Senior Lunch & Learn Lecture Series
Bring your own brown bag lunch – open to everyone in the community
Apr – Dec
Monday, april 6th
SDG&E Resources/Energy Plan Education
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
In addition to learning about Time-of-Use (TOU) pricing, also learn about other resources and services available from SDG&E for those with limited incomes and those with health concerns. SDG&E will also touch the wide-array of online resources available that help identify energy saving products and the personalized resources at customers’ fingertips helping everyone take control and manage their energy.
Arnie Garcia/ SDG&E
Monday, april 20th
Keeping Connected in our Senior Years
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Life can sometimes get more difficult as we age, bringing about a lot of changes and challenges. Some of these changes can also impact our relationships and connection to others. Learn why social connectedness is important for physical and mental health, as well as tips and tools to prevent loneliness and stay connected in the senior years.
Shanette Smith/Sharp Healthcare
Monday, may 4th
Lunch with a COP: Learn about Senior Safety/Personal Security
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
A collection of tips on personal safety and security for seniors at home and away from home in various situations. They are simple, common sense suggestions that will help keep you from being an easy target for a criminal. Also included are tips on protecting your assets, reporting crimes, helping to stop Medicare fraud, elder and dependent adult abuse, selecting elder care facilities and caregivers, and reporting a lost person with Alzheimer’s Disease.
Michael Hayes SD Police Department
Monday, may 11th
Mindful Living: Strategies for Managing Stress
Stress is an everyday reality, but how you deal with the stress in your life can affect your overall health. Attend a free workshop to learn what stress is and how it affects you. It will help you identify ways to manage stress. You will learn strategies to reduce your reactions to stressful events and build reserves to protect you.
Yesenia Alvarado RDN, CWHC, is a certified health coach and wellness education specialist with the Sharp Rees-Stealy Center for Health Management
Monday, may 18th
An Armchair Tour of English Gardens
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
England: home of the Queen and some of the world’s most beautiful gardens. Enjoy a photographic tour through celebrated landscapes representing different historical periods and meet some of England’s most famous gardeners. Gardens of the “real” Downton Abby included!
Nancy Carol Carter
Monday, June 1st
How to use EBOOKS
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
The San Diego Public Library expanded its e-collection by joining Cloud Library in 2018 and combining our titles with those of other California libraries, increasing the collection by over 100,000 titles. In 2019, patrons checked out over 465,000 e-books and e-audiobooks. Come learn how to use this incredible resource. Bring your Kindle with Wi-Fi wireless network (only works with Overdrive books); Tablets and Smart Phones – Overdrive offers apps for iPhone/iPad, Android and Blackberry devices; eBooks can also be read on any laptop.
Sarah Bayne, Library Assistant 2
Monday, June 8th
Watercolor workshop
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
In this watercolor workshop, taught by Arts for Learning San Diego visual artist Stacie Birky Greene, you will learn creative watercolor techniques and how to apply them when painting a seascape.
Limited to 20 participants. Call Library to register 619-692-4910
Monday, June 15th
Aging in Place using Artificial Intelligence
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
“Most of the seniors I know love our independence and are eager to maintain it living in “unassisted living places” …… particularly our own homes. Come and let me tell you about devices such as Apple Watches, Life Alert, and Alexa, their pluses and minuses.”
Julia Gregory
Monday, June 22nd
Senior Lite
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Self-directed community meet-up: bring a topic to discuss, or just catch up with your neighbors over coffee! Join other 55+ neighbors in your community for discussions on senior and aging issues, and games to stimulate our thinking skills and have a few laughs too. There’s no charge and we think you will enjoy these meet-ups.
Monday, June 29th
The Large Print* Book Club
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
This first meeting will be informational. We’d like for people to bring suggestions of books they’d like to consider for meetings on August 31 and November 30.
Monday, July 6th
ZENTANGLE
11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Zentangle is a meditative art that focuses on relaxation through the process of drawing small “tangles” (or patterns) that transform into intricately beautiful images. Psychology Today calls Zentangle “yoga for the brain.
Class size will be limited
THIS IS A 2-HR CLASS
Janet Masey, Certified Zentangle Teacher
Monday, July 13th
Senior Lite
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Self-directed community meet-up: bring a topic to discuss, or just catch up with your neighbors over coffee! Join other 55+ neighbors in your community for discussions on senior and aging issues, and games to stimulate our thinking skills and have a few laughs too. There’s no charge and we think you will enjoy these meet-ups.
Monday, July 20th
Barriers and Motivations to Exercise in Older Adults
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
There are many reasons why we tend to slow down and become more sedentary with age. It may be due to health problems, weight or pain issues, or worries about falling. But as you grow older, an active lifestyle becomes more important than ever to your health. Learn why it is important to overcome those barriers, how to do so and how increasing your physical activity can benefit your health and well-being.
Rosa Garrett Sharp Healthcare(SHC)
Monday, July 27th
Senior Lite
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Self-directed community meet-up: bring a topic to discuss, or just catch up with your neighbors over coffee! Join other 55+ neighbors in your community for discussions on senior and aging issues, and games to stimulate our thinking skills and have a few laughs too. There’s no charge and we think you will enjoy these meet-ups.
Monday, August 3rd
Dementia Friend Sessions
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
In this interactive one-hour session you will learn: Common signs and symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. What it is like to live with dementia. Tips on communicating with someone living with dementia. How you can join efforts to make San Diego County a more dementia-friendly region.
