Activities & Classes

Please see our Newsletter for the most complete, up to date information on our weekly classes and activities!

The Saratoga Senior Center has an array of activities and classes for members that present opportunity for physical and mental growth. Try your hand at something new or rediscover a favorite craft, meet new people and have fun! Class Scholarships: We offer scholarships to members who cannot afford to participate in classes with fees. Please see the Front Desk.

Saratoga Arts made our arts programming possible through the Community Arts Regrant Program, funded by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

• Every Day. 1:00 Men's Pool League

 

• Every Monday:

9:00: Tai Chi 

9:00: Open Ping Pong 

9:30: Walking Club

9:30: Introduction to Chinese Mahjong (No class 3/10)

9:30: Beginner Spanish

10:00: Healthy Bones

10:00: Chair Yoga 

12:30: Bridge 

1:00: Resistance Bands

1:00: Chit Chat 

2:00: Introduction to Alcohol Ink

 

• Every Tuesday

9:00: Poker 

9:00: Silver Sneakers Classic 

9:30: Mahjong

10:00: Meditation 

10:00: Textured Painting

11:00: Gentle Kripalu Yoga 

12:00: Intermediate Clay Arts 

12:15: Silver Sneakers Stability 

12:30: American Mahjong

1:30: Modern Line Dance Fusion

 

• Every Wednesday

9:00: Poker 

9:00: Pinochle

9:30: Mosaics

9:30: Rug Hooking 

10:00: Knit & Crochet

10:00: Zumba

10:00: Aging Gracefully (no group 3/12 or 3/26)

12:30: Canasta

1:00: Bingo

1:00: Strength w/ Aidan 

1:00: Guitar Lessons

2:30: Experienced Country Line Dancing

3:30: Beginner Country Line Dancing 

 

• Every Thursday

9:00: Women's Pool 

10:00: Silver Sneakers Classic 

10:00: Ukelele 

11:00: Foodbank 

12:30: Chinese & American Mahjong 

12:30: Qi Gong

1:00: Belly Dance

 

• Every Friday:

9:00: Poker

9:00: Advanced Clay Arts

9:00: Mexican Dominoes

10:00: Healthy Bones

11:30: Slow & Steady Yoga Flow

1:00: Beginner Clay

1:00: Silver Sneakers Circuit 


One-on-One Tech Assistance
Did you receive a new phone, iPad, laptop or smartwatch? Do you want to learn Facebook, Instagram, or something new? Let our savvy students help you. Call front desk to make your private appointment.

Clubs and Peer Groups

Book Club | Must sign up

Tuesday, March 25 at 3 pm

The book for March will be Greenwood by Michael Christie

It's 2034 and Jake Greenwood is a storyteller and a liar, an overqualified tour guide babysitting ultra-rich vacationers in one of the world's last remaining forests. It's 2008 and Liam Greenwood is a carpenter, fallen from a ladder and sprawled on his broken back, calling out from the concrete floor of an empty mansion. It's 1974 and Willow Greenwood is out of jail, free after being locked up for one of her endless series of environmental protests: attempts at atonement for the sins of her father's once vast and violent timber empire. It's 1934 and Everett Greenwood is alone, as usual, in his maple syrup camp squat when he hears the cries of an abandoned infant and gets tangled up in the web of a crime that will cling to his family for decades. And throughout, there are trees: thrumming a steady, silent pulse beneath Christie's effortless sentences and working as a guiding metaphor for withering, weathering, and survival. A shining, intricate clockwork of a novel, Greenwood is a rain-soaked and sun-dappled story of the bonds and breaking points of money and love, wood and blood—and the hopeful, impossible task of growing toward the light.

 

All of the following support and peer groups are for both members & non-members to attend

Memory Cafe facilitated by the Alzheimer Association of Northeastern NY

11am-12:30pm | 1st Friday of every month.

The memory café offers a supportive, welcoming environment for caregivers and their loved ones who are experiencing memory loss due to Alzheimer’s or another dementia. You can expect a judgment-free zone, the opportunity to connect with others, and simple, yet meaningful and engaging activities.

 

Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group facilitated by the Alzheimer Association of Northeastern NY

11am-12:30pm | 2nd Friday of every month. 

Being a caregiver can present exhausting challenges and take a significant toll on your health. Support groups bring together people who are going through or have gone through similar experiences. This support group provides an opprotunity for caregivers to share personal experiences and feelings, coping strategies, or firsthand information about this disease. 

Alzheimer's Support Group sponsored by Leon Goldberg's Charitable Trust 

 

Grief and Loss Support & Discussion Group facilitated by Lois Streit

2pm-3pm | 2nd & 4th Tuesday of every month 

Whatever type of loss you've suffered, there's no right or wrong way to grieve. Often, the pain of loss can feel overwhelming. Any loss can cause grief. The purpose of this group is to provide friendship, understanding, and hope. 

 

Parkinsons Support & Discussion Group facilitated by Gordon Blyth & Marie Thorne 

2:30 pm | 3rd Monday of every month 

This is a community of people impacted by Parkinson's designed to help you make meaningful connections, engage in important dialogue, find useful resources and build long-lasting relationships. 

 

Saratoga Hospital Bariatric Support Group

6pm-8pm | Monday, February 3

The Bariatric Support Group is for patients who have gone through bariatric surgery or are considering surgery. No need to register just show up!

 

Chit Chat

1pm | Every Monday | New Members Welcome 

Chit Chat is a peer support group. Come and engage in conversation with other members. Each week different topics are covered and discussed.