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Music at Noon Concert Series. Every Wednesday, Noon-1 p.m. at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1300 N St., Sacramento. Free concerts featuring classical, jazz, piano and opera. Free. Info: (916) 442-8939 or www.musicatnoon.org.

6-Week Grief Recovery Workshop - Starts Feb. 1. This free workshop for widowed people will be held on Wednesdays, Feb. 1 through March 7 from 3-5 p.m. Topics include Understanding Grief, Anxiety and Depression, Changing Roles, and Starting a New Life. You do not need to join Widowed Persons to attend the workshops. The workshops are held at the Widowed Persons Office: 2628 El Camino Ave., Suite D-18 in Sacramento. (Just east of Fulton Ave. on El Camino). Parking in Rear of Building. Cost: Free. Info: (916) 972-9722 (after office hours, please leave a message) or email: wpac1@spcglobal.net.

Inventory Your Keepsakes. Bring your family keepsake or collection to show and tell and learn how to document them from Glenda Lloyd at the Root Cellar Sacramento Genealogical Society meeting. Visitors welcome. Wednesday, Feb. 8, 7-8:30 p.m. Citrus Heights Community Clubhouse, 6921 Sylvan Road., Citrus Heights. Cost: free. Info: (916) 412-3511 or www.rootcellar.org.

The Sacramento Weavers’ & Spinners’ Guild Open House — featuring demonstrations of weaving and spinning, exhibits and sales of handmade items and a drawing. There will be many different looms and spinning wheels on display. Guild members will be available to answer questions and to assist visitors interested in working on a loom or learning how to spin. The theme this year is “Fantasy Fibers.” Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 11 and 12. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Shepard Garden and Art Center, 3330 McKinley Blvd, Sacramento. Cost: Free. Info: (916) 508-8984.

Mature Driver Course - Friday, Feb 10, 8 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 11, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. DMV approved traffic safety class for licensed drivers 50 years of age and over. The Mature Driver Course is for experienced drivers to review basic defensive driving skills, to be updated on new laws and to learn how to adjust to the effects of aging. Insurance companies recognize this program and many offer rate discounts. Class is $31 for the initial 8-hour class and for the 4.5 the refresher at Safety Center, 3909 Bradshaw Road, Sacramento, CA 95827. Register Online or call 916-438-3385.

The Genealogical Association of Sacramento will hold its regular monthly meeting Wednesday, Feb. 15, 1 p.m., at the Belle Cooledge Library, 5600 S. Land Park Drive. Guest speaker will be Pamela Dallas, speaking on Remember the Ladies: Finding Your Female Ancestors. All are welcome. Cost: Free.

Black History Tour, Historic City Cemetery, 1000 Broadway, Sacramento, Saturday, Feb. 18, 10 a.m. Like other immigrants, African-Americans came to California looking for opportunity, but equal rights often proved as elusive as gold nuggets. From runaway slaves to teachers, soldiers and restaurant owners, to barbers who practiced a little medicine on the side, come celebrate the stories of Sacramento’s black pioneers at the Historic City Cemetery. Parking is located across the street from the 10th Street gate. Tours are free; however, donations are appreciated and go for restoration and preservation of cemetery artifacts. Cost: Free. Info: (916) 264-7839 or (916) 448-0811.

Free yoga classes offered by the Sacramento Public Library on Saturdays, January 7 through February 25 from 9-10 a.m. at the Valley Hi-North Laguna branch, 7400 Imagination Parkway, Sacramento. The class will be led by Heera Kulkarni Yoga Shiromani, a certified yoga instructor from International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, India. Participants are asked to bring a yoga mat. Cost: Free. Info: (916) 264-2920 or visit www.saclibrary.org.

FallProof - Balance and Mobility Exercise Class at Parkside Community Church. Reduce the risk of falls in 2012. Join the FallProof Balance and Mobility exercise class on Tuesday and Thursdays, 3-4 p.m. January 17 through Feb. 23 with Kelly Ward — a certified FallProof specialist. Parkside Community Church, 5700 South Land Park Drive, Sacramento. Pre-registration required. Cost: Free. (916) 421-0492.

Advance Health Care Directives Presentation, Monday, Feb 27, from 2-3 p.m., in Greenhouse Room B (just off the cafeteria), Mercy General Hospital, 4001 J St., Sacramento. Nurse Susan Lynch will share information about Advance Directives/Living Wills and the new POLST document. No reservations required. AHCD documents available. Cost: Free. Info: (916) 733-6330.

Dance & Music
Contra Dance at Coloma Community Center, 4623 T St., Sacramento, on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month from 8-11 p.m. Beginner’s workshop at 7:30 p.m. Cost: $8 general, $4 students. Info: (916) 739-6014.

Get your Body Moving — Beginning Drumming works right and left brain, and is a lot of fun. Drums provided, Tuesdays, 2-3 p.m. Senior Center at Sierra 2, 2791 24th St., Rm 12., Cost: Free. Info: (916) 455-6339.

Enjoy Ballroom Dance at Mission Oaks Community Center, 4701 Gibbons Drive, Carmichael, on Tuesdays and Fridays from 1:15-3:45 p.m. Live bands. Cost: $5 per person. Info: Call (916) 972-0336.

Tap Dancing. Learn to tap dance at the Davis Senior Center, 646 A St., Davis, on Mondays from 3:30-5 p.m. Join anytime. Cost: Free. Info: (530) 757-5696.

Dinner Dance is sponsored by the Fraternal Order of Eagles #9, 4401 Fruitridge Road, Sacramento, on Fridays. Dinner is at 6:30 p.m. Dancing begins at 7:30 p.m. Enjoy live western music. Cost: $15 dinner and dance, $8 dance only. Info: To RSVP, call (916) 731-4427.

Family Fiddle Fun and Country Music. The public is invited to attend the Old Time Fiddlers’ open stage jam session the second Sunday of each month from 1-5 p.m. at the Grange Hall, 5807 Walnut Ave., Orangevale. Sunday, Feb. 12, enjoy a fun-filled afternoon of entertainment and dancing and snack bar. Cost: $1 donation each (kids free). Info: (530) 676-0836 or visit www.fiddlefun.org.

Recorder Music players meet the first Tuesday of every month at the Friends Meeting House, 890 57th St., Sacramento, 7-9:15 p.m. The Sacramento Recorder Society is an adult education group for all levels of recorder players. Lessons are available for beginners. Please bring your instrument, a music stand and a pencil. Cost: Free. Info: (916) 391-7520 or www.sacrecorders.org.

Sacramento Senior Citizen’s Club Dance will be held every Sunday (except holidays) from 1-3 p.m. at Ethel Hart Center, 915 27th St., Sacramento. Enjoy live music from the 1930s to 1960s. Open to everyone 50 years and older. Cost: $5. Info: (916) 967-8670 or (916) 371-1091.

Sunday Dance. The Capital Ballroom Club has a dance every Sunday from 7-10:30 p.m. with a free two-hour dance lesson from 5-7 p.m. Dance to the music of DJ Daryl Robin at the Carmichael Elks Lodge, 5631 Cypress Ave., Carmichael. Cost: $8 at door. Info: (916) 366-6501.

The Western Swing Society holds their dance and concert the first Sunday of each month, 1-6 p.m., at the Machinist Hall, 2749 Sunrise Blvd., Rancho Cordova. Cost: General admission $7.00, members $4.00. Info: (916) 974-1236.

Game Players
Bingo on Thursdays, 1-3 p.m. Community Center, 1075 W. Capital Ave., W. Sacramento. Pre-registration required. (916) 617-4620.

Bridge at Senior Center at Sierra 2, Room 12, at 2791 24th St., Sacramento, on Thursdays from 1-3:30 p.m. Cost: Free. Info: (916) 455-6339.

Belle Cooledge Senior Bridge Club meets on Fridays at 12:30 p.m. at Belle Cooledge Senior Center, 5699 S. Land Park Drive, Sacramento. Cost: Free. Info: (916) 427-6620 or George at Georgekunkel@earthlink.net.

Cribbage Club. Join this cribbage club that meets at Denny’s, 122 Sunrise Ave., Roseville, on Mondays at 6:15 p.m. Cost: $2. Info: (916) 783-4128.

Cribbage. Tuesdays: 6:30 p.m. at Senior Center, 11577 E. Ave., Auburn. Info: (530) 477-7563; Tuesdays: 6 p.m. at Mission Oaks Senior Center, 4701 Gibbons Drive, Carmichael. Info: (916) 722-6636; Wednesdays: 6:30 p.m. at El Dorado Hills Senior Center, 990 Lassen Lane, El Dorado Hills. Info: (916) 933-1282; Thursdays: 6:15 p.m. at the VFW Post #8762, 11th and Soule St., West Sacramento. Cost: $2 or $3. Info: (916) 825-9806.

Ginasta is a game combining elements of Gin and Canasta. Call to sign up for this new game. Starting this September, Mondays, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Senior Center at Sierra 2, 2791 24th St., Rm 12. Cost: Free. Info: (916) 455-6339.

Mahjong Club. Every Friday, 1-4 p.m., Asian Community Center, 7375 Park City Drive, Sacramento. Cost: Free. Info: (916) 393-9026 Ext. 322.

