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LEWISTON — A nationally known expert on aging will be the keynote speaker at the 11th annual Aging Well Living Well Expo on Friday, Oct. 5.
Marilyn R. Gugliucci will give the breakfast keynote address.
She is a professor and director of geriatrics education and research in the department of geriatric medicine at the University of New England with three decades of experience in the field.
The expo, presented by SeniorsPlus, is from 8:15 a.m. to 4 p.m., with workshops and lectures, and will be held at the Grand Summit Hotel and Conference Center at Sunday River in Newry.
Gugliucci’s talk at the Expo, entitled “Granny’s Got Her Groove On: Society, Aging, Sex, and You!” will expound on the pursuit of intimacy and sexual satisfaction in later life. “My goal in life is to change the world regarding negative attitudes towards aging,” she said.
The workshops to be presented at the Expo cover a spectrum of topics including law, health, exercise, cooking, and art. Workshop titles range from “Mindful Movement as Medicine,” to “Self Defense for Seniors,” to “Medical Marijuana.” Workshops run 75 minutes each.
“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.
SeniorsPlus covers Androscoggin, Franklin, and Oxford counties, where it is the Agency on Aging and the Aging and Disability Resource Center.
Tickets are $25 per person and include breakfast and lunch, as well as entrance to workshops. They can be bought at www.seniorsplus.org or by calling 1 800-427-1241. Raffle and chondola ride tickets may be purchased for an additional fee. A complete schedule of programming can be found at the SeniorsPlus website, www.seniorsplus.org.
PHOTO: Marilyn R. Gugliucci will give the keynote address at the 2018 Aging Well Living Well Expo presented by the nonprofit SeniorsPlus on Oct. 5 at the Grand Summit Hotel and Conference Center at Sunday River in Newry, Maine. The day-long event offers almost 30 workshops. (Submitted photo)
