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Programs forMonth50+ | City of Bloomington MN Skip to main content City of Bloomington MN Search Search Site Search Site A to Z Index Ask the CityTimetableNews Menu Home Residents Services for Residents New to Bloomington? 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Bloomington offers a unique opportunity for those who are 50+ participants and want to be involved and leaders in the planning, developing and implementing of activities and programs.  Get Acquainted with the 50+ Program Learn well-nigh activities and programs offered at CreeksidePolityCenter. Register for a session and enjoy a self-ruling lunch on us by contacting Human Services at reservations@BloomingtonMN.gov. Arts and Crafts Art Classes Offered in partnership with Artistry, these classes are led by skilled professionals with subject matter expertise and a transferral to each student's development. No previous art wits required. All materials provided. Ceramics Select from an variousness of greenware and bisque to paint or glaze.UnshutTuesdays and Thursdays, 8 a.m. – 3 p.m., Wednesdays and Saturdays 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. Fees wield for materials used. Crafts & Quilting Share your talents with this group Tuesdays and Fridays, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Crafts and quilts are made using donated materials. Many of the items are donated to various charities. LeatherworkingTrammelsout leatherworking and learn to make crafts and works of art out of leather Mondays and Wednesdays, 12:30 – 3 p.m. Tools, leather, and dyes misogynist to use. Needleworkers Socialize while creating blankets, scarves and other suit items Thursdays, 9 – 11:30 a.m. Each year, local charities and schools receive an stereotype 4,000 items are donated from this group. Rock Shop (Lapidary) Cut and polish rocks and gemstones into decorative pieces. Training and supplies are provided. There is a $1 fee per visit.UnshutTuesdays, 1 – 4 p.m. and Thursdays, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Woodcarvers Learn the art of woodcarving Wednesdays, 9 – 11 a.m. Carve various items. Participants must provide their own wood. Woodshop This fully equipped wood shop is misogynist to those looking to diamond and work on various projects.UnshutMondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, 8 – 11 a.m. There is a $1 fee per visit. Participants must pass a proficiency test and wear an ID badge. Cards Club 500 Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 1 – 3:30 p.m. $0.50 to play. Tournaments held throughout the year on Saturdays, 1:30 p.m. $3 to play. Lessons (by appointment): the first Monday of plane months, 10 – 11:30 a.m. Cribbage Wednesdays and Thursdays, 12:45 – 3 p.m. $1 to play. Tournaments held the third Saturday of each month, 1 p.m. $3 to play. Duplicate Bridge Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays, 12:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. $0.50 to play. Tournaments held the third Wednesday of each month, 12:15 – 4 p.m. $3 to play. Social Bridge Thursdays, 12:15 – 3:15 p.m. $0.50 to play. Women's Evening Bridge First Thursday of each month, 6:30 – 10 p.m. $2 to play. To join, contact Lois at 952-890-3086. Euchre Wednesdays, 9 – 11:30 a.m. $0.50 to play. Tournaments held throughout the year on Saturdays, 12:30 p.m. $2 to play. Lessons (by appointment): the first Monday of plane months, 10 – 11:30 a.m. Hand and Foot Canasta Mondays, 12:30 – 4 p.m. $1 to play. Hearts Hearts tournaments held the first Monday of each month, 12:30 – 3 p.m. $2 to play. Lessons (by appointment): the first Monday of plane months, 10 – 11:30 a.m. Pinochle Single deck. Mondays, 1 – 4 p.m. $0.50 to play. Lessons by appointment. Education AARP Smart Driver Program Refresh your driving skills and perhaps qualify for lower insurance rates. Held monthly, daytime and evening, 8-hour initial matriculation and 4-hour refresher courses. Registration required. Fees apply. AARP Smart Driver (July – September) AARP Smart Driver (October – December) Byte Syte Advanced Computer User Group (ACUG) Experienced computer users meet to discuss various topics and participate in demonstrations the second and fourth Friday of each month, 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Library The Creekside Library has an wide-stretching hodgepodge of books and puzzles misogynist for anyone to borrow.UnshutComputer Lab Bring your technology questions toUnshutComputer Lab Thursdays, 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.. $5 for residents and $10 for non-residents per visit. PoetryMatriculationClasses are designed to inspire you to create poems the Third Wednesday of each month, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Receive respectful critiques from classmates. For all poetry levels.  