SENIOR LIVING CALENDAR

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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 quilling class for seniors is offered at the Michael E. Rodgers Seniors’ Center, 12:30 p.m. in the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at 1706 Orange Ave. Free. (714) 536-9387.

Free notary services to senior citizens are offered at Rodgers Seniors’ Center, 1706 Orange Ave. from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. the first and third Friday of each month. Appointments requested. (714) 536-9387.

The Jewish War Veterans Harry Hoff Post 595 meets at 10 a.m. the second Sunday of each month in the meeting room at Wycliffe Gardens, 18765 Florida St. Larry Schnitzer, (714) 964-1408.

The Huntington Beach Council on Aging 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, an amateur radio club and a fish and recreation club. (714) 536-9387.

The Fifty-Plus Fitness Assn. presents a free monthly walk/run/par course beginning at 8:45 a.m. 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.

The Point-To-Point Chapter of the American Needlepoint Guild, meets the fourth Wednesday of each month at Rodgers Senior Center at 17th Street and Orange Avenue. Hospitality is at 6:30 p.m. followed by the general meeting at 7 p.m. The American Needlepoint Guild promotes interest and participation in needle arts, particularly needlepoint, and is open to all who share in the pleasure of needlework. Information: (714) 962-1562.