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Almaden Senior Association Fall 2024 Events

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Almaden Senior Association Fall 2024 EventsRegister now for these fun Almaden Senior Association Fall 2024 Events!

Cache Creek Casino

Take a bus ride to Cache Creek Casino for a day of gaming and food!

Date: Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024
Depart: 8am from Almaden Community Center – Travel time: 2 hrs
Return: Around 6:30pm
Cost: $50 cash or check. You get $20 in free play.

Tickets on sale MWF 8 am – 10 am in the Almaden Community Center lobby. For more information, contact Rich at 408-219-8641.

A September to Remember

Enjoy music of the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s by musicians Sandi and Mike Bell. Wear clothes from those eras if you wish, and bring a photo of yourself from back then for display. Lunch includes spaghetti, lasagna, chicken, and antipasto. Peach Bellini’s and dessert included.

Date: Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, 12pm – 3pm
Cost: Members $22, Non-Members $25, cash or check.

Tickets on sale MWF 8 am – 10 am in the Almaden Community Center lobby. For more information, contact Jeanne at 408-425-5723.

Clue (the play)

You’ve played the board game and seen the movie… now see the play!

A mansion. A murder. A mystery: Clue is the ultimate whodunit that will leave you dying of laughter and keep you guessing until the final twist.

Date: Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, 2pm
Location: SJCPA
Cost: $90

For tickets, contact Donna Smith at 408-266-4938 or [email protected].

About the Almaden Senior Association

The Almaden Senior Association members are a diverse group of enthusiastic active adults 50+ who enjoy new learning opportunities, experiences, and adventures! Stop by the front desk at the Almaden Community Center and ask for an application. Currently membership is free, and includes the Almaden Senior Association newsletter and discounts on classes through San Jose PRNS.

Almaden Senior Association
At the Almaden Community Center
6445 Camden Avenue, San Jose, CA 95120
https://almadenseniors.org
https://www.facebook.com/almadenseniors

 

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Almaden Community Center Summer 2019 – UPDATED 2022

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Almaden Community Center Summer 2019[CLICK HERE FOR ACCESS TO MORE RECENT ALMADEN COMMUNITY CENTER ACTIVITY GUIDE.]

Almaden Community Center Summer 2019

Spring is well under way, and with just a few short weeks left of the school year, are you wondering how to keep your kids engaged during the summer? Well, here are the highlights of the popular summer camps and activities at the Almaden Community Center. You can view the full catalog here: Almaden Community Center Summer Catalog 2019

Dance

From fairy-tale themed dances for the tiny tots to the more energetic hip-hop and cheerleading style moves for the older kids, the dance camps will have them moving and grooving in no time. Look up:

  • Camp Dance
  • Anna and Elsa Dance Camp
  • Cheerleading/Hip-Hop Dance Camp
Sports by Skyhawks

The sports camps by Skyhawks are intensive camps for both beginner and intermediate levels, where participants have fun and also pick up essential skills to excel. Some of the sports taught by Skyhawks are:

  • Basketball
  • Beginner Golf
  • Flag Football
  • Tennis
  • Volleyball
  • Track and Field
STEM with Mad Science

For kids with a curious bent of mind, the STEM camps conducted by Mad Science are sure to keep them thinking and tinkering all summer long. Check out:

  • Eureka! Young Inventors Camp
  • Fizz-Ical Phenomena and Che-Mystery
  • Jet Cadets
LEGO and Minecraft

For the little gaming and engineering enthusiasts, the LEGO and Minecraft camps are sure to enthrall. Consider:

  • Harry Potter Magical and Master Engineering
  • Bash’ em Bots
  • Brixology
  • Jedi Engineering
  • Minecraft Build Adventure and Survival Game
  • Minecraft Edu Theme Park Mania
Art and Craft Camps

For the budding young artists and the crafty kids, there are:

  • 3D Printing
  • Art Start
  • Art with Masters
  • Origami

The camps run on a weekly basis from June through August. Be sure to register as soon as possible on or after May 4th at 10:00 AM for Summer 2019! For more information, call the Almaden Community Center at 408.268.1133 or visit: www.sjregistration.com

 

Almaden Community Center Winter 2019 Activities and Classes – UPDATED 2022

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Almaden Community Center Winter 2019

[CLICK HERE FOR ACCESS TO MORE RECENT ALMADEN COMMUNITY CENTER ACTIVITY GUIDE.]

The Almaden Community Center Winter 2019 activities and classes are open for registration. Here are some of the exciting new offerings for the season.

Art with the Masters – Participants will learn about some of the great masters in art and study their paintings.

Painting Party with Ms. Marla – Learn to paint from scratch. All painting material including canvas, paints and brushes will be provided.

Apprentice Electrical Engineering: Electrified – Participants use Snap Circuits and other engineering design process tools to design, create and test various electronic circuits. Objects designed include a flashlight and a magnetic levitation vehicle!

Electronic Game Design: Racing Games – Participants create their own racing games complete with cars, race tracks and the full racing environment. Fun stuff for the young speedsters.

Junior Civil Engineering: Fun Foundation – In this fun class, children understand the engineering concepts behind big infrastructure projects like skyscrapers and bridges.

Junior Wedo Lego Robotics 2.0: Robots in Motion – Children learn to build robots using Lego Wedo.

Little Sports Medicine – In Little Sports Medicine, your child can learn about common sports related injuries and how real doctors do their diagnoses.

Minecraft YouTubers: Let’s Play – This is an exciting one for the diehard young Minecrafters. Participants create and upload Minecraft videos for YouTube, and in the process also learn about Internet safety.

New Year, New You – As we move towards 2019, find your inspiration through this motivational course. Goals, dreams, ideas and joy. Explore your inner zen.

For more information on these courses and to enroll, call 408-793-5565 or view the full catalog here.

Almaden Valley Video Game Design Camp

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Nintendo’s Mario Characters

Video Game Design campers will learn how to design the concept and elements of basic, two-dimensional computer / video games. The instructor will help guide the software development, with design input and guidance from the students. Students will work in small groups to collaborate on at least one finished game. The camp is for kids ages 7-11.

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