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4 events,
Balance & Strength Fitness Class (Live)
Balance & Strength Fitness Class (Live)
To help you stay healthy at home, BCBSRI are now offering virtual fitness classes live on the BCBSRI Facebook page. Their longtime instructor Suann Polverari (read her bio below) will be leading the classes. Enjoy a little bit of everything in this hybrid class, from ballet poses to Pilates to lower body toning. Have a…
Coffee & Computers with Hannah
Coffee & Computers with Hannah
Coffee & Computers is a free and friendly go-to space for conversation and advice on using technology to access the internet and other online services. Think of this as a drop-in help desk for all of your tech-related questions! No question is too big or too small! If interested in joining please email hannahigoe@my.uri.edu so we…
Rhode Island Virtual Memory Café (pre-register)
Rhode Island Virtual Memory Café (pre-register)
RI Memory Cafes is a service organization supporting people living with dementia. They are devoted to ensuring all Rhode Islanders have access to spaces that provide respite from the impact of cognitive impairment. They offer a consistent source of support aimed at cultivating social interaction, creating uplifting moments, and educating our greater community. Due to…
Community Mindfulness Sessions (pre-register)
Community Mindfulness Sessions (pre-register)
Free and open to the public, these weekly drop-in sessions are intended to support anyone interested in developing and sustaining a regular mindfulness meditation practice. This opportunity is for anyone including the curious, former students, and seasoned practitioners. Inspired by the essential principles of MBSR (Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction), each session includes guided mindfulness meditation practice…
3 events,
Healthy Eating For Successful Living in Older Adults (pre-register)
Healthy Eating For Successful Living in Older Adults (pre-register)
Sign up today for a free workshop! Now Available Online! In this workshop you will: • Learn to make healthier food choices • Receive tips for improving portion control and label reading • Plan meals to better control fats, sugars, carbohydrates and sodium • Explore ways to add physical activity to your day •…
Laughter Yoga w/ Larry O’Brien (Live on Facebook)
Laughter Yoga w/ Larry O’Brien (Live on Facebook)
Yoga doesn’t have to be so serious. Lighten up and have fun with Larry O'Brien from the Providence Laughter Club for a session of laughter yoga. Join us at 11 am on FB Live by visiting the Age-Friendly RI Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/AgeFriendlyRI Most benefits of Laughter Yoga can be explained under a few categories…
4 events,
Dance for All People with Rachel Balaban (Live)
Dance for All People with Rachel Balaban (Live)
Class open to all ages and abilities and designed for people with movement challenges. Instruction by Rachel Balaban, Regional Coordinator for Dance for PD. No experience required. Caregivers welcome. If interested in joining please email kpenrod@agefriendlyri.org so we know where to send the Zoom meeting invite. Benefits of this dance class include: Increase…
AFRI Radio Hour (Live)
AFRI Radio Hour (Live)
Listen weekly on AM 790, Wednesdays from 3:00 to 4:00pm. New guests join our host, Catherine Taylor, each week. Want to tune in online? You can access the live airing here: https://www.790business.com/age-friendly-ri/# Just click on the "listen live" button at the top and you should be in business! Soon after each segment airs it will…
Free Virtual Hump Day Game Night with AARP RI
Free Virtual Hump Day Game Night with AARP RI
Join AARP Rhode Island for an entertaining evening playing “Themed Trivia” on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. via the Zoom platform. You will participant as a team. There will be four themed rounds: Fads and Fashions, Name the TV Show, Inventions & Innovations and Famous Personalities. Come test your knowledge…
3 events,
Healthy Eating For Successful Living in Older Adults (pre-register)
Healthy Eating For Successful Living in Older Adults (pre-register)
Sign up today for a free workshop! Now Available Online! In this workshop you will: • Learn to make healthier food choices • Receive tips for improving portion control and label reading • Plan meals to better control fats, sugars, carbohydrates and sodium • Explore ways to add physical activity to your day •…
Rhode Island Virtual Memory Café (pre-register)
Rhode Island Virtual Memory Café (pre-register)
RI Memory Cafes is a service organization supporting people living with dementia. They are devoted to ensuring all Rhode Islanders have access to spaces that provide respite from the impact of cognitive impairment. They offer a consistent source of support aimed at cultivating social interaction, creating uplifting moments, and educating our greater community. Due to…
2 events,
Financial Fridays Series: Insurance Basics
Financial Fridays Series: Insurance Basics
In the last session of our Finacial Friday series, Kathleen Christopher from OceanPoint Insurance will present on what you need to know about insurance. In this presentation you will learn the basics of insurance, and what insurance you should focus on throughout the aging process. Tune in on our Facebook page at 1 pm!…
Memoir Sharing Group: The Stories of our Lives
Memoir Sharing Group: The Stories of our Lives
Our memories are a treasure chest of riches! It is filled with stories of our family, our accomplishments, our friendships, our work, and our traditions. There were first times, last times, times of joy and times of sadness. Discover the many rewards of capturing your life stories and sharing them with others in a friendly,…
2 events,
Live Virtual RISD Museum Visits: Taking Good Care of the Largest Wooden Sculpture at the RISD Museum
Live Virtual RISD Museum Visits: Taking Good Care of the Largest Wooden Sculpture at the RISD Museum
Join Ingrid Neuman, Senior Conservator at the RISD Museum, for an illustrated presentation of an extensive conservation of the Buddha Mahavairocana (Dainichi Nyorai), ca. 1150-1200. The largest wooden Japanese sculpture in the United States, it was constructed from 11 hollowed and carved pieces of wood. Hear from Ingrid about the unique considerations and surprising aspects…
Room With A View (TV Program)
Room With A View (TV Program)
Tired of watching the same old shows? Join us and the rest of your friends in the neighborhood for an engaging TV show designed just for older adults! It will include activities for your mind, your body, and your spirit. Back on air for a limited time!
