Programs & Activities

Bridge 

• Casual Party Bridge is open to players from Beginner to Advanced and is played on Mondays and Thursdays at 12:30pm (arrive early to be guaranteed a foursome). $1 is collected from each player and then redistributed as prize money for those having the highest scores as well as for the low score.
• Ladies Only Bridge will begin when we have enough interest. It will be casual Bridge, not Sanctioned Bridge. It is open to women with Intermediate level skill. Call Rhonda at 403-286-1028 for information.

Canasta 

• Canasta is played on Wednesdays at 12:30pm. New players are welcome. The game is played by four players in two partnerships who attempt to make “melds” of seven cards of the same rank. 

Cribbage

• Cribbage is played on Wednesdays at 12:30pm. The Thornview game is played by two players at a table.

Euchre

• Euchre is played on Mondays at 1:00pm. It is a trick-taking game played by four players, two to a team.

Military (Flag) Whist

• Military Whist is played on Fridays at 12:30pm. Teams of four vie to see how many flags of the Provinces and Territories they have at the end of the game. The team who retains and gains the most flags wins. $2 is collected from each player before play starts and the funds are redistributed to the top teams at the end of play.

Whist 

• Whist is played every second Saturday at 1:00pm. It is a trick-taking game similar to Bridge, but without bidding and with preset trump order. Money is collected at the start of play and is redistributed to the winning players at the end of the play.

Line Dance

• Line dance is currently available following Taiji on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and takes place downstairs 

Taiji

• Taiji Qigong meets every weekday at 9:00am to 10:00am downstairs

Snooker

• Thornview offers 4 well-maintained, full-size 12’X6’ snooker tables, unparalleled in Calgary
• Open daily from 10:00 am to 9:00pm for drop-in and pool play
• Offers both recreational play and competitive play
• Running in-house league and a challenge ladder
• Regular tournament arrangements
• For inquiries, please contact Rodney at
  403-606-6313

Bocce 

• Bocce is an outdoor game played from Spring though to early Fall. Please contact Thornview Seniors thornviewseniors@gmail.com in May, 2023, if you are interested

Dance 

• Line Dancing - we are seeking an instructor for a Tuesday class and we have currently have line dance Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10:00am

Five-pin Bowling

• Bowling is at the Thorncliffe Greenview (North entrance, downstairs) lanes on Tuesday at 12:30. We have room for many more players so please consider joining us

Floor Shuffleboard

• Floor shuffleboard is played on Tuesday at 1:00pm. If you are interested, please email us at thornviewseniors@gmail.com

Yoga for 55+ 

• we are looking to begin a yoga class on Tuesdays. If you are a teacher looking for a place to teach or a person looking to participate, please call Rhonda at 403-808-2798

The Craft Group meets at 1:00 on Wednesdays to work on projects for an annual Craft Sale. Activities include knitting, crocheting and sewing.

The Ceramics Group meets at 1:00 on Tuesdays to work with greenware. Thornview has a kiln available for firing.

MahJong is played on Monday, Wednesday and Friday following Taiji after 10:00am.

A volunteer maintained library accepts donations of puzzles and books for reading and/or exchange.