Social Ping Pong. Come to Ethel Hart Senior Center, 915 27th St., Sacramento, for Social Ping Pong on Tuesday and Thursdays from 12:30-3 p.m. It is great exercise and lots of fun. Cost: Free. Info: (916) 808-5462.

North Highlands Pinochle Group. Join us on Tuesdays and Fridays from 12:30-5 p.m. at North Highlands Recreation and Park District, 6040 Watt Ave., North Highlands. Cost: Free. Info: Call (916) 332-4551.

Play Pinochle on Fridays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at Hart Senior Center, 915 27th St., Sacramento. Cost: Free. Info: (916) 445-6339.

Social Bridge. Join this fun group on Wednesdays from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 9:30-12:30 p.m. at Hart Senior Center, 915 27th St., Sacramento. No partner needed. Cost: Free. Info: (916) 456-4869.

Group Meetings & Ongoing Activities
Arts & Crafts Club – Share ideas and tips on a variety of arts and crafts projects. Bring unfinished project or learn something new. Every Tuesday, 1-3:30 pm. Asian Community Center, 7375 Park City Drive, Sacramento. Cost: Free. Info: (916) 393-9026 Ext. 322.

Brain Gymnasium. Exercise your mind, and help keep it active by attending weekly sessions of The Brain Gymnasium. Sessions are held every Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at Atria Covell Gardens, 1111 Alvarado Ave., Davis. Cost: Free. Info: (530) 756-0700.

Campus Commons Senior Singles Golf Club. Saturdays at Campus Commons Golf Course, 2 Cadillac Drive, Sacramento. Start time is 9 a.m. Info: (916) 381-3344 or (916) 524-5610.

Carmichael Cactus and Succulent Society meets Thursday, Feb. 2 at 10 a.m. at Carmichael Park Clubhouse, 5750 Grant Ave., Carmichael. Julie Serences speaks on butterflies and other pollinators. Cost: Free. Info: (916) 729 3475.

Carmichael Senior Citizens Club meets the second and fourth Thursday of the month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Carmichael Park Club House, 5750 Grant Ave., Carmichael. The club offers friendship, potlucks, casino bus trips, speakers and local theater productions. Bingo is played at the end of each meeting. Cost: Free. Info: (916) 487-5525.

Ceramics Class is offered every Tuesday at the Davis Senior Center, 646 A St., Davis, from 9-11 a.m. Ongoing class — start anytime. Cost: $5 per month. Info: (530) 757-5696.

Chronic Pain Support Group. A chapter of the American Chronic Pain Association offering peer support for those in chronic pain. Meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of each month at the Citrus Heights Community Center (Senior Center Room) located at 6300 Fountain Square Drive, Citrus Heights. Noon-2 p.m. Cost: Free. Info: Mary at (916) 331-1652.

Cottage Senior Club meets the first and third Tuesday of each month in the Conzelmann Center in Howe Park, 2201 Cottage Way, Sacramento (on the corner of Howe Ave. and Cottage Way). Come enjoy the companionship and fun. Bingo is played after each meeting. Info: Contact Barbara at (916) 486-1338 or Millie at (916) 447-1262.

Dementia Support Group for those who are caring for seniors who have memory loss. Group meets at 10 a.m. at the Chateau at Carmichael Park the second Tuesday of each month at 7125 Fair Oaks Blvd. Elizabeth Rawson, MSW and a family consultant with Del Oro Caregiver Resource Center in Sacramento, will facilitate the meetings. Those attending may bring their loved ones to The Club Memory Day Care at no charge while the meeting is in progress. Cost: Free, but reservations required. Info: (916) 482-2850.

Gray Eagles is a social group sharing the history of military and/or civilian aviation. Former air, ground or carrier crew, or anyone interested, will enjoy our monthly speakers. We meet the second Monday of each month at Hometown Buffet, 4300 Florin Road, Sacramento, from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Cost: Free. Info: See www.grayeagles .net or call Lou at (916) 421- 0844.

Improv Acting. Think on your feet with this entertaining class on improv theatre. You don’t have to memorize any lines, just creatively respond to the situations presented. Drop in and try it out on the second and fourth Friday of the month from 3-5 p.m., Senior Center at Sierra 2, Room 12, 2791 24th St. Cost: $5. Info: (916) 455-6339.

The Mission Oaks Computer Club will meet on Thursday, Feb. 9, from 1-3 p.m. at Mission Oaks Community Center, 4701 Gibbons Drive, Carmichael. A problem-solving clinic will follow the meeting. First-time visitors are welcome. Cost: Free. Info: (916) 366-1687 or www.missionoakscomputerclub.org.

