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Concerned about falling? This program
emphasizes practical strategies to manage falls. Learn how to view falls as
controllable, set goals for increasing activity, learn exercises to increase
strength and balance and discover changes you can make to reduce fall risks at
home.
This class is part of the Healthy Living as You Age initiative.
Tuesdays from 1 - 3 p.m., September 12 - October 31
Creekside Community Center
Register by phone: 952-563-4955, TTY 952-563-4933
The 2017 Poetry contest winners have been
announced. Read the winning poem by Willie James Johnson along with other
winning and honorable mention entries on the poetry contest
page.
Beginning September 13, join the chess group on the
2nd Wednesday of every month from 9 a.m. - 12 noon at Creekside Community Center.
This group is open to all, whether you're new to
chess, an advanced player or want to brush up on your skills.
Free for all
ages, drop in. Limited sets are available, so players are encouraged to bring their own chess set.
Osher Lifelong
Learning Institute (OLLI)
is teaming with Human Services to offer two (2) fall courses.
Registration deadline is Monday,
September 11. Call 952-563-4944 or visit
Creekside Community Center, 9801 Penn Avenue South.
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The Joy of Mathematics
Mondays, September 18 - October 30
10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Creekside Community Center
Cost: $35
For those who don’t think they like the subject! Explore patterns and
connections among various branches of elementary mathematics. Bring a
pencil, paper and calculator, as mathematics is not learned by osmosis.
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Mindplay: Allied Deception in WWII
Thursdays, September 21 - November 9
12:30 – 2 p.m. at Creekside Community Center.
Cost: $40
Uncover the little-known British covert intelligence contributions that
collectively saved many lives, assured Allied successes and ultimately helped
restore freedom and liberty to the world.
Bloomington
Human Services and Public Health are offering flu shots at Creekside Community
Center, 9801 Penn Avenue South.
These clinics are open to all and no
appointment is necessary. Please bring
an insurance card or for free shots or let the nurse know if you do not have
insurance. Children under 18 must have a
parent or guardian present.
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Friday, September 22 11 a.m. – 1
p.m.
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Wednesday, October 18 11 a.m. – 1
p.m.
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Wednesday, October 25 5 –
6:30 p.m.
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Monday, November 6 5 –
6:30 p.m.
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Wednesday, November 15 11 a.m.
– 1 p.m.
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Fare For All will be at Creekside Community Center on September 20, 12 - 2
p.m.
Packages of fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as frozen name brand meat
items available at great savings. Pay with cash, credit, debit or
EBT/Snap. Watch for the Holiday Pack in November and December.
September
29 - Painting with Soft Pastels
Students
of all skill levels are invited to expand their knowledge of line, shape,
shadow, and structure as they explore their use of color through the magic of
soft pastels! Learn how to create a composition and bring it to life through
color and value!
Explore contrast, highlight and determine how to find a focal
point in your work. This class will engage participants in still life rendering
and working from captured photographs.
October
13 - Fall Watercolors
Fall
is a beautiful and colorful time in Minnesota! Come discover the wonderful
world of watercolor painting this fall and learn techniques including brush
handling, wet-on-wet techniques, dry techniques, color mixing and other
mark-making tricks.
We will create numerous fall-inspired paintings that are
beautiful, colorful, and vibrant. Paintings will be created on postcard size
paper and 8” x 12” watercolor papers.
October 27 - Fall Leaves – Pen and Ink with
Watercolor
Using abstracted drawings of leaves,
participants will create colorful pen and ink drawings accented by watercolor
painting.
Use design basics, editing a composition, creating texture, black pen
and ink drawing techniques, ink wash, and watercolor wash accents.
All classes will take place at Creekside Community Center. Register by phone 952-563-4955, TTY 952-563-4933 or in person at Creekside.
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Bloomington Civic Plaza
952-563-8733, TTY 952-563-8740
1800 West Old Shakopee Road
Bloomington, MN 55431
Creekside Community Center
952-563-4944, TTY 952-563-4933
9801 Penn Avenue South
Bloomington, MN 55431
humanservices@BloomingtonMN.gov
reservations@BloomingtonMN.gov
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