Iowa City Senior Center

10/21/2026

Ukulele Friends. Anyone can come and just listen.

Somewhere on the second floor, a room full of ukuleles is warming up.

Ukulele Friends meets every Wednesday, led by Marilyn Thompson. They play familiar songs, learn new ones, sing, and chat. All levels are welcome, and you are welcome to just come and listen.

Today, 1 to 2:30 pm in Room 311. Register online or call 319-356-5220.

What is the first song you ever learned all the way through?

10/20/2026

Forty-five years of lunch tables, dance floors, card games, and "I'm so glad you're here."

Now there's a film about it.

45 Dreams: A Love Letter to Community was made by filmmaker Joshua Booth of Diamond Label Films, who spent months listening to the older adults, volunteers, and staff who make the Senior Center what it is. Here's the trailer: https://youtu.be/uShN6T8VwZE

Join us for the full community screening at FilmScene on Wednesday, December 9. Reception in the lobby at 6:00 p.m., film at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are free: https://icfilmscene.org/film/45-dreams-a-love-letter-to-community/ Donations to the Friends of the Iowa City Senior Center are welcome and never required.

What's one memory of the Senior Center you hope makes it into the film? Tell us in the comments.

Join the Iowa City Senior Center for the official screening of 45Dr...

10/19/2026

Somewhere in your mail pile is an envelope from your Medicare plan called the Annual Notice of Change. Most plans mail it in September, and it spells out next year’s premiums, copays, and coverage.
Medicare Open Enrollment runs October 15 through December 7, and that envelope is your starting line. Iowa’s SHIIP counselors give free help comparing plans, and their appointments fill up fast: call 1-800-351-4664 or visit shiip.iowa.gov.

If you like your plan and it is not changing, you do not have to do anything. Medicare also answers around the clock at 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227).

Who in your life needs a nudge to open that envelope this week? https://www.medicare.gov/about-us/contact-medicare

For questions about billing, your claims, medical records, or expenses, log into your secure Medicare account, or call us at 1-800-MEDICARE.

10/19/2026

TODAY, a former Hawkeye captain joins the Sports Forum.

Leah Zellner, an Iowa field hockey assistant coach and former Hawkeye captain, will talk about this year’s team and her own playing career. She will join us on Zoom from 9 to 9:30 am, and you can watch with us in Room 308 or log in from home.

Sports Forum: Inside the Game meets Mondays, 9 to 10 am. Register online or call 319-356-5220. Membership required.

What is the one question you would ask a Hawkeye captain about her playing days?

10/19/2026

The week ahead at the Senior Center:

Monday: Tremble Clefs, (Parkinson's Support Group) 10:30 am to noon, Room 302. Email [email protected] to register.
Tuesday: AI & Humanity, 10:30 am to noon, Room 302.
Wednesday: Original Mature Groovers, 5 to 6 pm, Assembly Room.
Thursday: Long-Term Care Planning, 11 am to 12:30 pm, Room 302.
Friday: Fighting Against Fraud, 1 to 2 pm, Room 302. Film Fridays at 2 pm in the Assembly Room: My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock.

Register online or call 319-356-5220. Some programs require membership, so call if you are not sure.

Which day are you circling on your calendar?

10/17/2026

Monday morning, a former Hawkeye captain joins the Sports Forum.

Leah Zellner, an Iowa field hockey assistant coach and former Hawkeye captain, will talk about this year’s team and her own playing career. She will join us on Zoom from 9 to 9:30 am, and you can watch with us in Room 308 or log in from home.

Sports Forum: Inside the Game meets Mondays, 9 to 10 am. Register online or call 319-356-5220. Membership required.

What is the one question you would ask a Hawkeye captain about her playing days?

Photo Cred: UIOWA sports

10/16/2026

Nobody legitimate will ever insist that you pay with a gift card, a wire transfer, cryptocurrency, or a payment app. Not a bank, not a government agency, not a “grandchild in trouble.”

Scammers want you rushed. Three habits slow them down:

Pause. Honest businesses give you time to decide.
Verify. Skip links in unexpected messages. Look up the real phone number yourself and call it.
Tell someone. Describing it to a friend or family member often reveals the scam.

If you spot one, report it at ReportFraud.ftc.gov.

Want to practice? Ann Thompson, Victim Services Coordinator with the Iowa City Police Department, leads Fighting Against Fraud: Spot the Red Flags Before It’s Too Late. Friday, October 23, 1 to 2 pm, Room 302. Register online or call 319-356-5220.

Share this with the person in your life who answers every unknown call. Then tell us: has a call or text ever made your stomach drop? What tipped you off?

10/16/2026

This morning in Room G07, hands get to do what they do best.

Healing Through Clay is a supportive ceramics workshop for people living with arthritis and other rheumatic conditions. Ceramic artist Perla Camacho Jimenez, who lives with rheumatoid arthritis herself, leads gentle hand-building that supports movement and dexterity, with room to connect with others who understand.

Today, 10 am to noon. No experience or membership needed. Register online or call 319-356-5220. It meets again October 31, November 14, and December 12.

What is something you made with your hands that you are still proud of?

10/15/2026

Pull up a chair. Today at 1 pm, Iowa City Fire Chief Scott Lyon is back in Room 302 for this month’s Fireside Chat.

Chief Lyon shares practical safety tips and timely topics, and you are invited to ask questions and suggest future ones. Fire Prevention Week just wrapped up, so it is a good moment to ask about your own home.

Thursday, October 15, 1 to 2 pm, Room 302. Register online or call 319-356-5220.

What is one safety question you have been meaning to ask the fire department?

10/14/2026

Please join us for Film Fridays!

Free snacks provided!

Oct 16 – Pressure (2026) – In the tense 72 hours before D-Day, and with the fate of the free world hanging in the balance, Pressure follows General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Captain James Stagg as they face an impossible choice – launch the largest and most dangerous seaborne invasion in history or risk losing the war altogether.

In the hours before D-Day, one decision changed the world. Based on...