4 events,
Room With A View (TV Program)
Room With A View (TV Program)
Tired of watching the same old shows? Join us and the rest of your friends in the neighborhood for an engaging TV show designed just for older adults! It will include activities for your mind, your body, and your spirit. Back on air for a limited time!
Room With A View (TV Program)
Room With A View (TV Program)
Tired of watching the same old shows? Join us and the rest of your friends in the neighborhood for an engaging TV show designed just for older adults! It will include activities for your mind, your body, and your spirit. Back on air for a limited time!
Aging Strong – Strengthened Core for Posture
Aging Strong – Strengthened Core for Posture
20 minute video to build core strength and posture alignment. You can access all of Ship Shape RI's Aging Strong exercise videos anytime on their website https://www.shipshaperi.com/videos
Laughter Yoga w/ Larry O’Brien (Live)
Laughter Yoga w/ Larry O’Brien (Live)
Yoga doesn’t have to be so serious. Lighten up and have fun with Larry O'Brien from the Providence Laughter Club in this a one-hour session of laughter yoga. If interested in joining please email kpenrod@agefriendlyri.org so we know where to send the Zoom meeting invite. Most benefits of Laughter Yoga can be explained under…
4 events,
Balance & Strength Fitness Class (Live)
Balance & Strength Fitness Class (Live)
To help you stay healthy at home, BCBSRI are now offering virtual fitness classes live on the BCBSRI Facebook page. Their longtime instructor Suann Polverari (read her bio below) will be leading the classes. Enjoy a little bit of everything in this hybrid class, from ballet poses to Pilates to lower body toning. Have a…
Coffee & Computers with Hannah
Coffee & Computers with Hannah
Coffee & Computers is a free and friendly go-to space for conversation and advice on using technology to access the internet and other online services. Think of this as a drop-in help desk for all of your tech-related questions! No question is too big or too small! If interested in joining please email hannahigoe@my.uri.edu so we…
Rhode Island Virtual Memory Café (pre-register)
Rhode Island Virtual Memory Café (pre-register)
RI Memory Cafes is a service organization supporting people living with dementia. They are devoted to ensuring all Rhode Islanders have access to spaces that provide respite from the impact of cognitive impairment. They offer a consistent source of support aimed at cultivating social interaction, creating uplifting moments, and educating our greater community. Due to…
Community Mindfulness Sessions (pre-register)
Community Mindfulness Sessions (pre-register)
Free and open to the public, these weekly drop-in sessions are intended to support anyone interested in developing and sustaining a regular mindfulness meditation practice. This opportunity is for anyone including the curious, former students, and seasoned practitioners. Inspired by the essential principles of MBSR (Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction), each session includes guided mindfulness meditation practice…
3 events,
Free virtual Diabetes Self-Management Workshop
Free virtual Diabetes Self-Management Workshop
Healthcentric Advisors invites you to learn how to navigate the physical and mental ups and downs of life with diabetes. Our free, six-week program, brings people together who are living with diabetes to share their experiences and to discover new ways to manage it. Register for our course to develop a personalized diabetes management strategy: Setting goals…
Healthy Eating For Successful Living in Older Adults (pre-register)
Healthy Eating For Successful Living in Older Adults (pre-register)
Sign up today for a free workshop! Now Available Online! In this workshop you will: • Learn to make healthier food choices • Receive tips for improving portion control and label reading • Plan meals to better control fats, sugars, carbohydrates and sodium • Explore ways to add physical activity to your day •…
4 events,
Worried to Warrior! A Virtual Group
Worried to Warrior! A Virtual Group
Worried to Warrior! The Inner You Counseling Center is introducing a virtual, supportive therapy group for older adults. Weekly sessions will be aimed at addressing the fear, worry, loneliness, and uncertainty associated with living through a pandemic and the effects to socialization it causes. Open discussions of feelings and experiences lead to a wide range…
Dance for All People with Rachel Balaban (Live)
Dance for All People with Rachel Balaban (Live)
Class open to all ages and abilities and designed for people with movement challenges. Instruction by Rachel Balaban, Regional Coordinator for Dance for PD. No experience required. Caregivers welcome. If interested in joining please email kpenrod@agefriendlyri.org so we know where to send the Zoom meeting invite. Benefits of this dance class include: Increase…
