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Abington Senior Community Center: five-week watercolor painting class, ends Thursday, 1 to 2:30 p.m., $8 per class; five-week beginner oil painting course, Tuesdays starting Jan. 8, 2:45 to 4:15 p.m., $35; seven-week beginner Latin language course, Wednesdays starting Jan. 23, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.; line dancing, Wednesdays, 1:45 to 2:45 p.m.; Zumba Gold classes, Thursdays, 9:10 to 9:55 a.m.; mahjong instruction, Fridays, 1 to 2:50 p.m., free/$8 yearly card; 1151 Winola Road, Clarks Summit. 586-8996.
Blood Drive: Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., PG Mehoopany Employees Federal Credit Union, 15 Lane Hill Road, Tunkhannock, email k.zelna@pgmfcu.org. 836-0330.
Electronic Waste Recycling Day: Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon, 105 Middle St.
Jewish Community Center Social Adult Club: “A Better Life” film screening, Monday, 12:45 p.m.; movement exercise classes, Mondays, 10 a.m.; Bible study, Mondays, 11 a.m.; bridge, Tuesdays, 1 p.m.; knitting, Wednesdays, 9 to 11 a.m., free for members/$2 for nonmembers; Healthy Steps exercise classes, Wednesdays, 11 a.m.; mahjong, Thursdays, 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m.; Zumba Gold, Fridays, 10:30 a.m.; 601 Jefferson Ave., reservations required for all programs. 346-6595, ext. 102.
Falls Senior Center: special lunch/party, Monday; activities, daily; complete body stretch exercises, Mondays and Fridays, 11 to 11:45 a.m.; walking, Wednesdays, 10 a.m., hot meals, daily, noon, $2, register by 12:30 p.m. day prior, 388-2623; Route 92, Falls.
Penn State Extension Growing Stronger Strength-Training Program: Tuesdays and Thursdays starting Jan. 3, 4:45 to 5:45 p.m., Pike County Administration building, 6 weeks $40/12 weeks $80. 296-3400.
Penn State Extension Arborist Short Course: Integrated Management of Woody Ornamentals: preparation for ISA Certified Arborist exam, Fridays, Jan. 4-25, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., $100/$175, Luzerne County West Annex, Recreation Department, 2009 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort, email vjc1@psu.edu. Visit http://agsci.psu.edu/arborist/forty-fort. 825-1701 or 888-825-1701.
Lake Winola Senior Center: glaucoma screening, Jan. 4, 12:30 p.m.; Elvis Presley birthday party, Jan. 9, noon; blood pressure screening, Jan. 17, 11 a.m.; hypothermia presentation, Jan. 23, 12:45 p.m.; ugly sweater wear-and-tell day, Jan 30, noon; hot meals, daily, register by 12:30 p.m. day prior, 378-3428; beginner crochet lessons, Mondays, 10:15 a.m.; crafts, Tuesdays, 10:15 a.m.; bingo, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:45 p.m.; exercise, Wednesdays and Fridays, 11 a.m.; pokeno, Wednesdays, 12:45 p.m.; painting, Fridays, 12:45 p.m.; 100 Winola View, Lake Winola.
American Lung Association Informational Arena Climb Meetings: Jan. 4, Feb. 7, March 7 and April 4, 5:30 p.m., Odyssey Fitness, Wilkes-Barre, email dreifler@lunginfo.org. Visit www.lunginfo.org/arenaclimb. 823-2212 or 829-2661, ext. 210.
Century Club: club closed, through Jan. 6; fellowship, Jan. 7, noon; St. Francis Kitchen, Jan. 8, 9:30 a.m.; luncheon honoring past president, Jan. 9, 12:30 p.m.; Rosen Body Movement, Mondays, 10:15 a.m.; cards/games, Mondays, noon; 612 Jefferson Ave., reservations required for most activities. 342-0204.
Northeast Pennsylvania BioScience Forum: with C. Alan Walker, state Department of Community Economic Development secretary, Jan. 7, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., The Commonwealth Medical College, 525 Pine St., email blake@pasenate.com with subject line “Blake Bioscience Forum.”
