Crochet and Fiber Arts
Learn a new craft, hone your skills, share projects, and spend some crafting time together. Let’s exchange ideas and learn some ways tech can help, no matter your skill level!
Senior Planet North Country
60 Smithfield Blvd, Ste 14, Plattsburgh, 12901
Getting to know your neighbors might not seem as easy as it used to be, but technology can help! Nextdoor is an app that connects people from nearby neighborhoods so they can communicate and build real-world connections. This presentation will introduce you to the most common uses for the app, its main features, along with some best practices for using it safely. From asking for recommendations, to finding out about local events or important news, Nextdoor can help you stay in the know in your neighborhood!
Questions about this program? Call the toll-free Senior Planet Hotline at 888-713-3495.
Nathan Swan is a professional public speaker and expert facilitator at Senior Planet’s North Country center, bringing over 2,000 hours of workshop experience to the community. Nathan is known for his ability to translate complicated subjects into accessible, engaging lessons. His expertise is backed by a high-level career in communication; prior to joining Senior Planet, Nathan coached leaders at global companies like Twitter, Visa, and Dropbox in San Francisco on the topic of public speaking. A former President of Toastmasters International and an award-winning stand-up comedian, he blends professional authority with a lighthearted, approachable style that keeps every session entertaining. When he isn’t facilitating, Nathan is a passionate guitarist and an avid traveler who has explored 22 countries.
Share Event:
Learn a new craft, hone your skills, share projects, and spend some crafting time together. Let’s exchange ideas and learn some ways tech can help, no matter your skill level!
Will your digital content and social media pages live on forever? Come learn about your digital legacy options!
Dive into meaningful conversations over a hot beverage at the Senior Planet center!
Come join us to celebrate Spring! Enjoy good food, and great company at this monthly mixer.
Learn a new craft, hone your skills, share projects, and spend some crafting time together. Let’s exchange ideas and learn some ways tech can help, no matter your skill level!
Dive into meaningful conversations over a hot beverage at the Senior Planet center!
Learn a new craft, hone your skills, share projects, and spend some crafting time together. Let’s exchange ideas and learn some ways tech can help, no matter your skill level!
Dive into meaningful conversations over a hot beverage at the Senior Planet center!
Dive into meaningful conversations over a hot beverage at the Senior Planet center!
Learn a new craft, hone your skills, share projects, and spend some crafting time together. Let’s exchange ideas and learn some ways tech can help, no matter your skill level!
Want to organize and display your photos and memories? Let’s share ideas and learn some ways tech can help, no matter your skill level!
Let’s play, compete, and have fun together! Try out a video game including virtual bowling, or go “old school” with your favorite card and board games.
There’s a group (or 2 or 3) for everyone on Facebook! Learn how to search for, join, and even create your own groups!
Dive into meaningful conversations over a hot beverage at the Senior Planet center!
Learn a new craft, hone your skills, share projects, and spend some crafting time together. Let’s exchange ideas and learn some ways tech can help, no matter your skill level!
Join our book club and enjoy May’s reading selection! View this week’s assignment, and let us know what you think in the comments.
April is National Pickleball Month, so grab a paddle and give this fast-growing sport a try – and stay active, make friends, and have fun.
Shared living with a roommate could be a solution to the rising cost of living and loneliness for many older adults.
Read about Margaret Morgan-Hubbard, who founded ECO City Farms, a nonprofit urban teaching and learning farm in Maryland.
We’re finishing the book this week! Let us know what you think in the comments. Join us on Zoom this Thursday, April 23 at 4:30pm EDT for our virtual book discussion.
Joan counsels a wife with trust issues.
Just because we’re not kids anymore doesn’t mean our lives aren’t full of wonder and mystery…but the mysteries are quite different for Virge – and you.
Weird hair colors, porn and gambling – readers share the activities or practices that were once considered crazy or abnormal are considered normal now.
Senior Planet talks to Burk Uzzle, 88, iconic Woodstock photographer, and now acting in a unique Western.
Reduce your share of e-waste and avoid adding to the waste stream by keeping or recycling phones, laptops, tablets, wearables and other devices.
For Volunteer Appreciation Month, LaEatrice McMurray, 65, shares what motivates her to connect to her community online and in-person, seven days a week.
Readers join Virge in a rant-fest about adult-proof packaging, and share their peeves about unopenable jam jars, ice cream tubs, soap dispensers and more. What’s your solution?
Global icon Lou Ferrigno, the very first Marvel superhero, talks about The Hulk, his hearing loss, and his new role starring in the Horror-thriller The Hermit.
What’s a fan to do when there are seven different broadcasters and streaming services showing baseball games this year? Get the score with our Senior Planet guide.
Senior Planet Community celebrates its 50th group with Her Space 🌸 – a private community where women can connect, share, and support one another.
Stay informed about the latest Senior Planet programs, benefits, events and more.
We're a distinctive, diverse collection of people aged 60 and older who are busy changing the way we age by embracing opportunities to reshape our lives, connect with and help one another, and change the world for the better —all while learning, growing, and having fun!
© 2026 Senior Planet. All rights reserved.