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 September 24, 2024, and October 4, 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 Living: Achieving the Six Harmonies of Tai Chi/Qi Gong
Tuesday, Sep 24, 2024
4:00 p.m. ET • 3:00 p.m. CT • 2:00 p.m. MT • 1:00 p.m. PT
Duration: 60 Minutes
Looking for a new way to de-stress? Discover Eight Approaches to reaching harmony and balance through tai chi and qigong.
Longwood Gardens Globetrotting Plant Explorers
Tuesday, Sep 24, 2024
5:00 p.m. ET • 4:00 p.m. CT • 3:00 p.m. MT • 2:00 p.m. PT
Duration: 60 Minutes
Calling all nature lovers. Travel virtually across the globe with Longwood Gardens’ explorers in search of flora and fauna.
Dinner in a SNAP Series
Wednesday, Sep 25, 2024
5:00 p.m. ET • 4:00 p.m. CT • 3:00 p.m. MT • 2:00 p.m. PT
Duration: 45 Minutes
Master healthy meal prep with ingredients that can be purchased with SNAP benefits. This session’s recipe is sauteed tilapia with lemon rice and coleslaw.
Dance Flexercise - Back to the ‘70s
Wednesday, Sep 25, 2024
5:30 p.m. ET • 4:30 p.m. CT • 3:30 p.m. MT • 2:30 p.m. PT
Duration: 30 Minutes
Shake your groove thing and do the Hustle to disco jams from the 1970s.
Writing and Living with Purpose: The Upside of Mistakes
Thursday, Sep 26, 2024
2:00 p.m. ET • 1:00 p.m. CT • 12:00 p.m. MT • 11:00 a.m. PT
Duration: 90 Minutes
No one is perfect, sis. And this writing class offers an opportunity to reframe mistakes as an opportunity to learn and grow.
Understanding Your Social Security Retirement Benefits
Thursday, Sep 26, 2024
3:00 p.m. ET • 2:00 p.m. CT • 1:00 p.m. MT • 12:00 p.m. PT
Duration: 60 Minutes
This “Piggy Bank Essentials” talk will help you make decisions about your benefits. Topics include: eligibility and age (as early as 62); full retirement age (typically between 66 and 67); and spousal and survivor benefits.
Fitness Friday: A Strength & Conditioning Workout for All
Friday, Sep 27, 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.
Fall Into Watercolors Series
Saturday, Sep 28, 2024
12:00 p.m. ET • 11:00 a.m. CT • 10:00 a.m. MT • 9:00 a.m. PT
Duration: 90 Minutes
"Fall” into watercolor and learn how to paint still life, florals and landscapes while connecting to a vibrant, creative community. Reference this list of recommended supplies, but you’re welcome to join class even if you are unable to obtain them all.
Enhance Your Workout With Yoga Fusion
Monday, Sep 30, 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 invigorating class fuses yoga poses, stretches and breathing techniques with other fitness moves, incorporating light weights (optional) and yoga straps. As a bonus, massage tips are part of the fun.
A Girlfriend-to-Girlfriend Workshop on the Latest Car Technology
Monday, Sep 30, 2024
7:00 p.m. ET • 6:00 p.m. CT • 5:00 p.m. MT • 4:00 p.m. PT
Duration: 90 Minutes
In this interactive workshop taught by women for women, learn the latest technologies to look for when shopping for a new car and how to make the most of these high-tech safety features when driving.
Fitness: A Mindful Movement Workout
Tuesday, Oct 1, 2024
11:00 a.m. ET • 10:00 a.m. CT • 9:00 a.m. MT • 8:00 a.m. PT
Duration: 30 Minutes
Put on your stretchy clothes and enjoy low-impact exercises ranging from chair movements to light weight-training exercises, with an emphasis on moving mindfully.
Tele Town Hall: Medicare Guide to Open Enrollment
Tuesday, Oct 1, 2024
1:00 p.m. ET • 12:00 p.m. CT • 11:00 a.m. MT • 10:00 a.m. PT
Duration: 60 Minutes
Get expert advice during this live town hall focused on open enrollment and learn which Medicare choices are best suited for your lifestyle, health, and financial needs.
Feel the Beat! Try Line Dancing
Wednesday, Oct 2, 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.
Fitness: Dance Your Way to Better Health
Wednesday, Oct 2, 2024
2:00 p.m. ET • 1:00 p.m. CT • 12:00 p.m. MT • 11:00 a.m. PT
Duration: 40 Minutes
Everybody dance now! Discover the joy and health benefits of dance and connect with others in an online workout designed for all abilities and ages.
Writing and Living with Purpose Session Four: Beyond Our Own Lives
Thursday, Oct 3, 2024
2:00 p.m. ET • 1:00 p.m. CT • 12:00 p.m. MT • 11:00 a.m. PT
Duration: 60 Minutes
In this creative writing class, participants will be asked to ponder and wax poetic about what living aligned with purpose looks and feels like?
Spotify Streaming Tips
Thursday, Oct 3, 2024
7:00 p.m. ET • 6:00 p.m. CT • 5:00 p.m. MT • 4:00 p.m. PT
Duration: 60 Minutes
Play DJ and create your own playlists, and also stream millions of songs, podcasts and videos for free using the digital music service, Spotify. It’s also where you’ll find Sisters from AARP’s groovy, uplifting and motivational music playlists.
Fitness Friday: A Strength & Conditioning Workout for All
Friday, Oct 4, 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.
Friday Jam Sessions for Music and Brain Health
Friday, Oct 4, 2024
3:00 p.m. ET • 2:00 p.m. CT • 1:00 p.m. MT • 12:00 p.m. PT
Duration: 60 Minutes
Make a joyful noise and learn about the six pillars of brain health — including eating right, managing stress and getting high-quality sleep — that support healthy brain function. You don’t need an instrument or prior music experience to participate.