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September 2021
Registration 101
INFORMATION There is a new way of registering for events and
classes at the KAC. This is to ensure that you,
our members, have adequate space to move and
feel comfortable while participating as well as
IMPORTANT INFORMATION letting us, the KAC staff, know who is coming to
classes. There are a few basic rules to follow
Contents when registering for classes:
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REGISTRATION FOR
2-3 KAC Information
SEPTEMBER 2021 BEGINS:
3-5 Events and Field Trips Tuesday, August 31
6-7 Exercise Classes
How Do I Register For Classes?
• Please fill out a registration form and hand to
KAC Updates a staff member. Please DO NOT turn in your
The KAC is transitioning to a new software form earlier than Tuesday, August 31st. Staff
system. Please be patient with staff as we learn will NOT accept forms prior to August 31st.
how to navigate the software to help serve you • You MUST register for all exercise classes
better. and events that you would like to attend. If
the class if full, you may register for the wait
Hours of Operation -list. Staff will call you if you are able to be
The KAC will operate under normal hours for moved from the wait-list to the class roster.
the month of September. What If I Am Running Late?
Monday - Friday • Doors will CLOSE 5 minutes after class is
8 a.m. - 3 p.m. scheduled to begin. You will not be allowed
to enter the classroom after the doors close.
The KAC will be closed on Monday, Please plan on being at least 5 minutes early
September 6 to class to get checked in and settled. This
ensures that we have an accurate head count
Stay Connected! and class participants are not disturbed after
Knapp Happenings | Facebook class starts.
Did you know that the Knapp Activity Center What If I Miss A Class?
has a Facebook page? We use this group to • You MUST let staff know when you cannot
share important information, funny jokes and come to a class that you are registered for at
pictures and to help us and you stay connected least an hour before the scheduled start time
with each other! Search Knapp Connected on of the class. A phone call, email, or
Facebook and click “Join Group”. This is a voicemail will suffice.
private Facebook group, so you will have to be • If you miss more than two classes without
approved before you can see or make any notifying a staff member, you will be
posts. removed from all future classes for the
month, no exceptions.
ActionS Do I Have To Sign Up For ____________ ?
Lunch is the only meal served at the center • Crocheting, Quilting, Games (all card, dice,
and is provided by ActionS of Brazoria and domino games), Treadmills/Exercise
County. Those wishing to utilize the lunch Bikes, Book Club, Clogging no longer need
program must be approved through ActionS. registrations.
Lunches are served Monday through • The KAC is now open for unstructured
Thursday at 11:30 a.m. You must reserve your socialization time, meaning you can come in
lunch prior by calling/stopping by the front and have your morning coffee or hang out
desk or by calling Trish. For more information with your friends in the Activity Room
on ActionS, stop by the center or call our without being at the KAC for a specific class
ActionS site representative at 281.652.1834. or event.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION (CONT.) Oil Painting
PROGRAMS
9 a.m. | Tuesdays
Transportation Lonestar Room
Coming Soon! $7 / class
Would you or someone you know like Includes instruction, use of brushes and paint.
transportation to and from the KAC? Stop by Must provide your own canvas. Registration
the front desk or call 281-652-1890 for more required.
information.
PROGRAMS Watercolor Painting
8 a.m. | Mondays & Thursdays
Bingo Lonestar Room
10 a.m. | Every Wed. in September $8 / class
$3 per person This instruction led class is for those interested
Activity Room in expanding your watercolor painting
10 game Bingo returns to the KAC! techniques. (Please speak with Larry before
Registration required. joining class, 281-507-1892. Must have some
watercolor experience.) Registration required.
Member Led Karaoke Games
10 a.m. | Every Friday 9 a.m. | Monday - Friday
Activity Room | No Karaoke on 9/24 Get together with your friends to drop-in and
Member led karaoke opportunity. Informal play some games at the KAC. These include:
karaoke for fun! Registration required. Dominoes, Poker, Rummikub, Mahjong, etc.!
Karaoke with Lois Crocheting
5 p.m. | Tuesday, September 21 9:15 a.m. | Wednesday & Friday
Activity Room Lonestar Room
Ready to sing your heart out with all of your Learn the basics of crochet from members.
friends?! Join us for karaoke with Lois! Extra Many items are donated to local charities such as
precautions will be taken such as microphone Texas Children’s Hospital, The Rose, MD
covers and sanitization between each singer. Anderson and military men & women. Join this
Please do not bring food to share. We will be group to share the goodwill!
serving Cane’s Chicken Tenders. Registration
required. Book Club
11 a.m. | Monday, September 20
Bunco Library
12 pm | Monday, September 13, 27
$5 per person Birthday Celebration
Bunco (also Bunko or Bonko) is a parlour After Lunch | Tuesday, September 7
game generally played with twelve or more All September birthdays come out and enjoy a
players, divided into groups of four, trying to piece of cake!
score points while taking turns rolling three
dice in a series of six rounds. A Bunco is
achieved when a person rolls three-of-a-kind
and all three numbers match the round
number. Registration required.
