs (Sept 26) Pinterest.com (W) (359036-02) Fri (Sept 27)

October Session Intro to Digital Photography and Picasa (359032-01) Mon/Wed (Oct 7 - 30) Computer Fundamentals using Windows 8 (359000-07) Mon/Wed (Oct 7 - 30) Introduction to Ancestry.com (W) (359027-02) Tues/Thurs (Oct 8 & 10) Skype (W) (359004-03) Thurs (Oct 10) Intro to Microsoft Word 2010 (W) (359020-01) Tues/Thurs (Oct 15, 17, 22) Everything Google (W) (359006-03) Fri (Oct 18) Handheld Devices Seminar (359009-02) Fri (Oct 25)

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by credit card or by personal check payable to “OCDOA” (Orange County Dept. on Aging).

Payment is due at time of registration.

Without the continuing support of the Orange County Department on Aging and the Seymour Center, this program would not be possible.

Introduction to Digital Photography and Picasa is a handson course that introduces the student to digital photography. You will learn how to operate your camera, practice tips for taking good pictures, and import your digital photos from your camera onto the computer using Picasa. We’ll do some basic image editing, and then share photos using e-mailing and printing. Prerequisites: Students must have a digital camera and have a working knowledge of Windows.

Please bring your camera, with its battery charged, your camera manual, a flash drive with at least 2 GB of space, and the cable that connects your camera to a computer to class. See course Organizing, Editing & Sharing Photos using Picasa below for the description of the course that covers many more Picasa features. Class fee: $25.

Introduction to Facebook Workshop Facebook is used and enjoyed by people of all ages. Facebook provides easy ways to exchange communication with friends and family. You will learn how to view and post your own photos, video, and messages. You will learn about posting on friends’ “Walls“, “Commenting” on friends’ pictures, and real-time Chat. Personal security recommendations are also covered. Class fee: $15 Introduction to Microsoft Word 2010 Workshop This workshop will introduce Microsoft Word 2010. You will learn how to use the ribbon. We will cover the creation of your first document. You’ll learn to move around in your document, using formatting marks, moving text by using Cut and Paste, and changing line spacing and alignment in Word 2010. Class fee: $15.

September - November 2013 Intro to Your Mac & OS X Workshop This 2-hour workshop is for Mac owners and students who want to know more before buying their first Mac. We will introduce you to the variety of Macs available today and then look at many of the Mac’s basic features. We will examine the elements of the desktop, dock, and menu bar; the Finder and OS X folder structure; setting system preferences (settings for folders, hardware, internet, printer); setting up user accounts; and give you an overview of the key software on your Mac. Please note: Our classroom is set up only with PCs. Our instructor will be demonstrating and leading student exercises using a Mac laptop and classroom projector. Bring your own Mac laptop and do sample exercises along with the instructor. The instructor’s handout can guide Mac desktop users through these same exercises at home. When you enroll, send your email address to seymourtechcenter@gmail.com so you can talk ahead of time with the instructor about your current Mac and PC experience. Class fee $15 Intro to Windows 8 - Seminar Learners will experience the new features of Windows 8 including the standard apps (applications) and learners will get a great overview of how to navigate Windows 8. Free Seminar iPad/iTunes/iCloud Workshop This 2-session workshop will answer the questions: “How do I use the iPad and how does it relate to iTunes and iCloud”. You will be introduced to the standard applications as well as some highly recommended apps for the iPad. To learn iTunes and the art of importing your Music CDs and burning your own favorite playlist to CD you will use one of our classroom PCs or you can also bring your laptop to class. Class fee $15 Open House - Join us as we introduce our volunteers, describe our plans for the Fall semester and help you sign up for your favorite class, workshop or seminar. Open House Picasa Essentials: Organizing, Editing & Sharing Photos Using Picasa 3 - You will learn to install Picasa, the free PC program from Google, and organize, edit and share your digital photos. In class, you will download your photos from your camera to a computer. You will learn how to get all your photos organized into folders. Picasa’s editing features

Senior Times let you take out red eyes, improve color and contrast, crop for printing and add special effects and text. You will learn how to create slide shows and collages. You will create your own web albums, order prints online and share your photos with your friends.

Prerequisites: Students must have a digital camera and have a working knowledge of Windows. Please bring a flash drive with at least 2 GB of space for the first session. Later you will bring your camera with its battery charged and the cable that connects your camera to a computer to class.

Class fee: $25.

Pinterest is a pinboard-style photo sharing website that allows users to create and manage theme-based image collections such as events, interests, hobbies, and more. Users can browse other pinboards for inspiration ‘re-pin’ images to their own pinboards, or ‘like’ photos. Free Seminar Skype Workshop - Skype is a very popular way to stay in touch with your loved ones! Skype is a free program that lets you make voice or video calls over the Internet using your computer’s web camera and microphone. Calls to other Skype computers are free, and calls to both traditional landline telephones and mobile phones can be made for a fee.

Skype also supports instant messaging, file transfer, and videoconferencing. Skype has many millions of registered users.

In this workshop we will start by helping you connect your own computer or tablet to the internet. Then we will explore Skype’s key features.

If you bring your own laptop or tablet to class, you must have Skype already installed with a Skype account name and password already checked out. To set up a Skype account, go to www.skype.com, click the Download button, and follow the instructions for setting up Skype for your particular computer or tablet.

Start times: If you’d like to bring your own device (laptop or tablet), come at 9 am and be ready to connect to our classroom internet network. Otherwise, come at 9:30 am and use our desktop computers. Skype instruction starts at 9:30 am. Class Fee $15 Using Windows 8 – Learners will experience the new features of Windows 8 including how to personalize their device, understand basic navigation of Windows 8, downloading apps they like, and will learn about using the cloud to their advantage.

Class Fee $25

SUPPORT GROUPS Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Group - for Seniors The Late Bloomers meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is intended to help seniors explore their drinking difficulties in an understanding environment that relies on AA’s proven 12-step approach. Particular attention will be given to the early phases of recovery. This is an open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous that nonalcoholic people may attend.

Seymour Center (357070) Wednesdays 3 pm Caregivers’ Support Groups Meet with other caregivers to share experiences, learn new skills, and to get answers to questions about dementia and other long-term disabilities. Group is open, friendly and informal. Reservations are not required and supervised activities can be available for loved ones during group time with a reservation 24 hours in advance. For reservations, call 919-9682087. For more information about the group and caregiving in general, call Pam Tillett at 919-245-4278.

Central Orange SC (255005-1) 1st Tues: Sept 3; Oct 1; Nov 5 4 – 5:30 pm Seymour Center (352754) 2nd Tues: Sept 10; Oct 8; Nov 12 4 - 5 pm Hearing Loss Association of Chapel Hill Call Ruth Miller, 919-622-8467.

Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Diseases Support Group Any person, or family member, with a Chronic Disease is welcome to join the group, and is also encouraged to participate in the 6-week “Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions” course taught quarterly at the Seymour Center. (See the Wellness – Special Events section for additional information) or call Dorothy Anderson, group leader, at 919-933-1306.

Seymour Center (352772) 1st Tues: Sept 3; Oct 1; Nov 5

1 - 2 pm Low Vision Support Group For more info contact Carol Tickle at 919-643-2620.

Seymour Center (352777) 1st Tues: Sept 3; Oct 1; Nov 5 10 am

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Mild Cognitive Impairment Couples Support Group This support group is for people who have been diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment or dementia, and have insight. The purpose of the group is to enable individuals and their spouses to share their experiences with mild cognitive losses in an accepting and supportive environment. For new membership or more information, contact Pam Tillett, MSW, Orange County Department on Aging, at 919-245-4278.

Seymour Center (352767) 2nd and 4th Fridays: Sept 13, 27; Oct 11, 25; Nov 8, 22 10:30 am – 12 noon

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Support Group Join other individuals living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) to share experiences and concerns, give and receive emotional support, learn more about MS and strategies for living and coping with this disease. For further information call: Barbara 919-968-1530; Nancy 919-956-5849; or Alex 919-572-6336.

Seymour Center (352752) Last Tues: Sept 24; Oct 29, Nov 26 6:30 – 8 pm

NAMI Orange County Support Group The group is sponsored by NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Orange County. It is a structured, interactive support group open to family members and friends of adults with a mental illness. To sign up for the group, or for more information, contact Kay Maltbie at 919-402-1630 or KayeMaltbie@gmail.com More information about NAMI Orange County is available at www.NAMIOrange.org Seymour Center (357009) 2nd and 4th Tues: Sept 10, 24; Oct 8, 22; Nov 12

6:30 – 9 pm

Parkinson’s Disease Caregivers Support Group Join family and friends who care for people with Parkinson’s disease in this support group. Share your experiences and learn new skills. Facilitated by UNC-CH Dept of Neurology. For information, contact: Jessica L. Katz, MSW, P-LCSW Center Coordinator& Clinical Social Worker, National Parkinson’s Foundation Center of Excellence Movement Disorders Center, UNCCH Department of Neurology 919843-1657, or visit the website: www. chapelhillparkinsons.weebly.com Seymour Center (352851) 1st Tues: Sept 3; Oct 1; Nov 5

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Page 22 Parkinson’s Disease Support Group Open to both the person with Parkinson’s and/or the caregiver. Lunch is served at 12 noon before the meeting. Get lunch tickets at the center beginning at 11 am. They are given on a first come, first served basis. No registration is needed for the group.

Seymour Center (352879) 1st Tues: Sept 3; Oct 1, Nov 5 1:30 - 3 pm Central Orange SC (255004-1) 4th Wed: Sept 25; Oct 23; Nov 27 11 am – 12 noon Parkinson’s Disease Support Group Addition There is a new addition to the regularly held Chapel Hill Parkinson’s Support Group! The format is: carepartners meet 12:30 - 1:30 pm, and the full group meets 1:30 - 3 pm every 1st Tues of the month at the Seymour Center. Every other month, people with Parkinson’s will meet WHILE the care-partners meet, but separately, at the white table in the small alcove outside the Dogwood room. Please visit: www.chapelhillparkinsons.weebly.com for updates. For questions, contact the support group leader, Jessica Katz, at 919- 843-1657 or jkatz@neurology.unc.edu.

Seymour Center Tues, Sept 3; Nov 5 1:30 – 3 pm (No meeting in Oct)

Senior Times Stroke Support Group Contact Kelly O’Brien at 919-9662029 UNC Wellness Center @ Meadowmont 2nd Wed: Sept 11; Oct 9; Nov 13 1 pm

Triangle Aphasia Project, Unlimited Contact Maura English Silverman, MS, CCC/SLP, Founder and Senior Advisor for the support group by calling 919-800-8047 or visiting the web site at www.asphasiaproject. org Seymour Center (352753) Tuesdays 12:30 -1:30 pm Widows Support Group Join other widows to share experiences and concerns, give and receive emotional support, learn more about living and coping with being a widow.

Seymour Center (352756-03) Tues: Sept 10, 17, 24; Oct 1, 8, 15, 22 5:30 – 7 pm

ART CLASSES

Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) PH Association Requests: Patients, family members, friends, and anyone who would like to learn more about this disease are welcome to come and participate in this quarterly meeting. For information, call Teresa Remaley, Accredo RN, BSN at 1-336 501-8175.

Seymour Center (352833) Sat, Sept 21 11:30 am – 1:30 pm

Artists Together: Open Art Studio Open Art Studio is a unique opportunity for artists to drop in for extra time to work on specific projects, to encourage mastery of skills and to have social interaction with other artists. The studio is open to artists of all media types. Newcomers are welcome. You will need to bring your own supplies. No formal instruction.

Seymour Center Tuesdays and Thursdays (357061) 9 - 11 am

Quarterly Deep Brain Stimulation Education/ Support Group UNC Movement Disorders Center will be hosting an education and support group for Deep Brain Stimulation. This group will be offered on a quarterly basis. Snacks will be provided – yum! Anyone who has had DBS, and their families, are welcome to join us. Due to limited room capacity, please pre-register by contacting Jessica Katz, UNC Center Coordinator and Clinical Social Worker, at 919- 843-1657 or jkatz@neurology.unc.edu.

Seymour Center TBA – contact Jessica Katz 2 – 3 pm

Chinese Brush Painting Participants will learn techniques to paint flowers, animals, birds, landscapes or other areas of interest.

Classes are for all levels of experience, from beginner to experienced, as the students receive individualized instruction. Please bring the following supplies: a pad of newsprint, small bottle of black ink, set of water colors, an ink stone or small dish for the ink, a plastic container for water, as well as medium and small brushes. Brushes from China and rice paper may be purchased from the instructor. Instructor: Jinxiu Alice Zhao studied Chinese Brush Painting for 20 years in Hubei Prov-

ince, China. Fee: $80 per 8 week Session (Session I), $70 per 7 week Session (Session II) Seymour Center Session I: Tues, Sept 10 – Oct 29 2 – 3:30 pm (354007-02) Session II: Tues, Nov 5 – Dec 17 2 – 3:30 pm (354007-03)

Mixed Media Art In this mixed media creative class students will explore a variety of techniques and materials, which may include: carving your own rubber stamp for printing; stenciling; matte mediums; pen and ink; assorted specialty papers and paints.

Possible projects include an art book; a journal; artist trading cards; greeting cards and canvas work. Instructor: Sandra Smith Fee: $40 (Includes all materials and supplies) Central Orange SC Session I: Mon, Aug 26 – Sept 23 (no class Sept 2) (244013-09) 6 – 8 pm Session II: Mon, Sept 30 – Oct 21 (244013-10) 6 – 8 pm Session III: Mon, Oct 28 - Nov 18 (244013-11) 6 – 8 pm Oil Painting – Beginning Class is a general introduction to art history, including styles/schools of classical, realism, impressionism, expressionism, modern and contemporary. Students will discuss how to stretch a canvas. Class will begin with still life sketching followed by learning to paint still lifes, landscapes and portraits. Instructor: David Sovero, local artist, teacher, and musician Fee: $60 per session (6 weeks) Central Orange SC Session I: Mon or Wed, Aug 12 – Sept 18 (no class Sept 2) (254014-08)

3 – 5 pm Session II: Mon or Wed, Sept 23 – Oct 30 (254014-09)

3 – 5 pm Session III: Mon or Wed, Nov 4 – Dec 11 (254014-10)

3 – 5 pm Seymour Center Session I: Mon or Fri, Aug 12 – Sept 20 (354002-08) 10 am – 12 noon Session II: Mon or Fri, Sept 23 – Nov 1 (354002-09)

10 am – 12 noon

September - November 2013 Session III: Mon or Fri, Nov 4 – Dec 13 (354002-10) 10 am -12 noon

Pastel Painting Basic Enjoy some of the techniques of pastel painting that made Degas famous. Materials list is available at the Seymour Center’s front desk.

Instructor: Herb Slapo is a member of the Pastel Society of America and long-time pastel instructor Fee: $48 (6 weeks) Seymour Center Session I: Mon, Sept 9- Oct 14 (354008-07)

1 - 3 pm Session II: Mon, Oct 21 – Nov 25 (354008-08)

1 – 3 pm Watercolor - Advanced Since this is an advanced level class, the instructor determines admission to class. Contact the center for additional information. Limited to 10 students.

Instructor: Luna Lee Ray Fee: $60 Central Orange SC Session I: Thurs, Sept 12 – Oct 17 1:30 – 3:30 pm (254010-09) Session II: Thurs, Oct 31 – Dec 12 (no class Nov 28) 1:30 – 3:30 pm (254010-10)

Watercolor Art Classes Whether you are a beginner of an accomplished artist, you will learn in this class and complete a beautiful, ready-to-frame painting on your own. If you want the instructor to provide all of your materials, the $35 fee should be paid directly to her.

Instructor: Carol Fynn Fee: $60 for 4 week class, plus optional $35 materials fee Seymour Center Session I: Autumn Gourds (354010-07) Wed, Sept 11 – Oct 2 9 am – 12 noon Session II: Lighthouse in Rough Waters (354010-08) Wed, Oct 23 – Nov 13 9 am – 12 noon

CRAFT CLASSES

Bobbin Lace Making Newcomers are always welcome.

Some instruction is available, as are supply resources. Contact: Janice Tyler at 919-245-4255, or jtyler@orangecountync.gov

September - November 2013 Seymour Center Daytime group meets on 1st & 3rd Mon (356004) 11 am – 1 pm Evening Group meets on occasional Thurs (356019) 7– 9 pm Busy Beaders of Central Orange - Jewelry Making Spend time with friends beading!

Join us at any level from beginning to intermediate. You can bring your own beads, necklaces you want to re-string, or purchase supplies at the class. Exciting new beads and gemstone quality beads will be available at great prices. Work on your choice of necklaces, bracelets, earrings, or a matching set. Make something for yourself or gifts for others!

Instructor: Kayla Zaragoza Fee: FREE (plus supplies purchased from instructor or on your own) Central Orange SC Fridays (244005) 3 – 5 pm Central Orange Quilters Work on your own, or group, project.

No experience necessary. If you’ve never quilted, others will help you get started. Most of the quilts created by the group are donated to wounded soldiers, or to UNC Children’s Hospital.

Fee: FREE Central Orange SC Tuesdays (257011-1) 10 am – 1 pm Creative Crafters Creative Crafters offers a variety of jewelry making and specific projects that encourage creative and unique craft projects. Classes are held on Tuesdays only. The fifth Tuesday will be a special project (see Mason Jars below).

