Aging with Pride
Colonie Senior Service Centers, Inc. is excited to partner with the Pride Center of the Capital Region to help host Aging with Pride, a monthly group for LGBTQ+ folks 55+ to allow participants to connect with each other and build community in an safe and accepting space. Join us Friday, March 24th from 10:00 to 12:00 noon at The Beltrone Living Center, 6 Winners Circle, Albany, and every 4th Friday of the month after that. Expect music, fun, camaraderie, and a lot of love and support! Attendees are able to make a reservation and stay for lunch afterwards. For questions and [...]
Sacred Spaces Immaculate Heart of Mary
The journey continues Wednesday, March 29th at 1:00 p.m., as we take a trip to Immaculate Heart of Mary, located at 2416 7th Avenue in Watervliet. Immaculate Heart of Mary is the culmination of six local parishes that had been closed previously in the Cities of Watervliet and Green Island and included the parishes of St. Joseph’s, Sacred Heart of Mary, Mt. Carmel, St. Patrick’s, St. Bridget’s, and Immaculate Conception. A fascinating fact about this merger is that the current church of Immaculate Heart of Mary has historical artifacts of all six church structures contained within its structure such as pews, [...]
Defensive Driving
The Beltrone Living Center 6 Winners Circle, Albany, NYRoger Dames, Driver Fitness Coordinator, will conduct this Defensive Driving class at The Beltrone Living Center. Cost is $25 per person, due before day of class. To reserve your seat, call 518-459-2857 ext. 340.
“Food Glorious Food” We all do it…EAT.
Join CSSC staff, visiting chefs, foodies and local food producers for a monthly book club and practicum all about food entitled "Food Glorious Food". We will explore the serious side of food, how it is produced, the economics and politics behind it and the responsibility we have as consumers. This reading and discussion program will also entail some hands-on opportunities. Registration is FREE but will be limited. The group will meet the last Thursday of the month at 11:00 a.m. in the community room at King Thiel Senior Community, 17 Elks Lane in Latham. We ask that participants plan on attending [...]
Save the Date
In honor of Jazz Month, performer, Maggie MacDougall Trio will present “Language of Jazz” in The Lakeview Room at The Beltrone Living Center on Monday, April 3, 2023 from 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. This concert is free and open to the public thanks to the support of The Music Performance Trust Fund. You won’t want to miss it!
Sacred Space for March The Chapel at Oakwood Cemetery
Journey continues in March, as we plan a trip to the Chapel at Oakwood Cemetery on Wednesday, April 5th 10:00 am. Bus leaves The Beltrone Living Center at 9:30 am. There is a $15 dollar charge to attend. Organized in 1848 at the height of the rural cemetery movement and now a National Historic Landmark, Oakwood Cemetery is both graveyard and garden and spreads over 280 acres of wooded parkland north and east of the City of Troy and the Village of Lansingburgh. As one of the most exceptional rural cemeteries in the United States, the grounds of Oakwood feature beautiful [...]
April’s Healthy and Local Cooking Class – “Healthy Spring Cooking”
Welcome spring with bright flavors and seasonal ingredients. Join us on Thursday, April 6, from 11:00 to 12:00 noon, when well-known Chefs Joan Debinski and Paul Strasser will join up to demonstrate local, healthy recipes using spring’s harvest and Paul’s fabulous spices that can be put together easily and in no time at all. Class will take place at King Thiel Senior Community, 17 Elks Lane, Latham, with a $5 fee and will include a light lunch. Space is limited and prepayment for the class is required. To make a reservation, please call Diane at 518-459-2857 ext. 305.
Mother’s Day Fashion Show and Luncheon
The Lakeview Room in The Beltrone Living Center Friday, May 12, 2023 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM Over two hundred people come together to recognize our mothers on the Friday before Mother’ Day to enjoy lunch and preview spring and summer fashions. Proceeds from this event benefits CSSC’s Transportation Services. If you have any questions or need additional information please contact Diane Conroy-LaCivita, CSSC Executive Director at 518-459-2857 ext. 305 or via email at dconroylacivita@colonieseniors.org. Download & Print Form
30th Annual Salvatore and Anna Beltrone Golf Classic
Schuyler Meadows Club 17 Schuyler Meadows Club Rd, Loudonville, NYMonday, September 11, 2023 | 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. at Schuyler Meadows Club 12:15 p.m. Shot Gun Start On Monday September 11th, Colonie Senior Service Centers, Inc. (CSSC) will host the 30th Annual Salvatore R. & Anna E. Beltrone Golf Classic, at Schuyler Meadows Club in Loudonville. Proceeds from The Beltrone Classic benefit CSSC’s Transportation Services which enables seniors to get to medical appointments, attend and socialize at senior dining sites, participate in social adult day service programs, volunteer in the community, get to their pharmacy and grocery store, attend religious, cultural, social and life-long learning activities, and other errands and [...]