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Greetings from Mastick Senior Center!
If you are age 50+ and/or know of someone who is, then read on for exciting programs that Mastick Senior Center offers! Membership is FREE and REQUIRED to participate in Mastick programs. Stop by the Mastick Lobby (Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.) or call 510-747-7500 to become a member or renew your membership.
Mastick Senior Center will be closed on the following holiday:
Monday, September 4, 2023 (Labor Day)
To visit Mastick Senior Center online, click the blue button below:
September Updates
For the weekly schedule, click here.
For September programs and registration links, click here.
To view the September menu, click here.
Multimedia Art Exhibit
August 29 - October 23, 2023
Visit the Mastick Lobby, Music Room, Media Room and Game Room to view artwork created by talented Mastick artists!
Zumba Gold
Fridays, September 1 - 29, 10:30 a.m. – 11:25 a.m., Location: Social Hall
Cost: $43 ~ Class #22653
Zumba Gold is a modified Zumba dance class that recreates the original moves you love at a lower intensity. A typical class will feature merengue, salsa, cha-cha, reggaeton, bachata, samba, soca, hip-hop, belly dance, and bhangra. This dance-based class will get you moving and having fun. No dance experience, exercise equipment, or running is required. No class on 9/15. To register, click here.
Zumba Gold Toning
Tuesdays, September 12 - October 3, 10:30 a.m. – 11:25 a.m., Location: Social Hall
Cost: $43 ~ Class #22652
This class combines Zumba Gold with Zumba Toning. It incorporates lightweight resistance training into the cardio program focusing on building muscle strength, tone, and endurance. To register, click here.
Holding Space 2
A Life of Joy through Positive Intelligence
and Dream Building
Tuesdays, Sept. 5 - Oct. 24, 10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Location: Dining Room 2
Cost: $53 ~ Class #22649
Use successful techniques to delve into understanding what stands in the way of finding more happiness in our lives. Proven strategies to help us think, talk, and write about how we want our encore years to be more joyful and satisfying than we have permitted ourselves to imagine.
Meet our personal saboteurs, learn about the saboteurs’ lies, and successful ways to handle them. Learn how our brains work and how that impacts our paths toward happiness. Continue the work started in Holding Space 1, where we learned how to be better listeners and communicators. Led by Sharon Cravanas, Certified Professional Coach / Diversity and Guidance Counselor. To register, click here.
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Fitness for Seniors! Balance, Mobility & Stability
Tuesdays, Sept. 5 — Oct. 24, 5:15 p.m. — 6:05 p.m. Location: Room A
Cost: $59 ~ Class #23530
Feel safe when moving from place to place. Practice gentle movements to help improve balance, mobility and stability. After this class, you’ll be able to sit and stand easier and may decrease your probability of falling and prevent injury. Strength and flexibility exercises featured, and soft ambient music played during the session. No class: 9/26. To register, click here.
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Caretaker Fraud: Family and Non-Family
Thursday, September 14, 11:00 a.m. — 1:00 p.m.
Location: Room D
FREE ~ Class #22635
Join William Smith, retired FBI Agent, to learn about the scope and types of caretaker fraud, factors leading to it, how it is rationalized by the offender, ways to prevent it and what to do if detected. To register, click here.
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 To register for the Bay Area Mystery Writers Presentation, click here.
Senior Resources (Housing, Medicare, Legal Assistance)
Wednesday, September 20, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Location: Room D
FREE
The Senior Connections Case Manager will facilitate, provide resources, referrals, and practical information to assist with working through life’s complex issues. Program provided by Alameda Family Services and funded in part by the Mastick Senior Center Advisory Board. Registration not required. If you have questions, call 510-747-7505.
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Nursing Homes (What to Know and How to Select One)
Thursday, September 21, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Room D
FREE ~ Class #22636
Join William Smith, retired FBI Agent, to learn who goes into nursing homes, short and long term stays, staffing and its impact on residents, and measures to consider when selecting a facility. To register, click here.
