April Events

 

Thank you, Dr. Harry "Rick" Moody for forwarding these events of interest to older adults. 

COMING EVENTS ~ April 2023    CLIMATE-SAFE INVESTMENTS. Fix My Funds Webinar (Apt. 11, 2023, 10 – 11:30 am, PDT) This FixMyFunds webinar is built around leveraging retirement savings to demand climate-safe investments. Sponsored by Elders Action Network.  Details and registration at: https://eldersaction.org/event/fix-my-funds-webinar-april-2023/   PURPOSE: Redefining Purpose in the Third Age (Apr. 13, 2023, 9 to 11 am, PT). Sponsored by Sage-ing International. Details at: https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Redefining-Purpose-in-the-3rd-Age.html?soid=1105697167603&aid=G7UcVFvE3aQ   WISDOM: Perspectives on the Science of Wisdom (Apr. 18, 2023, 11:30 am to 1 pm, ET). Dilip Jeste, M.D. and Peter Whitehouse, M.D., share scientific and cultural perspectives on wisdom. Sponsored by Sage-ing International. Details and registration at: https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Wising-Up--Perspectives-and-Prospects-on-the-Science-of-Wisdom.html?soid=1105697167603&aid=tl4j1lrPQc0   ART CAREER & COLLECTING: Living Outside the Lines (Apr. 18, 2023, 3 pm EDT, on Zoom). Halima Taha, art professional, discusses how her non-art background led her to the world of art, becoming a gallery owner, and working with collectors and artists. Join us for her personal history and tips on art collecting as a hobby or an investment. For details and registration (no cost) visit: tinyurl.com/Tahaart   CONTEMPORARY ELDER SANGHA. (April 19th 2023, 4 to 5:30 pm PT). Our inner and outer conversations make up who we are, says the Contemporary Elder Institute.  This Zoom event pursues this approach to aging well. For sign up visit:  attend: https://form.jotform.com/230334570253044   WISDOM OF ELDERHOOD: Women Over 65 Writing Group (Apr. 19, 2023, 12 noon to1:30 pm). 6 week program, convened by psychotherapist Ruth Neubauer. On Zoom, link sent upon registration. Details at: https://mailchi.mp/e4d5929e6994/spring-2023?mc_cid=721d38a7fa&mc_eid=536ea08b62   LEGACY: The Dharma of Aging: Golden Goddesses Loving Your Legacy (Apr. 28, May 5 and 12, 2023). With Joan Borysenko and Gilah Rosner. Details at: https://joanborysenko.com/dharma-of-aging-recorded-lyl/   WRITING AND SHARING: Practical Strategies to Share your Experiences in Writing (Apr. 25, 2023, 12 noon  EDT). The 4th Tuesday Revolutionize your Retirement Interview series features Kathryn Britton, writer and teacher who helps people with writing projects.  She's the author of Sit Write Share: Practical Strategies to Transform Your Experience into Content that Matters. She will focus on strategies to help follow through on writing projects, including memoir writing. Sign-up for the interview begins on April 18 at www.revolutionizeretirement.com. Participants receive a recording link after the call. Direct questions to Dori Mintzer at dorian@dorianmintzer.com   DEATH: Expanding Life by Preparing for Our Appointment with Death (Apr. 26, 2023, 9 to 11 am PT).With Randall Krause, Yoga meditation teacher. Sponsored by Sage-ing International, Details at: https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Expanding-Life-by-Preparing-for-Our-Appointment-with-Death.html?soid=1105697167603&aid=AkMyPBdBSxk   AGING WITH PASSION & PURPOSE:  9th Biennial Conference on Aging  (May 5, 2023, 9:00 am -4:00 pm CST via Zoom, Omaha, NE).  Keynote Speaker is Ashton Applewhite.  This year’s theme is “Age-Friendly Communities” providing approaches to help communities, policies, and services working for livable spaces for people of all ages and abilities.  Hosted by the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Details and registration at:  https://www.unomaha.edu/college-of-public-affairs-and-community-service/gerontology/engagement/aging-with-passion-and-purpose.php   AGING THEATER: “Hunker Down” (May 5, 6, & 7, 2023). PlayZoomers presents this romantic comedy, “Hunker Down,” by Robert. F. Benjamin, directed by Duchess Dale. In this hourlong, live, online play about seniors coping with loneliness, a spunky older woman clashes and banters with a crusty, whimsical curmudgeon. They cope with isolation in May, 2020 and then a year later, grapple with their changed reality. Can social distancing spawn an unlikely, lasting friendship? Or more?  For tickets to this play on Zoom and participate in the post-show Talkback visit Eventbrite at: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/playzoomers-inc-32492851881 For more information, see https://www.playzoomers.org or email playzoomers@gmail.com