The following are activities that members may be interested in.  These activities may or not be affiliated with CAA, but are being provided as a service to our members.CAA activities are designated with (CAA).  Should you have an activity that you would like to have posted here, please click the button on the right and complete the requested information. .

Social, Leisure and Acculturation
Garden Club:  If you are interested in sharing your "green thumb" secrets or learning from others, Deb Hammen has organized a gardening club.  If interested give Deb a call at 2445-1807 or shoot her an email at debra.hammen@gmail.com and come to the next meeting.
Thursday Morning Coffee: Get your Java and catch on up things.  Thursday mornings 9:30 AM at Café Delicias.

Mixer (CAA):  Get together with other CAA members, catch up on things and enjoy your favorite libation.   Generally held at 4:00 PM every third Thursday of the month (excluding December) at a various San Ramon establishments. If you are subscribed to the monthly CAA Newsletter the location is included in the Activities section and you will also receive a reminder email 3 days prior to the event.  If you would like to receive the newsletter please click here.

Spanish Conversation Courses (CAA)  -  Registration is currently closed.

Would you like to supplement your Spanish lessons with additional practice with students at your level and with Ticos who will help you improve your Spanish?  Or if you are not yet taking Spanish classes,  perhaps you’d like to dip a toe in the water - so to speak -  with our Survival Spanish Classes.

Three levels are offered:  And please don’t worry that these levels are set in stone.   If, during the first day of class, you feel you are misplaced, then we will change you as long as we don’t exceed 8 students in one class.

Level I - Survival Spanish:    These students are total “newbies”to the Spanish language.   Each teacher approaches this differently, but basically you will learn present tenses, pronouns, ”be”verbs, and basic vocabulary for grocery shopping, vet care,  etc.  IF you have taken this level before, but feel you might want/need to repeat it, don’t worry, that is fine.  

Level II - High Beginner Spanish:  These students need to know some present tense verbs and some basic vocabulary, but they will not have yet ventured into the deeper waters of past or future.

Level III - Low Intermediate:  Students in this higher level group need to have had formal lessons for at least a  year and be conversant in present, past and future tenses.
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                                 Please email Susan Knab,  nurese@aol.com if you have any questions. 

Musical
Coro Adulto de San Ramon (CAA): This chorus has a great time practicing and performing, ability to read music a plus, any range; soprano, alto, tenor or bass accepted.  (Bass really needed!)  Weekly practices.  Please contact John Buford.

Brass: There are some brass players in the area that are trying to form brass quartet, tuba quartet, brass quintet--you name it. If you've got any brass background and want to get the lips back into shape, please contact John Buford.

Garage band: Want to get together just to share chords, stories, and tunes? Contact John Buford.

Professional or semi- professional interested Jazz: Joe Anello would be a great contact.
The bottom line is musicians, once-was musicians, and wannabe musicians interested in learning, refreshing, gigging, or teaching contact John--any instrument--he can probably put you in touch with someone who is interested in doing what you are.

Sports and Physical Fitness

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Pickleball: Great sport and lots of fun, pickleball is a cross between tennis, badminton and ping pong. It is easy to learn and not too hard on the body. It is currently played at the Santiago Community Center on weekday mornings.  For playing time and beginner’s clinics contact, Tony Horpel or for more info on the game visit http://www.usapa.org/.