PoetryRacesThe Human Services Division sponsors a poetry races each year for people month 50+ and adults with a disability. Writers Club Writers of all skill levels welcome. Bring out the weightier writer in you in whichever genre you prefer. Meets at 1 p.m. the fourth Thursday, January – October and the third Thursday, November – December. Health Clinic Services FootSuperintendencyMeet with professional foot superintendency nurses Wednesdays, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. to write personal concerns regarding thickened and fungal nails, corns, calluses, bunions, nerve and diffusion deficits and other matters. For increasingly information or to make an appointment, contact Happy Feet at 763-560-5136. Fees apply. Health Insurance Counseling Schedule an visit with Senior LinkAge Line at 1-800-333-2433 (Monday – Friday, 8 – 4:30 p.m.), deaf or hard-of-hearing clients may contact the Minnesota Relay at 1-800-627-3529 and ask for the Senior LinkAge Line number. Health insurance counseling is provided by state-certified health insurance counseling volunteers and is misogynist at no cost. Health insurance counselors squire clients with: Understanding the nuts of Medicare and Medical Assistance Choosing a Medicare supplement Choosing a Medicare Part D plan Ensuring proper processing of Medicare and medical assistance claims Assisting with health insurance forms Exploring ways to lower prescription drug financing Hearing Testing Get your hearing tested by a Bloomington Public Health nurse by visit the second Wednesday of plane months, 12 – 1 p.m. The Nurse Is In Talk with a Bloomington Public Health nurse one Wednesday per month at 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. (call for dates) regarding: Fall prevention education Medication review Blood pressure trammelsZippywhite-haired Understanding lab results Education with diagnosis Safety Healthy living tips Assistance Contacting your clinic Assistance contacting your insurance visitor Resources Leadership Creekside Memorial Trust Fund The Creekside Senior Memorial Trust Fund, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that assists individuals who desire to create a memorial to someone, living or dead, in the pursuit ways: encouraging donations to fund the memorial, maintaining memorial books and distributing trust funds for the unstipulated goody of the 50+ Program.Workbenchmembers review proposals from 50+ Leaders to determine if the request will goody Creekside programs. 50+ LeadersWiltinvolved in the planning, developing and implementing of activities and programs for the 50+ Program. Mind andSoulAgeless Grace® Group exercise matriculation based on everyday movements that focus on healthy longevity of soul and smart-ass that can be washed-up by people of all month and abilities. Movements are designed to be performed seated in a chair and can help modernize strength, balance, self-esteem, joint mobility, and more. Mondays, 9 – 9:45 a.m. No forfeit to participateUnorthodoxyBuilders This matriculation focuses on strengthening muscles and promoting wastefulness and stability. Hand and toddle weights are provided. A medical release form is required prior to joining the class. Space is limited. Tuesdays, 6 – 7 p.m. and Saturdays, 9 – 10 a.m. Mondays, 1 – 2 p.m. and Wednesdays, 10 – 11 a.m. No forfeit to participate Chair Yoga A modified form of yoga, using exercise principles of traditional yoga to increase participant's health and fitness by replacing a floor mat with a chair. Fridays, 9 – 10 a.m. and 10 – 11 a.m.  6-week sessions: $30 for the session or $7 drop-in fee for Bloomington residents, $42 for the session or $9 drop-in fee for non-residents.Undeniabilityfor session dates Dakim BrainFitness System This touch screen computer program gives you a fully personalized workout to maintain smart-ass fitness and slow the effects of cognitive decline. Stop by CreeksidePolityCenter for a quick demonstration, well-constructed an using and uncork your personal smart-ass fitness program today. Gentle Mat Yoga Learn a gentle form of yoga, how to transmute and unbend exercises and proper zoetic techniques. Thursdays, 10 – 11 a.m. 6-week sessions: $30 for the session or $7 drop-in fee for Bloomington residents, $42 for the session or $9 drop-in fee for non-residentsUndeniabilityfor session dates Line Dancing—Country Kickers This fun and instructor lead beginner's matriculation will help increase wastefulness and memory while exercising as a group.Self-rulingand unshut to men and women of all dancing abilities. Tuesdays, 8 – 8:45 a.m. Offered for all age groups. Low Impact Exercise Offering a light and moderate way to exercise, this matriculation focuses on balance, low impact aerobics and strength training. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 – 10 a.m. No forfeit to participate Silver Sneakers® Flex Cardio and StrengthModernizecardiovascular fitness, as well as maintain or increase unorthodoxy density, flexibility, range of motion, muscle tone and coordination. Bring your own mat. Tuesdays, 9 – 10 a.m. Strength andWastefulnessExercise will be performed while holding onto a chair or sitting in a chair. This matriculation combines light cardio and strength training for individuals who want to modernize muscle tone, flexibility, range of motion, wastefulness and coordination. Wednesdays and Fridays, 9 – 10 a.m.  For all Silver Sneakers® Flex classes: Space is limited UCare/Humana Members (Medical Medicare) - no tuition Non-members - $3/class Walking Club Lace up your sneakers and get moving with the Walking Club. This group meets year-round at various walking paths and trails throughout the City.  