Call the Doctor: How Addiction Affects the Family: Jan. 8, 7 p.m., Sordoni High Definition Theater, WVIA Public Media Studios, 100 WVIA Way, Pittston, free, seating limited. Visit www.wvia.org/hi-deftheaterentry.
Wrightslaw Training: Jan. 12 and 19, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wrightslaw Training, SAFE Inc. Main Office, 275 Mundy St., Suite 201, Wilkes-Barre. 822-7259.
Financial Aid Workshop: Jan. 15, 6:30 p.m., snow date Jan. 23, Moskovitz Theater, DeNaples Center, University of Scranton, free for prospective students and their parents. 941-7701.
“The Voice of John” Documentary Screening/Panel Discussion: Jan. 17, 6:30 p.m., Moskovitz Theater, DeNaples Center, University of Scranton, free. 941-7419.
South Side Senior Center: ballroom dancing 12-week classes, Fridays through March, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., 50 and older $5/others $7; chair exercise/pinochle, daily, 9:30 a.m.; Walk-a-Way Program, Mondays, 10:30 a.m.; Reading with Rich, Tuesdays, 9 a.m.; art group, Tuesdays, 10 to 11:30 a.m.; Pokeno, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:30 p.m.; chair yoga, Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m.; bingo, Wednesdays, 12:15 p.m.; Bible discussion, Thursdays, 10 to 11:30 a.m.; Bookmobile, monthly; book club, twice monthly; 425 Alder St. 346-2487.
Downtown Senior Center: bingo/pinochle, daily; beginners painting, Mondays, 8:30 to 11 a.m.; exercise class, Wednesdays, 10 to 11 a.m.; 305 Penn Ave. 347-3970.
Dunmore Senior Center: hot meals, daily, 11:45 a.m., $1.50; oil painting/ballroom dance/cards/bingo, Mondays; community speakers/7s card games/blood pressure screenings, Tuesdays; Bible discussion/cards/chorus/band, Wednesdays; gentle yoga/exercise, Thursdays; cards, Fridays.
Hamlin Senior Center: cards/games, weekdays; exercise, Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m.; bingo, Tuesdays, 1 p.m., and Fridays, 10 a.m.; crafts/line dancing, Thursdays, 1 p.m.; Salem Twp. Building, Hamlin.
Hawley Senior Center: cards/games, weekdays; exercise, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.; mahjong, Mondays, 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Wednesdays, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.; bingo, Tuesdays, 1 to 2 p.m., and Thursdays; crafts, Wednesdays and Fridays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; card club, Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; movies, Fridays, 1 p.m.; 300 Park Place, Bingham Park, VFW Building, Hawley.
Honesdale Senior Center: lunch, daily, noon, 60 and older, reservations required; walking club, Mondays and Thursdays, 10 a.m.; bridge, Mondays and Wednesdays, 11 a.m.; crafts/tap dancing, Mondays, 1 p.m.; line dancing, Mondays, 2 p.m.; exercise, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 10:30 a.m.; pinochle, Tuesdays, 1 p.m.; quilting, Wednesdays, 8:30 a.m.; tai chi, Wednesdays, 11 a.m.; art class/bingo, Wednesdays, 1 p.m.; games, Thursdays, 10 a.m.; Wii, Thursdays, 10 a.m. to noon; cards, Thursdays, 1 p.m.; shuffleboard/cribbage/rummikub, Fridays, 1 to 2:30 p.m.; pool, Fridays, 1 p.m.; 323 10th St., Honesdale. 253-4262.
Mid Valley Senior Community Center: dinner, daily, noon, $1.25/$5; bingo, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 9 to 11 a.m.; tai chi, Mondays, 1 to 2 p.m., $5; Pokeno, Wednesdays, 9 to 11 a.m.; food boxes, third Wednesday of the month, registration required; Red Hat dinner, third Wednesday of the month, off site; birthdays, third Friday of the month; holiday celebration party, with live music, monthly; 310 Church St., Jessup. 489-4415.
