Winter 2019

 HEARING SCREENINGS – FREE Location: Christiansburg Recreation Center – Senior Activities Room Additional Information: Blue Ridge Soundz will be offering monthly hearing screenings. For more information, please contact Tammy Caldwell (tcaldwell@christiansburg.org) or Tina Snyder (knitpic@aol.com). Eligibility Days Time FEE 18 & over Second Tuesday of each month 9 a.m. FREE Additional Information: Helping Hands is a group of crafters coming together every week to make items for various needs in our community. Please feel free to join us for a fun afternoon of knitting, sewing or crocheting and connect with some new friends and make a difference in our community. For more information, please contact Tammy Caldwell (tcaldwell@christiansburg.org) or Tina Snyder (knitpic@aol.com). Eligibility Days Time FEE 18 & over Wednesdays 1 - 3 p.m. FREE  HIKES – Instructors: Gary Brumfield and Pam Peyton Eligibility: Ages 18 and over Additional Information: Join us for some exercise in the beautiful outdoors! We will go to lunch after the hike. Partici- pants are responsible for paying for their lunch. Minimum: 4 Maximum: 8 Registration Date Time TR/NR Location Difficulty Dec. 2 – Mar. 4 Tuesday, Mar. 10 Leave Rec. Center at 9.30 a.m. $5/$10 Polar Bear Hike – Easy to Location TBA Moderate Dec. 2 – April 2 Wednesday, April 8 Leave Rec. Center at 9 a.m. $7/$14 Black Ridge Trail- Easy to Blue Ridge Pkway Moderate  INTERNET USAGE Additional Information: Internet access for senior citizens is available Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., unless there is a program in progress. Those wishing to use the computers will need to sign in and out with the front desk supervisors. Day Time Location Monday – Friday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Christiansburg Rec Center – Senior Activities Room  LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE SPRING 2020 COURSES Additional Information: The Lifelong Learning Institute at Virginia Tech is a member-driven, volunteer organization that draws on the wealth of academic and community resources in the New River Valley to provide intellectual, cultur- al, and social experiences for curious adults 50 and over. To register please go to: http://www.cpe.vt.edu/lifelonglearing Start Date Class Name Day Time Wks Location Feb. 17 Personal Choices to Help Mondays 9 – 10:30 a.m. 6 VT Public Safety Save the Planet Bldg. 153 Feb. 17 Go with the Flow, abstract Art Mondays 9 a.m. – noon 5 Blacksburg Comm. Ctr. Feb. 17 TED Talks Mondays 11 a.m. – 4 VT Public Safety 12:30 p.m. Bldg. 153 Feb. 17 Presidential Selection: Theory and Mondays 1 – 2:30 p.m. 4 VT Public Safety Development Bldg. 153 Feb. 17 Beginning Applique for Quilting Mondays 1 – 3 p.m. 6 Blacksburg Presbyterian, Church Fellowship Hall Feb. 24 Haunted Hearts: Supernatural Fiction Mondays 3 – 4 p.m. 5 VT Public Safety by American Women Writers Bldg. 153 Feb. 24 Appreciating Spanish Wines Mondays 3 – 5 p.m. 6 Vintage Cellar Feb. 11 Beginning Genealogy Tuesdays 1 -2:30 p.m. 4 Corporate Research Ctr. 1880 Pratt Dr, Suite 2018 Feb. 18 Sampler Tuesdays 9 – 10:15 a.m. 6 Warm Hearth Village Ctr. Feb. 18 Post-Sampler Talks Tuesdays 10:30-11:45 a.m. 6 Warm Hearth Village Ctr. HELPING HANDS Location: Christiansburg Recreation Center – Senior Activities Room

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