Rianda House Lunch Bunch

Monday, Tuesdays and Fridays - noon to 1:00 pm
Rianda House is the upper valley host site for Senior Nutrition of Napa Valley's well loved Meals On Wheels program.

Enjoy a nutritious meal in a welcoming social setting 3 days a week. Cost: $2.00 suggested donation for 60+ and $5.50 for folks under 60. Reservations are required: call before 2 pm the day prior to your meal (M - F) 707-253-6111

Home bound? Home meal delivery is also available. For more information call Meals On Wheels: 707-253-6111

Birthdays Celebration with Lunch Bunch

4th Friday each month at Noon
If your birthday is in June, please join the Lunch Bunch to celebrate all June birthdays! RSVP the day before by calling 707-253-6111. We will celebrate each month's birthdays on this 4th Friday at noon.

Weekly and Monthly Free Counseling with local Senior Serving Agencies*

Legal Aid Clinic: free counseling sessions with an Attorney
First Friday of every month: This month Fri, June 7, 2013
Half hour appointments between 9:00 am - Noon
Meet with a Napa Valley Legal Aid Attorney for a private and confidential consultation.
To schedule: call Legal Aid of Napa Valley: 259-0579

Caregiver Consultations & Memory Screenings
with Napa Hospice & Adult Day Services
1st Wednesday of the month. Wednesday June 5

One hour appointments between 11:30 am - 1:00 pm.
Meet with a Medical Social Worker, for a confidential individual or family consultation. Discuss care giving challenges, receive support and guidance about memory loss or loss of independence/driving, schedule a memory screening and connect with local resources.
To schedule: call Jill Wood at NVHADS 707-258-9087 ext. 250

Support Group for Caregivers of Persons with Memory Loss
1st Thursday each month 3:00 - 4:30 pm. June 6.
This support group is designed specifically for persons who care for family members or others with memory loss due to Alzheimer's Disease or other related dementia. Drop-ins welcome.
For more details, please call either: Alzheimer's Assoc. at 573-1210 or Napa Valley Hospice Adult Day Service at 258-9087.

FREE Weekly Counseling Sessions for Local Seniors
with Family Service of Napa Valley
Finding the "Golden Years" a bit tarnished? We all plan to age gracefully, but sometimes real life gets in the way. Often all we need is an understanding listener to help us through a rough patch or a down time.

If you are looking for help to bring back some balance in your life, Napa Valley Family Services is offering free counseling for Seniors.

The hour long, weekly, individual sessions with a licensed professional therapist are confidential.
To schedule: Call Jane at Family Service of Napa Valley 255-0966 ext. 29 All sessions will be held at St. Helena Family Center on Spring St.

Medicare Benefits & Insurance Counseling Sessions
with HICAP (Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program)
2nd & 4th Tuesdays of every month:
This month June 11th and June 5th
One hour appointments between 1:00 - 4:00 pm.
HICAP offers one-on-one guidance in a one hour private consultation from a trained Counselor in the Medicare and MediCal systems. Counselors do not recommend, endorse or sell private health insurance plans.
To schedule: Call HICAP 1-800-434-0222


* All appointments must be pre-schedule by calling the agency.

Special Events in this month's AGING WELL series:

Memory Café - Presented by Alzheimer's Association and NV Hospice & Adult Day Services
Tuesday, June 4th 3:00 - 4:30 pm.
This interactive gathering is a special program for those with early stage memory loss. It features a presentation on memory and offers some stimulating, fun memory exercises. This program is appropriate for persons with Mild Cognitive Impairment, Early Stage Alzheimer's or just memory concerns. Please call the Alzheimer's Association (707-573-1210) or NV Hospice & Adult Day Services (707-258-9087) for a simple phone screening and pre-registration that is required to attend. (Flyer here)

Take Charge of Your Independence & Expand Your Safety Net Friday, June 14th, 11 - noon.
Have you ever been stranded and alone in an emergency without a backup plan? It's an experience you can easily prevent by forming a safety net of friends, relatives and local resources. Join Kris Brown, MSW, from Napa County Health and Human Services to learn easy ways to connect with free and local comprehensive resources.

