*** PLEASE NOTE that we do NOT hire the Hall out for one-off events ***
If you are interested in discussing a long-term hire, please email us on [email protected]
CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES - Please note this is just a general indication of when activities are happening, but we often have last minute changes, so for a calendar of what is happening THIS WEEK, email us at indroactivityhub@g
mail.com - Activities are weekly unless noted otherwise. Indooroopilly Activity Hub – List of Activities – Cost:
Most activities are free and members are welcome to have a tea or coffee while they are there. Membership is only $10 per year. If you’d like to join contact Carmel at: [email protected] for a membership form. You can just come along to most sessions unless the activity is marked “for those enrolled”. For those classes or if you just want to know more, please contact the listed coordinator. IMPORTANT: All activities are subject to change – all members receive a weekly email called What's On/Hub News with the week's activities including schedule changes. Monday:
Indoor Bowls: 9.30 am - 12 Noon weekly-
Indoor Bowls is a fun, light exercise activity playing Bowls on carpets. You don’t need to know how to play or have your own bowling ball. Just come along and the friendly group will show you how to play. If you’re interested just come along or, to find out more contact coordinator Joan Smith [email protected]
Chair Exercise 12.30 – 2 pm
Chair Exercise is a gentle exercise class for those who looking to improve their balance and flexibility. Just come along and enjoy some great exercise with friends. Contact Coordinator Joe Wilson 0439 384562. Garage Band: 2.30 - 5.30 pm Weekly
Current Members, with various capability levels are interested in producing good quality music and improving their skills. They work together to develop songs to performance standard in a range of genres currently including folk, jazz, blues, rock, pop and country. Members bring their own instruments and use the Hub’s sound system. The instruments currently being played include drums, bass guitar, rhythm guitar, lead guitar, keyboard, banjo, mandolin and tin whistle. Members also bring along their own compositions for input and development. If interested contact Walter: [email protected], or you are welcome to drop in to discuss what we do. Jazz Jam 6-8.30pm Weekly
A new group called Jazz Jam has started, with Liz Evans on drums and vocals, Walter Robb on guitar and vocals, and Bob Lester on bass guitar. You must be able to read sheet music and bring your own instrument. If interested, please contact Liz [email protected] , Walter [email protected] or Bob [email protected] . Tuesday
Shopping Centre Walk: 8-9 am Weekly
The Shopping Centre Walk allows you to get some light exercise over an even surface in the cool of air conditioning. Participants walk the levels inside Indooroopilly Shopping Centre. Meet the group at the top of the escalator near Indooroopilly Fruit Shop and Coles. Contact Frank Denham [email protected] to know more or just show up. Games Morning: 9.30 am – 11.15 1st & 3rd Tuesday of the month
The Games Morning offers fun games such as Scrabble, Canasta, and many more. Coffee and tea will be available as usual and lots of friendly company. If you’re interested just come along, if you’d like to know more contact coordinator Bev Chambers [email protected]. Ikigai Seniors Support Group: (Japanese) 10am-12pm Monthly 2nd Tuesday
The activity will be conducted in Japanese, to join this group you will need to speak Japanese and have an interest in supporting Japanese Seniors in our community. If you are interested contact [email protected]. Military History Group: 11.30am – 1.30pm, 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the Month. Review history as experienced on the battlefield. Using maps, first hand documents and (where practical) photographs and films, archaeological evidence and lively class discussion, each session will focus on a single subject, battle, campaign or war ranging from Rourke’s Drift to epic battles like Fromelles, the Nek or Stalingrad. We will explore ancient to modern times as well as conventional, nuclear and asymmetric warfare. Group members are encouraged to prepare and give class presentations on appropriate historical military subjects of their choosing. This is a popular group so enrolment is necessary to avoid disappointment by missing a seat. Please contact Mark Chee at [email protected] if you are interested in attending a session or joining this group. Line Dancing for Health – Upper Beginners/Improver Class – 1.45 - 4.15pm - Weekly
Line Dancing is a choreographed dance with a repeated sequence of steps in which a group of people dance in one or more lines. Line dancing has been shown to be good for general health and wellbeing in that it is a gentle enjoyable exercise that aids breathing, cardio and balance. Tammy the teacher will offer the same dances for both sessions. For this class the maximum number who can attend is 30. If you’re interested, contact Tammy at [email protected]. Wednesday
Indooroopilly Garden Club 9.15 am 1st Wednesday of the month February - November
