Senior Citizens Programs 110 Union Street Salem, VA  24153 (540)375-3054

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Senior Center Offices

• Assistant Director
• Senior Citizens Center Offices
• Classrooms for crafts, etc.
• Activities hall for luncheons, dances, aerobics and exercise
  

Regular Classes - 2010

Class Fees:

There is no fee for Bridge, Ballroom, Line or Tap dance, T-Th-F Exercise, Canasta or other card playing. Tai chi is $2/person/session. A suggested amount of $5/person/month is given to Norma Harris for quilting and needlework. Materials fees are the cost for chair caning, basket weaving, ceramics, bowling, and guitar.

*Call the senior center if you have any questions. Please feel free to visit and observe any classes you would like before deciding to participate.

MONDAYS

9:00 a.m. - Noon - Intermediate Bridge - Lois Hurdle, Coordinator. Call Lois at 389-6794 or the Senior Center if you would like to play.

10:30 a.m. - Noon - Bowling, Lee Hi Lanes, $1.90 per game. Shoes and ball are free.(Begins January 26th)

12:30 p.m. - Senior Mountain Pickers

1:00 - 4:30 p.m. - Bob Ross Oil Painting Classes, 2nd Monday of the month

July 12th - "Summer Mountain"

August 12th - "1/2 View"

September 13th - "Autumn Oval"

October 11th - "Cloudy Autumn Day"

November 8th - "Winters Peace"

*No Class in December

Samples for are available at the Senior Center.

Instructor: Phyllis Fralin

Fee: $35/person. An example of these works is on display at the Senior Center.

Sign-up at the Senior Center.

TUESDAYS

9:00 a.m.- Exercise with Sherry Stinson, NETA, AFAA, and CPR Certified. Dress comfortably, bring your enthusiasm! Remember you should consult your physician before beginning this or any exercise program.

10:00 a.m. - Noon & 12:30 - 2 p.m. - Chair Caning & Basket Weaving

Instructor: Gene Bennett

Work on chairs and baskets of your choice, materials are ordered weekly through the center

12:30 p.m. - Tips with Tammy, Computer Training, call ahead for an appointment.

2:00 - 4:00 p.m. - Ballroom Dance Lessons

Instructor: Bill Ewing

A class setting is held on the 1st and 3rd weeks, and also the 4th week - when there are 5 Tuesdays in the month. On the 2nd and last Tuesdays, we have "Tea Dances", which is more of a social. You are asked to bring a snack to share. No fee is charged. Instructor: Walt Robins

WEDNESDAYS

9:00 a.m. - Beginning Tap
Instructor: Sharon Dickenson

10:00 a.m. - Noon - General Ceramics

Instructor: Anne Andrews

We travel to Annie's Ceramics in Blue Ridge, usually on the 1st Wednesday of the month for supplies

10:00 - Noon - Needlework

Instructor: Norma Harris

Come learn to knit, crochet or any other needlework projects you are interested in.

1:00 - 3:00 p.m. - Line Dance

Instructor: Ski Shelton

THURSDAYS

9:00 a.m. - Exercise
Instructor: Kelly Stevens

10:00 a.m. - Quilting
Instructor: Norma Harris

10:00 a.m. - Bridge and Art (on your own)

12:30 p.m. - Canasta (on your own)

12:30 p.m. -  Senior Singers Practice (First Thursday)

FRIDAYS

9:00 a.m. - Exercise
Instructors: Michele Sites or Robbin Walker

9:00 a.m. - Men's Breakfast Club - free breakfast
*Last Friday of the Month

10:30 a.m. - Tai Chi with Leiven Verkruisen, $2.00 per session.

10:30 a.m. - Senior Mountain Pickers

7:00 - 9:00 p.m. - Ballroom Dance

SUNDAYS

Roanoke Dance Class (All levels of Ballroom Dance and variations)
Dates: July 25th, August 22nd, September 26th, October 24th, November 28th
Time: 4 - 6:00 p.m.
Location: Salem Senior Center
*No class in December

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 Regular Meetings

TOPS - Salem Chapter for Take Off Pounds Sensibly - Tuesdays weekly - 5:45 p.m.
Salem Senior Center.