AFRI Radio Hour (Live)
AFRI Radio Hour (Live)
Listen weekly on AM 790, Wednesdays from 3:00 to 4:00pm. New guests join our host, Catherine Taylor, each week. Want to tune in online? You can access the live airing here: https://www.790business.com/age-friendly-ri/# Just click on the "listen live" button at the top and you should be in business! Soon after each segment airs it will…
3 events,
Healthy Eating For Successful Living in Older Adults (pre-register)
Healthy Eating For Successful Living in Older Adults (pre-register)
Sign up today for a free workshop! Now Available Online! In this workshop you will: • Learn to make healthier food choices • Receive tips for improving portion control and label reading • Plan meals to better control fats, sugars, carbohydrates and sodium • Explore ways to add physical activity to your day •…
Rhode Island Virtual Memory Café (pre-register)
Rhode Island Virtual Memory Café (pre-register)
RI Memory Cafes is a service organization supporting people living with dementia. They are devoted to ensuring all Rhode Islanders have access to spaces that provide respite from the impact of cognitive impairment. They offer a consistent source of support aimed at cultivating social interaction, creating uplifting moments, and educating our greater community. Due to…
3 events,
Don’t Become a Victim of Fraud
Don’t Become a Victim of Fraud
Each year fraudsters steal millions of dollars from American consumers. This presentation will help provide you with tools and resources to identify scams, protect your personal information and how to get help if you have been targeted. Tune in on our Facebook page at 1 pm! https://www.facebook.com/AgeFriendlyRI/ About the presenter Andrew Hunt joined…
Memoir Sharing Group: The Stories of our Lives
Memoir Sharing Group: The Stories of our Lives
Our memories are a treasure chest of riches! It is filled with stories of our family, our accomplishments, our friendships, our work, and our traditions. There were first times, last times, times of joy and times of sadness. Discover the many rewards of capturing your life stories and sharing them with others in a friendly,…
Adult Learner Day
Adult Learner Day
Engage, connect, and discover what makes URI the perfect place to Finish What You Started! Perhaps you went to college or university several years ago but want to upgrade your skills, change careers or simply finish what you started? Then this event is for you. During the day you will have the opportunity to drop…
4 events,
Aging Strong – Seated Lower Body
Aging Strong – Seated Lower Body
20 minute video with focused breath, stretching and strengthening exercises for lower body. You can access all of Ship Shape RI's Aging Strong exercise videos anytime on their website https://www.shipshaperi.com/videos
Virtual RISD Museum Visits: At Home with Berthe Morisot
Virtual RISD Museum Visits: At Home with Berthe Morisot
Featuring Manet’s Le Repos and Morisot’s Child in a Red Apron, Maureen O’Brien, Curator of Painting and Sculpture at the RISD Museum, brings participants into the domestic space the artist shared with her husband and daughter in 19th century Paris. Watch the presentation here: https://www.facebook.com/2157555741137822/videos/1024565341335436 Maureen O'Brien is the Curator of Painting and Sculpture at the RISD Museum and…
Virtual Tour of the Statehouse
Virtual Tour of the Statehouse
Join Lane Sparkman, Associate Director of Education and Public Programs for Secretary of State Nellie M. Gorbea, for a virtual tour of the Rhode Island State House. The tour includes stops in all of the major rooms including the Royal Charter Museum, and the opportunity to see many details that even frequent building visitors may…
Room With A View (TV Program)
Room With A View (TV Program)
Tired of watching the same old shows? Join us and the rest of your friends in the neighborhood for an engaging TV show designed just for older adults! It will include activities for your mind, your body, and your spirit. Back on air for a limited time!
4 events,
Room With A View (TV Program)
Room With A View (TV Program)
Tired of watching the same old shows? Join us and the rest of your friends in the neighborhood for an engaging TV show designed just for older adults! It will include activities for your mind, your body, and your spirit. Back on air for a limited time!
Room With A View (TV Program)
Room With A View (TV Program)
Tired of watching the same old shows? Join us and the rest of your friends in the neighborhood for an engaging TV show designed just for older adults! It will include activities for your mind, your body, and your spirit. Back on air for a limited time!
