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Bay seniors curious to investigate Chinese culture but find ping pong a little too uptempo, might well want to consider taking up the noisy game that was wildly popular with our grandparents 75 years ago – Mah Jongg. Legend claims Confucius himself created it around 500 BC. The 144 tiles are made of bakelite or […]

Bay seniors may be surprised to learn that activities at Point Reyes extend way beyond our magnificent coast. For example on Friday, February 7 you can take a class cruising the California Delta. It’s home to an awesome variety of shorebirds and waterfowl, Tundra Swans, Snow Geese and Sandhill Cranes, especially at this season of […]

Bay seniors who’ve run into stumbling blocks releasing their creative juices might find hope in PaintNite, where painting classes are combined with alcoholic intake. Events take place in bars and subjects such as birds, ice cream cones and Yosemite landscapes are already chosen for you. On their calendar it looks like classes are held around […]

Bay seniors should be the first to hear that bees are the new chickens. Urban farmers are moving on from raising fowl in their back yards to hosting their own hives. Local bee keeper associations have a variety of activities including classes so that this summer instead of just jarring home made jams you can […]

Bay seniors who subscribe to Isaiah Berlin’s credo to know more at the end of their lives than at the beginning, might want to consider the rich menu of classes available here. Osher Lifelong Learning operates programs in San Francisco, Marin and across the East Bay. Here’s a sampling of their limited but stimulating summer […]

Bay seniors who’ve been sniping at me for not including more activities in the South Bay might want to take note  of Bay Area Older Adults which offers a rich menu of intellectual and physical stimulation, including a thought-provoking lecture series.

Bay seniors who are primed for winter appetizers like winter squash with apple galette or peppermint bark shortbread need to get in line now for classes at Tante Marie’s Cooking School, There are already waiting lists for Soups and Stews as well as Holiday Desserts. The school has one-day, one-week, weekend and evening workshops at […]

Bay seniors who find Charlie Rose only whets their appetite for more intellectual stimulation, might want to consider auditing a class or two at UC Berkeley. The range is vast from Cognitive Science to Hindi-Urdu, Cueniform to Medieval Paleography, more than 7,000 classes. Any Californian, even if you’re not a registered student, can grab a […]