South Brunswick Senior Center

Office on Aging

Weekly Update

The Week Ahead

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Unfortunately our current piano teacher is not returning to the South Brunswick Senior Center in the New Year. Do you know someone who would like to teach beginner to advanced students? This is a hourly paid, (six hour a week), position. Please reach out to me at 732.329.4000 x 7682 with any leads or questions. Thank you all!

Special Events

Note: Sign up is REQUIRED for these programs. 

Please sign up in the office or call x 7670

• Winter Wonderland Event- Thursday, December 8th  Doors open 10:15 AM. 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Winter Themed Lunch Served (Donation of $2.25 for lunch). 12:15 Barbara Harris will be here to entertain you!!

• Holiday Stressors and Stress Management- Friday, December 9th 10:30am- Presented by Braven Health. Participants will learn the definition of stress, identify 3 different types of stress, understand the consequences of stress, learn the negative signs and symptoms of stress and effective coping strategies for dealing with stress.

• Art Lee Indoor Garden Workshop- Wednesday, December 14th 10:30 AM- Join Art Lee Master Gardener for garden tips. Indoor gardening and plant tips throughout the late Fall and Winter season

• December Birthday Cake Celebration!- Tuesday, December 13th 12:00 PM Time to celebrate our center members with Birthday’s in December! Sign up for cake and lunch in the lunchroom with Jody or Mary.



• Book Club Special Event!! – Thursday, December 15^th 10:30am - Please join us for a session with local best-selling author Judy Mollen Walters who will be discussing her novels and will share her writing process and experiences. Judy has an interesting background and is excited to share her novels, including her most recently published book “Perfect All the Time”. Space is limited, MUST sign up for this event.

• Cocoa Dreams and Ugly Sweaters- Thursday, December 15th 12:30 PM – Sponsored by Princeton Care Center. Lindsay’s back! Join us for a Hot Cocoa bar social complete with all the fixins! DOOR PRIZE ALERT- Raffle ticket given to all individuals wearing an “Ugly Holiday Sweater”!

• Movie Themed Bingo- Friday, December 16th 10:30 AM- Sponsored by Brandywine Assisted Living.

• New Member Mingle- Friday, December 16th 12:30 PM - Are you a new member? Want to hear about all the wonderful events, clubs and classes your center offers? Join us here at the New Member Mingle for some light refreshments, social games, and an opportunity to talk to some of our other members and club presidents. All members are welcome!!

• Crafts with Kathy- Thursday, December 22nd at 12:30 PM- Join Kathy for fun crafts in a friendly and creative environment.

• Literacy Awareness & Misinformation Presentation. Thursday, December 29th at 12:30 PM. Join Pranav Karthikeyan, 8th grader from Montgomery Upper Middle School, media literacy advocate, a National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) ambassador and Keynote speaker at NAMLE conference, 2022. It is important to know how misinformation traps are all around us and how easy it is to fall victim to misinformation. This brief, information-packed 30-minute session with lots of examples will automatically empower us against these traps and help us gain credible information. 

WANT TO ATTEND FITNESS CLASSES OR USE OUR GYM?

Medical Clearance by your Doctor is REQUIRED and

needs renewal every 2 years

Sneakers and Proper attire are REQUIRED in both gyms.

Shoes must be changed before entering either gym during inclement weather.

Fitness Classes are $3.50 per class. Two payment options are available

10 Class Card for $35.00 – Buys you any 10 classes of your choice. Repurchase when your card is full. Never expires.

Monthly Class Card- Unlimited Classes (that month) of your choice for $40.00. Repurchase monthly.

Class Descriptions

 (all classes can be modified to accommodate all fitness levels)

Body Sculpting – Mondays 11:00am     Wednesdays- 10:30am

This total body exercise class can accommodate everyone’s fitness level. Exercises can be done standing or seated. Stretching is done at the end and we finish with a one minute challenge.

BollyX- On Hiatus

Chair Yoga- Thursdays 11:30am

Strengthens your muscles, improve your balance, reduce stress and open your heart through modified yogic postures, breath work, relaxation, and meditation. Chair Yoga classes incorporate mainly seated poses; some standing poses are also included and students can hold onto their chair for balance.

Dancercise -Wednesday's 12:30pm  Join us for a little fun and cardio/ volunteer led! Dancersize is a volunteer based group of members who enjoy dancing together to various types of music No experience needed! (the time and day will change in January)

Linedancing- December 8 10:00 A line dance is a choreographed dance in which a group of people dance along to a repeating sequence of steps while arranged in one or more lines or rows. Dance to Country hits and some of today’s popular linedance music. Let’s have some fun! FREE

Now & Zen- Fridays 2:30pm in Auditorium 2 

Promotes total body restoration by incorporating a variety of holistic healing modalities to maximize controlled breathing, increase mindfulness and channel energy flow. Program will include Pranayama, breath work with stretching, guided meditation, chanting and Reiki. This class is done seated. FREE

Sweatin to the Oldies – Tuesdays 12:30pm

Class is done standing. Cardiovascular exercise using popular music mostly from the 50's, 60's and 70's.

Zumba- Fridays 10:00am  

Dance & aerobic movements performed to energetic music. The choreography incorporates hip-hop, samba, salsa, merengue and mambo. Zumba routines incorporate interval training, alternating fast and slow rhythms — to help improve cardiovascular fitness.  

Middlesex County Office of Aging & Disabled Services

Lunch is served from 11:30 AM -12:15 PM