Join hundreds of Retired Senior Volunteer Program

(RSVP) volunteers who contribute their time and

talents each year—making a difference in the lives

of others. Those aged 55 year or older are invited to

learn more about the opportunities offered through

WISE & Healthy Aging and local community organi-

zations at a volunteer orientation on Thursday, No-

vember 10 from 9:30am to 11:30pm at Ken Ed-

wards Center, 1527 4th Street. Registration re-

quired, please call (310) 394-9871. Go to

www.wiseandhealthyaging.org for more information.

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page 2 Your Favorites Continue page 3 Weekly Activit ies Holiday Schedule Center Membership page 4 WISE & Healthy Aging's Healthy Lunches Program page 5 Enrichment Workshops page 6 Getaways from the Big Blue Bus Senior Transportation Santa Monica’s Taxi Franchise page 7 Saturday Movies page 8 You Should Know: Around Town & At The Senior Center

Check out our new website

at: www.smgov.net/seniors

November/December

2011

UCLA Health System, WISE & Health Ag-

ing & Senior Center Sponsor A Free Senior

Health Fair

Be an active participant in your health. Learn how

to reduce your risk of various diseases and in-

crease your sense of well-being and safety. One-on-

one screenings and activities include: blood pres-

sure check, foot care information, talk with a geria-

trician, cognition and memory techniques, fall prevention, sleep evaluation, nutri-

tion and fitness education, medication review, and benefits eligibility screening.

Information about Medicare fraud and a personal health care journal will be avail-

able. The Health Fair will be Friday, November 18th from 10:00am to 1:00pm at

the Senior Center. It’s FREE! No reservations are necessary.

Thanksgiving Day Dinner: Thursday, November 24 Fred Deni’s Back on Broadway restaurant and the Senior Center are hosting a

Thanksgiving Dinner for adults 50 years of age and older on November 24th.

Tickets are $2.50 each and will be available during the Healthy Lunches Program

Nov. 7 and 17 at Reed Park; Nov. 10 at Virginia Ave Park; Nov. 3 and 16 at Ken

Edwards Center; and at the Senior Center Nov. 2nd until tickets are sold out.

Don’t wait to purchase your tickets. Maximum 2 tickets per per-

son. There are two seatings: 11:30am and 1:30pm. Attendees

must have their own transportation. BBB lines 1, 5 & Rapid 10

go within 1 block of the lunch location: Back on Broadway,

2024 Broadway, Santa Monica.

Your Guide to Staying Active & Informed in Santa Monica

WISE & Healthy Aging RSVP Orientation, November 10th

2 Free SC Classes & Events

Senior Center Staff

Senior Program Analyst

Stacy Rowe

Staff Assistant III

Adriana Torres

CCS Leader

Fattaneh Boradeh

CCS Leader

Joy Williams

CCS Leader

Sam Tello

Program Coordinator

Diane Cancino

WISE & Healthy Aging

Nutrition Site Specialists

Ken Edwards

Stan Williams

Reed Park

Lois Robson

Senior Center

Rebecca Anderson

Virginia Ave Park

Consuelo Morales

Program Supervisor

Eva Jimenez

Program Director

Kathleen Osburn

City of Santa Monica

Senior Center

(310) 458-8644

M-F: 9 am - 2 pm

Sat: 11 am - 4 pm

City of Santa Monica

Human Services Division

(310) 458-8701

Meals On Wheels West

(310) 394-5133

WISE & Healthy Aging

(310) 394-9871

Beginning Drawing Workshops — Join Dina Ferrentino Lamb, art

teacher and artist, as she continues her beginning drawing workshop

series at the Senior Center. Please sign-up in advance at the Senior

Center office. Materials will be provided, but space is limited and pri-

ority will be given to those who attended previous workshops. The

next workshop will be on Monday, November 28th and Monday, De-

cember 12th from 1:00pm to 2:30pm.

Your Favorites Continue: ENHANCE Healthy Cooking Workshop Series — This popular series

featuring Joya Parenteau, registered dietitian and chef, focuses on

recipes for healthy, hip Santa Monica adults 50+. Workshops are

scheduled for Tuesday, November 8th and Tuesday, December 13th,

beginning promptly at 10:30am. Please sign-up in advance at the

Senior Center office.

Self-Healing with Maria Locsin, L.Ac. — Learn how to stay healthy,

ease pain and discomfort, and increase blood flow by pressing specif-

ic body points and having a healthy diet. Caregivers are also wel-

come. Workshops will be Wednesday, November 16th and Wednes-

day, December 21st at 12:30pm. Please sign-up in advance at the

Senior Center office.