West Side Senior Community Center: Wii games/roundtable talk/table pool games/puzzles/card games/computer access/exercise, daily; bingo, daily, 9 a.m.; pinochle, daily, 12:30 p.m.; line dancing, Mondays, 5 p.m.; tai chi, Tuesdays, 6 p.m.; Big Bingo, Wednesdays, 12:45 p.m.; yoga, Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m.; NIA Technique Fitness Class, Thursdays, 5 p.m., six classes $30 50 and older/$42 49 and younger; oil painting, Fridays, 10 a.m.; 1004 Jackson St. 961-1592, ext. 102.
Pittston Senior Center: Learn to Crochet, Mondays, 10 a.m. to noon; Polka Dance Group, Mondays. 655-5561.
North Pocono Senior Community Center: pinochle tournaments, second and third Mondays, 9:30 a.m.; dinner and bingo, every third Monday, 5 p.m.; tai chi, Thursdays, 1 p.m.; Route 435, Daleville. 842-6727.
Carbondale Senior Center: Card Club, Mondays, 10 to 11:30 a.m.; Pokeno Club, Fridays, 10 to 11:30 a.m.; 66 Church St., Carbondale.
Master Gardener Training: Mondays and Thursdays, 6 to 9 p.m., Penn State Extension in Lackawanna County, email LackawannaMG@psu.edu. 963-6842.
Lupus Foundation of Pennsylvania and Resource Center for Autoimmune Diseases: lupus screenings, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; registered nurse consultants, Tuesdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; gluten-free information exchange, fourth Thursday of the month, 6 p.m., Wegmans, Dickson City; Successful Living with Chronic Illness, third Thursday of the month, noon; 615 Jefferson Ave. 888-995-8787 or 383-8721.
World Peace Meditation and Reiki Circle: first Tuesday of the month, 5 to 7 p.m., Self Discovery Wellness Arts Center, 200 Lake Ave., Montrose, $10, registration requested. 278-9256.
Greater Scranton YMCA Duplicate Bridge Club: nonlife masters only, Wednesdays, 12:30 p.m.; open games, Thursdays, 12:30 p.m., and Sundays, 1 p.m.; 706 N. Blakely St., Dunmore. 586-3722.
Northeastern Pennsylvania Duplicate Bridge Club: nonlife masters, Wednesdays, 12:30 p.m.; open games, Thursdays, 12:30 p.m., and Sundays, 1 p.m.; second floor, Clarks Summit Borough Building, 304 S. State St., Clarks Summit.
Luzerne-Wyoming Area Agency on Aging: walking programs, Wednesdays, all senior centers; brain health programs, Fridays, all senior centers. 822-1158; ext. 3333.
Moosic Senior Club Lunches and Bingo: Wednesdays, 12:30 p.m., Greenwood Hose Company, Birney Avenue, Moosic.
Social Singles Club Meetings: first Wednesday of the month, 7 p.m., rectory basement, Our Lady of the Snows Church, State Street, Clarks Summit. 470-5220.
DATEBOOK LISTINGS should be sent three weeks prior to event to lifestyles@timesshamrock.com or Times-Tribune Lifestyles Department, Attn: Datebook, 149 Penn Ave., Scranton, PA 18503.
Greater Scranton Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association: second Wednesday of the month, 7 p.m., lower level, SLC Building, Penn State Worthington Scranton, Dunmore.
Sandvik Retirees Association Meetings: third Wednesday of the month, 10:30 a.m., Sebastianelli’s Restaurant, Route 6, Eynon. 586-2306.
ACLU NEPA Chapter Meetings: third Thursday of the month, 7:30 p.m., IBEW Building, 431 Wyoming Ave.
Autism Swim Program: sponsored by SAFE Inc., Saturdays, 11 a.m. to noon, John Heinz Rehab, Mundy Street, Wilkes-Barre, free.
DATEBOOK LISTINGS should be sent three weeks prior to event to: lifestyles@timesshamrock.com or Times-Tribune Lifestyles Department, Attn: Datebook, 149 Penn Ave., Scranton, PA 18503.
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