Senior Living

“Flourishing After 55”    

Office of 55+ Programs

Department of Parks and Recreation

300 N. Park Dr., Arlington, VA 22203 703-228-4747

55+ Programs are in person at 55+ Centers unless otherwise noted. A 55+ Pass is required to participate starting at a $20 annual fee. To join or register, go to registration.arlingtonva.us or call 703-228-4747.

Registration for 2024 Northern Virginia Senior Olympics to be held Sept. 14-29.

Register online at www.nvso.us. Cost $20 for multiple events. For more information, email

 nvso1982@gmail.com.

The Alliance for Arlington Senior Programs (AASP) is sponsoring a BBQ picnic to celebrate the  70th Anniversary of Arlington County’s 55+ Program, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 12-3 p.m., Lubber Run 55+ Center. Deadline to register is Friday, Sept. 13.  Cost $10. Check with local 55+ centers for details. 

     Registration # 911899-10.

Total body fitness, vigorous full body workout to improve muscle strength, balance and flexibility, Mondays, 10 a.m. and Fridays, 10:15 a.m., Lubber Run 55+ Center. Cost $60/15 session punch pass or $4 drop-in pass. Purchase at Lubber Run front desk..

Full fitness exercise class, complete program combining warm-up, stretching and strength work, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m., Lubber Run 55+ Center. Cost $60/15 session punch pass or $4 drop-in pass.  Purchase at Lubber Run front desk.

Strength training class, Wednesdays and Fridays, 9 a.m., Lubber Run 55+ Center. Class works all major muscle groups. Cost $60/15 session punch pass or $4 drop-in pass. Purchase at Lubber Run front desk.

How to use ParkMobile app, Thursday, Sept 19, 6 p.m., Lubber Run 55+ Center. Learn how to download the app and how to use it to pay for parking and more. Presented by Ashley Gomez, 55+ Center Director. Registration # 911403-02.

55+ Travel group will spend a day cruising across the Chesapeake Bay to St. Michaels, MD, Thursday, Sept. 19, tour for three hours then return to Annapolis to visit the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. Cost $121, Arlington resident; $139, non-resident.  Registration # 902409-09.

55+ Travel Open House, meet fellow travelers, ask questions and suggest new trips with Sharleka Ashton, travel supervisor and Sheila Budoff, travel assistant, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2:30 p.m., Lubber Run 55+ Center, registration # 911400-04 or virtual, registration # 911400-05.

Movie matinee, true story, “Nyad” (2023) (PG-13), Friday, Sept. 20, 12:30 p.m., Aurora Hills 55+ Center. Registration # 911804-04.

55+ Travel group is off to Annapolis and the Pennsylvania Dutch Farmers Market, Saturday, Sept. 21. Cost $11, Arlington resident; $13, non-resident. Registration # 902409-10.

Coffee or Tea and Thee, new program to socialize and make new friends, Monday, Sept. 23 and Wednesday, Sept. 25, 9 a.m., Lubber Run 55+ Center. Drop-in.

Movie matinee showing of “King Richard” (2021) (PG-13), Tuesday, Sept. 24, 1 p.m., Lubber Run 55+ Center. Registration # 911804-01.

10 warning signs  of Alzheimer’s, presented by Ashley Scott, Alzheimer’s Association, Tuesday, Sept. 24,

      1 p.m., Langston-Brown 55+ Center. Registration # 911500-02.

Safety Expo during Fall Prevention Month, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., Lubber Run 55+ Center. Hosted in partnership with VHC Health and the Northern Virginia Fall Prevention Alliance. Includes informational booths, activities and health screenings. Registration # 911502-02.

The Reverse Underground Railroad, presented by Richard Bell, author of “Stolen: Five Free Boys Kidnapped into Slavery and Their Astonishing Odyssey Home,” Tuesday, Sept. 24, 1:30, virtual. Registration  # 914400-15. 

Bees Unveiled, natural wonders, learn about the diversity of bees in local ecosystem, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 1 p.m., Arlington Mill 55+ Center. Presented by Herb Bolton, Arlington Regional Master Naturalist. Registration #911400-41.

Haiku for you, Japanese poetry workshop with award winning haiku poet Rick Black, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 12 p.m., Lubber Run 55+ Center. Registration # 911300-08.

