“Flourishing After 55”
Office of 55+ Programs
Department of Parks and Recreation
300 N. Park Dr., Arlington, VA 22203 703-228-4747
55+ Programs are in person at 55+ Centers, unless otherwise noted. A 55+ Pass is required
to participate (starting at a $20 annual fee). To join or register, go to registration.arlingtonva.us or call 703-228-4747.
Jeopardy Night at Lubber Run 55+ Center, Thursday, Jan. 26, 6 p.m. Center staff supplies the answers., will you know the questions? Registration # 912600-17.
“The Life of Queen Elizabeth II,” how she became the monarch and her lasting effects on the world, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2 p.m., virtual. Presented by Ashley Craig, Library of Virginia. Registration # 912400-16.
China’s Increasing Threat, presented by Lt. Col. Christopher Wilson, U.S. Army War College, Thursday, Jan. 26, 1:30 p.m., virtual. Registration # 912400-18.
Movie showing to recognize Black History Month, “Just Mercy” (2019) (PG-13), Friday, Jan. 27, 12:30 p.m.,
Aurora Hills 55+ Center. Registration # 912804-03.
Thrifting finds and tips, share favorite spots to thrift including online sites, Friday, Jan. 27, 1 p.m., Walter Reed 55+ Center. Registration # 912400-09.
55+ Travel group will tour the new National Museum of the U.S. Army at Ft. Belvoir, Monday, Feb. 6. Cost $10, Arlington resident, $13, non-resident. Registration # 902302-02.
Jeopardy, America’s favorite quiz game, Monday, Feb. 6, 2 p.m., Aurora Hills 55+ Center. Registration
# 912600-16.
Reading buddies, participants pair up with children from Lubber Run’s Creative Preschoolers Program and
read stories out loud, Monday, Feb. 6, 10 a.m., Lubber Run 55+ Center. Books provided by preschool teacher.
Registration # 912301-11.
Learn to cook sweet and nutritious desserts for Valentine’s Day, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 11:30 a.m., virtual. Presented
by Virginia Cooperative Extension Master Food Volunteer. Registration # 912890-11.
55+ Book Club members to discuss “For Whom the Bell Tolls” by Ernest Hemingway, Tuesday, Feb. 7,
1:30 p.m., Langston-Brown 55+ Center. Drop-in.
Pair up with one of Lubber Run’s preschoolers to create Valentine cards, Tuesday, Feb. 7. 10 a.m., Lubber Run
55+ Center. Registration # 912310-04 and Wednesday, Feb. 8, 10 a.m., registration # 912310-05. Supplies
provided.
Exploring “New School” Chat Rooms, discover online forums and how to use them and ways to keep safety in
mind, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 6:30 p.m., Walter Reed 55+ Center. Registration # 912403-07.
The study of words and history of English discussion, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 10:30 a.m., Lubber Run 55+ Center.
Registration # 912402-30 or virtual, registration # 912402-31.
Tips for aging in place from minor changes to home renovations, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 1 p.m., Aurora Hills 55+
Center. Registration # 912500-03.
Daintree Rainforest’s Ecosystem, a far away ecosystem, discover if the plants, animals and fungus are more
familiar than expected, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 11 a.m., virtual. Registration # 912400-21.
History roundtable members to discuss the impact of maps in history, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 11:15 a.m., Virtual.
Registration # 912402-12.
55+ Travel group will travel to Richmond to see “Storied Strings: The Guitar in American Art” at the Virginia
Museum of Fine Arts, Thursday, Feb. 9. Cost $37, Arlington resident, $43, non-resident. Registration
# 902302-03.
Author of “My Halls Hill Family,” Wilma Jones, to share stories and show how this once segregated
community flourished, Thursday, Feb. 9, 11 a.m., Langston-Brown 55+ Center. Registration # 912899-06.
Library of Congress Reference Specialists will discuss narratives of enslaved Virginians interviewed in the
1930s, documented by the Library of Congress, Thursday, Feb. 9, 11:30 a.m., virtual. Registration
# 912899-07.
The Magic of Yellowstone, the world’s first national park, presented by a park ranger in real time from
Yellowstone, Thursday, Feb. 9, 1:30 p.m. Presented on-screen via Zoom at the Walter Reed 55+ Center.
Registration # 912400-19 or virtual, registration # 912400-20.
Beginner quilling class led by instructor Joni Leonardo. Learn to create images from coils of paper to decorate
note paper, Thursday, Feb. 9, 1:30 p.m., Lubber Run 55+ Center. Registration # 912310-09.
Board game night at Lubber Run 55+ Center, Thursday, Feb. 9, 6 p.m. Card games, scrabble, rummikub and
more. Registration # 912600-09.
Bunco Bunch, a fun dice game of luck, Friday, Feb. 10, 1:30 p.m., Walter Reed 55+ Center. No experience
necessary. Registration # 912600-08.
Women and Girls in Science Day, a panel of women discuss working in the field of science, Friday, Feb. 10,
11:30 a.m., Walter Reed 55+ Center. All are welcome; no pass required. Registration # 912400-29.
GranDay: Sweetheart Paint Along, open to all grandparents, grandchildren and grand-friends, Saturday,
Feb. 11, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., indoors at Fort CF Smith, 2411 N. 24th Street. Supplies provided; details emailed
prior to event. Cost $10. Registration # 730033-B.
55+ Travel group will visit the eight new galleries at the National Air and Space Museum in D.C., Saturday,
Feb. 11. Cost $9, Arlington resident, $10, non-resident. Registration # 902302-04.