Instructor: Helen Frederick Fee: FREE (plus supplies) Seymour Center (354018) 11 am - 4 pm Tues, Sept 3 - 24; Oct 1 - 22; Nov 5 -26 Jewelry Making Central Orange SC

9 am – 12 noon Thursdays Sept 5, 12, 19, 26 Yarn Tote Bags

(254034-09) Oct 3, 10,17,24,31 Garden Spheres

(254034-10) Nov 7, 14, 21 Porcelain

Ornaments

(254034-11) Fused Glass Jewelry Ever wanted to design and create your own glass ear rings and pendants to match? Do you want to share your

Senior Times work with friends and family? Here is your chance to do all of the above while experimenting with fused glass.

The instructors will guide you through the step by step process in a 4-week class in which you may make up to 10 pieces of jewelry. Once you have taken this class you will want to take it again, or a more advanced class.

Space is limited to ten students so sign up soon.

Instructors: Bruce Gillooly Fee: $40 per session, + $20 material fee payable to instructor at the first class of each session. Total fee per session: $60.

Central Orange SC Session I: Thurs, Sept 5 - 26 (254020-09) 4 – 5:30 pm Session II: Thurs, Oct 10 - 31

(254020-10) 4 – 5:30 pm Session III: Thurs, Nov 14 – Dec 12 (no class Nov 28) (254020-11) 4 – 5:30 pm New! Seymour Center Session I: Thurs, Sept 5 - 26

(354090-01) 1 – 2:30 pm Session II: Thurs, Oct 10 - 31

(354090-02) 1 – 2:30 pm Session III: Thurs, Nov 14 – Dec 12 (354090-03) 1 - 2:30 pm (no class on Nov 28) Gourd Art and Birdhouses Have you ever wondered what you can do with a gourd? They can be used for a birdhouse and also other creative designs. Join this class to see the possibilities. The instructor will give examples of designs and, if time allows, demonstrations on techniques she uses. Sign up a week before the first class.

Instructor: Kristie Farlow Fee: Between $6 - $10 (depending on size of gourd desired) payable to instructor.

Central Orange SC Tues, Oct 15 & 22 (244009-01) 2:30 – 4:30 pm Japanese Embroidery Come and learn this specialized art form! Traditional Japanese Embroidery is 1,600 yrs old and only came to the US in 1985. Learning this special art can take up to 10 yrs to complete. The embroidery is done with silk filaments from a cocoon and metal threads on silk fabric. Some pieces have superimposed embroidery (embroidery over embroidery). Motifs are usually flowers, birds, and sometimes human figures. Instructor: Pam Reading, certified instructor by Kurenai Kai in Atlanta, GA. Contact her at 919- 815-2249 or plreading@gmail. com for information on the materials you’ll need.

Fee: $75, plus materials fee per session.

Seymour Center Sat & Sun, Sept 14 & 15 Sat & Sun, Nov 16 & 17 (353050-08) 9 am – 4 pm Knifty Knitters Come and join our growing knitting community. All levels of ability are welcome. Experienced knitters help beginners with basic knit and purl stitches. Beginning kits available. Although some materials will be available, you are welcome to bring your own yarn and needles. Please call Kai Mei at 919-960-7690 or Maret Garard at 919-619-1142.

Kit Fee: FREE Seymour Center (324067) 1st & 3rd Thurs Sept 5, 19; Oct 3, 17; Nov 7, 21 1:30 – 3 pm Leatherworks - Beginning As a beginner, you will create your own leather key chain and/or coasters. Once you complete this class, you will be able to join our advanced leatherworks one to make your own belt, wallet, or handbag. Limited to 8 students.

Instructor: Sam Truax Fee: FREE, Central Orange SC Session I: Wed, Sept 4 - 25 (234000-09) 9 – 11 am Session II: Wed, Oct 2 - 30 (234000-10) 9 – 11 am Session III: Wed, Nov 6 - 27 (234000-11) 9 – 11 am Mason Jars: A Decorative Makeover New! Mason jars have become a hot craft item due to their never ending versatility! You can create almost anything out of these jars. If you have a couple of jars sitting around the house, this will be a great opportunity to repurpose them. Bring in no more than 3 for this class. Decorative ideas and a variety of materials (lace, beads, wire, ribbon, and more) will be provided. If you do not have a jar, but would like to participate, don’t stay home, 1 to 2 jars will be provided.

Fee: FREE Instructor: Helen Frederick Seymour Center Tues, Oct 29 (344012-01) 11 am – 4 pm

Pumpkin Bedazzling Come join Jerri Gale for a unique way to embellish your pumpkin and transform it into an objet d’art!! This is not your typical pumpkin carving class.

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With glitz and glamour, we will create a pumpkin extravaganza! This class is a 2 part activity. Which means you will need to attend both classes to complete your project. Please register before Fri, Sept 27. The class will be limited to 8 participants.

Fee: FREE Seymour Center Thurs, Oct 3 1 – 3 pm Fri, Oct 4 1 - 3 pm (344010-01)

Quilting with the Gals!

Looking to quilt with a fun group of ladies? Work on your own, or group project. Most of the group quilts are donated to charity. Donations of 100% cotton fabric and/or batting accepted. Questions? Call Mary Brady at 813- 957-2205 or Nancy Cable at 919- 968-4228.

Fee: FREE Seymour Center Mondays (354024) 10 am – 12 noon

Sewing Circle Join Gloria Maisner and friends for an afternoon of sewing and conversation. Bring your current projects, share ideas, stitch a while - but most of all, have fun!

Fee: FREE Seymour Center Mondays (357038) 1 – 2:30 pm

Stitch, Flip, and Iron Crazy Quilts (Advanced & Beginners) Come join us to learn the easiest method to make a crazy quilt. Be warned it can become addictive! We will make a lap quilt in two sessions.

All materials provided.

Instructor: Sandra L. Smith Fee: $35 per session Central Orange SC Session I: Thurs, Sept 5 & 12 (224006-12) 6 - 8 pm Session II: Thurs, Sept 19 & 26 (224006-13) 6 - 8 pm Session III: Thurs, Oct 3 & 10 (224006-14) 6 - 8 pm Session IV: Thurs, Oct 17 & 24 (224006-15) 6 - 8 pm Session V: Thurs, Oct 31 & Nov 7 (224006-16) 6 – 8 pm Session VI: Thurs, Nov 14 & 21 (224006-17) 6 – 8 pm

Veterans Morning Out Join Margarite Wilder for a morning of woodworking, painting, and a variety of other projects. Contact the center at 919-245-2015 for additional information.

Fee: FREE Central Orange SC Mondays (254017-1) 9:30 – 11:30 am

GAMES BRIDGE & OTHER GAMES ART & CRAFT CLASSES BRIDGE POTTERY CLASSES

LANGUAGE CLASSES EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

Page 24 Wood Carving Come join the Central Orange SC wood carving club. No cost and no experience necessary. If you have no experience, we’ll teach you, and if you are experienced we would love to have your share your expertise. The first thing you will learn is safety, sharpening, grain directions and stop cuts. Then you can choose your project. We need carvers with experience in chip carving, relief carving, and human figures. If you like carving then you can begin to purchase the tools needed for your interest in subjects. It’s a highly interesting hobby.

Leader: Charlie Foote Fee: FREE Central Orange SC Wednesdays (254033-01) 1 – 2:30 pm or (254033-02) 5 – 7:30 pm

POTTERY CLASSES

Pottery - Advanced This class is for those who have completed the beginning and intermediate classes. Each class begins with a 40 min demonstration. It includes: surface decorating techniques: texturing surfaces and all aspects of wheel throwing. For those not interested in the wheel, making form slabs or clay sculptures is an option. Open studio time is included in the class fee.

Instructor: Pip Merrick Fee: $65 Central Orange SC Mon, Nov 4 – 25 (254018-11) 12:30 – 3:30 pm

Pottery - Beginning & Intermediate Wheel, Hand Building, & Sculpture.

This class is for both beginning and intermediate students. Individualized instruction is given in wheel throwing, tile making, slab building and sculpture. Learn the basics or continue to improve your skills.

Open studio is included in this class fee.

Instructor: Pip Merrick Fee: $65 Central Orange SC Mon, Nov 4 – 26 (224003-11) 5:30 – 7:30 pm Pottery - Beginning & Intermediate See description above. Open studio time is included in this class fee.

Instructor: Pip Merrick Fee: $65 Central Orange SC

Senior Times Wed, Nov 6 –27 (254015-11)

1 – 3 pm

Pottery – Flower Painting Class is similar to the Monday afternoon advanced pottery class; however, it will have a weekly demonstration on flower painting with slips and stains (for majolica).

Green ware can be thrown by the instructor to your specifications and purchased from her. Open studio time is included in the class fee.

Instructor: Pip Merrick Fee: $65 Central Orange SC Wed, Nov 6 –27 (224002-11) 10 am – 12 noon

BRIDGE CLASSES Beginning Bridge: Bidding in the 21st Century This class presents the bridge novice with solid knowledge of basic bridge. It looks at bidding, defense and the play of the hand. It also provides former players a chance to review and improve bridge techniques in the most modern Standard American bidding system. Each lesson develops in a logical and progressive fashion with lots of hands on practice. This game is challenging and the class is fun! One need not have a partner. To register, please call 919-968-2070. Instructor: Valerie Roberts, Certified Bridge Teacher and Director. Student text is Bidding in the 21st Century which is available through Amazon, Baron Barclay or the instructor. Text is $15 if ordered through the instructor.

When you register, please indicate whether you would like to have a text ordered for you. Further questions may be directed to the instructor at vjroberts3@gmail.com.

Fee: $100 (10 weeks) Seymour Center Thurs, Sept 12 - Nov 14 (354042-01) 9:30 am -12 noon Intermediate Bridge: 2/1 Game Force This class is for the player who is already comfortable with Standard American and wants to learn or review the 2/1 Game Force system.

Popular conventions like new-minor forcing and Jacoby 2NT will also be introduced. Each class develops in a logical and progressive fashion with lots of hands on practice.

This is a challenging and fun opportunity to improve one’s bridge experience. One need not have a partner, but class size is limited. To

register, please call 919-968-2070.

Instructor: Valerie Roberts, Certified Bridge Teacher and Director. Student text is 25 Steps to Learning 2/1 by Paul Thurston and will be available through Amazon, Baron Barclay or the instructor. When you register, please indicate whether you would like to have a text ordered for you.

Further questions may be directed to the instructor at vjroberts3@ gmail.com. Fee: $100 (10 weeks) Seymour Center Tues, Sept 10 - Nov 12 (354097-03) 9:30 am – 12 noon

BRIDGE GAMES Bridge Lab A drop-in Duplicate Bridge game designed for fun and practice. Open discussion is encouraged during and after each hand. This is a great opportunity to enhance your bridge skills in a friendly atmosphere. A basic knowledge of Duplicate Bridge is desirable. No partner is needed.

Fee: FREE Seymour Center Wed & Fri (351017) 9:30 am – 12 noon Contract Bridge Newcomers are always welcome.

Central Orange SC Mon & Wed (257004-1) 1 – 4 pm Duplicate Bridge Friday Afternoon Duplicate Bridge game directors, Ruth and Paul Schwenke, offer this Duplicate Bridge game. You do not need to be an ACBL member to play. Partners are not needed. For questions call 919-933-1474, or raschwenke@nc.rr. com Directors: Ruth and Paul Schwenke, Bronze Life Masters Fee: $6 Seymour Center Fridays (351015) 1 pm Morning Bridge Game Practice what you have learned! Relearn what you have forgotten! Ask questions! Discuss hands! Come with a partner, improve your bidding, play, meet friends, and have fun. A small fee will be charged.

(Note: If you need a partner, contact Harrison Brooke at least a week ahead of time so he can announce it.)

Director: Harrison Brooke, ACBL accredited teacher, certified director and gold life master. For questions, contact him at 919-489-0210, or hbrooke@nc.rr.com (preferred)

September - November 2013 Seymour Center Mondays (351002) 9:15 am – 12 noon Sarah West Social Contract Progressive Bridge This is a friendly game of bridge with a group that has been playing for more than 20 years. New players are always welcome.

Fee: FREE Seymour Center Wed & Fri (351012) 1 – 5 pm Social Bridge Enjoy an afternoon of social bridge.

Newcomers are always welcome.

Fee: FREE Seymour Center Mondays (351003) 1 – 4 pm Saturdays (Bring your lunch) 10 am – 1:45 pm

OTHER GAMES Canasta Leader: June Weatherley, 919-9683990 Seymour Center Thursdays (351013) 1 – 4 pm Dominoes Join us for a morning of dominoes and other games.

Central Orange SC Mon – Fri (251000) 10 am -12 noon or 1 – 4 pm Seymour Center Mon – Fri (351021) 10 am – 3:30 pm Game Day Bring a friend and play table games or cards. We are currently looking for Spades players.

Seymour Center Wednesdays (351009) 1 – 3 pm Games Come alone or bring a friend, and enjoy a variety of games.

Central Orange SC Mon – Fri (251001) 9 – 11 am Hand and Foot Card Game This card game is a form of canasta.

If you like to play, come join this ongoing group.

Central Orange SC Mon - Fri (251017) 1 – 4 pm

September - November 2013 Mah Jong This ancient Chinese game is challenging and fun.

Central Orange SC Fridays (257005-1) 12:30 – 4 pm New comers welcome, lessons are taught with advance notice by calling the center, 919-2452015.

Seymour Center Mondays (351001) 12:30 – 5 pm Call the Seymour Center, or Rebecca Hauser at 919-942-5703 (evenings), to sign up to play on Monday afternoons.

Rook If you need to brush up, or if you’ve never played before, come by and the group will teach you how to play.

Central Orange SC Fridays (257007) 9:30 – 11:30 am Rummikub Join us for a new twist on rummy.

If you don’t know how to play, we’ll teach you. Contact the center at 919245-2015 for more information.

Central Orange SC Mon – Fri (257008) 9 – 11:30 am

Scrabble Club The group is open and friendly. Just show up and enjoy an afternoon of playing scrabble and meeting new friends.

Central Orange SC Wednesdays (257009) 1 – 5 pm Seymour Center Tuesdays (351005) 1 – 5 pm Scrabble Talk Drop in and join this group for a relaxing game of scrabble while catching up on current events.

Central Orange SC Thursdays (253016) 10:30 am – 12 noon Various Card Games Bid Whist, Spades – What’s your game? Come join a table, or start one.

Seymour Center Tues – Fri (351010) 2 – 5 pm

LANGUAGE CLASSES English as a Second Language - Beginner Class helps adult non-fluent English speaking people improve their written and spoken English. It will help par-

Senior Times ticipants become more self-sufficient, informed and active in the community. Students must register and be tested with the Orange County Literacy Council and attend classes twice a week. Contact 919-636-4457 or www. orangeliteracy.org for more information.

Fee: FREE Seymour Center Mon & Wed (354067) 10 – 11:30 am English as a Second Language Conversation Lab Class helps adult non-fluent Englishspeaking people improve their comprehension of written and spoken English. It will help participants become more self-sufficient, informed and active in the community. Contact Orange County Literacy Council at 919-636-4457, or www.orangeliteracy. org for more information.

Fee: FREE Seymour Center Tuesdays (354066) 9 am – 12 noon Spanish (Level IV) - Advanced For those who have completed Level III at the Seymour Center, or several years of classes elsewhere. Class includes conversation, grammar, reading and writing, and is conducted entirely in Spanish.

Instructor: Staff of CHICLE (Chapel Hill Institute for Cultural and Language Education) Fee $104 per session (8 weeks) $91 per session (7 weeks) Seymour Center Session I: Fri Sept 6 - Oct 25 (8 weeks) (354016-01) 10:15 - 11:15 am Session II: Fri Nov 1 - Dec 20 (7 weeks) (354016-02)

Spanish - Early Intermediate For people who have taken Level I at the Seymour Center, or have had previous experience in another class.

Fee: $91 (7 weeks) per session; $104 per session (8 weeks) Seymour Center Session I: Mon, Sept 9 - Oct 28 (8 weeks) (354014-01) 9:30 – 10:30 am Session II: Mon, Nov 4 - Dec 16 (7 weeks) (354014-02) Spanish (Level III) - Intermediate For people who have completed Level II at the Seymour Center, or have taken a class or two elsewhere. Class includes conversation, grammar and reading.

Fee: $91 (7 weeks); $104 per session (8 weeks)

Seymour Center Session I Fri, Sept 6 - Oct 25 (8 weeks) (354015- 01)

9 – 10 am Session II Fri, Nov 1 - Dec 20 (7weeks) (354015-02) Spanish (Level I) - Introduction to Spanish This is an introductory class designed for people with no previous experience in Spanish.

Fee: $104 per session (8 weeks); $91 per session (7 weeks) Seymour Center Session I: Mon, Sept 9 - Oct 28 (354013 - 01) 10:30 - 11:30 am Session II: Mon, Nov 4 - Dec 16 (7 weeks) (354013-02)

Educational Opportunities Classes in the Educational Opportunities section must be registered for in advance (Classes may be terminated if minimum numbers are not reached.) by calling the Seymour Center in Chapel Hill at 919-968-2070 or the Central Orange Senior Center in Hillsborough at 919-245-2015.

AARP Driver Safety Course The AARP Driver Safety course is the nation’s largest refresher course for drivers age 50 and older. It has given millions of drivers the skills and tools they need to drive today’s roads safely so they can stay independent for many years to come. 97% of those who take it change at least one driving behavior. And the best part - there are no tests! Just useful information to stay safe on the road. This course is designed to help you: Update driving skills and your knowledge of the rules and hazards of the road; Learn about normal age-related physical changes and how to adjust your driving to compensate; Reduce your chances for traffic violations, accidents and chances for injuries; and Get an insurance discount. Auto insurance companies in most states provide a multi-year discount to AARP graduates! Restrictions may apply per state. Highlights of the course: The AARP Driver Safety course is packed with useful information you can use immediately, including: How to maintain a proper following distance; the safest way to change lanes and make turns at intersections; the effects of medications on driving; and reducing driver distractions such as eating, smoking and cell phone use. Please bring a bag lunch and tea will be provided. Register for course

by Wed, Sept 25 by calling 919-968-

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2070 for Seymour. Register for this course by Fri, Oct 31 by calling 919245-2015 for Central.

