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July 20
The Sacramento River Cats host the Strike Out Alzheimer’s Memory Walk, 5:45 p.m., at Raley Field, West Sacramento. Lawn seating tickets to the River Cats-Salt Lake baseball game for participants are $13, including a voucher for hot dog, chips and small drink. Game starts at 7:05 p.m. A portion of the proceeds goes toward Memory Walk 2004. (916) 930-9080.

July 21
The Women’s Connection holds its monthly brunch and meeting, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., at the Casa Garden Restaurant, 2760 Sutterville Road, Sacramento. Entertainment by the New Holland Combine Band. Cost is $13 inclusive. Reservations requested. (916) 714-2732.

Westminster Presbyterian Church offers its free Brown Bag Concert, noon to 1 p.m., 1300 N St., Sacramento. Featured artist is Public Apology (barbershop, gospel, pop). (916) 442-8939.

Eskaton’s Senior Connection hosts an informational workshop on the Medicare Prescription Drug Program, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Eskaton Monroe Lodge, 3225 Freeport Blvd., Sacramento. (916) 334-1072.

July 22
Sheila Enders, assistant clinical professor of internal medicine at UC Davis, presents her seminar, “Vital Choices,” 2 p.m., Gramercy Court, Hampton Court Building No. 5, 2200 Gramercy Drive, Sacramento. (916) 482-2200.

July 24
Sacramento Master Gardeners offers a free plant clinic to help diagnose and solve garden problems, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Windmill Nursery, 5750 Windmill Way, Carmichael. (916) 875-6913.

Healing Hands, Healing Hearts holds its second annual fundraiser, “An Evening With the Stars,” 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., at the outdoor garden, South Land Park, Sacramento. Music by the Camellia Camerata, silent auction, raffle, food, massage, more. Tickets are $25 per person. (916) 442-5735.

American River College offers a mini-course, “Dementia: Behavior and Activity,” approved for nine hours of continuing education credit. Cost is $9. Register online at www.arc.losrios.edu or at the ARC E-Center, 4700 College Oak Drive, Sacramento. (916) 484-8512.

July 25
Carmichael Park hosts a free concert featuring the Hal Geist Little Big Band, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., at the Danny Bishop Memorial Pavilion for the Performing Arts, 5750 Grant Ave., Carmichael. (916) 485-5322.

July 26
The Sacramento Fibromyalgia-Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndromes Support Club meets, noon to 2:30 p.m., at IHOP restaurant, 4770 Florin Road, Sacramento. Requested donation is $5 for first-time visitors or non-members. (916) 681-5679.

July 27
The Sacramento German Genealogy Society meets, 1 p.m., at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, 2391 St. Mark’s Way, Sacramento. Program topic is “DNA and its relation to family history research.” Visitors are welcomed. (916) 782-5704.

July 28
Westminster Presbyterian Church offers its free Brown Bag Concert, noon to 1 p.m., at 1300 N St., Sacramento. Featured artist is guitarist John Pearce. (916) 442-8939.

July 30
Orientation and class registration for SeniorNet classes, 10:30 a.m., at the Hart Multipurpose Senior Center, 915 27th St., Sacramento. Classes begin the week of Aug. 9. (916) 264-5462.

July 31
American River College offers a mini-course, “Effective Leadership Skills,” approved for nine hours of continuing education credits. Cost is $9. Register online at www.arc.losrios.edu or at the ARC E-Center, 4700 College Oak Drive, Sacramento. (916) 484-8512.

“Mongolian Art: A Living Landscape” opens at the Crocker Art Museum, 216 O St., Sacramento. Display runs through Oct. 17. (916) 264-5423.

REGIONAL
July 21
Sierra Club Seniors takes an evening hike on the Lake Clementine Trail along the north fork of the American River. Group meets at 5 p.m. at Confluence Area trailhead in Auburn. Bring snack, towel, swim/beach shoes, water, essentials. (530) 886-0673.

July 23-25
The Sierra Storytelling Festival features individual performances and a panel discussion at the North Columbia Schoolhouse Cultural Center, 17894 Tyler-Foote Crossing Road, Nevada City. (530) 265-2826.

July 27
Eskaton’s Senior Connection hosts an informational workshop on the Medicare Prescription Drug Program, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., at Raley’s Event Center, 6845 Douglas Blvd., Granite Bay. (916) 334-1072.

July 30
Sierra Club Seniors takes a hike at Carson Pass near Lake Winnemucca. Group meets at 8:30 a.m. in the Safeway parking lot at Howe and University avenues. Bring water, lunch, rain gear. (916) 925-0700.

John Skinner and his eight-piece band perform a free concert, 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., at Rosemont Park, on Contempo Drive in Rancho Cordova. (916) 362-1841.

ONGOING
The Dance for Life Senior Wellness Program offers two Senior Tea Dances a week, Tuesdays and Thursdays, noon to 3 p.m., at The Ballroom of Sacramento, 6009 Folsom Blvd., Sacramento. Admission is $5, partners not required. (916) 457-8307.

Getting Back Into Life, a social group for widowed, divorced, single or lonely seniors, meets 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays at Bruceville Terrace, 8151 Bruceville Road, Sacramento. (916) 395-6003.

The Gray Eagles, a military aviation educational group, meets at noon on the second Monday of each month at the Hometown Buffet, 4300 Florin Road, Sacramento. (916) 441-0811.

The Irish-American Club Ceile Dancers hold dances 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the first and third Fridays of every month at the Hart Multipurpose Senior Center, 915 27th St., Sacramento. Fee is $2. (916) 444-3181.

Bridge is played from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays at the 49ers Plus Senior Center, Room 12 at Sierra II, 2791 24th St., Sacramento. (916) 455-6339.

Bridge Club Midtown offers classes and games for beginners or experienced players, singles or doubles. (916) 492-0723.

Capital Singles offers a dance for single seniors, 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Sundays at the Elks Lodge No. 2103, 5631 Cypress Ave., Carmichael. No membership is required, dance lessons included with admission. (916) 366-6501.

The Foothills Senior Golf Club plays at 8 a.m. every Friday at Foothill Golf Center, 7000 Verner Ave., Citrus Heights. (916) 338-4733.

Senior Gleaners, a local outlet for the Second Harvest Food Bank, has open enrollment and tours on the second and fourth Fridays of each month, 9:30 a.m., 1951 Bell Ave., Sacramento. (916) 925-3240, ext. 107.

West Sacramento Senior Center, 664 Cummins Way, offers easy exercise classes for seniors at 1 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Cost is a $1 donation. (916) 373-5819.

The City of Sacramento 50+ Wellness Program sponsors ongoing neighborhood walks at various times and locations, most on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The program is free and open to people of all ages. (916) 277-6190.

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