Seniors can find plenty to do in county

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

* Play the Route 66 game show each month during the summer. Sign up to be a contestant. Here is your chance to win ‘‘invaluable” prizes and have fun at 11 a.m. June 17.

* Taste of India Cooking Class will be offered at 11:30 a.m. June 16 and 30. Fee is $20 per class. Learn about the culture and everyday life in India. Learn to cook and enjoy an authentic vegetarian luncheon. All supplies included. Session 1 will be red lentil soup, baby potato and sesame salad, cilantro and mint chutney, spicy chickpea curry, paneer and vegetable tikka, hot and sweet mango chutney and naan bread. There will be a series of six classes. Instructor will be Mitali Barot.

* Down Home Cookin’ will be offered at 10 a.m. June 18. This month’s recipe will be yam potato salad.

* Researching African-American Family History is a program that will feature speakers Edwin B. Washington Jr., and William Q.O. Shelton Sr. The monthly genealogy meeting will be at 10 a.m. June 18. Both speakers have extensive experience in historical research and can give helpful information in researching family history that would be pertinent regardless of ethnic heritage. The free session is open to everyone regardless of age.

Indian Head Senior Center offers the following events:

* Fathers’ Day breakfast will be held at 9:30 a.m. June 13. Free to men and $4 for others. Fee includes breakfast and entertainment. Sausage, gravy and biscuits and scrambled eggs will be served. Entertainment by the Doo Wop Cops, retired Washington, D.C., police officers who love to sing. Sponsored by the Maryland State Arts Council, Charles County Arts Alliance Inc., Senior Services of Charles County Inc. and Indian Head Senior Center Council.

* Write It Down is a program designed to help participants express emotions without fear of criticism at 1 p.m. June 19. You can’t deal with anger, resentment or guilt until you are aware of what you are feeling. Participants will receive a personalized journal to start a journey backward or forward.

* Take a road trip to Smallwood State Park at 9:45 a.m. June 20. Jump on the bus at the center or meet us at General Smallwood’s Retreat at Smallwood Park in Marbury. Box lunch will be provided for regular lunch donation. Bus provided by Senior Services of Charles County Inc. Registration deadline is June 18.

Nanjemoy Senior Center offers the following features:

* Visit the Barber program will be held with appointments available from 9-11:30 a.m. Mondays through June 30. Crystal Solomon, manager from the Finishing Touch Barbershop, will provide free haircuts to seniors each week. Call the center to schedule an appointment.

* Father’s Day Tribute is will be held at 10:30 a.m. June 12. Share thoughts and memories of fathers. Bring a picture, share a story or read a favorite poem. Don’t forget grandfathers, sons and grandsons!

* Calling all the June brides! Were you a June bride? Bring your wedding pictures, gown or whatever you have and share your memories of your wedding at 10:30 a.m. June 26.

Waldorf Senior Center will offer the following highlights:

* Father’s Day breakfast at 9:30 a.m. June 12 will be held with pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon, orange juice and coffee. Bring dad with you and he gets breakfast free. Prepared by the Waldorf Senior Council. This is a council fundraiser. Dads eat free, but others must pay $3. Call for reservations.

* A new Pilates class will be offered at 2 p.m. Mondays. The beginner’s mat class brings the focus on the midsection of the body and utilizes correct breathing for better posture, tighter abdominals and a stronger back.