Instuctor: Ava Bailey Fee: $12 for members, $14 for nonmembers Seymour Center Wed, Oct 2 (354081-03) 9:30 am - 2:30 pm Central Orange SC Fri, Nov 8 (214002-01) 10 am - 3 pm

Aging in Place: Planning For Our Future A Lecture/Discussion Series Sarah Susanka, well-known author of The Not So Big House and The Not So Big Life, will kick-off this lecture series on Tues, Sept 17 at 6:30 pm at the Seymour Center. Oct 15 will feature Marianne Kilkenny who will discuss “Shared-Housing”. Dene Peterson, founder of Elder Spirit Co-housing Community in Abingdon, VA will present on Nov 19th. Join the conversation. Seating is limited. Reservations are required. Call 919-968-2070 to reserve your spot for each event.

Fee: FREE Seymour Center (337044-05) Tues, Sept 17 6:30 - 8:30 pm Tues, Oct 15 6:30 - 8:30 pm Tues, Nov 19 6:30 - 8:30 pm

Astrology Workshop Series Barbel Besseyre, international astrologer and numerologist, will present a series of six Astrology workshops, a unique combination of self-help and astrology. Participants will focus on self-improvement and individual growth, as well as learning about the planets and the signs that influence these areas.

The six weekly sessions will consist of the following: 1. Introduction to the astrological chart, the signs and the planets and the Houses.

2. Interpersonal-relationships and Venus 3. Improving communication and Mercury 4. Looking at your career in Houses 10 and 6 5. Building self-confidence and the Ascendant 6. Your finances and Houses 2 and 8 For more information, visit Barbel’s website at: www.YourStarsAreYou.com The series will be limited to 10 participants.

Fee: $60 (6 one hour sessions) Seymour Center Wed, Oct 2 - Nov 6 (314010) 10 – 11 am

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

SPECIAL EVENTS

Page 26 Car Talk Made Easy Car Talk Made Easy includes three presentations you won’t want to miss. You will learn: 1) the specific location of where you can safely check or if needed, add specific car fluids. 2) new car safety features will actively alert you to pending driving dangers. 3) learn 7 ways to identify common car repair scams.

After a 30 min presentation, you will have 30 min to have your car questions answered. You are encouraged to share your automobile experiences as we find sensible answers to your car problems.

Presentations will be led by Don Wollum, Senior Master ASE technician with 4 decades of repair experience and currently the owner of TechCheck Mobile Automotive Inspections.

Let’s Look Under Your Car’s Hood!

We will learn about the various car fluids your car may need.

Then, we will visit everyone’s car, open your car’s hood and point out and mark on a paper handout the specific location of where you can safely check or if needed, add specific fluids: oil, antifreeze, brake fluid, windshield washer fluid. If time permits, we will also look at the wiper blades and windshield washer nozzle aiming.

Fee: FREE Seymour Center Tues, Sept 10 (354026-04) 10 - 11am Central Orange SC Tues, Sept 10 (224011-09) 2:45 – 3:45 pm New cars have amazing Safety Features you will appreciate!

New cars have amazing safety features you will appreciate!

They will actively alert you to pending driving dangers. New cars now show warnings on the dash screen, the instrument panel may flash warning symbols, make audible signals through the radio, and may even have a computer voice that will warn you of danger. Some cars even steer and brake by themselves to keep you out of a collision. It is very reassuring to be alerted to danger by your car so you can respond in time.

Fee: FREE Seymour Center (354026-05) 10 – 11 am Tues, Oct 8 Central Orange SC Tues, Oct 8

Senior Times (224011-10) 2:45 – 3:45 pm Seven most common car repair scams and how to identify and avoid them!

Learn seven ways to identify common car repair scams. In this class you will learn skills and review scam identifying check lists you can keep at home. You will also receive information and phone numbers that will keep you from authorizing un-needed car repairs, or paying to replace a perfectly good part on your car.

Fee: FREE Seymour Center Tues, Nov 12 (354026-06) 10 – 11 am Central Orange SC Tues, Nov 12 (224011-11) 2:45 – 3:45 pm Creating a Satisfying Life, and Supporting It Financially Do you have to choose between financial security and the life you want to live? There is a way to have both. Learn the first 8-steps of the 13-step process from the book, If Your Life Were a Business, Would You Invest in It? You will learn to identify and concentrate on your most essential goals, and develop a plan to help you live your dreams now – including selecting activities while still paying attention to your finances. This class requires 1 – 2 hrs of work before the first class doing 4 exercises to gather information from last year to build your individual plan. The course helps people simplify and focus their financial lives so that they can spend more time, energy, and money doing the things they value.

Recommended text: If Your Life Were a Business, Would You Invest in It?: The 13-Step Program for Managing Your Life Like the Best CEOs Manage Their Companies, by John Eckblad and David Kiel, McGrawHill, 2003 (available from Amazon. com even though it’s out of print) A boxed lunch will be provided by the instructor free of cost. When you register, please specify if you want a turkey, roast beef or veggie sandwich. The Seymour Center will provide coffee and bottled water. Registration deadline: Thurs, Nov 14.

Instructor: Jerry Bergner, Certified Life Business Financial Adviser, has been in the financial services industry since 1994, and has been teaching classes based on this book since 2007 – including at the Seymour Center.

Fee: FREE Seymour Center Sat, Nov 23 (324002-04)

9:30 am – 5 pm Heart’s Desire: Films for the Second Half of Life A popular film series that explores the Heart’s Desire in later life to rediscover and re-invent itself and to live a simpler, yet larger and more meaningful, life. The 2013-2014 season opens with three films exploring the theme of Blessing the Young.

These are followed by a second trio of films — You Say You Want a Revolution — that looks at the world the boomer generation inherited from their parents, how they changed it, and what opportunities now exist — 40 yrs later — for their “second act.”

For full details, visit SecondJourney. org/films.htm. Series Hosts: Bolton Anthony founded Second Journey after working as a public librarian, university administrator, and social change activist. Kay-Robert Volkwijn was born in South Africa, and is a retired Presbyterian minister with an avid, lifelong interest in films.

Fee: FREE Seymour Center, Chapel Hill Thurs, Sept 19 – Dec 5 (353010) Films begin at 6:30 pm Save the Children Series: “The role of the Elders is strikingly similar to the mythic role assigned to the King or Queen, namely, to keep first things first, to encourage creativity, and to bless the young.

And the welcome news is that we as elders-in-training can learn to inhabit more consistently this level of living, and we can learn to act from this level more skillfully.”— John Sullivan, Second Journey’s Philosopher in Residence Thurs, Sept 19 – Life is Beautiful – “Is not about Nazis and Fascists, but about the human spirit. It is about rescuing whatever is good and hopeful from the wreckage of dreams. About hope for the future.

About the necessary human conviction, or delusion, that things will be better for our children than they are right now.” — Roger Ebert, Academy-Award winner for Best Foreign Film. (1997)-116 minutes- Directed

by Roberto Benigni (Italian) Subtitled 6:30 - 9:15 pm Thurs, Oct 3 — Slumdog Millionaire - “A gaudy, gorgeous rush of color, sound and motion, Slumdog Millionaire, the latest from the British shape-shifter Danny Boyle, doesn’t travel through the lower depths, it giddily bounces from one horror to the next. A modern fairy tale about a

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pauper angling to become a prince, this sensory blowout largely takes place amid the squalor of Mumbai, India, where lost children and dogs sift through trash so fetid you swear you can smell the discarded mango as well as its peel.” — Manohla Dargis, New York Times. Winner of eight Academy Awards including Best Picture. (2008)- 120 minutes- Directed by Danny Boyle (Indian) 6:30 - 9:15 pm

Thurs, Oct 17 - Filmed in Aman, Jordan, Captain Abu Raed is a universal story of friendship, inspiration, and heroism set in contemporary Jordan. Abu Raed is an aging airport janitor who has always yearned to see the world but has never been able to afford to travel. One day a group of children in his poor neighborhood assume he is a pilot and beg him to share stories of the world outside of Amman, Jordan. Through imaginary tales a friendship forms and he finds the grim realities of the children’s home life. He takes it upon himself to make a difference.

(2007) -102 minutes- Directed by Amin Matalqa (Arabic) Subtitled 6:30 - 9:15 pm

You Say You Want a Revolution Series: “Boomers...grew up entertaining (if not always endorsing) countercultural values, reveling in their willingness to search beyond the limits of convention. Given sufficient awareness and inspiration, I believe that generation will want to do good things with the power that history has unexpectedly thrust upon it in its senior years. What boomers left undone in their youth, they will return to take up in their maturity, if for no other reason than because they will want to make old age interesting.” —Theodore Roszak, The Making of an Elder Culture

Thurs, Nov 7 – Far from Heaven - “At the beginning of Far From Heaven, the camera drifts downward toward the tidy streets of Hartford, through a screen of blood-red maple leaves.

It is autumn 1957, and like the New England foliage, the people of Hartford are chilled into vivid, lurid color by the frost of middle-class, midcentury propriety. The bright clothes they wear, the baroque interiors of their houses, the jarring pastel tones of their enormous cars all stand in contrast to the constriction of their emotional lives and the narrow range of expression their bizarre, disconcertingly familiar world allows.” — AO Scott, New York Times-(2002)- 107 minutes-Directed

by Todd Haynes (US)

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,6:30 - 9:30 pm sThurs, Nov 21- Forrest Gump – “A ,nostalgic, feel good vibe thanks to the sdimwitted Forrest’s trek through 60’s rand 70’s touchstone events. Underoneath all those warm feelings, howev-er, lies a darkness. Bad things happen tto just about everyone Forrest comes tin contact with... Forrest Gump is Tom -Hanks’ tour de force. He becomes Forrest and makes you care what happens to him.” — Thomas Magnum -Winner of eight Academy Awards inlcluding Best Actor and Best Picture. d(1994)-142 minutes-Directed by Robert 6:30 – 10 -Zemeckis(US) tpm o nThurs, Dec 5-The Big Chill - The charaacters in this ensemble cast are in -their 30s today, but back then they dwere “the Now Generation. Right dNow: give me peace, give me justice, hgimme good lovin’. For them, in the vosluptuous bloom of youth, the ‘60s was fa banner you could carry aloft or wrap tyourself inside. A verdant anarchy of .politics, sex, drugs and style carpeted ythe landscape. And each impulse was scored to the rollick of the new music: folk, rock, pop, R&B.” (Richard Corliss) What’s the movie about? Michael (Jeff Goldblum), who now writes for People magazine, tells us: “I don’t know, f -it’s about everything: Um... suicide, -despair, where did our hope go? Lost -hope, that’s it, lost hope.” (1983)-105 tminutes- Directed by Lawrence Kasedan (US) 6:30 - 9:30 pm d ySKYPE WORKSHOP nSkype is a free program that allows tyou to make voice and video calls -over the internet using your comfputer’s web camera and microphone. eYou can Skype on your computer or -your smartphone. This is a great way eto communicate with friends and family and much easier than you think.

Be sure to bring your laptop, iPad, or t“Smart” device. Please register one ,week in advance for this free workdshop. hInstructor: Dr. Laura Rogers with Prof.BLUE at www.profblue.com 919-360w 2747. dFee: FREE ,Central Orange SC tWed, Oct 15 (224004-10) -5:30 – 7 pm g sTechnology Coaching -Do you have an iPhone, iPad, Droid, eor other “smart” device? Do you have rany questions or would you like to inrcrease your working knowledge of the kdevice? Well, this is the class for you! dLearn how to utilize your device to its fullest capacity. After you register,

Senior Times you may contact the instructor with your specific question and she will answer it during class. This class also addresses questions about computers and computer programs. If you have a laptop computer or Smartdevice, please bring it to class. Registration required at least 1 week in advance.

Instructor: Dr Laura Rogers with ProfBLUE at www.profblue.com 919-3602747.

Fee: FREE Central Orange SC Tues, Sept 17 (224004-09) 5:30 – 7 pm Tues, Oct 15 (224004-10) 5:30 – 7 pm Tues, Nov 19 (224004-11) 5:30 – 7 pm Telling Your Story Join this creative writing group and create a special gift for your family and loved ones. Members will be assigned at-home exercises as well as have group participation to help develop their stories.

Fee: FREE Central Orange SC 2nd & 4th Thurs (257002-1) 3 – 5:30 pm Village Elders Lecture Series The Village Elders Lecture Series has been bringing scholars together with the community for more than 25 years. Come and take full advantage of these lectures and the rich educational opportunities they offer. Open to the public. Contact: Walter Mack, at 919-933-5436. Please note dates and times for this series.

Fri, Sept 20 Dr CA Tuggle, Distinguished Professor, UNC School of Electronic Journalism, will speak on “The Making of a Documentary Film, Part l.”

Fri, Oct 25 Dr CA Tuggle, Distinguished Professor, UNC School of Electronic Journalism, will host the UNC Student Documentary Film Festival, Part 2.”

Fri, Nov 15 Pulitzer Prize winner Walter Mears will speak on “Legacy of JFK - 50 years later.”

There will be an opportunity to donate to the Friends of the Seymour Center.

Seymour Center (353027) 10:30 am

vestors who are nearing retirement and need a steady income stream during retirement. We’ll explore the three types of income: variable, reliable, and rising. We’ll also discuss strategies to help you create a stream of income that you can use for your expected and unexpected life events during retirement.

Must register by Oct 1.

Led by Jane Clark, Financial Advisor with Edward Jones Central Orange SC Tues, Oct 8 (244019-01) 2 – 3 pm Must register by Oct 9 for Seymour: Seymour Center Wed, Oct 16 (344013-01) 2 – 3 pm Outlook and Opportunities This seminar discusses current market conditions and how the political, economic and cultural forces shaping our markets can affect you as an investor.

Must register by Sept 4.

Led by Jane Clark, Financial Advisor with Edward Jones Central Orange SC Tues, Sept 10 (244021-01) 12:15 - 1pm Must register by Sept 11 for Seymour: Seymour Center Wed, Sept 18 (344015-01) 12:15 – 1pm

Retirement for Boomers and Retirees It’s never too late or too early to learn about growing your money. Join us for this series led by Jane Clark, Financial Advisor with Edward Jones. Maximum: 15 participants Note: Tues sessions will be held at the Seymour Center from 2- 3:30 pm, and Thurs sessions will be held at the Central Orange SC from 2 –3:30 pm.

Tues, Sept 17 & Thurs, Sept 19

Foundations of Investing – The basics of portfolio balance and diversification.

Tues, Sept 24 & Thurs, Sept 26

Fixed Retirement Income – The three basic types of income: variable, reliable, and rising

FINANCIAL PLANNING

Tues, Oct 1 & Thurs, Oct 3

Growth in Retirement Income – the importance of having your portfolio grow during retirement years

Building Your Investment Income Foundation This presentation is designed for in-

Tues, Oct 15 & Thurs, Oct 10

Stocks, Bonds & Mutual Funds – Various types of investment security

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Tues, Oct 22 & Thurs, Oct 17 Planning Forever – Estate Planning and Trusts Tues, Oct 29 & Thurs, Oct 24 Wrap-up Session – Where do you go from here?

Material Fee: $15 payable to the instructor at the first class Central Orange SC Thurs, Sept 19 – Oct 24 (254003-02) 2 - 3:30 pm Seymour Center Tues, Sept 17 – Oct 29 (334004-02) 2 - 3:30 pm

Tax-free Investing: It’s Not What You Make, It’s What You Keep Join us to learn how certain investments can deliver tax-free income and possibly keep you in a lower tax bracket.

Must register by Nov 5.

Led by Jane Clark, Financial Advisor with Edward Jones Central Orange SC Tues, Nov 12 (244022-01) 2 – 3 pm Must register by Nov 6 for Seymour: Seymour Center Wed, Nov 13 (314007-02) 2 – 3 pm

Special Events

Classes in the Special Events section must be registered for in advance (classes may be terminated if minimum numbers are not reached) by calling the Central Orange Senior Center in Hillsborough at 919-245-2015, or the Seymour Center in Chapel Hill at 919-968-2070.

3 Lady Poets of Carrboro, and Tea Three local poets will read from their anthology, Carrboro Poetica, over tea.

Don’t miss this collaborative effort of Barbara Kenyon, Susan Spalt and Phyllis Jean Green.

Their poems’ topics and themes range from relationships to characters to special events. Collections of their poetry readings are included in their book Carrboro Poetica, which you may purchase at the end of the program. Treats will accompany the tea.

Register by Fri, Sept 13.

Fee: FREE Seymour Center Mon, Sept 16 (343018-01) 2 - 4 pm

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In conjunction with the Orange County Animal Shelter, we will have dogs to visit with on the front patio.

Who knows? Your best friend might be waiting there for you!

Central Orange SC Wed – Fri, Oct 2 – 4 (243026-01) 10 am – 12 noon Ancestry.com/Genealogy Ever wonder who might be in a branch of your family tree? It is so easy to research your family records and locate long lost relatives. Learn how to begin your search using Ancestry.com so you can get started today. You can continue your work at home or use the computer program located at the Orange County Library in Hillsborough, which is cosponsoring this event.

