A Matter of Balance
Date: Wednesdays
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Location: Rice Home - Multi-Purpose Room
Details: This class is specifically designed to promote better balance.  This weekly class is free and open to the public. For directions or more information, please contact MeMe Bostrom, Life Enrichment Director at 803-691-5720 or mbostrom@ricehome.org. 

Arthritis Foundation's Self-Help Class
Date: Every Wednesday for 6 weeks beginning on Wednesday, Nov. 4.
Time: 3:15 - 4:15 p.m.
Location: Rice Home Multi-Purpose Room
Details: Self-management helps us develop a healthy lifestyle that teaches us to live with a chronic illness and work at taking control of the physical and emotional issues caused by the disease.  There is no way to avoid managing a chronic illness, but you can choose to manage it in positive ways.  Michael Miller-LPN, Pam Martin-PTA, and MeMe Bostrom-Life Enrichment Director will moderate the workshops.   Please contact MeMe Bostrom, Life Enrichment Director, at 691-5727 for further information.

Conductorcise 
Date: Every Tuesday and Thursday
Time:  9:30 a.m.
Location: Rice Home - Multi-Purpose Room
Details: Stay fit while enjoying the art of conducting music.  Combining music, education, and aerobic exercise, CONDUCTORCISE® gets participants excited about classical music, and keeps them engaged, thinking, and in motion.  Conductorcise can help stimulate greater circulation, evaluate pulse, and work muscles you never knew you had!  During this invigorating upper body workout you will learn basic conducting techniques, improve listening skills, and discover the lives and work of great composers.  For directions or more information, please contact MeMe Bostrom, Life Enrichment Director at 803-691-5720 or mbostrom@ricehome.org. 

Rice Quilting Club
Date: Thursdays
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12 noon
Location: Rice Home - Laurel Lane
Details:  The Rice Quilting Club participates in the "God Hugs – Utilitarian Quilts for Charity" project with a Quilting Group from Living Springs Lutheran Church.Rice Home residents participate in the club making quilts with the help of the volunteers from Living Springs Lutheran Church that will be sent to an ELCA partner Lutheran Church in Tanzania where great poverty exists.This weekly class is free and open to the public. For directions or more information, please contact MeMe Bostrom, Life Enrichment Director at 803-691-5720 or mbostrom@ricehome.org.

Memory Support Group
Date: The third Thursday of each month.
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Location: Rice Home - Conference Room
Details: Caregivers, family and friends of individuals with Alzheimer's or other related dementias are invited to a Memory Support Group the third Thursday of each month at 10:30 a.m. at Rice Home.  Rice Home is located in Northeast Columbia, near Carolina Research Park. The group is free and open to the community. Please join us as we share and learn from each other. For directions or more information, please contact Rena Graham, Special Care Coordinator at 803-691-5720 or rgraham@ricehome.org.

Tai Chi
Date: Fridays
Time: 10:15 a.m.
Location: Rice Home - Multi-Purpose Room
Details: Tai Chi is a gentle exercise that originated in ancient China. It has been proven to increase flexibility, muscular strength and fitness. Tai Chi exercises the entire body and suitable for almost anyone. This weekly class is free and open to the public. For directions or more information, please contact MeMe Bostrom, Life Enrichment Director at 803-691-5720 or mbostrom@ricehome.org. 

BeWell Cooking Club
Date: Fridays
Time: 2:30 p.m.
Location: Rice Home - Laurel Lane Cafe
Details: Wellness involves the whole person...a healthy balance of the mind, the body and the spirit.  BeWell Cooking Club is a wonderful way to nourish the body. Join us for fun and fellowship as we try out new recipes. You are sure to enjoy the savory samplings. This event is free and open to the public. For directions or more information, please contact MeMe Bostrom, Life Enrichment Director at 803-691-5720 or mbostrom@ricehome.org. 

Campfire Singers
Date: Monday, November 16
Time: 2:30 p.m.
Location: Rice Home Multi-Purpose Room
Details: Come sing-along with the Campfire Singers!  You'll be clapping and stomping your feet to the familiar tunes played on the harmonica, banjo, and guitar.