Tai Chi/Chi Gong with Shahnaz Baligh — Tai Chi class continues on

Fridays at 1:00pm. Taught in both English and Farsi, this ancient Chi-

nese exercise system trains the body to move in the very best way it

can through the practice of gentle, flowing movements, while simulta-

neously calming the mind. No class on November 18th; join us for the

Health Fair!

Nutrition Advisory Council

Nutrition Advisory Council meetings give older adults the opportunity to

provide feedback on the Los Angeles County grant-funded Senior Nutri-

tion Program (also known as WISE & Healthy Aging Healthy Lunches).

The next scheduled meetings will be: Wednesday, November 30 and

Thursday, December 22nd at 2:00pm at the Wise & Healthy Aging offic-

es, Ken Edwards Center, Second Floor.

Your Favorites Continue

Quality Control

Commission for the Senior Community

The City of Santa Monica Commission for the Senior Community is an all

-volunteer Commission appointed by City Council that focuses on the

quality of life for adults 50+ in the city. The Commission makes recom-

mendations to City Council on a wide range of issues relevant to older

adults in Santa Monica and provides educational opportunities to sen-

iors, their families and caregivers.

The Commission meets monthly on the third Wednesday from 1:30pm

to 3:30pm at the Ken Edwards Center, 1527 4th St. The public is invit-

ed to attend. To confirm meeting times, or for Santa Monica residents

interested in serving on the Commission, contact the City Clerk’s office

at (310) 458-8211 or visit: www.smgov.net/cityclerk/boards.

Meeting Info

SC Weekly Activities 3

Thursday

9:00 Conditioning (E61)*

10:00 Spanish Exercise (E09)*

(Virginia Ave Park)

10:00 Wii Fit

10:30 Yoga for Emeritus

Adults (E58)*

1:30 Zumba Gold

[There will be no Zumba Gold,

on Dec. 8th or 29th] Friday

9:10 Senior Exercise

10:30 Chair Yoga with Kathy Cass

12:30 Wii Sports

1:00 Tai Chi/Chi Gong

[No Friday classes on Nov. 18th.

Join us for the Health Fair]

Saturday

12:00 & 2:00 Movies - See

movie schedule on Page 7

[No Movie on November 5th.

Join us for Cinema Connections

at the Main Library]

Monday

9:00 Comprehensive

Conditioning (E67)*

9:10 Senior Exercise

11:00 Body Movement (E09)*

12:30 Wii Sports

2:00 Ballroom Dance

(1st and 3rd Monday of each month

only)

Tuesday

9:00 Conditioning (E61)*

10:00 Wii Fit

10:30 Sing-a-Long

12:30 Improv

2:00 Bridge

Wednesday

9:00 Comprehensive

Conditioning (E67)*

9:10 Senior Exercise**

10:00 Wii Sports**

1:30 BINGO**

[**Our Holiday Party will replace

these activities on Dec. 14th]

Ballroom Dances

Live Music and light re-

freshments:

November 7th & 21st

December 5th & 19th

*Emeritus College

Classes

For enrollment info call

(310) 434-4306

Emeritus Winter Break

Begins December 19th

Holiday Schedule

FEE: $2.50

with your

Activity Card

Activity Card now required

for all Senior Center activ-

ities — Be a Senior Center

member—sign up now for your

free Activity Card! Activity

Cards will now be required to

participate in all of the Senior

Center activities (except lunch).

New members n eed to

complete an appl icat ion

available at the Senior Center

office or at www.smgov.net/

seniors. Please provide proof of

age, such as a government-

issued I.D., when you register.

Senior Center & Healthy Lunches Holiday Schedule

Thanksgiving Holiday — The Senior Center is closed Thursday, November 24th; Friday, November

25th and Saturday, November 26th. No lunch will be served at any Healthy Lunches site those days. The

Center and all Healthy Lunches sites reopen Monday, November 28th.

Christmas Holiday — The Senior Center is closed Saturday, December 24th and Monday, December

26th. No lunch will be served at any Healthy Lunches site those days. The Senior Center and all Healthy

Lunches sites reopen Tuesday, December 27th.

New Year’s Holiday — The Senior Center is closed Saturday, December 31st, and Monday, January

2nd. No lunch will be served at any Healthy Lunches site those days. The Senior Center and all Healthy

Lunches sites reopen Tuesday, January 3rd.

