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.

• Every Day. 1:00 Men's Pool League

• Every Monday:

9:00: Pitney Meadows Vegetable Pop-up sponsored by Highmark

9:00: Tai Chi

9:00: Open Ping Pong 

9:00: Walking Club

10:00: Healthy Bones

10:00: Chair Yoga 

10:15: Beginner Spanish

12:30: Bridge 

1:00: Resistance Bands 

1:00: Chit Chat 

• Every Tuesday

9:00: Golf League

9:00: Poker 

9:00: Silver Sneakers Classic 

9:30: Mahjong

10:00: Meditation 

11:00: Gentle Kripalu Yoga (No class 9/3)

12:00: Intermediate Clay Arts

12:15: Silver Sneakers Stability (No class 9/3 will take place on 9/5 that week)

12:30: American Mahjong

 2:00: Vivo Strength Training (at the Center)

• Every Wednesday

8:30: Vivo Strength Training (at home)

9:00: Poker 

9:00: Pinochle

9:30: Mosaics

9:30: Rug Hooking 

10:00: Knit & Crochet

10:00: Zumba 

12:30: Canasta

1:00: Bingo

1:00: Strength w/ Aidan 

1:00: Guitar Lessons

• Every Thursday

9:00: Women's Pool 

10:00: Silver Sneakers Classic 

10:00: Ukelele 

11:00: Foodbank 

12:30: Chinese & American Mahjong 

1:00: Belly Dance

1:00: Spanish Review

1:00: Beginner Clay Arts

2:00: Vivo Strength Training (at the Center)

2:30: Country Line Dancing (No class 9/5 or 9/26)

• Every Friday:

9:00: Poker

9:00: Advanced Clay Arts

9:00: Bokwa (starting 9/13)

10:00: Healthy Bones

11:30: Slow & Steady Yoga Flow

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.

Book Club | Must sign up

Tuesday, September 24 at 3 pm

The book for September will be Crow Mary by Kathleen Grissom. 

An indigenous woman torn between two worlds in 19th-century North America.

In 1872, sixteen-year-old Goes First, a Crow Native woman, marries Abe Farwell, a white fur trader. He gives her the name Mary, and they set off on the long trip to his trading post in the Cypress Hills of Saskatchewan, Canada. Along the way, she finds a fast friend in a Métis named Jeannie; makes a lifelong enemy in a wolfer named Stiller; and despite learning a dark secret of Farwell’s past, falls in love with her husband.

The winter trading season passes peacefully. Then, on the eve of their return to Montana, a group of drunken whiskey traders slaughters forty Nakota—despite Farwell’s efforts to stop them. Mary, hiding from the hail of bullets, sees the murderers, including Stiller, take five Nakota women back to their fort. She begs Farwell to save them, and when he refuses, Mary takes two guns, creeps into the fort, and saves the women from certain death. Thus, she sets off a whirlwind of colliding cultures that brings out the worst and best in the cast of unforgettable characters and pushes the love between Farwell and Crow Mary to the breaking point.

Crow Mary sweeps across decades and the landscape of the upper West and Canada, showcasing the beauty of the natural world, while at the same time probing the intimacies of a marriage and one woman’s heart.

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, September 9 

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 - NO CHIT CHAT IN SEPTEMBER

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