Fall 2025 Activity Guide

NEW YEARS PARTY: BINGO & PIZZA | 50+ YRS Bid farewell to 2025 and ring in the New Year with your fellow members. This event features bingo games for prizes and pizza (pepperoni or cheese). Participants may use up to two cards and win twice before the coverall. Cost of admission covers snacks and staff time to administer the bingo program. No additional charge for bingo. 553713 A 10:30 am Bingo W 12/31 11:30 am Pizza BCCC, Level 5, Event Center Room BC $10 R-BCCC M | $12 NR Enrichment Programs THE HISTORY OF OHIO STATE | 50+ YRS Van Young The Ohio State University holds a beloved place in the hearts of many Buckeyes, not only around Ohio, but the entire nation as well. Learn about the beginnings of this great university, its history and some of the memories associated with it. Ohio State is indeed more than a “football factory,” yet OSU football holds much significance. Also, learn about the history of “The Shoe.” 553520 A 10 am-Noon W 9/3 BCCC, Level 2, Program Room B $5 R-BCCC M | $6 NR LIFE LINES: WRITING THE STORIES OF YOUR LIFE | 50+ YRS Trudy Krisher Wondering how to capture the memories of a lifetime? Needing support as you go through the process? Life Lines helps you capture your memories for your family, for a memoir or for a personal journal. Award-winning writer Trudy Krisher sets you on the path to creating memorable “life lines” for others to treasure. 553576 A 1-2:30 pm W 9/3-10/22 BCCC, Level 2, Program Room B $54 R-BCCC M | $65 NR O 8 sessions

ESCAPES | 50+ YRS Richard Bloom

At some point in our lives, we all have likely been pushed to escape some thing, some where - perhaps a swarm of bees, a gaggle of adoring fans, a boring conversation, a mother-in-law or even an IRS audit. But whatever its nature, our escapes pale in comparison to these real life adventures (no chronological order, may be subject change). PART 1 9/8 - Escape from Turkey: Billy Hayes escapes Turkish prison 9/15 - The Slave Came COD: There is a reason they called him Henry “Box” Brown 9/22 - But Johnny We Hardly Knew Ye: Only gray, no scarlet for Confederate raider John Hunt Morgan 9/29 - Taking Stock of the Rock: Trio escapes the inescapable - or did they? 10/6 - That’s Just My Point: John Dillinger’s services were needed beyond Crown Point jail 10/13 - Don’t Leave the Light on For Us: Americans, Filipinos tally only good Japanese camp escape 553514 A 10-11 am M 9/8-10/13 BCCC, Level 2, Program Room A $30 R-BCCC M | $36 NR O 6 sessions PART 2 10/27 - Danglin ‘N Anglin?: Escape from Vietnam 11/3 - Where’d They Go?: Sarah Pender, Ted Bundy and James Earl Ray vanish 11/10 - Ingles and Angles: Mary Ingles escapes from the Shawnees 11/17 - A Piece of the Pie: Yanks leave Libby Prison light 11/24 - A Prime Crime: In search of John Wilkes Booth and Jefferson Davis 12/1 - Texans Toasted: Soldiers of fortune run afoul of Mexican dictator 553515 A 10-11 am M 10/27-12/1 BCCC, Level 2, Program Room A $30 R-BCCC M | $36 NR O 6 sessions

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