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‘Club 1527’ Member Planning Sessions

Ken Edwards Center 1527 4th Street, 1st Floor

Wednesday, April 17 at 10:30 am

The Ken Edwards Center Welcomes Club 1527!Coming April 1, 2013, Club 1527 will be at the Ken Edwards Center at 1527 4th Street in Santa Monica. Come to our open house and celebration from 1 - 3 pm on Monday, April 1.

Discover a variety of intellectual, social and physical programs to stay active and healthy!

Club 1527 membership card is required for all activities and classes.Applications are available at the Ken Edwards Center, 1527 4th Street, 1st Floor, Santa Monica 310.857.1527

Join today! 12-month memberships.

Santa Monica residents, age 50-plus: $15

Non-Santa Monica residents, age 50-plus: $20

If you are a Santa Monica resident, age 50-plus, who is of limited financial circumstances, there is an application process for a fully-covered, scholarshiped membership through the City of Santa Monica Community Grants Program.

Please note Club 1527 membership is separate from the “Healthy Lunches” program.

Grand OpeningApril 11-3 pm

Join us for a tour, refreshments

& entertainment!

Join Club 1527!Membership Benefits:

• Exercise Classes

• Games

• Creative Arts

• Excursions

• Personal Growth and Development

Saturday, April 13 Santa Monica

Civic Auditorium 9 am - 2 pm

Back by popular demand, our 2nd Annual ACTION Expo

promises to have double the fun and resources for you!

Shuttle service will be provided from the Ken Edwards Center.

WISE & Healthy Aging, the City of Santa Monica and the Commission for the Senior Community present

Fridays at 9:30 am:Movies and Popcorn

Ken Edwards Center 1527 4th Street

Free admission for Club 1527 members. Closed captioning available.

POPCORN

APRIL 2013 Club 1527 Calendar at the KEC, 1527 4th Street

Monday FridayThursdayWednesdayTuesday Saturday

19:10 Senior Exercise10:15 Meditation11:00 QiGong1:00 Grand Opening! (refreshments & entertainment)1:00 Memoirs Writing/Book Club1:30 Zumba Gold

29:00 Strength & Balance Exercise10:00 Chair Yoga10:30 Sing-A-Long12:30 Comedy Improv1:30 Bingo

39:10 Senior Exercise10:15 Meditation11:00 QiGong1:30 Chair Yoga

49:00 Strength & Balance Exercise10:00 Chair Yoga10:30 Hoop Dancing12:30 Bridge1:30 Zumba Gold

59:10 Senior Exercise9:30 Movie: Trouble with the Curve (111 min.) 10:30 Movement Awareness Exercise 12:30 Conversational Spanish1:00 Tai Chi

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89:10 Senior Exercise10:15 Meditation11:00 QiGong1:00 Memoirs Writing/Book Club1:30 Zumba Gold

99:00 Strength & Balance Exercise10:00 Chair Yoga10:30 Sing-A-Long10:30 Healthy Cooking12:30 Comedy Improv1:30 Bingo

109:10 Senior Exercise10:15 Meditation11:00 QiGong1:30 Chair Yoga

119:00 Strength & Balance Exercise10:00 Chair Yoga10:30 Hoop Dancing12:30 Bridge1:30 Zumba Gold

159:10 Senior Exercise 10:15 Meditation11:00 QiGong1:00 Memoirs Writing/Book Club1:30 Zumba Gold

169:00 Strength & Balance Exercise10:00 Chair Yoga10:30 Sing-A-Long12:30 Comedy Improv1:30 Bingo

179:10 Senior Exercise10:15 Meditation10:30 Club 1527 Planning Meeting11:00 QiGong12:30 Self Healing1:30 Chair Yoga

189:00 Strength & Balance Exercise10:00 Chair Yoga10:30 Hoop Dancing12:30 Bridge1:30 Zumba Gold