Quilting
8 a.m. | Wednesday & Friday
Bluebonnet Room
This group is continuing with the tradition of
quilting that started many years ago. You can
place an order or purchase any previously
made quilt starting at $125
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EVENTS
Listen and Lunch
TRIPS & EVENTS Family Bingo Night! Thursday, September 16 | 11:30 a.m.
5:30 p.m. | Thursday, September 9 Activity Room
Activity Room What better to accompany your lunch than the
BINGO! Bring your family -- your kids, your smooth sounds of live music? On Thursday,
grandkids, your cousin to the KAC for a fun September 16 join Wayne Brown, Brad Ottosen,
evening of Bingo! Show your family how we “Bad” Bob Rohan, and Ron as they perform live
spend our days at the Knapp Activity Center. We music during lunch time. Registration required.
will have bingo prizes and door prizes for all
ages! We will play our standard 10 game, 3 card
bingo at no cost. Game will start at 6 p.m. and
last approximately 1 hour.
Fall Fling
Tuesday, September 14 | 12 p.m.
Activity Room
Fall is a time of reflection and transition
meaningful to many. Celebrate the changing of
the seasons at our Annual Fall Fling. We will
Karaoke Night
have light refreshments and music and dancing Tuesday, September 21 | 5 p.m.
provided by our own DJ Gonz. We will be Activity Room
giving away fun door prizes. Registration Join David and Lois for a fun evening of singing
required. and fellowship! We will be serving Cane’s
Chicken Fingers. You may bring your own
snacks. Registration required.
Grub Club
Grace Pizza & Shakes | Alvin, TX
Tuesday, September 28 | 11:00 a.m.
Cost: $5 to KAC, Lunch on your own
Two decades and several successful restaurants
later, Grace is the story of Adrian Hembree’s
(CEO) mission and values expressed through the
art of food, leadership, and serving others:
Extending Grace to the community, one slice of
pizza (or one fun shake) at a time.
Today, Grace Pizza and Shakes is using top-
shelf ingredients and world class ovens to help
you design the perfect pizza for yourself (salad,
or an over the top, unforgettable ice cream
shake) made exactly the way you like it. Come
see us in downtown Alvin, Texas.
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EVENTS (CONT.) Houston Botanic Garden
TRIPS & EVENTS
Houston Astros vs. Tampa Tour (Pending
Bay Rays Confirmation)
4:30 p.m. | Thursday, September 30 Thursday, September 23 | 9:30 a.m.
Minute Maid Park | $5 Houston Botanic Gardens | $5
Join the KAC as we watch our 2017 World Day Of: $12.50 Ticket, Lunch
Series Champion Houston Astros go head to On Sims Bayou, an offshoot of Buffalo Bayou
head with the KC Royals! We will be leaving the near Hobby Airport, the 132-acre oasis, Houston
KAC at 4:30 p.m. and first pitch is at 6:10 p.m. Botanic Garden, is the culmination of nearly two
We will head home from the game around 10:15 decades of planning by Houston garden
p.m. A charter bus has been rented to shuttle us advocates, conservationists and philanthropists.
to and from the game. On the site of a former golf course, the botanic
garden adds to Houston’s expanding list of green
spaces, and celebrates the city’s diverse culture.
The tour is pending confirmation from the
Houston Botanical Gardens. We will still attend
the gardens, however we may not have a guided
tour. Entrance to the gardens will cost $12.50
and will be paid to the ticket booth on-site. The
Please plan to wear weather appropriate clothes. botanic gardens have both gravel and cement
We will be in the sun for part of the game and paths, and slight topography. Please wear sturdy
doing light walking, sunscreen and comfortable walking shoes and prepare to walk a slight
shoes are suggested. You can choose to purchase distance. There is slight shade, an umbrella is
concessions at Minute Maid park or you may encouraged to keep you cooler. Please wear
bring your own. If you do choose to bring your weather appropriate clothes. We will be eating
own food, you may bring a factory sealed water lunch at Center Court Pizza after the trip.
bottle, no larger than one liter and food in a
clear, plastic bag no larger than one gallon in
size. Bags are allowed in to Minute Maid park,
but they may not exceed 16x16x8. Backpacks
are not allowed.