This is not an IAH activity however visitors are welcome. The Garden Club - a club for gardening enthusiasts - hires the IAH Hall to meet each month. Cost is $5, bring your own mug. Contact 0400 371577. Tech Talk: 10am – 12 Noon – Wednesday fortnightly at Walkabout Creek Café. Tech Talk can cover all sorts of technologies including: Electronics, soldering, interfacing, design; Machines, motion control, robotics, mechatronics; Makerboard mini-PCs, like Raspberry Pi; Networks, wifi, browsers, security, privacy, internet safety; CAD, CAM, modeling, 3d scanning, 3d printing, CNC, machining; Windows, MacOS, Linux, Raspbian, IOS, Android, Arduino; Websites, IOT, HTML, CSS, javascript, SVG, web apps; Python, scripts, C; and much more. If you’re interested contact Russell Porter or just log in via zoom. Asian Dancing 10.00 - 11.30 pm weekly except on the 1st Wednesday of the month. For Asian Dancing you don't need to be a dancer to join in the class. The steps are very simple, you just follow the teacher and move your hands and feet in time to the music. The dance routines are taken from Asian Square Dancing or Plaza Dancing which is very popular in Asia. If you are interested contact Janet Tee ph: 0488 011 631 or [email protected] Like most exercise classes there is a ceiling on how many can attend. Dance to the music of the 60s and 70s with Marietta, one of our members. Marietta says: “Shake it at your own pace and Join the Party with a variety of music Latin Brazilian and Pop! Gentle exercise to music with low-impact and easy-to-follow moves while getting a great workout! This class is ideal for active older adults, low fitness participants and those starting their health and fitness journey. Table Tennis – Ping Pong 1.30 – 3.30pm Weekly
We play doubles (3 tables) to 21 points then change teams, so there is time for a few games and a coffee and chat while you watch the play and wait your turn. All levels welcome. Around 3.15pm the group packs up the table tennis tops and equipment and be out of the hall by 3.30pm. Contact one of the coordinators: Michael Lim [email protected] Joyce Lam [email protected] or Martine Poiree [email protected] or just come along. Thursday
Shopping Centre Walk: 8-9 am Weekly
The Shopping Centre Walk allows you to get some light exercise over an even surface in the cool of air conditioning. Contact Frank Denham [email protected] to know more. Mahjong: Thursday 10 - 12 pm weekly. For Mahjong you don't need to know how to play to join the group and we provide the Mahjong sets. Irene, the group’s coordinator is an excellent teacher and will help you along. If you are an experienced player there is also a group of more experienced players who play the traditional Chinese style of Mahjong. Contact Irene by email if you'd like to come, or just show up on Thursday. New faces are always welcome Contact Person: Bev at [email protected]
BCC GOLD Chair Pilates Thursday 1-2 pm except on school holidays for those enrolled in the class
A free Brisbane City Council GOLD activity open to all of the community and suitable for seniors: Fun and effective exercises for graceful ageing, toning, core strength, balance and flexibility. Chairs are used for stability and support. No floor work involved. Therabands and Cut pool noodles are required for increasing tone and strength. Work at your own pace. For more information phone Ama 0488 008 555
Friday
T’ai Chi: 9 – 10am weekly -
T’ai Chi - Taiji, short for Tai ji quan, or T'ai chi ch'üan, is an internal Chinese martial art practiced for both its defense training, its health benefits and meditation. The term taiji refers to a philosophy of the forces of yin and yang, related to the moves. HANCHI our teacher been practicing Yueng Style T’ai Chi for many years, and teaching for the last dozen years. She herself continues to learn from many masters. Contact Coordinators Annie Lowe [email protected], or just come along
Discussion Group: 10am–12pm 2nd Friday – Hub Office Meeting Room
Discussion Group: Come and discuss a topic you have all voted to select. No need to be an expert, just a chance to give your ideas on the topic and listen to others. Only one rule - we all listen to each other and one person speaks at a time. Contact coordinator Frank Denham [email protected]
Ukulele Group - Friday 10.30am to 11.30am weekly – Members of this group are learning the basics of playing the ukulele. If you are interested, please contact Rob Strickland on [email protected] or ph: 0423 690 399. If you have a ukulele please mention it to Rob, but it isn't a big problem if you don't. Conversely, if you have a ukulele you don't use and you would be happy to donate it to the Hub, please let Rob know. pHub Singalong Choir: 12 – 1.30 pm 1st and 3rd Friday of the month. A group of people who like to sing, will get together to sing popular songs using the 74 inch Smart TV and YouTube Karaoke tracks. We don’t have a choir master or accompanist but we are mainly looking to have fun singing together. Everyone is welcome – you don’t need to be able to read music or even sing. Contact Donna at [email protected]. Barbershop Basics Friday 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