199:10 Senior Exercise9:30 Movie: Magic of Belle Isle (109 min.) 10:30 Movement Awareness Exercise 12:30 Conversational Spanish1:00 Tai Chi

229:10 Senior Exercise10:15 Meditation11:00 QiGong1:00 Memoirs Writing/Book Club1:30 Zumba Gold

239:00 Strength & Balance Exercise10:00 Chair Yoga10:30 Sing-A-Long12:30 Comedy Improv1:30 Bingo

249:10 Senior Exercise10:15 Meditation11:00 QiGong1:30 Chair Yoga

259:00 Strength & Balance Exercise10:00 Chair Yoga10:30 Hoop Dancing12:30 Bridge1:30 Zumba Gold

269:10 Senior Exercise9:30 Movie: Invictus (133 min.) 10:30 Movement Awareness Exercise1:00 Tai Chi

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299:10 Senior Exercise10:15 Meditation11:00 QiGong1:00 Drawing Class 1:00 Memoirs Writing/Book Club1:30 Zumba Gold

309:00 Strength & Balance Exercise10:00 Chair Yoga10:30 Sing-A-Long 12:30 Comedy Improv1:30 Bingo

Our New Location!

at the Ken Edwards Center

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Friday, April 5 – Trouble with the Curve Slowed by age and failing eyesight, crack baseball scout Gus Lobel (Clint Eastwood) takes his grown daughter along as he checks out the final prospect of his career. Along the way, the two renew their bond.

Friday, April 12 – The Lucky One Marine vet Logan credits his good-luck charm -- a photo of an unknown woman -- for saving his skin in Iraq. Back in the States, he sets out to find the woman behind the smile.

Friday, April 19 – Magic of Belle Isle After alcoholism depletes his enthusiasm for writing, celebrated author Monte Wildhorn finds his creative passion renewed when he

Friday, April 26 – Invictus This drama based on real-life events tells the story of what happened after the end of apartheid when newly elected President Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) used the 1995 World Cup rugby matches to unite his people in South Africa.

moves to Belle Isle and meets his next door neighbors -- a single mother and her three daughters.

129:10 Senior Exercise9:30 Movie: The Lucky One (101 min.) 10:30 Movement Awareness Exercise1:00 Tai Chi

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Santa Monica

Civic Auditorium 9 am - 2 pm

HEALTHY LUNCHES PROGRAMS

Ken Edwards Center 1527 4th St. (310) 395-8478

Christine Emerson Reed Park1133 7th St. (310) 458-8315

Virginia Ave Park(Thurs. only) 2200 Virginia Ave. (Thelma Terry Center) (310) 394-9871, x220

WISE Adult Day Service Center1527 4th St. (310) 394-9871, x220• You must be age 60 or over and• Registered with the Healthy Lunches

Program – pick up an application at any site above.

• Reserve your meal one day in advance by visiting your selected site or by calling (starting at 10:00 am) to speak to someone, messages are not accepted.

• Arrive by 11:45 am• If you can’t make your reservation,

please call to cancel. No-shows who do not cancel will be denied a future reservation, as the program incurs the cost for all meals ordered.

For more information, please call (310) 394-9871, ext. 413.

Held at the Ken Edwards Center

TOPICS TO BE ANNOUNCED: Presented by LA Valley College Nursing Students

Wednesday, April 17, 11:30 am Monday, April 22, 11:30 am Wednesday, April 24, 11:30 am Monday, April 29, 11:30 am

HEALTHY LUNCHES PRESENTATIONS

APRIL 2013

Excursions for Dial-A-Ride and Club 1527 Members* Pick-up and return at the Ken Edwards Center, 1527 4th St., Santa Monica

Call (310) 394-9871, ext 455 or 454 for reservations.

Reserve early, limited seating. 48 hour notice required.

