AARP Maine Has Much to Offer You This June in Bangor!

AARP Maine has a variety of interesting and free offerings in Bangor this June, and we hope you’ll join us!

Friday, May 31 at 1 p.m.: Preview Presentation at the Durgin Center, Eastern Area Agency on Aging, 240 State St., Brewer. To register, call the Durgin Center: 207-941-2865.

AARP Maine is proud to serve as the Spotlight Sponsor for the Eastern Area Agency on Aging throughout the month of May. At this presentation on the final day of our “spotlight,” Volunteer State President André Chassé and Associate State Director for Advocacy and Outreach Alf Anderson will. provide a preview of our free programs in greater Bangor during the month of June. They’ll also discuss what AARP Maine does throughout the year on behalf of the 50-plus in Maine. Join us for free pastries and learn what AARP Maine has in store for Bangor in June.

Friday, June 14 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Free Shred Event at the Airport Mall, 1129 Union Street, Bangor. To register: https://events.aarp.ShredBangor2024 or call 877-926-8300.

Keep your sensitive documents out of the hands of identity thieves at our free document shredding event. Volunteers will be available to assist so you won’t even need to get out of your vehicle. You can bring up to four large boxes/bags per person. Please, no plastics or electronics. This event takes place rain or shine! Questions? Visit our shred event info page here: https://states.aarp.org/maine/shred-events

Thursday, June 20 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Dark Secrets: The Terrible Truth About Elder Abuse in the Family at Gracie Theatre, Husson University, 180 College Circle, Bangor. For more information and to register: https://states.aarp.org/maine/elder-abuse

Brooke Astor, wealthy New York philanthropist, writer, and socialite, was recognized for her generosity towards those less fortunate. Known as the “Aristocrat of the People,” she funded many worthy causes throughout her lifetime. While she spent most of the year working in New York, each summer she refueled at her beloved home in Northeast Harbor in Maine.

Brooke Astor is also known for something else, something far more sinister. In her later years, Mrs. Astor was abused — isolated, deprived, manipulated, and exploited — by her only child who gained control of millions of dollars that she had bequeathed to charities. It was her grandson, Philip Marshall, who, with the help of many concerned persons and law enforcement, saved his grandmother.

Join us to hear Philip Marshall's story and to participate in an on-site Maine Public Maine Calling radio program immediately following which will include panelists Mr. Marshall, Kathy Stokes (Director of AARP Fraud Prevention Programs) and Atty. Benjamin Jenkins (Legal Services for Maine Elders).

Meet our collaborative organizations from 9 to 9:45 a.m. Mr. Marshall will begin his address promptly at 10 a.m. Maine Calling runs from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. A light lunch will be offered at 12:15.

Friday, June 21 from 8:30 to 10 a.m.: AARP Maine Coffee at Dysart’s, 1110 Broadway, Bangor. To register: https://events.aarp.org/dDxExD

Join us for coffee and conversation at our monthly free coffee event. From 8:30 to 9 a.m., we gather to socialize with friends new and old. Then at 9, we invite our guest speaker to share information about a topic relevant to those in greater Bangor.

This month’s guest speaker will be Marcella Sorg, a medical and forensic anthropologist, who is the director of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center’s Rural Drug and Alcohol Research Program at the University of Maine. Dr. Sorg and her team work closely with the Maine Office of Behavioral Health and the Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future to provide research support for the State’s opioid response.

Friday, June 21 from 5 to 7:30 p.m.: Bar Stories – Our Stories at Gracie Theatre, Husson University, 180 College Circle, Bangor. For more information and to register: https://events.aarp.org/barstories

Join AARP Maine in celebrating Bangor Pride weekend as we explore the history of LGBTQ+ bars in Maine with Bar Stories – Our Stories on Friday, June 21. This event at Husson University’s Gracie Theatre will feature a 5 p.m. reception where you can enjoy appetizers and drinks (including one complimentary beer or wine per adult 21+) and get to know more about AARP’s work on behalf of the 50-plus in Bangor and throughout Maine. At 6 p.m. we’ll screen the documentary Bar Stories from Queer Maine followed by a discussion with the filmmakers and other guests. This event is free to everyone, but registration is required.

Saturday, June 22 from 12 to 4 p.m.: AARP Maine at Bangor Pride, West Market Square and Norumbega Park. No registration required.

AARP Maine is proud to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community in greater Bangor by serving as a “Rainbow Partner” sponsor for Bangor Pride. Visit our table at the festival, get to know our staff and volunteers, and play our newly refreshed Plinko game! The new edition of the game enables players to win a prize while learning about AARP’s work to protect Social Security and support family caregivers.

Stay tuned for more, Bangor! We will update this page with information about a free film screening when that information becomes available.