Get your backup plan in place! This informative presentation ends at noon, so we invite you to stay for the Lunch Bunch! Make your lunch reservation by 2pm the day before at 253-6111 (lunch $2)

Don't Bite Your Tongue ~ Making Hard Conversations EasierA Live Skype Presentation for Both Boomers and Elders

Wednesday, June 5th, 5:30 pm
with Dr. Ruth Nemzoff

National author, Dr. Ruth Nemzoff will lead a lively discussion about the challenges of conversations between adult children-parent relationships with savvy knowledge and a refreshing sense of humor.

Dr. Nemzoff has requested that you email her your questions in advance to: rnemzoff@brandeis.edu

Walk away with tools you can use to improve your conversations with your loved ones. Dr. Ruth will be Skyped in "live" from the east coast on our big screen viewing system. Copies of Dr. Ruth Nemzoff's book "Don't Bite Your Tongue" are available on Amazon.com. We were unable to get the books here in time through our local book store. Suggested Donation of $5 for this event. (Flyer here)

Art Studio Tour with Layla Fanucci

Wednesday, June 12th, 3:30 pm.

International artist, Layla Fanucci has graciously offered to open her local art studio to us for a private viewing of her large canvas paintings of colorful signature cityscapes inspired by her travels in Florence, Paris and other cities. Directions to her St. Helena studio provided when you RSVP. SIGNUPS REQUIRED. Tour is limited to 20 people and parking is also limited so carpooling is a must to and from tour. Please call or come by Rianda House to sign up for this tour.(Flyer here)

Nia

Mondays 9:30 - 10:30 am
A mind, body and spirit celebration that combines dance, martial arts and healing arts into expressive movement exercise that brings balance to your life and body.
Level: Beginning to advanced. Led by Catherine Schmidt.

Strength Training for Seniors

Tuesdays & Thursdays 7:30 - 8:30 am at
Presbyterian Church
Enhance muscle strength and tone
Level: All levels welcome. Led by Kathy Carrick.

Sit & Stretch Yoga

Wednesdays 11 - noon
Led by Ann Innes
Yoga Instructor Ann Innes teaches this yoga class featuring the MELT Method (as seen on Dr. Oz Show) for hands & feet along with balance & chair stretching. Working with the connective tissues, this class is designed to help you find your center of gravity and to decrease arthritis and inflammation.
Level: Beginning Yoga - tailored for seniors to build flexibility, strength and balance. No class on June 12th.

Expressive Arts with Jean Rouas – NEW

Mondays and Tuesdays, 9:30 - 11:30am
Have some fun exploring various art media and get in touch with your unique creative gifts. Class led by local artist Jean Rouas.

Creative Arts Studio

Tuesdays, 9:15 - 11:30
A supportive and inspiring open studio. Get together and draw or paint with your fellow artists. Multi-media. All levels welcome.

Dominos and Canasta:

Thursdays 1 - 3:30 pm
Join in these lively games. Everybody has such a great time!

Pinochle and Mah Jongg

Fridays 1 - 4 pm
Have some fun while you practice your concentration with either of these two delightful games.

Duplicate Bridge

Mondays from 12:30 - 4 pm
Call ahead to make your reservation: Call Martha 967-8050.

Grand Slammers Social Bridge

Wednesdays 1 - 3:45 pm
Call Fran Nester to sign up: 334-8885

French Club

Wednesdays 9:30-11:00 am
Explore the nuances of the French language & culture.
ll levels of fluency welcome.

Needlers & Fiber Arts Club

Thurs. 12:30 pm - 3:00
A casual, encouraging, fun & helpful handicraft circle.
Some materials available. All levels welcome!

Amistad y Apoyo (Friendship and Support)

Tuesdays 10:00 - Noon
This is a wonderful and lively group of people who speak Spanish and come together weekly to chat about themes around physical and emotional health and other ideas that enhance their lives. It's one way we offer friendship and support to each other. We'd love to have you join us. Call Revalee Hemken for details 963-8356.
(See below under En Espanol)

Cell Phone 101 - Ongoing Tutoring

Offered during summer on an appointment only basis. Please call Rianda House 963-8555 to schedule.

