Contacts
| 60+ Activity Center 20 SE 2nd, Newport, OR 97365 |
541.265.9617 |
| Peggy O'Callaghan, Coordinator | 541.574.5459 |
| Meals on Wheels | 541.574.0669 |
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Hours
| Monday | 8:30AM − 8:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 8:30AM − 9:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 8:30AM − 6:30PM |
| Thursday, Friday & Saturday | 8:30AM − 5:00PM |
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Educational Activities
Living and Learning ...The City of Newport proudly provides and supports the 60+ community with engaging educational opportunities. We at the 60+ encourage new ideas and embrace new educational possibilities. Please share your ideas with us.
BOOK CLUB
3rd Monday of each month, 1:00 - 2:30 pm
Come and find out what new book is being read and join in the discussion. This is an on-going group that likes to share their latest reading discoveries.
Themes:
January: 3 or 4 books that have shaped your life. Explain why these books made the list.
February: Author from India/South Asia
March: Celebrate Earth Day by reading a book about environmentalism. Could be poetry, fiction or non-fiction.
DEATH CAFE
Saturday, January 12, 2019
1:00 - 3:00 pm
What is a Death Cafe? At a Death Cafe the objective is "to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their finite lives". This is a discussion group rather than a grief support group.
JEWELRY STAMPING
Saturday, February 16, 3:00 - 4:00 pm
Monday, February 25, 3:00 - 4:00 pm
There will be two Jewelry Stamping classes offered during the month of February 2019. The classes will be taught by local artist, Sheri Dougan.
Hand metal stamping is a quick and easy way to customize and personalize jewelry. Make your own custom earrings in a Southwest design by using your imagination, along with a hammer and assorted metal stamps. Everyone goes home with a completed project.
Cost of the class is $10.00. Class size is limited to 6 participants per class.
Come and enjoy the classes and make something you can wear home.
LEARN HOW TO PLAY MAHJONG
Class date: TBA
Barbara Bush will be teaching the American version of this fun tile game. She will break the game down into its pieces and parts then quickly put it all together into a gaming format. Plan to be playing by the third class! Pre-registration is required, so be sure to call and save your spot!
OPEN ART STUDIO
Saturdays, January 5 - March 30
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Open Art Studio allows people to come together in a supportive enviornment to create their own unique art pieces, and to foster creativity and encourage experimentation in an atmosphere of cultural exchange, conversation, encouragement, and freedom of expression.
PHOTOGRAPHY - 3 NEW CLASSES
How to Use Your Digital Camera - The Basics
The Basics Class starts again April 24.
Cost will be $10.00 to cover hand-outs.
Wednesdays, April 24 - May 15, 2019
10:00 - 12:00 pm
Learn how to use the mode dial and camera menus along with the camera icons to take different types of photographs. This class includes hands-on camera work through a field trip allowing you to practice all the topics covered in class.
Using Your Digital Camera - Beyond The Basics
Wednesdays, February 13 - March 13, 2019
10:00 - 12:00 pm
This class is for those who wish to learn more about your Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) lens camera. You will explore the use of Program, Aperture, Shutter Priority, and Manual Modes. This class includes hands-on camera work through a field trip allowing you to apply all of the topics covered in class.
Basic Studio Photography
Wednesdays, March 20 - April 10, 2019
10:00 - 12:00 pm
This class is new for 2019. It will challenge your skills in photography and teamwork while learning hands-on basic lighting patterns.
These classes have limited seating, so sign up now.
WATERCOLOR & COLORED PENCIL ART CLASSES
January 8 - February 12, 2019
Watercolor: 10:00 - 11:30 am
Colored Pencil: 1:00 - 2:30 pm
Shirley Steinhauer will again be offering two fun art classes for those people interested in learning how to create their own colored pencil or watercolor masterpiece! Class times: watercolor 10:00 - 11:30 am, and colored pencil 1:00 - 2:30 pm. Class size is limited, and pre-registration is required, so call now to reserve your spot!
WRITERS GROUP
Saturday, 1:00-3:00 pm
Writers Group is an ongoing activity at the 60+ Center that involves participants writing their own stories. Writers do not have to read, although stories are read to one another at each weekly meeting. Pick up a copy of their published book, "Memoirs," available at the 60+ Center gift shop.
CREATIVE SONGWRITING & POETRY
Class date: TBA
There is a beauty on the inside of every one of us, and the opportunity to let the world see some of that beauty through songwriting is a gift indeed. Some of the topics covered in this class will be: spirit form and flow, writing the entire song, collaborating ideas, elements of the song, ideas, lyrics, the hook, and paint picture words/imagary to name a few. Pre-registration is required and class size is limited.
DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB
Tuesdays, 5:00 pm
Fridays, 1:15 pm
2nd Saturday of each month, 11:00 am
See the 60+ home page for current lesson sessions.
KNITTING GROUP
Tuesdays, 3:00 - 4:30 pm
Crafty fun for all ages, make and female, Knitting is a great tool to keep your fingers limber and your mind sharp while enjoying the company of their knitter usually working on a community donation project. Supplies abound, so come and join in on any Tuesday afternoon. This group is led by Barbara Hendricks who has many years of teaching experience.
LE CLUB FRANCAIS
Wednesday, 10:00 am - 12:00 noon
"Parlez vous, francais? Oui, un peu." Come and enjoy this group to listen as well as practice speaking this wonderful romantic language.
MIND GAMES
Thursdays, 11:00 am
Improve your cognitive function with this group. Activities include fun filled computer games, riddles, and puzzles.
POUR ART
Saturday, February 23, 3:00 - 5:00 pm
The defining characteristic of this acrylic painting technique is that you don’t apply the paint with a brush or palette knife, but rather use gravity to move the paint across a canvas. The results are unlike anything you can get with a brush: fluid flows of paint without any brush marks or texture.
Cost of the class is $15.00. Class size is limited to 10 participants per class.
SCARF ART
Friday, April 26, 1:00 - 2:30 pm
There are several versions of Scarf Art. In this version, you will be using colorful sharpies to make your own special unique design, then using an eyedropper, apply alcohol. The alcohol will make the colors bleed into beautiful designs! Everyone goes home with a completed project.
Cost of the class is $10.00, payable on the day of the class. Class size is limited to 10 participants, so please sign up early.
TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICES ACCESS PROGRAM (TDAP) PRESENTATION
Presentation date/time: TBA
TDAP is a state government program that loans specialized communications equipment AT NO COST and with no income restrictions to eligible Oregon residents who have experienced hearing loss, vision loss, mobility limitations, speech or memory issues.
WRITERS LOUNGE
Tuesdays 5:00 - 6:30 pm
Working on a novel or short story? Join us at the Newport 60+ Activity Center on Tuesday's to work on your masterpiece! This is an unstructured event where you and other writers work and explore your creative thoughts.