Aging Strong – Strengthened Core for Posture
Aging Strong – Strengthened Core for Posture
20 minute video to build core strength and posture alignment. You can access all of Ship Shape RI's Aging Strong exercise videos anytime on their website https://www.shipshaperi.com/videos
Laughter Yoga w/ Larry O’Brien (Live)
Laughter Yoga w/ Larry O’Brien (Live)
Yoga doesn’t have to be so serious. Lighten up and have fun with Larry O'Brien from the Providence Laughter Club in this a one-hour session of laughter yoga. If interested in joining please email kpenrod@agefriendlyri.org so we know where to send the Zoom meeting invite. Most benefits of Laughter Yoga can be explained under…
5 events,
Balance & Strength Fitness Class (Live)
Balance & Strength Fitness Class (Live)
To help you stay healthy at home, BCBSRI are now offering virtual fitness classes live on the BCBSRI Facebook page. Their longtime instructor Suann Polverari (read her bio below) will be leading the classes. Enjoy a little bit of everything in this hybrid class, from ballet poses to Pilates to lower body toning. Have a…
Coffee & Computers with Hannah
Coffee & Computers with Hannah
Coffee & Computers is a free and friendly go-to space for conversation and advice on using technology to access the internet and other online services. Think of this as a drop-in help desk for all of your tech-related questions! No question is too big or too small! If interested in joining please email hannahigoe@my.uri.edu so we…
Rhode Island Virtual Memory Café (pre-register)
Rhode Island Virtual Memory Café (pre-register)
RI Memory Cafes is a service organization supporting people living with dementia. They are devoted to ensuring all Rhode Islanders have access to spaces that provide respite from the impact of cognitive impairment. They offer a consistent source of support aimed at cultivating social interaction, creating uplifting moments, and educating our greater community. Due to…
Arts Across America: FirstWorks spotlights two Providence artists as part of Kennedy Center’s national series
Arts Across America: FirstWorks spotlights two Providence artists as part of Kennedy Center’s national series
FirstWorks and NEFA have joined forces to curate performances by two Providence artists to be spotlighted as part of The Kennedy Center’s “Arts Across America” national series. Tune in live for: UnMuted Tears with award-winning actress, singer, and writer Rose Weaver “Weaver has the rare ability to prompt laughter that turns into tears. And when…
Community Mindfulness Sessions (pre-register)
Community Mindfulness Sessions (pre-register)
Free and open to the public, these weekly drop-in sessions are intended to support anyone interested in developing and sustaining a regular mindfulness meditation practice. This opportunity is for anyone including the curious, former students, and seasoned practitioners. Inspired by the essential principles of MBSR (Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction), each session includes guided mindfulness meditation practice…
7 events,
Rhody Radio
Rhody Radio
New episodes published every Tuesday at 9:00 AM Hear voices from around the state on Rhody Radio: Rhode Island Library Radio Online. Enjoy lectures, stories, and conversations with local experts, artists, performers, and scholars brought to you by Rhode Island libraries. Subscribe on your podcast player and listen to a new show every week, or check…
AARP RI and Age-Friendly RI Livable Communities Forum: Redefining Livability in a Virtual World
AARP RI and Age-Friendly RI Livable Communities Forum: Redefining Livability in a Virtual World
AARP Rhode Island and Age-Friendly RI are co-hosting a FREE virtual forum on Tuesday, November 10, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. entitled “Redefining Livability in a Virtual World.” The forum, conducted on the Zoom Webinar platform, will focus on the impact that the pandemic has had on older adults regarding the four domains of livability:…
Free virtual Diabetes Self-Management Workshop
Free virtual Diabetes Self-Management Workshop
Healthcentric Advisors invites you to learn how to navigate the physical and mental ups and downs of life with diabetes. Our free, six-week program, brings people together who are living with diabetes to share their experiences and to discover new ways to manage it. Register for our course to develop a personalized diabetes management strategy: Setting goals…
Healthy Eating For Successful Living in Older Adults (pre-register)
Healthy Eating For Successful Living in Older Adults (pre-register)
Sign up today for a free workshop! Now Available Online! In this workshop you will: • Learn to make healthier food choices • Receive tips for improving portion control and label reading • Plan meals to better control fats, sugars, carbohydrates and sodium • Explore ways to add physical activity to your day •…
Down Time with Cranston Public Library
Down Time with Cranston Public Library
New episodes published every Tuesday at 12:00 PM Join host Tayla Cardillo, Branch Librarian at the Oak Lawn Branch Library, as she chats with staff from the Cranston Public Library and beyond about what they've been reading, what they've been watching, and what they've been loving. Down Time is available everywhere you find your podcasts or at https://anchor.fm/down-time-cpl.…
4 events,
Worried to Warrior! A Virtual Group
Worried to Warrior! A Virtual Group
