A Social Group is several individuals who come together on a regular basis to pursue a common interest. Lifelong Membership is required but registration is not (*unless otherwise noted). There is a $2 per person per session fee.
Please check the Lifelong email blast for schedule changes, especially in the summer.
Group |
When |
Time |
Description |
Scrabble Social Group |
First Monday of the Month | 1:30 – 3:00 PM | Gather together with friends to play everyone’s favorite word game! |
Second Monday Book Club |
Second Monday of the Month | 11 – 12:30 PM | If you’re a reader and are looking for a book club to discuss what you’ve read, this is for you! This book club is open to new members. |
Mahjong |
Mondays | 11 – 1:00 PM | If you like mahjong or want to learn how to play, drop in! |
Writing Social Group |
Wednesdays | 10 – 11:30 AM | Come and work on your magnum opus or just the little item that you’d like to tweak or bring to life. |
2nd Wednesday Book Discussion |
2nd Wednesday of the month | 7 – 8:30 PM | A list of books is chosen every six months, and alternates between fiction and non-fiction. |
Open Studio (mixed media) |
Tuesdays | 9 – 1:00 PM | A chance to focus on the piece you’ve been working on. Come in for as long as you want, have lunch with the other artists, and participate in an optional closing critique. |
Bridge Group |
Tuesdays | 1 – 3:00 PM | Join us for a fun hand or three of bridge. |
Living Conversations |
Tuesdays | 1:30 – 3:30 PM | Together, we will be working & playing with: learning the principles of entering, sustaining, nurturing, and serving conversation – talking and silence – as a work of art. |
Getting it Done |
Wednesdays | 1:00 – 2:30 PM | This is a group that gets together to give each other support to accomplish tasks that seem to linger forever on the edge of our consciousnesses (limited to 6 participants). |
Women’s Social Group |
Thursdays | 12 – 1:30 PM | [not therapy – just fun!] Feeling down? Crave conversation? Want to meet people again? A pandemic will do that to you! Join us for a chat, have a laugh, talk about stuff and just enjoy life. A great opportunity to socialize with like-minded women. |
Pinochle |
Friday | 1:30 – 3:30 PM | Always looking for players! Beginners welcome. |
Reader’s Theatre at Lifelong |
Last Friday of the month | 1 – 3:00 PM | One-Act plays are a principal form of dramatic stage performances today. Each week the “producers” will present three one-act plays read by members of the group who volunteered for the roles at the prior session. Participants prepare a role, put themselves “on stage” and join in a discussion of each dramatic or comedic presentation. May perform at Lifelong social events. Looking for new members! |
Men’s Social Group |
Saturdays | 9:30 – 12:30 PM | Join other men to play cards, drink coffee, and plan projects. |
Lifelong is now offering an increased number of Activities and Lifelong Learning opportunities outside of the Lifelong building at various locations around the area.
General Information about Off-Site Activities and Classes
If you like to golf, are a member of Lifelong, enjoy the company of others, and are open to meeting new people, this is the activity for you! (Participants should have their own set of clubs and have a little experience and knowledge of the game.)
Starting in May and continuing through the summer, this program features Wednesday morning golf (9 holes) at over 10 area courses. Lunch may or may not be included in the day, depending on the course. This a fun, active social group and has over 30 participants each year.
The cost to join this program is Lifelong membership and $10 program registration. Lifelong membership is on a sliding scale. Please click here for more information. Additionally, on each day of play, there will be a course fee (greens fee, cart, and usually lunch) that ranges between $17 and $27 dollars depending on the course.
There will be an informational meeting on a date TBA in April at Lifelong. If possible, please send in your registration by that date. Lifelong membership and golf registration fees may be combined in one check made out to Lifelong.
Previous participants have been emailed the Golf packet to register for the program, but if you didn’t receive it, you can download and print them here.
If you have questions, call Karen Koyanagi at 607-273-1511.
The Northside Southside Program began in 1980 with Mrs. Ruth Mann as its first coordinator. Its mission was to develop activities and services that would serve the needs of the retired seniors of both the north side and southside of Ithaca. This included making regular visits and calls to homebound residents, annual picnics, shopping trips and monthly luncheons.
