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New & Now
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Come and CHILL in the Courtyard with Senior Center Staff for the Summer Ice Cream Social Wed. Aug. 23 from 12 - 1 p.m.
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This month's workshops include: Yoga and Meditation through Dance, Music and Art, Sustainability in Your Life, Technology Troubleshooting Session, New City Website Tips and Tricks and Active Transportation Plan Surveys.
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Join us for Throwback Thursday Theater. Two movies each Thursday, August 3, 10 and 17. Movie titles and show times can be found below.
- AARP Driver Safety Course will return in September. Contact the Front Desk to register.
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Please sign up for workshops in advance. Send an email to senior.center@mountainview.gov or call the Front Desk at 650-903-6330 or stop by in person. This will allow us to contact you if there is a program change. |
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Yoga and Meditation through Dance, Music, and Art
Join this workshop to experience the benefits of yoga and meditation through art. This program has been curated to demonstrate how art, music and dance can be great sources of meditation and relaxation. Learn how to: meditate, practice breathing techniques, yoga and more.
Thursday, August 3
Social Hall, 1 p.m.
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Sustainability in Your Life
Join the City of Mountain View’s Sustainability Division as we discuss big and small ways to incorporate sustainability into your life! Play an interactive game (with prizes!), Learn about: events, current rebates, resources for using electricity instead of gas, plant-based eating and other City of Mountain View sustainability programs! Please sign-up in advance.
Thursday, August 10
Social Hall, 1 p.m.
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Technology Troubleshooting Session
Is your phone camera taking pictures in black and white mode only? Has the microphone stopped working? How to take a picture of a phone screen (screenshot)? Let the experts at Senior Tech Pal help you solve annoying little technology issues with some simple changes to the settings on your devices (Smartphone, Tablet, Laptop...) Learn how to: trouble shoot, resolve issues, learn new features and more. Please sign-up in advance.
Thursday, August 17
Social Hall, 1 p.m.
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New City Website Tips and Tricks
Participate in a brief overview of the City of Mountain View’s new City Website. Learn some tips and tricks on how to navigate the new City of Mountain View website, find what you are looking for and provide any feedback to help improve the website. Light refreshments provided.
Thursday, August 24
Social Hall, 1 p.m.
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Active Transportation Plan Surveys
The City is developing an Active Transportation Plan (ATP) to support a healthy and sustainable transportation environment in Mountain View for people of all ages and abilities. The ATP will also advance the City’s goals for creating green streets and supporting biodiversity in Mountain View. “Active transportation” includes all types of human-powered mobility, such as walking, biking, or using mobility assistive devices. The City’s Active Transportation Planner, Brandon Whyte, would like to discuss what is and isn’t working, from a walking and biking perspective in Mountain View. Please come and let him know what you think, what needs fixing, and how we should prioritize projects to make Mountain View even better.
Thursday, August 31
Social Hall, 1 p.m.
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Throwback Thursday Theater is back on August 3, 10 and 17 for two movies chosen by Staff for your viewing pleasure. If you guess the Staff member who chose the movies, you could win!
Enjoy a sweet treat in the Courtyard on August 23 for our annual Ice Cream Social to end the summer!
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Indoor Dining
Community Services Agency's Senior Nutrition Program has a full dine in meal service in the Social Hall of the Mountain View Senior Center. Doors open at 10:30 a.m. Sign in will begin at 11 a.m. Lunch will be served from 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. The Social Hall will close at 1 p.m.
Lunch service for Special Events is limited and first come, first served. On occasion, not all patrons can be served.
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August Lunch Menu
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Movies are on Tuesdays and Fridays at 1 p.m.
Come to one of our movie showings in Multipurpose Room B.
Maximum seating for movies is 36. First come, first serve.
When available, screenings have captions for the hard-of-hearing. There is no fee to enjoy these popular movies and seating begins 30 minutes before the show.
NOTE: Please bundle up or bring a lap blanket with you to the movie. The room tends to be on the cooler side.
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Champions
Aug. 1 & 4
Woody Harrelson stars in the hilarious and heartwarming story of a former minor-league basketball coach who, after a series of missteps, is ordered by the court to manage a team of players with intellectual disabilities. He soon realizes that despite his doubts, together, this team can go further than they ever imagined.