4 Healthy Lunches Program

WISE & Healthy Aging Healthy Lunches Program

Five Locations in Santa Monica: Senior Center

1450 Ocean Ave.

(310) 458-2219

Christine Emerson Reed Park

1133 7th Street

(310) 458-8315

Ken Edwards Center

1527 4th Street

(310) 395-8478

Virginia Ave Park (Thursdays only)

2200 Virginia Ave (Thelma Terry Center)

(310) 394-9871 ext. 220

WISE Adult Day Service Center

1527 4th Street, 2nd Floor

(310) 394-9871, ext. 220

If you are 60 or over, join the Healthy Lunches Program for a great tasting, nutritious

lunch each weekday.

Lunch is served at 12 noon, weekdays. Each location is open from at least 10:30am to

1:30pm, allowing time to meet your friends before lunch and socialize afterwards. Reg-

ularly scheduled, monthly visits to each site are made by WISE & Healthy Aging Care

Managers, who are specifically trained to provide support to linking services in the sur-

rounding community

Make lunch your most important meal of the day!

Home Delivered Meals

Meals on Wheels West provides healthy meals

and daily visits 7 days a week for those who are

homebound. If you or someone you know is expe-

riencing short-term or permanent illness or disa-

bility and can’t shop or cook for themselves,

please call (310) 394-5133 between 9:00am and

1:00pm to make arrangements.

Reservations are Required:

If you are 60 or over, and you are registered with the

Healthy Lunches Program, you will need to reserve

your meal one day in advance and then arrive at the

selected location by 11:45am. To reserve your meal,

you must visit or call your selected site one day in ad-

vance between 10:30am and 12:30pm. You must

speak to someone to ensure your reservation—

messages will not be accepted.

We ask that those individuals who reserve a meal

and can’t make it, call to cancel. If you do not, your

future reservation may be denied. This policy must be

strictly enforced as the program incurs the cost for all

meals ordered. The suggested donation for any re-

served Healthy Lunch is $2.50.

Please visit any location to pick up an application to

join or call the Healthy Lunches Program at

(310) 394-9871 ext. 413

All Healthy Lunches sites will be closed Nov. 24th,

25th & 26th; Dec. 24th, 26th & 31st and Jan. 2nd.

Saturday Box Lunches

On Saturdays a box lunch is offered at the Senior

Center at 1450 Ocean Avenue. Lunches will be

provided on a first-come-first-served basis on Sat-

urdays only for enrolled Healthy Lunches Program

participants from 11:00am until 12:30pm. The

suggested donation is $2.50. No lunches will be

served on November 26, December 24 and De-

cember 31st. The Senior Center is closed in ob-

servance of the Holidays.

Healthy Lunches Program Enrichment Workshops 5

The City of Santa Monica Senior Center and WISE & Healthy Aging are pleased to offer the following enrichment

workshops. Presentations take place at the specified Healthy Lunches Nutrition Sites in Santa Monica and start

at 11:30am, unless otherwise stated. For more information please call the Senior Center at (310) 458-8644.

Senior Center

―Diabetes Update: Blood Pressure Screening‖ - Santa Monica College (SMC) Nursing

Students - Thursday, November 3rd

―Hypertension‖ - SMC Nursing Students– Thursday, November 10th

―GI Digestive Issues‖ - SMC Nursing Students– Thursday, November 17th

―Make Your Home Safer‖ - Westside Center for Independent Living (WCIL) — Monday, November 21st

―Fal l Prevention/Evaluating Your Home Environment/Blood Pressure Screening‖ -

SMC Nursing Students — Thursday, December 1st

―Cancer Prevention‖ - SMC Nursing Students — Thursday, December 8th

―Skin Protection‖ - SMC Nursing Students — Thursday, December 15th

Ken Edwards Center

―Diabetes Update: Blood Pressure Screening‖ - SMC Nursing Students – Friday, November 4th

―Hypertension‖ - SMC Nursing Students – Friday, November 11th

―Make Your Home Safer‖ - Westside Center for Independent Living — Monday, November 14th

―GI Digestive Issues‖ - SMC Nursing Students – Friday, November 18th

―Learn About Services at WCIL‖ - Westside Center for Independent Living — Monday, November 28th

―Fal l Prevention/Evaluating Your Home Environment/Blood Pressure Screening‖ -

SMC Students — Friday, December 2nd

―Cancer Prevention‖ - SMC Nursing Students — Fr iday, December 9th

―Skin Protection‖ - Santa Monica College Nursing Students — Fr iday, December 16th

Reed Park

―Diabetes Update: Blood Pressure Screening‖ - SMC Nursing Students – Friday, November 4th