Lifelong is working to develop and present programs that support and meet the interests of members of the Ithaca community across lines of race, ability, sexual orientation, and ethnicity. It is our hope that by doing this, we will be a place where people from all parts of our community can come together to socialize, learn, and get and provide help. To this end, Northside Southside has evolved into the MOSAIC program, building on the base of what was started in 1980 and embracing the perspectives and insights we (locally, nationally, and globally) have come to understand as we move deep into the 21st century.
We have just begun. Check back to see where we go from here!
Lifelong’s walk program is a great way to explore the beauty and culture of Tompkins County while increasing your strength, improving your balance and enjoying the company and knowledge of your peers. The walk coordinators are Elke Schofield and Carol Beeman and they are looking forward to sharing the walks they have planned for you.
We will walk every other week on Wednesdays and will meet outside Lifelong at 9:15 AM, promptly starting to walk at 9:30 AM. You must be able to walk independently 1-2 miles. (Please bring your assistant for the walks, if you need him/her). When carpooling is required, a $2 fee for gasoline and parking should be given to the driver. You will be informed either by e-mail or by phone 2-3 days ahead of the scheduled walk. We will NOT walk if it rains or if the temperature is over 80F.
Lifelong requires that all walkers must be members of Lifelong. You can register in person at Lifelong, online, or by mail. Membership fees are on a sliding scale. Please click here for more information and our registration form. If you want to sign up for the 2021 Lifelong Walks, please send an email to: Elke Schofield at elke.schofield@icloud.com or call her in the afternoon at (607) 272-9476. Please include your name, email address, home address and home tel. # and cell phone #, and confirm that your Lifelong membership is up to date. Put “Lifelong Walks 2022” in the subject line.
July 20 Cancelled due to heat
August 3 Ithaca College Campus (Lynda Walters)
August 17 Arboretum
August 31 South Hill Recreation Trail
September 14 Linn Street to Cornell Campus – Linda Clougherty (strenuous)
September 28 Sciencenter with visit to Mosaic Wall (Mary Corbit, Raven Barn Studio)
October 12 Hospicare and Palliative Care Service (Sara Wooden), 172 E. King Rd.
October 26 Beebe Lake
Canadian Rockies (August 5 – 10, 2023)
Informational Session
Wednesday, January 4, 10 – 11:00
To find out more about this trip, click here.
Informational Session
Wednesday, January 4, 11 – 12:00
To find out more about this trip, click here.
Lifelong offers options year round for those interested in pursuing creative activities. Membership is required to participate in these and all other onsite daytime classes and groups. Activity classes differ from Lifelong Learning classes in that they are offered continuously, throughout the year. Participants pay $5 each time they attend a class or pay $30 a month to attend unlimited Creative & Language Arts Classes.
Please check the Lifelong email blast for schedule changes, especially in the summer.
Clay Studio: Mondays, 10 – 12:00, facilitated by Jennifer Brown
An opportunity to work with clay from start to kiln. Participants work with guidance, totally independently, or something in between. This is not a wheel studio.
Lifelong Senior Theatre Troupe: Thursdays, 2 -3:30 pm, led by Sue Perlgut
A chance to explore improvisational theater exercises and express yourself. No lines to learn, no acting background necessary. A fun experience filled with surprises.
Call us for more information (607) 273 1511
For a complete listing of Creative Arts & Language and Health & Wellness activities click here.
Some of these programs are partially supported by Tompkins County and the County Office for the Aging. Unless otherwise noted, class fees are $5 an individual class or $30 a month (membership required for $30/month rate) for unlimited Health and Wellness Classes.
Lifelong membership is required for all classes onsite at Lifelong. Membership is encouraged but not required for offsite classes unless opting for the $30/month rate.
For a complete listing of Health & Wellness and Creative Arts Activities, click here.
Lifelong gratefully thanks Borg Warner for its generosity for letting Lifelong members swim in their beautiful pool on Warren Rd, in 2021.
Unfortunately, Borg Warner is not opening their pool at all this 2022 summer. We know this is be a big loss to our membership and are actively looking for other possible options for Lifelong members. Updates will be posted here.
THANK YOU, BORG WARNER!!
If the price of membership or programs at Lifelong is prohibitive, we will work with you in a confidential manner to offer extended payment plans and other solutions. Please contact Karen Brown for more information.