Activities

Brockville 50+ offers a variety of activities to their members. Each activity is led by a volunteer who has offered their experience to the participants. Visit the activity links to learn more.

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Acrylic Painting

Who: Marilyn Wallace
When: Wednesday, 9:30-11:30
Where: SA-S
How Many: 22
A photo of an acrylic painting featuring a lake with a rocky shore, a lighthouse and a sailboat in the distance.

African Drum For Fun

Who: Sue & Ron Smith
When: Tuesday, 1:30-2:30
Where: MAS-H
How Many: 24
An image of people with drums.

Aging Out Loud

Who: Eileen Quinn
When: Monday, 1-2:30
Where: St Pauls
How Many: 40
Four older adults study a map in front of a sign post. AI generated.

Art Mosaic

Who: Rosalie Morris
When: Wednesday, 1 - 4
How Many: 28
Where: ST PAULS
Two women posing behind mosaic art pieces.

Art of Photography

Who: Alex Loshak
When: Friday, 9:30-11
How Many: 25
Where: WS-MEZZ
Camera

Art Studio

Who: Karen Gregus
When: Tuesday, 1:15-3:30
How Many: 30
Where: SA-S

Art Studio

Who: Karen O’Neill & Gale Bullard
When: Thursday, 1-3
How Many: 25
Where: WS-Mezz
A man sketching.

Badminton

Who: Johanna Pietersma & Mark Dwyre
When: Friday, 1-4
Where: WS-Gym
How Many: 24
People playing tennis within an indoor court.

Badminton

Who: Johanna Pietersma & Mark Dwyre
When: Tuesday, 1:30-4:30
Where: WS-Gym
How Many: 24
People playing tennis within an indoor court.

Blues Harmonica

Who: Denis Dorris
When: Wednesday, 9-10:30
Where: WS-HH
How Many: 20

Book Club 3rd Thurs

Who: Lynda McNab
When: 3rd Thursday of each month 1:30-2:30
Where: WS-UR
How Many: 12
A poster depicting a cup, piled books, and the text Book Club.

Book Club 4th Thurs

Who: Lynda McNab
When: 4th Thursday of each month 1:30-2:30
Where: WS-UR
How Many: 12
A poster depicting a cup, piled books, and the text Book Club.

Bridge

Who: Jeff Reusing & Ann Labelle
When: Monday, 9:30-11:30
Where: Club 85
How Many: 40

Continuing Karate

Who: Joe Crowley
When: Tuesday 10:30--11:30
Where: ST LAW ANG
How Many: 15

Crochet Circle – Beginners

Who: Karen Simmonds
When: Tuesday, 9-10:30
Where: WS-UR
How Many: 16
Items used for crochet including measuring tape, needles, scissors, and wool.

Crochet Circle – Experienced

Who: Karen Simmonds
When: Monday, 10:30-12
Where: WS-UR
How Many: 16
Crocheted items including a bag, bear, bunny, and other items.

Drumming –  West African Intermediate

Who: Heather Lance
When: Tuesday, 12:00-1:00
Where: ST LAW ANG
How Many: 25
Heather stands and leads the drumming.

Drumming Circle

Who: Fred Bowen & Mary Beckstead
When: Monday, 1:30-3
Where: SA-S
How Many: 35
Fred Bowen leads a class on drumming.

Dutch Conversation

Who: Rietta Osso & Maria Clai
When: Friday 1-3
Where: WS-LR
How Many: 20
Individuals with coffee sitting around a coffee table.

Euchre

Who: Bill McNelly, Lisa St. Pierre
When: Monday, 1:00-3:30
Where: WS-Mezz
How Many: 50
People at small tables playing cards.