Rachel Lehnert, Program Coordinator for the Aging & Wellness Department at Jewish Family Service
Monday, August 10th
Senior Lite
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Self-directed community meet-up: bring a topic to discuss, or just catch up with your neighbors over coffee! Join other 55+ neighbors in your community for discussions on senior and aging issues, and games to stimulate our thinking skills and have a few laughs too. There’s no charge and we think you will enjoy these meet-ups.
Monday, August 17th
Financial Elder Abuse – A Brief Overview of Its Forms, Causes and Remedies
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
The financial elder abuse epidemic has become so widespread it is now often called the “crime of the twenty-first century.” As an aging society, with approximately 10,000 Americans turning 65 every day, our stage is set for the problem to only get worse. This presentation offers a perspective of the forms, causes and legal remedies for financial abuse from an attorney who has devoted more than a decade to representing elderly victims of financial abuse.
Frank J. Fox, Majors & Fox LLP
Monday, August 24th
Senior Lite
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Self-directed community meet-up: bring a topic to discuss, or just catch up with your neighbors over coffee! Join other 55+ neighbors in your community for discussions on senior and aging issues, and games to stimulate our thinking skills and have a few laughs too. There’s no charge and we think you will enjoy these meet-ups.
Monday, August 31st
The Large Print* Book Club
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Book to be determined – the books will be directed at our senior population
*Not all books will be available in large print
Monday, September 14th
Senior Lite
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Self-directed community meet-up: bring a topic to discuss, or just catch up with your neighbors over coffee! Join other 55+ neighbors in your community for discussions on senior and aging issues, and games to stimulate our thinking skills and have a few laughs too. There’s no charge and we think you will enjoy these meet-ups.
Monday, September 21st
Advance Care Planning
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
In times of uncertainty, who will be able to make health care choices for you if you aren’t able to make them for yourself? Don’t wait until it’s too late to make important decisions about your medical care. Attend this free seminar to learn the importance of completing an advance health care directive at any age. Come hear about the many advance care planning and caregiving resources available in the community.
Rosa Garrett Sharp Healthcare (SHC)
Monday, September 28th
Senior Lite
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Self-directed community meet-up: bring a topic to discuss, or just catch up with your neighbors over coffee! Join other 55+ neighbors in your community for discussions on senior and aging issues, and games to stimulate our thinking skills and have a few laughs too. There’s no charge and we think you will enjoy these meet-ups.
Monday, October 5th
USS Midway Talks
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
One of two lectures TBD:
Marvel at the surprising roles of aircraft carriers 1922 to present, from supplying an American city’s electricity to volcano evacuations to marathon hostage crises.
or
Surprises, Milestones & Disasters: The USS Midway—America’s longest-serving aircraft carrier of the 20th century—had its share of hair-raising missions, pranks, heartbreaking disasters, and remarkable accomplishments. Shared by about 150,000 sailors whose average age was only 19! Find out why “Midway Magic” because universally known throughout the Navy.
CDR Dick Walker USN (ret.) USS Midway Now Ready
Monday, October 19th
California Propositions & Measures: Pro & Con.
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
California November 2020 Eligible Statewide Ballot Measures
Mary Hanson League of Women Voters
Monday, October 26th
Senior Lite
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Self-directed community meet-up: bring a topic to discuss, or just catch up with your neighbors over coffee! Join other 55+ neighbors in your community for discussions on senior and aging issues, and games to stimulate our thinking skills and have a few laughs too. There’s no charge and we think you will enjoy these meet-ups.
Monday, November 2nd
“Update on Alzheimer’s Disease Research” presentation and an overview of enrolling studies
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Christina is the Manager of Clinical Operations at the ADRC and is involved with facilitating community programs, giving talks, and developing and disseminating outreach materials. She is the liaison between the ADRC and the community, as she is responsible for providing outreach and education to physicians as well as potential participants about AD and related dementias, as well as our center’s ongoing and new research projects.
Christina Gigliotti, Ph.D.; UC San Diego, Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
Monday, November 9th
Senior Lite
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Self-directed community meet-up: bring a topic to discuss, or just catch up with your neighbors over coffee! Join other 55+ neighbors in your community for discussions on senior and aging issues, and games to stimulate our thinking skills and have a few laughs too. There’s no charge and we think you will enjoy these meet-ups.
Monday, November 16th
Universal Design for Living
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
20 Tips for making your home safe, easy to use and beautiful. Universal Design encompasses aging in place but has multi-generational applications. It’s about good design for everyone.
Presented by Anne Kellett, ASID, CAPS
Monday, November 23rd
Senior Lite
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Self-directed community meet-up: bring a topic to discuss, or just catch up with your neighbors over coffee! Join other 55+ neighbors in your community for discussions on senior and aging issues, and games to stimulate our thinking skills and have a few laughs too. There’s no charge and we think you will enjoy these meet-ups.
Monday, November 30th
The Large Print* Book Club
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Book to be determined – the books will be directed at our senior population
*Not all books will be available in large print
Monday, December 14th
Senior Lite
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Self-directed community meet-up: bring a topic to discuss, or just catch up with your neighbors over coffee! Join other 55+ neighbors in your community for discussions on senior and aging issues, and games to stimulate our thinking skills and have a few laughs too. There’s no charge and we think you will enjoy these meet-ups.