Looking to treat yourself, connect with new friends, enter a contest or giveaway, explore cultural and entertainment events, try something different, play a fun game or freshen up your fitness routine? Check this space or your inbox each week (a new e-newsletter issue arrives each Tuesday) for free opportunities and offerings that we think Sisters readers will enjoy.
Tips:
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Here's what's happening between August 27, 2024, and September 6, 2024
Sisters From AARP Soul Sanctuary: Visit Our Members-Only Facebook Group Anytime!
You are cordially invited to join the Sisters From AARP Soul Sanctuary private Facebook group! It’s the ultimate online social media space designed exclusively for Sisters to get together and share our journeys of health, wellness and happiness in a safe, supportive, members-only environment. No drama, just a healthy daily dose of laughter, love, support and celebration created just for you by Sisters From AARP. Welcome! We look forward to meeting you!
Sisters From AARP Cultural Cues Word Search on AARP Games—Play Anytime!
This unique version of the Daily Word Search, created by the Sisters From AARP team, invites you to explore African-American culture and history in your world with featured and weekly puzzles. Become a master word searcher by discovering clues about fascinating people, places and things. Up, down, backwards and diagonal – words are hidden everywhere! How fast can you find them?
AARP Virtual Community Center
These scheduled events are online. Join from anywhere! Have a question about any event? Contact the email listed with the details for that event to connect with the team that is hosting it.
Bike Safety and Advocacy
Tuesday, Aug 27, 2024
2:00 p.m. ET • 1:00 p.m. CT • 12:00 p.m. MT • 11:00 a.m. PT
Duration: 60 Minutes
Following a few simple safety measures can make your next bike ride safe and fun.
Holistic Harmony: Sit, Stand, Restore
Tuesday, Aug 27, 2024
4:00 p.m. ET • 3:00 p.m. CT • 2:00 p.m. MT • 1:00 p.m. PT
Duration: 60 Minutes
Enjoy a refreshing wellness class blending breathwork, meditation, qigong and tapping, tailored to help cultivate energy, balance and emotional well-being.
Cooking Class: Portobello Steak
Wednesday, Aug 28, 2024
12:00 p.m. ET • 11:00 a.m. CT • 10:00 a.m. MT • 9:00 a.m. PT
Duration: 30 Minutes
Meatless meals can be tasty, too. In this vegan cooking class, learn how to whip up a delicious Portobello Steak and Sauteed Green Beans.
Dance Flexercise: Mambo & Salsa
Wednesday, Aug 28, 2024
5:30 p.m. ET • 4:30 p.m. CT • 3:30 p.m. MT • 2:30 p.m. PT
Duration: 30 Minutes
Get into the Latin groove and dance the mambo and salsa.
Zumba to the Rhythm
Thursday, Aug 29, 2024
11:00 a.m. ET • 10:00 a.m. CT • 9:00 a.m. MT • 8:00 a.m. PT
Duration: 60 Minutes
The rhythm is gonna get you! Zumba mixes low-intensity and high-intensity dance moves set to World rhythms for a calorie-burning dance fitness party.
Yoga and Mindfulness for Relaxation
Thursday, Aug 29, 2024
1:00 p.m. ET • 12:00 p.m. CT • 11:00 a.m. MT • 10:00 a.m. PT
Duration: 45 Minutes
Try out the gentle movements and mindfulness practices of this online yoga workout.
Fighting Fraud with AARP: Romance Scams
Friday, Aug 30, 2024
12:00 p.m. ET • 11:00 a.m. CT • 10:00 a.m. MT • 9:00 a.m. PT
Duration: 30 Minutes
Before you go looking for love in all the wrong places, learn what red flags to look out for online and how to protect yourself against romance scams.
Enhance Your Workout With Yoga Fusion
Monday, Sep 2, 2024
12:00 p.m. ET • 11:00 a.m. CT • 10:00 a.m. MT • 9:00 a.m. PT
Duration: 45 Minutes
This class fuses yoga poses, stretches and breathing techniques with other fitness moves, and incorporates light weights (optional) and yoga straps. Hand and foot massages are part of the fun.
High Intensity Interval Training: Ignite Your Fitness
Tuesday, Sep 3, 2024
11:00 a.m. ET • 10:00 a.m. CT • 9:00 a.m. MT • 8:00 a.m. PT
Duration: 45 Minutes
Believe the hype about HIIT – short periods of intense exercise alternating with periods of recovery – that has been proven to build muscle, regulate insulin, reduce fat and enhance heart function.
Cooking for Caregivers: Island Meals
Wednesday, Sep 4, 2024
11:00 a.m. ET • 10:00 a.m. CT • 9:00 a.m. MT • 8:00 a.m. PT
Duration: 60 Minutes
You don’t have to be a caregiver to enjoy this simple cooking demonstration on how to prepare Chimichurri Sliders and Fried Plantain.
Fall Cooking and Nutrition Series: Apples
Wednesday, Sep 4, 2024
1:00 p.m. ET • 12:00 p.m. CT • 11:00 a.m. MT • 10:00 a.m. PT
Duration: 60 Minutes
Celebrate apple picking season with two homemade recipes: Fresh Apple Salad and Fall Apple Crisp (with variation for Fall Apple-Cranberry Crisp.)
Tech Talk - Cutting the Cord: Switching to Streaming
Thursday, Sep 5, 2024
3:00 p.m. ET • 2:00 p.m. CT • 1:00 p.m. MT • 12:00 p.m. PT
Duration: 90 Minutes
Is it time to cut the cable or satellite TV cord and switch to smart TV? This session will explore streaming services such as Hulu Live, Netflix, YouTubeTV, and Apple TV+.
Cooking for Caregivers: Southern Loves
Friday, Sep 6, 2024
11:00 a.m. ET • 10:00 a.m. CT • 9:00 a.m. MT • 8:00 a.m. PT
Duration: 60 Minutes
You don’t have to be a caregiver or a southerner to join this class and enjoy a cooking demonstration on how to prepare yummy Pimento Cheese Spread, Chicken Fried Steak and Butter Brown Maple Glazed Carrots.
First Fridays with AARP
Friday, Sep 6, 2024
12:00 p.m. ET • 11:00 a.m. CT • 10:00 a.m. MT • 9:00 a.m. PT
Duration: 30 Minutes
Discover how to manage your blood pressure with tips from the American Heart Association.