One-on-one tutoring with Tom Amato and his students. Learn how to get the most out of your new cell phone! Bring your phone and questions and these friendly folks will show you how to use and enjoy your cell phone.

Brain Fitness Workout

Wednesdays, 9:30 - 11 am (except 4th Wednesday)
Weekly sessions
This interactive weekly workout program is for anyone who wants to be proactive in maintaining their brain health. Jill Wood, Brain Fitness & Memory specialist from NV Adult Day Services, will teach tips for memory enhancement that are innovative, fun, and reflect the latest in brain science. Suggested fee: $5 per workout.

On the 4th Wednesday of each month, the Brain Fitness Workout
class is replaced by the FOOD and MIND class at 11:30 am (see below).

Food & Mind

4th Wednesday each month
This month June 26th, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Delight your mind & body! Enjoy a "low tech" cooking demo in a social and interactive setting complete with playful brain fitness games. Bring your appetite! A delicious meal will be served.
Material fee: $5 Sponsored by Bob Nations & NV Adult Day.
RSVP are required. 963-8555.

Looking for a weekly brain fitness work out? Scroll down to our Short Term Class section below!

Amistad y Apoyo (Friendship & Support)

Cada martes del las 10 a las 12
Hay un grupo de personas que hablan español que se reúnen para platicar sobre temas acerca de la salud física y emocional. Es una manera para ofrecer apoyo y amistad a cada uno.
Preguntas? Llamar a Revalee Hemken: 963-8356

2nd Tuesday Book Club:

Offered the 2nd Tuesday of each month
This month June 11th, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Call Dianne Fraser for featured book information: 963-7329

Rianda House Vineyard Group:

This is vineyard and wine-making group. New members welcome!
Call Dianne Fraser for featured book information: 963-7329

Rianda House Vineyard Group

This is vineyard and wine-making group. New members welcome!
Call Mike Hardy for meeting dates, instructional events and work dates. 963-2928

Friends of Rianda House:

This is a wonderful group that sponsors entertaining events and fundraising projects for Rianda House. New members welcome! We're always looking for great ideas and good helpers!

Call Kathy Carrick for information about events, planning meetings schedule and joining the Friends of Rianda House. 963-2823.

Rekindling Desire, Intimacy and Romance After Cancer

A Martin-O'Neil Cancer Center 3 part workshop
facilitated by Barbara Musser
Part 1: All day retreat Saturday
   June 1st 10 am - 4 pm (Meal provided).
Parts 2 & 3: Tuesdays
   June 11th and 18th , 5 - 7 pm
Learn how to wake up the romance and spark in your relationship after cancer treatments. Explore ways to communicate about "tough to talk about topics" with grace and respect and gain insight on ways to rebirth a wonderful and healthy intimate and sexual life.
Workshop fee: $35 Pre-registration required. Please call Colleen Winters, LCSW directly at 707-967-5791 (Flyer Here)

Beginning Bridge Lessons

with Randi Montin
Six sessions: Thursdays, 10 - noon
June 6, 13, 20, 27 & July 18, and 25
Have fun developing your understanding and skills of how to play the well loved game of bridge from a local and seasoned teacher of 20 years. Randi is professional player and certified by the American Contract Bridge League. Pre-registration and an 8 student minimum are required. Cost: $120 for 6 sessions.

Aspects of Spirituality

Mondays from 1:30 - 3:00 pm.
Spring session ends June 17.
Fall session resumes Sept. Mondays 1:30 - 3 pm.
Explore the great questions of life with Theresa Meyer.

Solstice Creative Writing Group:

Thursdays from 10 am - Noon.
Summer session meets June: 13, 20, 27, & July: 11, 18, 25.
Bring in new writing, poetry or short stories that you are working on and want critiqued or older work already critiqued that you have revised and want to share. Summer classes are open to new students and are less structured than the fall and winter/spring sessions. Donation of $5/class is appreciated.

These summer sessions are open to new people. Please call soon if you want to attend the six summer sessions. To get on the waiting list for fall session or to start up a second writers group, please contact Rianda House at 963-8555.

Current Events:

Fridays, 1:00 - 3:00 pm
A lively discussion group explores current events topics of the week. During the summer months, the discussions are student directed (without an instructor) and no fee is required.