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NEWRY — The tenth annual Aging Well Living Well Expo will kick off Friday, Oct. 6 with a breakfast presentation by Maine author and inspirational speaker Lee Ann Szelog.
Szelog will engage the audience in creating a time capsule.
Featuring workshops and lectures, the day-long expo is a learning opportunity for adults, presented by the nonprofit SeniorsPlus– the designated Agency on Aging for Western Maine — at the Grand Summit Hotel and Conference Center at Sunday River ski resort.
Tickets for the expo, which runs from 8:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. are $25 per person and include breakfast and lunch, as well as entrance to workshops. Tickets can be purchased by calling 1-800-427-1241 or at SeniorsPlus, 8 Falcon Road, Lewiston. Raffle and chondola-ride tickets may be purchased for an additional fee. Seats are limited, and advanced registration is strongly recommended.
Throughout the day, attendees are invited to explore necessary, serious learning, such as Medicare 101 and making your estate plans, as well as first-time explorations like line-dancing, essential oils and model railroading. The more than 20 workshops to be presented at the Expo cover a range of topics including law, health, exercise, cooking, and art. Workshop titles range from “Antiques and Collectibles” to “Self Defense and Safety Awareness” to “Diabetes 101.” Workshops run 75 minutes each.
In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the expo, there will be musical entertainment by the duo “Old School.”
“Our goal is to offer new learning opportunities to enlighten and encourage active aging and improved quality of life,” said Betsy Sawyer-Manter, president and CEO of SeniorsPlus. Almost 300 attendees attended the expo last year. A complete schedule of programming can be found at the SeniorsPlus website — www.seniorsplus.org.
The mission of SeniorsPlus is to enrich the lives of seniors and adults with disabilities. Established in 1972, the organization believes in supporting the independence, dignity, and quality of life of those we serve. SeniorsPlus covers Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties, where it serves as the Agency on Aging and the Aging and Disability Resource Center.
