Events

El Movimiento: The Chicano Movement in Colorado exhibit immerses visitors in the urgency, passion and vitality of one of Colorado's most important social movements.

AARP Colorado encourages you to check out Pueblo's Annual 5 de Mayo Festival, Tuesday, May 5, 2015, 12-7 p.m. at Bessemer Park, 843 W. Northern Ave. in Pueblo.

Column by Marissa Volpe

A Man of No Importance

Join us for AARP Night with the Colorado Mammoth as the Colorado Mammoth take on the Edmonton Rush in the last game of the 2015 season on Saturday, May 2, 2015 at the Pepsi Center. Come by the AARP table and meet AARP staff and volunteers and hear about the things AARP is doing here in the community.

To celebrate the work of Joan Miró, the DAM is offering a one-day symposium about creativity and aging, featuring inspirational talks and immersive workshops.

Ever wish you knew just a little bit more about your lap-top, e-reader/tablet, or cell phone to get more out of it? How about e-mail, Facebook, or Twitter? Would you like someone to sit down with you and explain what they are and how they work?

In the 1960s and 1970s, Colorado was at the forefront of El Movimiento, the fight to end discrimination and promote civil rights for Chicanos. The Chicano movement in Colorado was a hard-fought struggle to gain social and political power through education. Some believe it is still being fought to this day.

AARP Colorado recognizes the contributions of the late Cesar Chavez with its sponsorship of a celebration and parade in his memory to be held March 28, 2015. The march will commence at Regis University at 10 a.m. and end in celebration at Cesar Chavez Park on West 41st Avenue at Tennyson Street in Denver. Call Roberto Rey at 303-318-6763, rrey@aarp.org for more information, and please take a moment to read the article below by one of AARP Colorado’s many talented volunteers.

More than 42 million Americans, 576,000 in Colorado, help care for aging parents, spouses and other loved ones so they can remain at home.