49ers Plus Club -  1st & 3rd Thursdays - 11:00 a.m., Eat lunch out the 2nd week at various restaurants. They also preside at our Monthly Luncheons. This is a group that meets for fun. They make donations to organizations such as the Salem Rescue Squad and the American Red Cross.

Twined Hearts Garden Club - 3rd Tuesday of each month - 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Salem Senior Center

Italian Descendants - 2nd Sunday of each month - 3:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Salem Senior Center

Bridge Luncheon - Fourth Tuesday of each month - 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., Bring a bag lunch, drinks will be available. 

Monthly "Pot Luck" Luncheon - These luncheons are always a fun, well-attended event with a program that follows the meal.  They are held on the last Thursday of each month. Participants are asked to bring a dish that serves 6 - 8 people.
Blood Pressure Screenings - 11 a.m., courtesy of Our Lady of the Valley Retirement Community.

"Senior Mountain Pickers" -  This is a group of musicians (string instruments) who play informally on Mondays at 12:30 and Fridays at 10:30 a.m. at the Senior Center. Come play along, sing and dance or join the audience of 50+. This group is really GREAT!!

"Salem Senior Singers"  - rehearse 1st Thursday of each month at 12:30 p.m. The group sings regularly for Snyder Nursing Home. Other requests are received and scheduled as possible. Everyone is welcome to come and sing with this group anytime.

AARP's Mature Driving Course will be offered in the Spring.  Call the Senior Center if you are interested. The class will meet twice for 4 hours each day.
Date: August 19th & 20th
Time: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Fee: $12/Members; $14/Non-members

Monthly Newsletter - This consists of a calendar and news of the Senior Center activities and outings.  They will be distributed at the Monthly Luncheons. If you would like the newsletter mailed to you just let us know.  Many of our festivities will be listed that you won't want to miss!!

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Special Events, Trips and Outings

The Senior Center's 23-passenger van is proving to be comfortable and fun to travel in. We would love for you to join us for our next trip.

    Photo by: Anne Andrews

We are ready to travel again with some exciting new trips. There are some changes and we hope it makes traveling easier for you. ALL TRIPS will leave from the Salem Civic Center parking lot East side near the tennis courts (1001 Roanoke Blvd.) where there are plenty of parking spaces and we will all be together. We hope the places we have chosen will be of interest to you and possibly some locations you have never visited before.  We will keep you up to date with any changes or additions to the schedule.

DAY TRIP INFORMATION FOR 2010

All day trips must be paid in full upon registration
- Payments must be made by cash or check made payable to the city of Salem (unless otherwise stated)
- Cancellations may be made up to one week prior to departure with a full refund if a replacement can be made. Failure to fill the vacancy will result in a forfeiture of all non-refundable payments. (unless otherwise stated)
- ANY cancellations made within one week prior to the trip will result in forfeiture of all non-refundable payments.
- All participants must complete and sing a travel participant waiver form for EACH trip.
- Trips lacking ample number of participants will be canceled in advance of payment deadlines and full refunds will be given
- Full itineraries and agendas are available at the Salem Senior Center

OVERNIGHT TRIP INFORMATION FOR 2010

- All overnight trips must be paid by deposit or in full upon registration
- Payments may be make by check or money order to the City of Salem (unless otherwise stated)
- ALL cancellations for overnight trips must be made thirty (30) days out in order to receive a full refund. 
- ALL non-refundable payments will be forfeited cancellations are within thirty (30) days of departure if a replacement is not available
- Payments made payable to the City of Salem will be refunded by the City of Salem ONLY. Organizations/Businesses receiving payment/deposits are responsible for processing refunds.
- All participants must sign  a participant waiver form prior to each trip.
- Full itineraries and agendas are available at the Salem Senior Center.

Friday, July 30th - Showtimers, "Man of La Mancha" Musical
In prison, waiting to be called before the Spanish inquisition, the aged Miguel de Cervantes regales his fellow prisoners with his story of Don Quixote. Songs include "The Impossible Dream", "Little Bird" and "Dulcinea". Dinner will be on your own at Teaberry's
Departure time: 5 p.m.