Euchre Social

Who: Cheryl Mussell
When: Monday, 1:00-3:30
Where: ST LAW ANG
How Many: 24

Exercise Core Strength

Who: Kim Wark
When: Wednesday, 10:30-11:30
How Many: 110
Where: WS-Gym

Exercise Core Strength

Who: Kim Wark
When: Friday, 9:15-10:15
How Many: 58
Where: SA-N

Exercise Express Fit

Who: Julie Daxon
When: Tuesday, 12-1
How Many: 50
Where: WS-Gym

Exercise Low Impact

Who: Julie Daxon
When: Monday, 9-10
How Many: 50
Where: WS-Gym
Julie Easter with bunny ears demonstrating the use of bands.

Exercise Move For Life

Who: Lauren Fuentes
When: Thursday, 9-10
Where: WS-Gym
How Many: 50

French – Level 1

Who: Francine Larochelle
When: Wednesday, 2:15-3:15
Where: WS-Mezz
How Many: Open
Francine instructs a class.

French – Level 2

Who: Francine Larochelle
When: Wednesday, 12:15-1:45
Where: WS-Mezz
How many: Open
Francine listens to a student read French.

French – Level 3

Who: Francine Larochelle
When: Wednesday, 10:15-11:45
Where: WS-Mezz
How Many: Open
Francine is at a board instructing her class.

French Conversation

Who: Christine Molloy
When: Wednesday, 9:15-10:15
Where: WS-LR
How Many: 15
A photo of a comfortable setting with people in conversation.

Gentle Karate

Who: Joe Crowley
When: Thursday 10:30--11:30
Where: ST LAW ANG
How Many: 15

Guitar ­­– Acoustic Intermediate

Who: Tom O’Shaughnessy & Paul Bullock
When: Wednesday, 1:30-3:30
Where: WS-HH
How Many: 15
Polly leads an ensemble.

Guitar – Advanced Beginner

Who: Glenn Davis
When: Tuesday, 9:30-11
Where: MAS-H
How Many: 12
A photo of a guitar on a stand.

Guitar – Beginner Plus A

Who: Paul Bullock
When: Tuesday, 1-2
Where: WS-HH
How Many: 10
Paul leads a performance.

Guitar – Beginner Plus B

Who: Paul Bullock
When: Tuesday, 2:30-3:30
Where: WS-HH
How Many: 10
Paul leads a performance.

GYROTONIC®/GYROKINESIS® Expansion System

Who: Susan Howard
When: Wednesday 9:30-10:30
How Many: 30
Where: Pier

Line Dancing Beginner

Who: Jane Page Brown
When: Monday, 10:30-11:30
How Many: 12
Where: ST PAULS
Line dancers in an auditorium.

Local Vocals

Who: Mary Campbell
When: Thursday, 10:30-11:30
Where: SA-N
How Many: 40

Mahjong

Who: Artie Lane
When: Tuesday, 1-4
Where: WS-Mezz
How Many: 24
People at a table playing Mahjong

Music Jam

Who: Allan Brown
When: Wednesday, 1:30-4
Where: MAS-H
How Many: 20

Music Jam Intermediate

Who: David Lee & Michael Lewis
When: Monday, 1-2:30
Where: WS-HH
How Many: 15
Musicians on stage.

Pickleball

Who: Carl Insley & Joan Brown
When: Wednesday, 1-4
Where: WS-Gym How Many: 40
Three people can be seen playing pickleball on a court.

Pickleball

Who: John Tappenden & Ian Moffitt
When: Thursday, 1-4
Where: WS-Gym How Many: 40
Three people can be seen playing pickleball on a court.

Pickleball Casual

Who: Dave & Sandra Reed
When: Monday, 12:30-3
Where: WS-Gym
How Many: 35
A woman serves on a pickleball court.

Pickleball for Beginners

Who: Steve Graham & Kim Barr
When: Tuesday, 1-3
Where: CRSC-Gym
How Many: 20
A woman serves on a pickleball court.

Pickleball Skills & Drills

Who: Steve Graham and Kim Barr
When: Thursday, 1-3
Where: CRSC-Gym
How Many: 20
A leader demonstrates form.

Quilting

Who: Kathryn Nield & Carol Baker
When: Wednesday, 9:30-11:30
Where: Lyn United
How Many: 20
Image of quilts and panels.

