LEWISTON — The Center for Wisdom’s Women, a day drop-in center for women in Lewiston, will expand its open hours this month. The center will now be open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays with morning classes from 10 to 11:30, and afternoon classes from 12:30 to 1:30. On Fridays the center will close at noon and offer a class from 10 to 11:30.

Art programs in September include a fall collage and card class on the 18th and a visit from the ArtVan on the 25th. A craft workshop to make driftwood mobiles is set for the 17th. All these art programs are held mornings from 10 to 11:30.

Cooking classes will also take place in the mornings. They include the monthly cooking class offered by the Nutrition Center of Maine, led by Rebecca Dugan on the 19th.

The Writing Workshop meets every Monday morning. The monthly bingo will be held on Tuesday morning, Sept. 24. The August birthday party is set for Friday morning, Sept. 27.

On the 18th at 11:30 Tisha Bremner returns to lead her relaxing class called “AHHH.” Participants will feel refreshed and calm after this gentle class offering seated stretches and a guided relaxation. Poetry lunches begin on the 25th and will meet weekly on Wednesdays at 11:30 with Amanda Solch, a Bates student who has been volunteering at the center for three years.

Several support groups meet regularly at the center. The new BLT group for bisexual, lesbian and transgendered women and their friends or family will meet at 3 p.m. on Sept. 26. Support for family caregivers meets weekly on Tuesdays at 11:30 and a weekly Al-Anon group, the only one in Lewiston, meets on Wednesdays at 12:15. It will be moving to evenings in October.

The full calendar of events is posted at www.wisdomswomen.org. All women are welcome and no appointments are needed. Programs are offered free of charge. The center stocks personal hygiene items to give away. Oatmeal breakfasts are available daily and the center has a shower available for use.

For information or to volunteer, contact the executive director, Klara Tammany, at 513-3922. Donations can be written to Trinity Church/Wisdom and sent to The Center for Wisdom’s Women at PO Box 1016, Lewiston 04243. Trinity serves as a supporting partner and fiscal agent for the center.