You can sign up at a senior center located near you. The Windsor Senior Center offers swimming. The Rohnert Park Senior Center regularly sponsors afternoon ballroom dances for people of a certain age who really know how to dance. The Sebastopol Senior Center has interesting lectures on local issues. While Vogt shot pool at the Santa Rosa Senior Center, other folks played bingo, watched television or debated the state of the world in the center's leisure room, which is a comfortable place to just hang out.
People come for the camaraderie and social interaction.
Senior centers also are good sources of information on elder issues or for referrals for assistance. Seniors on low incomes can get referrals to agencies offering legal assistance or help in finding housing or home caregivers. Many of the senior centers in Sonoma County are operated by the city in which they are located. Second and Commercial streets, Cloverdale. 3561 Fulton Road, Fulton.