Learning & Leisure

Whether you want to exercise your body or keep your brain fit, try your hand at watercolors or creative writing, learn a foreign language or play a game of chess, the Avenidas Learning & Leisure program offers you all that and more.

Dance class at Avenidas — Learning a new line dance is one way this group keeps their brains and bodies engaged and moving.

There are so many benefits to continuous learning—it can improve your self-confidence as you master a new subject, and it helps keep your brain healthy when you take on new challenges and explore different hobbies.

Besides the professional knowledge you’ve acquired, it’s important that you keep up with practical skills such as working with finances, communicating effectively, or using technology.

Having interesting activities that you pursue during your leisure time can help you fight boredom and meet new people. Take a course in a subject you might enjoy such as writing, digital photography, craft making or acting. You never know what other interests you could discover!

All Classes & Activities

For more information, contact Tracy McCloud, Center Director, at or call

1 (650) 289-5436

Learn, Laugh, and Grow!

Avenidas offers numerous courses to keep you learning and developing. Research studies have shown that studying music or learning to play an instrument can improve your concentration, enhance verbal memory, spatial reasoning and literacy skills. Avenidas has a choir and a string orchestra people can join, as well as musical jam sessions and workshops on learning the ukulele and the harmonica.

Members of the Uku-u-Ladies play their ukuleles at the Avenidas 50th birthday bash — Uku-u-Ladies performing at Avenidas’ 50th birthday bash

Register Now for Spring 2021 Classes

Please register early for your classes—space is limited. Also, if we do not reach a minimum number of students, classes may be cancelled.

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Groups & Clubs

In addition to structured classes that run for weeks at a time, Avenidas also has many drop-in lectures, games, and clubs, such as the Chess Club and the “Aveneedles” knitting group.

Several other well-loved activities include the Current Events group, who like to debate all the hot topics of the day, and the Improv workshop that guarantees laughter will take place! So challenge yourself to pick a topic that you’d like to learn more about, or an activity you want to pursue, and come to Avenidas to continue your learning journey.

Group photo of Avenidas hikers at Skyline OSP — Avenidas Hiking Group members at Skyline Open Space Preserve.

Upcoming Events

Art Appreciation at Foothill

May12

Free

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Students will learn about a different artist each week and gain an understanding of what influenced each artist as well as the artistic process of each.

Event Details » about Art Appreciation at Foothill