Worried to Warrior! The Inner You Counseling Center is introducing a virtual, supportive therapy group for older adults. Weekly sessions will be aimed at addressing the fear, worry, loneliness, and uncertainty associated with living through a pandemic and the effects to socialization it causes. Open discussions of feelings and experiences lead to a wide range…
Dance for All People with Rachel Balaban (Live)
Dance for All People with Rachel Balaban (Live)
Class open to all ages and abilities and designed for people with movement challenges. Instruction by Rachel Balaban, Regional Coordinator for Dance for PD. No experience required. Caregivers welcome. If interested in joining please email kpenrod@agefriendlyri.org so we know where to send the Zoom meeting invite. Benefits of this dance class include: Increase…
AFRI Radio Hour (Live)
AFRI Radio Hour (Live)
Listen weekly on AM 790, Wednesdays from 3:00 to 4:00pm. New guests join our host, Catherine Taylor, each week. Want to tune in online? You can access the live airing here: https://www.790business.com/age-friendly-ri/# Just click on the "listen live" button at the top and you should be in business! Soon after each segment airs it will…
4 events,
Healthy Eating For Successful Living in Older Adults (pre-register)
Healthy Eating For Successful Living in Older Adults (pre-register)
Sign up today for a free workshop! Now Available Online! In this workshop you will: • Learn to make healthier food choices • Receive tips for improving portion control and label reading • Plan meals to better control fats, sugars, carbohydrates and sodium • Explore ways to add physical activity to your day •…
Rhode Island Virtual Memory Café (pre-register)
Rhode Island Virtual Memory Café (pre-register)
RI Memory Cafes is a service organization supporting people living with dementia. They are devoted to ensuring all Rhode Islanders have access to spaces that provide respite from the impact of cognitive impairment. They offer a consistent source of support aimed at cultivating social interaction, creating uplifting moments, and educating our greater community. Due to…
Protecting Yourself from Elder Abuse Scams & Internet Scams- presented by the Office of Attorney General
Protecting Yourself from Elder Abuse Scams & Internet Scams- presented by the Office of Attorney General
The presentation is conducted by Special Assistant Attorney General, Molly Kapstein Cote and Elder Abuse Investigator, Mickaela Driscoll. The conversation includes protecting yourself from all forms of elder abuse and how to report and resources that are available to assist victims throughout the State. Molly and Mickaela also discuss the latest internet scams and how…
3 events,
Traveling Hearing Loss Seminar
Traveling Hearing Loss Seminar
Are you one of the 213,671 Rhode Islanders and 48 million Americans with hearing loss? Do you have a friend, family member, neighbor, employee or colleague with a hearing loss? THEN THIS SEMINAR IS FOR YOU!!! Presented by: Denise Corson, ATEL Program Coordinator, ATAP Partner Melissa Rosenberg, OSCIL Coordinator/Outreach, ATAP Partner James Litvack, RI…
What’s to know and learn about podcasts?
What’s to know and learn about podcasts?
We have a world of wonder on our cell phones. There are millions of podcasts that are available to us. The topics covered are limitless. Some podcasts are updated daily, some weekly. They may last for a few minutes or over an hour. Some serve as single stories; others are serialized accounts. This class will…
Memoir Sharing Group: The Stories of our Lives
Memoir Sharing Group: The Stories of our Lives
Our memories are a treasure chest of riches! It is filled with stories of our family, our accomplishments, our friendships, our work, and our traditions. There were first times, last times, times of joy and times of sadness. Discover the many rewards of capturing your life stories and sharing them with others in a friendly,…
2 events,
Live Virtual RISD Museum Visits: Taking Good Care of the Largest Wooden Sculpture at the RISD Museum
Live Virtual RISD Museum Visits: Taking Good Care of the Largest Wooden Sculpture at the RISD Museum
Join Ingrid Neuman, Senior Conservator at the RISD Museum, for an illustrated presentation of an extensive conservation of the Buddha Mahavairocana (Dainichi Nyorai), ca. 1150-1200. The largest wooden Japanese sculpture in the United States, it was constructed from 11 hollowed and carved pieces of wood. Hear from Ingrid about the unique considerations and surprising aspects…
Room With A View (TV Program)
Room With A View (TV Program)
Tired of watching the same old shows? Join us and the rest of your friends in the neighborhood for an engaging TV show designed just for older adults! It will include activities for your mind, your body, and your spirit. Back on air for a limited time!
4 events,
Room With A View (TV Program)
Room With A View (TV Program)
Tired of watching the same old shows? Join us and the rest of your friends in the neighborhood for an engaging TV show designed just for older adults! It will include activities for your mind, your body, and your spirit. Back on air for a limited time!
Room With A View (TV Program)
Room With A View (TV Program)
Tired of watching the same old shows? Join us and the rest of your friends in the neighborhood for an engaging TV show designed just for older adults! It will include activities for your mind, your body, and your spirit. Back on air for a limited time!
