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What’s happening at Century House in January?

Century House is a great place to head in the new year to help with your New Year’s resolutions. Whether you want to get more active, make new friends, get more tech savvy or take up a new hobby, there’s no shortage of offerings at Century House.
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Century House has plenty of programs for folks aged 50 and up.

Century House is a great place to head in the new year to help with your New Year’s resolutions.

Whether you want to get more active, make new friends, get more tech savvy or take up a new hobby, there’s no shortage of offerings at Century House. Along with clubs for everything from darts to low vision to crafts and pickleball, Century House offers a variety of programs.

Here are some of the upcoming programs you may want to consider to kick off 2020:

BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) Party and Computer Lab open house is on Wednesday, Jan. 22 from 11 a.m. to noon. This new offering is a chance to discuss your digital questions, issues or challenges as part of Seniors Embracing Technology, whose tech trainers will be available to work with Century House members. You can sign up for the computer lab at the front office.

Sirvivor BC: Prostate Cancer Exercise program, a new group-based program for men living with prostate cancer. The 12-week program, which runs twice a week, will focus on resistance training, flexibility, balance and aerobic exercises. It runs Wednesday and Saturday from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. from Jan. 15 to April 4. It’s $120 for 24 classes (registration code 35327).

Exploring with pencil crayons features lessons on layering, hatching, shading and form, colour and more. Eight classes will take place on Saturdays from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. from Jan. 18 to March 7.  A supply list is available upon registration, and the program costs $74.25. Registration code 34504. (Other art classes starting in January include creative drawing, beginner cartooning and acrylic painting.)

Night in Scotland celebrates poet Robbie Burns. It includes a happy hour (5 p.m.), piping, an address to the haggis, Scottish dance and music by the New Vintage Band, as well as a roast beef dinner with all the trimmings. Dinner is at 6 p.m. It’s taking place on Friday, Jan. 31 and costs $20 for members and $24 for non-members. Registration code is 36594.

Century House, located at 620 Eighth St. in Moody Park, is open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. For more information or to register for programs call 604-519-1066 or pop by the office.