Fee: FREE Central Orange SC Thurs, Sept 12 (243006-01) 2 – 3:30 pm

SPECIAL EVENTS

Art Shows – Central Orange Senior Center If you are interested in exhibiting, please contact Terry Colville at 919245-2016 or tcolville@orangecountync.gov Cathy Chernow – Acrylic Exhibition Cathy is a self-taught artist working mostly with acrylics and water-soluble oils. Her love for the Southwest and Native American designs was encouraged through her degree in Anthropology/Archaeology with an emphasis on Mesoamerica. Many trips to the ruins in the Southwest and Mexico motivated her to try to replicate the shapes and figures in her art work. Please join us for the opening reception for an opportunity to meet her.

Central Orange SC Mon, Sept 9 (253002-05) 3 pm Janet Kelo – Watercolor Exhibition Janet’s work has been displayed in various galleries in Ohio, Arizona, and at the ArtsCenter in Carrboro. Two of her watercolors are part of the permanent collection of Yuma City Hall in Arizona. She most enjoys painting landscapes, gardens, flowers, water scenes, and portraits of people she loves. Watercolor has been her medium of choice for the past ten years. Join us

Senior Times for the opening reception for an opportunity to meet her.

Central Orange SC Mon, Nov 4 (253002-06) 3 pm Art Shows - Seymour Center If you are interested in exhibiting, please contact Cydnee Sims at 919245-4250 or csims@orangecountync.gov Fall Art & Sounds of Music Program New! Senior Center Staff Collaborative Art Exhibition will be on display Sept 9 – Oct 3. This exhibit will feature a collection of heritage and visual art talents of several Senior Center staff. In honor of National Senior Center Month, this first exhibition that will enable viewers to see the staff members’ artistic skills. Help celebrate the opening of “Art & Sounds of Music”. Assistant Hostesses: Becci Ritter, Joan Walshaw, Linda Burnette, and Irene Ferguson with special performance by Alli Little and Jason Sonnenschein.

Seymour Center Mon, Sept 9 (353003-01) 5:30 - 7 pm David Sovero’s Colors of Life Exhibition will be on display Oct 7 - Nov 21. David Sovero is a native of Lima, Peru. He graduated from the Peruvian National Arts College where he developed his strong academic foundation for art. During his career as an artist in Peru, Sovero participated in many different exhibitions, solo and in groups, and won many honors and awards. Since his arrival to the US in Dec 2001, he has taken part in many exhibitions in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and other areas of NC. He currently teaches Oil Painting at the Seymour Center.

Sovero is an artist who creates layers of rich color, offering new forms, concepts, and elements of art over many generations.

David’s Incan ancestral roots are saturated with thousands of years of Andean stylized figures.

At the opening, the Assistant Hostesses will be: Margaret Mays, Nettie Wilson, Irene Ferguson, and Linda Watkins with special performance by Roots & Wings.

Seymour Center Mon, Oct 7 (353003-02) 5:30 - 7 pm

Artisan Fair Once again we will offer an opportunity for you to display your particular craft. This year we will expand our fair by opening our great hall to the vendors. Please contact Terry at 919-245-2016 for details.

Central Orange SC Sat, Nov 23 (213022-01) 9 am – 3 pm Arts and Crafts Marketplace Looking for something fun to do on the weekend? Come to the Seymour Center the 3rd Sat of each month, unless otherwise noted, to see hand-crafted items made exclusively by mature adults in Orange County! Expect to find quilts, jewelry, paintings, woodwork and much more. Crafters must be 55 + to participate. If you are interested, contact Cydnee Sims at 919-245-4250 for space availability.

Fee: FREE Seymour Center 3rd Sat, Oct 19; Dec 21 (353008) 10 am - 2 pm (no Marketplace in Sept or Nov)

Beach Ball Volleyball It’s back again! Everyone had such fun before; we decided to make a month of it! Join others for an afternoon of great exercise and fun as we team up for a game or two of volleyball followed by light refreshments. Please call the center to register.

Central Orange SC Fri, Sept 6 – 27 (243002-01) 2 – 3 pm Bid Whist Tournament You say you are the best player around - come on out and prove it!

Trophies will be awarded for first and second place winners. There will be a special prize for the team that runs most Bostons. There will be a beginner’s table as well as other card games available - spades and pitty pat. We supply the cards you bring the fun!

Registration deadline: Sept 21 Hargraves Center Tues, Sept 24 (350001-01) 10 am B.I.N.G.O. Dance Party!

New! It’s going to be lots of fun!

First ever Bingo Dance Party will offer several ways of playing Bingo and chances of winning great prizes.

To make our prize table versatile and exciting, bring a bingo donation to add to the prize table. A variety of snacks and appetizers, DJ caller and dance breaks is even more reason

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to come to this party. Put on your dancing shoes, come out and have a great time. Let’s party!! Register

by Mon, Sept 23.

Fee: FREE Seymour Center Mon, Sept 30 (353041-03) 5 – 7 pm

Birthday Celebration Join us for our monthly birthday celebration as we recognize those individuals born in the months of Sept, Oct, or Nov. Please call the center to register.

Central Orange SC Mon, Sept 9; Oct 7; Nov 4 (253004-09, 10, 11) 12 noon Seymour Center Mon, Sept 9; Oct 7; Nov 4 (353072) 12 noon

Bra Seminar Ladies, you are invited to this special session on something close to our hearts, the bra. Most women are wearing the wrong bra size causing discomfort to shoulders and around our body. A certified bra fitter with Dillard’s will be here to determine your correct size and discuss how to purchase and care for the bra that is just right for you.

If you are not interested in a bra fitting you, are welcome to come and learn about shopping and caring for your garments. Please RSVP one week in advance.

Central Orange SC Tues, Sept 17 (243011-01) 2:45 – 3:45 pm

Connections Concierge This program is designed with everyone in mind! Not sure how to navigate the multiple programs at the Center. Need a little memory jogger of upcoming events and programs? Look no further! Every 1st and 3rd Monday of the month, you will have an opportunity to explore all the happenings and possibilities at your local senior center. No longer will you find yourself wondering how you missed an interesting program or realize you didn’t sign up by the deadline date. Our concierge will be located in the lobby when you come into the Center. One on one time will be spent mapping out a wide range of activities you can get involved in. This program is being offered by the Seymour Center Program Advisory Committee.

Seymour Center 1st & 3rd Mon: Sept 16; Oct 7, 21; Nov 4, 18 (353012) 10 am – 12 noon (Center closed on Sept 2)

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Cooking and Dinner with David Sovero You have seen David’s artwork in the senior centers, but did you know he is just as talented in the kitchen? David, who trained with the Fearrington House Restaurant and is now a chef for a local restaurant, believes you can create a good, healthy, and inexpensive meal using ingredients you already have in your pantry. Each week you are to bring two ingredients (fruit, vegetable, or other item) from your pantry and David will teach you how to create a meal with the combination provided. The choice of beef, chicken, or seafood, will be provided. If you are a vegetarian, just let us know when you register. This is a hands-on class with everyone participating in the preparation of the meal.

During the class David will explain different methods of preparing meat and additional variations on the meal being prepared. This is a unique cooking class and sure to be a fun as well as a delicious experience. Everyone MUST register for each class one week in advance and let us know which meat you prefer. Class size is limited.

Fee: $7 plus two ingredients Central Orange SC Mondays, Sept (233016-09) 5:30 – 7:30 pm Oct (233016-10)

5:30 – 7:30 pm Nov (233016-11) 5:30 – 7:30 pm Culture Exchange Forum Ever desire to learn more about other cultures? This event is designed with you in mind. Come and share in dialogue sessions where you will have the opportunity to ask questions and share stories and facts among your peers. We are looking for persons to serve on a panel that would assist in exchanging ideas and knowledge of their culture with the audience. If you are interested in being a part of the panel, contact Cydnee Sims at 919245-4250 or Shuang Wang at 919- 2454275 for more information. Prior to the event date, there will be a box located at the front desk for you to drop in questions, beginning Mon, Sept, 9.

However, you may bring your questions the day of the event. Our moderator is Susan Haff, who has a wealthy background in Cultural Awareness and Sensitivity. Come excited and ready to be a part of something great!

Refreshments will be served. Register

by Mon, Sept 16.

Fee: FREE Seymour Center Mon. Sept, 23 (343019) 9 – 11 am

Senior Times Enchanted Garden Party!

Calling all fairies, elves, gnomes, pixies, and sprites - come join the Seymour Garden Group for an enchanted afternoon garden party.

Our volunteers work diligently to make our gardens unique and enjoyable for all who enter our center. We will celebrate with our enchanted garden friends while enjoying secret surprises.

Fee: FREE Seymour Center Tues, Sept 10 (342007-01) 2 – 3 pm Fashion Show and Tea Back by popular demand! Spend an afternoon enjoying a cup of tea and check out the new fall fashions with clothing provided by Dillard’s. Highlights include casual, dress, and formal attire. If you are interested in being one of our awesome models please call Terry at 919-245-2016. Everyone must register for this event prior to Oct 1.

Central Orange SC Tues, Oct 8 (243008-01) 3 pm Food Truck Rodeo at Seymour Hurry! Hurry! The Seymour Center is hosting a first ever Food Truck Rodeo with WCHL. There will be trucks offering a variety of food for your appetite.

Bring out your lawn chairs, dogs (must be on a leash), kids and neighbors for an evening of great food, live entertainment, games, Disc Jockey, and more. Trucks that will be at our first rodeo include: American Meltdown, Mama Dukes, Parlezvous Crepes, Baguettaboutit, Old North State BBQ, and Tarheel Creamery. Food truck vendors’ prices range from $5 to $10.

The center will provide eating stations with tables and chairs for your convenience. Although registration is not required, we would like all participants to register to give us an idea of how many attendees we can expect.

Register for this event by Thurs, Oct 3.

This event is open to the community at large. There will be parking assistance available due to limited parking at the Center. Don’t stay home!!

Fee: FREE Seymour Center Thurs, Oct 10 4:30 – 8 pm Farmers’ Market at the Senior Centers Yes, the Farmers’ Market is at the Senior Centers. It’s a wonderful and convenient way to get your fresh fruits,

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vegetables and meats right at the Center. No longer do you have to stand in a long grocery line when you have your local friendly farmers right outside the Centers’ doors. Come shop and get extra fresh food and outstanding quality.

Central Orange SC Mondays (226006-01) 9 am – 12 noon Seymour Center Tues and Thurs (353060) 9 am - 12 noon

Getting Your Sparkle Back Do the setbacks and losses of life ever leave you feeling broken and a bit dull? The daily trials we all face often impact us in ways that we never fully address. Come participate in this workshop to learn some simple and fun ways to move beyond all of life’s hiccups and potholes, and gain some of your sparkle back! Provided

by Amedisys Hospice Service Central Orange SC Thurs, Sept 12 (243023-01) 10:30 – 11:30 am

Fire Prevention Talk October is Fire Safety month! A representative from Orange County Emergency Services will share ways to take precautions to protect your home and yourself. There will be free smoke detectors for interested participants.

Fee: FREE Central Orange SC Mon, Oct 14 (243013-01) 10:30 - 11:30 am

Glitz, Glamour & Gatsby Gala Event Presented jointly by the RSVP 55+ Advisory Council and Friends of the Seymour Center, this Gatsby Gala will feature wine tastings, hors d’oeuvres, entertainment, dancing, a silent auction and more. Tickets are $40 for one or $75 for two available after Sept 1 from the front desk of the Seymour Center 919-968-2070 or Central Orange Senior Center 919-245-2015. Call to reserve a ticket for pick up at the door on event night at the Seymour Center. Proceeds will benefit RSVP’s annual volunteer recognition event and the Friends of the Seymour Center for its support of services and programming.

Fee: $40 / one ticket $75 / two tickets Seymour Center Sat, Nov 16 7 – 11 pm

First Friday Night Dance Party Back by popular demand! Put on your dancing shoes and join others for a night of music and dance. This evening is open to all types of ballroom dance as well as a line dance or two.

So you don’t dance? Come anyway to enjoy the music and socialize with others. We will provide soft drinks and/or tea and you bring a snack to share. Everyone must RSVP one week in advance.

Host: Pete Wehr Central Orange SC Fri, Sept 6; Oct 4; Nov 1 (253011-09, 10, 11) 6:30 – 9 pm

Fun Bingo with Cards Join this group for a morning of fun as they put a new twist on an old game.

Central Orange SC Fri, Sept 6; Oct 4; Nov 8 (257024-01) 10:30 – 11:30 am Garden Plant Sale, Information and a Drawing Want some plants for next year? Have Garden Questions? Visit our first plant sale for perennials and grasses that can be planted now. Buy a plant for yourself, or as a gift. Trained Master Gardeners will answer your plant questions. Enter a raffle to win a garden basket; tickets $.50. Funds and donations will support the Seymour Entrance Garden. If you would like to donate plants, please call Marsha first at 919-401-6445.

Seymour Center Fri, Sept 20 10 am – 1 pm

Group Games in the Great Hall Join us for a variety of games. The games are lots of fun and the best thing is you don’t have to know how to play! Be sure to wear comfortable clothing and be ready to have fun.

Contact the center to register at least one week before the event.

Central Orange SC Fri, Nov 8 (253018-10)

10:30 – 11:30 am

Harvest Moon Dance and dinner Mark your calendars now for a fun filled night of music and dance. Dinner will be served from 6:30 – 7:30 pm. Co-sponsored with the Friends of Central Orange Senior Center. Tickets are available at Central Orange Senior Center front desk or from a Friends of Central Orange board member.

Ticket: $25 Central Orange SC Sat, Oct 12 (243003-01) 6:30 – 10 pm Heart’s Desire: Film and Lecture Series at the Seymour Center is now listed under Educational Opportunities

ATHLETICS SPECIAL EVENTS

ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES

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Central Orange SC Fri, Oct 4 (243016-01) 10:30 – 11:30 am Intro to the Library Did you know you can find out if the library has a specific book, renew your book, get a book for your electronic reader, or even place a hold on a book using your home computer? Join us for an update on all the new programs taking place at your local library. Cosponsored with the Orange County Library, Hillsborough.

Central Orange SC Fri, Oct 11 (243018-01) 10:30 – 11:30 am Jewish High Holidays: Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Join us as participants and staff of the senior center presents an educational overview of these two holidays. Information about the practices, customs and significance of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur will be shared along with a sampling of traditional foods.

Central Orange SC Tues, Sept 24 (243004-01) 2:30 - 3:30 pm Join the Pool Party!

Join us for a morning of pool volleyball at the Orange County SporsPlex. You don’t have to know how to play volleyball - just come and enjoy the fun and get the benefit of exercise without even realizing you are working out! Prior to our game we will have a water aerobics warm up to get us ready for the big event.

Everyone must register one week in advance. Cosponsored with the Orange County SportsPlex.

Central Orange SC Fri, Sept 27 (243019-01) 10:30 – 11:30 am Margaret Maron’s North Carolina Mysteries Taste Southern refreshments and visit with a bestselling NC author.

We will explore the first in a series of novels with a short reading by Karen Bowen. Beginning with Bootlegger’s Daughter, Maron crafts an award-winning mystery series as Judge Deborah Knott travels our state. Guess which NC locale she’ll

Senior Times highlight next? The center will serve a taste of the south while you enjoy learning about this NC series. RSVP one week in advance.

Led by Karen Bowman Seymour Wed, Sept 18 (353002-03) 11 am – 12 noon Central Orange SC Wed, Sept 25 (243012-01) 10:30 – 11:30 am Newcomers’ Coffee This is your chance to ask all those questions about what the Senior Center can do for you. Join the Senior Center staff as they give an overview of our programs and services. We are a one-stop resource for wellness, lifelong learning, access to benefits and meaningful opportunities. There will be time for coffee, conversation and a tour of our buildings. Call the senior center to register.

Fee: FREE Central Orange SC Thurs, Sept 12 (253008-09) 10 am Thurs, Oct 10 (253008-10) 10 am Thurs, Nov 14 (253008-11)

10 am Seymour Center Thurs, Sept 12 (353023-04) 10 am Thurs, Oct 10 (353023-05) 10 am Thurs, Nov 14 (353023-06) 10 am October Fall Festival Enjoy a morning of shuffleboard, carnival games and prizes at the Hargraves Center. Lunch will be provided. Space is limited, so call 919968-2070 to make your reservation

by Sat, Sept 13. We will leave the Seymour Center at 9:30 am and return by 1 pm.

Fee: FREE Hargraves Center Fri, Oct. 4 (340007-01) 10:30 am – 1 pm Pets on Parade During lunch we will have a parade of lovable, friendly, and adoptable pets! Dogs are so smart you may be in for a big surprise as they strut their stuff in hopes you will want to take them home. If you would like to help with this event please call Terry at 919-245-2016. Cosponsored with Orange County Animal Shelter.

Central Orange SC Wed, Oct 2 (243010-01) 12 noon

POTLUCKS AT CENTRAL ORANGE SENIOR CENTER School’s back in session and the principal is looking for you! Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?

Of course you are! So join us for a fun filled night of competition and put your knowledge to the test. We will work in teams, or if you prefer, you can cheer the teams to victory. The center will serve spaghetti and meatballs and you bring the sides. Call the center by Sept 12 to register.

Thurs, Sept 19 (253007-09) 5:30 pm It’s Haunted House Night at COSC as we celebrate Halloween.

Be sure to dress up and join us for our Halloween costume and pumpkin “carving” contests.

The center will provide the main dish of Polish sausage, corn, potatoes, and other vegetables cooked together in a milk can and seasoned to perfection. Be sure to register prior to Oct 10 and let us know what you plan to bring.

Thurs, Oct 17 (253007-10) 5:30 pm Fee: FREE (To be sure we have enough food, please RSVP one week in advance of all potlucks.)

