Sixty-Plus Dining
Mondays and Wednesdays, 4:45 to 6 p.m.
Full-course kosher dinners for those 60 and older. Reservations taken until 9:30 a.m. the day of the meal. Suggested donation: $5 per person. Guests under 60 pay $9.
Fall foliage bus trip
Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, Friday, Oct. 14
There will be a guided highlights tour of the art museum at 10:30 a.m., followed by lunch at 12:30 p.m. at the Yarde Tavern in South Hadley, Mass. Lunch choices are tropical salad with grilled chicken or Caesar salad with salmon.
Depart from Albany JCC at 8:15 a.m., and return at approximately 4 p.m. The cost is $80 for members and $87 for non members. A prepaid, nonrefundable reservation is required by Aug. 30 or before the trip fills.
Book Mavens book review
Wednesday, Sept. 14, 3 to 4:30 p.m.
September’s book is “An Improbably Friendship: The Remarkable Lives of Israeli Ruth Dayan and Palestininan Raymonda Tawil and Their Forty-Year Peace Mission” by Anthony David. The reviewer is Congregation Gates of Heaven Rabbi Eleanor
Pearlman.
Writing workshop
Practicing Memory/Reviving Stories
Wednesdays 1 to 3 p.m. — Sept. 28 through Dec. 7
Have you always wanted to write about your life but didn’t know where to start? Join leader Marea Gordett, MFA in this class. Cost is $44 for members and $55 for non members. Prepaid registration is required before class fills.
Autumn Concert in the Afternoon
Thursday, Sept. 22, 1:30 to 2:45 p.m.
Join Sylvia Mims as she performs “Where Lovers Live: A Musical Tapestry of Love Standards,” with piano accompaniment/musical direction by Donn Trenner. Light refreshments will be served following the concert. Tickets are $12 in advance at $15 at the door. The show takes place in the Albany JCC auditorium.
Beginning Pastel
Mondays, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. — Sept. 12 through Nov. 21
Classes will be held Sept. 12, 19 and 26; Oct. 10 and 31; and Nov. 7 and 21. The instructor is Colleen Connolly. Cost is $65 for JCC members and $82 for non members. Request a flyer with the supplies list.
Silk Screen Art Clinic
Tuesdays, 1 to 2:30 p.m. — Nov. 1, 8, 15
Instructor: Suzanna Van Schoonhoven Hunter. Cost is $45 for members and $60 for non members. Prepaid registration is required.
Continuing Mah Jongg
Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 2, 9, 16, 30
Instructor: Nancy Rosen Siegel. Cost is $10 for members and $15 for non members.
Fun and Fitness to the Songs of Broadway
Thursdays, 10:15 to 10:45 a.m.
A fun and gentle exercise class with instructor Richard Feldman. There is a $2.25 suggested donation at the door per session.
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Do you like to sing? Join the Albany Jewish Community Center’s Senior Chorale. Rehearsals and performances on Thursdays from 1 to 3 p.m.