Hello and happy Friday! The snow was back this week! We hope you all stayed warm in the cold winter weather. There are plenty of fun upcoming winter activities at the Senior Center, so make sure to stop by for an updated calendar if you have not already received one. We hope you all have a great weekend and look forward to seeing you next week.

March and April Programs

The March and April Senior Spotlight is out! If you have not yet received your copy, there are extras available at the Senior Center. Program registration for March and April opened February 20. Stop by the Senior Center to sign up for your favorites today.

April Day Trips

Spring into fun with our April day trips! Registration will open Tuesday, March 4 at 9 a.m. so mark your calendar so you don't miss out. Trips include:

Cocktails at the Conservatory
OSU Baseball Game
A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical

More information and full trip itineraries can be found at the Senior Center.

Mardi Gras Party

Tuesday, March 4 at 11 a.m.

Join us for some Mardi Gras fun! Enjoy a Cajun-inspired meal complete with King Cake and get ready for a fun time with friends. Don't forget to wear your Mardi Gras best and wear green, purple, and gold!

Lunch and Learn

Thursday, March 6 at 12 p.m.

Join the compassionate and knowledgeable representatives from Oasis Senior Advisors for this week's Lunch and Learn. They will be presenting on a senior related topic.

From the Gahanna Library

Join us at the Gahanna Branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library for this program:

Book Chat - Come for a cozy book chat!
Tuesday, February 25: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Meeting Room 3

Join fellow readers to share your favorite reads, discover suggestions on what to read next and learn about new releases coming from authors you love.

Booklist: Black History Month books for Teens

Warriors Don't Cry: The Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High by Melba Beals
Mare's War by Tanita S. Davis
March. Book 1 by John Lewis
The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights by Steve Sheinkin
The Freedom Summer Murders by Don Mitchell
X: a Novel by Ilyasah Shabazz
Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March by Lynda Blackmon Lowery
March. Book 2 by John Lewis
Give Me Wings: How a Choir of Former Slaves Took on the World by Kathy Lowinger
March. Book 3 by John Lewis
The March Against Fear: The Last Great Walk of the Civil Rights Movement and the Emergence of Black Power by Ann Bausum
Attucks! Oscar Robertson and the Basketball Team That Awakened a City by Phillip M. Hoose
I Wanted to Be a Pilot: The Making of a Tuskegee Airman by Franklin J. Macon
Dark Sky Rising: Reconstruction and the Dawn of Jim Crow by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Stolen Justice: The Struggle for African American Voting Rights by Lawrence Goldston
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds
Freedom Summer for Young People: The Violent Season That Made Mississippi Burn and Made America a Democracy by Bruce Watson
Separate No More: The Long Road to Brown V. Board of Education by Lawrence Goldstone
Angel of Greenwood by Randi Pink
The Beautiful Struggle: a Memoir: Adapted for Young Adults by Ta-Nehisi Coates