FRIDAY, APRIL 12

Descanso GardensLA CANADA FLINTRIDGE

Pick up: 8:45 am* Leave Gardens: 2:30 pm

Cost: $6 (optional $4 narrated tram ride) ($16 for non-members)

Bring money for lunch and shopping. FRIDAY, APRIL 26

Getty Villa MuseumMALIBU

Pick up: 9:15 am* Leave Museum: 2:30 pm

Cost: Complimentary transportation ($10 for non-members)

Bring money for lunch and shopping.

August 11 - 16 6 Days

• Round trip air • First class hotel • 8 meals • Daily tours/admissions• Portland City Tour• Mt. St. Helens National Monument• Johnston Ridge Observatory• Columbia Gorge Sternwheeler Cruise• Bonneville Dam• Oregon’s Pacific Coast• Tillamook Cheese Factory• Winery Visit & Tasting and more ...

FRIDAY, MAY 10

Olvera StreetLOS ANGELES

Pick up: 8:45 am* Leave Olvera Street: 2:30

Cost: $0 ($10 for non-members) Bring money for lunch and shopping.

Portland & The Oregon Trails

For information please call: (310) 394-9871Itinerary on website:

www.wiseandhealthyaging.org

NutritionQuality Assurance

MeetingThursday, April 25, 2 pm

Nutrition Advisory Council meetings give older adults the opportunity to provide feedback on the L.A. County

grant-funded Senior Nutrition Program Location: WISE & Healthy Aging

1527 4th St., 2nd Floor, Santa Monica

$1,545

Riviera by Rail Coastal Train Ride

& Reagan Ranch Center

Tuesday, June 4 ($69)• Motor coach to L.A. Union Square• One-way scenic “Coast Starlight” train ride • Lunch in Santa Barbara at the Paseo Nuevo Complex• Guided tour of the Reagan Ranch Center

For information please call:

(310) 394-9871

The City of Santa Monica Commission for the Senior Community is comprised of volunteers appointed by City Council to focus on quality of life for Santa Monica adults age 50 and older. Meetings are monthly on the 3rd Wednesday, 1:30 – 3:30 pm at the Ken Edwards Center, 1527 4th St., 1st floor. Meetings are open to the public. To confirm meeting times, or Santa Monica residents who are interested in serving on the Commission, please call (310) 458-8211 or visit www.smgov.net/cityclerk/boards.

1527 4th Street • Santa Monica, CA 90401

NONPROFITORGANIZATION

U.S. POSTAGE PAIDMAILED FROM ZIP CODE 90401

PERMIT NO. 75

WISE & Healthy Aging

Dial-A-Ride Program Orientation

For Santa Monica residents, age 60 and over, or individuals with a disability age 18 and up.

Tuesday, April 16, 1-3 pm (310) 394-9871, ext 455

2013 AARP Drivers Safety ClassesHelping Older Drivers Improve Skills, Avoid Accidents

and Traffic Violations

AARP Driver Safety Program

• April 9 & 11 / 9 am-1:30 pm (Class is 2 days at 4 hours per day for NEW or renewing certificate)

• May 7 / 9 am-1:30 pm (Refresher only – Class is 4 hours)

Either session costs $12 (AARP members), $14 (non-members).

These courses help drivers refine existing skills and develop safe, defensive driving techniques. To register, please call 394-9871, ext 455.

AARP members and non-members alike may take the course. *Certificate allows discount on auto insurance.

The Ken Edwards Center (KEC) is wheelchair accessible. For disability related accommodations, call (310) 458-8644 at least 7 days prior to the event. (TTY: (310) 458-8696)

The KEC is accessible by Big Blue Bus lines 1, 7 & 10

Monday Morning Free Legal ClinicsKen Edwards Center / 2nd Floor Presented in conjunction with

Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles/Santa Monica office

Please call (310) 394-9871 for an appointment.

FREECommunity

Acupuncture Clinicfor Seniors

Thursday Mornings

9 am - Noon1527 4th Street, 2nd Floor

Santa Monica

For an appointment, please call:

(310) 394-9871

A collaboration between

WISE & Healthy Aging

and

Yo San University of

Traditional Chinese

Medicine