Interest groups

Interest group Activities

Interest groups are formed by individuals from our PROBUS Club membership who have a common interest in a particular activity. An interest group usually meets periodically throughout the year on whatever schedule the group decides. Groups have no formal attendance requirements; most are at no cost and members get to socialize while being involved in the group’s activities. 

Hand and Foot Canasta (card game) – Coordinator Amber D'Aguiar

Come join this fun and challenging card game played in groups of four. We host lessons from 1- 2 pm for new players and for those who need practice, and then we continue to play from 2 – 4 pm.  

Held 3rd Tuesdays of each month.  

Book Club –  Coordinator Maureen Wood

The Book Club is now up and running and will be held on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 1 pm.  Book club is currently full.  

Wine Club – Coordinator Lorraine Ward

We meet on the fourth Thursday of each month.

 Members take turns hosting. The host decides on a theme, selects and buys the wine. Cost is $10.00 per event and everyone brings a dish to the tasting,  pot-luck style afternoon of appetizers .

NOTE:  This group is full, waitlist only

Arts & Crafts Interest Group – Coordinator Maureen Wood

This group meets on the 4th Tuesday of the month. 

Board Game Interest Group – Coordinator Nancy Steele

The Sequence Group has been replaced by the Board Games  Looking for new members. 

Puzzle Interest Group – Coordinator Maureen Wood

Meetings are the 1st Tuesday of the month. The group continues to meet monthly. 

Euchre Group – Coordinator Marilyn Howe.

Euchre will begin on Wednesday January 14 th at 1:30 pm.

Lunch Group – Coordinator Zana Maksimovic

The group meets every second Friday of the month. Lunch dates are set to June 2026.  Sign up through the link.   https://tinyurl.com/SUP-Lunch-Signup

Following is a list of the next few lunch dates:

 January 9: Coach House, Ballantrae

 February 13: Muko Sushi, Uxbridge

BUNCO Group (Progressive Dice Game) – Coordinators Sue and Bob Armitage

Do you want the rules for Bunco? If so, this is probably the easiest web site to learn from: https://www.wikihow.com/Play-Bunco

It is simply a dice game for 12 or more players. We have played with up to one hundred players. Lots of fun and opportunities to meet new people, and easy to learn. Bunco is a joint interest group with Uxbridge and Port Perry PROBUS groups.  All welcome

Yoga Group – Coordinator Marie Robinson

We have 2 Yoga teachers, see below for information 

Jill Watson -

 Classes will resume n February 2026.

Laurie Kennedy

Yoga Classes offered at 58 Brock St W Suite 205 Uxbridge. 

Winter sessions will begin on January 10 th 2026

Hiking & Outdoors Group – Coordinator Pam Norton

The hiking group is hiking weekly though the winter mainly on Friday mornings for 1 to 2 hours. We can also add hikes on other days of the week if we have someone to lead the hike.

Live Music Group – Coordinator Pam Norton

 We are looking for a new coordinator for this group who can organize gatherings at some of the local music venues.

Travel Information – Coordinator Tim Casey

 The next meeting will be on Monday, January 26th in the Red Lion Pub (formerly Colonel Mustards Pub) in Port Perry at 11:10 am. .  We have an exciting list of informative travel presentations planned for 2027.  Travel is changing very quickly these days, and staying on top of where to go and where not to go, and emerging travel opportunities and issues, are increasingly important.  Learn about different places to travel in the world and some very useful travel tips from our speakers and group members.  All Probus Club members are welcome! 

Golf Interest Group – Coordinators Kim Lendvay / Steve Smith

Golf has wrapped-up for the season. Kim will send an email next April to anyone who has contacted her about joining this interest group & decisions will be made in April 2026 on when/where to play as a group. This will continue to be a joint interest group between the Port Perry Probus and the Scugog-Uxbridge Probus clubs. 

Pickleball  – Coordinators Nancy Steele and Marilyn Lee

Outdoor Pickleball will resume in the Spring 2026. In the meantime there is a nice drop in Pickleball in Scugog at Scugog Recreation Center, they have both a Learn to Play program with lessons as well as a learn to play drop in session. Please reach out for more information.

Kitchen Bridge – Coordinator Mary Bristow

We meet every Tuesday, with the exception of the 3 rd Tuesday of each month. This conflicts with Hand and Foot.  Bridge resumes on January 5 2026 1:00 pm -4:00 pm.

Genealogy – Coordinator Neil Kilmartin OPEN TO NEW MEMBERS

Starting in the new year, our interest group will be meeting on alternate months at my home, here in town.  We will meet on the first Wednesday of January, March and May, and perhaps in June before a summer hiatus.  Members share their new findings in their pursuit of their ancestors, and often tell of new information regarding their DNA journey. Our group is low in numbers, and welcomes any new members or visitors. We meet at 10AM, sharing our experiences until Noon.  We welcome anyone to our group, regardless of their level of experience with family history.   Assistance is available if requested.   Come out and join us for a meeting, join us for the season.