Los Gatos-Saratoga Community Education and Recreation, in partnership with the Town of Los Gatos, provides a comprehensive Senior Services program available to all Los Gatos residents age 55 and over.  The Senior Services Program is housed in the Los Gatos Adult Recreation Center, located at 208 East Main Street.

 

Additional Resources

GOOD FOOD! GOOD FUN! GOOD COMPANY!

 

WEDNESDAY’S ALWAYS A BIG DAY!

           

The 55+ Wednesday Program, which meets every Wednesday from 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM in the Los Gatos Adult Recreation Center- Large Hall (208 E. Main Street), provides a friendly social atmosphere.  Participants can take part in table games and at 11:30 AM, enjoy entertainment or listen to talks about issues of concern. At Noon lunch is served (a $2.50 donation for lunch is recommended).

Membership is $15 a year, payable upon joining and each January thereafter. A suggested donation of $1 or more from the Wednesday game participants helps fund program supplies.

Membership includes:

A monthly calendar of events

Discounts on trips

And updates on services, activities and classes

CONNECT WITH LYNNETTE:

To arrange for a game table at the 55+ Wednesday Program, or for more information on any of our 55+ programs, call (408) 207-4920, leave your name and phone number or email Lynnette Vega, Senior Programs coordinator at lynnette@lgsrecreation.org

The 55+ Program is sponsored by Los Gatos-Saratoga High School District’s Adult Education Division and LGS Recreation. There are no residency requirements for the Adult Education programs.

The 55+ Activity Groups – Register in Class

The following special activity groups meet at the Los Gatos Adult Recreation Center, 208 E. Main Street.  We invite you to join one or more. Register in class unless otherwise specified.

If you require more information, CONNECT WITH LYNNETTE at (408) 207-4920, leave your name and number or email her at lynnette@lgsrecreation.org

Crafter’s Circle for Knitters, Crocheters and Needlepointers

Fridays from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM in the Lounge

Join with other hand crafters in a supportive environment. 

Dances for 55+

Quarterly in the Large Hall from 6:30 – 8:30 PM

(save the dates: 2/25, 5/27, 8/26 and 12/16).

This FREE activity features Big Band music from Nob Hill Sounds.

Dinner Club

3rd Wednesday of the month from 5:30 – 7:30 PM, at different restaurants

Contact Lynnette for the restaurant location and to reserve your spot.

(EVERYONE PAYS FOR THEIR OWN DINNER)

Friday Art Workshop

Fridays 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM in the Large Hall

All levels are welcome to come and improve their watercolor, acrylic and oil painting techniques in a welcoming atmosphere.  No formal instruction.  Work at your own pace.

Happy Hoofers Walking Club

Tuesdays from 9:15 – 11: 30 AM in the Lounge

Walk to local areas at your own pace.

Reader’s Theater

3rd Monday of each month from 3:00 – 5:00 PM in the Lounge

Play reading for non-actors.

Single Again, But Not By Choice:  A Support Group for Women

2nd Wednesday of the month from 3:00 – 5:00 PM in the Lounge.  Share your experience of being “alone again” with other women who understand you struggles and successes.

St. Mary’s Bridge Group

2nd, 3rd, and 4th Monday of each month from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM in the Lounge

Women Artists Connection

4th Wednesday from 3:00 – 5:00 PM in the Lounge

Bring two examples of your artwork or poetry or narrative to share.

Monthly Movie

4th Wednesday of each month from 1:00 – 3:00 PM in the Lounge

Bingo (through Live Oak Senior Nutrition)

Fridays from 1:00 – 3:00 PM in the Large Hall

 

Services Offered Through the 55+ Program

Advanced Directive Counseling

Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare

By appointment, call (408) 207-4920 or (408) 354-1514

BART Tickets

Monday – Friday 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM

208 E. Main Street, Los Gatos

Senior discount tickets can be purchase at the Los Gatos Adult Recreation Center Senior Center Office.

Brown Bag Program (through Second Harvest Food Bank)

Friday’s 8:00 – 9:00 AM

Los Gatos Adult Recreation Center- Large Hall

208 E. Main Street, Los Gatos

Health Insurance Counseling (through Council on Aging’s HICAP (Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program). 

Call (408) 207-4920 or (408) 354-1514 for an appointment.

Income Tax Help (through AARP)

February – April 15

Los Gatos Adult Recreation Center- Large Hall

Call (408) 207-4920 or (408) 354-1514 for an appointment.

55 Alive- Mature Driver Classes (through AARP)

Check The 55+ newsletter for upcoming dates.

The Mountain Area 55+ Program

1st, 3rd, and 5th Monday of each month from 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Loma Prieta Communtiy Center- C.T. English School on Summit Road in Los Gatos.

Please join us. The program provides a friendly and comfortable atmosphere where neighbors can come to socialize, play cards or other table games, listen to informative talks exchange a book in the rotation library, and/or just stop by for a chat and “cuppa”.  For more information please call (408) 207-4920, leave your name and number or email Lynnette Vega at lynnette@lgsrecreation.org

The Mountain Area 55+ Program is sponsored by Los Gatos-Saratoga High School District’s Adult Education Division, Loma Prieta Community Foundation, Santa Cruz County and LGS Recreation. There are no residency requirements for the Adult Education programs.

55+ TRIPS – Travel with Friends!!

Collette Vacations offers the Los Gatos- Saratoga community an opportunity to travel with friends and neighbors.  55+ Program members who have traveled with Collette Vacation have consistently given them high ratings for excellent service and attention to detail.  Past trips have included the Colorado Rockies, Copper canyon, Heritage of America, South America, a cruise down the Yangtze River in China and trip to Branson, Missouri for a musical holiday, just to name a few. 

For detailed brochures on upcoming trips as well as information about discounts for early registration, please call (408) 207-4920, leave you name and number or email Lynnette Vega at lynnette@lgsrecreation.org 

 

Live Oak Senior Nutrition and Service Center

Wednesday’s at the Los Gatos Adult Recreation Center - Large Hall come and socialize at 11:00 AM and have a great meal with friends at 12:00 PM.  A $2.50 donation is recommended.  There is a choice of salads, sandwiches or hot entrée daily. Transportation is available for the local Los Gatos area.

Monday/Tuesday/Thursday/Friday from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM at the Los Gatos Methodist Church, 111 Church Street, next to Los Gatos High School.  Hot nutritionally balanced meals are served to adults over 60 in a relaxed, supportive environment. Also, join them for Bingo, free entertainment and educational programs.

Friday’s – Bingo from 1:00- 3:00 PM at the Los Gatos Adult Recreation Center - Large Hall

For more information please call Eliana Brown, Program Coordinator, at (408) 354-0707 the day before your visit to make a lunch reservation or for more information.

 

UPCOMING 55+ EVENTS:

CELEBRATION OF CALIFORNIA LIFE:

WATER/NATURE/PEOPLE

Mixed-Media exhibit by LGS Recreation's 55+ Art Workshop