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Square Dance
Mondays, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., Location: Room A
Cost: $2 at the door, no online registration
Looking for an activity that offers great music, low-impact exercise, and the opportunity to meet new friends? Try Square dancing! Lessons are easy and fun while learning a variety of new dance moves. All levels welcome!
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Music Appreciation
"Romantic from Bohemia: Josef Suk (1874-1935)"
Thursday, September 28, 1:30 p.m.
Location: Dining Room 2
FREE
Join Bill Sturm, Volunteer, for a discussion and piano performance of works by this prominent Czech composer.
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Paul Hauser - Book Review and Signing
Tuesday, October 3, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Media Room
FREE
Join local author and Mastick member, Paul Hauser, as he talks about his latest book, Out of Nowhere: A Near Death Experience. The events in the book took place during his 1955 high school spring break while hiking with three classmates into the Havasupai Indian Reservation in the bottom of the Grand Canyon. The first 15 people in attendance receive a free signed copy of the book.
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Volunteer for the Alameda Recreation and Park Department's
RECREATION AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM (RAP)!
The Alameda Recreation and Park Department's RECREATION AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM (RAP) is looking for Mastick Senior Center Members to join the team and assist with student participants from August 23, 2023 to June 5, 2024, for the upcoming 2023-24 school year. The schedule is Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. and will be provided to you. You can notify the Program Supervisor if you are unable to work any days.
Interested in helping with the RAP Program? Please inquire with Morace McKay, Recreation Manager, at 510-747-7510 or mmckay@alamedaca.gov.
Any questions regarding RAP? Please contact Christina Bailey, Recreation Supervisor I, at 510-747-7554 or cbailey@alamedaca.gov.
Paid and Volunteer Opportunities are available.
Movie Matinee
1st & 3rd Wednesdays, 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Location: Dining Room 2
FREE
Join other Mastick Members on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month to watch a variety of movies that include current blockbusters as well as the classics. Space limited.
September 6 - We Have a Ghost (2023)
COMEDY/ADVENTURE starring David Harbour, Anthony Mackie 2h 7m (PG-13)
The discovery that their house is haunted by a ghost named Ernest makes Kevin's family a social media sensation. But when Kevin and Ernest get to the bottom of the mystery of Ernest's past, they become targets of the CIA.
September 20 - Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (2017)
DOCUMENTARY/HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY 1h 28m
Inspiring and tragic, Bombshell is a bittersweet celebration and reclamation of Hedy Lamarr's journey from Hollywood legend to technology genius.
Mastick Trip!
Craig Smith: SF Holiday Lights Tour
Wednesday, December 6, 3:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Cost: $85 ~ Class #23540
Craig Smith is a San Francisco fixture and leads first rate tours. Join Mastick as we wonder to Holiday Lights and attractions around San Francisco. Highlights: Gingerbread entries at the Ferry Building, Sea Lions at sunset with Golden Gate Bridge, Pier 39 Christmas Tree Light Show, Ghiradelli Square, Union Street, California Ave. and more! In the middle of all of this, you'll enjoy a festive dinner at Swiss Louie's!
To register, click here.
Mastick Thrift Shop
The Mastick Thrift Shop is open to the public on Tuesdays and Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Donations are accepted until FULL (space is limited) on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Mastick Program Guidelines
We are excited to see you and want to ensure your visit to the Center is a success. In an effort to maintain the safety and well-being of members and staff, please adhere to the following when visiting:
- Face-coverings are strongly recommended when inside the building;
- Stay home if showing signs of respiratory illness (cough, sore throat or shortness of breath);
- Wall-mounted hand-sanitizing stations are available in each room;
- Be sure to dress in layers, bring a hat, sunscreen, and anything necessary to provide for your own comfort.
ARPD PROGRAMS FOLLOW ALL STATE AND COUNTY HEALTH PROTOCOLS
Current Hour of Operations
The Mastick Senior Center is open Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. For information, visit www.alamedaca.gov/mastick, call 510-747-7500, or email masticksuggestion@alamedaca.gov.
Mastick Senior Center thanks the following organizations for their financial support:
City of Alameda, Mastick Senior Center Advisory Board, Alameda County Area Agency on Aging, Alameda Transportation Commission.
Be well and stay safe.
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