Connecting in Community
Thanksgiving Friendship Luncheon
Friday — November 22, 2019 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Dine in with the WCSC community this Thanksgiving. Enjoy turkey with all the fixings! Please let us know in advance if you have dietary restrictions.
PNA Village Potluck Breakfast
Thursday — October 10, 2019 9:30am to 11:30am
The Phinney Neighborhood Association Village is officially expanding to Wallingford! The PNA offers community programs, services and activities to connect neighbors and foster civic engagement. They make it easier for people to stay in their own homes As they grow older by connecting members with volunteers for transportation, minor home repairs, social connections, gardening, and much more! To learn about the village, come to a potluck breakfast and Q&A at WCSC. Current Village members and volunteers will provide breakfast and will host a fun and interactive group session to answer all of your questions at the end.
Disco Rainbow Bingo!
Saturday — November 16, 2019 11:00am to 2:00pm
To celebrate 40 years of serving seniors, we’re throwing it back to 1979! Boogie to the beat at our disco-themed Rainbow Bingo Brunch, hostessed by Sylvia O’Stayformore and friends! Wear your best 70s finery, and have a fabulous time enjoying food, booze, and playing bingo with us!
Your ticket gets you admission and the use of a dauber. Bring cash for bingo cards at $5 for ten games. We also have food and drink, raffle tickets, fun games, and more! Doors open at 11 am. You must be at least 21 to attend.
Thank you to our sponsors, Verity Credit Union and CarePartners Senior Living/With a Little Help: Homecare Associates. Thank you to our drink sponsors, Lagunitas and Pepsi, too!
Advance registration required. Tickets available online here!
Celebrate Urban Birds
Thursday — September 19, 10:00am to 11:00am
Participate in scientific research while learning about local and migrant birds! Celebrate Urban Birds is a citizen science project developed and launched by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, focused on better understanding the value of green spaces for birds while connecting people of all backgrounds with the natural world.
Meet at WCSC, then we’ll head out to Meridian Park to do our research.
Facilitated by Victoria Dzenis, WCSC Program Manager.
Movies with Scarecrow Video: Being There (1979)
Wednesday — September 18, 3:30pm to 6:00pm
Scarecrow Video, a local nonprofit film organization, brings a monthly film series to WCSC! Each screening will be followed by a discussion led by one of their resident film experts. Popcorn and drinks provided!
Through a series of happy chances, a simpleminded, sheltered gardener becomes an unlikely trusted advisor to a powerful businessman and an insider in Washington politics.
$2 members, $4 public. Advance registration appreciated.
PNNAG Fiber Art Show & Edmonds Exploration Outing
Detail of “Mother Of Us All” By Jennie Turner Of PNNAG
Monday — September 16, 2019 10:30am to 1:30pm
Ride the WCSC Van to the Pacific Northwest Needle Arts Guild’s 2019 Fiber Art Show at ArtWorks in Edmonds! Our neighbors at the Good Shepherd Center, PNNAG’s 2019 Fiber Art Show features fiber and mixed media art made by their members. After the exhibit, stroll the streets of Edmonds to have lunch and shop. Bring money for lunch, or bring your lunch with you. Art Show is free to the public. Van departs promptly at 10:30 AM.
$8 members / $10 public. Advance registration required.
Mix & Match Art Series: Collage & Assemblage
Thursday — September 5, 1:00pm to 3:30pm
Collage and assemblage are both fun ways of exploring how different materials might be put together creatively, incorporating images into a brand new visual form. Learn these striking art forms with the help of a local artist!
(Feathers, photographs, greeting cards, stamps, textured fabrics, old sheet music, fancy papers, magazines, and small found objects like stones, shells, buttons, or puzzle pieces to share are all greatly appreciated.)
$10 members, $15 public. Advance registration required.
WCSC 40th Anniversary Party
Friday — November 22, 2019 3:00pm to 5:00pm
You, our wonderful members, participants, partners, supporters, and Wallingford Community are invited to join us for cake, champagne, and tunes from 1979 as we celebrate 40 years of WCSC! Wear red for our ruby anniversary! This is a 21+ event.
Free. RSVP appreciated.
Classic Movies with Scarecrow Video: The King’s Speech (2010)
Wednesday, August 21st, 3:30 pm —6:00 pm.
Scarecrow Video, a local nonprofit film organization, brings a monthly film series to WCSC! Each screening will be followed by a discussion led by one of their resident film experts. Popcorn and drinks provided!
The King’s Speech (2010)—A chronicle of King George VI’s efforts to overcome his nervous stammer with the assistance and unconventional methods of speech therapist Lionel Logue.
$2 members, $4 public. Advance registration appreciated.
Breaking White Silence: Having Courageous Conversations
Thursdays, August 1, 8, 15, & 22, 1:30pm to 3:00pm.
Join a safe setting to develop new understanding and skills for this important dialogue. Facilitated by Chava Monastersky, MSW and chaplain with a special interest in social justice and spirituality. It is recommended to have read the book White Fragility—Why It’s So Hard For White People To Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo for this discussion group.