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Stay active and engaged with our recreation services at our 4 senior centers conveniently located throughout Bridgeport. At each of our centers, we provide an array of programs and activities to keep you engaged, including fitness classes, arts and crafts, and social events. See below for a glimpse of what we offer. For specific days and times of each activity, please visit the webpage of the senior center nearest to you. 

5 different pictures of events at the senior centers. Including everyone dressed up for mothers day, playing a board game, and dressed up in green for St. Patricks day

Learn More About Our Activities

This exercise helps to relax the mind. It also helps with motor skills and strengthen the muscles on the hands.

The Eisenhower Center and North Bethany both have billiard tables – Come on down.

Come join us with our new modernized bingo machines or play traditional bingo at our centers. Open to all Bridgeport Seniors. No reservations necessary. 

The Eisenhower Center holds a BINGO BLAST every third Thursday of the month. All seniors are welcome and encouraged to come. Lunch will be sold.

Be artistic and have fun in a friendly ceramics class! Whether you need to stay active or want to express your artistic flare, ceramics is for you! No experience necessary. You will learn all the basic skills necessary to create beautiful projects. 

The Eisenhower Center and the East Side Center are equipped with a Computer Room so Seniors can search the internet, send/access email or just use the word processing programs. Assistance provided if needed.

Looking to stay in shape? The Eisenhower Senior Center is equipped with exercise equipment available for Bridgeport seniors to use daily from 8:00AM to 3:00PM. Stationary bikes, treadmills and hand weights are available free of charge. In addition to the workout equipment, our centers also offer classes to help you stay in shape such as Tai Chi and breathing exercises. 

Seniors are taught how to make hats, scarves, socks, blankets and lots more. Items are donated to nonprofit organizations.

Are you looking for a relaxed setting that encourages creativity that is fun and well-paced? Painting Class is for you. Our painting instructor is great and talented in various painting styles. Classes are held at Eisenhower Center & Black Rock Center.

If you like Bingo, this is game that is a combination of poker and keno! It is a lot of fun for 12 people at a time and is played using regular playing cards and the pokeno board.