This is a weekly opportunity to be part of a group singing in harmony. Come and join us as we explore our ability to sing songs from the old time traditional Barbershop 'polecat' repertoire in four part harmony. Open to men and women we are aiming to cater to singers of a wide range of skills and experience, from enthusiastic beginners to veteran barbershoppers who value the opportunity to sing in the daytime with no pressure to prepare for competitions. Prior singing experience or the ability to read music is not a requirement. The ability to confidently maintain pitch is handy, but also not essential, and participation will help you find it in yourself. Each week you will be singing along with members of the Snippets, the barbershop group who have sung at several Hub events. Each week you can choose between coming for the full two hours with some learning in the first hour, or just join us in the second hour for a singing session. If interested please contact Rob [email protected]
Hub Folk Club: 6-8pm 1st and 3rd Friday of the month. An opportunity for those who enjoy Folk music to come and either perform or be an audience. Performers and audience will be encouraged to meet at 5.30pm for a bit of social time then music will start at 6pm and go until 8pm with no break. It will be BYO food and drink. All performances will be acoustic only, and we will not be using the stage. There will be 8 time slots of roughly 15 minutes each, but this will be flexible depending on the number of performers on any given night. On arrival (between 5.30 and 6pm) performers will talk with the coordinator who will allocate them a time slot. If two people wish to perform as a duo, they will still only get the one time slot. If someone is happy to back someone else but without singing themselves, that will not compromise their own time slot. Contact Coordinator: Bob [email protected] or Warren [email protected]
Open Mic Friday 4-8 pm 2nd and 4th Friday of the month
The Open Mic is a friendly, supportive place where musicians, poets, comedians and others gather to entertain with a mic, and everyone is welcome to come to entertain or be entertained. We provide the PA so just come along and put your name on the board. If you’re interested contact Ross Knox on [email protected] or just come along and check it out. Saturday
Table Tennis: 9.30am to 11.30am
Acting and Theatrical Storytelling: 2pm to 4pm Weekly
One of our members Penny is an experienced actress and she has kindly offered to run this new class at the Hub. For this group you don’t need any acting or writing experience. All you need is to be open and willing to contribute. The aim is to create and/or perform short pieces, to present to the group, based on your own stories developed through improvisation. We could also do rehearsed readings of Australian plays etc. Penny is open to suggestions from the group. Each session would contain warm up exercises, focusing games and challenges and hopefully lots of fun. For more information or to express your interest, please contact Penny Everingham, ph. 0488599579
Trivia Night:, 6-8 pm four times per year, see Hub News
Trivia involves answering question on a variety of topics e.g. the September trivia night had questions on: Australia, Words and Meanings, Around the World, Sport, Acronyms, Food, Music, History, Literature and Have You Been Paying Attention. We will break into teams and compete to answer the most questions. Coffee tea and biscuits will be provided and you're welcome to BYO other drinks and a plate to share. The cost will be $2 as usual and there will be a small prize for the team who get the best score. Contact/ Coordinators: Bob and Val Blinco [email protected] , Bev Chambers [email protected] , Judy Feros [email protected]
Sunday
IAH Working Bee: Monthly -1st Sunday of the month 8 – 10.30 am
IAH Working Bee is our chance to catch up with some of the cleaning and maintenance tasks at the Hub. All Hub members and friends are invited to help out and share their skills. We always end with a tasty morning tea and chat at 10 am where we get to know other Hub members and shoot the breeze. It’s all over by 10:30 am so you still have your Sunday ahead of you. We’ll send out an email asking for willing helpers when a working bee is on but if you’d like to help or to know more contact Ross Knox [email protected] or Frank at [email protected] or just come along. IAH Art Group: Monthly 1:15 to 4:30
The IAH Art Group has monthly Art sessions at the Hub on Sunday afternoons from 1:15 to 4:30. At the sessions participants will continue with their Art development whether that is in graphite, water colour, coloured pencil, pen and ink, or other medium, together with their ”inspiration”. Participants will bring their own materials and equipment to the session. Bill will assist members on their Art journey if they wish. Inexperienced artists who would like to learn more about drawing can apply as long as they are prepared to have some Elementary Drawing Lessons as part of each session. This would be negotiated when they expressed interest in joining. Bill's role generally will be to help each participant on an individual basis as they will bring their own work and materials with them. Contact Bill Duffield at: [email protected] - numbers will be limited. Bands at the Hub: Sunday 2 pm – 6 pm four times per year, see Hub News
The Sunday Band Event provides an afternoon of entertainment for members and friends. Groups of performers will provide an extended bracket of songs that you can sing and dance along with. If you are in a band or musical group and would like to perform, please contact Walter Robb ([email protected]) outlining what your group would like to present. Events:
We usually have three events a year 4-8pm on a Sunday afternoon involving music dancing and socialising. See Hub News for details.