Central Orange SC (no potluck in Nov) Removing the “Pressure” of Cooking Ready to take the pressure out of cooking? Want to learn how to cook pasta without a huge pot of boiling water? Learn how to use a small pressure cooker instead. This demonstration will focus on faster cooking, smaller portions, and energy efficiency. You will have a chance to see how to cook pasta, dried beans, and brown rice using brand new techniques and inexpensive pressure cookers. Afterwards, you may sample an apple cake made from 100% whole wheat flour and prepared in a pressure cooker. For more information, see: www.dwalstad.com.

Speaker Diana Walstad Central Orange SC Wed, Oct 16 (243015-01) 2 - 3:30 pm “Senior” Prom: An Enchanted Evening Under the Stars It’s Prom Time! Get your date, dressy outfit and come to a fabulous “Senior” Prom! No worries with being asked to this Prom, so don’t stay home. There will be dance

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partners from a UNC, great entertainment, dinner and a spectacular evening with friends. This special affair is co-sponsored with Hannah Ruth Foundation. The Hannah Ruth Foundation (HRF) is a non-profit, community-based initiative, created to address the disenfranchisement, isolation, and lack of resources available to the elderly and youth of our community. HRF fosters support through friendship, enrichment opportunities & multi-faceted contributions to connect its members/clients to other community resources & events. Register today!

Fee: FREE Seymour Center Sat, Dec 7 (313016-01)

7 – 11 pm

SPECIAL DINNERS AT SEYMOUR CENTER Please note times for each dinner.

Also, if you are vegetarian, please indicate this when you register for events. We can accommodate your dietary preference.

Fish Fry Night!

If you love fried fish, don’t stay home for this event. We will share memorable fish fry stories, go fish - well, not in the way you are thinking and later enjoy a special skit performance by the Orange County Jammers. Wonder what those Jammers are up to? Gotta sign up and come to find out! The center will provide the dinner. We ask that you provide desserts for 8 to 10 people.

Space is limited to 60 participants. Register by Fri, Sept 13.

Fee: FREE Seymour Center Wed, Sept 25 (353000-09) 5:30 -7:30 pm

Movie on the Lawn!

New! Bring out your lawn chairs and blankets and enjoy an entertaining movie and theater food on the patio. Our featured film is The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.

This movie captures the lives of British retirees who travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel. Less luxurious than its advertisements, the Marigold Hotel nevertheless slowly begins to charm in unexpected ways.

This is a must see. Theater food will be served at 6:30 pm sharp.

Movie will start as soon as everyone is served, no later than 7pm.

Event is limited to 60 participants. Register by Tues, Oct 15.

September - November 2013 Fee: FREE Seymour Center Tues, Oct 22 (353000-10) 6:30 – 9 pm Dinner and Trilogy Performances by Phoenix Theater Group Phoenix Theater Group is an up and coming group of actors that enjoy sharing their talents. This evening they will perform a short one act play, The Man on the Floor, which is a hilarious play set in London; two short scenes from the play, The Odd Couple; and a female version and a scene from the play The Gingerbread Lady, which captures a mother and daughter’s relationship. Sounds like a lot of acting for one night, but it will be worth your time! Dinner will be served immediately after the performance. Entire performance will run 45 – 60 min. Space is limited to 60 participants. Register by Oct 25.

Please arrive by 6 pm to be seated in the theater.

Fee: FREE. Seymour Center Fri, Nov 1 (353000-11) Performance 6:15 - 8:15 pm Dinner 7:15 - 8:15 pm Students of Chapel Hill Music Teachers Association (CHMTA) in Concert Come out and take part in the students of CHMTA first appearance at the Seymour Center. Music performers will range from elementary to high school and will bring you a variety of repertoire. Invite and bring your family and friends.

Fee: FREE Seymour Center Sat, Oct 5 (343016-04) 2 – 3 pm

Tea with Downton Abby If you have missed this blockbuster series on PBS, now is your time to find out what all the excitement is about.

Join us for a cup of tea as we watch Downton Abby on the big screen in preparation for the next season beginning in January. We will begin with season one so you won’t miss anything. If you are already addicted to this series you are welcome to refresh your memory concerning all the twist and turns. Set in 1912, in the Edwardian country house of Downton Abbey you will learn how the aristocrats lived and come to know the intricate lives of the servants who ran the day to day business of the household. Filled with beautiful scenery and clothing, you

Senior Times won’t want to miss an episode. Contact the center to register.

Central Orange SC Thursdays beginning Sept 5 (243014-01) 2 pm Thanksgiving Celebration Join us for another fabulous holiday celebration to be held in the Great Hall of the Central Orange Senior Center.

This year enjoy the sounds of Fran the Accordion Man. If you are able, bring a donation of canned food for the OCIM pantry. Suggestions: canned fruit, applesauce, brown beans such as pinto, beef stew, vegetables, and soups. Transportation is available from the Seymour Center (bus will depart at 9:45 am) Registration is required by Fri, Nov 1. Please call 919245-2015 to sign up. Seating is limited this year so make your reservation early.

Fee: FREE Central Orange SC Fri, Nov 22 (243001-01) Program begins at 10:30 am Train Your Brain October is national train your brain month. Enjoy an afternoon of fun as we challenge ourselves with interactive games such as: Name that Monument and Where in the World?

You could be the big winner! Call and register before Sept 26 Fee: FREE Central Orange SC Thurs, Oct 3 (243007-01) 2 pm trinkets and treasures costume jewelry fundraiser The Program Advisory Committee and Friends of Seymour Center are excited to announce their first Costume Jewelry Fundraiser this coming December. All proceeds will go towards programs and services. In order for this event to be a huge success, your help is wanted! If you have gently used jewelry that you are no longer wearing and would like to donate to a great cuase, this opportunity is just for you! Please drop off donated jewelry at the front desk of the Seymour Center beginning, Monday, October 7. Donations will be accepted Monday - Friday during center operations hours. You will be given a tax deduction form at that time. The sale will be held on Saturday, December 21 along with our Arts and Crafts Marketplace, from 10 am - 2 pm. This will be a great time to pick up one of kind jewelry and handcrafted items for the holiday. Admission to the sale is FREE.

Veterans Appreciation Breakfast Please join us as we celebrate the contributions made each day by our veterans. If you are a veteran we would like to honor and recognize you for your service to our country. To join us, please call the center at 919-245-2015 to register. We are asking veterans to bring a photo, if possible, to display.

Registration is required before Oct 22.

Cosponsored with Amedisys Hospice Service, and Orange County Dept. of Social Services.

Fee: FREE (must RSVP) Central Orange SC Mon, Nov 11 (243000-01) 8:30 – 10:30 am Veterans Musical Salute In honor of our Veterans, join us for a musical production by our very own, Village Revue. This festive occasion is our way of saying thank you for the dedication and time given to protect and serve our country. We ask that all Veterans and Center participants come to this celebration. Reception will be served immediately after the show. This event is co-sponsored with RSVP (Retired Senior Volunteer Program).

Fee: FREE Seymour Center Mon, Nov 11 (343069-01) 2 - 3:30 pm Water Safety Clinic If someone threw you a lifepreserver would you know how to use it? If you fell into deep water would you feel comfortable treading to safety?

Even if you know how to swim, a moment of panic can change everything.

Spend an hour learning new safety skills or refreshing what you already have learned. Everyone must register one week in advance. *This program is cosponsored with the Orange County SportsPlex.

Central Orange SC Fri, Oct 18 (243009-01) 10:30 – 11:30 am

ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES & CLASSES

All of the following activities are FREE, unless otherwise noted

ACTIVITIES

Badminton Sponsored by the Orange County Recreation and Parks Department Fee charged Central Recreation Center Tryon St, Hillsborough Tues, Wed, & Fri 9 – 11 am

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Badminton Enjoy a friendly game during our open play weekly sessions. Beginners are welcomed. Racquets are available.

Partner not needed.

Central Orange SC (251004) Wednesdays 2 – 4 pm Seymour Center (351022) Tuesdays 4:30 – 6:45 pm Saturdays 9:15 - 11:45 am Basketball – Shoot Around Central Orange SC (251015) Tuesdays 2:30 - 4:30 pm Community Center Tuesdays & Thursdays 8 - 10:30 am Northside Gym Mondays 10 - 11:30 am

Billiards Bring a friend and enjoy shooting a round of pool - every day and any time.

Central Orange SC (251005) Seymour Center

Bocce Ball Time to put some miles on our improved bocce ball court! Equipment available. Weather permitting.

Seymour Center (351020) Mondays 10 am Wednesdays 10 am & 1:30 pm A group often plays on Saturday or Sunday afternoons in Chapel Hill.

Friendly and relaxed competition.

Contact Joan Alston, 919-932-7104, for days and times.

Chapel Hill Community Center

Cornhole This activity can also be known as bean bag toss, corn toss, baggo or bags, is a lawn game in which players take turns throwing “corn kernel” bags at a raised platform with a hole in the far end. Bring a friend and let’s toss some bags.

Central Orange SC (257036) Fridays 10:30 am Seymour Center (351006) Tuesdays 10 am

Disc Toss New! Disc Toss is a flying disc game where you aim at a target and try to get more discs into the hole than your opponent. If you enjoy Frisbee, you will surely enjoy this game.

Seymour Center (357132) Fridays 10 – 11 am Horseshoes Bring a friend and throw some shoes - every day and any time.

Central Orange SC (251018)

ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES

DANCE, MUSIC & THEATER

Page 32 Ladder Golf New! If you enjoy horseshoes, you will enjoy this new game that everybody is talking about. Ladder Golf is a ball-toss target game that can become very addictive. If you love outdoor lawn games, come check it out.

Seymour Center (357133) Wednesdays 10 – 11 am Pickle Ball New! A combination of badminton and tennis this sport is once again gaining popularity around the county. It is played with a whiffle ball on an indoor court. Free lessons will be offered during the first hour of play in Oct, with open play the second hour.

Equipment will be provided. Please contact the front desk to register.

Central Orange SC (251016-01) Mondays starting Oct 7 6 - 8 pm Shuffleboard Whether it is for practice or fun, shuffleboard is a great way to exercise. Come to learn, or to show someone how to play the game.

Feel free to bring a lunch and socialize afterwards.

Central Orange SC (251006) Fridays 9 – 11 am Northside Gym Wednesdays 10 am - 12 noon Table Tennis You may bring your own paddles and balls, or use the equipment available at the Center. All skill levels are welcome.

Seymour Center Contact: Sherry Graham, 919-636-2264, or Alan Tom, 919-933-8972, or alantom@mindspring.com Seymour Center Tues & Wed (351007)

10 – 11:30 am Tues & Thurs (351008) 2 – 4 pm Saturdays (351018) 12 noon – 2:45 pm Wii Games: Stay Active and Fit Let’s get ready to rumble! Come join your friends for a morning of interactive Wii games. No experience necessary. Fun and easy to catch on, you will enjoy every minute. Activity leader will give hands on instructions and tips to make the games even more interesting.

Leader: Corina Riley Seymour Center (351069) Tuesdays 10:30 - 11:30 am Wii – Open Play Instructor: Interested in leading? If so, contact Corina Riley at 919-245-4252 Central Orange SC (251010) Thursdays 12 noon

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LESSONS

Badminton Lessons Lessons are for beginners or those who would like to brush up on their game.

Instructor: CD Poon (cdpoon@gmail.com) Fee: FREE Seymour Center (351022) Email Instructor, or call the front desk at 919-968-2070 for an appointment.

Billiards Lessons This one-on-one instruction is for beginners, or those who would like to brush up on their game.

Instructor: Bob Roberts Fee: FREE Seymour Center (351011) Call front desk for an appointment at 919-968-2070 Table Tennis Instruction Here’s a great opportunity to sharpen your table tennis skills through private lessons. Beginners will learn proper grip, scoring, legal serve, forehand and backhand strokes. Intermediates will learn new serves, new shots and make game more reliable while learning strategies and having fun. Lessons will be offered in half hour sessions, and will be either one on one, or in a two person group. It’s suggested that people should take at least six lessons to benefit from course. For more information, contact Bob Ross at 919210-4532. Call front desk for an appointment at 919- 968-2070.

Instructor: Bob Ross Fee: 1 person - $12 per session 2 person group - $8 per session, per person Seymour Center (351014) Mondays and Wednesdays 1 – 2 pm & 2 - 3 pm

DANCE, MUSIC & THEATER To register, call the Seymour Center at 919-968-2070, or the Central Orange SC at 919-245-2015.

Dance African Rhythms: Gentle Dances of Africa New! Come and be part of the fun doing Gentle Dances of African rhythms. The gentle movements of African music and songs will inspire your heart and soul with the beat of the drums that take you into a natural expression of you. “African Gentle Movements Dances” are easy,

fun and creative. No dance experiences are necessary, just your ability to have fun. Taught by Lark Brown who studied African dance and musicals for over 35 years. Feel the Freedom to Move your Inner Soul!

Class is 6 weeks long. Minimum of 10 people and maximum of 20.

Instructor: Lark Brown Fee: $12.50 per class Seymour Center Wed, Sept 4 – Oct 9 (354043-01) 4 – 5 pm Argentine Tango: The Healing Embrace New! Argentine tango is first and foremost a social dance recently inscribed on UNESCO’s “Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.” It originated in Argentina in the late 19th century, but enthusiastically took off as a major dance after it was introduced to Parisians early in the 20th century by the famous Uruguayan singer Carlos Gardel, among others. Although passionate, the music is very pleasant to hear. The dance movements are gracious without being strenuous. The embrace is soft and pleasant, and somewhat more intimate than other dances.

It provides a truly cordial experience with life-long possibilities of improvement and enjoyment. The 1 hr 30 min classes will provide progressive group training to enable the participants to properly walk, navigate, and acquire the skills necessary to enjoy a milonga (social ball where tango is danced). Emphasis will be on posture, balance, axis, walk, pivots, turns, breathing, and embellishments for both the followers and leaders. No prior exposure is necessary and all ages and levels are welcome. Try to come in couples, although there will be rotations throughout the class. 5 classes offered per session. For further questions, feel free to contact the instructor at 919-801-4225 or email him at danielbossut@earthlink.net Instructor: Daniel Bossut Fee: $10 per lesson ($50 for 5 classes), or receive $10 discount for prepaid lessons before Sept 4 ($40 for 5 classes) Seymour Center Wed: Sept 4 – Oct 3; Oct 10 - Nov 7 (354029-01) 1:30 – 3 pm Ballroom Dance Lessons Ballroom Dance lessons with Bruce Gillooly, who has over 60 years of dance experience. Each month you will explore a different ballroom dance; the group decides which

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dance will be explored for the month. Ballroom dances includes: Waltz, Foxtrot, East and West Coast Swing, Salsa, Tango, Samba, Merengue, Zydeco, Shag, and Lindy Hop. Please register and purchase your ticket at the front desk before class.

No partner required but is recommended.

Instructor: Bruce Gillooly Fee: $5 Seymour Center Mondays (354020) 3 - 3:45 pm Central Orange SC Tuesdays (254001) 12 noon – 1 pm Thursdays (254032) 7 – 8 pm

Ballroom Dance Practice Ballroom dance practice with Bruce Gillooly providing the music. A variety of music will be used to meet a wide range of dancing abilities and desires. Comments and requests will be taken into account.

Fee: FREE Seymour Center Mondays (354047) 3:45 - 4:30 pm

Ballroom Dance Practice The great room is open for Ballroom dance practice. Bring your own music and join others to spend the afternoon dancing. No formal instruction will take place.

Fee: FREE Central Orange SC Thursdays (except 3rd Thurs) (254002-01) 3:30 - 4:30 pm

Cardio Club Line Dance Using today’s line dances that are “club” popular, you will “learn while you Burn” the line dances most often played at weddings, Bar/Bot mitzvahs and company parties. Easy to learn and low impact. **SAVE MONEY** PRE-REGISTRATION by Friday before 1st Class: Individual $60, Couple $110, Senior (only offered at Seymour Center), Active Military & Student (17-22 yrs.) $40.

After Friday before 1st Class and at the door (to be paid at front desk of Seymour Center): Individual $72, Couple $132, Senior (only offered at Seymour Center), Active Military & Student (17-22 yrs.) $48. Drop-Ins: $15 * For drop-ins after the second week, please call Debbie Ramsey at 919-274-4400, before dropping in.

Instructor: Debbie Ramsey, Co-Owner of Mad About Dance Academy Seymour Center Fee: $75 for 6 lessons ($12.50 per class)

September - November 2013 Tues: Sept 10, 17, 24; Oct 1, 8, 15 (354031) 5:30 – 6:30 pm Clogging What a great way to get in shape while having fun. This is a beginning class so you will learn basic clogging steps.

No prior dance experience necessary.

Instructor: Kelly Brinn Fee: $38 per session Central Orange SC Session I: Thurs: Sept 5 – Oct 3 (no class Sept 26) (254004-09) 6 – 6:45 pm Session II: Thurs: Oct 10 - 31 (254004-10) 6 - 6:45 pm Session III: Thurs: Nov 7 – Dec 5 (no class Nov 28) (254004-11) 6 - 6:45 pm Dance for Joy Whether you are just beginning to focus on becoming healthier, or are looking for something new to add to your current fitness program, this class is perfect. It encourages participants to move within their own comfort level and to bring their energy and spirit to the steps. Based on the Nia Technique, the barefooted, grounded movements provide a whole body workout that is gentle on the joints.

Through easy dance steps we will develop greater balance, flexibility, strength - and have FUN! To learn more about Nia, go to www.nianow. com Instructor: Rebecca Sugg, Certified NIA Instructor Fee: $24/4 weeks; $48/8 weeks; or $72/12 weeks – Coupon books available.