Aging Strong – Strengthened Core for Posture
Aging Strong – Strengthened Core for Posture
20 minute video to build core strength and posture alignment. You can access all of Ship Shape RI's Aging Strong exercise videos anytime on their website https://www.shipshaperi.com/videos
Laughter Yoga w/ Larry O’Brien (Live)
Laughter Yoga w/ Larry O’Brien (Live)
Yoga doesn’t have to be so serious. Lighten up and have fun with Larry O'Brien from the Providence Laughter Club in this a one-hour session of laughter yoga. If interested in joining please email kpenrod@agefriendlyri.org so we know where to send the Zoom meeting invite. Most benefits of Laughter Yoga can be explained under…
5 events,
Balance & Strength Fitness Class (Live)
Balance & Strength Fitness Class (Live)
To help you stay healthy at home, BCBSRI are now offering virtual fitness classes live on the BCBSRI Facebook page. Their longtime instructor Suann Polverari (read her bio below) will be leading the classes. Enjoy a little bit of everything in this hybrid class, from ballet poses to Pilates to lower body toning. Have a…
Coffee & Computers with Hannah
Coffee & Computers with Hannah
Coffee & Computers is a free and friendly go-to space for conversation and advice on using technology to access the internet and other online services. Think of this as a drop-in help desk for all of your tech-related questions! No question is too big or too small! If interested in joining please email hannahigoe@my.uri.edu so we…
Rhode Island Virtual Memory Café (pre-register)
Rhode Island Virtual Memory Café (pre-register)
RI Memory Cafes is a service organization supporting people living with dementia. They are devoted to ensuring all Rhode Islanders have access to spaces that provide respite from the impact of cognitive impairment. They offer a consistent source of support aimed at cultivating social interaction, creating uplifting moments, and educating our greater community. Due to…
Community Mindfulness Sessions (pre-register)
Community Mindfulness Sessions (pre-register)
Free and open to the public, these weekly drop-in sessions are intended to support anyone interested in developing and sustaining a regular mindfulness meditation practice. This opportunity is for anyone including the curious, former students, and seasoned practitioners. Inspired by the essential principles of MBSR (Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction), each session includes guided mindfulness meditation practice…
The Making of Chazan! Unfiltered, a New Graphic Memoir: Bringing Art to Life
The Making of Chazan! Unfiltered, a New Graphic Memoir: Bringing Art to Life
Joseph A. Chazan, acclaimed nephrologist, entrepreneur, artists' champion, art collector, urban farmer, beekeeper, and PPL Trustee (and fellow Conservator!) is now a memoirist as well! His vibrant new graphic memoir, Chazan! Unfiltered, details his passions for medicine and art, the twin threads that weave through, connect, and give meaning to the many varied experiences that have made…
6 events,
Rhody Radio
Rhody Radio
New episodes published every Tuesday at 9:00 AM Hear voices from around the state on Rhody Radio: Rhode Island Library Radio Online. Enjoy lectures, stories, and conversations with local experts, artists, performers, and scholars brought to you by Rhode Island libraries. Subscribe on your podcast player and listen to a new show every week, or check…
Free virtual Diabetes Self-Management Workshop
Free virtual Diabetes Self-Management Workshop
Healthcentric Advisors invites you to learn how to navigate the physical and mental ups and downs of life with diabetes. Our free, six-week program, brings people together who are living with diabetes to share their experiences and to discover new ways to manage it. Register for our course to develop a personalized diabetes management strategy: Setting goals…
Down Time with Cranston Public Library
Down Time with Cranston Public Library
New episodes published every Tuesday at 12:00 PM Join host Tayla Cardillo, Branch Librarian at the Oak Lawn Branch Library, as she chats with staff from the Cranston Public Library and beyond about what they've been reading, what they've been watching, and what they've been loving. Down Time is available everywhere you find your podcasts or at https://anchor.fm/down-time-cpl.…
Powerful Tools for the Caregiver
Powerful Tools for the Caregiver
This workshop allows caregivers to develop a wealth of self-care tools to reduce personal stress, change negative self-talk, communicate their needs to family members and healthcare or service providers, communicate more effectively in challenging situations, recognize the messages in their emotions, deal with difficult feelings, and make tough caregiving decisions. Learn more and register here:…
Powers of Observation
Powers of Observation
Powers of Observation is a three-part series that compares and contrasts objects from different cultures, united by a common theme each week. Participants will work together to develop our close looking skills through conversation driven by inquiry and guided by museum educator Hanna Exel. By applying tools that we all carry with us–observation, curiosity, and…
5 events,
Powerful Tools for the Caregiver
Powerful Tools for the Caregiver
This workshop allows caregivers to develop a wealth of self-care tools to reduce personal stress, change negative self-talk, communicate their needs to family members and healthcare or service providers, communicate more effectively in challenging situations, recognize the messages in their emotions, deal with difficult feelings, and make tough caregiving decisions. Learn more and register here:…
