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.
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Here's what's happening between November 5, 2024, and November 15, 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.
Healthy Food, Healthy Mind: Roasted Mediterranean Chicken Salad + Hummus
Tuesday, Nov 5, 2024
7:00 p.m. ET • 6:00 p.m. CT • 5:00 p.m. MT • 4:00 p.m. PT
Duration: 60 Minutes
Tempt your tastebuds with new flavors, like Mediterranean Chicken Salad & Hummus, that'll transform your humdrum mealtime into flavorful, plant-forward dishes.
Feel the Beat! Try Line Dancing
Wednesday, Nov 6, 2024
12:30 p.m. ET • 11:30 a.m. CT • 10:30 a.m. MT • 9:30 a.m. PT
Duration: 60 Minutes
Instructor Pearline Stevens, will lead us in such classic line dance steps as the “electric slide” and the “wobble” to the beat of old-school jams and some of the latest hits.
Breathe in. Breathe out. Relax.
Wednesday, Nov 6, 2024
5:30 p.m. ET • 4:30 p.m. CT • 3:30 p.m. MT • 2:30 p.m. PT
Duration: 60 Minutes
De-stress and renew your body and spirit with his gentle yoga class. All you will need is a mat, a small blanket and water. Yoga blocks and a strap may be helpful, too.
Creating Holiday Cards Using Colored Pencils
Thursday, Nov 7, 2024
7:00 p.m. ET • 6:00 p.m. CT • 5:00 p.m. MT • 4:00 p.m. PT
Duration: 90 Minutes
Get crafty and create joyful holiday cards using colored pencils. Artists of all levels are welcome.
Fitness Friday: A Strength & Conditioning Workout for All
Friday, Nov 8, 2024
10:00 a.m. ET • 9:00 a.m. CT • 8:00 a.m. MT • 7:00 a.m. PT
Duration: 60 Minutes
Led by instructor DaShaun Johnson, this workout tailored for every fitness level incorporates strength training exercises and revs your heart rate. Light weights, water, a towel and comfortable clothing are recommended.
Fitness Class: A Total-Body Zumba Workout
Friday, Nov 8, 2024
11:00 a.m. ET • 10:00 a.m. CT • 9:00 a.m. MT • 8:00 a.m. PT
Duration: 45 Minutes
Join fab Zumba instructor Flo for an energizing but lower intensity dance workout set to Latin and World rhythms, that is bound to get you moving and smiling.
Enhance Your Workout With Yoga Fusion
Monday, Nov 11, 2024
11:00 a.m. ET • 10:00 a.m. CT • 9:00 a.m. MT • 8:00 a.m. PT
Duration: 45 Minutes
This lively class fuses yoga poses, stretches and breathing techniques with other fitness moves, incorporating light weights (optional) and yoga straps. Plus, foot massage tips.
Creating Holiday Cards with Watercolors
Wednesday, Nov 13, 2024
7:00 p.m. ET • 6:00 p.m. CT • 5:00 p.m. MT • 4:00 p.m. PT
Duration: 90 Minutes
Craft your own Ho Ho holiday cards using watercolors. Artists of all levels are welcome.
Movies for Grownups: ‘The Upside’ Starring Kevin Hart
Thursday, Nov 14, 2024
8:00 p.m. ET • 7:00 p.m. CT • 6:00 p.m. MT • 5:00 p.m. PT
Duration: 135 Minutes
A paralyzed billionaire (Bryan Cranston) hires a struggling parolee (Kevin Hart) who's trying to reconnect with his family, and the two form an unlikely friendship.
A Virtual Class in Gentle Chair Yoga
Friday, Nov 15, 2024
8:30 a.m. ET • 7:30 a.m. CT • 6:30 a.m. MT • 5:30 a.m. PT
Duration: 60 Minutes
Lessen your stress levels this holiday season with seated yoga movements and guided breathing to bring awareness to the body and to help reduce anxiety.
Fitness: Learn the Ancient Art of Tai Chi
Friday, Nov 15, 2024
6:00 p.m. ET • 5:00 p.m. CT • 4:00 p.m. MT • 3:00 p.m. PT
Duration: 60 Minutes
Try the gentle, mindful practice of tai chi – an ancient Chinese martial art that involves a slow, meditative series of movements designed to help the body restore itself.