―Hypertension‖ - SMC Nursing Students – Friday, November 11th

―GI Digestive Issues‖ - SMC Nursing Students – Friday, November 18th

―Fal l Prevention/Evaluating Your Home Environment/Blood Pressure Screening‖

SMC Nursing Students — Fr iday, December 2nd

―Cancer Prevention‖ - SMC Nursing Students — Fr iday, December 9th

―Skin Protection‖ - SMC Nursing Students — Fr iday, December 16th

Virginia Ave Park (in Spanish)

―Services for Older Adults in Your Community‖ - WISE & Healthy Aging — Thursday, Nov. 10th at 11:00 am

―Services for Older Adults in Your Community‖ - WISE & Healthy Aging — Thursday, Dec. 8th at 11:00 am

Adult Day Service Center/Compañeros (in Spanish)

―Services for Older Adults in Your Community‖ - WISE & Healthy Aging — Weds., Nov. 16th at 10:30 am

―Services for Older Adults in Your Community‖ - WISE & Healthy Aging — Weds., Dec. 14th at 10:30 am

6 Getting Away & Getting Around

The Senior Center partners with the Big Blue Bus (BBB) to provide trips or ―GETAWAYS‖ for older adults. The next

BBB Getaway is in December. November’s trip is cancelled. For more information call (310) 451-5444 or visit

www.bigbluebus.com.

A Getaway to the Solvang Christmas Parade —Saturday, December 3, 2011

Enjoy picturesque Solvang, including the Solvang Christmas parade.

DEPARTURE: Buses will leave Santa Monica College Main Campus parking structure at 17th Street and Pico

Blvd., promptly at 8:00am or from the Senior Center at 7:45am.

RETURN: Buses will leave promptly at 5:00pm, returning to Santa Monica approximately at 7:30pm (subject to

traffic conditions).

COST: $40.00 per adult/senior, $35.00 per child to 12 years. Tickets include transportation and are available

now at the Transit Store. Meals are not included. Tickets are now on sale.

Senior Transportation Services for Santa Monica Residents

The City of Santa Monica/WISE & Healthy Aging Dial-a-Ride Program is a low cost, shared-ride service offering curb-to-

curb transportation to destinations in Santa Monica. Riders can use the service within Santa Monica for any transporta-

tion purpose. Rides outside of Santa Monica are provided for medical purposes to specific facilities including UCLA Medi-

cal Center, West LA VA Hospital and Kaiser West LA. Shopping trips and other destinations outside of Santa Monica are

also available. Door Through Door service, for those who need help from their door to the van due to mobility issues, or

for special medical procedures that require an attendant, is also available. After hours services are now being provided

for City-sponsored meetings and events. Advance registration is required for all trips. Door Through Door service and

trips to destinations outside of Santa Monica are available only on a limited basis. For more information please call

(310) 394-9871. Services are available for Santa Monica residents aged 60 and over and for individuals with a disabil-

ity aged 18 and up.

Senior Transportation Services for LA County Residents

Access Services is curb-to-curb accessible paratransit transportation within ¾ mile of each bus route or rail line

in Los Angeles County. Operates 7 days a week. Call Access Services, Inc. to enroll at (800) 827-0829.

Franchise Taxi Cab Companies in Santa Monica

The City of Santa Monica taxi franchise is designed to meet high customer service and environmental standards.

The Taxicab Franchise System provides passengers with the right to:

1. A courteous driver who is clean and dressed neatly

2. A clean taxicab that is in good repair

3. A smoke-free ride

4. Use a major credit card when the total is at least $10, including tip

5. Request the route he or she wishes to take

6. A receipt upon request printed from the meter

7. An unobstructed view of the meter and driver’s permit

8. Not be asked the trip destination before being seated

9. Be accompanied by a service animal

10. Working seat belts for all passengers

Concerns? Please call 310-458-2224

Franchise Taxi Cab Companies

Bell Cab 800-999-9977

Taxi! Taxi! 310-444-4444

Yellow Cab 424-222-2222

Metro Cab 310-444-7777

Independent Cab 800-521-8294

10% Discount to persons 65 or

older and persons with a

disability

SC Saturday Movies 7

Join us for movies and popcorn on Saturdays at 12 noon & 2:00 pm. (Except for the Cinema Connections day, only one showing at 2:00pm —4:30pm at the

Main Library)

If you require closed captioning, please alert the staff at the start of the movie.

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 5 – Young @ Heart (2007) CINEMA CONNECTIONS: at The Main Library, 2:00pm only A heartwarming documentary about a senior

citizen chorus that thrills audiences with

popular rock songs—see more below.