Worried to Warrior! A Virtual Group
Worried to Warrior! A Virtual Group
Worried to Warrior! The Inner You Counseling Center is introducing a virtual, supportive therapy group for older adults. Weekly sessions will be aimed at addressing the fear, worry, loneliness, and uncertainty associated with living through a pandemic and the effects to socialization it causes. Open discussions of feelings and experiences lead to a wide range…
Dance for All People with Rachel Balaban (Live)
Dance for All People with Rachel Balaban (Live)
Class open to all ages and abilities and designed for people with movement challenges. Instruction by Rachel Balaban, Regional Coordinator for Dance for PD. No experience required. Caregivers welcome. If interested in joining please email kpenrod@agefriendlyri.org so we know where to send the Zoom meeting invite. Benefits of this dance class include: Increase…
AFRI Radio Hour (Live)
AFRI Radio Hour (Live)
Listen weekly on AM 790, Wednesdays from 3:00 to 4:00pm. New guests join our host, Catherine Taylor, each week. Want to tune in online? You can access the live airing here: https://www.790business.com/age-friendly-ri/# Just click on the "listen live" button at the top and you should be in business! Soon after each segment airs it will…
2 events,
Rhode Island Virtual Memory Café (pre-register)
Rhode Island Virtual Memory Café (pre-register)
RI Memory Cafes is a service organization supporting people living with dementia. They are devoted to ensuring all Rhode Islanders have access to spaces that provide respite from the impact of cognitive impairment. They offer a consistent source of support aimed at cultivating social interaction, creating uplifting moments, and educating our greater community. Due to…
2 events,
Holiday Crafting Workshop with Celebrity Costume Designer Machine Dazzle
Holiday Crafting Workshop with Celebrity Costume Designer Machine Dazzle
Workshop Description: Every year we are reminded of the holidays when familiar things start popping up around our communities: candy canes, red and green balls, plastic Santas, twinkling lights, and nostalgic music on the radio. Some of these things bring us cheer. . .and others, not as much. Machine Dazzle likes to honor the Solstice…
Memoir Sharing Group: The Stories of our Lives
Memoir Sharing Group: The Stories of our Lives
Our memories are a treasure chest of riches! It is filled with stories of our family, our accomplishments, our friendships, our work, and our traditions. There were first times, last times, times of joy and times of sadness. Discover the many rewards of capturing your life stories and sharing them with others in a friendly,…
5 events,
Powerful Tools for the Caregiver
Powerful Tools for the Caregiver
This workshop allows caregivers to develop a wealth of self-care tools to reduce personal stress, change negative self-talk, communicate their needs to family members and healthcare or service providers, communicate more effectively in challenging situations, recognize the messages in their emotions, deal with difficult feelings, and make tough caregiving decisions. Learn more and register here:…
Aging Strong – Seated Lower Body
Aging Strong – Seated Lower Body
20 minute video with focused breath, stretching and strengthening exercises for lower body. You can access all of Ship Shape RI's Aging Strong exercise videos anytime on their website https://www.shipshaperi.com/videos
Virtual RISD Museum Visits: At Home with Berthe Morisot
Virtual RISD Museum Visits: At Home with Berthe Morisot
Featuring Manet’s Le Repos and Morisot’s Child in a Red Apron, Maureen O’Brien, Curator of Painting and Sculpture at the RISD Museum, brings participants into the domestic space the artist shared with her husband and daughter in 19th century Paris. Watch the presentation here: https://www.facebook.com/2157555741137822/videos/1024565341335436 Maureen O'Brien is the Curator of Painting and Sculpture at the RISD Museum and…
Virtual Tour of the Statehouse
Virtual Tour of the Statehouse
Join Lane Sparkman, Associate Director of Education and Public Programs for Secretary of State Nellie M. Gorbea, for a virtual tour of the Rhode Island State House. The tour includes stops in all of the major rooms including the Royal Charter Museum, and the opportunity to see many details that even frequent building visitors may…
Room With A View (TV Program)
Room With A View (TV Program)
Tired of watching the same old shows? Join us and the rest of your friends in the neighborhood for an engaging TV show designed just for older adults! It will include activities for your mind, your body, and your spirit. Back on air for a limited time!
4 events,
Room With A View (TV Program)
Room With A View (TV Program)
Tired of watching the same old shows? Join us and the rest of your friends in the neighborhood for an engaging TV show designed just for older adults! It will include activities for your mind, your body, and your spirit. Back on air for a limited time!
Room With A View (TV Program)
Room With A View (TV Program)
Tired of watching the same old shows? Join us and the rest of your friends in the neighborhood for an engaging TV show designed just for older adults! It will include activities for your mind, your body, and your spirit. Back on air for a limited time!