FUTURE EVENTS
Due to Covid, we are taking less participants
than we have in the past years. To keep things Keep an Eye Out for These
fair, we will open registration on Tuesday, Future Events!*
August 31st at 8 a.m. and close it on Wednesday, October 2021
September 8th at 3 p.m. All those who register
will be put into a random drawing to select • Halloween Party (10/29)
which members will be going. Couples will be
grouped together. Registration required. • Grub Club - Pier 6 Seafood
• Movie Afternoon
• Senior Citizens Day at the Brazoria County
Fair
• Fall Craft
*All activities and dates are subject to change
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EXERCISE CLASSES
EXERCISE Line Dancing
Monday & Wednesday | 9:30 a.m.
Cardio Dance
Tuesday | 12 p.m.
Exercise Room Dance & toning party class, consisting of various types
Country Western, Latin, Pop and many of dance including: Zumba, aerobic dance, line dancing,
variations are taught in this class. Come join cardio kickboxing and more! We will also tone using
the fun! Sign-Up is required. various types of equipment and styles of resistive
conditioning set to lively music. Don’t miss this fun
Ballroom Dancing class! Sign-Up is required.
Monday | 10:45 a.m.
Includes a variety of styles of traditional Yoga
dancing such as the West Coast Swing, Cha- Tuesday & Thursday
Cha, Waltz, and others all focused on flow and 1 p.m.
elegance. Sign-Up is required. This class for seniors will improve your strength,
balance, flexibility, coordination and fitness in a safe
Walking Club effective manner. Sign-Up is required.
Monday - Friday | 7:45 a.m.
Recreation Center | 4141 Bailey Rd.
Join us at the Recreation Center as we walk
around the indoor track. This group will help
you stay fit and motivated. Walking provides
many health benefits and everyone can join.
Sign-Up is required.
Tai Chi for Beginners*
Tuesday & Thursday | 8:15 a.m.
Exercise Room
Come and experience this ancient Chinese
tradition that is now practiced all over the
world! This self-paced, gentle form of
stretching and exercise involves three pieces:
health, meditation, and martial arts. Sign-Up is
required.
Zumba 3 Set Weights
Tuesday & Thursday | 9:30 a.m. Thursday | 12 p.m.
Exercise Room Using various types of resistive equipment including
Zumba is a fitness program that combines but not limited to: dumbbells, resistance bands and
Latin and international music with dance stability balls. Sign-Up is required.
moves. Zumba routines incorporate interval
training — alternating fast and slow rhythms Workout Machines
— to help improve cardiovascular fitness. Sign Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
-Up is required. Workout Machines
Schedule your time to use the treadmill or exercise
Sit & Be Fit bikes in 45 minute increments. Call the KAC for more
Tuesday - Thursday | 10:45 a.m. information.
Wednesday | 8:15 a.m.
Friday | 8:15 a.m. Important Information
Exercise Room • Please bring your own water bottle. Water bottle fill-up
Chair exercises intended to increase core stations are available.
strength, balance, coordination, circulation • Due to limited space, you are required to sign up for all
and flexibility. This class is a fun, full body in-person classes.
workout for anyone. Sign-Up is required.
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EXERCISE
Exercise Schedule
Monday Location Instructor
7:45 a.m. Walking Club RCN No Instructor
9:30 a.m. Line Dancing ER Texas Dance Country
10:45 a.m. Ballroom Dancing ER Texas Dance Country
Tuesday
7:45 a.m. Walking Club RCN Lois
8:15 am Tai Chi ER Peggy
9:30 a.m. Zumba ER Texas Dance Country
10:45 a.m. Sit & Be Fit ER Lois
12 p.m. Cardio Dance ER Alison
1 p.m. Yoga ER Alison
Wednesday
7:45 a.m. Walking Club RCN No Instructor
8:15 a.m. Sit & Be Fit ER Lois
9:30 a.m. Line Dancing ER Texas Dance Country
10:45 a.m. Sit & Be Fit ER Lois
Thursday
7:45 a.m. Walking Club RCN Lois
8:15 a.m. Tai Chi ER Peggy
9:30 a.m. Zumba ER Texas Dance Country
10:45 a.m. Sit & Be Fit ER Lois
12 p.m. 3 Set Weights ER Alison
1 p.m. Yoga ER Alison
Friday
7:45 a.m. Walking Club RCN No Instructor
8:15 a.m. Sit & Be Fit ER Lois
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