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Huntington Beach Adult Education offers drama classes for older

adults designed by experts. Enjoy seeing or studying plays produced

locally in the Summer Play Festival or take Creative Dramatics for

acting techniques from Robert Rotenberry, theater chair for the

Academy of the Performing Arts. (714) 847-2873, ext. 219 for times

and cost.

A free toe painting class for seniors is offered at the Michael E.

Rodgers Seniors’ Center, 12:30 on Tuesdays at 1706 Orange Ave. Free.

(714) 536-9387.

Free notary services to senior citizens are offered at Rodgers

Seniors’ Center, 1706 Orange Ave. between 12:20 and 3:20 p.m. on the

first Tuesday of each month. Appointments requested. (714) 536-9387.

The Jewish War Veterans Harry Hoff Post 595 meets at 10 a.m. on

the second Sunday of each month in the meeting room at Wycliffe

Gardens, 18765 Florida St. Addy Berger, (714) 842-1737 or Jay Stern,

(714) 841-0164.

The Senior Citizens’ Club of Huntington Beach hosts bingo games

from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at Rodgers Seniors’

Center, 1706 Orange Ave. Everyone is welcome. The cost of four cards

is $1. (714) 536-9387.

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 11548 in Huntington Beach meets at 7

p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month at Redeemer Lutheran Church,

16351 Springdale. (714) 842-0171.

Chair Exercises with Olga, a workout class for seniors 55 and

older who deal with stiffness and decreased mobility, takes place at

12:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at the Huntington Village Senior

Apartments, 16171 Springdale St. (714) 840-1260.

The Huntington Beach Council on Aging and the Michael E. Rodgers

Seniors’ Center sponsor ongoing classes at the center. Subjects

include creative writing, tai chi chuan, Spanish, tap dance and

bridge. Some classes are offered through Coastline Community College

and the Adult Day School and require pre-registration. The center

also sponsors a stamp club, amateur radio club and fish and

recreation club, as well as others. (714) 536-9387.

The Fifty-Plus Fitness Assn. presents a free monthly walk/run/par

course beginning at 8:45 a.m. on the second Sunday of each month in

Huntington Beach Central Park, between Talbert and Warner avenues.

The event is held rain or shine, including holidays. (714) 546-4410.