Aging Strong – Strengthened Core for Posture
Aging Strong – Strengthened Core for Posture
20 minute video to build core strength and posture alignment. You can access all of Ship Shape RI's Aging Strong exercise videos anytime on their website https://www.shipshaperi.com/videos
Laughter Yoga w/ Larry O’Brien (Live)
Laughter Yoga w/ Larry O’Brien (Live)
Yoga doesn’t have to be so serious. Lighten up and have fun with Larry O'Brien from the Providence Laughter Club in this a one-hour session of laughter yoga. If interested in joining please email kpenrod@agefriendlyri.org so we know where to send the Zoom meeting invite. Most benefits of Laughter Yoga can be explained under…
5 events,
Balance & Strength Fitness Class (Live)
Balance & Strength Fitness Class (Live)
To help you stay healthy at home, BCBSRI are now offering virtual fitness classes live on the BCBSRI Facebook page. Their longtime instructor Suann Polverari (read her bio below) will be leading the classes. Enjoy a little bit of everything in this hybrid class, from ballet poses to Pilates to lower body toning. Have a…
HWRI at RWU’s Senior Forum
HWRI at RWU’s Senior Forum
Join HousingWorks RI at RWU for an interactive event on older adults and housing that will delve deeper into the housing insecurity and health challenges seniors aging in place are facing. The forum will take a look at this topic from both the national and local level, with dual keynote speakers and a reactionary panel…
Coffee & Computers with Hannah
Coffee & Computers with Hannah
Coffee & Computers is a free and friendly go-to space for conversation and advice on using technology to access the internet and other online services. Think of this as a drop-in help desk for all of your tech-related questions! No question is too big or too small! If interested in joining please email hannahigoe@my.uri.edu so we…
Rhode Island Virtual Memory Café (pre-register)
Rhode Island Virtual Memory Café (pre-register)
RI Memory Cafes is a service organization supporting people living with dementia. They are devoted to ensuring all Rhode Islanders have access to spaces that provide respite from the impact of cognitive impairment. They offer a consistent source of support aimed at cultivating social interaction, creating uplifting moments, and educating our greater community. Due to…
Community Mindfulness Sessions (pre-register)
Community Mindfulness Sessions (pre-register)
Free and open to the public, these weekly drop-in sessions are intended to support anyone interested in developing and sustaining a regular mindfulness meditation practice. This opportunity is for anyone including the curious, former students, and seasoned practitioners. Inspired by the essential principles of MBSR (Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction), each session includes guided mindfulness meditation practice…
7 events,
Rhody Radio
Rhody Radio
New episodes published every Tuesday at 9:00 AM Hear voices from around the state on Rhody Radio: Rhode Island Library Radio Online. Enjoy lectures, stories, and conversations with local experts, artists, performers, and scholars brought to you by Rhode Island libraries. Subscribe on your podcast player and listen to a new show every week, or check…
Free virtual Diabetes Self-Management Workshop
Free virtual Diabetes Self-Management Workshop
Healthcentric Advisors invites you to learn how to navigate the physical and mental ups and downs of life with diabetes. Our free, six-week program, brings people together who are living with diabetes to share their experiences and to discover new ways to manage it. Register for our course to develop a personalized diabetes management strategy: Setting goals…
Down Time with Cranston Public Library
Down Time with Cranston Public Library
New episodes published every Tuesday at 12:00 PM Join host Tayla Cardillo, Branch Librarian at the Oak Lawn Branch Library, as she chats with staff from the Cranston Public Library and beyond about what they've been reading, what they've been watching, and what they've been loving. Down Time is available everywhere you find your podcasts or at https://anchor.fm/down-time-cpl.…
Powerful Tools for the Caregiver
Powerful Tools for the Caregiver
This workshop allows caregivers to develop a wealth of self-care tools to reduce personal stress, change negative self-talk, communicate their needs to family members and healthcare or service providers, communicate more effectively in challenging situations, recognize the messages in their emotions, deal with difficult feelings, and make tough caregiving decisions. Learn more and register here:…
Thanksgiving Side Dishes
Thanksgiving Side Dishes
Tired of serving the same old side dishes with your turkey? Join us for the second of this 2-week series to discuss a variety of options for your Thanksgiving meal. Share your favorite recipes, ask dinner preparation questions, or just tune in to learn some new and interesting ideas. This program will be held via…
7 events,
The Virtual Tree Spree
Scholarship Little Compton's Tree Spree has gone virtual this year, and they've created an online auction of approximately 150 items included beautifully decorated trees. All proceeds benefit the college students of Little Compton. This year the Historical Society is initiating a new scholarship in honor of their Executive Director, Carlton Brownell. The items the Historical…
Powerful Tools for the Caregiver
Powerful Tools for the Caregiver
This workshop allows caregivers to develop a wealth of self-care tools to reduce personal stress, change negative self-talk, communicate their needs to family members and healthcare or service providers, communicate more effectively in challenging situations, recognize the messages in their emotions, deal with difficult feelings, and make tough caregiving decisions. Learn more and register here:…
Worried to Warrior! A Virtual Group
Worried to Warrior! A Virtual Group
Worried to Warrior! The Inner You Counseling Center is introducing a virtual, supportive therapy group for older adults. Weekly sessions will be aimed at addressing the fear, worry, loneliness, and uncertainty associated with living through a pandemic and the effects to socialization it causes. Open discussions of feelings and experiences lead to a wide range…
Finish What You Started
Finish What You Started
Are you a student who needs help figuring out how to return to school? Finish What You Started is a supportive program designed just for adults like you. We work with adults who want to return to college after a break in their college careers. We offer personalized advising, guidance for admission or readmission, right…