Senior Golf Clubs. Senior Men’s, Wednesdays 8 a.m., Ladies on Tuesdays 9 a.m. and a mixed group, Ladies and Men on Fridays at Foothill Golf Center, 7000 Verner Ave, Citrus Heights. Info: (916) 725-3399.

Self-publishing? A round-table for sharing information and experience with self-publishing meets the third Friday of the month, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. for a brown-bag lunch. Senior Center at Sierra 2, 2791 24th St., Rm 12. Cost: Free. Info: (916) 455-6339.Twilight Concert Series every Thursday night at 6 p.m. at The Meadows Senior Living & Memory Care Facility, 9325 E. Stockton Blvd., Elk Grove. Cost: Free. Info: (916) 714-3755.

Ten Minutes of Fame. Come enjoy an open mic for writers, sponsored by the California Writers Club (Sacramento Branch), on the second Friday of each month from 7-9:30 p.m. at Barnes & Noble bookstore, Birdcage Shopping Center, 6111 Sunrise Blvd., Citrus Heights. Sign-ups begin at 6:45 p.m. Readers and listeners welcome. Cost: Free. Info: Contact Julie Bauer at joolieb@aol.com or call (916) 344-5778.

Toastmasters. The Speaking Machine Toastmasters Club meets every Tuesday from 7-8:30 p.m. at Round Table Pizza, 10054 Bruceville Road, Elk Grove. Come on any Tuesday, and bring a friend. Cost: Free. Info: (916) 684-3538.

The Sunrise Macular Degeneration Association meets the third Friday of each month, from noon-2 p.m., at Merrill Gardens Retirement Community, 7418 Stock Ranch Road, Citrus Heights. Cost: Lunch is included for $12. Info: (916) 725-5885.

Cancer Patients Special Support Group: Every Tuesday of each month, 4-5:30 p.m., Sutter Cancer Center, 2800 L St., 7th Floor, Suite 717, Sacramento. Meetings provide group support, and learn valuable skills including meditation, deep relaxation, stress management and assertiveness. Cost: Free. Info: (916) 454-6866 or www.suttercancer.org.

Widowed Persons Association of California (WPAC) will hold a Sunday Support Group every Sunday from 3-5 p.m. in the meeting room of the WPAC office at 2628 El Camino Ave., Suite D-18, Sacramento. All widows and widowers are invited. Cost: Free. Info: (916) 972-9722.

Learning Courses
Learn to Pole Walk. A pole-walking clinic is offered the Wednesdays at 9 a.m. at the Senior Center at Sierra 2, 2791 24th St., Room 12. Cost: $5 donation. Info: (916) 455-6339.

Singing. Nostalgics singing class is offered at the Davis Senior Center, 646 A St., Davis, on Fridays from 1-2 p.m. Join anytime. Cost: Free. Info: (530) 757-5696.

Get Your Body Moving!
Chair Exercise. This is a low-impact way for folks to exercise. Classes are held on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 9:30 a.m. at Senior Center of Elk Grove, 8830 Sharkey Ave., Elk Grove. Cost: Free. Info: (916) 685-3160.

Walk. City of Sacramento 50+ Wellness Program sponsors ongoing neighborhood walks at various times and locations, mostly on Mon., Wed. and Fri. Cost: Free for all ages. Info: (916) 808-1593.

Breakfast & Lunch Gatherings
Community Breakfast. The Orange-vale Grange invites the public to breakfast every month on the second Sunday at the Orangevale Grange, 5807 Walnut Ave.. Cost: $5 adults, $3 children (toddlers free). Info: (916) 988-8871.

Mission Oaks Senior Wednesday Club has a pancake breakfast the first Saturday of each month except March and November. The breakfast is 8:30- 10 a.m. and includes unlimited pancakes, a sausage, orange juice and coffee or tea. Mission Oaks Community Center, 4701 Gibbons Drive, Carmichael. Cost: $3.00. Info: (916)332-6564.

Senior Wednesday Club. Bring a brown bag lunch on the first, third and fourth Wednesday of the month (and a potluck dish on the second Wednesday of the month) at 10 a.m. to Mission Oaks Community Club, 4701 Gibbons Drive, Carmichael. Coffee and dessert will be provided. Chat, eat, make friends, play bingo, bridge and pinochle, and enjoy yourself until 2:30 p.m. Cost: $2 per year. Info: (916) 247-6020.

Widowed Persons Association of California will hold a Newcomer’s Buffet and Social every third Monday at 5:30 p.m. in the private dining room at the Plaza Hof Brau at the corner of El Camino and Watt avenues. Cost: Varies (no-host buffet). Info: (916) 972-9722.

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