Programs/Speakers

Activities/Day Trips

Leagues

Winter 2023

55+ Driver Safety Class - Virtual & In-Person

(ages 55+) Certified instructor teaches this class. Those who complete the class qualify for a 10% discount on auto insurance. The Driver Improvement courses are open to the public and held at the VMCC; Pre-registration is required through the MN Highway Safety & Research Center. 

Register

• By Phone: 1-888-234-1294
• Online through MN Safety Center
  

Upcoming Courses

• 4-Hour Refresher Courses: $24
  • Jan. 10, 2023: 1-5 p.m.
  • Jan. 18, 2023: 5:30-9:30 p.m.
  • Feb. 7: 1-5 p.m.
  • Feb. 15: 5:30-9:30 p.m.
  • March 7: 1-5 p.m.
  • March 15: 5:30-9:30 p.m.
  • April 4: 1-5 p.m.
• 8-Hour Course: $28
  • Wed. & Thu, April 12-13: 5:30-9:30 p.m. each night (must attend BOTH sessions)

Adult Swim Instruction

For adults looking to learn or fine-tune their swimming techniques. View available courses. 

Hidden Recipes | Feb. 16 | FREE!

To register, call 651-450-2480 or online

Tips From a Master Gardener: Winter | March 16

To register, call 651-450-2480 or online

GRATEFUL Planning Series | March 21-22 | $40

TWO DAY workshop.

To register, call 651-450-2480 or online

Tips From a Master Gardener: Flowers | April 13

To register, call 651-450-2480 or online

Specialty Fitness programs 

are on a set, short-term schedule with smaller class sizes at budget-friendly prices for members and non-members of the VMCC:

• Back to Balance
• Food & Fitness
• Functional Fitness & Balance
• Tai Chi for Arthritis
• Yoga

Register for available sessions online or by calling 651-554-3423.

Swim Lessons

Call 651-554-3423

Learn to Skate Program

Call 651-450-2468

Spring 2023

The senior center is CLOSED Sunday, April 9 for the Easter holiday.

Save the Date for the Healthy Living Fair: April 19 at the VMCC

Winter 2023

Weekly Card Games

Join us in the Senior Center, Community Room 2 for FREE weekly card games. Coffee, bottled water and packaged snacks will be provided.

• 500 - first, second and fourth Monday - 1 p.m. 
• Cribbage - Tuesdays - 1 p.m.
• Hand & Foot - Wednesdays - 9 a.m.
• Bridge - Wednesdays - 12:30 p.m.
• Euchre - Thursdays - 1 p.m.

History Book Club

Meets every FOURTH MONDAY of the month at the VMCC from 10-11 a.m. Discuss selected books with this free, drop-in group, no registration is required. For more information, view 'The Scoop' section of the current Parks & Rec brochure

Note: Room location will be posted in the VMCC on day of club.

• Jan. 23: The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester
• Feb. 27: THe Remarkable Life of Julia Child by Bob Spitz
• March 27: The Lost City of the Monkey GOd: A True Story by Douglass Preston
• April 24: The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell
• May 22: The Witches: Salem 1692 by Stacy Schiff

Sleeping Mats for the Homeless Project

First Tuesday of the month | 1p.m.

Put those plastic grocery bags to good use and keep them out of the landfill by joining us in making sleeping mats for the homeless. Mats are crocheted out of plastic bag yarn (PLARN). Jobs include: cutting (bring your own scissors), sorting and crocheting (please bring your own 16mm or size (Q) crochet hook). Directions will be provided. Mats will be donated to Friday Night Street Gang, an organization that supports the homeless. If you have any questions, email: joann@usfamily.net. 

Senior Club - Fiction Book Club

Meets every SECOND TUESDAY of the month at the VMCC at 1 p.m. Learn more in the Senior Club tab on how to become a member. For more information, view 'The Scoop' section of the current Parks & Rec brochure

Note: Room location will be posted in the VMCC on day of club.

• Jan. 10: Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton
• Feb. 14: Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan
• March 14:Swede Hollow by Ola Larsmo
• April 11:Walking Across Egypt by Claude Edgerton

Day Trips

Memphis and the Meantimes at Ives Auditorium | March 23 | $95

Depart VMCC: 11 a.m.
Return to VMCC: 3:45 p.m.

Register by Friday, Feb. 17: call 651-450-2480 or online.

The Music of Bobby Darin at Paramount Theater, St. Cloud | April 25 | $96

Depart VMCC: 8:45 a.m.
Return to VMCC: 6 p.m.

Register by Friday, March 17: call 651-450-2480 or online

Historic Fort Snelling & Sibley House | June 14 | $93

Depart VMCC: 9:15 a.m.
Return to VMCC: 3:45 p.m.

Register by Friday, May 12: call 651-450-2480  or online

VMCC Activities

• Pickleball - Open Play in the Gym
  
• Open Skate
• Open Hockey
  
• Aquatic Center
• Fitness Center & Personal Training

Outdoor Activities

Golf Course

Winter 2022-23

• Women's Volleyball - Jan. 10-early April. League not officiated; standings recorded. 16-18 games and double elimination playoffs. REG CLOSED.
• Co-Rec Volleyball - Jan. 12 early April. Two levels of play; not officiated; standings recorded. Double elimination playoffs. REG CLOSED. 
• E-Sports Leagues Jan. 23-March 17, register by Jan. 16 (ages 8+)
  • Madden 23
  • Fortnite: 1v1
  • Rocket League: 1v1 or 3v3
  • Super Smash Bros
  • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe