Healthy Aging: Supporting Brain Health in Our Community

by Jill Shiraki | Jul 6, 2026 | Classes & Events, Featured

Healthy Aging: Supporting Brain Health in Our Community

Thursday, August 27 2026, 2 pm

Everyone deserves a life with the healthiest brain possible, and we can all take action to help protect our brain health. Supporting Brain Health in Our Community shares important information about brain-healthy actions we should all build into our routines to benefit our brains, including the U.S. POINTER recipe. It’s never too early—or too late—to start prioritizing brain health. This presentation helps everyone understand the science-backed steps we can take to support lifelong brain health.

RSVP to jill@j-sei.org with “Brain Health” in the subject line.

Hanafuda

by Jill Shiraki | Jun 12, 2026 | Classes & Events, Featured

Learn to play Hanafuda

Mondays, 10 – 11:30 (to begin in August, date tbd)

Hanafuda, known as “flower cards” is a form of traditional Japanese playing cards. Hanafuda has a rich history dating back to the HEIAN ERA (794-1185). It has 48 cards divided into 12 months of the Japanese calendar. Each month features a floral theme and symbols proposed by Japanese nature through the seasons of a year.

This beginner’s class will teach Hanafuda with KOIKOI rule, a popular two person player game forming combinations ( yaku) and trying to gain more points than the opponents. Learn the basics of Hanafuda and practice playing together.

RSVP to jill@j-sei.org with “Hanafuda” in the subject.