The Chesapeake Parks and Recreation Department (no website; 112 Mann Dr.; Chesapeake; 757-382-6411) plans trips for seniors from May to September. Seniors can spend a full day shopping in the Williamsburg or Tanger outlets, taking a boat tour of the Norfolk Naval Base, fishing at the Lynnhaven Inlet Fishing Pier or going to the Senior Neptune Gala Ball at the Cavalier Beach Club where you can enjoy a live band, dinner and dancing. Pickup is available at the Western Branch Community Center (no website; 4437 Portsmouth Blvd.; Chesapeake; 757-465-0211) and River Crest Community Center (no website; 1001 River Walk Parkway; Chesapeake; 757-436-3100).
Seniors can take different kinds of classes offered by the Chesapeake Parks and Recreation Department and the Chesapeake Regional Medical Center (chesapeakeregional.com). Classes offered by the Parks and Recreation Department include a driving course, couponing for seniors, and painting, dancing, cooking, exercise, and crocheting classes. At the Chesapeake Regional Medical Center, activities offered for seniors are classes in aquatic fitness, aerobics, swimming, yoga, driving, tai chi, country line dancing, tennis, and spinning.
The Chesapeake Parks and Recreation Department Workshops offers a range of workshops for seniors. For example, you can learn about smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, hazards in your home, evacuation drills, and how to prevent fires in your home in the free fire prevention workshop at Camelot Community Center (no website; 948 King Arthur Dr.; Chesapeake; 757-485-7400). The workshop is conducted by a Chesapeake Fire Department life safety professional and, in 2011, takes place in June.
You can also learn how to take good care of your feet by attending foot care workshops. In April 2011, seniors can attend "Taking Care of Your Feet Is Taking Care of the Whole You" in the Dr. Clarence V. Cuffee Community Center (no website; 2019 Windy Road; Chesapeake; 757-648-8549) and "Extra Support For The Athletic Foot" in September in the River Crest Community Center.
Special events, some of which are held annually, are designed particularly for seniors in Chesapeake. The Spring and Fall Senior Open Golf Tournament, sponsored by the Chesapeake Parks and Recreation Department and Chesapeake Golf Club (no website; 1201 Club House Drive; Chesapeake; 757-547-1122), takes place in May and September. The 18-hole tournaments are for people ages 50 and over.
Held each year in June, the "Fish Fry" is a picnic for seniors 55 and older. The event, which takes place in the Indian River Community Center (no website; 2250 Old Greenbrier Road; Chesapeake; 757-424-4238), features food, live music and dancing.
On its 32nd year in 2011, the "Chesapeake Senior Games" for those 55 and over is held each year in April. The sporting events, including bowling, billiards, horseshoe, table tennis, and shuffleboard, are held at different parks and recreation facilities in Chesapeake.