Central Orange SC Mondays, Sept ( 2 5 2 0 0 5 - 0 9 ) 11:15 am – 12 noon Oct (252005-10) Nov (252005-11) East Coast Swing Basics & Beyond: Level 1 Let us take you to the “Hop”! You’ll learn the most fundamental leader/ follower turning patterns, cuddle, closed position moves, pickup, shoulder slide, partnering technique, and styling. We create a strong foundation through repetition and showing you exercises you can do at home so that you can get out onto the swing dance floor faster. This easy to learn swing dance is fun and a GREAT way to get Healthy and meet new friends at the same time! **SAVE MONEY** PRE-REGISTRATION by Friday before 1st Class: Individual $60, Couple $110,

Senior Times Senior (only offered at Seymour Center), Active Military & Student (17-22 yrs.) $40. After Friday before 1st Class and at the door (to be paid at front desk of Seymour Center): Individual $72, Couple $132, Senior (only offered at Seymour Center), Active Military & Student (17-22 yrs.) $48. Drop-Ins: $15 * For drop-ins, if dropping in after the second week, please call Debbie Ramsey at 919-274-4400, before dropping in.

Instructor: Debbie Ramsey, co-owner of Mad About Dance Academy Seymour Center Fee: $75 for 6 lessons ($12.50 per class) Tues: Sept 10, 17, 24; Oct 1, 8, 15 (354037) 6:30 – 7:30 pm East Coast Swing Intermediate: Level 2 Pre-requisite level 1 or basic series of East Coast Swing. This series is for the more seasoned swing dancer. We teach new “Core Building Block Patterns/Material” that will help you develop into a confident and expressive social dancer. Students can continue at this intermediate level for over 6 months without repeating material.

You’ll get styling and technical pointers that will fast track your dancing.

Featured Material this series: Tuck Turns, Dips, Charleston Kicks. A solid basic knowledge of swing is required. **SAVE MONEY** PRE-REGISTRATION by Friday before 1st Class: Individual $60, Couple $110, Senior (only offered at Seymour Center), Active Military & Student (17-22 yrs.) $40.

After Friday before 1st Class and at the door (to be paid at front desk of Seymour Center): Individual $72, Couple $132, Senior (only offered at Seymour Center), Active Military & Student (1722 yrs.) $48. Drop-Ins: $15* For dropins, if dropping in after the second week, please call Debbie Ramsey at 919) 274-4400, before dropping in.

Instructor: Debbie Ramsey, co-owner of Mad About Dance Academy Seymour Center Fee: $75 for 6 lessons ($12.50 per class) Tues: Sept 10, 17, 24; Oct 1, 8, 15 (354038) 7:30 – 8:30 pm “Entourage” An ALL AGES seniors performance class. Prepare to Perform at the State Fair! Performance NOT Mandatory. 45 min of “Broadway” style line dance performance and 45 min of Partner Performance provides a platform for EVERYONE. Couples are welcome to do both sections, and Singles are

welcome to stay for the couples part and see if we can match you up with a partner. Partner Performance will be East Coast Swing. No prior experience in partner dance or Broadway Dance needed. We will teach you what you need to know. Open to Seniors and people of all ages. No PRE-REGISTRATION or DISCOUNTS for Performance Classes due to Choreography Demands - Individual, Senior, Active Military & Student.

Instructor: Debbie Ramsey, co-owner of Mad About Dance Academy Seymour Center Fee: $150 for 10 lessons, total of 20 hours ($15 per class) No Discounts/No Drop ins please Tues: Sept 10, 17, 24; Oct 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; Nov 12, 19 (354040) 3:30 – 5:30 pm (no class on Nov 5) Line Dancing Line Dancing is great exercise. Best of all, no partner is needed. Join this growing class and learn the best line dancing around.

Instructor: Bruce Gillooly Fee: $3 per class. Purchase tickets at the front desk.

Seymour Center Mondays, Sept 9 -30 (354019-18) 1:30 – 3 pm Oct 7 - 28 (354019-05) Nov 4 - 25 (354019-06) Line Dancing This class is for both new and experienced line dancers. You will improve your memory and get the benefits of exercising while having fun.

Instructor: Becky Walker Fee: FREE Central Orange SC Mondays (254006-2) 3 - 4:30 pm Tuesdays (254006-1) 1 – 2:30 pm Wednesdays (254006-4) 5:30 – 7 pm

Line Dancing First 30 min of the class is for beginners, and all levels are together from 10 – 11 am.

Instructor: Esther Booker Fee: FREE Central Orange SC Thursdays (254006-3) 9:30 – 11 am Scandinavian Dance New! Learn dances from Sweden and Norway, such as Hambo, Waltz, Reinlender and Polkett. Come try it out!

No partner necessary. For more infor-

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mation, contact Katherine Polk at 919967-9967.

Facilitator: Bruce Emery Fee: FREE Seymour Center 4th Thurs: Sept 26; Oct 24 (353007) 6:45 - 8:45 pm (no class Nov 28)

Tap Dancing Learn to tap dance with an experienced and friendly teacher. You will learn basic and historical steps, as well as how to tap to all kinds of music. Tap dancing is a great way to have fun while exercising without stressing your body.

Instructor: Rachel Kiel Fee: $52 for the first four lessons Seymour Center Thurs: Sept 5 - 26 (354032-06) Beginners: 3 – 4 pm; Intermediate/Advanced: 4 - 5 pm Thurs: Oct 3– 24 (354032-07) Beginners: 3 – 4 pm; Intermediate/Advanced: 4 - 5 pm Thurs: Oct 31 –Nov 21 (354032-08) Beginners: 3 – 4 pm; Intermediate/Advanced: 4 - 5 pm (no class Nov 28)

Tap Dancing Did you tap dance as a child? Even if you’ve never danced, have you always had a desire to learn? Now is your chance to learn the fine art of tap dancing for free.

Instructor: Bruce Gillooly, has been dancing for 50 years.

Fee: FREE Central Orange SC Tuesdays - Beginners (254007-1) 9 – 10 am Tuesdays - Intermediate (254007-2) 10 – 11 am

Waltz Social/ Practice For those who love to waltz - and for those learning. Live musicians provide the music. All ages welcome.

Donation Suggested: $5 at the door Seymour Center 1st, 2nd & 3rd Thurs: Sept 5, 12, 19; Oct 3, 10, 17; Nov 7, 14, 21 (353006) 7– 8:30 pm

Music

Karaoke: Entertaining Sing-ALong Join Kathleen “Kacky” Hammon and Richard Tazewell as you travel down memory lane in songs. No singing experience is required - just a love of music and having a great time.

Fee: FREE Seymour Center Wednesdays (351025) 11:15 – 11:45 am

DANCE, MUSIC & THEATER

INTEREST GROUPS

ORGANIZATIONS & CLUB MEETINGS

MOVIES

Page 34 Karaoke Sing-A-Long Join Haryo and friends for a variety of songs and fun.

Fee: FREE Central Orange SC Wednesdays (257003-01)

10 – 11 am Keyboarding With Friends New! Learn to play the keyboard in a fun, pressure-free group environment. Limited to four students per group, this class will introduce you to keyboard/piano basics with a comfortable mix of individual and group instruction. Each student has use of a keyboard in the class, and keyboards are equipped with headphones so that you have the chance to try things on your own. Once you’ve tried what we’re working on, we will play together as a group!

We will learn our way around the keyboard and play simple exercises and songs. Classes are an hour long, with 45 min for group instruction and 15 min afterwards for individual help and questions. If you’ve ever wanted to play the piano or keyboard, or wish you’d kept up with lessons, this may be just the class for you! Fee includes all music and materials (yours to keep).

Instructor: Janna Carlson Fee: $195 for 8 classes Seymour Center Mon: Sept 16, 23, 30; Oct 7, 14, 21, 28; Nov 4 (354044-01) 11 am – 12 noon or 12 noon – 1 pm Private Music Lessons Think of me as your Musical Personal Trainer. First we assess where you are with regard to music and where you would like to go. Then we develop a set of skills for you to practice toward achieving your goals. Any level! Any instrument! Call instructor for additional information and appointments at 919-619-2592.

Instructor: Richard Tazewell Fee: $30 per 30 min lesson Seymour Center Thursdays (354096) 4 – 8 pm Singing Lessons at Seymour Group Singing Learn to be a part of a singing group. We focus on melody, harmony and rhythm. We’ll develop a body of songs and sing them at the Seymour Center.

Instructor: Richard Tazewell Fee: $10 per session Seymour Center Wednesdays (354089) 4 – 5 pm

Senior Times Victoria Windler’s “Eyes on Opera” This popular program continues to draw large audiences for each DVD performance. Scheduled for the 3rd Sat of each month, the presentation includes world-class classical and contemporary operas, ballet, and operettas with occasional live performances and program commentaries. Snacks and drinks are provided with a half-hour break for a BYO (Bring Your Own) lunch.

Check the website at www.meetup. com/Chapel-Hill-Opera for program details.

Fee: FREE Sat, Sept 21 Dialogues Des

Carmelites

by Poulenc Sat, Oct 19 Fidelio by

Beethoven Sat, Nov 16 Adriana Lecouvreur

by Cilea Seymour Center Every 3rd Sat (353031) 10 am – 2 pm

Theater Audition Wanna sing or dance? Do you like the music of the 1940’s? Wanna be in a show? The Prime Time Players of Orange County announces plans for their next production. You are invited to audition for singing, speaking or dancing roles utilizing any genre. Singers, please bring something to sing with sheet music or from a chosen selection. Dancers, please prepare a short piece to perform. An accompanist will be at the auditions. If you wish to audition at another time, please contact our Artistic Director, Jane Underhill at Underhilljane@gmail.com or call 757-870-7464 to schedule an appointment. The next performances are scheduled for Thurs, Jan 23 and Sat, Jan 25 in the afternoon at the Seymour Center and Sat, Jan 24 in the morning at Central Orange Senior Center.

COSC Mon, Sept 9 (223019-03) 1 – 2:30 pm Seymour Mon, Sept 9 (357028-06) 3 – 5 pm Spontaneous Seniors Improv Workshop!

Learn to enhance your creativity, and spontaneity, during a four session workshop. No experience is necessary. Come with great expectations and you will have lots of fun.

If you really enjoy the workshop and find your new passion, you will have the opportunity to join our Improv Theater group, which is affiliated with Seymour Center’s Prime Time Players. Please call Marv Axelrod at 919-383-4848 if you are interested.

Must have 5 participants to offer the workshop.

Fee: $10 per session Seymour Center (354137) Sat: Oct 5 - 26

10 – 11 am

INTEREST GROUPS Book Club We are a small and lively group, and welcome others. Contact the front desk at 919-245-2015 for current book selection.

Tues, Sept 17 The Lacemakers of Glenmara, by Heather Barbie Tues, Oct 15 My Stroke of Insight,

by Jill Bolte Taylor Tues, Nov 19 War Brides,

by Helen Bryan Central Orange SC (258000-01) 2:30 – 4:30 pm classic book series This book discussion group is limited to the first 20 people to register.

Book discussions are held the 4th Thursday of the month. Call Cydnee Sims for more information at 919-245-4250.

Sept 26; Oct 24 Seymour Center (353046) 7 pm Couponing Club Couponing is great if you are organized and know when to double your savings. Join with others and get motivated, organized, and start saving! If you are interested please contact Terry at 919-245-2016.

September - November 2013 and digging in the dirt, this is for you.

Central Orange SC Thurs, Sept 19; Oct 17; Nov 21 (257014-01) 10:30 am Garden Volunteer Meeting During this meeting we will discuss fall planting ideas and set future planting dates. This meeting is open to all those interested in the front garden.

Central Orange SC Tues, Sept 24 (257017-01) 11 am Garden Group – Seymour Meet the people who “love to garden.” Check the Garden Bulletin Board near the front desk or the Garden Post (in the flower bed) for monthly education programs, project help and wish list. Call Cydnee Sims at 919-245-4250 for more information.

Seymour Center (357002) 1st Fri - meet to plan and garden: Sept 6; Oct 4; Nov 1 9:30 am – 12 noon Planting in the Garden: 3rd Fridays and following Mondays 9:30 am – 12 noon Inspirational Topics for Practical Living Join us for this discussion series to uplift and encourage you throughout the week. If you have questions about the topics or materials, call 919-245-2015.

Leaders: Walter Faribault & Madeline Riley Central Orange SC Tuesdays (254000-01) 10 – 11 am Improv at Central If you are interested in joining with other to create an improv group here at the Central Orange SC please call Terry at 919-245-2016.

Durham Performing Arts Center (DPAC) Club Are you interested in joining others to take advantage of the many fantastic performances held at DPAC? We are developing a DPAC club to connect individuals so they can decide which plays they’d like to attend and travel together as a group.

Please call Terry at 919-245-2016 if you are interested and have your own transportation.

Issues of Faith This time is for those who enjoy gathering together for scriptures, songs and uplifting words of encouragement. Join Annie Cotton as she leads these inspirational discussions.

Leader: Annie Cotton Seymour Center Wednesdays (357010) 10:30 – 11:30 am

Garden Club - Central Orange SC – 3rd Thurs meet to plan and garden If you enjoy planting, gardening,

Passage Meditation (Satsang) “The Eight Point Program of Passage Meditation was developed by Ecknath Easwaran. It is non-denominational, non-sectarian, and free

September - November 2013 from dogma and ritual. It can be used within each person’s own cultural and religious background to relieve stress, heal relationships, release deeper resources and realize one’s highest potential”. Visit www.easwaran.org for more information, or contact Annette at 919-260-1995. Ongoing.

Fee: FREE Seymour Center 2nd & 4th Sat: Sept 14, 28; Oct 12, 26; Nov 19, 23 (352047) 9 – 10:30 am Spontaneous Seniors Improv Workshop! (See: Dance, Music & Theatre) Sudoku Keep your brain sharp with this game that is sure to offer a challenge. If you have never tried Sudoku, or would like to learn tips to advance from the basic puzzle to the “evil” one, come join us.

Sudoku game sheets provided; however you are welcome to bring some to share. Coach: Beverly Sanders Fee: FREE Seymour Center Thursdays (357037) 10:30 – 11:30 am Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) A weight loss support group, TOPS, is a non-profit and non-commercial organization. We’ll help you reach your goals in a warm, caring support group for adults and children (age 7 +). Join us to help you have the pounds “fall” off. Contact: Judy at 919-452-3712 for more information.

Fee: First visit is free.

Central Orange SC Tuesdays (257000-01)

11 am – 12 noon (Weigh-in: 10:30 am in the Wellness Room) Tar Heel Depression Glass Club The Tar Heel Depression Glass Club was formed in the spring of 1984. The group shares a common interest in collecting and preserving the glassware of the American Depression era.

Past programs have included talks on Heisey, Fostoria, and Cambridge; Jewel Tea, Mayfair, Fiesta, Hall teapots, Cloverleaf, and Fire-King jadeite. Other times, however, the program will be about something related to the interest of a club member that is not specifically related to collectible glass or dinnerware. Some examples of these programs have been talks on cast iron, children’s toys from the 1940s and 1950s, glass paperweights, Guardian cookware, and antique purses. Among the activities enjoyed by members are monthly meetings, social outings and trips to glass manufacturing areas of the country (West

Senior Times Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania).

This is an open group and new members are always welcome. For additional information contact the center or ncglassclub@hotmail.com.

Central Orange SC 1st Mon, Oct 7; Nov 4 (no Sept meeting) (237001-01) 5:30 – 8 pm Time-Out Club Are you interested in going to the movies, trying new restaurants, going bowling, or just checking out “what’s happening” in the Triangle? If you are, call Terry at 919-245-2016 and join others who are interested in taking time out for fun.

Central Orange SC Writers’ Discussion Group This group published its fourth book, Lest the Colors Fade. We are always looking for new members, including experienced and beginner writers.

We help each other by offering helpful suggestions to improve our work. The group has previously published three other books, Echoes (l997), A Generation Speaks (2000), and Challenges on the Home Front (2005). Contact Joseph DiBona at 336-364-7978.

Seymour Center 1st & 3rd Tues, Sept 3, 17; Oct 1, 15; Nov 5, 19 (357003) 2 – 4 pm Veterans Supporting Veterans There are times a veteran has issues that only another veteran can understand. If you are a veteran and interested in learning more about the opportunities to help other veterans through the national We Honor Veterans program, developed by the National Hospice and Palliative Care organization in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs, please contact Terry at 919-245-2016.

Central Orange SC Weight Watchers - Noon If you are interested in joining a noontime Weight Watchers program, or if you are a member and would like to meet at COSC please contact Terry at 919-245-2016 for additional information.

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ORGANIZATIONS & CLUB MEETINGS Central NC Mineral Club Meetings are on the first Tuesday of every month. Guests are always welcome. Web site is www.CentralNCMineralClub.org and has monthly updates on the first Tues meetings, etc.

Contact: Bob Healy (healy@duke.edu).

Seymour Center (358001) Tues, Sept 3; Oct ; Nov 5 7 pm CHADER: Chapel Hill and Durham Eldercare Resources Group Organization meets every other month and represents various agencies serving older adults. Meetings have a guest speaker and time for networking. People in the community are invited to attend. Contact: www. chadernc.com Seymour Center (357050) Thurs, Oct 17

8:30 – 10 am Chapel Hill Camera Club Contact: Charles Twine, President at 919-419-9091 Seymour Center (358002) Tues, Sept 10, 24; Oct 8, 22; Nov 12, 26

6:30 - 9 pm Chapel Hill Camera Club Digital Imaging Group Contact: Charles Twine, President, 919-419-9091 Seymour Center (358000) Tues, Sept 3; Oct 1; Nov 5

6:30 – 9 pm

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State Employee Association of NC (SEANC) All retired State Employees are invited to join this organization. Keep informed about State benefits and other changes that may take place.

