Enrichment & Socialization

  • Women’s Conversation Group

    Women's Conversation Group

    Tuesday, January 21, 2025 | 11:30-1:30pm

    Drop-in every Tuesday at 11:00 am Join us to get to know other women here at Next. This group will give women the opportunity to gather in the spirit of friendship and camaraderie. This is a fun way to connect and discuss upcoming plans, travel and anything else that might be on your mind. While you’re chatting, enjoy coffee and other light refreshments!

  • The New Next Facility - Project Updates

    The New Next Facility - Project Updates

    Tuesday, January 21, 2025 | 1:30-2:30pm

    To learn more about the new facility project, please join us at Next Tuesday January 21st at 1:30 pm. We will provide up to date information with plenty of time to address your comments and questions.

    No registration necessary. Community is welcome. 

  • Men’s Roundtable Discussion Group

    Men's Roundtable Discussion Group

    Wednesday, January 22, 2025 | 9:00-11:00am

    Men of Next, gather together to discuss the week’s events,weekend plans, sports — or whatever’s on your mind! No agenda, no mandatory attendance, or pre-planned topics. This is just an opportunity for the men of Next to gather and enjoy each other’s company. We will provide the breakfast and coffee, you provide the conversation. - Note change to Wednesday Mornings

  • Spanish Conversation for Cognitive Well-Being: Advanced Class

    Spanish Conversation for Cognitive Well-Being: Advanced Class

    Wednesday, January 22, 2025 | 3:30-4:30pm

    Advance Class - 6 weel class. Wednesdays January 8 - February 12

    This course is designed to provide a stimulating and engaging environment for individuals interested in learning Spanish while promoting cognitive health. Through interactive conversation activities, this course aims to enhance mental agility, memory and linguistic skills, all while fostering social connections and cultural understanding. In this 6-week course, participants will explore daily conversational topics. Your instructor, Señora Bartlett, will guide you through various activities and exercises designed to challenge your brain, improve language proficiency and keep your cognitive abilities sharp.

    Señora Carla Bartlett is a native Spanish speaker and also fluent in Italian. She has been teaching for over 30 years at the high school and Adult Education levels. She holds a BA from U of M-Ann Arbor and a MASTERS Art of Teaching.

  • Wednesday Night @ The Movies

    Wednesday Night @ The Movies

    Wednesday, January 22, 2025 | 5:00-7:00pm

    Enjoy newly released feature films, documentaries and now classics every Wednesday eveing at 5:30 pm. 

    Full synopsis of each film can be seen here.

  • Chess Lessons for Beginning & Intermediate Players

    Chess Lessons for Beginning & Intermediate Players

    Thursday, January 23, 2025 | 4:00-5:00pm

    Fellow Next members and accomplished Chess players, Chris Dow and Bruce Dobras will be teaching beginner and intermediate chess players tactics and positioning with play time.

    Please call the office to check availability. 

  • Current Events Discussion Group

    Current Events Discussion Group

    Friday, January 24, 2025 | 12:00-2:00pm

    With everything going on in the world today, it can be difficult to keep up with it all. Come join other members for this casual discussion group about current events — from what’s going on in Michigan to what is happening around the globe. This is a drop in, non-facilitated group dialogue.

  • Spanish Conversation for Cognitive Well-Being: Beginner Class

    Spanish Conversation for Cognitive Well-Being: Beginner Class

    Monday, January 27, 2025 | 4:00-5:00pm

    This course is designed to provide a stimulating and engaging environment for individuals interested in learning Spanish while promoting cognitive health. Through interactive conversation activities, this course aims to enhance mental agility, memory and linguistic skills, all while fostering social connections and cultural understanding. In this 6-week course, participants will explore daily conversational topics. Your instructor, Señora Bartlett, will guide you through various activities and exercises designed to challenge your brain, improve language proficiency and keep your cognitive abilities sharp.

    Señora Carla Bartlett is a native Spanish speaker and also fluent in Italian. She has been teaching for over 30 years at the high school and Adult Education levels. She holds a BA from U of M-Ann Arbor and a MASTERS Art of Teaching.

  • West African Drum & Dance Performance

    West African Drum & Dance Performance

    Tuesday, February 4, 2025 | 6:00-7:00pm

    Kuungana, which is Swahili for “unite” is under the direction of Ba Ba Kevin Collins and has been operating since 1992. Students are taught West African Drum and Dance, fabric art designing of African costumes, jewelry making, drum making, creating African shakers (Shakaree) from gourds and belt making. Several proficient Drummers and Dancers will showcase their skills here at Next in a colorful and vibrant performance! Please see the Prequel videos on Page 2.

  • Stamp Club

    Stamp Club

    Tuesday, February 4, 2025 | 7:00-9:00pm

    Stamp club. 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. 

  • Simple Ways to Improve Brain Health and Memory

    Simple Ways to Improve Brain Health and Memory

    Thursday, February 13, 2025 | 11:00-12:00pm

    Adam Sterling, Certified Dementia Practitioner

    Research indicates that up to 40% of dementias may be linked to lifestyle factors. These presentations will look at brain anatomy and provide practical activities and information to improve cognition, memory and significantly enhance brain health. We encourage members to register for both presentations, however, if you can’t fit both sessions into your schedule, feel free to sign-up for just one. The presenter, Adam Sterling, is a Certified Dementia Practitioner with over 30 years of experience in senior wellness, including work with the Alzheimer's Association and senior living communities.

    PRESENTATION #1: BRAIN HEALTH – SIMPLE ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE MEMORY AND COGNITION Thursday, February 13 at 11:00 am  This presentation will…

    • Explore how aging impacts brain anatomy, cognition, and memory.

    • Explain about common changes in memory storage and retrieval with age.

    • Deliver practical strategies to support cognitive health.

    • Include engaging exercises designed to stimulate the brain and boost memory.

    Participants will receive a multi-page handout with a variety of practical, short daily activities/exercises to enhance memory and cognitive function.

    PRESENTATION #2: BRAIN HEALTH – HOW THE BRAIN CREATES MEMORIES, DISTINGUISHING NORMAL FORGETFULNESS FROM DEMENTIA AND MNEMONIC MEMORY TOOLS Thursday, February 20 at 11:00 am

    This presentation will…

    • Explore how the brain forms and stores memories.

    • Demonstrate the difference between normal forgetfulness and signs of dementia.

    • Deliver information about reversible vs. irreversible dementias.

    • Include an introduction to mnemonic tools to aid memory and information recall.

  • Coin Club

    Coin Club

    Wednesday, February 19, 2025 | 7:00-9:00pm

    Coin Club

    For information contact Robert Beuter at 248-646-9657. Coin Club will take a Summer hiatus beginning in June and will resume in the Fall.

  • The Music of New Orleans

    The Music of New Orleans

    Tuesday, February 25, 2025 | 1:00-2:00pm

    Join us as we get in the Mardi Gras mood with Matthew Ball, aka The Boogie Woogie Kid, as he performs New Orleans song, Boogie Woogie piano and Swing Dance Era favorites from the Classic American Songbook with songs like, In the Mood, It Had To Be You, Georgia, Basin Street Blues, What a Wonderful World, Bumble Boogie and many more!