The Durham Senior Games & SilverArts Showcase will be held in various venues from Monday, April 21 to Thursday, May 8. Men and women age 50 and up are encouraged to choose from a wide range of athletics to compete in, and also to consider participating in the literary and arts showcase. 

 

Competing in the DURHAM SENIOR GAMES can be challenging but is fun and life-affirming. Here are the sports and games you can choose to compete in:

 

• Badminton  (at Edison Johnson)

• Basketball (Free Throw, 3 on 3)  (at WD Hill)

• Cornhole  (at Lyon Park)

• Croquet  (at IR Holmes Sr/Campus Hills)

• Cycling  (at the School for Creative Studies)

• Table Tennis  (at IR Holmes Sr/Campus Hills)

• Swimming (Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly—50yd, 100yd, 200yd; Individual Medley—100yd, 200yd, 400yd)  (at IR Holmes Sr/Campus Hills)

• Tennis (Singles, Doubles, Mixed)  (at the Hope Valley Country Club)

• Track and Field (Track: Dash—50m, 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m; 1500m Race Walk; Run—1500m, 5k, 10k; 5k Walk; Silver Striders Fun Walk. Field: Shot Put, Discus, Standing Long Jump, Running Long Jump, Football Throw, Softball Throw)  (at Hillside High School)

• Horseshoes  (at IR Holmes Sr/Campus Hills)

• Shuffleboard  (at WD Hill)

• Golf  (at the Hillandale Golf Course)

• Bowling (Singles, Doubles, Mixed)  (at Village Lanes)

• Bocce  (at Sandy Creek Park)

• Pickleball (Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles)  (at Walltown Park). 

 

The SILVERARTS SHOWCASE is for those who want to compete with their arty side. Here’s the lineup:

• Visual Arts (Oil, Acrylics, Watercolor, Drawing, Pastels, Sculpture, Mixed-Media, Traditional Photography, Digital Photography)

• Heritage Arts (Quilting Hand-Stitched, Quilting Machine-Stitched, Needlework, Knitting, Crocheting, Basket-Weaving, Pottery, Woodcarving, Woodturning, Jewelry Making)

• Literary (Poetry, Short Story, Essay: Non-Autobiographical Article, Essay: Autobiographical Life-Experience Article)

• Local Arts (Ceramics)

• Performing Arts (Vocal, Instrumental, Dance, Cheerleading, Line Dancing, Comedy/Drama) 

• The SilverArts Showcase will be on display at the Durham Center for Senior Life (406 Rigsbee Ave) from Monday, April 29 through Friday, May 3, and the SilverArts & Games Closing Ceremony Awards Ceremony will be held at DCSL on May 3, 5:30–7pm.

 

You can register online by the Friday, March 7 deadline; click here for more info Information packets can be picked up at the following Durham Parks and Recreation venues:

 

• DPR Administration Office (400 Cleveland St, 919-560-4355)

• Holton Career and Resource Center (401 N Driver St, 919-560-2219)

• Walltown Park Recreation Center (1308 W Club Blvd, 919-560-4296)

• WD Hill Recreation Center (1308 Fayetteville St, 919-560-4292)

• Community Family Life Recreation Center at Lyon Park (1309 Halley St, 919-536-4200)

• Campus Hills/IR Holmes Recreation Center (2000 S Alston Ave, 919-560-4444)

• Edison Johnson Recreation Center (500 W Murray Ave, 919-560-4265)

 

You can also register online; click here for the online Official Entry Form. Call 919-560-4355 for any questions you might have. If you don’t want to submit your registration form and payment online, you can drop them off at the Walltown Park Recreation Center or mail them to: Attention: Durham Senior Games, Durham Parks and Recreation, 101 City Hall Plaza, Durham NC 27701.

 

Good luck, have fun, and don’t forget Durham Parks and Recreation’s slogan: 

 

 

“You don’t stop playing because you grow old …

you grow old because you stop playing.”