Meetings are held the 4th Tues of each month.

Contact: Hazel Lunsford at 919-7324410 Central Orange SC (257010-01) Tues, Sept 24; Oct 22; Nov 26 9 – 11 am

Triangle Weavers Organization Newcomers are always welcome.

For more information, contact: Janett Greenberg at 919-960-6902 Seymour Center (357004) Thurs, Sept 26; Oct 24; Dec 5 (no meeting in Nov) 7 - 8:45 pm

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NC Central University Alumni Association All NCCU Alumni are invited to join this organization. Keep informed about ongoing community projects, scholarships for students, and other updates for Alumni. Meetings are held the third Monday of each month.

Contact: Dorothy Bumphus at 919943-9300 Central Orange SC (258005-01) Mon, Sept 16; Oct 21; Nov 18 6 pm

TUESDAY CINEMAS AT THE SEYMOUR CENTER The movies, with popcorn, start at 1 pm on Tuesdays. Come earlier if you’d like to have lunch with us. Lunch tickets are distributed on a first come first served basis beginning at 11 am.

Movie descriptions are available at the Center.

Sept 3 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Sept 10 The Yearling Sept 17 The Son of Monte Cristo Sept 24 The Hunt for Red October Oct 1 Eyes in the Night Oct 8 The Kennel Murder Case Oct 15 State Fair Oct 22 The Limping Man Oct 29 The Spy In White Nov 5 The Inspector General Nov 12 The Racketeer Nov 19 Father’s Little Dividend Nov 26 A Star Is Born Seymour Center Tuesdays 1 pm

Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Association All active and retired federal employees and their spouses are invited to a discussion of issues regarding their welfare. For more info contact: Walter Mack, President, at 919- 797-2246 Seymour Center (358006) Fri, Sept 27 – Picnic, Carrboro Park 11:15 am Fri, Oct 25 – No Meeting Scheduled Fri, Nov 8 – Joyce Echols, Blue Cross/

DVDs: We are collecting DVDs at the Central Orange SC and Seymour Center. Please bring in one or two of your favorite DVDs to show as part of our Tuesday Cinema series and Friday Flicks. We will choose our movie selections for the upcoming year based on your favorites. Please let us know if you are willing to donate them to our DVD library, or if you would prefer to loan them to us for a few months.

Golden Age Happy Circle Club Contact: Lula Alston at 919- 967-5706 Seymour Center (358004) Tues, Sept 10; Oct 8; Nov 12

10:30 am Jolly 79ers Contact: Geraldine Fennell at 919-7321503 Central Orange SC (258001-1) Mon, Sept 9; Oct 7; Nov 4

10 am

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Page 36 FIRST FRIDAY FLICKS AT CENTRAL ORANGE Join us for fabulous films on the first Friday of the month starting at 1:15 pm. Come earlier if you’d like to have lunch with us. Lunch tickets are distributed on a first come first served basis beginning at 11 am.

Movie selections will be available at the Center no later than 2 weeks before showing date by calling 919245-2015. Registration is required at least one week in advance.

Central Orange SC Fri Oct 4 (253015-10) 1:15 pm Nov 1 (253015-11) 1:15 pm If there is another time that would work better for movie viewing, please contact Terry at 919-245-2016.

Heart’s Desire: Film and Lecture Series at the Seymour Center is now listed under Educational Opportunities

SENIORS ON THE ROAD LOCAL DAY TRIPS

Meals on the trips will be on your own, unless otherwise stated.

Trip Registration - Please Read Carefully Registration for the following trips will be taken on, or after, Fri, Aug 23. To register, call the Central Orange Senior Center at 919-245-2015.

You may register yourself, and ONE other person, with addresses and phone numbers. Payment must be received within one week, or you will forfeit your spot and be moved to the waiting list. Please make checks payable to: Orange County Dept on Aging and mail them to: Central Orange Senior Center, PO Box 8181, Hillsborough, NC 27278, or to the Seymour Center, 2551 Homestead Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27516. Please inquire regarding accessibility for assistive walking devices. Remember, trips fill quickly!

Transportation refunds will be made only if you call the center and cancel your reservation three working days before the trip. If the minimum number of people doesn’t register for a trip, refunds will be issued for the full amount.

Please arrive 15 minutes before the bus is scheduled to depart so it can be loaded and ready to leave on

Senior Times schedule.

Trips leave from the Central Orange Senior Center, 103 Meadowland Dr, Hillsborough, and from the Seymour Center, 2551 Homestead Rd, Chapel Hill. Return trip times are approximate.

Tues, Sept 10 (246000-01) The Art of the Brick Exhibit/ Two for Tea/ Benjamin Vineyard Tour and Wine Tasting – Alamance County We begin the day with a tour of the one-of-a-kind art exhibition featuring more than 30 large-scale sculptures created out of iconic LEGO bricks by internationally acclaimed artist Nathan Sawaya. We will enjoy lunch at a local tea room, Two for Tea, followed by a tour and wine tasting at the Benjamin Vineyards.

We will go into the vineyard so be sure to wear comfortable walking shoes. The wine tasting includes your choice of 6 wines and you may keep your souvenir glass. The cost of lunch will be $6 - $10.

Fee: $21 (transportation & Wine Tasting - lunch not included) Central Orange SC 9 am – 5 pm Seymour Center 9:30 am – 4:30 pm Fri, Sept 20 (246001-01) Watergate Exhibit at NC Museum of History; Visit NC Legislature Building; Tour Videri Chocolate Factory in Raleigh This is a trip with variety. If you have never experienced the NC Museum of History, a gem awaits you. In addition to the Watergate Exhibit we will have a guided tour of the museum’s highlights. We will eat in the cafeteria of the legislature building followed by a tour of the building.

The legislature will not be in session but we will see their chambers and learn about recent events in the very busy session that ended in July. To top off the trip, we will visit a chocolate factory and retail store in the heart of Raleigh. Yum! Fee: $20 (transportation and tour) Central Orange SC 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Seymour Center 9 am – 4 pm Thurs, Sept 26 (246002-01) Temple Theatre presents The Music Man In Smalltown, USA in a bygone era, Meredith Wilson’s award-winning, critically acclaimed Broadway clas-

sic is an all-American institution.

The Music Man follows fast-talking traveling salesman Harold Hill as he cons the people of River City, Iowa into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys’ band he vows to organize - even though he doesn’t know a trombone from a treble clef.

He has to rethink his plans to skip town with the money when he falls for Marian, the librarian. Filled with great music you won’t want to miss this funny, romantic, and touching musical. We will enjoy lunch at The Pittsboro Roadhouse & General Store prior to the play.

Fee: $34 (transportation and ticket lunch is extra) Central Orange SC 10:30 am – 5:30 pm Seymour Center 11am – 5 pm Fri, Oct 11 (246003-01) Museum of Life and Science in Durham- Including the Magic Wings Butterfly House You may have taken your grandchildren to this museum, but have you ever experienced the variety of exhibits and animals at your own pace and with your own curiosity?

In the Butterfly House we will witness the release of butterflies just after emerging from their chrysalises, and have time to explore the museum at our own pace. A leisurely lunch will follow at the Tai Café to experience the cuisine of Thailand.

Fee: $23 (transportation and museum).

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9 am – 3:30 pm Seymour Center 9:30 am – 3 pm Tues, Oct 15 (246004-01) Hanes Mall in Winston-Salem We are off to one of the largest malls in NC. Spend the day finding all the many specials, and fall sale items.

Be sure to ask for a senior discount.

Lunch will be on your own in the food court.

Fee: $15 Central Orange SC 8:15 am – 5:30 pm Seymour Center 8:30 am – 5 pm Tues, Oct 22 (246005-01) NC State Fair in Raleigh Enjoy the sights and sounds of the NC State Fair. Cost of the trip is $15 for transportation and $5 admission if under age 65 (admission free for those 65+). Be sure to bring your ID with you.

Fee: $15 (transportation)

September - November 2013 Central Orange SC 8:15 am – 4 pm Seymour Center 8:30 am – 3:30 pm

Thurs, Nov 7 (246006-01) Southern Supreme Fruitcake Factory Join the annual trek to Bear Creek for some of the best tasting fruitcake, jellies, candies and other goodies. We’ll take the behind-thescenes tour of the down home fruitcake production (no green and red fruits – lots of nuts and white raisins) and shop in their showroom.

We will enjoy lunch at the S&T Soda Shoppe before our tour.

Fee: $15 (transportation) Central Orange SC 10 am – 5 pm Seymour Center 10:30 am – 4:30 pm

Fri, Nov 15 (246007-01) NC Symphony in Raleigh Brahms Piano Concerto #1 will be the focal point of this noon time concert at Meymandi Hall. Conductor William Henry Curry will lead the orchestra with Olli Mustonen as piano soloist. We will arrive in time for the pre- concert lecture and eat a late lunch after the concert.

Fee: $30 (transportation & ticket) Central Orange SC 9:30 am – 4:30 pm Seymour Center 10 am – 4 pm

SATURDAY GETAWAYS and EXTENDED TRIPS

If you have any travel ideas, contact Cydnee Sims at 919-245-4250, as well as to register, or for more information – including deposits and final payment dates, payment arrangements, cancellations, travel insurance, travel agents’ policies, or other questions. To receive a refund on Extended Trips, cancellations must be made 21 days before the balance is due. If a cancellation is made after the balance due date, full or partial refunds will be offered only if someone can be found to replace you. Payment arrangements will be considered for trips of $500 or more. To receive a refund on the Saturday Getaways, cancellations must be made 7 days before the trip leaves.

Sat, Oct 26 (346008) 30th Annual Barbecue Festival in Lexington, NC: Lexington has always been known as the Barbecue Capital of the World. The

September - November 2013 barbecue is legendary. Hop on board and let’s head to Lexington, NC, where there will be fine exhibits, exciting entertainment and, of course, good ole barbecue. The festival is free of charge. Lunch will be on your own. We must have at least 30 participants for this trip to go. Gratuities not included for driver. Recommended gratuity for driver is $2 - 3 per person.

Checks should be made payable to OCDOA and received before, Fri, Oct 4.

Fee: $20 (transportation) Seymour Center 8 am - 3:30 pm Central Orange Center 8:30 am - 3 pm Sat, Nov. 23 (346009) Duplin Winery 30th Christmas Show! The Christmas Season comes alive with the music and comedy of Down Home Country. Enjoy your favorite classic holiday music, as well as contemporary songs of the season. Laugh at the Christmas craziness provided by our resident jokesters, “Roadkill Rufus” and “Junior Jackson” and those wild and crazy “Dixie Hicks”. Come celebrate the season as Duplin Winery again brings you Down Home Country Christmas, the most amazing Christmas stage show on the East Coast! Dinner Menu for the evening includes, House Salad with Muscadine Orange Poppy Seed Dressing,Burgundy Chicken Served with Scalloped Potatoes and Sauteed Spinach, Naughty & Nice Carrot Cake Cheese Cake. The cost of tour includes transportation, winery tour & wine tasting, dinner and show. Gratuities not included. Recommended gratuity for driver is $3 - $5 per person. Checks should be made payable to OCDOA and received before, Fri, Sept. 27. Must have 25 participants for this tour to take place.

Cost: $80 per person Seymour Center 12:45 pm – 11:45 pm Central Orange SC 1:15 pm – 11:15 pm Thurs, Oct 23 - Mon, Nov 3, 2014 (346000-01) South Africa Featuring Zambia and Victoria Falls Looking forward to this tour traveling to South Africa? Glad you are! It will include the following points of interest: Zambia, Victoria Falls, Cape Town City Tour, Kruger National Park, Three Game Drives/Safaris, Table Mountain Gondola Ride, Wine Country & Tasting, Cape of Good Hope, Kirtenbosch Botanical Gardens, Professional Safari Rangers, South African Museum, Zambezi River Cruise, Open Air Boma

Senior Times Dinner and time to explore at leisure.

Tour includes: Roundtrip Airfare (Air travel estimated is 20 hours each on departure and return flights) , International Air Departure Taxes/Fuel , Inner Tour Flights, 19 Meals: 8 Breakfasts, 4 Lunches & 7 Dinners, Local Trip Expert/Guide, Motorcoach Transportation, Hotel Transfers, Admissions per Itinerary, Comprehensive Sightseeing, Baggage Handling, and all Accommodations. Tour Cost is $6,745 for double occupancy and $7,895 for single occupancy. For more information or a flyer, contact Cydnee Sims, 919-245-4250.

OTHER TRIPS

Feb 12 - 20, 2014 Tropical Costa Rica Enjoy lush forests and stunning waterfalls, exotic wildlife and endless coastlines. Costa Rica is truly a slice of paradise - from San Jose, the colorful capital city, to Selvatura Park, to a cloud forest reserve with its diverse world of exotic flora and fauna in the heart of Monteverde. Tour a coffee estate to learn how coffee is cultivated, and later relax in the Guanacaste region, which is known for its beauty and fine sandy beaches. Venture into one of the world’s largest butterfly gardens and its nearby gallery of beautiful hummingbirds. On a leisurely-paced “Hanging Bridges” walking tour, absorb the cloud forest’s unique ecosystem, its mammals, birds, plants and flora. Travel through the beautiful mountainous landscape to Arenal, for a breathtaking view of the volcano. A delightful cruise on the largest lake in Costa Rica awaits you. In the Cano Negro Refuge, embark on a guided river boat trip in a panga (covered canoe) to view indigenous wildlife, making frequent stops to watch and photograph the wildlife around you. In this land of spas and hot springs, you may opt for a visit to one of the finest spas in the region.

Or, experience the unique sensation of flying through nature over the tree tops on the Zip Line Canopy Adventure Tour, inside the actual virgin cloud forest. Visit charming towns like Zarcero and Grecia for shopping at a traditional local market. In San Jose we will visit the colorful Plaza de Cultura and the National Theatre. Four and five star hotels in lush surroundings await you.

Tour Cost: Double Occupancy, $2,349; Single Occupancy, $2,749; Triple, $2,319.Reserve by Sept 12 and deduct $100 from tour cost.

Cancellation waiver and insurance: $230. Tour price includes round trip

transportation Seymour Center/RDU, round trip air, air taxes & fees, hotels, hotel transfers, tours, 14 meals, baggage handling, all tips except Tour Director and bus driver (optional).

Sponsored by the Friends of the Seymour Center. Complete information on registration, optional trips, cancellation & travel insurance, method of payment, can be found at the Seymour Center, or by contacting Linda Mews at 919-967 4728 or Lmews2@ gmail.com.

Mar 30 – Apr 4, 2014 Bahamas Cruise from Charleston, SC Sponsored by the Friends of the Central Orange Senior Center Take a low cost leisurely Bahamas Cruise from Charleston, S.C. escorted

by Jerry Passmore and other Friends’ of Central Orange members. The Carnival Fantasy will take you on a 5-night cruise to beautiful Nassau, Bahamas and Freeport, Grand Bahamas Island. An unbelievable onboard experience -- including: Total Choice Dining, a wide variety of entertainment options, a friendly Casino and Spa Carnival -- await you aboard the Fantasy. Total Cost includes round trip charter bus service to Charleston, driver gratuity, baggage handling, and cruise. (Ship staff gratuities/shore excursions are not included.) Book now, as space is limited! Your total cost for a double occupancy room is: • Inside Cabin: $650.00 per person; • Outside Cabin: $695.00 per person To hold your room at these prices, a $200 non-refundable deposit must be received by Nov. 10th. Prices will likely increase after that date. Your final payment is due Jan. 10, 2014.

Call 245-2015 to register or information. On Sunday, March 30, the bus leaves Central Orange Senior Center at 7 AM and leaves the Seymour Center at 7:30 AM. On Friday, April 4, you will be able to lunch and browse on your own in downtown Charleston before leaving for home. We will return home around 7:30 p.m. A VALID PASSPORT IS REQUIRED and must be in your possession when boarding the ship.

Please submit payment information

by Nov. 10, 2013. Make your check payable to: The Friends of The Senior Center for Central Orange/ PO Box 8181, Hillsborough, NC 27278. The Friends also accepts Master Card, Visa, and Discover Card for a 3% charge.

August 2014 Hawaii - An 11-day land and sea cruise. Watch for details in the next issue of Senior Times. Sponsored by

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the Friends of the Central Orange Senior Center. Join us for a special presentation by Ryan Grissett, an AAA travel representative to learn more about the various actitivies and locations during your land and 7 day cruise of Hawaii.

Central Orange SC Wed, Sept 18 1:30 - 2:30 pm

Carrboro Recreation & Parks Department Programs

The following programs are sponsored by the Carrboro Recreation & Parks Department. For more information, call 919-918-7364. Events are free unless otherwise stated.

BINGO Bring a friend or just come join all the fun and you may win a prize. Try your luck, sharpen your mind, and see enjoy a small afternoon snack while you play ten games of bingo. Call 919918-7364 to register.

Wed, Sept 18; Fri, Oct 11; Mon, Nov 4; Tues, Dec 17 2 - 3:30 pm Century Center

GAME DAY AT COVENANT PLACE Carrboro Recreation and Parks and Covenant Place have teamed up with a local senior apartment facility, Covenant Place, to bring you several chances to socialize while playing dominoes, cards and the Nintendo ‘Wii’. No experience is needed, so come out and learn something new or just sit and chat with your friends.

Thurs, Sept 26; Oct 24; Nov 21; Dec 11 1 – 2 pm Covenant Place

HOLIDAY TEA The ambiance of Carrboro’s Century Hall will be perfect for this rather elegant afternoon among friends. There will be wonderful entertainment and light hors d’oeuvres. Registration Required. Call 919- 918-7364.

