Burnsville Senior Center

Coffee Talks are free, casual informational seminars. Registration is required. 

Coffee Talks are held in the Meeting Room at the Burnsville Senior Center located at Diamondhead Education Center. Topics may include Health Care Directives, Estate Planning, Hearing Health & Resources, Funeral Planning, Travel Talks and more. Click the button below for information about upcoming Coffee Talks. 

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Ongoing Activities

More information available by contacting the Senior Center.

Crafters

Meet the first and third Thursday of the month at 9 am. If you can cut and paste this group is for you. The crafters make projects such as favors for the Meals on Wheels program.

Painter's Workshop

Self-led workshop for painters of all levels and artists in any medium. There is no teacher, but you'll learn by observing and gain perspective and insight from one another. Develop and enhance your artistic style in a cooperative group setting that provides motivation and inspiration. Please bring your own materials. Join us for the entire month or pay by the week is available. $

Quilters

These nifty stitchers meet the second and fourth Tuesday of the month, 9 am-12 pm. They use donated material to provide cheer and warmth. Their beautiful quilts are donated to various charitable groups. Fabric donations are always welcome. 

Knitting/Crocheting Group

Meets the second Friday of each month at 9 am. The Knitters generate over 1,000 mittens, scarves, lap robes, afghans, booties, slippers, and more for 191 schools and various charitable organizations within our community. We'll even help you learn basic knitting and crocheting. 

Card Recyclers

Meet the second and fourth Monday of the month, from 12:30-4 pm. With some clever scissors, a little paper and a lot of creativity, this group transforms discarded greeting cards into new treasures. Donate old cards, help recycle or drop by and purchase a few!

SOUTH METRO STITCHERS

This maker group meets the 4th Monday of the month (Unless there's a holiday, then look for an alternate date), 5-8 pm. South Metro Stitchers are cross stitchers, needle pointers, knitters, crocheters, tatters and any other type of hand stitcher you can think of. Bring your project and stitch with us. If you are a beginner looking for tips, we probably have someone who can help you. Contact Sara- sbmillerok at yahoo.com for more information. 

Book Clubs 

Books R Us meets on the 3rd Monday of the month at 1 pm in the Meeting Room at Diamondhead.  This group works in partnership with the Dakota County Library system. The librarian assists with discussions and book selections, although Book Club members decide what will be read. Monthly RSVPs are appreciated. 

The Tuesday Book Club meets monthly on the first Tuesday at 1 pm  at  Barnes & Noble, 828 W Country Rd 42. (952-892-9280). 

For a list of upcoming books call the BSC at 952-707-4120. New members are always welcome to either group. 

Fare for all

Fare for All is a Program of the Food Group. It is Open to All. No Pre-registration, just show up to  shop. Fare for All is a community-supported, affordable grocery program. They buy fresh fruit, veggies and frozen meat in bulk to save you 30-40% off grocery store prices. Fare for All selects the best food & pre-packages it to bring you the best deals. Like a co-op, the more people who shop, the better the value becomes for everyone. Fare for All comes to Diamondhead Education Center from 3-5 pm once a month. Upcoming dates: January 22, February 26, March 26, April 23, May 21, June25, July 30, August 27, September 24, October 22, November 19, December 17. Use door 11 on the lower level. Fare For All accepts Cash, Credit/Debit and SNAP.  Please direct questions to Fare for All 763-450-3880. Learn more at fareforall.org or facebook.com/fareforall. 

Foot Clinic

Appointments on the 1st & 3rd Thursday and the 3rd & 4th Friday of each month. A 30 minute session with Happy Feet provides basic foot care, including foot soak, care for corns and calluses, foot massage, nail trimming and treating ingrown nails. Bring a towel. Call to schedule your appointment, 763-346-3390. $

Stroke Support Group

4th Tuesday at 10:30 am. The Stroke Support & Education group is provided in cooperation with M Health Fairview. 

Blood Pressure Checks

The 3rd Wednesday of each month between 11:30 am- 12:30 pm. No appointment necessary for this free service. 

Sunrise Stretch

Start your day with a stretch and a smile at this self-led exercise class done with pre-recorded instructions. Meets M/W/F at 8:30 am. $10/month.

Walking Club

Let's walk and talk together-it's more fun with friends. The Walking Club meets at Vista View Park, 1501 Circle Lane in Burnsville.  The paved walkingloop provides great views of the pond it surrounds and is just over a 1/2 mile in length. You decide how many times you want to walk the loop. Walking Club meets on Thursday morning at 10:30 am as long as the weather cooperates.

Join us for Game Time! A nominal fee of .50 or $1 is payable each day per game. 

Monday

Euchre! 10 am- 12 pm

The Twin Cities Ukulele group holds two weekly jams at the Burnsville Senior Center. Jams are not lessons or workshops but are fun times to play music with others. We will touch on some 'how to's ' to help us play better together. Jams are geard to beginner and advanced uke players. We'll show you simple chords to get you playing along with the group right away. These jams are led by Twin Citeis Ukulele Club jam leaders. 

Twin Cities Uke, Wednesday, 10 am-12 pm is a moderately paced jam. The focus is to help all jammers feel welcome from the very beginning. Contact Dwight Olinger doling136 at comcast.net. 

Roots Ukulele Group (RUG) Friday, 1-3 pm. The RUG jam music comes from traditions that make up the American  roots musical ethos; specifically sounds that are merged from both old and new bluegrass, blues, cowboy, coutnry, folk and rockabilly music. Contact twincitiesukeclub at icloud.com. 

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Activities are diverse in content and events will vary with the season. Look for BINGO. Move to the beat at Daytime Disco or get to know us at Perking Up- a monthly board game and conversation group.  You'll find the ever changing list of activities on our website or in our quarterly publication, The Chatter. Some events are free, others may have a fee. Pre-registration is recommended for all activities.