AARP Missouri

Artists don't retire. They keep on making art. And that's what Celebrating Arts for Senior Engagement, a 10-day festival throughout St. Louis April 28 through May 7 is all about. With a jam-packed schedule of at least 70 arts events spread out among 40-plus venues, Celebrating Arts for Senior Engagement is an event that some are saying they haven't seen the likes of before.

Irina’s hesitant English kept her from advancing at work; Mary felt sidelined by retirement. Table Wisdom brought them together for conversational English sessions. Interested in being part of a life-changing conversation? It all begins with ‘Hello’.

It’s time to put to your walking shoes and join AARP for a fun-filled Saturday event that can help you get in your 10,000 steps in just a few hours. A 5k fun self-guided walk begins at the North Kansas City YMCA, 1999 Iron Street on Saturday, April 23.

Welcome to the newest member of the AARP Missouri Executive Council!

Do you have a penchant for photography? Would you like to use your digital SLR while giving back to the community? If so, we have an opportunity for YOU! St. Louis is hosting its first Women’s Cycling Summit (STL-WCS), April 23, 2016 from 8:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Concordia Seminary in Clayton, Missouri. The mission of our one day event is to provide a forum that will bring together women of the Metro St. Louis area who share an interest in cycling.

Rebuilding Together needs you!

Volunteers from across the state, which included “Speak Out!” speakers bureau volunteers, and the newly formed Action Council that supports advocacy issues and policy issues, met in Columbia February 6th and 7th.

It’s not too early to Be On the Look Out for that deserving volunteer to nominate for the 2016 Missouri AARP Andrus Award for Community Service.

In recognition of Black History Month, AARP in St. Louis is offering a special opportunity for members and their guests. Join us for a free screening of “Selma”, a film that’s a chronicle of Martin Luther King's campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965.

Still looking at how you’re going to get your taxes done for 2015? The AARP Foundation offers free tax preparation services for Missouri taxpayers with low to moderate incomes through the Foundation’s Tax-Aide program. Sites throughout the St. Louis region are available.