Senior Citizens Get Out to Plays, Health Talks and More

April is full of activities limited to adults age 55 and above. Events include films, blood pressure screenings, classic car talk, a Shakespeare play, a history discussion and more.

Take a look at these April senior citizen events and let us know about other events in the community.

East Cobb Senior Center

For more information contact East Cobb Senior Center 770-509-4900. 3332 Sandy Plains Rd., Marietta 30066

Blood Pressure Screening
Thursday, April 5
Tuesday, April 17, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

What is a Classic Car?
Tuesday, April 10, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
How do we define an antique car? When does a car become an antique? Join radio host and classic car guru, Steve Rinaldo, and talk about what makes a car “classic.”

Advance Directives: Critical Conditions
Friday, April 13, 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Free; Registration Required
At this workshop you will learn how to talk with your loved ones about final health care decisions. Each participant will receive a free planning guide, which outlines questions you and your family should discuss along with forms you can use to record your wishes.

Severe Weather is Coming: Are You Prepared?
Monday, April 16, 10 to 11 a.m.
Free; Registration Required
March 1 is the beginning of severe weather season. June 1 begins hurricane season. Gail Slomovitz from the Metro Atlanta Red Cross will teach you how to keep yourself and loved ones safe during this unpredictable weather season.   Discussion will include how to set up a shelter in your home and what supplies you will need. Other topics will include what to do if you are caught outside during dangerous weather.

Ice Cream and a Movie, Dolphin Tale
Monday, April 16, 1 to 4 p.m.
Cost: $4 Cobb Residents, $5 Nonresidents
Here is the inspirational tale of a lonely boy who finds a hurt dolphin that is caught in a crab trap. He becomes very attached to the dolphin when its tail must be taken off to save its life. The boy believes the dolphin would be able to swim normally if it was given a prosthetic tale.

Biography—Life Stories through Time: The Bronte Sisters
Wednesday, April 18, 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Free; Registration Required
Their names are synonymous with some of English literature’s most timeless and celebrated novels. However, the real-life story of the famous Bronte sisters is steeped in even greater controversy and heartbreak than the lives of their tragic characters. Come learn about Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bronte, their novels written under male pseudonyms, and how they didn’t live to reap the financial rewards or public acclaim for their distinguished works.

Shakespeare’s Tavern/Much Ado About Nothing
Thursday, April 19, 5:30 to 11:30 p.m.
Love, laughter and Shakespeare, what a lovely way to spend an evening. Much Ado about Nothing is Shakespeare’s second-famous “battle of the sexes” play.
Cost: $67 Senior Council Members, $72 Non-Members.

Getting the Most of Your Doctor’s Appointment
Friday, April 20, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Free; Registration Required
Did you know the average doctor’s visit adds up to less than 15 minutes? Why go to a doctor's appointment, an important meeting about the status of your health, without being properly prepared? Learn all you need to know about this important topic. Presented by Whitney Stewart of Wellstar.

Aging: Myths vs. Reality
Friday, April 27, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Free; Registration Required
There are many misconceptions out there about what it means to get older and how it affects your well being. 

The History Corner: Taj Mahal
Monday, April 23, 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Built four hundred years ago as a tribute to Emperor Shah Jahan’s third wife, Mumtaz Mahal, who died in childbirth, the Taj Mahal was an undertaking of unprecedented extravagance and beauty.

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