Scottish Country Dancing

Who: Virginia Glover & Rosemary Waggott
When: Friday, 2:30-4
How Many: 20
Where: St Pauls
Women participate in a line dance.

Sign Language Conversation/Intermediate

Who: Ruth Baxter
When: Thursday, 10-11
Where: WS-HH
How Many: 25

Social Dance Beginners

Who: Henry Conley
When: Tuesday, 2:30-3:30
Where: ST PAULS
How Many:

Spanish ­­Conversation Intermediate

Who: Tom Beach
When: Thursday, 2-3
Location: WS-HH
Capacity: 25

Spanish For Beginners A

Who: Innes Ferguson
When: Tuesday, 9:30-11
Where: WS-Mezz
How Many: 18
AI generated image of tourists with tour guide in Spain.

Spanish For Beginners B

Who: Innes Ferguson
When: Thursday, 9:30-11
Where: WS-Mezz
How Many: 18
AI generated image of tourists with tour guide in Spain.

Table Tennis Casual

Who: Cindy Phillips & Rem Burns
When: Wednesday, 9:15-10:40
Where: SA-N
How Many: 34
Two women returning plays.

Table Tennis Intermediate

Who: Mike Libbos & Mary-Louise Scappaticci
When: Wednesday, 11-1
Where: SA-N
How Many: 40
A table tennis match.

Table Tennis Single

Who: Ping Wu
When: Monday, 12:45-2:45
Where: SA-N
How Many: 16
Two women returning plays.

Tai Chi Beginner A

Who: Carmen Grosse
When: Tuesday, 9-10
Where: WS-Gym
How Many: 60

Tai Chi Beginner B

Who: Carmen Grosse
When: Tuesday, 10:30-11:30
Where: WS-Gym
How Many: 60

Tai Chi Boost A

Who: Carmen Grosse
When: Thursday, 9-10
Where: ST LAW ANG
How Many: 30

Tai Chi Boost B

Who: Carmen Grosse
When: Thursday, 10:30-11:45
Where: WS-GYM
How Many: 40

Tai Chi Continuing

Who: Laurie Jeffrey
When: Monday, 10:30-11:45
Where: WS-Gym
How Many: Unlimited
Photo of Tai Chi class.

Tai Chi Practice

Who: John Pyl
When: Friday, 10:30-12
Where: WS-Gym
How Many: 50
A Tai Chi class in progress.

Ukulele Marmalade

Who: Larry Stafford & Teresa Vanden Bosch
When: Tuesday, 9:30-11
Where: Club 85
How Many: 15
A guitarist and ukulele player read music while performing.

Ukulele Strumalong

Who: Peter Meleg & Mark Bailey
When: Friday, 9:30-11
Where: SA-S
How Many: 30
A jam session in an auditorium.

Yoga Chair

Who: Ross Thomson
When: Thursday, 10:30-11:30
Where: Pier
How Many: 100
A leader leads a class.

Yoga Chair

Who: Jo-Anne Hanley
When: Friday, 9:30-10:30
Where: Pier
How Many: 100
A chair yoga class in session with the leader facing the class.

Yoga Chair

Who: Ross Thomson
When: Tuesday, 10:30-11:30
Where: Pier
How Many: 100
A leader leads a class.

Yoga Mat

Who: Jo-Anne Hanley
When: Monday, 1:15-2:15
Where: Pier
How Many: 55
Mat Yoga class.

Yoga: Pilates Intermediate

Who: Kim Wark
When: Wednesday, 11:45-12:45
Where: WS-Gym
How Many: 110
A class in progress.

A variety of programs are offered at five different venues around the city:

  • Wall St. United Church (WSUC) Gym, Classrooms and Hall
    5 Wall St.
  • Salvation Army (SA) North and South Hall
    175 First Ave.
  • Brockville Memorial Centre Hall
    Magedoma Blvd.
  • Masonic Hall
    2803-2817 Concession Rd 2
 
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