Fri, Dec 6 2 pm Century Center

ZUMBA GOLD Dance your way to better health. The Zumba Gold fitness program is a specialty course designed to meet the anatomical, physiological, and psychological needs of the aging population. Like the traditional Latin-inspired

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Thurs, Oct 3 – Nov 21 10:30 – 11:30 am Fee: $36 Century Center AUTUMN CLASSES WITH RICKY GARNI AT COVENANT PLACE From gas-light era New York City (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn) to the silos and cornfields of 1965 Mooreland, Indiana (pop. 300), we might get the bends reading the adventures of A Girl Named Zippy - but great bends that we leave us in a twisted wonder to be certain. Once again this class will be divided into two parts: scrutiny and reflection on the wonderful text as well as ways in which the author, Haven Kimell, quietly guides us through the process of brilliant prose with the effortless grace and joy of one of this century’s greatest childhood memoirs. Be prepared to read, and rejoice, in one of the most Southern tales ever to come from Indiana!

Thurs, Sept 19; Oct 17; Nov 14; Dec 19 2 – 3 pm Covenant Place CANOE/KAYAK TRIP – GREATER ALAMANCE CREEK OFFERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HAW RIVER CANOE & KAYAK COMPANY Explore the Greater Alamance Creek in Swepsonville. This part of the river has a different feel than the Upper River and Saxapahaw Dam. Great for beginning paddlers and anyone who likes the feel of a remote, intimate river as the trip offers gentle flowing water, steep wooded slopes and unsuspecting birds and wildlife.

We will conclude the trip by having lunch at the Saxapahaw General Store. Walk-in registration only at the Century Center.

Fee: $32 Wed, Sept 25 9:15 am – 2 pm Meet at Town Hall Parking Lot CANOE/KAYAK TRIP – UPPER RIVER & SAXAPHAW DAM OFFERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HAW RIVER CANOE & KAYAK COMPANY A leisurely short paddle awaits be-

Senior Times ginner and experienced paddlers alike upriver of the dam in Saxapahaw. This is a great introductory experience, and is a loop trip ending at the same place where you began.

We will conclude the trip by having lunch at the Saxapahaw General Store. Walk-in registration only at the Century Center.

Fee: $32 Thurs, Oct 10 Meet at Town Hall Parking Lot

DAY TRIPS Walk In Registration Only. Carrboro Recreation and Parks trips are known for their fine company, back road ambling, and interest-piquing destinations. Take advantage of a one-day outing and leave the driving to someone else! Transportation is by van, departing from Carrboro Town Hall and return times are approximate. Please inquire regarding wheelchair accessibility. In order to receive a refund you must cancel 2 weeks prior to the trip.

The Gallery Players “Fiddler on the Roof” - Burlington, NC Fiddler on the Roof is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, and is set in Tsarist Russia in 1905. It is based on Tevye and His Daughters (or Tevye the Milkman and Other Tales) by Sholem Aleichem. The story centers on Tevye, the father of five daughters, and his attempts to maintain his family and Jewish religious traditions while outside influences encroach upon their lives. He must cope both with the strong-willed actions of his three older daughters—each one’s choice of a husband moves further away from the customs of his faith—and with the edict of the Tsar that evicts the Jews from their village.

Fee: $20 Sun, Sept 29 1 – 5:15 pm Jordan Lake Autumn Tour Relax and enjoy one of Jordan Lake Tours most popular adventures!

Enjoy a scenic pontoon boat tour of beautiful Jordan Lake and enjoy the fall leaves. Included are sodas and an assortment of snacks. Very beautiful trip - bring a camera! The rain date for this trip is Wed, Oct 16 Fee: $34 Tues, Oct 15 12:30 – 4 pm

Swan Creek Wine Trail and Dinner at the Depot Restaurant at Cody Creek Joins us as we explore the Swan Creek Wine Trail which has five vineyards only five miles apart in the Yadkin Valley! We will stop at each winery to enjoy tasting and the breath-taking views. Dinner will be at the Depot Restaurant at Cody Creek.

Fee: $35 Wed, Nov 6 11:30 am – 9 pm

Temple Theatre “Plaid Tidings” Offers the best of Forever Plaid tied-up in a nifty package with a big Christmas bow on top! Filled with Christmas standards that have all been “Plaid-erized,” our boys are back to do their Christmas Special.

Please bring money for lunch at Mrs Lacy’s Teahouse in Sanford.

Fee: $26 Thurs, Dec 12 10:30 am – 5 pm

GOLDEN TRAILS Morgan Creek and Jordan Lake Hike We will begin with the Morgan Creek Trail and then off to Jordan Lake to see magnificent wildlife. We hope to see eagles, cormorants, ducks and herons. Bring Binoculars if you have them.

Fee: $4 Fri, Sept 20 8:30 am – 12 noon

Carolina North Forest Trail Join us as we travel just a few miles down the road to explore the beauty of Carolina North Forest. Expect to see wonderful wildlife along the trail.

Fee: $4 Tues, Oct 8 8:30 am - 12:30 pm

Trails in Meadowmont, Chapel Hill Enjoy a hike around Meadowmont Village. We will explore several trails (there will be some hills), and will conclude with lunch at one of the restaurants there.

Fee: $4 Thurs, Nov 14 10 am – 2 pm

William B. Umstead State Park Join us as we take a break from our busy lives and head to William B. Umstead State park. We will take a short stroll along a nature trail and may explore a little more extensive hike into the woods. Enjoy the beauty and diversity of the park’s natural resources, which are best seen from its many trails. Bring a lunch.

Fee: $4

September - November 2013

BREAKFAST WITH AN EXPERT

Listen to local experts discuss their field of knowledge while enjoying fresh hot coffee, fruit and muffins courtesy of the Recreation and Parks Department. All programs start at 9:30 am and last 1-1½ hours unless otherwise noted.

Fee: FREE 9:30 – 11 am Century Center

HOW TO RELIEVE STRESS AND E NERGIZE YOUR LIFE IN 5 MINUTES FLAT! Got stress? Come experience the Reiki Method of Natural Stress and Pain Relief with an expert who has taught this method in five countries.

You will take away easy 5-minute techniques that you can enjoy daily for the rest of your life, so don’t miss out on this exciting presentation. Dr. Barnsley is the author of the popular book and audio package, Get Out of Debt and Get On With Your Life: Every Woman’s Guide to Create Prosperity With What You Have Right Now. She is a self-proclaimed “steel magnolia” in a long line of strong Southern women, and a member of many professional organizations including the National Speakers Association, The American Society of Training and Development, the International Coaching Federation, and more.

Thurs, Sept 26

TRIGGER POINT THERAPY – FLEET FEET, CARRBORO Join Fleet Feet Sports Carrboro for a lesson in Trigger Point Therapy. This therapy can relieve muscular aches and pains and can also assist with the redevelopment of muscles and restore motion to joints. By using firm massage rollers, foam rollers, a block, a ball, and your own body weight, you can feel relief in your muscles and tendons after even one session. Kristen Pate will demonstrate how to roll out the entire body, loosening up the adhesions that build up in the body that become very tender. This class is for EVERYONE, at any level of fitness!

Feel free to come dressed to get down on the floor and roll.

Thurs, Oct 24

SELF-DEFENSE AND MEDICINE Learn about practical self-defense techniques for the elderly from a uniquely scientific perspective. Jason Goldsmith, PhD, is the owner of Tactical Kung Fu and Mixed Martial

September - November 2013 Arts, and is also an MD/PhD student in his final semester at UNC-CH. At this event, Dr Goldsmith will provide practical techniques for self-defense that take into account the unique physiology of those with greater wisdom. He will also answer questions pertaining to general sports training and managing sports-related injuries in elderly people.

Thurs, Dec 5 SENIOR TENNIS PLAY DAY Co-Sponsored By Durham Orange Community Tennis Association Join us for a fun tennis event for players aged 50 and above! Bring a friend or two and meet other tennis players from this area, join in a game of doubles, play with lots of different people and win prizes! Light refreshments will be provided to all participants.

Wed, Sept 11 9 – 11 am Wilson Park

POET’S OPEN MIC NIGHT Join Carrboro Recreation and Parks Department and Open Eye Cafe the first Tues of each month for POETS OPEN MIC NIGHT. This is a night where poets can engage with others and share the power and diversity of poetry. This event is staged to provide the venue for people to celebrate, to share, and to encourage the writing, reading, and listening of poetry. For more information, call 919- 918-7364.

Sept 3 – Dec 3 (1st Tuesday of each Month) Open Eye Cafe 7 – 9 pm NIA DANCE Nia is a sensory-based movement practice that draws from martial arts, dance arts and healing arts. It empowers people of all shapes and sizes by connecting the body, mind, emotions and spirit.

Classes are taken barefoot to soul-stirring music in more than 45 countries.

Step into your own joyful journey with Nia, and positively shape the way you feel, look, think and live. We believe every person can discover, explore, unleash and enhance their individual potential to live a fulfilling and meaningful life – by engaging their senses and listening to their bodies. Come experience the Joy of Movement!

Mon, Sept 16 – Oct 21 9 – 10 am Fee: $48 Wed, Oct 2 – Nov 6 7 – 8 pm Fee: $48 Mon, Nov 4 – Dec 9 9 – 10 am Fee: $48 Wed, Nov 13 – Dec 18 7 – 8 pm Fee: $40 Century Center

Senior Times ZUMBA Are you ready to party yourself into shape? Then join us for a Zumba class! When participants see a Zumba class in action, they can’t wait to give it a try. Zumba classes use high-energy Latin and International music to create a high-energy, easy-to-follow dance fitness class.

No previous dance experience is necessary.

Tues, Sept 17 - Oct 24 7:30 – 8:30 pm Thurs, Sept 19 – Oct 24 Tues, Nov 5 – Dec 17 (no class Nov 26) Thurs, Nov 7 – Dec 19 (no class Nov 28) Fee: $40 per session Century Center

DANCE – LATIN Want to learn the Latin dance moves from Dirty Dancing? Well, you’ll be on your way to being better than them in no time! Learn to Merengue, Salsa, Rumba, and Cha Cha with personal instruction from an experienced dancer.

The classes will focus on lead/follow techniques, basic patterns and footwork, rhythm, and ease on the dance

floor. No partner is required. Please wear comfortable footwear, preferably no rubber soles that stay on your feet such as dress shoes or character shoes. Athletic shoes, flip-flops, and sandals are not appropriate.

Mon, Oct 21 – Nov 25 7 - 8:30 pm Fee: $70 Century Center

BALLROOM DANCE If you’ve ever wanted to learn ballroom dancing, here’s your opportunity. This 6 week ballroom ‘sampler’ class will introduce the basics of three American style ballroom favorites including foxtrot, waltz, and tango.

The class will focus on lead/follow techniques, basic patterns and footwork, rhythm, and ease on the dance floor. No partner is required. Please wear comfortable footwear, preferably no rubber soles that stay on your feet such as dress shoes or character shoes. Athletic shoes, flip-flops, and sandals are not appropriate.

Sun, Oct 6 – Nov 17 (no class Nov 2) 4:30 – 6 pm Fee: $70 Century Center

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YOGALATES Both yoga and Pilates emphasize the same ideals: proper breathing, strengthening, flexibility and meditation. Yogalates is a class that incorporates the spirituality and breathing techniques of yoga with the core strength exercises of Pilates. Participants will strengthen and tone muscles while improving overall flexibility and body awareness. All participants will receive individual attention and will feel completely at ease and relaxed at the conclusion of each onehour session.

Wed, Sept 18 – Oct 23 9 – 10 am Fee: $39 Fri, Oct 4 – Nov 22 9 – 10 am Fee: $33 Wed, Nov 6 – Dec 11 (no class Nov 27) 9 – 10 am Fee: $33 Century Center

Orange County Senior Games LOCAL SENIORS ADVANCE TO STATE FINALS Over 175 artists and athletes qualified for the NC Senior Games State Finals after award winning performances in the Orange County Senior Games, which were held from March 23 - May 15.

All Orange County athletes, whether you plan to compete in the NCSG State Finals or not, are invited to the Celebrations of the Games in September. Join us in the Parade of Athletes, the ceremonial lighting of the cauldron, and support our very own Orange County Jammers as they compete in the Cheerleaders Showcase on Thurs, Sept 26 at the NC Senior Games State Finals – Celebration of the Games in the McKimmon Center, Raleigh. For more information, call Dana Hughes, 919-918-7372. This program is sanctioned by NC Senior Games, Inc. and is sponsored statewide by the NC Division of Aging and Adult Services. For more information on State Finals, visit www.ncseniorgames.org Senior Games is a national year-round health promotion program for adults ages 55 +. Events are held locally with winners going to compete at the state level. Those winners then go on to compete nationally. Activities include clinics, tournaments, social activities, and SilverArts (a juried art show). For more information call Dana Hughes, Senior Games Coordinator, 919-918-7372. The Recreation and Parks Departments of Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and the Orange County Department on Aging are the local sponsors.

Tues, Nov 5 Senior Games Golf Tournament – Captain’s Choice For all golfers 55 years of age and older. This tournament serves as a fund-raiser for Senior Games. All donations are greatly accepted. Registration fee is $50 (lunch and prizes). Green/cart fees paid separately to the golf course ($24). Registration forms are available at the golf course, Recreation Centers in Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and Orange County, the county’s Senior Centers and area golf courses. Call Myra Austin for more information 919-245-2020.

Sign up as a team or individually by Oct 29.

Occoneechee Golf Course, Hillsborough (Rain date Wed, Nov 13) 10 am

NEED HELP FINDING A PLACE TO VOLUNTEER? The RSVP 55+ Volunteer Program provides personal assistance to people at least 55 years of age who want to volunteer in a school, nonprofit or government agency.

RSVP also develops and administers volunteer programming of its own where none may exist. www.orangecountync.gov/aging/ RSVPindex.asp Kathy Porter, RSVP Project Director Vicki Hill, Assistant Director Judy Mathias, Senior Education Corps Caroline Wood, Administrative Assistant Call 919-968-2070 or email: rsvp@ orangecountync.gov A service of Orange County Dept on Aging, the Corporation for National & Community Service, National Senior Service Corps with local support from the Towns of Carrboro & Chapel Hill.

CENTRAL ORANGE SENIOR CENTER

103 Meadowland Drive, Hillsborough, NC 27278 • 919-245-2015 Mailing address: P.O. Box 8181, Hillsborough, NC 27278 Monday – Thursday 8 am - 8 pm; Friday 8 am – 5 pm; Saturday 9 am – 11 am Managed by Orange County Department on Aging with support from Friends of Central Orange Senior Center.

Lisa Berley, Front Desk Manager, 919-245-2015 Dawn Smith, Facility Manager, 919-245-2021 Terry Colville, Center Operations Manager, 919-245-2016, e-mail: tcolville@orangecountync.gov Isabel Jackson, Food Services Coordinator, 919-245-4256, email: ijackson@orangecountync.gov Latonya Brown, Wellness Coordinator, 919-245-4270, email: lbrown@orangecountync.gov Myra Austin, Senior Centers Administrator, 919-245-2020 email: maustin@orangecountync.gov Janice Tyler, Director, Department on Aging, 919-245-4255 email: jtyler@orangecountync.gov TO REGISTER FOR CLASSES AT THE CENTRAL ORANGE SENIOR CENTER, CALL 919-245-2015.

Are you experiencing an Aging Transition?

Orange County Department on Aging/Aging Transitions Division is designed to provide information, consultations, assessments, and services to older adults and their families as they face changing health needs, relocations, widowhood, and other age-related issues. Email: agingtransitions@ co.orange.nc.us Mary Fraser, DSW, Aging Transitions Administrator Carla Allison, BSW, Social Worker Carolyn Jefferson, RN, BSN, Caregiver Day Out Coordinator Mary-Lynn Piven, PhD, RN, Mental Health Consultant Beverly Shuford, BA, Information and Benefits Specialist Pam Tillett, MSW, Social Worker Shuang Wang, MSW, Social Worker Mary-Ann Weston, MSW, Social Worker Jenny Womack, MA, OTR/L, Occupational Therapist

Aging Transitions Help-Line: 919-968-2087 Monday - Friday

9 am – 4 pm

SEYMOUR CENTER

2551 Homestead Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 • 919-968-2070

Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8 am - 5 pm; Tuesday and Thursday 8 am - 9 pm; Saturday 9 am - 3 pm Managed by the Orange County Department on Aging, with support from Chapel Hill Parks & Recreation Department, and Friends of the Robert and Pearl Seymour Center.

Jerri Gale, Front Desk Manager, 919-968-2070 Robin Bailin, Facility Manager, 919-245-4252 Corina Riley, Program Asst. Manager, 919-245-4251 Cydnee Sims, Center Operations Manager, 919-245-4250, e-mail: csims@orangecountync.gov Isabel Jackson, Food Services Coordinator, 919-245-4256, email: ijackson@orangecountync.gov Latonya Brown, Wellness Coordinator, 919-245-4270, email: lbrown@orangecountync.gov Myra Austin, Senior Centers Administrator, 919-245-2020, e-mail: maustin@orangecountync.gov Janice Tyler, Director, Department on Aging, 919-245-4255, e-mail: jtyler@orangecountync.gov TO REGISTER FOR CLASSES AT THE SEYMOUR CENTER, CALL 919-968-2070.

OC Web page: www.orangecountync.gov/aging On-line registration is available for many of our programs at the above website. Program fees may be paid by using a credit card.

Both Senior Centers will be closed Monday, September 2, as well as Thursday and Friday, November 28 & 29 for holidays.