August 9th - 13th (Monday - Friday) - Scott's Family Resort, Deposit, New York
Planned daily activities: hikes, exercise, touring, showboat sing-a-longs, nightly entertainment, golf, volleyball, bocce, canoeing, and swimming. There will also be dancing: ballroom, line, folk/square,  Be as active or laid back as you please. Three home cooked meals a day and a picnic on the mountain.
Cost: $600, Departure Time: 7 a.m.

Thursday, September 9th, Carl Hurley ... Jeanne Robertson, Double Fun!! Martin Luther King Performing Arts Center, Charlottesville
More fun than the Grand Ole Opry on a Saturday Night!  Carl and Jeanne, the stars of SIRIUS/XM Satellite Radio's family comedy channels with baritone Jim Rittenhouse, present an afternoon of First Class Entertainment designed and performed exclusively for senior adults! The humor is always clean and never mean. Say Carl, "We've got a show loaded with rib-tickling, knee slapping laughs and fee-sack philosophy. Eating at the Cracker Barrel in Waynesboro on your own.
Cost: $45, Departure Time: 8 a.m.

Thursday, September 23 - Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theatre, "42 Street"
Come and meet those tap dancin' feet! Our heroine, Peggy Sawyer will shuffle you down the Great White Way in a story dreams are made of as their "pretty lady" auditions for her first Broadway Show.  While only a chorus girl Peggy's natural talent catches the eye of producer Julian Marsh. After the show's star is injured, it's up to Peggy to save the day. Memorable numbers include "Lullaby of Broadway", "Shuffle off to Buffalo", We're in the Money" and "About a Quarter to Nine". You'll hear them all. On the avenue we're taking ya to 42nd Street!
Cost: $55, include transportation, lunch and the show, Departure time: 10 a.m.

September 26th - October 2nd (Sunday - Thursday) Niagara Falls & Toronto
6 nights lodging including 4 consecutive nights in Niagara Falls, 10 meals (6 breakfast and 4 dinners), guided tours of Niagara Falls & Toronto, visit Casa Loma; a journey to the Falls on the "Maid of the Mist".  Canada's most magnificent castle and lots more!
Cost $595, Departure Time: 8 a.m. (Motorcoach Transportation)

Friday, October 15th - Waynesboro, Stuart Drafts, and Dayton
Enjoy the fall foliage on our trip to the Yoder's Cheese Shops, Little Debbie and more. Eating at Mrs. Rowe's delicious buffet is included in the price of $35. Departure Time: 8:30 a.m.

Tuesday, November 2nd - Barn Dinner Theatre, Greensboro, NC, "Nana's Naughty Knickers" LAUGH OUT LOUD FARCE!
Sylvia is a sweet 86 year old grandmother who has been running a lingerie boutique from her rent-controlled apartment for year. She has been selling very naughty undergarments to senior citizens who still want to spice up their lives. However, her money making enterprise might come crashing down around her when her granddaughter stumbles upon her business and her money-hungry landlord starts snooping for ways to evict Sylvia and get a tenant who pays full rent! Mistaken identities, loss of hearing, and lingerie modeling ensue in this delightful 2 act farce.
Cost: $59, includes transportation, lunch and show. Departure Time: 9 a.m.

Friday, November 12th, Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theatre, "Christmas in the Mountains".
Deck the halls and trim the tree and let Wohlfahrt Haus do the rest to get you and yours into the holiday spirit. This spectacular production features your favorite Christmas songs both old and new. Dazzling costumes and fantastic choreography help to spread the Christmas cheer. Bring the whole family to experience the magic of Christmas in the Mountains.
Cost: $55, includes transportation, show and meal. Departure Time: 10 a.m.

General Information

On Fridays, we frequently make outings in our van, to local malls, shops and restaurants, as well as out of town destinations such as River Ridge Mall in Lynchburg and the Fort Chiswell Outlet Mall.

Call 375-3054 with suggestions or questions. Hope to see you at 110 Union Street!

The monthly newsletter is available with a current calendar of events, you may pick it up or call and have it mailed.

*In the event of inclement weather, when Salem City Schools are closed, all activities are cancelled for the day.

Contact Information

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UPDATED: July 28, 2010