Council on Aging plans array of January events

Featured event includes annual Mardi Gras ball, complimentary tickets for seniors 60 and older

The St. Charles Council on Aging has released its January calendar, which includes events open to St. Charles Parish seniors 60 years and older. The monthly list includes:

•“Young At Heart Krewe Mardi Gras Ball” – A group event scheduled for Jan. 17 from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Jerusalem Shrine Center located at 1940 Ormond Blvd. in Destrehan. Event features include dinner, Krewe of Young At Heart Court presentation, and special entertainment with music and dance. Menu consists of a tossed salad wtih herbed vinaigrette dressing, a New York strip steak with beef burgundy sauce, rice pilaf, glazed carrots, mini croissant rolls with butter, traditional Brioche king cake, festive Mardi Gras punch, iced tea and coffee. Tickets and transportation is available. Complimentary tickets are avilable to parish residents 60 years and older. Call 985-783-6683 for more information.

•Scrap Booking and Calligraphy Art with Anne Hymel – This group meets every Thursday from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the New Sarpy Activity Center. Call Lois at 985-764-2412 for more information.

•Travel Club – This month’s Travel Club will visit the New Orleans Museum of Art and Deanie’s Restaurant on Jan. 14. The event is available by reservation only. Call 985-783-6683. The club will also visit Jean Lafitte Museum and Bubba’s in Thibodaux on Feb. 11. Reservations for this event are accepted beginning Jan. 15.

•Exercise Classes – The COA sponsors exercise classes every Tuesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. and from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Fitness Club located at 13117 Highway 90 in Boutte.

•Literary Circle of Friends – This group meets every Friday from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at 145 Angus Dr. in Luling. Call Sharyn at 985-785-1981 for lunch reservations and transportation.

•Senior Dancers Expo Group – The COA hosts line dancing ever Wednesday at 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Hahnville center. Instructed by Judy Goutierrez. Call 985-783-6683 for transportation reservations.

•Bidding 500 Card Club – This card club meets every Monday at the Hahnville Center with a beginners workshop from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. and avid team play from noon to 3 p.m. Call 985-783-6683 for transportation.

•Computer Club – This group meets the third Tuesday of each month at the COA conference room. Next meeting is set for Jan. 20 from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Visit them online at www.home.bellsouth.net/p/pwp-computerclub.

•Blood Pressure Checks – Wednesday, Jan. 14 at the Norco center at 10:30 a.m. and the New Sarpy center at noon. Wednesday, Jan. 21 at the Hahnville center at 10:30 a.m. and the Luling center at noon.

•Luling Center Coffee Social – The first Monday of the month from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

•New Sarpy Center Craft Workshop – The first Thursday of the month from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

•Norco Center LRC Game – The second Monday of the month from noon to 2 p.m.

•Hahnville Center Bonco Party – The second Tuesday on the month from noon to 2 p.m.

•Orchestra Trip – The COA will travel to the Mahalia Jackson Theater in New Orleans on Friday, Feb. 6 at 10 a.m. to hear the sounds of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. Tickets are $10. A lunch stop at the Piccadilly is offered at your own expense. Call 985-783-6684 for tickets and reservations.

•COA Cafe – Food, friends and fun the fourth Wednesday of every month. Next meeting is set for Jan. 28 at the COA conference room in Hahnville. Reservations can be made by calling 985-783-6683