A Week of Color, Connection, and Love In All Its Forms

February has a way of asking us to find warmth where we can and, with Valentine’s Day approaching, this week reminds us that belonging takes many forms. Sometimes it looks like laughter across a table, sometimes like color layered carefully onto a shared project, and sometimes it’s simply showing up in the same place, week after week. The days ahead at the Beaver Island Community Center invite us to notice those small but meaningful ways we stay connected through winter.

The steady pace of our mornings continues to anchor the days. Pickleball meets on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at 10:00 AM, with an additional evening session on Thursday at 5:00 PM for those who prefer a later game. Arthritis Foundation Chair Strength Training meets on Tuesdays and Fridays at 10:30 AM, offering a consistent, chair-based class focused on maintaining strength and mobility. These routines remain reliable touchpoints—ways to move, connect, and stay engaged as the days unfold.

Wednesday brings both play and creativity. Join us for Senior Advisory Committee Bingo in the Hangout at 1:00 PM, where conversation, laughter, and the chance to win a prize set the tone for an easygoing afternoon. Then at 5 PM, Time for Art continues the Mardi Gras mask series with Cindy Ricksgers. With the mask forms now complete, this week’s class moves into painting—adding color, detail, and personality as each piece begins to reflect the maker’s vision. It’s the stage where patience meets expression, and the masks truly start to come alive.

Friday offers a familiar pause with Senior + Veterans Coffee & Donuts from 9:00 to 11:00 AM. These sweet mornings are free for veterans and seniors 60+, thanks to the generosity of Apex Insurance.

As Saturday arrives, the Center turns once again to storytelling through film, with fresh popcorn popping as the lights go down. At 3:00 PM, Gnomeo & Juliet offers a playful, family-friendly take on Shakespeare’s classic tale, full of humor, heart, and colorful animation. Then at 6:00 PM, Romeo + Juliet presents the same story through a dramatically different lens—bold, stylized, and emotionally charged, exploring love, conflict, and fate with intensity and flair. Together, these films offer two unique ways of experiencing a timeless love story, making for a memorable and heartfelt movie night.

In the heart of winter, gathering matters. As the season asks us to seek warmth, your Community Center continues to offer many ways to find it: in conversation, in creativity, and in the simple comfort of being among others.