Tuesdays and Thursdays November – April, 8 a.m. (indoors) May – October, 7:30 a.m. (outdoors) No forfeit to participateUndeniabilityfor specific locations Music Music groups are misogynist for performances in Bloomington and the greater metropolitan area. The Bloomingtones A mixed choral group who sing a wide variety of music from all eras for pleasure and entertainment. Rehearsals are Fridays, 9:30 a.m. September - May. Classic Country Music Jam Join, listen or flit as a group of musicians provide a FREE country concert every Saturday, 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at CreeksidePolityCenter. Creekside Crickets This wreath plays and sings oldies, country, polkas, waltzes, and show tunes at various venues in the area. Welcoming new members of all skills that have an interest in music. Rehearsals are Thursdays, 9 a.m. September – May. Recreation Bocce Babes A women’s social group playing bocce wittiness and other activities such as wend trips, pool parties, farmers markets, and increasingly June – January. For increasingly information, contact Parks and Recreation at 952-563-8877. Fees may apply. BocceWittinessLeagues held at CreeksidePolityCenter, weather permitting. Wednesdays, 9 – 11 a.m. Born Again Jocks Men’s sports leagues including bocce ball, bowling, tennis, golf, softball, table tennis and volleyball. For increasingly information, contact Parks and Recreation at 952-563-8877. Fees may apply. Bowling Men’s leagues meet at Southtown Lanes. Fees apply. Contact 952-881-7731. Tuesdays and Thursdays Chess Whether you're new to chess, an wide player or you want to skim up on your skills, join Richard Laybourn and unshut up the world of benefits to playing chess. 2nd Wednesday of every month, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Garden Club Create and diamond flower containers and gardens at CreeksidePolityCenter. Donations of plants and gardening tools are wonted and can be picked up by volunteers. Golf Co-ed leagues meet at Hyland Greens Golf Course. Contact 952-881-6863. Fees apply. Monday mornings Informal games and equipment Puzzles, vellum and workbench games in the library. Bocce ball, shuffleboard, table tennis, and Nintendo Wii (bowling, tennis, and golf) equipment to trammels out and use at CreeksidePolityCenter. Monday – Friday, 7:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. (based on availability) Nintendo Wii League Stay zippy and start a Nintendo Wii league today. Video bowling, tennis, golf, and more. Fridays, 12:30 p.m. Normandale Lake Flower Club Plant and maintain flower beds at Normandale Lake. Thursdays, 9 – 11 a.m. (May - November) Pool (Billiards)  Calling ALL pool players! $12 yearly membership fee. Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. Saturdays, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. Ladies: Thursdays, 1 p.m. Tournaments: Tuesdays, 8:30 a.m. and Thursdays, 6 p.m.TimetableSeptember activities timetable October activities timetable Human Services Division Cancellation Policy Cancellation made by Human Services due to lack of enrollment: 100% refund Cancellation by participant* Prior to registration deadline: 100% refund or credit, less $5 processing fee After registration deadline: NO refund *Please refer to individual programs for exceptions to this policy. Contact Information Human Services at Creekside 952-563-4944 reservations@BloomingtonMN.gov Upcoming events Walking Club: Centennial Lakes Thursday, October 4, 2018 - 7:30am to 8:30am Let's Imagine Together Saturday, October 6, 2018 - 9:00am to 11:00am Bloomington Welcome Meals (hosted by Multicultural Advisory Committee) Sunday, October 7, 2018 - 4:30pm to 6:00pm Walking Club: Hyland Park Tuesday, October 9, 2018 - 7:30am to 8:30am Medicare workshops: Changes in 2019 Wednesday, September 12, 2018 - 9:00am to 11:00am, Tuesday, October 9, 2018 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm, Wednesday, November 14, 2018 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm, Thursday, December 6, 2018 - 9:00am to 11:00am Pages1 2 3 next › last »Well-nighBloomington City of Bloomington 1800 West Old Shakopee Road Bloomington, MN 55431-3027 952-563-8700 (TTY ONLY: 952-563-8740) information@BloomingtonMN.gov SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook Instagram Nextdoor Twitter YouTube Featured Links Toggle LinksTimetableNews A to Z Index City CouncilPolityLinks Jobs Online E-tools Foreign Language Information Toggle Language Additional Languages Select LanguageEnglishAfrikaansAlbanianArabicArmenianAzerbaijaniBasqueBelarusianBengaliBosnianBulgarianCatalanChichewaCroatianCzechDanishDutchEstonianFilipinoFinnishFrenchGalicianGeorgianGermanGreekHaitian CreoleHausaHebrewHindiHungarianIcelandicIgboIndonesianIrishItalianJapaneseJavaneseKhmerKoreanLatvianLithuanianMacedonianMalagasyMalayMalteseMarathiNepaliNorwegianPersianPolishPortuguesePunjabiRomanianRussianSerbianSlovakSlovenianSomaliSpanishSwahiliSwedishTamilThaiTurkishUkrainianUrduVietnameseWelshYiddishZulu Translated Handouts 中文 - Chinese Hmoob - Hmong Русский - Russian Soomaali - Somali Español - Spanish Tiếng Việt - Vietnamese Web Disclaimers & Policies Web Accessibility Login Employee Links ©2018 City of Bloomington MN. 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