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AARP Virginia to Host Dinner Group in Midlothian

The Encore Chorales of Alexandria, Langston Brown, and Goodwin House-Bailey’s Crossroads will combine to present a Spring Choral Concert, “With a Song in My Heart,” on Saturday, May 14, 2016 at 3:00pm at Yorktown High School located at 5200 Yorktown Boulevard in Arlington, VA. The concert is free and open to the public. Doors open at 2:30pm and seating is on a first come basis.

The Encore Chorales of Reston, Lansdowne Woods and the GMU Potomac Arts Academy will combine to present a Spring Choral Concert, “With a Song in My Heart,” on Saturday, May 14, 2016 at 7:30 pm at the United Christian Parish located at 11508 North Shore Drive in Reston. The concert is free and open to the public. Doors open at 7:00pm and seating is on a first come basis.

ROANOKE_AARP Virginia has reserved the private room at Shakers for members and their guests to enjoy dinner together with a 10% discount on dinner entrees.

Arlington Cultural Affairs was invited by Americans for the Arts and Washington, DC's Culture Capital to participate in the Arts & Economic Prosperity 5 project to measure the arts and culture sector's impact on Arlington’s economy. They need your help to do this! How? By volunteering to conduct Audience-Intercept Surveys at various arts and culture events, exhibits, and performances in Arlington County.

Local Event one of Dozens Scheduled Nationwide to Provide Secure Document Destruction

Petersburg_ Join AARP Virginia at Virginia State University’s (VSU) 5 th Annual VSU Cares Mobile Dental and Health Expo. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, April 9 at Virginia State University, 4 th Avenue, Petersburg, Virginia 23803.

Virginia’s Senior Navigator and its Lindsay Institute for Innovations in Caregiving created the remarkable, intergenerational “ Caring for the Caregiver Hack”, a competition featuring teams from seven Virginia universities and colleges. AARP Virginia sponsored the second year of this event, for which Bob Stephen, AARP Vice President, Caregiving and Health Programs, served as a judge. Each university team, over a 24-hour period, created new technology-driven tools for caregivers. The teams were required to demonstrate the tool they had developed, the technology to be used, its benefits to caregivers, its feasibility and a business case.

The Departments of Social Services in Amherst, Appomattox, Lynchburg, and Campbell Counties and The Office of Youth, Adult & Community Services of Campbell County are teaming up to host their 8 th annual Senior Awareness Day on April 26, 2016, at Timberlake United Methodist Church in Lynchburg from 9:30 am until 2:00 pm. Senior Awareness Day focuses on providing people in the community with education and information on how to live their best lives.

Join AARP Virginia at Living Well, Aging Well Summit in Fairfax! The mission of the summit is to collaborate, present knowledge, and provide a forum for individuals, family members, general community members, and industry professionals to explore multiple aspects of living and aging well.