Quail Brook Senior Center Announces April Schedule

QUAIL BROOK SENIOR CENTER
625 New Brunswick Rd., Somerset, NJ
(732) 563-4213
Open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
(Check monthly calendar for schedule updates.)
Bingo Tournament – Every Thursday
Bridge Lessons – Every Friday, 10:30 a.m.
Caram – Daily (East Indian Game Similar to Billiards)
Chair Exercises – Every Wednesday, 10:30 a.m.
Computer Instruction – Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Advance registration required.
Games (i.e., Scrabble, Dominos, Checkers, Yahtzee) – Daily
Healthy Bones Exercise Class – Monday, 9:30 a.m. (Doctor’s Note Needed for Class)
Line Dancing – Every Friday, 9:30 a.m.
April 2 & 22 – Tai Chi with Bobbi Joels, 10:30 a.m. Tai Chi is based on shifting body weight through a series of light, controlled movements that flow rhythmically together into one long, graceful gesture.  Studies have reported that some participants experience a reduction in pain, fatigue and stiffness and gain a greater sense of well-being.  Regular tai chi can help reduce falls, especially for those with balance problems.
April 3 – “Easter Parade: An Elegant Concert of Favorite Songs for Spring” with Josie Mescallado, Home Instead Senior Care, 10:30 a.m.
April 4, 15, 25 & 29 – HealthEASE: A Health Education Curriculum/Workshop with Caitlin Witucki, MS, Health Promotion Specialist, Somerset County Office on Aging & Disability Services, 10:30 a.m. Topics will include Standing Tall Against Falls, Keeping Up the Beat: Heart Health, Bone Up On Your Health: Osteoporosis and Keeping Your Mind Sharp.
April 7 – “Food of the Gods: Is Chocolate the New Health Food?” by Daryl Minch, M.Ed., CFCS, FCHS Educator, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, 10:30 a.m.
April 8 – A visit to the Manville Senior Center for a hands-on Calligraphy Program 10:45 a.m. by Catherine Lent, sponsored by the Horizon Foundation.
This program is made possible, in part, by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, and administered by the Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission through the State/County Partnership Local Arts Program.
April 9, 16, 23 & 30 – Movement for Healthy Living: Exercise Class in Breathing, Movement and Fun with Joanne, 10:30 a.m.
April 9 – “Writing Your Life” – Lunch & Learn Opportunity with Cynthia Fabian, Published Author and Speaker, 1:00 p.m.
April 11 – Easter Jewelry: Making Your Own Signature Pin with Betty Walen, MPA, Franklin Township Board of Education Member, 10:30 a.m.
April 14 – “A Psychic Experience: Popular Culture or Real Prophecies & Predictions?” by Artie Hoffman, 10:30 a.m.
April 15 – Free Foot & Ankle Screenings with Sharon Joag, DPM, East Brunswick Foot Care, 10:30 a.m.
April 18 – Holiday – Center Closed
April 21 – Free Blood Pressure and Glucose Screenings with Saint Peter’s University Hospital Mobile Health Unit, 10:30 a.m.
April 25 – “Spring Fever Concert” with the Whitehouse Wind Symphony, Franklin High school Auditorium, 7:30-9:00 p.m. (The proceeds from this concert will benefit the Quail Brook Senior Center Activities Fund and the White Wind Symphony.)
April 28 – Yoga Demonstration with Lucy Pagnetti, Korean Style Yoga Instructor, 10:30 a.m.

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