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Senior Center, March 22

Hours of operation: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Friday at 813 Arizona St., 702-293-3320. Visit the center’s website at www.seniorcenterbouldercity.org.

Free computers/Internet to members: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Morning coffee, snacks, newspapers: 8 to 10 a.m.

Library/gift shop: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Lunch hour: 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Suggested donation $2 (60 and older), $5 fee (59 or younger). Meals-on-Wheels are delivered Monday through Friday to the homebound.*

This week’s lunch menu:

▶Thursday: Swiss steak, baked potato, vegetable medley, roll, applesauce

▶Friday: Italian soup, cottage cheese, crackers, salad bar, fruit

Monday: Lasagna, spinach salad, fruit, garlic bread

Tuesday: Bratwurst on a bun, German potato salad, German slaw, applesauce, oranges

Wednesday: Pork roast, roasted potatoes, carrots, zucchini, fruit cup

This week’s activities:

▶ Thursday

8 a.m. — Woodcarvers

12:30 p.m. — Chair yoga

1 p.m. — Pinochle/Scrabble/poker

1 p.m. — Chatty Hatters

6 p.m. — Art class

Friday

9 a.m. — Blood pressure testing

9:30 a.m. — S.H.I.P.

1 p.m. —Bingo/pinochle/duplicate bridge

Monday

9:15 a.m. — Yoga

10:30 a.m. — Mahjong

10:30 a.m. — Medicare questions

1 p.m. — Bingo/party bridge/Scrabble

1 p.m. — Plastic bag project

1 p.m. — Woodcarving

▶ Tuesday

9 a.m. — Coin collecting

10:30 a.m. — Color club

1 p.m. — RummiKub/pinochle/Texas hold ’em

1 p.m. — Karaoke

▶ Wednesday

9 a.m. — Computer class

10:30 a.m. — AARP driving class

10:30 a.m. — Grief management

1 to 3 p.m. — Senior Share

1 p.m. — Open music jam

1 p.m. —Bingo

1 p.m. — Alzheimer’s caregivers support

* Call for appointment or information, 702-293-3320

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