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 June 4, 2024, and June 14, 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.
Hiking Preparedness: Setting Out Safely
Tuesday, Jun 4, 2024
5:00 p.m. ET • 4:00 p.m. CT • 3:00 p.m. MT • 2:00 p.m. PT
Duration: 60 Minutes
Let’s take a hike! But before we hit the trails, learn how to prepare, what items to take and the basic guidelines for safe hiking. Plus, learn the health benefits of hiking.
Cooking Class: We’re Making Shrimp and Grits
Wednesday, Jun 5, 2024
11:00 a.m. ET • 10:00 a.m. CT • 9:00 a.m. MT • 8:00 a.m. PT
Duration: 60 Minutes
Did someone say we’re cooking shrimp and grits? Sign us up! If you like, you can also download a list of ingredients to have on hand.
Breathe in. Breathe out. Relax.
Wednesday, Jun 5, 2024
5:30 p.m. ET • 4:30 p.m. CT • 3:30 p.m. MT • 2:30 p.m. PT
Duration: 60 Minutes
This gentle yoga practice starts with pranayama (meditative breathing) and ends with savasana, or rest. In between, the focus is on spinal movements and gentle rotations of the joints, as well as gentle stretches and strengthening. Grab a mat, a small blanket and water. Yoga blocks and a strap may be helpful for modifications.
Let’s Play Mah-Jongg: Strategies, Part 1
Thursday, Jun 6, 2024
6:00 p.m. ET • 5:00 p.m. CT • 4:00 p.m. MT • 3:00 p.m. PT
Duration: 60 Minutes
If you’re curious about the Chinese tile game called mah-jongg, here’s your chance to learn how to play. Players of any skill level are welcome.
Cooking Class: Homemade Gnocchi and Marinara
Thursday, Jun 6, 2024
8:30 p.m. ET • 7:30 p.m. CT • 6:30 p.m. MT • 5:30 p.m. PT
Duration: 60 Minutes
Join Culinary Nutritionist Michelle Fox for step-by-step instructions for making a delectable Italian feast of gnocchi (potato dumplings) and marinara sauce that will thrill your taste buds as it fuels your body.
Movies for Grownups: ‘The Hidden Power of Purpose’
Friday, Jun 7, 2024
8:00 p.m. ET • 7:00 p.m. CT • 6:00 p.m. MT • 5:00 p.m. PT
Duration: 90 Minutes
Narrated by Debbie Allen, this feature documentary from AARP Studios profiles four incredible people who driven by purpose and making the world a better place through their ideas and efforts. The film bridges these inspiring stories with new scientific research that affirms that living with purpose and living longer are intertwined.
Join a Virtual Rhythm Class
Saturday, Jun 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
Join percussionist Kevin "Bujo" Jones for an interactive virtual rhythm circle. No experience is necessary - and drums aren’t, either. A tabletop or empty container will work just fine. Connect with other attendees and Bujo through a Q&A.
Enhance Your Workout With Yoga Fusion
Monday, Jun 10, 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 online yoga class fuses yoga poses, stretches and breathing techniques with other fitness moves, incorporating light weights (optional) and yoga straps. Self-care techniques such as hand and foot massages are part of the fun.
IndoRican Fitness: Try Ballet Fit
Monday, Jun 10, 2024
1:00 p.m. ET • 12:00 p.m. CT • 11:00 a.m. MT • 10:00 a.m. PT
Duration: 60 Minutes
Join the IndoRican Multicultural Dance Project for this virtual Ballet Fit class, which focuses on strengthening, toning and getting your heart rate up.
Secrets of Traveling on a Budget
Tuesday, Jun 11, 2024
12:00 p.m. ET • 11:00 a.m. CT • 10:00 a.m. MT • 9:00 a.m. PT
Duration: 60 Minutes
The world is your oyster, sis. Discover some money-saving travel strategies for your next adventure, including booking plane tickets, finding great cruise packages, choosing hotels and tours, planning staycations, and more.
5 Ways to Build Social Connections
Tuesday, Jun 11, 2024
1:00 p.m. ET • 12:00 p.m. CT • 11:00 a.m. MT • 10:00 a.m. PT
Duration: 30 Minutes
Supportive and meaningful relationships can play a key role in our mental and physical health. Hear about 5 effective ways to improve your social connections.
Feel the Beat! Try Line Dancing
Wednesday, Jun 12, 2024
12:30 p.m. ET • 11:30 a.m. CT • 10:30 a.m. MT • 9:30 a.m. PT
Duration: 30 Minutes
You can feel it, it’s electric! 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.
A History of Indigenous and African Maritime Cultures
Wednesday, Jun 12, 2024
1:00 p.m. ET • 12:00 p.m. CT • 11:00 a.m. MT • 10:00 a.m. PT
Duration: 60 Minutes
Akeia de Barros Gomes, senior curator for social maritime histories at the Mystic Seaport Museum, will illuminate the exhibit Entwined: Freedom, Sovereignty and the Sea; highlighting the resilience of Black and Indigenous communities in the face of colonialism and dispossession, emphasizing the role of kinship and community.
An Introduction to the Smartphone
Thursday, Jun 13, 2024
12:00 p.m. ET • 11:00 a.m. CT • 10:00 a.m. MT • 9:00 a.m. PT
Duration: 90 Minutes
This tech talk will examine the two most common smartphone operating systems, iOS (iPhone) and Android (Google and Samsung, for example), and help you decide which type is right for you.
Movies for Grownups: ‘The Girls in the Band’
Thursday, Jun 13, 2024
8:00 p.m. ET • 7:00 p.m. CT • 6:00 p.m. MT • 5:00 p.m. PT
Duration: 90 Minutes
The Girls in the Band explores the stories of talented women jazz and big band instrumentalists who endured sexism, racism and diminished opportunities for decades, yet continued to persevere and inspire in a field that seldom welcomed them.
Food Without Borders: The South Pacific
Friday, Jun 14, 2024
2:00 p.m. ET • 1:00 p.m. CT • 12:00 p.m. MT • 11:00 a.m. PT
Duration: 30 Minutes
Spice up your life and explore the rich flavors of the Far East in dishes like chicken satay and ingredients from fish and fruit to rice, noodles and soy sauce.