3 – Win Win (2010) When down-on-his-luck part-time high school

wrestling coach Mike agrees to become legal

guardian to an elderly man, his ward's troubled

grandson turns out to be a star grappler,

sparking dreams of a big win -- until the boy's

mother retrieves him.

12 – Lincoln Lawyer (2011) Tasked with defending rich lothario Louis

Roulet, who's been charged with assault,

lawyer Mick Haller finds himself and his

family in danger when he deduces the truth

behind this and former cases.

10 – Company Men (2010) Ben Affleck stars as a successful businessman

who comes face-to-face with America's

downsizing epidemic when he loses his lucrative

job and is forced to take a position as a

construction worker.

19 - Get Low (2009) Oscar winners Robert Duvall and Sissy

Spacek team up to tell the true story of

irascible Felix Bush, a backwoods Tennessee

loner who planned his funeral in 1938 while

he was still around to attend -- and enjoy --

the proceedings.

17– Morning Glory (2010) Whiz-kid producer Becky Fuller finds her abilities

put to the test when she's charged with raising

ratings for the network morning show. Her first

job is to get the show's feuding co-hosts under

control. Harrison Ford and Diane Keaton co-star

in this romantic comedy set in the dysfunctional

and hilarious world of morning television news.

There will be no movies on November 26th , December 24th & December 31st

The Senior Center will be closed in observance of the holidays

No Viewers Choice in November and December due to the holidays, but Viewers Choice will return in January.

Cinema Connections:

Generating Discussion Between Young and Old

Over 90 people turned out for each of the previous Cinema Connec-

tions, a free film series sponsored by the Older Adult Task Force and the

City of Santa Monica. Following a screening of UP on October 1st and

Freedom Writers on October 22, participants met in small groups and

discussed the films over pizza. Discussions centered on themes raised

by the films, including relationships between people of different ages

and how the challenges of life as a teen have changed over the years.

There is one more chance to participate in Cinema Connections. The

final film in this series is Young @ Heart and will be shown on Saturday,

November 5th at 2:00pm at the Main Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd. Coldplay, The Clash and Jimi Hendrix

will never sound the same once you’ve heard a group of senior citizens who thrill audiences with their rendi-

tion of rock songs. We follow the ensemble as they prepare for their latest performance. The Library is wheel-

chair accessible. Big Blue Bus lines 1,2,3,7, 8,9 & 10 serve the library.

At the Senior Center:

Identity Theft Awareness

Come out and learn the latest on identity theft aware-

ness with Diane Gonzalez, Community Engagement

Coordinator with the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investiga-

tion). Identity fraud is the fastest growing crime which

affects millions of victims each year and results in bil-

lions of dollars in losses for consumers, businesses

and financial institutions. Ms. Gonzalez will speak to

the things to watch out for and how to detect potential

theft, fraud and scams when it comes to your identity.

Monday, November 14th at 1:00pm. Please sign up in

advance at the Senior Center Office.

Eye Disease Awareness

Dr. Anika Dewan, D.O. from Sears Optical will be mak-

ing a lunchtime presentation about the importance of

eye care and eye disease awareness at the Senior

Center on Monday, December 19th at noon. After the

presentation, Dr. Dewan and her staff will conduct lim-

ited eye glass inspections, cleanings and adjustments

on a first-come, first-served basis.

Santa Monica Senior Center

1450 Ocean Avenue

Santa Monica, CA 90401

(310) 458-8644

The Senior Center is wheelchair accessible. For disability

related accommodations, please call (310) 458-8644 at

least 7 days prior to the event (TTY: 310-458-8696)

The Senior Center is

accessible by the Big Blue Bus

lines 1, 7 &10

You Should Know: Around Town & At The Senior Center 8

Senior Center Holiday Party

Senior Center members and WISE & Healthy Aging

Healthy Lunches participants are invited to join us for

our Holiday Party on Wednesday, December 14th from

10am to 2pm. There will be a special lunch, games

and entertainment! Tickets are $2.50 each and will be

available during the Healthy Lunches Program Nov. 29

and Dec. 6 at Reed Park; Dec. 1 at Virginia Ave Park;

Nov. 30 and Dec. 5 at Ken Edwards Center; and at the

Senior Center beginning December 1st until sold out.

Don’t wait to purchase your tickets. Maximum 2 tickets

per person.

At the Santa Monica Public Library:

Lyric Chorus of SMC Emeritus College

The SMC Emeritus Lyric Chorus returns to the Main

Library for their seasonal concert featuring a variety of

Broadway songs and winter favorites. Thursday, De-

cember 8th at 11:00am in the MLK Jr. Auditorium,

601 Santa Monica Blvd.