About GRIOT Circle
GRIOT Circle is a community-based, multigenerational organization serving LGBTQ elders of color.
Contact us at reunion@griotcircle.org or visit our website- www.griotcircle.org
Monday
African Senior Chair Yoga
12 pm - 1 pm
Practice includes seated poses in a chair and standing poses that use the chair for balance and support. Perfect for beginners.
Monday
GRIOT Circle’s Book Club
2-3 pm
Share your thoughts after reading the book of the month with like-minded LGBTQ elders.
To join contact Lisa Eddy at  Leddy@griotcircle.org
Monday
Parlor Games with Brooklyn Community Pride Center
4:30-6:30
Start your week off with pure fun at Parlor Games. We’ll be playing different games every Monday at 4:30pm. Bring your favorite game to share! This meeting is open to all who wish to attend. 
Tuesday
Calming Anxiety During Covid
10:30-11:30 AM
Talk together as a community, Discussion: What you think, you become. What you feel, you attract. What you imagine, you create…Let’s talk about it.
Tuesday
Online Advanced Spanish Class
2-3 pm
Password-  101GrioT
Learn introductory Spanish with a native speaker. Fun filled lessons will include grammar, speech and writing skills. This class is for intermediate and advanced speakers.  
Tuesday
Self -Made” Madam CJ Walker Movie Screening
3:30 – 5:30pm
Let’s begin Women’s Herstory Month with a screening of “Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker” explore the life of the woman who made it her life's mission to appreciate and care for the array of beauty portrayed by Black women and their hair and their Power!!
Wednesday
Creative Caribbean Movement with Kendra J. Ross
10:30-11:30
This slow-paced fusion class will use traditional folklore movements that represent varying themes such as play, passageways, flow, beauty, and strength as a foundation to color and inform a modern dance combination. All mobility levels are welcome.
Wednesday
Moving for Life Senior Dance Exercise
11:00 – 12:00pm
This class is geared towards seniors and adults on Zoom for an hour of gentle, energizing, and joyful movement! Come celebrate with gentle movement. Dance ..Parade and Move – Spring is Coming!
Wednesday
Spanish 101
1:30-2:30 pm
Password-  101BegiN
New Class!! Start at the beginning and learn how to speak Spanish. This class is for beginners only!
Wednesday
Black Men Sexual Health Program
2:00-3:00 pm
A group designed for men over 50 to discuss and learn on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle. To join- contact Lisa Eddy at Leddy@griotcircle.org
Wednesday
People of Color Trans Monthly Social
3:00-4:00 pm
This discussion group, led by Renata Ramos, is open to all who identify as TGNCNB. 
To join the phone chat- contact Lisa Eddy at Leddy@griotcircle.org
Wednesday
Movie Night
'No Man's Land'
6:00-8:30 pm
When a vigilante border patrol turns fatal, a man flees on horseback to Mexico, seeking forgiveness from the victim's father.
Thursday
American Sign Language 101
11:45-12:45 pm
Join this free class and learn how to use sign language. This is a class for beginners. No experience needed
Thursday
Virtual Learn New Tax Preparations through 2021
1:00 – 2:00pm
Join Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) representatives for a discussion about NYC Free Tax Prep: free filing options for New Yorkers earning $68,000 or less.
Thursday
GRIOT Circle’s African American Women’s Group
3-4 pm
Must register if new. 
An open and supportive environment with timely discussion and presentations related to women’s health.
Friday
Meditative Art Class
11:30 - 12:30 pm
In meditative drawing, the artist’s intention is to reach a state of flow through the connections made from pen on paper. Exploring the six elements of art, we begin with the line and move through to shape, form, value, space and lastly texture, as we explore the different elements of art we incorporate them into our drawings.
Friday
Medicare Minutes – Care at Home
1:00 – 2:00pm
Let’s learn and discuss on what is new on Monthly Medicare Minutes-
Home health care includes a wide range of health and social services delivered in your home to treat illness or injury. If you qualify for the home health benefit, Medicare covers skilled nursing services, home health aides, medical social services and more.
Friday
Concerts in Motion
2-3 pm
To register, send email to Leddy@griotcircle.org
Listen to the sounds of Motown/Soul/R&B.
Concerts in Motion provide tailored, live music concert experiences for a wide range of individuals across New York City.
Movie Screening
Friday
Bustin' Loose
2-3 pm
3:30 – 5:30pm
Let’s enjoy and celebrate the Legacy of Cicely Tyson - the director of a foster home - is forced to move her kids from Philadelphia to Seattle in a broken-down bus driven by a fast-talking parolee assigned to the task. A hilarious road trip adventure.