Genre: Comedy/Sport
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Kaitlin Olson, Matt Cook
Rated: PG-13
Running Time: 2 hours 4 minutes
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 The Bookshop
Aug. 8 & 11
Florence Green, a free-spirited widow, puts grief behind her and risks everything to open up a bookshop -- the first such shop in the sleepy seaside town of Hardborough, England. But this mini social revolution soon brings her fierce enemies: she invites the hostility of the town's less prosperous shopkeepers and also crosses Mrs. Gamart, Harborough's vengeful, embittered alpha female who is a wannabe doyenne of the local arts scene.
Genre: Drama
Starring: Emily Mortimer, Bill Nighy, Hunter Tremayne
Rated: PG
Running Time: 1 hour 57 minutes
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 The Old Way
Aug. 15 & 18
Academy Award winner Nicolas Cage stars in his first-ever Western as Colton Briggs, a cold-blooded gunslinger turned respectable family man. When an outlaw and his gang put Colton and his family in peril, Colton is forced to take up arms with an unlikely partner -- his 12-year-old daughter (Ryan Kiera Armstrong) -- in this action-filled film that builds toward its fateful showdown with pulse-pounding suspense.
Genre: Western/Action
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Phillip Aguirre, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Clint Howard
Rated: R
Running Time: 1 hour 35 minutes
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Moving On
Aug. 22 & 25
Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin star as estranged friends who reunite to seek revenge on the petulant widower (Malcolm McDowell) of their recently deceased best friend. Along the way, Fonda's character reunites with her great love (Richard Roundtree) as each woman learns to make peace with the past and each other.
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Malcolm McDowell
Rated: R
Running Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
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Living
Aug. 29 & Sept. 1
Overwhelmed at work and lonely at home, a civil servant's life takes a heartbreaking turn when a medical diagnosis tells him his time is short. Influenced by a local decadent and a vibrant woman, he continues to search for meaning until a simple revelation gives him a purpose to create a legacy for the next generation.
Genre: Drama
Starring: Bill Nighy, Aimee Lou Wood, Alex Sharp
Rated: PG-13
Running Time: 1 hour 42 minutes
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Beautiful flowers grown at the Senior Garden. Photo taken by Senior Center Staff!
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 SALA offers free legal services on the first Wednesday of each month from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Patrons must be at least 60 years of age and a Santa Clara County resident. To schedule an appointment please call the Senior Center Front Desk at 650-903-6330.
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The Second Harvest Free Grocery Program distribution operates on the first through fourth Tuesday of each month from 8:30 - 10 a.m. To register, contact Second Harvest at 800-984-3663.
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 Free Blood Pressure screenings on the second and fourth Fridays of each month from 12:30 - 1 p.m. Join us Friday, August 11 and Friday, August 25. No pre-registration required.
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 HICAP provides free objective information and counseling about Medicare. Appointments are available on the second Tuesday of each month from 2 - 4 p.m. Volunteer counselors can help you understand your specific rights and health care options. To schedule an appointment, contact the Front Desk in person or call 650-903-6330.
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Are you struggling to understand your iPad or iPhone? Let Kathleen answer your questions and teach you how to make your life easier and more enjoyable using your Apple products. 30 minute appointments are available on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month between 8:45 - 10:45 a.m. Contact the Front Desk in person or call 650-903-6330.
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 Income tax filing deadline is Oct. 15, 2023. AARP tax aide certified volunteers provide free assistance and e-filing for low-to-medium income tax payers. To book an appointment, contact the Front Desk in person or by calling 650-903-6330.
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 A welcome and tour of the Senior Center is scheduled the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 2 p.m. A review of classes, upcoming events, social services, general information and handouts are planned. Register in person at the Front Desk or call 650-903-6330.
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 If you love puzzles and would like new challenges without increasing inventory or spending money, we have a solution. Join us on the 2nd Tuesday of each month between 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Bring yours and swap with ours at no charge.
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 The bookmobile will be available on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
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 The Book Club meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 11 a.m. The book selection for August is "The Moors Account" by Laila Lalami. September selection is "The Comedians: Drunks, Theives, Scounrels and the History Of American Comedy by Kliph Nesteroff.
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