Tree walk in Lubber Run Park with Arlington’s Urban Forest Manager Vincent Verweij Wednesday, Sept. 25, 11 a.m., Lubber Run 55+ Center. Learn about the different species of trees and their value to the community. Registration # 911106-18. 

Eight week walking challenge, walk on your own or join weekly evening walks on Wednesdays beginning Sept. 25 through Nov. 13, 5:30 p.m., Arlington Mill 55+ Center. Led by Mary Dallao, Walk Arlington and others. Registration # 911106-19

Arlington in the 1950s, presented by Karl Van Newkirk, Arlington Historical Society Museum, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 3 p.m., Aurora Hills 55+ Center. Registration # 911400-16.

Election 2024: what you need to  know, what’s on the ballot, early voting deadlines, ID requirements and more, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 1 p.m., Aurora Hills 55+ Center. Presented by Gretchen Reinemeyer, Director of Elections at the Arlington Voter Registration Office, Registration # 911400-11.

Intermediate drawing and painting class led by Community Arts Programmer Jennifer Droblyen, previous experience required, beyond the basics techniques, Thursday, Sept. 26 – Nov. 7, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Langston-Brown 55+ Center.  Cost $52.50. Registration # 911303-04.

Tacos for Teens, afternoon of cooking tacos for the Arlington Mill Teen Program and bringing generations together, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2:30 p.m., Arlington Mill 55+ Center.  Registration # 911899-07.

Learn about Honduras, history, culture, food and more, Thursday, Sept. 26, 1 p.m., virtual, Registration # 911400-30.

Latin dance party to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, Friday, Sept. 27, 9:30 a.m., Arlington Mill 55+ Center. Program led by Arlington Specialty Programmer Edson Bravo. Learn the basics of salsa, merengue,  cumbia and bachata. Registration # 911899-08.

55+ Travel group to attend Washington Nationals versus Philadelphia Phillies afternoon baseball game, Saturday, Sept. 28. Cost $79, Arlington resident; $81, non-resident. Registration # 902409-12.

The six pillars of a brain healthy lifestyle, presented by Suba Saty, community ambassador for AARP, Monday, Sept. 30, 10 a.m. Registration # 911500-03.

Aurora Hills 55+ Center book club will discuss “Babysitter” by Joyce Carol Oates, Monday, Sept. 30, 11:30 a.m., Lubber Run 55+ Center. Drop-in.

Appalachian Trail stories told by hiker and Arlington resident Tom Curtis, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 5:30 p.m., Walter Reed 55+ Center. Registration #  911400-34 or virtual, registration # 911400-35D.C.

Book club at Langston-Brown 55+ Center will discuss “Razorblade Tears” by S.A. Crosby, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 1:30 p.m. Drop-in.

How to get your affairs in order, learn helpful tools to keep financial and personal information organized in case of disability or death, Oct. 1, 11:30 a.m. in getting organized, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 11:30 a.m., registration # 911404-04 and repeated Thursday, Oct. 3, 6 p.m., registration # 911404-05, both at Lubber Run 55+ Center. Presented by Sallie Wiley, experienced career counselor.

Election 2024: what you need to know. Presented by Gretchen Reinemeyer, Director of Elections at the Arlington Voter Registration Office, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 6 p.m., Arlington Mill 55+ Center. Registration # 911400-14.

Artist Cookbook with “recipes” for art materials made from household items demonstrated by Community Arts Programmer Jennifer Droblyen, Thursday, Oct. 3, 9 a.m., virtual. Registration # 911302-04.

Celebrating Retablo art, traditional Latin American folk art, learn history and techniques, Thursday, Oct. 3, 3:30 p.m., Lubber Run 55+ Center. Presented by a Community Arts Programmer. Supplies provided. Registration #911303-09.

Fortunes in the attic, Community Arts Programmer Jennifer Droblyen will discuss how to identify authentic antiques, art pieces, Friday, Oct. 4, virtual. Email a photo of an item you own to sashton@arlingtonva.us prior to program and CAP Droblyen will research it for you. Registration # 911302-06.

Monthly social at Arlington Mill 55+ Center to feature an Oktoberfest theme, Friday, Oct. 4, 1 p.m.

     Registration # 911801-03.